Did you know you can click on the name of the parsha to read a d'var? 
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
September 20th, 2014 - 25th of Elul, 5774 
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Candlelighting - 6:59 pm
Havdalah - 7:58 pm
 Selichot
Selichot
Saturday, September 20, 9 pm
 

This year, Selichot at Beth Jacob will feature a performance by Dylan Fresco. Dylan is a dynamic, talented performer, and this event is not to be missed!

 

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Sample: Dylan Fresco -
"Welcoming The Stranger"

Welcoming The Stranger is a 30 minute solo performance weaving together true stories of refugees, family and faith. Originally commissioned by Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, Dylan has been sharing this memoir piece with diverse audiences since 2011. Following the performance, Dylan will lead a facilitated reflection and conversation.

   

Following a reception, Rabbi Amy Eilberg will daven Selichot.

 
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Ktanim Logo K'tanim Friday Night
Friday, September 19
5 pm (or whenever you can get there!)


Shabbat CandlesKid-friendly kabbalat shabbat followed by relaxed vegetarian potluck dinner at Rabbi Emma, Benj and Otto's (1045 Douglas Rd. in Mendota Heights).
 
RSVP in this spreadsheet with what you're bringing: http://beth-jacob.org/KFri.
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Deadline Sunday!
High Holy Day Online Forms & Guides
 
 Cinema
Cinema Chavurah
  Sunday, September 21, 7-ish

Join the Beth Jacob Cinema Chavurah for a showing of 'The Green Prince'; they will meet up at the Edina cinema for the 7-something show.
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Tashlich Picnic
Thursday, September 25, 2-4:30 pm
 

Geoff Marshall and Laurie Radovsky invite everyone to join them  for a pot luck (vegetarian) picnic at Hidden Falls Park (North Entrance, just north of Magoffin Avenue, south of the Ford Plant). Everyone is welcome for a relaxed Rosh Hashanah lunch and another opportunity to do tashlich by the Mississippi River. Meet at the park after services and kiddush- around 2-4:30 pm. 

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High Holiday Melodies
 

Music Notes On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, our daily and weekly liturgy is expanded to include the themes of the days; This year, our shlichei tzibur gathered to choose some musical motifs that they will use throughout these Days of Awe, beginning with Selichot and continuing through Yom Kippur.

 

Click here to listen or download a selection of recordings (some by our shlichei tzibur, some by others) that you can listen to, to evoke the mood of the holidays or to learn some of the music ahead of time so you can join in singing heartily in the moment.

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20s-30s Logo20s & 30s Group
 

  The Beth Jacob's 20's & 30's Community have some fun stuff in store for the high Holy Days! Check out their Facebook Group, and click below for all the details on:

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Thank Our Officers
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
 

This year at Beth Jacob we are asking kids to make cards, letters, pictures, etc., at home to bring here on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to give to the police officers who are outside. We will be delivering them in groups during children's programming.

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Kever Avot/Visiting the Cemetery
9 am to 3 pm, Sons Of Jacob Cemetery
Sunday, September 28
Sunday, October 5

 
Judaism has a tradition of visiting the graves of our loved ones, particularly during Yom Noriam/High Holy Days/The Days of Awe. These visits offer time for prayer and reflection allowing one to honor the memory of loved ones.

Our Cemetery will be open from 9 to 3 on Sunday, September 28, and Sunday, October 5. During those hours members from our Beth Jacob Community will be available to assist you in the reciting of the El Moleh Rahamin Prayer for your dear loved ones(the memorial prayer for the blessed departed).

 

Please call Michael Volk to volunteer to assist in reciting the El Moleh Rahamin Prayer or if you have questions. Michael can be reached at 612-251-3977.

Sukkout
Sukkah Cook-out BBQ No charge, but please RSVP here so we can plan accordingly!
Intro
Open to the Community!
Introduction to Judaism

Tues. evenings, 7:00-8:30, beginning Oct. 21

 

Are you curious about Judaism? Considering conversion? Want to know more about your background? An interfaith couple?

  Beth Jacob is offering our first ever comprehensive Introduction to Judaism course, taught by Rabbi Cathy Nemiroff.  The course will cover fundamental concepts of Judaism, liturgy, Jewish history, the life cycle, and cycle of Holy Days.  Our learning community will celebrate Shabbat with a class dinner and attendance at some Shabbat services together.  The course will emphasize "Jewish doing." Couples are encouraged to attend together.

 

For more info, or to register, click here.

 

Questions? If the link above doesn't answer them, contact Rabbi Cathy Nemiroff: 518-812-3377, [email protected] 

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Young Adults and Young Families
Apple Picking
Sunday, October 12th, Afton Apple Orchard 
 

Enjoy the Fall weather with St. Paul Federation Young Leadership and Beth Jacob!

 

Get lost in the corn maze, pick out a pumpkin, take a hayride, drink some hot apple cider, and bring home a bag of crisp and juicy apples. 

 

From 2-4 p.m. Young Leadership will have a table set up inside the orchard with free cider, apples, and other apple treats to share.  We will raffle a few prizes at 3 pm.  Look for the Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul sign. 

 

Admission $3 for adults and $2 for children under 4. 

FREE ADMISSION for those who register here:

http://tinyurl.com/October12ApplePicking  

Please include all names of attendees and ages of children.

 

RSVP by Tuesday, October 7.  For more information, contact Dan Mogelson at [email protected] or 651-695-3189.

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Kehillat Shabbat and Iyunim  

Shabbat mornings

 

Iyunim (Pre-K - 1st grade) and Kehillat Shabbat (2nd - 7th grade) got off to a great start last week; if you haven't signed up yet, just click the links below!

View or subscribe to the BJC Youth Education calendar to always be up-to-date about Kehillat Shabbat and Iyunim, including Iyunim Family Sundays!

To register for Iyunim,
click here.
To register for Kehillat Shabbat, click here.
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Minyan Katan is a joyful, playful shabbat morning service for kids birth-kindergarten with their grownups.  All are welcome!

 

Minyan Katan:

Now Every Week!

at 11:30 am

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Click link above for more info! 

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Beginning September 27!
Jew in the Pew
With Rabbi Lynn Liberman
9:15-10 am
Torah

Join Rabbi Lynn Liberman to discuss the weekly Torah portion through the lens of thought-provoking commentaries.

Jew in the Pew will be meeting 2nd & 4th Saturday mornings in the chapel.

Dates: Sep. 27; Oct. 11, 25; Nov. 8, 22
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O.Z.Y.*
 
September 27
After Kiddush at 12:45 pm
 
Everyone truly is welcome!  Sing to praise G-d, to open your heart, to make something beautiful together, or all of the above. The focus is on liturgical songs with harmony, chants, rounds, and niggunim. 
 
Please volunteer to lead a song or make a song request a week and a half ahead of the date, so Aaron Hodge Silver, our songbook designer, can get it ready. Questions, comments, requests, and to VOLUNTEER TO LEAD A SONG, call or e-mail Pam Winthrop Lauer: [email protected], 952-432-7038. 
 
Childcare will be available.
 
*Ozi v'Zimrat Yah = G-d is my Strength and my Song.
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Adult Jewish Learning 

  

 

 
Monday Night Talmud Class
With Rabbi Allen

7:00 Pre-learning Schmooze and Munch

7:15 Class Begins

   

Study the words and thoughts of Rabbinic tradition as a living text in our modern world.  

 

  

 

Open Torah

Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons

With Rabbi Allen from 3-4 pm
Study of this week's Torah portion.   

   

 
Bagels
Bracha and Bagel: Wednesday Mornings
With Rabbi Kippley-Ogman after Minyan
  Our learning chug (circle) meets for half an hour over breakfast, digging into rabbinic text related to the cycle of the Jewish year.



Torah Jew in the Pew: Saturday Mornings
With Rabbi Lynn Liberman - 9:15-10 am
 Join Rabbi Lynn Liberman to discuss the weekly Torah portion through the lens of thought-provoking commentaries.
 
Class meets on 2nd & 4th Saturday mornings in the chapel.
 
Dates: Sep. 27; Oct. 11, 25; Nov. 8, 22 
Community Events
For our full Community Events calendar, click here
Hillel
CJS_Lecture

Center for Jewish Studies Community Lecture Series Presents:

 

Christine Hayes, Yale University

'We're no Angels': 

Perfectionism in Rabbinic Judaism 

 

Thursday, September 18, 2014
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

5225 Barry St. W, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 

 

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