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October 4th, 2014 - 10th of Tishrei, 5775
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Candlelighting - 6:33 pm
Havdalah - 7:32 pm
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5:45 pm - Mincha
6:00 pm - Kol Nidre
Saturday, October 4
8:45 am - Yom Kippur Morning Services with Yizkor
11:00 am - 2:00 pm - Children's Program
11:00 - 11:40 am - Family Service
11:00 - Noon - High School Program
4:00 pm - Study Session and Meditation
5:00 pm - Mincha, Neilah, Ma'ariv
7:30 pm - Break Fast/Havdallah
For more detailed Yom Kippur information, including the food drive, study/meditation, & fasting, click here. |
Neilah/Break the Fast
 See Yom Kippur all the way to the end; make sure to join us for the Neilah service! As the "gates" of Yom Kippur close, we join together as a community for this beautiful service, followed by an outside havdalah (weather permitting) where every kid gets a havdalah candle to keep, and finishing with a light meal to break the fast here at Beth Jacob!
Break the fast refreshments following the Yom Kippur Neilah service are provided courtesy of an endowment established by the Bernick family in memory of Bernice and Milton Bernick (z"l).
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Thank Our Officers
 This year at Beth Jacob we are asking kids to make cards, letters, pictures, etc., at home to bring to Beth Jacob on 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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High Holiday Melodies
 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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Kever Avot/Visiting the Cemetery
 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, 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. |
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K'tanim Pot Luck Dinner in the Sukkah!
 Friday, October 10, 5 pm(or whenever you can get there)
 For our families with young children, please bring a vegetarian dish to share for meal celebrating a bountiful harvest! Kid-friendly Shabbat service followed by a relaxed vegetarian pot luck dinner.
Please RSVP with what you're bringing.
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 No charge, but please RSVP here so we can plan accordingly! |
 20s & 30s Group
The Beth Jacob's 20's & 30's Community have some fun stuff in store! Check out their Facebook Group, and click below for all the details on:
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Young Adults and Young Families
Apple Picking
 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 dmogelson@stpaulfed.org or 651-695-3189.
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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, RabbiCNemiroff@gmail.com
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Siddur Hebrew
9:45-11 am Sun. Mornings Beginning Oct. 19
With Rachel Levitt
 For adults who can decode the Hebrew alphabet and vowels and want to deepen their understanding of Hebrew text. This course will use the book "Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way", which uses the language of the siddur to build learners' understanding of Hebrew vocabulary and grammar towards a real understanding of the texts we encounter most frequently in our Jewish lives. (It's actually easy!)
Course costs $100/participant; please purchase a copy of the book for yourself online in advance of the first session. As always, we do not want cost to be a barrier to participation. If cost is a problem, please contact Rabbi Morris Allen or Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman.
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 Yes, it's that time of year; Kabbalat Shabbat moves to 5:30 pm next Fri., Oct. 12! |
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Beth Jacob Info:
Calendar
(Link active after 2 pm Fri.)
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In This Issue: (Click Link to Jump Directly to Article) |
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Kehillat Shabbat and Iyunim
Shabbat mornings
 Iyunim (Pre-K - 1st grade) and Kehillat Shabbat (2nd - 7th grade) is off to a great start; 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! |
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 _________________________________ Click link above for more info! |
Last Shabbat of the Month!
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: wpdj@usfamily.net, 952-432-7038.
Childcare will be available.
*Ozi v'Zimrat Yah = G-d is my Strength and my Song.
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Welcome
to the Scriptorium!
 Sundays
Nov. 2, 9, & 16
4-6 pm
A Calligraphy and Scribal Arts Workshop Series
with D.Marcos Vital
Join congregational educator and sofer (scribe) D.Marcos Vital for a 3-part workshop exploring one of the fundamental components of safrut: ritual Hebrew calligraphy. Together, we will get a taste of rabbinic rules which guide ritual calligraphy, explore some historical examples, and most importantly, get a chance to sit and practice! All ages and all levels are welcome, and no experience is necessary.
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 Adult Jewish Learning
Ongoing Classes
 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.  Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons With Rabbi Allen from 3-4 pm Study of this week's Torah portion.
 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.
 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: Oct. 11, 25; Nov. 8, 22
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