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February 28th, 2015 - 9th of Adar, 5775
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Candlelighting: 5:38 pm
Havdalah: 6:41 pm
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 PURIM!
Wednesday Evening, March 4
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Saturday, Feb. 28
 This weekend, Rabbi Alexander Salzberg will be visiting with us along with his wife Clara.
You can meet Rabbi Salzberg at:
We encourage you to be at shul to extend a warm welcome to Rabbi Salzberg and Clara and to help them feel comfortable and get a sense of our wonderful kehillah. If you have any particular issues or questions that you would like the search committee to raise with the candidate, please e-mail David at daviditzkowitz@gmail.com. There will be an open meeting for feedback at 7 pm Monday at Beth Jacob, and an e-mail survey will be sent as well. We look forward to being with all of you this weekend and warmly welcoming our guests.
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Hi! I am Max Walker. I'm in seventh grade at Highland Park Middle School. I reside in St. Paul, with my mother, father, and brother, Theo, as well as my cat, Pippa. I enjoy playing sports, such as hockey, soccer and basketball. In addition, I play guitar and saxophone, and love being on my school's debate team.
My Torah portion is Tetzaveh, which is found in the book of Shmot. One aspect of this portion that surprised me was that Tetzaveh is truly about humility's importance. This is despite the fact that the majority of the text talks about ornate priestly clothing. Seeing that there was such a profound meaning beneath what was being described made me realize that even my most simple activities have a deeper importance.
In honor of my becoming a Bar Mitzvah, I have chosen to give a portion of my gift money as tzedekah to Herzl Camp in order to provide scholarships. I chose this cause because I believe all Jewish kids deserve the option of spending a summer in such a fun, enriching, and inspiring place.
I am excited for my Bar Mitvah morning, and hope you will be able to join me in my family's celebration.
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New Ramah Scholarship
We are excited to announce the establishment of the new Beth Jacob-Ramah Campership Fund, an incentive scholarship fund for new and returning campers from Beth Jacob to attend Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. Elyse Rabinowitz and Jim Porter, who are actively involved in both Beth Jacob and Ramah, are motivated to see a new generation of Beth Jacob families become involved with Camp Ramah in Wisconsin programs, and encourage others to join in support of the Beth Jacob-Ramah Campership Fund. We extend our sincere gratitude to Elyse and Jim for their generosity.
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Contemplative Chanting
With Sara Lynn Newberger &
Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman
Second Thursdays | 7-8 PM at Beth Jacob
(3/12, 5/14, and 6/11)
Singing is a physical experience, involving breath and muscles, ears and mouths. When we are touched by the music, the whole of our bodies come into play. When we sing with others, we are connected by and within the music. In chanting, we sing a melody multiple time giving us time to enter the chant as its melody (and words) enter us, feeling ever more deeply the effect of the music in each repetition. Chanting is a form of meditation that opens the doors of the heart, it focuses attention on the present moment, the place where the Divine Presence can be experienced. Whether wordless or with words, repetition of the chant helps clear the mind of chatter, and connects us to each other and the Divine. Allowing some quiet between the chants or niggunim enables us to absorb the energy of the chant.
Join us on Thursday evenings as we ready our hearts for Shabbat. No experience or prior knowledge is required. Co-sponsored with Hineini, A Center for Adult Jewish Learning and Contemplative Practices at the Talmud Torah of St. Paul. There is no set cost for these sessions, though donations will be accepted.
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Help Create a Play with
Jon Adam Ross
Tuesday, March 17, 7 pm
New York based actor and playwright and Camp Ramah veteran Jon Adam Ross is coming to the Twin Cities to create his newest play, and he needs help! Immediately following his sold out run in 'Relics' at the Guthrie this past fall, Jon received a Covenant Foundation Signature Grant for an amazing project that involves developing 5 plays in 5 cities in 3 years, each one inspired by the narrative of a different patriarch/matriarch from Genesis. The inHEIRitance Project: The Genesis Plays is starting in the Twin Cities next month. And Jon is coming to town to collect local stories for the piece.
On Tuesday night March 17, Jon will be hosting an event at Beth Jacob Congregation where people of all ages will have the opportunity to share their own stories and contribute to the making of this play - which will premiere in the Twin Cities in the fall. There will be many ways to participate: storytelling, written submissions, visual art, and more. There will be pizza, drinks, and fun for all; we hope to see you there!
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Last Shabbat of the Month!
OZY will not take place in February due to the visit of a candidate for Assissant Rabbi.
Sat., March 28
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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Starting Friday, March 13
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Beth Jacob Info:
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The Beth Jacob Youth Committee is coordinating the annual Wine and Chocolate Sale, with proceeds going to benefit Beth Jacob youth programs. All wine and chocolates are kosher for Passover. Make sure to stop by for a tasting at the purim party!
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Tefillah Notes
Deepen your understanding of Jewish prayer with Beth Jacob Community's weekly commentary.
for this week's Note.
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Help Migrant Families
Bring your check book to Purim!
Members of the Social Justice Committee will be at a table at the Purim speakeasy collecting your donation for the Migrant Family Food Fund (formerly known as the Ruth Fund).
The MFFF provides fresh, nutritious produce to migrant worker families who tend to crops that they cannot afford to feed their own families. Although these workers toil in
the Minnesota fields from before sunrise until after sunset, their pay is not governed by the Minnesota minimum wage bill that passed last year.
The children of these families receive breakfast and lunch in their federally funded summer school program. However, during weekends, there is little food for the children or adults. The MFFF helps fill the gap by sending backpacks of healthful food home with their children at the end of the school week.
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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:
Mar. 7, 14, 28; Apr. 11, 25; May 9, 23
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MINYAN AND MEGILLAH
11:30 am - 1:30
