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March 21st, 2015 - 1st of Nisan, 5775
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Candlelighting: 7:06 pm
Havdalah: 8:08 pm
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Pesach at Beth Jacob
 If you're looking for info on preparing for Pesach, or ways to spice up your seder, look no further than Beth-Jacob.org! Everything is here, from the service schedule, to how to search for chametz (and how to sell yours), to help finding a seder (or finding more guests for one you're having), lots of resources, and more!
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This weekend, our final Assistant Rabbi Candidate arrives; Rabbi Ariella Rosen will be visiting with us! Below are opportunities to meet Rabbi Rosen.
Friday
- Morning Minyan; 7:15 am on Friday, followed by breakfast
- Kabbalat Shabbat services; 6:00 pm Friday evening
Saturday
Sunday
- Minyan on Sunday at 9 am, followed by breakfast and teaching
We encourage you to be at shul to extend a warm welcome to Rabbi Rosen and to help her feel comfortable and get a sense of our wonderful kehillah.
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Shop at Cooper's
Starts This Sunday!
Shop at Cooper's for all your Pesach foods! Beth Jacob will receive 5% of your purchases!
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 Save all your Cooper's receipts for purchases made between March 22nd - March 29th. - Bring your receipts to the Beth Jacob office!
Cooper's Supervalu � 2481 7th Street, St Paul � 651-699-3530
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THIS SHABBAT!
In the Nursery, 10:30 am
 Join us for an entertaining telling of the Pesach story, starring Alan and the Rubensteins and all their furry friends! At 10:30 am, so we can learn with the Assistant Rabbi candidate during minyan katan.
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Hebrew Reading Crash Course
 Want to read some of the hagaddah in the original this Passover? Join our Hebrew Crash Course for beginners (or for the very rusty) with instructor Lisa Hoff, an experienced student of Hebrew who has successfully taught this course on other occasions. $40.00 per student (includes all materials); scholarships available. Walk-ins Welcome!
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 Join the 20s/30s group for a trip to a small farm outside of the Cities where we will visit a Maple grove, and see how the syrup is made and taste it!
RSVP at the FB Event for the address, and let us know if you can drive in the carpool!
Also, save the date: April 12 - It'll be an evening of celebrating the return to chametz at Rivalry Sports Parlor!
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 Selfie Directory
The hot-off-the-presses 2015 Beth Jacob Selfie Directory is here; they are available for pick up in the office during regular office hours Tuesday through Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm.
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Last Shabbat of the Month!
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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Friendly Visitor Project Training
Wednesday, April 15 at 7:00 pm
The Beth Jacob Chesed Committee is expanding under the leadership of Esther Winthrop. She is taking on the leadership of expanding the program to provide visitors and/or phone calls to people who are ill or homebound.
Please join us for a training meeting that will help you be more comfortable visiting people. We will show a video, distribute materials, and discuss how we will get started. We appreciate your participation and your ideas.
Please let Frances Fischer (frances@beth-jacob.org) know if you are interested in joining this effort.
We look forward to working with you on this important project!
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Calendar
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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
The Beth Jacob Social Justice Committee would like to ask for your support of the Migrant Family Food Fund, which 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.
Contributions may be mailed to or dropped off at the shul office.
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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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Vote Mercaz in WZO Elections
This Shabbat we mark the start of a new month as we start a new book of the Torah. Take 5 minutes to support MERCAZ's platform in the World Zionist Congress elections: progressive environmentalism in Israel, pluralistic-egalitarian religious options and Israeli government funding for the schools and institutions of Conservative/Masorti Movement. Help build our Israel. Our votes for MERCAZ Slate #2 can change the way Conservative Jews are represented in Israel.
It takes about 5 mintues to impact Israel. Go to votemercaz.org and vote MERCAZ Slate #2. ($10 fee to the election company; $5 for those ages 18-30).
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New Israel Fund presents
After Israel's Elections - A New Course for Democracy?
A conversation with Noam Sheizaf
Editor-in-Chief of +972 Magazine, Israel's leading human rights news source
Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hosted by Beth Jacob Congregation
 Israelis voted on March 17 for a new government. Join one of Israel's leading news chroniclers to explore deeper trends at play, including attempts to roll back democratic freedoms and incitement against the Palestinian-Israeli minority. How might social justice and democracy issues unfold? Will Israel advance a shared society for Jews and non-Jews and restrict the ultra-Orthodox rabbinate's control? Will we see an improvement in civil rights and social justice for all Israelis? What about human rights for Palestinians over the Green Line and African Refugees?
Noam Sheizaf is an Israeli Journalist. Noam writes mostly about Israeli politics, the diplomatic process and the occupation. His work has been published at Haaretz, Maariv, The Daily Beast, The Nation, Forein Affairs and other publications. Noam is the editor and executive director of +972 Magazine, where he also blogs. He lives with his family in Tel Aviv.
Sponsored by the Beth Jacob Congregation Adult Learning Committee
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A Journey of Hope for more than 18,000 Jews to China
Jewish Refugees in Shanghai (1933-1941) is a collaborative community effort to share information about the unique experiences of Jewish refugees in Shanghai during World War II. The cornerstone of this project is a historical exhibit curated by the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. The exhibit has been enhanced with additional stories from four "Shanghailanders" with deep Minnesota connections.
Visit the Exhibit:
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March 19-May 7, 2015
Hours:
Mon-Thu: 7:30 am-9:30 pm
Fri: 7:30 am-6:00 pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Location:
Sabes JCC
Minneapolis, MN 55416
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Exhibit Grand Opening
March 19, 2015
5:00 pm: Reception
6:00 pm: Welcome and remarks
7:00 pm: Panel discussion
Location:
Sabes JCC
Minneapolis, MN 55416
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