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April 4th, 2015 - 15th of Nisan, 5775
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Pesach at Beth Jacob
 Join us on the first day of Pesach to hear the Rev. Nazim B. Fakir, Pastor of St. Peter's AME Church speak about "A Black Clergy's Understanding of the Exodus - A Personal Reflection".
 Also, 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), making your seder better, lots of resources, and more!
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Yehudit Shendar to Speak
Give Art a Chance:
The Triumph of an Art Historian and Art Curator
Shabbat, April 11
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Yehudit Shendar guides President Obama on a tour of the Museum of Holocaust Art at Yad Vashem.
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World renowned art historian and author Yehudit Shendar will give the D'var Torah next week. Shendar, who received her MA in art history and museology from the University of Minnesota, was the Senior art Curator at Yad Vashem Museum of Holocaust History in Jerusalem, and she has been appointed to the International Task Force of experts working on the provenance research of the Cornellius Gurlitt art cache of Nazi looted art found in Munich.
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20s/30s Eat Chametz
Sunday Evening, April 12
 Join the Beth Jacob 20s/30s group for an evening of celebrating the return to chametz at Rivalry Sports Parlor (rivalhousestpaul.com)!
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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 know if you are interested in joining this effort.
We look forward to working with you on this important project!
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Tallit-Making Workshop
After Kiddush, April 18, 12:45 pm
Learn: What is a tallit? Why do we wear them? Why the sacred macram�? With Rabbi Emma.
Sunday, May 3, 10 am - 3 pm
 Do: Make your own tallit! Led by Frances Fischer, Maxine Rosenthal and a team of able crafty volunteers. Begin with fabric you love - a large scarf or sari, fabric from your family or fabric you find in a store - where the colors are right and it feels good when you drape it over your shoulders. With the guidance of fabric artists from our community paired with your imagination, we will turn these pieces of fabric into the tallitot we'll wear as we come into Jewish adulthood and beyond, stitching together our collective and individual pasts into the lives we'll live forward.
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Sunday, April 19, 3:30 pm
Thursday, April 23, 7:30 pm
Info Meetings for Fall 2015
 Beth Jacob has launched an exciting new model of learning for Jewish children here in the Twin Cities. For children age 3 through second grade in Fall 2015, Iyunim is hands-on, exploratory learning, anchored in foundational values. We work with children to create a learning community that evokes and explores their own Jewish questions, and evolves from each child's inquiries and development. Our children learn Hebrew language and explore key themes in Jewish life, values, text, and liturgy. If this model sounds like it might suit your child, join us to learn more ... and invite your friends! RSVP here. Want to learn more? Contact Congregational Educator D.Marcos Vital: dmarcos@beth-jacob.org.
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 Have you been curious about our Beth Jacob kitchen? Would you like to be a mashgiach- a kosher supervisor? We have a yearly rotation of fun mashgichim who get the volunteer crew ready to serve kiddush every week, and we are on call for special events. It's a lot of fun and very interesting. Please join us and learn what to do., no commitment required- just come & learn. RSVP to Frances.
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Fri. April 3 Candlelighting: 7:24 pm Sat. April 4 Candlelighting: 8:24 pm (From a pre-existing flame)
Sun. April 5 Havdalah: 8:27 pm |
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Beth Jacob Info:
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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Last Shabbat of the Month!
Sat., April 25
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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 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:
April 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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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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"Jericho" at MJTC
This powerful new play at the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company looks at four thirty-something New Yorkers as they navigate the emotional aftermath of September 11. Characters struggle to make sense of their lives as they grapple with cultural identity, fraught relationships, residual guilt, and overwhelming grief. These issues come to a head as the family gathers for a holiday meal. Displaying surprising humor and wit, this thought-provoking play about living and letting go is a moving testament to survival and redemption.
Dates & Times: April 18 - May 10, 2015
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 Wednesdays at 7:30 pm - Thursdays at 7:30 pm
- Saturdays at 8:00 pm
- Sundays at 1:00 pm
There will be one Sunday evening performance on April 19 at 7:00 pm
Audio described performance on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 1 pm
Individual tickets go on sale March 20, 2015.
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