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April 18th, 2015 - 29th of Nisan, 5775
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Candlelighting: 7:41 pm
Havdalah: 8:44 pm
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 Smith Family
Scholar-In-ResidenceShabbat & Sunday Morning, May 15-17, 2015
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 Iyunim Family Sunday
This Sunday, April 19, 9:30 am
Join Iyunim as they learn to count the Omer!
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Iyunim Info Meetings
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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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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 Cinema Chavurah
Monday, April 20, 6:30 pm
Join the Cinema Chavurah for a dark comedy from Israel about euthanasia. Most of the early reviews have been quite positive, but it might not be for everyone's tastes given the subject matter.
Even if you are not able to make this particular film it is recommended to see the other films ( several from Israel) showing at this year's International Film Festival. In all honesty, sometimes you walk away thinking that was a waste of time. Other times you create jealousy at having seen the film months before it was released in wide distribution. Feel free to contact Zach Feinstein with any questions or concerns. We will see you at the movies!
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BJUSY
Save the dates for these upcoming BJUSY events!
May 15-17
CMT- Join BJUSY for our premier program of the year! 8th-12th graders welcome for a weekend of great fun!
Thursday, May 28, 7 pm
Final Banquet- Come celebrate the end of a wonderful year with BJUSY. We will uninstall last year's board, install the new one, and say farewell to our seniors! Bring the whole family!
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Beth Jacob Info:
Calendar
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Last meeting this year!
Sat., April 25
After Kiddush at 12:45 pm
After over a year of meeting monthly to sing together, O.Z.Y. is going on hiatus for the summer. April 25 will mark your last chance this year to enjoy this particular combination of rounds, chants, and liturgical songs with harmony led by volunteer song leaders from the congregation, and influenced by Joey Weisenberg's 'Singing Congregations'.
If there is interest, we'll start up again after the new year. Thoughts or suggestions? Contact Pam Winthrop Lauer at wpdj@usfamily.net.
Childcare will be available.
*Ozi v'Zimrat Yah = G-d is my Strength and my Song.
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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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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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 Adult Jewish Learning
Ongoing Classes
 Monday Night Talmud Class With Rabbi Allen
7:00 Pre-learning Schmooze and Munch
7:15 Class Begins
Class will meet this week, April 20, at Quixotic Coffee in Highland, then go on
hiatus April 27 & May 4, and will meet
again
as usual starting May 11.
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
Congregational Educator D.Marcos Vital is teaching Tuesday Parasha HaShavuah until mid-May.
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 25; May 9, 23
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Vote Mercaz in WZO Elections
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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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St. Paul Women's Community Oneg Shabbat
"How to Talk to Others About Israel"
Free of charge; Refreshments will be served
Reservations or Questions:
 Sally Abrams, a graduate of the University of Minnesota co-directs the Speakers Bureau for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC Minn-Dak) and has spoken about Israel and/or Judaism in scores of churches, classrooms, and civic groups. Ms. Abrams is passionate about creating understanding of this complex part of the world and building bridges between the Jewish and non-Jewish communities. She writes a blog on Israel for TC Jewfolk and Times of Israel websites and is always planning her next trip to Israel.
Sponsored by Beth Jacob Congregation, Mount Zion Temple Sisterhood, NCJW St. Paul, St. Paul Hadassah, and Temple of Aaron Sisterhood. |
"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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