July 11th, 2015 - 24th of Tamuz, 5775
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  Candlelighting: 8:41 pm
Havdalah: 9:42 pm
 SJ
Social Justice Committee
The Need for Social Justice Doesn't Stop for the Summer

scales Be sure to attend services this Shabbat, July 18 and stay for an enlightening presentation and discussion relating to the Migrant Family Food Fund. Our speakers for the event will be Steve Krikava and Colleen Mariarty.  Steve is on the Mazon Board of Directors and is a Co-Chair of the Mazon Advocacy Project of MN.  Colleen Mariarty is representing Hunger Solutions MN which is a major Mazon grantee. Colleen is also very active on the Child Nutrition Program issue.  They will be giving an update on MAP, the current status of the Child Nutrition Act, actions that individual can take to support passage of CNA, discuss other hunger related issues that are Mazon priorities and answer questions.

Also, Jewish Community Action has asked for Beth Jacob's help to create a Jewish community action plan to address income inequality nationally and locally. Several house parties are being organized by zip code for July and early August to start planning a strategy. Watch for your invitation soon! Or make sure that you get into the action by contacting Jo Pasternack (651-994-9793) or Pete Magee (651-227-4119) to find a party near your home.
 
Sephardic

Sephardic Summer

Study Group 
7 pm Tuesdays:  July 14, & 21
No need to register, just come!
Come to one or all sessions.
 
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Learn how the Sephardim flourished in Spain for hundreds of years, culminating in the Golden Age and ending with the expulsion in 1492. Trace their history in a study group that will use podcasts created by Benjamin Gampel, professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary and a Beth Jacob scholar in residence.  We'll watch the podcasts and discuss them. D. Marcos Vital and Penny Simison will facilitate the discussion.
  • July 14 - Jews When the Christians Ruled
  • July 21 - The Inquisition and the Expulsion
 

Tonight!

Contemplative Chanting Chanting

With Sara Lynn Newberger

Second Thursdays | 7-8 PM at Beth Jacob

 July 9, August 13

 

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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K'tanim Monarch Adventure!
Sunday, July 12, 10 am-Noon 
 
Butterfly
Join Annie, Jeff, Louis, and Rosalie on a monarch butterfly adventure ... learn about monarchs and search for eggs. Go home with a jar of eggs to hatch and release! Meet at 4736 14th Avenue S., Minneapolis- this is the yard of Susan Lindberg, who has a butterfly friendly yard. Please RSVP to [email protected]so we know how many people to expect.
Summer's fully underway, and that means one big thing in Minnesota: great times at the lakes. This year, it also means that Beth Jacob's new Assistant Rabbi, Tamar Grimm will be joining us for our 3rd annual BBQ! 

Please join us at Lake Harriet to meet Rabbi Tamar as we welcome her to our state and community. Have some BBQ, play some games (those of the water balloon, frisbee, and hacky sack variety). Bring a pareve dish to share (hummus, salad, fruit, etc). Don't forget the bug spray and a blanket!

At 5:30 PM there is a Pops Concert at the Bandshell for those of you that would like to continue the fun with some music.

MoviesSephardic Summer Movies
7 pm Wednesdays

Stories not to be missed!

July 22 at 7 p.m. - Enemies, A Love Story, based on a novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer, starring Ron Silver and Anjelica Huston. The story follows Holocaust survivor Herman Broder from Poland to New York. Alan Block will lead the discussion.

July 29 at 7 p.m. - In the Shadow of the Acropolis, the story of Esther Winthrop and her family and their experiences in Greece in the years leading up to the Holocaust and beyond.  

August 5 at 7 p.m. - The Wedding Song, starring Lizzie Brochere and Simon Abkarian. The story of two young women, one Jewish and one Arab, in Tunis, Tunisia, during the Nazi occupation. Alan Block will lead the discussion.

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Register for Fall 
 
Please join our learning community! Don't forget to register your children for activities and education at Beth Jacob: 

Iyunim for 2nd grade and under (Beth-Jacob.org/iyunim)

Kehillat Shabbat for 3rd grade and older (Beth-Jacob.org/KS)

Your children are the priority in youth learning at Beth Jacob. We foster their Jewish identity and strengthen their place in Jewish community through text, art, song, tefillah, and activities. We look forward to learning and growing with your children. 

Contact D.Marcos Vital, Congregational Educator, for questions ([email protected] - 651-452-2226).
BookBeth Jacob Reads a Book
A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED
By Dara Horn

Join the discussion!
August 15, after kiddush
Led by Lydia Schultz

In Cairo, during Egypt's post-revolutionary chaos, the lives of three people intersect - medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides, English professor Solomon Schechter in his hunt for the Cairo genizah, and software prodigy Josie Ashkenazi, who's invented an application that records everything its users do. What Schechter finds, as he tracks down documents in the genizah, will reveal the power and perils of what Josie's ingenious work brings into being: a world where nothing is forgotten. A Guide for the Perplexed tells the story of Josie's abduction while working at an an Egyptian library. Her talent for preserving memories becomes a surprising test of her empathy and her only means of escape.

Copies of the book are available to borrow in the shul office.

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Help us celebrate 30 years! Support Beth Jacob, and be a permanent part of a piece of art 
Congregational Educator D.Marcos Vital is creating to commemorate our 30th Anniversary. Your and/or your immediate families' name/s will be incorporated into an original piece of art commemorating our 30th Anniversary, to be displayed in the Beth Jacob lobby!
Baseball
Twins Game
Baseball!
Tuesday, August 11
Tailgating at 5:30, Game starts at 7:10

The kids are back from camp- bring 'em along as we watch the Twins play the Rangers. And come by early for free parking and tailgating at Chestnut Cambronne, courtesy of Stuart Bear!

Get your tickets for the group rate of $18 each. 
Questions? E-mail [email protected].
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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.

Monday Night Talmud is on summer hiatus.

 

 

Open Torah

Parashat HaShavuah: Tuesday Afternoons

With Rabbi Allen from 3-4 pm
Study of this week's Torah portion.

 

 
Bagels
Bracha and Bagel: Wednesday Mornings
With David Rischall 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
Torah
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.
Jew in the Pew is on hiatus, and will resume in August as below.
Class meets on 2nd & 4th Saturday mornings in the chapel.

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