August 1, 2015 - 16th of Av, 5775
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  Candlelighting: 8:31 pm
Havdalah: 9:31 pm
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In advance of the discussion, here is a round-up of sources for further background reading on many of the points under consideration. (While the breakdown of sources is not framed quite the way we would set it up, we thank Rabbi Yonatan Cohen for collecting and posting an excellent grouping of source materials, which we can easily share with you.)
 
 Glida Ktanim Logo Gleeda (ice cream) Sundae Sunday
August 2 at 2:30 pm
Minnehaha Falls Playground

A chance for young families to get to know Rabbi Tamar.
Ice cream and toppings will be provided.
MoviesSephardic Summer Movies
7 pm Wednesday

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. 
Johana

Many people have requested the text of the D'var Torah that Johana Schwartz gave in shul on shabbat, July 25. Below is a link, and thanks again to Johana for her D'var!

 

Johana Schwartz D'var Torah

I_KSIyunim & Kehillat Shabbat
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).

Contemplative Chanting Chanting

With Sara Lynn Newberger

Second Thursdays | 7-8 PM at Beth Jacob

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.

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.
Writing
Elul Writing Workshop: Prepare Your Heart for Teshuva

Wednesdays at 7 pm during the month of Elul
Aug. 19, 26; Sept. 2, 9

 
At the start of Elul we begin our yearly process of reflection on ourselves and our relationships. While Yom Kippur marks the culmination of this period of reflection, it isn't meant to be a one-day process. It takes time to heal from the sorrows of the past year, to reflect on our mistakes, to forgive ourselves and to forgive others. If on Yom Kippur we are to receive a clean slate, it helps to clear out the negative energy that has accumulated over the last year and think of ways to move forward. One way to enter into such a process is through reflective writing. We'll meet once a week throughout the month of Elul and prompts will be provided. Please bring a notebook and your favorite pen. You will not be required to share your writing with the group.
Hebrew
Hebrew Class 
READ THE MAHZOR
THIS ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR
 
Hebrew Alphabet You know your aleph-bet. Do you want to improve on it, gaining confidence in reading the machzor in time for the new year?
 
Practice the prayers in the mahzor before the beginning of the high holidays. 

Three classes - Sunday, Aug. 23, and Sunday, Aug. 30, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Each meeting will be different; feel free to attend as few or as many as your schedule permits.

Lisa Hoff will teach these sessions. She is a longtime student of Hebrew who has taught the Hebrew reading crash course at Beth Jacob for many years. For more information, contact her at [email protected].

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Deepen your understanding of Jewish prayer with Beth Jacob Community's weekly commentary.

 

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Learn more, read the archives, or create your own at Beth-Jacob.org/TNotes (or e-mail Ann Silver and Jonathan Ehrlich at [email protected]).
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We will be cleaning the Coat Room late next week.  Whatever clothing or other items that are not claimed will be donated to a local charity.  Please stop by and take a quick look.  Thanks!
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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!
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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.

Community Events
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Rabbi Alan Shavit Lonstien
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Federation
Parents of Young Adult Children Who Struggle
AEpi 

Scholarship

This scholarship is for male students that are attending the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. To apply for this scholarship, it is not a requirement that you be interested in Alpha Epsilon Pi, or Greek Life at all. This scholarship is simply Alpha Epsilon Pi's way of saying thank you to the community for raising men who live up to our core values by promoting the advancement of the Jewish community and its values. The scholarship will be up to 500 dollars and will be awarded in the Fall of 2015. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is November 1, 2015.

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