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September 12, 2015 - 28 Elul, 5775
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Candlelighting: 7:14 pm
Havdalah: 8:13 pm
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 Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are almost here, so here is some info and some online forms that will help get you signed up and ready! Everyone is always welcome for services, and, as always, no tickets are required!
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 Erev Rosh HaShanah - Sun. 9/13 Rosh HaShanah Day 1 - Mon. 9/14 - 8:30 am: Service
- 10-10:40 am: Family Service
- 10:30 am-1 pm: Children's Program
- Tashlich after Special Kiddush
Rosh HaShanah Day 2 - Tue. 9/15 - 8:30 am: Service
- 10-10:40 am: Family Service
- 10:o0 am-1 pm: Children's Program
- 10:30 am-11:30 am: High School Program
Erev Yom Kippur - Tue. 9/22 Yom Kippur - Wed. 9/23 - 8:30 am: Service w/Yizkor
- 11-11:40 am: Family Service
- 11 am-2 pm: Children's Program
- 11 am-Noon: High School Program
- 4:30 pm: Study Session/Meditation
- 5:30 pm: Mincha/Neilah/Ma'ariv
- 7:52 pm: Break-the-fast/Havdallah
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Deadline today!
Click here to order your lulav & etrog, and we'll let you know when they're available to pick up at Beth Jacob.
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Iyunim & Kehillat Shabbat
Register Today!
Please join our learning community! Don't forget to register your children for activities and education at Beth Jacob:
 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.
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Ruth Messinger
Shabbat Morning, October 17th
 Join us in welcoming Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), as she speaks at Shabbat morning services. AJWS is the world's leading Jewish organization working to end poverty and realize human rights in the developing world. Ruth came to AJWS in 1998, after a 20-year career in public service in New York City. She previously served on the Obama administration's Task Force on Global Poverty and Development. Currently, Ruth sits on the State Department's Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group and co-chairs the Sub-Working Group on Social Justice.
A tireless activist and social change visionary, Ruth is known for her leadership of the movement to end the genocide in Darfur, and she is currently a leading voice for the rights and empowerment of women and LGBT people in the developing world. She helps mobilize faith-based communities throughout the U.S. to speak out on behalf of oppressed and marginalized people around the globe.
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Beth Jacob Info:
Calendar
(Link active after 2 pm Fri.)
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 Closing Soon!
Name Artwork
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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Tefillah Notes
Deepen your understanding of Jewish prayer with Beth Jacob Community's weekly commentary.
for the most current Note.
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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 will resume after the High Holy Days.  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 Tamar after Minyan (approx. 8 am)
New Series Begins in September: Tefilah and Text
Delve deep into the words of the prayerbook. Explore their origins in Biblical text, theological underpinnings and their place in our lives today.
Delicious breakfast provided!
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.
Aug 22; Sep 12, 26; Oct 10, 31; Nov 14, 28; Dec 12, 26.
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Project Zug
Project Zug is an online havruta learning platform that allows people to learn with each other, or to connect with a havruta in Israel, or around
the world!
Courses run for 12 weeks and are designed to be studied in a 45 min weekly havruta. Each course is a combination of videos and downloadable source sheets to be studied together. Registration for individuals is open now for our next round of learning which will start on November 8th. Groups can start at any time. We look forward to learning together!
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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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