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April 2, 2016 - 23 Adar II, 5776
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Candlelighting: 7:23 pm
Havdalah: 8:25 pm
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 Tonight and Tomorrow! Scholar Weekend: Rabbi Sara Zacharia A Year of Torah Event Friday & Saturday, April 1-2
Please join us next weekend for our Year of Torah Parasha Connection, when we will have the special opportunity to learn from Rabbi Sara Zacharia, known affectionately by her students as rebzee. Check out the events below, and come to one, two or all three!
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D'var Torah
And Sons will rebel against their Fathers:
A response to the death of Nadav and Avihu
Saturday during services
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Post-Kiddush Learning
Looking Into the Torah Scroll:
Reading the Torah and Rabbinic Authority
After Kiddush
A Midrashic response to the tradition of the vocalization of the Torah.
Rabbi Zacharia was brought up in the ultra-Orthodox community of Brooklyn. Her Jewish journey has been broad and diverse allowing her teaching to be open, welcoming and engaging. A member of the first class at the Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, her rabbinate brought her to Boston, Los Angeles and New York City. Rabbi Zacharia initiated a women's monthly study group "Isha L'isha: It's a Women Thing;" and is the founder, creator and facilitator of the Brooklyn pop-up art bet midrash. Her love of teaching Torah permeates all she does. Her facility with Jewish text is deeply engaging, inspiring and relevant. She has developed and teaches Jewish mindfulness through study, meditation, prayer and eating practices. She posts a weekly Torah tweet on the Torah portion and Jewish themes on twitter: @rebzee99.
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 Post-Kiddush Learning:
Social Justice
Saturday, April 9 After Kiddush
 The Social Justice Committee will present the third event in Criminal Justice Reform 101 on April 9th, after Kiddush. The topic will be Problem Solving Courts in Ramsey County. Our speaker will be the Honorable Judith Tilsen, Ramsey County District Judge. Judge Tilsen will be introduced by Elizabeth Lamin. These special courts provide a way to deal with offenders apart from the normal criminal justice system and point to a way of diminishing the mass incarceration that is so damaging to the social fabric, especially among people of color.
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From Aleph to Tav:
The History of Hebrew Lettering
Sunday, April 10, 10 am
 This hands-on workshop with calligrapher Noam Sienna will explore the history of the Hebrew letters and the art of Hebrew calligraphy. From Torah scrolls to ketubot, amulets and haggadot, Rosh haShana cards and even decorated eggs, explore how the Hebrew letters can be used in art, and come away with your very own work of Hebrew calligraphy!
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Hebrew Learning
Whether you are an absolute beginner to Hebrew, or a fluent speaker looking for a chance to keep your skills up, we've got a free program for you to engage in more Hebrew speaking!
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Note new time!
Beginning Hebrew with David Kenan - Sundays at 9:30 am, beginning March 6th
Don't know an aleph from an ayin? Try this class! Based on listening, this class will introduce 10 new Hebrew words per session, with handouts detailing the new words, the aleph-bet, the numerical values of the letters, and what a Hebrew keyboard looks like.
- Practice Your Hebrew While You Eat
On Shabbat, look for the Hebrew words and phrases on your kiddush table. Ask someone to pass the water. Or, ask how they're doing. And, wish them a good week. Practice sheets will be on the kiddush tables each Shabbat so you can bone up on your Hebrew.
- Shulchan Ivrit with David Kenan - Shabbat, after Kiddush (around 1 pm), beginning March 5th
Want to have discussions with others in Hebrew, working on expanding your grasp of conversations? This class is for people with some conversational Hebrew ability, and it will engage you in short conversations about specific topics or current events, with a few people each week introducing themselves in Hebrew. Talk to David Kenan for more details!
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The Beth Jacob Youth Committee is coordinating the annual Wine and Chocolate Sale, with proceeds going to benefit Beth Jacob youth programs. All wine and chocolates are kosher for Passover. Make sure to stop by for a tasting at the Purim Carnival, and get order forms here:
Deadline: Wed., April 6
12 Noon
Deadline: Mon., April 4
10:00 am
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Tefillah Notes
Deepen your understanding of Jewish prayer with Beth Jacob Community's weekly commentary.
for the most current Note.
Learn more, read the archives, or create your own at
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O.Z.Y.*
Join together to sing songs, chants, niggunim, and rounds in harmony. Sing to praise God, to open your heart, to make something beautiful together.
Everyone is welcome!
Childcare will be available. To volunteer to lead a song, or to suggest or request one, please contact Pam Winthrop Lauer at (952) 432- 7038 or wpdj@usfamily.net.
*Ozi v'Zimrat Yah: God 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 at 3 pm Study of this week's Torah portion.
 Bracha and Bagel: Wednesday Mornings With Rabbi Tamar after Minyan (approx. 8 am)
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!
How do we understand and express our Judaism in the 21st Century? As Jews we find ourselves compelled to respond to the challenges of our ever-changing world, scientific discovery and increased awareness of the suffering in our world. Starting January 14, the class will be using the book ' The Great Partnership: Science, Religion and the Search for Meaning' by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
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.
Next Meetings: March 26, April 9.
Meditation: Saturday Mornings
9:15 am, 1st & 3rd Saturday mornings each month
 Enhance Shabbat and to prepare for services. Mindfulness meditation helps to make our minds more spacious, perceptive and free. Each session will include a short teaching followed by a sitting period. No experience is necessary.
In collaboration with Hineni.
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