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April 23, 2016 - 15 Nisan, 5776
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Fri. Candlelighting: 7:49 pm
Sat. Candlelighting: 8:51 pm
(From a pre-existing flame)
Sun. Havdalah: 8:52 pm
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Passover at Beth Jacob
 Passover information was mailed with this month's Kol Ya'akov, and may also be found at Beth-Jacob.org/Pesach. Everything is there, from the service schedule, to how to search for chametz (and how to sell yours online, if you want!), making your seder better, lots of resources, and more!
 Last chance to sell Chametz:
10 am Friday!
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Harold & Mickey (z"l) Smith
Scholar Weekend
Friday-Sunday, May 20-22
Join us at Beth Jacob to learn with our own Dr John Davidson, a physician and Reform rabbi! He practices and teaches in the Executive and International Medicine division of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and there will be three formal opportunities to learn from him over the weekend, including a Shabbat Dinner!
Then, on, Sunday, as the fun & exciting finale to the Harold and Mickey (z"l) Smith Scholar weekend, we will celebrate the completion of the Torah's cleaning and parchment repair phase, and join together to witness the writing of our Torah scroll's inaugural letter! This is both a year of Torah event and our Annual Fundraiser; watch your mail during Passover for more info about all parts of this exciting weekend!
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 BJC 20s & 30s
Call the box office to grab your discounted ticket to Bad Jews on Thursday, May 12 (just $15) and stay after the show to mingle with the cast. Interested? Follow our 20s & 30s Night FB event and never miss an update.
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BJC Contest Winners
 Several of Beth Jacob's teen congregants received prizes in this year's Keren Or writing and photography contest. Sixty-eight Jewish teens representing 20 schools and eleven synagogues from throughout the metro region submitted 176 poems, pieces of prose, and photographs. The Beth Jacob winners are: - Netanya Sadoff, who received 1st place (grades 7-9) for her poem: Listening is Difficult
- Lincoln Bacal, who received 2nd place (grades 7-9) for her prose piece: And So is He
- Noah Orloff, who received Honorable Mention (grades 7-9) for his prose piece: The Rollerblades Strike Again
- Zoe Tselos, who received Honorable Mention (grades 10-12) for her photograph: Barbed Wire at Concentration Camp in Poland
This year's winners were featured in a special insert in the American Jewish World in the April 7th edition, and in an exhibit at the Sabes JCC's lobby which runs mid-April through the beginning of May. Yasher Koach! We're proud of you!
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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
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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 Team Tefillah SurveyTake it! It's fast!
Want to Lead Services? Let us know!
(Don't want to? Please let us know that as well!)
Service leading by congregants is a strength of our shul. A key way that we are an engaged community. We would like to expand the pool of daveners and pre-assign parts. This will give folks the chance to prepare, brush up, learn or teach. We have a short (1.6 minute) survey to help us with these goals, but we need your help:
We would like to hear from everyone (even if you're not interested in leading; you can indicate this in question #1, in which case the form will be very short). Note: If you spoke to a member of Team Tefillah this past summer to give us your information, we have it, so no need to do it again. Not sure? Please fill in the form.
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Calendar
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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)
Explore contemporary teshuvot (responsa) to gain a deeper sense of how Jewish law has evolved and adapted in order to make Judaism relevant for our lives in a modern context.
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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