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Tonight! Thursdays, May 2, May 9, May 30 & June 6
� 6:30 - 8:30 pm
� Jewish Family Service (1601 16th Ave, Seattle)
Couples workshops: Can We Talk?
This series of workshops focuses on patterns of communication that facilitate being supportive and accepting of each other. Drawing on research from the Gottman Institute, Theresa Epstein, LICSW, will share specific tools and ideas. YouTube preview here. Couples of all ages and backgrounds are welcome! $80/couple for the series; scholarships available. RSVP: Leonid Orlov at (206) 861-8784, [email protected] or on facebook. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday, May 4 � Knatvold Room at University Unitarian Church (6556 35th Ave NE, Seattle) Congregation Eitz Or Shabbat Morning Service and Afternoon Torah Study 10 am: Shabbat service Vegetarian potluck lunch following the service 1:00 - 2:30 pm Torah Study led by Reb Arik Labowitz - Knatvold Room On Shabbat morning Reb Arik Labowitz will share his unique music, broad knowledge and love of Jewish liturgy. We will explore Parsha Behar-Behukotai, participating in Reb Arik's blessings that access the deeper meaning of the Parsha.
Torah study -- Meta-Torah: The Teachings of Reb David Wolfe-Blank z"l Jewish Renewal is a hard concept to describe, yet there have been several Jewish leaders in our time that exemplify the breadth of knowledge and spiritual depth for which the Renewal movement is known. Reb David Wolfe-Blank (of blessed memory) is high on that list. Reb David had a unique, yet wholly universal way of bridging some of the challenging and obscure aspects of Jewish life with concepts that resonate to a modern spiritual seeker and explorer. He was never bashful about stretching normative Jewish thinking to include a larger, and even cosmic worldview. He left a legacy of written materials on many aspects of Jewish life and Jewish sacred texts. We will explore some of these materials, bringing his spirit and memory to life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday, May 4 � 8 pm � Temple B'nai Torah (15727 NE 4th St, Bellevue) Stephen Tobolowsky is one of the leading character actors in film today, having appeared in more than 100 films and 200 television shows. Stephen is also an accomplished writer, filmmaker and master storyteller. His popular podcast, The Tobolowsky Files, has been picked up by Public Radio International and KUOW in Seattle and will be broadcast across the country this year. In his recent book, The Dangerous Animals Club, Stephen tells stories of love, loss, near-death experiences and the entertainment industry. Come hear him share some of these stories live at Temple B'nai Torah. Sunday, May 5 � 1 - 4 pm
SJCC Mercer Island (3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island) Explore Israel: happy 65th anniversary!
Learn culture and traditions and have a blast on a 24-foot rock climbing wall and inflatable surf rider. Grab a passport and travel through Israel -- Make chocolate in Natzrat Illit -- Hit the big waves in Haifa -- Take your photo in Kibbutz Dgania -- Face paint in Tel Aviv -- Write notes to put in the Kotel in Jerusalem -- Crush grapes in Rishon Lezion -- Make bath salts in Yam Hamelach -- Climb Mount Masada -- Work out IDF-style in Ktziot -- Make herbal tea and pita bread in a Bedouin tent in the Negev -- Make colored sand bottles in Eliat. At 3:10 pm singing sensation Meshi Kleinstein, accompanied by Avi Avliav, will give a concert of Israeli music. Israeli food for purchase. More info and register here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesdays, May 7 & May 21 � 6:15 - 8:45 pm � Jewish Family Service (1601 16th Ave, Seattle) Positive Discipline: Parenting with Confidence Whether it's learning new tools, reminding yourself of classic strategies that work, or just renewing your confidence, this class is a must for parents with kids 2-12 years old! If you pay in advance for the series, you get one session for free! Bring a friend, and you'll receive a thank you coupon, too.
May 7: Reducing Power Struggles with Positive Discipline May 21:Family Meetings: Finding Solutions Together
$20/session per person.Advance registration required. Financial assistance available. A limited amount of baby sitting may be available by advance reservation. [email protected]. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesdays at noon: May 8, May 22, and June 5 � at Amazon Amazon Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Greer - The Way of G-d: Revealing the Mysteries of Our Existence Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto wrote his magnum opus The Way of G-d in the 1730s, revolutionizing Jewish thought and introducing the "new" system blending traditional Jewish philosophy with the kabbalistic approach. This series will use The Way of G-d as a springboard to plumb the depths of many of the great philosophical questions: - What is the purpose of Creation? - Why do bad things happen to good people? - How are we to understand the relationship of the Jewish people and the nations of the world? ...and more!
With inspiring commentaries and lively discussion, you are sure to leave with a new refreshed perspective on life! Kosher lunch provided. Suggested donation $10. Address and more details: [email protected]. Here's a link to the book on Amazon: The Way of G-d. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Endless Opportunities: A community-wide program of educational, social, recreational and volunteer opportunities for adults age 60+. Open to the public.
RSVP due today! Thursday, May 9 � 10:30 am - noon � Temple B'nai Torah (15727 NE 4th St, Bellevue) As a Foreign Service officer for 34 years Jonathan Bensky served in eight different posts, mostly as a Commercial Officer in embassies. Jonathan will discuss the nuts and bolts of an embassy: its structure, organization and its different responsibilities all the while charming you with stories of life in the Foreign Service. RSVP to Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman by May 2, (206) 461-3240 or [email protected]. Endless Opportunities: A community-wide program of educational, social, recreational and volunteer opportunities for adults age 60+. Open to the public. Tuesday, May 14 � 10:30 am - noon � Hillel (4745 17th Ave NE, Seattle) Guide and artist, Akiva Segan will discuss his powerful mosaics and drawings, Under the Wings of G-D and Sightseeing with Dignity, where he explores the Shoah and human rights respectively. We'll get to enjoy an artist explain his own work! RSVP to Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman by May 7, (206) 461-3240 or [email protected]. Tuesday, May 14 � 7:30 pm � Benaroya Hall 6:45 pm: Meet the Composer & Librettist: Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer Music of Remembrance concert: Farewell, Auschwitz!
MOR's third commission from composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer returns to the incredible-but-true life of Polish Resistance member and poet Krystyna Zywulska. Their sequel to Another Sunrise puts music to her poems, offering a kaleidoscopic view of existence in Auschwitz through the eyes of someone whose survival depended on making unimaginable choices. In addition, a song cycle version that Heggie and Scheer have created from their path-breaking musical drama For a Look or a Touch, featuring baritone Morgan Smith, will be performed. You'll also hear music from Kurt Weill's Three Penny Opera, and a trio by L�szl� Weiner, a Hungarian composer whose life ended at age 28 in a concentration camp. Purchase tickets. Sunday, May 19 � 11:00 am - 12:30 pm � Temple B'nai Torah (15727 NE 4th St, Bellevue) Mindfulness -- it's a practice that can improve your family life! Explore how parents can express emotions and beliefs in balanced ways as role models and leaders, helping children develop good values and character. We'll look at both traditional Jewish writings and contemporary research and literature in social work, psychology and more. Facilitated by Rabbi Kinberg and Marjorie Schnyder, LICSW. Best for parents of children up to 12 years old. FREE. Advance registration encouraged. Some babysitting is provided with advance request. Parents and others from all backgrounds welcome! Contact Marjorie Schnyder at (206) 861-3146 or [email protected]. Sunday, May 19 � 6 - 8 pm � Klondike Museum (319 2nd Ave So, Seattle) If you love technology, movies, and you have a creative spirit, you'll want to participate in the Washington State Jewish Historical Society's teen movie contest. Create a movie on whatever device will work for you that can eventually be played on a computer. Your movie should illustrate the history of your community, your family, the holidays, or anything that has to do with residents of the state of Washington and Judaism. This could be the story of your parents or grandparents, interesting holiday stories, a project you've worked on at school, whatever you deem appropriate. Content, language, and themes must be G rated and share a piece of history of a friend or family member. Maximum length of the video is five minutes. Cost of May 19 event to be determined. Endless Opportunities: A community-wide program of educational, social, recreational and volunteer opportunities for adults age 60+. Open to the public. Tuesday, May 21 � 10:30 am - noon � Temple De Hirsch Sinai (1441 16th Ave, Seattle) Our universe began with a big bang 13.7 billion years ago. University of Washington Professor Bruce Balick will portray the cosmic evolution of the Universe for the first 100 seconds of physical existence - long before carbon, water, iron, planets, stars, or life could have formed. He will summarize how scientists have made this determination. RSVP to Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman by May 13, (206) 461-3240 or [email protected]. Tuesdays: May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18 & 25 � 4 - 6 pm � Jewish Family Service (1601 16th Ave, Seattle) Cooking Matters
Jewish Family Service is partnering with Cooking Matters for a six week cooking and nutrition workshop. Classes will include: --Strategies for preparing delicious, healthy, affordable meals --Nutrition information for people with diabetes or high blood pressure --Activities to practice your new cooking skills Children 12 and older are welcome. Childcare available upon request. Limited space. Open only to participants who have not previously attended Cooking Matters. RSVP to Amelia, (206) 726-3603 or [email protected]. Endless Opportunities: A community-wide program of educational, social, recreational and volunteer opportunities for adults age 60+. Open to the public. Thursday, May 30 � 10:30 am - noon � Temple De Hirsch Sinai (3850 156th Ave SE, Bellevue) Some people bring their work home with them. Margaret Hinson, Director of JFS Refugee & Immigrant Service Center, brought her work to Nepal. Margaret will speak about the people she met at the Nepalese refugee camps-- relatives of her Seattle clients. She will share information on the immigration process, how the camps are organized and what life is like once the refugees come to America. Margaret will also share her breath-taking photos of Nepal! RSVP to Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman by May 23, (206) 461-3240 or [email protected]. Sunday, June 2 � 2 pm (doors open at 1:30) Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (17th Ave So, Seattle)
Book-It Theatre --
In the Land of Rain and Salmon: Jewish Voices of the Pacific Northwest 1880-1920
The Washington State Jewish Historical Society's seminal event for its year of arts and culture: a one-of-a-kind staged adaptation of Family of Strangers. This performance will bring to life some of the formative Seattle Jewish narratives in the book, Family of Strangers, by Howard Droker, Molly Cone and Jacqueline Williams, as well as stories preserved in the Jewish Archives and oral history collection. The Langston Hughes building was originally the Chevra Bikur Cholim synagogue, making it a special place to hold this heritage production! Cost: $36, $30 preregistration by May 28; Family of 4 by May 28: $108 special; Students $18. Buy tickets here or at (206) 774-2277. June 12 and August 18 � 6 pm � SJCC Mercer Island (3801 E Mercer Way) Gardening Workshops Register now for summer or fall - or both: The Summer Garden: Birds & Bees, Tomatoes & Potatoes Wednesday, June 12, 6 pm. The Fall Garden: Eat Your Veggies, Put Your Beds to Rest Wednesday, August 18, 6 pm. Saturday, June 15 � 2 pm � Seattle Art Museum (1300 First Ave, Seattle) Music of Remembrance's Sparks of Glory concert: Another Sunrise
One woman's true story of Holocaust survival. Composer Jake Heggie & Librettist Gene Scheer. Corinna Quilliam, sorpano. Laura DeLuca, clarinet; Mikhail Shmidt, violin; Walter Gray, cello; Jonathan Green, double bass; Mina Miller, piano. FREE admission. Sunday, June 16 � 9:30 - 11:30 am � Majestic Bay Theatres in Ballard Movie and Breakfast: Holy Land Hardball
You're invited to join the "J for Father's Day at Majestic Bay" in for a screening of Holy Land Hardball, winner of the Seattle Jewish Film Festival 2009 Audience Choice Award. A Bostonian bakery owner tries to bring America's favorite pastime to the people of Israel. Filmmakers Brett Rapkin and Erik Kesten document his efforts to introduce baseball into a culture that has existed comfortably without it for over 5,700 years. Read synopsis. View trailer. Tickets on sale soon: $5-7 per person, includes bagels and shmear breakfast. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
COMMUNITY EVENTS
If an event title is underscored you can click on the title to open a link to more information. Saturday, May 4 � 7 pm � Kane Hall Rm 120, University of Washington
Physicians for a National Health Program Western Washington chapter Annual Public Meeting: Healthcare is a Human Right: Beyond the ACA
With Andy Coates, MD, National President of PNHProgram; Professor Gerald Friedman, Dept. of Economics, University of Massachusetts; and Jeff Johnson, President, Washington State Labor Council. Welcome by Congressman Jim McDermott. The PNHPWW 2013 John Geyman Health Justice Advocate Award will be presented. Tuesday, May 7 � 7 - 9 pm � Acacia Foundation Cultural Center (19011 68th Ave So #A107, Kent)
2nd Annual Turkish Week You are cordially invited to the 2nd Annual Turkish Week! -Learn about Turkey's rich history -Gain a deeper understanding of Turkish culture -Try on traditional Turkish clothing -Create hands-on Turkish artwork -Enjoy delectable Turkish cuisine -and much more. RSVP to [email protected]. Parent Map's 10th Annual Lecture Series May 7, John Gottman, Ph.D., Making Love Last and Marriage Work.Purchase tickets here. Friday, May 10 � 7 - 9:30 pm � Keystone Congregational Church (5019 Keystone Place N, Seattle)
Film: Brothers on the Line
Friday night at the Meaningful Movies presents Brothers on the Line, an acclaimed documentary feature exploring the legacy of the Reuther brothers - Walter, Roy, and Victor - pioneering labor organizers and social justice statesmen, and their remarkable leadership of the United Auto Workers union. Directed by Victor's grandson Sasha Reuther and narrated by Martin Sheen, the film follows the brothers from their rise as shop-floor organizers in 1930s Detroit to leaders in collective bargaining, civil rights, and international labor solidarity. A timely tale of one family's quest to compel American democracy to live up to its promise of equality, Brothers On The Line is a dramatic blueprint of successful social action. Free and open to the public. Donations kindly accepted. Sunday, May 12 � 7:15 pm � Northwest Film Forum, Seattle When Assaf's parents discover women's clothing under the teen's mattress, they kick him out of the house. Four years later, with Assaf's father dying from cancer, his mother hires a private detective to find Assaf. Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature at the 2013 Seattle and Boston Jewish film festivals, this groundbreaking drama explores the depths of family ties and the meaning of forgiveness.
Wednesday, May 29 � 7 - 8:30 pm
Phinney Neighborhood Center (6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle) A Conversation About Life with David Shields
The New York Times bestselling author David Shields reads from The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead and How Literature Saved My Life. Book signing and kosher reception will follow. Get your FREE tickets: brownpapertickets.com. Questions? Contact Leonid Orlov, Jewish Family Service, at (206) 861-8784 or [email protected]. Sunday, June 2 � 7 pm � Town hall Seattle (1119 8th Ave, Seattle) Seattle Jewish Chorale concert: From Strength to Strength, Songs for the Journey This year, we sing of travel: of the courage, persistence and grace it requires. It may be a journey to a new place or toward a new understanding, the road to forgiveness, or the road home. The diverse repertoire presented in our spring concert, From Strength to Strength, will take you on a journey through time and space, stopping to savor Sephardic melodies from Turkey and Yemen, as well as popular Yiddish-American tunes. We will travel through the desert by camel caravan in the evocative Orcha Bamidbar, experience the awe of Moses and the Israelites' safe passage across the sea, and feel the exuberant celebration of Miriam, Dancing with the Women. Ma Navu, Making the Desert Bloom and Naomi Shemer's classic Jerusalem of Gold will surround us with the sounds and rhythms of the Promised Land, both ancient and new. And finally, arriving home, we are reminded "how good it is to be together," in a rousing new gospel-style setting of Hinei Mah Tov. Travel with us through this poignant, energizing and uplifting music--no passport required! Kadimaniks Suzie Hellerstein and Sima Kahn sing in the chorale. More info and purchase tickets here. Now thru June � Seattle Art Museum Third Floor Galleries (1300 First Ave) The Great Depression, fascism in Europe, America's entry into world war--the dark forces that changed the western world forever in the decade from 1930 to 1940--upended America's art establishment as artists channeled moral outrage into a new sense of social purpose. Some of the most radical artists of the day were those who organized on behalf of workers' rights and civil rights, and the ideals of a free society, including freedom of artistic expression. This installation features works by these socially and politically engaged artists, and the works are drawn entirely from SAM's collection. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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