ORDER YOUR PURIM BASKETS TODAY! Mishloach Manot "The Sending of Gifts to Friends"
Purim is right around the corner and for over 10 years, Beth El Nursery School has conducted a fabulous "Mishloach Manot" fundraiser. The proceeds from every basket sold benefits the Nursery School Scholarship Fund and the baskets themselves are sure to put a smile on everybody's face this Purim!
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The Eco-Friendly Purim Baskets
from Excellent Packaging & Supply will include:
A card with the story of Purim
Hamantashchen from Dough to Go
Israeli Bazooka gum from Afikoman Judaica Peets Coffee & Tea
Organic Fruit Twists from Clif Tootsie Pops from Saul's Deli Organic Lollies from Trader Joe's Chocolate from Scharffen Berger A free Ice Cream coupon from Cold Stone Creamery, Emeryville Lindor Truffles
Purim Masks
Groggers, Beads, and MORE!
We welcome orders from all over the country and world. This year, we will be hand delivering baskets between Oakland, Richmond and Lafayette on Sunday, March 8th.
To download and print and order form, please click here. Community
Hamantaschen
Baking Sunday, March 8, 2009 Please join us in baking hamantaschen for our community Purim celebrations. Everyone is welcome. We will have two shifts: (10:00am - 11:30am and 11:30am - 1:00pm) and a short clean-up shift (1:00pm - 1:30pm). If you can, please bring an apron, rolling pin and a board for the baking. Please call Caroline Lehman at 510-528-3220 or click here to send her an email and let her know you can come or if you have any questions. You may also email Rebecca DePalma in the Beth El office. If you can contribute dough, please bring it with you if baking or leave it in the Beth El refrigerator on Saturday clearly labeled or let Caroline know and she can arrange a pick up.
Please click here for a tasty Hamantaschen dough recipe.
Everyone is invited!
Community Purim Celebration Monday, March 9th • 5:00-9:00 pm Festivities will include a carnival, purim shpiel (put on by our very own Purim Players!), dinner, costume contest and megillah reading. Start planning your costume now! We look forward to rejoicing with you and your family. If you are interested in volunteering at the celebration, please e-mail Rebecca DePalma in the Beth El Office.
Schedule of Events 5:00 pm - Carnival Games and Activities
6:00 pm - Dinner
6:30 pm - End Carnival Games and Activities
6:45 pm - Purim Schpiel & Costume Parade
7:45 pm - Adult Megillah Reading
Shabbat This Week:
February 20 & 21, 2009
26 Shevat 5769
Parashat Mishpatim Exodus 21:1-24:18
Friday, February 20 -Shabbat Evening Service 6:15pm
led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn
Saturday, February 21 -Minyan Service 8:30am
-Torah Study, 9:15am
led by Robert Goldstein -Shabbat Morning Service 10:15am
led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn and
Cantorial Soloist Bon Singer
Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Kolligs
Shabbat Next Week:
Friday, February 27 -Shabbat Evening Service 6:15pm
led by Cantor Martha Birnbaum and Dan Magid
Saturday, February 28 -Minyan Service 8:30am
-Torah Study, 9:15am
led by Sue Reinhold -Shabbat Morning Service 10:15am
led by Cantorial Soloist Bon Singer
Derash (teaching): Emily Marthinson
Israel trip Aliyah Shabbat morning, February 21 • 10:15 am The congregation will honor and bless the departure of our group with a special aliyah at Shabbat morning services on Saturday, February 21. Shabbat morning services are at 10:15 am.Please help mark this important occasion for Beth El and for our travelers.We will recite the “Travelers' Prayer” and the “Psalm for Jerusalem.”
Help Usher in Shabbat
with your Smile! Come join your rabbi on the bima or volunteer to help greet at a Friday night or Saturday morning service. Help us create a warm atmosphere by clicking on this link, entering SHABBAT as your password and volunteering! Any questions? Please email Robinn Magid.
Hope to see you in shul!
Calling All (Parents of) College Students! Continuing a new Beth El tradition, we will again this year be sending special Purim gifts to our college students and college-age young adults away from home.Please send your student’s mailing address and e-mail to Charlie Radin in the Beth El Office so that we can send hamentaschen and other treats!
If you would like to help in making this project happen—or would like to assist us in outreach to our college-age young adults away from home—please email Debra Sagan Massey.
"Two Legacies" Movie Screening Saturday, February 28 • 7:30 pm Two Legacies a beautiful and tender movie by Israeli filmmaker Einat Kapach tells the story of her Yemenite grandparents Rabbi Yosef and Bracha Kapach who were married in Sana'a, Yemen at the age of 11, emigrated to Israel, and lived together for almost 70 years. The scholar and philosopher, Rabbi Karpach was a spiritual leader of Israel's Yemenite community while his wife founded and maintained numerous Tzedakah programs.
The movie unveils the story of a decades-long theological dispute among Yemenite Jewry long kept secret by Yosef, a central figure in this struggle, This 60 minute movie has received enthusiastic reviews in Israel and New York.
Congregation Beth El is sponsoring the first West Coast showing of "Two Legacies" on Saturday, February 28,2009 at 7:30 pm. Filmmaker Einat Kapach will be available to answer questions about her movie. A desert Oneg, including some traditional Yemenite treats, will be served after the movie. Childcare provided. A $5.00 per person contribution is requested. For more information about the film, please click here. Please RSVP in order to ensure abundant food, drinks and seating for everyone!
Reservations: Please email Charlie Radin in the Beth El office.
Zohar Class with Daniel Matt Beginning Saturday, March 7 Beth El is honored to co-sponsor a monthly shi'ur on the Zohar with translator and teacher Daniel Matt on Saturday evenings at Congregation Netivot Shalom. The first class is Saturday, March 7. If you are interested in attending, please email Rabbi Yoel Kahn.
Looking for an Older Adult Program Manager The JCC of the East Bay is looking for a part-time Older Adult Program Manager to manage and coordinate programs for older adults, including twice weekly kosher lunch; monthly senior trips as well as classes and other programs for this population. This person will also work as an unofficial case manager for many of the people the JCC serves. For more information, please click here. If interested, please send cover letter and resume to Sally Flinchbaugh.
Save the Date!
Beth El Retreat Friday, May 1 - Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma More information will be available shortly.
The community is invited... Faith in Human Rights Workshop/Discussion Thursday, February 26, 2009 • 7:30 pm at Newman Hall 2700 Dwight Way (Corner of Dwight and College)
For more information, please click here.
The community is invited to hear... Akiva Tor, Consul General of the State of Israel Thursday, March 5, 2009 • 7:30 pm at Temple Sinai in Oakland The Current Situation in Israel Post-Election (Israel and United States)
For more information, please click here.
The community is invited... "My Grandmother's Suitcase" A talk with slides by Jim Van Buskirk Wednesday, March 11, 2009• 7:00 pm at Temple Israel in Alameda For more information, please click here.
The community is invited... 2009 Inaugural Berkeley Seminars in Modern Jewish Culture Sunday, March 15, 2009 • 4:00 pm - Morrison Room, in Doe Library, UC Berkeley This public lecture will be given by Professor Jeffrey Shandler of Rutgers University.
For more information, please click here.
The community is invited... Jewish Family and Children's Services Job Search Support Group
JFCS/East Bay is pleased to announce a new, free five-part workshop that will offer techniques, resources, and the support necessary for a successful job search. For more information, please click here.
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