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.
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
Everyone is invited!
Social Action Workshop Wednesday, March 25 • 7:30 pm
in the Beit Midrash
To reduce your carbon footprint...
Come to our workshop!
It's educational and fun...for the whole family!
Materials provided by the Berkeley Ecology Center
For more information, please email Social Action Chair,
Maxim Schrogin or call 510-528-4367.
Save the Date!
Tot Shabbat Friday, March 20 More information will be available shortly.
Save the Date!
Sukkot in April Sunday, April 26
More information will be available shortly.
Register today! Beth El Retreat Friday, May 1 - Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma Click here for more information and to register online!
Shabbat This Week:
March 6 & 7, 2009
10 Adar 5769
Esther
Friday, March 6 -Shabbat Evening Service 6:15pm
led by Dan Magid and Cantorial Soloist Bon Singer
Saturday, March 7 -Minyan Service 8:30am
-Torah Study 9:15am
led by Bill Schechner -Shabbat Morning Service 10:15am
led by Cantorial Soloist Bon Singer
Derash (teaching): Barry Levine
Shabbat Next Week:
Friday, March 13 -Shabbat Evening Service 6:15pm
led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn and Cantorial Soloist Bon Singer
Saturday, March 14 -Minyan Service 8:30am
-Torah Study 9:15am
led by Laurie Swiadon -Shabbat Morning Service 10:15am
led by Rabbi Yoel Kahn and Cantorial Soloist Bon Singer
Bat Mitzvah of Adrienne Sontag-Murphy
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!
In Memoriam:
We announce with sadness the death of Stanley Simrin z"l, father of Steven Simrin, father-in-law of Shelley Simrin and grandfather of Benjamin and Jonathan, at the age of 79, in Bakersfield, California on Tuesday, February 24.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at:
216 Arlington Avenue
Kensington, CA 94707
or through a memorial donation to the synagogue.
Yehi zichronoh livrachah. May his memory be for blessing.
Upcoming Committee Meetings • By-laws Review Meeting, Tuesday, March 10, 7:00pm
• Social Action Committee, Wednesday, March 11, 7:30pm
• Board Meeting*, Tuesday, March 17, 7:30pm
• Ritual Committee, Wednesday, March 18, 7:30pm
• Religious School Committee, Tuesday, March 24, 8:00pm
• Nursery School Committee, Tuesday, March 31, 7:00pm
*All Board meetings are open to current Beth El members unless an executive session is called. If you would like to receive board meeting minutes, please email the Board.
Conversational Yiddish
Wednesday, March 11 • 7:15 pm Easy conversation and topical themes, Yiddish music and culture - as decided by the participants.
No knowledge of Yiddish is required. Newcomers welcome. Questions? Please email Evie Groch or call 510-235-9771.
Midrasha Hosts Our Seventh Graders
Sunday, March 22 • 9:30 am
All 7th graders and their parents are invited to Midrasha on Sunday, March 22 at 9:30 am. Students will have a one hour class with 7th graders from other synagogues and day schools and then be able to visit two Midrasha classes of their choice along with current Midrasha students. The student program lasts from 9:30-12:30. Parents will have a one-hour meeting from 9:30-10:30 where they will get to talk with current Midrasha parents and students and find out why one of our graduates said recently, “Midrasha has challenged me to become a better person, and a better Jew.” Midrasha meets at Congregation Beth El • 1301 Oxford Street in Berkeley.
Midrasha Annual Seudah Sunday, March 15 • 5:00 pm at Netivot Shalom As you know, Midrasha is our synagogue’s high school program.Midrasha in Berkeley invites you to attend their annual Seudah, fundraising dinner, Sunday, March 15 at 5:00 pm held at Netivot Shalom, 1316 University Ave. in Berkeley. Rabbi Lee Bycel will be speaking on "The Jew as Global Citizen: Our Responsibility to Pursue Social Justice." Rabbi Bycel has made several humanitarian visits in the past few years to East Africa. The Se'udah will include music, a raffle and of course, lots of delicious, Kosher food and wine. For more information, please contact Diane Bernbaum at 510-843-4667.
Beth El Men's Club Day at the A's - A's vs. Giants Monday June 22, 2009 • 7:05 pm All tickets $10. For more information or tickets, please email Robert Goldstein or call 510-548-0720.
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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