| | | April 3, 2010 | 19 Nisan 5770 | Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach
Candle-Lighting: 7:14 pm / Havdalah 8:15 pm
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- 9:30: Shabbat Service in the Sanctuary
- Childcare for children under 5 is available every Shabbat from 10am-1pm
- 10:00: Rimmonim - Shabbat Program for Children K-2 and their Parents): Middah for the Month of April: Emet/Truthfulness. Tefillah (10:30), inter-generational learning (11:15) and adult learning (11:45)
Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach
Exodus 33:12 - 34:26
Psukei D'Zimra - Eugene Berg
Shacharit - R. Daniel Kohn
Hallel - Claire Sherman
Torah Service - Judy Breakstone
Calling Gabbai - Josh Gressel
Pointing Gabbai - Rabbi Menachem Creditor
Torah Leiners - R. David Winston
Haftorah - David Mostardi
Musaf - Michael Becker
Birkat Hamazon - TBA
Board Representative - Joe Meresman
Kiddush Sponsored by: Carol & Jim Cunradi in honor of their 26th wedding anniversary. Mazal tov! Also in honor of Carol's parents visiting from New York. Welcome!
After-Kiddush Program: None, due to reading of Shir HaShirim: Judy Breakstone, Rabbi Daniel Kohn, Eugene Berg, David Mostardi
| |  | | Refuah Shleimah and Yahrzeits |
A Complete Healing to: Susan Cakars, Rabbi Sheldon Dorph, Toby Gidal, George Gidal, Selma Klett, Cristofer Lix, Joyce Mack, Marti Rosenzweig, Lois Silverstein, Susan Stanfield, Helen Stern, Bernarda Strauss , Emma Tankel, Yehudah ben Rachel, Sheindel Rivkah bat Libi, Pesach Yehuda ben Avraham v'Malka, Yehudit Miryam bat Bashya, Rena bat Sadie, Ellen bat Edith
Yahrzeits this week include: Shimon Nusan ben Yosef Chaim, Renate Berk, Ilan Gabriel Biederman, Morris (Moishe) Brose, Rabbi Samuel Haim Dresner, Sadie Estry, Devorah Fox, Ethel Hellman, Sadie Jacobvitz, Margaret McCullough Jerew, Rose Feige Kaplan, Fred Marcus, Jack Maslan, Morton Quittel, Samuel Nathan Schwartz, Max Slavin, Joseph C. Swidler, Abraham Jacob Tolmach, Marian Wagner, Mayer Weisel, Ethel Wilonsky, Gitla Zak
| | | | ALL ABOUT PESACH! | | Monday, April 5; Tuesday April 6: 9:30-12:00
Pesach Shacharit Minyan each day, with Yizkor also on Tuesday, April 6.
Childcare will be provided from 10:00 - 12:30 each of those days.
| | April Events | APRIL 1 - MAY 11: THROUGH THE OMER: LET US COUNT THE DAYS Thurs. Apr. 1, 8, Tues. Apr. 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11: 7:30
We will use the 49 days of the Omer period to frame our own journeys of self discovery and personal realization. By exploring and discussing the Sephiot, the mystical divine attributes that are a focus of the counting of the Omer, we will both encounter new understandings of God and also our own inner powers. This class does not assume any background in Kabbalah or Hebrew reading and will include text study, compassionate listening, journal writing, and exploring how the Omer period and the Jewish community can be powerful tools in becoming the people we want to become. APRIL 11, SUNDAY, 11:30am: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY WITH THE CITY OF BERKELEY: What You Do MattersJoin JFCS/East Bay staff, Berkeley City Councilmember Kriss Worthington, and local survivors to honor those in our community who survived the Holocaust. Stories, poems, and songs of justice and peace featuring Professor Robert Alter, Cantor Sharon Bernstein, and Stuart Brotman performing on cello.
2010 Survivor Honoree: Susan Greenwald
Location: the new Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison Street, Berkeley
APRIL 11 YOM HASHOAH COMMUNITY EVENTS LISTING...PLEASE CLICK HERE: APRIL 11TH FLYER
APRIL 14, WEDNESDAY, 7:00PM: ROSH CHODESH GROUP MEETING
Rachel Brodie will be presenting on "Jewish Milestones and New Rituals for Women." Rachel is a member of CNS and the Executive Director of Jewish Milestones, an organization that supports the creation of authentic, accessible, meaningful Jewish lifecycle rituals.
Please arrive at 7pm for socializing. We will begin the program promptly at 7:30pm.
If you are interested in attending please contact Nan Strauss at 510-547-8174.
APRIL 15, 7:30pm: JEWISH JOKES: WHERE THEY'VE BEEN, WHERE THEY'RE GOING. A look at whether Jewish humor has a future in an assimilating world, with comics, experts, and Jewish Joke Open Mic. Thursday, April 15, 7:30PM, Berkeley JCC, 1414 Walnut Street. Tickets $9 at the door or http://brownpapertickets.com/event/104629 or 800-838-3006.
APRIL 20, 5:30 - 9:00PM: CELEBRATE ISRAEL AT 62! CONGREGATION BETH EL
Children's Activities and Story-telling!
Speakers! Israeli Sing-A-Long! Entertainment! Israeli Dancing!
Kosher Israeli Food available for purchase!
Admission is free. For more information: 510.318.6453.
Sponsors include Chochmat HaLev, Cong. Beth El, Cong. Beth Israel, Cong. Netivot Shalom, JCRC/East Bay, Kehilla Community Synagogue & the Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay
MONDAY, APRIL 26, 7:30PM:A CONVERSATION WITH NEAL BASCOMB, AUTHOR OF HUNTING EICHMANN, presented by The Jewish Federation of the East Bay's Israel Center and Congregation Netivot Shalom.
Congregation Netivot Shalom
1316 University Avenue, Berkeley
The hunt for, capture, and trial of Adolf Eichmann set the bar for how we treat war criminals today. In Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi,New York Times best-selling author Neal Bascomb offers the first complete account of one of the most important, influential spy missions in history - the operation to catch Eichmann, architect of the mass murder of Europe's Jews, and bring him to justice .
Alternating between Eichmann on the run and his pursuers closing in on his trail, Hunting Eichmann follows the Nazi as he escapes two American POW camps, hides out in the mountains, slips out of Europe on the ratlines, and builds an anonymous life in Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, concentration camp survivor Simon Wiesenthal's persistent search for Eichmann gradually evolves into an international manhunt that includes an insistent West German prosecutor, a blind Argentinean Jew and a budding, ragtag spy agency called the Mossad.
As a result of Bascomb's investigations, Hunting Eichmannreveals key details about the Mossad operation that have never before been published and provides new information on how Eichmann was able to remain free for fifteen years. Presented in a pulse-pounding, hour-by-hour account, this fully documented, finely nuanced history offers the intrigues of a detective story and the thrills of great spy fiction. And it comes at just the right time, as 2010 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Eichmann's capture.
Admission is free. For more information: 510.318.6453 or riva@jfed.org.
| May Events and Beyond
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MAY 6, 7:30PM: CALLING ALL JEWISH SPOKEN WORD PERFORMERS!
We invite your submissions for "...and it was revealed: an evening of spoken word, a celebration of epiphanies and fervent fruition" as Jewish performance artists share their original spoken word pieces, stories, songs and poetry. The event, part of a series of spoken word happenings (see the recent J article - http://bit.ly/berkeleyword), will be held on Thursday, May 6 at 7:30 pm at Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley. If selected, performers agree to participate in a one hour "playshop" evening in April. (The playshop will provide a supportive environment for receiving feedback on performance and content.) Jewish content is optional, however, profanity and explicit language and divisive political content would not be appropriate for this event. To apply to be featured, please send to safranimate@gmail.com before March 28:
1) Your proposed spoken word piece (poetry, prose, story, song/rap)
2) Your bio (75 words or less - can be very casual)
3) Your phone number
Piece should:
-- Focus on a colorful personal story and designed to move, inspire/provide insight
-- Be no more than 5 minutes long when performed (please time it before submitting)
-- Lend itself to live performance (dramatic is good)
-- Roughly relate to the topic: "...and it was revealed" (epiphanies and fervent fruition).
MAY 9, SUNDAY, 7-10PM: DANCE PARTY FOR NETIVOT SHALOM MEMBERS!
In the Social Hall
No agenda.
No fund-raising.
No meeting.
Just music and movement!
r.s.v.p. to karen.friedman@sbcglobal.net
(I need a general count to set up the best sound system!)
MAY 18, 6:30PM :TIKKUN LEYL SHAVUOT: SAVE THE DATE!
A community-wide celebration and night of study, Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:30 p.m. through dawn on Wednesday, May 19.
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley | | Adult Learning Opportunities | Intermediate Talmud Class: Masechet Berachot (The Tractate of Blessings) facilitated by Rabbi Shalom Bochner. Thursdays, 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm, Netivot Shalom Library. Come explore the early roots of the Siddur, Jewish Prayer, and delightful tangents of everything including the kitchen sink! (and it's free!)
La'asok Haftarah Class: This class will continue every Wednesday at 1-2pm in the Library with Rabbi Creditor and Rabbi Bochner. Join us for a discussion of interesting sections and highlights of the weekly Torah portion.
LITURGY IN DEPTH: How do I make this foreign genre accessible for me?
What does it say? What does it mean? What does it mean for me?
Second Mondays in the Spring of 2010, Taught by Rabbi Stuart Kelman, 7:30-9 pm
*April 12: New Liturgical Developments for New and Older Holydays: Hallel; al hanisim and miracles!
*May 11: Refuah: Healing and asking for healing.*June 14: Lev Shalem: The new Conservative Mahzor - some thoughts and some specific prayers.
New Adult Learning Class with Rabbi Shalom Bochner - We will use the 49 days of the Omer period to frame our own journeys of self-discovery and personal realization. This class does not assume any background in Kabbalah or Hebrew reading and will include text study, compassionate listening, journal writing, and exploring how the Omer period and the Jewish community can be powerful tools in becoming the people we want to become. The series began with After Kiddush Learning on Saturday March 27th "What is the Omer?" To register for the remainder of the class, please e-mail Rachel at office@netivotshalom.org. Class Fee: $40 - $120 (sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds.) Wrestling with Reconciliation: Jews, Muslims, and Sacred Texts
Co-taught by a Muslim and Jewish co-educator team, this course focuses on the themes of conflict, reconciliation, and inter-communal dialogue. Through inter-textual analyses, students will learn about similarities and differences between and within Judaism and Islam. Some of the Biblical and Qur'anic sacred narratives we will examine look at Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Hagar, Sarah, Joseph, and more.
Cosponsors Abraham's Vision, Lehrhause Judaica and Congregation Netivot Shalom Thursdays, April 15 & April 22
7:30 - 9:00 pm at Netivot Shalom
$30 for member, $40 for the general public
Registration: http://www.lehrhaus.org/
MAY17: 7:30-9:00: The Ten Dvarim ("Commandments"): the Foundation of Jewish Law, taught by Nitzhia Shaked
Are the Ten Dvarim (literally utterances, or "commandments") just ten mitzvot among the 613 (or more) in the Torah? Clearly not, but then what are they? Are they more fundamental than the other imperatives? If so, why aren't they read with the Shma, as part of daily prayer? They may seem quite familiar, but what do they really mean? We begin by considering the nature and importance of the Ten Dvarim, taken together, as the foundation of Jewish Law. Our focus then shifts to an in-depth text study of the separate Dvarim in Exodus and Deuteronomy, analyzing some challenging rabbinic and modern ideas on the content of each. Six Mondays: May 17th, 24th, 31st, June 7th, 21st and 28th (no class June 14th) 7:30 to 9:00 pm, in the Library Please register by email with Rachel at office@netivotshalom.org. Class fee: $60 - $120 (sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds). For more information, contact Stephen Tobias: stephen.tobias@gmail.com or call 510-654-4561. | | Miscellaneous Information and Community News | | Green and Just Celebrations Guide!
The Guide promotes purchasing in line with ethical values, for the Jewish community and beyond.
The Guide provides resources for local families to incorporate values of social justice and sustainability into any event. From union-made wines to eco-kosher caterers, carpools to carbon offsets, we've got the suggestions to infuse any life-cycle celebration with joy and Jewish values. Find it online at http://pjagreenandjust.weebly.com. Community Events - Tuesday, April 19, 7:00-9:00 PM: Community-Wide Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration at Beth El, 1301 Oxford Street, Berkeley.
Sunday, May 2, 2010 Lag B'Omer: Picnic at Laurel Group Picnic Area in Tilden Regional Park. Go down South Park Drive from Grizzly Peak Blvd. and Laurel Group Picnic Area is on the left. | | Committee Activities and Events/Click for Updates |  From Social Action:
As we all contemplate the journey from slavery to freedom this Passover, we'd like to ask you to take a minute to think deeply about our local community. The community in which we work, live and pray suffers from so many of the plagues of our modern times . What are the plagues that your family might identify? How do you feel affected by those issues? In order to connect through our shared experiences, and think about how we might draw on our Jewish values in order to have an impact in our community, we are asking for your participation and input on this question: What vision of Berkeley would you like to put forth that would allow you and your family, or our congregation, to feel a greater sense of justice, wholeness, or real community? Please take some time to explore this and e-mail social action ( socialaction@netivotshalom.org) to share any thoughts you'd like us to hear. We are partnering with our local churches to explore this question, with the hope that common themes may lead to some community-building and action steps to take together. Next chance to cook at the Dorothy Day men's shelter is this Sunday, April 4th, 5pm to 8. To participate contact dd@netivotshalom.org Knetivot Knits meets April 11th at noon at Netivot Shalom. Come join our friendly group of knitters of all ages and abilities!
Support the LIGHTNING BOLTS: fellow congregants the Rosenblatts and their Lightning Bolts team members will be participating in the upcoming MS Walk to raise money to fund research, support groups, education and other programs. To support the team and our congregants with MS, you can donate by sending a check to: The National MS Society, MS Walk 2010, 1700 Owens St., #190, San Francisco CA, 94158. Or donate online at: http://walkcan.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=WLK_CAN_ePledge From Job Networking: Job Seekers: We meet every Thursday from 10:00 am to 11:30 am to network, offer each other support, etc. Our meetings are held in Netivot Shalom's Library. Meetings are open to all job seekers. If you have any related questions, comments or suggestions, please contact Norma Kaufman (normakauf@comcast.net) socialaction@netivotshalom.org From Community Building: Mitzvah Milers: If you are a cyclist, contact Dan Siegel at community@netivotshalom.org to get on the Mitzvah Milers Cycling Club email list and receive info about the casual and event rides of this Netivot Shalom led group. The club's premier event is the Waves to Wine MS Ride on Sunday, September 26, 2010, when the Mitzvah
Milers will again enjoying the beauty of the Marin coast and Sonoma vineyards, while raising over $240,000 to date to fight MS! $350 fundraising minimum. Routes of 50 or 75 miles. Free team jersey to new participants.
From V'Zot Yisrael: April 18, 2010 10:00 AM - Noon: In celebration of Israel's 62nd birthday Rabbi Hanan Alexander will discuss "Israel and its Critics: Toward a Mature Zionism." This talk will focus on Israel as a Jewish and democratic state. We will discuss the fundamental right of Jews to define themselves as a national culture, with its own national language, and sovereign in its own land, provided that the basic rights of all citizens are recognized under its sovereignty. We will also consider tensions between the preference that the State of Israel shows to Jews on the one hand and the possibility of granting equal rights to all citizens on the other, including Arab or Palestinian Israelis. Rabbi Alexander is Richard and Rhoda Goldman Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California and Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Haifa where he heads the Center for Jewish Education. Refreshments will be available at 9:45, the talk will start promptly at 10:00. |
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