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Thursday, 29 July 2010 07:32 am
Daf Hashavuah
SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK AT CBI
Week of July 24, 2010/Av 13, 5770 WEEKDAY SERVICES
Shacharit
Morning service M-F: 6:30 am
Late morning service Tuesday/Friday: 8:00 am
Sunday Morning Service: 8:00 am
NOTE: Beth Israel joins with the Berkeley Chabad in an effort to maintain a weekday minyan. Mincha and Ma’ariv are held at Chabad house, 2643 College Ave. This week, Sunday, July 25-29, it meets at 8:00 p.m. KIDDUSH SPONSORS
Deborah Lesser and family in memory of her mother, Anne Werner’s 14th Yahrzeit. Aaron Malinoff thanking CBI and its members for their hospitality over the last two years Ben and Jo-Ellen Zeitlin in honor of birth of Simon Hamish
HACHNASSAT ORCHIM
Leslie Valas & Alan Finkelstein SHABBAT NACHAMU PARSHAT VAETCHANAN
Friday & Saturday, July 23th & 24th
North Berkeley Minyan @ the Sudikoff home 7:16 p.m.
1209 Shattuck Ave (east side of street, past Live Oak Park, near Eunice)
Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat 7:00 p.m.
Candle Lighting 8:07 p.m.
Morning Service 9:15 a.m.
Sermon by R. Max Davis: "Compassion"
Torah Readers: Aaron Malinoff 10:00 a.m.
Haftorah Reader: Aaron Malinoff 10:20 a.m.
Childcare and Youth Programming 10:30 a.m.
Yeladim - Ronna Bach
Talmidim Aleph - Lauren Greenberg
Talmidim Bet - Lou Schubert
Yard supervisor - Sarah Bloom
Board Member Contact: Sara Schnittman
Post Kiddush Class with Paul Hamburg: "S.Y. Agnon's Midrashim on the Hebrew Book"
Shabbat Mincha 7:45 p.m.
Seudah Shlishit 8:05 p.m.
Ma’ariv 9:09 p.m.
Havdalah & Shabbat ends after 9:15 p.m. TU B’AV
Monday night & Tuesday, July 25th & 26th
CLASS SCHEDULE:
Sunday
9:00-10:00 am Talmud Class. A class structured to appeal to Talmud students of all levels. Different Talmudic units will be explored throughout the summer. Class is meeting this week.
R. Max & Dalia Davis (June/July)
Prof. Ron Reissberg (August) Monday
9:00 a.m. Talmudic Wisdom. Join us on Mondays at 9:00 a.m., for a weekly class that explores key sugyot (Talmudic units) that discuss major Jewish questions of practice and thought.
Here is a sample of topics:
1. Does the observance of commandments require kavvanah (intention)? (Rosh Hashana 28b)
2. How important is human dignity? (Berachot 19b-20a)
3. Can one perform a mitzvah with something stolen? (Sukkah 29b-30a)
4. What is the reward for observing the commandments? (Kiddushin 39b)
5. What is the status of a conversion for the sake of marriage? (Yevamot 24b)
6. Are there cases where one is exempt from human liability but still liable before God? (Baba Kamma 55b-56a)
7. Is it possible to acquire lost property? (Baba Metziah 21a-22b)
8. What is the Jewish attitude toward verbal deception? (Baba Metziah 48b)
9. Why do we say berachot of thanks? (Berachot 35a)
10. Should Torah study be combined with earning a living? (Berachot 35b)
11. Does a person have an obligation to act beyond the requirements of the law? (Baba Kama 98-99 selections).
R. Yonatan Cohen (June, August)
Prof. Ron Reissberg (July) 7:00-9:00 p.m. Israeli Folk Dancing at CBI! (Every other Monday, starting July 26). Sarita Blum, folk dance teacher and friend of the CBI community, will teach beginning Israeli folk dancing to women and children on Monday evenings at CBI. Beginners of all ages are welcome!
When? Every other Monday evening
Start date? July 26, 2010
What time? 7 to 9 pm
Where? Congregation Beth Israel, 1630 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Who? Women and children of all ages If you have questions or want more information, you can reach Sarita at: home 510-548-8368, cell 510-759-6329, or e-mail: sarita.blum@hotmail.com Come and have fun with your friends and kids, enjoy refreshments and great Israeli music and dance. See you there!
Tuesday
8:00 pm Wisdom, Where Can It be Found—A three part class taught by Professor Deena Aranoff
The figure of wisdom (hokhmah) appears in the Torah, the Talmud, and in medieval Jewish writings as something to be sought and possessed. What is wisdom? Where can it be found? In this three part class we will explore descriptions of wisdom in the Tanakh, rabbinic midrash and in the writings of medieval philosophers and mystics.
Prof. Deena Aranoff - August 3, 10, 17, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday.
10:00 am - 12:30 pm Merkavah Institute: The Torah of Water. What role does water play in the Torah? When and how does G-d use water? Explore the spiritual meaning of water in our lives today? Text Study includes the story of the flood, the splitting of the Red Sea, and the Jewish people's relationship with water. Learn with other women in a supportive, vigorous environment. Chevruta, partner study learning, discussion & lecture. All levels welcome.
Tuition: Sliding Scale $80-120. Student discounts & scholarship available. Questions Contact Nell 510-292-0175 or merkavahberkeley@gmail.com
Dalia Davis, July 7, 14, 21 & 28, 10:00 – 11:30 am. 8:00 pm Jewish writings of the French post-modern philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. The Levinas Study Group will be meeting at 8PM on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesday to discuss selections from his “Nine Talmudic Readings." The class is facilitated by our resident scholar, Muni Schweig.
Muni Schweig - 1st, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays. Thursday
12:15 p.m. Heavenly Torah Through the Generations. The world of rabbinic thought can be divided into two major schools of thought; Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Ishmael. The historic disputes between these two schools are based on fundamental differences over the nature of revelation and religion. Join Rabbi Cohen for an in-depth study, based on Rabbi A. J. Heschel’s Heavenly Torah.
R. Yonatan Cohen, August 12, 19, 26 ANNOUNCEMENTS
May We be Inscribed in the Book of Life
This Rosh Hashana, share your blessings with all of Beth Israel’s friends!
A beautiful Rosh Hashana card will be sent to all shul members for the High Holidays. Have your family’s name included among the well-wishers on the inside of this card. · $36 to have one or two names listed (i.e. Bracha Berkeley, Mr. & Mrs. Berkeley, Mr. Baruch & Mrs. Bracha Berkeley, Bracha & Baruch Berkeley, Bracha Albany & Baruch Berkeley, The Berkeley Family) · $54 to include your entire (first generational) family (i.e. Bracha, Baruch, Bilha, Bruria, and Benzion Bekeley)
PLEASE PRINT NAMES EXACTLY AS YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO APPEAR IN THE CARD
Name(s): ______________________________________________________________ DON’T FORGET!1) Please submit this stub with your check made payable to Congregation Beth Israel and note on the check that it is for the “Rosh Hashana Card” 2) The August 2nd deadline is real. Don’t delay! Absolute Deadline: Monday, August 2, 2010
All proceeds support adult education programming at CBI
From Sanne DeWitt: The first Yahrzeit of our daughter, Laila Ruth DeWitt, will be on Shabbat, July 31st. Her Hebrew name is Laila Bat Shoshana. My name is Shoshana Bat Klairchen (Klara.) Thank you. Homeless Shelter: We are looking for volunteers for this month's shelter meal - next Wednesday July 28th. Adults, middle school and high school students are welcome to attend.
- We cook from approximately 5 to 6:15
- Serve and clean from about 7 to 8.
The shelter is in the back of the Veterans Memorial Building, located
on Center Street in Berkeley, between MLK and Milvia. We meet in the
shelter kitchen, the door to which is at the Northeast corner of the
driveway (just West of the Veterans Memorial Building on Center above
MLK).
To sign up, use the google spreadsheet:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ArTHUINkSvLodFNQN0xKaFNYUGZCMWFRUkY1NDdqa2c&hl=en&authkey=CMa5gIUI Some people seem to be able to edit this document easily, others less
so. If you have trouble, try scrolling down to the bottom left of the
spreadsheet and clicking the "edit" button, then try to sign up. If this doesn't work, please email me juliet@stamperdahl.com. Future homeless shelter meal dates are: August 25 and October 27th. There will be no CBI sponsored shelter meal in September because of the Jewish holidays.
Shifra Puah: Thank you for your generous Shifra Puah responses thus far. Please keep those meals coming!!! If you have not already signed on to provide a Shifra Puah meal, or if you have done so but have an urge to do some extra cooking one evening, please take a look at the calendars posted. To sign up, please see: http://www.localendar.com/ and enter any of the following:
babyzeitlin
babyelias
babykazhdan
babyandermann
Password is always "food"
This will take you to a page that has a calendar. Click on "add an event" and plug in your name. If you have any problems signing in, please contact Rabbi Davis at mpadavis@gmail.com
Thank you to Preston Grant for all the hard work painting in the library. Preston now heads our House Committee along with Malcolm Feeley.
The Anderman family would appreciate meals Mon. / Wed. / Friday beginning AUGUST 2nd through the month of August.
Address: 2511 Prince St #1, Berkeley. Sergio may also be available to pick up food. Contact #'s 510-647-8630 (house)
Bea and Dani Kazhdan would appreciate meals Mon. / Wed. / Friday beginning AUGUST 2nd through the month of August.
Protein and veggies especially welcome! Contact # 510 418 0351. Address: 1246 Hearst Ave. apt 10 (near the corner of Hearst and Chestnut.)
Mazal tov and Tizku le mitzvot!
THE WOMEN’S GROUP, aka Sisterhood 5770—Upcoming Events
Book Group: Our next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 22, at 10:30 am in the CBI library to discuss Blooms of Darkness Between, by Aharon Appelfeld; the book will be available in the office after July 25.
ISRAELI FOLK DANCING AT CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL!
Sarita Blum, folk dance teacher and friend of the CBI community, will teach beginning Israeli folk dancing to women and children on Monday evenings at CBI. Beginners of all ages are welcome!
When? Every other Monday evening
Start date? July 26, 2010
What time? 7 to 9 pm
Where? Congregation Beth Israel, 1630 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Who? Women and children of all ages If you have questions or want more information, you can reach Sarita at: home 510-548-8368, cell 510-759-6329, or e-mail: sarita.blum@hotmail.com
Come and have fun with your friends and kids, enjoy refreshments and great Israeli music and dance. See you there!
Book of Remembrance Form - Due August 2, 2010
This year at Congregation Beth Israel, a Book of Remembrance will be our guide to the Yizkor Service. Revised annually and used four times during the year, it will contain the text of the Yizkor liturgy and the names of those who are being remembered by the members of the Congregation.If you wish to remember your loved ones in this Book of Rememberance, please complete the form below and return it along with your check, no later than August 2, 2010.The charge for the listing of names is $10 per name.
Return this form to Fran Alexander 1430 Lincoln Berkeley 94702
Please list the following name(s): 1__________________________ 2__________________________ 3__________________________ 4__________________________ 5__________________________ 6__________________________ 7__________________________ 8_________________________ In memory of my loved ones, I am enclosing a check to Beth Israel for $______
Donors Full Name____________________________
Contact phone#_______
Please use the names I (we) submitted for last year’s book ____# of Names @$10.00 per name ****************************************
* Kiddush Sponsors for the High Holidays
Even if you are a regular sponsor, please contact Jane Turbiner before August 10 — Jane Turbiner @ 510-647-8411 or jturbiner@gmail.com
Second AnnualJewish Appreciation Day with the San Jose Giants
Sunday July 25, 5:00 PMLooking for family-friendly, inexpensive fun that every generation can enjoy this Summer? Then come out to the ballpark for Jewish Appreciation Night with the San Jose Giants on Sunday, July 25 at 5 PM! Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Chabad and Reconstructionist Jews will be together as one community with our non-Jewish friends -- united by baseball and team spirit! The Giants are the 1st half champions this season, playing old-school baseball in an historic park with several major league prospects on the team. The game will be family-friendly, with Jewish-themed contests between each inning and an atmosphere that will remind you why baseball is the great American sport. Tickets for this unique event are only $5 a seat - 1/2 off the regular price and cheaper than a movie for an entire evening of fun. Oakland Kosher Foods will be providing kosher meals at the pre-game tailgate party in the adjacent parking lot between 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM the day of the game! If you are not a baseball fan, you can still help by purchasing tickets and giving them to friends and family. $20 enables an entire family of four to attend the game. A great time is guaranteed for all. Tickets and kosher meal packs must be purchased online at http://www.sjgiants.com! *************************************************************************** An Intimate Evening of
Spokenword, Poetry and Music
Featuring Jake Marmer from NYC Jake Marmer merges poetry, music, and performance into philosophically viral mixtures like existentialist dancehall, talmudic jazz poetry, personalized bop apocalypse. He has performed extensively in New York and Jerusalem, with his band Frantic Turtle, Mima’amakim collective, and various hip downtown characters.
Local performers include:
Lisa Klug
Brian Schachter-Brooks of Captain Zohar
Natan Kuchar
Dyna Mic
Michael Kaye
8:00pm
Sunday August 1st, 2010
Afikomen Judaica, 3042 Claremont Ave.Berkeley CA 94705
(between College & Ashby)
$2 at the door
Refreshments * Shopping * Schmoozing
More info call Queen Ester 510-292-0175
***************************************************************************** Israel Focus
For your interest, information, protest, or counter-protest
Israel Focus is designed to inform our members about a broad range of local area events concerning Israel. It is expected that you will find events that you would support and others that you would not, yet we trust that they will all inform. Beth Israel does not necessarily endorse any particular event.
Sunday, July 25th, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
“The Aliya Impact”
Aliya Informational Event Beit Midrash Ohr HaChaim 1380 Hopkins St. Berkeley CA Website: www.nbn.org.il/impactContact: 1-866-4-ALIYAH Sunday, July 25th – Saturday, July 31st
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
The 30th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is featuring a rich and exciting assortment of Israeli films: features, TV and documentaries. The Israel Center and the Consulate of Israel are proud to co-present them.
Lepke Jul 25 4:00 – 6:00 pm • Castro Theatre Mrs. Moscowitz & the Cats Jul 28 11:30 am - 1:30 pm • Castro Theatre Arab Labor, Season 2 Jul 28 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm • Castro Theatre Sayed Kashua, Forever Scared Jul 29 3:45 pm - 5:45 pm • Castro Theatre A Film Unfinished Jul 29 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm • Castro Theatre Bena Jul 31 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm • Roda Theatre Arab Labor, Season 2 Jul 31 2:00 - 4:00 pm • Roda Theatre A Film Unfinished Jul 31 4:45 pm - 6:45 pm • Castro Theatre Father's Footsteps Jul 31 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm • CinéArts Castro Theater • 429 Castro St., San Francisco Roda Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre • 2025 Addison St., Berkeley CinéArts @ Palo Alto Square • 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Contact: Jewish Film Festival • jewishfilm@sfjff.org Registration: http://www.sfjff.orgWebsite: http://www.sfjff.org Through September, 19th
“Orthodox in Meah Shearim.” Photographs by Michael Cohen of Orthodox life in Jerusalem. Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. http://www.emanuelsf.org Every Friday, 12-1 pm
Counter to Berkeley Women in Black by San Francisco Voice for Israel
Bancroft and Telegraph in Berkeley (right outside UC Berkeley) Website: http://www.sfvoiceforisrael.org/ We invite you to submit announcements for inclusion in Israel Focus to the office at office@cbiberkeley.org Announcements will be edited for length (maximum of 5 lines) and content (to comply with the Announce List Guidelines).
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