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Sunday, 05 February 2012 12:14 pm
Daf Hashavuah
SCHEDULE FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK AT CBI
Week of February 4, 2012 / Shevat 11, 5772 WEEKDAY SERVICES February 5-9
Morning service@ CBI
AM Services: Sunday & Monday: 8:00 a.m., Tu-F 6:30 am @ CBI
PM Services @ Chabad, 2530 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley: 5:20 pm
Following the move to standard time, we remind you that in order to fulfill the mitzvah of the recitation of the morning SHEMA at its proper time, one ought to recite at least the first paragraph at home before 9:30 am SHABBAT SHIRAH PARSHAT BESHALACH
BAR MITZVAH OF ETHAN SEDER
Friday and Saturday, February 3rd & 4th
Northside Minyan @ Sudikoff home, 1209 Shattuck Ave. 5:15 pm
(east side of street, past Live Oak Park, near Eunice)
Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat @ CBI 5:15 p.m.
Candle Lighting 5:16 p.m.
Morning Service 9:15 a.m.
Sermon by Ethan Seder: “The Road Less Travelled”
Torah Reader: Ethan Seder, Na’aman Kam 10:00 a.m.
Haftarah Reader: Ethan Seder 10:20 a.m.
Educational Childcare 10:30 a.m.
Yeladim: Rebecca Landes
Talmidim Aleph: Doreet Stein
Talmidim Bet: Lauren Greenberg
Yard Supervisor: Molly Greenberg
The community is warmly invited to a Kiddush lunch by the Seder Family
Board Member Contact: Noah Alper
Shabbat Mincha 2:00 p.m.
Seudah Shlishit: 5:15 pm
Ma’ariv, Havdalah & Shabbat ends 6:16 p.m. Kiddush Sponsor
The Seder Family in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Seder PLEASE SHARE OUR JOY
AS OUR SON
ETHAN HARRY
IS CALLED TO THE TORAH
AS A BAR MITZVAH
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
RACHEL AND ERIC SEDER
KIDDUSH LUNCHEON FOLLOWING SERVICES
TU B’SHEVAT
Tuesday night & Wednesday, February 7th & 8th
Shacharit 6:30 a.m. cbi young adults present:
the TISH
good food, good company, good shabbos
02/10/12 - 5:30 pm
kabbalat shabbat followed by dinner
RSVP by 12 pm, 2/8
Please indicate if gluten free, vegetarian or vegan
$15 office@cbiberkeley.org
forward to friends and post to facebook Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scented products as there are congregants for whom these products are an irritant due to allergies or as a result of chemotherapy or other medical treatment. Thank you. CLASS SCHEDULE: SUNDAY Sunday Morning Talmud Class
A class structured to appeal to Talmud students of all levels. Different Talmudic units will be explored.
Prof. Ron Reissberg - Sunday, 9-10 a.m.
MONDAY
Midrasha’s Tanach and Talmud (for Teens). This course is an informal but intensive study group focusing on close thematic readings of the Tanach and Talmud in translation. The class will continue weekly except for Jewish holidays and school vacations.
David Henkin—4:15-5:45 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing at CBI!
All women and children are invited to Israeli folk dancing on Monday evenings at CBI. Beginners of all ages are welcome!
Sarita Blum - every 1st and 3rd Monday, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (Feb. 6, 20, March 5, 19)
TUESDAY
Week Night Learning With R. Cohen: Join R. Cohen for a 3-part series on the topic of revelation of the written and the oral Torah, by examining classical rabbinic and philosophical texts.
R. Yonatan Cohen, 7:30 pm Next three-part series: February 14, 21, 28 WEDNESDAY
Jewish Writings of Emmanuel Levinas
Jewish writings of the French post-modern philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. The Levinas Study Group meets at 8 pm on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month to discuss his 1986 Talmudic reading "The Nations and the Presence of Israel" in his 1988 book "In the Time of the Nations". The class is facilitated by our resident scholar, Muni Schweig.
Muni Schweig - 1st, 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. THURSDAY
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 - Thursday, 12:15 p.m.
FRIDAY
Talmudic Wisdom
Join us on Fridays at 9:00 a.m., for a weekly class that explores key sugyot (Talmudic units) that discuss major Jewish questions of practice and thought.
R. Yonatan Cohen - Friday, 9:00 a.m. Merkavah Torah Institute Spring Programs
Focus on the Prophetess
Queen Esther: Her Leadership on Stage and in the Shadows
Wednesdays 10:00am-12:30pm
Jan 25, Feb 1, 15, 22, 29, Mar 7, 14 & 21 (no class on Feb 8th)
All levels welcome. Women only. Tuition $160
Ruth
Wednesdays 10:00am-12:30pm
May 2, 9, 16 & 23
All Levels welcome. Women only. Tuition $80
End of Year Siyyum Celebration
with Maayan Rabinovich and the Merkavah Talmud Students w/special guests Tuesday May 8, 1012 7:30pm Open to All Genders.
FREE event
info: merkavahberkeley@gmail.com or call 510-292-0175 ANNOUNCEMENTS
In Beth Israel Mishloach Manot: Deadline is February 9th.
Whether you are sending mishloach manot to family and friends, or sponsoring the shul-wide distribution of mishloach manot, please return your forms by February 9th to our Gan Shalom! Mazal tov to the Davis & Glovinsky families on the upcoming wedding this Sunday in Sacramento of Jonathan Shane Davis , son of Ljuba Davis and Leo Davis, z”l and Marni Glovinsky, of Sacramento, CA. May the couple build a home filled with the light of Torah and mitzvoth. The Beth Israel Sisterhood Presents Moving Torah with Andrea Hodos
Sunday, February 5th @ CBI 11-noon
Women Only Please FREE
Are you hungry for creative and meaningful ways to connect with your Jewish roots?
Are you already anchored in the tradition but seeking new ways to "turn it over"?
Are you searching for an experience that's physical, intellectual, spiritual and playful all at the same time?
Then you are ready to "come and learn" . . . Moving Torah . . . a completely innovative approach to exploring the Jewish tradition "on one foot."
ANDREA HODOS, creator of MOVING TORAH WORKSHOPS, is a seasoned artist and educator offering unique opportunities to discover new things inside of an ancient tradition. Whether in workshops or performances, Andrea creates moving experiences - in every sense of the word. http://www.movingtorah.com/index.html
Jewish Women and the Kabbalah of Eating, with Dr. Ronna Kabatznick
Sunday February 12, 10 AM
A Jewish woman's relationship to food, eating, hunger, appetite, deprivation and desire can be fraught with confusion and conflict.
Food blessings, rituals, symbols, kashrut laws help infuse every aspect of eating with mindfulness and meaning. Yet there are times when it is so easy to mismanage food, no matter what age or stage of life we are in. Come and explore the meaning of food, feasting, fasting, femininity - even the meaning of your kitchen and refrigerator; engage in mindful eating exercises; learn the practical wisdom from the great sages on the Kabbalah of eating. Friends are welcome.
For Women Only.
Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D., is a Berkeley-based social psychologist in private practice. She specializes in working with Jewish women dealing with food, depression and relationship issues. Dr. Kabatznick worked as the psychologist for Weight Watchers International and is the author of The Zen of Eating: Ancient Answers to Modern Weight Problems. She is on the Board of the Center for Mindful Eating
(www.tcme.org) and is a member of Congregation Netivot Shalom. Sisterhood Clothing Swap
Sunday, February 19. Details to come. Sisterhood Wine Tasting
Sunday, March 18. Details to come.
Questions? Please contact sabrina@kabella.org A TIE sale is happening at CBI once again. Gently used designer ties will be sold as a fund raiser for both the shul and our preschool Gan Shalom. A sampling of ties will be on display at the Gan Friday afternoon and all six dozen will be at CBI at 10:30 Sunday morning, Feb.5Th, just before the Sisterhood event. These ties are in great condition( no pasta sauce stains on them). Because the Ties between the shul and the Gan are strong one can make a donation to either organization when purchasing the ties. Any ties left after Sunday will be sold at the clothing swap on February 19Th. Alan Finklestein, Leslie Valas-Finklestein, Joan Sopher
and Mark and Susan Schickman
Invite You to a Sheva Brachot Lunch celebrating
the wedding of Joshua Schickman and Rivkie Elbaum,
after Congregation Beth Israel services
on Shabbat Parshat Trumah, February 25, 2012. First Annual CBI Bike Ride
Join us for the first annual CBI bike ride on Sunday March 11 at 10:00 A.M.
We will start and finish at the Sea Breeze Mkt on 598 University Ave.
(Just west of the Fwy on the service road by the entrance to the Berkeley Marina).
The ride is for all post-Bar/Bat Mitzvah CBI members and their families/friends. We will ride to the Craneway Pavilion at the Richmond Marina, and back to the Sea Breeze. The total distance is 12.2 miles. Almost all of the ride is on the bikeway, which is level. The ride is beautiful, and not too strenuous. Bring your own lunch, and we will convene at the end of the ride at the Sea Breeze Mkt.at 12:00 P.M. Ample parking, drinks, picnic tables, and restrooms are available there.
In case of questionable weather, call the phone number below between 8-9:00A.M on the morning of the ride to find out if we are going. Bicycles can be rented at Solano Cyclery on (where else) Solano Ave.
* Please note: CBI does not take responsibility for accidents and/or injuries.. BIKE SAFE!* NCSY—Teen Activities
March 9th-11th: Junior Shabbaton
April 27th-29th: Senior Shabbaton
May 17th-20th: Seniors, Spring Regionals Save the Date! Monday, April 30 at 7:30 pm. Join us in a special presentation and book discussion of Ruth Gruber's EXODUS 1947: THE SHIP THAT LAUNCHED A NATION. You will love this book, written by the highly touted author, who is a special friend of the Levy/Pilkington family. We will be joining congregations throughout the Bay Area for ISRAEL READS, a community-wide observance of Yom Ha'atzmaot. Contact John Pilkington at jpilk@aol.com or Sheila Yudenfreund at happynanny@comcast.net for details. We look forward to hearing from you! In the General Community Healing the Wounds of History Institute presents:
The Third and Beyond: Healing the Wounds of Third Generation Holocaust Survivors
When: First Sunday of every month, starting February 5th, 2012, 5pm-8pm—Where: The Space, 926 Dwight Way, Suite 10A (Corner of 8th &Dwight, Berkeley) - Cost: $40 per session
This monthly workshop offers Third Generation Holocaust survivors the opportunity to sort out the life burdens--and gifts--that are part of the Holocaust legacy. Through the process of understanding and acknowledging the impact of this inheritance, and sharing personal and family stories within community, the Third Generation can create new choices about what to hold onto and what to release.
For information: Contact Roni Alperin at ronialp@gmail.com or 510-595-5500 ext. 16 Heart of Fire ~ The Music of Chochmat HaLev A Fundraiser for Our Sacred Music
February 11, 2012, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Join us for a Havdallah and Melava Malka (Escorting the Sabbath Queen) Concert~ A gorgeous soundscape of Hebrew prayer melody and instrumental wizardry featuring the Chochmat HaLev Sacred Music Ensemble~ Shirat HaLev and the polyrhythmic trickery of Captain Zohar, with special guests Jhos Singer and Julie Batz,Lior Tzarfaty, Eliyahu Sills, Ya Elah, Gary Lapow, with a special Dervish "Zikr" (Chant of Divine Remembrance) with Ibrahim Baba and Issa-Nessim Enver
Same-Day Tickets: $20.00 (Members of Chochmat HaLev); $25.00 Non-Members: Advance Tickets $15.00 Members; $20.00 Non-Members The JCC East Bay is excited to be participating in the 2012 JCC Maccabi Games. For the first time, we will be sending a delegation of athletes to Houston, TX on Aug 5-10, 2012. We will be holding an Information Night at our Oakland branch (5811 Racine St, 94609) on Sunday, Feb 12 at 6pm. Tryout schedule and team coaches will be announced at that time. For more information, please contact our Delegation Head, Michele Levine, at 510.848.0237 ext 130 or Michelel@jcceastbay.org. Warriors Jewish Heritage Day program: Sunday February 12
6pm against Houston Rockets
$20 tickets — See Rabbi Green rabbi.green@yahoo.com Afikomen Judaica Events & News
3042 Claremont Ave Berkeley 510-655-1977 www.afikomen.com
Thursday February 23, 6:30pm , Alan Kaufman reads from his new book Drunken Angel Oakland Lodge B’Nai Brith
and Afikomen Judaica
present
A Child’s Memories of WWII in Amsterdam
with Bella Barany
Anne Frank wasn’t the only child that tried to avoid nazi capture during WWII. The Dutch hope to stay neutral ended when Nazi Germany invaded in 1940. What was it like to grow up in Nazi occupied Amsterdam? Was there resistance or collaboration? Were Jews protected or deported? Join us as Bella Barany recounts her story through child’s eyes.
Sunday, February 26. Brunch begins at 10:30 am followed by presentation at 10:45 am (approx)
Cost: Lox & bagel brunch is just $5. ________________________________
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. India meets Israel: A Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Tue, February 7, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
100 Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley
Nissim Reuben is currently the director of Jewish-Indian Relations for the American Jewish Committee. Originally born in India, Reuben emigrated to Israel where he served in the Defense Forces, but in 2002 Reuben flew back to India to participate in relief efforts following the Gujarat earthquake. Accompanied by representatives of the Israeli and Indian Consulate, Reuben will tell us about the history of Jews in India, current relations between India and Israel, and what we can do to ensure a prosperous relationship between both states.
The East Bay JCRC and East Bay Partnership for Israel, together with the Israeli Consulate, invite you to
A briefing with Israel’s Consul General Akiva Tor
Israel in the New Middle East:
The Impact of Changing Regional Politics on the Jewish State
Tuesday, February 28, 7-9 PM
Congregation B’nai Shalom, 74 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
Co-sponsored by Congregation Beth Israel
Free of Charge. RSVP required to Myrna David by February 27: myrna@jfed.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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