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Welcome to July
4-5, 2008 ~ Tammuz 2, 5768 In This
Edition: BJC for Youth (Tots- 12th Grade) Summary for Parsha of the Week *~* ~*~ MAZAL TOVS / CONDOLENCES ~*~*~*
Birthdays: Al Davis, Stephen
Leist, Dean Arbit, Joe Litvin, Zachary Smith (23), Zev Ross (7), Dvorah
Shapiro, Neil Taxy, Dan Cohen, Daniella Engel (8), Irving Azaren,
Maria Cohen, Leora Shachat (16), Amanda Bergman (21), Kathy Hollander,
Ariel Moshe (21), Janet Rubenstein, Isaac Deutsch (5)
Anniversary: Yossi & Debbie Offenberg (16) *~*
~*~SHABBAT
KIDDUSH
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July 5 Kiddush Luncheon in the downstairs social hall after services sponsored by Sylvia Taxy in honor of the 40th anniversary of Neil's bar mitzvah. Prepared by: Pauline Witriol, Sid Miller, Anna Hollander & Marshall Schwartz. Set-Up: Mike Smith, Yehudi Weininger & Zolie Lax July 12 Kiddush Luncheon in the downstairs social hall after services sponsored by Miriam & Jerry Friedkin in honor of the marriage of their daughter Illana to Reed. Also sponsored by Ken Maki in memory of Leslie Provence Want to sponsor a kiddush? Kiddushes available. Call or email the office... 510.482.1147 or office@bethjacoboakland.org Deadline to "pick your own menu" is 12 noon the preceding Monday. Looking for "teams" to prepare kiddush once a month. Pauline Witriol & Sid Miller have the 1st weekend of the month covered. Which weekend do you & your crew want?
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July 5 Shabbat: Carlebach-Style Friday Night Services, Sat: Mincha/3rd Meal/Maariv at 7:55 PM July 12 Shabbat: Regular Friday Night Services, Sat: Family Shabbat, Sat: Mincha/3rd Meal/Maariv at 7:55 PM Tuesday, July 15: An Evening with Natan Sharansky -- Leader, Human Rights Advocate and Author to speak, answer questions,& share readings from his new book, Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy. Autographed books available for purchase after the event. Time: PROMPTLY at 5:45 PM Location: Beth Jacob Congregation Main Sanctuary The Gabbaim are interested in know who would be capable & interested in leading the Shacharit (morning) service on Shabbat. Please let Pinchas, cormelin@pacbell.net or Kathy office@bethjacoboakland.org know if you would occasionally lead the service so that when needed you could be contacted at the beginning of the week to check your availability for the next Shabbat Planning a simcha? Beth Jacob has an array of beautiful linen tablecloths and napkins available for Beth Jacob members use. Contact Kathy at the office about colors and cost We have
new cubbies outside the shul & men are invited to
keep talis & tefillin bags there Diane Weil has volunteered to coordinate visitations of seniors & homebound in our community. If you would like to participate, please let the office know *~* ~*~ CLASSES THIS SHABBOS & THIS WEEK ~*~*~*
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THIS SHABBOS & THIS WEEK ~*~*~*
Shabbat July 19: Shabbat
University – 12:00 pm (after Kiddush)
Morning
Services (Shacharit)
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UPCOMING
SERVICES & CLASSES ON SHABBAT
*~* ~*~BJC FOR YOUTH (TOTS-12th
Grade) ~*~*~* Tot Events Family Shabbat Service -- Next week, July 12 , at 10:45 am, classroom 2 (by the Oasis)Gan Mah Tov Preschool (2 yrs - Pre-K) -- Cheryl Schwarz GanMahTov@bethjacoboakland.org On hiatus for the summer
Teen Events
Teen
Minyan -- Special
Shabbat service
for 6-12 graders Location: Beth
Jacob - Hollander Sanctuary On Hiatus for the Summer
On hiatus for the summer *~* ~*~THE OASIS ~*~*~ New CD's coming in... Gemara
Buddy; Alef to Tav (wonderful learning tool for children); Torah
Puzzles (great family game); Mussar Masters (eyes open Pauline); and
more. Beautiful Wedding Gifts. Lovely Books. Let us know if we can
order something for you. And come by and visit....Diane Weil is
storekeeper one day a week and Kathy and Elaine will be glad to
help you as well.
What a delightful way to support
BJ!
The Third
Annual Jack Weinstein Memorial Golf Scramble will take place on
Sunday 21 September '08 from
7:00 AM at the Chuck Corsica Golf Complex in Alameda. It is an
opportunity to make new friends and renew acquaintances within the
broader East Bay Jewish Community. The day includes greens fees, carts,
prizes, and lunch for $125 and checks should be made payable to The
Brotherhood of Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St. Oakland, CA 94609. For more details liaise with Phil Rubin on
either 510-547-8080 or phil@legalmaster.com.
Let Phil know your handicap or typical score so that you
don't have to compete against the likes of Tiger Woodstein.
The Highway 580 Minyan is now 4-5 in its 3rd year of East Bay softball competition. For those not familiar, the Minyan is the joint team sponsored by Beth Jacob Congregation and Beth Abraham. It features such a rousing cheering section, made up largely of Gan students and some pretty mediocre, but awfully nice players. If you are thinking of coming out next year for the team and want to check out the final home stretch campaign of the '08 year come out on any Sunday from now to the end of July. Games are at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek on field 4 on the 6th (at 10AM) and 13th (at 9AM). Playoffs are on July 20 and 27th and those games are yet to be determined-- but we will play. For more information you can nudge Stephen Leist, Hugo Wildman, Jason Klein or Todd Wilkof in Shul for details Dana Gross' parents are looking to housesit or rent a place with a kosher kitchen for 4 weeks-mid October through end of Nov. (dates are flexible). Please call Dana Gross if you know someone who might be interested: 510-848-6029 Mariah Batt, neighbor & good friend of Judith Schwartz, is available to walk a stroller to shul. Mariah is a 31-year-old single mom, hard worker, honest, soft-spoken and, most of all, reliable. Contact her through email: MariahBatt@gmail.com Write On for Israel, a 2-year advocacy journalism program for teens is looking for 25 talented high school juniors this fall. Applications are being accepted now through Sep 28 from incoming high school juniors. For more info or to request an application, email WOFI@bluestarpr.com. See their posting on the bulletin board in the main lobby Beth Jacob Audio Library - wide selection of audio tapes and CDs! Check out our catalog online: www.geocities.com/polgur/audio/bjc_catalog.html You can find more Jewish Torah Audio @ www.613.org/ To see your announcements here please send them to office@BethJacobOakland.org. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||