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Shabbat Services

Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei

Friday, March 17 (24 Adar, 5783)
6:59 PM | Candle Lighting
6:45 PM | Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv

Saturday, March 18 (25 Adar, 5783)
9:00 AM | Shacharit
10:17 AM | Latest Time to Say Shema
12:00 PM | Shabbat U with Rabba Dina Brawer: "Reclining Women: A Bold Statement or Gesture Politics?"
6:50 PM | Mincha/Maariv
7:58 PM | Shabbat is Over

Rabba Dina Brawer serves as the Executive Director of World Jewish Relief USA, an international humanitarian agency.

She spent two decades serving the London Jewish community with her husband Rabbi Naftali Brawer under the late Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks z’’l. (fun fact - she oversaw the Italian translation of Sack’s “Dignity of Difference’)

Together they co-founded Mishkan pop-up community and curated meaningful prayer experiences.

She founded JOFA UK, an orthodox feminist movement which became a catalyst for both grassroots and institutional change and led her to study for semikha. She produced two podcasts: #YourTorah, a journey through the 63 tractates of the Mishnah taught entirely by women, and PrayerFull: a guided prayer podcast.

She was born and raised in Milan, Italy and studied in Jerusalem, New York and London. She holds a BA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies from the University of London and an MA in Education and Psychology from the Institute of Education, London, and Semikha from Yeshivat Maharat.

Weekday Minyan Times

Mornings
8:00 AM | Sunday
6:45 AM | Monday-Friday

We will have Coffee and Biscotti at Monday and Thursday morning Minyans going forward as a thank you to those who participate in our daily services.

Evenings
6:45 PM | Sunday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv

Kiddush

This week's Kiddush is a cookie Kiddush sponsored by BJC.

Interested in sponsoring a Kiddush? Contact Jen Salvago-Keyes at events@bethjacoboakland.org

Click here for more details about Kiddush sponsorship.

*All Kiddushes are dairy (or pareve) unless otherwise noted.

Shabbat Youth Activities  

9:45-11:15, Shabbat Groups

We will be meeting in the Upstairs Social Hall for Bridge K-3rd Grade as well as the  4th-8th graders. We will also have Tot Shabbat in the outdoor space between the Gan and the Brick House. Check recent announcements regarding the shul's updated mask policies. 

Pirkei Avot in the Park - Kids Edition

Join our Banot Sheirut Noemie, Tal, and Doron, together with Meiraz Mishnayot, every Shabbat afternoon at 4:00 PM at Crocker Highlands School Yard for singing and learning a different Mishnah about the Ethics of our Sages. Perfect for children aged 2-10 and their families. 

Eruv is up this Shabbat!

For Eruv status and boundaries click  Oakland Eruv

The Eruv is checked every Friday and the website is updated weekly.

Read: "Oakland synagogue celebrates new year with long-awaited eruv"

Tue, March 21 2023 28 Adar 5783