July 02, 2009   10 Tamuz 5769

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Welcome to

Congregation Beth Sholom

of the Napa Valley

We welcome Jews from all backgrounds and all are welcome at Congregation Beth Sholom. We strive to serve the needs of singles and families, Jews of all races, cultures and sexual orientations, as well as Jews-by-choice and interfaith families. Congregation Beth Sholom is the center of Jewish life in the Napa Valley.

We are a vibrant community with a wide variety of spiritual, educational, and social programs. We are a Reform Congregation affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism serving a membership that reflects a wide variety of perspectives and religious and cultural background.

For information on becoming a member please call our office: (707) 253-7305 or email us: office@cbsnapa.org, or visit us: 1455 Elm Street, Napa CA 94559.



CBS Slide Show.

June/July Shabbat Services  
  • Friday June 26 7:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat
  • Saturday July 4, 9:25 am, Traditional Minyan
  • Friday July 10, Tot Shabbat 5:30 PM, Shabbat Services: 6:30 PM
  • Saturday July 11, 9:30 am, Bat Mitzvah for Elizabeth Eisenstark
  • Friday July 17, 7:30pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
  • Saturday July 18, 9:30 am, Shabbat Morning Minyan
  • Friday July 24, 6:30 pm, Family Shabbat
  • Friday July 31, 7:30 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat
This Week At Beth Sholom  

Friday, June 26, 7:30 PM,  Kabbalat Shabbat
Oneg Sponsors: JoAnn Miller & Michael Blend and Phil & Risa Fram In Honor of their anniverseries.
Torah Portion: Korach Numbers 16:1 - 18:32
Board Member: Dave Posner

Thursday, July 2, 12:00 noon To 1:30 PM, Torah Study

Save the Date!  

Please save the dates for the following major events described in articles below:

Bat Mitzvah of Elizabeth Kaiwen  
 

It is with great pride and love that

we invite you to share our joy as our daughter

 

Elizabeth Kaiwen

 

is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah

Saturday, the Eleventh of July

Two thousand and nine

at nine thirty in the morning

Congregation Beth Sholom

1455 Elm St.

Napa, California 94559

You are cordially invited to a luncheon

immediately following the ceremony

Teresa Barnes

Howard Eisenstark

RSVP  707-996-5796

 

 

Support Beth Sholom by using the eScrip On-line Mall  

  

When you use this link for your on-Line shopping Beth Sholom will be rewarded with a percentage of your purchase price at no additional cost to you.  It's an easy and painless way to help support our congregation in these hard times. 

The Shofar including CBS Calendar for June 2009  
Religious School Registration Forms for 2009/10 School Year  

Please use the links below to download the religious school registration forms for next year.  The forms may be returned physically or electronically to the office.  The email address is: office@cbsnapa.org

CBS School Registration form for 2009-2010 school year.

Parent Volunteer Form.

CBS 2009-2010 Religious School Fees Form

Life Long Learning At CBS  
Life Long Learning  Opportunities  At  CBS
 
THIS IS REAL AND YOU ARE COMPLETELY UNPREPARED: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation by Rabbi Alan Lew : In three Shi'urim following the Modern Minyan at 9:30 am, June 20, July 18, August 15
Join with us as Lifelong Learningat CBS examines this volume as study text & High Holy Day preparation with Rabbi Postrel.
 
 
Thursday Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Postrel: Thursdays 12:00 noon - 1:30pm
Join Rabbi Postrel for the weekly cycle of Torah learning in translation.  We will use the newest JPS Etz Hayyim supplemented by classical Midrash, Rashi, contemporary scholarship and commentary.
 
Ulpan HaKayitz -- Intensive Summer Modern Hebrew Course!
Taught by Fani and Chagit, two CBS native Hebrew speakers.
All ages, small classes and all levels -- great for beginners.
The classes will be taught in August.
Please contact the office NOW if you are interested!
 
 
B'not Mitzvah Project: Support the Invisible Children Organization  

B'not Mitzvah Project for Anna and Megan Charney

We would like to share with you our B’not Mitzvah project. We want to support The Invisible Children Organization. This organization is about kids in Northern Uganda who are abducted to be put in war. This war is between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda. These children are brain washed into killing other children. These kids are not safe in their homes and any of them could be abducted at any time. 1.8 million People have been displaced in this war. Young men from the USA went to Northern Uganda to make a documentary film and it turned into a whole organization! This mitzvah project is important because not many people really know about the invisible children of Northern Uganda . With our help people will get a better understanding and be able to contribute to this group and make these children safer. Hopefully, this will help end the war and educate them to stop the cycle of violence. What we are going to do to help this cause is donate books to the kids in Uganda . We are asking you to donate any type of book to us. There will be two boxes where you can put your donated books. One will be in the pool area and the other by the bulletin board in the synagogue. Some of the books are sold to build schools for the children and some books are given to the children to read. We also plan to donate part of the money from our B’not Mitzvah to The Invisible Children. Please visit their website at www.invisiblechildren.com. Thank you very much! –Anna and Megan Charney

B’not Mitzvah date: Sat. August 29, 2009

CBS Pool Open!  

Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing and warm weather is beckoning, inviting us outdoors. The CBS Pool is open.  We have all summer to swim, socialize, swim, share meals, swim, have play dates, swim! September 30, the end of the pool season, is a long way off. Come now and enjoy!

All members in good standing are entitled to a pool key. If you have never had a pool key and would like one, or you need a replacement, a $25.00 deposit is required.  Please visit the Office during normal office hours.

To use the pool you must read the 2009 Pool Use Agreement, complete and sign page four, and get it to the office.

Please note:Members with minor children must also complete and return the  Medical Release form to the office, before using the pool this season.

Yoga At CBS  
 

Yoga at CBS

 

EVERY Sunday afternoon

 

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Learn to experience the stillness of a yoga practice.

Awaken your body awareness.

 Improve your body strength, balance and flexibility.

All levels and abilities are welcome.

Bring a yoga mat and blanket.

Class limited to 16.

 

Carl Speizer, Certified Yoga Teacher, Physician, and CBS member

leads the class. Questions, call Carl at 707.363.0771.

Fee: $50 for 8 weeks or Drop In Donation

 

 

Help Wanted!  

Help Plant and maintain the Temple Garden.  Adopt a plot!

Help with this web site!  Anyone wishing to help improve and maintain our CBS website should contact the "web master" at webmaster@cbsnapa.org.  (Your suggestions for content and services are also welcome.)

 

Helping Hands  
 

W

hom do I call if I need help from someone in the congregation for transportation, errands, meals, etc.?  You can call our Lotsa Helping Hands Coordinator, Deb Bloomberg, 707-294-2941.  Or you can go directly online to our Lotsa Helping Hands Website and post a need and email the helping hands members at:

http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/c/601714

 

Call our office for ALL details 253-7305
B'nai Mitzvah Corner  

Prayers and Blessings chanted by  Rabbi Postrel

(These recordings are in MP3 format.  Clicking on the link will play directly from the web.  Alternatively you can copy them to your computer by clicking with the right mouse button and selecting the "Save" option from the popup menu.  The latter is recommended if you will be playing them frequently or your internet connection is flakey.)

  Shma V'ahavta pg. 232-234
  Avot Imahot pp.244-246
  Torah Service pp.362-366,
  Torah Blessings pg. 368
  Haftarah Blessings pg. 372
  Returning The Torah to the Ark pg. 374 (Etz Chayim)
  Shabbat morning V'ahavta and Avot and Friday evening Kiddush.

  Numbers 8:1-19

Lost and Found  

Lost: December 2008, Diamond Earring with sentimental value lost at the Chanukah Fair. I have retraced all my steps but have been unable to find an earring that my late husband gave to me. There is a reward and I would be so grateful. Call or email Beth Kellman at bethkellman@gmail.com or 707.251.8021. Thank you

URJ Israel Features and Resources  
URJ Israel Blogs  

Galilee Diary: Peace talk VI: Listening

  |   Jun 30, 2009 12:00 AM
by Marc Rosenstein(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah) They combined against Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all the...

Galilee Diary: Peace talk V - Living with the other

  |   Jun 23, 2009 12:00 AM
by Marc Rosenstein(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah) When she saw that [Joseph] had left [his garment] in her hand and had fled outside, she called...

Galilee Diary: Peace talk III - Living with history

  |   Jun 9, 2009 12:00 AM
by Marc Rosenstein(Originally published in Ten Minutes of Torah and Galilee Diary) Who is the mightiest of the mighty? ... Some say: he who is able to turn his...

Saperstein Video Blogs About Obama's Cairo Speech

  |   Jun 8, 2009 12:00 AM
by Kate Bigam(Originally posted on the RACBlog) After President Barack Obama addressed the Muslim community in a speech in Cairo, Egypt, Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the RAC, recorded a video...

How Not To Protect the Jewish State

  |   Jun 4, 2009 12:00 AM
by Rabbi Eric Yoffie(Originally published in The Jewish Daily Forward and Ten Minutes of Torah) During his recent visit to the United States, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated his demand...

Tuesday the Rabbi Was Not A Friar: When Sirens Sound Across Israel

  |   Jun 3, 2009 12:00 AM
by Rabbi Rich Kirschen This morning was one of those mornings I dread living in Israel because I had given in to my wife's demand that it was my turn...

Galilee Diary: Peace talk II: Jewish and democratic

  |   Jun 2, 2009 12:00 AM
by Marc Rosenstein(Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah) ...We, members of the people's council, representatives of the Jewish community of Eretz-Israel and of the Zionist movement...,...

Galilee Diary: Peace talk

  |   May 26, 2009 12:00 AM
by Marc Rosenstein (Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah) ...Priest and prophet alike, they all act falsely, They offer healing offhand for the wounds of My...

Galilee Diary: Standing guard

  |   May 19, 2009 12:00 AM
by Marc Rosenstein (Originally published in Galilee Diary and Ten Minutes of Torah) Asher did not dispossess the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik,...

Give Israel's Arab Citizens Full Equality

  |   May 19, 2009 12:00 AM
by Rabbi Eric Yoffie (Originally published in Reform Judaism magazine) Menachem Begin must be turning over in his grave. The late Prime Minister and long-time leader of Israel's right-wing parties...

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