Upcoming Events
December 2019
Shabbat Chanukah for all Ages!
All are welcome to any part of the evening. 5:30 pm Family Shabbat Service - Open to all but geared for ages 4-12 and their families. We will use Mishkan T’filah for Youth, the prayer book used in Religious School services. All are then encouraged to join for Shabbat dinner where we will light the Chanukah lights! 5:30 pm Study Session: Meet Keshet Berlinsky Edry our community shilicha (emissary) from Israel! Keshet will talk about bringing light in Israel today,…
Find out more »January 2020
Fast-Tracking Your Hebrew Literacy: Keys to Demystifying our Prayers and Torah
Sundays, January 5 – March 8, 9:45 - 11:00 am (eight classes) Taught by Siana Goodwin Even without extensive formal Hebrew study, by using translations and understanding Hebrew structure, recurring patterns of prefixes, suffixes, and conjunctions, Hebrew roots and how to use a Hebrew dictionary, it’s possible to proceed from mystification to meaning. “As someone who chants sacred text frequently, I’ve found that both the ease of decoding a text and my pleasure in learning is enhanced by understanding the…
Find out more »Shabbat Morning Learners’ Services
An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day Second of the month, repeating until March 14, 2020
One event on April 4, 2020 at 10:00 am
All are welcome! As part of our B’nei Mitzvah Sefer Seminar program, we will have 4 Shabbat morning services with a focus on learning the meaning behind the order of the service (the Hebrew word for prayer book – Siddur – means “order”) and deepening our understanding of the prayers. The service, led by Rabbi Adler, is informal and interactive, and will enhance your experience of Shabbat Services in general. The service is followed by a potluck kiddush lunch.
Find out more »Mussar for Parents/Guardians/Grandparents
Cantor Jennifer Strauss-Klein Using the American Mussar curriculum and the book The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions: Finding Balance Through the Soul Traits of Mussar by Greg Marcus, Cantor Strauss-Klein will lead interested parents and grandparents in a journey of connecting Jewish wisdom to parenting. Together, we will study six core middot (soul traits), engage in group discussion, and share our personal practices. We will discuss how these soul traits impact ourselves, show up in our relationships to our kid(s)…
Find out more »Let’s Scrabble
The next meeting will be on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 1:30 pm. The group decided to play for fun, rather than for tournament purposes. So, grab your boards and join us the next time around!
Find out more »Healing and Cancer – A Still Kickin Affiliate Community Group
Healing from cancer is a non-linear process so whether you have just been diagnosed or are decades post-treatment, this group is for you. As an affiliate community group of Still Kickin – a nonprofit organization that “helps awesome people going through awful things” – let’s build a braver more supportive world by being there for each other through all the stages. This is an all-inclusive cancer support group. Events will vary.
Find out more »Beginning Hebrew, Part 2
Wednesdays, January 22 - April 1, 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. (ten classes) Taught by Siana Goodwin Building on familiarity with the aleph-bet, emphasis will be on developing ease in reading Hebrew and introducing basic elements of Hebrew construction and grammar.
Find out more »Building a Jewish Home, Creating a Jewish Family
Mondays, January 27 - February 10, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker $36 members/$50 public per person Ready to take a positive step in your life? Explore ways to bring Jewish traditions into your home in a judgement-free class. Hear from others about their decisions or practices. Make practical (small) decisions about holidays, values, and even artwork to hang on your walls. This open, guided class is for interfaith, same-faith, mixed roots, or single households. What does it mean to…
Find out more »Reform Judaism: A Life of Meaning
A Scholar-in-Residence with Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, Ph.D. Thursday-Sunday, January 30-February 2, 2020 Reflections of the past as we prepare for the future of Reform Judaism in 21st c. America. Thursday, January 30 (12-1:00 pm) Rashi Study on Genesis, Downtown Minneapolis Jacob as Harbinger of Reform Judaism Shabbat, January 31 (Friday 7:30 pm) Reform Judaism: A Life of Meaning Shabbat, February 1 (Saturday Noon) American Religion in the New Millennium Living in the context of Americans’ four views of God.…
Find out more »February 2020
Shabbat Morning Learners’ Services
An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day Second of the month, repeating until March 14, 2020
One event on April 4, 2020 at 10:00 am
All are welcome! As part of our B’nei Mitzvah Sefer Seminar program, we will have 4 Shabbat morning services with a focus on learning the meaning behind the order of the service (the Hebrew word for prayer book – Siddur – means “order”) and deepening our understanding of the prayers. The service, led by Rabbi Adler, is informal and interactive, and will enhance your experience of Shabbat Services in general. The service is followed by a potluck kiddush lunch.
Find out more »March 2020
Shabbat Morning Learners’ Services
An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day Second of the month, repeating until March 14, 2020
One event on April 4, 2020 at 10:00 am
All are welcome! As part of our B’nei Mitzvah Sefer Seminar program, we will have 4 Shabbat morning services with a focus on learning the meaning behind the order of the service (the Hebrew word for prayer book – Siddur – means “order”) and deepening our understanding of the prayers. The service, led by Rabbi Adler, is informal and interactive, and will enhance your experience of Shabbat Services in general. The service is followed by a potluck kiddush lunch.
Find out more »Healing and Cancer – A Still Kickin Affiliate Community Group
Healing from cancer is a non-linear process so whether you have just been diagnosed or are decades post-treatment, this group is for you. As an affiliate community group of Still Kickin – a nonprofit organization that “helps awesome people going through awful things” – let’s build a braver more supportive world by being there for each other through all the stages. This is an all-inclusive cancer support group. Events will vary.
Find out more »April 2020
Shabbat Morning Learners’ Services
An event every month that begins at 10:00 am on day Second of the month, repeating until March 14, 2020
One event on April 4, 2020 at 10:00 am
All are welcome! As part of our B’nei Mitzvah Sefer Seminar program, we will have 4 Shabbat morning services with a focus on learning the meaning behind the order of the service (the Hebrew word for prayer book – Siddur – means “order”) and deepening our understanding of the prayers. The service, led by Rabbi Adler, is informal and interactive, and will enhance your experience of Shabbat Services in general. The service is followed by a potluck kiddush lunch.
Find out more »July 2020
Healing and Cancer – A Still Kickin Affiliate Community Group
Healing from cancer is a non-linear process so whether you have just been diagnosed or are decades post-treatment, this group is for you. As an affiliate community group of Still Kickin – a nonprofit organization that “helps awesome people going through awful things” – let’s build a braver more supportive world by being there for each other through all the stages. This is an all-inclusive cancer support group. Events will vary.
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