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6800 35th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 Ph: (206) 524-0075 Fax: (206) 525-5095 email us   In This Issue Shabbat Schedule Lost Groceries? Survey You did it! Events & Services Kabbalat Shabbat Scholar in Residence *New* Classifieds - Please review Adult Education Shabbat Schedule Kabbalat Shabbat Service in the Beit Midrash Candlelighting for February 3 is at 4:55pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 5:30-6:30pm Hospitality Shabbat Shabbat Morning Services in the Sanctuary at 9:30 am Shabbat Shirah Beshalach Exodus 14:15-16-10 Haftarah: Judges 4:4-5:31  Ashrei for Adults with Talya McCurdy from 11:00-Noon in the Annex next door Shabbat Babysitting at 10:15am in Room 4/5 Youth Minyan from 10am-Noon in the Beit Midrash Tot Shabbat from 11:00-11:30am in Room 4/5 FDI (Future Daveners of Israel) - kids ages 3-6 from 10:45am in Room 1 Kid's Kehilla - kids ages 7-11 from 10:45am in Room 2 Kiddush Co-op from 1:00-2:00pm in the open space downstairs Israel Discussion Group - Sing-a-long with Ruth Etzioni from 1:15pm in the Beit Midrash Pajama Havdallah - Lights Up the Night! Saturday night 2/4 from 6:30-8:30pm Lost Groceries? There are some Trader Joe's groceries that were left in our kitchen.  Does anyone want to claim it?  If you can tell us what is in the bag it is yours.     North End Eruv   Click here weekly for Eruv status.  If you want to check out the Eruv map, click here. Join our Facebook group! Get the latest news, join in discussions, keep in touch. At www.facebook.com, just search on Congregation Beth Shalom and click "join."   Beshalach from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at www.g-dcast.com  From Rabbi Borodin Sheik Ghassan Manasra We had a wonderful program on Shabbat, November 26 with Sheik Manasra.  Great to have had many of you join us.  As requested, here is contact information for Sheik Manasra and his organization, Lights of Peace Society.  Sheik Manasra welcomes your continued contact and support.      Gift Cards Many thanks for your ongoing participation in this important program.    If you have any questions about the Beth Shalom gift cards, please contact Marjie Cogan in the office or Kevin Coskey HERE.   Survey Regarding Hebrew High Dear Families and Teens,   The Community High School of Jewish Studies, or Hebrew High, is going through changes. For the past 35 years there has been a Jewish high school educational program in Seattle.   Educators and sociologists place a high value on the role of formal Jewish learning for teenagers.   Your input is needed to shape this new program.  What is important to your family and your student?  We want to know!  It is vital that we gain insight from parents and students alike.    Please take part in our survey and ask your student to fill it out as well. Everyone who completes the survey by Jan. 30, 2012 will be entered in a drawing to win a $25 Starbucks or iTunes gift card.    Please click on the link HERE and fill out our short survey.   Shabbas Chefs Cook-At-Home Cookbook is a go!   We've got 4 volunteers for a committee; now we need someone to take the lead. Can you? If you are interested, let's talk about it...Contact Judith Benjamin at 206-525- 7791.   Community & Volunteer Opportunities   General Help We could use help posting events to web calendars, bing, google, etc.  Are you a Social Networking Maven?   Best Congregation in 2011 - voted in the JT News February 3, 2012 JT News Best of Everything   You did it!  Congregation Beth Shalom won Best Congregation three years running!    For the second year running, Beth Shalom won Best Supplemental School and Best Adult Education. Upcoming Events      Scholar in Residence Weekend Highlights Include: Is Religion Good or Bad for the World? A text study of Alenu L'Shabeach & John Lennon's "Imagine" From Bernie Madoff to Strauss Kahn: Are people sinning more now than ever and, if so, why? Respect for Elders & Parents: Are There Limits? Are the Ten Commandments Jewish? The Final Four Playoffs - of Mitzvot? Get Ready for Purim! Friday dinner: $15/member, $25/non-member Sunday lunch: $10/member, $15/non-member Kids 3 and under are free Pillars: Commit to the whole weekend of meals and study and take Adult Education Prep classes free. If you would like Shabbat hospitality or to offer Shabbat hospitality during Scholar in Residence weekend, please contact: CBSHosts@Coryfreedman.com Jewish Educators take note!  JEC Clock hours are available for Friday and Saturday Scholar in Residence programs.   New Thursday Maariv Minyan - 7:30pm Have you been wanting to come for an evening minyan but been unable to make it on Mondays?  We're trying out a new minyan on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary.  Please join us.     Stitch & Schmooze This Sunday, 2/5 from 11am-1pm at the home of Shirah Bell, 6538 39th Ave NE, Seattle            Tot Shabbat  Upcoming dates - 2/4, 3/3 1st Shabbat monthly 11:00-11:30am in Room 2 A community-led, interactive celebration for children ages 0-3 and their parents. Join us monthly for songs, stories, and snack. All are welcome. For more information email Irit Eliav HERE.   Pajama Havdallah - Lights Up the Night! This Saturday, 2/4 from 6:30-8:30pm at Congregation Beth Shalom Families with preschool and school age children are invited to join us in their pajamas for a special Havdallah celebration including: Crafts! Cookies! Radical Reactions program from the  Pacific Science Center! Tons of friends! And More! This is a FREE event, but we do ask that you please RSVP by 02/2/12 to Irit Eliav online on our website: https://www.bethshalomseattle.org/event_details.php?id=583.   An Evening of Hands-On Art with Three Artists from Israel Saturday, 2/11 from 7:15-9:30pm at Beth Shalom Loosen your creative juices and learn how to do Mandela drawings on canvas. Mandela art is an East Indian art that Jews from India have brought to Israel. No charge for this Adults Only event. Due to limited space, pre-registration is required.  Register at www.bethshalomseattle.org on our calendar. The artists have been brought here as part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle's partnership with the town of Kiryat Malachi and the area of Hof Ashkelon. To learn more about the partnership, please go to: http://tips-kmha.blogspot.com.    CBS Blood Drive Sunday, 2/19 from 10am-4pm The Puget Sound Blood Center will park their Blood Mobile across the street in front of the public library. For more information or to make an appointment, contact Sheryl Kipnis at CBSblooddrive@gmail.com. Kabbalat Shabbat at Beth Shalom February 3 -Hospitality Shabbat- Come join us for services from 5:30-6:30pm and join hosts for a potluck Shabbat meal afterwards. RSVP directly to the host and find out what you can bring. Please contact Carol Benedick for more information, 206-524-0075, carolbenedick@bethshalomseattle.org. HOSTS: Wedgwood/Meadowbrook: Jill Cohen & Rik Katz, jillcbs@gmail.com - Adults only. Wedgwood: Michele Yanow & Adam Shapiro, mbyanow@aol.com - All ages, including young children.     Wedgwood/Ravenna: Elizabeth Braverman & Phil Levin, eliz.braverman@gmail.com - All ages, teens welcome   February 10 -  Song Lover's Shabbat- Come for an evening of harmonizing and table banging. All ages.  Services from 5:30-6:30pm  .   February 25 - Study Shabbat- A question is posed in advance and a few people bring insights on the question. Services from 5:30-6:30pm.       Starting March 2, Kabbalat Shabbat services will be from 6-7:00pm. Purim Purim is March 7-8. Join us for music by the Klez Katz, a costume parade, the Not Ready for High Holidays Purim Players, the Great Hamantaschen vs. Latke debate, the Purim Carnival, Homemade Hamantaschen, and of course, the Megillah Reading!   Congregation Beth Shalom is hosting the Shaarei Tikvah Gates of Hope Purim Celebration for More info here. © 2010 CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.