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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 Survey You did it! Events & Services Kabbalat Shabbat PURIM *New* Classifieds - Please review Shabbat Schedule Kabbalat Shabbat Service in the Beit Midrash Candlelighting for February 117th is at 5:17pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 5:30-6:30pm Eyal Price - Kabbalat Shabbat Leader Shabbat Morning Services in the Sanctuary at 9:30 am Shabbat Shekalim Mishpatim Exodus  22:4-23:19 Haftarah: II Kings 12:1-17 Aufruf of Amy Stephson & Brian Rapalee Baby Naming of Michelle & Solomon Graf's daughter This week's Kiddush is Sponsored by Shirley Stephson, in honor of the Aufruf and Chuppah of Amy Stephson & Brian Rapalee, and Sponsored by Michelle & Solomon Graf, in honor of the Baby Naming, and prepared by Shabbas Chefs, Margot Kravette and Susan Monas, with their helpers Shabbat Babysitting at 10:15am in Room 4/5 Ashrei for Adults with Talya McCurdy from 11:00am-Noon in the Beit Midrash 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 Ran Bar-Yoshafat, the 2012 StandWithUs Shaliach 1:15pm in the Beit Midrash Ran Bar-Yoshafat is StandWithUs Northwest's 2012 Shaliach (Israeli representative). He will be working with us in the Seattle area until June 2012, talking and teaching about Israel, providing forums for dialogue, presenting an Israeli's perspective on his country and the Mideast conflict. The former Israeli national champion for mixed martial arts and a trained lawyer, Ran has a wide range of experience and a passion for education and advocacy. Host homes needed! Beth Shalom will be hosting the Kadima Kinnus for the Pinwheel region on February 24th-26th. We are still in need of a few homes for middle schoolers for that weekend. Hosting involves providing a place for the kids to sleep, breakfast on Shabbat morning, a few snacks, and transportation to and from CBS for the weekend (which can include walking on Shabbat). If you are interested in hosting, please contact Irit Eliav  HERE.   Missing Leather Jacket from Gown minyan Someone mistook a black leather jacket for their own at the Gown's shloshim minyan last weekend.     If you were at the minyan, and you wear a black leather jacket, it could still at the Gown's home, but someone else is missing theirs   If you could please look and see if you accidentally brought home a jacket with a tag in the back, since your jacket does not have an inside lable.     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."   Mishpatim from G-dcast.com More Torah cartoons at www.g-dcast.com  Community & Volunteer Opportunities   Bake Delicious Hamantaschen For Beth Shalom's Purim Festivities  Join Karen McGonigle, Joani Diskin-Saran, and Edith Horn in the CBS Kitchen.  Tuesday, February 28 10am-2pm Wednesday, February 29 10am-2pm  Contact Carol Benedick at 206.524.0075 ext 2504 or here.   Wanted: Editor/Writer for the Ruach Hamah This is not a joke.  Resurrect the Ruach Hamah, Beth Shalom's Purim spoof newsletter.  If you've got a hankering to write some satire, or, better yet, put the whole thing together, please let us know, here. General Help We could use help posting events to web calendars, bing, google, etc.  Are you a Social Networking Maven?    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.   Best Congregation in 2011 - voted in the JT News February 17, 2012 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 all Scholar in Residence programs led by Rabbi Goldfarb. *********************************************************************************** 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.                 Guest Darshan - Ran Bar-Yoshafat, the 2012 StandWithUs Shaliach This Shabbat, 2/18 Ran Bar-Yoshafat is StandWithUs Northwest's 2012 Shaliach (Israeli representative). He will be working with us in the Seattle area until June 2012, talking and teaching about Israel, providing forums for dialogue, presenting an Israeli's perspective on his country and the Mideast conflict. For more information click here.   CBS Blood Drive This 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.   This is not a Beth Shalom Event, but all are welcome Caring for someone with memory loss? This Tuesday, 2/21 from 1:00-2:30pm The Alzheimer's Association is bringing their Family Caregiver Support Group Meeting to Beth Shalom on Tuesday, February 21, 1-2:30pm for a Special Presentation on Financial and Legal Planning by Janet Smith, Elder Law Attorney. All are welcome.  For details, please contact Linda Whiteside, 206.363.5500 ext 237   Meet Nigel Savage - founder of Hazon Next Shabbat, February 25 - D'var & Beit Midrash Talk Nigel Savage is the founder of Hazon (Hebrew for "vision"), a Jewish nonprofit based in NYC that runs the largest faith-based community-supported agriculture program (CSA,) in the country. The group pairs synagogues with nearby farmers to provide locally grown food for more than 4,000 families, and donates any leftovers to the poor-this year it expects to give away 30,000 pounds' worth. On Shabbat he will be giving the D'var Torah at CBS on the subject of "What's happening in the Jewish Food Movement and the application of Jewish values and  ethics in the realm of food".  After Kiddush He will lead a discussion and teaching on "Jewish Environmentalism: What's to be done today?"    Tot Shabbat  Upcoming dates - 3/3, 4/7 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. Kabbalat Shabbat at Beth Shalom 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.       March 2 - Hospitality Shabbat this month is supplanted by Scholar in Residence weekend. If you would like Shabbat hospitality for March 2-3, please email CBSHosts@Coryfreedman.com.   March 9 - Song Lover's Shabbat- Come for an evening of harmonizing and table banging. All ages. Services from 6:00-7:00pm   March 23 - Study Shabbat- A question is posed in advance and a few people bring insights on the question. Services from 6:00-7:00pm   Starting March 2, Kabbalat Shabbat services will be from 6:00-7:00pm. 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!  If you have young children come early for Purim Katan.  We'll have Songs, Stories and Snack for children 0-5 yrs and their parents at 6:15pm on 3/7.   Congregation Beth Shalom is hosting the Shaarei Tikvah Gates of Hope Purim Celebration for More info here. Classifieds & Events Around Town  As part of our new updates, we are excited to share that what has previously appeared under the Classifieds section of the Cybershul is now hosted on the CBS website.  Community events, things for sale, missing items and much more can now be found online.  Rental oppotunities Jobs Volunteer work New Events for February and March Click here for a complete list of CBS Classifieds and Events around town - such as:      Ernest Bloch: "Poèms Juifs" Wednesday, 2/22 from 7:15pm at Temple Beth Am - Free Ernest Bloch's importance to the heritage of Jewish musical culture was enormous.  Born in Switzerland in 1895, he studied with violinist-composer Eugéne Ysaÿe, and his career took him to great music centers of Europe.  The haunting beauty of his music, frequently inspired by his Jewish heritage, overcame much of the prejudices of the day.  Bloch moved to America in 1915, later holding teaching duties at the Mannes School of Music (New York City), the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the San Francisco Conservatory. In this lecture, we will explore the full extent of his artistic talent, not only his hypnotic and elegiac "Jewish" music - above all his celebrated Schelomo - but his invigorating "American" music as well. The program is sponsored by Seattle Jewish Seniors and supported by Heinz Schwarz Fund. © 2010 CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.