CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL SHABBAT MEVARCHIM PARSHAT VAYEISHEV DAF HASHAVUAH DECEMBER 24, 2016 / KISLEV 24, 5777
Weekday Morning and Evening Services — December 25‐29 CBI Chanukah Game Night & Morning: Sun, Mon 8:00 am • Tu‐F 6:30 am 2nd Great Berkeley Fry‐Off Evening: Sun‐Th 4:40 pm Sunday, December 25th, 5‐7:30 pm Friday night, December 23rd Get in the Maccabi Spirit with Games for Northside Minyan @ Sudikoff home ...... 4:30 pm grown‐ups (families welcome as well)! 1209 Sha uck Ave (east side of street, past Oak Park, near Eunice) We will also hold our 2nd Great Berkeley Fry‐ Candle Ligh ng ...... 4:37 pm Off. Contestants can show of their sufganiyot skills for a taste test ‐ and Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat @ CBI ...... 4:40 pm everybody wins! If you want to try your hand, we have 3‐4 slots, or to
th host a game table, please be in touch with M. Victoria Su on. Saturday, December 24 Morning Service ...... 9:15 am Monday, December 26th Childcare ...... 9:15 am CBI OFFICE CLOSED Torah & Ha orah Readers: Glenn Massarano Shacharit ...... 8:00 am Formal Group Time: ...... 10:30 am Kedma (3‐5 years old): Natan Kuchar ROSH CHODESH TEVET Tzafona (K‐2): Eden Gerson Th. night & Fri, December 29 & 30 Negba (3rd‐5th): TBD Shacharit ...... 6:30 am Tot Shabbat with Aron Wolgel upstairs at CBI @ 11am Parent Supervisors: Nell and Chaim Mahgel‐Friedman SHABBAT CHANUKAH PARSHAT MIKETZ Sermon by R. Cohen: Light or Lights?!? – From PotenƟal to ActualizaƟon Friday night & Saturday, December 30 & 31 Shabbat Mincha ...... 12:40 pm Chanukah Candle Ligh ng before* ...... 4:42 pm Seudah Shelishit ...... 4:40 pm Shabbat Candle Ligh ng ...... 4:42 pm Ma’ariv, Havdalah & Shabbat ends ...... a er 5:39 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat ...... 4:45 pm *At shul, the recital of the three blessings for the first night of Chanukah Morning Service ...... 9:15 am and the ligh ng of the Chanukah candle, occur prior to Havdalah. In Childcare ...... 9:15 am contrast, at home, Havdalah is recited first, followed by the ligh ng of the Formal Group Time ...... 10:30 am Chanukiah. One may not use the Chanukia as the candle for Havdalah. Shabbat Mincha ...... 12:40 pm Seudah Shlishit ...... 4:45 pm KIDDUSH LUNCH SPONSORS — Wishing the Cohen family nesiah tova Ma’ariv, Havdalah & Shabbat ends ...... 5:44 pm Paul & SerachBracha Albert, Noah & Hope Alper, Ron & Barbara Chanukah Candle Ligh ng a er** ...... 5:44 pm Ashkenas, Ron & Bella Barany, Miriam Barrere, Judith Bloom, Tony & * Remember to put in more oil or use bigger candles on Friday, so that Kathleen Bloom, Robert Bonem, Joel & Joanie Brodsky, Avraham & they burn 1/2 hour a er nigh all. Try to light just before the Shabbat Ruchama Burrell, Robi & Miriam Cohen, Darrell Cohn & Leah Kahn, Jim & candles (without of course delaying the ligh ng of the Shabbat candles). Carol Cunradi, Alisa Einwohner, Nimrod & Aliza Elias, Terry & Olga ** A er Shabbat one should first recite Havdalah at home, then light the Gordon, Preston & Anya Grant, Yakov & Rena Harari, Ezra & Toby Chanukah candles. One may not use the Chanukia as the candle for Hendon, Esther Hudes, Sam & Bathea James, Alison Jordan, Aaron Katler Havdalah. & Deb Fink, Alan & Elissa Ki ner, Natan & Lili Kuchar, Ray Lifchez, Laura Lipman, Chaim & Nell Mahgel‐Friedman, Aaron Marcus, Gary & Lois Shabbat Shalem with Alan Morinis Marcus, Jonah Markowitz, Marilyn Markowitz, Glenn & Judy Massarano, January 6‐7 Ed & Phyllis Miller, Miriam Petruck, Joel & Irene Resnikoff, Mordy & Rena We are excited to welcome Alan Morinis to Beth Rosen, Harry & Dorothy Rubin, Craig & Abi Rudnick, Bob & June Safran, Israel! There will be several opportuni es to learn Ory & Tamar Sandel, SaraLeya Schley, Peter Dale Sco & Ronna together, including a catered Shabbat dinner. To Kabatznick, Deborah Shaw, Henry & Viole e Sibony, Jeremy Smith & sign up for Shabbat dinner, followed by a class Irene Greenberg‐Smith, Richard & Irene Smith, Joan Sopher, Bob & Naomi with Alan Morinis, please register online or Stamper, Bernie & Roz Steinberg, Ralph Su on, Joshua & Piera Willner, through the CBI Office. RSVP by Tuesday night, Fried & Ruth Wi man, Stanley & Linda Wulf, Marvin & Sheila January 3– Dinners fill up quickly, please register Yudenfreund, Joelle Yzquierdo, Shelley & Mar Zedeck, Avi, Cory, Leah & early! $10 per child, student, & young Bina Zinn professional, $18 per adult, $50 maximum per family Alan Morinis is the founder and Dean of The Mussar Ins tute and an CHANUKAH ac ve interpreter of the teachings and prac ces of the Mussar tradi on, 25 Kislev‐Tevet 2 about which he regularly gives lectures and workshops. Born and raised in December 24 – January 1 a culturally Jewish but non‐observant home, he studied anthropology at Throughout the week, candles should be lit a er 5:27 pm except for Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship. For the past sixteen years, the Friday and the conclusion of Shabbat (see below). nearly‐lost Jewish spiritual discipline of Mussar has been his passion, a journey recorded in the book Climbing Jacob’s Ladder (Broadway 2002).
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PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS SHEET FROM THE BUILDING ON SHABBAT His guide to Mussar prac ce, en tled Everyday Holiness: The Jewish and poli cs yet seek a life of purpose, and when the ancient aspira on of Spiritual Path of Mussar, was published in May 2007. His newest book on Jewish sovereignty has been actualized in unan cipated and complex Mussar, With Heart in Mind, was published in August 2014. ways. During these sessions, we shall explore the relevance of Maimonides’ Beth Israel Classes thought to pressing themes of the modern condi on: The problem of modern iden ty; the rela onship between theology and ethics; the tension between faith and poli cs. SUNDAY Bernie Steinberg, Director Emeritus, Harvard Hillel, teaches at the The Zohar on Shabbat w/Reb Eliahu Klein: The most influen al mys cal Graduate Theological Union, and Kevah in Berkeley, and M2 The Ins tute text in the history of Judaism is without a doubt the Zohar. The ques ons: for Experien al Jewish Educa on, based in Chicago. He recently wrote an Who wrote it? When was it wri en? and other academic ques ons is not essay on Maimonides for Oxford University Press Bibliographies. what the course is about.We will study the Zohar with the transla on of Bernie Steinberg • Tuesday, February 7, 14, 21, 28 • 7:30‐8:30 pm Rabbi Yehudah Ashlag who composed the first complete Hebrew transla on of the Zohar in the 1950's.The goal of the course is to show the profound influence of the Zohar on all aspects of the prac ce of
Shabbat, specifically the Four primary meals of Shabbat, Friday night, WEDNESDAY Shabbat Morning, the Third Meal and the Fourth meal,: the M'laveh Midrasha’s Tanach and Talmud (for Teens): This course is an informal Malka. The Zohar will show the mys cal, poe cal and roman c no ons in but intensive study group focusing on close thema c readings of the all these meals. The focus of this course is not an academic analysis of the Tanach and Talmud in transla on. text, rather it is to show religious and spiritual meaning of the text as Mickey Davis • Wednesday • 4:15‐5:45 pm applied to religious prac ce.
R. Eliahu Klein • Every other Sunday Morning, 9:00‐10:00 am, Jan 8, Jan Open Sources ‐ Beit Midrash: Learn independently with a hevruta (study 15, Jan 29, Feb 12, Feb 26 partner) OR Study the weekly Torah por on with Maharat Victoria Su on MONDAY Learners of all levels welcome ‐‐ Savor the Soup of the Week as you learn Daniel & Ezra with M. Victoria Su on: These narra ves tell the story of Want to study with a partner, and not sure where to begin? Contact the Jewish people between the First and Second Temples. From the Maharat Victoria Su on [email protected] with any ques ons, wri ng on the wall to the lion's den, we will explore the life and mes of and we will help you find a partner and get started! the prophet Daniel in the Babylonian court. Next, we turn to Ezra haSofer, A Beit Midrash is a welcoming space to learn and discuss Jewish texts. the pivotal figure in returning the people, and Torah, from the Babylonian Looking forward to learning together! Class on hiatus, resumes Jan. 4 exile to Jerusalem. As we journey through this cri cal me in Jewish history, we will learn about these amazing figures, their challenges and Intro To Kabbalah With Daniel Ma : Daniel C. Ma served choices, and how they can inform our own experiences both in the as Professor of Jewish Spirituality at the Graduate Diaspora and in Israel. Class does not meet Dec. 26 Theological Union in Berkeley from 1979‐2000. He has M. Victoria Su on — Mondays @ 12:00 pm. taught at Stanford University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is one of the world’s leading authori es on NCSY LNL – La e & Learning (for Teens; Grades 9‐12): La e & Learning Kabbalah. He has published ten books, including: Zohar: brings Judaism to local coffee shops and serves up Torah in a relaxed and The Book of Enlightenment, The Essen al Kabbalah: The fun se ng. LNL is the place for teens to ask ques ons, voice their Heart of Jewish Mys cism (translated into seven languages) and God and feelings, and connect with each other. the Big Bang: Discovering Harmony between Science and Spirituality. Mondays, 7:30‐8:30 p.m. • Starbucks, 2128 Oxford St, Berkeley Daniel Ma — Wednesdays • January 11, 18, 25 • 7:00‐8:30 pm
TUESDAY Jewish philosophers: The class is currently reading "A Living Covenant: Is there ever a me where being right is actually wrong? The Innova ve Spirit in Tradi onal Judaism" by world‐renowned Join Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Dean of Yeshivat Maharat, to philosopher and social ac vist, Dr. David Hartman (z"l), the founder of the explore our Torah's perspec ve in Jus ce and Shalom Hartman Ins tute in Jerusalem. Righteousness. Muni Schweig — Wednesdays @ 8:00 pm @ the Schweig home Rabba Sara Hurwitz, co‐founder and Dean of Yeshivat Maharat, the first Orthodox yeshiva to ordain women as FRIDAY clergy, also serves on the Rabbinic staff at the Hebrew Ins tute of Talmudic Wisdom @ 9:00 AM: Join us for a weekly class that explores Riverdale. Rabba Hurwitz completed Drisha’s three‐year Scholars Circle key sugyot (talmudic units) that discuss major Jewish ques ons of Program, an advanced intensive program of study for Jewish women prac ce and thought. training to become scholars, educators and community leaders. A er R. Zac Kamenetz • January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17 another five years of study under the auspices of Rabbi Avi Weiss, she was M. Victoria Su on • February 24, March 3, 10, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 9, ordained by Rabbi Weiss and Rabbi Daniel Sperber in 2009. 16 • 9:00 am Rabba Sara Hurwitz • Tuesday, January 3 • 7:30‐8:30 pm Dr. Deena Aranoff • March 17, 24, 31 • 9:00 am
Maimonides & Modernity w/Bernie Steinberg: Halakhist, SATURDAY philosopher, court physician, local and world Jewish Zemirot of Shabbat with R. David Rue ‐ Seudah Shlishit: Each Shabbat communal leader, the Rambam (Moses Maimonides, 1138 we will study one Zemer (Shabbat Song), learn the tune, study the text ‐1204) inhabits diverse intellectual, social and poli cal and ask some ques ons for further thought. Class will meet in the beit spaces. His teaching is par cularly relevant to the modern midrash during seudah shlishit. condi on when Jews move between a mul plicity of R. David Rue has been a Dayan from 1989, Rosh Beit Din from 2000. He worlds, when they reject simplis c views of God, ethics, has taught extensively in Yeshivot Bnei Akiva, the premier religious
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS SHEET FROM THE BUILDING ON SHABBAT Zionist educa on network in Israel with over 75 schools and 24,000 experience of growing older within Jewish community and informed students. He is a close student of Rav Druckman. Class will not meet by Jewish values. Our goal is to create a place of safety for personal December 17, 31. explora on and growth, and study. The ini al group will be limited R. David Rue — Saturdays during seudah shlishit to 8 par cipants.
A one‐on‐one parent‐child learning program. Children CBI SISTERHOOD in grades 1‐8 and their parents are invited to Book Meeting: Sunday, January 15, 10:30 am # CBI. We will discuss par cipate. Guidance available in choosing learning Moonglow by Michael Chabon. Please contact Rita Kohl materials best suited to each individual need. [email protected] for information. Mishmash will meet twice a month through March, on Motzei Sunday, January 25th • 1:30‐4:30 @ CBI Shabbat, 45 minutes a er Shabbat ends. Food and snacks will be served. Donate your car/boat/vehicle to Beth Israel. Full tax write off. Jan 7 6:30 ‐ 7:30 • Jan 21 6:30 ‐ 7:30 • Feb 4 6:45 ‐ 7:45 pm • Feb Beth Israel. Contact David: 510‐849‐0961 18 6:45 ‐ 8 pm • Mar 4 Siyum! 7‐8 pm
In the Community EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS In Beth Israel Dreidels on the Brain Hanukkah Party Celebra ng 25 Years of Afikomen Judaica! Mazal Tov‐Hadran Alach! to Miriam Petruck and R. Mimi Weisel Sunday December 25, 2:30pm ‐ 5:00pm ‐‐ FREE on completing learning Tractate Mo'ed Katan! This is the second Music 3:00 pm w/ Melita and Jen Miriam (members of Octopretzel) complete Tractate they have completed together in memory of Stories & Readings 3:45pm w/ Joel Ben‐Izzy Miriam Petruck’s father (B'rachot was the first). Books will be available to purchase and sign Community Menorah Ligh ng 4:30pm w/ Rabbi Chaim CBI Cooks for Berkeley Men's Shelter, Wednesday, December Shopping ALL Day 11am ‐ 5pm 28th, 5 PM‐7:30 PM: With your help, CBI prepares and serves Prizes * Friends * Nosh * dinner to more than 50 clients at the Berkeley Men’s Homeless 3042 Claremont Avenue Berkeley CA 94705 Shelter each month. Join us this month to cook, serve or clean up 510‐655‐1977 www.afikomen.com (see shifts below). Contact Maharat Victoria Sutton to sign up or learn more. 5:00 pm ‐ Cooking Shift 6:3‐‐7:30 pm ‐ Serve and Clean‐Up Shift
Asarah B’Tevet Services & Learning, and The Backpack Project Sunday, January 8—9:00 am ‐ 1 pm We will mark Asarah B’Tevet through communal fast and gemilut chasadim (acts of kindness). We will delve into the meaning of the day through learning, followed by crea ng resources for those who are most vulnerable in our Berkeley community. 8:00 am ‐ Shacharit 9:00‐10:00 am ‐ Learning with Eliav Goldberg, Eliahu Klein and M. Victoria Su on. 10:00‐1:00 pm ‐ The Backpack Project: Assemble and distribute backpacks with essen al supplies to homeless individuals in Berkeley. Sign up to shop for items, help assemble backpacks or distribute backpacks with Maharat Victoria Su on. Cost of each assembled backpack is approx. $20. To sponsor a backpack, or a few backpacks, please contact the CBI office. We will meet monthly from 11:30‐3 PM including a sharing lunch. We ask for a commitment to show up for 4 sessions and to engage in homework in between. The groups will be facilitated by Rabbi Mimi Weisel and/or Rabbi SaraLeya Schley.
Aging with Grace and Wisdom January 10, February 28, March 21 How do we harvest a life me of living? Conscious eldering is an ongoing opportunity for inner growth and explora on of our values. We can transform the changes that the years bring to our bodies and minds into openings to ever‐deepening meaning, and even delight – and certainly not stagna on. Join a group of like‐minded journeyers to share and expand our
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