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Aaronion 616 S TheAaronion 616 S. Mississippi River Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55116-1099 • (651) 698-8874 • www.TempleofAaron.org Vol. 95 • No. 6 February 1, 2020 6 Shevat 5780 2 Rabbi Fine & Cantor Joshua Fineblum delivered You Don’t Have to Wait Hanukkah donuts to the On the “Jewish” calendar, February is in its own ToA Community, including category. In many ways we wait for Purim and the JCC, Jewish Federation, Pesach and we might neglect our Judaism and our and Quixotic Coffee. synagogue. The cold shuts us in, we grow jealous of snowbirds, and we think there isn’t too much going on. Of course, everyone has already bought their tickets to our HUGE March events: Purim with Judy Gold at House of Comedy on March 9; and the Second Annual Big Night of Jewish Thought with Rabbis Bradley Shavit-Artson, Rachel Sabbati Beit Halachi, and Shmuly Yanklowitz on March 29. So how do we engage in the cold of February? Rabbi Jeremy Fine I suggest trying something new. Something that you 651-252-6412 never thought, Jewishly, you might do. Here are Email: some suggestions: [email protected] Twitter: 1. Shabbat Morning Services: Winter can be tough, @RabbiJeremyFine but it is a lot easier with community. Call a friend and try Shabbat services on a regular basis and see if the calm, music, and our growing volume of young students makes a difference in your life. 2. Support our Sisterhood: February usually features Sisterhood Shabbat and 2020 is no different. On February 8th we will host Rabbi Ellen Wolintz Fields who is the Executive Director of International Women’s League. This program welcomes all members and it would be great if we could have a wonderful crowd to welcome her. 3. Sing, Stomp, or Close Your Eyes: Our NEW Kehillat Shabbat (Friday Night Musical Service) is one of the best things we have done. The new music melodies are easy to learn for most and engages our community over time. It is also a chance to take a breath and hear Judaism’s sounds and heartbeat. Our next service is February 7th at 6:00 p.m. 4. Hercules: Please come see one of the performances of our USY Play! Last year we added younger actors of elementary ages to join the fun and it has made for an even better play (I am a biased father). This year our thespians are performing Hercules. 5. Let Your Mind Explore: My final suggestion is to read a book. Maybe it is Bari Weiss’ new How to Fight Anti-Semitism, or you can take a book from our Smith Library (which we encourage you to keep), allow yourself the time to grow Jewishly in a way that makes sense for yourself. In some ways February is a Jewish gift, to allow you to do your own exploring without major Holidays to interfere. Work on your own spirituality or Jewish path. Hopefully, Temple of Aaron can be that hub that helps guide you. Rabbi Fine visits See you in Shul! WCCO to discuss Rabbi Jeremy Fine safety in the Jewish Community. Rabbi Fine is serving as Camp Rabbi at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, June 25-July 8. If your kids are going to Ramah, contact Temple of Aaron. 3 Hebrew Reading Crash Course 2 with Rabbi Miller Sundays, February 2, 9, and 23 10:00 am Grow your Jewish Expression NJOP’s Hebrew Reading Crash Our tradition has so many amazing holidays! Course Level II is designed to improve One such holiday that fits into this category is Tu students’ reading B’shevat (15th of Shevat). Perhaps some of you skills and fluency by introducing them are very familiar with this holiday while others are to special pronunciation rules and not. The holiday commonly called the Israeli Arbor basic Hebrew grammar to help them Day is one of my favorites because of one special expand their Hebrew comprehension experience. While April and I were getting more skills. Students will begin to recognize acquainted with one another she had asked me various parts of verbs and nouns, about my faith and desired to experience some of learn how to dissect words, and the holidays and traditions. identify new words and phrases that will enable them to better understand It happened that it was in the middle of winter and Rabbi Micah Miller the prayer book. Hanukkah had passed and the next holiday was Tu Assistant Rabbi 651-252-6411 bshevat. So we did what Isaac Luria Z”L, the Email: Gods & Monsters renowned 16th century Kabbalist did. We had a [email protected] seder. with JTS PhD Candidate Ryan Higgins That’s right, Seders are not just for Passover! However, the Seder for this holiday is Saturdays, February 15 & 22 not as elaborate than the one recalling our redemption but there are some critical This class gets up close and personal elements. During this Seder there are fruits and nuts that we are supposed to eat and this is due to what they represent. with the hideous and horrifying supernatural beings of ancient Israel and its neighbors. The first category of food is one that is hard on the exterior but contains a softer We will discuss interior like coconuts, almonds, and walnuts. These chosen because they are to what makes a symbolize protection the earth can give us. The second set of fruits are soft with a pit monster, why they in the middle – olives, dates (my favorite), and apricots. This is a reminder to the life sustaining power of the earth and also the strength within us. are so menacing, and explore the love-hate relationship between the Then the third is something that is entirely edible and soft throughout so think of deities and their demons. Finally, we raisins or figs. They are set to show the connection between us and the earth and will see how God is both the hero in how we are tied to it. Lastly, is something sweet fruit on the inside and tough skin on combat with, and the master in the outside the avocados and bananas of the world. These fruits represent the mystery of the world and us seeking to uncover her secrets. control of, the Bible’s most famous monster: the sea serpent Leviathan. However, this year I learned a new tradition which, as a vegan, was not so surprising. There is a tradition to serve vegetarian dishes on this day on some level to focus on Yoga with Hollie Carr — all the magnificence that is produced from the soil. As someone who has decided to St. Paul JCC Certified live this lifestyle because of the lasting impact industrial meat farming has on the Personal Trainer world I now am a vegan because of how beneficial it is for the earth. My choice to not eat meat or dairy helps God’s planet. February 22 Shabbat is a day I am not using this as a platform to tell you all to be vegan (but April, Aria and I would meant for relaxation welcome you to the club). Rather, perhaps think about a way in which you can honor and reflection. In this holiday of ours. Maybe it is having a small or large celebration and seder with order to help with this your family, maybe it is thinking about what you can do to better the environment we invite you to join through choices you make on Tu B’Shevat or throughout the year, or maybe you just Hollie Carr for a appreciate HaShems masterpiece a little more on this holiday. special shabbat Yoga experience. Hollie graduated from St. All I ask is do not forget some of the lesser known treasurers from our tradition and Paul College with a degree in Personal also realize ways you can enact your Judaism in new ways. Training. Hollie focuses on functional movement training. The skills you learn Kol tuv, with her you can incorporate into your Rabbi Micah Miller daily life. She believes that focusing on the little things allows you to move better, live better & feel better! 4 Need Scholarship for Overnight Camp & Israel? I have had the chance to lead and accept Aliyot in services all over the world: from Israel to Greece, Italy to the Caribbean and many places all over the USA. Each time it is unique. Whether it be taking an Aliyah in the Ghetto of Venice or leading Kabbalat Shabbat in Israel, they all have a special place in my heart. Meaningful times leading have come in beautiful synagogues, social halls, and even outside in nature. When we pray with the words on the pages of the siddur or the thoughts in our hearts, each of us must Go to this link and scroll down strive to figure out what that time and what those for the latest scholarship words mean to each of us. Sometimes, the feeling we application. each get can be influenced by those other memories http://templeofaaron.org/ Joshua Fineblum, CJE of when we did those Tefillot for the first time or with Cantor/Educator education/schools/ whom we did it with. 651-252-5403 Email: I am lucky to have both be true. I became a Bar Questions? [email protected] Mitzvah 30 years ago. My journey started before that [email protected] as I was learning Tefillot in Troy, New York in the Apply Today! Spring of 1985 when I was in third grade. My father the Rabbi and I would sit on Shabbat afternoons and he would help me learn different Tefillot in the siddur.
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