Social Action’s Rotating Shelter

The Rotating Shelter program will return to Beth David in June. We will be hosting 15 men for 5 weeks as they struggle to move out of homelessness into a stable living and working environment. We need volunteers to provide dinner, shop for breakfast and lunch groceries and act as greeters in the evening. We hope to make this program self-sustaining and very much need financial support to underwrite the cost of the groceries. If you want to volunteer or need more information, call Ronnie Gordon at 408.265.8165. If you can make a monetary donation, please send your check to the office with a notation that it is for Social Action / Rotating Shelter.

We are also collecting new or gently used sleeping bags, pillows and pillowcases for the men to use from now until June. Please put donations in the SAC trunk in the lobby.

Teacher: Chuck Taubman

Modern Hebrew IIB – First Class Wednesday, Feb 25, 10:00-11:30 am. This continuation class is open to new students. Contact instructor to determine if you have the appropriate background.

This daytime course is designed for those who wish to improve their Hebrew skills and increase their comfort level in reading, vocalizing, and understanding general Hebrew texts as well as Hebrew prayers. You will expand your Hebrew vocabulary and understanding of Hebrew grammar

Teacher: Chuck Taubman

Modern Hebrew IB: Beginning Hebrew – First Class Wednesday, Feb 25, 11:45 am – 12:45 pm. This continuation class is open to new students. Contact instructor to determine if you have the appropriate background.

In this daytime class, you will acquire basic Hebrew reading skills, building vocabulary and learning rules of grammar. You will improve your ability to read from our prayer book, Siddur Sim Shalom. This class is appropriate for students wishing to refresh their childhood Hebrew.

Teacher: Chuck Taubman: nambuat@comcast.net or 408.257.3251

Meeting is for the purpose of voting on Rabbinical contract.

Sunday, July 5th, Fun in the Sun–Santa Cruz Beach Day

What is better than warm weather? The only thing better is warm weather on a hot beach with friends. Join us on July 5th from 10:30 to 4:00 as we venture over the hill for Jews’ Next Dor’s Santa Cruz Beach Day. We will begin at Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, Ca where we will then carpool to Lighthouse beach. Please bring $12 for food, bathing suits, towels, frisbees, etc. Please RSVP to JewsNextDor@beth-david.org for some fun in the sun! Please let us know if you’re willing to drive a carpool and how many people you can take.

Tuesday Schedule:

Mommy/Daddy and Me (2-3.5yrs) 9:30 - 10:00am

Minimum/Maximum Class Size:

MDM: 5 min - 20 max

Please note KLS Rain-out Hotline:

1-800-871-2275

Wednesday, July 8, 7pm, Meet & Greet @ Darbar Indian Cuisine

July’s Meet & Greet will be at Darbar Indian Cuisine, 129 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Seehttp://www.darbarcuisine.com/dinner.html for a menu, but remember we’ll be ordering vegetarian/dairy to share. Bring cash for a $15-$20/person, to be collected after the meal. Meet & Greet is a great way to meet old and new friends! And if you can pronounce the name, there may be some Fraiche afterwards… RSVPs appreciated to JewsNextDor@beth-david.org.

Thursday Schedule:

Tot-Soccer (3.5-4yrs) 4:00- 4:30pm
Pre-Soccer (4-5yrs) 4:30 - 5:05pm
Soccer 1 (5-6yrs) 5:05 - 5:50pm
Soccer 2 (7-8yrs) 5:50 - 6:35pm

Minimum/Maximum Class Size:

Tot-soccer: 8 min - 30 max
Pre-soccer: 8 min - 36 max
Soccer 1: 8 min - 45 max
Soccer 2: 8 min - 45 max

Please note KLS Rain-out Hotline:

1-800-871-2275

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Beth David book discussion group, run by Miriam Marr. The Jewish Book Discussion Group meets monthly on Shabbat after services and Kiddush lunch, approximately 1:30 p.m., usually in room MPR-D. All adults and teens are welcome. For more information, contact Miriam Marr at (650) 968-7138. Books listed below (scroll down).


August 9 - Book of Joshua (from the Bible), led by Rabbi Daniel Pressman. He suggests that we read a commentary on this book before we attend the discussion.

September 13 - Crisis of Islam by Bernard Lewis, led by Steve Levin. (At this meeting I will give out copies of next month's book from the Book Club in a Box service.)

October 11 - The Discontinuity of Small Things by Kevin Haworth, led by Miriam Marr

November 8- A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev, led by Eve Kedar

December 13 - Beaufort by Ron Leshem, led by Lee Gavens. (At this meeting I will give out copies of next month's book from the Book Club in a Box
service.)

2009
January 10 - The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer, led by Micki Falk NEW DATE

February 14 - After Long Silence, by Helen Fremont, led by Harry Cornbleet

March 14 - The People of the Book, led by Miriam Palgon

April 11 - Short story reading, title TBA, led by Joanne Cornbleet

May 9 - The Dream by Harry Bernstein, led by Paul Freudenthal (Sorry, still no response from Sarina about talking to the author on the phone.)

June 13 - Yearnings by Irwin Kula, LEADER NEEDED!

Joint services with Congregatin Sinai. Time to be posted later.