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Sunday November 1, 2009
 
 School - 10:45-12:30 GANON! Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
 14th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMSchool - 9:00-9:30 Torah Trope Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMMinyan (sanctuary) Create or Edit Email Reminder
9:30 AM - 12:30 PMSchool - 9:30-12:30 Religious School Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
10:00 AM - 1:00 PMMen's Club Mtg. Create or Edit Email Reminder
mensclub@beth-david.org
Contact  Dave Graubart

CBD Men’s Club

2010 Planning Meeting

Sunday, November 1

After 9:30 AM minyan in the Social Hall

Whether you’re interested in helping lead the club, participating in an occasional event, or anything in between, join us for a meeting to discuss the future of the club and the upcoming year’s activities. All ideas are most welcome!

Bagels and cream cheese will be served. Please RSVP to mensclub@beth-david.org to make sure we have enough.


 Zahava Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Cheryl Graubart


10:15 AM - 1:00 PMSocial Action Create or Edit Email Reminder


2:00 PM - 4:00 PMSisterhood Knitting Event (offsite) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Davida Adelberg - Sisterhood@beth-david.org

Sisterhood Knitting Event Sunday, November 1, 2009, 2 to 4 p.m. Come join the camaraderie and fun as we knit scarves, hats, or mittens for the Emergency Housing Consortium at the home of Shannon Wells. Knitting materials and instruction will be available. Please RSVP by Oct. 30 to Shannon at thesqueedler@gmail.com or (650) 954-5671.

Monday November 2, 2009
 
 15th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN Create or Edit Email Reminder
7:30 PM - 8:00 PMAE - Rabbi Pressman - The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven MPR D Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Marty Sherman - Adulted@beth-david.org

The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven: Reviewing and Renewing Your Life on Earth
This course, taught at Beth David by Rabbi Pressman, will be based on Ron Wolfson's wonderful new book which draws upon Jewish tradition about the questions you'll be asked in the world to come. This class will give us a venue to ponder and discuss these questions and our own values. It's a wonderful read, and should prompt some illuminating discussions. Please purchase book prior to class.
Supported by wisdom from the Jewish tradition, life’s experiences, and personal anecdotes, this book tells you about these transformative questions and explores the values that are at the heart of a life that matters. It encourages you to reflect on your own life goals and provides ideas both big and small for achieving them.

7:30 PM - 8:30 PMPrayer Book Hebrew IIA: (Room 2) Create or Edit Email Reminder
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Contact  Marty Sherman - Adulted@beth-david.org

Prayer Book Hebrew IIA – Continuing Hebrew: First session Monday, Oct 19, 7:30 – 8:30 pm.

Class Description: This is an evening class where you will continue to practice reading Hebrew and learn the order of the Saturday morning service.
Instructor: Monique Alexander
Prerequisites: Prayer Book Hebrew I.
Textbook: Prayer Book Hebrew for Adults by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin and Siddur Sim Shalom
Time: Mondays, 7:30 – 8:30 pm; nominally 12 sessions: Oct 19, 26; Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Dec 7, 21, 28; Jan 4, 11. Classes held at Congregation Beth David.Cost: $35 members, $55 non-members
Registration: Please register and pay at the first class.

7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAdult B'nai Mitzvah Class (Library) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Rabbi Pressman & Barbara Biran - pressman@beth-david.org or biran@beth-david.org

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
(Continuation class – NOT open to new students)

This Adult B’nai Mitzvah class is a continuation of the class which began in February 2008. It continues through December 2009 culminating in a B’nai Mitzvah ceremony on December 5, 2009. The course includes instruction in Torah and Haftarah Reading, the liturgy of the Shabbat morning service, as well as a deep look at the idea of mitzvah and the meaning of prayer. The ability to read Hebrew is a prerequisite.

Textbook: Continuation class
Teachers: Rabbi Daniel Pressman and Barbara Biran
Time/Place: Evening class, Mondays, 7:30–9:30 pm; nominally 12 sessions: Oct 27; Nov 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec 1, 8, 15; Jan 5, 12, 19. 26. Classes are held at Congregation Beth David in the library.
Cost: Continuation class

Tuesday November 3, 2009
 
 16th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
7:30 PM - 9:00 PMAdult Ed Mtg. Rm. 2 Create or Edit Email Reminder
adulted@beth-david.org
Contact  Marty Sherman
7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAE - Introduction to Judaism Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Rabbi Pressman

Introduction to Judaism First Class:

At Congregation Beth David A lively, interactive course on basic Jewish beliefs and practices. This course is a prerequisite for conversion to Judaism, but it is also great for Jews who would like to learn more, or refresh their knowledge, about the basic principles of Judaism and its practices. Interfaith couples who wish to explore and define Judaism’s place in their lives are also welcome. Topics include Jewish history, bible, Talmud, ethics, worship, holidays and life cycle ceremonies. For more information contact Barbara Biran at 408.366.9106 or biran@beth-david.org. Teachers: Rabbi Daniel Pressman, Congregation Beth David; Rabbi Joashua Berkenwald, Congregation Sinai Time/Place: Evening class, Tuesdays, 7:30–9:30 pm; 15 sessions through approx. March 1.

Dates:  Oct. 6, 13, 20 & 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17 & 24, Dec. 1, 8 & 15, Jan. 5, 12, 19 & 26.

Cost: $50, $75 for couples (members); $70, $95 for couples (non-members). Students will also be asked to purchase the required books.


Wednesday November 4, 2009
 
 17th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMAE - Beginning Hebrew IA (Room 2) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Marty Sherman - adulted@beth-david.org

Modern Hebrew IA
First Class Wednesday, October 14, 10:00 – 11:30 am

Class Description: This new daytime class is appropriate for beginners as well as those wishing to refresh their childhood Hebrew. You will learn consonants and vowels of the Hebrew alphabet and acquire basic Hebrew language skills. We begin with the alphabet, and learn to read and write (in block and script form) all the Hebrew letters and vowels. You will build a small vocabulary of root words and siddur words and phrases. At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to produce simple sentences and read from our Siddur Sim Shalom.
Instructor: Judith Krongold
Prerequisites: This class has no prerequisites.
Time: Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00 am, nominally 13 sessions: Oct 14, 21, 28; Nov 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec 2, 9, 23, 30; Jan 6, 13.

10:00 AM - 11:30 AMAE - Modern Hebrew IIIA (Rm 3) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Marty Sherman - adulted@beth-david.org

Modern Hebrew IIIA - First session Wednesday, Oct 14, 10:00 – 11:30 am

Class Description: Continuation from the summer 2009 course. This continuing 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. We will emphasize reading comprehension, not conversational skills.
Instructor: Chuck Taubman
Prerequisites: Knowledge of basic Hebrew grammar and ability to read, pronounce, and (with the aid of a Hebrew/English dictionary) translate simple Hebrew stories. Contact instructor for more information
Time: Daytime class, Wednesdays, 10:00 – 11:30 am; nominally 13 sessions: Oct 14, 21, 28; Nov 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec 2, 9, 23, 30; Jan 6, 13.
Textbook: Ivrit Shalav Gimel (plus supplemental material provided by the instructor)
Other: Please make time for home study between class meetings. Contact instructor for more information.
Cost: $35 members, $55 non-members
Registration: Please register and pay at the first class.

11:15 AM - 12:00 PMStory Time w/ Kathy (Rm. 1) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Kathy Boyd
11:45 AM - 12:45 PMAE - Reading & Understanding Hebrew Prayer IA (Rm 3) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Marty Sherman - adulted@beth-david.org

Reading and Understanding Hebrew Prayers IA –- First session Wednesday, Oct 14, 11:45 am–12:45 pm;
Class Description: This new daytime class is designed for those who wish to improve their ability to read and understand prayers in Siddur Sim Shalom. You will improve your reading fluency and acquire a sense for the meaning of the core prayers—beginning with the Shemoneh Esrei (Amidah)—in our prayer book. In the learning process, you will enhance your knowledge of Hebrew vocabulary and grammar.
Instructor: Chuck Taubman
Prerequisites: Knowledge of Hebrew alphabet and ability to read simple Hebrew sentences.
Time: Wednesdays 11:45 am-12:45pm, nominally 13 sessions: : Oct 14, 21, 28; Nov 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec 2, 9, 23, 30; Jan 6, 13.

Textbook: Siddur Sim Shalom
Other: Please make time for home study between class meetings. Contact the instructor for more information
Cost: $35 members, $55 non-members
Registration: Please register and pay at the first class.

4:00 PM - 6:15 PMSchool - 4:00-6:15 Religious School Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org

Welcome Back 

7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
7:30 PM - 9:00 PMHebrew High Mtg. Create or Edit Email Reminder
CBDHebrewhigh@beth-david.org
7:30 PMJewsNextDor: Volunteer Planning Meeting (offsite) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org

Wednesday, November 4, 7:30pm, Volunteer Planning Meeting

Jews’ Next Dor is fully volunteer led, depending on volunteers for all aspects of operations. We love our current volunteers, and welcome new ones and fresh ideas. Come weigh in on group decisions, help calendar and plan events for the coming months.

If you cannot make the meeting, we still want your participation. Send your feedback, event ideas, or if you’d like to become a Jews’ Next Dor volunteer to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org or use our Event Feedback form. The meeting will take place at a private home in Cupertino, RSVP for the address to the above e-mail.

Thursday November 5, 2009
 
 18th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMHebrew High Create or Edit Email Reminder
HebrewHigh@beth-david.org
Contact  Hebrew High at 408.366-9118 or
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7:00 PM - 10:00 PMLyratones Rehearse (Social Hall) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Contact: Jerry Zis - saxlite@gmail.com
7:30 PM - 9:30 PMRabbi Joseph Telushkin Speaking Create or Edit Email Reminder

 

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

FREE, Thursday, November 5th at 7:30pm

Levy Family Campus, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos

Join us for an evening of conversation with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin.  Rabbi Telushkin is the author of a great number of books on Jewish Thought, Life and Ethics.  His book Jewish Literacy has been the most widely selling book on Judaism for over 20 years and he is now working on a 3 volume Code of Jewish Ethics.  Rabbi Telushkin has also been named one of the 50 best speakers in the country by Talk magazine.  We are pleased to be able to bring Rabbi Telushkin to the South Bay, free of charge, through the generous support of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and the Koret Foundation. More info: (408) 357-7413 or www.svjcc.org/book


Friday November 6, 2009
 
 19th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
8:30 AM - 9:30 AMAE - TALMUD STUDY W/ RABBI PRESSMAN (Rooms 3 & 4) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Marty Sherman

Talmud Study with Rabbi Pressman
First Fall Class Friday, October 16, 8:30 am

“That book of gems, that book of gold... Of wonders many and manifold.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Come explore the “Sea of the Talmud” with us. Study Tractate Berachot, which deals with prayers, ritual, spirituality, theology, and leads to lively side discussions on more general Jewish practices and ethics. You can join this ongoing class and get up to speed in studying the source text of Judaism. Newcomers are not only welcomed, they are nurtured!

Textbook: Handouts provided
Teacher: Rabbi Pressman
Time: Fridays, 8:30–9:30 am. First fall class on Oct 16.
Cost: Free

11:30 AM - 12:00 PMStory Time w/ Sharon (Rm. 1) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Sharon Pao
4:48 PM - 5:06 PMCandle lighting Create or Edit Email Reminder
6:30 PM - 7:30 PMServices -- Family services Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Customer Administrative Account - admin@beth-david.org

 Shabbat Mishapha

Every 1st Friday at 6:30 pm

Welcome the Shabbat Bride with song, story and dance.  Join us every first Friday nigth at 6:30 pm for an energetic, family -friendly Kabbalat Shabbat experience with something for everyone!   We hope to see you there!


7:30 PM - 9:00 PMShabbat Dinner Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Barbara
Saturday November 7, 2009
 
 20th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
9:30 AM - 12:30 PMServices Create or Edit Email Reminder
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMKiddush (Social Hall) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Customer Administrative Account - admin@beth-david.org
7:30 PM - 10:30 PMSquare Dance (Social Hall) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Nancy Newman

Square Dance Party

Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Grab your partner and do-si-do around the Social Hall as the synagogue and Sisterhood co-sponsor an evening of music and movement with a professional caller. Drinks and desserts will be provided, and Western attire is encouraged. Tickets are $10. Sign up at rsvp@beth-david.org, and put “Re: Sisterhood Square Dance party, 11/7/09” as the subject. The exercise will be good for your heart; the friendship will be good for your soul!

Sunday November 8, 2009
 
 School - 10:45-12:30 GANON!
 21st of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMSchool - 9:00-9:30 Torah Trope
9:30 AM - 10:30 AMMinyan (sanctuary)
9:30 AM - 12:30 PMSchool - 9:30-12:30 Religious School
10:00 AM - 1:00 PMZahava Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Cheryl Graubart


12:30 PMSchool - Tallit Making - Introductory Class Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
5:30 PM - 8:00 PMPraying in Her Own Voice (movie - offsite) Create or Edit Email Reminder

Rabbi Schonbrun speaking at Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival

Tickets: www.svjff.org, or 1-800-838-3006

Date of film: Sunday, November 8 at 5:30 p.m.

Location: Camera 12, 201 S. Second Street, San Jose

Information: After the film, Rabbi Schonbrun and Rabbi Melanie Aron of Congregation Shir Hadash will address issues raised in the movie, and take audience questions

Praying in Her Own Voice

Traditionally, women have not been allowed to engage in certain public religious practices. For many years, a group of Jewish women, known as Women of the Wall, has fought the Orthodox Rabbinate in Israel in order to read Torah and enjoy the same religious rights as the men at the Western Wall. This film explores the struggles and issues, often in the courts, to gain freedom for women to openly practice their Judaism at the Wall.


7:00 PM - 10:30 PMBoard Game Night (Social Hall) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Aleeza - jewsnextdor@beth-david.org
Monday November 9, 2009
 
 22nd of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
7:30 PM - 8:00 PMAE - Rabbi Pressman - The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven MPR D
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMPrayer Book Hebrew IIA: (Room 2)
7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAdult B'nai Mitzvah Class (Library)
Tuesday November 10, 2009
 
 23rd of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
7:30 PM - 8:30 PMCBD Ritual Committee Meeting Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Michael Schaffer - RitualVP@beth-david.org
7:30 PM - 9:00 PMSisterhood Mtg. (Room 3&4) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Davida Adelberg - adelbergfam@sbcglobal.net
7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAE - Introduction to Judaism
Wednesday November 11, 2009
 
 24th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
 Veterans Day Create or Edit Email Reminder
 School - Veterns Day Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
8:30 AM - 11:30 AMLibrary Reserved for Admin Meeting Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Tanya Lorien
 MPR-C Reserved for Admin Meeting Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Tanya Lorien
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMAE - Beginning Hebrew IA (Room 2)
10:00 AM - 11:30 AMAE - Modern Hebrew IIIA (Rm 3)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PMStory Time w/ Kathy (Rm. 1)
11:45 AM - 12:45 PMAE - Reading & Understanding Hebrew Prayer IA (Rm 3)
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMMinyan Captain Mtg. Create or Edit Email Reminder
Sandy Mayer

Please join us at 7pm for Minyan.

Meeting will be held directly following Minyan (beginning between approximately 7:25 and 7:45) in room  2. 


Thursday November 12, 2009
 
 25th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
7:00 PM - 9:00 PMHebrew High
7:00 PM - 10:00 PMLyratones Rehearse (Social Hall)
8:00 PM - 9:00 PMAE - Meaningful Midrash - New Class with Rabbi Schonbrun MPR C Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Marty Sherman - Adulted@beth-david.org

Meaningful Midrash - New Class with Rabbi Schonbrun
First session Thursday, Oct 8, 8:00–9:00 pm
Have you ever wondered what it means when you hear that a Jewish story or anecdote comes from “Midrash?” Have you ever been curious about how these rabbinic parables from the Midrash came to exist in the first place? Are you interested in learning more about the holidays through an exploration of traditional texts?

Please join us for a brief introduction to the world of Midrash and an examination of the Jewish Holidays through the lens of the 5th century work "Pesikta De-Rab Kahana." This course will be taught at Beth David by Rabbi Schronbrun. No previous text study experience is necessary. Please come with your curiosity and your questions as we explore this fascinating work of Midrash together.

Friday November 13, 2009
 
 26th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
 USY Fall Kinnus (TBD) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  CBDHebrewHigh@aol.com

USY Fall Kinnus

We'd like to invite you all to sign up for Fall Kinnus, which will be held November 13-15 at Congregation Beth David in Saratoga. The theme is Modern Jews Around the World. We will be participating in the Los Gatos JCC's Jews Rock! event, which focuses on Jewish musicians and will include a community-wide dance. The Fall Kinnus Flyer and application are available by emailing Shira Mandel at: mandels@stanford.edu . Applications are due No Later than October 26. Need-based scholarships are available. Please see the application attached. Please contact Lindsay Greensweig at: cbdhebrewhigh@aol.com.

8:30 AM - 9:30 AMAE - TALMUD STUDY W/ RABBI PRESSMAN (Rooms 3 & 4)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMStory Time w/ Sharon (Rm. 1)
4:42 PMCandle lighting Create or Edit Email Reminder
6:30 PM - 7:30 PMServices Create or Edit Email Reminder
Saturday November 14, 2009
 
 **Tel Aviv (Social Hall) Create or Edit Email Reminder
 27th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
 School - Haverim Services Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
 USY Fall Kinnus (TBD)
9:30 AM - 12:30 PMServices
10:00 AM - 11:45 AMSchool - Youth Congregation Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMTot Shabbat (Rms 1 & 2) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  schonbrun63@hotmail.com

11:00 AM-12:00 PM, the 2nd & 4th Saturday morning of the month.

For kids ages 0-5.

Join for a fun and interactive parent-led service for babies, toddlers, and preschool kids. Open to the whole community. Tot Shabbat includes singing, storytelling, and a Kiddush snack!

For more information, please e-mail schonbrun63@hotmail.com

12:30 PM - 1:30 PMKiddush (Social Hall)
1:30 PMBook Discussion Group (Rooms 1 & 2) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  Miriam Marr

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).

BETH DAVID JEWISH BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP SCHEDULE 2009-2010

Dates:
2009
July 11 - Triangle by Katharine Weber, led by Miriam Marr.

August 8 - Book of Judges (biblical), led by Rabbi Pressman

Sept. 12 - A Seat at the Table: A Novel of Forbidden Choices by Joshua Halberstam, led by Steve Levin

Oct. 17 - All Other Nights by Dara Horn, led by Susan Rojo

Nov. 14 - Short story reading (title TBD), led by Joanne Cornbleet Our 10th anniversary.

Dec. 12 - Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California by Frances Dinkelspiel, led by Harry Cornbleet

2010
Jan. 9 - My Father's Paradise: A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq by Ariel Sabar, led by Carol Weiss

Feb. 13 - The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew - Three Women Search for Understanding by Udliby, Oliver, and Warner, led by Lee Gavens I will give out copies of next month's book.

March 13 - To This Day by S.Y. Agnon, led by Herm Stern. (We will obtain copies from Book Club in a Box.)

April 10 - The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman, led by Ruth Kohan (April
11 is Yom HaShoah)

May 8 - My Jesus Year: A Rabbi's Son Wanders the Bible Belt in Search of His Own Faith by Binyamin Cohen, led by Michael Sinensky

June 12 - The Jew of Home Depot and Other Stories by Max Apple, led by Paul Freudenthal

8:30 PMJewsNextDor: Singing with the Stars (offsite) Create or Edit Email Reminder
Contact  JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org

  • Saturday, November 14, 8:30pm, Singing with the Stars

    Come hang out with friends and sing along to the LASER BEATLES: SGT. PEPPER’S LASER LIGHT SHOW at the De Anza Planetarium (or just listen to others). Tickets are $9 per person and Parking permits are required everyday. Permits can be purchased in every student lot, price is $2 in coins or dollar bills only. So if you can carpool that is best. We'll meet at 8:30pm at the Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd to get tickets for the show. Show starts at 9pm. JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org


  • Sunday November 15, 2009
     
     School - 10:45-12:30 GANON!
     28th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
     School - 9:30-12:30 Religious School Conferences and Tel Aviv Aniversary Program Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
     USY Fall Kinnus (TBD)
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AMSchool - 9:00-9:30 Torah Trope
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AMMinyan (sanctuary)
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PMHebrew High - Teen Screen Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Lindsay Greensweig - hebrewhigh@beth-david.org
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    Monday November 16, 2009
     
     29th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    7:30 PM - 8:00 PMAE - Rabbi Pressman - The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven MPR D
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PMPrayer Book Hebrew IIA: (Room 2)
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAdult B'nai Mitzvah Class (Library)
     Finance Committee (Rm 4) Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Lee Hirsch
    Tuesday November 17, 2009
     
     30th of Cheshvan, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
     Rosh Chodesh Kislev Create or Edit Email Reminder
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    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAE - Introduction to Judaism
    7:30 PM - 10:00 PMCJL: Towers of Gold - How Isaias Hellman Created California Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Adulted@beth-david.org
    Contact  Marty Sherman

    November 17, 2009, Tuesday, 7:30 pm Conversation in Jewish Learning-Book
    Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California
    Speaker: Author Frances Dinkelspiel

    Author Frances Dinkelspiel will discusses her book Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California, November 17, 2009, Tuesday, 7:30 pm at Congregation Beth David in its Conversations in Jewish Learning lecture series. Book sales and book signing will follow the lecture. Both Beth David members and non members are welcome.

    Isaias Hellman was California’s premier financier in the late 19th and early 20th century, a man who rose from peddling goods to the powerful presidency of Wells Fargo Bank. Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California, a book by his great-great granddaughter Frances Dinkelspiel, tells the remarkable story of Hellman’s rise, and the role he played in transforming California from a frontier economy driven by the barter of hides and the exchange of gold to one of the most dynamic economies in the nation.
    Starting in the days when Los Angeles was more Mexican pueblo than American city, and continuing through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and World War I, Towers of Gold features cameos by Collis Huntington, Henry Huntington, Edward Doheny, Edward Harriman, Meyer Lehman, and Levi Strauss, and paints a rich portrait of California’s Gilded Age.

    A donation of $3 for Beth David members and $5 for non-members is requested.

    About the Speaker: Frances Dinkelspiel is a fifth-generation Californian who grew up in San Francisco. A graduate of Stanford University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Frances spent more than 20 years working as a newspaper reporter. Her freelance work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She has also taught at the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California is her first book. It was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and notable book of 2008 and was named by the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association as a best book of 2009.

    Wednesday November 18, 2009
     
     1st of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
     Rosh Chodesh Kislev Create or Edit Email Reminder
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AMAE - Beginning Hebrew IA (Room 2)
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AMAE - Modern Hebrew IIIA (Rm 3)
    11:15 AM - 12:00 PMStory Time w/ Kathy (Rm. 1)
    11:45 AM - 12:45 PMAE - Reading & Understanding Hebrew Prayer IA (Rm 3)
    4:00 PM - 6:15 PMSchool - 4:00-6:15 Religious School
    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    7:45 PM - 8:45 PMEmployment Networking (Room 2) Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Alan Bricker - Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
    7:45 PM - 9:30 PME-Board Meeting Create or Edit Email Reminder
    president@beth-david.org
    Contact  Ron Ruebusch
    Thursday November 19, 2009
     
     2nd of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PMHebrew High
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PMAE - Meaningful Midrash - New Class with Rabbi Schonbrun MPR C
    Friday November 20, 2009
     
     3rd of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AMAE - TALMUD STUDY W/ RABBI PRESSMAN (Rooms 3 & 4)
    11:30 AM - 12:00 PMStory Time w/ Sharon (Rm. 1)
    4:37 PMCandle lighting Create or Edit Email Reminder
    6:00 PM - 6:30 PMPajama Shabbat Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Rabbi Schonbrun
    Contact  Rabbi Aaron Schonbrun - schonbrun@beth-david.org

    Do you have a toddler? Have you had a long week? Then come and take a break by joining us for

    Pajama Shabbat!

    This mini Kabbalat Shabbat service is geared towards tots (ages 0-5) and will feature songs, puppets, felt, story time, plus a kid-friendly Shabbat dinner!

    Come as you are with kids in PJ’s! No worries about getting dressed up – this will be a casual night for all!

    Cost:
    $10.00 per adult (Kids Under 3 eat free!)
    $ 2.00 per child (Over 3)

    RSVPs are requested! Please respond by the Wednesday
    before each event to the CBD office at 408.257.3333.

    6:30 PM - 7:30 PMServices
    Saturday November 21, 2009
     
     4th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    9:30 AM - 12:30 PMServices / Emma Vainish Bat Mitzvah Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Customer Administrative Account
    10:00 AM - 11:45 AMSchool - Youth Congregation
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PMKiddush (Social Hall)
    7:00 PMJewsNextDor: Spicy Havdala Dessert Party (offsite) Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org

  • Saturday, November 21, 7pm, Spicy Havdala Dessert Party

    It's getting chilly outside, but T'KEYA and Jews' Next Dor are warming things up with a Spicy Havdala Dessert Party. The night starts with cozy havdala goodness and fire, wine, and spices.  You are welcome to bring your own implements of havdaluction.  Our spice boxes can play together.  Potluck dessert and wine party to follow.  Join us!  Please bring chocolate, fruit, a vegetarian dessert of choice, or your favorite kosher wine or spirit.  Please note our host has a cat. Please RSVP for the Sunnyvale location to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org or youngadults@kolemeth.org by November 19.


  • Sunday November 22, 2009
     
     School - 10:45-12:30 GANON!
     5th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AMSchool - 9:00-9:30 Torah Trope
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AMMinyan (sanctuary)
    9:30 AM - 12:30 PMSchool - 9:30-12:30 Religious School
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PMSisterhood / Religious School (offsite) Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Monday November 23, 2009
     
     6th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    7:30 PM - 8:00 PMAE - Rabbi Pressman - The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven MPR D
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PMPrayer Book Hebrew IIA: (Room 2)
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAdult B'nai Mitzvah Class (Library)
    Tuesday November 24, 2009
     
     7th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAE - Introduction to Judaism
    7:45 PM - 9:30 PMGeneral Board Meeting Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Ron Ruebusch - president@beth-david.org
    Wednesday November 25, 2009
     
     8th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
     School - Thanksgiving Break Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AMAE - Beginning Hebrew IA (Room 2)
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AMAE - Modern Hebrew IIIA (Rm 3)
    11:45 AM - 12:45 PMAE - Reading & Understanding Hebrew Prayer IA (Rm 3)
    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    Thursday November 26, 2009
     
     School - Thanksgiving Break
     9th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
     OFFICE CLOSED TODAY Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Stacey Cabral - cabral@beth-david.org
     Thanksgiving Create or Edit Email Reminder
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PMThanksgiving - Interfaith Service Create or Edit Email Reminder

    Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

    Thursday, November 26, 10:00 am

     On Thanksgiving morning, the annual Saratoga Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will take place at Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, CA 95070


    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    Friday November 27, 2009
     
     School - Thanksgiving Break
     10th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
     OFFICE CLOSED TODAY
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AMAE - TALMUD STUDY W/ RABBI PRESSMAN (Rooms 3 & 4)
    4:34 PM - 4:52 PMCandle lighting Create or Edit Email Reminder
    6:30 PM - 7:30 PMShir Shabbat Service (sanctuary) Create or Edit Email Reminder
    Contact  Barbara Biran - Biran@beth-david.org
    Saturday November 28, 2009
     
     School - Thanksgiving Break
     11th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    9:30 AM - 12:30 PMServices
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PMTot Shabbat (Rms 1 & 2)
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PMKiddush (Social Hall)
    Sunday November 29, 2009
     
     School - Thanksgiving Break
     12th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AMMinyan (sanctuary)
    Monday November 30, 2009
     
     13th of Kislev, 5770 Create or Edit Email Reminder
    7:00 PM - 7:30 PMMINYAN
    7:30 PM - 8:00 PMAE - Rabbi Pressman - The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven MPR D
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PMPrayer Book Hebrew IIA: (Room 2)
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAdult B'nai Mitzvah Class (Library)

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