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| Sunday November 1, 2009 |
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| | | | School - 10:45-12:30 GANON!
Contact Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
| | | 14th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | School - 9:00-9:30 Torah Trope
Contact Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
| | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Minyan (sanctuary)
| | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | School - 9:30-12:30 Religious School
Contact Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
| | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Men's Club Mtg.
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.
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Contact Cheryl Graubart
| | 10:15 AM - 1:00 PM | Social Action
| | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Sisterhood Knitting Event (offsite)
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.
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| Monday November 2, 2009 |
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| | | | 15th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | MINYAN
| | 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM | AE - Rabbi Pressman - The Seven Questions You’re Asked in Heaven MPR D
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 PM | Prayer Book Hebrew IIA: (Room 2)
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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 PM | Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class (Library)
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
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| Tuesday November 3, 2009 |
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| | | | 16th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | MINYAN
| | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Adult Ed Mtg. Rm. 2
adulted@beth-david.org
Contact Marty Sherman
| | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | AE - Introduction to Judaism
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.
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| Wednesday November 4, 2009 |
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| | | | 17th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | AE - Beginning Hebrew IA (Room 2)
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 AM | AE - Modern Hebrew IIIA (Rm 3)
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 PM | Story Time w/ Kathy (Rm. 1)
Contact Kathy Boyd
| | 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | AE - Reading & Understanding Hebrew Prayer IA (Rm 3)
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 PM | School - 4:00-6:15 Religious School
Contact Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
Welcome Back
| | 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | MINYAN
| | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Hebrew High Mtg.
CBDHebrewhigh@beth-david.org
| | 7:30 PM | JewsNextDor: Volunteer Planning Meeting (offsite)
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.
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| Thursday November 5, 2009 |
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| | | | 18th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | MINYAN
| | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Hebrew High
HebrewHigh@beth-david.org
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| | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Lyratones Rehearse (Social Hall)
Contact Contact: Jerry Zis - saxlite@gmail.com
| | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Speaking
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.
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| Friday November 6, 2009 |
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| | | | 19th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | AE - TALMUD STUDY W/ RABBI PRESSMAN (Rooms 3 & 4)
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 PM | Story Time w/ Sharon (Rm. 1)
Contact Sharon Pao
| | 4:48 PM - 5:06 PM | Candle lighting
| | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Services -- Family services
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 PM | Shabbat Dinner
Contact Barbara
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| Sunday November 8, 2009 |
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| | | | School - 10:45-12:30 GANON!
| | | 21st of Cheshvan, 5770
| | 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | School - 9:00-9:30 Torah Trope
| | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Minyan (sanctuary)
| | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | School - 9:30-12:30 Religious School
| | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Zahava
Contact Cheryl Graubart
| | 12:30 PM | School - Tallit Making - Introductory Class
Contact Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
| | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Praying in Her Own Voice (movie - offsite)
Rabbi Schonbrun speaking at Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival Tickets: www.svjff.org, or 1-800-838-3006Date 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 PM | Board Game Night (Social Hall)
Contact Aleeza - jewsnextdor@beth-david.org
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| Thursday November 12, 2009 |
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| | | | 25th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | MINYAN
| | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Hebrew High
| | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Lyratones Rehearse (Social Hall)
| | 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | AE - Meaningful Midrash - New Class with Rabbi Schonbrun MPR C
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.
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| Saturday November 14, 2009 |
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| | | | **Tel Aviv (Social Hall)
| | | 27th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | | School - Haverim Services
Contact Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
| | | USY Fall Kinnus (TBD)
| | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Services
| | 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM | School - Youth Congregation
Contact Religious School - religiousschool@beth-david.org
| | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Tot Shabbat (Rms 1 & 2)
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 PM | Kiddush (Social Hall)
| | 1:30 PM | Book Discussion Group (Rooms 1 & 2)
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 PM | JewsNextDor: Singing with the Stars (offsite)
Contact JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org
Saturday, November 14, 8:30pm, Singing with the StarsCome 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
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| Tuesday November 17, 2009 |
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| | | | 30th of Cheshvan, 5770
| | | Rosh Chodesh Kislev
http://www.hebcal.com/holidays/rosh-chodesh-kislev.html?tag...
| | 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM | MINYAN
| | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | AE - Introduction to Judaism
| | 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | CJL: Towers of Gold - How Isaias Hellman Created California
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.
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| Saturday November 21, 2009 |
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| | | | 4th of Kislev, 5770
| | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Services / Emma Vainish Bat Mitzvah
Contact Customer Administrative Account
| | 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM | School - Youth Congregation
| | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Kiddush (Social Hall)
| | 7:00 PM | JewsNextDor: Spicy Havdala Dessert Party (offsite)
Contact JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org
Saturday, November 21, 7pm, Spicy Havdala Dessert PartyIt'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.
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