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8:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
We will explore the history of the written Torah, specifically the 5 books of Moses. Our chumash, Etz Chaim is based on the Masoretic Text? What does that mean? How old is the actual text? What are the Septuagint, the Vulgate, The Targum? Where do the Dead Sea Scrolls fit in? What is the Aleppo Codex? Come and explore the answers with Zach Lipner. | ||
01 / 8
8:00 pm
BK member, Mark Seal, is wonderfully suited to address this complex topic. His connection with Israel is a long and passionate one. He is a founding member of Kibbuttz Gezer, and has been involved with Americans for Peace Now (APN) for over 20 years, as board member and treasurer. He is an officer of Meretz, USA and Chair of the Habonim Dror Foundation. Mark will facilitate a discussion on the different meanings of Israel as a Jewish state, and Annapolis peace talks. | ||
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01 / 11
7:30 am
Prayers and camaraderie to prepare for Shabbat every Friday at 7:30 AM | ||
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01 / 15
7:00 pm
At the corner of Midland and Portland Avenue. For more information, please contact Tom Jeszeck. | ||
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01 / 18
7:30 am
Prayers and camaraderie to prepare for Shabbat every Friday at 7:30 am 6:15 pm
End: 7:45 pm
BK member Jonathan Grupper gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of You: Staying Young, the documentary he produced for the Discovery Health Channel based on best-selling authors Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen's latest self help book. He'll share the tips to healthy living and healthy aging that he learned, and he'll describe the creative process of turning ideas into stories worth watching. Jonathan is an award-winning documentary producer, writer and director whose work has appeared on cable and broadcast television internationally. All interested adults are warmly invited. $12.00 per person for dinner. RSVP by noon on Wednesday, 1/16. | ||
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01 / 20
10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Please join us for an introduction into how we can create a lasting endowment that benefits all of the congregants of Bnai Keshet. Barry Nove, the Director of Development at JRF will advise us on how we can make our synagogue a financially healthy institution. As our synagogue continues to grow, we will need an established endowment at Bnai Keshet, which will help off-set the many costs associated with the great programming that is offered to adults, teens and our children. The bagels, danish, coffee, and juice are on us. RSVP to the BK office. Check out JRF's new Planned Giving website at http://www.jrfplannedgiving.org/. 7:00 pm
Rabbi Goldsmith is Professor of Yiddish and Jewish Studies at Queens College and Rabbi of M'vakshe Derech, the Reconstructionist shul in Scarsdale. He was a long time student of both Mordechai Kaplan and Joshua Heschel, and wrote an introduction to Dynamic Judaism, a collection of writings by Kaplan. His views on liturgy, services, prayer, and Reconstructionism are eye-opening and refreshing. All interested congregants are welcome to attend. You can meet Manny electronically at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jkO1Ys0rtU. | ||
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12:30 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Larry Bush has been a creative force in the American Jewish community as an author, essayist, visual artist and magazine editor for nearly three decades. He edits Jewish Currents, was a speechwriter for a dozen years for Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, the late leader of Reform Judaism in America, and also served for thirteen years as the founding editor of the JRF magazine, Reconstructionism Today. He was the editor and commentator on the millennium edition of Leo Rosten's classic The Joys of Yiddish. Bush's newest book explores the generational factors that led baby-boomers down the path of spirituality. Join us for a stimulating morning | ||
01 / 27
10:30 am
Please RSVP to Julie Raskin if you plan to attend. "The title of this moving, well-crafted book refers to a tree in the backyard of a home in Ramala. The home is currently owned by Dalia, a Jewish woman whose family of Holocaust survivors emigrated from Bulgaria. But before Israel gained its independence in 1948, the house was owned by the Palestinian family of Bashir, who meets Dalia when he returns to see his family home after the Six-Day War of 1967. | ||
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7:30 am
Prayers and camaraderie to prepare for Shabbat every Friday at 7:30 am | ||
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2:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm
 This is a free workshop open to any congregation in the greater Montclair area. It will help houses of worship develop a more efficient and sustainable energy plan. Please tell your friends from other congregations. This workshop is sponsored by the BK Greening Synagogue Project. For more information about GreenFaith, visit their website at www.greenfaith.org. | ||
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