Celebrate Hanukkah with our Midrasha

Everyone is invited to join the Midrasha Students
for a short Hanukkah Service and delicious brunch featuring Latkes!
Sunday, November 24, 2013: Regular Hebrew classes at 9:30 am
Special children's Hanukkah Activities from 10:30 - 11:30
Community Hanukkah Service from 11:30 - 12:00
Dairy Brunch at Noon
No charge, but reservations appreciated.
Call 712-255-1990 by Friday, November 22nd.

Super Latke October 6th

The 10th Super Latke Brunch-Lunch-Dinner with Spectacular Bake Sale will be held on Sunday, October 6th from 11:30 - 6:30 pm.
The menu will feature tuna salad, egg salad, herring, challah, mini cheesecakes and all the latkes you can eat.
Adult tickets are $10, children under 12 are $5. Carryouts available.

Simchat Torah & Shabbat Services

Congregation Beth Shalom invites everyone - especially children - to our Simchat Torah & Shabbat Services on Friday, September 27 at 6:30 pm. A special holiday oneg will follow the service.

Sukkot Activities & Services

Sunday, September 15: 9:00 am - Everyone is invited to help build the Sukkah!
Wednesday, September 18: 5:30 pm - Erev Sukkot Service followed by Federation Picnic.  FREE
Thursday, September 19: 10:00 am - 1st Day Sukkot Service
Friday, September 20: 6:30 pm  - Shabbat & Sukkot Service with holiday music. Jacqui Kalin will speak after the service about her experiences at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Please join us for these Sukkot celebrations!

High Holiday Schedule

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to all holiday services:
September 4: 8:00 pm Erev Rosh HaShanah Service
followed by Sisterhood Oneg
September 5: 10:00 am 1st Day Rosh HaShanah Morning Service & Children's at 10:30 am
Evening Service 8:00 pm
September 6: 10:00 am 2nd Day Rosh HaShanah Service &
6:30 pm Shabbat Service
September 13: 7:30 pm Kol Nidre & Shabbat Service
September 14: 10:00 am Yom Kippur Service & Children's at 10:30 am
5:30 pm Yizkor,  6:15 pm Afternoon 7:30 pm Neilah Closing
followed immediately by Break the Fast.

Shabbat under the Stars

Everyone is welcome to attend Shabbat Services for Friday, July 12th, which will be held at the Stone State Park Lodge at 6:30 pm. A dairy potluck will follow. Linda Scheid, Siouxland Food Bank Director, will join us for the culmination of our No-Dinner Dinner Fundraiser for the Food Bank.

Mitzvah Day April 28th

Come and perform an important mitzvah with your friends from Congregation Beth Shalom! Join us in the National Day of Jewish Service. We will be donating our time and energy to paint a house.
Date: April 28, 2013. Rain date is June 9th.
Place: 3524 Court Street
Time: Suggested: 1st shift - 9:30 - 12:30 includes a light lunch. Second shift - 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Come anytime.

4th Annual Sioux City Jewish Film Festival

The Fourth Annual Sioux City Jewish Film Festival will feature two films:
Habermann will be shown Thursday, April 11th at 7 pm at Congregation Beth Shalom. Based on true events, the film dramatizes the expulsion of 3 million Germans from Czechoslovakia.

HAVA NAGILA be shown Sunday, April 14th at 2 pm at the Betty Strong Encounter Center. The Center is located on the Missouri Riverfront: exit 149 off I-29. Hava Nagila, the movie, is a documentary romp through the history, mystery and meaning of this great Jewish standard.

Both films are free and open to the public.

2013 Tolerance Week

Tolerance Week, sponsored by the Gerald L. & Kathleen A. Weiner Foundation, is celebrating the 8th year. All events are free and open to the public.

• Monday, April 1: 2:30 pm Art teachers workshop at Briar Cliff
• Tuesday, April 2: 6:00 pm Poetry & Music event at the Sioux City Conservatory of Music
• Wednesday, April 3: Main Event: "Blessed is the Match" shown at 7:30 pm at Sioux City Orpheum also at 11 am Film Director comments at West Iowa Tech
• Thursday, April 4: 6 pm showing of "Bully" at the Sioux City Art Center
• Friday, April 5: 6:30 Yom HaShoah & Shabbat Services at Congregation Beth Shalom

First Night Seder

Congregation Beth Shalom will celebrate the Passover Holiday at a Kosher Seder on Monday, March 25th at 6:30 pm. Special Passover services include:
Tuesday, March 26 - 9 am Morning Service with Torah & Haftorah Reading
Tuesday, April 2 - 9 am Passover & Yizkor Service (10 appx)
Passover will also be celebrated at CBS Minyans and Shabbat Services.

2013 Goldstein Lecture

The 2013 Goldstein Scholar, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, will present a free lecture on Thursday, March 21, 2013 in the Yockey Room, Olsen Student Center on the Morningside College Campus.
Levine, a professor of New Testament and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences, will speak on "Jesus, Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations."
The lecture is free and open to the public.

Midrasha Shabbat

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to our annual Midrasha Shabbat
featuring all our Midrasha students.

• March 15th at 6:30 pm

Come Celebrate Shabbat with our Children!

Chanukah & Shabbat Service

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to Celebrate Chanukah with "Latke" Lights on Friday, December 14th at 6:30 pm. The service will include special holiday music provided by our Friday Night Live musicians. There will be a dairy potluck immediately following the service.
Come spin the dreidel and light the Menorah!

Brotherhood Shabbat

Please join us in honoring the men of Congregation Beth Shalom at Brotherhood Shabbat services, Friday, November 30th at 6:30 pm.
 Oneg to follow.

Parshat Noah Pet Blessing

Congregation Beth Shalom invites all members to bring their (friendly) pets for a blessing for health and happiness by the Rabbi. The blessing will take place on Sunday, November 4th at 11:15 am.
Kids and grownups alike really enjoyed meeting everyone's animals last year and pronounced the event a resounding sucess.
Hope to see you there!

Congregation Beth Shalom & Sioux City Jewish Federation Annual Meeting

The 2012 Annual Meeting for Congregation Beth Shalom & the Sioux City Jewish Federation will be held on Sunday, October 28th. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served at 5:30. The business meeting will begin at 6 pm. There is no charge for this event, but reservations are appreciated. Please call the office at 712-255-1990.

Super Latke

Congregation Beth Shalom invites everyone to attend our Super Latke Brunch-Lunch-Dinner and Spectacular Bake Sale on Sunday October 21 from 11:30 - 6:30 pm. The menu features:

• All You Can Eat Potato Latkes
• New York Deli Style Tuna Salad
• Egg Salad + relishes and all the fixins &
• Homemade Cheesecake for Desert

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Carryouts Available.

Sukkot Services

Please join us for these holiday simchas!
Monday, October 1 - 10:00 am 1st Day Sukkot Morning Service
Tuesday, October 2 - 6:30 pm CBS Sukkot Minyan
Wednesday, October 3 - 5:30 pm Sukkot Service at the end of Midrasha
Thursday, October 4 - 6:30pm  CBS Sukkot Minyan
Friday, October 5 - 6:30 pm Shabbat & Sukkot Service
to be followed by Dairy Potluck
Saturday, October 6 - 9:30  am Shabbat & Sukkot Service
Sunday, October 7 - 6:30 pm Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah service
to be followed by Reception
No Midrasha Classes.
Monday, October 8 - 10:00 am Shemini Atzeret Service with Yizkor (10:45 appx.)

We hope to see you at our Fall High Holiday Services!

Rosh HaShanah
Sunday, September 16       8:00 pm Erev Rosh HaShanah Service
                                                  & Sisterhood Oneg
Monday, September 17    10:00 am First Day Morning Service
                                          10:30 am Children's Service
                                            8:00 pm Evening Service
Tuesday, September 18    10:00 Second Day Service

Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 23        9:30 am Tashlich Service
Tuesday, September 25      7:00 pm Kol Nidre Service
Wednesday, Sept 26         10:00 am Morning Service
                                          10:30 am Children's Service
                                            5:00 pm Yizkor Memorial Service
                                            5:45 pm Afternoon Service
                                            7:00 pm Ne'ilah Closing Service
                                            8:00 pm Break the Fast

CBS will again sponsor an "old fashioned" Yom Kippur Break the Fast. The main dairy items will be provided. We are asking for baked goods to be brought prior to Yom  Kippur. There is no charge, but please call the office to make your reservation.
                                         
       

Tisha B'Av Service

Congregation Beth Shalom  will conduct an Erev Tisha B'Av service on Saturday, July 28th from 8:00 to 8:45 pm.

Federation Picnic August 19th

The 2012 Jewish Federation will be held on Sunday, August 19th from 4:30 - 6:30 at Riverside Park - Pavilion 4. The rain site will be Congregation Beth Shalom.The Federation will provide the food and beverages. Everyone is invited to this free event.

1st Day Shavuot Service

Congregation Beth Shalom will observe the 1st Day of Shavuot with services at 9:30 am. A Yizkor service will be held at approximately 10:30 am. A holiday dairy kiddush will follow.

Memorial Day Recognition

Congregation Beth Shalom invites everyone to a Shabbat Service and Memorial Day Recognition on Friday, May 25th at 6:30 pm.

Shabbat & Yom HaAtzmaut Observance

Congregation Beth Shalom's Shabbat & Yom HaAtzmaut Service on Friday, May 4th at 6:30 pm. will include our Friday Night Live Musicians. A special photo documentary, Faces of Israel, presented by Ira Lebowitz will be featured in the Oneg. Ira will present slides from his 2011 trip to Israel.
Everyone is welcome to attend!

Third Annual Sioux City Jewish Film Festival

The Jewish Federation of Sioux City and the Betty Strong Encounter Center will present the third Annual Sioux City Jewish Film Festival on April 29 and May 3. Admission to both films is free and open to the public.

"Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray" will be shown at 2 pm on Sunday, April 29th At the Encounter Center (Missouri Riverfront exit 149 off I-29). The film explores the hisotry of the Civil War Jews who fought on both sides of the battlefield.

"Saviors in the Night" will be shown at 7 pm on Thursday, May 3rd at Congregation Beth Shalom. The film tells the story of courageous farmers who hid the Spiegel family during the Holocaust.

Sophie Leopold Bat Mitzvah

Lisa and Julian Leopold cordially invite you to a Shabbat Service as their daughter Sophie becomes a Bat Mitzvah. Friday night services at the special time of 7:30 will be followed by a Oneg. Saturday morning services at 9:30 am will be followed by a Kiddush lunch.

Tolerance Week Activities

The 7th Annual Tolerance Week, sponsored by the Gerald L. & Kathleen A. Weiner Foundation, will be held during the week of April 16-20, 2012. Activities will include:

• Monday, April 16 - 6:00 pm: An evening of poetry and music with a tolerance theme will be hosted by the Sioux City Conservatory of Music, 1300 Pierce St.
• Tuesday, April 17 - 7:30 pm: Nicky's Family, an award winning documentary will be shown at the Orpheum Theater. Dave Lux, a member of Nicky's family who appears in the film, will speak after the film. Lux will also speak at a preview event at WIT at 11:00 am.
• Wednesday, April 18 - 7:00 pm: In the Shadow of the Acropolis, a documentary of the history of the Holocaust in Greece, will be shown in the UPS Auditorium, Morningside College.
• Thursday, April 19 - 4:00 pm: The Art, Poetry & Music of Terezin, a presentation by Nan Wilson will be held in the Stark Student Center, Briar Cliff College.
• Friday, April 20 - 6:30 pm: Congregation Beth Shalom will observe Shabbat & Yom HaShoah. Services will include special readings by Morningside College Students

All events are free and open to the public.

Great Jewish Thinkers’ Series

Learn about the interesting concepts and ideas of Ahad Ha-Am at the final session of the Great Jewish Thinker's Series on Tuesday, April 3rd at 6:55 pm.Ha-Am was a Jewish modernist from Eastern Europe. He epitomized the rich possibilities of creating a modern, secular, yet authentically Jewish culture, that was truly Jewish, yet without its traditional theological premises. He believed Jewish culture should preempt Jewish politics and that Jewish ethics are indivisible from Jewish nationality.

Passover Service Schedule

Passover Services at Congregation Beth Shalom include:

Saturday, April 7: First Day 9:30 am Morning Service with Torah & Haftorah Reading

Sunday, April 8: Second Day 8:30 am Service at Minyan

Monday, April 9: Hol Hamoed 6:30 pm Service at Minyan

Tuesday, April 10: Hol Hamoed 6:30 pm Service at Minyan

Thursday, April 12 Hol Hamoed 6:30 pm Service at Minyan

Friday, April 13: Seventh Day 6:30 pm Shabbat & Passover Service

Saturday, April 14:Eighth Day 9:30 am Shabbat, Passover & Yizkor Service (10:30 appx)

Passover Seder

Celebrate Passover at Congregation Beth Shalom's First Night Seder on Friday, April 6th. Shabbat services at 6:30 pm will be followed immediately by a kosher seder. Please call 712-255-1990 with your reservation by April 2nd. Adult price is $25; children 5-12 - $10.

If you would like to contribute to our "Elijah" fund to help underwrite the Seder costs, please consider an additional contribution.

Sisterhood Shabbat

Please join us in honoring the women of Congregation Beth Shalom at

Sisterhood Shabbat. Services will be at 6:30 pm on Friday, March 30, 2012.

Midrasha Shabbat

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to a Friday, January 27th Shabbat service led by students in our Midrasha classes. The 6:30 pm service will be followed by a dairy potluck.

TuB'Shevat Seder

Congregation Beth Shalom invites members and guests to a

TuB'Shevat Seder and Shabbat Service

on Friday, February 3rd at 6:30 pm.

Please join us in our celebration of growth and renewal, TuB'Shevat, the New Year for Trees. Our holiday menu will include a kosher chicken Shabbat dinner and will include the fruits and wine of the Seder.
Adults: $12.50 Children under 10: $5.00
Reservations are needed for this meal. Please call 712-255-1990 by February 1st.

Brotherhood Shabbat

Please join us in honoring the men of Congregation Beth Shalom
at Brotherhood Shabbat on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 6:30 pm.
Oneg immediately following the service.

Friday Night Live: December 16th

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to a Musical Shabbat on Friday, December 16th at 6:30 pm. The service will feature professional musicians and will be led by our 2011 Youth Scholarship Recipients.

2011 Kalin Scholar in Residence

Congregation Beth Shalom is pleased to welcome Mark Cohen, Ph.D. as the 2011 Sidney & Geraldine Kalin Scholar in Residence.
Professor Cohen will conduct the 3rd annual Kalin Scholar program at Shabbat Services on Friday, December 2nd at 6:30 pm and Saturday, December 3rd at 9:30 am.
Friday's talk is entitled "Jews, Muslims, and Modern Myths of Muslim Antisemitism." A special Oneg will follow.
Saturdays, address is entitled "Islamophobia and the Jewish Community. An expanded kiddush lunch will follow. Please rsvp for the lunch to the office at 712-255-1990.
Professor Cohen currently services as the Khedouri A. Zilkha Professor of Jewish Civilization in the Near East at Princeton University. In 2010 he was the first winner of the Goldziher Prize for scholarship promoting better understanding between Jews and Muslims.
The public is welcome to attend these events.

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of Congregation Beth Shalom and the Sioux City Jewish Federation will be held on November 20th at Congregation Beth Shalom. A brunch will be served at 11:00 am; the business meeting will begin at 11:30. There is no charge for this event. Reservations are appreciated, please call the office at 255-1990.

Fiddler on the Roof

Broadway at the Orpheum in Sioux City will be showing Fiddler on the Roof on November 16th at 7:30 pm. The Federation has accessed group pricing for our members. Please call the office at 712-255-1990 if you are interested in learning more about this event.

LATKE FEAST

Congregation Beth Shalom will host our famous SUPER LATKE FEAST on Sunday, November 13th from 11:30 to 6:30 pm. All you can eat latkes, plus a deli style meal with tuna salad, egg salad, challah, cheesecake, plus all the trimmings for only $10 for adults and $5 for children. What a bargain! Also, don't forget the fabulous bake sale, perfect timing this year to stock up for Thanksgiving.

We hope to see all our members and community friends at this annual event!

Visitor's Shabbat

Congregation Beth Shalom will welcome guests to the first Visitor's Shabbat of the new year on Friday, November 4th at 6:30 pm. We hope members will attend to help welcome the group from Yankton.

Sukkot Services

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to celebrate Sukkot.
Services include:
Wednesday, October 12 - 5:30 pm Erev Sukkot Service at the end of Midrasha
Thursday, October 13 - 9:30 am 1st Day Sukkot Morning Service
Friday, October 14 - 6:30 pm Shabbat & Sukkot Service with dairy potluck
Saturday, October 15 - 9:30 am Shabbat & Sukkot Service
Sunday, October 16 - 8:30 am Sukkot Minyan
Monday, October 17 - 7:30 pm Sukkot Minyan
Tuesday, October 18 - 7:30 pm Sukkot Minyan
Wednesday, October 19 - 8:00 pm Hoshanna Rabba & Erev Shemini Atzeret
Thursday, October 20 - 9:30 am Shemini Atzeret Service; Yizkor at 10:45 appx.
Friday, October 21 - 6:30 pm Shabbat & Simchat Torah Service

High Holiday Tzedakah Project

This year Congregation Beth Shalom is conducting a winter coat collection for individuals of all ages. Coats will be given to the Soup Kitchen for distribution to attendees.

Please bring new, or clean, gently used winter coats or jackets to CBS by Simchat Torah (October 21). Thank you for supporting this mitzvah project!

High Holiday Schedule

Saturday, September 24 Midnight Selichot Service at United Orthodox Synagogue

Tuesday, September 27 6:00 pm High Holidays Cemetery Service (by appointment)

Wednesday, September 28 8:00 pm Erev Rosh Service

Thursday, September 29 9:00 am First Day Rosh Hashanah Morning Service

9:30 am Children's Service

8:00 pm Evening Service

Friday, September 30 9:00 am Second Day Rosh HaShanah Service

6:30 pm Shabbat Shuvah Service

Saturday, October 1 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service

Thursday, October 6 4:00 pm Tashlich Service (meet at CBS)

Friday, October 7 6:45 pm Kol Nidre, Evening and Shabbat Service

Saturday, October 8 9:00 am Yom Kippur & Shabbat Morning Service

9:30 am Childrens Service

4:45 pm Yizkor Memorial Service

5:30 pm Afternoon Service

6:45 pm Ne'ilah Closing Service

7:45 pm Break the Fast

2011 UJC Campaign Kickoff Event

Please join Daniel Kaplan, 2011 Campaign Chair, and the Sioux City Jewish Community Board of Directors for the 2011 Campaign Kickoff Event on Wednesday, September 21st at 5:30 pm at Congregation Beth Shalom.

The free event will include hearty hors d'oeuvres and an open bar. A brief program will be given at 6:00 pm. Parents of Midrasha students are encouraged to stop in before picking up their students. Please rsvp to 255-1990 by September 19th.

United Jewish Communities:

Doing a World of Good, Making a World of Difference

Hadassah/Sisterhood Opening Meeting

The joint meeting of the Sioux City Chapter of Hadassah and the CBS Sisterhood will be held on Tuesday, September 13 at noon. The program will feature Sioux City Media Critic, Bruce Miller, who will share all the latest Hollywood dish.

Bring your unwanted gold and gold expert John Jackson will weigh and evaluate it. You will be paid spot gold price for your donation to Hadassah.

The luncheon price is $9. Please call in your reservation to the CBS office by Friday, September 9th.

Music Shabbat

Congregation Beth Shalom's Shabbat Services on Friday, September 16th will feature a musical Shabbat led by our own Michele Ivener. Other musicians include Grant Beckwith, Holly Haddad and Michele Grossman. Services will begin at 6:30 pm.

Federation Picnic

The Sioux City Jewish Federation will host the annual picnic on Sunday, September 11 at Riverside Park, Pavilion #1 from 4:30 - 6:30.

The free event will feature a dinner at 5 pm of kosher hot dogs and all the trimmings. Everyone is welcome! Hope to see you there. (Rain site is Congregation Beth Shalom.)

Tisha B'Av

Erev Tisha B'Av Services at Congregation Beth Shalom will be held on Monday, August 8th at 8 pm.
Tisha B'Av is the commemoration of the destruction of the first Temple in 585 B.C.E. and the Second Temple in 70 C.E., the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition in 1492 as well as a variety of Nazi atrocities.

Shapiro B'nai Mitzvah

Charles & Joan Shapiro cordially invite you to share in their joy when they are called to the Torah as B'nai Mitzvah on August 5, 2011 at 6:30 pm
Oneg Shabbat with refreshments and music to follow the service.

Shavuot Services

Celebrate the gift of the Torah and the Ten Commandments at Shavuot services at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Wednesday, June 8th at 10:00 am: Torah, Hallel, Haftorah and the Ten Commandments will be read. A Yizkor service will be held at 11:00 am (approximately).

Thursday, June 9th from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. It is customary to study the Torah on Shavuot as an expression of one's desire to draw closer to G-d. Please call to make a reservation. Class will be held if there are three participants or more.

Hag Samach Shavuot!

Sisterhood/Hadassah Closing Luncheon

Iran Divestiture Legislation will be the topic when Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood and the Sioux City Chapter of Hadassah meet for their spring joint luncheon at noon on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Congregation Beth Shalom. Dan Lederman, our own South Dakota State Senator will share information about the divestiture legislation that he is sponsoring.

Please call the office to make your reservation and remember to bring your Hadassah Blue Boxes to be counted.

Yom Ha'Atmaut Celebration

Congregation Beth Shalom will observe Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha'Atzmaut) at the Friday, May 6th Shabbat Service at 7:30 pm. The service will include special Shabbat and Israeli music. A festive Oneg will follow. Everyone is invited to attend.

2011 Jewish Film Festival

The 2nd film of the 2011 Sioux City Jewish Film Festival, Berlin 36, will be shown at the Betty Strong Encounter Center on Thursday, May 5th at 6:30 pm. The film is a true story of two female athletes competing in the Berlin Olympics. The film is free and open to the public.

Yom HaShoah Commemorative Events

Congregation Beth Shalom will conduct a Holocaust Memorial Service on Sunday, May 1st at 6:15 pm. We come together to light the Holocaust candles: to remember those whom we know and those whose very names are lost.

Immediately following the service, the Sioux City Jewish Film Festival will show the first film of the 2011 series: LaRafle. A French-language film with English subtitles, LaRafle, will take the audience to July 16, 1942 when 13,000 Jews were "rounded up" by French police and forced into Paris' Winter Velodrome.

The public is welcome to attend these events. There is no charge.

Passover Service Schedule

Congregation Beth Shalom invites everyone to our Passover Services:

• Monday, April 18th Evev Passover: 6:30 pm Community First Seder


• Tuesday, April 19th First Day: 10:00 am Morning Service with Torah & Haftorah Reading


• Thursday, April 21st: 7:30 pm Hol Hamoed Pesah Minyan


• Friday, April 22nd: 7:30 pm Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah


• Saturday, April 23rd: 9:30 am Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah


• Sunday, April 24: 8:45 am Hol Hamoed Pesah Minyan


• Monday, April 25th: 7:30 pm Seventh Day Pesah Minay at Northern Hills


• Tuesday, April 26: 10:00 am Eighth Day Pesah & Yizkor Service

Watch for more information on the Community Seder!

2011 Goldstein Lecture

The Jewish Federation of Sioux City, Congregation Beth Shalom

and Morningside College are proud to sponsor

A. J. Jacobs as the 2011 Goldstein Scholar in Residence.

The Goldstein Lecture will take place on Thursday, March 17th at 7:30 pm in the Yockey Community Room, Olsen Center, 3609 Peters Ave., Morningside College.

A. J. Jacobs will speak on "My Year of Living Biblically." He is the editor-at-large at Esquire magazine and author of three New York Times bestsellers. The Year of Living Biblically was released in 2007.

Purim Celebration

Congregation Beth Shalom will sponsor the annual Purim Celebration on Sunday, March 20th from 11:00 am - 12:30. There will be fun for all ages with games and prizes at our Purim Carnival. he day will begin with the Megillah Reading and Purim Spiel at 11:00 am. The carnival will begin immediately following the reading. A dairy lunch will be served at noon: adults $5 and children under 12 free. Please rsvp to the office at 255-1990.

The Purim Celebration is in lieu of Midrasha classes. Also, don't forget Shabbat Services on Friday, March 18th will switch to 7:30 pm.

Adult Ed: Hillel and Shamai

The latest in our Adult Education series will discuss: Hillel and Shamai: Same Torah, Different Interpretations of Jewish Thought and Law. The class will be held at CBS on Sunday, March 13th from 7:30 - 8:30 pm.

Hillel the Elder was one of the greatest sages of the Second Temple period. Hillel sought to bring people closer to the Torah through his ethical, religious teachers which were preserved in a series of proverbs. Shammai, the founder of the great school of Bet Shammai, took a stringent attitute as compared with the more lenient one of Bet Hillel. We will compare and contrast their judicial teachings of Jewish law.

CBS and Midrasha Mitzvah Day

All congregants, children and parents of CBS are encouraged to participate in the annual Mitzvah Day projects on Sunday, March 6, 2011 from 10:15 - 12:55.

Participants will pack Passover gifts for our Jewish troops at CBS from 10:15 - 10:45. We will then move to the Crittenton Center - Stella Sanford, 1724 Geneva Street to provide some needed cleaning help to the daycare center.

Please call the office at 255-1990 to help with the day of giving.

Brotherhood Shabbat

Please join us in honoring the men of Congregation Beth Shalom

at Brotherhood Shabbat on March 4th, 2011 at 6:30 pm. Oneg immediately following

Adult Education: Book of Hosea

Come and learn about the book of Hosea, one of the first of the twelve books that make up the Minor Prophets. Redacted after the fall of Judah, the book describes how G-d will purify Israel and lead his people to repentance.

Sunday, February 20th from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Northwestern College Choir to Sing at Service

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to a special musical Shabbat on

Friday, January 28th at 6:30 pm

We will welcome Dr. Linell Moss and a choir of 35 women from Northwestern College to sing special selections at our Friday Shabbat Services.

Tu B'Shevat Seder & Shabbat Service

Please join us in our celebration of growth and renewal, Tu B'Shevat, the New Year for trees.

Our special holiday menu will feature a kosher chicken Shabbat dinner and will include the fruits and wine of the Seder.

Adults: $12.50 and Children under 10: $5.00.

Reservations are needed for the meal. Mail your check to CBS by January 18th.

Prayer Hebrew Class

Come and learn to translate the prayers of our siddur, so that you can understand their meaning and get more out of services. This is a class for beginners. No Hebrew Experience Necessary.

Monday Evenings: January 10th & 17th from 8:00 to 9:00 pm.

Friday Shabbats in December

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to enjoy Friday Shabbats in December:

• December 17th - Services will be led by our 5th and 6th grade class
• December 24 - A variation on a theme with a 6 pm Oneg preceding the service and a Chinese dinner following at DaKau restaurant. Call the office for more information.
• December 31st - Celebrate Shabbat and Bring in the secular New Year (early) at our special Oneg.

All services will be held at 6:30 pm.

Sisterhood Shabbat

Please join us in Honoring the Women of Congregation Beth Shalom
at Sisterhood Shabbat: 6:30 pm, December 10, 2010. Oneg immediately following.

Come Join the Fun for Dinner & Theater

Congregation Beth Shalom is sponsoring a night at Lamb Theater for a production of Nun Crackers. The 7:30 show will be preceded by a dinner at Minerva's Restaurant (at your own expense). Play tickets are $23 or $19 (for those over 62).
Please mail your check to CBS to be included in the group reservation.
Call 255-1990 with any questions.
Hope to see you there!

Celebrate Hanukkah with Latke Lights & Music

Join Congregation Beth Shalom for the 3rd night of Hanukkah on Friday, December 3rd at 6:30 pm.
Special Holiday Music will be provided by our professional vocalists and instrumentalists.
Following the service a holiday dairy potluck with latkes will be served.
Come spin the dreidel and light the Menorah!

Lights, Camera, Donor!

The Sioux City Chapter of Hadassah will meet for the 77th annual Donor Event at noon, Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Congregation Beth Shalom.

Guests will view "The Little Traitor" a great film featured at last year's St. Louis Film Festival.

Lunch - including kosher hot dogs and popcorn - is only $9.

Please say "yes" when you're called or emailed for your reservation and donor donation.

2010 Kalin Scholar in Residence

Congregation Beth Shalom is pleased to announce Alan T. Levenson as the 2010 Sidney & Geraldine Scholar in Residence. Dr. Levenson will speak at Shabbat services and conduct a workshop at CBS as follows:

• Friday, November 5th at 7:30 pm Services. Dr. Levenson will speak on "Zionism and the Bible." Special Oneg!


• Saturday, November 6th at 9:30 am Services. Dr. Levenson will speak on "Spinoza as a Jewish Bible Critic." An expanded Kiddush lunch will follow. Please rsvp for the meal.


• Saturday, November 6th at 7:00 pm. Dr. Levenson will conduct a 1 hr presentation on "Teaching the Story of Jacob & Esau." This workshop is primarily for teachers, but anyone is welcome. The workshop will be preceded by a light supper. Please rsvp for the meal.

Dr. Levenson has written extensively on the Jewish experience for both scholarly and popular audiences and is considered a leading authority on the modern Jewish experience. He has lectured in the United States, Israel and Germany.

Everyone Welcome. Please rsvp for the meals as requested above to 712-255-1990.

Food Bank Back Pack Project

Congregation Beth Shalom announces the resumption of one of our mitzvah projects:

the Food Bank Back Pack program.

The first date is Wednesday, October 20th at 10:30 am at the Food Bank. Many hands are needed to complete this project. Please call the office if you are able to participate.

Annual Meeting October 27th

The Annual Meeting of Congregation Beth Shalom & the Sioux City Jewish Federation

will be held on Wednesday, October 27th.

7:00 pm: Desserts and coffee.

7:30 pm: Meeting

There is no charge for this event, but reservations are appreciated.

Please call the office at 255-1990.

Jill Rosenthal Bat Mitzvah

Diane and Brent Rosenthal cordially invite y9u to a Shabbat Service

as their daughter Jill becomes a Bat Mitzvah.

Friday, October 22 at 8:00 pm. Oneg following services &

Saturday, October 23 at 9:30 am. Kiddush luncheon following services.

Mommy, Daddy and Me Classes

Congregation Beth Shalom is pleased to announce the resumption of the Mommy, Daddy and Me Classes. The sessions will be held once a month on Monday mornings from 11:30 - 12:30. Preschoolers and (at least) one parent are welcome to attend the classes which are taught by the Rabbi and feature arts and crafts and movement.

The fall session dates are: October 18, November 15, and December 13. Additional dates will be scheduled after January 1. Please call the office to register.

Adult Education: Book of Daniel

The first Adult Education series of the new year will begin on October 24th at 9:30 am. Paul Levin will teach a 3 part series based on the book of Daniel. The discussion will begin with the text, but will use additional works to highlight this influential book.

The course, which will be held October 24, 31 and November 7th, is free; but please rsvp by calling 712-255-1990.

Pet Blessing

The annual blessing of the pets by Rabbi Greene will be held on Sunday, October 17th at the end of Midrasha classes (approximately noon). All members are encouraged to bring their friendly pets to this fun event.

Shabbat Services October 15

Students from the PreConfirmation Class will lead services on Friday, October 15th at 7:30 pm.

We invite all members of the community to join the students and their families.

Brotherhood Golf Outing & Kosher Steak Fry

The CBS Brotherhood is sponsoring the 4th Occasional Golf Outing & Steak Fry on Sunday, September 26th.

Join your friends for golf at Hidden Acres Golf Club (2:00 pm tee times)

and/or for cocktails and dinner at 5:00 pm

The charge for Golf (9 holes) and Dinner is $45;

Dinner only is $20;

Play an additional 9 holes for $11.

Bring a friend. Call the office at 255-1990 to make your reservations.

Interfaith Forum: Islam, Christianity & Judaism

The Lifelong Learning Program of Western Iowa Tech Community College is sponsoring an Interfaith Form: Islam, Christianity and Judaism which will be held on Tuesday, September 21 from noon to 1:30 pm. The event will be held in the Cargill Auditorium, Room D103 with access using Entrance 14 and Parking Lot 4. There is no charge and Lifelong Learning membership is not required.

Rabbi Guy Greene will join Imam Akmad Mohammad and Rev. R. Paul Johnston of Trinity Lutheran Church for a panel presentation during which the main beliefs and practices of the religions will be explored.

Sukkot

Congregation Beth Shalom's Sukkot Services

Sukkot & Shabbat on Friday, September 24th at 6:30 pm

Shabbat Dinner. Everyone welcome. Reservations by calling 255-1990

Adults are $12; Children 5-12 are $6; under 5 are free.

Wednesday, September 22, 5:30 pm: Erev Sukkot Service at the end of Midrasha

Thursday, September 23, 9:30 am: First Day Service

Friday, September 24, 6:30 pm: Sukkot & Shabbat Service followed by a Shabbat Dinner.

Saturday, September 25, 9:30 am: Shabbat Morning Service

Sunday, September 26, 8:45 am: CBS Chol Hamoed Minyan

Monday, September 27, 6:30 pm: Northern Hills Chol Hamoed Minyan

Tuesday, September 28, 7:30 pm: CBS Chol Hamoed Minyan

Wednesday, September 29, 8:00 pm: Hoshanah Rabbah & Erev Shemini Atzeret

Thursday, September 30, 9:30 am: Shemini Atzeret Service with Yizkor at 10:30 (appx)

Friday, October 1, 6:30 pm: Simchat Torah & Shabbat Service with Ice Cream Social

High Holiday Service Schedule

Congregation Beth Shalom 2010 Fall Holiday Schedule

Selichot & Havdalah Service - Saturday, September 4 at 8:00 pm
High Holidays Cemetery Service - Sunday, September 5 at 3:00 pm. Call office for appointment.

Rosh HaShanah
Erev Rosh HaShanah Service - Wednesday, September 8 at 7:30 pm
followed by Sisterhood Sponsored Oneg
First Day Rosh HaShanah Morning Service - Thursday, September 9 at 9:00 am
Children's Service at 9:30 am
Evening Service - Thursday, September 9 at 8:00 pm
Second Day Morning Service - Friday, September 10 at 9:00 am

Shabbat Shuvah - Friday, September 10 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 11 at 9:30 am

Tashlich Service - Sunday, September 12 at 4:00 pm. Meet at CBS.

Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre, Evening & Shabbat Service - Friday, September 17 at 7:00 pm
Morning & Shabbat Service - Saturday, September 18 at 9:00 am
Children's Service at 9:30 am
Yizkor Memorial Service - 5:30 pm
Afternoon Service - 6:16 pm
Ne'ilah Closing Service - 7:30 pm
Break the Fast - 8:30 pm. CBS will sponsor a free Break the Fast. Please call for reservations.

Federation Picnic August 29th

The Sioux City Jewish Federation is sponsoring the 7th Annual Picnic!

The free event will be held on Sunday, August 29th
at Riverside Park - Pavilion 1 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm.
(Rain site is CBS)

The picnic dinner will include kosher hot dogs, cole slaw, chips, watermelon and beverages.
Please rsvp to the office at 255-1990 by Thursday, August 26th.

FREE. EVERYONE WELCOME.

Sisterhood Kosher Wine Tasting

The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Shalom cordially invites you to a Kosher Wine Tasting
presented by Wine Styles
Sunday, July 25th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Live Music
Cheese and chocolates
Wine will be available for purchase
$25 per person. RSVP to 712-255-1990

Tisha B'Av Service

Congregation Beth Shalom will hold Erev Tisha B'Av Services on Monday, July 19th at 8:00 pm.



Tisha B'Av is the commemoration of the destruction of the First Temple in 585 B.C.E. and the Second Temple in 70 C.E., the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition in 1492, as well as a variety of Nazi atrocities.

Calendar Meeting

Sioux City Jewish Community Calendar Meeting
Wednesday, June 23rd at 6:30 pm

Please come with your events to be put on the calendar
and your creative suggestions for future events.

We're looking forward to a great year!
All we need is you.

Shabbat Under the Stars

Join your friends at the annual Congregation Beth Shalom

Shabbat Under the Stars

Friday, June 18, 2010 at Stone Park Lodge

6:30 Services followed by a Potluck Shabbat Dinner

Please bring a dairy or vegetarian dish. We will provide challah and beverages.

Please rsvp to help us with the setup. 712-255-1990.

May 21st & 23rd

Don't forget Brotherhood Shabbat: Friday, May 21st at 7:30 pm.

Midrasha Final Day Activities: Sunday, May 23rd at 11:30 am

Congregation Beth Shalom
& the Sioux City Jewish Federation
are pleased to welcome Chaplain (Colonel) Brett Oxman to our community.

Chaplain Oxman, representing the JWB Jewish Chaplain's Council, will accept our donation of a Torah to the TORAHS FOR OUR TROOPS program. A brief presentation ceremony will precede the Midrasha Matriculation program and lunch.

During the Midrasha program:
Classes will be presenting songs, dances and plays.
Teachers and aides will be honored.
Students will receive Matriculation certificates.

Please RSVP for the dairy lunch by calling the office, 255-1990.

Jason Shindler Bar Mitzvah

Congregation Beth Shalom and Scott & Karen Shindler are pleased to invite you
to a Shabbat Service as their son Jason becomes a Bar Mitzvah.

Friday, May 28,2010 at 6:00 pm NOTE TIME CHANGE.
Hors D'Oeuvre Oneg to follow

Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 10:00 am NOTE TIME CHANGE.
Kiddish luncheon to follow services

Please rsvp to the office at 712-255-1990.

Shavuot Services

Celebrate the gift of the Ten Commandments and the Torah

Erev Shavuot Service: Tuesday, May 18th at the 7:30 pm Minyan

First Day Shavuot Service: Wednesday, May 19th at 8:45 am

Torah, Allel and Haftorah Readings

Yizkor Service at 10:00 am approximately

Hag Samach Shavuot!

Mitzvah Day May 16th

The 2010 Sioux City Jewish Federation Midrasha Mitzvah Day will be held on May 16th at the Betty Strong Encounter Center at 11:00 am.

Everyone in the community is invited to meet at the Center to participate in this year's projects which include planting and cleaning the grounds. Lunch will be served at 12:45 and will be followed by the showing of the family comedy, "66", the first presentation of the Sioux City Jewish Film Festival.

Please wear comfortable clothes, and bring small gardening tools such as trowels. The rain site for the Mitzvah Day is CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM.

Please RSVP for lunch to 712-255-1990. Remember, these activities are in lieu of Midrasha classes.

Corfirmation Ceremony

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to a Confirmation Ceremony

Friday, May 14th at 7:30 pm

The 2010 Confirmands include: Jacob Kaplan, Dylan Nelson, Laura Rogers, Alli Rosenthal and Allison Sachnoff.

Parents of the confirmands will host the Oneg following the service.

Shabbat Speaker April 30th

Congregation Beth Shalom invites everyone to a Shabbat Service, Friday, April 30th at 7:30.

Following the service during the Oneg, Erica DeLeon, Executive Director of the Mary J. Treglia Community House will speak on diversity in the Siouxland community. Ms. DeLeon will focus on current immigration issues, both locally and on the national level. A question and answer period will follow.

1st Sioux City Jewish Film Festival

The 1st Sioux City Jewish Film Festival will be held on Sunday, May 16th and Thursday, May 20th at the Betty Strong Encounter Center.

"Sixty Six", a Paul Weiland family comedy, will be shown at 1:30 pm Sunday May 16th. Based on a true-life story, "Sixty Six" will take the audience to England in the summer of 1966 as events unfold for the biggest day in the life of 12-year old Bern's life: his bar mitzvah.

"Lemon Tree", Israel and Palestine - a conflict of cultures, will be shown at 7:30 pm Thursday, May 20th. An award winning Israeli film, Lemon Tree tells the story of two families who live on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank.

Both events are free and open to the public. For more information please call 712-255-1990.

Yom Ha'Atzmaut & Tolerance Week Activities

Celebrate Shabbat and Yom Ha'Atmaut at Congregation Beth Shalom on Friday, April 16th at 7:30 pm. Rabbi Greene will be joined by musicians from the Sioux City Symphony. An Israeli Oneg will follow.

The award winning film, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler," will be shown at the Orpheum theater on Tuesday, April 13th at 8 pm. The showing is free and open to the public.

Congregation Beth Shalom will host a "Lunch and Learn" on Wednesday, April 14th from 12:00 - 1:00. Renata Zajdman, one of the people saved by the Polish network, will share her story. The event is free, but reservations are needed for the lunch. Please call 712-255-1990,

Yom HaShoah

Congregation Beth Shalom Holocaust Memorial Service will be held Sunday, April 11th at 7:00 pm.

We come together to light the Holocaust candles: to remember those whom we know and those whose very names are lost.

Everyone welcome.

Musical Shabbat

Congregation Beth Shalom invites you to a musical Shabbat:
Friday Night Live
Friday, March 26th at 7:30 pm featuring Musicians
Dan Auerbach, Junior Darwin, Michele Grossman, Holly Haddad and Michele Ivener

Start the evening at 6:30 with a free Nosh of pizza and salad.

Please rsvp for the Nosh by calling 255-1990.

Passover Service Schedule

Congregation Beth Shalom Passover Services

Monday, March 29th: First Night Seder at 6:30 pm. Reservations required.

Tuesday, March 30th: First Day Services at 8:45 am

Thursday, April 1st: Passover Services at Minyan at 6:30 pm

Friday, April 2nd: Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah at 7:30 pm (Lay led)

Saturday, April 3rd: Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah at 9:30 am (Lay led)

Sunday, April 4th: Passover Services at Minyan at 8:45 am

Monday, April 5th: Seventh Day Passover at Northern Hills Minyan at 6:30 pm

Tuesday, April 6th: Eighth Day Passover & Yizkor at 8:45 am, Yizkor at 10:00 am appx

Passover Seder

Celebrate the Passover holiday at a Kosher Seder.

Monday, March 29th at 6:30 pm

Fee: $25 adults, $10 children 5- 12, Children under 5 free

Please rsvp by March 24th to Congregation Beth Shalom office at 255-1990. Request seating arrangements with your reservation.

Fiancial assistance available. Please call the director: 255-1990.

Goldstein Scholar

The Jewish Federation of Sioux City

Congregation Beth Shalom

and Morningside College

are proud to sponsor SARAH TANZER as the 2010 Harold & Bernice Goldstein Scholar in Residence.

Dr. Tanzer will speak at services Friday, March 19th at 7:30 pm. Her presentation is entitled "Jews and Christians Reading the Same Texts Differently: Creation as a Case in Point.

Tanzer will also speak at Morningside College on Thursday, March 18th at 7 pm.

Lebowich Bar Mitzvah

The Lebowich and Fogleman families cordially invite you to a Shabbat Service
as Zachery David becomes a Bar Mitzvah.
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Oneg following services and
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 9:30 am
Kiddish Luncheon following Services