Shavuot Services

Celebrate the gift of the Ten Commandments and the Torah

Shabbat Eve and Pre-Erev Shavuot Service: Friday June 10th  6:30 pm

 Shavuot Morning Service: Sunday, June 12th at 8:30 am

Torah,Hallel Haftorah &Ten Commandments are Read

Yizkor will be included at this service

Hag Samach Shavuot!

Shabbat Under the Stars

Join your friends at the annual Congregation Beth Shalom

Shabbat Under the Stars

Friday, June 17, 2016 at Stone Park Lodge

6:30 Services followed by a Vegetarian/Dairy Potluck Shabbat Dinner

Please bring a dairy or vegetarian dish or dessert.

Last Name A-I Main Dish

Last Name J-S Side Dish

Last Name T-Z Dessert

Please rsvp to CBS Office 712-255-1990.

Sisterhood/Hadassah Year-End Meeting And Luncheon

Celebrate spring with food, fun, fellowship and a fascinating speaker when Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood and the Sioux City Chapter of Hadassah gather for their year-end meeting and luncheon at noon on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Congregation Beth Shalom. Carol Rosenthal, Hadassah National Vice President, will share an update on Hadassah Hospital and current events in Israel.  Luncheon fee is $12.00. Please make your reservation by calling the CBS office at 712-255-1990 by Thursday, April 28th.  Hadassah members, please bring your Blue Boxes.

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

Shabbat Eve Service and Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Congregation Beth Shalom will conduct a Holocaust Memorial Service During its Sabbath eve service on Friday, May 6th at 6:30 pm. We come together to welcome Shabbat and to remember those whom we know and those whose very names are lost.

Shabbat & Yom HaAtzmaut Observance

Congregation Beth Shalom's Shabbat & Yom HaAtzmaut Service on Friday, May 13th at 6:30 pm. will include our Friday Night Live Musicians. Everyone is welcome to attend to welcome the Sabbath and Celebrate Israeli Independence Day!

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, May 20th.

      

The Jewish Federation of Sioux City, Congregation Beth Shalom and the Betty Strong Encounter Center will present the third Annual Sioux City Jewish Film Festival on May 12th and May 15th. Admission to both films is free and open to the public.

"Wunderkinder" 7 pm on Thursday, May 12th at Congregation Beth Shalom. The film tells the story of three musically talented children—two Jewish and one German—who develop a deep and genuine friendship, extending beyond their different religions and nationalities. The two Jewish children, Larissa and Abrascha, are both virtuosos—one on the piano and the other on the violin. Hanna, a young German girl, is also extremely gifted. Living in Poltava, Ukraine in 1941, they all share one great love: music. Their world is one of curiosity, joy, and talent. But when the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, they and their families face mortal peril. A crowd-pleasing audience favorite, Wunderkinder took home Audience Awards at the San Diego Jewish Film Festival, Stony Brook Film Festival, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival.

"Above and Beyond"  2 pm on Sunday, May 15th at the Betty Strong Encounter Center (Missouri Riverfront exit 149 off I-29). The film explores  how a ragtag band of volunteer airmen mobilized in the skies above Israel to fight for the fledgling nation’s survival. Barely home from WWII combat, these ace pilots – mostly Jewish- Americans – found themselves compelled to do battle yet again, this time  in defense of an ill-equipped Jewish state. At risk of losing their citizenship and their lives, they smuggled out surplus planes and ammunition and trained in secret. Relying on a small squadron of rickety aircraft, a handful of young foreign pilots laid the foundation for the Israeli Air Force. With pluck, humor and chutzpah, these now-aging wingmen colorfully recount their remarkable mission. Interviews include family descendants, scholars, Israeli President Shimon Perez, and actor Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman) whose father flew sorties against an advancing Iraqi army. Testimonies are enhanced by dazzling aerial dogfights recreated by George Lucas's special effects shop Industrial Light & Magic. Directed by Roberta Grossman and produced by Nancy Spielberg.

CBS Board Shabbat

Please join us in honoring the Officers and Board of Congregation Beth Shalom at Shabbat eve services, Friday, April 1st at 6:30 pm.
  

Friday Night Live Shabbat

Congregation Beth Shalom welcomes our special musicians to a Friday Night Live Shabbat Service on April 8th at 6:30 pm Oneg to follow

Passover Seder

Celebrate Passover at Congregation Beth Shalom's First Night Seder on Friday, April 22nd. Shabbat services at 6:00 pm will be followed immediately by a kosher seder. Please call 712-255-1990 with your reservation by April 4th. 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

Passover Service Schedule

Saturday, April 23rd:9:30 am Shabbat and First Day Passover Morning Service

Sunday, April 24th: Second Day Passover Service at 8:30 am Minyan

Friday, April 29th 6:30 pm Shabbat & Seventh Day Passover Service

Saturday, April 30th:9:30 am Shabbat,  Eighth Day Passover & Yizkor Service

Goldstein Lecture: Dr. Sarah Imhoff

"The Pulpit and the Classroom:

Jews, Christians, Muslims

and the Study of Religion."

 

Thursday, March 3, 2016
7:00 PM

Morningside College

Yockey Family Community Room

Olsen Student Center

Free and open to the public

Midrasha Shabbat

Friday, February 19th

 6:30 pm

Midrasha Students will lead Sabbath Eve Services.

Join the students of our religious school

and their families for a joyous Shabbat!

Brotherhood Shabbat

Friday, January 8th
Service at 6:30 pm
Oneg Following Services

Friday Night Live Shabbat

Congregation Beth Shalom welcomes our special musicians to a Friday Night Live Shabbat Service on January 15th at 6:30 pm.

Celebrate Tu B’Shevat: The New Year of Trees

Friday, January 22nd

Shabbat Service at 6:30 pm
Tu b'Shevat Oneg Following Services
Enjoy The Gifts Of Goodly Trees:
An Assortment Of Nuts, Fruits, Vegetables And Pastries
RSVP 712-255-1990 by January 18th

If you really wanna a happy Chanukah…..

Celebrate at Beth Shalom!!!
Friday, December 11^th
Shabbat and Chanukah Services 6:30 pm
Pot Luck dinner following services 
Delicious latkes for that special Chanukah flavor!!!!

 Please let us know what dish you will bring!

Last Names A-K Please bring a main dish (vegetarian/dairy)
Last Names L-Z Please bring a side dish (vegetarian/dairy)
 Rsvp the office 255-1990 by Dec. 7th

Pet Blessing at Beth Shalom

Sunday, November 15th

Pet Blessing

11:15 am

Bring your furry pet friends to the synagogue. Rabbi Greene will perform a blessing for your pet dog, cat or favorite furball you have roaming about your place.

Shabbat Eve Service Honoring Veterans

Friday, November 13th
6:30 pm
Please join us as we honor our members who served
 in the U.S. military for their service to our country.
Oneg following services

Congregation Beth Shalom & Sioux City Jewish Federation Annual Meeting

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

6:30 pm

Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres

7:00 pm

Business Meeting

RSVP by Monday, November 16th

712-255-1990

Super Latke Brunch-Lunch-Dinner Sunday, November 8, 2015 with NEW MENU

The Super Latke Brunch-Lunch-Dinner with Spectacular Bake Sale will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2015 from 11:30 am - 5:30 pm.
The menu will feature Matzah Ball Soup, egg salad, homemade apple cake and all the latkes you can eat.
Adult tickets are $12, children under 12 are $6. Carryouts available.

Camp Shabbat Friday, November 6, 2015

Services will begin at the regular time of 6:30 pm.  Campers who attended Camp Baal Shem Tov, sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom, will speak to the Congregation about the great time they had during the week of camp this June.

Friday, March 6, 2015
6:30 pm Brotherhood Shabbat

Friday Night Live Shabbat Service

Congregation Beth Shalom welcomes our special musicians to a Friday Night Live Shabbat Service on February 20th at 6:30 pm. We will also welcome a visiting group for this special Shabbat.

Torah Service February 13th

Friday night services, February 13th, will include a Torah Service. 6:30 services will be followed by an Oneg. We invite everyone to attend.

World Wide Genocide Awareness Day

Programs in recognition of World Wide Genocide Awareness Day will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the Betty Strong Encounter Center.  For more information please click below:

Click here for World Wide Genocide Day Awareness Information

Havadalah & the Music of Ben Baron

Please join Congregation Beth Shalom in welcoming clarinetist, Ben Baron, son of Frank and Sandi Baron, to a special evening: Saturday, January 18th at 5:45 pm.
Ben will perform a variety of musical selections which will preview his Sioux City Chamber Music Association performance on Sunday, January 19th. He will be joined by a local accompanist.

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