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.