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Monday, May 21, 2012

Memorial Day Recognition

Congregation Beth Shalom invites everyone to a Shabbat Service and Memorial Day Recognition on Friday, May 25th at 6:30 pm.
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Monday, April 30, 2012

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!
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Monday, April 16, 2012

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.
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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.
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Monday, April 02, 2012

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.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday, January 25, 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.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

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.
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Monday, January 09, 2012

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.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

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.
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Monday, November 21, 2011

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.
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Friday, November 04, 2011

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.
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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.
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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!
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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.
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Monday, October 03, 2011

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
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Monday, September 19, 2011

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!
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