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!