Congregation Beth Israel Judea, San Francisco

Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi and Ricki Friday, October 30, 6:30 pm Join Rabbi Gottlieb and Ricki for a joyous, musical, and spiritual Kabbalat Shabbat via Facebook Live. Rabbi and Ricki will live-stream candle lighting and songs, prayers, mishaberach, and kaddish from their home straight to you. Join in right here. We will keep the service up, so if you can't make it right at 6:30pm, you can view it any time on Friday. ... You can now get a free "on-line" version of Mishkan Tefillah, our Friday evening Prayerbook, where you can find the words for many of the Shabbat songs and prayers that we will use each week. Go to https://www.ccarnet.org/.../mishkan-tfilah-weekdays.../ Immediately following the abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat service, we will virtually go over to our "Social Hall" where Rabbi Gottlieb and Ricki will lead kiddush and motzi, and we'll have a chance to shmooze with each other. During the Kabbalat Shabbat service, we will post a link to our Virtual Oneg Shabbat in the chat. Or you can find the link in this week's Staying Connected with BIJ. Shabbat Shalom to one and all. Stay healthy and safe.

Kabbalat Shabbat with Rabbi and Ricki Friday, October 23, 6:30 pm Join Rabbi Gottlieb and Ricki for a joyous, musical, spiritual Kabbalat Shabbat via Facebook Live. Rabbi and Ricki will live-stream candle lighting and songs, prayers, mishaberach, and kaddish from their home straight to you. Join in right here. We will keep the service up, so if you can't make it right at 6:30pm, you can view it any time on Friday.... You can now get a free "on-line" version of Mishkan Tefillah, our Friday evening Prayerbook, where you can find the words for many of the Shabbat songs and prayers that we will use each week. Go to https://www.ccarnet.org//mishkan-tfilah-weekdays-shabbat-/ ************** ONEG SHABBAT Immediately following the abbreviated Kabbalat service, we will virtually go over to our "Social Hall" where Rabbi Gottlieb and Ricki will lead kiddush and motzi, and we will have a chance to shmooze with each other. To attend join our kiddush, motzi and shmooze by Zoom Video Conference, at the end of Kabbalat Shabbat go to the link that will be posted in the chat or go to the Staying Connected with BIJ email that was sent earlier this week and click on the link there. Shabbat shalom everyone.

Join us on Zoom at 6:30 PM for our Friday Night Speaker - Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller will discuss CA Ballot Propositions and the importance that BIJ is a 100% Voting Congregation! Brief prayers precede Rabbi Saxe-Taller's presentation. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6442514861

Friday Night VIRTUAL FEAST and Guest Speaker: Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller on Social Justice Election Issues October 16 @ 6:30 pm Our abbreviated Kabbalat service, will be in our "Social Hall" (also know as Zoom) instead of on Facebook Live this week. We will be joined by our special guest speaker Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller.... Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6442514861 Join us for a presentation on making BIJ a one hundred percent voting congregation and learning about some California Propositions. Kathy Chaikin-Berstein and Sherrie Rosenberg will be joined by Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller who will discuss some of the social justice propositions on the California ballot. Julie is Senior Organizer for the California Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-CA), where she supports congregational social justice teams and builds the network of congregations to harness our statewide Reform Jewish voice for justice. She served as rabbi at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco from 2004 to 2017. Ordained at HUC-JIR New York in 2004, she is passionate about bringing the spiritual, creative and justice-striving elements of Judaism together. Her original melodies to Jewish prayers are at juliesaxetaller.com.

SPIRITUAL UPLIFTING AND RENEWAL!! Special Kabbalat Shabbat and Shemini Atzeret with Rabbi and Ricki ... Friday, October 9, 6:30 pm Join Rabbi Gottlieb and Ricki for a joyous spiritual Kabbalat Shabbat via Facebook Live. Rabbi and Ricki will live-stream candle lighting and songs, prayers, mishaberach, and kaddish from their home straight to you! We will keep the service up, so if you can't make it right at 6:30pm, you can view it any time on Friday. You can now get a free "on-line" version of Mishkan Tefillah, our Friday evening Prayerbook, where you can find the words for many of the Shabbat songs and prayers that we will use each week. Go to https://www.ccarnet.org//mishkan-tfilah-weekdays-shabbat-/

Come to the BIJ Sukkah! The lulav, etrog, and blessings are there ready for you M-F, 9am-4pm. One household at a time, please. Wear your masks and stay distanced. There will be no Access to the building during these times. Chag sameach!

The virtual Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) Pacific District Convention is coming up soon... October 24-25, 2020 On Zoom! One Vision, Many Voices Let us dream (nachalom) and then begin (v’nat’chil) to build the future we desire.... Sherrie Rosenberg attended in person two years ago and it was wonderful. She learned a lot, had a good time, and met wonderful people. This year there is no registration fee, no transportation cost, no hotel expense, no restaurant costs; there isn’t even a charge for coffee. There ARE programs and expenses that WRJ and our District support that need your financial help. We are asking each registrant to make a donation in lieu of the usual registration fees. The registration deadline is October 19, 2020. A welcome surprise will be sent to the first 400 registrants! If you are interested, email Sherrie at [email protected] and she will send you the email where you can register. You do not have to be a member and you do not need to give a donation to attend for as much time as you choose.

Immediately following our service, we will virtually go over to our "Social Hall" where Rabbi Gottlieb and Ricki will lead kiddush and motzi, and then there will be time for catching up and schmoozing with friends. Bring your own cookies!! To attend our Oneg by Zoom Video Conference, click on the message in the chat at the end of Kabbalat Shabbat or get the link in either the Staying Connected email or the Rabbis Message email. Shabbat shalom everyone. May you be healthy and safe.