What is Synaplex Shabbat?
Come to "Synaplex Shabbat" at Beth El and find Jewish experiences that speak to your heart.  In addition to our weekly Mishnah study led by Rabbi Emeritus Steve Sager, our engaging and participatory egalitarian and traditional Orthodox Shabbat morning services, and children's programming for kids of all ages, Synaplex Shabbat offers a yoga experience based on the morning prayers, an in-depth Torah discussion with a local scholar, creative services with more gender sensitive language, a learner's minyan, a tefillah hike, meditation, storytelling and more.  
Guest Speaker--Vivian Connell
When teacher turned lawyer, Vivian Connell, was diagnosed with ALS, she wrote on Facebook:

"Help me do THIS: I want to raise about $15k to take our 32 students at the alternative high school here in Chapel Hill to the US. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Many of them have never even left the area, much less the state, but they are fascinated when we teach about the Holocaust. Many of them have also encountered racism and cultural hatred, and a full day at the USHMM would make a permanent positive impact in their lives."

April 15th and 16th is Yom HaShoah, Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day. On Shabbat April 18th Vivian Connell will speak at Beth El and share her inspiring story to make sure the lessons of the Holocaust continue to live on for generations to come.

To learn more about about Vivian, click here to read her blog. 
Services- Shabbat Morning
8:45 am-9:30 am-Shabbat Mishnah Study in the Freedman Center
9:00 am-Orthodox Kehillah
9:00 am-Charuvah Minyan in the Freedman Center Lounge
9:30 am-Main Sanctuary
Gabbai: James Tulsky
Gabbaim will also try to accommodate requests made in person on Shabbat morning (by  10:15am, before the Torah service), but please understand that all honors may be previously claimed.
Kiddush Lunch is hosted by: Andrea and Kevin Ginsberg, Caitlin and Daniel Hirschman, Susan and David Kirsch, Eric and Sharon Lipp, Steve Prince and Debbie Goldstein, Scott Schwartz and Tobin Freid, and Howard and Marni Wizwer
10:30 am-11:15 am- Tot Shabbat with Emily (geared towards our youngest kids-ages 4 and up plus parents) in Room 6
10:30 am-11:30 am-Jr.Jr. Congregation with Rachel (geared towards K-2nd graders-parents welcome) in Room 4
10:30 am-12:00 pm-Junior Congregation with Shira (geared towards 3rd-6th graders) in Room 7
yogacs
Healing Yoga
Saturday, April 18th @ 10:00 am-11:00 am, Freedman Center
This month the focus of the class will be balance. There is no fee for these sessions & mats and other props are available.  Donations are welcome (please note "yoga" in the memo line of your check). We encourage those who come to yoga to stay and join our worship service and/or Kiddush lunch after class. Vocal accompaniment will be provided by David Rubin. 
Book  Club Discussion
April 18th, April 25th, and May 2nd
Join us for a three part discussion of Yossi Klein-Halevi's  book about the fascinating complexity of Israeli life and history as reflected in the lives of seven paratroopers of the Golani Elite, which captured Jerusalem in 1967 and isolated and defeated a major Egyptian Army at the canal in 1973.  The discussion will be facilitated by Sandy Kessler and Bob Gutman.  Please note, if there are not enough participants registered (at least six), we will need to cancel the program.
To RSVP, visit  Book Club Discussion 

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