This Week at Mount Zion
August 2 / 24 Av
Hike for All Ages
This Sunday, August 8, 10:00 am   

Join us for an easy path in Lebanon Hills around Jensen Lake (meet at the playground).

High Holy Day Bulletin

This September, the New Year comes on the heels of Labor Day weekend. While it may feel early, we trust we will greet the Holy Days with the same courage, faith, and compassion we did last year.

Connect
Community Life Passages
We extend condolences to Wendy (Steve) Rubin on the death of her stepfather, Robert Rubenstein, on July 23.

We extend condolences to Nancy (Paul) Lewis on the death of her mother, Helaine Ribner Shackman, on July 26.
MZ Small Groups

Stitch 'n Chat
August 4, 7pm
Best of Israel 2.0
An Eclectic, Active, Insider Tour
crafted by Rabbi Spilker
A Rare Opportunity Mount Zion Trip
November 1-10, 2021

Learn
Renewal, Resilience, Hope:
Jewish Responses
Summertime Jewish Learning Across the Twin Cities

Next session: Renewing Connection to God through Renewing Confidence in Oneself, Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein, Temple of Aaron, Aug 5, 7 pm

All classes are FREE and open to anyone. Drop-in for one session or come to all of them! No registration required. Join all sessions via Zoom.  Link is available here. 
Incitement, Hate, and Genocide
August 10, 7:00 pm
Mount Zion is a co-sponsor of this event.

Windows on Teshuvah Kickoff Lecture
August 8, 6:30 pm

If you signed up for this program, join us for this live virtual lecture with Rabbi Shai Held, and then dive into four different approaches to teshuvah with your havruta, or learning partner, over four weeks.

Pray
This Shabbat
Friday, August 6
6:00 pm Celebrate Shabbat In-Person
You can also join us on Zoom, Livestream on mzion.org, and Facebook Live! (For calling in, use Meeting ID: 147 120 944).

Saturday, August 7
9:00 am Torah Study - Zoom
Zoom Meeting ID: 949 308 718

10:00 am Shabbat Service - Zoom
You can also join us on Zoom, Livestream on mzion.org, and Facebook Live! (For calling in, use Meeting ID: 905 418 669)
Re’eh – Deut. 12:29-14:29
Mira Kaufman will be called to the Torah as Bat Mitzvah
NEW: If outside, masks* and distancing will be optional. Please wear a mask to enter through the building. Please ask everyone permission before approaching close. We are creating a culture of consent for any elbow bump, handshake, or hug. For an added level of protection, we will have red bracelets available to indicate needing physical distance from others. We hope these measures will help most to feel comfortable attending in person. We will continue live streaming and having a zoom link for our community online.
 
*We recognize that there are a variety of reasons why members of our community will continue to wear masks outside in addition to vaccine status. Our values of kavod/respect and being non-judgmental will guide us in how we see each other, as always, as we work to keep ourselves and one another both healthy and socially connected.
Torah from a Mussar Perspective
Gratitude: The Cycle of Connection and Complacency
Parashat Eikev – 5781 / 2021
Rabbi Spilker's sermon on July 31


Act
Before it’s too late:
Learn first-hand about the Line 3 pipeline
Join Mount Zion’s Tzedek Committee and Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light for a day-long site visit near Palisade, MN on Sunday, August 15, 8 am-7 pm. Learn why Line 3 is being built and what can still be done to stop it.

Mount Zion
1300 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

Phone: 651-698-3881