This Week at Mount Zion
February 20 / 25 Shevat
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Join us as we celebrate
Jewish Disability Awareness,
Acceptance and Inclusion Month
with Embodied Experience and Expressive Arts!
Friday, February 21 & Saturday, February 22
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FRIDAY
6:00 pm
Deaf Yoga for Everyone
7:30 pm
JDAIM Shabbat
D'var Torah: Sarah McVicar
Looking at inclusion through a social justice lens.
Oneg Shabbat
(immediately following the service)
JDAIM-inspired Art Exhibit
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Saturday
JDAIM: Art for Everyone
February 22, 1:30 pm
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Friday, February 21
6:00 pm Deaf Yoga
7:30 pm Shabbat for the Soul
D'var Torah: Sarah McVicar
Birthday Blessings
Oneg Shabbat - JDAIM-Inspired Art Exhibit
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Saturday, February 22
9:00 am Open Torah Study
10:00 am
Shabbat Learners' Service
Mishpatim - Ex. 21:1-22:3
Shabbat Shekalim
Sydney Zimmerman will be called to the Torah as Bat Mitzvah
12:15 pm Shabbat Kiddush Lunch
1:30 pm Art for Everyone
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Community Life Passages
We regret to inform you of the death of our member
Benjamin Elwood
on February 17.
Our condolences to his family, including his wife
Susie Steinbach and daughters Sophie and Sam Elwood.
Shiva
will be held on the traditional five evenings of the week of mourning,
Thursday and Saturday through Tuesday, 7:00 pm
at 1878 Carroll Avenue, Saint Paul. The family will also be welcoming visitors at their home during shiva from 4-7 pm Saturday through Tuesday.
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Coffee with the Clergy
Sundays from
10-10:30 am
Sisterhood Lounge (back of Harris Chapel)
Next date: This Sunday, February 23
Cantor Spilker – What does RJ say about Torah?
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Hamentaschen Baking
February 23
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Best of Israel 2.0
Information Trip Gathering
February 23, 11:00 am
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Ben-Gurion, Epilogue
Movie Screening and Discussion
February 23, 12:30 pm
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Young Adults
Israeli Wine Tasting
February 29, 4 pm
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A Frozen Chosen Purim Sing-Along & Carnival
March 8, beginning at 10 am
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Adult Purim Extravaganza
March 9, beginning at 5:30 pm
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Pluraism in Israel
Rabbi Yair Tobias, Aklilu Dunlap and David Bernstein
March 5, 7 pm at the St. Paul JCC
Join St. Paul Jewish Federation's Partnership2Gether (P2G) program for a discussion with Rabbi Yair Tobias, Aklilu Dunlap and David Bernstein, moderated by Holly Brod Farber, on promoting religious pluralism in Israel.
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After the Israel Election and during the WZO Election:
What difference can we make in Israel’s future?
Guest Speakers: Rabbi Yair Tobias and
David Bernstein
March 6, Following Shabbat Services (approximately 7:45 pm)
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Host or attend a
Shabbat at Home
February 28
There will be no 7:30 pm Shabbat Services at Mount Zion. There will be a brief Shabbat service at 5:45pm in the Harris Chapel for all interested.
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Every five years Jews around the world have the opportunity to vote their values that impacts change in Israel. Because of voting in 2015, the Reform Movement has received $20 million in funding in the last 5 yrs.
If you are Jewish, 18 yrs or older:
vote here!
(There is a $7.50 admin charge; $5 for adults under 25). There are a few steps but it only takes a few minutes.
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In the Community
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Applications are now open for the
Avodah Jewish Service Corps
, a year-long program for recent college grads to build a lifetime of leadership skills, an active Jewish community, a powerful professional network, and a more just America. Corps Members are aged 21 - 26, and the program provides a monthly living stipend, travel allowance, health insurance, and subsidized housing, as well as year of professional and leadership development.
DETAILS
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- The Twin Cities Jewish Chorale will join with the Judson Memorial Baptist Church Choir to perform
“Holocaust Cantata; Songs from the Camps.” The concert will be held Sunday, February 23, 4:00 pm at Judson Memorial Baptist Church (41st Avenue and Harriet Ave. S., Minneapolis) and Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 pm at Temple Israel (2323 Fremont Ave. S., Minneapolis).
DETAILS.
- Gloria Dei Lutheran Church has Sunday Forums, from 9:30 - 10:30 am, which are discussions and presentations from a wide variety of faithful perspectives. They will have two in March on Mental Health.
March 1, Mental Health & our LGBTQ+ Community and
March 8, QPR> Question, Persuade, Refer for Suicide Prevention.
DETAILS.
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Accessibility at Mount Zion
We strive to make all our programs and services accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requests for a particular event or service
, please let us know as far in advance as possible by
contacting Larry Solomon at
lsolomon@mzion.org
or 651-638-3881.
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Mount Zion
1300 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
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