This Week at Mount Zion
September 19 / 19 Elul
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This Weekend at Mount Zion
Friday, September 20
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6:15 PM
For Seekers, Skeptics, and Cynics:
A Spectrum of Jewishly Authentic Ways
of Thinking about God
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Rabbi David Thomas
Rabbi Emeritus, Congregation Beth El, Sudbury, MA
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Following 7:30 PM Services
Confused about the Israeli Elections?
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Debrief the results after Shabbat Services with Shai
Discussion led by Shai Avny, Congregation Engagement Director
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Selichot
The Evening that Ushers in Genuine Reflection to
Prepare for the Days of Awe
The Mikveh Monologues
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8:30 pm - Havdalah and Program
The program will be a staged, congregant reading from the
The Mikveh Monologues
by Anita Diamant & Janet Buchwald. This show was recently done by the MN Jewish Theater Company. After we hear some of the moving, first person narratives, we will look at texts of teshuvah/turning and discuss ways that ritual and this season help us in the most important times of our lives.
9:45 pm - Reception
10:15 pm - Selichot Service
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Friday, September 20
6:15 pm Food for Thought
7:30 pm Visual T'filah
Birthday Blessings
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Saturday, September 21
9:00 am Open Torah Study
10:00 am
Shabbat Services
Ki Tavo – Deut 27:11-29:8
12:00 pm Potluck Lunch
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Community Life Passages
We extend condolences to
Randy (Barbara) Trefethren
on the death of her mother,
Claudia Trefethren
, on September 7.
We extend condolences to
Marissa (David) Upin
on the death of her son,
David Rosenblum
, on September 15.
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Get tickets for
The Band's Visit
Thursday, Dec. 12, 7:30 pm
Balcony tickets: $50. Due Oct. 4.
For more info, contact Toba:
e-mail
/952-953-0228 or Phil
e-mail
/
651-491-0864.
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WMZT Fall Kick-off Event
Books, Bears & Blankets
September 22, 10:00 am
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Twin Cities Jewish Population Study
If you get a call
The St. Paul and Minneapolis Jewish Federations, in partnership with Brandeis University's Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, are currently conducting a study of members of the Jewish community in the Twin Cities. If you are invited to do so, we strongly encourage you to participate in the study.
Read more
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High Holy Days
As we enjoy the last month of summer, we anticipate with awe the arrival of the new Jewish year 5780. High Holy Day nametags (passes) were mailed on September 9. See all
service times and sign ups.
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Day by Day:
Mussar Reflections for Elul
Each day of the Hebrew month of Elul, we are posting a reflection on the
“Mount Zion Conversations” Facebook page
and can send you the entire month's reflections
by email
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Each day you will find a new
Mussar Middah
(Soul Trait), a text to study, and questions for reflection.
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Call of the Shofar during the month of Elul
An added opportunity to prepare for the High Holy Days
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In the Community
- Come to a special screening of the timely film
They Came for Us at Pangea World Theater (711 W Lake St #101, Minneapolis) on Sunday, September 22, 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Followed by Q&A with TC JACL members including Sally Sudo and Janet Carlson.
DETAILS.
- The Sabes JCC and the St. Paul JCC are thrilled to announce the film line-up of the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival (TCJFF), scheduled through September 28. This year’s Festival includes twelve films, plus one pre fest and three post fest screenings! There are films in eight different languages produced in eight different countries, and 14 are MN premieres!
DETAILS.
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Mitzvah Clowning at MZ. Meet at Mount Zion at 12:30 on Sunday, October 6. We will then take our clowning - bringing good cheer- to the residents of Sholom Home East from 2-3pm. Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Adults and children from 6th grade up... Especially 7th graders for their mitzvah projects. Please contact Sue Lund at 952.217.0594 (text) or email at
sue@thelundfamily.net with any questions to rsvp for this event!
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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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