This Week at Mount Zion
June 5 / 16 Sivan
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This weekend!
Men's Retreat
Fri June 9 - Sun June 11
Dunrovin Retreat Center
Newcomers and returnees are encouraged to join the 12th Annual Mount Zion Men’s Retreat. Spend a weekend away from it all for some quiet with plenty of informal time for activities of your choosing – you can bike, yoga, hike, fish, play cards and games, and schmooze!
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Camp Send-off at this past Shabbat!
OSRUI campers gathered for camp activities before the service, and we honored all our Jewish summer camp campers during the service.
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Mazel tov to Isaac Broderius for winning 2nd place in the 7th-9th grade prose category of the Keren Or Contest. Keren Or is an opportunity for teens to share their poetry, prose, and photography with the Twin Cities Jewish community. Read his piece here.
Mazel tov to Lisa Taran-Maddy and Joseph Maddy on the birth of their identical twin grandsons, Caden and Jace Alley, on May 26.
Community Life Passages
We extend condolences to Irene (James) Goldberg on the death of her mother and Florie (Gabe) Ellwein on the death of her grandmother Alla Fridman on May 29.
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Havdalah Concert Series
Trevor and Mary
June 17 at 7:00 pm Bring a blanket, lawn chairs, and a picnic!
On the MZ Patio – Perwien-ZaiKaner Terrace (weather permitting). Rain or Shine – Margolis Hall in case of inclement weather. Arrive any time after 6:45 pm. All timing details.
MZ’s own Trevor McSpadden teams with Mary Cutrufello to form Trevor and Mary.Their honky tonk-inspired music will put a smile on your face and put a little giddyup in your step (Midwestern translation – you might want to start dancing). You can read about their story and sample their music at trevorandmary.net or check out the wonderful article Chris Riemenschneider recently penned about them in the StarTribune.
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Join MZ and J-Pride at the
Twin Cities Pride Parade
Sunday, June 25, 11:00 am
Anyone and everyone who wishes to celebrate LGBTQ+ Jewishness can join us in the parade on Sunday morning!
In addition to marching, J-Pride is seeking volunteers. You will receive information about J-Pride and their program offerings to share with those who stop by the booth. To learn more about J-Pride, check them out on Facebook at facebook.com/JPrideMN or contact Isaac Ezra Jennings, J-Pride Program Coordinator, at ijennings@jfcsmpls.org.
Save the date: July 28, 6:00 pm
Issac Ezra Jennings will give the D'var Torah, speaking on Dealing Wisely: What Torah Study Can Teach us About Allyship
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Jo Ivester presents Never a Girl, Always a Boy
June 15, 7:00 pm at Magers & Quinn Booksellers
Jo Ivester will speak about her award-winning book, Never a Girl, Always a Boy, describing what it was like raising her transgender son in a world not quite ready to accept.
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Statelessness and Refugees: Human Rights Crises Today
June 20, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
A World Without Genocide event.
Co-sponsored by Mount Zion.
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Calling all Mount Zion Library books - please come home!
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Friday, June 9
6:00 pm Shabbat Services
Perwien-ZaiKaner Terrace (weather permitting)
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Saturday, June 10
9:00 am Torah Study
In person and via Zoom Meeting ID: 949 308 718
10:00 am Shabbat Morning
In person or online via Zoom
Beha’alotecha - Num. 8:1-9:14
10:30 am Tot Shabbat
Please email if you'd like to be added to the Tot Shabbat email reminder list.
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Summer Shabbat Services
Shabbat evening services start at 6pm all summer!
on the Perwien-ZaiKaner Terrace (weather permitting)
June 2 - September at 6:00 pm
5:30 pm Kabbalat Panim – Greeting Time
6:00 pm Shabbat Services, followed by a half-hour Oneg
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Immigration Justice and What You Can Do
Did you know that the Tzedek Committee is currently helping to support three asylum-seeking families?
Our current needs include:
- Books and educational toys for the Guatemalan children (ages 7, 4, and 3 months) to assist the children in learning to read English (there is a drop-off box in the alley entrance hall next to Cantor Spilker’s office.)
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Diapers for a 6 month old (size three).
- Target and grocery store gift cards
- Volunteers to help provide rides, tutoring and professional services
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In the Community
- Don’t miss the Minnesota JCC Symphony Orchestra as they close out their 96th season on June 7 at 7:30 pm with an unforgettable evening of orchestral music. With the theme of “Humor, Dance & Transformation,” this program includes works by Biebl, Haydn, Bizet, Abreu, Zimmer, and Coleridge-Taylor, all performed with masterful wit and vibrancy under the direction of conductor Chi-Chi Lin Bestmann. Join us for a night of musical magic and celebrate the end of another historic season. Details.
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Mount Zion
1300 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
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