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Congregation Beth Ami

News & Events - 2008 June - July

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Monthly Shabbat Dinner
Friday, June 6 (no dinner in July)
6:00 pm: Dinner: Reservations required
7:30 pm: Shabbat Evening Services with Musical Guests Hannah Caratti & Julie Chasen
8:30 pm: Oneg, Music by Zim Zum, Israeli Folk Dancing
$14 per adult; $7 per youth (ages 6-12); under 5 free.

Rosh Chodesh Women’s Gatherings
Wednesday, June 4, 7 pm
Rosh Chodesh Sivan – and a Taste of Chocolate
The Beth Ami Women's Rosh Chodesh Moon Mavens will welcome the new month of Sivan with "A Taste of Chocolate" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4. Join us in the Social Hall as we commemorate the giving of the Torah, learn about Shavuot, and experience this new moon together. All Jewish women are welcome.

Thursday, July 3, 7 pm
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz – "Food for Thought"
Join the Moon Mavens in a wonderful new project. Learn how to participate in sharing your recipes and selecting others to be included in a spectacular cookbook to benefit us all. Think holiday, special, and "new moon" recipes ... and join us on Thursday, July 3 at 7 p.m. in the Beth Ami Social Hall. We'll welcome the month of Tammuz as we set off on this new and tasty adventure.

Thursday Night Movies at the Library
Here is the list of movies to be shown at 7:30 p.m., always free of charge. After the movies we will have a chance to discuss what we have seen. Free, kosher, organic popcorn will be served!
June 12: The Hebrew Hammer (2003) - An orthodox Jewish hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus’s evil son.
June 26: Miracle in Cracow (2004) – A Hungarian girl and a Polish boy in Cracow search for an ancient kabbalistic book, stolen from his grandfather’s bookstore in Hungary in WWII.
July 3: Walk on Water (2004) - Following the suicide of his wife, an Israeli intelligence agent is assigned to befriend the grandchildren of a Nazi war criminal.
July 10: The Believer (2001) - A young Jewish man (Ryan Gosling) develops a fiercely anti-Semitic worldview.
July 17: War and Love (1985) – Two teenagers (Kyra Sedgwick, Sebastian Keneas) fall in love in the midst of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. *Note: Your very own librarian, Gabor Por, was an extra in this movie.
July 24: Esther Kahn (2000) - A Jewish girl (Summer Phoenix) in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
July 31: Free Zone (2005) - Two women (including Natalie Portman) embark on a road trip in Israel and Jordan after they are brought together by chance.
Follow the blog for advance information about the movies, book reviews and news from the library: http://www.bethamisr.org/library.

25th Annual Book Discussion Series, 2007-08
We meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 10 – 11:30 a.m. at Congregation Beth Ami. If you would like to join our group, we can always make room for a few more. For information call Susanne Batzdorff at 538-9731

Our program continues as follows:
June 4: Suite Française
July 2: Freedom: The Story of My Second Life

Complete list of books and details.

Absolute Music
Music Matters
Sunday, June 8, 2:00 pm
Rebecca Plack, Soprano
Stephen Guggenheim, Tenor
Blaise Bryski, piano
Arias, Felix Mendelssohn
Songs, Guiseppi Verdi
Duets, Jerome Kern

Admission: $18.00.
Full-time students with ID admitted free.
For information or to place orders:
Call 538-1899 or e-mail: abmu@sonic.net
Send mail orders to: Absolute Music, 3051 Las Mesitas Court, Santa Rosa, CA 95405

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