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Saturday, November 11, 2017. First Jewish Art exhibit ever in Dubuque. Opening on the occasion of the Israeli group, Sofi and the Baladis, at the University of Dubuque. Alan Garfield, Bisignano Art Gallery Director.
It is with anticipation and excitement that I start my third year as rabbi for Temple Beth El of Dubuque.
Dubuque is a diverse city, with new people joining us and a welcoming congregation - all ingredients for spiritual growth and enrichment. It is my sincere hope that our journey together this year will be a fruitful one, marked by increased interconnectedness and understanding.
Of course there’s more to say, but I’ll leave that for another Temple newsletter. I look forward to seeing everyone!
Shalom U’vracha,
Rabbi Jim
james.sagarin@gmail.com
2018
May 11: Adult Dinner and Discussion, 5:30pm Host the Rabbi and and host Friday night Dinner/Discussion: Goldberg-Scheinman.
May 12: Bar Mitzvah of Phillip Glenn, 10:00 AM.Son of Jude and Jeff Glenn. Dinner with Rabbi Saturday night.
June 8: Shabbat service, 7:00 PMHost the Rabbi:
June 9: Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM Oneg:
June 9: Adult Hebrew with Rabbi, noon Dinner with Rabbi Friday night:Dinner/Discussion Saturday night:
July 20: Adult Dinner & Discussion, 5:30 PMHost the rabbi:
July 21: Bar Mitzvah Service for Gabriel Intriligator.
August 17: Shabbat service, 7:00 PM Host the rabbi: Pearce. Oneg: Reinstein
August 18: Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM.
Rosh Hashanah begins on September 9 at 7 PM.
Sunday, September 9: Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, 7:00 PM.
Monday, September 10: Rosh Hashanah Morning Service, 10:00 AM There is a pot-luck luncheon (from 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM) following the Morning Service. Please bring a salad, cold dish, or dessert to serve approximately 12 people. (Dairy meal: fish, eggs, and milk products.) Please bring in a serving bowl or tray with serving utensils. Fern Reinstein is organizing this meal. You may contact her directly with any questions: threeamstamper@yahoo.com.
Tashlich Service (from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM) follows the luncheon. Tashlich will take place at the pavilion on the Mississippi, near the River Museum.
Our Cemetery Service will take place on Sunday, September 16th, at 10:30 AM at Linwood Cemetery.
Yom Kippur begins on Tuesday, September 18, 7 PM.
Tuesday September 18: Kol Nidrei Service, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 19: Yom Kippur Morning Service, 10:00 AM
Wednesday, September 19: Yizkor, 12:30 PM
Wednesday, September 19: Afternoon Service, 4:30 PM
Wednesday, September 19: Concluding Service, 5:45 PM
Wednesday, September 19: Break-the-fast meal immediately follows the Concluding Service. We will ask you to sign up to bring one of the following: herring, hard-boiled or deviled eggs, egg salad, lox, sliced vegetables, fruit, or kugel. Rebecca Gottlieb is organizing this meal. You may contact her directly with any questions: beccagottlieb84@gmail.com
Sukkot: Building, Celebrating and Eating. This will take place on September 27th. Everyone's invited.
>>> 5-6 PM, building the Sukkah
>>> 6-7 PM, meal in the Social Hall (volunteers gladly accepted)
>>> 7-8PM, Children of Abraham conversation in the sanctuary. Come for some;come for all.
Sunday, October 1: Crop Walk. Details to come.
Thursday, October 12: Erect the Sukkah (5-6pm), Sukkot Service (6-6:15pm), Sukkot Dinner (6:15-7pm)
Thursday, October 12: Children of Abraham (7-8pm), Scripture Study: Torah with Alan Garfield and Kate Scheinman
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October 19: Shabbat service, 7:00 PM Host the rabbi: Oneg: Dinner with rabbi Friday night:
October 20: Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM
October 20: Adult Hebrew with Rabbi, noon Dinner/Discussion Saturday night:
November 9: Shabbat service, 7:00 PM Host the rabbi: Oneg: Dinner with rabbi Friday night:
November 10: Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM
November 10: Adult Hebrew with Rabbi, noon Dinner/Discussion Saturday night:
December 2: Hanukkah Party (details to come)
December 14: Shabbat service, 7:00 PM Host the rabbi: Oneg: Dinner with rabbi Friday night:
December 15: Family School with Rabbi, 10:00 AM
December 15: Adult Hebrew with Rabbi, noon Dinner/Discussion Saturday night:
New poster coming soon. Come and participate. Questions, contact agarfield@dbq.edu
The Tri-State Islamic Center is now located at 4980 Radford Ct in Asbury.
Once again Dubuque’s Children of Abraham will join Temple Beth El in a celebration of Sukkot. This will take place on September 27th. Everyone's invited.
Interview with Becca Gottlieb, Rabbi Anne Persin and Alan Garfield
Every rabbi is asked throughout their career to find ways to define who they are as a rabbi. As a rabbi who sees myself as a teacher, first and foremost, I am constantly returning to Exodus 35:31 where we read, “And God filled Betzalel with the divine spirit, with hochmah (wisdom), t’vunah (understanding) and da’at (experience) and in all work.” In shaping my rabbinate, I look to Betzalel as my model for recognizing that all three of these ways of knowing—knowing through study, knowing through connecting, and knowing through doing—are all inherent to Judaism. My most sacred duty as a rabbi, therefore, is to bring hochmah (wisdom), t’vunah (understanding) and da’at (experience) to the people I serve. (Excerpted from July 2013 Newsletter.)
