May 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Family Potluck Dinner 6:00 pm
Please join other families for this friendly potluck dinner before the Family Shabbat Service.
Oneg Room
Family Shabbat Service and Teacher Recognition 7:00 pm
Please join Rabbis Aron, Lobel, and Levenberg, and song leader Angela Gold for our special child-friendly service.
Sanctuary
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Torah Study 9:30 am
Torah Study will continue through the year until May 18, 2013. Our theme this year will be "The Human Side of the Biblical Narrative."
Chapel Minor
Shir Shabbat Service 10:30 am
Shir Shabbat Service with Lay Leader Gretchen Preville and Lay Cantor Gail Pomerantz.
Sanctuary
Havdalah Happy Hour Fiesta 6:30 pm
All Shir Hadash members are invited, along with friends and your Havurah, to meet new people - Fiesta Style.
Oneg & Patio
Sunday, May 5, 2013
"They Left Their Hearts in San Francisco" - Exploring the World of Judaism 9:30 am
"They Left Their Hearts in San Francisco:
The Jewish Love Affair With the City by the Bay" presented by Rabbi Leslie Alexander.
Oneg Room
Religious School 9:30 am
Men's Club Board Meeting 10:00 am
All interested Shir Hadash men are welcome.
Library
Religious School Board Meeting 10:00 am
Chapel Minor
Continuing the Conversation on Clutter 12:00 pm
Julee Ogawa and the conversation group will meet again to continue their "Conversation on Clutter."
Library
Mother's Circle 12:00 pm
Meet with other local parents as you learn more about raising kids in the
Jewish community.
Shir Hadash
Club 345 & JShagy - Bowling 12:00 pm
Join your friends for an afternoon of bowling and fun. Both groups will be at Cambrian Bowl and will be bowling with their peers.
Offsite
Monday, May 6, 2013
Hebrew School 4:00 pm
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hebrew School 4:00 pm
Celebration Classic Committee Meeting 6:45 pm
Library
11th & 12th Grade - "Jews Around the World" 7:00 pm
Room 11 & 12
Confirmation Class 7:00 pm
Rooms 9 & 11
Hebrew High School 7:00 pm
Choir Rehearsal 7:15 pm
Sanctuary
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Yom Yerushalayim
CSH Board Meeting 7:30 pm
Oneg Room
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Financial Visioning Group Meeting 7:30 am
Room 2
Freilache Menschen Luncheon & Program 11:30 am
"The Ten Commandments in Art, Literature, and Popular Culture." In honor of Shavuot, the holiday of giving of the torah, presented by Rabbi Lisa Levenberg.
Oneg Room
Friday, May 10, 2013
Alzheimer's Family Support Group 10:00 am
Support Group for anyone trying to navigate the day-to-day difficulties of caregiving.
Room 2
New Member Potluck Dinner in the Park 6:00 pm
We’ve added several new members since the Fall events and this will be an opportunity for new members who joined over the past year to meet each other. Open to all.
Blossom Hill Park
Shabbat 2.0 Service honoring New Members 8:00 pm
Shabbat 2.0 Service honoring New Members with Rabbi Aron, Rabbi Lobel, Cantor Felder-Levy and our Shir Hadash 2.0 Band. Dinner at the park precedes the service.
Sanctuary
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Torah Study 9:30 am
Torah Study will continue through the year until May 18, 2013. Our theme this year will be "The Human Side of the Biblical Narrative."
Chapel Minor
Tot Shabbat 9:30 am
Join Rabbi Levenberg and families with young children to share stories, songs, and Torah.
Multi-Purpose Room
Laura Workman Bat Mitzvah 10:30 am
Laura Workman will be called to the Bimah in Honor of becoming Bat Mitzvah with Rabbi Aron and Cantor Felder-Levy.
Sanctuary
Shir Shabbat Service 10:30 am
Chapel Major
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Mother's Day
Religious School 9:30 am
Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class 9:30 am
Did you miss the chance to become Bar or Bat Mitzvah at
age 13? Would you enjoy the opportunity to learn the prayers
of the Shabbat morning service and to chant from the Torah
scroll?
Chapel Minor
Tech Committee Meeting 10:00 am
Library
Monday, May 13, 2013
Hebrew School 4:00 pm
B'nai Mitzvah Family Group - Dates July 13, 2013 to Dec 21, 2013 6:00 pm
Evening meeting with Rabbi Lobel.
Oneg Room
Finance Committee Meeting 6:00 pm
Room 1
Adult Ed Committee Meeting 8:00 pm
Room 2
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
NO Hebrew or Hebrew High School today
Erev Shavuot
Shavuot and Confirmation Class Service 7:00 pm
Sanctuary
Shavuot Late Night Study 10:00 pm
Join us for study, a sing down, and a milk tasting, along with our traditional cheesecake at midnight.
Sanctuary & Oneg Room
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Shavuot
Yizkor Service & Memorial Garden dedication 6:00 pm
Yizkor Memorial Service will be followed by the dedication of names in the Memorial Garden.
Sanctuary
Health Fair Committee Meeting 7:30 pm
Room 2
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Financial Visioning Group Meeting 7:30 am
Room 2
Women's Study Group 11:00 am
The Women's Study Group will meet at the Saratoga Retirement Community, 14500 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga 95070
Saratoga Retirement Community
Choir Rehearsal 7:15 pm
Sanctuary
Friday, May 17, 2013
SHAGY - Spring Conclave
Offsite
Caring Committee Meeting 9:00 am
Room 2
Volunteer Recognition Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
Volunteer Recognition Shabbat Service with guest musician Steve Dropkin, Rabbis Aron and Lobel, Cantor Felder-Levy, and the Choir.
Sanctuary
Saturday, May 18, 2013
SHAGY - Spring Conclave
Offsite
Torah Study 9:30 am
Torah Study will continue through the year until May 18, 2013. Our theme this year will be "The Human Side of the Biblical Narrative."
Chapel Minor
Shir Shabbat Service 10:30 am
Shir Shabbat Service with Lay Leader Bruce Roberts and Lay Cantor Kristin Gustavson.
Chapel
Dalet Class Shabbat Service 10:30 am
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Dalet Class & Shir Shabbat Lunch 12:30 pm
Oneg Room
Sunday, May 19, 2013
SHAGY - Spring Conclave
Offsite
Religious School 9:30 am
Congregational Meeting 9:30 am
All members are invited to attend the Congregational Meeting to get updates on the Shir Hadash community, vote on three issues, and re-connect with other members.
Oneg Room
Membership Committee Meeting 11:30 am
Library
SHOC Meeting 11:30 am
Chapel Minor
Father's Group Meeting 12:00 pm
Chapel Major
Mother's Circle 12:00 pm
Meet with other local parents as you learn more about raising kids in the
Jewish community.
Shir Hadash
Monday, May 20, 2013
Hebrew School 4:00 pm
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Senior's Drivers' Education Classes 9:00 am
The Caring Committee will be sponsoring Driver's Education Classes for Senior Adults.
Oneg Room
Hebrew School 4:00 pm
Hebrew High School 7:00 pm
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Men's Club Speaker Series - Jewish Art in the Arab World 7:30 pm
This talk by a Yemenite Jewish silverwork master will explore the cultural, spiritual, and political significance of ancient Jewish art from Yemen and the Middle East.
Oneg Room
Sisterhood Board Meeting 7:30 pm
Room 2
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Senior's Drivers' Education Classes 9:00 am
The Caring Committee will be sponsoring Driver's Education Classes for Senior Adults.
Oneg Room
Friday, May 24, 2013
Shabbat Service 8:00 pm
Shabbat Service with Rabbi Aron and Cantor Felder-Levy. Rabbi Aron will speak.
Sanctuary
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Noah Markowitz Bar Mitzvah 10:30 am
Noah Markowitz will be called to the Bimah in Honor of becoming Bar Mitzvah with Rabbi Lobel and Cantor Felder-Levy.
Sanctuary
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Memorial Day observed
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Financial Visioning Group Meeting 7:30 am
Room 2
Friday, May 31, 2013
Board Dinner 6:00 pm
Board members - current, past, and future, are invited to join us for dinner in honor of our incoming Board Members and in thanks to our outgoing Board Members.
Oneg Room
Shabbat Service and Board Installation 8:00 pm
Shabbat Service and Board of Director Installation and presentations to outgoing Board Members with Rabbis Aron and Lobel and Cantor Felder-Levy.
Sanctuary
