Scholar in Residence Shabbaton

Welcome to guest scholar Rabbanit Chamutal Shoval!

Mazel Tov:

to Alexis Hershfield and Matt Rosenbaum and to older brother, Andy on the birth of a baby girl!

to Michal Scharlin and Michai Mazar and to older siblings, Maayan, Ariel, Gila, and Eden on the birth of a baby boy! Mealtrain Here

Condolences:

to Bonnie Sharfman on the loss of her beloved mother, Sandy Fine z'l. Shiva minyan information below.

Monday

January 16

MLK Day – Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr by making MLK day a day of service in the community. Check out Big Sunday’s site here for ideas.

Thank you to Na'amit & Zev Nagel, Cassie & Eitan Weinstock and Ellen & Gabriel Wintner

for donating to Rechov Yeladim's Shabbos Shuk.

Teen Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Rena Selya Cohen in honor of Leah Cohen's 16th birthday.

A donation to the Kiddush fund has been made by Alexis Hershfield & Matt Rosenbaum

Sponsor a Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit! Visit here for more information.

Scholar-in-Residence Rabbanit Chamutal Shoval is a graduate of Midreshet Lindenbaum’s Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership. She was the first woman to publish a Halachic article in the venerable Tchumin journal. She and her family are spending the year in the United States where she is currently the Ohr Torah Stone scholar in North America and is teaching Talmud at Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School in Livingston, NJ. Rabbanit Shoval also holds an M.A. in Media Communications from the Hebrew University, and spent two years working as a reporter and editor for the Israel Broadcasting Authority as a reporter. She is the proud mother of five daughters.  

Weekly Torah Classes

Monday: Gemara Shiur with Rav Yosef | Tenth Chapter of Pesachim | 7:30 – 9:00 PM | Beit Midrash.

Tuesday: Midrash Group | Bamidbar Rabbah | 7:45 – 8:45 AM | Beit Midrash

Wednesday: Shmuel Zoom Class with Rav Yosef | Shmuel Aleph, Chapter 8 | 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Meeting ID: 848 006 895 Passcode: 867811

Shirat Chana Meeting

January 18 at 8 PM 

A Vision for Shirat Chana: Women members, please join a conversation about how we might envision the future of Shirat Chana Women's Tefillah at B'nai David-Judea. We will meet in the home of Sari Abrams, 1537 Durango Avenue.

YouthMincha

January 21 4:35 PM

Introducing YouthMincha: Our 5th – 7th graders are invited to take active participatory roles in the Main Sanctuary Mincha. Please sign your child up for one of these roles HERE.

Tot Shabbat

January 27

Come join BDJ families with children under 5. Tot Shabbat will start with a sing-along Kabbalat Shabbat (5 pm) and then a kid-friendly, early Shabbat dinner (6 pm). Meet new people, make new friends, and get to know other young families from shul all while eating delicious food.

Dinner cost: $25 per Adult; Children under age 5 are free; $10 for older siblings. Vegetarian option available. RSVP HERE by January 20, 2023

PORAT Zoom Event

January 29

4 PM

“Welcoming Everyone to Shul: Why We Should Ensure Our Shuls Embrace LGBTQ+ Jews.” Join Rav Yosef, Jeremy Borison and many other speakers for an interactive discussion of why every Orthodox Jew should work to ensure that their shul acknowledges its LGBTQ+ members and includes them in ritual participation opportunities and even leadership roles. Register here.

Tu B'Shvat Family Nature Outing

February 5

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Get ready to celebrate the birthday of the trees with us! We will meet at the Franklin Canyon Sooky Goldman Nature Center. Activities include a nature scavenger hunt, an easy hike, planting and a Tu B'Shvat tasting party. Register here.

Israel Conversation

February 5

7:30 PM

Join us for Speaking from Our Souls, Listening From Our Hearts, a BDJ family conversation about Religious Zionism, Orthodox Judaism and Medinat Yisrael. Members only. Please RSVP here.

Blood Drive

February 19

Save lives and discover your blood type - Please give blood! To make your life-saving appointment, please visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter sponsor code: BDJ Blood donors will receive a $10 Amazon gift card by e-mail!

• We are getting ready for MOSH CHOREF! Stay tuned for more details on this awesome winter shabbaton at camp! Shabbat Shalom from Moshava Alevy! @MoshavaAlevy

Bella Rivka bat Rosa (Aharon Shimoni's sister) * Shulamit bat Ruchel Sheina (Selma Framson) * Michael ben Malka (Max Wozniak) * Tziporah bat Tova (Mrs. Sassover) * Chava bat Helen (Eva Magid) * Masha Hinda bat Malke Roisa * Tova Chaya bat Leah Malkah * Saureet bat Yehudit (Saureet Hayill) * Nechama Bracha Bat Yechiela * Moshe ben Shoshana (Martine Porter Zasada's uncle) * Yehezkel ben Kaila (Fred Toczek's father) * Mordechai David ben Margalit (Zev Hurwitz' father) * Sarah Golda bat Fradyl (Rav Yosef's mother) * Shlomo haCohen ben Rachel * Shalom David Ben Feigel (father of Boaz Hepner's friend) * Yair ben Bella Rivka (Sheryl Shimoni's nephew) * Esther bat Liba (Jill Lefferman's mother) * G'dalyah Reuven ben Bracha (Gary Linder) * Miriam Yosefet bat Leah Malka (Tobi Inlender's sister) * Laurie Higashi * Shoshana Raizel bat Chaya (friend of Miriam Katz) * Bracha Merel bat Rivka (Bernice Epstein) * Lev Binyamin ben Masha Libba * Sarah Freida bat Raizel (Rachel Olshin's mom) * Illana bat Elke (Heather Thau's mother) * Baila Malka bat Ada Etti (Ze'ev Korn's mother) * Farah bat Mozelle Tobe (Brenda Robin's mother) * HaRavYitzchak ben Tobeh (Audrey Kraus' father) * Avraham Chaim ben Rivka  * Sarah Yaffa bat Elka Tzivia * Aaron Ben Mai * Nechemya Ben Gittel (father of Carly Mann) * Eran Yakov ben Sara (Sara Naor's father) * Aliza Sara bat Miriam Chaya* Rachel Chana bat Rivka (Rochelle Frimmer, Debi Pomerantz's Aunt) * Ariella Rivka bat Tzippora * Tova bat Pesche (Tiffany Miller's mother) * Boaz Hepner’s friends - Chava leah bat Shprintze Bluma, Chaya Esther bat Shprintze Bluma, Avrahom Elijah ben Sara Miriam*Aharon Ben Rosa (Aharon Shimoni) * Marnina Danielle bat Yehudit Rifka * * Rella Miriam bat Ella (Sabrina Gillespie's mother)* Yitzchak Dov Ben Devorah * Shoshanna bat Shulamit (Susan Handman) * Chana bat Avigayil * Miriam bat Zisa (Jill Linder's friend) * Michal Aviva Bat Yehudit (Na'amit Nagel's sister) * Ada bat Tzila (Batsheva Kasden's mother) * Nechama bat Miriam v’Asher Zelig * Shmuel Nachum ben Elianna Sarah (JJ Helperin's friend) * Dovid Ben Rena Sheva (Margy Horowitz's brother) * Ze’ev Menachem ben Chava Bracha (Zev Hurwitz) * Sharona Tova bat Chanah (Lisa and Jeremy Kolieb’s sister in law) * Devorah bat Raizel v'Eliezer (Deb Brandt-Sarif) * Yehudit Devorah bat Esther (Suzy Wozniack)