COMING UP: SONOMA COUNTY & BEYOND
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SHIR SHABBAT -
With the Music of Klezmer Creek
FRI, AUG 7 • 6 PM
Congregation Beth Ami, Santa Rosa
6:00 pm Shir Shabbat with the music of Klezmer Creek
6:45 Salmon Shabbat Dinner by David & Dierk.
$18 for members age 12 and up. $24 non members, age 12 and up. $9 for under 12. RSVP by August 5th to the office.
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SHABBAT DANCE NIGHT!
SAT, AUG 8 • 7 PM
Congregation Beth Ami, Santa Rosa
Join your Beth Ami family for an evening of music, dancing, and community!
We'll conclude the evening with Havdalah as we say goodbye to Shabbat and welcome the new week.
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office@bethamisr.org
707-360-3000
4676 Mayette Ave.
Santa Rosa, California
BethAmiSR.org
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THE BIG EASY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
SUN, AUG 23 • 6 PM
Congregation Beth Ami, Santa Rosa
Contemporary big band swing in the tradition of Count Basie and Gordon Goodwin, powerful, brass, vibrant rhythms, and wonderful music.
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| | There is no charge for Rabbi Koas' classes on Torah, Prophets, The Siddur, and
Introduction to Judaism See our calendar for dates. | | |
CLERGY'S TISCH: Transgression and Confession in our High Holy Day Worship
FRI, AUG 14 • 6:15 - 7:30 PM
Congregation Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa & Online (Via Zoom)
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Join with Rabbi Morrison and Cantor Wisner for a presentation on the components of our High Holy Day worship that focuses us on where we’ve missed the mark. Our clergy will explore the vocabulary of sin, the development of the liturgy itself, and how music meets the moment. Liturgical examples may include Sh’ma Koleinu, Ashamnu, and Al Cheit.
Schedule:
Please note our new format. Timing is approximate.
6:15 PM – Shabbat Blessings
6:25 PM – Community Oneg
6:45 PM – Good News and Mi Shebeirach
6:50 PM – Presentation
7:30 PM – Kaddish and Conclusion
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Our new Clergy's Tisch format does not include a catered meal. Instead, we invite you to bring a bottle of wine or a dessert to share as we gather for a community Oneg before the presentation. Advance registration is necessary to help us plan for parking, shuttles, and refreshments.
$10 per person.
Available in-person, online via Zoom, or live stream. The Zoom link and password are available in your weekly CST Connect email.
| | SOCIAL CONNECTIONS EVENT:
An Afternoon with Lowell Cohn | SUN, AUG 16 • 3 PM
Congregation Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa | |
Join the Social Connections Committee for an engaging conversation with acclaimed Bay Area sports writer Lowell Cohn as he shares stories from his forthcoming memoir, Brooklyn Jew: Journey of an American Sports Writer. Presented by the Social Connections Committee, this event will explore Lowell's remarkable career, his Brooklyn Jewish roots, and the experiences that shaped his life and writing.
Lowell Cohn’s Jewish identity plays a central role in shaping both his life and his writing. Growing up in a close Brooklyn Jewish community formed his sense of justice, resilience, curiosity, and responsibility—traits that carried him through a long, distinguished career in national sports media.
| Advance registration is necessary to help us plan for parking, shuttles, and refreshments. Free for CST members; $18 for non-members. In-person only. | | Biography:
Lowell is a retired columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Santa Rosa Press Democrat who taught in the Stanford Creative Writing Program, was awarded San Francisco Bay Area Sports Columnist of the Year eight times, and has won numerous national awards for his work. He is a member of the Writer’s Division of the NFL Hall of Fame and the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. | | STaRS REGISTRATION 2026–2027 IS OPEN!
Shomrei Torah's Religious School is now accepting applications. | | SUNDAYS • 9:30 - 11:30 AM
WEDNESDAYS • 4 - 6 PM
Congregation Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa | |
Whether you're a returning family or joining our community for the first time, we invite you to be part of a joyful, hands-on Jewish learning experience. STaRS welcomes children and teens ages 2–18 into a nurturing environment where they can explore Jewish traditions, build lasting friendships, and grow emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually.
Our goal is to bring Torah to life through meaningful experiences that help every student feel seen, valued, and inspired to develop their own Jewish practice.
We look forward to welcoming your family for another wonderful year at STaRS!
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If you plan to apply for a scholarship, please complete the registration form and indicate that you are requesting scholarship assistance. A link to the separate scholarship application will be included in your registration confirmation email. Scholarship applications are due by August 1, and scholarship awards will be announced on August 11. | | |
MUSICAL FAMILY SHABBAT
FRI, AUG 14 • 5 - 6:30 PM
Congregation Ner Shalom, Cotati
A fun, musical Shabbat service for families with children of all ages, and for everyone!
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NITZANIM BAGEL BRUNCH
& OPEN HOUSE
SUN, AUG 23 • 10 - 12:30 PM
Congregation Ner Shalom, Cotati
We invite families who have joined or are considering joining our Nitzanim activities this year to meet each other, eat, sing, and play! Bagels, cream cheese, lox, and mimosas. Games, songs, and an introduction to the year's programs.
This bagel brunch is open to families interested in our Nitzanim Family Experiential Education Program, B.Mitzvah Academy or Midweek Hebrew Program.
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B. MITZVAH ACADEMY:
Tuition information now available
SUNDAYS
Congregation Ner Shalom, Cotati
The Nitzanim B.Mitzvah Academy explores connections between what we believe and how we live, and invites discovery into how our Jewish heritage can guide us in finding the right balance. Through a values-based experiential educational program, we ensure that the B.Mitzvah journey is individualized and accessible for every learner.
Using a spiraling curriculum, students will, during their two years of participation, engage with the beauty of the natural world and environmental concerns, grapple with ancient texts, and take action for justice through service work – all grounded in Jewish text, history, ritual and culture.
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Eight Sundays
10:00 AM–12:30 PM
10/11 · 11/15 · 12/13 · 1/17 · 2/7 · 3/7 · 4/4 · 5/2
Fall Retreat — 11/7
Winter Service Project — 1/23
Spring Shabbaton — 4/16–18
Shabbat Minyanim — 12/5 · 2/27 · 3/27
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FALL GENEALOGY CLASSES
STARTS: AUG 17 • 10:15 AM
Become Your Family’s Historian!
These classes are for YOU
In these FREE, ONLINE classes, you’ll learn how to: establish a methodology for family research; define a research question; discover your ancestors in the records; use various genealogy research databases; solve “brick walls” or “road blocks”; handle genetic (DNA) ancestry testing results; and much more.
| | Questions? Contact: dbeeson@santarosa.edu | | | | |
