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SOUL ON FIRE- Elie Wiesel
TUES, JAN 27 • 1 & 7 PM
Rialto Cinemas, Sebastopol
In honor of International Holocaust Memorial Day, please join the JCC and Rialto Cinemas for this special presentation.
Stay after either the 1pm, or 7pm
screening for a special Q&A with:
Phyllis Rosenfield,
M.A. in Equity & Social Justice
Executive Director
Listening for a Change
As perhaps the world’s most eloquent witness to the Holocaust, writer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel’s legacy would seem to be firmly attached to the singular horror that he both experienced and spent his life memorializing—the murder of six million Jews at the hands of the Nazis. But this poetic and powerful documentary reveals that Wiesel’s astounding moral clarity and his outspokenness against the indifference that humans can display to suffering are deeply resonant in our own time. Wiesel’s clarion call to remember the victims and to resist hate wherever it appears feels not a matter of history, but urgent today. Part chronological biography—reconstructing crucial episodes from Wiesel’s private and public life, including his rebuke of President Ronald Reagan’s visit to a cemetery where SS soldiers were buried—the film is also a moving evocation of Wiesel’s dawning consciousness of his calling, as he wrestled with both the gift and the burden of being humanity’s witness. Wiesel’s story is told largely in his own words and testimony, and is hauntingly illustrated by Joel Orloff’s hand-painted animations.
—Peter Stein, Jewish Film Institute
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FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO - Online Docent Tour
MON, JAN 26 • 10:30 - 12 PM
Online (Via Zoom)
WHAT IS IT MADE OF?
Join Docents Ethel Tang-Quan and Amy Chu Finkel of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s (FAMSF) Docents and Access Program.
It isn't always easy to tell what a work of art is made of. We don't always know why an artist chooses certain materials to work with. In this virtual tour, we will explore at the art of six artists, their surmising and unusual choice of materials and what they have said about why they do.
Register online to receive the zoom link.
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COMING UP: SONOMA COUNTY & BEYOND
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PERFORMANCE BY JAZZ PIANIST
- Preston Gasser
SUN, JAN 25 • 3:00 PM
Shir Shalom, Sonoma
Band Leader and Jazz pianist, Preston Gasser (grandson of CSS member, Marian Gasser) will perform music by Jewish composers, including Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Kurt Weil, and Artie Shaw. Preston will be joined by singer Ariana LaMark.
Refreshments to follow.
Please RSVP to Judy Miller: judymillerkm@aol.com
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TU B'SHVAT AT
THE PEPPERWOOD PRESERVE
SUN, FEB 1 • 1 - 4 PM
Santa Rosa, CA
Please join Rabbi Steve, and the Shir Shalom community on Tu 'Bshvat at the Pepperwood Preserve. The afternoon event will be spent with Ben Benson, who spoke at the CSS Yom Kippur service, and will include a walk through the Preserve. Tu B’Shvat marks the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, known as the New Year for Trees, a day for celebrating nature, eating fruit, and reflecting on environmental stewardship.
If you would like to join us, please email Rabbi Steve Finley for further details: rabbisteve.shirshalom@gmail.com
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NIRKOD - Let's Dance -
Israeli Folkdance
Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month
WED, JAN 28 • 6:30 - 8 PM
Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa
Let's learn about the history of Rikkudei Am (Dances of the People) and dances from the early pioneer days, incorporating European and Middle Eastern styles of dance, from the debka to the tcherkassia, circle, line, and couple dances, to current Israeli favorites incorporating salsa, Yemeni, Indian, Moroccan, hip-hop and jazz!
We'll start with a warm-up and lesson, and move on to different choreographies from the vibrant Israeli dance scene.
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no one turned away for lack of funds | No dance background required
Children of all ages welcome, but those under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Israeli dance has blossomed from its beginnings at Kibbutz Dahlia in 1944 to an around-the-world phenomenon, with worldwide dance camps and sessions featuring newly choreographed dances from Israel and elsewhere- come join the fun! | | |
BARBIE NATION FILM SCREENING
& RABBI'S TISCH
With Barbie Nation Director Susan Stern
SUN, FEB 1 • 3 - 4 PM Screening (free)
FRI, FEB 13 • 6:15 - 8 PM Tisch
Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa
Enjoy free popcorn and sodas and a rare theatrical screening of CST member Susan Stern's classic, award-winning documentary Barbie Nation, which explores the secret history and weird cult around the world's most controversial doll.
Viewers over age 13 only; teens welcome. Doll nudity. Exotic Barbie conventions. Deep insights into sex roles, body image issues, LGBTQ fantasy and American nostalgia.
All questions answered at the following Tisch Friday, Feb. 13 with Director Susan Stern. Rabbi's Tisch: Susan Stern tells all on the making of her film Barbie Nation: How a Jewish woman created an American icon. Barbie, arguably the ultimate shiksa, was created by Jewish entrepreneur Ruth Handler who founded Mattel with her husband Elliot. All the legacy American toy companies -- Mattel, Hasbro, Ideal -- were founded by Jews.
Susan will share an intimate, 15-minute film of Ruth and Elliot at home and tell how she talked her way into Mattel and the Handler's trust.
See Barbie Nation free at CST Sunday, Feb. 1 3-4 pm,
or rent it at https://www.barbienation.com/
$22 member, $28 non-member, kids 13 and under free.
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PSYCHEDLIC ROCK -
The Jewish Connection
SAT, FEB 7 • 7 PM
Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa
Get out your paisley and tie-dye finery and get ready to rock. Join Shomrei Torah’s Cultural Committee in welcoming to the bima Sonoma County’s own rock band Captain Paisley, dedicated to recreating the music of the late 1960’s, known as the “Psychedelic Era”.
There is a little-known Jewish connection to psychedelic music, with many songwriters, band members, managers, family members and other influencers coming from a Jewish background.
The Cultural Committee will give a short presentation at the beginning of the concert about how the Jewish influence seeped into psychedelic music.
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FREE MINDFULNESS/MEDITATION PRACTICE
EVERY TUES • 5:30-6:30 PM
Online (via Zoom)
This free series of mindful/meditation practices continues! This will be a time for grounding, sitting practice and a "Dharma/Torah" teaching. Everyone is welcome.
Please contact Shomrei Torah's office: cst@cstsr.org for the Zoom link.
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TREE WISDOM AND THE REBIRTH OF THE WORLD - A Tu Bishvat Ritual
SUN, FEB 1 • 4 - 5:15 PM
Ner Shalom, Cotati
Every year the holiday of Tu Bishvat reminds us to look to the trees for guidance and inspiration. What do the trees have to say about strength, resilience, rebirth, breath, patience, communication, and community?
This year, Rabbi Irwin and Shoshana Fershtman lead us on a mytho-poetic journey into tree lore and tree connection, in order to help us all blossom even in rocky soil.
This ritual is in-person only. Bring a journal or pad if you can for writing and drawing. We will be going outside, so dress accordingly.
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TU B'SHEVAT -
At Armstrong Woods, Walk & Picnic
SUN, FEB 8 • 10 - 11:30 AM
Armstrong Woods, Guerneville
In 2020 we spent a wonderful day in Armstrong Woods for Tu B'Shevat. Time to go back!
We’ll meet in the parking lot at Beth Ami at 10:00 am to carpool and meet those arriving on their own at the parking lot at the Picnic Area at 10:45 am. Bring food to eat, and share: including something involving nuts and fruits that come from trees. We will walk on a wheelchair and stroller accessible nature trail before lunch, and after lunch those who wish may take a 2.2 mile East Ridge Trail loop, or a longer valley floor walk. The parking lots at the Visitors Center near the entrance or at the Picnic Area are both $10. 00 per vehicle, $9 if there is anyone over 62 in the car. If it is raining at 10:00 AM we can meet and stay in the multi purpose room.
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GROUP EXERCISE CLASS
FOR OLDER ADULTS
EVERY WED • 10:30 AM
Beth Ami, Santa Rosa
We keep serving Shabbat dinners and then latkes, so it's fortunate that Senior Personal Trainer Jeffrey Sternfeld keeps his 10:30 a.m. Wednesday exercise class going all year.
$5 donation to Beth Ami per class.
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AN AFTERNOON OF COMEDYWith Comedian & Rabbi Arnie Sluetelberg
SUN, FEB 15 • 3 PM
B'nai Israel, Petaluma
"From bibilical Sarah to Seinfeld,
4,000 years of Jewish humor!"
Tickets: $30 Non-Members • $20 - Members
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RESOURCE GUIDE
Online
Looking for ways to get involved in a virtual community?
Urban Adamah's online resource guide is filled with various at-home gardening tips, nature based projects for the entire family, and programs that create spiritual connection, and so much more!
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