This Week at Mount Zion
February 7 / 2 Adar I
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Mishloach Manot
A community-building exchange
Send one basket to an MZ member and receive one!
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Friday, February 8
7:30 pm Shabbat Services
Teen-led service
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Saturday, February 9
9:00 am Open Torah Study
10:00 am Shabbat Services
T’rumah – Ex. 26:31-27:19
10:30 am Tot Shabbat
12:15 pm Kiddush Lunch
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Community Life Passages
We regret to inform you of the passing of our member
Jill Swiler
on Feb 2.
Our condolences to her family, including her husband
Richard Swiler
and daughters
Rebecca
and
Julie Swiler
.
We extend condolences to
Maria (Matt) Fiereck
on the death of his mother,
Rose Lewis
, on Dec 19.
We extend condolences to
John (Hannah) Riederer
on the death of his grandmother,
Catherine Riederer
, on Jan 25.
We extend condolences to
Marilyn Salmon
on the death of her brother,
Roger Salmon
, on Jan 22.
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A WMZT Wine & Wisdom Event
A Dip in the Waters:
The Progressive Mikveh Movement
February 13 at 7:30 pm
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Songs of Love
Choir Concert featuring
MZ's Kol Tzion
and
River Heights Chorale
.
February 23 at 7:30 pm
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A Brotherhood Event - Open to All!
Volunteer at
Feed My Starving Children
February 26 at 8:00 pm
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Life and Legacy Seminar
Curious about how to include philanthropy in your estate planning?
February 10 at 10 am
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Food for Thought
MZ member Stacey Dinner-Levin will read from her play
Autistic License: Normal Isn’t for Everyone
February 22 at 5:45 pm
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Israeli Democracy & the Political System in Israel since 1948
Begins March 6 at 7:45 pm
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Shabbat at Home
February 15
A few Shabbat at Home options...
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Potluck Shabbat at Home
in West St. Paul
Hosted by Jill and Steve Spanier
Join a group potluck Shabbat at Home in a community room with Kabbalat Shabbat led by Phil Goldman and David Epstein on guitar. Space is limited (and given space concerns, for teens and older).
Contact Shai
if interested.
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Young Adult Shabbat at Home
in Inver Grove Heights
Hosted by Adam Bahr and Sarah McVicar
Come celebrate Shabbat with old (and new!) friends. We'll eat, drink and be merry! Potluck style dinner - drinks provided. There will be board games and an indoor pool available if we want to keep the fun going!
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A Window into Parenting a Child with Special Needs
Shabbat for the Soul
Pulpit Speaker: Stacey Dinner-Levin
February 22 at 7:30 pm
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A goal this year is to advocate for religious pluralism in Israel.
Please read and if you are willing, sign this petition “Israel as a Democratic Jewish State.”
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In the Community
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International Women’s Day with Yael Pepper
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Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m., Shaller Family Sholom East.
Israeli Yael Pepper lived in a polygamist cult with 32 women and 90 kids. She left with her children and was the only woman who sued for alimony. Sponsored by the St. Paul Jewish Federation and the Israel Center of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.
Tickets and details
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Acquire the ability to speak, understand, read and write Israeli
Hebrew at the College Level Hebrew at the JCC
, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 pm, Feb. 12 – May 23 (24 sessions). Three levels of classes. New students are welcome to join the classes at the start of the second semester! Cost: $470. Placement test and register at
www.ttsp.org
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- The Rimon Artist Salon Series presents
Cutting Out Injustice: Revolution in Jewish Papercuts on
Sunday, February 24, 2 p.m., featuring Aaron Silver and moderator Freya Richman at Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art, Studio 228 (250 Third Ave. N., Minneapolis). Admission is $12 ($6 for ages 36 and under) and may be reserved by contacting the Rimon office at 952-381-3449 or
online.
Sign language interpretation is available upon request with 10 days advance notice.
- Looking for a 7th Grade Mitzvah Project? Like to make people smile? Consider
Training to Become a Mitzvah Clown on
Sunday, February 24, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. at Sholom East. As mitzvah clowns, we will role play, learn how to make balloon animals, apply clown makeup, get dressed in clown clothes, and bring joy to those who need some! This training, now beginning its 8th year, is good for adults and kids (Grade 5 and up!), Teens, Families and especially 7th graders! RSVP by February 22 to Sue Lund at
sue@thelundfamily.net or 952-217-0594.
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Mount Zion
1300 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
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