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SERVICES
Friday Evening 6:30pm
Shabbat Morning 9:30am
Parashat Va-yikra
5 Nissan, 5777 / April 1, 2017
Triennial Cycle Year I: Lev. 1:1-2:16
Ḥumash Etz Ḥayim, page 585
Haftarah: Isaiah 43:21-44:23, page 607
- (1:1-17) The laws regarding the olah, or burnt offering. The entire animal, except for the hide, was burned to ashes on the altar. The olah described here is brought by an individual as a voluntary offering to atone for neglect of positive commandments.
- (2:1-16) The laws regarding the minhah, or meal-offering. There were two types: communal meal offerings brought on Passover, Shavuot and the Shabbat, and individual meal-offerings usually brought by people too poor to afford an animal or a fowl..
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kehilla Kollection
JFS Passover Food Drive – April 5th
Sale of Hametz
Sedar Matching
Sponsor a Kiddush Lunch
Help us Keep Our Building in Tip Top Shape
Jewish Family Services Adult Grief Support Group
REMINDER: Please refrain from using cell phones, cameras and other electronic devices on Shabbat.
Upcoming Events and Services
Saturday, April 1
Hot for Shabbat
12:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Kabbalah Havurah: Experiencing the Zohar
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Sunday, April 2
Congregational Meeting
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 4
Daytime Israel Klatch
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Yiddish Conversation Group
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Seder Surprise
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 6
Ladies Who Lunch
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8
Netivot Haneshamah: For Russian Speakers
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Netivot Haneshamah: Makom Yoga
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Jewish Book Discussion Group
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 9
Men’s Club Coffee and Schmooze at Peets
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Cub Scouts Pack 504 Meeting
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Barracudas Hockey at the Shark Tank
3:00 p.m.
CBD Adult Choir Rehearsal
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Passover
Monday, April 10
Siyum Bechorot
7:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, April 11
Passover Day 1 Services
9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush lunch
Wednesday, April 12
Passover Day 2 Services
9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush lunch
Saturday, April 15
Exploring the Other Talmud
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Monday, April 17
Passover Day 7 Services
9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush lunch
Tuesday, April 18
Passover Day 8 Services
9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush lunch
Community Events
Wednesday, April 5th – Friday, April 7th
Israeli Artists in Conversation with Israel
Presented by the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies
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Monday, April 25th
Holocaust Refugees: From There to Where”
4:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 26th
Power of Women
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 30th
Hillel of Silicon Valley – L’Dor V’Dor
11:00 a.m.
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