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Courageous Conversation Continues in February

Thank you for coming – and contributing - to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. courageous conversation last week sponsored by Beth Emet The Free Synagogue and Second Baptist Church. It was a powerful event that people in our community  - and even beyond - are still talking about.

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BESSY Chili Fundraiser

Let BESSY Occupy Your Chili Bowl! 

Support our youth and relax at the same time. Amazing Chili n' Fixings for 4 people - Still only $30. Beef, Turkey or Veggie - We do it all!

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Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Jill Jacobs

March 2 to 4, 2012

Our theme this year is Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Pursuing Justice. During the year we've been studying the book, There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through
Jewish Law & Tradition, by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, who will be joining us as a Scholar-in-Residence in early March. In addition to hacving a strong track record in the field of social justice and human rights, Rabbi Jacobs is also the Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights – North America.

  • Wednesday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. – Marci Dickman will lead a discussion of Rabbi Jill Jacobs’ book in preparation for March 2–4.
  •  Friday, March 2 at 8:00 p.m. – There will be a congregational dinner following services with opportunity for a dialogue about Social Justice with Rabbi Jacobs. The dinner is $14 if you register before February 28, and $18 after. Kabbalat Shabbat services begin at 6:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 3 at 9:30 a.m. – Rabbi Jacobs will give a D’var Torah at Shabbat morning services. 
  • Sunday, March 4 at 10:30 a.m. – Rabbi Jacobs will join Beth Emet’s Eighth Grade Mitzvah Corps.

Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the author of There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition and Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community. Rabbi Jacobs has been named to the Forward’s list of 50 influential American Jews (2006 and 2008), to The Jewish Week’s first list of “36 under 36” (2008), and to Newsweek’s list of the 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America (2009, 2010 and 2011). She lives in New York with her husband, Guy Austrian,
and their daughter Lior.

 
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