$8 per person, Free for Kids ‘N Action Members.
Location: 1089 El Centro Ave. Napa
info@jewishnapavalley.com

David Freed will speak about what some believe to be the foundation of Judaism:

“Treat your neighbor the way you would like to be treated”

Join us for the conversation, the music and the davening

Kiddush (dairy) lunch follows the services at approximately noon

Children and b’nai mitzvah students welcomed!

Hope to see you then.

Fran Avni’s Harmony Happening is a fun and uplifting way to celebrate Israel at CBS come together in harmony and easy enough that everyone can take part.

This is both a Girls’ Night Out as well as a Guys’ Night Out.  There will be a special section for those guys who would like to sit together.

WHEN:  Wednesday, April 29, 2009  – 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:  Buckhorn Grill, Napa Town Center

SUCH A DEAL! $30 per person, all-inclusive (dinner and donation)
Optional:  Bring a bottle of wine to share!

RSVP – Harriet Spitz: 707.226.7755.  Mail check for $30 (or more – the “more” goes to The Table Fund at CBS) to Harriet Spitz, 108 Autumn Run Way, Napa, CA 94558

Your check, payable to Congregation Beth Sholom,
Attn: The Table, is your reservation.

If you are not able to join in the fun and would like to send a contribution, for the Table, your donation is most welcome.

EVERY Sunday afternoons

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Learn to experience the stillness of a yoga practice.
Awaken your body awareness.
Improve your body strength, balance and flexibility.
All levels and abilities are welcome.
Bring a yoga mat and blanket.
Class limited to 16.

Carl Speizer, Certified Yoga Teacher, Physician, and CBS member
leads the class. Questions, call Carl at 707.363.0771.
Fee: $50 for 8 weeks or Drop In Donation

Israel Independence Day Celebration at CBS

April 28th at 7pm
A Harmony Happening
with Fran Avni

Fran Avni’s Harmony Happening is a fun and uplifting way to celebrate Isreal at CBS come together in harmony and easy enough that everyone can take part.

Join us for this Harmonious and Educational way to Celebrate Israel’s 61st Birthday

Holocaust Memorial Day Observance

April 21st at 7:00pm

Napa Resident Evelyn Fielden
and Witness to the Nazi Holocaust

Born in Berlin in 1921 to assimilated Jewish parents and baptized in the Lutheran Church, Ms Fielden grew up not knowing that she was a Jew.  Her father was a wealthy textile manufacturer.

When Hitler came to power, she wished to join the youth organization for girls but was unable to register for the Hitler Youth because of her Jewish background. Because of her desire to join Hitler, she discovered that she was born Jewish.
In 1939, Ms Fielden escaped to England but did not receive a visa to the US until 1944 as a war refugee. Eight family members were murdered, or died in transport.

Please join us for this important Community
presentation with a question and answer period

Second night of Passover
Thursday, April 9, 2009 – 6:00 p.m.

Congregation Beth Sholom Social Hall
1455 Elm Street, Napa, CA 94559
Rabbi Oren Postrel will officiate.

The Seder meal will be coordinated by Debra Heaphy, Jim Heaphy and Sue Barush. The Sephardi menu will be Kosher for Passover. The menu will include: Roast Turkey Breast with Orange-Apricot-Raisin sauce or a Vegetable stuffed Portabella Mushroom with Orange-Apricot-Raisin sauce, Matzo Ball Soup, Cold Poached Salmon with Red Pepper Sauce and an assortment of Sephardi Charoset.

DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009
Reserve your space at the Seder by returning the form below with payment to:
Congregation Beth Sholom, 1455 Elm Street, Napa, CA 94559
Make checks out to: Congregation Beth Sholom
For information, call (707) 253-7305 or check our website at: www.cbsnapa.org

Derech Hashem

Evening of Sacred Hebrew Chant
Sat. May 9 7 -9 p.m.
Beth Chaim Congregation – 1800 Holbrook Drive, Danville, CA

Co-Sponsored by Beth Chaim Congregation
$10 in advance/$12 at the door

For more information, contact Bella Bogart, 925/736-7146 or educator@bethchaim.com

In this evening of sacred Hebrew chant, Rabbi Ethan Franzel and the dynamic Beit Ayin Band, playing drum, guitar and keyboard, evoke mesmerizing harmonies that powerfully connect us with the Divine as our deeper selves.

Hebrew chanting is a form of meditation and ecstatic prayer in which we repeat sacred phrases to open our hearts and minds.Cantor Bella Bogart begins the evening with a beautiful Havdallah ceremony.

Rabbi Ethan Franzel serves Main Line Reform Temple Beth Elohim in Wynnewood, PA. He received rabbinic ordination at Hebrew Union College, New York in 2001, where he studied Hasidism and Kabbalah. Rabbi Franzel has created a variety of alternative worship experiences, utilizing meditative and contemplative techniques. A long-time practitioner of meditation and chant, he teaches courses on Kabbalah, Hasidism, Jewish spirituality, and meditation. An avid musician, many of the musical settings he uses for his meditation workshops are his own compositions.

“Rabbi Ethan Franzel is blessed with an uncommon religious depth and vision. Through his music, his stories, and, above all, his soft charisma, he is one of the leaders of a new generation of spiritual teachers.”
~Rabbi Lawrence Kushner

Saturday, March 7 at 9:30 A.M.

We are happily welcoming back Henry Michalski to teach us some Torah

Bring your memories and a vegetarian/dairy dish to share for the potluck Kiddush. All children especially welcome!