Yoga at CBS

Yoga at CBS

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

CBS – Yom Ha Shoah

Yom Ha Shoah

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

CBS – Second night of Passover

CELEBRATE WITH JOY AT OUR COMMUNITY SEDER
An Evening of Sephardi Delights

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

Beit Ayin and Beth Chaim Congregation Present…

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

Hasidic/ Yiddish dance program with Bruce Bierman – Sunday, March 22, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Valley Club House on Valley Club Drive off Garfield Road near Big Ranch Road, Napa

4-6 pm

Hasidic/ Yiddish dance program with Bruce Bierman.


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Friends, we will learn the terrific steps, patterns, gestures and styles of Hasidic and Yiddish folkdance. This will be so much fun! The Instructor, Bruce Bierman, is the artistic director of the Jewish Dance Theatre. He is an award-winning actor, director, choreographer and playwright with dance events throughout the Bay Area.

Music~Refreshments~Dancing~Lots of Fun!

No Charge to JHSNV Members
Guests $10  Families $25
RSVP info@JHSNV.org

Saturday, February 28, 5:30 PM: Joke Night Turns 13!

Come join your fellow comedians for Congregation Beth Sholom’s Bat/Bar Mitzvah Party

Where we honor:

Art Finkelstein, Bunny Goldstein, and Alan Steen our Joke Night founders.

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

5:30PM Cocktails and Auction

7:00PM Gourmet Dinner

8:30PM Jokes!

Mark your calendars! Seats are limited!

Warning!! Just a few seats are left!!

Attention Yachadniks: We could use more volunteers! Please contact Pam or Sivan: 257-7182

Donate to the Joke Night Auction

Are you a gourmet cook? Is there a brunch, lunch or dinner that you would like to donate?

Wine is one of our most popular auction items… we also need six cases of wine to serve the evening of the event. How about donating wine?

You don’t have to attend the event to donate. Congregation Beth Sholom has only one major fundraiser each year and Joke Night is it!

Any questions? Call Rhonda 707-255-6677 or email at jokenight2009@comcast.net

Some of the Items Up for Auction — Stay tuned for more

“SPRING BARBEQUE AT JUDD’S HILL”… WINING AND DINING FOR 20 PEOPLE ON SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2009 AT 6:00 P.M.

“ AL FRESCO BARBEQUE FEAST”… APPETIZERS, DINNER, DESSERT AND PLENTY OF LOCAL WINE. YOUR HOST, KATHLEEN CONREY, AND YOUR CHEF, STAN PRESS LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING 12 GUESTS ON SATURDAY, MAY 23,2009 AT 7:00P.M. ENJOY A DELIGHTFUL EVENING OF CAMARADERIE IN A BEAUTIFUL, SECLUDED GARDEN IN NAPA .

“BLINTZE BRUNCH”… INCLUDES CHAMPAGNE … YOUR HOSTESS, ANNE PERCELAY, INVITES 6 GUESTS ON AUGUST 2 AND 6 GUESTS ON AUGUST 9….A REAL TUMMYFUL!

“BOCCE BALL AND DINNER”…BOB ROSS AND SANDI HYMAN INVITE YOU TO THEIR HOME TO ENJOY AN EVENING OF BOCCE BALL FUN AND A SCRUMPTIOUS DINNER. (THE DINNER WILL BE NEITHER KOSHER NOR VEGETARIAN). THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, JULY 11th AT 6:00P.M… SPACE IS LIMITED—ONLY 12 PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP!

“TURKISH FEAST FOR 6”…EXPERIENCE THE EXOTIC CUISINE OF THE CROSSROADS OF THE EASTERN AND WESTERN WORLDS-ISTANBUL. ENJOY HEAPING PLATTERS OF LUSCIOUS FOOD HANDCRAFTED BY ISTANBUL NATIVE, DAVIT SULAM AND HIS WIFE, JENNIFER AND CO-HOSTS, ADA AND STAN PRESS. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 6,2009 AT 6:00P.M.

“A TOUR, A TASTING AND A CASE TO GO”… HAGAFEN CELLARS IS INVITING THE WINNING BIDDER TO BRING 5 FRIENDS FOR A FREE TASTING OF ALL WINES (CURRENT RELEASE, RESERVE AND LIBRARY WINES) AND INCLUDES A TOUR OF THE NAPA VALLEY WINERY. HOW ABOUT LEAVING WITH ONE FREE CASE OF HAGAFEN CELLARS 2006 ESTATE BOTTLED NAPA VALLEY PINOT NOIR.

“ NAPA RIVER CRUISE”…NAPA RIVER ADVENTURES IS OFFERING A 2 HOUR CRUISE ALONG THE NAPA RIVER FOR 4 .

Tu B’Shvat Women’s Seder

You are cordially invited to a Tu B’Shvat Women’s Seder

Join us for a Tradition of the Mystics. Enjoy fruits and wine as we celebrate Tu B’Shvat the Kabbalistic way. Treat yourself to a feast for your body and soul.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 10 th    7 PM
WHERE: At 18 Lodestar Lane

Suggested Donation: $12

Pkease RSVP by calling (707)320-2348 or email Chana@JewishNapa.com

A Project of the Chabad of Napa Valley

Grand Menorah Lighting – Napa

Grand Menorah Lighting

Light up the night at the Napa Town Center Rotunda!

Enjoy….
Delicious Donuts, Sizzling Latkas, Chocolate Gelt, Raffles, Prizes and more!

Festive Music & Dancing.
Special treats and craft for kids.
Fabulous fun for the whole family!

Sunday, December 21st at 5:00 pm
For more info call 707.320.2348 or visit www.JewishNapaValley.com

All are welcome, FREE OF CHARGE

Sponsored by:
Napa Town Center
Napa Valley Emporium
Personal Network Computing
R. Kassman Pianos
Trader Joe’s