community announcements - 2005
AN EVENING OF CHINESE FOOD AND A MOVIE
- Dec 25, Benefit for the Jewish Community Free Clinic.
Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble - Dec 4, Playing
the music of Eastern Europe, based on Jewish, Romanian, and Ukrainian
wedding music and cantorial melodies. Also they will present selections
from the lovely, spirited dance music of Israel.
Bright River "A Mass-Transit Tour of the
Afterlife" - Nov 17, This groundbreaking work, which mixes
beatboxing, classical instuments, rap as a narrative forum, and
Jewish and Greek mythology, is a hip-hop retelling of Dante's Inferno
by a traditional storyteller, Tim Barsky, with a live soundtrack
performed by some of the best hip-hop and klezmer musicians in the
Bay Area.
Second Annual Sonoma County Jewish Meditation
Retreat - Dec 16-18, Sponsored by the Jewish Community Agency
(JCA), Congregation Beth Ami and Congregation Shomrei Torah, this
life-enriching opportunity is open to all levels of meditation experience.
EVERY VOICE CAN SING: A Workshop with Yofyah
- Nov 13, Free your voice by utilizing vocal techniques, breath
work, toning and other practical tools for expressing the divine
music within you.
2005 Sonoma County Jewish Film Series -
The Jewish Community Agency is presenting documentaries to drama:
stories from France, Israel and beyond. Wed & Thurs thru Dec
8.
2nd Annual Chicken Soup Bowl! - Nov 6,
JFCS Sonoma County is hosting its 2nd Annual Chicken Soup Bowl fundraiser.
Gay Day on the Russian River - Sept 25,
Leisurely canoe ride down the Russian River followed by a gourmet
BBQ. Sponsored by: LGBT Alliance of the San Francisco Jewish Community.
Jewish Singles Scapegoat Party
- Sept 24, Jewish singles looking for love, this is your chance
to meet other Jews in the area. Open to anyone who wants to socialize
and make new friends.
Help Wanted: Educational Director - Congregation
Shir Shalom in Sonoma is looking to hire an Educational Director.
Rebbe Gabriel Cousens : Kabbalat Shabbat
- Rebbe Gabrial Cousens, a spiritual teacher and extraordinary integrator
of spirit, nutrition, healing leads Kabbalat Shabbat.
The Future of Food - A highly acclaimed
90-minute documentary on the dangers of genetic engineering presented
by GE FREE SONOMA
Shabbat Outreach Program - JFCS needs volunteers
to conduct Shabbat programs once or twice a month on Friday afternoons
at senior living facilities in Sonoma County.
Senior Companion Program - Be a friend
to a lonely senior.
10th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE JCA OF SONOMA COUNTY
- June 1.
A Gift For Life:Embracing Life by Exploring
Death, Further Discussions - June 15.
The Power of Sacred Chant - June 8, Chant
with renowned Rabbi Shefa Gold.
Israel in the Gardens 2005 - June 5, Come
celebrate Israel's 57th anniversary at the largest Jewish community
family festival in Northern California!
Creativity Kabbalah - First & Second
Tuesdays. Readings and meditations from Zohar and Sefer Yetzirah
with Izzy Green & Michael Gest.
Sonoma State Holocaust Lecture Series -
May 17, 2nd Generation Panel, Elaine Leeder, Ph.D., Julia Nemeth
and Blair Pleasant.
Santa Rosa Community BLOOD DRIVE - May
22
Beth Ami Religious School CAR WASH - May
15, Put on by the 5th and 7th grades to help feed the hungry in
Sonoma County.
Foothill Century Ride - May 15th, Come
out for THE FOOTHILL CENTURY: The Only Kosher Ride in the West!
Choose from our 100K, 25-Mile and 10K Family Fun routes.
2005 Tikkun Olam Award - May 15, The Jewish
Community Agengy (JCA) of Sonoma County is honored to announce that
Rabbi Michael Robinson will be awarded the 2005 Tikkun Olam Award
for his lifelong service to and for the community.
Ongoing Toy and Book Drive for Free Clinic
Remember Us: The Holocaust Bnai Mitzvah Project
- New website launch, accepting comments and suggestions for review.
Help Wanted: Hillel Director - Hillel of
Sonoma County is searching for a Director of Jewish Student Life
Rebuilding Day - April 30, Come together
to help neighbors in need live with dignity and independence.
ISLAM 101 - April 6 - May 11, A six-week
course on Islam and its place in the world today.
Help Wanted: Executive Director - The Sonoma
County Jewish Community Free Clinic located in Cotati seeks an energetic,
experienced .75 FTE Executive Director to guide 4-year-old non-profit
to growth and stability.
Help Wanted: Volunteer Coordinator - The
Jewish Community Free Clinic in Cotati, CA, is looking for an energetic
person to fill their position of Volunteer Coordinator.
Women-only Passover Seder - April 29, women
of Sonoma County are invited to a celebration of the crossing of
the Red Sea, in a women-only Passover
Seder led by Rabbi Elisheva Salamo at the newly opened Bistro-V
in
Sebastopol.
Jewish-Presbyterian Dialogue for Justice and
Peace - April 10th, Join Rabbi Schlesinger and Rabbi Gittleman
for a meal and an evening of discussion.
Rabbi Michael Robinson Honored - April
14, Sebastopol resident Rabbi Michael Robinson will be honored with
the Jack Green Civil Liberties Award
Israeli Peace Activist to Speak in Petaluma
- April 2, A Conversation about Palestine and Israel with Israeli
peace activist Teddy Katz
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