Upcoming Services & Events
Things are Hopping at Ner Shalom
 Music
Shabbat
Friday,
May 18
~ 7 PM
Led by Reb Irwin, Reb Shifrah, Lorenzo and Atzilah
With
musicians including Gale Kissin, Suzanne Shanbaum, Rhonda Findling,
Rachel Friedman and Jen Oryn. If
you missed our Music Shabbat in March, it was a remarkable night. Now
here is your next chance.
 Ner Shalom Silver
Circle Luncheon
Sunday,
May 20, 11:30-1:30
At the Home of Ariana Elster
Guest Speaker: Reb Judith Goleman
The
Silver Circle will meet for a potluck lunch, featuring your favorite
childhood dish! Besides good food, company and conversation, Reb Judith
will lead us in a discussion as a preview to the six-session "From
Aging to Sage-ing" workshop she will be offering at Ner Shalom,
co-sponsored by B'nai Israel Jewish Center. Click
here to RSVP.
 Hiddur Sefirat
Ha'Omer:
Crafting the
Omer
Last Session: Monday,
May 21
~ 7:30 PM at Ner Shalom
Led by Yael Raff Peskin
The last session of our weekly Omer
meditation, movement and crafting group. Per-evening drop in
is $10/$15. No one turned away for
lack of funds. For more information, contact Yael by email or by phone
at (707)
829-8341.
 Yiddish Tish
Tuesday,
May 22
~ Noon
Led by Reb Irwin
Yiddish
language, literature and lunch (bring your own). Together we read real
poetry by real Yiddish poets and suddenly the world of 20th Century
Jewish Europe (and America) open up to us in new and unexpected ways.
No previous
Yiddish
knowledge required.
Tikkun
Leyl Shavuot:
Connecting
Threads of Holiness
Saturday,
May 26
~ 7 PM at Ner Shalom
Our
annual night of Jewish learning. See
the box to the right.
Book Group: Foiglman
Sunday,
June 24
~ 10:30 AM at Ner Shalom
The
conflictual relationship between Hebrew speaking Israeli culture and
the world of Yiddish is explored in Aharon Meged's complex and
beautiful novel about an Israeli archaeologist and a Yiddish poet who
come to value each other. The novel explores conflicts of Yiddish vs
Hebrew, Israel vs the Diaspora, the old vs the new. Loaner copies
available in
the Ner Shalom office.
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Ongoing Stuff...
 Community
School for Jewish Learning
Looking for a
religious
school for your kids?
This year we unite with B'nai Israel Jewish Center for a bigger, more
vibrant school and community. Read all about it by clicking here.
Ner
Shalom Singers
The
Ner Shalom Singers meet periodically to prepare pieces for special
services and events. Lend us your voice! Just email
Choir Manager Lorenzo Valensi!
Ner
Shalom Book Group
Love to read? Join us to discuss a wide range of books containing
Jewish themes or points of view. See calendar above for upcoming
sessions and books! For information, contact
Vicki.
Find
us on Facebook
Join the Ner
Shalom Facebook group to stay in better touch with your Ner Shalom
friends.
Chesed
Team
Help Ner Shalom community members in crisis. If you might ever be
available for a hospital visit, or to deliver a meal, or make a phone
call, or respond to some other need, let us put you on our Chesed Alert
list. Just contact Vicki.
Silver Circle
Join
the elders of our community to discuss hot issues and enjoy each
other's company. To get connected, email
us.
Many
Meetings
Kavanah
(Ritual) Committee:
Tuesday,
May 22 and June 12 ~ 9:30 AM at
North Light
Books
Ner Shalom Board
Meetings:
Wednesday, May 23 and June 27 ~ 6:00 PM
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Special Events!
Saturday,
May 26
~ 7 PM at Ner Shalom
Connecting Threads of Holiness
Beyn
Kodesh L'kodesh
Our fourth annual Tikkun Leyl
Shavuot, a night of creative and exciting study, held jointly
with our
friends from B'nai Israel Jewish Center. We will explore how we all
always dance on the edge of holiness. Wonderful
teachers, exciting
learning, havdalah,
cheesecake and dairy potluck. This year's teachers:
Sally Churgel
Rabbi Ted Feldman
Reb Judith Goleman
Reb Shifrah Tobacman
C. Shoshana Fershtman, PhD
Atzilah Solot, MA, CMT
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Ner
Shalom:
Strictly Scent-Free
We
Like You Just
the Way You Smell
Congregation
Ner Shalom is dedicated to creating community and ritual space that is
safe and accessible to all, including people with severe environmental
sensitivity. It's easy to do once you know how:
- Please
don't
wear cologne, perfume, or scented hair (or
other) products when you come to Ner Shalom.
- If you smoke, please take a few
minutes to let
the smoke from your last cigarette dissipated before entering the
building.
- As you settle into a scent-free,
chem-free way
of thinking, consider buying scent-free laundry detergent and fabric
softener, so that you can hug everyone at shul, and everyone can hug
you.
- Tell
your
guests. They might be resistant at first. Looking nice for
synagogue might, for them, include smelling nice. So
please explain to them that being scented may seem small to them, but
not to someone who may not be able to remain in the room at services
because of it. Or just tell them we're sticklers (because we are).
We thank you for making our holy space safe for everyone.
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