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Fri, December 20 2024
19 Kislev 5785

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Friday ,
DecDecember 20 , 2024

Pre-Hanukkah Jammies & Jeans
Friday, Dec 20th 5:30p to 7:30p
Calling all babies and tots—come help us prepare for the Festival of Lights! Join Morat Derech Sarah Miller and Music Specialist Tyler Dean for Hanukkah singing and dancing. Then we will enjoy a holiday meal and Hanukkah-themed activities, games, and crafts.
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Friday ,
DecDecember 20 , 2024

Pre-Hanukkah Family Friday
Friday, Dec 20th 6:00p to 9:00p
Family Fridays are included in Kol Shabbat tuition, but everyone is welcome to join the fun. We will welcome Shabbat, eat a holiday meal together, and enjoy Hanukkah-themed activities, games, and crafts.
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Saturday ,
DecDecember 21 , 2024

Service of Peace and Healing with Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Shabbat, Dec 21st 9:30a to 10:30a
During these troubling times, come to a Service of Peace and Healing, led by Rabbi Amy Eilberg. In this service we offer short segments of the Shabbat morning service with evocative chants, interspersed with brief kavanot/spiritual introductions and periods of silence. In these times, we reflect on all of the prayers as sources of peace and healing for us, and the entire service as a prayer for peace for us and for the world. Come join us!
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Saturday ,
DecDecember 21 , 2024

D'var Torah & Shabbat Shiur by Professor Arnold Eisen
Shabbat, Dec 21st 1:15p to 2:15p

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Sunday ,
DecDecember 22 , 2024

Professor Arnold Eisen Book Talk
Sunday, Dec 22nd 10:30a to 12:00p
We are thrilled to welcome one of the world’s foremost authorities on American Judaism, Professor of Jewish Thought, and Chancellor Emeritus at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), Arnold Eisen.
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Sunday ,
DecDecember 22 , 2024

Judaism 101 with Rabbi Booth
Sunday, Dec 22nd 11:25a to 12:30p
Interested in understanding the fundamentals of Jewish faith and practice? If you're new to Judaism or feel like Hebrew School left you with more than a few gaps, this is the class for you!
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Wednesday ,
DecDecember 25 , 2024

Community Hanukkah Celebration
Wednesday, Dec 25th 5:00p to 9:00p
When you come to Kol Emeth for the first night of Hanukkah, the miracles are plentiful. We will begin with candle-lighting, Hanukkah singing, and dinner. In order to have enough latkes, vegan egg rolls from Veggie Garden, and sufganiyot from Krispy Kreme, registration will close on December 18th. Please bring a salad or entree that follows KE's Kashrut Guidelines to share. And what Jewish December 25th is complete without a movie? For our littlest members, we'll have a selection of fun Hanukkah-themed videos. For older kiddos, teens, and those young at heart, we will show Disney's classic Full Court Miracle or Pixar's Inside Out 2. For adults, we will show Keeping the Faith.
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Wednesday ,
JanJanuary 8 , 2025

Women's Book Club: Dinners With Ruth
Wednesday, Jan 8th 10:30a to 12:00p
Celebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 14 , 2025

Aging with Intention Workshop: How to Support a Friend
Tuesday, Jan 14th 10:00a to 12:00p
In this workshop we will explore how to support friends when they are facing difficult situations. Some of these are reflected in the Jewish mitzvot, such as visiting the ill, attending the shiva minyan, welcoming guests. We will look at ourselves and our own communication styles to build strengths, strategies and skills to help others in times of greatest need.
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Sunday ,
FebFebruary 2 , 2025

Men's Havurah Poker Night
Sunday, Feb 2nd 7:30p to 10:30p
Calling all Kol Emeth men! Please join the 2nd annual Men’s Havurah Poker Night on Sunday, February 2nd from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM in the Kol Emeth Community Room. We will play three “dealer’s choice” poker games: Texas Hold ‘Em, Seven Card Stud (high only), and Seven Card Stud (high/low). No wild cards! Betting increments will be $0.50 to $1.00. No experience necessary.
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Tuesday ,
MarMarch 11 , 2025

Aging with Intention Workshop: Solo Aging
Tuesday, Mar 11th 10:00a to 12:00p
We will work together to identify concerns, and to develop the best strategies to deal with those concerns. We will review several lists of recommended documents for solo agers, and potential ways to fill out legal documents in the absence of an obvious person to serve as co-signer, to exercise durable power of attorney, or to serve as trustee.
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Fri, December 20 2024 19 Kislev 5785