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For BJ members who desire to be part of a more intimate community within BJ, we invite you to join a new Havurah. If you are interested in participating in a Havurah with people of similar interests and backgrounds, to informally meet together, share and learn, please complete a Havurah application by Friday, May 16, 2008. To learn more about this exciting initiative, please click here for more info.
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:
AIDS Walk New York 2008
Sunday, May 18 | 9:00AM–12:00PM | Central Park
Join BJ/Tehillah and Tze'irim for AIDS Walk New York 2008. This is BJ's 16th
year in this annual event that raises money for the Gay Men's Health Crisis
and over fifty other HIV/AIDS organizations - let's show our spirit and
commitment in a major way. To get started with your fundraising go to
www.aidswalk.net/newyork and click on "Register to Walk." Then select
"Join a Team" and pick Congregation B'nai Jeshurun/Tehillah - 1017 in the drop
down menu. Teens can earn two Community Service Hours for walking and
fundraising from a minimum of five donors. Want more info? Contact our team
leaders: BJ: Ellen Corenswet at
ecorenswet@cov.com, Tze'irim: Lucie Schwartz at
boosie22@hotmail.com, or Channa (BJ office) 212-787-7600 x261.
Renee Kaufman Lecture Series presents Daughters of Wisdom
Tuesday, May 20 | 7:00 PM | 88th Street Sanctuary
Daughters of Wisdom is a story of the Tibetan people, an experiential and transporting view of contemporary Tibet seen through the eyes of some of its most extraordinary women, the nuns of Kala Rongo Monastery of Nangchen, Kham. Daughters of Wisdom is an intimate portrait of these women and of their rare and exceptional spiritual community, one that couldn't have existed twenty years ago, but is thriving today. Some shy, some outspoken, all committed to the often difficult life they have chosen, the nuns graciously allow the camera into their vibrant spiritual community and offer us brief flashes of insight into their extraordinary lives. Screening will be followed by Q & A with producer/director Bari Pearlman.
Concert: "Libbi BaMizrah" - My Heart is in the East
Wednesday, May 21 | 8:00PM | 88th Street Sanctuary
The evening will feature Academy for Jewish Religion's new Director of Cantorial Studies Hazzan Ramón Tasat, a student of Marshall T. Meyer; the Fiesta Sefarad Ensemble; and special guest artists including Rabbis Marcelo Bronstein and Rolando Matalon. Hear Sephardic favorites from Syria, Morocco, Greece, Turkey, Iraq and Israel, new Jewish liturgical music, and selections from a rich but rarely-performed tradition of Italian Jewish music. Admission: $20 at the door. Contact concert@ajrsem.org or (718) 543-9360 x18 for more information.
Lag Ba'Omer Featuring Neshama Carlebach's Newest CD Release Concert
Thursday, May 22 | 7:00 PM | 88th Street Sanctuary
Neshama Carlebach, one of the leading superstars in Jewish entertainment, is continuing the legacy established by her father, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. His deep spirituality and love of all humanity filled every song he wrote and touched every person he encountered as he changed the face of Jewish music. This event will celebrate the release of Neshama's sixth CD with a performance featuring Neshama and the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir. This newest recording, One and One, consists of all original music with English lyrics. $15 admission at the door.
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