Chadeish Yameinu Jewish Renewal
in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
presents
“Righteousness and Compromise –
A Southern Rabbi’s Anguish”
with Rabbi Phil Posner
Wednesday, January 11th, 7:00 pm
Rabbi Posner will present on his relationship
with Rabbi Perry Nussbaum of Jackson, Mississippi
and his time as a Freedom Rider in the 1960's
History, slides and song
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at Veterans Memorial Building
846 Front Street (2nd Floor), Santa Cruz
(if you can rsvp to rebeli@sbcglobal.net, that would be helpful)
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A congregational rabbi for nearly 40 years, Rabbi Phil Posner has long been active in Social Action activities. In 1961 he joined the Freedom Rides, helping to integrate transportation facilities. As a result, he served 39 days in Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi.
He is the co-founder of the Rabbinic Network for Ethiopian Jewry, which successfully challenged fellow rabbis to help Ethiopian Jews get to Israel.
Ordained in 1968, he also holds a Doctorate in Hebrew Letters in ethics from the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. He is also the author of Food for Thought, Character and Soul – Recipes and Blessings Included –the world’s first character based cook book.
Chadeish Yameinu Jewish Renewal Presents
Erica Lann Clark with Asaf Ophir
SATURDAY, December 17th, 7:30 pm
VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING
846 Front Street, Santa Cruz (next door to Main Post Office)
RESERVE YOUR SEAT IN ADVANCE
For info and to reserve seats, call 831-295-8467
or email rebeli@sbcglobal.net
Suggested Donation – $15 - $20 per seat
A Great time awaits you! Come attend "SING ME HOME, Jewish stories with music.” Bay Area musician Asaf Ophir and I met at the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, where we spoke about how words and music affect people so differently. Out of that conversation grew our duet performance, and our adventure to marry these two worlds together. We spin our tales in the tradition of the most ancient storytellers --- at that invisible, magical crossroad where the hearts of the listeners meet the heart of the story.
We want to give people from every culture and every background an experience of hearing a “concert” of amazing Jewish stories. Why? Well… because we’re Jewish!
A few reviews
“She’ll make you laugh, she’ll make you think. She’ll make you laugh about thinking!”
– Martin Sheen, actor
“I found a piece of myself I had long forgotten and feel renewed.”
-- Roberta Bristol, Dance Dept., Cabrillo College
“How often do people come out of a theater happier than when they went in? ‘Sing Me Home’ gives the audience that gift!”
-- Charlie Varon, The Marsh Theater, SF
“Erica has done many programs for our congregation. An amazing storyteller, her stories help us understand what it means to be a Jew. Her family arrived in the US, escaping the Holocaust when she was only four years old. This informs her work, and all of us who know that we are at a time when this voice is fading from our world, know how precious it is to hear from a woman who can bring this piece of our history to us in a way that we can all understand.”
—Rabbi Marcus, Temple Beth El, Aptos, Ca.
Now that you know your Aleph from your Bet,
you want to delve more deeply into the joys and mysteries of HEBREW GRAMMAR.
CHADEISH YAMEINU JEWISH RENEWAL
is forming a new class, to be co-sponsored with Temple Beth El
Wednesdays at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm:
Nov. 16, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14 & Dec. 21
The intent is that this class will continue to study on its own after these initial sessions.
*** PLEASE OBTAIN A COPY OF "THE FIRST HEBREW PRIMER" BY EKS PUBLISHING.
You may also wish to get a copy of the accompanying Answer Key book.
(NOTE: you can order directly from EKS Publishing. There may also be used copies available on Amazon.
If you would like to take this class, but cannot afford the book at this time, please contact Rabbi Eli, as some limited scholarships may be available).
PREREQUISITE:
You must be able to read Hebrew.
COST FOR THIS SERIES:
$30 - $50 for members of Chadeish Yameinu or Temple Beth El
($55 - $75 general public)
(note - no one will be turned away for lack of funds)
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RSVP:
Contact Rabbi Eli at: rebeli@sbcglobal.net