Chanukkah!

Chanukkah, no matter how you spell it, starts around 5 PM tomorrow, Wednesday, December 1. Our holiday shabbat service will be Friday at 7 at the temple, 956 J Street in Crescent City. Please join us.

Torah study is suspended again this week, as we prepare for our latke-fest and party. The reading for the week is Miketz, Genesis 41:1- 44:17. The Joseph story continues from Pharaoh's dreams to Joseph's confrontation with his brothers. The haftarah for Chanukkah is Zechariah 4:1-7.

The party will be Saturday evening from 5 to 8 at the Crescent City Coast Guard Auxiliary, 150 Marine Way. We are providing latkes. Children are encouraged to come. Bring a potluck dish to share. Details on whom to contact about the potluck will be online by tomorrow.

Have a wonderful Chanukah season. I hope to see everyone at services and at our party.

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom

Thanksgiving Week

There will be no services or Torah study this week at Beth Shalom. Most of our regulars will be away for the weekend. The Torah portion for the week is Vayeshev, the beginning of the Joseph story, Genesis 37:1-40:23.

Chanukkah begins the evening of December 1. We will have services Friday night , December 3 at the temple, and Torah study December 4.

Saturday night, December 4, is our gala Chanukkah latke-fest and pot luck. It should be fun for all ages. The party will be at 6 PM at the Coast Guard Auxiliary Hall in Crescent City Harbor. More details next week.

Our newsletter will be available during Chanukkah, online. If you would like to submit an article, there is still time.

Our board members, Barbara and Judi and I wish everyone a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom

This Week at Beth Shalom

We will gather again at the temple, 956 J Street in Crescent City, for our weekly Shabbat evening service Friday, November 19 at 7 PM.

Torah study continues Saturday morning from 10 to noon at the temple. We will be studying Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4-36-43. Jacob returns home from Haran and meets his brother, Esau, Rachel and Isaac both die, Jacob's daughter Dinah is (allegedly) raped and her brothers exact vengeance.

Next week, we will not have services or Torah study because of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return December 3 and 4.

Watch for an upcoming bulletin about our Chanukkah pot luck and latke fest on Saturday night, December 4. We will have a newsletter out by then.

Feel free to contact us if you wish to lead a service, write a newsletter article, or donate money. All of those things are welcome. Our e-mail is delnortebethshalom@gmail.com.

I hope to see everyone this weekend.

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom

Special Saturday Service This Week

We will meet again, well after the official start of Shabbat, at 7 PM Friday night to conduct our sabbath service, at the temple 956 J Street in Crescent City.

Saturday morning, our Rabbi, Les Scharnberg, will be with us for a Shabbat morning service, complete with Torah service and study. It would be great if we could have a minyan (10 people) for this special service. We will have an informal lunch out with the rabbi after services at a location to be decided.

There will be services and Torah study next week (November 19 and 20) but not Thanksgiving weekend, November 26 and 27. Services will resume December 3, and our gala Chanukkah fest is being planned for December 4, Saturday evening, for the whole family.

We have some articles for the newsletter, to be issued around Chanukkah. If you would like to write an article, let me know at delnortebethshalom@gmail.com. Also let me know if you would like to lead a Friday night service.

Enjoy your week, and I hope to see everyone this weekend.

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom

The Beginning of the End

It's officially November now, and the secular year is coming to a roaring finish.

This weekend, we will meet again on Friday night, November 5 at the temple, 956 J Street in Crescent City, at 7 PM to welcome shabbat. Barbara Johnston is leading the service. This may be the last service she leads before returning to her permanent home in Contra Costa County. We will miss her.

Torah study continues with Toldot, Genesis 26:1- 28:9 on Saturday from 10AM - noon at the temple. This section includes the rivalry between Jacob and Esau. It is a case history in family psychology with lessons for today.

Mark your calendars for the following this month and into December:

Friday night services November 5, 12, and 19. No services on November 26, Thanksgiving weekend, as many of our regulars will be out of town. We need leaders for the 12th and 19th.

Torah study on the November 6, and 20. No Torah study on November 27.
On November 13, we will have a Saturday morning service, including a Torah service, led by Rabbi Les Scharnberg. It would be great if we could get a minyan (10 Jews) to this service. It's a rare opportunity to pray the Saturday morning liturgy.

Chanukka begins Wednesday night, December 1. We will celebrate Chanukka at Beth Shalom's gala party on Saturday evening, December 4. It will be a pot-luck with games, songs and latkkes, suitable for all ages. Details to follow.

We are looking for articles for a newsletter to come out before Chanukka. If you want to write an article, please contact me at delnortebethshalom@gmail.com. I would like to hear about the history of the synagogue, or perhaps a memory of a Chanukka past. Use your imagination!

Thanks to Abby Layton for leading a wonderful service last Friday.

Barry Wendell
President
Beth Shalom