December Shabbat and Chanukah

Shalom all,

Shabbat services for December will be held this Friday, December 11th in the Curry Coastal Pilot conference room in Brookings and will begin at 7:00 p.m.  Please enter through the double red doors at the rear of the building on Art Walk Alley.

On Saturday, December 12th, we will continue our class "The Torah - Inconsistencies and Survival" based upon two books - "The Book of J" and "The Jew in the Lotus".  Class on Saturday will also be held in the Curry Coastal Pilot conference room in Brookings beginning at 10:00 a.m.  There is still time to participate and you won't want to miss it.  Rabbi Les provided the following outline for the first five classes based upon the Book of J:

Outline for first five sessions: 

I.  PREFACE ON NAMES AND TERMS (pp. 3 - 5); INTRODUCTION (pp. 9 - 

16);  ENFOLDING AN AUTHOR (pp. 17 -23); IMAGINING AN 

AUTHOR (pp. 24 - 35);  DAVID: J AND THE COURT HISTORIAN (pp. 

36 -48); TRANSLATING J  (pp. 49 - 55) - THE BOOK OF J AND TORAH 

(pp. 273 - 278) 

II.  - The Blessing: Exiles, Boundaries, Jealousies (pp. 307 - 315); The Representation of Yahweh (pp. 279 - 295); 

The Psychology of Yahweh (pp. 296 - 306)

III.  The Book of J as translated by David Rosenberg 

Chapters 1 - 55 (pp. 61 -96)

Commentaries: 

EDEN through ABRAM (pp. 175 - 208 ) 

IV.  The Book of J as translated by David Rosenberg

Chapters 56 - 178 (pp. 61 - 172)  

Commentaries:

JACOB through IN THE WILDERNESS (pp. 209 -269)

V.  Conclusion: THE GREATNESS OF J (pp. 316 - 322)  

Class fees are $50/person (or $5/class) and are based on a ten session course.

Our Chanukah party this year will be a Chanukah Brunch and will be Sunday, December 13th at the Brookings Event Center; 800 Chetco Avenue in Brookings.  You can get more information about the Brookings Event Center on FaceBook searching by that name.  The Brookings Event Center is directly across the street from Les Schwab just before 5th Street coming from the south.  It is in the corner of a little group of stores near Tangles Salon.  The party will begin at NOON and anyone who would like to help set up, should come before that.  Rabbi Les encourages anyone who wants to bring their family menorah to do so and we will be lighting EIGHT candles on the final night of Chanukah.

And, once again, I'd like to remind folks that Temple activities don't come without a cost and if one values what Temple Beth Shalom has to offer, financial support is necessary.  While we never turn people away for lack of funds, we expect and appreciate support at the rate of $150 per person or $300 per couple for the year 5776.  If you are fortunate to be able to give more, that generosity is greatly appreciated.  And I should add that the earlier you make your contribution of dues, the less financial stress is put upon the Temple and planning for the year is made easier for all concerned.  Thank you, in advance, for your consideration.

Be sure to "save the date" for the Chanukah party - Sunday, December 13th at NOON.

B'shalom,

  - Marty