Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Be Part of our Learning Community

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Expand your Jewish knowledge and friendships by being part of our growing community of lifelong learners. The Temple’s Limmud offerings include study sessions with Rabbi Cattapan on Torah, as well as twice-monthly lunch-and-learn classes and scholar--in-residence programs.   

To be part of Achduth Vesholom’s effort, please contact the Temple office at 744-4245 or email office@TempleCAV.org to say you’d like to participate in the KEVA program so that we can keep you informed about learning opportunities. We’ll send you a log to track your learning time or you can download one at http://urj.org/learning/my/keva/. Extra logs will be available at our upcoming Limmud (learning) classes. Earn study hours by attending adult education programs at the Temple or see the KEVA link for information about other learning options. After you’ve reached the needed hours, return the form to Rabbi Cattapan.

We look forward to studying and growing together.

We invite you to be on our team of Temple members who are making a commitment to lifelong learning. Involvement will expand your Jewish knowledge and help us achieve our goal of becoming an award-winning congregation earning the highest distinction through the Union for Reform Judaism's KEVA program.
 

  

Ongoing Learning Opportunities

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Our  Lunch ‘N Learn sessions on “The Jewish American Experience” meet on the first and third Tuesdays at noon at Chop's Wine Bar, 6421 W. Jefferson Blvd. Join Rabbi Cattapan for a discussion of the Jewish American experience from the Colonial period until the present day through the reading of important documents. Check the Temple calendar to confirm dates.

Adult Torah Study with Rabbi Cattapan will focus on "Midrash: Lessons for Everyday Living." The class meets several Saturdays a month at 9:30 a.m. Depending on the week, the class meets at the Temple or the home of Rabbi Cattapan or another member. A Shabbat morning service follows once per month at 11 a.m. at the Temple. Check the Temple calendar for dates and locations.

Conversational Hebrew meets on Tuedays at 6 p.m. for Temple members. The class is closed for spring 2012. If you would like to learn the basics of speaking Hebrew, contact Rabbi Cattapan Rabbi@TempleCAV.org or Nili Ben-Yehoshua at Hebrew@TempleCAV.org to be notified when a new class begins. See the calendar for dates.

Facing The Shoah, a six-session class focusing on the Holocaust, is being offered by the Fort Wayne Jewish Federation beginning Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the Temple. Contact the Federation at 422-8566 to register.

  

Funny, Your Genes Don't Look Jewish

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Join us for the next session of our Munch and More series on Sunday, March 25 at 10 a.m. when we look at the often cited, rarely well understood, topic of genetics. Ellen Weber will share some of the knowledge she’s gained in her continuing education in nursing. We might find out why our genes may, indeed, “look Jewish.” Munchies will be served. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 21 to the Temple office at 744-4245.

  

 

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Circle of Friends

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Be part of an exciting new project called Circle of Friends. If you're interested in "adopting" a refugee family with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation next door, join us for an orientation meeting on Wednesday, February 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Reclamation Project offices at 2614 S. Calhoun. This is a follow up to the Adult Education Committee's seminar on immigration that the Temple co-hosted in December with the church.
 
Circle of Friends is a program of The Reclamation Project (TRP), which promotes the successful integration of resettled refugees into the Fort Wayne community. Through ongoing interaction with one or more families, TFP”s Circle of Friends is designed to help refugees adjust to living in Fort Wayne. The ultimate goal is a reciprocating friendship that mutually enriches Circle members and the families they come to know.
 
Please join us and learn how we can partner with each other, our neighbors at UU, and some of the newest members of our community.
 
For more information and to confirm your attendance at the meeting, please contact Betsy Swenson at betsyswenson@frontier.com. Jan Sarratore is the liaison for the Temple.

  

 

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One Book, One Congregation

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We welcome suggestions for our next One Book, One Congregation program. The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan was the choice for our fifth annual One Book, One Congregation event in February.

Previous selections were 700 Sundays by Billy Crystal, The Plot Against America by Philip Roth, Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum, and My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok.
  

Scholar-in-Residence Weekend

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Rabbi Deborah Prinz, author of Jews on the Chocolate Trail: Stories of Jews and Cacao
April 20-22 at the Temple
 
The next time you pick up a piece of chocolate, consider that you are partaking in an aspect of Jewish history. Rabbi Prinz will take us on an exploration of surprising Jewish connections to chocolate through cultures, countries, centuries and religions.
 
Friday, April 20
"Jews on the Chocolate Trail"
Shabbat dinner is at 5:30 p.m. for those with reservations. An abbreviated service begins at 7 p.m., followed by Rabbi Prinz's talk and a special chocolate-themed Oneg Shabbat.
 
Saturday, April 21
"Jews Dip Into Chocolate in New Spain, New York and Newport"
Shabbat worship begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by a Kiddush luncheon and talk by Rabbi Prinz. Please make a reservation for lunch.
 
Sunday, April 22
"Our Dark Addiction to Chocolate: Ethics and Values"
Rabbi Prinz will speak at 10 a.m. as part of our Munch & More series. Please RSVP.
 
"A Chocolate Seder"
Rabbi Prinz will speak to Religious School students and their parents at 11:15 a.m.
 
Rabbi Prinz currently serves the Central Conference of American Rabbis as Director of Program and Member Services and Director of the Joint Commission on Rabbinic Mentoring. She is a writer and educator responsible for developing and presenting continuing education and specialized training for member rabbis.
 
Her book about Jews on the Chocolate Trail will be published in 2012 by Jewish Lights. 
 
Thank you to the Dr. Harry W. Salon Foundation and the Temple's Kathryn Kann Mendelblat Fund for supporting Rabbi Prinz's visit.


  

 

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Adult B'nei Mitzvah

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Bar and bat mitzvahs aren’t just for 13-year-olds. Students of all ages can gain a greater understanding and appreciation of Judaism and the Hebrew language. For a long time, congregations, including Achduth Vesholom, did not encourage bar mitzvah because it was felt that 13 was too young an age for formal initiation into adulthood. Many Reform congregations adopted a Confirmation service that recognized the coming of age of young men and women. However, the trend changed years ago because of the pull of religious tradition.

Members who are interested in an adult b'nei mitzvah, please contact Rabbi Cattapan at 744-4245.

  

10 Minutes of Torah

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Torah Portion

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Jewish Books

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