JOIN   US   FOR   A   BEAUTIFUL  AND DELICIOUS   CELEBRATION   OF   THE  NEW   YEAR   OF  

 THE   TREES

 Tu B’Shevat Seder

January 30, 7 PM at   Congregation Ohr Tzafon

Rabbi Janice Mehring will be leading a seder celebrating Tu B’Shevat by exploring the mysteries of God’s wondrous creation of trees and fruits through relevant text study and nature imagery. We will drink 4 cups of wine, from white to red, and eat various fruits and nuts.

There is no charge for this program but we are asking everyone who participates to contribute one of the seder items listed below.

Please RSVP to Maddy Nager  by  January 23rd either by e-mail       ja60866@yahoo.com   

Maddy will coordinate with you what to bring.  

Your RSVP is very important!

What to bring:

Wheat crackers,  Almonds in the shell,   Walnuts in the shell,   Nutcrackers,  Oranges or Tangerines,    Pomegranates,   Dates with pits,   Olives(any kind) with pits,   Cherries with pits,     Figs,    Grapes,   Strawberries,    Cinnamon sticks,  Cloves,  Table decorations from nature, White grape juice, Regular grape juice,  White wine, Red wine,  Plastic wine glasses (8 oz. size)

 

Please  join  us  for  this celebration of the trees and our Tree of Life! 

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SPECIAL EVENT 

  Congregation Ohr Tzafon and JCCSLO  invite you to a screening of the film

"Praying In Her Own Voice"

 

Sunday, January 31, 3-5 PM at Congregation Ohr Tzafon

 

    Guests and community members are welcome. 

“Praying in Her Own Voice” documents the courageous struggle of the famed “Women of the Wall” movement. This group has spearheaded the battle for female equality in the religious world. Their main focus has been on the Wailing Wall - the holiest site for Jews where women are not allowed to gather and pray. For the past decade they have challenged the government of Israel by raising  media attention through colorful protests and by their unstoppable legal battle – which has ended several times at the Israeli Supreme Court.
Rabbi Debbie Israel appeared in the film, as well as interviewed and participated with the Women of the Wall. She will lead us in a discussion following the screening.

Rabbi Israel will be visiting Atascadero from Congregation Emeth in Morgan Hill. 
The film includes interviews with some of the most influential women Rabbis in the US, and its topic is very relevant to today. 

The New York Times recently reported on the Women of the Wall movement (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/world/middleeast/22jerusalem.html?_r=1&hpw), and the film has been shown in venues internationally.