Posted by jewsnextdor on October 15, 2009
Calling all Jewish Young Adults in the South Bay and Peninsula to participate in The 2009 Survey of the Jewish Next Generation of the South Peninsula. That’s right it’s time to give young adults south of SF some attention. The study is aimed at gaining a better understanding of the interests, needs, and desires of Jewish young adults in the South Peninsula. The results will be used to identify unmet needs and establish a plan to address them. Please not only donate (about) 15 minutes of your time to take the survey, but please spread the word to all the Jewish Young Adults you know.
Oh and did I mention there’s raffle prizes….
Who are the Jews of the next generation? What are your interests? Your passions? Your concerns? Hopes? Expectations? What do you want out of your Jewish lives in the South Peninsula?
We want to know, and we’re inviting you to tell us in “The 2009 Survey of the Jewish Next Generation of the South Peninsula.”
No matter how you define yourself as “Jewish” or “Young,” we’d like you to spend a few minutes with our survey, filling it out and telling us what you think, what you feel, what you hope, and what you’d like to see in your community.
To take the survey, please click on this link, or cut-and-paste it into your web-browser. <http://bit.ly/SouthPen>
If you’ve already filled out the survey, thank you. And please feel free to circulate this email and the link among your friends.
The survey has been commissioned by the South Peninsula Council of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. Dr. Ari Y Kelman and Dr. Tobin Belzer are conducting the survey and are sharing duties as the Principal Investigator.
Participants who complete the survey may enter their name to win a new iPod Nano (with video!) or $50 gift certificates to Amazon.
Your answers will be treated confidentially. If you choose to enter the drawing, your email will only be used to contact winners. That means that we will never share your identity or individual answers with anyone.
We’ll be sharing the compiled results of the survey with you as soon as they are ready for distribution. Should you have any comments, write Dr. Kelman or Dr. Belzer directly at aykelman@ucdavis.edu or tbelzer@usc.edu
We thank you for your time,
Dr. Ari Y Kelman, UC Davis
Dr. Tobin Belzer, USC
Posted in Young Adults | Tagged: Ari Y Kelman, Dr. Tobin Belzer, Jewish Young Adults, Marin and Sonoma Counties, South Peninsula Council of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, The 2009 Survey of the Jewish Next Generation of the South Peninsula, the Peninsula | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jewsnextdor on November 2, 2009
Volunteers Meeting
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
7:30pm
Jews’ Next Dor is fully volunteer led, depending on volunteers for all aspects of operations. We love our current volunteers, and welcome new ones and fresh ideas.
Come weigh in on group decisions, help calendar and plan events for the coming months.
If you cannot make the meeting, we still want your participation.
Send your feedback, event ideas, or if you’d like to become a Jews’ Next Dor volunteer to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org or use our Event Feedback form.
The meeting will take place at a private home in Cupertino, RSVP for the address to the above e-mail.
Posted in Events, Jews' Next Dor, Young Adults | Tagged: volunteer | Leave a Comment »
Posted by challahbackgirl on November 2, 2009
Jews’ Next Dor events are open to all Jewish 20 and 30 somethings. For more upcoming Jews’ Next Dor Events visit our event calendar.
-
Wednesday, November 4, 7:30pm, Volunteer Planning Meeting
Jews’ Next Dor is fully volunteer led, depending on volunteers for all aspects of operations. We love our current volunteers, and welcome new ones and fresh ideas. Come weigh in on group decisions, help calendar and plan events for the coming months.
If you cannot make the meeting, we still want your participation. Send your feedback, event ideas, or if you’d like to become a Jews’ Next Dor volunteer to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org or use our Event Feedback form. The meeting will take place at a private home in Cupertino, RSVP for the address to the above e-mail.
-
Sunday, November 8, 7pm, Ice Cream Social & Game Night
Jews’ Next Dor Board Game Night and Ice Cream Social returns. Please bring your favorite board game(s) to share and join your fellow Jewish 20 and 30 somethings to indulge in ice cream with all the fixings! We’ll be in the Social Hall at Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, Ca.
$5 a person.
RSVPs appreciated to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org.
Contribute to our annual Toy Drive by bringing a new toy or more for our annual toy drive to support Jewish Family Services. We’re looking for new toys for ages 0-17 unwrapped.
Please RSVP with your favorite Ice Cream flavor and toppings to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org.
-
Wednesday, November 11, 7pm, Meet & Greet @ Thaiphoon
Enjoy vegetarian/dairy dinner with fellow young adults at our monthly Meet & Greet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. This month we’ll be enjoy the taste delights of Thaiphoon, 543 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Please bring cash. RSVP and send menu preferences to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org.
-
Saturday, November 14, 8:30pm, Singing with the Stars
Come hang out with friends and sing along to the LASER BEATLES: SGT. PEPPER’S LASER LIGHT SHOW at the De Anza Planetarium (or just listen to others). Tickets are $9 per person and Parking permits are required everyday. Permits can be purchased in every student lot, price is $2 in coins or dollar bills only. So if you can carpool that is best. We’ll meet at 8:30pm at the Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd to get tickets for the show. Show starts at 9pm. JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org
-
Saturday, November 21, 7pm, Spicy Havdala Dessert Party
It’s getting chilly outside, but T’KEYA and Jews’ Next Dor are warming things up with a Spicy Havdala Dessert Party. The night starts with cozy havdala goodness and fire, wine, and spices. You are welcome to bring your own implements of havdaluction. Our spice boxes can play together. Potluck dessert and wine party to follow. Join us! Please bring chocolate, fruit, a vegetarian dessert of choice, or your favorite kosher wine or spirit. Please note our host has a cat. Please RSVP for the Sunnyvale location to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org or youngadults@kolemeth.org by November 19.
Posted in Events, Jews' Next Dor, Young Adults | Tagged: Game Night, ice cream, Planetarium, Thaiphoon | Leave a Comment »
Posted by challahbackgirl on November 2, 2009
Roots Collective, Beth Am Young Adults invites you to their November events for Jewish young adults.
Thursday, November 5, 7pm – 10pm – Pub Night (Antonio’s Nut House: 321 S California Ave., Palo Alto)
Join your Roots Collective crowd for a night of schmoozing at Antonio’s Nut House in Palo Alto. Hang out with friends and have a beer!
Friday, November 13, 6:15pm – Shabbat Dinner (Beth Am)
Gather with friends, new and old, to unwind at the end of a busy week, and kick-off the week-end in a relaxing way. We’ll eat, chat, and have some fun. Dinner will start at 7:30. Prior to dinner, you are invited to attend services with the Beth Am community, beginning at 6:15. A group of Roots Collective members will be sitting together and would love to have you join us. Rabbi David Forman, a founder of Israel’s Rabbis for Human Rights, will be speaking about the current state of human rights affairs in Israel during the service; in addition, he will speak at 5 PM in the sanctuary on “Can a Jewish State be a Democratic State?”. For details, please see http://www.betham.org/download/DavidFormanFlyer.pdf.
If you can’t make it in time for services, please join us for dinner anyway. Cost: $15 per person.
Thursday, November 19, 7pm – 9pm – Roots Collective Salon (Peet’s Coffee on Castro, just West of El Camino in Mountain View)
Join us this month for our monthly discussion of topics salient and provocative. Our very own Roots Collective members have been volunteering to lead these discussions. If you are interested in leading, hosting, have an idea for a topic, or want more information, please email Brian and Katy Levine at salon@rootscollective.org. We will be sending out information on this month’s topic as soon as it is available.
Notable Beth Am Events
Saturday, November 14, 7pm – 11pm – Poker Night: Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Fundraiser (Beth Am)
Just when you thought it was safe, Beth Am Men’s Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Fundraiser is back! Roots Collective will be joining Beth Am Men for a night of Texas Hold ‘Em Poker.
This is a fun filled and relaxed adults-only evening of food, drink and camaraderie. Both men and women are welcome. No experience is necessary and beginner instruction will be provided. All proceeds will go to Beth Am’s many tzedakah projects.
The game is no-limit Texas Hold ‘Em. We’ll start at 7 p.m. with check in, a light dinner, drinks, dessert and instruction for those who are learning. The poker itself will start at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $50 in advance or $60 at the door, which includes poker chips, food, adult beverages and fabulous prizes for the top finishers.
Space is limited. To reserve your spot at pre-registration prices or to volunteer to help, please RSVP to Barry Asin or at (650) 852-9606.
Save the Date!
Thursday, December 3: Pub Night
Saturday, December 12: Chanukah Party at the Oshman JCC in Palo Alto
Thursday, December 17: Salon
Posted in Events, Young Adults | Tagged: Beth Am Roots Collective | 2 Comments »
Posted by challahbackgirl on November 1, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
*7:30 PM: * A Musical Evening with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu of Uganda
An evening of musical inspiration, beginning with havdallah.
Rabbi Sizomu has a wonderful presence and a unique life as the leader of the
Abayudaya Jews of Uganda. With his guitar, voice and words, he will take us
on a journey of experiencing, learning and understanding more about the
music that has been so important to the Abayudaya (“people of Judah”) Jews.
This music was essential in reviving the community after the reign of Idi
Amin. Some songs will be in Luganda, the local language.
*At Congregation Kol Emeth * / 4175 Manuela Avenue / Palo Alto, CA 94306
No admission charge. Voluntary donations are welcome.
*This event is open to all!*
Some Abayudaya items including CDs will be available for purchase. Attendees
will also have the opportunity to make a voluntary donation to the Health
Center now under construction and the other health initiatives now underway
for the Abayudaya and their Christian and Muslim neighbors. These efforts
are being supervised by Rabbi Sizomu with support from Be’Chol Lashon.
Rabbi Sizomu is the first black rabbi from sub-Saharan Africa to be ordained
by an American rabbinic school – the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in
Los Angeles. He returned home in 2008 to continue to lead his Jewish
community and establish a yeshiva. The Abayudaya are a growing 100-year old
community of over 1,000 Jews living among 10,000 Christians and Muslims in
Eastern Ugandan villages. The improved healthcare and community development
provided by the Abayudaya Jews to their neighbors have fostered good will
and cooperation among the communities. Rabbi Sizomu has a unique perspective
on what it means to be a Jew in other parts of the world. He is Senior
Rabbinic Associate at Be’chol Lashon and the Chief Rabbi of Uganda.
Sponsored by the Bernard H. and Ruth E. Raskin Educational Endowment Fund.
Posted in Community | Tagged: Rabbi Gershom Sizomu of Uganda | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jewsnextdor on October 30, 2009
Daylight Savings Time ends at 2am on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Enjoy the extra hour in your day!
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
Posted by challahbackgirl on October 28, 2009
I regret to inform you that Rabbi Chanan Feld, known to many in this community for his work as a mohel, passed away after a long illness. The funeral will take place in Israel. May God offer comfort to those in mourning.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Rabbi Chanan Feld | Leave a Comment »
