Meet & Greet @ Thaiphoon in Palo Alto for Jewish 20 & 30 somethings tonight

Meet & Greet @ Thaiphoon

TONIGHT: Wednesday, November 11, 2009

7pm
Thaiphoon,
543 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Enjoy vegetarian/dairy dinner with fellow young adults at our monthly Meet & Greet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. This month we’ll enjoy the tasty delights of Thaiphoon, 543 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Please bring cash (small bills appreciated). RSVP and send menu preferences  to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org.

Jews’ Next Dor holds Meet & Greet on the 2nd Wednesday of the Month at rotating locations around the South Bay/Peninsula. Meet & Greets are open to all Jewish 20 & 30 somethings. Save the Date for Meet & Greet @ Cafe Bavlava.

The 2009 Survey of the Jewish Next Generation of the South Peninsula

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

Sukkot Events for Young Adults

There’s lots of opportunities for Young adults to fulfill the mitzvah of being in a sukkah and of course eating.

7pm Friday, October 2, 20099 (San Jose) Shabbat dinner at the new house with Hillel Silicon Valley (Visit their calendar for other Sukkot events on School campuses)

7pm Friday, October 2, 2009 (San Francisco) Sukkot Shabbat with SF Hillel

7pm, Sunday, October 4, 2009 (Mountain View) Sukkah and Sweets with Roots Collective

6:45pm, Tuesday, October 6, 2009 (West San Jose) Hanging in the Hut with Jews’ Next Dor

7pm, Tuesday, October 6, 2009 (Stanford) Hava-Na-Grill-A with Stanford Grad and Young Adult Group

7pm, Thursday, October 8, 2009 (Palo Alto) Dinner in the Sukkah with T’keya

6th Annual Jews’ Next Dor Hanging in the Hut

Jews’ Next Dor’s 6th Annual Hanging in the Hut

6:45pm

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Schunbrun Family Sukkah

RSVP for the Address to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org

*Free Dinner Under the Stars
*Volunteer Recognition
*Superlative Awards –Vote Now
*Toy Drive Kick-off
*Observe Mitzvot of Sukkot

Kick off our annual Toy Drive by bringing new unwrapped toys for ages 0-17 to support Jewish Family Services.

Spend Yom Kippur with Jews’ Next Dor

Join Jews’ Next Dor for Yom Kippur 5770

• Kol Nidre Services
• Yom Kippur Day Services
• Mincha/Nei’lah Services
• Breakfast Break Fast

• Kol Nidre Services (6:15pm)

  Please join our “Feast” host at Kol Nidre Services at Congregation Beth David’s Kehillah Ketana Service at the Ascension Church (across the parking lot from CBD) Services begin at 6:00pm. Free tickets for those 33 and under are available by calling the Beth David office at 408.257.3333.

  Project Isaiah: Inspired by a line in the Halftorah for Yom Kippur the annual Food & Clothing Drive organized by CBD’s Social Action committee will again take place. Please consider bringing a bag of non-perishable food to donate to Feeding America, America’s Second Harvest. There will be collection barrels outside of the building before entering services.

• Yom Kippur Services (9am)

  Congregation Beth David’s Kehillah Ketana Service at the Ascension Church (across the parking lot from CBD, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, Ca).

• Mincha/Nei’lah Services (4:45pm)

  Congregation Beth David’s Kehillah Ketana Service at the Ascension Church (across the parking lot from CBD)

• Monday, September 28, 7:30pm, BreakfastBreak-Fast!”

  Hosted by Roots Collective and Hillel at Stanford’s Grad Student and Young Adult Group
  Co-sponsored by the Oshman Family JCC and Jews Next Dor
  Sept 28, 2009  7:30pm to 10:00pm
  After a long day of meaningful fasting, don’t you want some good ‘ole comfort food to return you to your previously human state? We’ve got just the thing…
  Join young adults from around the Peninsula and South Bay for a delicious Breakfast Break-Fast at the Original House of Pancakes (420 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos) from 7:30-10:00 p.m. for a made-to-order fast-quenching meal.
  We’ve rented out the entire place and prepared a set menu for you to enjoy your favorite breakfast foods, just the way you like ‘em. Join us.  Bring a friend.  Just be sure to online today to reserve your seat.  $12 online, $15 at the door.

  Register NOW at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=189578.

Save the Date: Light It Up! Young Adult Hanukkah Party

LIGHT IT UP!
Young Adult Hanukah Party

Saturday, December 12, 2009
9pm
Oshman Family JCC
3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto, CA

21+
Open Bar

Support Second Harvest Food Bank to Win Raffle Prizes
1 ticket/non-perishable item

$10 Advance http://www.paloaltojcc.com/light
$15 at The Door

Brought to you by: Hillel of Silicon Valley, Hillel of Stanford, Jews’ Next Dor, Oshman Family JCC, Roots Collective, SVYAD, & T’Keya.

Jews’ Next Dor Salsa Night–Wednesday at Congregation Beth David

Salsa Night

Wednesday, September 2,
7:30pm*
Congregation Beth David
19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, Ca

Come learn beginning Salsa patterns that can be taken from the FREE class at Congregation Beth David (19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga, Ca) onto the salsa dance floor in any local salsa club or bar. Don’t stress if you don’t bring a dance partner, there will be plenty of people eager to learn a dance with you!
Class with be taught by Masha. Masha has been dancing for the past eight years and teaching for the past 3 years. She currently is a Ballroom dance instructor at Dance Spectrum. So be sure to strap on your dancing shoes as we salsa the night away.

RSVP to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org.

* Come at 7pm to join CBD’s daily minyan. They’d love the help with the mitzvah of making a minyan. Salsa begins after minyan.

Jews’ Next Dor Contest Winners Featured in the j. weekly!

This weeks j. weekly food column by Faith Kramer features recipes from Jews’ Next Dor’s first Apples and Honey Cook-off a year ago. They include our Savory category winner, a Baked Brie and Faith’s version of our 2nd place winner in the Dessert category, an Apple Cocktail (Original entry recipe).

We truly loved the Baked Brie, we couldn’t get enough. We’re sure your friends, family, and guests will love it as well. It’s great for Rosh HaShanah and all year ’round.

Be sure to submit your recipes today for this year’s contest happening Monday, August 31st.

You can also find Jews’ Next Dor mentioned on Faith’s Blog Appetit, where the recipes are featured as well.

Enjoy these recipes in good, health, happiness and sourounded by loved ones. Have sweet new year from Jews’ Next Dor.

Meet & Greet at El Calderon Restaurant

Meet & Greet at El Calderon RestaurantWednesday, August 12,
7pm
El Calderon, 699 Calderon Avenue, Mountain View, CA  94041

Join Jews’ Next Dor for a taste of Latin America with Mexican and Salvadorian food at El Calderon, 699 Calderon Avenue, Mountain View, CA  94041
(corner of Church and Calderon).

Chat with old friends and meet someone new as we enjoy pupusas, quesadillas, plantains and many other delicacies.

We need definite numbers two days before the Meet and Greet in order to ensure we order enough food for the group.   We will be sharing family style platters of food.

Please RSVP to JewsNextDor@beth-david.org.  Facebook Event

Jews’ Next Dor Meet & Greet dinner occur the 2nd Wednesday of the month at rotating locations.

Vote in the Jews’ Next Dor’s 1st Ever Superlative Awards

Have fun with your Jews’ Next Dor friends. Vote for your Jewish young adult friends in Jews’ Next Dor first ever Superlative Awards. You can vote for 1 guy and 1 girl in each category. The winners will be announced at our annual Hanging in the Hut Apperciation Dinner on October 6.

There’s still time to submit additional categories for these awards, send us an e-mail today.

Vote Online Today!