Mumbai Memorial Tribute

Last year, the world stood together in shock and sadness at the brutal loss of life in Mumbai, India. One year later, join in a global gathering of hope, healing, and renewal to mark the anniversary of this tragedy. See how the lives of those who were lost have been memorialized in a triumph of love and giving.

An international simulcast memorial service will be showing at

Chabad Center, 3070 Louis Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303
November 29, 2009, 3:00 PM EST

Special Greetings From
*Benjamin Netanyahu*, Prime Minister of Israel
*Professor Elie Wiesel*, Nobel Laureate
*Rabbis Yona Metzger & Shlomo Amar*, Chief Rabbis of Israel
*Rabbis Yehuda Krinsky & Moshe Kotlarsky*, Lubavitch World Headquarters

Memorial prayer by world renowned *Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot

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.

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.

February 11: Young Adult Meet & Greet at Mandarin Gourmet in Palo Alto

Meet & Greet at Mandarin Gourmet Palo Alto

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

7pm

Jews’ Next Dor’s February Meet & Greet will be vegetarian/dairy Chinese food at Mandarin Gourmet,

420 Ramona St, Palo Alto, Ca. All Jewish 20 & 30 somethings are invited to join us for dinner at 7pm. Please RSVP to  jewsnextdor[at]gmail.com. It will be around $15-20 a person. See their menu online. If you have a request, please let us know in advance, we’ll try to accommodate as many requests as possible.

Jews’ Next Dor Meet & Greets are monthly on the second Wednesday of the month.

February Fun with Jews’ Next Dor

is looking forward to a fun February and hope you’ll join us.

• Wednesday, February 11, 7pm, Meet & Greet at Mandarin Gourmet Palo Alto
  

  Jews’ Next Dor’s February Meet & Greet will be vegetarian/dairy Chinese food at Mandarin Gourmet, 420 Ramona St, Palo Alto, Ca. All Jewish 20 & 30 somethings are invited to join us for dinner at 7pm. Please RSVP to  jewsnextdor[at]gmail.com. It will be around $15-20 a person. See their menu online. If you have a  request, please let us know in advance, we’ll try to accommodate as many requests as possible.  FACEBOOK: Meet & Greet at Mandarin Gourmet

  Jews’ Next Dor Meet & Greets are monthly on the second Wednesday of the month.

• Sunday, February 22, 11am, Wunderlich Park Hike ‘n’ Stroll and Beer with Kol Emeth Young Adults

  11am.                         Wunderlich Park, 4040 Woodside Road, Woodside.

  11:15 sharp.              Hike takes off. Don’t be late.

  1pm.                           Alice’s Restaurant, 17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside. (Rain cancels the hike but not Alice’s.)

  Jews’ Next Dor, the young adult group of Congregation Beth David (Saratoga) and the young adult group of Congregation Kol Emeth (Palo Alto) are going for an 90 minute easy hike and stroll in Wunderlich Park, followed by conversation and beers at Alice’s Restaurant. No, not that Alice’s Restaurant, but just as much fun. Alice’s is the kind of establishment that attracts biker gangs, yuppies, and granola crunchies alike. It’s a biker place with bruschetta on the menu. Wunderlich Park features redwood forest, open meadows, beautiful oaks and madrones. The trail is hilly but not really steep, and we’ll hike at a pace that is mellow, groovy, and conducive to conversation.  Event covers 5 miles, with 600 feet of elevation. Admit it.  You want to get out. The woods are beautiful, and the air smells great. Hiking boots and a bottle of water recommended but sneakers okay.  We’ll have a few extra water bottles in case you forget yours. RSVP to jewsnextdor[at]gmail.com.

  Directions: To reach Wunderlich Park, take Woodside Rd. (Hwy 84 West) exit from I-280.  Go 2.7 miles west towards the hills.  Look for the small brown entrance sign on your right. This sign is easy to miss, so note your odometer at I-280. When you get to the parking lot, look for the guy with the clipboard. Parking is free but can be tight, so carpooling is encouraged. After the walk, come for beer, silliness, and good conversation at Alice’s Restaurant, just up the road at the intersection of Hwy 84 and Hwy 35 (Skyline Blvd). FACEBOOK: Wunderlich Park Hike ‘n’ Stroll

• Friday, February 27, 6:30pm, Young Adult Shir Shabbat and Potluck

  It’s time for Young Adult Shir Shabbat, but with a few twists. Shir Shabbat will now be at 6:30pm. Young Adults will have a potluck Shabbat dinner together in room one following the service. Please bring a vegetarian or dairy dish to share. Please note there will be no way for it to be kept warm, or to warm it up. Please include the type of food you’re bringing in your RSVP. Drop off your potluck dish in room 1 then head over to sanctuary to join with the congregation for a lively Shabbat service.  Shir Shabbat is an upbeat and joyous Friday evening service (held every 4th Friday) welcoming in Shabbat, complete with Carlebach melodies, dancing and instruments. After the service, young adults will head back to room room for a separate kiddush, potluck dinner and a chance to unwind and celebrate Shabbat. R SVPs appreciated to jewsnextdor[at]gmail.com. FACEBOOK: Young Adult Shir Shabbat and Potluck

You’re also invited to join Congregation Beth David for:

• Saturday Morning Young Adult Kiddish Klub

  The Kiddush Klub is an informal and unofficial gathering of Jews’ Next Dor on our home turf, Congregation Beth David, on Shabbat mornings.  Some of us come for services, others just for lunch, we’d love for you to join us for either or both. Services begin at 9:30am (you’re welcome to stumble in anytime) Kiddush begins around noon (12pm). Look for us near the back. Consider this an open invitation to join us, and CBD any Saturday morning.

  Questions? jewsnextdor[at]gmail.com.

  Learn some new, or get more familiar with the service for next Jews’ Next Dor Shabbat 2009.

• Be a Minyanaire
  

  Help with the mitzvah of making a minyan. Come one, come all and join Congregation Beth David every Monday – Thursday evening at 7:00 pm for daily minyan. A minyan is a quorum of at least 10 Jewish adults required for public worship. CBD’s weekday minyan last about 20 minutes. It’s a wonderful tradition that brings comfort to our mourners and gives each of us a daily opportunity to connect with our soul, our community and our God. We look forward to having you join us and thank you in advance! If you know you’ll being coming on a specific day, please let CBD’s minyan captains know by e-mailing fammayer [at ] aol.com.

Jews’ Next Dor is Congregation Beth David’s Young Adult Group. “Dor” means “generation” in Hebrew. We’re an active community of Jewish 20 and 30 somethings centered in the South Bay. We enjoy multiple events each month including celebrating holidays, social action/mitzvahs, education and of course social events around the Bay Area. Our community is comprised of singles and couples and is fully volunteer-lead.

Jews’ Next Dor also serves as a resource for Young Jewish Life in the Bay Area. Don’t miss out on all the fun being had! We look forward to meeting you at a future event.

Contact us at JewsNextDor@beth-david.org

Find our group “Jews’ Next Dor” on Facebook

Visit our blog regularly at http://cbdyag.wordpress.com

Join our e-mail list at http://groups.google.com/group/cbdyag

Update: Camp Ramah Nor Cal

Way back in May 2008, I told you about the possibility of a Camp Ramah in Northern California, along with an independent survey to find out about interest in it. Well, it appears to still be in the works and you can find out what’s going on at an information meeting at Congregation Kol Emeth in Palo Alto on January 17th. Rabbi Dan Greyber Executive Director of Camp Ramah California will be speaking during shabbat morning services.

As a site note, this Shabbat is also a Young Adult Shabbat where the Kol Emeth Young Adults attend service and occassionaly participate.

Camp Ramah in Northern California

Congregation Kol Emeth in Palo Alto invites the greater Jewish community to hear from Rabbi Daniel Greyber, Executive Director of Camp Ramah in California.  As part of Shabbat morning services on January 17th, 2009, Rabbi Greyber will speak about the current efforts to build a Ramah camp in Northern California.  Congregation Kol Emeth is located at 4175 Manuela Avenue in Palo Alto.  For more information, contact Rabbi Sarah Graff at 650.948.7498 or email info[at]ramah.org.

Hallel, Latkes, and Sufganiyot

Congregation Kol Emeth in Palo Alto has a regular daily minyan. This Thursday, December 25th,  minyan will includes some Hanukkah additions and foods.

It’s your chance to check out Thursday morning minyan! Minyan will
begin late this week – at 8 am instead of 6:45 – because it is a
Federal holiday. It’s not a Federal Holiday becauseof Chanukah, but it
certainly is Chanukah and we will have our Chanukah celebration. That
means: hallel (in addition to our usual davening), and breakfast
afterward with latkes and sufganiyot (in addition to the pickled
herring and hard boiled eggs)! In case donuts and pickled herring
doesn’t sound like a good combination to you, you are free to pick and
choose what you’d like.  Bring your chanukiah, if you’d like, and we
can light up the morning. (Same number of candles as the night
before.)

Several Thursday morning “regulars” are out of town so your attendance
would be especially appreciated.

Try it, you’ll like it!

Giant Chocolate Menorah

Giant Chocolate Menorah

Sunday, December 21, 2008

4:00 pm
Palo Alto City Hall Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave 94301

Despel the darkness of the world. Spread the joy and light of Chanukah. Latkes, Cider, Live Music, Crafts, Chanukah Gelt. Sponsored by Chabad of the Greater South Bay.

Chopshticks – a Tradition of Comedy and Chinese Food

Chopshticks is an annual event of the ALS JCC, soon to be Oshman Family JCC. This year their headliner is the very funny Gary Gulman, of Last Comic Standing fame. He was great on the show, yes, I was watching his season. So check out one of his performance this holiday season at Mings in Palo Alto.  Students get a 20% discount. Here’s all the details from the JCC website.

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Don’t miss Gary Gulman of Last Comic Standing fame, performing live….at a Chinese restaurant! Help yourself to a heaping serving of first-rate, gourmet Chinese food (vegetarian and fish) and gut-busting comedy instead of spending the holidays alone. Chopshticks is an annual local tradition that sells out, so be sure to buy your tickets in advance.

This year, we are so excited to have someone of Gary Gulman’s caliber headlining. While Gary has been a headlining comedian for several years now, he is most well known for his breakthrough success on NBC’s hit stand-up showcase, Last Comic Standing. Gary has appeared on just about every television show a young stand-up comedian can appear on, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman. His brand of clever, original comedy has delighted audiences of all ages all over America. As his latest endeavor, Gary is hosting NESN’s Comedy All Stars – a new weekly show where he is able to combine his love of sports and comedy. Click here to see a video of Gary in action!

Bring your friends or come alone and schmooze with other locals. Tables for ten are available as well, so why not hold your holiday party with us? No need to organize your own when you are guaranteed delicious food, hilarious entertainment and unforgettable camaraderie by reserving your space with us!

Chopshticks will be held on Wednesday, December 24th at 7 pm and Thursday, the 25th at 6 pm at Ming’s in Palo Alto. Tickets are $70 per person.

Please order your tickets now to ensure you won’t miss this memorable event!

For:	Adults
Time:	December 24, 7:00 p.m December 25, 6:00 p.m
Location	Ming’s Restaurant, Palo Alto
Fee:	$70. Click here for registration (up to 10 tickets) There’s a 20% student discount.
Contact:	Boris Vladimirsky, Performing Arts and Émigré Director. Phone: 650-852-3509 e-mail:bvladimirsky@paloaltojcc.org
Event Code:	ACHOPSHT1

Save the Date: To Life! Festival September 21

Singer Heather Klein

The Palo Alto Jewish Street Fair know as To Life! Fesitval returns this year for even bigger fun. While the final details are still be worked on by the great folks at the ALSJCC, we know it will include not one, but two performances by Heather Klein (one of our Jews’ Next Dor). So plan on being on Califonia Ave. in Palo Alto on September 21st, your tribes people will be there, so should you. Look for details about this festival and special 21+ events coming soon.