Meet and Greet: Ethiopian

It’s time for our monthly Meet and Greet.

It’s going to be really neat.

Get your taste buds ready for a treat

As always there’ll be no meat.

Don’t be surprised when there’s no table to cover your feet.

It will be CBDYAG’s traditional Meet and Greet in traditional Ethiopian style. Come as you are, no need to dress up. Schmooze with your CBDYAG friends and make new ones too.

Tuesday, February 12,

7pm

Zeni Restaurant

1320 Saratoga Ave.

San Jose, Ca

Join us at award winning Zeni Restaurant (1320 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, at Payne in the Lucky’s shopping center) for traditional Ethiopian in their traditional style. Most recently voted Best of Silicon Valley by Metro, you know you want to pull up a stool for this vegetarian meal with your favorite Jewish Young Adult Group. Please RSVP to cbdyag[at]gmail.com

Congregation Beth David`s Young Adult Group (CBDYAG) is an active community of Jewish 20 and 30 somethings centered in the South Bay. We enjoy multiple events a month including celebrating holidays, social action, educational and of course social events around the Bay Area.

You don’t have to be a member of Beth David to be part of our group or attend our events. Our community is comprised of singles and couples and is fully volunteer run.

CBDYAG also serves as a resource for Young Jewish Life in the Bay Area.

For more information visit our blog at https://cbdyag.wordpress.com, join our e-mail list at http://groups.google.com/group/cbdyag or simply send us an e-mail cbdyag[at]gmail.com

Can you guess what type of Cuisine Meet and Greet will feature in March? Want to plan a future CBDYAG Meet and Greet or other event? Have a restaurant or cuisine suggestion? Contact us Today at cbdyag[at]gmail.com

International Holocaust Remembrance at SJ City Hall

From JValley.org.

International Holocaust Remembrance at SJ City Hall January 29, 1:30 p.m.

In keeping with the United Nations Resolution 60/7 adopted on November 1, 2005, which declares the week of January 27 to be an international week of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, the City Council of San Jose will present a proclamation to local survivors Henry and Joan Stone during the ceremonial items preceding the regular city council meeting on Tuesday, January 29 at 1:30 p.m. Many other survivors will also be in attendance, and will be acknowledged, receiving copies of the proclamation. In addition, Deputy Consul General of Israel Ismail Khaldi will speak.

Councilman Forrest Williams is the sponsor of this proclamation, which has been presented each year since the UN Resolution was passed. The Holocaust Survivor Association of Silicon Valley invites all attendees to join them for coffee and conversation following the proclamation at the Martin Luther King Library Cafe. Parking is free in the City Hall parking structure by validating tickets in the back of the City Council Chambers. For further information contact Diane Fisher at (408) 357-7504.

Henry and Joan Stone are long time Congregation Beth David Members and active in the greater Jewish community.

Please mark your calendars for our Annual Holocaust Remembrance Program, 4 PM to 5 PM on April 14, 2008 at the County Board of Supervisors. This program is being sponsored by Supervisor Pete Mc Hugh, and will include local high school students and local Holocaust Survivors presenting “Untold Stories of the Holocaust”. The themes will include stories about Women of the Holocaust, Jews Deported to China, and Jews in North Africa. This is multicultural event, and students who participate will receive extra credit or community service hours.

Vote Now for CBDYAG’s New Name

Vote Now to Rename CBDYAG

We got 13 entires in our Rename CBDYAG Contest. We took these to our volunteers at our meeting on Jan. 20 and now we’ve got the semi-finalists for you to vote on. It’s your group so have your say today.

And the Semi-Finalists Are:

1. Jews Next Dor (“generation” in Hebrew)
2. Beth David Young Adults
3. Yachad (unity)
4. CBDYAG

Semi finalists where chosen from 13 name ideas submitted between December 27, 2007 and January 18, 2008 at a volunteers meeting on January 20, 2008. The person who submitted the winning name wins two tickets to AMC Theaters.

How to Vote:

• By E-mail: Send an email to cbdyag[at]gmail.com with NAME CONTEST and the name you’re voting for (or the number) in the subject line.
• By Paper: Paper ballots will be available at all CBDYAG events until February 10, 2008. Or click on the image at right to print one. Please turn into CBDYAG leadership.

Voting Rules:

• Vote for only 1 of the semi-finalists
• Ballots must be submitted to CBDYAG leadership between January 26, 2008 through February 10, 2008.
• Votes may be submitted via e-mail to cbdyag@gmail.com or by paper ballot
  
• A vote for CBDYAG means the group name will remain the same, and no one wins the movie tickets.
• One vote per person please.

What is CBDYAG?

Congregation Beth David’s Young Adult Group (CBDYAG) is for Jewish 20 and 30 somethings. We’re centered in the San Francisco South Bay Area, CA and enjoy monthly events planned by volunteers from our community. Our events range from social, religious, social action, celebrating holidays and more. We`re a fully volunteer run group partially subsidized by and associated with Congregation Beth David in Saratoga, Ca.