The second Thursday in every month is the Beit Am rotation to make the Stone Soup kitchen serve up a wholesome meal to people in need.
Stone Soup happens at St. Mary's Catholic Church, in the gym off 25th Street, (you can enter from 23rd or 25th at the north end of St. Mary's building complex).
From 1 PM to 5 PM there is cooking with some clean-up from cooking.
From 5 PM to 7 PM the meal is served and there is a cleanup time.
If there are enough volunteers we are out by 7 PM. Anyone over the age of 13 is welcome to volunteer.
10:00 AM, May 10th only 7:30 PM A fairly traditional service, using the Kol Haneshamah (Reconstructionist) siddur,
which has a lot of transliteration and helpful commentary and teaching.
Meditation Group meets every Wednesday at 12:30 PM to 1:15 PM. All are welcome to drop into the sessions at any point.
Saturday, 9:30 AM
Saturday, 10:00AM
The fourteenth annual Beit Am Adult Education Committee Readers Theatre
will entrance its spectators on Wednesday night, May 14th, at 7:30 PM at
Beit Am.
These four song writers revolutionized American popular music in the 1920's, 30's, and 40's.
Their songs are still performed and recognized today.
Learn how they matched lyrics to melodies, what
inspired their poetry, and why their best works have such staying power.
View the descriptive
flyer for "I Feel a Song Coming On".
A group who meets monthly to enjoy light
refreshments and conversation, and
practice the art of knitting.
The items knitted are donated to various charitable causes.
Each month a group of Jewish women get together to informally discuss
issues of Jewish interest. An annual curriculum is provded by Hadassah.
Details of the meetings are announced by email.
Wednesdays, May 28 and June 4 at 7 PM
In this class, we will engage primarily with his writings on prayer. Our aim will include the infusion of our own
6:15 PM, Service. NOTICE THE CHANGE IN ORDER AND TIMES of the Service and dinner 7:00 PM, Potluck Dinner(Please bring a vegetarian dish or dessert to share)
We meet, generally at Beit Am, one Wednesday per month at 2:00 PM. For April, we'll see slides of a recent trip to Israel June 8, Sunday, Raise money for Youth Aliyah/Youth at Risk Get registration forms and more information at www.beitam.org/hadassah.php May 29, Thursday 7:00 PM, at Beit Am Rabbi Maurice Harris, of the Rabbinic Cabinet of Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace,Sim Shalom Shabbat morning service
This service uses the Sim Shalom (Conservative) siddur,
followed by a kiddush.
It is a full service, mostly in Hebrew with lots of singing,
an abbreviated Torah reading, and a brief devar Torah.
VJCCS Shabbat
Don't miss this annual service! The whole community is encouraged to join us for a
friendly and inviting Shabbat morning service led by the VJCCS students and teachers.
Kiddush will follow the service.
Kabbalat Shabbat Friday Evening Services
Meditation Group
The group begins with a bit of instruction, intention, and singing, then
sit in silence for about 25 minutes, followed by time for reflection.
No experience necessary, you need only bring yourself.
All are welcome to drop in for any of the sessions.
Kol Haneshamah Service
followed by a noon kiddush, Potluck lunch and Torah study.
A service following the general structure of a traditional service,
incorporating a lot of explanation and guidance, using the Kol Haneshamah
(Reconstructionist) siddur.
A nice fit for older kids (though, as with any service, kids of any age are warmly
welcomed!)
as well as anyone looking to become more comfortable with the
Shabbat morning service.
Kavannah/Mindfulness Service
From 10 to 11, we will intersperse silence and song,
then move into a Torah discussion from 11 to 11:45
wrapping up with some song and prayer until noon.
Light kiddush follows the service.
I Feel a Song Coming On
The Lyrics of Irving Berlin, Yip Harburg, Lorenz Hart, and Dorothy Fields
Knitzvah Makers
Corvallis Hadassah Machon
Prayer and Action: The Teachings of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
prayer lives - and lives in general!- with greater spirit and insight, focusing on the ways in which personal prayer can
lead to public concern and a commitment to act on the behalf of others. All are welcome.
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the great religious leaders of the 20th century.
Born in Europe and descended from a prominent rabbinic line, Heschel provided a vital link to the teachings
and spirit of European Jewry. At the same time, Heschel was a relentless pioneer, to this day inspiring Jews
to devote themselves more fully to love and justice, and to reawaken to the wonder that is our reality.
His demands to students and leaders involved both the internal and external realms. While he urged the further
cultivation of a personal connection to God through prayer, he also walked arm in arm with Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma.
Family Service and Community Shabbat Dinner
All are welcome! Families and individuals, children and adults.
Please join us for a musical, warm and welcoming service, followed by a communal meal.
Sizzlin' Seniors
Refreshments are usually available at the meetings.
Seniors of all ages are welcome.
Mitzvah Event, Walk-a-Thon
Register, obtain donations from sponsors, participate in the event.
9:30 AM, Registration at Carriage House Pinic Tables, Benton County Fairgrounds
10:00 AM, Begin walk, bike, or skate along Midge Cramer Path.
Red T-shirts with art by VJCCS student are available. Order ahead, deadline is May 12!
Event Sponsored by Corvallis Hadassah and Valley Jewish Community Cooperative School (VJCCS).
Israel at 60, from a Progressive Zionist Perspective
presents a progressive Jewish point of view - a view that affirms Israel's right to exist
as a homeland for the Jewish people, and which simultaneously affirms the Palestinians' right
to an independent national homeland in the West Bank and Gaza.
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