News and Information
The CBH Library is available for use!
The Congregation Bethaverim Library is now open and organized with a DATABASE listing the catalogued books. Click on DATABASE to see a list of many of the books which are available. Come in and browse and borrow books whenever the Congregation office is open. Books may be borrowed for one month. See information posted in the library. If you have other library or information needs or interests please let the Library Committee know by writing to Ken Firestein at kenfirestein@yahoo.com.
Share Shabbat this Summer!
Join us every Friday evening for a "Bring your own vegetarian/dairy"
picnic dinner in the Redwood Grove from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. We will
share in celebrating Shabbat at 6:00 p.m. as a community. We look
forward to seeing you there. Questions: Contact Stephanie Moss at
sgmoss@gmail.com or Orit Kalman at
oritkalman@sbcglobal.net.
In Stitches Craft Group Meetings in July
"In Stitches" will be meeting the first and third Thursdays of July which are the 3rd & 17th at 12:00 p.m. in the CBH Library. We will also be meeting at the Cache Creek Casino buffet on July 13th at 1:00 p.m. to celebrate Sylvia Dresher's birthday! If you would like to car pool with us, please call Judy Dresher at 530.756.8239.
Inviting Seniors for Activity Planning Session
Wednesday, July 9, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., North Classroom.
Calling all Seniors! You are invited to meet with others of a "mature age" to share one page self-introductions. We will begin planning next year's programs and outings such as the opera simulcasts and museum visits. Call the office if you need transportation. Dairy bag lunches are encouraged. Call Marvin, 530.753.5255 for more information.
A Taste of Camp Newman
Friday, July 11, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Members of Congregation Bet Haverim are invited to join Rabbi Greg Wolfe at our regional URJ Camp, Camp Newman, for a delightful Erev Shabbat celebration on Friday evening, July 11th from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. The evening, which is absolutely free, will include a Shabbat service with campers, dinner, Shabbat singing and dancing. This Taste of Camp Newman will give participants a great opportunity to experience the magic of a camp for living Judaism for yourself. Families are welcome. This is a great chance to see Camp in action. If you would like to participate you must RSVP to Stacy at garvs4@aol.com or call Camp Newman at 415.392.7080 ext. 24.
Men’s Sacred Circle Forming at Bet Haverim This Fall
We all know of the deep longing and hunger that men share for more meaningful ways to talk with one other. To this end, building on our Jewish tribal ancestors, a new project will convene at Congregation Bet Haverim, to create a sacred community circle, to listen, to welcome our younger men with their fresh perspective, to listen and support men in transition (leaving for college, retirement, endings, etc.), and witness and honor our elders. To build community!
The opportunity to sit with older and younger men, to hear their musings of their lives’ journey, can offer an inter-generational perspective, and hopefully a way to feel less alone, which many men carry in such stoic ways. Men are invited to gather, and build this sacred community circle, as we extend ourselves, in broadening, exploring and deepening our sense of what we want from our personal community. Many men have not considered options or choices in what community can offer. So this experience will likely be new to many.
This will not be a men’s group, as one might envision. Instead, the large community circle will seek to have each month, at least 35 men; the more the better. This design, affords men the ability to drop-in, from one month to the next, to bring a friend, and there is no commitment to be a regular. Men will discover, from being with one another, that the circle is a rich resource, a space to ponder deeply the unique qualities we share, as the circle invites the soul, the shadow, the healings and the connections to resonate. This new monthly experience of sitting in a community circle, with other good men, yields wisdom, as it invites the heart to speak and to be heard. Our hope is to build a forum for reflection! When a man speaks his truth, there is both safety and power in being witnessed. The circle will serve as a container, inviting meaningfulness, statements of honesty, and declarations of intent in a sacred space. Being together, men become important, as each man discovers his unique voice, his own vision, on his own journey.
We will be posting additional information for this Community Circle Project, later this summer. Open to all men of CBH and their friends, (younger men need be at least 18 years or older). Mark your calendar: Start date: Thursday, September 18th 2008.
Planning Committee: Rabbi Wolfe, Gregory Guss, Ken Firestein
Updated CBH Member Directory Coming Soon!
UPDATED CBH MEMBER DIRECTORY IS COMING SOON! At long last, a refreshed 2008 edition of the CBH Member Directory will be arriving at your home over the Summer. All continuing and new members for the 2007-2008 fiscal year will be included, unless we hear from you that you wish to be excluded, either in whole or in part (i.e. - omission of address, phone, e-mail, etc. only). If this is the case, please contact Joy Cohan, Membership Chair, at joycohan@wavecable.com or 530.383.1814 & indicate what personal information you do not wish to have published. Many thanks for your help!
Donate a Wheelchair So More Congregants Can Participate in Activities
If you have a folding wheel chair that you would be willing to donate to the congregation, it would be greatly appreciated. If we have a wheelchair available, that would enable some of our congregants who can't walk long distances to come to more congregational activities without struggling to bring their own wheelchairs. Please call the office if you have a wheelchair that you can spare.
SOLAR COOKERS FOR DARFUR REFUGEES
Honor Friends & Family with a Gift to Those in Need
CBH-based Dear Sudan, Love, Davis/Woodland announces a new project to
encourage local families to act on behalf of families a world away, who
are in desperate need of a safe & reliable method to cook the most basic
of foods during a season when so many in Yolo County will celebrate by
feasting.
Darfuri refugees, mainly women & children, risk rape, torture & death
when venturing outside camps in Chad to collect firewood for cooking.
Solar cookers enable them to avoid this danger, & also generate an
income by assisting with the manufacture of the cookers.
Dear Sudan, Love, Davis/Woodland is teaming with Jewish World Watch's
established & successful Solar Cookers Program to ensure that local
donations support the delivery of solar cookers, potholders and use
training to refugee families. Click
here to learn more, or to download a donation form.
Giving a solar cooker in honor of a friend who has everything, or a persnickety family member, is an ideal solution to your gift shopping woes! Indicate that your donation is a gift, provide us with the name & address of the honoree, and a gift acknowledgement will be sent announcing your thoughtfulness.
The Solar Cooker project was the featured recipient of charitable
donations made at the Celebration of Abraham, a community-wide
interfaith celebration, on Sunday. January 27, at St. James Church in
Davis.
Questions? Contact Dear Sudan members Cathy Wilken at 757-6608, twlcathy125@gmail.com, or Joy Cohan at 383-1814, joycohan@wavecable.com.
Come Dancing! Israeli Style
Come dance with us! Israeli folk dancing is held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Bet Haverim social hall every first and third Thursday evening of the month. We welcome all ages and all experience levels; dances from beginner level to more advanced are taught each session. There is no cost for this group. Wear shoes that can slide on carpet and bring something to drink. Call Carrie at 753-8602 for more information.
CBH ADULT EDUCATION NEEDS YOU!
Would you like to get involved but don't enjoy committee meetings? Do
you have ideas for adult programs but don't know where to begin? Then the CBH
Adult Education Committee is for you. We are seeking new members who are
interested in planning and presenting educational programs and cultural
experiences with Jewish content and are willing to attend just one committee
meeting per year. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Linda
Bresnick at 756-0420,
bresnick@omsoft.net
A New CBH Fundraising Policy = more $$ for the programs important to YOU!
The CBH Board of Directors recently passed a new policy for fundraising activities by CBH groups and committees. This policy will allow for increased funds to be retained for the projects and activities your group is passionate about! At the same time, the operational budget will continue to benefit, supporting the infrastructure of our community.
For details, and to learn more about how your fundraiser can be on it's way to $ucce$$, contact:
Joy Cohan, Treasurer, 662-5608, joycohan@wavecable.com or Mark Simon, Fundraising Chair, 758-1062, msimon@omsoft.com.
The CBH Weekly email update is sent every Tuesday. If you would like
your CBH program to be included, send your information to MK by the
preceding Monday.
The CBH Administrative Staff:
Marti Martin, Office Manager,
office@bethaverim.org
M.K. Menard, Executive Director,
bethaverim@yahoo.com
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