Congregation Har EL event calendar

May 2012
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		1 North Shore Hebrew School 4-6pm 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal	2 Lunch and Learn 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal NEW TIME: 11am to 12noon!	3 Har El Melodies 7:15 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Improve your familiarity with the melodies we use at Har El services! Join us and enhance the singing and the spirit of our services!	4	5 Shabbat Morning Services begin at 9:30am 9:30 am Map to Congregation Har El iCal Join us as we celebrate Sara Sebba becoming Bat Mitzvah! Mazel tov to the Sebba family! Services begin at 9:30am. Child Minding will be provided from 10am to 12 noon, with a Kiddush lunch to follow services. All are welcome!
6 Rabbi David Golinkin 10:00 am Map to Congregation Har El iCal Rabbi David Golinkin is President and Professor of Jewish Law at the Shechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. He served for twenty years as the Chair of the Va’ad Halakhah (Law Committee) of the Rabbinical Assembly which writes responsa and gives Halakhic guidance to the Masorti (Conservative) movement in Israel. He is the Director of the Institute of Applied Halakhah, whose goal is to publish a library of Halakhic literature for the Conservative and Masorti movements. He is also the Director of the Center for Women in Jewish Law, whose goal is to publish responsa and books by and about women in Jewish Law. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear one of Conservative Judaism’s preeminent Halakhic scholars speak! Rabbi Golinkin: “May Israel Return Territories for the Sake of Peace?” 10:30 am Map to Congregation Har El iCal Rabbi David Golinkin is President and Professor of Jewish Law at the Shechter Institute Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. He served for twenty years as the Chair of the Va’ad Halakhah (Law Committee) of the Rabbincal Assembly which writes responsa and gives halakhic guidance to the Masorti (Conservative) movement in Israel. He is the Director of the Institute of Applied Halakhah, whose goal is to publish a library of halakhic literature for the Conservative and Masorti movements. He is also the Director of the Center for Women in Jewish Law, whose goal is to publish responsa and books by and about women in Jewish Law. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear one of Conservative Judaism’s preeminent halakhic scholars speak!	7	8 North Shore Hebrew School 4-6pm 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal	9 Lunch and Learn 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal NEW TIME: 11am to 12noon!	10 Lag Ba’Omer BBQ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Town Hall Meeting 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal	11	12 New Members Shabbat 10:00 am Map to Congregation Har El iCal Come join our new members as they are welcomed into the Har El Family with special honours!
13	14 Sisterhood presents: “A Woman in a Man’s World” with Susana Katz 7:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Monday, May 14 at 7pm: “A Woman in a Man’s World” Everyone Welcome — Thought provoking and insightful! Please come and enjoy another stellar Sisterhood event with special guest Susanna Katz sharing her experiences working in a man’s world. Please RSVP with Ilana Leviton: leviton@shaw.ca	15 North Shore Hebrew School 4-6pm 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Tupperware Party 7:00 pm Map to Mel Stuber's Home - email for directions iCal Take a look at the catalogue in advance… http://harel.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/april-2012-flyer.pdf Join us for a great night!	16 Lunch and Learn 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal NEW TIME: 11am to 12noon!	17 Har El Melodies 7:15 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Improve your familiarity with the melodies we use at Har El services! Join us and enhance the singing and the spirit of our services!	18	19 Shabbat Morning Services begin at 10am 10:00 am Map to Congregation Har El iCal Child Minding will be provided from 10am to 12 noon, with a Kiddush lunch to follow services. All are welcome!
20	21	22 North Shore Hebrew School 4-6pm 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal	23 Lunch and Learn 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal NEW TIME: 11am to 12noon! The Intriguing Relations of Sarah – with Abraham, Hagar and God 7:30 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Sheila Silverman presents on “The Intriguing Relations of Sarah – with Abraham, Hagar and God“ Starting at 7:30pm Matriarch Sarah – Who Was She? Our matriarch Sarah is one of the most fascinating women in the Torah. What is most intriguing is her relationships and how the Torah shows us the multifaceted aspects of her strong personality. God was certainly intrigued by her, as we will be when we examine her story. Please RSVP with Tracy in the office: (604) 925‑6488.	24 Har El Melodies 7:15 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Improve your familiarity with the melodies we use at Har El services! Join us and enhance the singing and the spirit of our services!	25	26 Shabbat Morning Services begin at 10am 10:00 am Map to Congregation Har El iCal Child Minding will be provided from 10am to 12 noon, with a Kiddush lunch to follow services. All are welcome! Erev Shavuot 9:00 pm iCal Shavuot Begins at Sundown
27 SHAVUOT DAY ONE 10:00 am iCal 10 am family service followed by Yizkor. Join us for a special program brought to you by A&E, NSHS and the Ritual Committee	28 SHAVUOT DAY TWO — No services, office is closed N/A iCal	29 North Shore Hebrew School 4-6pm 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal	30 Lunch and Learn 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal NEW TIME: 11am to 12noon! Stan Greenspoon: It’s NO Longer Science Fiction: The Search for Extrasolar Planets and Extraterrestrial Life” 7:30 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Beginning with the achievements of Copernicus and Galileo in the 16th and 17thcenturies, the Earth lost its privileged status in the Universe. Subsequently, the Sun was found to be a rather ordinary star among the estimated 200 to 400 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy, which itself is now known to be one of at least one hundred billion galaxies in the Universe. While it has long been assumed that there must be planets in orbit around other stars, it was not until 1995 that an extrasolar planet was found, the first of over 3000 potential planets discovered since then, of which more than 700 have been confirmed. On the other hand, the existence of life elsewhere in the Universe has not been generally assumed, but is rather an open question. Stan will consider the astronomical and physical issues involved in the discovery of extrasolar planets, examine the criteria for the existence of life on them, and throw open for discussion the effects the discovery of extraterrestrial life, intelligent or otherwise, could have on humans’ views of their place in the Universe and on their religious beliefs. Please RSVP with the office. Stan Greenspoon graduated from McGill University before earning his PhD in Physics from the University of Waterloo. Prior to coming to Capilano University in 1988, where he is now chair of the Pure & Applied Sciences Division, Stan taught at a number of colleges and universities across Canada. He is also chair of the B.C. Physics & Astronomy Articulation Committee, which facilitates student mobility among provincial colleges and universities. When Stan was in his 20’s, he served as a science affairs officer on the Secretariat of the United Nations in New York City. Stan enjoys sharing his knowledge of, and enthusiasm for Physics and Astronomy with people of all ages, from children at Capilano University’s astronomy summer camp to seniors at the university’s Eldercollege.	31 Har El Melodies 7:15 pm Map to Congregation Har El iCal Improve your familiarity with the melodies we use at Har El services! Join us and enhance the singing and the spirit of our services!