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Welcome to Congregation Beth El 

A Reconstructionist Synagogue Located In Bennington Vermont

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Join us this week:  
 
  
Saturday March 13th: Green Mountain Shabbat & Mini Mitzvah Day Return to Fall/Spring Schedule!  
Please bring non-perishable items to be delivered to the foodbank in the afternoon

8:30am  Coffee and Bagels
9:00am  Electives
How to kasher your house for Passover
using only a feather, a candle, and a paperbag (plus receive a free chametz-removing kit!) For all ages
Matza-Baking Workshop with Maddie Sobel for kids on up
Machine Applique with Berta Winaker - join Berta, to learn how to craft with scraps of fabric to create useful and decorative items. Applique is a great way to make your own statement on clothing. She will share some tips and projects, demonstrate the technique on a sewing machine and discuss sources of design. Bring any applique books or applique projects which you may have. For teens on up.
Torah Study with Rabbi Boettiger

10:00 Adult Services
Children’s Services
(led by Maddie Sobel) followed by Judaism School

12:00 Catered Community Lunch (please consider sponsoring all or part of this lunch)

12:45-2:15 Mini-Mitzvah Afternoon - Join the Tikkun Olam committee and volunteer in any of the following ways:
Help socialize cats at the Second Chance Animal Shelter
Write letters to Vermont National Guard men and women serving in Afghanistan
Help with projects to spruce up Beth El
Visit and perform for veterans at the Veteran’s Home in Bennington
Deliver Items to the Foodbank in town (list of items below)

Second Chance web site has a complete list of items needed under Wish List. Some of those items include: hard plastic dog chews,
rawhide chews, KMR kitten formula, leashes, collars, 33 gallon trash bags, glass cleaner, kleenex, kitty litter, dog toys, cat toys, dog houses. Items needed for the Foodbank include: razors, deodorant, shaving cream, toothbrushes, feminine products, sponges, cleaning products, shampoo, toothpaste, toilet paper, kleenex and diapers.  Of course, gift cards are also most welcome. Please bring any donated items to the synagogue and we'll transfer them to the donated site as part of our Mini Mitzvah Day. Thanking you all in advance for your continued generosity.
 
 
Saturday, March 13th: Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet at 7:00pm.
Join Seth Rogovoy, the author of the new book, Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet as he gives a multi-media presentation on Bob Dylan at Congregation Beth El on. Books will be on sale from the Bennington Bookshop.

“Seth Rogovoy offers a unique perspective that examines Bob Dylan within the spectrum of Jewish religious history . . . an entertaining read; a book to add to the shelf of your Bob Dylan library.”
—Suzanne Vega
“Helps fill in one more piece of an endless and endlessly fascinating puzzle.”
— Alan Light, frequent contributor to The New York Times and former senior writer at Rolling Stone
“Required reading for those who seek to understand not only Dylan but the meaning of their own life.”
—Rabbi Alan Berg, Portland, Oregon
“A bold attempt to explain why Dylan so often sounds like my zeyde.”
—Michael Wex, author of Born to Kvetch and How To Be A Mentsh (And Not A Shmuck)
 
 

 


 
 
Click here to listen to recently recorded podcasts from Rabbi Boettiger and other leaders in our community 
 

 
 
 UPCOMING AND ONGOING EVENTS
 

Saturday, March 20th: Shabbat Morning Services 10:00am
 
Saturday, March 27th: Tai Chih/Qi Gong 9:15am
 
Shabbat Morning Services 10:00am
 

 
  Shabbat Shalom!
Candle lighting time for Friday, March 12th is 5:37pm EST.
Torah reading for Saturday, March 13th: Vayakhel-Pekudei (Exodus 30:11-34:35)

 
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