Beth Israel Congregation, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Today 9:30AM [Board Room] Staff Meeting 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Today 10:30AM [Board Room] Meeing about BIRS
Today Noon [2010] Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Dobrusin - "My Travels On and Off the Pulpit" At this "Lunch and Learn" Series, Rabbi Dobrusin will be sharing sections of the first draft of a book which he hopes to finish sometime soon.
Today 7:45PM Shiva Minyan, at the home of Jennifer and Eric Rosenberg 3430 Wexford Court, Ann Arbor 48108.
Tomorrow 7:30PM [Chapel] Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance
Friday 6:00PM [Sanctuary] Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday 9:00AM [Room 15] Shabbat Yoga with Allison Stupka
Saturday 9:30AM [Sanctuary] Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah
Monday 8:00PM [Sanctuary] Special Congregation Meeting, to vote on changes to the Beth Israel By-Laws, and vote on the selection of Rabbi Kim Blumenthal as Assistant Rabbi.
Saturday May 31 9:30AM [Sanctuary] Beth Israel's annual T Shirt Shabbat. Wear your favorite camp, college, school, or travel experience T shirt, followed by a summery kiddush luncheon. During service, all kids going to camp will receive a goody bag filled with things which can be used at camp. Beth Israel member Gloria Helfand, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the UM School of Natural Resources and the Environment will give the D'var Torah in honor of Eco Shabbat.
Sunday June 1 7:45PM [Large Social Hall] Erev Yom Yerushalayim The Copper Scroll and Hyrcania's Mysterious Tunnels" In 1960, the Copper Scroll expedition lead by John Marco Allegro made an archaeological survey in the Judean Desert. During their survey, two mysterious tunnels with stairs carved in the rock were found in a valley at the base of Mt. Hyrcania. the Copper Scroll, found in Qumran in 1949, describes the hiding place of ancient treasure, believed by many to be no less than the Temple treasure. Allegro's team tried to excavate the tunnels, but soon gave up because of the hard conditions. The tunnels were forgotten for almost 40 years, until Gutfeld was asked to lead a new expedition to the site in the year 2000. Could the tunnel steps be the steps referred to in the Copper Scroll? In this presentation, Oren Gutfeld will tell the fascinating story of the Hyrcania's tunnels and the Copper Scroll

Statement of Support

Beth Israel Congregation continues to express our wholehearted support for the efforts undertaken by the representatives of Israel and the Palestinian people to produce a lasting and secure peace based upon the "two state solution". We wish to express our complete support for the conference in Annapolis and hope and pray that it will lead these two peoples further down the path of peace. We believe that this peace can only come through negotiation and appropriate compromise by both parties involved in an atmosphere of mutual respect and recognition. We pray for the success of this conference and all efforts for peace.

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Beth Israel Congregation Trip to Israel 2007

Read Rabbi Dobrusin' reflections on the recent congregation trip to Israel. He has posted them in the Rabbi's Message section of the web site.

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The Assistant Rabbi Position

Some of you have questioned what the role of the Assistant Rabbi would be at Beth Israel. In February, Rabbi Dobrusin and Carol Finerman wrote about the position of an Assistant Rabbi and what we hoped that a new clergy would bring to our congregation. Click here to read the columns

Assistant Rabbi Position

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Fridays, 6:00 p.m.

Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.

Sun-Thurs, 7:30 p.m.

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