Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Shabbat
April 27 22 Nisan Pesach 8 09:30AM Passover Shaharit Service, Dvar Torah will be given by Rabbi Kim Blumenthal Room: Sanctuary 7:30PM Passover Mincha Service	April 28 23 Nisan 12:00AM BIRS Classes Resume 4:15PM Kitah Vav Field Trip to Arborcrest Memorial Park 6:00PM Keshet high school Hebrew classes. Room: 2010 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin St. entrance. 8:00PM Executive Committee Meeting Room: Board Room	April 29 24 Nisan Alpha House -- meals and overnight staffing by Beth Israel volunteers. Email Mary Schuman Owatonna@aol.com if you are interested in volunteering. Details 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin St. entrance. 8:00PM Beth Israel Board Meeting Room: Small Social Hall	April 30 25 Nisan 12:00AM Regular BIRS Classes 7:30PM Evening Minyan in the Sanctuary, marking Yom Hashoah with special readings, and the kindling of the Holocaust Memorial candles. Room: Chapel	May 1 26 Nisan Yom HaShoah Alpha House -- meals and overnight staffing by Beth Israel volunteers. Email Mary Schuman Owatonna@aol.com if you are interested in volunteering. Details 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel 8:00PM Israel Memorial Day Planning Committee Room: Board Room	May 2 27 Nisan Light candles at 8:18 p.m. 6:00PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services Room: Sanctuary	May 3 28 Nisan Parasha: Kedoshim Mevarchim HaChodesh 09:30AM Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah Room: Sanctuary
May 4 29 Nisan 12:00AM Last Day of Beth Israel Religious School and Maccabiah Room: Social Hall 09:00AM Celebrate Israel@60 Festival at the Jewish Community Center. Celebrate Israel begins with a morning program including a Tel Aviv morning with an Israeli breakfast, a lecture about Israeli culture today and a Yoga class led by Rachel Portnoy. The celebration continues with activities for the whole family including a shuk (market) with vendors offering Israeli made art, clothing and other merchandise; a variety of food choices; and children’s activities run by local teens. The main stage will include local entertainment and a children’s community chorus. 09:30AM Madrichim Room: Small Social Hall 10:00AM Social Action Committee Meeting Room: Board Room 11:10AM Kitah Chet Graduation & Honoring of Graduating Madrichim Room: Sanctuary 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 5 30 Nisan Celebrate Israel @60 Concert and Program: Sheketak: Rhythm in Motion "From Hora to Hip-Hop" at the Power Center 6:00PM Keshet high school Hebrew classes. Room: 2010 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 6 1 Iyar 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel 8:00PM Religious Affairs Committee Room: Board Room	May 7 2 Iyar Israel Memorial Day June Hashaliach Copy due in Office 7:00PM Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day Ceremony for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism), hosted for the community by Beth Israel. Rabbi Dobrusin, Rabbi Goldstein, and Rabbi Levy all have a part in the program which also includes violin music played by Ellen Hively, "Haish Hahoo", "That Man", sung by "Susan and David Gitterman, "Mah Avarech, How Shall I Bless Him" and "My Younger Brother Yehuda" sung by Caroline Helton, "Memories from 1948" related by Ami Rosenthal, The poem "On A Silver Platter" read in Hebrew by Tamar Gutfeld and in English by Robert Axelrod, plus additional Israeli poems read by others. Room: Sanctuary Details 8:00PM Evening Minyan Room: Chapel 8:00PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 8 3 Iyar Israel Independence Day 6:30PM Mussar Study Group Room: 2010 Youth Lounge 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 9 4 Iyar Light candles at 8:25 p.m. 6:00PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services Room: Sanctuary	May 10 5 Iyar Parasha: Emor 09:30AM Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah 10:30AM Graduating High School Seniors honored during the Torah Service. Room: Sanctuary 11:15AM Tot Shabbat with Peretz Hirshbein. Songs, Stories, Prayers and lost of action for preschoolers and their parents. 11:15AM Minyan Matok, a special service for K-First Graders. Room: Room 14 12:45PM Informal Discussion with Assistant Rabbi Search Committee where congregants are encouraged to voice their opinion and dialogue with members of the Search Committee.
May 11 6 Iyar May 11 - 15 Jewish Film Festival at Michigan Theater 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Youth Library	May 12 7 Iyar 6:00PM Keshet high school Hebrew classes. Room: 2010 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel 8:00PM Education Committee Meeting Room: Library 8:00PM Finance Committee Meeting Room: Board Room	May 13 8 Iyar 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel 7:45PM For All Beth Israel High School Students: Jewish Film Festivals "Someone to Run With" at Michigan Theater on East Liberty. Look for Cindy, Jake land Katie Outside the Theater. You buy the ticket ($10.00)...and we'll provide a snack afterwards.	May 14 9 Iyar 09:30AM Staff Meeting 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Room: Board Room 10:30AM Meeing about BIRS Room: Board Room 12:00PM 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. Room: 2010 7:45PM Shiva Minyan, at the home of Jennifer and Eric Rosenberg 3430 Wexford Court, Ann Arbor 48108.	May 15 10 Iyar 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 16 11 Iyar Light candles at 8:33 p.m. 6:00PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services Room: Sanctuary	May 17 12 Iyar Parasha: Behar 09:00AM Shabbat Yoga with Allison Stupka Room: Room 15 09:30AM Shabbat Services and Bat Mitzvah Room: Sanctuary 4:30PM Shabbat Snack & Shmooze at Rabbi Dobrusin's house for 8 - 12 Graders
May 18 13 Iyar 7:00PM Songs of Israel at her 60th, with Temple Beth Emeth's Kol HaLev Chorus, and the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at the Michigan Theater. Tickets are available in the Beth Israel Office. 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 19 14 Iyar 6:00PM Keshet high school Hebrew classes. Room: 2010 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel 8:00PM 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. Room: Sanctuary	May 20 15 Iyar 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 21 16 Iyar 12:00PM 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. Room: 2010 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel 8:00PM BIRS Middle School Information Night Room: Board Room	May 22 17 Iyar V-Kurt 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 23 18 Iyar Lag B'Omer Light candles at 8:39 p.m. 6:00PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services Room: Sanctuary	May 24 19 Iyar Parasha: Bechukotai 09:30AM Shabbat Services, Bat Mitzvah and the Ufruf of Flora Endelman and Jonathan Margolis. Room: Sanctuary
May 25 20 Iyar 09:30AM Executive Committee Meeting Room: Board Room 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 26 21 Iyar 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 27 22 Iyar 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 28 23 Iyar Bar/Bat Mitvah Family Series Movie Night. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. and movie at 7:00 p.m. 12:00PM 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. Room: 2010 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel 8:00PM Board Meeting Room: Small Social Hall	May 29 24 Iyar 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin Street Entrance Room: Chapel	May 30 25 Iyar Light candles at 8:46 p.m. 6:00PM Kabbalat Shabbat Services Room: Sanctuary	May 31 26 Iyar Parasha: Bamidbar Mevarchim HaChodesh 09:30AM 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. Room: Sanctuary
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Daily Minyan: Sun. – Thurs. 7:30 p.m. Austin Street Entry

Child care on Shabbat Mornings from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Moadon 10 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.; Jr. Congregation 10:30 – 11:20 a.m.; * Tot Shabbat 11 – noon.

See the Table of Jewish Holidays and Hebrew Date Conversion Utility.