This Week at TBI Eugene

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Jan 16-22, 2020

19-25 Tevet 5780

This Week

Thursday, Jan 16

8:30 am Jewish Meditation
1:00 pm Lunch & Learn
5:45 pm Al Anon
7:00 pm Intro to Judaism

Friday, Jan 17

7:30 pm Erev Shabbat Services w/MLK Speaker Dr. Ana-Maurine Lara & Drash by DCE Candidate
9:00 pm Meet & Greet Oneg w/DCE Candidate

Saturday, Jan 18

9:00 am Torah Study w/DCE Candidate
9:00 am Learners' Service (E) CANCELLED
10:00 am Shabbat Services
10:30 am Tot Shabbat w/DCE Candidate
Noon Community Lunch
4:00 pm Torah on Tap w/DCE Candidate
5:00 pm Intergenerational Havdalah w/ DCE Candidate

Sunday, Jan 19

9:30 am All Ages TT Program w/DCE Candidate
10:30 am Meet & Greet DCE Candidate

Monday, Jan 20

MLK, Jr. Day (Office Closed)

Wednesday, Jan 22

4:00 Hebrew Crash Course
5:30 pm Wednesday Minyan
6:30 pm Jewish Literature Group

Rabbi’s Message

This week’s parashah, Shemot, opens the narrative of Exodus in liberation, with a recitation of the names of the Israelites who went down to Egypt. But these names are not just a rote list. On this confluence of Shemot and Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Rabbi Jeffrey Wolfson Goldwasser describes why the names are an essential part of the liberation story.

Spotlight On...

Candidate #2 for Director of Community Education Visiting Jan 17-19

TBI members, go to TBI's home page, click the green login button at the top of the page, then click Members in the top menu to see the Community Ed Search information about the candidate and the various opportunities to interact. You must be logged in to see the information.

Israel Program Task Force Presents: Left, Right and Inside: Antisemitism in the Israel Discourse with Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein

TONIGHT Wednesdays, January 15, 29 & February 12, 7:30pm

Registration is closed. Walk-ins are welcome but won't receive printed course materials.

In this three-part series, Rabbi Ruhi Sophia will focus first on how antisemitic tropes manifest in leftist discourse about Israel, then on how the right deploys support for Israel as a cover for antisemitism, and finally on how internalized antisemitism makes the conversation in Jewish spaces particularly difficult.

Lunch & Learn w/Rabbi Ruhi Sophia

Thursday, January 16, 1:00pm (Note new time)

Join Rabbi Ruhi Sophia for a close reading and discussion of a story from the Talmud and other traditional Jewish sources. NO HEBREW NECESSARY. Set aside an hour of your day to learn, eat, and socialize. Feel free to bring a lunch. Please no meat or shellfish.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat Speaker

Friday, January 17, 7:30pm

Dr. Ana-Maurine Lara, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of Oregon, is a Dominican American lesbian poet, novelist and black feminist scholar. She is a long-time LGBT human rights activist and supporter, having served on the Board of Directors for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice.

Affinity Groups: First Get-Togethers!

Crafts: Sunday, Jan 26, 10:00am
Walking: Sunday, Jan 26, 1:00pm
Books: Wednesday, Jan 29, 4:00pm
Hiking: TBD

The first get-togethers are happening at TBI! People can meet each other and figure out the nature of the groups and how they should proceed. All are welcome, whether you took the affinity group survey or not.

If you're interested and want more information or to provide input, email:
Linda Gordon (crafts)
Tracy Tessler (walking)
Diane Baxter (books)
Bruce Kreitzberg (hiking)

Reading with the Rabbi

Sunday, February 2, 4:00pm. FREE. Donations gratefully accepted.

Join Rabbi Ruhi Sophia for a spirited discussion of We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, by Jonathan Safran Foer. Everyone welcome! If you only have time to read a review, you are still welcome to observe the discussion. This is not a ‘club’ but a dynamic group of people who love books, reading, discussions and expressing strong opinions.

» Learn more about the book.

Preschool Registration for Fall 2020 Now Open!

TBI Members have priority in enrollment until February 15th, at which point open spaces become available to community families.The preschool now has limited spots for extended care from 3-5 pm.

» Contact TBI Preschool for more information

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**Do you have any House of Mourning prayer books?**

If you have any House of Mourning prayer books from a shiva at your home, please return them to TBI.

In the Bin

For the month of January, we are collecting warm jackets, raincoats, and sleeping bags for Egan Warming Center.

» Learn more about Egan

Save the Date!

Feb 1 Baby & Tot Shabbats & Learners' Service
Feb 2 Reading with the Rabbi
Feb 9 Tu B'Shevat Seder
Feb 12 Senior Brunch (RSVP Required)
Feb 13 Lunch & Learn
Feb 14 Friends & Family Shabbat
Feb 15 Shabbat Alive!
Feb 16 Sisterhood Sunday Cafe
Feb 17 Beyond the Pale in concert (7:00 pm), Register online now
Feb 23 Sisterhood Presents: Erika Rauer, Eugene Opera ED
Mar 1 Democracy Sunday
Mar 9 Purimshpiel
Mar 20 Jam Band Shabbat
May 3 TBI Dream Auction

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