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Parashat
Devarim
Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, July 16
7:00pm
Shabbat Services
Saturday, July 17
9:30am
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Shabbat Neshama with Cantor Berger
Friday, July 16th, 7:00pm Leave your stress at the door this Friday as Cantor Berger leads Shabbat Neshama, a spiritually renewing, almost purely musical service. Join members of the CTJ chorus in a meditative Shabbat journey that will help calm and restore your spirits.
Bring breath, peace, and spirit into your life with Shabbat Neshamah and let the tension of the week melt away.
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Learner's Minyan ESPECIALLY for B'nai Mitzvah Parents
Saturday, July 17th, 10:00am
Join Ritual Committee Chair Diane Levitt and Cantor Beth for a fun and informative Shabbat experience. Find out everything you need to know about how the Shabbat service of your child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah works at CTJ. Diane and Cantor Beth will walk you through every inch of the service and choreography to make you familiar with your family's upcoming celebration. B'nai Mitzvah students are also welcome. Please RSVP to Cantor Beth at bmitzvah@ctjmb.org
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Tisha b'Av Services
Meal, Service and Eikhah Reading
Monday, July 19, 8:00pm
Attend a moving evening of prayer, discussion and reading of the Book of Lamentations in commemoration of the 9th of Av, a day of communal mourning on the Jewish calendar.
Meal preceding the fast - 8:00
Ma'ariv at 8:45
For more information: here
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BYO Picnic, Open House & Services at Polliwog Park
Friday, July 23, 6:00pm dinner, 6:15 songs, 7:00 services
1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach
Bring your own picnic basket with a vegetarian or dairy picnic, we'll provide the beverages. Join us at 6:00 pm for dinner under the sky while at 6:15 Cantor Berger leads us in a musical celebration of the talmudic festival of love, ushering in the Shabbat through Yiddish, Ladino, Hebrew and English songs. Services begin at 7:00 PM. Prospective members welcome.
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Summer Schedule
Under the Open Sky - Services at th e Beach & Park
CTJ hosts some of our summer services at the Beach and at the Park. Potlucks vary, please check your weekly e-mail update or the website for the schedule and details.
Friday, July 23, 7:00pm - at Polliwog Park
Bring your own picnic* - 6:00pm
(1601 Manhattan Beach Blvd)
Summer Love Songs with Cantor Berger - 6:15 pm
Service 7:00pm
Friday, August 6 - Open House for New Members, Potluck & Light Up Shabbat @ the Beach, (The Strand & 27th Street, MB)
Potluck* - 6:00pm
Light Up Shabbat - 7:00pm
Friday, September 3 - Potluck & Light Up Shabbat @ the Beach, (The Strand & 27th Street, MB)
Potluck *- 6:00pm
Light Up Shabbat - 7:00pm
* All food brought and shared must follow user friendly CTJ Potluck Guidelines, see ctjmb.org/kosher_potluck
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HAZAK presents: Jewish World Watch
Tuesday, July 27, 10:30 AM
Mina Rush of Jewish World Watch will speak about the current situation in the Congo, site of the deadliest conflict since WWII. JWW made a recent trip to that country and is a hands-on-leader in the fight against genocide, engaging individuals and communities to take action locally to produce powerful results globally. You may remember Mina from when she last came to CTJ and talked about Darfur. Don't hesitate to bring a friend with you and remember, Hazak membership is due to be renewed this month. Cost for this event is: $18.00 for CTJ members and $25.00 for non-members. As you know, Hazak is our program geared toward members who are aged 55 and older but we welcome all adults.
Lunch is only $4.00 and after comparing our menu to local restaurants, it's a REAL BARGAIN. For more information you may contact Ileene Morris at (310)641-0122
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Whooping Cough Alert!
Whooping Cough Alert: Whooping cough (pertussis) is on the rise in LA County. Because it is particularly dangerous for infants, the LA County Dept. of Health is urging adults across the county to have the adult booster vaccine to contain the spread of disease. Three members of the CTJ Community (in the same family) have tested positive for whooping cough. They have been at synagogue events in the past month, including the CTJ picnic. The incubation period is generally 7-10 days. Please discuss with your physician whether or not you should have the booster
For more information on pertussis and the booster, go to: http://file.lacounty.gov/lac/cms1_147998.pdf or http://www.vaccineinformation.org/pertuss/qandadis.asp
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Order Scrip by Thursday, July 15th
Place your scrip order with payment by the 15th o f every month with Merri Walles - scrip@ctjmb.org and/or at www.shopwithscrip.com
Enrollment Code:7B93DC8312252)
shopwithscrip.com
For more information- www.ctjmb.org/scrip
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Renew your Membership Today
Congregation Tikvat Jacob's membership year starts on July 1st, so it's time to fill out membership forms (we've color coded them this year for added enjoyment). The High Holidays come early so make sure to fill out your forms now, before you go on vacation, so we can get you your High Holiday tickets on time.
You can print out the forms online (please use a color printer if possible) and return them to the office. Forms are at ctjmb.org/Join_CTJ
If you're interested in membership please call the office or e-mail Tamah at director@ctjmb.org
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Honey for a Sweet New Year!! 
What?? The High Holy Days already? Well, not quite yet, but honey sales which benefit CTJ have begun. For $10 you can send an 8 oz. jar of kosher honey for Rosh Hashanah with a lovely personalized message anywhere in the world. All orders are due by September 1st.
And ANYONE CAN ORDER - so be sure to forward the order link to your Aunt Gertrude in Jersey. She can order honey for her whole Mahjong Group and CTJ still benefits!
www.orthoney.com, enter code: CTJ
For further info/assistance contact Stacy Young at
(310) 993-1246 or stacy.young@ctjmb.org
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Summer Art Camp
Pre-School-4th Grade
August 23-27
Art Camp is for Jews of every background, interfaith families and those exploring camp in the Jewish environment. The cost for camp will be $150+$30 for food=$180.
CTJ camp offers campers the awesome opportunity to explore and develop their personal identity within the comfort of a vibrant, Jewish setting. We strive to integrate Jewish values, themes and practice into all activities from eating lunch and playing games to arts and crafts. The week's creative learning, community building and fun culminate in an exciting Shabbat celebration.
Please register by July 19th and turn in a completed form with full payment. Late registration will result in an additional $30. Registration form at http://www.ctjmb.org/camp2009
Older kids are welcome to work as CITs
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 Oneg Shabbat
 Following our Shabbat Services, join us for a friendly community Kiddush & Oneg.
Contact Tamah at director@ctjmb.org to sponsor an Oneg or Kiddush. |
CTJ Stars of the Week
 We would like to thank our wonderful volunteers who helped us in the past week:
Thanks to the Trimble/Bellows family for hosting last week's oneg in honor of Jeremy's bar mitzvah.
Office Help: Eric Maher, Jonathan Franco
Shopping: Vera Abrams
If we forgot to put your name here, we apologize. Let us know and we'll add you for next week!
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Meetings
Membership Committee Meeting
Tuesday, July 27, 7:00pm
Sisterhood Budget Meeting
Monday, July 26, 6:30pm
Sisterhood Board Meeting
Monday, August 2, 6:30pm
Development Committee Meeting
Monday, August 9, 7:15pm
Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, August 12, 7:00pm
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Service Schedule
- Friday, 7/16 7pm- Shabbat Neshama
- Saturday, 7/17 9:30am- Shabbat Service
- Monday, 7/19 8pm- Tisha B'Av Service
- Friday, 7/23 6pm- Traveling Minyan
- Friday, 7/23 7pm- Services at Polliwog Park
- Saturday, 7/24 9:30am- Shabbat Service
- Friday, 7/30 7pm- Kabbalat Shabbat
- Saturday, 7/31 9:30am- Shabbat Service
- Friday, 8/6 6pm-Potluck @ the Beach
- Friday, 8/6 7pm- Shabbat Services @ the Beach/Light Up Shabbat
- Saturday, 8/7 9:30am-Shabbat Service
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