tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336808392024-03-13T14:10:52.534-07:00Zoo MinyanA monthly living-room minyan in neighborhoods near the Zoo, followed by a potluck plus learning and singing. We combine traditional davening with creative ritual, lots of singing, and nusach shivyoni (adapted Hebrew prayers to resolve issues of gender, hierarchy, and choseness).Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-4258709889958424292012-02-16T17:07:00.000-08:002012-02-16T17:22:57.027-08:00JUFJ Labor Seder 2012 - March 25<span>Message from Jews United for Justice (JUFJ)</span> <div><span>-----------------------------------<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span><b>We are proud to invite you and your communities to the 2012 Labor Seder</b>, on March 25th, which</span><span> will bring </span><span>together over 350 local Jews, activists, and allies to share the </span><span>Passover freedom story and learn and take action on issues facing local immigrant </span><span>communities here in DC. <b>This yearly event is a wonderful celebration of the holiday's message of justice and liberation, and weaves together our people's history with a local justice issue each year. </b>This year's theme of "Immigrant Roots, Immigrant Rights" resonates deeply with me as I think of my immigrant grandparents' struggle to support my mother and her siblings, and to make it possible for me and my family to access opportunity and to thrive in America.</span></div><span>-------------------------</span><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><b><br /></b>Tickets are available at </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:#222222;" ><a href="http://bit.ly/ytzm30" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/ytzm30</a>.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><b>(strongly encourage people to get tickets soon, as this event sells out quickly each year.)</b></span><br /><br />---------------------<br /><br /><span>The flyer text for the event<span style="font-weight: bold;">:<br /></span><span>(email laborseder@zooMinyan.org and we'll email the actual flyer if you want it)<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span>Affirm the Rights of Workers & Families</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span>in Our Region</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span>at Jews United for Justice’s</span><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Annual JUFJ Labor Seder highlights a current workers’ rights struggle and brings together the Jewish, labor, and nonprofit communities in a shared commitment to social and economic justice. This year's seder will focus on immigration, highlighting our region’s diverse immigrant communities and the challenges and issues they face. It will feature singing, storytelling, discussion, reflection, and action, as well as local workers, activists, rabbis, and an original haggadah.<br /><br />All are welcome!<br /><br /> Sunday, March 25, 5:30-8:00 pm ~ Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC 20008<br /> Light refreshments (vegetarian and kosher-certified) will be served.<br /> Registration begins February 18th! Early registration is encouraged, this event sells out quickly.<br /> $18 general admission ~ $10 children, students, and people of limited income ~ $36 families<br /> Late registration (after March 14): $20. A limited number of same-day tickets may be available.<br /> Children’s program provided as appropriate; please contact Monica at monica@jufj.org for more information.<br /><br />For more information and to volunteer, e-mail seder@jufj.org. Visit www.jufj.org to register!<br /></div></div><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span><b> </b></span><br /></div>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-13306677500116498392012-02-01T20:26:00.000-08:002012-02-01T20:31:30.378-08:00Further details & RSVP info<span style="font-size:100%;">Choose from among many hosts -different days and locations- including the Seder in Woodley Park at Deborah & Shalom's.</span><br /><br />Be sure to RSVP!<br /><div style="text-align:left"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:garamond, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">----------------------------------</span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:garamond, serif;font-size:130%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Celebrate the Jewish new year for the trees—DC eco-justice style! </span><br /><br /><span>Etz Chayim DC is partnering with local Jews to host multiple DC-relevant Tu B’Shvat sederim. We’ll explore the symbolic meaning of the seven species of the mid-Atlantic region, DC urban trees, and sustain</span><span>ability in our community. The seder content is inspired by <a href="http://www.hazon.org/resources/holidays/tubshvat/" target="_blank">Hazon</a>, with a District flare and ideas for making a difference here at home.<br /><br />Sederim will be located in: Adams Morgan (including Moishe House), Takoma, Woodley Park, and Rockville (Moishe House). <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDhKTHJSYW5haVlHc2xYSlNZRnRhQnc6MQ" target="_blank">Click here</a> to find a seder near you and to RSVP. $10 suggested donation (suggested wine donation for Moishe House DC).</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span> </span></span></span><span class="HOEnZb"><span style="line-height:115%;Garamond","serif"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;" ></span></span></p><div style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="yj6qo ajU"><div tooltip="Hide expanded content" id=":19w" class="ajR" role="button" tabindex="0"><img class="ajT" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" /></div></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="HOEnZb adL"> </span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" class="HOEnZb adL"> --<br />Etz Chayim DC is a community forum for people in the Washington, D.C. area to exchange ideas, create events, and channel our collective power toward food and environmental justice work, inspired by Jewish tradition and practice.</span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-6739361716135004912012-01-30T12:10:00.000-08:002012-01-30T12:36:03.247-08:00Tu BiShvat seder - Feb 7<h6 style="font-weight: normal;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">ZooMinyanites,<br /></span></span></h6><h6 style="font-weight: normal;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">Come to the <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Tu BiShvat seder</span> at Deborah & Shalom's<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Feb 7 - Tuesday night</span><br />held as part of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Etz Chayim DC</span> sponsored Seders in various homes during the week of Feb 5-11. (you could also pick another night at another location)<br /><br />RSVP will be required.</span></span></h6><h6 style="font-weight: normal;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">More info coming soon.</span></span></h6>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-77880082733392448692012-01-09T17:59:00.000-08:002012-01-09T18:06:03.205-08:00Zoo Minyan goes to NHC Chesapeake Retreat (National Havurah Committee)<span><div><h1 class="title">Chesapeake Retreat</h1><div><span style="color:rgb(214,33,0);font-family:'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant:small-caps;font-weight:bold;line-height:18px">February 17-19, 2012 "Shall the Rich Pay More?"</span></div><p style="text-align: center;">Join the National Havurah Committee, havurahs and minyans from across the Mid-Atlantic Region for the NHC Chesapeake Retreat! </p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"></p><div style="color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px"><img alt="" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;text-align:center;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;float:left;width:92px;min-height:77px" /></div> <div style="color:rgb(41,41,41);font-family:'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px"> </div> <p style="font-family:'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.9em;font-size:13px;line-height:14pt"> <span style="line-height:16px;font-size:13px">Shabbat Shekalim / 24-26 Sh’vat, 5772</span></p> Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center / Reisterstown, Maryland<p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><span>Read about this year's <a href="http://www.havurah.org/regional-retreats/chesapeake-retreat-2012/chesapeake-courses-2012" style="color:rgb(16,74,145);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">courses</a> and <a href="http://www.havurah.org/regional-retreats/chesapeake-retreat-2012/registration-information-2012" style="color:rgb(16,74,145);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">registratio<wbr>n and retreat information</a> at <a href="http://www.havurah.org/chesapeake" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color:rgb(16,74,145);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">www.havurah.<wbr>org/chesapeake</a>.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span>------------------------------------<br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Gill Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; ">In parashat Mishpatim, Moses receives law concerning fines, lending, and restitution. On Shabbat Shekalim, the haftarah defines a system of census and taxation, including that “the rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less” than a half-shekel. In the midst of a presidential primary, with Wall Street recently occupied, and in the weeks before Passover, how do we perceive these laws? Does equal taxation promote or hinder equality? Do regulations and taxes represent an infringement on, or an enabler of, human freedom?</p> <div style="color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Gill Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> Take a weekend to examine these questions while experiencing the holiness of a community that learns, prays, and rests together. Individuals, families, and havurot of all ages will gather to sing, eat, study, dance, pray, debate, relax, and bond.</div> <div style="color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Gill Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><br /></div></div></span><p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Gill Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> <img alt="" style="border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;float:left;width:100px;min-height:97px" /></p>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-84280357215988674022011-09-25T21:57:00.000-07:002011-09-25T22:16:47.381-07:00Zoo Minyan Dinner in the Sukkah - Thurs. Oct 13<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqQf_dHWu5SdN03nWQjkdxnHI3J38kP3toh4Nt7DT1kzYqsRjrhugVbfyZ-meHgC0QzKbhyphenhyphents1oUKGgvG_TGWOSjlGP-dDTryC8ISc-JaCeqNe1hUKl8Rh6t48XgMzp7B4_mc/s1600/sukkah+classic.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqQf_dHWu5SdN03nWQjkdxnHI3J38kP3toh4Nt7DT1kzYqsRjrhugVbfyZ-meHgC0QzKbhyphenhyphents1oUKGgvG_TGWOSjlGP-dDTryC8ISc-JaCeqNe1hUKl8Rh6t48XgMzp7B4_mc/s200/sukkah+classic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656528260645038434" border="0" /></a><br /><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">Zoo Minyan Dinner in the Sukkah -<br /></span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">Thurs. Oct 13</span></span></h6><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">7pm </span></span></span></h6><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-------------------------------------<br />Potluck: veggie/dairy</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">WHERE: Woodley Park /Deb & Shalom's<br /><br />more info? sukkah@zooMinyan.org<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-20684740503493142582011-09-18T09:57:00.000-07:002011-09-18T10:01:14.135-07:00Sukkah building - Oct. 10Greetings Zoo Minyanites, old & new,<br />advanced planning:<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br />Sukkah building will be Oct 10th - Columbus day</span></span><br /><br />Plan to join in!Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-69719464995999162732011-05-30T07:56:00.000-07:002011-05-30T08:02:27.124-07:00BLINTZfest -- Wed. June 8(Zoo Minyan is not scheduled to meet in June, however --<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">***BLINTZfest***:</span></span><br />Blintz Fest at Deborah and Shalom's - 1st Day of Shavuot -- 5pm, June 8 (Wed.)<br />-----------------------------<br />Come join Shalom & Deborah for their Annual Shavuot Blintz Fest!<br />Sleep to your hearts content on the 1st day of Shavuot and then come by starting at 5pm.<br />Blintzes come fresh from Grandma's heirloom blintz pan - you are invited to bring toppings. If you are in the mood, other Hekshered potluck items are welcome but certainly not required. Eat Bubbelah eat!<br /><br />TIME: 5 p.m. through ???<br /><br />LOCATION:<br />At Deborah and Shalom's house in Woodley Park. For directions, check your Zoo mail, or email <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">Blintzes@ZooMinyan.org</a><br /><br /><br />No RSVP necessary (but always appreciated) - <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">yes@zooMinyan.org</a><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.</span></p>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-23760580710095730432011-04-04T14:02:00.000-07:002011-04-04T14:15:06.564-07:00Shall we meet Sat. May 14th?question --<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Shall we meet Sat. May 14th?<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Zoo Minyan needs you!</span></span><br /></div>(see below)<br />-----<br /><br />The NHC Chesapeake Retreat (National Havurah Committee) was great!<br />a weekend of music and classes with new friends and old.<br />Now is a good time to consider NHC Summer Institute -<br />http://havurah.org/institute2011<br />-----<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Next scheduled <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" >Sat. Zoo Minyan</span> is...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">May 14th</span></span><br /></div><br />Can you...<br />Sign up to Leyn?<br />volunteer to Host?<br />Bring zooMinyan veggies?<br />RSVP !!<br /><br />email yes@ZooMinyan.org<br /><br />Enjoy your Pesach!<br />Chag Kasher v'SameachZoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-68662524931892524932011-03-08T17:18:00.000-08:002011-03-08T17:22:44.930-08:00Fri. night Zoo Minyan - March 18th<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friday night before Purim, what do you do for Erev Shabbat???<br />come to </p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> <span style="font-size:130%;">Fri night Zoo Minyan</span></span><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">March 18th</span><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We'll have spirited </span>songful<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>Davening<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and delicious dinner (catered entrees from Sienna's). </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We'll be</span> in Woodley Park, at the home of Deborah & Shalom<span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>We're seeking davenning<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> leaders, and there's always room for </span>davenning<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> treats, special </span>niggunim<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, etc., just write back to Fridays@ZooMinyan.org to volunteer.</span><br /></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Please make a </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ZooDinner">donation</a> toward dinner and/or bring a potluck contribution (veggie/dairy) -- details below.<br /><br />---<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Details:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friday night, March 18</span><br />Shmoozing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> plus set-up: 6:30pm</span><br />Rockin<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">' </span>Kabbalat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>Shabbat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> -- 7:00pm sharp!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Followed by </span>Ma'ariv<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, dinner, singing, </span>drashing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, more </span>shmoozing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">....</span><br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At the home of Deborah & Shalom<br /></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For directions, check your Zoo mail, or email info@ZooMinyan.org.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ABOUT DINNER (it's not just a pot-luck!)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We will have main courses from </span>Siena's<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">! Kosher, lots of dairy plus at least one non-dairy option, all veggie, and all yummy! Vegetable lasagna, eggplant </span>parmesan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> -- send in your requests</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For </span>shabbat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> dinner, the community provides some hearty entrees. You can:</span><br /><ol><li>Contribute to the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ZooDinner">kitty</a> to help pay for the entree AND / OR<br /></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bring a side dish, salad, or desert as a dairy / veggie pot-luck contribution.<br /></li></ol><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Don't worry about whether your kitchen is kosher (or “kosher enough”), everyone gets to contribute. But please be prepared to explain what's in your dish, to help people avoid allergy or </span>kashrut<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> issues.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you're worried about whether you'll be able to eat at Zoo </span>Minyan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, there is always a critical mass of pot-luck contributions with a </span>heksher<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> or cooked in </span>someone's<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>heksher<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-only kitchen. There are always </span>hekshered<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>challot<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and grape juice, plus the entree is </span>hekshered<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. And you'll get to know people as you ask who brought which dish.<br /><br />Questions? Ideas? Want to help? Need the address or directions? Write back to Fridays@ZooMinyan.org. </span><br /><br />Shabbos<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is coming!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-------</span><br /><br />For more FRIDAY NIGHT INFO, get all the details <a href="http://zoominyan.blogspot.com/2008/12/erev-shabbos.html">here</a>. And for upcoming Friday night dates & Shabbat Morning dates, check the Zoo Minyan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Google calendar (yep, it's there, just to your left, top of the page) as updates unfold.</span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-19510849862904660882011-03-03T17:29:00.000-08:002011-03-03T17:34:44.748-08:003/18 Friday night; 3/16 bake Hamantaschen2 announcements -<br /><br />March 18<br />save the date for <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Friday Zoo Minyan</span> in Woodley Park<br /><br />March 16<br />come <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">bake Hamantashen</span>! RSVP info@zooMinyan.org<br /><br /><br />--Happy Spring!Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-68331317504310814802011-02-08T12:19:00.000-08:002011-02-25T05:08:24.587-08:00Zoo Minyan - No Davenning, but some learning, Sat. Feb. 26th<span><br />Zoo Minyan is <i><b>not</b> </i>meeting for davenning Sat.</span> Feb 26.<div><br /></div><div><div>Sorry folks! Insufficient leyning turn-out for Zoo this shabbos, wouldn't be lichvod Torah. Apologies for the short notice / change of plans.</div><div><br /></div><div>But feel free to stop by for some learning after davenning elsewhere (or after shaarei sheina / sleeping in, as is your custom). </div><div><br /></div><div>We'll have some awesome texts on Hulda the prophetess's role at the Beit ha-Mikdash, on the difference between the Mishkan and the Beit ha-Mikdash, and we may even experiment with some (shabbos-friendly) mishkan-building of our own. </div><div><br /></div><div>1:30pm at Deborah and Shalom's house, challah and light snacks provided, add a pot-luck contribution if you'd like.</div><div><br /></div><div>Good shabbos!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. We're considering some chasiddishe non-davenning events for Zoo Minyan. Write back to <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">info@ZooMinyan.org</a> if you want to get in on the plotting.</div><div><br /></div>---<br /><p>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">SPECIAL NOTE: Sat. Feb 12 is Erev Shira/ Evening of Song (folk singing and musical instruments) Come join us Sat. night -</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> 6:30pm; Havdallah & then singing -with Instruments.<br /></span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(now back to info on regular Zoo Minyan Sat.)</span><br /><br /><div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The opening pasuk of this week's Parsha (<a href="http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0227.htm">Shmot 27:20</a>) says, “Tell Israel, that they should take for you pure olive oil, beaten for the light, to bring up the Ner Tamid [continuous light]”. This verse is cited in the gemara (<a href="http://images.e-daf.com/DafImg.asp?ID=164&size=3">Shabbat 21a</a>) as a proof-text:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><blockquote>Rami bar Hama taught, “the wicks and oils that the sages decreed cannot be used for kindling the shabbat [lights], cannot be used in the Mikdash [the Temple]....For the flame should rise from itself, and not ascend by means of something else.”</blockquote><p></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">One interpretation is that we are the olive oil, and holiness is the flame. The eternal light, the blinding presence of the holy, is something that happens naturally – unbelievable as that seems, until we actually experience it. But it only happens when we've prepared for it. The purity of the olive oil takes a lot of work, as we're pounded through the mortar of life.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">When we can step back from that necessary work, and enter into shabbos menuchah, then we are drawn up into the wick, and become part of that brilliant flame. Rami bar Hama says, that process happens by ourselves, not through another: by virtue of where we are (the Mikdash, or whatever holy spaces we create), when we are most ourselves (shabbos, of course), and especially, who we are – or who we've made ourselves to be.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">May your mortar yield sediment-free oil this week, and may you be drawn up into the wick of the Ner Tamid this shabbos, and every shabbos – including the next Zoo Minyan, on February 26<sup>th</sup>.</p><div><br /></div>==================</div><div><br />We'll be gathering for davenning, lunch, shmoozing, singing, etc., Sat. Feb 26 in Woodley Park (within walking distance of the Zoo, as is Zoo Minyan custom) at Deborah & Shalom's house.<p>Want to volunteer to lead something for davenning, or add something to enrich our kavannah (we call them davenning treats, i.e. creative tidbits, not actual food ;) Schlep a sefer torah, or bring some Zoo Minyan veggies? Write back to <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">info@ZooMinyan.org</a>.</p><p>For Leyning there are aliyot available (please sign up if you can!)...use self-service <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=phlvIpb_0gB9DWW0Wp6G_Rw">leyning spreadsheet</a>, or email <a href="mailto:leyning@ZooMinyan.org">leyning@ZooMinyan.org</a>.<br /><br /><br />The Details:<br /><br />Zoo Minyan<br />Saturday, <span style="">Parshat Vayakhel</span>, 26 Feb<br />10am sharp, with a rockin' Psukei d'Zimrah<br />Pot-luck dairy/veggie lunch -- main courses especially appreciated<br /><br />At the home of Deborah Hittleman Flank & Shalom Flank. For directions, check your Zoo mail, or email <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">info@ZooMinyan.org</a></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Shabbat Shalom</span></span></div></div>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-59431650494941248622011-02-07T19:00:00.000-08:002011-02-08T12:17:22.446-08:00Next Zoo Minyan - Sat. Feb. 26th<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">To lead, Leyn, offer a Davenning Treat, or bring Zoo Minyan veggies, contact us.</span></h3><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">email yes@zooMinyan.org</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">See you soon! </span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-5737197013222981512010-12-13T15:56:00.000-08:002010-12-13T16:04:33.886-08:00Zoo Minyan & AU Hillel<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">Hey Zoo Minyan-ites!<br /></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">Please remember we borrow the AU Hillel <span style="font-style: italic;">Torah</span>, and please make a donation to them, in any amount </span></h3><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Deborah/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.png" alt="" /><span style="font-size:180%;"><img alt="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=16d0a5c4e1428f05470d08feaa1e6900&w=90&h=90&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.auhillel.com%2Fimages%2Flogo2.jpg" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=16d0a5c4e1428f05470d08feaa1e6900&w=90&h=90&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.auhillel.com%2Fimages%2Flogo2.jpg" /></span><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Deborah/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Deborah/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.auhillel.com/donate.htm">AU Hillel donations</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">End your year on a Chai note!</span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-90894992938938304902010-11-22T10:38:00.000-08:002010-11-24T13:06:22.995-08:00Fri. night Zoo Minyan - Dec 10th<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When Hanukkah ends, what do you do for Erev Shabbat???<br />come to </p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >**Mt. Pleasant**</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> <span style="font-size:130%;">Fri night Zoo Minyan</span></span><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Dec. 10th</span><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We'll have spirited </span>songful<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>Davening<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and delicious dinner (catered entrees from Sienna's). </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We'll be</span> in Mt. Pleasant, at the home of Judith & David<span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>We're seeking davenning<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> leaders, and there's always room for </span>davenning<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> treats, special </span>niggunim<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, etc., just write back to Fridays@ZooMinyan.org to volunteer.</span><br /></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Please make a </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ZooDinner">donation</a> toward dinner and/or bring a potluck contribution (veggie/dairy) -- details below.<br /><br />---<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Details:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friday night, Dec 10</span><br />Shmoozing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> plus set-up: 5:30pm</span><br />Rockin<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">' </span>Kabbalat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>Shabbat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> -- 6:00pm sharp!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Followed by </span>Ma'ariv<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, dinner, singing, </span>drashing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, more </span>shmoozing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">....</span><br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At the home of Judith & David<br /></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For directions, check your Zoo mail, or email info@ZooMinyan.org.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ABOUT DINNER (it's not just a pot-luck!)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We will have main courses from </span>Siena's<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">! Kosher, lots of dairy plus at least one non-dairy option, all veggie, and all yummy! Vegetable lasagna, eggplant </span>parmesan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> -- send in your requests</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For </span>shabbat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> dinner, the community provides some hearty entrees. You can:</span><br /><ol><li>Contribute to the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ZooDinner">kitty</a> to help pay for the entree AND / OR<br /></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bring a side dish, salad, or desert as a dairy / veggie pot-luck contribution.<br /></li></ol><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Don't worry about whether your kitchen is kosher (or “kosher enough”), everyone gets to contribute. But please be prepared to explain what's in your dish, to help people avoid allergy or </span>kashrut<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> issues.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you're worried about whether you'll be able to eat at Zoo </span>Minyan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, there is always a critical mass of pot-luck contributions with a </span>heksher<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> or cooked in </span>someone's<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>heksher<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-only kitchen. There are always </span>hekshered<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>challot<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and grape juice, plus the entree is </span>hekshered<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. And you'll get to know people as you ask who brought which dish.<br /><br />Questions? Ideas? Want to help? Need the address or directions? Write back to Fridays@ZooMinyan.org. </span><br /><br />Shabbos<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is coming!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-------</span><br /><br />For more FRIDAY NIGHT INFO, get all the details <a href="http://zoominyan.blogspot.com/2008/12/erev-shabbos.html">here</a>. And for upcoming Friday night dates & Shabbat Morning dates, check the Zoo Minyan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Google calendar (yep, it's there, just to your left, top of the page) as updates unfold.</span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-34866060168925925302010-11-15T08:48:00.000-08:002010-11-16T16:19:24.300-08:00THIS WEEK Vayishlach - send yourself to Zoo - Nov. 20<span style="font-size:130%;">Vayishlach - And you should send...yourself to Zoo Minyan this Sat.</span>!<br />==================<br /><br />In this week's parsha, Ya'akov finally returns home, and receives God's blessing (35:9). Zoo Minyan returns home this week too, in a way. We last met two weeks ago, as one of the multiple communities that came together at Adas Israel to celebrate and observe shabbos with Rabbi Ethan Tucker (zachor and shamor being distinct approaches to shabbat, as we learned together that Friday night).<br /><br />Shuls are an essential part of the fabric of Jewish communal life, and all the more so when they reach out beyond the walls of the building to bring people together. At the same time, home-based davenning is an ancient and ongoing stitch in that same fabric, providing a different weave and vibrant splashes of color. Come join us for haimishe davenning, singing, drashing, share a meal together, air out your neshama yetaira (your expanded shabbos soul) and settle into the comfortable lap of the shechina.<br /><br />---<br />==================<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Zoo Minyan is meeting this Sat.</span><br /><br />We'll be gathering for davenning, lunch, shmoozing, singing, etc., this Saturday in Cleveland Park (within walking distance of the Zoo, as is Zoo Minyan custom) at Stefan's house.<p>Want to volunteer to lead something for davenning, or add something to enrich our kavannah (we call them davenning treats, i.e. creative tidbits, not actual food ;) Schlep a sefer torah, or bring some Zoo Minyan veggies? Write back to <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">info@ZooMinyan.org</a>.</p><p>For Leyning there are aliyot available (please sign up if you can!)...use self-service <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=phlvIpb_0gB9DWW0Wp6G_Rw">leyning spreadsheet</a>, or email <a href="mailto:leyning@ZooMinyan.org">leyning@ZooMinyan.org</a>.<br /><br /><br />The Details:<br /><br />Zoo Minyan<br />Saturday, <span style=";font-size:100%;color:brown;" >Parshat Vayishlach</span>, 20 Nov<br />10am sharp, with a rockin' Psukei d'Zimrah<br />Pot-luck dairy/veggie lunch -- main courses especially appreciated<br /><br />At the home of Stefan G. For directions, check your Zoo mail, or email <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">info@ZooMinyan.org</a></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Shabbat Shalom</span></span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-88115507496747621822010-11-03T08:01:00.000-07:002010-11-03T08:08:49.783-07:00Next Zoo Minyan - Sat. Nov. 20To lead, <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=phlvIpb_0gB9DWW0Wp6G_Rw">Leyn</a><br />offer a Davenning Treat, or<br />bring Zoo Minyan Veggies<span style="font-size:130%;"></span>,<br /><br />email yes@zooMinyan.org<br /><br />See you soon!Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-6575137580070575042010-10-26T09:44:00.000-07:002010-10-26T11:34:20.858-07:00weekend: "Exploring Observance in a Pluralistic Setting” - Oct 29-31This Weekend:<br />“Exploring Jewish Observance in a Pluralistic Setting”<br /><br />Led by Rabbi Ethan Tucker, Adas Israel and area independent minyanim—<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">including Zoo Minyan!</span>—will be “Exploring Jewish Observance in a Pluralistic Setting.” With events spanning the weekend (Oct. 29-31) there's something for everyone. Visit <a href="http://www.adasisrael.org/weekends/214">details & schedule-of-events</a> for more info and to RSVP.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">To volunteer for part of </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="il">Zoo</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" class="il">Minyan</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> leading/leyning, email</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> info@zooMinyan.org.</span><br /><br />Experience the power of Torah Lishma—learning for its own sake.<br /><br />See you there!<br /><br />----------------------------------<br /><div id=":1o5"> ETHAN TUCKER BIO<br />Special Guest: Rabbi Ethan Tucker<br /><br />Rabbi Tucker is Rosh Yeshiva at Mechon Hadar and chair in Jewish law.<br />He was a faculty member at the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education,<br />where he taught Talmud and Halakhah in the Scholars Circle. He was<br />ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and earned a Ph.D. in Talmud<br />and Rabbinics from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a B.A. from<br />Harvard College. A Wexner Graduate Fellow, he was a co-founder of<br />Kehilat Hadar and a winner of the first Grinspoon Foundation Social<br />Entrepreneur Fellowship.<br />-----</div>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-51248384325286614862010-10-17T15:53:00.000-07:002010-10-20T09:03:13.841-07:00Save the Date - Sat. Nov 20th (& Oct 29-31)<span style="font-size:130%;">Next Zoo Minyan - Sat. Nov. 20</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(we are *not* meeting Nov. 13th)</span><br /><br />-----------------------<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Oct. activity:<br />Rabbi Ethan Tucker at </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Torah Lishma weekend</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Oct 29-31<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Independent Minyanim co-sponsoring with Adas Israel</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">See a </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.adasisrael.org/weekends/214"><span style="font-style: italic;">schedule of events</span></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> and RSVP online</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span></span></span>-----------------------<br /><br />Details coming soon...Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-35608359619360544072010-09-21T10:08:00.000-07:002010-09-21T14:00:33.829-07:00Zoo Minyan Sukkah time - Thurs. Sept 23<span style="font-size:130%;">Sukkot is here!<br /></span><br />Need some more Chag?<br />Missing your Zoo Minyan <span style="font-style: italic;">chevre</span>? Want to meet new folks?<br />Come gather together and share a festive potluck in Woodley Park, at the sukkah of Deborah & Shalom Flank.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />6pm Dinner & Mincha<br />7:45pm Candles & Ushpizin/Ushpizata for Ice Cream<br /><br /></span>-------------<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">THE DETAILS:<br />Thurs. night, September 23, (2nd night Sukkot)<br />Starting at 6pm<br /></span>Pot-luck dairy/veggie dinner -- main courses especially appreciated<br /><br />At the home of Deborah Hittleman Flank and Shalom Flank. For directions, check your Zoo mail, or email <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">info@ZooMinyan.org</a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Chag same'ach!<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />---<br />FACEBOOK! Be sure to </span><span><span style="font-size:130%;">check out our Events on our page</span></span><span><span style="font-size:130%;">! Send 'em to your friends.</span></span></span><br />(people are RSVPing like crazy!)Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-48502286943389558262010-09-21T09:28:00.000-07:002010-09-21T10:27:14.290-07:00Simhat Torah optionThere's no Zoo Minyan, but there's the first ever TLS Simhat Torah celebration...<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://tikkunleilshabbat.blogspot.com/2006/05/next-tls-dec-8-645-pm.html">(Tikkun Leil Shabbat)</a></span><br />-------------------<br /><br />TLS SIMCHAT TORAH CELEBRATION!<br /><br /><br />Thursday, September 30, 2010<br />7:15 pm<br /><br />+ Church of the Pilgrims building, 2201 P St NW<br />+ Gothic building (with large rainbow "welcome" banner) on west side of 22nd St between P & Q Sts, NW. Enter around to the left side of the main entrance through the stairs down marked "Fellowship Hall."<br />+ Directions: <http://www.churchofthepilgrims.org/directions.html>http://www.churchofthepilgrims.org/directions.html<br /><br />Join TLS for our first ever Simchat Torah celebration! We'll begin with ma'ariv (the evening service)*, continue with hakafot (dancing with the Torah), and conclude by completing and restarting the annual reading of the Torah. Wear your dancing shoes!<br /><br />- The first 4 hakafot will be a cappella (without instruments). <br />- The last 3 hakafot will be accompanied by instruments (a klezmer band).<br /><br /> <br />POTLUCK INFO<br />If your last name starts with the letters A-L, bring a potluck snack that can be eaten with fingers.<br />If your last name starts with the letters M-Z, bring a hydrating beverage or a pitcher for water<br />You may bring other beverages as an additional contribution if you wish.<br />(There will not be a regular potluck dinner. All are encouraged to eat dinner before arriving - it will be a late night!)<br /><br />*TLS is a diverse Jewish community. Some of us celebrate 2 days of yom tov (festival), including Thursday night Sep 30 as the second night of yom tov. Some celebrate one day of yom tov and see Thursday night Sep 30 as a weeknight. Some don't have an opinion one way or the other. This service will be set up to accommodate all of these different practices. You can read further about the one day and two-day yom tov celebration practices here: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/About_Holidays/Types_of_Holidays/Length_of_Holidays.shtmlZoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-89471034848047783292010-08-29T11:45:00.000-07:002010-08-30T08:24:03.410-07:00Next Zoo Minyan: Sukkot!<p>In the coming Chaggim intensive month, Zoo Minyan will not be having any of the usual Sat. or Fri night davenning<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. The next Zoo Minyan activities will be for </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-size:100%;" >*Sukkot*</span><br /></span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">For the <span style="font-size:100%;">*<span style="font-size:130%;">Physical*</span></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />>>> </span>Raising the Sukkah <span style="font-style: italic;">--- Sun. Sept 19th @ 4pm</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Come play with wood, nuts, and bolts</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);"><br />For the <span style="font-size:130%;">*Spiritual*</span>,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">>>> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">Dinner in the Sukkah</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);"> --- Tues night Sept 23</span><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Potluck dinner in the Sukkah, 2nd night of Sukkot</span><br /></div><br /><br />Sukkah will be in Woodley Park (within walking distance of the Zoo, as is Zoo Minyan custom) at Deborah and Shalom's house.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Additional details coming soon)<br />---<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">FACEBOOK! Be sure to </span><span><span style="font-size:130%;">check out our Events on our page</span></span><span><span style="font-size:130%;">! Send 'em to your friends.</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-21538297097537107242010-08-16T12:59:00.000-07:002010-08-19T17:41:40.399-07:00"Labor on the Bima " Zoo Minyan w/ UAW drash - Aug 28.<br />.Come enjoy a drash over lunch by <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">UAW (United Auto Workers) </span>insider at Zoo Minyan's "Labor on the Bima"<br /><br />..come enjoy <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">"davenning treats"</span> with a Labor theme<br /><br />...Maybe sing some <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Labor songs</span>?<br /><br />(celebrating <a href="http://www.jufj.org/our_work/programs_and_events/labor_bimah">JUFJ program "Labor on the Bima"</a>)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Zoo Minyan is doing its programming the week **before** labor day, so it won't conflict with other congregations' programs, so come on down!)</span></span><br /><br />---<br />if you can tell us you're coming we'd appreciate it, but RSVP is never required<br />==================<br /><br /><br />We'll be gathering for davenning, lunch drash, shmoozing, singing, etc., in Woodley Park (within walking distance of the Zoo, as is Zoo Minyan custom) at Deborah and Shalom's house.<p>Want to volunteer to lead something for davenning, or add something to enrich our kavannah (we call them davenning treats, i.e. creative tidbits, not actual food ;) Schlep a sefer torah, or bring some Zoo Minyan veggies? Write back to <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">info@ZooMinyan.org</a>.</p><p>For Leyning there are aliyot available (please sign up if you can!)...use self-service <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=phlvIpb_0gB9DWW0Wp6G_Rw">leyning spreadsheet</a>, or email <a href="mailto:leyning@ZooMinyan.org">leyning@ZooMinyan.org</a>.<br /><br /><br />The Details:<br /><br />Zoo Minyan<br />Saturday, Parshat Ki Tavo, 28 August<br />10am sharp, with a rockin' Psukei d'Zimrah<br />Pot-luck dairy/veggie lunch -- main courses especially appreciated<br /><br />At the home of Deborah Hittleman Flank and Shalom Flank. For directions, check your Zoo mail, or email <a href="mailto:info@ZooMinyan.org">info@ZooMinyan.org</a></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Shabbat Shalom</span></span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-70538731894175171522010-08-08T12:41:00.000-07:002010-08-08T13:43:15.179-07:00Rosh Hodesh: SOLIDARITY WITH WOMEN OF THE WALL<span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span id=":11b">In recent months, the Kotel in Jerusalem has been even less of a site of kedusha and unity, with Rosh Chodesh davenners with Women of the Wall subject to a new wave of harassment, arrest, and even the threat of violence. As we enter the season of Teshuva on Rosh Chodesh Elul, we stand in solidarity to sound the wake-up call of the Shofar.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />WHAT:<span> </span>SOLIDARITY WITH <span class="il">WOMEN</span> OF THE <span class="il">WALL</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span>Rosh Hodesh Elul Morning Service</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">WHEN:<span> </span>Wednesday, August 11, 7:30 a.m.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">WHERE:<span> </span>Adas Israel, 2850 Quebec Street, NW, Washington, DC</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span>(Metro: Red Line, Cleveland Park)</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span><span> <wbr> </span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">DETAILS:</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">A cross - denominational group of <span class="il">women</span> and men will gather in solidarity with <span class="il">Women</span> of the <span class="il">Wall</span> and begin the spiritual journey toward the new year.<span> </span><span class="il">Women</span> will lead the service, including reading from the Torah.<span> </span>The service, like those held on Rosh Hodesh by <span class="il">Women</span> of the <span class="il">Wall</span> in Jerusalem, will accommodate participants from across the Jewish spectrum.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="il"><br />Women</span> of the <span class="il">Wall</span> strive to achieve the right to pray together at the Western <span class="il">Wall</span> (Kotel) in Jerusalem, Judaism’s most sacred holy site and the principal symbol of Jewish peoplehood and sovereignty.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="il"><br />Women</span> who would like to lead part of the service or read from the Torah should contact Virginia Spatz, 202-557-0086, <a href="mailto:songeveryday@gmail.com" target="_blank">songeveryday@gmail.com</a>.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />Please bring a prayerbook (siddur) if you are able and a tallit if you wear one.<span> </span>While <span class="il">women</span> will lead the service, men are encouraged to come.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span> </span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />"One thing I have asked from You, one thing I seek, to dwell in Your house all the days of my life." -- Psalm 27</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />For more details, please visit</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><a href="http://songeveryday.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/rosh-hodesh%20elul/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://songeveryday.wordpress.<wbr>com/2010/08/05/rosh-hodesh elul/</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';font-size:12pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">or on Facebook "Rosh Hodesh Elul DC".</span></span><br /></div></span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-72158209730353606492010-07-27T19:05:00.000-07:002010-07-27T19:07:49.692-07:00Save the Date<span style="font-size:130%;">Labor on the Bima - Sat. Aug 28</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">(the week **before** Labor day)</span><br /><br />Details coming soon...Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33680839.post-62279050301135845082010-07-20T10:32:00.000-07:002010-07-21T08:27:25.060-07:00Fri. night Zoo Minyan - July 30th<p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pop quiz -<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">QUESTION:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"> What happens on the Shabbat following TLS (Tikkun Leil Shabbat) with instruments?</span><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">ANSWER:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> Fri. night Zoo Minyan, of course!</span></span> </p><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Did you know that's our usual schedule?)</span><br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">So, it's been a while since we've had Shabbos together - hope you can come...<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">***** Next week - Fri. July 30th *****</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We'll have spirited </span>songful<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>Davening<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and delicious dinner (catered entrees from Sienna's). </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We'll be</span> in Woodley Park, at the home of Deborah & Shalom Flank<span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>We're seeking davenning<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> leaders, and there's always room for </span>davenning<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> treats, special </span>niggunim<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, etc., just write back to Fridays@ZooMinyan.org to volunteer.</span><br /></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />Please make a </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ZooDinner">donation</a> toward dinner and/or bring a potluck contribution (veggie/dairy) -- details below.<br /><br />---<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Details:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Next Friday night, July 30</span><br />Shmoozing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> plus set-up: 6:30pm</span><br />Rockin<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">' </span>Kabbalat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>Shabbat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> -- 7:00pm sharp!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Followed by </span>Ma'ariv<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, dinner, singing, </span>drashing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, more </span>shmoozing<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">....</span><br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">At the home of Deborah and Shalom Flank<br /></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For directions, check your Zoo mail, or email info@ZooMinyan.org.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ABOUT DINNER (it's not just a pot-luck!)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We will have main courses from </span>Siena's<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">! Kosher, lots of dairy plus at least one non-dairy option, all veggie, and all yummy! Vegetable lasagna, eggplant </span>parmesan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> -- send in your requests</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For </span>shabbat<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> dinner, the community provides some hearty entrees. You can:</span><br /><ol><li>Contribute to the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ZooDinner">kitty</a> to help pay for the entree AND / OR<br /></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bring a side dish, salad, or desert as a dairy / veggie pot-luck contribution.<br /></li></ol><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Don't worry about whether your kitchen is kosher (or “kosher enough”), everyone gets to contribute. But please be prepared to explain what's in your dish, to help people avoid allergy or </span>kashrut<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> issues.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you're worried about whether you'll be able to eat at Zoo </span>Minyan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, there is always a critical mass of pot-luck contributions with a </span>heksher<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> or cooked in </span>someone's<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>heksher<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-only kitchen. There are always </span>hekshered<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>challot<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and grape juice, plus the entree is </span>hekshered<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. And you'll get to know people as you ask who brought which dish.<br /><br />Questions? Ideas? Want to help? Need the address or directions? Write back to Fridays@ZooMinyan.org. </span><br /><br />Shabbos<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is coming!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-------</span><br /><br />For more FRIDAY NIGHT INFO, get all the details <a href="http://zoominyan.blogspot.com/2008/12/erev-shabbos.html">here</a>. And for upcoming Friday night dates & Shabbat Morning dates, check the Zoo Minyan<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Google calendar (yep, it's there, just to your left, top of the page) as updates unfold.</span>Zoo Minyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613107132572337402noreply@blogger.com0