Shabbat Morning Services followed by Daylong Winter Community Retreat

Date: 

Saturday, February 1, 2014, 10:00 am

Join us for OZ’s Second Annual Winter Retreat on Saturday, February 1.  We will have a chance to davven, eat, schmooze, sing, play, perform, learn, and celebrate Hannah Dresner’s Jan. 12 Smicha.  We’ll be meeting on Rosh Hodesh Adar.  The ancient rabbis said that when Adar enters, marbim b’simcha, joy increases!  This joyful day-long retreat is open to all, and you can join for all or part of the day.

Please RSVP to Dan Siegel at siegeldb@pacbell.net.

SCHEDULE

10am-12:15pm T’filah (Drash by Hannah Dresner)

12:15-1:30pm Vegetarian Potluck Lunch (Everyone Bring Lunch Item)

1:30-3:30 Unstructured Time for a Neighborhood Walk, Games, and Schmoozing

3:30-4:45 Two Discussion Choices: A Taste of Talmud with Rahel Smith; or Simcha Music: The Klezmer Revival from a Reconstructionist Perspective with Josh Wirtschafter

5:00-6:00 Seudah Shelishit (Third Meal) Teaching by Hannah Dresner in Honor of her Smicha, Including Chassidic Melodies for Shabbat's Leave-taking

6:00-6:15 Blessing Circle for Hannah

6:15-7:30 Dinner (prepared by Sara Sarasohn and Traci Siegel)

7:30-7:45 Havdalah

8-10 Cabaret: Music and Storytelling.  Don't be shy, as you are among friends!  Special opening performance by the JazzKleztet, a 10 piece band that includes Ben Stiegler and Dan Siegel

Location: 

St Alban's Episcopal Church
1501 Washington Ave
94706 Albany , CA
See map: Google Maps