Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Shabbat
February 28 14 Adar No BIRS -- Mid-Winter Break 09:30AM Shaharit Service and Megilla Reading Room: Sanctuary 11:15AM Purim Seudah Brunch, and Talent Show Our Purim celebration continues on Sunday! In the morning there will be a shaharit service at 9:30am with a megilla reading followed by a talent show brunch at 11:15am. RSVP's are required for the Seudah Brunch so enough food is prepared. Email office@bethisrael-aa.org with those attending. During the brunch we’ll turn to our fellow members to entertain us with their amazing talents. Singers, jugglers, musicians, magicians and anyone else with a talent to showcase is invited to dazzle and delight in our talent show. Email programs@bethisrael-aa.org or call 769-1651 to let Jake know you’d like to perform and if you have any special set up needs. Room: Social Hall 12:30PM Pickup of Purim Baskets for Mishloach Manot Deliveries. The baskets will be in the Staff room next to the chapel on the lower level.	March 1 15 Adar BIRS Resumes 6:00PM-8:30PM Keshet Hebrew Classes Room: 2010 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 2. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 5. Room: GSAC Rm 1	March 2 16 Adar 6:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1	March 3 17 Adar 12:00PM Lunch and Learn: "In the Beginning ...." Rabbi Blumenthal will look at the creation narratives from our Torah as well as stories from other cultures. We will address the role such stories play in forming a community's identity, and discuss the importance of these stories in context with the scientific understanding of evolution. (1st of 2 sessions) Room: 2010 1:45PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 2. Room: GSAC Rm 4 4:15PM School Event Room: Large Social Hall 7:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 1. Room: GSAC Rm 5	March 4 18 Adar 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 4. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM From Beth Israel to Broadway Meeting Room: Library	March 5 19 Adar Light candles at 6:11 p.m. 10:00AM Funeral for Jeanne Berkowitz Room: Sanctuary 6:00PM Friday Evening Shabbat Service Room: Sanctuary	March 6 20 Adar Parasha: Ki Tisa Shabbat Parah 7:30PM A Shiva minyan will be held at the Berkowitz home (3005 Exmoor, 48104).
March 7 21 Adar 09:30AM 7th/8th Grade trip to the Holocaust Museum. 09:30AM Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Series Meeting #3: Yad Project Room: Small Social Hall 09:30AM-3:30PM Beth Israel Red Cross Blood Drive, serving fresh baked cookies and hot chocolate. Room: Large Social Hall 10:00AM Social Action Committee Room: New Conference Room 12:15PM Kids Kiddush Planning Meeting Room: New Conference Room 5:00PM Evening Minyan in the Beth Israel chapel, Austin St. Entrance. (A separate shiva minyan will also be held at the Berkowitz home at 7:30 p.m.) 7:30PM A Shiva minyan will be held at the Berkowitz home (3005 Exmoor, 48104).	March 8 22 Adar No BIRS - No AAPS 6:00PM-8:30PM Keshet Hebrew Classes Room: 2010 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 2. Room: GSAC Rm 1 7:30PM A Shiva minyan will be held at the Berkowitz home (3005 Exmoor, 48104). 8:00PM Study at Starbuck's -- postponed until March 23. Details 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 5. Room: GSAC Rm 1	March 9 23 Adar 6:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1 7:00PM Yom Hazikaron Planning Meeting Room: 2010 8:00PM Education Committee Room: Library	March 10 24 Adar 12:00PM Lunch and Learn: "In the Beginning ...." Rabbi Blumenthal will look at the creation narratives from our Torah as well as stories from other cultures. We will address the role such stories play in forming a community's identity, and discuss the importance of these stories in context with the scientific understanding of evolution. (2nd of 2 sessions) Room: 2010 1:45PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 2. Room: GSAC Rm 5 7:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 1. Room: GSAC Rm 5 8:00PM Judaism 101: Conservative Judaism Room: Small Social Hall	March 11 25 Adar 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 4. Room: GSAC Rm 1	March 12 26 Adar Light candles at 6:20 p.m. 6:00PM Friday Evening Shabbat Service Room: Sanctuary	March 13 27 Adar Parasha: Vayakhel-Pekudei Shabbat HaChodesh Mevarchim HaChodesh 09:30AM Shabbat Morning 6th Grade Session 09:30AM Shabbat Services Room: Sanctuary 11:00AM Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Group Room: New Conference Room 11:00AM Kehillat Shabbat for 1st through 5th Graders. The theme this month is “Happy Holidays from Purim to Pesach." Led by Gabe Pachter. Room: Room 12 11:15AM Celebrate Shabbat with songs and stories at Tot Shabbat! Children 5 and under and their parents or special friends are invited to Tot Shabbat led by Peretz Hirshbein. Tot Shabbat is an interactive, fun Shabbat experience for our youngest members! Tot Shabbat meets downstairs in Room 15. Following our Tot Shabbat celebration, all families are invited to stay for Kiddush upstairs. 8:00PM "From Beth Israel to Broadway" a spectacular musical theater event and fundrasier with theater students from the University of Michigan...and dessert reception - honoring long time member and past Board president, Carol Finerman. $54 raffle. First Place Prize is a Trip to New York City for two people to see either the Lion King, Wicked or In the Heights,including air transportation, back stage tour, and $300 cash. You do not need to be present to win. Event tickets will be sold through Friday, March 12 at 3:00 p.m. No tickets will be sold at the door. Room: Social Hall
March 14 28 Adar 09:45AM Mussar Study Group Room: New Conference Room 10:00AM First Grade Model Seder Room: Large Social Hall 12:00PM Beth Israel Garden planning meeting Room: 2010 Youth Lounge Details	March 15 29 Adar 6:00PM-8:30PM Keshet Hebrew Classes Room: 2010 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 2. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Women's Study Group. Details 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 5. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM College Link Packing Room: Small Social Hall	March 16 1 Nisan 6:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1	March 17 2 Nisan 12:00PM Lunch and Learn: "What I Did Over My Sabbatical." Rabbi Dobrusin will discuss his sabbatical experiences and share some of the writing he has been working on during his months away. He will also teach from the texts that he has been studying over this time. (1st of 2 sessions) Room: 2010 1:45PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 2. Room: GSAC Rm 5 7:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 1. Room: GSAC Rm 5 8:00PM Judaism 101: Conservative Judaism Room: Large Social Hall	March 18 3 Nisan 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 4. Room: GSAC Rm 1	March 19 4 Nisan Light candles at 7:28 p.m. 6:00PM Friday Evening Shabbat Service 7:00PM Friday Night Community Shabbat Dinner. Chicken lemon rice soup, Israeli salad, chicken shawarma, Israeli couscous with cumin, honey and almonds, honey glazed carrots, and rice pudding with cinnamon and pistachios. $14.00 per person. Children 3 and under are free. Catered by Chef Cari KosheR Catering in Oak Park. Payment confirms reservation (no money or checks may be accepted due to Shabbat). Room: Small Social Hall 8:00PM Rosenberg Scholar in Residence Weekend with Burton Visotzky (see CV below) Mar. 19 - 21. "THE DYSTFUNCTIONAL FAMILY AS MORAL EXEMPLAR" Details	March 20 5 Nisan Parasha: Vayikra 09:30AM Shabbat Service, followeed by Kiddish Luncheon and Lecture by with Burton Visotzky Room: Sanctuary 12:00PM Kiddush Luncheon, preceding Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence Lecture. Room: Social Hall 12:30PM Rosenberg Scholar in Residence Burton Visotzky presents: "ISAAC UNBOUND" Free and open to the general community. Jusaism, Christianity and Islam all put the sotry of the binding of Abraham's son at the heart of their religious identity. We will study the texts of all three religous traditions and discuss their implications for current events. Details 6:30PM Shabbat Mincha Service 7:30PM CAIRO TO QATAR AND BEYOND – JEWISH-MUSLIM DIALOGUE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS: ONE RABBI’S EXPERIENCES. presented by Burton Visotzky, Ph.D. Rosenberg Scholar-in-Residence. Room: Large Social Hall Details
March 21 6 Nisan BIRS Read-a-Thon ends -- extended 1 week from March 14. 09:30AM Executive Committee Meeting 09:30AM MOSES GOES TO HOLLYWOOD,” presented by Burton Visotzky. Ph.D. Session includes breakfast. There is no charge. 11:00AM-12:00PM "Moses Goes to Hollywood," presented by Burton Visotsky. For BIRS 8th and 9th Graders. Room: Large Social Hall 12:15PM Final Staff Meeting/Staff Appreciation for entire BIRS staff Room: Large Social Hall	March 22 7 Nisan 4:15PM-5:45PM Kadima Chocolate Seder Room: 2010 Youth Lounge Details 6:00PM-8:30PM Keshet Hebrew Classes Room: 2010 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 2. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 5. Room: GSAC Rm 1	March 23 8 Nisan 6:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Study at Starbuck's -- rescheduled from March 8. Details 8:00PM Yom Hazikaron Planning Committee. Room: New Conference Room	March 24 9 Nisan Last Day BIRS Before Pesach Vacation 12:00PM Lunch and Learn: "What I Did Over My Sabbatical." Rabbi Dobrusin will discuss his sabbatical experiences and share some of the writing he has been working on during his months away. He will also teach from the texts that he has been studying over this time. (2nd of 2 sessions) Room: 2010 1:45PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 2. Room: GSAC Rm 5 4:15PM 2nd-5th Grade Pesach Program Room: Social Hall 7:00PM Reading Biblical Hebrew 1. Room: GSAC Rm 5 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin St. Entrance. Following the service, Rabbi Dobrusin will be available to conduct the sale of hametz,in preparation for Pesach. 8:00PM Judaism 101: Conservative Judaism Room: Large Social Hall 8:00PM Board Meeting Room: Small Social Hall	March 25 10 Nisan 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1 7:30PM Evening Minyan, Austin St. Entrance. Following the service, Rabbi Dobrusin will be available to conduct the sale of hametz,in preparation for Pesach. 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 4. Room: GSAC Rm 1	March 26 11 Nisan Light candles at 7:36 p.m. Clean out offices and New Conference Room for Passover. 6:00PM Friday Evening Shabbat Service	March 27 12 Nisan Parasha: Tzav Shabbat HaGadol 09:00AM Shabbat Limmud: Rabbi Dobrusin will lead a discussion of Jewish texts on the subject of "Slavery in Jewish Law and Tradition." Pesach is an ideal time to discuss the issue of slavery both past and present, and to consider how our ancestors' experience has affected Jewish law and philosophy over the centuries. Room: Library 09:30AM Shabbat Services Room: Sanctuary 11:15PM Celebrate Shabbat with songs and stories at Tot Shabbat! Children 5 and under and their parents or special friends are invited to Tot Shabbat led by Jessica Kander. Tot Shabbat is an interactive, fun Shabbat experience for our youngest members! Tot Shabbat meets downstairs in Room 15. Following our Tot Shabbat celebration, all families are invited to stay for Kiddush upstairs.
March 28 13 Nisan No BIRS No BIRS -- Pesach Vacation 11:00AM-12:00PM Rabbi Dobrusin will be available to conduct the sale of hametz, in preparation for Pesach.	March 29 14 Nisan First Seder (In Evening) No BIRS -- Pesach Vacation. Mincha and Maariv services are not held on Seder Nights. 07:00AM Taanit Bechorot (fast of the first born). Shaharit Service and Siyyum (the conclusion of the study of a traditional Jewish text) followed by a hametz breakfast at the Garfunkel-Schteingart Activity Center. Room: 2010 Youth Lounge	March 30 15 Nisan Pesach 1 No Mincha and Maariv Services are held on Seder nights. 09:30AM Passover Shaharit Services Room: Sanctuary	March 31 16 Nisan Pesach 2 No BIRS -- Pesach Vacation 09:30AM Pasover Shaharit Service Room: Sanctuary 7:30PM Passover Mincha Service	April 1 17 Nisan Pesach 3 7:00PM Conversational Hebrew 3. Room: GSAC Rm 1 8:00PM Conversational Hebrew 4. Room: GSAC Rm 1	April 2 18 Nisan Pesach 4 Light candles at 7:44 p.m. 6:00PM Friday Evening Shabbat Service Room: Small Social Hall	April 3 19 Nisan Pesach 5 09:00AM Shabbat Limmud: Rabbi Dobrusin will lead a discussion of Jewish texts on the subject of "Slavery in Jewish Law and Tradition." Pesach is an ideal time to discuss the issue of slavery both past and present, and to consider how our ancestors' experience has affected Jewish law and philosophy over the centuries. Room: Library 09:30AM Shabbat Services Room: Sanctuary
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Shabbat

Daily Minyan: Sunday 5 p.m.. Mon. – 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.