Monday, May 6 Join us for Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments, during services at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. Help complete the counting of the omer and honor four of our teens who are being confirmed.
Keeping with the tradition of eating dairy to symbolize the "land flowing with milk and honey" that we were promised, the celebration will be followed by an ice cream and cheesecake social.
Friday, April 12 Hear member Terri Seiler describe her experiences volunteering on an Israel Defense Forces base during Shabbat evening services at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 19. Then stay for a Middle Eastern dinner and Israeli folk dancing. Teachers will be available to assist us in learning or relearning the dances.
Dinner will include baba ghanouj, hummus bi tahini, Moroccan fiery marinated olives, falafel, pita bread, tahini sauce, chopped tomato and cucumber salad, zhoug, pickled turnip and beet, tabbouleh, fattoush, and baked fruited rice pudding. Cost is $10. Please make your reservation to 724-8857 by Wednesday, April 17.
Thursday, April 4 
Our annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust) service will include the lighting of six memorial candles, readings and a recitation of names. Join us at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6, in the synagogue sanctuary to share in the mitzvah of zachor (remembrance).
Wednesday, March 27 Join us for a movie, discussion and light kosher Passover meal at 7:15 p.m. Friday, March 29 in the synagogue's social hall.
The Mortal Storm (1940), (1 hour, 40 min.) reveals how Hollywood ignored the rise of Hitler in Germany. In the summer of 1940 all that changed. As Europe was overrun and FDR ran for a third term, MGM released The Mortal Storm.
Why did MGM produce the film? Did the studio censor its own production? Could the film, uncensored, have made a difference for Europe's Jews?
UMD Professor Alexis Pogorelskin will introduce the film and lead a community discussion afterward. This event is open to the public. The cost of the film and dinner is $5.
To reserve your seat and dinner, please contact the synagogue office, 218-724-8857.
Feel free to come at 5:30 p.m. for Shabbat evening services led by DuSTY, our youth group.
Sunday, March 10 Come hear the Passover story retold, sing songs of celebration, and reflect on our freedom during Second Seder here on Tuesday, March 26.
The meal will include brisket or caponeta (the vegetarian entree), gefilte fish, mushroom and potato kugel, roasted vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, charoset, matzah, popovers and desserts. Cost is $16 for adults, $6 for children under 12. Reservations are required and should be made by March 21 by calling the Temple Office.
Anyone needing a place for First Seder or willing to host others who need a place, should also call the Temple Office.
And don't forget to dispose of or sell your chametz (leavened) foods before the start of the holiday. If you wish to take part in the tradition of selling your chametz, complete and mail the form at this link and bring it to Rabbi David Steinberg by Thursday, March 14. A donation of "wheat money" to the local food shelf or Mazon is sugggested.