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April 21, 2008
MAY EVENTS AT SYNAGOGUE IN NAPA
The public is invited to special events at Congregation Beth Sholom on May 1, 2, 8 and 16.
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah in Hebrew) will take place on Thursday, May 1 beginning at 6:45 p.m. at Congregation Beth Sholom at 1455 Elm Street in Napa (94558). The guest speaker will be Gloria Hollander-Lyon; born in Hungary, she will tell about her survival in seven Nazi concentration camps before being liberated by the Swedish Red Cross in May 1945. Her talk and the event are appropriate for families and children (12 years and older). This special event will have music, prayers and the names of Napa Valley families’ relatives who were victims of the Nazis. There will be light refreshments and there is no charge to attend nor are RSVPs necessary.
Holocaust Remembrance Day was established by the Israeli Parliament in 1951 to commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto uprising and in general, to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust by Jewish communities and individuals worldwide.
The full name of the memorial is Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah (meaning Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and the Heroism). Since the early 1960s, the sound of a siren on Yom Hashoah stops traffic and pedestrians throughout the State of Israel for two minutes of silent remembrance. Jews in North America observe Yom Hashoah within synagogues as well as in the broader Jewish community. Commemorations range from synagogue services to community vigils and educational programs.
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On Friday May 2 at 7:30 p.m., the Oneg Shabbat (the refreshments following the Shabbat service) will be sponsored by The Jewish Historical Society of Napa Valley. Rabbi Oren Postrel will lead the service and there will be special readings by members of The Jewish Historical Society. The public is welcome; there is no charge and there will be refreshments following the service.
Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, commemorates the declaration of independence in Israel in 1948. There will be celebrations all over the U.S. and the San Francisco Bay Area. Congregation Beth Sholom and The Jewish Historical Society of Napa invite the public to attend an Israeli Independence Day event on Thursday, May 8, at the synagogue, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The celebration---A Taste of Israel---will include the performance of Henry Michalski’s original stage play, This Is Your Life, Israel! and Zoe Kahn will interview Israeli pioneer and kibbutznik Bunny Goldstein. The evening will include lively celebrations, music, Israeli dancing, refreshments and a birthday cake with 60 candles. There is no charge and the public is welcome to attend.
Congregation Beth Sholom’s next all-music services will take place on May 16 and June 13; always at 6:30 p.m.
Congregation Beth Sholom of Napa Valley traces its origins to Napa’s Jewish community which met in homes during World War II and then was formally founded in 1953. In 2002, Congregation Beth Sholom established itself as a Reform Congregation, affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. Today the Congregation is a busy Jewish community, with Sunday School and Hebrew School for children and a wide assortment of events and classes for all members. Events are listed at www.cbsnapa.org. Services are offered every Friday night; Saturday morning services take place on the third Saturday of each month: please check www.cbsnapa.org for times. Congregation Beth Sholom is located at 1455 Elm Street in Napa. You do not have to be a member of the synagogue to attend services: all are welcome.
More information about Holocaust Memorial Day: USHMM.org
More information about Yom HaAtzma’ut click here.
Napa, CA--April 21, 2008
Posted by fortna at April 21, 2008 10:41 AM
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