Mark Your Calendar for Ofer Goren’s Performance in Great Falls on May 3 at the Bethel!
By Stephen Boyd
On May 3rd Ofer Goren is coming to great falls to put a free program on for us!
Ofer Goren is a professional Israeli Mime. He does single person mime shows. They involve situation comedies based on stories from the Bible and on everyday life.
The last time we had him in great falls was in 2010. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but he was hilarious!
He doesn’t speak very much English, basically none at all, but he understands it fairly well and he has no problem communicating back by pantomiming! His program is largely audience participation, and calls on the audience to help him with his acts. The really fun thing is, you get exactly what he is doing and then “mime” along!
I really hope to see many, many people there this performance. He is always a lot of fun. He will be performing at the Bethel at 7PM. Hope to see you there!
P.S. Due to an unexpected house guest, I will be unable to house him for the night and need another host. Does anyone else have a room available that night? He is an extremely gracious guest.
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THE NIGHT AFTER SEDER
‘Twas the night after Seder, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The matzah, the farfel, the charoset I ate,
After both the Sedarim, had gone to my waist.
When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
When I walked over to shul (less a walk than a lumber),
I remembered the marvelous meals I’d prepared;
The turkey with gravy, the beef nicely rared,
The wine and the matzo balls, the Migdal pareve cheese
The way I’d never said, “I’ve had enough; no more, if you please.”
As I tied myself into my apron again
I spied my reflection and disgustedly, then —
I said to myself, “you’re such a weak wimp”,
“You can’t show up at shul resembling a blimp!”
So–away with the last of the meatballs so sweet ,
Get rid of the turkey, chopped liver and meat.
Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
“Till all the additional ounces have vanished.
I won’t have any more macaroons from the box,
I can’t wait til next week. (Ah, the bagels and lox.)
I won’t have any luxion, farfel or p’chah,
I’ll munch on a carrot or wire shut my own jaw.
It’s a three day yom tov and shabbas is still
Ahead of me with another fleshiks meal to fulfill.
If I have to cook one more chicken, I think I will riot.
So a zisn pesach to you all and to all a good diet!
So, when is Pesach next year?
Beware! This post has math.
The Wired Science blog has a great post up today on how to calculate the first day of Passover given the Julian date and the Hebrew year. You can read the post here.
The formula to calculate the civil/Julian date for Passover, given any particular Hebrew year Y, is below:
Beth Shalom Summer Camp for Older Youth
Shalom!
It’s that time of year again – planning summer for your kids. This year, we are pleased to announce that Congregation Beth Shalom will again be hosting a summer camp for youth 11-18. Please forward this email on to other parents I might have missed.
August 13-17 is for young people 11-18 and is open to youths all over Montana. Jenny Rassaby is coordinating this camp, which is designed for an older group of Jewish kids, providing them with an enriching opportunity to meet with peers, learn more about their Jewish culture, heritage and traditions and have fun! Participants from outside Bozeman will stay with their Beth Shalom peers and their families. For more information, and to register, contact Jenny Rassaby at rassabies@gmail.com, or phone 406 579 3846.
The camp is $175 for the week, including food and other costs.
Registration forms are attached. Forms are due to Beth Shalom by July 1.
Camp Signup form: BSyouthcamp_signup_form_2012
SOME PASSOVER SONGS
(Sung to the tune of “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music)
Cleaning and cooking and so many dishes
Out with the hametz, no pasta, no knishes
Fish that’s gefillted, horseradish that stings
These are a few of our Passover things.
Matzah and karpas and chopped up haroset
Shankbones and kiddish and yiddish neuroses
Tante who kvetches and uncle who sings
These are a few of our Passover things.
Motzi and maror and trouble with Pharoahs
Famines and locusts and slaves with wheelbarrows
Matzah balls floating and eggshell that clings
These are a few of our Passover things.
When the plagues strike
When the lice bite
When we’re feeling sad
We simply remember our Passover things
And then we don’t feel so bad.
Elijah
(Sung to the tune of “Maria”)
Elijah!
I just saw the prophet Elijah.
And suddenly that name
Will never sound the same to me.
Elijah!
He came to our seder
Elijah!
He had his cup of wine,
But could not stay to dine
This year–
Elijah!
For your message all Jews are waiting:
That the time’s come for peace and not hating–
Elijah–
Next year we’ll be waiting.
Elijah!
The Seder Plate Song
(Sung to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”)
(By Dan Ochman)
Shank bone on my Seder plate
Helps to make the Seder great
Charoset and some wine to sip
Don’t forget the greens to dip
Bitter herbs and an egg complete
our Seder plate so now let’s eat!
Pharoh, Pharoh
(Sung to the tune of “Louie, Louie”)
CHORUS:
Pharaoh, Pharaoh
Oh baby! Let my people go! HUH!
Oy oy oy oy oy oy!
Pharaoh, Pharaoh
Oh baby! Let my people go! HUH!
A burnin’ bush told me just the other day
That I should come over here and stay.
Gotta get my people outta Pharaoh’s hands
Gotta lead my people to the Promised Land.
CHORUS
The Nile turned to blood! There were darkened black skies!
Gnats and frogs! There were locusts and flies!
The first born died, causing Egypt to grieve,
Finally Pharaoh said, “Y’all can leave!”
CHORUS
Me and my people goin’ to the Red Sea
Pharaoh’s army’s comin’ after me.
I raised my rod, stuck it in the sand
All of G-d’s people walked across the dry land.
CHORUS
Pharaoh’s army was a comin’ too.
So what you think that I should do?
Well, I raised my rod and I cleared my throat
And all of Pharaoh’s army did the dead man’s float.
CHORUS
Coda:
Pharaoh, Pharaoh
Oh baby! Let my people go! HUH!
Oy oy oy oy oy oy!
Pharaoh, Pharaoh
Oh baby! Let my people go! HUH!
I said, we gotta go.
I said, we gotta go now.
Let’s go!
Mark Your Calendar for Beth Shalom Summer Camp in Bozeman!
For the second year, Congregation Beth Shalom in Bozeman will be hosting a Montana Youth Summer Camp for Jewish youth, 12 years old and up. This year, the camp will be during the week of August 13 -17, with arrivals on Sunday afternoon at the Rassaby home. Camp counselors will be provided by the Israeli outreach group Soultrain.
For more information, contact Camp Director Jenny Rassaby Ryan at rassabies@gmail.com.
Reminder: Pesach Community Seder Reservations due by March 30
Pesach is just around the corner! You are invited to our community Pesach seder. If you are coming, please get in your reservation by Friday, March 30.
You can fill in an online reservation here. You can also just send an email to Laura Weiss, president@aitzchaim.com. Make your reservation today!
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