Shabbat Dinner October 12, 2007

Want to explore Jewish identity?

~ Would you enjoy a no-experience-necessary Shabbat dinner?

~ Then this evening October 12 is for YOU!

Our topic . . . JEWISH AMBIVALENCE: WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Why are so many Jews ambivalent about being Jewish? There are lots of good reasons. Let's explore this together!

Join us to share a potluck dinner, eat, laugh, and learn. All are welcome.

Dates: Friday, October 12, 2007
Time: 6:15 PM

After gathering at 6:15, we'll continue with:
6:30 - Candle lighting and dinner
7:30 - Rabbi Bridget leads a lively discussion on Jewish Ambivalence: What's it All About?
8:15 - Dessert and schmoozing (time to hang out and chat)

Place: JGate's cozy home near El Cerrito Plaza and BART station

RSVP is required. Please contact Rabbi Bridget Wynne at JGate, (510) 559-8140, or rabbibridget@jgate.org, to make a reservation and get directions and your food assignment. If your schedule doesn't allow you to bring a dish to share, we offer you the option of contributing $7 toward the dinner.

For more info you can also go to www.jgate.org

JGate: Your Gateway to Jewish Life reaches out to all who seek connection to Jewish life and community, inviting you to join us for Shabbat dinners and holiday celebrations, salons on Judaism and social justice, Jewish learning opportunities, and rabbinic mentoring. We welcome singles, couples, and families, those in interfaith and multiracial relationships, Jews-by-Choice, adult children of interfaith families, members of the LGBT community, and people of color . . . We are ready to help you make the Jewish connections you want.

Official Website: http://www.jgate.org/events