The Seattle trio Uncle Bonsai performs original, contemporary folk/pop music at Temple Beth Sholom in Salem on Sunday, May 3, at 6:30 pm.
Tickets: $18 in advance, $22 at the door, $36 VIP tickets (preferred seating and wine/chocolate reception with the band after the concert).
From their website (http://www.unclebonsai.com/):
“A folk-pop trio from Seattle, performs funny original songs whose
exquisite musical detail and subtle needling wit attain a level of craft
not often seen in pop” — NY Times
The Seattle trio Uncle Bonsai performs original, contemporary folk/pop music. With their soaring and intricate 3-part vocal harmonies and biting humor, accompanied by only an acoustic guitar, Arni Adler, Patrice O’Neill, and Andrew Ratshin deliver poignantly unflinching portrayals of life, love, and a guy named Doug. The trio’s influences range from the Beatles to Stephen Sondheim. Some say Zappa cross-bred with Peter, Paul and Mary. Loudon Wainwright III, the Roches. Three tightly tiered and adhered voices, acoustic guitar. That’s it. Nearly naked folk-pop for everyone.”
Opening for Uncle Bonsai are award-winning singer-songwriters Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel from True North Band.
Learn to Write Poetry with Rabbi David
Rabbi David Zaslow will be teaching a poetry writing class in seven sessions beginning Tuesday, April 21. Rabbi Zaslow says, “The power of the metaphor is a portal to a higher reality.” Rabbi Zaslow is the recipient of the 1988 American Book Award for educational materials. He travelled the nation and taught teachers how to teach poetry in their elementary and high school classrooms. Today, as a rabbi he combines his understanding of the rhythm and imagery with a tilt toward the sacred. The course is geared toward those who already write poetry and with to take their writing to a deeper level, as well as the novice. In each class participants will write and have the option of sharing in an intimate space and safe space that Rabbi David creates. Seven Sessions on Tuesdays: April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 7-8:30 PM. Cost for the class is $155 , with $15 discount before April 7. Call 541-488-7716 to pre-register or for more information or visit www.havurahshirhadash.org. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.
Join us for our Mamash Learning class as we discuss and learn about subjects regarding Judaism. Our enriching classes will reflect the current holidays as well as going into other facets of Jewish life.
No class on April 8th, due to Passover.
Wednesday Night School at Shaarie Torah for Middle and High School students
Every Wednesday (except for major holidays) from 6:00 to 8:15
For more information email Dorice at education@shaarietorah.org
Join us as Professor Oren Kosansky reveals what the genizah of the old synagogue in Rabat, Morocco tells us about the Jewish relationship to the written word as well as the earlier generations of Moroccan Jews.
Oren Kosansky is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Lewis & Clark College, where he researches and teaches on topics related to Jewish culture and society in North Africa and the Middle East. As a Fulbright scholar in Morocco, which once was home to many Jews but now has a population of about 100, Dr. Kosansky discovered a genizah, which has become an important focus of his work since. As director of the Rabat Genizah Project, Dr. Kosansky brings together an international team of community representatives, scholars, archivists, and information technologists to develop a digital archive of Moroccan Jewish documents.
Prior to arriving in Portland, Dr. Kosansky was a fellow at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advance Jewish Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Recent publications include the book Jewish Studies at the Crossroads of Anthropology and History (co-editor) and the article The “Jewish Questions” in Postcolonial Moroccan Cinema, which appeared in the International Journal of Middle East Studies.
Book talk about how Debra Zaslow, storyteller and rabbetzin, brings her 103-year-old grandmother home to die with her family. Free. At the MJCC, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland. 503-244-0111.
Join a group of interested individuals to learn Talmud.
P’nai Or invites you to join Rabbi David Zaslow and Storyteller Debra Gordon Zaslow for “An evening of Interfaith Stories”
The Zaslows will weave stories from Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Buddhist traditions, with true tales of interfaith adventures. People from all walks of life are invited to laugh, cry and be inspired! Ra…bbi Zaslow says, “Through music, poetry, and stories our goal is to celebrate both the unique differences and commonalties between many faith traditions.”
Rabbi David Zaslow’s book, Jesus: First-Century Rabbi, was awarded the 2015 Book of the Year by the Church-Synagogue Library Association. He is the spiritual leader of the Havurah Synagogue in Ashland, Oregon.
Debra Zaslow is an acclaimed storyteller and author who travels nationwide as a performer and workshop leader. She is known for her unique blend of traditional stories with personal narrative. She is the author of Bringing Bubbe Home, A Memoir of Letting Go Through Love and Death.
Join us as the Men’s Club show their talent in cooking! Let’s appreciate our families with art, poems and good food
Learn to Write Poetry with Rabbi David
Rabbi David Zaslow will be teaching a poetry writing class in seven sessions beginning Tuesday, April 21. Rabbi Zaslow says, “The power of the metaphor is a portal to a higher reality.” Rabbi Zaslow is the recipient of the 1988 American Book Award for educational materials. He travelled the nation and taught teachers how to teach poetry in their elementary and high school classrooms. Today, as a rabbi he combines his understanding of the rhythm and imagery with a tilt toward the sacred. The course is geared toward those who already write poetry and with to take their writing to a deeper level, as well as the novice. In each class participants will write and have the option of sharing in an intimate space and safe space that Rabbi David creates. Seven Sessions on Tuesdays: April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 7-8:30 PM. Cost for the class is $155 , with $15 discount before April 7. Call 541-488-7716 to pre-register or for more information or visit www.havurahshirhadash.org. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.