THRU YOU PRINCESS
DIRECTOR: Ido Haar – ISRAEL
The Israeli musician and artist Kutiman rose to fame with his “Thru You” project, which mashes up samples from You Tube clips featuring amateur musicians. Samantha, a nurse in New Orleans, uploads her songs and candid video diaries, hoping for an audience. Director Ido Haar documents her attempt to make it in the music scene in her hometown and mixes these scenes with footage of Kutiman at home on a kibbutz, watching Samantha online, singing her a cappella vocals and sampling them in a video. Samantha couldn’t possibly imagine that halfway around the world, there’s someone who is about to expand her audience to numbers beyond her wildest dreams. (80 mins.)
A weekly story hour for young families with music and PJ Library books!
WEDDING DOLL
DIRECTOR: Nitzan Gilady – ISRAEL
Winner of the Best Israeli Debut Feature and Best Actress (Assi Levi) at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Wedding Doll is set in a small town in southern Israel’s Negev desert. Hagit, a young woman with a mild mental disability, works in a toilet paper factory and lives with her mother, Sarah, a divorcée who has given up her life for her daughter. Hagit is obsessed with romantic fantasies and spends her evenings making bridal gowns from paper she gets at the factory. Hungering for a life on her own, when Hagit embarks on her first romantic relationship she tries to keep it a secret from her mother. (82 mins.)
View film’s trailer HERE.
Join us for a weekly story hour for young families with PJ Library stories, crafts and music!
Join PJ Library as we bring back Yad b’Yad with Kim Schneiderman! Inter generational singing and stories at Cedar Sinai Park.
A weekly story hour for young families with music & PJ Library books!
No story hour on April 29th.
Hineinu-We are Here!
And YOU are invited to join us for a very special evening.
Friday, February 26th
5:00 – 6:00 PM Wine, appetizers, and conversation
6:00 – 7:00 PM Musical Shabbat service led by your clergy and musical guests from our own CBI community
7:00 – ? Fabulous Oneg and time to learn more about Hineinu and each other
Become part of our temple’s remarkable future and learn how you can add your own unique talents for strengthening and building relationships within our CBI family.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Come add your voice to the chorus of voices at Shaarie Torah as we welcome Shabbat together. Spirited singing, prayers in Hebrew and English, raucous noise and peaceful silence – everything you need to open the gates of Shabbat
Every fourth Friday of the month. A wonderful oneg will follow!
FREE Childcare provided!!!
Did you know Judaism has its own guided path toward spiritual development and self-understanding? It is called Mussar, and it is an approach of self-awareness, self-understanding and personal development that is grounded in both deep reflection on Jewish texts and on spiritual practices that guide us toward greater control over our thinking and behaviors. We will look at modern and ancient texts as we seek to strengthen our ability to live our lives guided by our highest selves on the path towards greater spiritual health, healthier relationships and a deeper Jewish understanding of how we can live out our higher purpose.