Location: Temple Beth El Jewish Community Center Social Hall. Free Event For Women Only / Donations Appreciated. Members & Non-Members Welcome. 6 PM: VEGAN POTLUCK: Vegan is vegetables, fruit, grains, nuts & beans. (No animal products.) 7:30 PM: "A SACRED DUTY": Applying Jewish Values To Help Heal the World - (1 hour) This documentary reminds us that it is our sacred duty to apply Jewish teachings to how we obtain food, use natural resources, protect animals and the environment. While reducing our impact on the planet, we may find moral, ethical and sustainable solutions, from Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist points of view. Award winning cinematographer, Lionel Friedberg includes interviews with Rabbis, Jewish Scientists, Israeli Environmentalists and Activists, with sacred texts read by Theodore Bikel. Some scenes contain graphic content that will hopefully inspire a thought provoking discussion with Rabbi Paula Marcus, following the film. ART EXHIBIT: "Women, Trees, Food & Animals" by Dominique Blanchard, Russell Brutsche, David Fleming, Jill Gibson, Donna Giubbini, Karen Kaplan, Jeanne Manss, Peggy Marketello, Judy Miller, Irina Parfenova, Bruce Telopa, Boris Tyomkin, Philip Wankier & Mary Warshaw. MUSIC: We will end the evening with live music and singing, led by Rabbi Paula Marcus. Please print a favorite vegan recipe to share with the group or e-mail it to Karen Kaplan. Please RSVP by January 3. Call: 335-3342 (11 AM - 11 PM), E-mail: kaplanks@hotmail.com Event Organizers: Karen Kaplan, Shirley Ginzburg & Rabbi Paula Marcus
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