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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Morning minyan times at our local congregations

Morning Minyan Times At Our Local Congregations 
Congregations also offer Friday evening services and will, in addition, respond to requests for minyanim at dates/ times other than advertised.

Your participation in minyanim is appreciated.



 Tifereth Israel Synagogue (Conservative) convenes morning services  Saturdays at 9 am and schedules minyanim also on Sundays at 9 am, and Tuesdays at 7 am.  For details, contact 515.255.1137.

Beth El Jacob Synagogue (Orthodox) offers morning mechitza minyanim seven days a week. Shabbos services, Saturdays at 9:30 am;  Sundays, 9 am; Mondays and Thursdays, 6:45 am; Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 am. Rosh Chodesh: 6:45 am; Chagim: 9 am;  Rotation of  venue of Friday evening services ( 20 minutes after candle lighting) between Beth El Jacob Synagogue and the Judaic Resource Center of Iowa. For details, contact 515.274-1551.

Judaic Resource Center of Iowa (Chabad) holds Shabbos services on Saturdays at 10 am.  Will organize other mechitza minyanim upon request.  Rotation of  venue of Friday evening services ( 20 minutes after candle lighting) between the Judaic Resource Center and Beth El Jacob Synagogue. For details, contact 515 277-1770.

 Temple B'nai Jeshurun (Reform) hold morning services on Saturdays at 10 am.  Services Friday evening at 6 pm.  For details, contact 515-274-4679. 
 
Ames Jewish Congregation (Reform) holds Friday evening Shabbat services and once monthly, Friday and Saturday morning services are conducted by the rabbi. For details, contact 515-233-137 or e-mail ajciowa@gmail.com.


                                                                

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Monday, November 14, 2011

Son of Hamas founding member: "Israel is not the problem."



Mosab Hassan Yousef:  "The Palestinians spent more than 60 years trying to destroy the State of Israel, not trying to build a Palestinian state."

Source:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLnHzLNuT-M&feature=share   Mosab Hassan Yousef speaks in English on the video.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Tues., Nov. 15, 7 pm Screening of 'Judeophobia'

The first-run film Unleashed: Judeophobia which is about the rise and focus of modern anti-Semitism will be screened 7:00 pm , Tuesday, November 15 at Temple B'nai Jeshurun, 51 St and Grand Ave in Des Moines.  Q&A after the showing.   Sponsored by JFed Forum, JCRC of the Jewish Federation, and Temple B'nai Jeshurun.

Trailer:


Source:  http://youtu.be/yGkuftsbDiU

The term Judeophobia was coined in 1882 by a medical doctor, Leo Pinsker, who likened Judeophobia to a hereditary disease.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Iran in the news

UN agency report concludes Iran is working on advanced nuclear warhead - Guardian


 http://bit.ly/vT1WEU

Thursday, November 3, 2011

IAI Upcoming Events: Des Moines forum at TI; Crossroads luncheon

From: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa [mailto:info@interfaithallianceiowa.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:43 AM

 

 

Please forward to your network. Thank you!

 

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SAVE THE DATE

Interfaith Alliance president to visit Des Moines

 

Speaking at public events in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, president of Interfaith Alliance,  will be in Iowa on November 30 and December 1 to discuss the dangers our country faces as politics and religion become increasingly intertwined.

 

 

 

DES MOINES

Rev. Gaddy will speak at a public forum at Tifereth Israel Synagogue, 924 Polk Blvd in Des Moines on Thursday, December 1 at 7 PM. The event is free and open to the public.

 

 

REV. DR. C. WELTON GADDY

Author of over 20 books, including First Freedom First: A Citizen’s Guide to Protecting Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State, the Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy leads the national non-partisan grassroots and educational organization, Interfaith Alliance.

Dr. Gaddy hosts the weekly State of Belief radio program, where he explores the role of religion in the life of the nation by illustrating the vast diversity of beliefs in America, while exposing and critiquing both the political manipulation of religion for partisan purposes and the religious manipulation of government for sectarian purposes.

Dr. Gaddy provides regular commentary to the national media on issues relating to religion and politics. Some of his appearances include MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Rachel Maddow Show, NBC’s Evening News and Dateline, PBS’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly and The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, ABC’s World News Tonight, and CNN’s The World Today with Wolf Blitzer.

Personally, I appreciate Welton Gaddy’s courageous leadership of the Interfaith Alliance. He continues to… give people of faith a strong voice of reason in public discussions … and the proper role of religion in the life of the nation.

– Walter Cronkite

 

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Crossroads: A Project about Civility

A monthly gathering of Interfaith Alliance of Iowa.  An opportunity to learn and to participate in civil dialogue.

 

Presenter:                Ambassador Mary Kramer

 

Subject:                    How did we get so rude?

Mary E. Kramer is deeply committed to bringing civility back as the norm in our society.  Ambassador Kramer is part of the Advisory Committee of the Better Together—Creating Community through Civility project in Des Moines.

 

She served in the Iowa Senate beginning in 1991 and was elected President of the Senate in 1997.  From 2003 – 2007 she served as U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. 

 

Ambassador Kramer has served on the Board of the Directors many professional and community organizations.  In 2009, Kramer was inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame.

 

Her first book, “More Than a Walk on the Beach; Confessions of an Unlikely Diplomat” was published in the fall of 2010. 

 

 

Date:                        Friday, November 18

o   Time:        11:45 – 1:00 p.m.

o   Location:  Plymouth Congregational Church, Waveland Hall, 4126 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines

 

Reservations are necessary to attend Crossroads and are due Tuesday, November 15. The cost is $10.

Please call 515-279-8715 or email info@interfaithallianceiowa.org

 

 

 

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Interfaith Alliance of Iowa

PO Box 41086

Des Moines, IA 50311

(515) 279-8715

info@interfaithallianceiowa.org

www.interfaithallianceiowa.org

 

 

Founded in 1996, the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa is a non-partisan organization working to protect both faith and freedom in Iowa. We believe it is imperative that, in a healthy democracy, respect is shown for the religious freedom and beliefs of every person and that this is best promoted by maintaining a healthy separation between church and state.

 

Our beliefs intersect with many issues of civic life and public policy including support of separation of church and state, strong public education, marriage equality, economic justice, and judicial independence. We promote civility as the best means to make a difference and because it matters.