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			1 Kosher Food Bank Event Kosher Food Bank Event JFS is offering a special Food Bank opportunity for families who keep a kosher kitchen. A representative from Seattle's Va'ad Harabanim will be present on-site earlier in the day to oversee the set up of the food items to be offered. Expect to take home 20 pounds or more of groceries including perishables. Wednesdays: January 9, February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, 2013 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Polack Food Bank Located at the JFS Main Office 1601 16th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122 Advance registration required for each event. Contact Jana Prothman at (206) 861-3174 or jprothman@jfsseattle.org Download the flier	2 "Can We Talk?" POSTPONED "Can We Talk?" POSTPONED POSTPONED Staying Close & Connected as a Couple This series of workshops focuses on patterns of communication that facilitate being supportive and accepting of each other. Drawing on research from the Gottman Institute, Theresa Epstein, LICSW, will share specific tools and ideas. Couples of all ages and backgrounds are welcome! Thursdays: May 2, 9, 30 & June 6 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Held at JFS, 1601 16th Ave., Seattle Advance registration is required for the series. $80/couple. Scholarships available. Contact Leonid Orlov, (206) 861-8784 or familylife@jfsseattle.org Download the Can We Talk PDF flier	3	4
5 Israel at 65 Israel at 65 Learn culture and traditions and have a blast on a 24-foot rock climbing wall and inflatable surf rider. Grab a passport and travel through Israel: •Make chocolate in Natzrat Illit •Hit the big waves in Haifa •Take your photo in Kibbutz Dgania •Face paint in Tel Aviv •Write notes to put in the Kotel in Jerusalem •Crush grapes in Rishon Lezion •Make bath salts in Yam Hamelach •Climb Mount Masada •Work out IDF-style in Ktziot •Make herbal tea and pita bread in a Bedouin tent in the Negev •Make colored sand bottles in Eliat Sunday: May 5 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. SJCC Mercer Island 3801 East Mercer Way Mercer Island Download the Eplore Israel event PDF flier Register now! Jewish Family Service is a proud sponsor of this event, brought to you by the Stroum Jewish Community Center, Temple De Hirsch Sinai and the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.	6	7 Positive Discipline Positive Discipline Reducing Power Struggles with Positive Discipline Positive discipline is a time-tested strategy that builds parent confidence and a smoother family life! Positive discipline guides children in a context of mutual respect, using methods that are firm and kind, and come from both common sense and research. Facilitated by Sarina Behar Natkin, LICSW, Certified Positive Discipline Parent Trainer, Parent Coach and co-founder of GROW Parenting. Best for parents with children 2-12 years old. Parents are welcome to attend one, some or all of the series. Tuesdays: 6:15 - 8:45 p.m. Held at JFS, Seattle May 7: Reducing Power Struggles with Positive Discipline May 21: Family Meetings: Finding Solutions Together $20/session per person. Advance payment for the series secures one free session! Advance registration required. Financial assistance is available. Contact Marjorie Schnyder, (206) 861-3146 or familylife@jfsseattle.org Download the Positive Discipline PDF Flier	8	9 Inside a U.S. Embassy Inside a U.S. Embassy Thursday: May 9 • 10:30 a.m. - Noon As a Foreign Service officer for 34 years Jonathan Bensky served in eight different posts, mostly as a Commercial Officer in embassies. Jonathan will discuss the nuts and bolts of an embassy: its structure, organization and its different responsibilities all the while charming you with stories of life in the Foreign Service. Temple B'nai Torah 15727 NE 4th Street, Bellevue For directions: call (425) 603-9677 RSVP to Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman by May 2, (206) 461-3240 or endlessopps@jfsseattle.org Download the Inside a U.S. Embassy PDF flier "Can We Talk?" POSTPONED "Can We Talk?" POSTPONED POSTPONED Staying Close & Connected as a Couple This series of workshops focuses on patterns of communication that facilitate being supportive and accepting of each other. Drawing on research from the Gottman Institute, Theresa Epstein, LICSW, will share specific tools and ideas. Couples of all ages and backgrounds are welcome! Thursdays: May 9, 30 & June 6 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Held at JFS, 1601 16th Ave., Seattle Advance registration is required for the series. $80/couple. Scholarships available. Contact Leonid Orlov, (206) 861-8784 or familylife@jfsseattle.org Download the Can We Talk PDF Flier	10	11
12 Melting Away Melting Away Translations: the Seattle Transgender Film Festival JFS copresents Melting Away (2011), a film direct by Doron Eran Sunday: May 12, 2013 7:15 p.m. Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle For tickets and more info visit the website or contact Leonid Orlov, (206) 861-8784 or email familylife@jfsseattle.org	13	14 Outing to Hillel with Artist Akiva Kenny Segan Outing to Hillel with Artist Akiva Kenny Segan Tuesday: May 14 • 10:30 a.m. - Noon Guide and artist, Akiva Segan will discuss his powerful mosaics and drawings, Under the Wings of G-D & Sightseeing with Dignity where he explores the Shoah and human rights respectively. We'll get to enjoy an artist explain his own work! Hillel 4745 17th Ave N.E. Seattle For directions: call (206) 527-1997 RSVP to Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman by May 7, (206) 461-3240 or endlessopps@jfsseattle.org Download the Outing to Hillel PDF flier	15	16	17	18
19 Parenting Mindfully Parenting Mindfully Drawing on Jewish Values through Musar Mindfulness isn't just a buzzword - it's a practice that can improve your family life! We'll explore how parents can express emotions and beliefs in balanced ways as role models and leaders, helping children develop good values and character. We'll look at both traditional Jewish writings and contemporary research and literature in social work, psychology and more. Facilitated by Rabbi Kinberg and Marjorie Schnyder, LICSW; best for parents of children up to 12 years old. Sundays, 11:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m. Come to one, some or all of the sessions! February 3: The Middah of Patience March 17: The Middah of Trust April 14: The Middah of Calmness May 19: The Middah of Responsibility Co-sponsored by and held at Temple B'nai Torah, 15727 NE 4th Street, Bellevue FREE. Advance registration is encouraged. A limited amount of babysitting is provided by TBT teens with advance request. Parents and others from all backgrounds welcome! Contact Marjorie Schnyder at (206) 861-3146 or familylife@jfsseattle.org Download the Parenting Mindfully Flier	20	21 Cosmic Evolution of the Universe Cosmic Evolution of the Universe Tuesday: May 21 • 10:30 a.m. - Noon Our universe began with a big bang 13.7 billion years ago. University of Washington Professor Bruce Balick will portray the cosmic evolution of the Universe for the first 100 seconds of physical existence - long before carbon, water, iron, planets, stars, or life could have formed. He will summarize how scientists have made this determination. Temple De Hirsch Sinai 1441 16th Ave. Seattle For directions: call 206 323-8486 RSVP to Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman by May 13, (206) 461-3240 or endlessopps@jfsseattle.org Download Cosmic Evolution of the Universe PDF flier Don't get towed! Remember that parking is only allowed at the lot on Union between 15th & 16th. When SAAS School is in session we may not use the big lot across the street. Cooking Matters Cooking Matters Jewish Family Service is partnering with Cooking Matters for a six week cooking and nutrition workshop. Classes will include: Strategies for preparing delicious, healthy, affordable meals Nutrition information for people with diabetes or high blood pressure Activities to practice your new cooking skills Free groceries, cookbook and other resources Tuesdays: May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2013 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Classes held at Jewish Family Service 1601 16th Ave, Seattle Children 12 and older are welcome. Childcare available upon request. Space is limited. Open only to participants who have not previously attended Cooking Matters.* RSVP to Amelia, (206) 726-3603 or by email *This does not include one time cooking classes Download the Cooking Matters PDF flier Positive Discipline Positive Discipline Family Meetings: Finding Solutions Together Positive discipline is a time-tested strategy that builds parent confidence and a smoother family life! Positive discipline guides children in a context of mutual respect, using methods that are firm and kind, and come from both common sense and research. Facilitated by Sarina Behar Natkin, LICSW, Certified Positive Discipline Parent Trainer, Parent Coach and co-founder of GROW Parenting. Best for parents with children 2-12 years old. Parents are welcome to attend one, some or all of the series. Tuesday: 6:15 - 8:45 p.m. Held at JFS, Seattle May 21: Family Meetings: Finding Solutions Together $20/session per person. Advance payment for the series secures one free session! Advance registration required. Financial assistance is available. Contact Marjorie Schnyder, (206) 861-3146 or familylife@jfsseattle.org Download the Positive Discipline PDF Flier	22 Financial Fitness Financial Fitness Learn general skills for budgeting, banking and credit. Led by Seattle University Service Learning Business Students along with JFS Emergency Services Case Manager, Lauren Fabella, we'll provide you with the basics to best manage your money. Individual time offered to go over specific questions. FREE Wednesday: May 22, 2013 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. RSVP required to Lauren Fabella, (206) 461-3240 or email Download the Financial Fitness PDF flier	23	24	25
26	27	28 Cooking Matters Cooking Matters Jewish Family Service is partnering with Cooking Matters for a six week cooking and nutrition workshop. Classes will include: Strategies for preparing delicious, healthy, affordable meals Nutrition information for people with diabetes or high blood pressure Activities to practice your new cooking skills Free groceries, cookbook and other resources Tuesdays: May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2013 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Classes held at Jewish Family Service 1601 16th Ave, Seattle Children 12 and older are welcome. Childcare available upon request. Space is limited. Open only to participants who have not previously attended Cooking Matters.* RSVP to Amelia, (206) 726-3603 or by email *This does not include one time cooking classes Download the Cooking Matters PDF flier	29 A Conversation About Life with David Shields A Conversation About Life with David Shields Join us as New York Times bestselling author David Shields reads from The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead (2008) and How Literature Saved My Life (2013). Book signing and kosher reception will follow. Wednesday: May 29, 2013 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Held at Phinney Neighborhood Center 6532 Phinney Ave N., Seattle FREE. Register in advance: DavidShields.brownpapertickets.com RSVP Leonid Orlov, (206) 861-8784 or familylife@jfsseattle.org Download the Conversation About Life PDF Flier	30 From the Hills of Seattle to the Mountains of Nepal From the Hills of Seattle to the Mountains of Nepal Thursday: May 30 • 10:30 a.m. - Noon Some people bring their work home with them. Margaret Hinson, Director of JFS Refugee & Immigrant Service Center (RISC), brought her work to Nepal. Margaret will speak about the people she met at the Nepalese refugee camps - relatives of her Seattle clients. She will share information on the immigration process, how the camps are organized and what life is like once the refugees come to America. Margaret will also share her breath-taking photos of Nepal! Temple De Hirsch Sinai 3850 156th Ave. SE Bellevue For directions: call (206) 323-8486 RSVP to Ellen Hendin or Wendy Warman by May 23, (206) 461-3240 or endlessopps@jfsseattle.org Download the Mountains of Nepal PDF flier "Can We Talk?" POSTPONED "Can We Talk?" POSTPONED POSTPONED Staying Close & Connected as a Couple This series of workshops focuses on patterns of communication that facilitate being supportive and accepting of each other. Drawing on research from the Gottman Institute, Theresa Epstein, LICSW, will share specific tools and ideas. Couples of all ages and backgrounds are welcome! Thursdays: May 30 & June 6 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Held at JFS, 1601 16th Ave., Seattle Advance registration is required for the series. $80/couple. Scholarships available. Contact Leonid Orlov, (206) 861-8784 or familylife@jfsseattle.org Download the Can We Talk PDF flier	31