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1 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation  |  Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED   » NEWS NOW   Mail Tribune 100, Feb. 1, 1916       ...       Medical examiner's report on Todd Ragsdale expected Monday       ...       Southern Oregon runners mourn the loss of their quirky, talented friend       ...       Mail Tribune 100, Feb. 1, 1916       ...       Medical examiner's report on Todd Ragsdale expected Monday       ...       Southern Oregon runners mourn the loss of their quirky, talented friend       ...           Religion briefs Bethel Church will hold an estate sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 6, and 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in the church parking lot at 4245 Vista Pointe Drive, Medford. The sale is a fundraiser for a 2012 mission trip to Africa for a team of youths and adults. For more information, visit www.medfordbethel.com or email [email protected]. Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted May. 6, 2011 at 12:01 AM Updated May 6, 2011 at 2:25 AM Posted May. 6, 2011 at 12:01 AM Updated May 6, 2011 at 2:25 AM »  Social News Bethel Church will hold an estate sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 6, and 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in the church parking lot at 4245 Vista Pointe Drive, Medford. The sale is a fundraiser for a 2012 mission trip to Africa for a team of youths and adults. For more information, visit www.medfordbethel.com or email [email protected]. Unity in Ashland and Minister Norma Nakai Burton will present "Mother's Day — A Ritual of Remembrance" from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday, May 8, at the Havurah, 185 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Music will be provided by Laura Derocher and Richard Williams. The Rev. Karen Harris will address "Mother's Wisdom" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 8, at the Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth St., Ashland. The fellowship also plans a series of conversations on Unitarian Universalism for nonmembers from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 11, 18 and 25, at the fellowship. Refreshments will be served, and child care will be provided with advance notice. For more information about the service, see rvuuf.org or call the fellowship office at 541-482-4755. For information about the class, email [email protected] or call 541-482-1863. John Walker will speak about "Medical Pioneers: Triumphs and Tribulations" from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Sunday, May 8, at the Medford Unitarian Universalist gathering at the Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford. Walker, a gastroenterologist in Medford, will examine the discoveries and breakthroughs of medical pioneers and their struggles in the political, economic and psychosocial spheres of their times. For more information, call Eileen Adee 541-773-4450 or Camille Korsmo 541-858-4100. The Jewish Learning Institute of Southern Oregon will host a six-week course, called "Oasis in Time: The Gift of Shabbat in a 24/7 World," at 7 p.m. Wednesdays beginning May 11 at the Chabad Jewish Center in Ashland. Rabbi Avi Zwiebel will lead the course, designed to offer ways to achieve a life of rest, relaxation, inspiration and fulfillment amid the distractions and circumstances that breed stress and anxiety. Interested students may call 541-482-2778 or visit www.myJLI.com for registration and other course-related information. Mary and Ned Rosenbaum, nationally recognized scholars with extensive expertise in interfaith dynamics, will give four presentations as part of the Temple Emek Shalom's Scholar-in-Residence program. The talks are free and open to the public at the temple, 1800 E. Main St., Ashland. The presentations include: Thursday, May 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m., "Monotheism and the Roots of Intolerance." Saturday, May 14, 2 to 3:30 p.m., "The World of Interfaith Relationships." Sunday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. to noon, "Parenting in Multi-Tradition Families"; and 2 to 3:30 p.m., "Navigating the Extended Family." For more information call 541-488-2909 or visit www.emekshalom.org . Rabbi David Zaslow, spiritual leader of the Havurah, will speak on what he considers myths and lies about Israel at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the synagogue, 185 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Zaslow believes it's important to learn the history and understand the situation in the Middle East in order to be able to respond to those who are in favor of boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland. Call 488-7716 for more information. The fee for the class is on a sliding scale of $5-$10. 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