March 2013 - Temple Isaiah

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2013
December
Adar
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Nisan
5773
Kislev / Tevet 5772
It’s All in the Preparation
Quite often parents and grandparents ask me about how best
to prepare for a Passover Seder. I know the p’shat (the simple
meaning) of the question: What texts to use that night? How
long before we eat? Can we use juice instead of wine? And the
list goes on.These are all important questions, as the story should
be told in a way that those sitting around the table feel they
Stanley Harris Memorial Lecture with
Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg
"Humor as Protest and Moral Sanity:
A Jewish Perspective"
Sunday, March 3rd, at 4pm
in the Sanctuary
Rabbi Shelley Waldenberg is Rabbi Emeritus of Temple
Isaiah, where he served for 19 years as our rabbi. Since his
retirement in 1991, he has been teaching Jewish Studies at
Holy Names University, lecturing at universities, churches and
synagogues, and serving as Principal Educator of the
American Jewish Committee’s Catholic-Jewish
Educational Enrichment Program.
are engaged, can participate fully, and are
encouraged to study the deeper meaning
of the tale.There needs to be an adult level
of conversation around the table, even if
the children get a bit impatient; and there
needs to be a child’s level of conversation
that will engage them without turning the
exercise into an empty, silly one.
But there is much more. How to best
prepare not only has to do with the evening of the Seder itself but the days before
as the Festival approaches. The traditional
calendar has four special Shabbat Torah
Rabbi Roberto
readings that get us ready, from Shabbat
Graetz
Shekalim, which reminded the Israelites
that it was tax season in Biblical times (not too far apart from
April 15!) to Shabbat Hagadol, the Sabbath prior to Passover,
when it was publicly announced that the Festival was about to
begin and people better be ready. They all spoke of the urgency
of the task. Spring cleaning, ridding the house of chametz (all
breads and yeasted products) and then on the night before the
seder, the wonderful quaint ritual of hunting for chametz.
You want to get little children excited about the holiday? Get
ready to introduce the “Yeast hunt” on the night before Passover.
The custom was to hide ten pieces of bread throughout the
house and then, with candles (or flashlights, which are safer)
the entire family goes searching for the pieces of chametz. The
crumbs are scooped up with a feather and brought to a place in
the yard where, the next morning (the day of the Seder), they
would be burned in a safe place. At that time there were prayers
recited indicating that if, inadvertently, any other chametz was
found in the house, it was considered not as your property and
the household was free from fault.
In our day, as we get rid of chametz, we might ask ourselves
“what puffs you up?” that is, where is it that there is so much of
me that there is no space for the other; what do I need to get rid
of in myself to let someone feel free?
By the time you read this column, we will be well into the days
leading up to Passover. Clean house, (Continued on page 2)
TEMPLE ISAIAH
(Rabbi Graetz continued from page 1)
give tzedakah*, burn the chametz – both
the one in bread and the one in spirit – and
get creative to tell the story of our redemption. Not only does the story need to be told,
but redemption for many is still waiting.
Through your efforts, let this be a year of less
hunger and more freedom for those who suffer in the world.
*It is during these weeks that we invite
you to make a special gift to MAZON, a
Jewish Response to Hunger, so that we may
bring food to the tables of those in need, and
work together that a day may come when
hunger will no longer be felt among us.
Rabbi Roberto Graetz
945 Risa Road, Lafayette, CA 94549
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gathers to worship God, study Torah, engage in acts of
Tikun Olam, participate in Jewish rituals and life cycle
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caring community.
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Ruach Vol. 61, No. 7, March 2013
Ruach is published monthly except in July by Temple
Isaiah. Ruach is breath, wind, or spirit. It also means
soul. May it be a breeze of fresh Jewish spirit arriving
at your home.
Editor
Julie Candau
[email protected]
Photographer
Michael Fox
Copy Editors Ellen Baer, Miriam Cairns,
Jeanie Conneran, Julie Magilen,
Carol Olmert
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The Nominating Committee submits the
following members as the Officers and
Directors for the 2013–2014 fiscal year:
OFFICERS:
President
Executive VP
Vice President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Parliamentarian
Robert Goldberg
David Douglas
Dan Myers
Tony Crea
Steve Lipson
David Bressler
Lisa Hirsch
DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED:
Marilyn Morris - returning Director
Christina Wornick (one year term
replacement for Dan Myers who moved up
to a VP position)
Marlene Thier
Melinda Krigel
Jeff Rosenthal
Marr Silberglitt
CONTINUING DIRECTORS:
Sherry Rowen
Michael Brent
Casey Sasner
Joani Devries
Jasmine Tarkoff
Kim Drucker
Jan Trzesniewski
Jeff Mann
David Wellerstein
Joanne Peterson
photo by Michael Fox
Robert Goldberg
David Douglas
Susan Rideout
David Bressler
Steve Lipson
Parliamentarian
Lisa Hirsch
Phone Ext
Rabbi
Roberto Graetz 308
Rabbi
Judy Shanks 308
Associate Rabbi
Alissa Miller 308
Rabbi Emeritus Shelly Waldenberg 308
Cantor
Leigh Korn 308
Executive Director Michael Liepman 301
Education Director
Rabbi Nicki Greninger 313
Gan Ilan Director
Liz Kaufman 108
Youth Director
Ira Rosenberg 311
Membership
Abby Seitelman 306
Facilities Rental
Heather Maddox 303
Librarian
Melissa Gianotti 316
Clergy Secretary
Nina Jones 308
Education Asst.
Nathan Bellet 315
Communications Dir. Jen Boxerman 310
Hebrew Tutor
Joel Siegel 318
Office Staff
Melissa Gianotti 304
Tonna Lusareta-Stevens 302
Sherry Tsai 300
Nominees for Officers
and Directors
Temple volunteer interacts with a Winter
Nights young guest.
American Jewish
Committee speaker
The Israel and World Jewry Committee is
pleased to host Mervyn Danker,
Bay Area Regional Director of the American
Jewish Committee (AJC) on Tuesday,
March 5, at 7 p.m. in the Adult Lounge. Mr.
Danker will address the current situation in
Israel and Jewish communities worldwide.
He will also share some of the behind the
scenes work the AJC is doing on behalf
of these communities. Joining him will be
Temple Isaiah member Bill Epstein, immediate past president and chair of the executive
committee of the AJC.
A reception will follow. This event is free
of charge and open to the public. For more
information, contact Ruth Willen at: [email protected] or Marlene and Herb Thier
at: [email protected].
Temple Isaiah Bylaws, Article IX, A, 3,
states: Nominations may also be by petition of the membership. Such petition shall
include the name of the candidate, a written
statement of the willingness of the candidate
to serve, and endorsement of the nomination
by not fewer than 10 members other than
the proposed candidate. Such petitions shall
be delivered to the Temple office not later
than April 12.
Elections will be held at the annual meeting
on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
Respectfully submitted by the 2013
Nominating Committee: Lisa Hirsch (Chair),
Mike Bandler, Bridget Wellerstein, Maynard
Lichterman, Casey Sasner, Emily Blanck and
Jeff Mann.
for the latest information www.temple-isaiah.org
NEWS AND INSPIRATION
The Beauty and Power of Shabbat
As Reform Jews, what does Shabbat mean to you and your family?
Is it merely the seventh day after six days of Creation when God
rested, or a day of rest from work? Is it a retreat from the everyday
world and daily routine, or another day in the week to accomplish
what could not be done in the other six days due to the enormous
pressure and demands of work and family commitments?
For many of us, it is some or all of the above. The irony of our
modern lives is that the fuller and richer they appear to become
and the less time we think we have to celebrate (or observe)
Shabbat, the more we actually need Shabbat to fully enjoy and
cherish our lives, the lives of our families and friends, and the
beauty of God’s creation. And yet we rarely take the time to have
a weekly “time out” to refresh ourselves for the other busy six
days of the week that demand so much from us.
Shabbat is truly a gift from God and not just a Commandment.
How good might it feel to turn off the electronics for 24 hours or
at least for Friday night; to celebrate a meal with candles, challah,
and wine with our family and closest friends; to attend services
and hear a little bit of Torah; to slow the pace for a morning or
afternoon; or perhaps take a restful Saturday afternoon nap (one
of my favorites)?
There are many ways to celebrate and
observe Shabbat. Yet each of us needs to
find our way. It is vitally important for our
physical, mental, and emotional health to
actually do it, without even going into the
spiritual aspects of connecting with God,
Torah, the Commandments, and Creation.
We are planning a wonderful evening
Friday, March 15, to not only celebrate
Shabbat together as community, but to
learn more about the transformative power
of Shabbat observance and to share how
we might achieve the benefits of the life
sustaining gift of Shabbat. Please plan to
join us for worship, dinner, and a conversation. I promise that you will leave with
some new perspectives on the beauty and
power of Shabbat.
Robert Goldberg, President
Robert Goldberg
President
March is Adopt-A-Book Month
March is Adopt-A-Book month at Temple Isaiah’s Cantor Ted Cotler
Memorial Library. Adopting a book in our library provides much
needed materials that we may not otherwise be able to acquire.
It is a tax-deductible gift that
can be opened again and
again throughout the years
to come. With your support,
our literary community can
continue to thrive. You may
choose to honor a friend or
loved one with a customized
inscription in the book you adopt.An acknowledgement card can
be sent to notify the honoree of your special gift.
Contact our Librarian Melissa Gianotti at melissag@temple-isaiah.
org or visit: www.temple-isaiah.org/about-us/adopt-a-book/ to
adopt a book today.
RICHARD MAYER
P H O T O G R A P H Y
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Winter Nights
co-chairs
Rebecca
Calahan Klein
and Jonathan
Klien and
their daughter
Lillian
Calahan Klein
enjoy a nights
of games with
the Winter
Nights guests.
Jay Lewis
(FDR#3301)
Managing Funeral Director
(925) 962-3636
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NEWS AND INSPIRATION
Isaiah Welcomes San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band
When I was in high school and college,
people often asked if I was thinking about
being a cantor. My stock answer was that
I didn’t want to be in a musical career
where I was locked in to only making
Jewish music. It goes without saying that I
eventually came around, but I always kept
in the back of my head the thought that
I wanted to keep up my musical “chops”
outside of the amazing and rich world of
Jewish music. I am lucky that I found an
enriching way to do that (and I get to play
my bassoon, to boot!).
Cantor Leigh Korn
For the past several years, I have had
the good fortune of playing with the San Francisco Lesbian/
Gay Freedom Band. The band was founded in 1978, and, upon
its founding, became the first openly gay musical group in the
world. In addition to providing education and musical development for its members, the SFLGFB’s mission is to promote
visibility of the LGBT community and to build understanding
18th
Annual Jewish Film Festival
Temple Isaiah is sponsoring the Israeli film Yossi at this year’s
East Bay Jewish Film Festival, to be screened on Tuesday, March
12, at 5:15 p.m. at CineArts, Pleasant Hill. The character, Yossi
Hoffman, is a cardiologist who hides loneliness by spending long
hours at work. As a gay man still closeted, he parries requests for
dates with female colleagues. While driving to Eilat on vacation,
he picks up several hitchhiking soldiers. One of them is a selfconfident gay man, who represents a different world from that
which shaped Yossi. Cost: $10. For more info and to order tickets,
visit eastbayjewishfilm.org or call 510.318.6484.
between and among LGBT and other communities, all through
music. I am so proud to be a part of this musical community and
to share rehearsals each week with perhaps the friendliest and
most supportive group of musicians with whom I have ever had
the privilege of playing.
I am so excited to welcome the band to Temple Isaiah to present their first concert of 2013, on Sunday, March 17, at 4 p.m. in
the Sanctuary. Under the direction of Martin Seggelke, the band
will be performing Dutch composer Johan de Meij’s Symphony
No. 1, inspired by the Lord of the Rings novels. It is a moving
and epic work, and I’m certain you will be entertained by the
band’s performance. (After all, your cantor is performing!) The
concert is free and I hope we can fill the Sanctuary and support
this group of which I am so proud to be a part and, in turn, support their mission of education, understanding, acceptance, and
equality.
Cantor Leigh Korn
March for Books
ViA Isaiah is sponsoring
a month-long book drive in
March for the Jewish Coalition
for Literacy. Books should be
new or gently used (no scribbles or tears), geared toward
K-3rd grade (ages 5-9, no baby,
teen or adult) and of universal appeal (no religion, health or
hygiene). Please put your ‘values in action’ and deposit donations
in the specially marked crates at the Gan Ilan pre-school office,
Temple office or Sanctuary lobby. Questions? Contact Dick and
Barbara Lemyre at [email protected].
Dinner and Community
Conversations with Kesher Isaiah
Kesher Isaiah and Women of Isaiah invite you to a delicious
family-style dinner and an evening of community conversations
following the 6:30 p.m. Shabbat service on Friday, March 15.
Building on the conversations we began at the Neighborhood
Havdalah gatherings last October, the focus of our evening will
be to reflect as a community on the meaning of Shabbat in our
lives. We’ll share a community-wide Shabbat dinner together and
then break into groups to have conversations that take a deeper
look at how we can manage to create a time and space to bring
Shabbat back into our busy and often over-scheduled lives.
Don’t miss this opportunity to come together as family and
community to renew our spirits and find ways to observe and
appreciate the blessing of Shabbat in our lives. RSVP for the free
dinner on March 15 at www.temple-isaiah.org/groups-activities/
community-dinner/.
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Rabbi Graetz and Bill Epstein visit with guest David Rabbi
Ellenson, Ph.D. (center), President of the Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) during our scholar
weekend last month.
for the latest information www.temple-isaiah.org
COMMUNITY
Shelter Dinners – March 11-15
Welcome New Members
The Mt. View Shelter provides help to those in need, including a
variety of services such as transitional resources for the homeless. In these tough times, shelters are in need of our donations and
help more than ever. Various members of the Interfaith Council
of Contra Costa take turns in providing meals and Temple Isaiah’s
turn is from March 11-15.
For the five nights Temple Isaiah will be providing healthy and
well-balanced meals, we will need eight to ten cooks each night,
plus three to four servers at the Mt. View Shelter in Martinez.
Prior to that, we also need a few volunteers to shop for supplies.
If you are available to volunteer, please contact: Sandy Anderson
([email protected]) or Judy Carney (carneys@comcast.
net). Januay 14 — February 15, 2013
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Annual Women's
Intergenerational Dessert Seder
Monday, March 18 at 6:45pm in the Social Hall
Co-Chairs Vivian and Valerie Poettgen
RSVP by March 11 at temple-isaiah.org/women-isaiah/dessert-seder/
photo by Michael Fox
For more information, e-mail [email protected]
Temple volunteers serve dinner to Winter Nights. guests last
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Join us for a fun night of gaming while getting to know
other members new to Temple Isaiah.
Please bring a meatless nosh if your last name
begins with A-L or a dessert if your
last name begins with M-Z.
Childcare will be provided for potty trained
children three years and above for $18 per child,
payable at the event.
RSVP to [email protected].
Please indicate how many players will attend and the
ages of any children for childcare.
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COMMUNITY
The Music of K’lal Yisrael “That doesn’t sound Jewish at all…” Join us at our next Lunch
and Learn, Wednesday, March 6, at 11:45 a.m. as Cantor
Korn features the music of K’lal Yisrael. In this seminar, you will
become familiar with examples of Jewish music from around the
world: Asia, the Near and Middle East, and Western Europe, with
the intention of developing an appreciation for the variation and
multicultural nature of Jewish music. We will explore the relationship of this music to our music today and gain insight into
the influence of indigenous Jewish music elements on current
Reform Jewish worship.
Members cost is $12; non-members is $14. RSVP at www.
temple-isaiah.org/education/lunch-and-learn-series/ or call the
Temple office at 925-283-8575.
Liberate your Passover menu with
recipes from our very own cookbook
“the chosen ones”
Over 600 recipes including the fabulous
Passover Raspberry Squares featured in
the Centennial Salute to
WRJ’s Cookbook Collection!
$36 plus tax or $30 plus tax for 3 or more
Available in the Gift Shop and Temple Office or order online
www.temple-isaiah.org/women-isaiah/woi-cookbook/
Theater and Spirituality Workshop
with Jodi Schiller
Come join us as we experience how dramatic enactments can
help us connect to our spiritual selves in an exciting workshop
led by Temple Isaiah member Jodi Schiller on Sunday, March
10, at 4 p.m. in the Beit Knesset. Jodi has a master’s degree
in psychology with a concentration in drama therapy and is a
professional theater director and playwright. We will use drama
games, and improvisation to explore questions inspired by the
Book of Job and perhaps by our own lives. Everyone is welcome,
and no dramatic experience is necessary. No need to worry
about stage fright; this workshop will be different, meaningful,
and fun. Refreshments will be served. RSVP by March 8 to Karen
Maas at [email protected] or 925-376-4835. This event is sponsored by Women of Isaiah.
Passover’s Coming!
March 25th...
Are You Ready?
Women of Isaiah Gift Shop
has everything you need
for Passover:
matzo covers, haggadahs,
afikomen bags, plague bags,
seder plates, cookbooks,
coloring placemats, and more.
(925) 284-4933
VISA and Mastercard accepted
The purpose of the Gift Shop is to support
Gan Ilan, Avodah, and special Temple projects
Yizkor Elohim
January 16, 2013
■ Robert Mix, father of Carol (Howard) Melamed, grandfather of Seth, Joel and Aaron Melamed.
January 30, 2013
■ Ruth Schneider, grandmother of Jocelyn Schneider,
great-grandmother of Risa and Jeremy. In Los Angeles at
the age of 101.
February 1, 2013
■ Pearl Miller, grandmother of Deborah (Daniel Weiner)
Cahn-Weiner, great-grandmother of Zachary and Jakob.
February 2, 2013
■ Konstantin (Irina) Shafer, father of Jane (Vladlen
Shapiro) Shafer, grandfather of Tesa and Yeva
Yermolayiva.
February 4, 2013
■ Polly Cohen-Underberg, mother of Susan (Benjamin)
Persin, grandmother of Eli and Spencer.
February 14, 2013
■ Pierre Hirsch, husband of Lisa Hirsch, Temple Isaiah’s
immediate Past President, father of April Hirsch.
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for the latest information www.temple-isaiah.org
ANSHEI ISAIAH
Raising the Bar at Annual Trivia Night
Move over, Alex Trebeck and Jeopardy! Anshei Isaiah and peerless
Master of Ceremonies Scott Danish raised the trivia bar to sweet new
heights at our sixth annual Trivia Night on January 26. As a good
time, and as a fundraiser for the Anshei Isaiah Youth Fund, it was
a big success. Over 90 people attended, and they all had to dig
deep for answers during four rounds of intense, mind-bending
questions. Some supremely decadent desserts and a few light
snacks kept the brainpower charged throughout the evening.
Most importantly, we raised more money than ever before to
help fund our Temple Youth programs.
Trivia Night has fast become one of our most popular activities. Very special thanks to Jon Kalan and his team for organizing
the event this year, and to Scott Danish for conjuring up so many
terrific questions, and for pacing the evening to perfection. Many
of us are already putting teams together for next year’s Trivia
Night.
Anshei Isaiah’s next event will be a Comedy Night at Tommy
T’s, in Pleasanton, on Saturday, March 23. Bring your spouses to
enjoy a nice dinner and some great humor. April 12-14: Men’s
Retreat (in Alamo)
Jon Kalan, chair of Trivia Night, and Neal Modelevsky, who
served on the planning committee, along with Jon, Bob
Coleman, Roger Lamm, and Joel Willen.
Also, get your calendars out and reserve
the following dates for upcoming Anshei
Isaiah events:
June 3: Kickoff Dinner (Chef Broussard’s
back, and cooking!)
Our Temple Men’s club is growing due
to strong programming and a very committed group of Board members. I know
that just about every married male member of Temple Isaiah has a spouse who
wants him to join our group. Gentlemen,
listen to your spouse! Join us, participate in our camaraderie
and activities, and expand your social
network at Temple. Simply write a check
for $36.18, payable to Anshei Isaiah, and
mail it to PO Box 371, Lafayette, CA 94549.
If you have any questions, contact Rick
Lasky at [email protected].
Seth Moldoff, Anshei Isaiah President
Seth Moldoff
Anshei Isaiah
President
A trivia team of several Anshei Isaiah Board members and
their spouses enjoy the competition.
Join Temple Isaiah families with children in K-6th grade for
our sixth annual Family Retreat at the Union of Reform
Judaism’s Camp Newman.
Register by March 17 at
temple-isaiah.org/groups-activities/family-retreat/
www.temple-isaiah.org for the latest information
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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
March 2013
Sunday
Adar — Nisan 5773
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Friday
9:15am Ganeinu Baby
Shabbat
8pm WRJ Centennial
Shabbat Service followed by Oneg
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4
Religious School
Adult Education classes
10:40am Jr. Choir rehearsal
11:15am Study with
Rabbi Graetz
1pm Kleztones Rehearsal
3pm P’tach Libeynu
Scholar-in Residence Rabbi 7pm WOI Board Meeting
Shelley Waldenberg 4pm
Reception 5pm Lecture 7pm Sacred Chant
10
Day light Savings
Religious School
Adult Education classes
11:15am Study with
Rabbi Graetz
11
10:30am Women’s Torah
Study
5
6
11:45am Lunch & Learn
4pm Religious School
4pm Religious School
7pm Neighbor to
Neighbor
7pm Mervyn Danker
6:45pm Noar Night
7pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
7pm Gala Committee
Meeting
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4pm Religious School
5:15pm Yossi: Film
Festival
4pm WOI workshop
7pm WOI Knitting and
Handiwork
Mt. View Shelter Dinner
Week
7pm Committee Night
7pm Neighbor to
Neighbor
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18
4pm Religious School
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20
Food Drive Collection
8:15am WOI Hike
10:30am Jewish Book
Group
4pm Religious School
6:45pm Board Meeting
6:45pm Noar Night
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25
26
27
Religious School
Adult Education Classes
Erev Pesach
Campus Closed: Pesach
9am Pesach service
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1 April
Campus closed: Pesach
9am Pesach service with
Yizkor
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4pm Religious School
12pm Talmud Study
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12pm Talmud Study
6:45pm Noar Night
7:30pm Mizmor Band
Rehearsal
Religious School
Adult Education Classes
10:40am Junior Choir
Rehearsal
11:15am Study with
6:45pm WOI Dessert
Rabbi Graetz
Seder
1pm Kleztones Rehearsal 7pm Anshei Isaiah Board
4pm Lesbian Gay
meeting
Freedom Band
3pm P’tach Libeynu
support group
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12pm Talmud Study
7pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
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2
Saturday
8:45am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat
Service (B’not Mitzvah:
Claire Tarkoff & Emily
Fishman)
8
9
9:15am Ganeinu Baby
Shabbat
8:45am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat Service
(Bar Mitzvah: Daniel
Bookbinder)
5:45pm got Shabbat?
dinner
6:30pm Shabbat Family
Service followed by
Oneg
7pm New Member Game
Night
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16
9:15am Ganeinu Baby
Shabbat
8:45am Torah Study
9:30am Shabbat for Tots
10:30am Shabbat Service
(Bat Mitzvah: Alexandra
Blanter)
6:30pm Parents of Teens
Progressive Dinner
6pm Happy Half Hour
Oneg
6:30pm 3rd Shabbat
Service w/ Mizmor
Band
7:30pm WOI Kesher
Dinner
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23
9:15am Ganeinu Baby
Shabbat
8:45am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat Service
(Bat Mitzvah: Annabel
Grunwald)
8pm Shabbat Service
followed by Oneg
Anshei Isaiah Comedy
Night
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9:15am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat
Service and potluck
12pm Talmud Study
6:30pm 5th Shabbat
Service followed by
Oneg
for the latest information www.temple-isaiah.org
YOUTH AND EDUCATION
Interfaith Lenten Study
The Prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures are honored by both
Jews and Christians as part of their sacred texts, but their words
are often hard to decipher. What does their poetry mean? How
are these prophetic words relevant for us today? Join an Interfaith
Discussion Group for the last two of a five-session series at
7p.m. in the Beit Knesset.Rev. Judy Durff from Lafayette Orinda
Presbyterian Church will facilitate the group, with lay leadership from Maynard and Judy Lichterman and others from the
Neighbor to Neighbor Interfaith group.
March 5 - When God Cries
March 12 - The World According to God
The study course is free. RSVP with the Temple Office: [email protected] or (925)283-8575.
Jewish Survival Class
Shabbat for Tots:
Shabbat Morning Program
Geared toward families with children up to five years old, Shabbat
for Tots is an interactive and friendly Shabbat morning experience. Enjoy food, activities and prayer with other young families.
Upcoming program dates: March 16, April 20, May 18, at 9:30
a.m. in the Adult Lounge. All are welcome. For more information,
contact Rabbi Nicki Greninger at rabbi.greninger@temple-isaiah.
org. RSVP online at www.temple-isaiah.org/shabbatfortots.
When we look at three thousand years of Jewish history, we
often wonder: How is it that we are still around? We will look at
some of the aspects that made for Jewish survival, from history
and story, realpolitik, and mystical musings. We will dare to be
prophets and look into the future. A little text will ground us, and
our imagination will propel us to what we hope will be inspiring discussions. This class, taught by Rabbi Graetz, will be held
Sundays, March 3, 10, 17, at 11:15a.m. in the Oneg Room.
Ganeinu: Baby and Toddler Shabbat
Join our weekly Friday morning facilitated group for parents,
grandparents, caregivers, and their infants and toddlers. Play,
sing, and celebrate Shabbat and holidays with your child and
others. Upcoming Ganeinu group dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22,
at 9:15 a.m.in the Adult Lounge. Pre-registration encouraged.
Drop-in rate $20. For more information and registration, visit
www.temple-isaiah.org/ganeinu or contact Joanne Peterson at
[email protected].
www.temple-isaiah.org for the latest information
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YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE – SPECIAL GIFTS
Special Gifts January 1 - 31, 2013
Angel Network Fund
In memory of:
Dr. Irving Bloom, from Stewart and Sally Bloom
Sharyn Olsen, from Mel and Barbie Bacher, Liz
Glozman and Debbie Kurzrock, Larry and Arlene
Kaufman, Barbara and Rob Morris
Frederick Paull, from Mel and Barbie Bacher
For the yahrzeit of:
Robert Kirmayer, from Matt and Ellen Kirmayer
Kay Schwimer, from Shel and Michele Holtz
Cantor Ted Cotler Library Fund Cont’d
In memory of:
David Lederman, from Andrea and Daniel Green
For the yahrzeit of:
Max Silver, from Cindy Silver
Carlene Berman Flowers Fund
In memory of:
Frederick Paull, from Stan and Wendy Holcenberg
Charles Emold Fund
Cantor’s Music Fund
In appreciation of:
Cantor Korn, from Sarah Magliaro and Brian
Landes
In honor of:
Jerry Frantz’ special birthday, from Gloria and
Robert Schiller
Hal Wolf’s special birthday, from Herbert and
Margaret Eder
In memory of:
Rebecca Harris, from Mildred Hauer
Barbara Kaplan, from Larry and Nancy Crevin
David Lederman, from Yale and Arlene Downes
Sharyn Olson, from Gloria and Robert Schiller
Frederick Paull, from Gloria and Robert Schiller
Vincent Poettgen, from Gloria and Robert Schiller
For the yahrzeit of:
Sophie Bach, from Herbert and Marlene Thier
Ethel Bernstein, from Ellen Bernstein-Ellis and
Stephen Ellis
Nancy Boonin, from Joseph Boonin
Saul Downes, from Yale and Arlene Downes
Sam Feldman, from Rose Michaels
Jerry Langert, from Steven Weinzimmer and Karen
Maas
Sidney Levy, from Anna Marie Levy
Ralph “Pete” Meagher, from Mary Lowen
Corinne “Coree” Meyers, from Howard, Sherri, and
Allison Goldsmith
Albert Schiller, from Robert Schiller
Anna Siegal, from Carol Siegal
Harriet Siegel, from Barry and Linda Obrand
Lena Silver, from Ivor and Beryl Silver
Larry Solomon, from Alix and Dave Solomon
Bennie Thier, from Herbert and Marlene Thier
Cantor Ted Cotler Library Fund
In honor of:
Shirley Allen’s birthday, from Andrea and Daniel
Green
10 Temple Isaiah Ruach, March 2013
In honor of:
Ellen Emold’s birthday, from Carol Mann
Daniel Baron Feed the Hungry Fund
In memory of:
Rebecca Harris, from Robert Taines
Barbara Kaplan, from Jari Goldstone
Sharyn Olsen, from Bobbi Baron
Helmo Trzesniewski, from Alex and Janet
Trzesniewski
For the yahrzeit of:
Samuel Bernstein, from Lou and Lillian Bernstein
Rose Deutsch, from Allen and Anna Baron
Anne R. Miller, from Lou and Lillian Bernstein
Rose Rothman, from Jari Goldstone
Endowment Fund
Donations from:
Mildred Hauer, Scott and Eileen Hoffinger, Shel and
Michele Holtz, Steven and Susana Maron
General Fund
A donation from:
Stanley and Marion Lee Robboy
In honor of:
Harry Wolf’s special birthday, from Joe and Nedda
Katzburg
In memory of:
Rebecca Harris, from Howard Bloom, Robert and
Mary Lausten
Barbara Kaplan, from Oscar Abeliuk, William and
Ellen Adler, David Bressler and Sue AdlerBressler, Rita Goldman, Dr. and Mrs. Michael
Levine
Paulene Muller, from Valerie and Mark Milner
Sharyn Olsen, from Paul and Jennifer Malakoff
In memory of:
Frederick Paull, from Diane Portnoff and Alan
Fitzgerald
General Fund Cont’d
For the yahrzeit of:
Hyman Baerson, from Harold and Betty Redsun
Sophie Baerson, from Harold and Betty Redsun
Genia Berkman, from Ike and Sherry Berkman
Clara Epstein, from William Ellis
Grace Faltz, from Amy Faltz
Bessie Fishman, from William Ellis
Bessie Gladstone, from Larry and Arlene Kaufman
Betty Hall, from Nancy and Terry Hall
Hannah Hauer, from Mildred Hauer
Dorothy Maron, from Steven and Susana Maron
Daniel Mudd, from Barry and Mari Tepper
Irvin Pollock, from Stan and Beth Pollock
Solomon Redsun, from Harold and Betty Redsun
Raymond Schuster, from Stewart Schuster
Ivy Blum Memorial Fund
In memory of:
Barbara Kaplan, from Gilbert and Linda Duritz
Frederick Paull, from Gilbert and Linda Duritz
For the yahrzeit of:
Nancy Branson, from Mel and Barbie Bacher
Jacob M. Tarkoff Gan Ilan Fund
In memory of:
Barbara Kaplan, from Mitchell and Karen Tarkoff
Prayer Book Fund
For the yahrzeit of:
Frances Bresticker, from Sari, Erin and Alexandra
McClure
Yetta Reifman, from Sari, Erin and Alexandra
McClure
Gloria Weiss, from Jonathan and Kiyo Weiss
Regina Wolf, from Harry Wolf
Project Hearth for the Homeless Fund
In honor of:
Carol Lowitz’ special birthday, from Barbie Bacher
In memory of:
Pauline Belinsky Muller, from Daniel Gitomer and
Lynn Weiner
Frederick Paull, from Larry and Nancy Crevin,
Stephanie Kane and Michael Goldberg, Peter
and Helen Loewenstein, Barbara and Rob
Morris, Ron and Julie Ovadia
For the yahrzeit of:
Carol Hausman, from Marty and Judy Berg
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YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE – SPECIAL GIFTS
Rabbi Graetz’ Discretionary Fund
A donation from:
Alexandra Morgan
In appreciation of:
Rabbi Graetz, from Morris Collen, Jasmine and
Robert Tarkoff
In memory of:
Rebecca Harris, from Michael and Linda Bandler
Barbara Kaplan, from Beryl and Ivor Silver
Sharyn Olsen, from Beryl and Ivor Silver
Frederick Paull, from Don and Carole Alter, Harvey
and Sherry Rowen, Beryl and Ivor Silver
For the yahrzeit of:
Sophie Bach, from Herbert and Marlene Thier
Manny Berkowitz, from Eugene and Lillian
Berkowitz
Les Comaroff, from Norman and Nancy Price
Harry Hyman, from Allan and Eva Hyman
Rose Hyman, from Alfred and Ann Hyman
Rose Kaufman, from Charlotte Stolback
Morris Lurie, from Deeni and Howie Schoenfeld
Belle Mednick, from Steven Weinzimmer and
Karen Maas
Sylvia Miller, from The Rideout Family
Sol Ross, from Harvey and Sherry Rowen
Barbara Searles, from Steve Goodman
Anna Siegal, from Carol Siegal
Diane Slatz, from Rochelle Freedman Hassen and
Joel Hassen
Bennie Thier, from Herbert and Marlene Thier
Joseph Welgreen, from Rosalie and Zvi Ben-Joseph
Rabbi Miller’s Discretionary Fund
In appreciation of:
Rabbi Miller, from Sarah Magliaro and Brian
Landes
For the yahrzeit of:
Gertrude Isseks, from Ruth and Joel Willen
Rabbi Shanks’ Discretionary Fund
In memory of:
Isabella Acevedo, from Diane and Amy Acevedo
Israel Blaj, from Shalom and Marilyn Blaj
Barbara Kaplan, from Lea Hallert, Carol Mann,
Beryl and Ivor Silver
David Lederman, from Marlene Marcus
Sharyn Olsen, from Beryl and Ivor Silver
Frederick Paull, from Diane and Jack Hecht, Ivor
and Beryl Silver
Victor Trigger, from Ken and Esther Trigger
Rabbi Shanks’ Discretionary Fund Cont’d
Stanley R. Harris Memorial Lecture Fund
For the yahrzeit of:
Helen Frydman, from Bert, Rosemarie, Tamara and
Michaela Frydman
Samuel Esacoff, from Ronnie Gorelick
Henriette Lebow, from Stuart and Pat Blumberg
Al Olmert, from Carol Olmert
Anna Siegal, from Carol Siegal
Phillis Teichman, from Sam Teichman
In memory of:
Rebecca Harris, from Len and Robbie Cohn, Yale
and Arlene Downes, Lillian Katzburg, Debbie
Katzburg and Bill Jacob, Angie and Mike
Kurtzman, Tonna Lusareta-Stevens, Susan and
David Mandel, Mark and Marilyn Morris, Nancy
Highiet Morse, Raine Rude
Religious School & Youth Fund
A donation from:
The Louis L. Borick Foundation
In appreciation of:
Dan Greenberg, from Constance Harris
In honor of:
Bryan Goldwyn for his generosity and kindness,
from David and Katheryn Malka Ruth Schiff
Coleman Smith’s bris, from Betty Sweet
In memory of:
Barbara Kaplan, from Alysa and Randy Parks
Sharyn Olsen, from Jerry and Greta Frantz
Social Action Fund
For the yahrzeit of:
E. Gil Boyer, from Dawn Boyer Comer
Bess R. Epstein, from Dr. Marvin and Ruth Epstein
Winter Nights Fund
In appreciation of:
Joel Siegel, Cantor Korn, and Rabbi Graetz and
in honor of Joshua Matz’ bar mitzvah, from
Sheila and David Matz
In memory of:
Leon Rosenzweig, from Mitzi Weinberg
Marge Singer, from Stephen Ellis and Ellen
Bernstein-Ellis
Women of Isaiah Fund
In memory of:
Barbara Kaplan, from Judy and Marty Aufhauser,
Rabbi Barry Blum, Michael Bucker, Jori and
Rich Carmel, Rhonda Daniels, Susan Desmond,
Yale and Arlene Downes, Stephen Ellis and
Ellen Bernstein-Ellis, Len and Lynn Epstein,
Steven Hallert and Phyllis Harford, Jerry and
Nancy Kaplan, Lynn, Lou, Jeff, and Orit Glenn
and Stephanie and Sam Lauter, Zida Levy,
Diana and Michael MaKieve, Debbie and
David McCabe, Carol and Mark Simons, Sunny
Suppakijjumnong, Richard and Leah Weinstein,
Steven Weinzimmer and Karen Maas, Jon and
Sue Williamson, Phillip and Beverly Winslow
The Community-wide Commemoration in Contra Costa for
Yom HaSHoa H
v’HaGevu ra H
Before the Light Went Out
SOngS and RefLeCTiOnS
On JeWiSh Life in PRe-WWii euROPe
Guest Singer: anthony mordechai Tzvi russell
fresh from the world of opera, anthony Russell
will perform songs from the Yiddish repertoire
of pre-WWii composers.
S u n daY, a p r i l 7, 2 01 3
4:00 pm
Temple isaiah, 945 risa road, lafayette
admission is free
for more information: 510.318.6453
www.temple-isaiah.org for the latest information
Supported by the Tillie and
Rene Molho Endowment for
Holocaust Remembrance
of The Jewish Community
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Shabbat
Worship Services
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Friday, March 1 **Note Time Change**
8:00pm WRJ Shabbat Service,
followed by Oneg sponsored by
the WOI
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Saturday, March 2
8:45am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat Morning Service
Claire Tarkoff and Emily Fishman,
B’not Mitzvah
Ex. 30:11-34:35, Ki Tissa
Friday, March 8
5:45pm got Shabbat? Dinner
6:30pm got Shabbat? Family
Service, followed by Oneg
Saturday, March 9
8:45am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat Morning Service
Daniel Bookbinder, Bar Mitzvah
Ex. 35:1-40:38; Vayakhel/Pekude
Friday, March 15
6:00pm Happy Half Hour Oneg
6:30pm Third Shabbat Service with
Mizmor Band
Saturday, March 16
8:45am Torah Study
9:30am Shabbat for Tots
10:30am Shabbat Morning Service
Alexandra Blanter, Bat Mitzvah
Lev. 1:1-5:26; Vayikra
Friday, March 22
8:00pm Shabbat Service, followed
by Oneg
Saturday, March 23
8:45am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat Morning Service
Annabel Grunwald, Bat Mitzvah
Lev. 6:1-8:36, Tzav
Friday, March 29
6:00pm Oneg
6:30pm 5th Shabbat Service
Saturday, March 30
9:15am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat Morning Service
Ex. 33:12-34:26, Hol Hamoed Pesah
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