September / October 2014

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Congregation Beth Ami
Office, Library, and Gift Shop Hours
4676 Mayette Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Mon.–Thurs. 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Telephone707/360-3000
Fax707/360-3003
Mission Statement
[email protected]
Websitewww.BethAmiSR.org
Congregation Beth Ami enriches our lives, transforms
our hearts, helps heal the world and sustains our Jewish heritage. We are deeply rooted in Jewish tradition
and welcome all to our community through celebration,
learning, education, and prayer.
Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Please “like” us at
facebook.com/CongregationBethAmi
Personnel
Rabbi Mordecai Miller
314-308-3672
[email protected]
Carolyn Metz, Executive Director
707-360-3011
[email protected]
Elizabeth Jarlsberg,
Office Manager
707-360-3000
[email protected]
Diane Lennox, Bookkeeper
[email protected]
Jenny Levine-Smith
Nursery School Director
707-360-3030
[email protected]
Mandi Emery-Flynn, NS Assistant
707-360-3030
[email protected]
Rick Concoff, JCC Teen Program
707-823-3916
[email protected]
Ben and Tara Winkler,
Shofar Newsletter
641-451-7076
[email protected]
Pnina Loeb, RS Director
707-360-3000
[email protected]
Gabor Por, Librarian
707-360-3006
[email protected]
Bonnie Boren, Gift Shop
707-360-3022
[email protected]
Andrea Nett,
Friedman Center Director
707-360-3021
[email protected]
Edythe Smith, Invitations
707-538-3698
Officers and Board of
Directors, 2014–15
Laura Alexander, President
[email protected], 837-8695
Barbara McGee, Treasurer
Betty Boyd, Secretary
[email protected],
537-2211
Arnold Drake, Past President
Myrna Morse, VP of Administration
[email protected] , 539-5457
Russ Gurevitch, VP of Facilities
[email protected]
Barbara Tomin,
VP of Youth & Education
Mel Decker, VP of Ways and
Means,
Members at Large
Richard Kahn
Alan Krubiner
Lyla Nathan
Jeff Sheff,
Adult Education
Leanne Schy,
Torah/Haftarah Readings
Members Ex Officio
Carolyn Metz, 481-3390
Jennie Levine-Smith, 360-3030
Pnina Loeb, 695-2275
Rabbi Miller, (314) 308-3672
Andrea Nett, 707-360-3021
Deadline for Nov./Dec. 2014
Shofar is Oct. 15
Jewish Community Contacts
Hillel of Sonoma County
Lindsay Folkerth, 795-5464,
www.sonomahillel.org
JCC, Sonoma County
Beth Goodman, 528-4222, www.jccsoco.org
Jewish Community Federation
Barbara Levinson, 568-6207, www.sfjcf.org
Jewish Community Free Clinic
Donna Waldman, 585-7780,
www.jewishfreeclinic.org
Jewish Community Relations
Council
Suzan Berns, 415/957-1551, www.jcrc.org
Jewish Family & Children’s Services
Diana Klein, 571-8131,
www.jfcs.org/sonoma-county
September / October 2014 • Congregation Beth Ami Shofar • page 2 • www.bethamisr.org
Rabbi’s
remarks
Rabbi Mordecai Miller
New Year—New Hope
These days you have to have a strong heart to president and potentate; yet, from the Divine perspective, which is infinite in time and
listen to the news!
ISIS, Gaza, Russia, Ukraine, Ebola, the Borspace, the difference turns out not to be quite
so sharp. We all a part of a family or a commuder Immigration Crisis and the drought to
name just some. Sometimes one wonders if the nity and the degree to which we show appreciation and respect; avoid sarcasm—especially
world is coming apart at the seams. The level
to those we love—and practice patience affects
of inhumanity in some areas borders the unspeakable. There are times when I find it hard us not only as individuals, but starts to have a
to believe that we live in the 21st Century. The positive impact on the community at large.
There’s a midrash that tells
acts of barbarity such as
of a time when the waters
wholesale beheadings go
May we all experience
of Creation were about to
beyond what might have
a Shanah tovah, um’tukah—
flood the earth. Each grain
been practiced over a thoua good and sweet year!
of sand seemed insignificant
sand or even two thousand
and powerless to overcome
years ago.
such a force. But the grains decided to join
Contrast this to a tradition that considers
every human created in God’s image. This sug- ranks and in gathering all together they were
able to set up a barrier that withstood the
gests that whenever possible, barbaric cruelty
mighty waters.
must be addressed through legal proceedings.
Each of us can be compared to a grain of
When that isn’t possible, there is still the possand, yet in our determination to live accordsibility of honor on the field of battle.
ing to the moral principle that every human
Again, our tradition perceives these coming
being is creating in the image of God, and in
months as a time when the world is judged
by its Creator. It’s hard to believe that this past forming strongs bonds as a community, we
can withstand the waters that threaten to devyear has been a source of great satisfaction to
astate the world.
our Heavenly Parent! What implications does
May we all experience a Shanah tovah,
this have for the year to come?
um’tukah—a good and sweet year!
Most of us don’t fall under the category of
Shabbat Dinner RSVP
Shabbat Dinner:
❑ Friday, September 5
Name
❑ Friday, October 3*
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❑ Saturday, October 4 (Break the Fast)*
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# of Beth Ami Member Adults
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Please return payment and forms to:
Congregation Beth Ami
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Santa Rosa, CA 95405
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Israel—Palestine: A Different Conversation
by Rabbi Mordecai Miller
The arguments regarding which group has title
to the corner of the Globe called Canaan, Israel, Judea or Palestine is as old as the Biblical
narrative. Those arguments have run so deep
over the course of the millennia that hundreds
of thousands of lives have been destroyed,
uprooted and otherwise wrecked. Despite all
the so-called advances in human civilization,
the carnage continues into our day. In news
interview after news interview, we see opposing sides propose arguments and accusations
which, while may have merit and justification,
do little to advance the cause of justice and
peace.
The systemic flaw in all these arguments is
that they are predicated on a history that is
riddled with violence, injustice and oppression
of one form or another. So much of the present day drama has, as its backdrop, painful
memories that serve to fuel the need to settle
scores rather than a desire for self examination;
asking questions such as, “What responsibility
do we have in stirring up conflict?”, “How can
we avoid future mistakes?” or “How do we utilize diplomatic and similar means to strengthen
the hands of those in power and who seem to
genuinely support the cause of peace?”
A close examination of the Biblical text
makes it clear that title to this particular piece
of real estate depends on the degree of loyalty
to the Divine, which—as prophet after prophet
so eloquently express—is inextricably linked
to social justice and moral integrity; not just to
members of ones own clan, tribe or national
origin, but to the «stranger and the orphan and
the widow (ie: the powerless)!
It’s high time to change the conversation. It
would be fascinating to hold the discussion
to answering the following questions (among
others):
1. In the current situation, what is your immediate objective? (Specifically)!
2. If successful, what would be your longterm goals?
... and, above all,
3. What is your overall vision for the future
(that would represent a just and peaceful
solution to all the parties involved)?
Past experience has made it very clear that
wars may solve one problem but inevitably
leave a whole set of different problems in their
train. Perhaps the bloodiest war in the history
of the world was World War One. However,
the destruction on all sides did little to prevent
a Second World War. Winston Churchill, in his
biographical history of the Second World War
describes his realization of the need to learn
the lessons of the previous failed Peace and
start planning with Franklin Roosevelt for the
reconstruction of a post-war world even in the
midst of the prosecution of the war. Among
other things, the formation of the United Nations, the Nuremberg trials and the Marshall
Plan have gone far to prevent a third world
embroilment.
To quote from the first canto of the Dhammapada (The Collected Sayings of Buddha)
“Look how he abused me and beat me,
How he threw me down and robbed me.”
Live with such thoughts and you live in hate.
“Look how he abused me and beat me,
How he threw me down and robbed me.”
Abandon such thoughts, and live in love.
In this world, hate never yet dispelled hate.
Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient
and inexhaustible. You too shall pass away.
Knowing this, how can you quarrel?
Please Support
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[email protected]
for details about advertising in the Shofar.
Thank you!
Events & Announcements
YiddishLand
November 15-16
Welcome to YiddishLand, the first annual Sonoma County Yiddish cultural festival.
For many American Jews, our lineage has
been passed to us through parents and grandparents whose lives were shaped by a thousand years of Yiddish culture. Yiddish-ness is
the wellspring of our identities. Join with as
we celebrate and revitalize this deeply-felt,
funny, rich, expressive, musical, literate heritage.
Plan to enjoy YiddishLand: The Concert on
Saturday evening, November 15.
Participate in YiddishLand: The Culture on
Sunday afternoon, November 16, featuring
activities for adults and children that transmit
the depth, joy, humor, and accomplishments of
Yiddish life.
The first annual county-wide festival will be
held at Congregation Ner Shalom in Cotati.
Come spend time with your true heritage and
help bring it to new life. Watch for details.
Mature Driver Course
Sunday, November 9, 9 a.m., $12.50
Drivers 55+; receive a discount on your auto
insurance! By completing this all day DMV approved course, you will receive a DMV certificate to be eligible to receive an insurance
discount. Instructor Craig Dill is AAA certified
with 35 years of traffic safety experience. Craig
will provide driver awareness strategies and
answer questions relating to older & wiser
drivers.
Pre-registration required, call (707) 360-3000
or email [email protected].
“My heartfelt thanks to everyone for the kind
words and donations in memory of my beloved
mother. I’m touched by the outpouring of
thoughtfulness.”—Judi Hyman
Mazal Tov to our
Bar Mitzvah,
Nathan Jones
Sept. 13, 2014
Hi, my name is Nathan
Jones. I have been
coming to Congregation Beth Ami my
whole life. I am about
to start the 7th grade
at Windsor Middle School. I love dogs, science, space, Legos, and just plain thinking.
I am a huge reader and a big fan of the t.v.
show, Cosmos. I spend most of my time
thinking up inventions and playing with
Legos. When I grow up, I want to become
an astrophysicist and an inventor. I hope
you will join my family and me in celebrating my Bar Mitzvah.
John Metz Unveiling
And Baby Naming
The Metz Family and Karen Bloch invite
friends and members of the Beth Ami family to
join us for the Unveiling of John Metz’ memorial stone at graveside (Santa Rosa Memorial
Park) on Sunday, September 14, at 1:00 pm.
Rabbi Miller will officiate.
A reception will follow the Unveiling at Beth
Ami, approximately 2:00 pm, during which
John’s granddaughters, Madelyn Rose and Lola
Yazmin, will receive their Hebrew names.
Please help us remember John and welcome
the newest family members.
Events & Announcements
Happy Hebrew Birthday,
Miriyam Gevirtz!
“I sent this thank you note after the very moving celebration of my Hebrew birthday. I was
very happy that so many people came. I inadvertently omitted thanking the Torah and HafTorah readers who I thank now; and, add that
one of the extraordinary coincidences I found
of anniversaries for this summer and intended
to mention is that Hannah Sennesh’s birthday
Torah portion is also Balak!”—Miriyam
Miriyam Gevirtz
thanks every
one who was
able to come
to the sweet
celebration of
her Hebrew
birthday, July
5th, and thanks
everyone who
sent their good
wishes...
To Janet and Jeffrey and Chavurah Bet who
helped with the potluck Kiddush; Elizabeth
who helped
with the set-up;
Leanne Schy for
helping print
the invitations
Miriyam composed for the
Wednesday bulletins and giving
Miriyam the site to find the words and translation to HaOlam Kulo; Patty Bernstein’s gift of
beautiful vases of yellow chrysanthemums and
pink azaleas on every table in the Social Hall;
Ahuva for the delicious spinach soup; Rabbi
Miller who added understandings of the history in the Torah portion and on the Thursday
before helped find a beautiful place for the
vase of white gladiolas and golden sunflow-
ers right next to the bima Miriyam brought to
honor her parents, and for the beautiful blessing he gave her; Miriyam’s wonderful and dear
family and friends who came with their love
and support, and the special and very interesting and meaningful drosh her rabbi son, Rabbi
Elihu Gevirtz gave on Balak, talking in part
on listening for God’s words, coming up from
Santa Barbara to be in the festivities.
Some of the programs and prayer for peace
and songs are in the office for anyone who
wishes one. Miriyam would be happy to send
the package if she is just given a name and
address. Her email is gevirtz_m_segel@yahoo.
com. (707)542-6738.
Miriyam says it was a joy, an honor and a gift
to her to be able to share withthe congregation
a drosh (on Micah 6:8, ‘...do justly, love mercy
and walk humbly with thy God’), songs, cake
and ice cream on her Hebrew birthday.
Israeli Folk Dancing
Because of the holidays and Friedman Center
availability, our dance schedule will be more
irregular than usual:
Sept. 3—Friedman
Center
Sept. 17—Social Hall
Oct. 1 & 29—Friedman
Center
Beth Ami and You
Presents—For the High Holidays
Thursday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m., Rosh Hashanah—Celebrate the beginning of the year
through prayer and play.
Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m., Yom Kippur—Find
meaning by connecting to those around you
and the Creator
Sunday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m., Sukkot—Enjoy the
harvest and play in the Sukkah, *Our annual
fund-raiser with the Nursery school and Religious school
Thursday, Oct. 16, 5:30 p.m., Simchat Torah—It’s going to be Rockin’ with Ayala and a
free spaghetti dinner.Come make a crazy hat
and dance with the Torah. Dinner at 5:30 p.m.
Program at 6:30 p.m.
All High Holiday events are free unless noted
with an asterisk *
Beth Ami and You Family Education
Series Presents—
It’s all in the Hebrew...
Come learn everyday words and phrases with
us in modern day Hebrew. Our Sunday BAU
learning series is for families with children
ages 2 to 6.
Nov. 2—Guf’ing around—Your body and how
to keep it in shape
Dec. 7—Hebrew for your favorite foods
Jan.11—Your Family and Friends
Feb. 1—It’s all about the flowers and the trees
Mar. 1—Purim Palooza
Mar. 29—Shalom Sesame and Pesach plus
Apr. 26—Our bond with Israel; Yom
Ha’Atzmaut and beyond
May 3—Places and spaces around the world.
Start time is 10 a.m. with Lauren, our storyteller
extraordinaire, followed by crafts, activities,
food and more fun. Playground opens at 9:30.
$8 per child. Ask about family discounts. No
one turned away for lack of funds or affiliation. Religious School families are free.
Program dates are subject to change, please
check the CBA web-site every month.
Adult Education
New Adult Education classes at Beth Ami will
start after Succot—please watch the Cybershul
for additional information.
Note that, for those who wish to update their
understanding of Biblical Hebrew, there is a
on-going group which meets at Santa Rosa Junior College one afternoon per week, with Eric
Thompson, instructor of Religion. For information, contact the Beth Ami Office.
Simcha Board Tree of Life
Honor thy mother...also
thy aunt, uncle, cousin,
child, best friend, teacher with an engraved
leaf on our Simcha
Board, commemorating
any joyous occasion,
bestowal
of an honor, or cause
for thanksgiving.
Leaf—$360
Small Stone—$1000
Large Stone—$2500
We also provide the
opportunity for you to
memorialize loved ones.
Yahrzeit Board
Plaque—$450
President’s Page
Laura Alexander, President
The High Holidays are upon us! It is a time for
family and friends, for the renewal of our souls
and recommitment to our Jewish faith and life.
It is a chance to start over and make this new
year better than the last. We ask forgiveness
and make amends so that we can be written in
the book of life. High Holidays mark a period
of time dedicated to experiencing traditions
that have withstood the test of time. We start
with study and prayer, tasting the sweetness of
apples and honey, blowing the Shofar, casting
away our sins, remembering our dearly departed and fasting, then we move into the fun of
building and decorating the sukkah and dancing with the Torah.
It’s a season that touches both intellect and
emotions, and involves all our senses. Yet even
at this completely engrossing time, we know
that we are at a crossroads. Jews in North
America are faced with a diminishing affiliation
to Jewish institutions and diminishing commitment to being Jewish in all aspects of life.
To quote Dr. Ron Wolfson’s book, Relational
Judaism, “young Jewish adults are unengaged
and aging baby boomers are disengaging.”
As a Conservative Jew in Sonoma County,
this point is not lost on me. Beth Ami is not
unique in its struggle to build membership
and maintain financial fitness. Synagogues all
around the country are experiencing this same
proplem of shrinking membership and reduced
financial support. What was once considered
a Brit or covenant now is seen as a burden,
and families are struggling to meet their obligations. Ron Wolfson explains that the “Jewish
idea of relationship comes from the earliest
accounts in the Torah and is expressed best in
the Hebrew word, Brit. A covenant is “a pact
between two or more people, a social contract, in which one party promises something
in return for something from the other.” The
concept of relational Judaism is fully explored
in Dr. Wolfson’s book and acknowledges our
struggle.
Most importantly he gives us one important
strategy for overcoming our problems: to build
a community, everyone needs to build relationships. We can offer amazing programs that
meet the needs of all stages of Jewish life but
if we aren’t building connections and relationships, then we have nothing! How do we build
relationships? According to Dr. Wolfson, we
need to listen carefully to each other and tell
our stories to each other.
The most important first step is listening.
The second is to tell our stories. By listening
to each other we build trust and relationships.
As relationships deepen, “we reveal our innermost hopes and fears, achievements and disappointments, opportunities and challenges.” By
revealing ourselves, we feel connected and
feel heard. Once connections are made, then
we are moved into action. We volunteer to
help at events, volunteer on committees, volunteer to read Torah, we make donations and
ultimately we build community and live a fully
engaged Jewish life.
This year I challenge you to listen to each
other and tell your stories to each other. Take
time to really pay attention to what people are
saying and engage with each other. Beth Ami
is the perfect place to counter the notion that
Conservative Judaism is irrelevant and outdated. As members of Beth Ami’s community, we
have an opportunity to build our relationships
and connections in a real and meaningful way.
I challenge you to get to know your neighbor,
your fellow congregants and your Board. We
will be listening carefully to you and paying
attention to you, and in turn I invite you to
deepen your relationship with Beth Ami by
engaging in all aspects of the give and take of
a full Jewish life.
Religious School Report
Pnina Loeb, Religious School Director
We all have our own mechanisms to complete
our accounting, evaluation, and rededication,
both individually and with our families. We
are an incredible community, with inconceivable potential. May we join together this Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur and restore broken
fences, and invite a fresh beginning for all.
Yes, it is that time again. And As Rabbi Nahum Braverman wrote: “On Rosh Hashanah
we make an accounting of our year and we
pray repeatedly for life. How do we justify another year of life? What did we do with the last
year? Has it been a time of growth, of insight
and of caring for others? Did we make use of
our time, or did we squander it? Has it truly
been a year of life, or merely one of mindless
activity? This is the time for evaluation and
rededication. (Our) Jewish process is called
‘T’shuvah,’ coming home—recognizing our
mistakes between ourselves and God as well
as between ourselves and our fellow, and then
correcting them.”
This is a busy season for all of us. Please add
these calendar dates to your schedule.
Upcoming CBA Religious School
Calendar Dates:
Sept. 5—Shabbat Family Dinner and service
Sept. 7, 10 a.m.–noon—First day of RS
Sept. 13—Nathan’s Bar Mitzvah
Sept. 14, 21, 12:30–1:30 p.m.—Shofar Blowing class
Sept. 23, 6–7:30 p.m.—Pack Rosh Hashanah
challah bags
Sept. 24–26—Rosh Hashanah
Oct. 3, 4—Yom Kippur
Oct. 12, 10 a.m.—1 p.m.—Sukkot Harvest
Festival fund raiser
Oct. 16, 5:30 p.m.—Rockin’ Simchat Torah
dinner; services, music, & dancing with the
Torah will follow.
Beth Ami Gift Shop
The holidays
are fast
approaching
New items
have arrived.
If you don’t
see what you
are looking for,
call
Bonnie Boren
at 528-1628.
M–W 10–4:30
Th 10–6
F 10–2
Located in Beth Ami
Gift Office
Nursery School Notes
Jenny Levine-Smith
Nursery School Director
It has been a busy summer here at Beth Ami
Community Nursery School, and as we gear up
for the first day of school on September 2nd,
we cannot wait to have our returning students
back with us, and are looking forward to welcoming all of our first-time children and families into our school community!
We are thrilled to be able to offer all of our
families more of what they need this year!
While keeping our core school day and our
dedication to educational excellence intact, we
are lengthening our extended care hours for
all of our students daily from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., so that all families, regardless of their
schedules, can have access to our school. To
that end as well, we will be offering full day
Yom Tov camps on October 9, 10, 16, and 17,
when school is closed for Sukkot, Shemini
Atzeret, and Simchat Torah, as well as later on
in the year.
BACNS is known for our low student-teacher
ratios, our warm and welcoming environment,
our high quality early childhood education,
and most of all, for our incredibly talented,
knowledgeable, and passionate teachers! Debby Barbose, Michelle Blanc, Barbara Whitaker, Lauren Kalmenson (and Jill Tager, back
after a brief retirement) return to us again this
year, bringing more than 100 years of teaching
experience and an immeasurable amount of
expertise and love to the children in our care.
We have four fabulous new teachers joining
our staff as well this year! Priscilla Lowenthal
(Two’s) taught at Gon Noe Preschool in San
Francisco before moving back to Santa Rosa
a year ago with her eyes set on teaching at
BACNS. She is passionate about experiential
education and creating beautiful school environments. Ayala Almog (Three’s) moved from
Israel to work at Camp Newman three years
ago. She brings her musical ability, her passion for sustainable art and education, and
her Alef-Bet yoga teaching skills. Suzanne
Mitchell (Four’s) has spent the last decade at
the Healdsburg School and Sonoma Country
Day School, teaching many of our alumni in
the primary grades. She is passionate about
guiding children through the social-emotional
learning process. Denise Abbott (Two’s) has
worked for many years helping toddlers and
preschoolers with special needs get the services they deserve. She brings her artistic creativity, her expertise in observing children, and
her calm and warmth to our two’s room.
Enrollment is growing, but we still have
spots available in all age groups! Call the office
today, and we’d be happy to set up a tour for
you!
Israel From The Left Coast
Bob Raful
We have a friend in Marin County whose son
is a Lone Soldier in Israel, a member of an elite
Infantry unit, just back from furious fighting
in Gaza. That is why this article in Israel 21c
caught my attention:
Israelis Unroll Welcome Mat For
Hurt Lone Soldiers
“More than 60 families have offered to care for
lone soldiers coming out of the hospital.
‘This will take more courage and love than
you could ever believe,’ began the Facebook
post that went out on July 28 asking for English- and Hebrew-speakers from the Jerusalem
and Modi’in areas to take in lone soldiers coming out of the hospital after being wounded in
Operation Protective Edge.
Within 10 hours, more than 30 families
indicated their willingness to host and care for
a lone soldier—and, if need be, his visiting parent from abroad—for two weeks to a month.
Thirty more families signed up within a week,
from all across Israel.
Some 6,000 Israeli soldiers are classified as
lone because they have no local family support.
Of those, about 2,800 are from abroad. Thus
far in Operation Protective Edge, three lone
soldiers have been killed in action and many
more have sustained injuries.
When the wounded combatants leave the
hospital they often need physical and emotional
care before returning to their own living quarters. Many of them might have had nobody to
turn to—until Jerusalem resident Tova Hametz,
a volunteer with The Lone Soldier Center in
Memory of Michael Levin, stepped in.
Hametz tells Israel 21c she initially hoped to
provide recovering soldiers help with meals,
laundry, doctor visits and errands. She posted
a request for volunteers and funds, and her
friend Nili Salem Flaks came by with a donation. Seeing that Hametz was upset about
soldiers returning to empty apartments on
their own, Flaks offered to post a request on
Facebook for foster families, figuring they’d get
perhaps five.
‘I am in awe of the response,’ says Hametz,
who is working in cooperation with the IDF to
identify soldiers in need of the service. ‘One
family was so eager to meet their soldier that
they went to the hospital the next day to visit
him, even though he won’t get discharged for
about a month.
‘That level of community is something the
Lone Soldier Center has been looking to have
for a long time, and we hope that now this will
be a community we can reach out to into the
future. The unity and caring we have awesomely experienced is something that we hope
doesn’t end with the war,’ she says. ‘This community of people is part of the healing.’”
And we pray our Marin County friend’s Lone
Soldier son continues to serve in peace not war.
The Kitchen Corner
Jeffrey & Janet Stein-Larson
(Co-Chairs)
During September and October, the kitchen
will be involved with a lot of special events for
celebrating simchas and the High Holy Days
and there will be a lot of planning for these
events by the various planners/coordinators.
Every time the kitchen is to be used, Beth Ami
needs a mashgiach on hand to observe and
help the volunteers. The Mashgiach’s primary
responsibilities are to ensure that the kitchen
is being used safely, securely, and to ensure
that the Kosher standards set by Congregation
Beth Ami and Rabbi Miller are being followed.
There is now a new pamphlet, Special Events;
Use of Kitchen available to members to help
explain how this works. It will be available in
the CBA office or by email. If you are interested in this information, or if you are planning
an event that involves the CBA Kitchen, please
ask for this pamphlet. Also available for your
information is the Guidelines for Kitchen Use,
and the Food and Potluck Guidelines.
The CBA Kitchen Committee thanks everyone for their donations over the past few
months. Besides the donations of money, we
have received generous donations of food, and
volunteer time from numerous members of the
synagogue. Because of the generosity of our
members, we have received a new immersion
blender to replace our broken one, and a new
frying pan. We give a special thank you for the
CBA Mashgichim who volunteer their time to
help people with their celebrations whether
it be for a Shabbat, Oneg, life celebration or
holiday celebration. All of you make the CBA
Kitchen available to all who wish to use it.
Some good articles are worth repeating. This
was written back in 2012.
What is a Jewish holiday without
food? Can’t imagine!
Perusing cook books prior to any occasion
can bring much joy and stimulate questions.
The questions can lead you to more scholarly
readings. With all of that in mind, let me share
some old and new information about a few
significant foods.
First of all, you should have a sweet year rich
in fulfillment and productivity (Yiddish word
for carrot is merin which also means to increase or multiply).
Carrot tsimmes is traditionally served for
Rosh Hashanah in many households. There
are so many variables for this dish. Certainly
everyone has her favorite. So much depends
on where our families come from. What was
grown in the region and what was available
determined the family tradition. Then, our
families migrated to the USA and found different crops from one state to the other. So, traditional recipes were modified. Our ancestors
were pretty wise to start out the year with carrots. It is believed that they are a good source
of Vitamin A, aid in growth and repair of the
body tissues, help fight infections and assist to
maintain a smooth and soft blemish-free skin.
Sweet in taste and round in shape is a wish
for health, happiness, joy and fortune without end. Apple or challah dipped in honey
and honey cake and carrot tsimmes all imply
a wish for a sweet and pleasant New Year.
Historians believe that the honey referenced in
the Bible was actually a sort of fruit paste. Real
honey was difficult to acquire. It represented
good living and wealth.
Rosh HaShanah literally means head of the
year in Hebrew. Hence, eating the head of a
fish symbolizes we would rather be a head
than a tail.
No sour or bitter foods or vinegar is consumed because these are considered negative
signs.
Nuts are not eaten because the Hebrew letters of the word for nut, egoz, have a numerical
equivalent to the Hebrew word for sin, chet.
Some say that the pre-Yom Kippur meal favorite dish is kreplach. Meat symbolizes inflexible justice. The soft dough covering it denotes
compassion. This meal should be bland to
reduce the incidence of thirst during the fast.
Spotlight On Members: What I Do
Your Traveling Tutor
by Pnina Loeb
Do you know a child who
struggles in school? How about
an adult who is held back
career-wise by undeveloped
communication skills? Possibly
a homeschooled child needing coaching in one or several
subjects? These are the people
I help every day!
Following my dream, I’ve
left the tutoring company I
worked at for eleven years and
launched my own tutoring service, Your Traveling Tutor. Many of you know me as the Beth
Ami’s Religious School Director and long-time
teacher. I also have many years of experience,
both in the classroom and out, helping students and adults reach their potential.
One reason people choose me as a tutor
is that I tailor every lesson to the particular
student. I teach to their strengths and support
them where they need support. What kids
often need is help with overall study skills. I
work with them on organizing tools, note taking, and test prep. These tools improve their
overall achievement level.
Many of my students have ADD. Some are
dyslexic. I’ve worked with kids who have mild
to moderate autism and other learning differences or difficulties. I start with an assessment,
to discover where the child is in different areas
and how he or she learns best. That student’s
style may be visual, tactile, or auditory. As it
says in Proverbs 22:6, “Teach
a child in his own way, and
when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Seeing Stars and LIPS,
Lindamood reading/memory
programs, actually retrain the
brain to help dyslexic and
ADD students learn. I use these
programs and find that a high
percentage of my clients benefit greatly. For kids who have
trouble reading and use their finger to help
them follow, I’ve developed various techniques
to support reading fluency and comprehension.
I’m all about creativity in working with each
student, child, teen, or adult. One size does not
fit all. This is my life work. I struggled in school
myself and figured out ways to get past the obstacles. This background enables me to be very
patient with my students, as well as creative
and intuitive about what students need. When
a child tells me excitedly about his kayaking
trip, that’s what I have him write about. Suddenly, writing isn’t the chore it used to be.
I love working with all ages. I’m more of a
coach than a tutor, starting where my students
are and guiding them to success. Children
and adults see results and feel successful. And
when those around them notice, too—whether
a teacher at school or a boss at work—it’s the
most rewarding thing in the world.
Israel: The Facts
by Esther Baruch
We had a gratifying turnout at the July 23rd
Beth Ami-hosted Solidarity with Israel gathering. On short notice, 150 people crowded into
our sanctuary and spilled into the social hall.
People from all over Sonoma County came to
support Israel and learn how they could help.
Thanks to the Sonoma County Israel Committee for bringing inspiring speakers, several
from San Francisco, who offered facts we can
use to refute the false accusations made against
Israel. We heard about the shameful and deliberate way Hamas uses human shields to make
Israel look bad and about the concrete terror
tunnels that enable terrorists to infiltrate Israel.
It’s galling that no other country is criticized
for not losing enough people in a conflict.
Even though Israel sends alerts to Gazan civilians before hitting missile launchers that Hamas
deliberately places at mosques, schools, and
hospitals and uses to fire rockets at Israeli civilians, Israel is slammed in the media for Hamascaused casualties. It’s a shame that the concrete
donated to build schools in Gaza was used to
build extensive terror tunnels, and that Hamas
won’t allow Gaza civilians to take refuge in
them.
The following are facts documented by Honest Reporting, a wonderful organization dedicated to bringing to light media bias against
Israel and publicizing the facts. Learn more at
HonestReporting.com.
1. Since Hamas came to power in Gaza in
2005, it has openly declared hostility and
launched thousands of rockets into Israel.
Is there any example on Earth where two
warring parties have completely open borders with each other?
2. There has been no blockade on basic food
items, medicine, and other humanitarian
goods. Since Hamas came to power, trucks
pass over the border with Israel almost
every day, laden with these supplies. There
have been no reports of starvation or health
epidemics in Gaza. Even during the recent
conflict, supplies of humanitarian goods enter Gaza almost every day. How often does
one party in a conflict feed and provide
medical services to the ones attacking it?
3. Perhaps the most important question is this:
If the borders were truly “sealed,” how did
Hamas manage to import an estimated 800
tons of concrete and 10,000 rockets? Think
how many schools, hospitals, and apartments could have been built using the steel
and concrete that instead went to build offensive weapons and sophisticated tunnels
under the border.
There has never been a complete Gaza siege.
However, Israel must make every effort to
prevent materials that Hamas uses for warfare
from entering the strip. If the current border
restrictions still allowed Hamas to build up an
arsenal of 10,000 rockets and create over thirty
tunnels into Israel, one can only imagine what
they would do with a completely open border.
Now that the world’s journalists have left
Gaza and are free to speak, they have revealed
the level of intimidation that went on if anyone
dared report something unfavorable to Hamas.
Any journalist who didn’t fall into line was
expelled.
The following remarks are excerpted from
an interview with the Israeli writer Amos Oz.
Thank you to Yona Miller for sending the interview information:
“What would you do if your neighbor across
the street sits down on the balcony, puts his little
boy on his lap and starts shooting machine gun
fire into your nursery?
What would you do if your neighbor across
the street digs a tunnel from his nursery to your
nursery in order to blow up your home or in
order to kidnap your family?
I am afraid that there can be no way in the
world to avoid civilian casualties among the
Palestinians as long as the neighbor puts his
child on his lap while shooting into your nursery.
This morning I read very carefully the charter
of Hamas. It says that the Prophet commands
every Muslim to kill every Jew everywhere in the
world. It quotes the Protocols of the Elders of
Zion (an anti-Semitic diatribe) and says that
the Jews control the world. So I hardly see a
prospect for a compromise between Israel and
Hamas. I have been a man of compromise all
my life. But even a man of compromise cannot approach Hamas and say: ‘Maybe we meet
halfway and Israel only exists on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.’
Unlike European pacifists, I never believed the
ultimate evil in the world is war. In my view the
ultimate evil in the world is aggression, and the
only way to repel aggression is unfortunately by
force. That is where the difference lies between
a European pacifist and an Israeli peacenik like
myself. A relative of mine who survived the Nazi
Holocaust in Theresienstadt always reminded
her children and her grandchildren that her
life was saved in 1945 not by peace demonstrators with placards and flowers but by Soviet
soldiers and submachine guns.” (Deutsche
Welle-Germany)
Here’s a sobering quote from Hamas that
shows what Israel is up against: “We love death
the way the Israelis love life.” How do you
make peace with that philosophy?
cluding: a workshop on how to answer Israel’s
critics with important facts, to be held after the
High Holidays; an Israel Opportunities Fair,
with various organizations sharing information about travel and education opportunities:
and our annual Israel Celebration at the end of
April. Our popular program for young children,
Beth Ami & You, will be back this year with
Israel-focused fun activities. You are welcome
at all these events. Please consider joining the
Israel Committee. Watch this space and cybershul for details.
Pick up more information in the Beth Ami
lobby or contact Eli Cohen at [email protected].
State Assembly (District 2)
Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro
http://asmdc.org/members/a02
State Senate (District 2)
Senator Noreen Evans
http://sd02.senate.ca.gov
Senator Dianne Feinstein
https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/
e-mail-me
Senator Barbara Boxer
http://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/
policycomments
State Representative
Representative Mike Thompson
https://mikethompson.house.gov/contact/email-me
What You Can Do:
When you see a negative headline, article,
letter, or op-ed, respond with a letter to the
editor. Copy it to [email protected]. Even if
your letter isn’t printed, the editors take notice.
Write to your Senators and Representative so
they know their constituency supports Israel.
Donate. One very effective pro-Israel organization is HonestReporting.com. It’s been rated
a 4-star charity (that’s 4 out of 4) with exceptional commitment to accountability and transparency. And Mogen David Adom is always on
the ground caring for the injured (www.afmda.
org).
The CBA Israel Committee is busy planning
Israel-focused events for the coming year, in-
Israel Solidarity Meeting at Beth Ami, July 23, 2014 with, left to
right: Israel Deputy Consul General for the Pacific Northwest Eyal
Naor, Paula Simon (JCRC) and members of Beth Ami Israel Committee Ben Winkler, Robert Raful and Dr. Eli Cohen (Chairman).
Mitzvah Moments
Tish Levee
Buy your High Holiday groceries
at Safeway & Oliver’s to benefit
Beth Ami!
For the first half of 2014, supporters of
eScrip earned $1,148 for Beth Ami. This
amazing donation was achieved by shopping at Oliver’s, Safeway and other merchants. If you are not an eScrip supporter,
now is the time to sign up…then all you
have to do is SHOP!
If you shop at Oliver’s Markets in Santa
Rosa or Cotati, remember to get your Community Card at the store and choose BETH
AMI to get the eScrip proceeds. Anyone
can participate in eScrip and contribute;
you do not have to be a CBA member &
you do not have to live in Sonoma County.
Ask your friends & relatives! Just go to
escrip.com and put in ID# 136921119.
For sign-up help or any eScrip questions,
contact Nancy Sherman at (707)538-9388
or [email protected] or Lauren
Newman at (707)525-9029.
NOTE: Safeway
purchases paid
for with a credit
card will no
longer earn
eScrip contributions for Beth
Ami. Accepted
payment types
include check,
cash, debit card
and Safeway gift
card. So, just
purchase a Safeway gift card with your credit
card and then use that to make your purchases.
This will ensure that Beth Ami will receive your
eScrip contributions.
The People’s Climate March:
A Special Mitzvah Moment
On Sunday afternoon,
September 21st, hundreds of thousands of
people, including Jews
from all over and other
people of faith, will
take part in the People’s
Climate March (http://
peoplesclimate.org/march/) in Manhattan, to
call for a strong, international climate change
treaty and to launch an international, interfaith
campaign called 1 Good Thing—Religions for
a Strong Climate Treaty. Two days later, leaders from 180 countries will meet in NYC for
the UN Climate Summit. On the 21st other
events are planned in major cities worldwide,
and there will be a West Coast People’s Climate Rally at 1 p.m. at Lake Merritt in Oakland. Find more information on it at http://
www.350bayarea.org/events.
You may not be able to go to New York for
the March, but please let any family or friends
you have in the East know about it and urge
them to go. (Buses will be going to NYC
from all over, even from as far away as Ohio.
There’ll also be a People’s Climate Train going
from Emeryville, which I am taking.)
As Jews, we have a moral duty to take care
of creation and preserve it for future generations, as it is only loaned to us to use wisely
while we are on this Earth. We also have an
obligation to protect the most vulnerable—
those who suffer from drought, flooding, and
diseases spread by climate change. Our tradition teaches that to not protest an injustice
when we can do so makes us accountable
with all others for that injustice.
Social Action Scoop
Ellen Mundell (for Lyla Nathan)
As we prepare for the High Holy Days, the
Social Action Committee is planning upcoming events. As has become our custom, we will
offer some type of welcoming at the first day
of Rosh HaShanah. We feel very strongly that it
is a time to welcome everyone in our community. We want everyone, members and guests,
to feel welcomed, seen and heard. Please join
us as we greet each other.
On Yom Kippur, we will also have conversations during the break between the morning and late afternoon service. Although we
haven’t decided on the questions to be pondered, we want to use this time to engage our
community in meaningful conversations. More
details will follow.
During the last 2 months, we have been active at the Redwood Empire Food Bank, and
the JFCS pantry. We had 2 volunteer days at
the food bank and were pleased to have some
of our younger members join us. We are never
too young or too old to do a Mitzvah for those
less fortunate than ourselves.
People have asked to have a more regular
schedule for volunteering at the food bank. So,
starting in September, we will pack produce
the first Wednesday of every month from 10–
noon. It is a wonderful activity, not too hard,
but a way to do a mitzvah and get to know
each other.
The dates are:
•Wed. Sept 3rd
•Wed. Oct. 1st
•Wed. Nov. 5th
•Wed. Dec. 3rd
Just call Elizabeth in the office 360-3000 or
contact me at lylanathan5@gmail or 526-7438.
The Soup Sisters have made a hearty minestrone soup that is available in the kitchen’s
freezer. There are also small challahs to go
with them. If you or anyone you know is in
need of some TLC, just stop by the office or
call and we will get it to you. We will be making more soup in the Fall. If anyone would
like to help—and we always like help—please
let us know.
Finally, we continue to support the JFCS,
(Jewish Family and Children Services) During
the High Holy Days there will be bins to collect food. Please consider bringing a few items
or even a full bag. These will help stock the
pantry at JFCS.
Items most needed are (no pork or high sodium foods please):
•Peanut butter
•Canned tuna or chicken
•Low fat cereal
•tea bags
•condiments
•Hearty canned soup
•Pasta
•Canned fruit (low sugar)
•Canned beans or stew
Wishing everyone a pleasant final few weeks
of summer. Hope to see you all at Beth Ami
during the next weeks.
High Holidays…and festivities
This September and October are filled with special services and celebrations. More details will be in the
High Holy Day packet you receive in the mail and in the Cybershul. Please join us as often as you can.
• Sat., 9/13, 9:30 a.m.—Nathan Jones’ Bar Mitzvah
• Sun., 9/14, 12:30 p.m.—Shofar blowing lesson &
practice. (after Religious School)
• Sat., 9/20, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—Shabbat morning
services; potluck to celebrate Florence Metz’s 99th
birthday
• Sat., 9/20, 8:30–11:30 p.m.—Selichot, study program & service
• Sun., 9/21, 12:30 p.m.—Shofar blowing lesson &
practice. (after Religious School)
• Wed., 9/24, 8–9:30 p.m.—Rosh Hashanah evening
service with reception after service
• Thurs., 9/25, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.—Rosh Hashanah first
day service (in Friedman Center)
10 a.m–12 p.m.—Children & family services for
children 2–12
4:30 p.m.—Tashlich with Shomrei Torah at
Lake Ralphine in Howarth Park; picnic following Tashlich service, concluding with Mincha &
Ma’ariv at 6 p.m.
• Fri., 9/26, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.—Rosh Hashanah second
day service followed by a light lunch
10–12 Stay & Play for children age 2–12
• Fri., 9/26, 6–6:45 p.m.—Special Shabbat evening
services for holidays in place of regular 7:30 service
• Sat., 9/27, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—Shabbat morning
services (Shabbat Shuvah); potluck to celebrate
anniversary of Ira & Ruth Rosenberg
• Sun., 9/28, 8:30 a.m. service—Fast of Gedaliah
from dawn to evening
11 a.m.—Kever Avot Service at Santa Rosa Memorial Park Cemetery
6:45 p.m.—afternoon/evening service
• Fri., 10/3, 4:30–5:45 p.m. Pre-fast dinner (in Social
Hall)
6–9 p.m.—Kol Nidre & Mincha service (in Friedman Center)
• Sat., 10/4, 9 a.m.—start of Yom Kippur service (in
Friedman Center)
10 a.m.–12 p.m.—Children & family services for
children 2–12
2:30 p.m.—discussions during the break
4 p.m.—Mincha followed by Torah service & Yiskor (in sanctuary)
5 p.m.—Teen program
6 p.m.—Neilah service
Approx 7:15 p.m.—Ma’ariv service followed by
Shofar blowing
7:45 p.m.—Break the fast
• Wed., 10/8, 6–6:30 p.m.—Sukkot Day 1 evening
service
• Thurs., 10/9, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—Sukkot Day 1
morning service
• Thurs., 10/9, 6–6:30 p.m.—Sukkot Day 2 evening
service
• Fri., 10/10, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—Sukkot Day 2
morning service
• Fri., 10/10, 7:30–8:30 p.m.—Regular Shabbat evening service
• Sat., 10/11, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—Regular Shabbat
morning service
• Sun., 10/12, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.—Harvest Festival
• Wed., 10/15, 7 a.m.—Hosha’na Rabbah service,
last day of Sukkot
• Wed., 10/15, 6–6:30 p.m.—Shemini Atzeret evening service
• Thurs., 10/16, 9:30–12—Shemini Atzeret morning
service with Yiskor
• Thurs., 10/16, 6 p.m.—Rockin’ Simchat Torah;
dinner followed at 7 p.m. by service & dancing
with the Torah
• Fri., 10/17, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—Simchat Torah
morning service
• Fri., 10/17, 7:30–8:30 p.m.—Shabbat evening
service
Calling all kids and teens!
Rockin’ Simchat Torah
Thurs., 10/16, 6 p.m.
Dinner followed at 7 p.m. by service &
lively music and joyous dancing with the
Torahs. This is one completely fun holiday
for absolutely all ages. Don’t miss it!
Generous Contributions
to our
Congregation
The next time you are looking for a meaningful way to celebrate a joyous
occasion, remember a loved one, or comfort a mourner, please consider a
donation to Congregation Beth Ami. When you make a gift, a card is send to
the honoree or the family and your donation is proudly acknowledged in the
Shofar. The minimum donation for each occasion is $7.50. Congregation Beth
Ami truly appreciates your support.
CJEEF Fund
In honor of Billy & Suzie Friedman’s
seventh grandchild—Mark Rosen
In honor of the wedding of Julie
Simkovitz and Michael Schloss
—Mark Rosen
General Fund
In memory of Ira’s cousin, Garrett
Rosenberg—Ira & Ruth Rosenberg
In memory of Ruth’s father, George
W. Conklin—Ira & Ruth Rosenberg
In honor of Julie Simkovitz &
Michael Schloss’ wedding
—Jeffrey & Janet Stein-Larson
In honor of Julie Simkovitz & Michael Schloss’ wedding
—Al & Susanne Batzdorff
In memory of Marlene Jones,
mother of Ross Jones
—Bonnie Boren & Phil Weil
In memory of Blair Pleasant’s
mother, Connie Schweitzer
—Bonnie Boren & Phil Weil
In honor of the marriage of Julie
Simkovitz and Michael Schloss
—Evelyn Gurevitch
In memory of Sol Elsner
—Edith Newman
In honor of Barbara & Hal Boren’s
70th Anniversary—Edith Newman
Simkovitz & Michael Schloss
—Jeff Sheff
Condonlences to Michael
Kupperberg and family upon the
passing of his father,
Abe Kupperberg—The Ballo family
Condolences to Lee Mehlman upon
the passing of Miriam Merrill
—The Ballo family
Thank you to all those that made
the Tikkun Leyl Shavuot night so
wonderful!—The Ballo family
In memory of Sheyna Bakman
—The Ballo family
In memory of my father,
Richard Hyman—Judi Hyman
mother—Judi Hyman
In memory of Nisel Pekker
—Olga & Semyon Pekker
In memory of my mother, Mariya
Antonovksy—Olga Pekker
In memory of my mother, Mollie
Brisgel—Sue Bell
In memory of Israel Senzer
—Howard & Adrea Moss
In memory of my wife, Bernice
Perlman—Sydney Perlman
70th anniversary—Lauren & Michael
Newman
In honor of being called
to an aliyah—Ivan Barta
70th anniversary
—Rhonda Rosenbach
In memory of Marge’s parents, Betty
& Oscar Mann—The Ballo family
In honor of Jeffrey & Janet
Stein-Larson’s anniversary
—Richard Kahn & Anne Brown
mother
In memory of Marlene Jones, mother
of Ross Jones
In honor of Julie Simkovitz & Michael Schloss’ wedding
—Evelyn Gurevitch
In memory of Stu’s mother,
Bertha Schy—Ethel & Stu Schy
In memory of my husband,
Warren S. Levin—Ana Noles
In memory of Marlene Jones
—Edith Nathan
—Evey Abramowitz
In memory of Tom Fleming
—Andy & Nancy Fleming
In memory of Bluma Rudnitskaya
—Iosif Voulfson
In memory of Abe Kupperberg
—Janet & Jeffrey Stein-Larson
In gratitude for all the wonderful
support, food, cards, and prayers
from the Beth Ami community—
Barbara & Hal Boren
A heartfelt thank you to my two
angels; Bonnie & Phil
—Barbara & Hal Boren
Sincere condolences to Ross Jones
and all his family upon the passing
of his mother—The Ballo family
In honor of the marriage of Julie
—Audrey Darby
In honor of Harold Kale—Betty Kale
—Blair & Dan Pleasant
In memory of my mother, Ruth
Mitchell Brown—Anne Brown
In honor of the continued services
that Richard Kahn & Anne Brown
provide to the temple—Anonymous
In memory of our parents
—Gayle & Abe Farkas
In honor of the birth of Lola Yazmin,
granddaughter of Carolyn Metz
—Andy Fleming
Todah Rabah Mitzvah Day volunteers and organizers—The Ballo
family
Generous Contributions
to our
Congregation
Continued…
In honor of the birth of Lola Yazmin,
granddaughter of Carolyn Metz
—Mel Decker & Judy Stern
In memory of Rosalie Anixter,
mother of Judi Hyman
—Binese Goldberg
In memory of David Kahn’s sister,
Maureen Wingate
—Adrea & Howard Moss
In honor of Carolyn Metz’s
granddaughter, Lola—Judi Hyman
In memory of Judi Hyman’s
mother—Carolyn Metz
In memory of my wife, Lillian
Graff—Max Graff
mother—Ethel & Stu Schy
In memory of Judi Hyman’s mother,
Rosalie Anixter
—Adrea & Howard Moss
In memory of Barney Sandor
Kovacs—Beverly Lund
mother
—Roz Edelson & Stan Feingold
Speedy recovery to Esther Pilch—
Beverly Lund
In honor of the birth of Carolyn’s
granddaughter, Lola Yazmin
—Barbara Tomin
For calls to the bimah—Ivan Barta
—Ira & Ruth Rosenberg
Congratulations and Best Wishes
Julie Simkovitz and Michael
Schloss—Ira & Ruth Rosenberg
Congratulations to Barbara & Hal
Boren on their anniversary
Heartfelt condolences to Blair
Pleasant and family upon the
passing of her mother
—The Ballo family
Heartfelt condolences to Anne
Brown and family upon the passing
of her mother—The Ballo family
Mazal Tov to Julie Simkovitz
and Michael Schloss upon their
marriage—The Ballo family
Mazal Tov to Shanna & Edwin &
Grandma Carolyn Metz upon the
birth of Lola Yazmin!
—The Ballo family
Harold Kale—Betty Kale
Benny Friedman—Bill Friedman
mother—Mel Decker & Judy Stern
mother—Richard Kahn &
Anne Brown
In memory of my husband, Stanley
Friedman—Natalie Friedman
Rosalie Anixter
—The Boren/Weil families
In memory of Maureen Wingate,
sister of David Kahn
—The Boren/Weil families
mother—Carol Swanson
Speedy recovery to Rachel Sinai
—Edith Newman
In honor of the birth of Ava Skylar
Mosley, granddaughter of Bill & Kim
Cordell—Ethel & Stu Schy
Mazel Tov to Branagan upon the
birth of her granddaughter
—Edith Newman
Rosalie Anixter
—Lauren & Michael Newman
Abe Shapiro—Raynore Paule
In memory of Marlene Jones, mother
of Ross Jones
—Ed & Nancy Sherman & family
In memory of Connie Schweitzer,
mother of Blair Pleasant
mother of Judi Hyman
In honor of Hal & Barbara Boren’s
70th anniversary; Mazel Tov!
In honor of the birth of Maya Blue
Goldberg, granddaughter of
Branagan & Dr. Gary Herzberg
—Evelyn Gurevitch
In memory of Rosalie Simon Hyman
Anixter, mother of Judi Hyman
—Jeri Phillips
In memory of Abraham & Amelia
Olchovy—Raynore Paule
In memory of Ronda Heard
—Roz Edelson & Stan Feingold
In memory of my parents, Leon
Pelta & Yehuda Leib—Esther Pilch
In memory of my Aunt & Uncle,
Sara & Itzak Pelta—Esther Pilch
Barnabas Kovacs—Esther Pilch
Harris Fund
In honor of Chris & Cheryle Stern
Miller’s 25th Anniversary
—Edee Sternfield-Squires
In honor of Chris Miller’s special
birthday—Edee Sternfield-Squires
Israel Programming
Committee
In honor of Betty Boyd &
Eli Cohen—The Rosenthal family
In honor of The Beth Ami Israel
Programming Committee
—The Rosenthal family
In honor of Rabbi Miller
In honor of Rabbi Danzig
In honor of Mark Rosen
In honor of Bob & Susy Raful
In memory of Ross Jones’ mother,
Marlene Jones—Bob & Susy Raful
In honor of the wedding of
Julie Simkovitz & Michael Schloss
—Eli & Yona Miller
In memory of my uncle, Lou Stein
—Bob Raful
—Eli & Yona Miller
70th anniversary—Bob & Susy Raful
In honor of the birth of
Ava Skylar Mosley, daughter of
Dana Cordell & Kim Mosley &
granddaughter of Bill & Kim Cordell
—Debbie & Tad Shapiro
In memory of Ro Ro Anixter, mother
of Judi Hyman
—Debbie & Tad Shapiro
In honor of the marrriage of
Jeff & Karen Sommer’s daughter,
Stephanie—Phyllis Shapiro
—Susan L. Miller
In honor of the birth of Bob & Susy
Raful’s three great-grandchildren—
Susan L. Miller
In memory of my brother,
Joel Brodsky—Karen Brodsky
In memory of my sister,
Pearl Dove—Betty Franks
NurseryFund
In memory of Fredric Zucker
—The Elizalde family
A generous donation
—Bob & Susy Raful
Irving Peretz—Evey Abramowitz
A thoughtful donation
In honor of Julie Simkovitz &
Michael Schloss’ wedding
—Bob & Susy Raful
A generous donation
—Barbara Tomin
In honor of Sylvia Sucher’s 102nd
birthday—Edee Sternfield-Squires
In honor of the marriage of
—Betty Boyd & Eli Cohen
Todah Rabah to Caroline Calvert &
Robyn Fisher-Tachouet for all their
many years of loving kindness and
dedication—The Ballo family
In honor of Susanne & Al Batzdorff’s
special anniversary
Speedy recovery to
Nancy Fleming—Bob & Susy Raful
In memory of Cody Mitchell
—The Ballo family
Judi Hyman’s mother
mother—Bob & Susy Raful
Welcome to Jenny Levine-Smith
—The Ballo family
Speedy recovery to Barbara Boren
In memory of David Kahn’s sister,
Maureen Wingate—Bob & Susy Raful
A generous donation
—Herb & Ellen Brosbe
Religious Fund
In memory of my mother,
Netka Taubner—Susy Raful
Rabbi’s Fund
In memory of my aunt, Anna Stein
—Bob Raful
Jill Tager Scholarship Fund
Rosalie Anixter
—Geoff & Deborah Perel
Library Fund
70th anniversary—Evelyn Gurevitch
A thoughtful donation
—Lee Mehlman
Malk Fund
—Phyllis Shapiro
In memory of Emily Korb
—Phyllis Shapiro
In memory of Irving Herman
—Ellen & Herb Brosbe
In memory of my father-in-law,
Louis Shapiro—Phyllis Shapiro
A generous donation—Sue Bell
In memory of Bessie Tsipan
—Malvina Tsipan
In memory of Anne Brown’s mother,
Ruth Mitchell Brown
mother, Connie Schweitzer
—Jon & Rose Batzdorff
Nathan Paul—Jane Paul
mother—Ross Jones & Jane Paul
In memory of Anne Brown’s
mother—Ross Jones & Jane Paul
Robert Paul—Jane Paul
Shabbat Lunch Fund
A generous donation
—The Ballo family
A thoughtful donation—Branagan
—Ross & Maury Jones
In memory of Sandor Garam
—Jon & Rose Batzdorff
In memory of Ruth Mitchell
Brown—Frank & Robin Kasimov
70th anniversary—Phyllis Kaplan
September Yahrzeits
Secular dates correspond to Hebrew date of death.
Observance of yahrzeit begins at sundown the previous day.
All yahrzeits observed at Beth Ami.
Announced on Sept. 5 & 6
Sept. 6 Elie Negrin, Father of
Ronit Glickman
Sept. 7 William Hahn, Father of
Edith Newman
Sept. 8 David Katz, Father of
Audrey Darby
Sept. 8 Selby Morse, Husband of
Myrna Morse
Sept. 9 Ida Mann, Grandmother of
Judith Helman
Sept. 9 Susan Yelin, Mother of
Francie Rogovin
Sept. 11 Audrey Schoen, Sister of
Phyllis Shapiro
Sept. 12 Sylvia Golemb, Mother of
Sherrill Golemb
Sept. 12 Angela Kupperberg, Wife
of Michael Kupperberg
Sept. 13 Dan ben Hershel, Nephew
of Evelyn Gurevitch
Sept. 14 Barbara Wallace, Sister of
Arnold Drake
Sept. 15 Joshua Cohen, Father of
Leonard Cohen
Sept. 15 Morris Marks, Grandfather
of Myrna Morse
Sept. 16 Vivian Frye, Friend of
Ellen Mundell
Sept. 18 Emil Judd, Husband of
Lillian Judd
Sept. 18 Yechezkiel Rivkin, Father
of Adolph Rivkin
Sept. 19 Max Lachman, Father of
Vivian Salmon
Sept. 19 Naftali Morse,
Father-in-law of
Myrna Morse
Sept. 21 Jennie Klein, Mother of
Ricki Streitfeld
Sept. 21 Irving Nathan, Father of
Asher Nathan
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
22 Frances Spiegelman,
Mother of Gail Negrin
and Grandmother of
Ronit Glickman
25 Carolina Gordon,
Granddaughter of
Marjorie Gordon
25 Arthur Levine, Former
Husband of Gussie Hankin
25 Rose Zittin, Grandmother
of Bill Friedman
26 Myer Brust, Grandfather
of Barbara McGee
26 William Colton,
Brother-in-law of
Evelyn Gurevitch
Sept. 27 Avra Metzger, Mother of
Joslyn Metzger
Sept. 27 Henry Tausk, Father of
Gloria Glickman
Sept. 28 Jenny Wiesenthal , Mother
of Natalie Friedman
Sept. 29 Helene Senzer, Mother of
Adrea Moss
Sept. 30 Susan Dove, Niece of
Betty Franks
Oct. 1 Frances Brust,
Grandmother of
Barbara McGee
Oct. 1 Lillian Kahn, Mother of
David Kahn
Oct. 1 Raymund Mundell, Father
of Dr. Micheal Mundell
Oct. 2 Hilda Meyer, Mother of
Jane Meyer
Oct. 3 Joseph Diamond,
Father-in-law of
Marilyn Diamond
Oct. 3 Shulamit Sapojnikov,
Mother of
Ahuva Simon-Sa’ar
September Birthdays
5
6
8
11
13
13
13
15
16
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
25
26
30
30
Phil Weil
Bonnie Boren
Leanne Schy
Jane Meyer
Barbara Boren
Brian Gross
Adrea Moss
Esther Pilch
Ethel Schy
Elaine Golemb
Dr. Gary Herzberg
Florence Metz
Carol Newman
Sherri Weinstein
Randy Weinstein
Ahuva Simon‑Sa’ar
Susanne Batzdorff
Leonard Cohen
Blair Dub
Gerald Lakins
September Anniversaries
3
7
10
14
14
15
25
29
Todd & Fara Elizalde
Daryl & Joan Schloss
Howard & Ronit Glickman
Adolph & Rimma Rivkin
Phil Dwight & Jane Rogan
Ross Jones & Jane Paul
Russ & Terry Gurevitch
Ira & Ruth Rosenberg
October Yahrzeits
Secular dates correspond to Hebrew date of death.
Observance of yahrzeit begins at sundown the previous day.
All yahrzeits observed at Beth Ami.
Announced on Oct. 3 & Oct. 4
Oct. 6 Carl Connors, Father of
Tish Levee
Oct. 6 Ruth Hess, Mother of
Barbara Tomin
Oct. 6 Ester Pekker, Mother of
Semyon Pekker
Oct. 6 Harold Ross, Father of
Stuart Ross
Oct. 7 Joaquin Boadella,
Brother of Lillian Shelan
Oct. 7 Fay Goleman, Mother of
Judith Goleman
Oct. 8 Florence Zivin, Mother of
Edee Sternfield-Squires
Oct. 10 George Barta, Father of
Ivan Barta
Oct. 10 Ruth Meltzer, Mother of
Alan Meltzer
Oct. 11 Dorothy Yelin,
Grandmother of
Francie Rogovin
Oct. 12 Mollie Raful, Mother of
Bob Raful
Oct. 13 Dean Darby, Husband of
Audrey Darby
Oct. 15 Morris Edelberg, Father of
Marjorie Gordon
Oct. 16 Arnold Gross, Father of
Sylvia Sucher
Oct. 16 Hersh Hankin, Father of
Harry Hankin
Oct. 17 Michael Letourneau, Son
of Pam Jacobs Letourneau
Oct. 17 Lester Schloner, Father of
Carol Swanson and
Fred Schloner
Oct. 24 Harold Rosen, Father of
Mark Rosen
Oct. 24 Al Sherman, Father of
Edward Sherman
Oct. 27 Tillie Edelberg, Mother of
Marjorie Gordon
Oct. 28 Brukha Vilenskeya, Mother
of Malvina Tsipan
Oct. 29 Bessie Drake, Stepmother
of Arnold Drake
Announced on Oct. 31 & Nov. 1
Nov. 1 Lisa Ballo, Mother of
David Ballo
Nov. 2 Irene Gordon,
Mother-in-law of
Marjorie Gordon
Nov. 4 Aaron Friedman, Brother
of Harry Friedman
Nov. 4 Eugene Streitfeld, Husband
of Ricki Streitfeld
Nov. 6 John Holloway, Husband
of Lenore Holloway
Nov. 6 Sydny Paul, Mother of
Jane Paul
Nov. 7 Riva Levanon, Sister of
Ahuva Simon-Sa’ar
Nov. 7 Moises Rosenbach, Father
of John Rosenbach
Nov. 7 Dora Schiffman, Mother of
Bernice Fox
October Birthdays
7
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
14
18
19
19
19
20
20
25
27
29
30
Earl Goldberg
Carl Servin
Ruth Weiss
Laura Alexander
Blair Pleasant
Malvina Tsipan
Eli Miller
Evey Abramowitz
Jeffrey Sommers
Judi Hyman
Richard Kahn
Rabbi George Schlesinger
Jeffrey Sheff
Andrew Brown
John Whitaker
Gerald Petlock
Rimma Rivkin
Lillian Judd
Rick Concoff
October Anniversaries
5
6
12
25
25
25
29
31
John & Rhonda Rosenbach
Phil Weil & Bonnie Boren
Ben & Tara Winkler
Don & Gloria Glickman
Joe & Signe Minuskin
Stephen & Andrea Nett
Paul & Michelle Zygielbaum
Eli &Yona Miller
Oct. 22 Mitchell Boyd, Father of
Elizabeth Boyd
Oct. 24 Mary Diamond,
Mother-in-law of
Marilyn Diamond
Address service requested
September Shabbatot
September 6
Parshat Ki Tetse: Deut. 21:10–23:7 (Pg 981)
Candle Lighting—7:17
Havdalah—8:14
September 13
Parshat Ki Tavo: Deut. 26:1–27:10 (Pg 1005)
Havdalah—8:03
September 20
Parshat Nitsavim/Vayelech: Deut. 29:9–30:14
(Pg 1037)
Havdalah—7:51
September 27
Parashat: Ha’azinu: Deut. 32:1–52 (Pg 1185)
Havdalah—7:40
October Shabbatot
October 4
Yom Kippur (For Readings, See Machsor)
Havdalah—7:29
October 11
Sukkot (For Readings, See handout)
Havdalah—7:19
October 17
Parshat B’resheet: Gen 2:4–4:26 (Pg 12)
Havdalah—7:09
October 25
Parshat Noach: Gen 8:15–10:32 (Pg 48)
Havdalah—8:25

September / October 2014

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