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pathway through awe and fear, up to spiritual mountaintops where we can look out on our lives, and down into the rabbit holes of anger and resentment. We will walk the gentle valleys of sad-ness, and wander through forests of con-fusion. Yet our Torah tells us to rejoice as well. Sukkot is envisioned as the season of our happiness. After moments of tran-scendence and moments of complete breakdown, we humbly rebuild the tem-porary home called a sukkah. In it we eat together and echo the joy of our ancestors who celebrated the blessings of the fall harvest. What blessings will

Celebration has been on my mind. Friday night, September 16, 2016, was one of the most meaningful nights of my life. During Shabbat services, the Temple Isaiah community celebrated my arrival as a new rabbi through the ceremony of installation. I stood on the bima, in front of the ark. Cantor Korn and my visiting mentor, Rabbi Ken Chasen, sang Birkat Kohanim, one of our tradition’s ancient blessings, and together with Rabbi Shanks, Rabbi Miller, and Rabbi Greninger surrounded me with smiling eyes (and actual smiles), arms lifted, symbolically embracing me with their tallitot. I could see behind them those of you who were present, standing and beaming. What sacred warmth and welcome you shared with me! My parents, who drove up from Arizona and were in the pews that night, told me afterwards how wonderful it was to meet my new family. And indeed, I am beginning to find a home here. Thank you for the honor of learning with you, praying, playing, and planning together, and simply being, one-on-one and in larger community. As I continue to meet more of you, and to deepen relationships with all of you, I sense there is truly a lot worth celebrating here at Temple Isaiah.

Yes, celebration has been on my mind. One of the laws found in Devarim (Deuteronomy) tells us we should rejoice in our holidays: “V’samachta b’chagecha.” And this is the season of holidays. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot present us a winding ritual

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A Time for Celebrating

From left, Sandy Goldberg, Sali Johnson, Laurel Sgro, and Diana MaKieve at Women of Isaiah’s annual kick off dinner on September 19.

we find we have collected this autumn?At the tail end of Sukkot comes another holiday, Simchat

Torah. (Remember I said this is the season of holidays?) It means “Rejoicing of Torah” and invites us to celebrate what many Jews have considered our most precious possession: the Torah. It is on this holiday that we formally read the last paragraphs of Devarim and resume reading “in the beginning.” On Rosh Hashanah we mark the birthday of the world, and by the time we start wrapping up the holiday season by unwrap-ping our Torah scrolls, we are reading about that very moment when the world was born. What an idea to celebrate!

But of course, even when we leave this intense cluster of holidays we still have moments to celebrate. Your rabbis and cantor love hearing what is bringing you joy in your lives and the lives of your loved ones when you share milestones and accomplishments during simcha time at Shabbat services, and we want to explore more opportunities for celebrating amidst community.

Taking our cue from Simchat Torah, which intertwines hap-piness and Torah, we want to include a Torah service in our Friday night worship once a month. For over two thousand years, whenever Jews have gathered for the Torah ritual, mem-bers of the community have been honored with an aliyah, a chance to go up to the Torah and offer traditional words of blessing for the reading. In return, a (Continued on page 2)

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(Rabbi LaVine continued from page 1)TEMPLE ISAIAH945 Risa Road, Lafayette, CA 94549

Temple Isaiah’s mission is to embody, enhance, and perpetuate our Jewish tradition by providing a welcoming spiritual home where the membership gathers to worship God, study Torah, engage in acts of Tikun Olam, participate in Jewish rituals and life cycle events, and experience the joy of being a part of a caring community.

President David Douglas

Executive Vice President Jasmine Tarkoff

Vice President Alan Gennis

Vice President Dan Myers

Secretary Susan Rideout

Treasurer Steven Zenker

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Rabbi Judy Shanks 308

Associate Rabbi Alissa Miller 308

Assistant Rabbi Jay LeVine 308

Rabbi Emeritus Roberto Graetz 308

Rabbi Emeritus Shelley Waldenberg 308

Cantor Leigh Korn 308

Executive Director Debbie Kirsch 301

Education Director Rabbi Nicki Greninger 313

Early Childhood Education Director Rachel Mylan 108

Youth Director Ian Shore 311

Membership Jeni Markowitz Clancy 306

Facilities Rental Michaela Caughlan 303

Librarian Melissa Gianotti 316

Clergy Secretary Nina Jones 308

Education Asst. Daniella Forney 315

Gan Ilan Asst. Jenette Woskow 109

Comm. & Dev. Dir. Jen Boxerman 310

Office Staff Joanie Zecherle 300

Special Gifts Sonia Das 304

Bookkeeper Sherry Tsai 302

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Ruach Vol. 65, No. 03 October 2016

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 Judy [email protected]

Photographer Michael Fox

Production Wes Carlson

Welcome New Members March 11 – September 14, 2016Jackie and Ari FreemanLafayetteMax, Rocklan

Cathy and Richard HarrisMoragaBhodie, Riley

Marlo and Kyle JohnstonWalnut CreekMadeline, Noah

Susanne and Moonhawk KimOrindaAvi , Alexander

Leslie LippDanville

Marla and Steven NelickGrant, Sloane

Robin and Rick PaulinoOrindaGriffin, Yael

Susan and Ed RosenbergAlamo

Stephanie and Michael SachsWalnut CreekLouden, Bennett

Catherine and Ross SchwaberWalnut CreekIsaac

Abby and Rob Seitelman Walnut CreekMiranda, Amelia

Lisa and Joe Spiegler LafayetteAva

Tammy and Tal Yahud,Concord Ariel, Eitan

Break the Fast at TIPlease join us on Wednesday, October 12, for a community break-the-fast in the Social Hall immediately following the conclusion of the 5 p.m. Neilah service on Yom Kippur. Our potluck meal will be a dairy sandwich and bagel spread with all the fixings. Let us know if you will attend and what you would like to bring by going to www.temple-isaiah.org/worship/high-holy-days/ and clicking on the link to the sign-up form. Email Julie Bell at [email protected] if you have questions. Co-sponsored by Anshei Isaiah.

Read the BookAnd join the conversation. On Friday evening, November 18, after the 6:30 p.m. Shabbat service, Rabbi Shanks will lead us in a discussion of our 2016 TI Reads selection, Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence commit-ted in the name of God. Through an explora-tion of the roots of violence and its relation-ship to religion, and using biblical analysis and interpretation, Rabbi Sacks shows that religiously inspired violence derives from misreadings of the biblical texts at the heart of all three Abrahamic faiths.

Our discussion will take place in the oneg room during a dinner catered by Yalla Mediterranean ($12 per person). RSVP for dinner through your online temple account or call the temple office.

Let’s Celebrate SukkotPlease join us under the sukkah for our commu-nity-wide Sukkot cel-ebrations on Sunday,

October 16. Our early childhood community with children ages 0-5 will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Gan Ilan Preschool sukkah. At 5:30 p.m., all are welcome at the family gathering and potluck meal co-sponsored by Anshei Isaiah and Kulanu in the temple suk-kah in the upper parking lot. Save the date and stay tuned for details.

blessing is offered back to those who come up for an aliyah. When we include Torah in our Friday night services, we will invite any-one celebrating a birthday or an anniversary that month to join in an aliyah, and we will offer you a special blessing.

Surrounded by words of Torah, by family and friends, and by community, may we all find moments of joy to share with each other at Temple Isaiah.

Rabbi Jay LeVine

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information about the area. As our member discovers the family’s interests and needs, it becomes clear that the programs and resources at Temple Isaiah might be right for the newly relocated family. You know the ending: this family has joined the temple (though the name of our member who opened the door remains a mystery).

What do these stories have in common? They both started with a casual conversa-tion, but revealed a deep-seated pride on the part of our members. These members were comfortable enough, proud enough,

The Holidays at HomeThis month, besides observing the High Holy Days and festi-vals at synagogue, there are a number of ways in which we can bring the holidays into our homes with special rituals and customs.

Rosh HashanahUsher in the new year with a festive meal, including apples

and honey for a sweet year, and a round challah or other round foods signifying the cycle of years and seasons. You can blow a shofar (or a toy one) at home, and do tashlich to cast out your sins by throwing crumbs or pebbles into a body of water.

Yom KippurFast if medically possible. Wear white to symbolize purity

and cleansing. Apologize to loved ones you have hurt; forgive those who have hurt you. Remember loved ones who have died and light yahrzeit candles in their memory. Spend some time thinking about or writing down your hopes for the year to come.

SukkotBuild a sukkah in your yard. Make decorations for your suk-

kah or to put up in the temple sukkah. Shake the lulav and etrog. Invite people to join you for a festive meal in your suk-kah or at your house.

Visit www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays for more infor-mation, ideas, and special blessings.

excited enough to share what a difference Temple Isaiah has made for them. It seems that genuine caring and interest in those around us, as well as pride in our community, are attributes that Temple Isaiah breeds.

Share your stories, share your pride. Let those around you know about Temple Isaiah and Our Jewish Neighborhood.

Debbie Kirsch, Executive Director

Yoga for a CauseJoin us on Wednesday, October 19 and 26 and November 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Adult Lounge for a special opportunity to experience Neshamah yoga and do a mitzvah, too. The cost for this series is $54 for all three sessions, with 100% of the regis-tration fee going to support the Jewish Family and Community Services refugee resettlement program.

Whether you are new to yoga or have been practicing for years, and regardless of age or abilities, Neshamah yoga will help you tone and relax your body, calm your mind, and nurture your Jewish soul. The class is inspired by weekly Torah portions, Jewish holidays,

and other teachings from our tradition. Bring a yoga mat, two yoga blocks, and a yoga strap (a few extras will be available). Adults only. To register, log in to your temple account or visit www.temple-isaiah.org/yoga.

Share Your StoriesWe all hear stories that tell us how people got where they are. Every story we hear, every conversation we take part in has the potential to impact not only our own lives, but the lives around us. Though that can sound a bit overwhelming, it really opens up endless opportunities. If you are reading this, you are already a fan of Temple Isaiah. You know what it means to belong to Your Jewish Neighborhood. But believe it or not, not everyone knows that. Each one of us can help spread the word.

At the beginning of the summer, one of our teen members and Camp Kefli counselors, Lucca Sgro, was enjoying a pedi-cure and chatting with the woman in the chair next to her about her summer plans. Lucca’s enthusiasm for Camp Kefli was infectious. How could this mother not want her child to be part of a place that had so inspired this teen? By the end of the pedicure, Lucca had given this mom a glimpse of what Temple Isaiah was all about. The mom signed her child up for a week of Camp Kefli, and then another, and now the family are members!

Far removed from the nail salon, another story unfolds, this time on an airplane from Boulder to San Francisco. A casual conversation at 30,000 feet gets off the ground as do so many airplane chats: whether the trip’s destination is home or a place one is visiting. A friendly TI member hears that the family is moving to the East Bay from Colorado and helpfully shares

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Just OneFall is a busy time of year for many families. Back to school, get-ting ready for the High Holidays, and before you know it, prepar-ing for Thanksgiving and Chanukah. It’s hard to imagine how we could have time to do one more thing, but our goal at Angel Network for this coming year is to spread the word that everyone can fit in “just one”– one meal, one visit, one ride.

I recently interviewed Jill Jacobson, one of the Angel Network co-chairs, to find out more about the “just one” campaign. She explained that Angel Network currently has fewer than 140 members on its master list. “We seem to always get the same small number of volunteers,” mentioned Jill, and although of course those Angels are amazing, she and co-chair Ruth Willen are look-ing to triple that number in the coming year. Specifically, they need many more volunteers to help with meals, rides, and visits.

Exactly what does “just one” mean? Jill emphasized that “being a volunteer does not commit you to doing a whole lot.” It’s meant to be accessible for the volunteer; you get to choose the one that works for you, and you are not required to say yes when asked. For instance, when an email is sent out asking for someone to make a meal, it usually goes out to at least ten people. This means that volunteers are not put on the spot. If you can do it, you say yes; and if you can’t, then you say no. The larger our database, the easier it is for the coordinators of each mitzvah to find someone to fill the need.

Make this the year you volunteer with Angel Network and help provide meals, rides, and visits. All it takes is a commitment to “just one.” Please contact Jill Jacobson at [email protected] or Ruth Willen at [email protected], or call the temple office to sign up to be an Angel Network volunteer.

Ilana Samuels, Angel Network Publicity Chair

A Look at Southern EthiopiaW.I.S.E Ones, our popular new social group for seniors, offers “Wise and Inspiring Social Engagement” – interesting and engaging programs that our experienced, dynamic members can enjoy together. By sharing experiences and telling our stories, we have a chance to appreciate each other more fully.

There is no meeting in October, but we’ll get together again on Wednesday, November 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Adult Lounge, when our guest will be temple member and accom-plished photographer Roger Lamm. Roger will present a fascinat-ing look at Southern Ethiopia, home to a tribal people that traces its history to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Please bring your own lunch. Questions? Contact Jan Trzesniewski at [email protected] or Julie Bell at [email protected].

Freebirds Wine TastingThe Freebirds, temple members whose youngest kids are 18 to 28, are heading up to Napa for a wine tasting with cheese pairing at Gustavo Winery on Sunday, November 6, at 1 p.m. Proprietor Gustavo Brambila was a winemaker at Chateau Montelena of Judgment of Paris and Bottle Shock fame and at Grgich Hills for 23 years before opening his own winery. The winery is located at 902 Enterprise Way, Suite P, in Napa. We will meet at the tem-ple’s upper parking lot at 10:30 a.m. for carpooling if anybody wants to go up early and have lunch in the wine country. The event costs $35 per person and is limited to 50 people. RSVP by October 28 at www.temple-isaiah.org/freebirds. Questions? Contact Bob Weiss at [email protected].

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COMMUNITY

YES Fund EventSave the date and plan joining us on Sunday, December 4, at 12 p.m. in the Social Hall for a delicious kugel lunch (courtesy of WOI past presidents), inspiring young speakers, and a good time.

It’s all in support of Women of Reform Judaism’s YES Fund (for Youth, Education and Special Projects) which represents the col-lective financial efforts of WRJ-affiliated sisterhoods and individu-als to strengthen and ensure the future of Reform Judaism. From establishing Reform institutions and training clergy, to supporting youth around the world, the YES Fund has helped strengthen and grow Reform Judaism for over 100 years.

Volunteer for Shelter DinnersOctober 31 – November 4You can make a difference in our community by helping us provide a week of homemade dinners to the clients of Mountain View Emergency Family Shelter in Martinez on Monday, October 31 through Friday, November 4. Women of Isaiah’s social action chairs, Lynn Harrington-Golde and Gail Walden, coordinate this twice yearly ViA Isaiah project and need lots of volunteers to make meals, shop for staples and supplies, deliver food and sup-plies to the shelter, and be on the serving and clean-up team.

Please watch your email for detailed information, includ-ing menus, shopping lists, and volunteer instructions, and sign up to help. Contact Lynn at [email protected] or Gail at [email protected] if you have questions.

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This year’s theme, Women Making a Difference, is an apt descrip-tion of Women of Isaiah. We see ourselves as very much a piece of the larger Temple Isaiah community, focusing our efforts on doing things to build and benefit Our Jewish Neighborhood. We also have a role outside the temple through programs such as Shelter Dinners Week and assembling Chanukah gift baskets for clients of Shalom Bayit, the Bay Area’s center for domestic violence prevention and response within the Jewish community, and through our involvement with Women of Reform Judaism.

We are always looking for more women who would like to do a little or a lot to help us make a difference. Our membership chairs, Lynn Epstein and Terri Kravetz, do a wonderful job of reaching out to temple women, constantly coming up with ideas for including more women in our membership and activities. We encourage you to contact them if you would like to get more involved in WOI.

Speaking of Lynn Epstein, we were thrilled to present her with our Woman of Valor award at our annual kick off dinner on September 19. This award is given every other year to a woman who exemplifies the mission and spirit of Women of

Isaiah. Over the years, Lynn has had many roles in our sisterhood, including serving as co-president twice, and is dedicated to building community. We honored Lynn, as we do all Women of Valor recipients, with a donation in her name to WRJ’s YES Fund, a cause that Lynn has enthusiastically sup-ported and promoted.

Our kick off itself was a huge suc-cess with over 150 women in attendance. Co-chairs Sandy Anderson and Faith Zenker and their terrific committee transformed the Social Hall into a beautiful setting for us to socialize, enjoy a delicious dinner, explore our family stories with Jewish genealogist Robinn Magid, and view a fas-cinating display of family memorabilia lent by WOI members.

With its energy and good feeling, the kick off was a great start to our year of Women Making a Difference. We hope that you will be part of it. L’shanah tovah!

Judy Carney and Tricia Zucker,Women of Isaiah Co-Presidents

Women Making a Difference

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YOUTH AND EDUCATION

The beginning of the school year is upon us, and in the hallways of Gan Ilan there are mixed emotions. Excitement balances with fear, and the joy of seeing old friends is mingled with the trepidation of meet-ing new people. For parents and teachers, many of these feelings are familiar, but for our young students, the tangle of feelings that come with starting something new can be difficult to articulate. Fortunately, the start of our school year coincides with Rosh Hashanah – the start of the Jewish year. In our classrooms, we make many connections to the opportunities

Days of Awe, Years of Wonder

and emotions the new year brings. In our garden, children savor apples and honey, pomegranates and dates, tasty reminders of the cycle of time and the sweet possibilities ahead. After observing Havdallah, we say a shehecheyanu, thankful for the opportunity to be back together this year. Throughout the preschool, children are making Jewish connections to the feelings they experience.

As the late American psychologist Jerome Bruner explained in The Process of Education, “Any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development.” In Gan Ilan classrooms, we use ritual objects as

a grounding point for exploring something intangible – Jewish peoplehood. Young children possess the ability to grasp concepts that may seem above their developmental level, but often they need concrete, tactile experiences from which to draw their understanding. When we use provocations such as Havdallah candles, tzedakah boxes, or mezuzot, we offer young learners a medium through which to discuss the way they feel when they sit together with their families to pray, give charity, or enter a comfortable space.

The opportunities to engage children’s senses through ritual objects during the High Holy Days are endless. We hear the sho-far, dig our fingers in fresh soil, and see the Torah up close. There are many sweet tastes and fragrant scents, and we enjoy them all together. Children begin to see what’s Jewish about bees, about plants, about counting. From the beginning of the year, students are encouraged to wonder about everything around them, and through this they begin to make connections to their Jewish world.

As young children begin to think about how they fit into the world, we have an opportunity and an obligation to help them see through Jewish lenses. By evoking their natural curiosity through the development of their five senses, we can open up preschoolers to the potential of living Jewishly in a secular world and help them find their place in the Jewish tradition.

Rachel Mylan, Director of Early Childhood Education

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To Ofra and Bob Weiss on the marriage of their son, Evan Allen Weiss, to Katie Warther on July 2.

To Rabbi Judy Shanks and Jamie Gracer on the birth of their grandson, Lev Charlie Ryan, born on August 31 to Talia Gracer and Todd Ryan. Estelle Gracer is the proud great-grandmother.

To Aliza and Peter Metzner on the marriage of their daughter, Julia, to Mark Klebanov, on September 4. And mazal tov to Rose Michaels, Julia’s grandmother.

Mazal Tov Meet JeniThe next time you’re on campus, stop by the office and say “Hi” to our new membership coordinator, Jeni Markowitz Clancy. She will be helping to grow Your Jewish Neighborhood with exciting membership outreach initia-tives, providing a point of contact for prospec-tive members, welcoming new members to our community, and helping them become engaged in different aspects of temple life, including coordinating our havurah program.

Jeni comes to us from Congregation Sherith Israel in San Franscisco where she served as early childhood director. She writes:

Shalom! I’m thrilled to begin as membership coordinator for Temple Isaiah’s dynamic community. An East Bay native, I now live in San Francisco with my husband Kevin and daugh-ters Paige (age 10) and Charlie (age 7). I’ve spent the past 20 years supporting engagement, education, and membership in Bay Area synagogues and Jewish agencies. I’m inspired by the wealth of opportunities for Jewish connection and engage-ment offered by Temple Isaiah and am excited to begin a new year in this role. I look forward to connecting with you and greatly appreciate the warm neighborhood welcome.

You can reach Jeni at [email protected].

Jeni Markowitz Clancy.

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SaturdayFridayThursdayWednesdayTuesdayMondaySunday

228:45am Torah Study10:30am Shabbat Service6pm L’dor Vador Circle

Dinner

299:15am Torah Study10:30am Shabbat Service

219:15am Ganeinu 5pm Dinner in Sukkah6pm Oneg6:30pm Shabbat Service7:30pm Dinner in Sukkah

289:15am Ganeinu 5pm Tot Shabbat Snack5:30pm Tot Shabbat

Service and Dinner8pm Shabbat Service and

Oneg

208:30am Tefillah Thursday10am Neshamah Yoga1:15pm TEXTorah Study

278:30am Tefillah Thursday10am Neshamah Yoga1:15pm TEXTorah Study7pm Japanese Choir

Concert

194pm JQuest

6:45pm Noar Night7pm Neshamah Yoga

268:30am WOI Hike4pm JQuest6:45pm Noar Night7pm Neshamah Yoga

1810am Neshamah Yoga11:15am Meditation4pm JQuest7:15pm Board Meeting

2510am Neshamah Yoga11:15am Meditation

4pm JQuest

17Office Closed9am Sukkot Service

24Office Closed9am Simchat Torah/

Shemini Atzeret Service

16JQuest and Adult Ed11am Mindfulness5:30pm Sukkot

Celebration

234:30pm JQuest and Pizza

Dinner6:15pm Simchat Torah

Celebration

89:15am Torah Study9:30am Tot Shabbat10:30am Shabbat Service


79:15am Ganeinu

6:30pm Meditation Shabbat and Oneg

149:15am Ganeinu

8pm Shabbat Service and Oneg

68:30am Tefillah Thursday10am Neshamah Yoga1:15pm TEXTorah Study

138:30am Tefillah Thursday10am Neshamah Yoga1pm Knitting and

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7pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

12Yom KippurOffice ClosedSee Service Schedule

4Rosh Hashanah 2nd DayOffice Closed9am Poetry and Chant9am Contemplative Hike

11Kol NidreSee Service Schedule

3Rosh HashanahOffice ClosedSee Service Schedule

1012pm Midrash Monday7pm WOI Leadership

Team Meeting7pm Anshei Isaiah Board

Meeting

210am Cemetery Visits2pm P’tach Libeynu3pm Grief Support8pm Erev Rosh Hashanah

Service

9JQuest and Adult Ed11am Mindfulness7pm Adult Choir

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30JQuest and Adult Ed11am Mindfulness

31Shelter Dinner Week12pm Midrash Monday

For Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services and times, please see the High Holy Days and Festival Schedule on the back cover.

It’s time to come home to High Holy Days. To family. To our sanctuary. To apples and honey, shofar blasts, meaningful fasts. To move inward, lay foundations.

And then, suddenly, it’s Sukkot. We’re commanded to look up at the stars, live in temporary shelters of peace, share harvests, and rejoice. We recall being strangers in Egypt, homeless wanderers in the wilderness, secure in God’s care. We give thanks, and give back. Feed the hungry. Care for the widow and orphan. Welcome the stranger.

The first full day of Sukkot, Monday, October 17, is thus the perfect time to open online registration for the 13th Winter Nights Rotating Shelter at Temple Isaiah from Sunday, December 18, through Monday, January 2. Please watch your email for more information and a link to our webpage where you’ll find job descriptions, instructions, and a sign-up form.

We’re beyond grateful that so many of you want to volunteer “in the house.” To keep it calm and comfortable for our guests, though, we have to limit our numbers each night. In fairness, please sign up for only one slot. We’ll assess sign-ups in November,

and let you know if “seconds” are available.For safety, each volunteer must register in advance; there are no

last-minute “walk-ins.” And for equity, all sign-ups this year are on a first come, first served basis, including dinner crew chiefs. We are not reserving slots for groups, either, except for a LAFTY night and a Chanukah/Christmas Eve party with Gan Ilan or Kulanu.

Jobs go quickly once registration goes “live,” so please mark your calendar now, talk with friends and family, and get online right away on October 17.

Winter Nights is an amazing community mitzvah, a treasured tradition of tikkun olam open to all Temple Isaiah members — havurot and mussar circles, W.I.S.E Ones and Freebirds, b’nai mitzvah kids and Torah Study scholars, JQuest and Neshamah Yoga students, Anshei Isaiah and Women of Isaiah, parents and children, welcome “newbies” and beloved “veterans” whose dedi-cation inspires us from strength to strength. We can’t wait to see all of your light at Winter Nights.

Sarah Landes, Neal Modelevsky, and Joanne Peterson,Winter Nights Co-Chairs

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YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE – SPECIAL GIFTS

For the yahrzeit of:Reuben Glick, from Bobbi BaronLois Hilman, from Bobbi Baron

Fund for Our Jewish Future

For the yahrzeit of:Louis Berg, from Judy and Marty Berg

General Fund

In honor of:Don Chaiken’s special birthday, from Tilden and

Francine Sokoloff, Karen and Mitchell Tarkoff

In memory of:Jean Epstein Principe, from Tilden and Francine

SokoloffMarvin Epstein, from Roz Goorin, Faith and Dan

Greenberg, Arlene and Larry Kaufman, Shirley Maccabee, Phyllis and Ed Miller, Maureen and Paul Roskoph

Maxford “Bud” Saul, from David Saul

For the yahrzeit of:Rose Marie Berke, from Gordon and Elinor BerkeMuriel Dolins, from Bonnie GronnerYehudit Eliahu, from Shalom and Shoshana EliahuEda Millstein, from David MillsteinGussie Schoenfeld, from Norman and Bobbie

SchoenfeldMorris Simon, from Lillian KatzburgEuginia Sosner, from Nelly Sosner Lev Sosner, from Nelly SosnerVictoria Sosner, from Nelly SosnerLeo Trzesniewski, from Zelda TrzesniewskiFelix Vaisman, from Nelly Sosner

Ivy Blum Memorial Fund

In memory of:Marvin Epstein, from Marilyn and Seymore Hertz

For the yahrzeit of:Edith Jacobson, from Barbie Bacher

Jacob M. Tarkoff Gan Ilan Fund

In honor of:Ben Tarkoff’s graduation, from Karen and Mitchell

Tarkoff

Memorial Plaques

In memory of:Leonard Cohn, from Robbie Cohn and FamilyMarvin Allen Epstein, from Ruth Epstein and

Family

Angel Network Fund

A donation from:Barry Leskin

In memory of:Loraine Cynthia Grossman Brewer, from Jill,

David, Joshua and Sophia Douglas

For the yahrzeit of:Anita Maizel, from Mr. and Mrs. Barry BushellRichard M. Singer, from Jill, David, Joshua and

Sophia Douglas

Cantor’s Music Fund

In appreciation of:Cantor Korn, from Bill and Susan Epstein

In honor of:Dan and Faith Greenberg, from Beverly KivelEthan Heffan’s bar mitzvah, from Lisa and Jeffrey

Heffan

In memory of:Marvin Epstein, from Lois Green

For the yahrzeit of:Rose Edith Benn, from Greta and Jerry FrantzEgon Arnold Browner, from Anna Marie LevyMiriam Crevin, from Larry and Nancy CrevinLouis Korn, from Art KornAbraham Langert, from Karen Maas and Steven

WeinzimmerCelia Paul, from Arlene and Yale Downes

Cantor Ted Cotler Library

In honor of:Sandy Anderson’s special birthday, from Andrea

and Dan GreenDon Chaiken’s special birthday, from Andrea and

Dan GreenHerb and Margaret Eder’s special anniversary,

from Doug and Donna Kooler

For the yahrzeit of:Kazue Drucker, from Mark and Kim DruckerLibby Marcus, from Ellen Bernstein-Ellis and Steve

Ellis

Carlene Berman Flowers Fund

In honor of:Sandy Anderson’s special birthday, from Wendy

and Stanley Holcenberg

Daniel Baron Feed the Hungry Fund

In memory of:Yehuda Sherman, from Lou and Lillian Bernstein

David Snitzer, from Robert Goldberg and FamilyEstelle Snitzer, from Robert Goldberg and Family

Prayer Book Fund(Dedications edited for this list but will appear in

full on bookplates.)

Donations from:Sherry and Ike Berkman, Norman and Helen Ann Licht, Brad, Amy, Jacob, Hannah and Grace Skepner

In appreciation of:Richard Cohen, from Lisa Cohen and FamilyKendra Fried, from Caren Kline Havurah Ha’atid, from Rabbi Nicki and Dan

GreningerMarilyn and Seymore Hertz, from Rich, Caren,

Noah and Seth KlineCantor Korn for our bar mitzvah, from Noah and

Seth KlineRabbi Miller for my bar mitzvah, from Noah Kline

and parentsRabbi Shanks for my bar mitzvah, from Seth Kline

and parentsStephanie Snyder, from Caren KlineTemple Isaiah, from Daniel Myers and Mindy

PlotkinThe Adult Choir, from Cantor Leigh KornThe Temple Isaiah community, from Stu, Deb,

Jason, Rina and Brian Kirsch

In honor of:Sandy Anderson, from Kim and Mark DruckerSandy and Dave Anderson, from Dan and Linda

FriedmanMichael and Linda Bandler, from Dan and Linda

FriedmanAndra, Steve, Bradley, Leo and Lucy Berkman,

from Sherry and Ike BerkmanValerie and Matthew Bishop’s wedding, from

Vivian and Greg PoettgenDonald Chaiken, from Martha Ann and Sanford

Wishnev Art Cohen for my bar mitzvah, from Seth Kline and

parents Marty and Margie Diamond’s golden anniversary,

from Dan and Linda FriedmanDavid Douglas for his devotion to Temple Isaiah as

president, from Jill, Joshua and Sophia DouglasDavid Douglas’s three years as temple president,

from Ari, Sheryl, Julia, Ben and Sydney LauerMargaret and Herb Eder’s special birthdays, from

Hank and Lynn FangerBen and Sasha Ellis’s wedding, from Jill and Jim

Ellis Jake Ellis’s bar mitzvah, from Jill and Jim Ellis

Special Gifts August 1 – 31, 2016



Jacob Ryan Solomon’s birth, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Michael James Solomon’s birth, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Alex and Jan Trzesniewski, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Adam Zaentz and Molly Goodwin’s wedding, from Beth and Frank Trafton

In memory of:All those who have come before, from Greta and

Jerry FrantzSondra Altman, from Cal PodridFelice Berkman Brewer, from Sherry and Ike

BerkmanRichard Bernheimer, the Rideout FamilyEthel Bernstein, from Ellen Bernstein-Ellis and

Steve EllisMarvin Bernstein, from Ellen Bernstein-Ellis and

Steve EllisHarry Bardfield, from Stu and Deb KirschPearl Bardfield, from Stu and Deb KirschEvelyn Cohen, from Helen and Rodney SweetSam Cohen, from Helen and Rodney Sweet Abraham Eidex, from Marilyn and Seymore HertzGertrude Eidex, from Marilyn and Seymore HertzVicki Elnick, from Beth and Frank TraftonIvy Eidex Blum, from Marilyn and Seymore HertzMarvin Epstein, from Martha Ann and Sanford

WishnevEunice Fishman, from Beth and Frank TraftonHerman Fishman, from Beth and Frank TraftonRobert Force, from Lorraine ForceMorris Friedman, from Dan and Linda FriedmanMorris Ginsburg, from Daniel and Carol AltwargReba Ginsburg, from Daniel and Carol AltwargFred Glass, from Stu, Deb, Jason, Rina and Brian

KirschIrene Glass, from Stu and Deb KirschMichael Glass, from Stu and Deb KirschJoseph Sheldon Goldberg, from Larry, Karen, Tara

and Rachel GoldbergKate Goldschmidt Ladewig, from Dan and Linda

FriedmanShirley Gottlieb, from Leonard and Werner GottliebBetty Green, from Dan and Linda FriedmanLoraine Cynthia Grossman Brewer, from Dan and

Linda FriedmanPhyllis Javinsky, from Irwin Javinsky, Derrick, Caryn,

Caleb and Ella RothLee Kalman, from Rabbi Judy Shanks and James

GracerNewton Kalman, from Rabbi Judy Shanks and

James Gracer

Katie and Adam Ellis’s wedding, from Jill and Jim Ellis

Terry Friedkin, from Dan and Linda FriedmanEmery Meiling Friedman’s birth, from Dan and

Linda FriedmanKathryn Michelle Friedman and Andrew Michael

Solomon’s wedding, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Kendall Meiling Friedman’s birth, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Cera Skadron Friedman Gordon’s 101st birthday, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Joshua Goldberg’s bar mitzvah, from Sandy and Robert Goldberg

Steve Goldman’s election to president of the Jewish Federation, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Estelle Gracer’s 90th birthday, from Rabbi Judy Shanks and James Gracer

Evelyn and Rabbi Roberto Graetz, from Rabbi Judy Shanks and James Gracer

Rabbi Roberto Graetz’s retirement, from Cantor Leigh Korn

David Benjamin Harmatz and Elizabeth Narins’s wedding, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Leah Renner Harmatz and Michael Rosenzweig’s wedding, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Nathan Hemphill’s birth, from Sandy and Robert Goldberg

Le Anne Huynh and Kevin Matthew Friedman’s wedding, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Joesph King, from Martha Ann and Sanford Wishnev

Our children, Jason, Rina and Brian, from Stu and Deb Kirsch

Julia Metzner and Mark Klebanov’s wedding, from Dan and Linda Friedman, Rabbi Judy Shanks and James Gracer

Our 56th anniversary, from Marilyn and Seymore Hertz

Our children and grandchildren, from Greta and Jerry Frantz

Our children, Greg, Leah, Lance and Jonathan, from Martha Ann and Sanford Wishnev

Our children, Jennifer and Ben, from Ellen Bernstein-Ellis and Steve Ellis

Our wedding, from Jill and Jim Ellis Adam Rideout on his graduation from high school,

from Susan and Jeffrey RideoutJoshua Rideout on his graduation from college,

from Susan and Jeffrey RideoutNicole Rideout on her graduation from college,

from Susan and Jeffrey RideoutAdam Shiffman, from Cherri and Irvin ShiffmanJason Shiffman, from Cherri and Irvin ShiffmanKarla Smith, from Dan and Linda Friedman

Mark Kermit, from his wife, children and grand-children

Anna Kirsch, from Stu and Deb KirschHarry Kirsch, from Stu and Deb KirschMyer Kirsch, from Stu, Deb, Jason, Rina and Brian

KirschRachel Kirsch, from Stu, Deb, Jason, Rina and

Brian KirschAllen Klash, from Cantor Leigh KornEthel Korn, from Cantor Leigh KornAnna Kuznitsky, from Jill and Alan JacobsonJacob Kuznitsky, from Jill and Alan JacobsonRuth Hannah Ladewig Sonnenschein, from Dan

and Linda FriedmanJerome Lauer, from Ari, Sheryl, Julia, Ben and

Sydney LauerJune Lauer, from Ari, Sheryl, Julia, Ben and Sydney

LauerJeane Maas, from Steven Weinzimmer, Karen Maas

and FamilyLeo Maas, from Steven Weinzimmer, Karen Maas

and FamilyMaurice Melvin, from Lorraine ForceMildred Melvin Radin, from Lorraine ForceRobert Melvin, from Lorraine ForceHenry Nash, from Cherri and Irvin ShiffmanSara Nash, from Cherri and Irvin Shiffman Our parents and grandparents, from Mary Anne

and Hugh WinigRona Roth, from Derrick, Caryn, Caleb and Ella

RothAbraham Rudnick, from Jill and Alan JacobsonLillian Rudnick, from Jill and Alan JacobsonBarney Shanks, from Rabbi Judy Shanks and

James GracerLil Shanks, from Rabbi Judy Shanks and James

GracerBenjamin Shiffman, from Cherri and Irvin ShiffmanLily Shiffman, from Cherri and Irvin ShiffmanDavid Snitzer, from Sandy and Robert GoldbergEstelle Snitzer, from Sandy and Robert GoldbergOtto Sonnenschein, from Dan and Linda FriedmanFlorence Speyer, from Daniel and Carol AltwargStanley Speyer, from Daniel and Carol AltwargDavid Snyder, from Beth and Frank TraftonMax Stetson, from Stu and Deb KirschRose Stetson, from Stu and Deb KirschAnnette Sweet, from Helen and Rodney SweetGordon Sweet, from Helen and Rodney SweetFred Weinzimmer, from Steven Weinzimmer, Karen

Maas and FamilyBelle Weis, from Jill and Alan JacobsonHarry Weis, from Jill and Alan Jacobson

Prayer Book Fund Cont’d Prayer Book Fund Cont’d Prayer Book Fund Cont’d


Louis Werner, from Lynn Harrington-Golde and Chip Golde

Avram Yudel, from Stu, Deb, Jason, Rina and Brian Kirsch

Carl Zenker, from Faith and Steve ZenkerBeverly Zimmerman, from Ari, Sheryl, Julia, Ben

and Sydney Lauer

For the yahrzeit of:Hadele Groman, from Rich and Caren KlineLucille Karp, from Rich and Caren KlineEdith Metzner, from Aliza and Peter MetznerHarold Peterson, from Julie Magilen

Project Hearth for the Homeless Fund

In honor of:Don Chaiken’s special birthday, from Steven and

Sandra Wolfe

In memory of:Lorraine Cynthia Grossman Brewer, from Lynn

Gitomer and Daniel WeinerMarvin Epstein, from Lynn Gitomer and Daniel

Weiner

For the yahrzeit of:Florence Desser, from Valerie and Mark Milner Bruce Lebowitz, from Valerie and Mark MilnerEvelyn Lowitz, from Robert LowitzRoni Siegel, from Lynn Gitomer and Daniel Weiner

Rabbi Graetz’s Discretionary Fund

In honor of:Harlan Kann’s special birthday, from Havurah

Neshoma

In memory of:Marvin Epstein, from Beryl and Ivor SilverMario Mannheimer, from Beryl and Ivor Silver

Rabbi LeVine’s Discretionary Fund

In honor of:Benson Joseph’s special birthday, from Nancy

Kornfield

In memory of:Marvin Epstein, from Sandy and Robert GoldbergLoraine Cynthia Grossman Brewer, from Sandy

and Robert Goldberg

For the yahrzeit of:Evelyn Hassen, from Joel Hassen and Rochelle

Freedman Hassen

Rabbi Miller’s Discretionary Fund

In honor of:Ethan Heffan’s bar mitzvah, from Lisa and Jeffrey

Heffan

Rabbi Shanks’s Discretionary Fund

In appreciation of:Rabbi Shanks, from Bill and Susan EpsteinRabbi Shanks for blessing our daughter Ellyn

Brady and her fiance Joshua Baime, from Carol Levin and Michael Brady

Rabbi Shanks’s leadership, from Deeni and Howie Schoenfeld

In memory of:Marvin Epstein, from Phyllis and Steven Hallert,

Elaine Highiet, Nancy and Norman Price

For the yahrzeit of:Sondra Goldberger, from James and Sheryl

GoldbergerAlbert Guasconi, from Bert and Rosemarie

FrydmanFay Lurie, from Deeni and Howie SchoenfeldBen Schoenfeld, from Deeni and Howie

SchoenfeldJack Stolback, from Charlotte Stolback


Prayer Book Fund Cont’d Religious School and Youth Fund

A donation from:Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Barrett

For the yahrzeit of:Joseph Sheldon Goldberg, from Larry and Karen

GoldbergStephen Marcus, from Steve Ellis and Ellen

Bernstein-EllisFrieda Gyongyosi Orenstein, from Martin and Anna

Lackner

ViA Isaiah: Values in Action Fund

For the yahrzeit of:Michael M. Albert, from Barbie BacherBunny Bookbinder, from Jack and Terri BookbinderSelig Bookbinder, from Jack and Terri Bookbinder

Winter Nights Fund

For the yahrzeit of:Sol Maizel, from Yonina and Barry Bushell

Women of Isaiah Fund

In honor of:Sandy Anderson’s special birthday, from Wendy

and Bill Dorband, Larry and Karen Goldberg, Elaine Highiet, Bob and Margie Kaplan, Roy Kaplan and Janet Saunders, Jim and Terri Kravetz, Zida Levy, Carol Olmert, Sandy Sidorsky

Yizkor Elohim Harriet Alperin, temple member and mother of Randy Marks Pike

Evelyn Barcus, mother of Jane Sedley

Hans Lowhurst, father of Steve Lowhurst

Henry Miller, father of Adam Miller

Arnold Ogren, brother of Kenneth Ogren

Stephen M. Richmond, father of Marcy Lifter

Rose Adler Ross, mother of Kathy Bressler

Sue Shoenberg, sister of Carole Suffin

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Brothers Elias (left) and Ethan Heffan with

residents of Magnolia Gardens in August. Elias

began playing piano at assisted living facilities for his mitzvah project

over five years ago. Ethan, who plays guitar, joined Elias as he prepared for

his own bar mitzvah this past summer. They plan to continue doing this mitz-

vah for many years..


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Saturday, October 1

8:45am Torah Study10:30am Shabbat Morning Service

Evan Leach, Bar Mitzvah

Deut. 29:9-30:20, Nitzavim

Friday, October 7

6:30pm Meditation Shabbat Service and Oneg

Saturday, October 8

9:15am Torah Study9:30am Tot Shabbat10:30am Shabbat Morning Service

Deut. 31:1-30, Vayeilech

Friday, October 14

8:00pm Shabbat Service and Oneg

Saturday, October 15


Eli Gennis and Shaina Student, B’nai Mitzvah

Deut. 32:1-52, Haazinu

Friday, October 21

6:00pm Happy Half Hour Oneg6:30pm Shabbat Service



Ben Shafton and Benjamin Chinn, B’nai Mitzvah

Ex.33:12-34:26,Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot

Friday, October 28

5:30pm Tot Shabbat Service and Dinner

8:00pm Shabbat Service and Oneg



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Graveside Gathering of Prayer and Remembrance Sunday, October 2 10:00 a.m. at both Isaiah Garden at Oakmont Memorial Park and Gan Shalom Erev Rosh Hashanah Sunday, October 2 8:00 p.m. Service in the Sanctuary

Rosh Hashanah Monday, October 3 8:45 a.m. Tot Service in the CCJDS Makom 8:45 a.m. Family Service in the Sanctuary followed by Tashlich at Lafayette Reservoir. Bring a lunch! 11:00 a.m. Teen Service in the Adult Lounge 11:00 a.m. Morning Service in the Sanctuary followed by Tashlich at Lafayette Reservoir

Tuesday, October 4 9:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Poetry and Chant in the Beit Knesset 9:00 a.m. Rosh Hashanah hike at Lafayette Reservoir

Kol Nidre Tuesday, October 11 5:15 p.m. Kol Nidre Service in the Sanctuary 5:15 p.m. Children’s Program in the Talmud Torah Center 8:15 p.m. Kol Nidre Service in the Sanctuary Yom Kippur Wednesday, October 12 8:45 a.m. Tot Service in the CCJDS Makom 8:45 a.m. Family Service in the Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Teen Service in the Adult Lounge 11:00 a.m. Morning Service with Yizkor in the Sanctuary 2:30 p.m. Mind, Body and Spirit opportunities 4:00 p.m. Mussar Service in the Sanctuary 5:00 p.m. Neilah Service in the Sanctuary followed by Break-the-Fast

Sukkot Sunday, October 16 5:30 p.m. Erev Sukkot Celebration in the Sukkah

Monday, October 17 9:00 a.m. Sukkot Service in the Sukkah Sukkot Shabbat Friday, October 21 5:00 p.m. R.S.V.P. to enjoy your dinner in the Sukkah 6:00 p.m. Oneg 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Service 7:30pm R.S.V.P. to enjoy your dinner in the Sukkah Simchat Torah Sunday, October 23 6:15 p.m. Simchat Torah Celebration in the Sanctuary Simchat Torah/ Shemini Atzeret Monday, October 24 9:00 a.m. Service with Yizkor in the Beit Knesset

5777 High Holy Days and Festival Schedule

More details at www.temple-isaiah.org/

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