november 2011 temple israel bulletin

Cheshvan—Kislev 5772 PAGE 1NOVEMBER 2011

Temple Israel Bulletin

Bruchas and Bagels—page 1

Mojito Monday—page 5

Adult Education series—page 6

Equal Exchange Fundraiser—page 6

Chanukah Family Game Night—page 7

Bagel Workshop—page 7

PJ Havdallah—page 8

Tot Shabbat—page 9

Oneg Shabbat Signup Sheet—page 13

Wanna dance? - page 14

NEW! - Donation coupon—page 15

IN THIS ISSUE

SCHEDULE OF

SHABBAT SERVICES

EREV SHABBAT, Nov. 4:

7:000 PM: Friday evening Shabbat ser-vice. Daniel Waldman becomes barmitzvah.

Torah portion: Lech Lecha, Gen. 12:1-17:27. Haftarah: Isa. 40:27-41:16

SHABBAT MORNING, Nov. 5:

10:00 AM: Shabbat Morning service.Daniel Waldman is called to the Torah asa bar mitzvah.


7:30 PM: Friday Night Chai Shabbatevening service.Torah Portion: Vayera, Gen. 18:1-22:24,Haftarah: II Kings 1:1-31


7:30 PM: Shabbat evening serviceTorah Portion: Chayei Sarah, Gen. 23:1-25:18, Haftarah: I Kings 3:15-4:1

EREV SHABBAT, Nov. 25

7:30 PM: Shabbat evening service withTorah reading.Torah Portion: Toledot,, Gen. 25:19—28:9, Haftarah: Mal. 1:1-2:7

Did you know that Thanksgiv-ing was based on the holidayof Sukkot? The Pilgrims wereaware of the Biblical strictureto celebrate the “ingathering”or harvest in the fall. Many ofthe American native tribes alsocelebrated a “thanksgiving“ fora successful harvest.

BRUCHAS & BAGELS RETURNS

Our casual Shabbat gathering, Bruchas & Bagels, returns on a quar-terly basis this November 11, 6:30 p.m., in the Social Hall. Hosted bymembers Mel Waldorf and Jessica Lindsey, Bruchas & Bagels is a low-key opportunity to learn the Shabbat blessings ("Bruchas" in Yiddish)and/or help teach them to your little ones, a relaxed social setting to in-troduce Temple Israel to your unaffiliated friends, and a terrific settingfor interfaith families to experience Shabbat and to take these ritualshome for future Friday nights. Hang out over bagels and other treats,visit with members and give the children another chance to see eachother. Shabbat Shalom indeed!

TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN

FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY

With Rosh Hashanah, YomKippur, and Sukkot behindus, there’s a little “dryspell” before we come toour next holiday, Chanuk-kah. But still basking in theglow of our Holy Day ser-

vices, we seemed much more engaged in our comingtogether this year. Whether it was because of the trou-bled times in which we are living or for some otherreason, it seemed that the sounds of prayer in oursanctuary were more resonant than in recent times.The room seemed fuller, and more people stayed formore services. People didn’t leave the building soquickly either once services were over. While I don’tknow the reason(s) for the change, I know that I foundit very haimish and family-like, and that felt verygood.

As the holy days concluded I overheard someonementioning that he thought we Jews were not only the“people of the Book,” but perhaps even more so thepeople of the calendar. Depending, of course, on one’slevel of observance, it is true that traditional Jews’lives really are guided and shaped by the calendar. Weare aware of differences between the Gregorian calen-dar and the Jewish one. Not every person observes theJewish holy days and holidays, so we have more – orat least different – observances to keep in mind. If weare really on top of things, we know that Jewish cele-brations and observances never come “early” or“late”; they come at exactly the same time each yearin the Jewish calendar. But since most of us don’t usethe Jewish calendar as our primary calendar, it cer-tainly seems that Jewish dates are all over the place.

But as one of the people attending Torah study onYom Kippur afternoon wisely pointed out, evenkashrut, the system of Jewish dietary laws, probablyexists as much as a means of making us mindful ofhow we live our lives in relationship as it is a way ofhaving us follow certain laws and practices. In otherwords, while we may not follow every Jewish dietarylaw to the letter, the fact that we are mindful of whatwe eat, how it is brought from field to table, etc., may

be as important as the laws themselves. The dietarylaws can be seen in that light as a mechanism for help-ing us to be more mindful of the relationship of ourbodies to what nourishes them.

So, too, the rest of Jewish law and practice. The Tal-mud contains volumes of interpretations of law. Theexistence of so much interpretation means that there isprobably more than one way to do most of the thingswe do. Choosing the best way to do something is aprocess that also benefits from mindfulness. Through-out the Jewish world there are variations on customsand practices that have their basis in Jewish law. Oneexample that comes to mind is the amount of time thatis supposed to pass between when one eats meat andwhen one eats dairy. Another is the number of candlesthat one lights on the eve of Shabbat. If you thinkabout it at all, you realize that it probably doesn’t mat-ter how much time passes between eating dairy andmeat, or how many candles you light to welcomeShabbat. What is important is that you are mindfulthat there are implications to what you eat, how youprepare it, etc., just as it is important that you aremindful of the need for and wisdom of having Shab-bat.

Somehow I got the impression that there was a greatdeal of mindfulness in our midst during the HolyDays. The challenge for us will be to see if we cankeep that mindfulness going, and perhaps even to ex-pand it, throughout the year. We all benefit when wethink beyond ourselves; the way in which we live ourlives really does matter. Some ways of living our liveshave proven themselves over time to be better thanothers, benefitting more than just ourselves. As wemove toward Thanksgiving this year, the lessons ofthe Holy Days would be good ones to keep in mind.

Rabbi Allen B. Bennett

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEA few days ago I read a storyabout how China seems to havecollectively lost their respect forhuman dignity. The story wasabout an incident where a childwas run over and many peoplewere there (it is China after all) butnot a single person stopped to help.

This past year there has been muchdiscussion about civility in our

public discourse. There is a growing realization that ourinability to deal with broad range of problems is related tothe destructive ways in which those problems are beingaddressed.

Now that the business of operating the Temple is back ontrack, I find that I am increasingly being called to managethe relationships in our synagogue.

I am alarmed by our own lack of civility. What are weteaching our kids about respect when we cannot show theproper respect to each other. We have always had issueswith communication. Early last year, I set up some emailgroups so that everyone who was active on a committeewould be in a particular group email and we would all getthe same message at once. What happened there is thatsome people discovered the technology was not workingfor them and did not participate. You make a choice whenyou do nothing.

Another behavior I have come across is that we often sayone thing and then, like a game of telephone, a few weekslater discover that the thing said was interpreted to meansomething completely different. People get offended andnow there is even more to clean up than if someone hadjust asked the clarifying questions– did I hear you cor-rectly? You said you want ……..?

Clearly, being civil to one another has to mean somethingmore than politeness. We need to be able to ask toughquestions and present our cases when we feel our interestsare not being addressed.

I think we might consider empathy. Empathy begins withthe awareness of another person's feelings. If you knewthat I had been experiencing the stress of an illness or lossof job, would you take a step back before judging mywords or actions, or would you ask yourself if perhaps this

was not a good time for me and maybe we could table thisdiscussion for a bit..? Would you complain about anotherperson or understand that perhaps life was just not easyright now?

Empathy is closely related to compassion, but empathymust also come before compassion. When we feel empathyfor someone we are getting emotional information aboutthem and their situation. By collecting information aboutother people's feelings, you get to know them better. Asyou get to know others on an emotional level, you arelikely to see similarities between your feelings and theirs,and between your basic emotional needs and theirs. Whenyou realize that someone else's basic emotional needs aresimilar to yours, you are more able to identify with them,relate to them, and empathize with them. Then, you mighteven listen to them differently, respectfully and withoutjudging. This can only create better understanding of thecommunication and a better relationship for all those in-volved.

Haim G. Ginott (1922–1973) was a school teacher in Is-rael, He was also a child psychologist, psychotherapist andparent educator. He pioneered techniques for speakingwith children that are still taught today. His book, BetweenParent and Child, stayed on the best-seller list for over ayear and is still popular today. This book gives "specificadvice derived from basic communication principles thatwill guide parents in living with children in mutual respectand dignity."

I am taking liberties here by paraphrasing one of his mostfamous quotes. I think we all need to take some personalresponsibility for the ways in which we interact with oneanother:

I am the decisive element in the room.It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It ismy daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremen-dous power to make another’s life miserable or joyous.

I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, itis my response that decides whether a crisis will be esca-lated or de-escalated.

B’Shalom,

Cindy Berk


EDUCATION NEWS

Dear Temple Israel Commu-nity:

I am not one to take forgranted the generosity and

hard work of others. I am so grateful when peoplepitch in to make a complex program a successful pro-gram. With more than 60 students, teachers and teach-ing assistants, it takes many hands to drive interestingprogramming forward. Todah.

The Religious School is already off to a fabulous startdue, to a great extent, to our wonderful parent volun-teers:

Thank you to Jessica Lindsey and Mel Waldorf,Leslie Sauter, Bella Karlin, Tracy and RogerBecker, and Steve Ellson for “working” the Bookand a Cookie events. The children were introducedto a Jewish author and illustrator. We are big onencouraging literacy. Plus the religious schoolearned some much-needed dollars.

Thank you to Rosa Goldberg and Nick Sauter whohelped with the challah-making program. The chil-dren really enjoyed making the challah…..andthen eating it. And thank you to the Great HarvestBakery on College who generously donated thewhole wheat dough.

Thank you to all the Simchat Torah helpers: Rosaand Marshall Goldberg and Karyn Ogorzalek. Anda GIANT thank you to Silvia Kruglikov who pro-vided the homemade honey cake. Yum!!

Thank you to Raviv Moore and Tyree Jackson foraccompanying me on Jewish Music Sundays. Wemake a great trio, if I must say so myself. And Ithink we may be joined in the near future by NoahBerk, sixth grade teaching assistant, on ukulele. Itgives me great joy when I see the students hum-ming a melody later in the day that they learned atour Jewish Music session. (And by the way…..anyone and everyone is invited to these sessions.It’s 20 minutes of musical ruach. Our next JewishMusic Sunday is November 20th from 9:30 – 9:50)

Thank you to David Graber who has volunteeredto teach Hebrew to the advanced Hebrew learnersin the Amitim class. As that class has three distinct

groups of Hebrew-proficient learners, we needed athird teacher to challenge the advanced students.

Thank you to Heather Dutton who has volunteeredto lead the Sunday morning tefillah service. Weare eager for students to be exposed to and learnthe prayers and songs. Heather is a remarkableleader and we are grateful.

And an amazing thank you to Jerri Kaplan who isembarking on a project with the Amitim studentsto create two tapestries that will be displayed onthe inside of the ark. Each student will design andcreate their own rendition of The Tree of Life outof material. They will begin the project at theAmitim retreat, November 12 – 13, and the tapes-tries will be installed before May 2012. Thank youJerri for leading this wonderful mitzvah project.

And my gratitude goes to the Education Commit-tee, the Snack Committee, the Holiday Committee,the Class led Shabbat Committee and the Classparents who give of themselves even though theirplates are very, very full. Thank you.

The religious school has an interesting program com-ing up. Each student will be making a glass kiddushcup. Glass artist, Trish Culbert will be leading a work-shop with all the students (Alef Bet and Gimmel Daleton Sunday, Oct 30, and Grades 4 – Amitim onWednesday, Nov. 9th). Last year Trish led a workshopto make Chanukah hanging decorations and they cameout spectacularly. I expect the same this year.

Mazel tov to Daniel Waldman on his upcoming barmitzvah!

L’Shalom,

Mindy Myers, Director of Congregational Learning,510-593-5285, [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: There is NO Religious Schoolfrom November 23 – November 27. ReligiousSchool will resume Wednesday, November 30th.Have a joyful Thanksgiving!


DANIEL WALDMAN TO BECOME BAR MITZVAH

Daniel Waldman was born on November 1st, 1998. Ever since then, he has been theenergetic, funny kid that he is today. Daniel has always been a sports player and fan,with his favorite teams including the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland A’s. He cur-rently plays travel baseball for the Alameda Attack. Some of his hobbies are goingonline, reading and watching football. Daniel is currently in the 8th grade at LincolnMiddle School, and has always been a great student, but he is looking forward to theday he doesn’t have to go anymore! Now that he has completed Hebrew School, heenjoys being a teaching assistant. Daniel wants to thank his family and the TempleIsrael community for helping him reach this milestone.

WANT TO HELP CREATE AN INTER-FAITH OUTREACH COMMITTEE?

Are you a partner in an interfaith relationship? Do youhave family or friends who have non-Jewish partners?Do you love Temple Israel and wish you could help eve-ryone to feel as good about our synagogue as you do?Here’s your chance! We are starting an Interfaith Out-reach Committee to better support our interfaith familieswho are giving us the gift of raising their children Jew-ish.

More than half of our member families are interfaithones. Often, these families have special needs that cancause stress in the home. The committee will discusspossible programming and what participants believe tobe the questions and concerns of our interfaith familiessuch as: Do you wonder how other Catholic parentsmanage the parents and in-laws? Are you an atheist un-certain of how to talk about God to the kids? How can Iteach Jewish rituals and customs when I don't knowthem myself? Will dying Easter eggs or going to afriend's Easter Egg Hunt undermine the kids’ Jewishidentity?

Together we’ll brainstorm program ideas and gatheringsas we prepare for the arrival of the next rabbi. Shouldyou be interested in starting this committee, contactb o a r d m e m b e r K i m b e r l e e M a c V i c a rat [email protected] or 510-299-0450. Kimberleeis not chairing the committee, but is merely bringingpeople together to get us started, so if you are interestedin chairing, please let her know. Thank you.

SAVE—THE—DATE: KICKOFF CHANUKAH WITH

OUR MOJITO MONDAY ATANGELA’S

Temple Israel has been selected as the non-profitto support on December 12 at the hottest event intown: Mojito Mondays at Angela's. Swing byAngela's on Monday, December 12, any timebetween 5:30-7:30 p.m. for a mojito or otherdrink/food of your choice and whatever you placein the tip jar, will 100% go directly to TempleIsrael. Yep, it's all about the tip jar at this good-time fundraiser. We'll have a Celebrity Bartenderto serve you and pry a tip out of your hands as wekick-off Chanukah a little early. Read the De-cember Bulletin to learn who our Celebrity Bar-tenders will be. Angela's is located at the cornerof Central Avenue and Oak Street and is adjacentto the large parking garage. Great way to supportTemple Israel and a local business.


One of the burning passions of my adult life has been my love for, and fascination with, almost all things Israeli. I try tovisit the country every year, I find both ancient and modern Israeli history not only interesting, but also deeply personal,and the more I experience of the country and its culture, cuisine, ethnic and religious mix, worldview, and a host of otherthings, the more I want to know and understand. Part of my retirement plans include making aliyah and working there asa volunteer as much of the time as I can.

But before any of that happens, I wanted to share my love of Israel with you to the greatest extent possible in this, mylast year as rabbi of Temple Israel. Fortunately, our own Temple member, Howard Sidorsky, in his capacity as a memberof the East Bay Jewish Community Relations Council, brought to my attention the possibility of having some very highquality Israel-focused programming here at the Temple over the course of the coming year. I jumped at the opportunityand wanted to share with you the first fruits of the collaboration with the Jewish Community Federation of the East Bay,the Jewish Community Relations Council, and Temple Israel.

Temple Israel will host a five-session adult education program on the third Wednesday of five months, beginning Sep-tember 21, continuing through February 15, 2012. Under the general heading of “Momentous Moments in Israeli His-tory,” the series will feature Riva Gambert, well-known, highly-respected, and beloved member of the East Bay JewishFederation’s staff, speaking on these subjects:

November 16: “Harry [Truman] and Zion: Presidential Decision-Making and the State of Israel”December 21: “From Garibaldi Street to Jerusalem: The Hunt for Adolph Eichmann”January 18: “Saving the Lost Tribe: The Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry”February 15: “Exodus 1947: How One Ship Changed the Course of History”

All lectures are free and open to the public. Programs begin at 7:30 p.m. and will include time for questions and an-swers.

Even if you believe that you are well-versed in these moments in Israeli history, it will be worth your time to hear Riva’sperspective on them. She is an undisputed expert on these subjects, is one of the most knowledgeable and affable speak-ers in the Bay Area, and her profound love and respect for Israel is unmatched. Please mark your calendars now andbring your friends with you.

ADULT EDUCATION SERIES SLATED FOR FALL/WINTERby Rabbi Allen B. Bennett

ANNOUNCING YOUR EQUAL EXCHANGE SHOPPING SPREE

For the holiday season, Temple Israel is holding an Equal Exchange fundraiser. Equal Exchange sells kosher, organicand free trade items such as coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate and beautiful artisan crafts and jewelry.

In October a catalog was mailed to your house for your holiday shopping consideration. When you purchase gifts foryourself or loved ones through this fundraiser, Temple Israel will receive 40% of your purchase! Check out the catalogand mail your order to Fundraising Chair Kimberlee MacVicar's home before November 18 (a remit envelope with heraddress was included with the catalog). Our goal is to get your order to you by early December.

Should you want to order the tree-free wrapping paper but are hesitant that you might get a color you don't like, write onthe form what color(s) you are interested in and we will make every effort to make sure your preferences are met.

Should you have any questions, please contact Kimberlee at 510-299-0450 or [email protected]. Happy shopping.


DON’T FORGET THE BAGEL-MAKING WORKSHOP

Wednesday, November 2, from 7 – 9pm

Learn how to prepare, mix, knead, shape and boil bagels. You will also learn how to make toppings like poppy

seed, sesame seed, and onion. No experience necessary! Baker/teacher is Michael Goldstein, chef extraordi-

naire (from the blog breadandsuch.wordpress.com). Cost is only $20. Space is limited to 14. Sign up today!


Tot Shabbat Services at Temple Israel

Friday, November 18th, from 6:30 – 7 pm

followed by a Tot Shabbat Oneg Shabbat from 7 – 7:30pm

Welcome Shabbat with music, singing, prayer, and joy!

Introduce your child to Shabbat through prayer services

designed especially for children ages 2 – 8

Older children are invited to help lead the service.

Services are led by Sam Chelouche

Mark your calendars for upcoming Tot Shabbats:

December 16, January 20, February 17, March 16, April 20, and

May 18.

All Tot Shabbats begin promptly at 6:30 pm in the Temple Israel sanctuary. Doors open at 6:15. New familiesand friends welcome!

Temple Israel is located at 3183 Mecartney Road in Alameda. See www.templeisraelalameda.org for direc-tions. For further information call Mindy Myers at 510-593-5285.


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNES-DAY

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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8:45 AM Jazzer-cise

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

8:00 PM Bandrehearsal

2

8:45 AM Jazzercise

4:00 PM HebrewSchool

5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:00 PM RitualCommittee Meeting

7:00 PM BagelWorkshop

3

8:00 AM SeedlingChild

5:30 PM I ni C

4

8:45 AM Jazzer-cise

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:30 PM FamilyShabbat eveningservice. DanielWaldman becomesbar mitzvah.

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10:00 AM: Shab-bat morning ser-vice. DanielWaldman is calledto the Torah as abar mitzvah.

6:00 PM I ni C

6Day light SavingsTime over

9:00 AM HebrewSchool

10:15 AM Reli-gious School

11:00 AM Jewishart project

3:00 PM I ni C

78:45 AM Jazzer-cise

5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

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Election Day

8:45 AM Jazzer-cise

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise




5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:00 PM Board ofDirectors meeting


5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:30 PM FridayNight Chai Shab-bat service withmusic.

1212:00 PM: AmitimRetreat

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3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


168:45 AM Jazzercise

10:00 AM MidwayShelter Cooking


5:15 PM Jazzercise

6:30 PM EducationCommittee

7:30 PM Adult EdProgram


5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:30 PM Tot Shab-bat

7:30 PM Shabbatevening service

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3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AA meet-ing

5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:00 PM RabbiSearch Committeemeeting




N o H e b r e wSchool

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

24T H A N K S G I V -ING

Office closed

5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:30 PM Shabbatevening servicewith Torah reading

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27No Hebrew orReligious School

9:30 AM: Minyan& Bagel Breakfast

3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise



5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


NOVEMBER 2011


DECEMBER

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNES-DAY

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY


5:30 PM I ni C

28:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM Jazzercise

6:30 PM Student-ledFriday Night FamilyShabbat service

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10:15 AM ReligiousSchool

3:00 PM I ni C

58:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM AA meet-ing

5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:00 PM RabbiSearch Committeemeeting

68:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM Jazzercise

8:00 PM Band re-hearsal



5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:00 PM RitualCommittee


5:30 PM I ni C

98:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:30 PM FridayNight Chai Shabbatevening service

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3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AA meet-ing

5:15 PM Jazzercise

5:30 PM MojitoMonday Fundraiser





5:15 PM Jazzercise

6:30 PM EducationCommittee

7:00PM Board ofDirectors


5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzercise

6:30 PM Tot Shabbat

7:30 PM Shabbatevening service

176:00 PM Kids’ NightOut



3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AA meet-ing

5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:00 PM RabbiSearch Comm. meet-ing

20First Night of Chau-kah

8:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM Jazzercise



10:00 AM Mid-way Shelter Cook-ing

No Hebrew School

5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:30 PM Adult Edprogram


10:30 AM LittleLatkes Playgroup

5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:30 PM Shabbatevening service withchanukiah lighting

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25No Religious orHebrew School

3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AA meet-ing

5:15 PM Jazzercise

27Last Night of Chau-kah

8:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM Jazzercise



No Hebrew School

5:15 PM Jazzercise

8:00 PM Bandrehearsal withdancing


5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:30 PM Shabbatevening servicew/Torah reading

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THE MIDWAY SHELTER COOKING PROJECT

The Temple Israel Dinner Cooks are proud to have been preparing dinner once a month for the residents of theMidway Shelter for the past several years. Many religious and community organizations in Alameda take partin this activity, so that the women and children who are putting their lives back together at the Shelter get anourishing, healthy dinner each day.

Please note that there are several ways you can help with this mitzvah. If you’d like to participate We needshoppers, cooks, and someone to deliver the meal to the Shelter. The meal always includes protein, one ormore vegetables and/or fruits, a starch, and juice or milk. In October, Nancy Freed, Gretel Gates, Mary Gold,and Alison Harris shopped, prepared and delivered chicken wraps, bean salad, “Neiman Marcus” cookies, andjuice to the Shelter.

We cook on the third Wednesday of each month. Our next cooking session will be on November 16. Four orfive volunteers are needed, and if you’d like to help, please contact Alison Harris at 521-3375 or [email protected].

WHAT A WONDERFUL BREAK-THE-FAST!

At the conclusion of the Yom Kippur services, the congregation enjoyed a delicious, heimish, Break-the-Fast.

Many thanks to the Ritual Committee for hosting this event, and the Board of Directors for budgeting themoney for it! And, this couldn’t have happened without the hard work of our volunteers: Beverly Blatt, RitaDiamond Cohen, Gretel Gates, Mary Gold (chair), Dorie Guess-Behrstock, Alison Harris, Lauren Helfand, CJKingsley, Blessing Kobey, Elaine Kofman, and Doris Weiner –Gluckman.


Oct. 7: Erev YomKippur (no OnegShabbat)

Oct. 14: Sukkot Oct. 21: Oct. 28:Cruz Arellanes &Caradwen Braskat

Nov. 4: DanielWaldman bar mitzvah

Nov. 11:Josie Schwartz

Nov. 18:Mark & KimberleeMacVicar

Nov. 25: Dec. 2:Amitim Class

Dec. 9:Barbara Sayre

Dec. 16:Skip Soskin & JerryRabinovitz

Dec. 23: Chanukah

Suzi Scher, RitzCohen, Gretel Gates

Dec. 30Blessing Kobey &ElaineKofman

Jan. 6 Jan. 13: Carl Penneybar mitzvah

Jan. 20: Jan. 27: Feb. 3: Feb. 10: Feb. 17:Lee & AlisonHarris

Feb. 24: March 2: March 9: March 16: March 23:Felice & WayneZensius

March 30:George & SvetlanaLozovik

April 6: First night ofPesach – no service atTI

April 13: Pesach April 20: AleezaZinn bat mitzvah

April 27: MayaCardenas-Berkowitzbat mitzvah

May 4: May 11: May 18: May 25: June 1:

June 8: June 15: JackieCulajay bat mitzvah

June 22: ElizabethMcDonough batmitzvah

June 29: Eden Moorebat mitzvah

July 6: Sam Skinnerbar mitzvah

July 13: July 20: July 27: August 3: August 10:

August 17: Hannah& Ellie Kruglikov andSophia Susssmanb’not mitzvah

August 24: HelenMontell-Weiland batmitzvah

August 31: Sept. 7: Sept. 14:

Sept. 21: Sept. 28:

ONEG SHABBAT SIGNUPThis is the new oneg Shabbat calendar for the upcoming year. Please sign up to host an oneg Shabbat on oneor more dates. You may co-host with another family if you desire. Remember, if we have no hosts on a par-ticular Shabbat, the Oneg Shabbat Committee will provide grape juice and challah that evening. If you haveany questions, or to sign up to host, please contact Ritz Cohen at 521-2614.


Big Band Concert/Dance

in Alameda Every Last Wednesday of the Month

Come and listen/dance to Dave’s Swingtime Big Band playing the hits from the 30’s to the

60’s.

18 piece big band plus a female vocalist performs east and west coast swing, rumbas,

waltzes, cha chas, tangos, night club two-step and a few surprises!

Every last Wednesday of the Month

Temple Israel 3183 Mecartney Road

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

$5.00 donation requested

For further details call Dave at 510-521-1349 or Email: [email protected]

JAZZERCISE OFFERING SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO TEMPLE ISRAELMEMBERS!

Jazzercise on Bay Farm Island would like to offer any Temple Israel member a 25% EFT discount on ourmonthly membership. Jazzercise does not offer this discount to anyone else because our prices are so low.This is a special offer for Temple members only.

Normally Jazzercise is $40.00 per month, which is already a great value. At 25% off, Temple members arebeing offered an extraordinary fitness value. Jazzercise hopes you will take advantage of it.

Please let Karen Park know if you have any questions. The Temple office cannot answer any questions youmay have.

Karen ParkJAZZERCISE

-on-BAY FARM ISLAND -and- TWIN TOWERS CHURCH GYM

510-865-2213

510-814-0127/Fax


Carol Brasel November 1Daniel Waldman November 1 13th birthdayFrances Cohen November 4David Graber November 4Matt Lessinger November 5Jessica Lindsey November 5Anna Goldberg November 6 12th birthdayRowena Manlapaz November 6Joyce Salinas November 6Rita Cohen November 9Simon Ffinch November 9William J. Schaff November 11 12th birthdayJayden Thresher November 11 4th birthdayZaria Zinn November 17 15th birthdayMyra Lander November 21Stephen Markowitz November 22Diana Cooper November 23Lori Mandell November 23Romi Moore November 23 10th birthdayRobert Finberg November 25

Laurie Ricksecker November 25Allene Schaff November 26 15th birthdayIsaac Benson November 27 12th birthdaySarah Charney November 28 14th birthdaySteve Ellson November 28Gryphon Tanner November 29 7th birthday

CELEBRATIONS

BIRTHDAYS

ANNIVERSARIES

Arnold & Linda Schneider November 6 23rd anniversaryRoger & Tracy Becker November 13 12th anniversaryKenneth & Marti Freeman November 22 30th anniversary


CONTRIBUTIONS

GENERAL FUND

Harvey & Bea Stoller Speedy recovery wishes to Rob Kaplan

CJ Kingsley Speedy recovery wishes to Rabbi Fasman & Shirley Hartstein

Elaine Kofman Speedy recovery wishes to Rob Kaplan & in memory of Sara Kofman

Charlie Wolf In memory of Rosalie Lesch

Lori & Curt Mandell In memory of Ernest Mandel

George & Svetlana Lozovik In memory of Sonia Pekurovskaya

Kimberlee & Mark MacVicar In memory of Bud Leffler

Dave Altschuler In appreciation

YIZKOR BOOK

Heather Dutton CJ Kingsley Mary & Arthur Gold

Lori M. Hale Stella Campbell Roger & Brenda Finberg

Elaine Kofman Burt & Myra Litvack David Graber

Steve & Marlene Kofman

HIGH HOLY DAYS DONATIONS

Barbara Sayre Josie Schwartz Arnold & Linda Schneider

Rob & Jerri Kaplan Howard & Sandy Sidorsky Ahna Ballonoff Suleiman

Doris Weiner & Harry Gluckman Ronnie Blumenthal & Dave Penney Jim Cooper

David & Melodie Graber Steve & Marlene Kofman Dan Kapler

Kimberlee & Mark MacVicar Manny & Maxine Karell Ruth Belikove

Nancy & Greg Bloom David Doll Lars & Anna Christensen

J. Lin & Susan Berg Steven Fritsch Rudser


YAHRZEITS

November 4Evelyn Rapkin 10/29Isaac Strassburger 10/29 Heshvan 1Hans Gumpert 10/30 Heshvan 2Irving Drucker 10/31Max Steinberg 10/31William Ragent 11/1 Heshvan 4Louis Abrams 11/2Faye Lefkowitz 11/2Steven Grossman 11/3Hirsch Hankin 11/3 Heshvan 6Ruth Heaps 11/3Sam Chelouche 11/4 Heshvan 7Jacob Feldman 11/4 Heshvan 7Joseph Harrosh 11/4 Heshvan 7Edith Hurwitz 11/4 Heshvan 7November 11Albert J. Mandelbaum 11/5Norman Rabinovitz 11/5David Rotner 11/5Alfred Weiss 11/5 Heshvan 8Herbert Altschuler 11/6 Heshvan 9Lillian Greenberg 11/7Sam Schwartz 11/8Jack Solinger 11/8Gregory Berezlavsky 11/9 Heshvan 12Edna Greenberg 11/9Joseph Kingsley 11/9 Heshvan 12Moritz Rosenfeld 11/9 Heshvan 12Pinchas Barlas 11/10David Herman Norell 11/11 Heshvan 14Ilonka Salzman 11/11 Heshvan 14Louis Silberberg 11/11 Heshvan 14November 18Earle Alexander 11/12Zohra Benisty 11/12 Heshvan 15Marie Corral 11/12Eve Bennett 11/13Ruth Savel 11/13Wilfred Garfinkle 11/14Sidney Rosenthal 11/14 Heshvan 17Harold Barnett 11/15Ruth Maxwell 11/15Jeff Wasserman 11/15 Heshvan 18Arthur Kapler 11/16 Heshvan 19Henry David Weill 11/16Bertha Albert 11/17 Heshvan 20Anna Frogel 11/17Rae Linver 11/17Ann Barker Shane 11/17Karl Wolff 11/17

Joseph Bergman 11/18Jennie Buttrill Files 11/18William Haynes 11/18November 25Samuel Applebaum 11/19David Benisty 11/19Michael Fink 11/19Siegfried Haas 11/19Anna Brown 11/20 Heshvan 23Ed Johnson 11/20Anthony Micco 11/20Harriet Sirota 11/20 Heshvan 23Audrey Leewright 11/21Sally Lauer 11/22Jimmy Marquez 11/22Pearl Reimer 11/22Berta Feldhammer 11/23Seymour Green 11/23Bobby Harmon 11/23William Mackey, Jr 11/23Frank Weinberg 11/23 Heshvan 26Joseph Schein 11/25Harold Attell 11/26 Heshvan 29Richard Barnett 11/26Katie Bernstein 11/26 Heshvan 29Eunice Feitelberg 11/26Maurice Klotz 11/26Harry Nitkin 11/26 Heshvan 29Jonas Cohen 11/27 Kislev 1Morris Hellman 11/27Fern Sockol 11/27William Blumenstein 11/28Walter Gluckman 11/28 Kislev 2David Zolot 11/28Max Eis 11/30 Kislev 4Merritt Rowland 11/30


T EM PL E I SR AE L’S

9 0 TH ANN IV ER SA RY

C OOKB OOK

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The 90th Anniversary Cookbook is available in the Temple of-fice, or, you can contact Alison Harris at [email protected] 510-521-3375 and we will arrange to get you your copy at amutually convenient time. The cookbook is just $18.00 andcontains many of Temple Israel’s favorite recipes from “Fiddlerin the Kitchen” as well as new dishes submitted by our mem-bers.

OFFICE HOURS

Rabbi Allen B. Bennett is generally in the office:

10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays,

9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays,

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays,

and Sundays during Hebrew and ReligiousSchool hours.

The office is open from 9:00—Noon on Monday, Tues-day, Thursday, and Friday.

YOUR TEMPLE ISRAEL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President - Cindy BerkTreasurer—Karyn Ogorzalek

Fundraising— Kimberlee MacVicar & JenWhatley

Operations – Eric StrimlingRitual— Suzi Scher

Membership—Charley Weiland

Heather Dutton

Mike Riback

Ron Soltz

Larry Sussman



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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

BAGEL WORKSHOPNov. 2, 7:00—9:00 PM: more information on page 7.

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMNov. 16, 7:30 PM: See page 6 for more information.

TOT SHABBATNov. 18, 6:30 PM: See page 9 for more information.

BRUCHAS AND BAGELSNov. 11, 6:30 PM: Enjoy and abbreviated Shabbat service. See page 1 for more information.

MINYAN AND BAGEL BREAKFASTNov. 27, 9:30 AM: Join us for davening followed by a delicious bagel brunch

WANNA DANCE?Nov. 30, 8:00 PM: Dance to the Big Band sound of Dave Altschuler’s Swingtime Band. A $5.00 donation at the dooris requested. See page 14 for information.

Gift cards will be sold after Religious School on Sundays, and by pre-ordering. Contact Ronnie Blumenthal (523-3223)or Nancy Freed (864-4877).

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