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(intention) while we’re davenning. But suggest that each of us has to find our own the rabbis also knew that we have human way to achieve kavanah. Choose the From limitations. It is next to impossible to practice that most fits. Whoever is the attain a perpetual state of kavanah, shaliach tzibbur (service leader) that especially in services that last more than particular day can choose which practice The Rabbi two hours! “So,” they asked, “does a fits him or her. The end result is what is Kittel & Kavanah person really need to have attained a level important. Remember, it’s an individual of kavanah in order to have fulfilled the obligation to reach a sense of kavanah mitzvah of prayer?” They answered that while saying the Shema — a minyan is not By Rabbi Stuart Kelman one need only actually say the words of needed. If it sounds cacophonous, I take the prayers (in any language, by the way) that to mean that each of us present is ere we are, about ready to in order to fulfill the obligation of prayer trying to accomplish this most lofty of enter into the new year of — with one exception: the Shema. Here, goals. In this moment in our service, we 5762. We will all spend a good one absolutely needs kavanah to fulfill the are not a well-balanced, beautifully tuned dealH of time at Northbrae, at Epworth or prayer obligation because it is here that orchestra. That feeling comes across when at the BRJCC trying to connect — with each of us finally connects with God. we sing Etz Chayim. Here, in the Shema, our past and our future, with our Hence, no kavanah, no fulfillment of the we connect as individuals embedded community, with the words of our obligation. within a community. tradition, with our friends and with our So the rabbis said: Try to do something o, while I’m on the subject of attaining God. There are many ways to connect, to different; actually, almost anything different, spiritual highs, I propose that when we try to achieve a higher level of focus and in order to shake yourself loose from only Sconstruct our new sacred space, we meaning in our spiritual quest. ‘mantra-ing’ the words. Close your eyes, consider strongly the manner in which we One of these ways, for example, is that pause, hold your hand over your eyes enter into that worship space. What steps during the Yamim Nora’im, some people with your talit — do something different. do we take to enter into a sanctuary? How wear a kittel. The practice is becoming Many of us try to accomplish this by do we prepare ourselves, particularly if we more common. A kittel is the white robe pausing and centering ourselves before come later and the congregation is at a reminiscent of the garment we will all reciting the Shema, then enunciating each different stage of development? What ultimately wear. It is a reminder of the word slowly so as to lift our consciousness kind of an environment do we need to fragility of life and the notion that this is to meet the Kadosh Baruch Hu. center ourselves and begin to focus? Even the most appropriate time of year for This is merely a custom; there is no in baseball, there is a bullpen for pitchers chesbon hanefesh, for taking account of halakhic requirement to pause or to shut to warm-up so they can be ready to enter our spiritual souls. Everyone who comes eyes. These are practices that have evolved into the game. Well, where do we go to up to the bimah on these Yamim Nora’im over time and in various communities. warm-up? And how do we do that? I invite wears a kittel. This is an egalitarian mitzvah Some of you have approached me saying your responses. Maybe we can even begin — for each one of us — not only for those that, in fact, you find the first two berachot, experimenting with this idea while we are acting as shelichei tzibbur (service leaders). which come before the Shema, to be the still at the JCC. Other practices may also enhance our mental preparation for saying the Shema, My wish for you for the new year: May ability to connect. One that I first learned and therefore, the berachot are, in a way, there be moments of transcendence, when while on Sabbatical in Israel a few years a crescendo which leads to the ‘high’ of each of us can reach out of ourselves and ago is the practice of pausing before saying theShema with fullkavanah . Others catch a glimpse of the Holy One. And may saying the Shema. According to the rabbis have said that the entire beginning of the these moments increase. of the Talmud, every one of us needs to service is prep time. ✡ try to attain a higher level of kavanah In the interest of clarification, I want to Shana tova u’metukah! 1841Congregation Berkeley Way • Berkeley, California Netivot 94703 Shalom Telephone: 510-549-9447 • Fax: 510-549-9448 www.netivotshalom.org • email: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. • Friday 10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 2001 2 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 TEFILAH SCHEDULE President’s Letter SATURDAY All services are held at the o paraphrase “The Circle Game,” an old favorite tune by Joni Mitchell, Berkeley-Richmond “So the year spins by...” and now the month is Elul, our promises of last Jewish Community Center year only partially fulfilled. “There’ll be new ones, maybe better ones, and 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley Tplenty,” before Ne’ila’s shofar blast is heard. I admit, there’s a reason Joni Mitchell and I’m not. Yet as I ponder the upcoming Torah Study 9:00 a.m. she’s Shabbat Services 9:45 a.m. Yamim Nora’im, her words have such a ring of truth — wonder and amazement at this Meditative Minyan, gift of life and the world in which we live, developing a sense of self in our world, 3rd Shabbat 9:30 a.m. developing relationships with ourselves, others, and with God, and finding a sense of Learner’s Minyan, purpose and worth. We do these throughout our lives, and as Jews, we have the 2nd & 4th Shabbat 9:45 a.m. opportunity to evaluate our progress each year. For Children & Parents: The month of Elul and into the month of Tishri is like being at the gate of the year. Shabbat B’Yachad, It is the end of one experience and the beginning of another. We have the opportunity 2nd & 4th Shabbat 11:00 a.m. for study and self-evaluation. Our ancestors termed this process cheshbon hanefesh, “the Torah L’Yeladim, accounting of the soul.” Every life’s balance sheet has both a credit and a debit column, 1st & 3rd Shabbat 11:00 a.m. although ultimately, our spiritual accounts are known only to ourselves and God. The past Shabbat Shelanu, 1st, 3rd & 5th Shabbat 11:30 a.m. cannot be undone, but it can be understood and forgiven, and it can teach us to plan for the future. WEEKDAY MINYANIM Planning for the future is what we, as a congregation, a shul, a community, are in the All services are held at our offices, process of doing. This has never been more true in our collective history than it is now. 1841 Berkeley Way, Berkeley We have embarked on a journey to build our first home. There are so many different Morning Minyan Wednesdays 7:15 a.m. names for this place we are planning to build, each with its own special meaning — shul, Rosh Chodesh Minyan 9:00 a.m. beit knesset, beit midrash, mishkan. Undoubtedly, there are more. This place will be built because we care enough to. But wanting to build and caring enough to do so are just the beginning. This can ONLY happen if we all, each of us, is willing to “ante up” in acts, in deeds, and in finances at least as much as we are willing to spiritually. TORAH STUDY & What does that mean in reality? Acts and deeds may be volunteering some of that precious commodity, time, to help out in the office, be a Shabbat Greeter, join a DRASH SCHEDULE committee, daven, read Torah, give a drash, sponsor a kiddush, or to be trained to solicit September for our Capital Campaign. Anteing up financially means continuing to make donations to the general and other funds to remember loved ones and honor others, to share a 1 Torah Study of Ki Tetze simcha or to give thanks. No matter how we feel about the immediate tax relief check with Nomi Seidman that many received in early August, this is money that we knew nothing about as we Drash by Sabrina Wichner, planned our budgets for the year. It is a truly unexpected gift, and I encourage you to Bat Mitzvah consider donating all or part of this gift to the shul. And last, but certainly not least, it 8 Torah Study of Ki Tavo means reaching as deeply into our pockets as we possibly can when we are asked to make with (TBA) our pledges for the Capital Campaign. This is our opportunity, not only to build for Drash by Robin Braverman ourselves, but also to leave a legacy for future generations. Abraham Joshua Heschel said, “What is a mitzvah? A deed in the form of a prayer. 15 Torah Study of Nitzavim with Nitzhia Shaked Jewish observance is a liturgy of deeds.” He also said, “Kavanah is the art of setting a deed Drash by Nathan Levin, Bar Mitzvah to inner music.” May the New Year find us all dancing to the music of our deeds. 22 Torah Study of Va Yelech with Rabbi Art Gould Drash by TBA K’tiva v’chatima tova!

29 Study of Ha’azinu Debby Graudenz with Nitzhia Shaked President Drash by TBA

• Rosh Chodesh Tishri is Tuesday, September 18, Rosh Hashanah at RELIGIOUS SCHOOL for Northbrae Community Church. See Yamim Nora’im announcements. children in kindergarten through 6th • Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan is Wednesday, October 17. Services at the shul offices grade begins at 10:30 a.m. each at 7:15 a.m. Saturday, unless otherwise notified. • Rosh Chodesh Kislev is Friday, November 16. Services at the shul offices at 7:15 a.m.

ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 3 SEPTEMBER 2001 YAMIM NORA’IM SCHEDULE Information current as of 8 /15

Saturday, 9/8: S’lichot (SHUL LIBRARY) Etzleinu Ma’ariv / Havdallah 9:00 pm Yom Kippur Study Sessions S’lichot Services 11:30 pm Break-the-Fast

Sunday, 9/16: Kever Avot (TEL SHALOM) 10:00 am Thursday,

Monday, 9/17: Erev Rosh Hashanah (NORTHBRAE) September 27 Ma’ariv 7:30 pm

Tuesday, 9/18 Rosh Hashanah 1st Day (NORTHBRAE) Break-the-Fast with Psukei D’Zimrah 9:00 am Shacharit your neighbors! Torah Service Musaf • Join us for Ne’ilah, Tashlich (LIVE OAK PARK) 5:00 pm Mincha / Ma’ariv 7:00 pm Ma’ariv & Havdallah CHILDREN: in the Northbrae Grades K-6 (EPWORTH) 10:00 am-2:00 pm Chagim B’Yachad (NORTHBRAE) 11:30 am-12:30 pm Sanctuary & Haver Hall. Childcare:pre-school (NORTHBRAE) 9:30 am-1:00 pm Parent-Toddler Hangout rm. (NORTHBR.) 9:00am-3:00 pm • Drinks will be

Wed., 9/19: Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day (NORTHBRAE) available following the Psukei D’Zimrah 9:00 am Shacharit conclusion of services. Torah Service Musaf Break-the-Fast will be CHILDREN: offered in small Grades K-6 (EPWORTH) 10:00 am-2:00 pm Chagim B’Yachad (NORTHBRAE) 11:30 am-12:30 pm neighborhood gatherings Childcare:pre-school (NORTHBRAE) 9:30 am-1:00 pm Parent-Toddler Hangout rm. (NORTHBR.) 9:00 am-3:00 pm following services.

Saturday, 9/22: Shabbat Shuvah (NORTHBRAE) 9:45 am • Join your congregant

Wed., 9/26: Kol Nidre (NORTHBRAE & EPWORTH) 6:30 pm Bring your neighbors for a kosher, ( RESERVATIONS REQUIRED AT EPWORTH) tallit!! vegetarian, potluck Thursday, 9/27: Yom Kippur (NORTHBRAE) Break-the-Fast. Psukei D’Zimrah 9:00 am Shacharit Torah Service Musaf 1:00 pm Study Sessions 3:45 pm Mincha 5:00 pm Bring your Ne’ilah 6:30 pm shofar for CHILDREN: Ne’ilah!! Grades K-6 (EPWORTH) 10:00 am-2:00 pm Chagim B’Yachad (NORTHBRAE) 11:30 am-12:30 pm Childcare:pre-school (NORTHBRAE) 9:30 am-1:00 pm RSVP 549-9447 Parent-Toddler Hangout rm. (NORTHBR.) 9:00 am-3:00 pm ext. 245

SEPTEMBER 2001 4 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 COMMUNITY NEWS This Is It! Kever Avot And If Not Now, When? By Andrea Cassidy

here is a practice in our tradition of By Robin Braverman visiting a cemetery prior to the beginning of the New Year. This hen my now, almost this Torah, these Mitzvot, this way of life. custom has its origins in the attempt to nineteen-year-old daughter When I am gone, this is all you will have of T concretize by a physical action, the notion was about eight, my mother me. This is our connection from one of remembering — of revisiting our past passed away. There was a lot of activity generation to another. This is the most W which is one of the dominant themes of then. My father, my brother, and I went precious thing I have that I can give you.” the Yamim Nora’im. through my mother’s things and decided There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. In keeping with this custom, we shall what to do with them. My mother wasn’t So now, six years later, I realize that I have our very first Kever Avot Service as a wealthy woman, but there were things left the job half done—that I really have a a congregation at Rolling Hills Cemetery, to be distributed. And my daughter was lot more I want to say to her — and to my in the Tel Shalom section, (Hilltop exit off right there in the middle of it, given that son. Before it’s too late, I want to put it all 580) on Sunday, September 16 at my parents lived in the same house with on paper. And when I’m gone, in those 10:00 a.m. (till approximately 11:00 a.m.). us. It is no wonder that the distribution of first days and beyond, I want them both to We shall recite some Tehillim, say the my mother’s things became something have something of me, my values and my appropriate “Al Maleh Rachamim” and that stuck in her mind afterwards. She love and wishes for them. join together in Kaddish. For those who would often say to me, “Mom, when you This is the year for me. This is the year wish to visit another cemetery where die, can I have your ______?” I will write my ethical will. What better loved ones may be buried, the office will Soon enough, her Bat Mitzvah was time to begin than the Days of Awe? be able to provide you with copies of the upon me, and I was struggling to write prayers we will use at Tel Shalom. This words to be delivered to her on the lease join me S’lichot nightSaturday, service is being coordinated by our Chevra . What could I say that was something September 8 at 9:00 p.m. Facing bimah Kadisha Committee, and Dean Kertesz I really wanted her to remember? Then it Pour own mortality, let’s write together, will assist. struck me, and I knew just what to do. and cry, and find ways to tell those we love If you are interested in ride-sharing, call First I joked about her questions—the the most, those who will remain after me at 549-1407. Just say your name and ones asking what she could have when I we’re gone, all those things we really want if you want a ride or are offering one and die, then I proceeded to tell her what was them to hear. from what area. Calls must be received at really in my heart: Holy One of Blessing, Your presence least three days prior to the 16th. “This is it!” I said to her. “This is what I fills creation, L’Dor V ‘Dor—from generation ✡ will leave you when I die. This Tradition, to generation. Sukkot Is Coming

S’lichot Services If you need plans for building a sukkah, contact the office!! We also can supply Beginning at 9:00 pm Saturday, September 8, at you with the names of businesses who the shul offices manufacture sukkah kits — guaranteed to be temporary but sturdy enough to last just one week each year!!!! Ma'ariv and Havdallah at the outset led by Eva Heinstein, followed by two 90 minute programs: Oneg Shabbat at the Kelmans • 'Ethical Wills', led by Robin Braverman • 'Why is T’shuva So Hard?: Insight from Judaism On Saturday, September 22, Shabbat and Contemporary Psychology', led by Jane Rubin Shuva, there will be an Oneg Shabbat at the Kelmans, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. The S’lichot Services led by Eva Heinstein at 11:30 pm topic of discussion is: ‘Forgiveness, or Saying I’m Sorry.’ This will be an opportunity to reflect on the Ten Days of Repentence.

ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 5 SEPTEMBER 2001 By

“You shall live in booths for seven days. All citizens in Israel shall live in booths in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought Order your them out to the land of Egypt...” Leviticus 23:42-43 lulav & etrog for Sukkot!

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Sukkot Weekend Call Afikomen in Tilden Park and place your order by SEPTEMBER 16TH! Friday, October 5- 510-655-1977 Sunday, October 7 Come experience a taste of High Holy Days 5762/2001: nomadic village life: Leave The Corners of Our Fields for the Create a community sukkah Poor and the Stranger where we can gather for Kabbalat This is the fast I have chosen to share your bread with the hungry Shabbat and Shabbat morning [Isaiah 58] services, special activities for children, vegetarian kosher meals, Despite an era of unprecedented abundance, millions of American children go to and Sukkot festivities. school hungry, unable to concentrate and learn. Millions of elderly people live with hunger each day, uncertain of where their next meal is coming from. And millions of all ages in between struggle under the crushing weight of hunger and Build your own sukkah, where poverty. you can sleep under the Tishri full moon and stars, invite others in to For the last four years, thousands of modern-day Jews have given life to our visit, or simply rest and enjoy the Jewish tradition of tzedakah and tikkun olam by supporting “The Corners of beautiful natural surroundings of Our Fields,” a High Holy Days appeal that seeks funds for MAZON: A Jewish Tilden Park. Response to Hunger and food for local charities. Over the last four years, the appeal has raised more than $3.5 million and over five million pounds of food.

Learn about the history, Again this year, MAZON has united with the Reform, Conservative and halakhah, and practices of Sukkot. Reconstructionist movements in “The Corners of Our Fields.” And again this year, we ask you to join in this extraordinary act of Jewish pluralism. Create a community Sukkot Harvest Plate with the seven species As you look inward during these High Holy Days, MAZON asks that you reach of Eretz Israel to celebrate the outward to those in need. Please give to MAZON what you would have spent to feed yourself and your family on Yom Kippur. Funds raised will support our grantmaking autumn harvest, as our ancestors to programs providing food, help and hope to hungry people in our own country, in did. A Sukkot Harvest Plate also Israel and around the world. And please help feed your hungry neighbors by reminds us of our obligation to help contributing to your congregation’s food drive. feed the hungry and share our resources. Together, we can add meaning to our fast. And, together, we can ease the pain of hunger for millions in our country and our world.

SUGGESTED DONATION FOR Yes, I/we will leave “the corners of our fields” for the poor and the stranger during CAMPING: $18/FAMILY the High Holy Days by giving money to MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and by bringing food to our congregation.

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SEPTEMBER 2001 6 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 Consider This Time Yahrzeit List to Visit Israel Ellen Rothmann 14 Elul September 2 n this time of great anxiety and Joseph Milton 15 Elul September 3 uncertainty, many of you have been Laura London 16 Elul September 4 searching for a way to show support for Helmut Sam Isaak 17 Elul September 5 ourI brothers and sisters living in Israel. Jacob Harry Kulakofsky 18 Elul September 6 Travelling there for a visit is one way to be Joel Knaster 19 Elul September 7 ‘mechazek’, ‘one who brings strength to Frank Jacobvitz 20 Elul September 8 others’.‘Chizuk’ , the act of bringing strength, Chaim Tannenbaum 22 Elul September 10 can be carried out in many ways, one of Jacob Rosenblatt 22 Elul September 10 which is by your own physical presence. Sylvia Brenner 24 Elul September 12 Consider a trip there. I have heard of Rabbi Stephen Neil Levinson 25 Elul September 13 many trips — some sponsored by Martin Spilky 25 Elul September 13 congregations (if there is interest, I would Erwin Jacobs 26 Elul September 14 like to hear from you); some sponsored Florence Harriet Smith Andelman 29 Elul September 17 by the Federation; others sponsored by Hannah Aaron 29 Elul September 17 major Jewish organizations. In particular, I Norman Kabatznick 7 Tishri September 24 want to bring one to your attention. The Lottie Gidal 7 Tishri September 24 Masorti (Conservative) Movement has a Bernice Epstein 8 Tishri September 25 travel bureau which has been sending Bertha Rosenstein 10 Tishri September 27 delegations to visit almost monthly. Egon Breiner 11 Tishri September 28 Another trip is planned for December Charles Noss 11 Tishri September 28 5-12. If you’re interested, contact Nancy Miriam Lee Kaprow 14 Tishri October 1 Gilbert at 561-995-8585. David Mathew 14 Tishri October 1 — Rabbi Kelman Moshe ben Yaakov 15 Tishri October 2 Sumner Yale Andelman 16 Tishri October 3 Do You Have Any Fred M. Schuman 17 Tishri October 4 Family Break-the-Fast Rose Beck 17 Tishri October 4 Marjorie S. Kaplan 17 Tishri October 4 Traditions? George H. Kaplan 19 Tishri October 6 Debby Graudenz: Ronya Tannenbaum 20 Tishri October 7 Actually, a few. Rom's mom started out Ethel Glickstein 21 Tishri October 8 putting grapes in his dad’s “tallis zeckel” Nathan Kublin 21 Tishri October 8 (tallit bag), so they’d have grapes to eat Marc Lanier 21 Tishri October 8 after Ne’ilah on the walk home. Some Elsa Kraus 26 Tishri October 13 people in the shul found out and thought Sadie Weiser Brinner 28 Tishri October 15 it was a great idea, so each yearshe’d bring Ben Rust 28 Tishri October 15 a bit more. It got to the point where she Richard Yip 29 Tishri October 16 was buying “job lots” of grapes and storing Philip Braufman 30 Tishri October 17 them in the shul kitchen before Kol Nidre. Rom and I now bring some grapes along so we’ll have them after Ne’ilah. Mazal Tov To: My mom’s favorite break-the-fast food • Miriam Hyman, on the birth of a baby girl, Ariella (which, of course, became mine) was/is • Debbie Findling, on the birth of a baby girl, Sarah cold poached salmon with a sour cream- • Erica Fono & Morry Katz, on their wedding, August 12 dill sauce. You can poach the salmon the • Jamie & Evan Traeger-Muney on the birth of their daughter, Hannah Rachel, born August 11 day of Kol Nidre and put it in the fridge. • Ben Hermalin, on being appointed interim dean of The sauce is easy — stir either chopped the Haas School of Business fresh dill or dried dill into sour cream until it’s smooth. I taste it along the way to condolences To: make sure it’s got the dill flavor. When • Susan David, on the death of her mother, Ruth David you get home from Ne’ilah, it’s real easy • Andy Cohen, on the death of his mother, Lillian Cohen to pull the two out of the fridge and plop • Friends and family of Archie Greenberg them on the table along with whatever else your family likes.

ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 7 SEPTEMBER 2001 COMMUNITY NEWS The Annual The Fallen Woman Yitzhak Rabin By Jean Bradman Memorial was so happy I was floating. I looked and moaned and waited and groaned and down. I really was floating. My feet sang to myself and another twenty minutes Lecture were no longer touching the steps. My went by. Iright foot was extended and would hit the Ilene is seventy. No way could she get floor with force. Oh no. Another broken me up on my one good leg. She went out Sunday, November 4, ankle. No! I twisted my knee. I hit bottom. front and found three neighbors, one of 7:00-9:00 p.m. The pain was excruciating. whom was a young man in his twenties. I pulled myself up with my arms and Together, they alternately dragged me “Israel in Dialogue” was able to sit on the bottom step with and carried me to Ilene’s car. I kept saying, my right leg extended. Through the “Oh, I’m sorry, oh I’m so sorry. I’m so Tom Segev & throbbing I tried to think what to do. Both sorry.” They were kind and gentle and Yossi Klein Halevi the front and back doors were locked. I reassuring as they pushed and pulled me could try to reach the burglar alarm panel into Ilene’s car; she then drove me to the Tom Segev, one of the new breed which was less than four feet away. If I Kaiser Oakland emergency room. of Israeli historians, and Yossi Klein succeeded in hitting the emergency button What really happened when I “floated” Halevi, the Israel correspondent for either the police or fire department would down the steps? I didn’t slip. I wasn’t the New Republic, will present their come. They would break down the front rushing. What it is, is that my knee is old. distinct views about contemporary gate. I would be in an ambulance and my It no longer is capable of doing the work Israel and the current crisis facing both house, my home, would be unprotected. for which it was intended. Tangible Israelis and Palestinians. Segev is the Pain or no pain, that was out of the evidence of growing old. Not merely author ofOne Palestine Complete: Jews question. outside on my face, but inside, in my very and Arabs Under the British Mandateas I tried getting up. No way. The pain joints. well as the ground-breaking book The was getting worse. Using both hands I fterwards I slept for about a week. Seventh Million. Halevi is the author of inched along on my belly to the back door AMaybe ten days. When not sleeping At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden and by leaning on my left arm was able to all I could think about was how soon I and the remarkable coming-of-age reach my right arm up just enough to could go back to sleep. Then I became story Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist. unlock the back door and push it open a angry. All my anger and latent aggression Both authors are controversial, and tiny crack. It was quiet outside. Just birds came pouring out. I wanted to fight. It’s always very articulate. This event is singing away. No neighbors to whom I one thing to discuss aging in the abstract free to Netivot Shalom members. could shout for help. At least I was no and quite another to meet it head on in Co-sponsored by Netivot Shalom, longer locked in. your own body, in your own knee. Of the Israel Center and the BRJCC. I slithered on the floor into the dining course old age itself isn’t illness and it’s room. Luckily there are no rugs on the hard to fight a process. There’s no getting floor and this is a very small house. I was better from getting older. Celebrate a Simcha!! able to pull down my personal household What I have tried to do is examine this phone book and my portable phone. I new (old) period of my life to figure out Sponsor a kiddush! Contact the Kiddush usually call it my ‘walk-away’ phone, but how I can create something positive. Leg Coordinator, Rochelle Guinasso, at there was no walking now. I started lifts go very well with jazz. Walking in 524-3754 and at [email protected]. punching in the phone numbers. Isn’t water has become a totally meditative anyone home? First I tried my children. experience. If I don’t walk out in the Then nearby neighbors. Then friends and garden, I can’t see the weeds. I can see the people in my Hebrew study group. Will I flowers perfectly from the deck. It has SAVE THE DATE! have to call 911? Twenty minutes had become possible to listen to a concerto in Special congregational meeting with a gone by. I tried one more time. Finally, a the morning and read in the afternoon presentation by the Site Work Group live voice! Ilene was there on the other instead of doing errands. Or I take a nap. regarding plans for the new building. end of the line. My knee gives me permission. My aged Sunday, November 11, 2001 from “Jean! Yes, I’ll be there. I just got out of knee has forced me to catch up with the shower. Hang in there.” I got myself myself and slow down. I’m not even angry 10:00 a.m. to noon at the North ✡ Berkeley Senior Center. over to the back door again and waited anymore.

SEPTEMBER 2001 8 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 COMMITTEE UPDATES SOCIAL ACTION: “Send Portions to Those For Whom Nothing Is Prepared” By Cyndi Spindell Berck, Social Action Chair oth food and hunger are part of but if you are interested in the meantime, DOES THE OFFICE Yamim Nora’im, from preparing contact me at 524-2984 or HAVE YOUR the feast to preparing for the fast. [email protected]. MEMBERSHIP WeB are told, after fasting and seeking 4Taking on the energy crisis: Netivot MEMBERSHIP atonement, to enjoy a delicious meal and Shalom has joined California Interfaith RENEWAL FORM? to send portions to those for whom Power and Light by signing on to a nothing is prepared. “congregational covenant” that commits HAVE YOU So Yamim Nora’im is a natural time to us to make our new building energy TURNED IN YOUR fill that food barrel in the synagogue office. efficient and environmentally friendly. CIPL YAMIM NORA’IM This year, there will be a particular emphasis includes the Coalition on the Environment TICKET ORDER FORM? ✡ on nutritious foods for seniors, including and Jewish Life. More on this later. canned fish, fruit and vegetables, hot and cold cereals, peanut butter and instant rice. Pop-top cans, small cans, low-salt and A December Trip low-sugar foods are ideal. Because of security considerations, we to Santiago de Cuba — Act Now! will not have a barrel at Northbrae on Kol By June Safran, Cuban Affairs Nidre. Dropping food in the barrel at the office will be easy for parents dropping ’ve been talking all summer about our Now for the facts: kids at religious school, and I hope that synagogue trip to join our sister The trip is limited to 16 people. We others will make a stop there too. congregation, Hatikva, to celebrate the already, early in August, have commitment Ibar mitzvah of David Budegin Farin. Well, from six. The dates are December 20- Social Action Notes: If 90% of life is it is no longer just talk; we have facts and December 27. The costs are $2,460 showing up, then Ednah Friedman wins applications ready. We are really going! per adult, double occupancy and $2,076 the prize for being the only person to We will fly from Miami directly to for children under 12. Unfortunately, the show up at the first meeting of the Social Santiago de Cuba for one week of only discount I could get was for the hotel Action Committee. Others were there in exploring Oriente Province with its where youth sleep in the room with their spirit but out of town. We will try again on beautiful mountains, wonderful seashore, parents. I will continue to try to get a Tuesday, September 4, 7:00 p.m., and fantastic music all over the city. All this reduction for youth up to 18 who share a 1048 Keith Avenue, Berkeley, between is in addition to the nicest people, room with parents but I cannot promise Spruce and Euclid, 524-2984. Just for anywhere, outside of our shul. We plan to at this time. Single supplement is $385. showing up, Ednah got to sample the spend a lot of time doing things with For those who want to stay in a less delicious fruit crisps prepared by my members of Hatikva. In the past, we have expensive hotel, there is Las Americas. It stepdaughter, Michelle Berck. In an effort hiked La Gran Piedra to see all the way to has a very small pool and the rooms are to boost turnout, Michelle has directed Jamaica, visited the botanical gardens, smaller and have only twin beds. But it is me to publish a menu for the next meeting: toured an historic coffee plantation, clean and relatively comfortable. The cost Apple Crisp, Fruit Salad, Peppermint Tea. enjoyed snorkeling and swimming at the will be $2,190 and single supplement will Don’t miss it. beach or at our hotel with its two pools, be $210. This is not a good hotel to share 4We may not have big committee celebrated Shabbat, studied together, rooms with children because the rooms meetings, but a consensus is shaping up visited the Jewish cemetery, toured the are small and, unlike the Melia Santiago among interested people that our Social town, visited other Jewish communities which has two queens in a room, Las Action priority should be building nearby, and enjoyed further activities such Americas’ beds are only twins. community in our new neighborhood on as baseball games and home visits. The time to act is NOW! Applications University Avenue. One concrete way to This will be a wonderful opportunity are available from the shul office. Don’t do this is by volunteering to tutor through for Netivot Shalom and friends to delay because we expect to be filled the Jewish Federation’s Coalition on experience a new culture, develop new before the end of September and holding ✡ Literacy. More on community, friendships, and make lasting memories planning meetings in early October. volunteering, and tutoring next month, together.

ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 9 SEPTEMBER 2001 COMMITTEE UPDATES News from the University Avenue Site Work Group Designing Our New Home

By Joe Meresman, Site Work Group Chair

’ve used the last few Newsletters to and parking issues. The schematic design Please continue to watch this space for provide general updates on the status will use the drawings the congregation has the exciting developments with the of the University Avenue site. This already seen as a departure point and will University Avenue Site. If you have Imonth I’d like to focus specifically on the base its work upon the program document comments or suggestions for the Site design of our new home, explain the Site mentioned below. When the schematic Work Group, or would like to find out Work Group’s process for selecting and phase is done and has been accepted by how you can help, please contact me at managing the architects and engineers, the City of Berkeley, the project will be [email protected]. and introduce you to the professionals turned over to David Finn Architects, who are actually doing the work. Berkeley, who will become the “Architect Turning the empty shell of Jay Vee of Record” and prepare the construction MEET THE DESIGN TEAM Liquors into Netivot Shalom’s sacred and documents required to obtain a building The following profiles give you a brief communal space is a major renovation permit. The other members of the design introduction to the architects and project that will require the skills of many team will continue their involvement in engineers on the design team. Of course, professionals, including architects, the design effort. The design team reports many other members of the Site Work engineers, contractors and craftspeople. to the Site Work Group, with final approval Group are involved either directly or Our congregation is fortunate to have of major decisions resting with the Board. indirectly with this process; while they are many such professionals among its Design team members will donate not named here with those drafting the members who are willing to donate their their time while the work remains doable schematic designs, their contributions are time and expertise. On the other hand, “after hours” and does not put undue important and appreciated. the project is far too large and complex to pressure on their personal and professional be done on a strictly part-time and commitments. To the extent that the Ed Anisman, Architect voluntary basis. Doing so would give rise project becomes a job that spills over into ([email protected]) to a slew of problems around project working hours (a likely case in later stages), Ed Anisman received an A.B. in management; financial management and they may be paid for their services at Architecture from UC Berkeley in 1972. accountability; compliance with building discounted rates. Letters of Agreement He and his wife, Claire Sherman, have codes and municipal regulations; insurance between Netivot Shalom and design team been members of Netivot Shalom since requirements; and legal liability. We have members will specify responsibilities, almost the beginning (they were not in therefore implemented a policy, with the expectations and fees. A similar policy will the Irwins’ kitchen). The births of both approval of the Board of Directors, allowing apply to other congregants who would their daughters, Elisheva and Shira, were us to achieve the best of both worlds. like to donate their professional services. celebrated by being called up to the Within the Site Work Group is a We believe this system will allow Netivot Torah at our shul. Ed has been on the design team of architects and engineers Shalom to benefit from the talents of its Building Committee since the early 1990’s. — congregants who expressed an interest members, while giving all parties the Ed is currently a Principal at Interactive in the SWG, some with prior service on necessary protections of a regular client- Resources, an Architecture/Engineering the Building Committee and all highly vendor relationship. firm in Point Richmond, and has been skilled professionals averaging 23 years of As for the schedule of work, a employed there since 1977. His current career experience — that has been comprehensive “program document” project responsibilities include charged with designing the site. Blair outlining the use and space requirements investigative, construction document, and Prentice has agreed to donate his of the site (based on interviews with over contract administration phases for professional time to prepare the schematic two dozen representatives of all shul numerous rehabilitation and repair design that will be presented to the City functions) has been made available in the projects. These responsibilities include of Berkeley for zoning approval. He has office for your review and comment, and design and on-site administration of major been working with SWG members Ed a schematic design based on that repairs to construction defects at several Anisman, David Finn, David Kesler and document will be available to the condominium complexes throughout the Bruce Starkman. The schematic design congregation in November. The Site Work Bay Area. Through these and similar includes the site plan, floor plans, Group is committed to keeping you projects, he has developed a specialized architectural elevations, landscape informed and, more importantly, giving knowledge in the areas of roofing, treatment, a preliminary structural everyone a voice into our largest hardware, code analysis and accessibility evaluation and resolution of circulation communal effort ever. compliance.

SEPTEMBER 2001 10 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 In his own words: “I am very excited to major architectural projects such as the national recognition for creating the book be a part of building a home for Netivot MSNBC corporate headquarters and Rehab Right: How to Realize the Full Value Shalom.” television studio in New York, Bernard of Your Old House (Ten Speed Press). This Tschumi’s Parc Du La Villette in Paris and popular guide to the repair of period David Finn, Architect Richard Meier’s City Hall for Den Haag, houses is a standard reference in the field, ([email protected]) Holland. and the expression “to rehab right” now David Finn received a B.A. in Architecture In his own words: “The existing building signifies the intelligent upgrade of historic from the UC Berkeley College of is a classic of its time, modern, filled with structures. Environmental Design in 1979, and a light, and expansive. Its basic form will In his own words: “I was very gratified Masters of Architecture from U.C.L.A. in make an absolutely wonderful place of when people said the rendering of our 1983. He is currently Principal, David Finn worship. I am honored to be a part of the team’s first concept ‘looked like home.’ Architects in Berkeley. David and his wife, team to create Netivot Shalom’s new Now we need to make ‘home’ a reality.” Andrea Altschuler, have been members home.” of Netivot Shalom since 1997 and are the Bruce J. Starkman, Structural parents of Sam (13) and Rachel (8). Blair Prentice, Urban Designer Engineer ([email protected]) David’s practice focuses on the ([email protected]) Bruce Starkman received a B.S. in Civil architectural design and project Blair Prentice, his wife Helaine, and their Engineering in 1984 and an M.S. in management of places of worship, schools, sons Asa (20) and Graham (16) have Structural Engineering in 1986, both from and residential renovation and design. been a Netivot Shalom family since 1990, the University of California. He is an Current projects include: architect for and celebrated two Bar Mitzvahs in the associate with Rutherford & Chekene Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley for a warmth of this congregation. A 1970 Consulting Engineers (San Francisco and new synagogue partially based upon a graduate of UC Berkeley’s College of Oakland) and has been with the firm since reconstruction of a historic Polish wooden Environmental Design, Blair has been on 1992. He has been a member of Netivot synagogue; project manager for the the shul Building Committee since it Shalom since 1995 and served on the extensive renovation of St. Boniface became active in the early 1990’s. Building Committee for several years. Catholic Church, Friary, and School in San Blair is the Principal of Prentice & Bruce has worked on a large variety of Francisco (includes a shelter and a new Prentice, Inc., a consulting firm that has projects in design, both new construction middle school); and project development provided design services to public agencies and retrofits. His current projects include for Trinity United Methodist Church in and private clients in California, The American Center for Wine, Food Berkeley. Other recent work includes Washington and Oregon since its founding and the Arts in Napa, the Department of Congregation Sha-ar Zahav, project fourteen years ago. Architectural Health Services Office Building in management for a new elementary school assignments have included design for new Richmond, the Exploratorium renovation wing at St. Stephens Church, and design construction and remodels, large scale in San Francisco, the Santa Clara Central and renovations at St. Francis Lutheran site planning, commercial district Park Library in Santa Clara, the seismic Church in San Francisco, as well as revitalization, and urban design guidelines. retrofit of Wurster Hall at UC Berkeley, residential renovation of a Julia Morgan Many projects have addressed the the John G. Shedd Aquarium renovations house. David has taught courses on design, restoration of historic structures, most and expansion in Chicago, and the U.S. construction documents and detailing in recently the historic Gilroy Train Station. State Department/Foreign Building the UC Berkeley Extension program in Often, the firm’s projects involve the Operations seismic strengthening in Interior Design. careful and creative use of color to bring Budapest, Hungary. In his own words: “As architects like to out the best qualities of a building, as at In his own words:“We have an excellent say, ‘God is in the details’. God help us Oakland’s Main Library, or the Unity opportunity to include everything we make those details right.” Building at 13th and Broadway, Oakland’s desire in this project, to make it first skyscraper. In addition to a careful architecturally appealing and structurally David Kesler, Architect integration of indoor and outdoor space safe for our community. It’s relatively easy ([email protected]) on all projects, Blair’s work has included to upgrade an open warehouse; our only David Kesler received a B.A. in Architecture master plans for parks, and more than 50 limitations are our imaginations and ✡ from Pratt Institute in 1982 and a Masters residential gardens with an architectural resources.” of Architecture from Columbia University quality that expands the domain of the PROGRAM DOCUMENT AVAILABLE in 1985. He has held various positions in houses. Current projects include the A Program Document describing the space his twenty-year career and has been in Loyola Building, a new 12,000 sq. ft. requirements of the new University Avenue private practice since January 2001. David commercial building to anchor the site will be available from the Site Work Group beginning Monday, August 27. All has been a Netivot Shalom member for Alvarado District of Union City, and a congregants are encouraged to review it three years and celebrated the birth of a Craftsman courtyard house on 2.5 acres and submit comments. To request the son earlier this year. in Point Reyes Station that respects a document please contact Ed Anisman at Career highlights include numerous sensitive site. [email protected]. A hard copy will Judaica awards for industrial design and Blair and Helaine Prentice have earned also be available for review in the office.

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The Best Chevra Kadisha Membership Committee Is an Inactive One By Joanna Weinberg, Membership Committee Chair By Andrea Cassidy, Chevra Kadisha Coordinator t’s September and time to think about membership again. It’s curious that our perception of formal membership in a Jewish e are blessed as a community to have an able and institution is inextricably tied up with Yamim Nora’im. There is willing group of people who perform the Chevra Ia logic to this, and not just because we want to have our lives Kadisha services. Fortunately, our community has arranged, to enroll children in school, to have tickets for Rosh Wnot needed those services very frequently. When I cared for my Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and all those practical things. More mother during her terminal illness, I needed information and the important, the concept of T’shuvah asks us to prepare our spiritual Chevra Kadisha chairperson was where I turned. I did not want selves in preparation for the New Year and Days of Awe to come. to do anything wrong halakhically and needed to know how to But there is another meaning of T’shuvah that we often do not organize the necessary tasks. Carol Cunradi was a wonderful see. It is also a time when we should reawaken our sense of — help. and commitment to — our community. What draws us to a place In my mother’s case, her taharah (preparation of the body for like Netivot Shalom is not only that it is a place to pray, but it is burial) and funeral were in New York. My parents’ conservative also a setting in which we experience what our community means synagogue does not have a Chevra Kadisha, although they to us, regardless of our level of spiritual commitment or our arranged minyanim. The taharah was arranged through the familiarity with text and ritual. funeral home and was performed by women from the orthodox Netivot Shalom makes many requests at this time of year — community who are paid for their services. The idea of strangers to renew your membership, if you haven’t yet done so; to become performing the loving acts oftaharah on my mother bothered me a member if you come to shul and haven’t joined; to re-join, if you so much that I felt compelled to become involved in our have drifted away. Rabbi Kelman has talked in previous years community’s Chevra Kadisha. about his dream, of a building that would be more than an edifice Our community offers support and information to those but a place to build the full capacity of our community. So, yes, facing the death of a loved one. Besides offering taharah services, this year especially, we’ll ask all members to dig deeper into their shmiracoordinators locate watchers (psalm readers) to accompany pocketbooks and make a substantial pledge to the Capital the deceased after taharah until burial. Under the organization of Campaign. Lee Feinstein, community members prepare a meal for the family ut Netivot Shalom is like a tent or chupah that draws us after return from the funeral. Minyanim can be arranged for together as a community. And for this we need far more than members sitting shiva locally. In the case of those members who yourB financial commitment. We need people to take active roles sit shiva out of town, our community has observed minyanim at to preserve the sense of community that we have, and to make members’ homes thirty days after the funeral (shloshim). It allows it even stronger. We have programs for many interests, we try to the member to receive local support from their community meet many, many needs, but we are always reaching to do more, family at a time when they are often no longer in the company and therefore, we are always asking for help. What I would like, of biological family. The Nechama Committee Chair, Noga as Membership Chair, is a commitment from every member and Gressel, carefully pairs the mourner with an individual support member-in-waiting to view the entire shul as a membership person. committee, and think about a concrete act of community that As lucky as we are to not need these services frequently, it is you, specifically, can do. Join a committee, invite a new member our obligation to make sure they are available. The members are to a Shabbat meal, walk up to someone you don’t recognize at all busy, juggling many aspects of their lives, but to a one, they will shul, and introduce yourself. If you are more ambitious, we need tell anyone that the gift of performing these acts is truly felt by the someone to coordinate our new Netivot Shalom Chaverim many performers. It only works with the generous offers to program of buddies for new members, and to resurrect our new- participate. Please consider joining any of the available work member “Challah & Flowers” delivery program (we have about committees. No experience is needed, no Hebrew is needed, five years of deliveries to make up!) We need help in the office only a good heart. Contact Andi Cassidy at 549-1407 or processing renewals and membership forms, and sending out [email protected]. Let us hope that this committee tickets. We need someone to collate the Membership Information remains like the Maytag repairman, ready but sitting idle. Forms, to tell us more about our demographics. Most of all, we need everyone to recognize that each person is what makes us Note: Netivot Shalom Members should advise the office of any a community, and that when we fail anyone, we weaken the death, even if it is out of town. seams of our community.

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Summary of the 7/22/01 Board meeting:

• A finance committee comprising Eugene Berg (Treasurer), ANNOUNCEMENT: Rena Dorph (Finance Chair), Robin Braverman, Jon Klein and THE MATURE MAVENS (formerly known Mike Irwin has been formed. This committee will be asked to as the Older Adults Discussion Group) meet recommend to the Board an audit or alternating review of the monthly and would love to have you join us on synagogues books on an ongoing basis. the second Monday of each month from 7:00 to • Joe Meresman, Ed Anisman, David Finn, and Bruce Starkman 9:00 p.m. Our next meeting will be on Monday, of the Site Work Group shared two documents with the Board and discussed the process by which decisions about the new September 10, in the shul library, to discuss building will be made. The documents were the CNS Schematic “T’Shuvah”. For more information or to RSVP, Design and Planning Approval Sequence Time Line and the CNS please contact Jean Bradman at 549-3231. University Avenue Building — Design Issues and Sequences, Congregational Participation Time Line. • The Site Work Group will present their Programming Document to the Board at a special meeting on 9/9. This document will be made available to congregation members, who October 28 will also be notified regarding opportunities for input. There will Save this date for the be another presentation to the Board on 10/28. • There will be a special congregational meeting on 11/11 for final review and discussion. Members of the congregation will be Ritual Faire notified of this meeting in writing at least 45 days prior to the date Come learn how to have an of the meeting. • The Board began preliminary discussions regarding Strategic aliyah; about kashrut; wearing Planning. tallit and tefillin; and much more. Watch for details.

Annual Bay Area Joyce & David Wichner Yamim Nora’im Food invite you to join them on Drive: September 17- 27, 2001 September 1,

For the past nine years the Jewish community has as their daughter, made a generous and spiritual commitment during Yamim Nora’im to help feed people who are less fortunate. Though the tradition of giving food during the fast is ancient, it remains relevant in today’s Sabrina Wichner world. The food drive begins on Rosh Hashanah, Monday is called to the Torah as evening, September 17th, and ends at sundown on Yom Kippur, Thursday, September 27th. Once again, The Walter and Elise Haas Fund has a Bat Mitzvah generously agreed to match $1.00 for every two pounds of food collected up to 19,000 pounds or $9,500. Contact the Alameda Food Bank at (510) 834-3663 or the Contra Costa Food Bank at (925) 676-7543 to participate.

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nless otherwise stated, all Saturday morning activities take place at the BRJCC (1414 Walnut St.) and all otherU activities take place at the Netivot Shalom offices (1841 Berkeley Way).

9 nisan 2 14 Elul 315 Elul 164 Elul 175 Elul FIRST DAY OF FIRST DAY OF AMITIM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 10:00 am Youth Education Committee Labor Day meeting 7:00 p.m. Social Action 7:15 am Morning Minyan 7:00 pm Ritual Committee meeting Committee meeting at 7:30 pm Adult Education Committee 1048 Keith Ave., Berk. meeting betw. Spruce & Euclid

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10:00 am Kickoff Event for Shabbat 7:00 pm Mature Mavens 7:30 pm Work Site Group 7:15 am Morning Minyan B’Yachad and Religious School, meeting Grades K-2 7:30 pm Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class

OFFICE CLOSED OFFICE CLOSED

2816 Elul 29 17 Elul 118 Tishrei 5762 219 Tishrei 5762 10:00 am K’Tanim Erev Rosh Hashanah Rosh HaShanah 1st Day Rosh HaShanah 2nd Day 10:00 am Kever Avot at Tel Shalom, Rolling 9:00 am Psukei D’Zimrah, Hills Cemetery in Richmond Shacharit, Torah 9:00 am Psukei D’Zimrah, 7:30 pm Ma’ariv at Northbrae Service, Musaf, at Shacharit, Torah 7:00 pm Executive Committe meeting Northbrae Service, Musaf, at 5:00 pm Tashlich, Live Oak Park Northbrae 7:30 pm Site Work Group meeting 7:00 pm Mincha/Ma’ariv

236 Tishrei 5762 7 24 Tishrei 5762 825 Tishrei 5762 926 Tishrei 5762 Erev Yom Kippur 6:30 pm Kol Nidre at Northbrae

Family Kol Nidre Service at Epworth

NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

1330 Tishrei 5762 october14 Tishrei 5762 115 october Tishrei 5762 216 october Tishrei 5762 3

10:00 am Rabbi Kelman’s class on Erev Sukkot 1st Day Sukkot 2nd Day Sukkot Controversies in the Siddur 7:15 am Morning Minyan 7:00 pm Board meeting 7:30 pm Hebrew Class Elul 5761-Tishri 5762 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 9:00 am Torah Study of Ki Tetze with Nomi Seidman 13 Elul 9:45 am SHABBAT SERVICES; Sabrina Wichner will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah 10:30 am Religious School, grades K-6 11:00 am Torah L’Yeladim, room 12 11:30 am Shabbat Shelanu, room 14 Kiddush sponsored by Joyce & David Wichner, in honor of Sabrina becoming a Bat Mitzvah

618 Elul7 19 Elul 9:00 am Torah Study of Ki Tavo 20 Elul8 9:45 am Learner’s Minyan, Room 14 9:45 am SHABBAT SERVICES; drash by Robin Braverman 10:30 am Religious School, Grades K-6 11:00 am Shabbat B’Yachad, Room 14

9:00 pm Ma’ariv & Havdallah Services, followed by study sessions 7:12 pm Candle Lighting 11:30 pm S’lichot Services

2513 Elul 1426 Elul 9:00am Torah Study of Nitzavim, with Nitzhia Shaked 2715 Elul 9:30am Meditative Minyan, Room 14 9:45 am SHABBAT SERVICES; Nathan Levin will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah 10:30 am Religious School for Grades K-6 11:00 am Torah L’Yeladim, Room 12 11:30 am Shabbat Shelanu, Room 14 Kiddush sponsored by Jaime Levin & Jane Wise, in honor of 7:01 pm Candle Lighting Nathan’s Bar Mitzvah

320 Tishrei 5762 4 21 Tishrei 5762 Shabbat Shuvah (Services held at Northbrae) 5 Tishrei22 5762

Fast of Gedaliah 9:00 am Torah Study of Va Yelech, with Rabbi Art Gould 9:45 am SHABBAT SERVICES

4:30 pm Oneg Shabbat at the Kelmans

6:50 pm Candle Lighting NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

NO AMITIM OFFICE CLOSED 1027 Tishrei 5762 2811 Tishrei 5762 12 Tishrei29 5762 Yom Kippur 9:00 am Torah Study of Ha’azinu with Nitzhia Shaked 9:45 am SHABBAT SERVICES 9:00 am Psukei D’Zimrah, 10:30 am Religious School, Grades K-6 Shacharit, Torah Service 11:00 am Torah L’Yeladim, room 12 1:00 pm Musaf 11:30 am Shabbat Shelanu, room 14 3:45 pm Study Sessions Kiddush sponsor: Michael Rosenheimer, in honor of 5:00 pm Mincha his birthday 6:30 pm Ne’ilah 6:39 pm Candle Lighting

5th Day Sukkot 17october Tishrei 5762 4 october 18 Tishrei 5762 5 october19 Tishrei 57626 9:00 am Torah Study of Hol Ha’Moed 3rd Day Sukkot 4th Day Sukkot 9:45 am Learner’s Minyan, Room 14 9:45 am SHABBAT SERVICES SUKKOT IN TILDEN PARK 6:30 pm Amitim potluck at the Kelmans 6:28 pm Candle Lighting NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL RITUAL COMMITTEE The Avodah Service: A Review of Yom Kippur Liturgy By Josh Gressel, Ritual Committee Chair here are a few reasons I know so little would engage him through the night until outside and took the bowl of the bull’s about the Avodah service, which dawn, when he would begin the Avodah blood. Returning inside he sprinkled it eight comes during the Musaf on Yom service. times, one time upward and seven times TKippur. One reason is I often don’t make it First confession, for the High Priest downward. He went back out into the that long: I’m sometimes “prayed out” by and his household: The High Priest would Temple Court and slaughtered the goat 1:30 or so, the time we usually get to it. begin Yom Kippur with ritual immersion, marked “LeShem.” Returning to the Holy of Second, if I do make it I have a hard time change his clothes, and then make a sacrifice Holies, he sprinkled its blood eight times actually following the text. For me, details of for the regular daily offering. He would then precisely as he had done that of the bull: one the sacrificial rites rank just above genealogy immerse himself again and don white linen time upward and seven times downward. (“and unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad clothing that was used only while making the Third confession, for the House of begot Mahujael, and Mahujael begot Yom Kippur sacrifices. He then would Israel: The High Priest then returned to Methushael....”) in causing me to begin approach the bull he was to use for his the Temple Court, approaching the goat skimming. The combination of extreme detail personal sacrifice (for himself and his family) marked “LeAzazel.” He laid his hands upon and the anachronism of the sacrificial process and make confession (“I beseech You, O it and confessed for the entire people of are roadblocks for many of us. God, to forgive the iniquities and the Israel (“I beseech You, O God, to forgive the In this article I want to do three things: (1) transgressions and the sins which I have iniquities and the transgressions and the sins review the content of the Avodah service, committed against You, I and my which Your people the House of Israel have hopefully in a way you’ll be able to absorb household....”), ending by pronouncing the committed against You ...”). He ended, again, (not fasting while reading this should help), explicit name of God. The people in the by pronouncing the explicit name of God, (2) present a brief Jungian view of the Temple Court, hearing this name, would the people again prostrated themselves on concept of the scapegoat, which comes prostrate themselves on the ground calling: the ground calling: “Baruch Shem Kavod directly from this Avodah ritual, and (3) “Baruch Shem Kavod Malchuto Le-olam Ve- Malchuto Le-olam Ve-ed!” and the High Priest summarize what I thought to be a brilliant ed!” (“Praised be God’s glorious sovereignty absolved them by saying, “You are purified.” feminist interpretation of the Avodah service throughout all time.”) The High Priest would The goat for the wilderness: After this (for this, as for most of the sources I use in prolong his pronunciation of the name until third confession, the goat LeAzazel was writing these articles, I am indebted to the people finished, at which point he would taken by a priest to a designated ravine in the Wendy Rosov). say: “You are purified.” By the way, the only wilderness. The priest took off the crimson time we say aloud the phrase “Baruch Shem thread, tying one half to a rock and the other 1. THE CONTENT OF THE AVODAH Kavod Malchuto Le-olam Ve-ed!” after the half back on to the goat’s horns. Then he SERVICE Sh’ma (instead of the tradition of saying it pushed the goat into the ravine. The Avodah service we read on Yom Kippur silently) is on Yom Kippur — this because of There is ambiguity regarding the actual is a poetical rendering of the sacrificial ritual the Avodah service and the people’s practice fate of the goat LeAzazel. In Leviticus 16 we that was done in the Temple on Yom of calling it aloud. are told it was “released” into the wilderness. Kippur. Our reading it is designed to take the Next the High Priest would approach In the Avodah service, we are told it was place of the sacrifices we have been unable the two goats that had been prepared for pushed into a ravine, presumably to its to perform since the destruction of the sacrifice for the people. He would pull from death. Seymour Kessler, who graciously did Second Temple. As Bonna Haberman writes: an urn two fates: one marked “LeShem” (for the Talmudic research on this question for “The Avodah liturgy, therefore, is not a God) and one marked “LeAzazel” (for the me, reports that the Talmud describes the nostalgic account of long defunct rituals for wilderness). He would tie a strip of red cloth goat as being pushed into the ravine. He said the purpose of reminding ourselves of our on the horns of the goat for the wilderness, there is also mention of a further ritual history. Rather, this active recounting of the and a strip of red cloth on the neck of the involving two pigeons, one of which is ritual performed by the High Priest is intended goat to be sacrificed. sacrificed and the other of which is set free. to draw us into an atemporal Temple Second confession, for all priests: The There is a similar confusion in the English experience.” Our knowledge of the ritual High Priest then returned to the bull and word “scapegoat.” According to the comes from Leviticus 16 (which is our made confession for all the priests (“I beseech American Heritage dictionary, the word Torah reading on Yom Kippur) and the You, O God, to forgive the iniquities and the probably comes from a misunderstanding of Talmud tractate Yoma. The Avodah service transgressions and the sins which I have the Hebrew “Azazel,” that was translated as proceeds as follows: committed against You, I and my household Ez (goat) Azal (ran out/was finished). Thus Preparation by the High Priest: Yom and the children of Aaron, Your holy the English (e)scapegoat seems to favor the Kippur was the only day the High Priest people....”). He ended, again, by pronouncing belief that the goat got away. would enter the Holy of Holies in the the explicit name of God, the people would Sentinels posted along the route from Temple, and the only time during the year again prostrate themselves on the ground, the ravine signaled back to the waiting he would recite the explicit name of God, a calling: “Baruch Shem Kavod Malchuto Le- people that the goat had reached the name we no longer know. In order to olam Ve-ed!” and the High Priest would wilderness, at which time the High Priest perform these rites, he would begin his absolve them by saying “You are purified.” read Yom Kippur passages from Leviticus preparation seven days ahead of time, Entering the Holy of Holies: After the and Numbers, recited concluding performing the daily Temple rituals himself. second confession over the bull, the High benedictions, removed the ladle and fire pan An understudy would accompany him during Priest slaughtered it and gathered its blood from the Holy of Holies, and was this process, in case he was unable to into a bowl. He then took a fire pan and ladle accompanied by the people back to his perform the Yom Kippur service. Elders of and carried these into the Holy of Holies. house with great joy and song, for he had the Temple Court taught him from the Reaching the ark he threw two handfuls of emerged safely from the Holy of Holies and books of Leviticus and Numbers about the incense into the fire pan, filling the entire the people were cleansed of their sin. Temple rites, and on Yom Kippur evening chamber with smoke. He then went back

SEPTEMBER 2001 16 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 2. A JUNGIAN VIEW ON THE SCAPEGOAT “If the inner sanctuaries of the Jewish people are uterine, to them I I admire the writings of Carl Jung (one of the few pioneers of attribute uterine functions. The cycles of daily, monthly, and festival psychology who was not Jewish) because they are imbued with a offerings in the Tabernacle and Temple replicated the cyclical religious and mystical sensibility. Jungians today frequently apply his functions of the womb. Regular rites of sacrifice were performed, psychological understandings to religious concepts, or use religious expiations accomplished, and blood drained. The Avodah enacts in concepts to better understand psychological processes. Sylvia Perera, a concentrated form the entire cycle of embodied functions of the a Jungian analyst, devotes a whole book to the concept of scapegoating. divine womb. It is also the single opportunity we have for perfect The Jungian concept of scapegoating is based on the ancient intimacy with God, expressed through the metaphor of consummation Avodah ritual described above. It describes the process of externalizing in sexual union, accompanied by the articulation of the ineffable our internal dark impulses onto an innocent external object, which Name. Yom Kippur day becomes both a microcosm and a climax of is then sacrificed to rid ourselves of our guilt. We speak of the intimacy between the Jewish people and God.” (pp. 249-250) scapegoat of a family, or scapegoating minorities. Anyone who has ever been scapegoated knows the incredible pressure and weight aberman compares the elaborate preparations of the High one feels, a sense of guilt and shame that is both confusing and Priest before entering the Holy of Holies with the detailed debilitating. Anyone who has ever scapegoated another, whether by Hpreparations for marital intercourse in traditional Jewish society. She joining in the teasing of someone different in elementary school or views the priests and Levite workers who labor in the Temple as the taking pleasure in a demeaning joke or statement, knows the feeling equivalent of the physiological systems of a woman’s body. The ritual of power and easy righteousness one gets from being on top and sprinkling of blood to purify the Holy objects that have been stained pushing the scapegoat down, much as the goat was thrown into the with the people’s impurities is compared to the menstrual cleansing ravine. Perera writes: of the woman’s body. In comparing the discharged ovum to the “In Jungian terms, scapegoating is a form of denying the shadow people sins, Haberman says that both are the inevitable by-product of both man and God. What is seen as unfit to conform with the ego of our overwhelming freedom: we have much more potential than ideal, or with the perfect goodness of God, is repressed and denied, we can ever use, and our sins are our “misses” just like the unused ova or split off and made unconscious. It is called devilish. We do not discharged during the menstrual cycles: consciously confess our faults and wayward impulses over the The shedding of menstrual blood calls our attention to an essential scapegoat’s head in order to atone with the spiritual dimension as characteristic of the created world. Much life potential is latent in the did the ancient Hebrews. We do not often enough even see that world, yet only a minuscule portion ever attains fruition. Millions of they are part of our psychological makeup. But we are acutely aware seeds are shed, yet only a relatively small number germinates and of their belonging to others, the scapegoats. We see the shadow grows into mature trees. Millions of sperm and thousands of ova are clearly in projection. And the scapegoater feels a relief in being produced, yet few merge in conception. The loss of the overwhelming lighter, without the burden of carrying what is unacceptable to his or potential life latent in Creation is essential to sustaining life in the finite her ego ideal, without shadow. Those who are identified with the world. I see this loss as analogous, though not identical, to human acts scapegoat, on the other hand, are identified with the unacceptable of transgression. The imperfection of our behavior is part of the shadow qualities. They feel inferior, rejected and guilty. They feel finitude of Creation. God’s desire for our freedom of will, granting us responsible for more than their personal share of shadow (p. 9).” unlimited potential to act though we are finite human beings, This Avodah ritual then, if we take it seriously as a process of necessitates error and transgression (p.253). becoming aware of our own shadow and purging it through I think we all labor under the Christian concept of the word “sin,” “owning” it, should make us less likely to scapegoat others. By with its loaded negative connotations. I believe Haberman’s view of consciously recognizing and articulating all the ways in which we have the Avodah ritual for purification from our sins comes much closer sinned, which we have the opportunity of doing as we enumerate to the spirit of the Hebrew word for sin, “chet,” which means “to miss” them over and over during the Ten Days of Awe, we will be far less as in “I missed the target.” I think viewing sinning as a normal process likely to see the sins in others and blame them as being the defective of creation, just as menstruation is a normal process of creation, can ones. help us to connect with the ritual in a spirit much more in line with how it was originally intended. 3. A METAPHORICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE AVODAH SERVICE G’mar chatima tova. I hesitated somewhat before including this section in the article, for fear of offending congregants. I chose to do so anyway, because I References: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. (1975). New York: found the chapter on which it is based to be thought-provoking and American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc. very respectful of the sanctity of the Avodah service. If you do not Encyclopedia Judaica. agree, let me begin my Yom Kippur process by asking your Haberman, B. (1997). The Yom Kippur Avodah Within the Female forgiveness. Enclosure. In G.T. Reimer & J.A. Kates (Eds.), Beginning Anew: A Woman’s Bonna Devora Haberman is a feminist academic and social companion to the High Holy Days (pp. 243-257). New York: Touchstone. activist, who amongst other things, initiated Women of the Wall, a Harlow, J. (ed.). (1972). Mahzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. New legal effort to secure the prayers of Jewish women at the Western York: The Rabbinical Assembly. Wall. In her chapter “The Yom Kippur Avodah Within the Female Kolatch, A. (1985). The Second Jewish Book of Why. New York: Jonathan Enclosure” (which appears inBeginning Anew: A Woman’s Companion David Publishers, Inc. to the High Holy Days) she draws metaphorical parallels between the Perera, S. (1986). The Scapegoat Complex: Toward A Mythology Of Shadow And Avodah process and a woman’s body and bodily processes. She Guilt. Toronto: Inner City Books. thinks of holy enclosures, e.g. the Tabernacle, the Temple, and especially the Holy of Holies — as akin to the inner recesses of the A FINAL NOTE: female body. Just as intimacy between a man and woman involves I wrote on the Rosh HaShana Musaf service (in particular, the entering the woman’s inner chambers, so too does intimacy between “ benedictions) in the November the Jewish people and God involve entering the inner sanctuaries of Malchuyot, Zichronot, & Shofarot” 2000 newsletter. If you would like to review this information in the Temple. She says that to think thus is not to defile the Temple, preparation for Yamim Nora’im, e-mail me at [email protected] but to exalt our bodies as also God’s creation. and I will e-mail you back the article. Continuing this line of reasoning, she writes:

ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 17 SEPTEMBER 2001 EDUCATION REPORTS

Adult Education: Upcoming & Continuing Classes By Jonathan Heinstein

his fall Rabbi Kelman will teach For those who wish to gain a greater a seven part series on Rabbinic HEBREW STUDY appreciation of the elements of our controversies concerning the text The text for Hebrew study this fall will be Shabbat Service. The Minyan will guide Tof our Siddur. The series will begin Chapter 7 of Rambam’s Hilchot Deot on the group through the various prayers, September 30 and run through Lashon HaRa. As in last year’s study of the with both text and melody. Brenda December 9 on Sunday mornings at Haggadah, a primary Jewish text will be Goldstein will anchor the group, teaching 10:00 a.m. The series will be an opportunity the vehicle for advancing both our once a month and will be accompanied by to explore your own issues with our knowledge of Hebrew as well as our various teachers, including Wendy Rosov liturgy in the wider historical context. In familiarity with traditional Jewish learning. and Rabbi Kelman. Second and fourth addition, the Rabbi will open his home Wednesday evenings 7:30-9:00 p.m. with Shabbat of the month, 9:45-10:40 a.m. in one Shabbat afternoon each month from Peggy Sandel, Judy Massarano, Rachel room 14 at the BRJCC. 4:30-6:00 p.m. for study and discussion. Heinstein and guest teachers. All levels The subject for September 22, Shabbat welcome. Tutorial available for beginners. TORAH STUDY Shuvah, is “I’m Sorry”. The lecture to open the Lashon HaRa The tradition of Torah scholarship and class will be given by Rabbi Yair Silverman, community learning will continue with the TWO TALMUDS spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel, addition of Naomi Seidman teaching for Rabbi Kelman will renew his Talmud class on “The Efficacy of Speech: Harnessing six sessions alongside Nitzhia Shaked twice in Tractate Brachot. The study text will be your most powerful asset”. Sunday, a month. Coordinated and nurtured by in Hebrew and English translation. The October 14, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sanne DeWitt, the class features the best focus on matters both arcane and current Hebrew study classes beginWednesday, of Netivot Shalom’s member scholars and is always accompanied by a lively discussion. October 17 for eight weeks. Free to an engaging and lively group discussion. All levels welcome. Netivot Shalom members, non-members Meets each Shabbat morning at 9:00 a.m. Concurrently, Ilana Fodiman will $35. To be followed by a ten week course in the BRJCC library. introduce an advanced Talmud class in using the Amidah as the study text. Tractate Makkot. The text study during ETHICS IN THE BIBLE class will be in Hebrew with dictionaries. GENDER AND JUDAISM: Nitzhia Shaked will examine various Bible A systematic analysis of Mishnaic and This lively lecture and discussion series, passages which reflect ethical conflicts Talmudic sources will aim at a literal and which has immediate implications for our and concerns. Events such as the Dinah conceptual understanding. This course values and ritual custom, began with Rabbi story, David and Bathsheba, the rape in will be sponsored by Netivot Shalom, Jane Litman of Beth El and Cantor Carol Givah, the ‘borrowing’ of jewelry during Beth Israel and Beth El. Ilana Fodiman Delton. The series was conceived and the Exodus and the Akeda will be the holds an M.A. in Jewish Medieval History developed by Judy Kunofsky, Rivka subject of the course focus. Co-sponsored from Yeshiva University and studied for Greenberg and Jonathan Heinstein, and with Lehrhaus. Meets for eight sessions, four years at the Drisha Institute in New hopefully will become a fixture at Netivot Monday evenings 7:30-9:00 p.m. beginning York as a member of the scholar’s circle. Shalom. The series will meet on the Monday, October 15. $65 for Netivot Both classes will be held on Tuesday second Shabbat of the month from 1:30- Shalom members. (See article on page19.) evenings at 7:30-9:00 p.m., beginning 3:00 p.m. and is co-sponsored by the October 16. BRJCC. On October 13, Dr. Naomi TROPE FOR BEGINNERS Seidman, GTU, will speak on ‘The Sexual Meets Wednesday evenings 7:30-9:00 Politics of the Hebrew Revival’. On p.m. with Jan Fischer. Hebrew reading FIRST DAY OF November 10, Ilana Fodiman, Beth Israel, ability required. Jan’s skill and experience AMITIM IS TUESDAY, Drisha, Yeshiva University, will speak on as a teacher will set you at ease and guide SEPTEMBER 4 ‘Women and Wine: The Talmudic you to the promised day when you will portrayal of Yalta’ (an attempt to piece chant from the Torah scroll. The class will together a profile of one of the most begin with Haftorah trope. Begins FIRST DAY OF intriguing women mentioned in its pages). Wednesday, October 17. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL IS WEDNESDAY, LEARNER’S MINYAN SEPTEMBER 5

SEPTEMBER 2001 18 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 EDUCATION REPORTS Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ethics in the Torah Teacher: Nitzhia Shaked Class Forming Starts: October 15, 2001 For men and women who have: Location: Netivot Shalom Offices, 1841 Berkeley Way 1. never celebrated becoming a bar or bat mitzvah, OR Time: 8:30-9:00 p.m., Monday evenings, 8 sessions 2. always wanted to learn to chant Torah, Haftorah and daven, OR his course will focus on careful reading and analysis of 3. just want to acquire a basic Jewish literacy, OR biblical cases which challenge basic principles of ethical 4. meet with others who are also seeking, OR behavior. The cases examined present ethical issues of 5. want to study with Rabbi Kelman, OR Tsocial, political and business nature, as well as religious problems 6. want to celebrate a 2nd bar/bat mitzvah at age 83!!!!!! involving the relationship between humans and God. Events such as the Dinah story (Genesis 34), David and Bathsheba (II Samuel), Enroll now for Netivot Shalom’s Adult B’nai Mitzvah the rape in Givah (Judges 19-20), the ‘borrowing’ of jewelry from Class for 5762 the Egyptians during the Exodus, and the Akedah (binding of Isaac, • A two year program meeting once a month for two hours Genesis 22) are some of the cases we will discuss in class. Rabbinic • Culminating in a group and/or individual celebration and other responses to these events will be presented and • Individualized, personalized learning plan discussed as well. In addition, we will study Torah laws which •1st year curriculum: Torah service, Musaf, and Birkhat Hamazon promote ethical conduct, fairness in business and dignified political • 2nd year curriculum: Shacharit, Birchot Hashacha, Pesukei behavior. D’Zimra and Havdallah Required text: The Bible. Plus, discussion of contemprary issues $85/public; $65/Netivot Shalom members First meeting: Wednesday, September 12 7:30 p.m. at the shul offices. Future meeting dates to be determined.

Cost: for 1st year students, $150 for 2nd year students, $200 plus books and tutoring, if needed (scholarships available)

To register: call Lorraine Rosenblatt, 549-9447, ext. 104 or e- Jaimie Levin & mail [email protected]. For further information, contact Rabbi Kelman. Jane Wise Controversial Ideas in the Siddur invite you to join them Spend a Sunday morning examining a ‘hot-topic’ theme found in our prayerbook with Rabbi Kelman. on 10:00-11:30 a.m. at 1841 Berkeley Way September 15

September 30 Aleynu: Tikkun Olam (Repair of the World) as their son, October 7 Barechu: Does God Need Our Praise? October 14 V’haya im shamoa: Reward & Punishment October 21 Refaeynu: To Ask for Healing Nathan Levin November 11 Adonai melech: God as King (Metaphors of the Divine) December 2 Halleluyah – Psalm 149: Revenge is called to the Torah as December 9 Modim: Saying ‘Thank You’

Hebrew is not required, though letter recognition is useful. a Bar Mitzvah No charge for members of Congregation Netivot Shalom; non-member fee: $5 per session.

ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 19 SEPTEMBER 2001 EDUCATION REPORTS From Midrasha By Diane Bernbaum

know, I know. You’re thinking that a line of last-minute registrants winding return to teach. It gives me a great feeling graduation was just yesterday and the out my door, kicking themselves because to know that we started these marvelous summer went too fast. Don’t look at it all the classes they want are already filled. Jewish role models on their path to Jewish Ithat way. I for one am really excited about We have several new programs this adulthood when they were here at the upcoming year at Midrasha. We will year. It is actually possible to study at Midrasha. This fall we welcome returning have an Orientation on Thursday evening, Midrasha this year for 8 1/2 hours per alumni Jesse Bachrach, Sarah Feiler, Michal August 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Beth El week. On Monday evenings there will be Shein and Julie Spear, who join Yossi sanctuary. Anyone who is interested in a Talmud class from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Fendel and Shoshana Weiner as other Midrasha may attend. However, it is usually Beth Israel taught by Ilana Fodiman- Midrasha alumni on the faculty. And we most useful for 8th graders and other new Silverman. It begins on September 10. are just as pleased with our other new students and their parents. All the teachers On Tuesdays there will be a Creative teachers: Danya Ruttenberg, who has a will talk about their individual courses and Midrash class, using yoga, dance, art and new book coming out in October (Yentl’s I will explain a bit about the structure of movement to study text, taught by Julie Revenge: The Next Wave of Jewish the school. Emden as part of her Tikea Fellowship. It Feminism); Lev Libeskind, who has just The first of the Sunday courses at will meet on Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 completed his masters degree at Midrasha is September 9 at 9:30 a.m. p.m. at 2121 Bonar St. #F. And on Cambridge University in England; Rachel Please, please, please get all your Wednesdays, our very popular Tanach Israel, who recently returned from studying registration materials in to the office long study group taught by David Henkin meets at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem; and before then. We give a $15 tuition discount at Beth Israel from 4:00-6:00 p.m. It begins Ilana Fodiman-Silverman, a veteran teacher for anyone who sends everything in by September 5. with an M.A. in Intellectual Jewish Medieval August 31. Imagine what a wonderfully One of things of which I am the History from Yeshiva University. easy first day it would be if we didn’t have proudest is that Midrasha alumni want to It’s going to be a great year at Midrasha. Netivot Shalom Youth Education:An Outline of Programs elieve it or not, a new year is upon us and with that the start Our Amitim program this year will be under the direction of of a new year of Religious School at Netivot Shalom. This Rabbi Stuart Kelman. Cantor Pam Sawyer and Eva Heinstein will year we have re-structured the Youth Education program be returning this year to tutor our B’nai Mitzvah students. In withB some new and exciting changes. There are programs for addition, we would like to welcome two new Amitim teachers, every age — from birth through Amitim (B’nai Mitzvah study). Ruth Weissberg and Dean Kertesz. Judy Massarano is the head teacher for the children’s programs Lorraine Rosenblatt has returned to be our Education from birth to grade 2. For families with children ages birth to Administrator. Welcome back Lorraine! Please direct questions three, she will be starting a new class, K’Tanim. This program to her at 510-549-9447 ext. 104 or e-mail her at will be held once a month at the BRJCC and will focus on learning [email protected]. about Jewish rituals and celebration. Each session will feature family crafts, songs and stories, parent discussion, and children’s YAMIM NORA’IM L’YELADIM activities. Details on this program will be mailed shortly. Once again, we will be offering ourYamin Nora’im L’Yeladim For our pre-school children, our Shabbat B’Yachad (Awesome Days) for all ages. There will be classes each day of program for children 2.9 years to 5 years old will meet the second Yamim Nora’im for students in grades kindergarten through sixth and fourth Shabbatot of each month. Kindergarten classes will grade. Vicky Kelman and Claire Sherman will be leading a Family meet once a week on Shabbat, plus four times throughout the Kol Nidre service for families with children in kindergarten year with their families. New this year, we will have 1st and 2nd through 5th grade. grade students meeting twice a week, on Shabbat at the BRJCC For our younger congregants, 2.9 years through five, there will and on Wednesday afternoon at the shul office. Judy will be be a Chagim B’Yachad for one hour on each of the Yamim teaching kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades. Nora’im. In addition there will also be supervised childcare for We are pleased to welcome Bat Sheva Miller who will be the each day of services. For parents who want to spend time with head teacher for grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 as well as teaching grades their young children, aParent-Toddler Hang Out Room will 5 and 6. Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 will meet three times a week, be available. Monday and Wednesday afternoons, and Shabbat. Revital Heller If you have not received information about our youth programs will be joining us for her third year as the 3rd grade teacher. Jerami for Yamim Nora’im, please contact Lorraine Rosenblatt at 510 Goldshon is a new teacher who will be teaching the 4th grade. 549-9447 ext. 104 or e-mail at [email protected].

SEPTEMBER 2001 20 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 YOUTH EDUCATION: Kindergarten Through Grade 2 By Judy Massarano, Youth Education Coordinator, K-2

his year Netivot Shalom is offering an exciting new During the first two sessions, which I will teach, children and program for our kindergarten through 2nd grade students. their parents learn together and separately in a more intimate It is open to ALL members of the Netivot Shalom setting. A story is followed by age-appropriate text learning and Tcommunity. Since our families come from a variety of school related craft projects. We will enjoy a snack together, and we will settings, it is in our interest to fully integrate these diverse include songs, dance, and learning about Jewish ritual. For the third populations. We hope that the enriching approach described and fourth sessions, we join our Shabbat B’Yachad families in below can promote continued community building and meaningful learning and celebration. family education. By way of introduction, my name is Judy Massarano and I will FOR GRADES 1 & 2 be heading up these programs. I am a long-time member of the The program for children in grades 1 and 2 runs two days per Netivot Shalom community and a Jewish educator. I have taught week. On Shabbat, as for the kindergartners, there will be an hour the Netivot Shalom’s Family Preschool and Kesher classes. In of religious school followed by an hour of Shabbat services, with addition, I teach Judaic Studies at Oakland Hebrew Day School, Shabbat Shelanu on the first, third and fifth Shabbatot of each where I’ve been for the past six years. month (see description of Shabbat Shelanu above). On Wednesdays at the shul office, from 4:00-6:00 p.m., grades FOR KINDERGARTNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES 1 and 2 will join the religious school for their own class, which I Our kindergarten has two components: (1)Saturdays plus (2)four will teach. The curriculum for this class will focus on Hebrew and Sundays of Family Education during the year. the Jewish calendar, in addition to Torah and tefilah study. Holding 1. Shabbat The first hour of the Shabbat program is religious this class during the week avails us of the opportunity to do writing school.Teachers will cover a variety of topics and skills, including and craft projects. Additionally, there will be a weekly music tefilah, Hebrew, the Jewish calendar, and Middot/Ethics. With its program taught by Naomi Adiv, a music specialist in our community. roots in the work of Rabbi Israel Salanter who promoted 13 important values such as Truth, Respect, and Patience, this is a NEW THIS YEAR: New Siddurim and ark! The Siddur (edited curriculum that I have created and used successfully at Oakland by Iris Greenbaum and Judy Radousky, and illustrated by Lee Hebrew Day School. It has been presented to other teachers at Bearson), complete with a leader’s guide and CD, expands upon an inservice sponsored by the Jewish Federation. It has since been the prayers in the current Youth Siddur. This encourages our modified by Linda Zack, a colleague, to include the Jewish children’s growing capacity for participating in and leading tefilot. approach to Good Speech, Hospitality, Learning, and Kindness. Our new ark will house a real Sefer Torah, from which we will read This curriculum combines text study, drama, literature, and each Shabbat. discussion. The Shabbat service in the second hour incorporates tefilot PLEASE NOTE: We need your cooperation to ensure the and Torah discussion. Additionally, there will be opportunities for safety of all children, and to honor our agreement with the BRJCC the participants to join the main service and lead appropriate that all children will be adequately supervised. On Shabbat it is tefilot for the whole community. expected that your child will either be with you, or participate in On the first, third and fifth Shabbat of the month is the the religious school Shabbat programs. (For children under 5, Shabbat Shelanu service, to which families are invited. Shabbat childcare is available if needed.) Shelanu grew out of Shabbat B’Yachad, our highly successful We are excited to offer children a special place to be on program for children below the age of five. It was in the interest Shabbat. Of course, you may choose to bring your child with you of keeping that momentum and learning alive that parents to the main service, but the Shabbat Shelanu/religious school created Shabbat Shelanu, a family service for students in service is designed especially for children as a place to expand their kindergarten through Grade 2. Facilitated by parents, this is a tefilah experience with movement, discussion, song, and interaction service in which parents and students lead tefilot, and students with peers. You as a parent are always welcome to join your dramatize the Torah portion. It is a heimish, creative, interactive children at the religious school services. service that helps children feel at home in shul, and parents feel involved in their children’s learning. TO REGISTER: Families have a choice of enrolling in the 2. Four Sundays of Family education are offered to Shabbat only or the combined Shabbat and supplemental programs. kindergartners and their families: To register, please contact Lorraine Rosenblatt at the synagogue October 28: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at the shul library; theme office immediately (549 9447, ext 104). is Mitzvot; I look forward to getting to know your family! Feel free to January 27, 2002: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at the shul library; contact me at the synagogue office, or via e-mail, at theme is Tu B’Shevat; [email protected]. If you are interested in being a room February 24, 2002: Purim celebration, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon parent or being involved in any other way, please let me know. I at the BRJCC. This program will be held with Shabbat B’Yachad; welcome and highly value parent participation! March 10, 2002: Pesach workshop, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at the BRJCC. This program will be held with Shabbat B’Yachad. L’hit’raot!

ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 21 SEPTEMBER 2001 EDUCATION REPORTS Shabbat B’Yachad Siddur & CD By Iris Greenbaum

he Shabbat B’Yachad Siddur, heard singing on the CD. The Shabbat leader’s guide and CD are now B’Yachad video, created by Steve Baigel K’Tanim available for us to share with the and Sue Sheftel, provides a window into A Celebration of Jewish Tentire Jewish community thanks, to Claudia the unique qualities of our children’s Learning for Families with Valas at EKS publishing and the guidance service. We thank everyone involved in Young Children of Rabbi Kelman. The SBY Siddur, leader’s this project who so generously shared Ages Birth to 3 Years guide, and CD are the culmination of their talents and donated their time. Thanks three years’ work to develop a davenning to Claudia at EKS, all proceeds will be Join other families in this series of community of families with young children. donated to Netivot Shalom for the classes as we learn about Jewish ritual We thank Claudia Valas for her vision in Shabbat B’Yachad and Shabbat Shelanu & celebration through family sharing the Shabbat B’Yachad experience programs. activities, songs, stories & crafts. with Jewish communities throughout the nation. Her support sustained both Judy udy Radousky and I presented the Parent discussions will be facilitated Radousky and I throughout the past year Shabbat B’Yachad Siddur to over 1,800 by Jewish Family Educators Judy in expanding the Shabbat B’Yachad Siddur Jewish Educators attending the annual Massarano, M.A. and Iris to include the tefilot for the K-2 family Jnational Conference on Alternatives in Greenbaum, M.S.W. service and a gender neutral translation Jewish Education (CAJE) in Fort Collins, that is both accessible to young children Colorado. CAJE participants include rabbis, Topics include: and true to the essence of the Hebrew. educators, principals, professional and lay New Beginnings, Everyday Blessings, Lee Bearson’s inspirational drawings give leaders. This year’s participants The Joy of Shabbat, Family represented ten countries and 48 states. Celebrations, Tikkun Olam (Caring depth and beauty to the tefilot in the for the World), Bedtime & Daily children’s Siddur. Cathy Shadd contributed We led a workshop to teach educators Rituals, Pesach with Young her “Tips for Torah Story Tellers” to the about strategies for teaching prayer and Children, Gemilut Chassadim (acts leader’s guide, and Carol Dorf contributed Torah to young children based upon our of lovingkindness), Encouraging her “Re-imagining the Tradition — Shabbat B’Yachad experience. Our class Independence Developing Torah Stories” for developing was filled beyond capacity and feedback gender-inclusive stories and on-line was excellent! K’tanim Begins resources for Shabbat stories and drashes. The CAJE conference was an inspiration Sunday, September 16th! Other congregants were involved in for us in many ways. One of the many reading the manuscript, providing helpful highlights was a keynote talk by Rabbi Ten sessions in all, September-June. comments: Rabbi Kelman, Lee Bearson, Harold Shulweiss about the nature of Join us on the 3rd Sunday of each Carol Dorf, Judy Massarano, and Peggy faith as we struggle with difficult life issues. month from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 Sandel. Audiotape copies of Rabbi Shulweiss’ noon at the BRJCC, 1414 Walnut The Shabbat B’Yachad CD of the keynote address are available by contacting Street, Berkeley. children’s service and songs was recorded Lorraine Rosenblatt, Education with Julie Batz, and conveys the beauty Administrator, at ext. 104. CAJE is open Cost: and inspiration of Julie’s voice as she leads to all who are interested in Jewish study $100 for ten sessions the prayers. Rom Rosenblum recorded and education. Next year, the 27th annual and engineered the entire CD project. conference will be held from August 4-8 To Register: Special thanks to: Elisheva Anisman, Ari in San Antonio, Texas. CAJE offers Call Lorraine Rosenblatt, Education programs for teens and youth. For more Coordinator, Congregation Netivot Ball-Burack, Maya Rose Ball-Burack, Sasha Shalom (510) 549-9447 ext. 104. Batz-Stern, Lev Facher, Miriam Priven and information log onto the CAJE website at Space is limited! Sign up today! Shira Wolkenfeld whose joyful voices are www.caje.org. Sliding scale fee is available. SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE! Cosponsored by the BRJCC & Congregation Netivot Shalom. Join our for Shabbat B’Yachad and Grades K-2 on Sunday, Supported by a grant from The SeptemberKickoff 9, from 10:00 Event a.m.-12:00 noon at the shul office. We’ll be decorating our Jewish Community Foundation and newly published Siddurim and the new Shabbat Shelanu Ark, signing up for the the Fund for Jewish Learning and Shabbatot ahead, and offering training to parents for facilitating Shabbat Shelanu Culture of the Jewish Federation of services. Meet other families with young children, have brunch, and view a special the Greater East Bay Family of screening of our Shabbat B’Yachad videotape! Please join us to meet and greet old Funds. and new friends!

SEPTEMBER 2001 22 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 CAMP RAMAH Letter From a Satisfied Parent Opportunities to

Dear Dan, perform in a little play!! — things he has Offer Tzedakah You asked me to write something for the never done at camp or school before. The VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES newsletter about our sons’ experiences at nature walks, overnights, campfires, Shabbat Greeters We need Shabbat Camp Ramah this summer. Here goes: swimming, field trips, tie-dying, riding the Greeters to welcome people into our bus, Eco-ball were all highlights. Is it possible services on Saturday mornings. Volunteer hen we received our first to have so many highlights? The counselors to greet for one Shabbat. Call Susan information packets from created an incredibly fun ruach that was Lawrence at 658-3105. camp and were asked what inclusive instead of competitive, yet each specific things we wanted the counselors edah (group) definitely had its own strong W Book Reviewers Often library vol- to know about our children and what we group spirit. umes are sent to us for review purposes. hoped the kids would get out of camp, I And, speaking of the staff, I cannot Many of the reviews need only be a one had no idea that you and the staff could praise them highly enough. They were paragraph description while some require deliver so completely! warm, caring, responsible, and, most a bit more. In order to keep these books It is now several weeks since camp important, FUN. They bonded with the coming to Netivot Shalom, please con- ended and David and I are still being kids, got to know each one and paid tact Rabbi Kelman at 549-9447 ext. 103. regaled by tales of new-found friends and attention to parents’ concerns. new games and new crafts and new jokes Dan, thank you for your last-minute Library Help Do you have a few hours and new songs and, and, and . Well, pitch for Ramah. My children had a terrific to volunteer in our library? We need suffice to say, the kids had a terrific time at time. Even now they sing themselves to volunteers to re-shelve books, keep track Camp Ramah. sleep with both “Ma Tovu” and “My Toe’s of books that are borrowed and process To be honest, we had our doubts at Blue”. new books. If any of these “jobs” interest first. In previous years we have tried all See you next year! you, please contact Rabbi Kelman at 549- sorts of camps and the kids never really 9447 ext. 103. seemed to connect. We chose Camp Karen Friedman Ramah at the last minute because you CONTRIBUTIONS convinced us that Ramah would be a eScrip / Schoolpop Each time you good place to meet new kids as well as see Dan Alter, Camp Ramah Director responds: shop at Safeway, Andronico’s, Albertsons some familiar faces, pick up some Hebrew, Dear Karen, and many other stores in the Bay Area, a and become familiar with Judaism outside odah Rabbah, thank you so much for percentage of your purchases can be our home and synagogue. Judaism on the these wonderful words about camp! donated to Netivot Shalom through eScrip road, as it were. And that is exactly what T I only have to add a huge thanks to camp and Schoolpop. Registration forms for happened. Questions like “Mom, I didn’t parents like you who gave us their children eScrip and Albertsons Community Part- go to camp to pray. Why do we have to for an adventure in Jewish life at Tilden ner Cards are free and available through do tefilah everywhere we go?” or “If God Park; and to the heroes we call ‘counselors’ the congregation office. For Schoolpop, is in every living thing, does God get bigger who gave the campers their hearts and call 1-877-456-1032. when you plant a tree?” led to some really souls; and to the Netivot Shalom interesting and rewarding family community for giving us an office to run Planes, Trains & Automobiles Do- discussions. But when you described what camp from, a Rabbi to watch over us, and nate your old car, motorcycle, truck or RV the children would be doing each week, donations to help us make it happen! to Netivot Shalom. For more information, we were convinced Ramah would be There are so many people to thank, I will call Claudia Valas at 558-9200. really fun! write next month — after I’ve had a bit of And it was. The number and variety of rest!! Stocks & Bequests To find out how to activities you and the staff provided is B’Shalom, make a donation of stock to the congre- impressive. The way Jewish themes were gation, contact Mark Priven at 559-8393. woven into the day taught the kids a lot Dan When drafting your will, please consider without them feeling they were in school. making a bequest to Congregation Netivot There were plenty of sports activities for Shalom. my sports-obsessed son. And the counselors even got him to sing!! And to

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Adult Education Rebecca Moskowitz, and Rebecca Julie Batz, in honor Cantor Pamela Rudolph Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Rothmann Sawyer Carol & James Cunradi, in memory Sherry Knazan of Jacob Rosenberg’s 2nd yarzheit Jean Bradman Building Fund David Levine & Ralph & Hadassah Kramer Leonard Goldschmidt & Jeanne Joanna Weinberg in honor of Ernst Valfer Reisman, in memory of Don Fischer Rabbi Kelman and in memory of Morris Michael Piotrkowski & Gordon Shabbat B’Yachad Laurie Holtzberg, in honor of Jonathan & Rachel Heinstein, Family Ed Wendy Rosov completing her in memory of Steven Heinstein Jonathan & Rebecca Klein, in doctorate Adam Weisberg & Rachel Brodie, honor of Tanya Bearson’s baby naming Helen Schneider in memory of Sam Spiegler Noreen Beiro, in honor of Tanya Carol & James Cunradi Vicky & Stuart Kelman, in honor of Bearson’s baby naming Samuel Salkin, Frankie the birth of Ariella Gvanum Brodie- Tal & Elad Ziv Whitman, Sarah & Leah, in honor Weisberg Peggy & Ory Sandel of Wendy Rosov receiving her Ph.D. Dean Kertesz & Carla Cassler, in Gail Gordon from Stanford memory of Imre Kertesz Ruth Elowitz & Todd Rumph Milt & Margaret Greenstein, in Susan David, in honor of Pauline Moreno honor of their daughter Beth’s wedding Larry Hanover Shelly Ball & Jeffrey Burack Charlene Stern & Mike Irwin, in Dr. Philip & Sherrin Rosenthal, in Naomi Rumph and Ruth Elowitz honor of the birth of Jordana Tzipor honor of Rabbi & Vicky Kelman and Jerry & Deborah Isaak-Shapiro Meltzer their children; and in honor of Seth Tzvi Susan Sheftel Sylvia Schwartz, in memory of Rosenthal’s Bar Mitzvah Marcia Simon Ruth David Tara Serena Shaw, in honor of Lee Bearson & Ethel Murphy, yizkor for parents Rabbi Stuart Kelman Beatrice Freiberg Seymur & Hilda Kessler, Stan Dorn & Carla Ellern in memory of Don Fischer General Fund Rachel Seder Celia & Paul Concus, in memory of Alison Jordan, in honor of the births Miles & Lisa Gessow Sam Spiegler, Don Fischer and Sarah & of Ariella Brodie Weisberg, daughter of Mel & Lisa Sibony Jacob Gordon Rachel Brodie & Adam Weisberg; and Rebecca Landes Norman & Carol Traeger Jordana Tzipor Meltzer, daughter of Barry Kamil & Nancy Gurian Doris Imber & Louis Wirtzer, in Norma Kaufman & Michael Meltzer David Marcus & gratitude for the Misheberach for June & Robert Safran, in memory of Karen Friedman Hillarie Gold Jennie Gottlieb’s yahrzeit Martin Myers & Deborah Lewis Harold & Sara Epstein, in memory Celia & Paul Concus, in honor of Amy Kittiver & Anthony Kay, in of Norman Wezelman Jordana Tzipor Meltzer’s birth and honor of Lilliana Kay Sylvia Schwartz, in memory of Ruth Wendy Rosov’s Ph.D. Dov Rosenfeld & David Charlotte Grosman, for Yizkor Catherine Shadd Andrea Cassidy service Jamie & Evan Traeger-Muney Harvey Stahl & Marissa Moss, in Peter Scott & memory of Don Fisher, of Walter Ronna Kabatznick, in hionor of Torah Study Mayer & Isadora Louis Stahl and in the birth of Jordana Tzipor Meltzer Gloria Goldberg, in memory of honor of Wendy Rosov receiving her Steven Talkovsky & Deborah Kramer Ph.D. Lydia Liferiedge Laura Stern-Grossmann & Ernst Valfer Knut Grossman, in memory of Etz Hayim: A Torah Marcia & Andy Waserman in Dvora Yaffey Commentary gratitude to Michael Rose The Youth Education Harvey Stahl & Marissa Moss, in Committee, in honor of the memory of Walter Mayer & Isadora graduating Madrichim, Daria Armstrong, Louis Stahl Zephira Derblish-Milea, Gal Gressel, continued page 27

SEPTEMBER 2001 24 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 A new kashrut guide for the New Year! s Please cut this guide out and keep it in your kitchen for handy reference.

KASHRUT GUIDE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT/NETIVOT SHALOM COMMUNITY STANDARDS OF KASHRUT

Kashrut is based upon the separation of foods that made with eggs can be eaten with either dairy or are permitted and not permitted. Within the meat. These are referred to as pareve products. universe of permitted foods, kashrut stipulates Only dairy and pareve foods are served at Netivot separation between dairy products and meat Shalom events and functions wherever they take products. All uncooked vegetables, fruits, grains, place — whether the BRJCC, Shul office, a member’s seeds, hot and cold drinks, kosher fish, and foods home, or a picnic.

COOKING KOSHER IN A NON-KOSHER KITCHEN: DISHES AND UTENSILS

Travel Containers Pots and Pans Cleaning Utensils Foods should be brought to Foods may be prepared in Sponges and scrub brushes the Shul or to a member’s previously used pans if the should be new or kosher home for any congregational pans are double wrapped in dairy or pareve. event in kosher or new, heavy aluminum foil. disposable containers, or Serving Utensils previously used pans if the Cooking Utensils Use new or disposable plastic pans are double wrapped in New or disposable plastic utensils or kashered heavy aluminum foil. utensils or kashered previously used utensils (all previously used utensils — all metal, scrupulously washed). Work Space for Cooking metal, scrupulously washed. If your workspace is not dairy (Utensils both absorb and Eating Utensils Plastic or pareve kosher, create a impart non-kosher substances separate space by covering through the medium of heat.) Plates Paper plates your usual work area with a clean cloth, foil, paper or Knives Cups Use disposable or cooking parchment. A scrupulously washed knife kashered cups. (with a non-wooden handle) is kosher.

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ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 25 SEPTEMBER 2001 ETZLAINU KASHRUT GUIDE FOR FOODS

NOT PERMITTED PERMITTED EXAMPLES

(At Netivot Shalom events) Chicken, beef, hamburger, Meat, kosher or non-kosher pepperoni, chicken broth Vegetables Green salad, potato dishes, cole slaw Fruit Nuts Hot and cold drinks Soda, juice, coffee, tea, milk All wine and grape products manufactured by an automated process are considered kosher. (Only heckshered wine and grape juice may be used for kiddush.) Shellfish, shrimp, clams All fresh and commercially Tuna, herring, salmon, halibut, packaged kosher fish (fish with swordfish, whitefish scales) are acceptable, as are raw fillets from permitted fish (sushi). Eggs Quiche, egg salad Baked goods, whether purchased or Challah, bagels, crackers, cake, home baked, are considered kosher cupcakes, cookies, tortillas, pasta if they are made with 100% pure vegetable oil, butter or margarine.

All cheeses commercially prepared in the U.S. with or without rennet are considered kosher as long as they do not contain any meat product. Use of gelatin and products with Jello, tapioca pudding gelatin is acceptable. Hot food prepared either in a See Cooking Kosher in a Non- kosher kitchen, or using dishes and Kosher Kitchen: Dishes and utensils as described on the Utensils, on previous page. previous page, is permitted. Hot food prepared at a restaurant Cold or uncooked food prepared at or market deli with a non-kosher a restaurant with a non-kosher kitchen kitchen Any processed food with a symbol of Rabbinic Certification (hecksher) U , K on the label Packaged foods not bearing a hecksher may be deemed kosher and acceptable for use by reading the list of ingredients on the df

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SEPTEMBER 2001 26 ELUL 5761-TISHRI 5762 Donation Card Donations continued I/We wish to make a donation to Congregation Netivot Shalom. from page 24 Enclosed is my/our check payable to: CONGREGATION NETIVOT SHALOM 1841 BERKELEY WAY BERKELEY, CA 94703

Youth Education Donor(s) Information: Scholarship Fund Name______Barry Muhlfelder & Deborah Yager Street______City______Harvey Stahl & Marissa Moss, in honor of Wendy Rosov receiving her Please honor the following person/event: Ph.D. Name______Yamim Nora’im Oneg John Reynolds Street______City______

This donation is intended for the following: Thanks To: ❐ ❐ David Marcus, for is cheerful and Adult Education Max & Cecelia Rosenheimer Camp ❐ unflagging accuracy in proofreading the Building Fund Scholarship Fund ❐ ❐ newsletter Cuba Fund Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund ❐ ❐ Jerry & Debbie Isaak-Shapiro, for Dinners for the Homeless Torah Study ❐ ❐ new office computer monitor General Fund Yamim Nora’im Oneg ❐ ❐

Brad Rudolph, for shlepping the new Kiddush fund Youth Education ✃ ❐ ❐ computer monitor to the office. Library fund Youth Education Scholarship Fund Jane Wise, for car donation Lisa Gessow, for box of kippot Claire Rothenberg, for wine & grape juice ETZ HAYIM: A Torah Commentary Milt Greenstein, for handyman help ORDER FORM in the office I/We will dedicate ___ book(s) at the pre-publication price of $50 each. Please include the following on a bookplate: Torah Study Group, for books for the Torah Study bookshelf First book: c In honor / c In memory of Nurgul Toutogonova and Jan ______Malvin, for helping in the office with Yamim Nora’im mailing Second book: c In honor / c In memory of Barbara Bibel, Debby Feiler, ______Ed Silberman, Djoti Mateen, Third book: c In honor / c In memory of for library help ______

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c I would also like a Humash for home use at a cost of $50. (List price at publication will be $75. Pre-publication price is available when you also dedicate a book for synagogue use.) VISIT US Ordered by______ON THE Phone number______Total number of books ______x $50 each Total Enclosed = $______WEB! Return this form with your check payable to: Congregation Netivot Shalom - Etz Hayim Fund 1841 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94703 www.netivotshalom.org ✃

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