the June/July 2016—Iyyar/Sivan/Tamuz 5776 Volume XXIX Number 5 Rabbi’s Tisch with Marshall Krause L’eyl Shavout Friday, June 10, 6:15 PM June 11, 7:00 PM at CST “The U.S. Supreme Court After Scalia” Join us as we celebrate receiving There will be the atop Mt. Sinai. Marshall Krause, civil rights lawyer and expert on the Supreme Court, Our county wide Tikkun Leyl will discuss “The U.S. Supreme Court After Scali.” Reviewing the Jewish multiple learning Shavuot celebration will begin with commitment to the rule of law, Prof. Krause will also address the Supreme a brief service featuring beautiful Court in the context of the 2016 election, including the pending nomination tracks: Text Study, music with Cantor David and of Judge Merrick Garland to be the 9th Justice of the Supreme Court. Rabbi George, followed by a Suggested donation for catered dinner is $18. RSVP to the CST office. Please Subcultures & catered smorgasbord of delicious call (707) 578-5519 or email [email protected]. dairy delicacies. Politics, Mind & There will be multiple learning Body, and Spiritual tracks: Text Study, Subcultures & Politics, Mind & Body, and & Pastoral. Spiritual & Pastoral. Teachers include Rabbi George Gittleman, Rabbi Meredith Cahn, Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde, Rabbinic Pastor Judith Goleman, Reb Irwin Keller, Shoshana Hebshi, Sarah Levin, Alissa Hirshfeld-Flores, Sherry Knazan, Morty Wiggins, Adam Kinsey, Alice Pennes, Steve Schwartz, and Dr. Laurie Lippin.

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Registration for the 2016-2017 school year is now open Shomrei Torah Religious School (STaRS) welcomes children grades preK-7 into our nurturing, joyful and hands-on Jewish education program. Our primary educational goals are to open a door to learning for every student and to foster a love of Jewish tradition and community. We are offering a $25 early-bird discount per student for registering before June 30. HIGHLIGHTS Visit www.shomreitorah. org/religious-school/ to Eye of the Artist-Series page 2 register today. Rabbi’s Message page 4 Bat Mitzvahs page 7

Serving Sonoma County’s Progressive Reform Jewish Community HAPPENING IN JUNE/JULY AT CST Eye Of The Artist How the visual artist sees, thinks and creates A series for travelers, museum visitors and art lovers No materials or art experience required. No Fee Acquainted with B2B In the Kolbo Room Are you a business person or professional searching for opportunities to grow your business? Wednesdays, July 20, 27, Congregation Shomrei Torah has just the opportunity for you. Join our B2B@CST Business Networking Group and meet an interesting variety of business people just like you. Each of August 3, 10 & 17 us are members of CST and are committed to growing our businesses and helping you grow 9:30 – 11:00 AM yours through leads that we share within the group. If you would like to enhance your understanding and enjoyment of You’ll meet an eclectic mix of members including financial planners, chiropractors, tax fine paintings, this class is for you. preparers, estate attorneys, asset managers, business and employment consultants, realtors, Through lecture, demonstration and home remodelers, fine artists, graphic artists, photographers and more. Not only is the discussion, you’ll see how an artist B2B@CST group good for business, you’ll also forge and strengthen new friendships and selects a subject, composes elements, alliances to connect to our robust community. Sonoma County is a great place to live and depicts textures, simplifies detail joining B2B@CST will make your life here even richer. and mixes colors. Learn the thinking behind the creative process. You will We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 AM in the Kobo Room at Congregation view paintings and learn how the artist Shomrei Torah. Join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, June 14th. interprets the beauty of their world. Spoiler alert: Topics will include shapes and forms, Rabbi George has agreed to join us that morning and make a 10-minute presentation to our group. positive and negative space, light and For more information, contact the temple office at (707) 578-5519 or email [email protected]. shade, perspective, color, using line to direct the eye and create rhythm, hard and soft edges and how an artist Tot creates feeling in a painting. Friday, June 24 at 5:00 PM This month’s Tot Shabbat theme will be Jewish Bedtime Rituals; wear Presenter Lillian Mattimore is your pajamas and celebrate with us. Transforming bedtime into Jewish a classically trained painter and time can provide children with an understanding that being Jewish is a lifetime art instructor. She has taught way of life and a constant source of comfort. workshops and classes at Santa Rosa Junior College, The Learning Annex in We will be having a potluck; please bring a vegetarian dish to share. Tot San Francisco, Point Reyes National Shabbat is FREE and open to all children newborn to elementary school. Seashore, Alaska Pacific University, and There will be no Tot Shabbat for the month of July. other venues. She leads museum tours by request and currently teaches at her studio. Babies & Bagels To enroll: call CST office (707) 578-5519 Sunday, June 26 and Sunday, July 24 or [email protected] We’d love to get together with you and your little ones. The Babies & Bagels group meets once a month, usually on Sunday mornings. Join us for a light nosh and some refreshing adult conversation, while you watch your children interact and play with others in their age group.

Babies & Bagels is a FREE program. Babies & Bagels meets at a private home. For more information and to RSVP for the address, contact the temple office at (707) 578-5519 or email [email protected].

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South American Human Rights Activist Reflections as Set For Rabbi Michael Robinson CST president Memorial Lecture June 30 is my last day as President of Congregation Friday, August 12 Shomrei Torah and you will 6:15 PM start seeing a new face and hearing a new voice in the Michael Robinson and president’s message. I’m Roberto D. Graetz met pleased to welcome Ira Glasser in the late 1960s when as the incoming president Michael was on the East and look forward to working Rachael Cutcher, CST President Coast during a Vietnam with him during his term. war protest and Robert Serving as president had Serving as president was a student at Hebrew its challenges, but it yielded Union College. Both men even greater rewards. It has had its challenges, but became Rabbis, and both truly been an honor to serve men became human rights Shomrei Torah in this role. I it yielded even greater activists. On Friday, August want to take this opportunity 12, Rabbi Graetz will be to offer my gratitude and rewards. It has truly the special guest speaker at show appreciation for you, our the annual Rabbi Michael members. You must actively been an honor to serve Robinson Memorial Lecture. choose to be a member of our Shomrei Torah in this congregation by pledging your Rabbi Gretz served as rabbi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Rio membership and paying dues. de Janeiro, Brazil, for almost 20 years. He acted as Director for role. I want to take Renewing your membership Latin America for the World Union for Progressive Judaism, was each year demonstrates your this opportunity to active in human rights issues during the military dictatorship in commitment to Judaism and Argentina, and worked on behalf of the street children in Rio de your desire to belong in our offer my gratitude and Janeiro. Rabbi Gretz joined Temple Isaiah in 1991, and is now community. If you have already about to retire. He knew Rabbi show appreciation for renewed your membership Michael, and Michael’s widow, Michael Robinson and for this year, thank you! Only Ruth Robinson. you, our members. Roberto D. Graetz met through your generosity can we This will be the 10th continue to fulfill our mission. our clergy team for their anniversary of Rabbi Michael’s in the late 1960s when I wish to acknowledge all of leadership and spiritual passing. For those of you our devoted volunteers. Your direction. And, a big thank not familiar with Michael, Michael was on the time, talent, and willingness to you to our staff for your hard you can read all about him East Coast during a serve is what allows Shomrei work and operational support. on this website: http://www. Torah to thrive. If I listed Our congregation is strong rabbimichaelrobinson.com/ Vietnam war protest everyone who helps out in because of the community we create together. Call the office now to make and Robert was a ways big and small throughout your reservations for the Rabbi’s the year, the list would look Now, after three years as Tisch at (707) 578-5519 or email student at Hebrew like our membership directory! President, I am looking [email protected]. Suggested I am grateful for our dedicated forward to serving in my new donation for the catered dinner Union College. board of directors who give role: Immediate Past President! is $18/person. countless hours on the guidance and governance of L’shalom, the congregation. I appreciate Rachael

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behavior crosses moral or Election Season ethical boundaries? These questions Raises Questions • How should I/we advocate are bigger than As the presidential race heats for issues like Immigration up, the question of the role of Reform when in doing so we a synagogue’s religion in politics, especially inadvertently align ourselves here at Shomrei Torah, feels with one candidate over leadership. They are more urgent to me. We do another? best addressed by the have a few guidelines. For • Where is the line between us to keep our non-profit progressive Reform whole congregation, tax exempt status we cannot Judaism, which CST favor one candidate over supports, and progressive which is why I’m Rabbi George another. We can and do politics, which many asking you to join the get behind issues, just not While Judaism has members do not? candidates. Following Rabbi conversation. Michael Robinson’s lead, may never recognized a These questions are bigger his memory be for a blessing, I than a synagogue’s leadership. do not declare my support for separation of religions They are best addressed by rabbigeorgegittleman/ and one candidate over another the whole congregation, which share your thoughts. and politics, over is why I’m asking you to join so that I can be a rabbi for all B’Shalom, the conversation. Please post members and their political time I have learned George perspectives. a comment on our web site at www.shomreitorah.org/author/ Nevertheless, there are many (I hope!) to temper questions and opinions about what I bring to the what we should and should not do. For example, while congregation so that Free Shabbat Dinner with our Rabbis and Your Neighbors For us to keep our people with a variety Shomrei Torah thrives through human connection, yet so often of perspectives can feel it is hard to get to know each other in a meaningful way. We’re non-profit tax exempt too busy, not around enough or rushed when we are together. welcome. But there is another way… Join us for a free Shabbat Dinner at status we cannot favor Shomrei Torah after Shabbat Services. time I have learned (I hope!) one candidate over to temper what I bring to the Are you from West County or Petaluma and would like to meet congregation so that people other members from your part of the county? Or maybe you’re another. We can and with a variety of perspectives from Santa Rosa or northern Sonoma county? Choose one of the can feel welcome. There are three free Shabbat Dinners based on your zip code. RSVP today! do get behind issues, limits to this approach. I just not candidates. don’t, for example, feel a need Friday, June 3, 6:15 PM for those from Sebastopol & Petaluma to create a space for someone Friday, June 24, 6:15 PM for those from Wikiup and north many congregants appreciate who is homophobic or racist. county sermons that touch on Here are some questions that Friday, July 22, 6:15 PM for those from Santa Rosa current political issues, others are on my mind: see the synagogue as a kind Space is limited to 30 participants per dinner. You MUST RSVP of sanctuary from political • Even though supporting one week before the Shabbat Dinner meant for you. Please call life. While Judaism has never one candidate over another the CST office at (707) 578-5519 or email [email protected]. recognized a separation of is off limits, what happens *A big “thank you!” to Howard Schoenfeld & Paula Simon for making these religions and politics, over when a candidate’s Shabbat Dinners at no charge.

SHOMREI TORAH VOICE PAGE 4 JUNE/JULY 2016 TEMPLE NEWS An Appeal to Offer Rides to STaRS Shomrei Torah Members On May 1, our Religious School Students We have a number of people at Shomrei helped assemble food donation bags. In Torah who no longer drive (this will happen what’s becoming a bit of a standing tradition to all of us if we are lucky to live long of , they assembled 500 bags for our congregants to keep in their cars enough). Please contact the temple if you are for anyone they may see in need of help. These bags are in Shalom Hall and are willing to occasionally offer a ride to services, available for you to take — while supplies last of course. Tisch, or other Shomrei events. It’s an easy mitzvah, and will be much appreciated.

Thank you for considering this, Contact the temple office at (707) 578-5519 or [email protected].

KIDdish KIDdish is an introduction to Religious School for all Pre-K, children 3 – 5 years old. This is a preschool class where you can meet new friends and build budding Jewish relationships that can blossom for years to come. During these classes there will be tons of hands-on art activities, spirited movement Loving Kindness – Buddhist Practice, Jewish Wisdom and music, playground time, and fun Jewish Sundays, June 12, June 19, June 26, July 10 learning. 7:00-8:30 PM Enrollment for the 2016 – 17 school year is open. Please visit http://www.shomreitorah. Sign up for a summer Meditation Class (4 sessions) offered by Rabbi George. org/community/kiddish/ to download a We will use these four sessions to place the Buddhist practice of Metta in a Jewish registration form or visit the temple office. context by focusing on the Hebrew words for Love/Ahavah, Compassion/Rachamim, Loving Kindness/ Hesed and Peace/Shalom.

There will be some teaching, chanting and at least 30 minutes of silent meditation Like Congregation each class. All are welcome, no previous knowledge or experience necessary. Shomrei Torah on Free. Please RSVP to the CST office at (707)578-5519 or email [email protected].

SHOMREI TORAH VOICE PAGE 5 JUNE/JULY 2016 TEMPLE NEWS JuSTY Our 3rd-5th Grade youth group, JuSTY enjoyed an afternoon in the pool. These kids and their families had a great time in the sun and the pool, enjoying the nice weather, and noshing together of course! A big thank you to the Bernsteins for hosting the party! JuSTY will continue programming and events in the fall.

Passover college care packages On April 18, six CST members gathered to pack fabulous care packages for 42 of our college students in 11 states, , and Scotland. The packages, coordinated by Nancy Ferrick and Melissa Kort, included relevant Passover info, a letter from our clergy, as well as homemade matzo toffee and Passover chocolate, tzedakah boxes, matzo stress balls, school and health supplies and other treats. Lynn Gasser, Susan Bailyn and Nancy Ferrick provided homemade treats. The packers were Linda Bornstein, Nancy Ferrick, Marcy Pluznick- Marrin, Ricki Nickel, Tracy Candiotti and Jennifer Hirshfield-Levine. Special thanks to Julie Caldwell in the CST office for her assistance with this project.

We know many college students change addresses each year, so we ask that you sign your student up for care packages at the beginning of each school year. Keep your eye out for a request for current student information in the September Voice.

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SHoRTY Bat Mitzvah Our high schoolers ended their school year with a BBQ dinner and the Ruby Leibowitz elections for the upcoming academic year. No warm day event would June 25 be complete without the obligatory water balloon fight. SHORTY’s Please join me in celebration new board is excited to start off the year and hope to have bigger and gratitude as my daughter events and more members. Ruby is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. The service will be followed by a luncheon. Shoshana Leibowitz

Bat Mitzvah Adena Shai Wichmann July 9, 2016 3 Tamuz 5776 Please share our joy as our daughter Adena Shai becomes a Bat Mitzvah. An outdoor Kiddush lunch will follow services. Jessica and Efraim Wichmann

Bar Mitzvah Nathaniel Merhav July 30 Please join us in celebrating Nathaniel’s Bar Mitzvah. Lunch will be served after the service. Liz Levy and Udi Merhav

It’s Time to Renew Your Membership By now, you will have received membership renewal package in the mail. Help us sustain and grow Shomrei Torah into the future by renewing your membership and pledging at the Fair Share Pledge level.

SHOMREI TORAH VOICE PAGE 7 JUNE/JULY 2016 TEMPLE NEWS Veterans, Mental Health Professionals, Peaceniks Share Concern for Veterans’ Welfare at “Poster Girl” Event This year’s Social Action Goes to the Movies series continued to fill the house, attracting community members, many of whom had never been to a synagogue before. The third and final film, “Poster Girl,” brought together uniformed veterans and a variety of advocacy and mental health groups, including AMVETS, Vet-Connect, North Bay Veterans Center, North Bay Veterans Resource Center, Interfaith Shelter Network, Verity’s Forgotten Warriors Project, Project H.O.P.E., and Vietnam Veterans of America. Dr. Andrew Turner, Acting Director of the local VA Mental Health Clinic, thanked CST “for hosting this event and raising awareness of veterans’ issues.”

This was the fourth year of the award- winning Social Action Goes to the Movies series; this year’s theme was “Mental Health—It Takes A Community.” Thanks to the Film Committee: Ann Sterin, Chair; Ed Berger, Bruce Berkowitz, Larry Carlin, Susan Daniel, Rose Diamond, Stephen Harper, Katy Rose Lusson, Madeleine Rose, Asher Sheppard, and Ellen van den Berg. Thanks also to Bill Skoonberg from the CST Communications Committee for designing beautiful flyers, and to dedicated SAC members who provided refreshments and logistic help to warmly welcome CST members and the community.

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The CSA movement—World-wide and at Shomrei Torah Congregation Shomrei Torah 2600 Bennett Valley Road Wednesdays find a small but loyal band of Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Shomrei Torah members walking to the back of www.cstsr.org the synagogue building to load produce from 707-578-5519 “their box” into bags to take home to their (unless otherwise noted) Office email families. The weekly newsletter written by [email protected] Singing Frogs Farm co-owner Elizabeth Kaiser Office Hours (along with husband Paul), helps connect them Monday–Friday to farm life with stories of the intricacies of 9:00 AM–12 Noon agriculture, as well as recipes using some the 1:00–5:00 PM week’s produce. RABBI George D. Gittleman Community-supported agriculture is an [email protected] alternative, locally based economic model of ASSOCIATE RABBI agriculture and food distribution. The term Stephanie E. Kramer “community-supported agriculture” was [email protected] coined in the north eastern United States in CANTOR the 1980s, influenced by European biodynamic David Frommer agriculture ideas formulated by Rudolf Steiner. [email protected] Two European farmers, Jan Vander Tuin from TEMPLE ADMINISTRATOR/ OPERATIONS MANAGER Switzerland and Trauger Groh from Germany, Chris Chang Weeks brought European biodynamic farming ideas to [email protected] the United States in the mid-1980s. The term “community- OFFICE STAFF Senior Administrative Asst. Since the 1980s, community supported farms have been supported agriculture” Denise Harrison organized throughout North America where there now are 578-0245 at least 13,000 CSA farms. CSA offerings originally and was coined in [email protected] FAX 578-3967 predominantly consist of produce—veggies and fruits. In more the north eastern Program & Volunteer recent years, offerings have diversified and include non-produce Coordinator products including eggs, meat, flowers, honey, dairy and soaps. United States in the Mary Winterlin [email protected] Singing Frogs Farm was chosen five years ago as the food 1980s, influenced by Rabbinic Assistant partner for Shomrei Torah by a group of Environmental Action Julie Caldwell Committee members. Their farm is in a beautiful valley west European biodynamic [email protected] of Sebastopol and was founded in 2007. They have developed a Maintenance Supervisor unique, no-till, ecologically beneficial and highly intensive style agriculture ideas Rich Sleeper of vegetable and fruit farming which has increased soil nutrients THE VOICE to the point of producing six times the California average formulated by Rudolf [email protected] revenue per acre. YOUTH AND MUSIC Steiner. COORDINATOR Sign-ups for the Shomrei Torah CSA through Singing Frogs Farm are actively Malcolm McElheney being taken for their main weekly produce season that began May 4. They deliver [email protected] produce year round, though after Thanksgiving, the deliveries change to every two weeks. WEBSITE Jay Peretz, Webmaster Check the Singing Frogs Farm website (www.singingfrogsfarm.com) for more info including CSA sign-up.

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