New Prayerbooks!

16 Our new Siddur Lev Shalem Prayerbooks were recently introduced at services in April. The response to June / July / August 20 them has been amazing and wee look forward to many more meaningful spiritual experiences with these beautiful prayerbooks in hand. The first printing was over 38,000 copies and Kol Shofar is fortunate to be amongst the first communities in the U.S. to integrate Siddur Lev Shalem into our prayer experience. Sound of the Shofar Laughter at the Board Level

Please consider making a tribute donation to help defray the cost of these wonderful prayerbooks. You By Joan Levison, Incoming Board President 2016—2018 may purchase and personalize a beautifully designed book plate that will be placed in one of the new books for only $75. This gift is a meaningful way to honor or memorialize someone—for the memory of a Call me crazy but I’m really looking forward to being the Board president, come July 1. loved one on a yahrzeit; in honor of someone special; or on a birthday, wedding, or special celebration. I’ve served on my fair share of non-profit boards and committees—well run and otherwise—so I’m not saying this from Our goal is to raise $10,000 in order to help cover the cost of these beautiful new siddurim. naiveté. Rather, I say this from a true respect for what boards of directors strive for in their work. If just 1 out of every 5 families contributed, we’d meet our goal! My inspiration comes from my father. When I was looking for a job after graduate school, I attended several board meetings with my father, who served on many non-profit boards. I was struck by the deep enjoyment the people around the table derived You can complete the form, found at shul, or you can also donate online at www.kolshofar.org/give. from their board work. They believed in the organizations they were serving, they clearly respected their fellow board members, We are most grateful for your support of our wonderful Jewish community. and they were having a good time. I was surprised by the laughter in these meetings. But after several meetings of different non-profits, I realized that the laughter was an important indication that these people knew each other well enough to try new ideas that might or might not be feasible, to let down their guard to tease and be teased, and to really hear each other. These boards were communities in which the members found the work enjoyable and fulfilling. Successful boards are successful communities. They need to represent their larger community, but they also need to be cohesive communities in and of themselves. The members must enjoy and respect each other and have shared goals. And laughter is a good gauge of how comfortable this unique community is with itself. One of my goals as incoming president is to increase the involvement on the board of congregants 35- to 50-years of age and to create a strong community of future leaders. The practice of is evolving and those who will be driving this evolution must be leaders in Kol Shofar’s strategic planning and governance. For me, the Board’s success will be defined by creating a board community in which the next generation of leaders is excited to participate and to join those of us who have been around the block a few times. I’m looking forward to creating a board community that is filled with laughter and purpose, with a clear eye on making sure that Kol Shofar remains vibrant and relevant as Judaism evolves. Sacred Chant and Shavuot with Shefa Gold Just as I saw the enjoyment and satisfaction my father got from his board service, I find that same sense for myself. And my children are now coming to the age where Congregation Kol Shofar they are showing signs of community involvement. I have no doubt that they are following the lead of their parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. I want to featuring Syliva Boorstein nurture this wonderful, fulfilling aspect of being Jewish for the generations that will follow us. And have the laughter continue. 215 Blackfield Drive Sat, June 11 Followed by Shavuot celebrations: Tiburon, CA 94920 Rabbi Shefa Gold develops and leads 9:00 p.m. A Farewell from Our Outgoing President Hebrew chants based on Jewish sacred Maariv Service texts for transformative spiritual growth. 9:30 p.m. by Steven Tulsky 10:00 a.m. to noon Cheesecake Break Rabbi Shefa Gold leads Kol Neshama Everything they told me was true. That a faith community is the sum of many more parts and individual efforts than I ever 10:00 p.m. appreciated. That the Presidency would be more work than I ever imagined. That I would learn fascinating, unexpected, and Study Sessions with Leider. Mailing label deeply inspiring things about people—and sometimes disappointing things as well. That rabbis have one of the toughest jobs in 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Levy, Friedman, and Lezak the world, few aspects of which are known to their congregants. That I would discover new leadership talents in myself, and also Rabbi Shefa Gold Study Session: The Magic of Hebrew Chant new areas where necessary skills elude me. That it would be far and away the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever done. Shavuot Services: 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. From the beginning of her time with us, Rabbi Leider has made it a top priority to see us chart a path of lay leadership looking Rabbi Shefa Gold and Sylvia Boorstein Sun, June 12, 9:15 a.m. many years into the future. This emphasis allowed me plenty of time to prepare for my future responsibilities under the tutelage at Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Reimagining Mon June 13, 9:15 a.m. (Yizkor) of my masterful predecessor Scott Waxman. It also has made it much easier to draw my term to a close, having the comfort of Sinai: Opening to Revelation in Each knowing that my dear and exceedingly qualified colleague Joan Levison is ready to seamlessly take our gavel. L’Dor va Dor—from Moment generation to generation…. As I step down, I would like to share two things that I have learned with certainty. First, that Kol Shofar is truly a welcoming congregation—every strand of our Join us on Wednesday, June 1 for our Annual Meeting DNA desires to see new visitors find their own personal connections to the Judaism that we share as an institution. And second—that even for a person whose own and Community Gathering! 5:30 p.m. buffet dinner Rabbi Shefa Gold develops and leads Hebrew chants personal Judaism included an indifference to faith, serving a community edges one ineffably closer to the Devine. based on Jewish sacred texts for transformative spiritual and 6:15 p.m. meeting. growth. GO GREEN: In order to stay eco-friendly, we ask that you opt-into future newsletters For more information, contact Rabbi Chai at like this via email. To confirm your email and opt-in to email-only, please contact [email protected] or (415) 388-1818, ext. 119 Valerie Bishop at [email protected] or (415) 388-1818, ext. 130. 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Our CKS Librarian, Ellen Barr By Jordan Hopstone, Teen Leadership Coordinator From an interview with Valerie Bishop, Marketing & Communications Manager As summer approaches and we head for the beach, it is important to take time to reflect on what has been a wonderful year. Here at Congregation Kol Shofar, I have had a very special year with our wonderful teens, and I think of it fondly as You’ve seen her around in the I look forward to making more memories. building for nearly 35 years, as she’s spent decades serving as our Kol A highlight of this year was my elective class at Tichon: Dr. Shofar Librarian. Ellen Barr is a vital Seuss and Jewish Values. The Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, and volunteer that dedicates her time to the Lorax have provided generations of children with colorful the management and organization stories and healthy ideas. In this class we explored their of our beloved library. likeness to the stories in the Torah, Mishnah, and Pirkei Avot! It was a fun class for the students because let’s be honest… Some of Ellen’s earliest memories Dr. Seuss is brilliant! But it was a truly special experience for hail from her days on the Upper me because of the insights of our teens. These young people West Side, New York, visiting her bring critical minds and unique perspectives to my class, and I local library, the St. Agnes Branch, leave each Wednesday feeling inspired. when she would visit weekly to procure entertainment through the magic of the written word. Before AUGUST 2016 the days of television, Ellen calls the Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday library her “saving grace.” She loved 1 2 3 4 5 6 books and reading while growing 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan Rosh Hodesh Av 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, up, and her passion only grew. She followed by Talmud Study Weeky Walk followed by kiddush About Us is extremely interested in Judaica. 1:30 p.m. Green Team 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Meeting Weekly Torah Portion with Shabbat at Drake Terrace Phone: (415) 388-1818 Rabbi Leider With her husband, Al, she lived in 7:54 p.m. Candle Lighting Email: [email protected] 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn West Africa, Hong Kong, Korea, and Greece. All the while, Ellen was a For more program information, please visit with Rabbi Chai teacher. She spent time as a teacher of English as a second language, Rabbi Susan Leider: ext. 110 www.kolshofar.org. 1:30 p.m. Philosophy of an Italian tutor, and 15 years as an elementary school aide. Her Masters Judaism Rabbi Chai Levy: ext. 119 of the Arts is in Italian Language and Literature. She also attended a Reconstructionist program, Society for the Advancement of Judaism, 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Executive Director: started by Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan. Her family includes 3 children, born 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with Erev Tisha B’Av in New York, who came long for the ride to California. Two of them followed by Talmud Study Weeky Walk Attitude Kaia Burkett 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the Shabbat Hazon [email protected], ext. 103 even went through our Beit Binah and Hebrew Study programs! Weekly Torah Portion with 7:46 p.m. Candle Lighting Rabbi Leider 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, Ellen found herself volunteering on the committee for the Congregation followed by kiddush Director of Youth Education & Family Engagement: Kol Shofar library, and over the years has worked with others to make 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Jonathan Emanuel sure our library is always manned. She implemented our organization 9:00 p.m.Erev Tisha B’Av Services [email protected], ext. 105 protocol and can be found in the library each Monday. Bookkeeper/Accountant: Ellen’s favorite part of volunteering in the library is seeing the arrival 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 of new books and hearing how borrowers enjoy them. Keeping up on Brian Cilley 8:00 a.m. Tisha B’av 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 6:30 p.m. Musical Kabbalat 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, [email protected], ext. 102 the latest trends, Ellen leans toward the fascinating Holocaust and Services followed by Talmud Study Weeky Walk Shabbat at Congregant followed by kiddush 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the Home biography sections. She notes that our library is filled with options for 11:00 a.m. Southern Marin Weekly Torah Portion with 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Marketing & Communications Manager: every taste. One day, Hot Meal Program Rabbi Leider 7:37 p.m. Candle Lighting Valerie Bishop she hopes to move 7:00 p.m. Women’s Rosh 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn Hodesh with Rabbi Chai [email protected], ext. 130 us to a computer- based system, but 1:30 p.m. Philosophy of Judaism Executive Assistant, Ritual & Education: lovingly keeps track of Leslie Gaber everything by hand for now. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 [email protected], ext. 100 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, We encourage you to followed by Talmud Study Weeky Walk Attitude followed by kiddush 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the Membership & Operations Coordinator: visit CKS and check Weekly Torah Portion with 7:27 p.m. Candle Lighting 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Allison Pemerl out an armful of Rabbi Leider [email protected], ext. 106 books. Over the years, 12:15 a.m. Lunch & Learn we’ve had numerous with Rabbi Chai Teen Leadership Coordinator: donations that keep Jordan Hopstone our sections thriving. [email protected], ext. 101 Just remember—check out a good read, and 28 29 30 31 Facilities Manager: make sure to return it 7:00 p.m. SF Giants Jewish 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights Heritage Night followed by Talmud Study Weeky Walk Kirk Kim and thank Ellen after 3:00 p.m. CKS Free [email protected], ext. 107 your 3 weeks are up! Technical Support for Members, from Eugene Los Facilities Team: Jack Klassen, John Mason

2 7 A Reflection on Beit young families in our programs. Sunday morning T’fillah service at Beit Binah Tikkun Olam Binah has never been bigger and more spirited! Our youngest grades at Beit Binah, Kindergarten through 2nd grade, are bursting with lively young learners, and Tikkun Olam: Living in a God-Centered food and eat with homeless individuals seeking dinner, companionship, By Jonathan Emanuel, Director our holiday celebrations and Yamei Kehillah (community days) have brought in World and a place to sleep through the REST emergency shelter. We are involved of Youth Education & Family many families with preschool children, singing, and dancing their way through in county-wide efforts to establish a permanent shelter through the Marin By Rabbi Chai Levy Engagement our halls. Organizing Committee, as well as working on issues of immigration, At its essence, Judaism is about training us to live in a God-centered healthcare, and human trafficking. Shalom friends! It is at this time of the year What makes me so thrilled for the future is imagining the journeys that lie world, rather than a self-centered world. The Torah is filled with mitzvot that I tend to reflect on journeys. As we ahead for these young children and their families, and all the rich Jewish You can read below about Kol Shofar’s adopting Laurel Dell elementary that compel us in a variety of ways to care for the stranger, to leave the complete the Pesah and Shavuot holidays, experiences they will have in our community. I am looking forward to being school through the Marin County School Volunteers program–and corner of our field for the poor, to give an offering from the abundance the journey of the Jewish people becomes part of the journey with them! We can’t wait to share it! winning an award for our volunteers’ great contributions! We also have central in how we think of ourselves as we are blessed to receive. In sum, to live and act with the awareness that a community garden, where we grow healthy food that can be used in individuals and as a nation. It is also a time whatever we have is a Divine gift to be shared. the meals we serve to those in need. We’ve done park clean ups and are for us at Congregation Kol Shofar to reflect on the journey of the past year It is this awareness that inspires our tikkun olam work at Congregation working to fight climate change. And every time there is a death or an and get us revved up for the year that lies ahead. Kol Shofar. Our community is involved in holy acts of giving and sharing illness in our community, Gemilut Hesed volunteers show up to bring a meal or lend a helping hand. Each of these projects happens only with the For our educational programs, this has been an amazing year of growth and throughout Marin County. I want to make sure you know about how you can take part and get involved. Each month, Kol Shofar volunteers initiative and leadership of people like you–see below for their contact learning, and of milestones and new beginnings. A highlight of the journey information; and when you see them, thank them for all they are doing for me has been the incredible growth in numbers and involvement of our prepare and serve meals to people in need in our community in multiple venues. On the 2nd Sunday of every month, we host the Southern Marin on behalf of Kol Shofar! Think about how you want to live your Judaism JULY 2016 Hot Meal program here at Kol Shofar; on the 4th Wednesday we prepare by being a giver, by making an offering–whether by joining one of these food for the Mill Street Homeless Shelter; in winter months we prepare ongoing efforts or taking the initiative to create your own new project. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Tikkun Olam: Stay Connected! For more program information, 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, Program Contact Info Program Contact Info Attitude followed by kiddush please visit www.kolshofar.org. Southern Marin Hot Meal Program Mark Kaplan: [email protected] Kol Shofar Community Garden Wendy Dalia: [email protected] 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Steven Lee: [email protected] at Drake Terrace Climate Change Action Louise Lipsey: [email protected] 8:17 p.m. Candle Lighting Mill Street Shelter Esther Rosha-Stadtler: (415) 460-5464 REST shelter Shana Margolis: [email protected] Gemilut Hesed Committee Rhea Brown: [email protected]

Marin Organizing Committee Ruth Jaeger: [email protected] Chevra Kaddisha Rabbi Chai Levy: [email protected] Gail Dorph: [email protected]

Marin County School Volunteers Ron Brown: [email protected] To initiate a new Kol Shofar project Rabbi Chai Levy: [email protected] 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Newt Harband: [email protected] Administrative Office Closed 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, Rosh Hodesh Tamuz 6:50 a.m. Rosh Hodesh 8:15 p.m. Candle Lighting 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, followed by Talmud Study Morning Minyan followed by kiddush 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 1:30 p.m. Green Team Weeky Walk 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Meeting with Rabbi Chai 1:30 p.m. Philosophy of Kol Shofar’s Adopted School Judaism By Ron Brown Under the auspices of the Marin County School Volunteers, Kol Shofar this year “adopted” a school, Laurel Dell Elementary in San Rafael. 14 Kol Shofar 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 members have served as tutors at this school. Speaking strictly for myself, the 11:00 a.m. Southern Marin 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, experience has been frustrating, difficult, illuminating, rewarding, and fun, Hot Meal Program followed by Talmud Study Weekly Walk Attitude followed by kiddush often all at the same time. I would not give it up for anything. 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn 2:00 p.m. Bay Area Torah with Rabbi Chai 8:12 p.m. Candle Lighting 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Softball Playoffs TBD MCSV has coordinated volunteers in the schools for 20 years. The volunteers 7:00 p.m. Women’s Rosh serve to supplement the efforts of teachers, who have trouble giving Our MCSV volunteer honorees with Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom on May 20. Hodesh one-on-one attention in classes with over 25 students. After Kol Shofar agreed to adopt Laurel Dell, 20 people came to an introductory program at the synagogue run by MCSV staff and those who wished to volunteer came to a subsequent 2 hour training session. There is no minimum time 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 requirement, and our experience has been that every teacher is most flexible in 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:07 p.m. Candle Lighting 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, accommodating trips out of town, vacations, or the like. followed by Talmud Study Weekly Walk followed by kiddush 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Chai 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit My most precious memory is of the time that my teacher decided to give his class the assignment of writing thank you letters to me. The letters were 1:30 p.m. Philosophy of Judaism delightful. I began to notice a pattern in the structure of the letters and the words that they used, and the teacher admitted that he had used the project to work on adjectives. My favorite letter was the 3rd grader who wrote, “You Mission Statement of the are cool, awesome, amazing, patient, nice, calm, and incomprehensible.” I Kol Shofar Green Team hope that he did not know what that last word meant. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 By Louise Lipsey On May 20, Kol Shofar received the Community Advocate Award from the 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, The mission statement of the new Kol Shofar Green Team: “Affirms Jewish followed by Talmud Study Weeky Walk Attitude followed by kiddush school system in a ceremony with presenter Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the environmental values by involving our congregation in education and 3:00 p.m. CKS Free Weekly Torah Portion with 8:02 p.m. Candle Lighting 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Technical Support for Rabbi Leider If you would like information about becoming a volunteer for the next school awareness of the climate crisis facing our world. We support clean and Members, from Eugene Los 31 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn year, contact Ron Brown or Newt Harband. An orientation program will be renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and sustainability. We also with Rabbi Chai scheduled towards the end of the summer. If you want to be sure that you get join with other faith communities in Marin to protect the environment and information about that program, email us so that we know of your interest. become part of the climate solution.”

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Hebrew at Kol Shofar constructed. Meaning, of course, is a lot more than grammatical syntax. Congregation Kol Shofar’s Legacy Circle “Kol Shofar’s Legacy Circle,” a group of committed congregants and What about vocabulary? How do we learn vocabulary? For me, this is friends who have planned a legacy gift for Kol Shofar. By Pat Carlone the best part of Tikva’s teaching, and what makes her classes so special Thank you to our Legacy Circle members for their vision in ensuring future If you have designated a legacy gift for Kol Shofar and have not yet for me. We don’t simply learn the meaning of the words we are reading. generations will have the benefit of a conservative Jewish experience in Marin. Hebrew class is designed for those of us who want to be able to read and Instead, we learn to identify the (mostly) three-letter roots that make up notified us, please contact Kaia Burkett, Interim Executive Director speak correctly the Hebrew words of our siddur, and by extension, the the Hebrew words, and then Tikva introduces us to other words that may If you have made a provision in your will or estate plan for Kol Shofar, we at (415) 388-1818, ext. 103. If you have questions about how to words of Torah; and secondly, be able to understand these words, and to be based on the same root. In doing so, we discover what appears to be would love to hear from you. By informing us of your intentions, you allow designate Congregation Kol Shofar in your estate plan, please contact make them meaningful to ourselves. intrinsic to finding meaning in prayerbook (and Torah) Hebrew: Meaning us to properly thank you and, with your permission, recognize you in Michelle C. Lerman, Legacy Committee Chair, at [email protected]. We come to class with various levels of skill and experience. Some of us ultimately emerges out of deep and patient engagement with text, so that only know the alphabet, others know the symbols for the vowel sounds as what results is not a translation, but a commentary. JUNE 2016 well, and still others have some fluency reading and speaking from some We see that any translation is essentially a commentary. Tikva’s class, then, Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday years of childhood Hebrew school. We come together as a group. is not just about learning prayerbook Hebrew; it is also about a journey 1 2 3 4 Along the way, while we are learning how to read and speak the words, into one’s own Judaism, of discovering more deeply how we each connect For more program information, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, our instructor Tikva Farber teaches us the prefix-based and suffix-based to Judaism, and what possibilities for meaning we can find for ourselves in Weekly Walk Attitude followed by kiddush please visit www.kolshofar.org. 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the Hebrew grammar of the words that appears in the text, and we begin our daily practice with our prayerbook Hebrew, and, by extension, with our 5:30 p.m. Annual Meeting 9:30 a.m. Kol Shabbat: Weekly Torah Portion with 6:30 p.m. CJS Home-Hosted Family Shabbat Experience to recognize how Hebrew sentences are made and how meaning is reading of Torah. Rabbi Leider Shabbat Dinners 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Chai at Drake Terrace 1:15 p.m. Pirkei Avot: Ethics of Our Ancestors (Rabbi 8:09 p.m. Candle Lighting 1:30 p.m. Philosophy of Shelly Dorph) Judaism 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Erev Shavuot 2:00 p.m. Bay Area Torah Rosh Hodesh Sivan 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:13 p.m. Candle Lighting 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, Softball (Emanu-El Mentsches Weekly Walk followed by kiddush vs. CKS Macabees) 6:50 a.m. Rosh Hodesh 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Sit Morning Minyan, followed by Weekly Torah Portion with 10:00 a.m.Kol Neshama Minyan, 7:00 p.m. MADRE: Talmud Study Rabbi Leider Guest Leader Rabbi Shefa Gold Interpretive Dance featuring 1:00 p.m. Rabbi Shefa Gold Study Session: The Magic of Qadim ensemble and dancer 12:00 p.m. Prayer Book 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn Hebrew Class with Rabbi Chai Hebrew Chant Miriam Peretz 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Shefa Gold 1:30 p.m. Green Team and Sylvia Boorstein at Tikkun Meeting Leil Shavuot: Reimagining Siniai: Opening to Revelation in Each Moment 9:00 p.m. Maariv Service 9:30 p.m. Cheesecake Break 10:00 p.m. Study Sessions with Rabbis Leider Levy, Friedman, and Lezak 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Why Prayerbook Hebrew Another highlight of this year was the growth Shavuot I Shavuot II 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, of our young USY chapter. I had an opportunity followed by Talmud Study Weekly Walk Attitude followed by kiddush is Unique 9:15 a.m. Shavuot Services 9:15 a.m. Shavuot Services 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the to attend 4 regional conventions with 11 of our (Yizkor) 12:00 p.m. Prayer Book Weekly Torah Portion with 8:16 p.m. Candle Lighting 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit 11:00 a.m. Southern Marin Hebrew Class Rabbi Leider By Tikva Farber bright young people, and that time is special. Hot Meal Program (Mt. Tam From San Jose to Santa Rosa, we joined Jewish Methodist Church) 12:15 p.m. Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Chai Finding value and meaning through prayer is a teens from all over Northern California and Reno 2:00 p.m. Bay Area Torah Softball (Rodef Sholom 1:30 p.m. Philosophy of lifelong journey. Why do we need the Hebrew in embracing our community and celebrating our Rebels vs. CKS Macabees) Judaism language to guide us on this path? Imbedded in heritage. It is one thing to know that we are part the Hebrew words—and all languages—is the of a greater community, but it is something else 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 culture, history and values of a people. altogether to experience the passion and energy 7:00 p.m. Women’s Rosh 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan 8:17 p.m. Candle Lighting 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Services, of 120 teen leaders. Hodesh followed by Talmud Study Weekly Walk followed by kiddush When we study a in its original 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the 12:00 p.m. Prayer Book Weekly Torah Portion with 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Sit Hebrew text, we can use the Hebrew roots of Memories like these help shape my identity. I Hebrew Class Rabbi Leider words and other related vocabulary stemming cherish them and look forward to the opportunity from the same root, and discover a whole new to create more… especially in the community we meaning for us individually, thereby creating our have at Kol Shofar. own personal interpretation of the text. 26 27 28 29 30 2:00 p.m. Bay Area Torah 7:15 a.m. Morning Minyan, 10:00 a.m. Chai Lights 7:00 a.m. Morning Minyan Softball (CKS Macabees vs. followed by Talmud Study Weeky Walk Beth Sholom Avenues) 9:00 a.m. Midrash on the 3:00 p.m. CKS Free Weekly Torah Portion with Mazal Tov to Congregation Kol Shofar Hebrew Class and Beit Binah teacher Tikva Farber for receiving the 2016 Diller Educator Technical Support for Rabbi Leider Award! We are so thrilled and proud of you and all you do for our congregation and the Marin Jewish Community. Members, from Eugene Los Established in January 2001, the Diller awards recognize and honor educators offering pre-collegiate programs in Jewish education who have made an extraordinary impact on the youth of our community. Tikva was honored at a celebration at the JCCSF.

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