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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020 5781 5781 Congregation Beth Ami New (Remote) Office Hours 4676 Mayette Avenue Mon SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020 5781 5781 Congregation Beth Ami New (remote) office hours 4676 Mayette Avenue Mon. - Thurs: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Santa Rosa, CA 95405 Fridays: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Telephone707/360-3000 To access the office or meet in person with office man- Fax707/360-3003 ager Elizabeth Jarlesberg you must make an appoint- Email [email protected] ment:707-360-3000 [email protected] Website BethAmiSR.org The Gift Shop: Bonnie Boren will be available to assist in a gift shop Please “like” us at purchase. Candles are available. 707-528-1628 facebook.com/CongregationBethAmi Personnel Officers & Board of Members at Large Rabbi Mordecai Miller Directors, 2020–21 Irvin Klein 707-889-6905, Carolyn Metz, President 707-695-0711, [email protected] [email protected] 707-481-3390 Carol Swanson Elizabeth Jarlsberg, [email protected] 707-874-3412, [email protected] Office Manager Myrna Morse, VP Administration Myra Stern-Thomas 707-360-3000, 707-539-5457, [email protected] 707-287-0786, [email protected] [email protected] David Ballo, VP of Facilities Michelle Zygielbaum Jessica Joerger and Lara Brown, 707-576-0612, [email protected] 707-538-6099, [email protected] Early Education Directors Bobbie Rosenthal, 707-360-3030 Bob Cooper VP of Membership [email protected] 707-337-6244, [email protected] 415-517-4323 Richard Kahn Rick Concoff, JCC Teen Program [email protected] 707-823-3916, 707-217-5265, [email protected] Barbara McGee, Secretary [email protected] Mike Mundell 707-953-2526 707-291-3193, [email protected] Ben and Tara Winkler, [email protected] Shofar Newsletter Leanne Schy Henry Cohn, Past President, Treasurer 707-843-4956, 707-528-4874, [email protected] 415-497-2723 [email protected] [email protected] Andrea Nett, Jewish Community Contacts Members Ex Officio Friedman Center Director Hillel of Sonoma County 707-360-3021 Jessica Joerger and Lara Brown 707.795.5464, sonomahillel.org [email protected] 707-360-3030 JCC, Sonoma County Volunteers [email protected] Rabbi Mordecai Miller 707.528.4222, jccsoco.org Bonnie Boren, Gift Shop 707-889-6905, [email protected] Jewish Community Federation 707-360-3022 Carol Appel, 415.847.2992, [email protected] Andrea Nett 707-360-3021, [email protected] Leanne Schy, Communications [email protected] Jewish Community Free Clinic 707-528-4874 Donna Waldman, 707.585.7780, [email protected] jewishfreeclinic.org Jewish Community Relations Council Deadline for Nov./Dec. 2020 Suzan Berns, 415.957.1551, jcrc.org Shofar is Oct. 15 Jewish Family & Children’s Services 707.303.1501, jfcs.org/sonoma-county September / October 2020 • Congregation Beth Ami Shofar • page 2 • bethamisr.org RABBI’S REMARKS Rabbi Mordecai Miller Adaptation and Resilience How the Jewish people, the children of Israel, to the Temple service, any omission on the and its civilization have managed to survive over part of the priest could render the entire offer- the course of four millennia has long been a ing invalid. This could even apply to an im- source of wonder. This is highlighted by the fact proper thought (piggul)! In order to guarantee that far more powerful nations and their civiliza- the precise performance of its mystical rites, tions, (the Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Assyr- the Priests alone were given the responsibility ians, the Persians, the Greeks and Romans) have and privilege of serving at the altar with the come and gone. True, they have all left their Levites performing the accompanying tasks mark (especially the Greeks) on the Western Suffice it to say that at the time it was de- world as we currently experience it, but they no stroyed in 586 BCE by the Babylonians, its longer exist in their former power and splendor. destruction could well have marked the anni- It is no small wonder that we might express hilation of the Jewish people and its hallowed surprise that we exist to this day given our expression of worship. people’s age, relatively tiny population, and As we know, however, this was not the case! the serious attempts by our enemies to utterly It’s very important to realize that the new form destroy us. As the Haggadah relates: from our of worship was based on what had transpired own relative Laban, to the Egyptian Pharaoh in the Temple. For example, the Amidah—the and all the way through to the genocide per- prayer we recite standing and that starts with petrated by the Nazis, we have had to face de- the words “…God of Abraham, God of etc…” termined attempts to wipe us out of existence. represents the statutory offerings brought every For the most part, Jewish civilization centers day—twice a day, morning and afternoon—in on a spiritual message as expressed in the the Temple. The evening Amidah represents words of the Torah and the TaNaCH (Bible). the time when the remnants of the day’s offer- We might easily suggest that the values articu- ings were burnt off. For this reason, the morn- lated provided inspiration that was timeless. ing and afternoon Amidahs were repeated by More importantly, however, it was the determi- the one leading the service, while the evening nation to bring those ideals down to the level Amidah is never repeated. of daily living - bringing the Torah down from As a result, what might appear as a categoric Mt. Sinai - that gave the people and its civiliza- change was, in fact, a transformation of that tion the quality of immortality. It meant that original practice and not a negation of it. It the ideals had to be rooted in the practicalities preserved what originally propelled it: the ut- and challenges of life’s experiences. most desire to give outward expression of the An essential aspect of the religion was ex- Jewish People’s passionate love of God. If this pressed in the service that took place in the had not been the case, it certainly wouldn’t Temple in Jerusalem. In fact, this aspect of have survived for close to two thousand years. religious practice was the ultimate goal of It required a willingness to accept the validity the people’s experience that started with the of a different method of worship (the Syna- Exodus. (Again, compare the hymn, Dayenu, gogue) without negating the validity of the in the Passover Haggadah). The Temple repre- former (Temple). sented the contact point linking the Divine to Today we face the catastrophic potential of a the material world. The many rites which took pandemic. At present, to continue to gather in place were mandated by the very Creator of synagogues to worship as in former days is to the Universe. We are taught that when it came court disease and worse. How then, to contin- September / October 2020 • Congregation Beth Ami Shofar • page 3 • bethamisr.org RABBI’S REMARKS continued… ALEF isn't enough BET isn't tough Study Hebrew from the source with a ue, as best as we can, in our own community; native Israeli. to preserve what has become an important All levels. The easy way. practice to a significant number of us? Prayers, Chanting Torah Tropes In this case, “Necessity was the mother of contact Ahuva Simon-Sa'ar at invention!” I confess that at the time I never (707)545-2454 or [email protected] imagined what has come to be a surprisingly effective solution: Zooming! While we are unable to gather in our sanctuary for Shabbat worship and enjoy lunch together in the Social Hall following, we are able to gather virtually and proceed through the Shabbat ser- vice using the same Siddur (prayerbook), the same expression of prayers and songs, Torah, Haftarah and d’var, which we practiced before Covid. However, we do it all in the safety of our homes. To paraphrase an expression attributed the great Rav Kook who was Chief Rabbi of Isra- el in the early years of the last century, “to renew the ‘old’ and to sanctify the ‘new.’” lechadeish et hayashan ulekadeish et hachadash)! It turns out that there are many silver linings as a result of this new practice. Seeing every- one’s face on the screen and being able to visit as well as worship together has added a strong sense of community. For years my attempts to create an opportunity for twice daily medita- tion and worship reached very few. This was primarily on account of the distances the par- ticipants would have had to travel. Nowadays, it is with a deep sense of gratitude that I can look forward to a minyan (ten individuals) to join me, at least once, if not twice, a day. With God’s help we will all see an end to this terrible challenge to our health and well-being, I pray for the time when we can reinstate our services in the sweet beauty of our sanctuary. I look forward to breaking bread once again with our members. On the other hand, we may well choose to continue our Daily Daven using a virtual medium. In both circumstances, I trust we will continue to gain strength from all our communal experiences in expressing our yearn- ing for the nearness of the Divine. September / October 2020 • Congregation Beth Ami Shofar • page 4 • bethamisr.org EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Wishing a Speedy Recovery to: These presentations will be webinars with speakers able to answer your questions. You Judy Dzik Etienne Sampiere will be able to engage with some very promi- Anna Judd Tishbacha bat Sarah nent scholars, a number of them in Israel. Dennis Judd Carol Swanson Planned dates and times are Sundays at 10 Linda Emblen Phyllis Morton a.m.
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