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USY's Scooby Jew Convention April 2015 5775 USY’s Scooby Jew Convention In This Issue: By Mayer Adelberg On February 20, 2015, over one hundred teens converged on the Flamingo From the Rabbi Resort and Spa in Santa Rosa, California. It was a weekend of Jewish Page 3 learning, ruah (spirit) and fun, and the theme for this fantastic convention was, none other than, Scooby Doo. The three-day convention, called ISS (Intensive Study Seminar), was the first convention of the year where eighth graders were invited. Although President’s they were part of their own semi-separate convention (8th Grade Shabba- Perspective ton), they still intermingled with the USYers for some programs and for Page 5 meals. ISS was a weekend of Judaism and Jewish learning. As Calendar a youth group Pages 14 & 15 which is part of the Conservative movement, New Frontier USY incorporates prayer April experiences into Birthdays our conventions; Page 21 for ISS these were held in transformed hotel rooms. April The approach was Anniversaries interactive and Page 22 non-traditional, while the fundamental elements of the services were kept intact. Programming is a major part of ISS. With programs that cover Judaism as well as programs that completely relate to USYers’ lives, it is an important 100% club element that takes planning and serious consideration. At ISS, we had programs such as Israeli Capture the Flag, Pe’ah it Forward (discussing Pages 23 & 24 Sh’mittah), Parsha Palooza, and Jewpardy (Jewish Jeopardy.) “ISS was an incredible experience where I got to meet people who other- contributions wise I wouldn’t have even known existed,” says Danielle Horovitz, an 8th Pages 25 & 26 grader in Saratoga USY attending her first convention. “It changed the way that I view Judaism, and it changed the way that I feel about USY. I will most definitely be at May Convention (only 70 days to go!)” Continued on page 6 1 Main Office 408-257-3333 [email protected] Rabbis Philip R. Ohriner Senior Rabbi 408-366-9104 [email protected] Leslie Alexander Rabbi of Community Engagement and Outreach 408-366-9105 [email protected] Daniel J. Pressman Rabbi Emeritus Staff Tanya Lorien Dir. of Operations 408-366-9107 [email protected] Barbara Biran Dir. of Ritual 408-366-9106 [email protected] Monica Hernandez Bookkeeping Associate 408-366-9108 [email protected] Jillian Cosgrave Front Office Associate 408-366-9110 [email protected] Lynn Crocker Mkt & Comm Associate Mazel Tov 408-366-9102 [email protected] Please share our joy as our son, Justin, is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on: Iris Bendahan Dir. of Jewish Edu. Program 408-366-9116 [email protected] Saturday, May 2, 2015 Andrea Ammerman We invite you to join us School Admin. Assistant for a Kiddush luncheon 408-366-9101 [email protected] following the service. JET (Jewish Experience for Teens) [email protected] Evette and David Pennypacker 2 From the Rabbi By Rabbi Philip Ohriner The Spiritual Side of Passover Cleaning Dear friends, For many of us Passover is a cherished time of year. It provides an opportunity to focus on the central narrative of the Jewish people—our role in the quest for freedom. Passover affords us the rare opportunity to think deeply with family and friends about freedom and the remaining work necessary in ensuring freedom for all humanity. Yet, there is one specific element of Passover that drives many to the brink of insanity. As we prepare for the holiday, we meticulously empty our pantries, scour our counters, and investigate every nook and cranny for vestiges of swollen wheat, barley, oats, spelt, and rye products and their admixtures. We go through this routine in the hopes of fulfilling one of the foundational commandments of Passover—the removal of leavening, hametz, from our homes. The Torah tells us in Exodus (12:15) that the removal of hametz is an integral part of our holiday: “seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; on the very first day you shall remove leaven from your houses, for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day to the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.” In many Jewish homes there is a special fervor and thoroughness devoted to the removal of hametz. On this level, the removal of leavening is a physical and exhausting endeavor. I often wonder whether our pre-Passover cleaning sprees actually prepare us for Passover. Sure, our homes are ready, but are we ready? Does our physical cleaning bolster us and energize our minds and souls for the journey out of Egypt each year or does it leave us completely exhausted and prepared to just sit the exodus out for a year? In short, how do we contextualize the physical preparations in our minds so that they might add to our spiritual prepar- edness for Passover? For millennia Judaism has coupled our concern for physical hametz with a much more insidious and tenacious kind of “leavening”. There is a spiritual dimension to our removal of leavening, as well. The Talmud tells us of the personal meditation recited by Rabbi Alexandri after his private prayers. Rabbi Alexandri would turn his heart and mind towards heaven and say the following: “Master of the Universe, You know full well that it is our desire to act according to Your will; but what prevents us from doing so? The leavening in the dough (Babylonian Talmud Berachot 17a).” Rashi explains that this leavening is the evil inclination that inflates our heart. This is the spiritual hametz that requires purging from our souls prior to Passover. In his beautiful work, Preparing Your Heart for Pass- over, Rabbi Kerry Olitzky explains our task as follows: Just as one removes the leaven by the light of the candle, one should eliminate the evil that dwells within, searching the heart by the light of the soul, which is the “candle of God.” Only with Divine light are we even able to see the hametz that is buried in our soul. And only through that same light are we able to incinerate it. Furthermore, who knows what else might be revealed in the light? We might even see the ones we love just a little differently in the special radiance of this phenomenal light! The pre-Passover spring-cleaning we undertake must be more than just an attempt to purge our homes of leftovers and crumbs. The physical act is meant to trigger an internal process, as well—the purifying of our souls. So this year as you scrub and soak and vacuum and wash, grab hold of the opportunity to look more deeply into our own life. What internal “scrubbing” do we require to allow us to be more free? Where have our souls become “inflated” with self-importance since last Passover in ways that make us unable to witness the slavery of others? How have we personally become “enslaved” by our urges and temptation over the past year? What must we do prior to Passover to truly free our own souls so that we can continue to fight for the freedom of others? These are the kinds of questions we might find answers to in the monotonous motions of cleaning if we begin to view our physical preparations as an entry point into the deeper work we all face with regard to freedom for ourselves, our people, and our world. L’shalom, Rabbi Philip Ohriner 3 A trusted name for all of your catering needs At Milk & Honey we source as many local California products as possible. We have long-standing rela- tionships with many farms from our 33 years of cater- ing experience. Consider us for your next event - a wedding, bar or bat mitzvah, shiva or bris. We also do corporate retreats, BBQs, and company luncheons with your company's custom dietary restrictions. We can also do pickups and drop offs. Email: [email protected] 4 President’s Perspective By David Hoffman, CBD Board President Dear Friends, Working out of the portables; entering the Sanctuary I draft this April column while still kvelling from the from the Scully side entrance; learning to navigate our amazing Purim festivities that ran in our building; a new – but temporary campus – as the Next 50 Project sold out communal dinner; a professional Purimspiel; enters the construction phase. children, parents and grandparents; friends and You haven’t seen much yet – the crew has been in- family all joining under our roof to celebrate the joy volved in the demolition phase of the project. of being together in community. Removing walls, flooring – almost everything! – from I draft this column after the first month of Netivot the Admin/School wing of our building. Once that Haneshamah – the alternate Shabbat programs -- phase is complete (and it should be by the time this were rolled out. By all accounts, the roll out was a column goes to press), you should be seeing more visi- success, as our service leaders reported active ble activity on the construction side, as the framing for participation by those who dared to try something the Mercaz and Pressman Family Sanctuary wing new on Shabbat. begins. And I draft this column after our “move out” from Bear with us as we continue to adapt to our new nor- the building into our portables. That we were able to mal. Better yet, join us as we experience our growth – effectuate this move with minimal disruption of our resurgence! – together in community. services is a testament to the planning and hard work of our Administration and Religious School staff.
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