K o l e n u Our Voice

t h e B i - m o n t h l y n e w s letter of Pe nins u l a t e mp l e B e t h E l

A Fond Farewell Rabbi Callie Schulman

“Once or twice in a lifetime / A man or impact that your lifecycle rituals can have Nisan/Iyar/Sivan woman may choose / A radical leaving, on your clergy; you welcome us into your 5776 having heard - Lech L’cha - Go forth.” most intimate moments and trust us to walk through them with you, and change our May/June 2016 These words from a poem by lives by doing so. To pray and sing with the Rabbi Norman Hirsch have been inimitable Elana Jagoda Kaye is a blessing running through my head as that I know this community cherishes, and I Matthew and I prepare to leave am grateful to you all for letting me “sit in” Inside this Issue Peninsula Temple Beth El at the for her from time to time. Hers are impossible end of June. We have been blessed 2 Confirmation shoes to fill, and by following her lead I have Class 2016 to spend these three very full years with been challenged to grow as a musician and you learning, celebrating, creating, and a shaliach tzibbur (prayer leader.) Through 3 Schedule of growing. PTBE’s dedicated lay leadership, the various modes of education in which I Shabbat Services kind and hard-working staff, and warm have taught—from WNP to Movie Midrash, & President's families have made us feel so very and from Tuesday Lunchtime Learning to Message welcome, all the while teaching me what interfaith exchanges—this community has 4 Ed Programs it means to be a rabbi. 1700 Alameda de continually taught me what it means to be a las Pulgas has become my spiritual home, teacher, which is the ultimate task of a rabbi. 5 Adult B’nai and it is bittersweet to leave; but our Mitzvah leaving this place is not quite so radical I leave my position as Associate Rabbi/ as Abraham’s leaving. It is natural in the Educator at PTBE only in search of more 6-7 B’nai Mitzvah course of a rabbi’s career to move on of these things that you have taught me to 7 Message from from the community where we begin our love: lifecycle ritual, worship, and teaching. the Executive journeys; but leaving isn’t always easy. Matthew and I will be relocating to Portland, Director Oregon, over the summer, where I will be Newly minted as a rabbi when I arrived in pursuing my creative passions of writing, 8 Youth 2013 along with my beloved colleagues, spiritual direction, teaching, and spending 9 Our Community Rabbis Sara and Lisa, we set about the work time with my family. We are excited for this of learning our roles as rabbi/educators next chapter and we leave you with grateful 10 BEW in this community. I came to PTBE with hearts. As Rabbi Hirsch’s poem concludes: 11 Brotherhood experience in, and enthusiasm for, running a “We don’t like leaving / But God loves teen program and administering a religious becoming.” 13 Senior Friendship school, but the rabbinic part was all new to Club me. With the guidance of a generous Senior Todah Raba Lachem – Thank you all, so very Rabbi, I learned how to marry, bury, and bless much. 14-15 Our Community the Jewish people. You may never know the 19-20 Contributions

21-22 Calendar of For updates on events at PTBE Events please check our website at 23 Yahrzeits www.ptbe.org messages Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

Kolenu Published Bi-Monthly by The Confirmation Class of 2016/5776 Peninsula Temple Beth El 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas San Mateo, CA 94403 cordially invites the congregation to worship with us (650) 341-7701 Fax (650) 570-7183 as we celebrate our commitment to Torah www.ptbe.org Education Office (650) 931-0775 Wednesday, May 18, at 6:00 pm Gift Shop (650) 345-6563 A reform congregation 10 Iyar 5776 affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism Share in the celebration of Confirmation as our 10th grade class affirms their commitment as PTBE Staff Dennis J. Eisner lifelong students of Torah and leads the congregation in worship and song with its own creative Senior Rabbi service. Students will also share inspiring remarks about their connection to Judaism and their Sara Mason-Barkin interpretation of the Jewish tradition. Associate Rabbi/Educator Lisa Kingston Lucas Becker-Lipton Ralphie Holmes Associate Rabbi/Educator Son of Marla Becker and Daniel Lipton Son of Billie and Barry Holmes Callie Schulman Associate Rabbi/Educator Jeffrey Bernstein Sophia Kajani Elana Jagoda Kaye Cantorial Soloist Son of Lisa and Robert Bernstein Daughter of Lisa and Ted Kajani Eric Stone Executive Director Jarrod Blau Kai Listgarten Tamir Frankel Son of Stephanie and Steven Blau Son of Petra Silton and Michael Listgarten ECE Co-Director Meredith Liron Zachary Bonilla Alexandra Manyak ECE Co-Director Son of Jeri and Jose Bonilla Daughter of Tanya and Gene Manyak Cindi Serbin Communications Manager Rachel Borshchenko Zoe Nachlis Officers 2015-2016 Daughter of Tatiana Blank and Daughter of Michelle Corbett and President Jill Goldring Alexander Borshchenko Mark Nachlis First VP Lawrence Siegel Second VP Geri Wohl Max Eisner Alexandra Pinski Secretary Judy Fisher Son of Mandy and Rabbi Dennis Eisner Daughter of Elizabeth Brown and Treasurer Jeff Hyman Member at Large Sharon Vinick David Pinski Campaign Officer Lorna Siepser Jordan Goldstein Son of Angela Cacciatore and Samantha Rhodes Board of Trustees 2015-2016 Steven Goldstein Daughter of Dominique and Laura Barde Davida Talcove Timothy Rhodes Jennifer Benelli Sharon Vinick Jordan Greene Stan Gross Geri Wohl Daughter of Michele Brenner and Evan Ridge Diana Hardy Ex-Officio Sharon Blau Members Robert Greene Son of Carrie and Bret Ridge Hartley Jay Mellman, Jeff Hyman Brotherhood Elsa Haugen Michelle Tenin Carol Kadet Judy Thalheimer, Daughter of Jill Goldring and Marc Haugen Daughter of Janny Ratner and Pavel Tenin Jeff Lager Beth El Women Drew Lieberman Zara Jaffe, Senior Lisa Meltzer Penn Friendship Club Rich Polonsky Tricia Mission Statement of PTBE Leslie Reisfeld Schoenbaum, Nicole Sorger Education Based on the principles of Reform Judaism, Peninsula Temple Beth El is a holy community Jeffrey Sosnick Committee that cares for its members, the State of Israel and her people, and the world around us. We Patty Steinhardt promote the love of Torah from generation to generation by inspiring Jewish living through 2 study, prayer, fellowship, and good deeds. messages May/June 2016

Message from the President Jill Goldring, President

It has been almost two years since I began place we call PTBE. my presidency here at PTBE. It seems unbelievable that it is almost complete. As I reflect back on what I have experienced Serving our community has been a great I am in awe of what our community means honor and privilege, one that could not have and what it does. In the rawest form we are been possible without the hard work of so essentially a group of people with a shared many people from the clergy and temple staff vision who pool their resources through to our lay leaders and community members. membership dues, donations, and volunteered time, and somehow create this complex We are a community of diverse, intelligent, organization. and interesting individuals with amazing backgrounds, stories, and gifts to share. Our An organization where people are born, where community is remarkable because all of you, our members, work together to create this See President on page 16 PTBE’s Annual Schedule of Shabbat Services Meeting

Friday, May 6 Saturday, June 4 Tuesday, May 17 6:30 PM Shabbat Hallelu and Concert 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service, Chloe 7:30 pm Saturday, May 7 Schmeltzer and Griffin Chalif become b’nai mitzvah 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service, Eli All members are invited Shubert becomes bar mitzvah Friday, June 10 to attend and learn 6:30 PM Friday, May 13 Erev Shabbat Service about the progress of 6:30 PM Erev Shabbat Camp Service Saturday, June 11 our community over 10:30 AM the past year. We will Saturday, May 14 Shabbat Morning Service, Jake Fond becomes bar mitzvah honor our Lisa Meltzer 9:00 AM This Shabbat Rocks! 5:00 PM Adult B’nai Mitzvah 10:45 AM Shabbat Morning Service, Chloe Penn, Member of the Zeldin and Ayal Meyers become b’nai Friday, June 17 Year, Rhonda Press, mitzvah 6:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service the recipient of the Friday, May 20 Saturday, June 18 Or HaTorah award, as 6:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service; Oneg 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service, Samuel well as bid farewell to Honoring Rabbi Callie Bloom and Aaron Becker become departing members of Saturday, May 21 b’nai mitzvah the Board of Trustees 4:00 PM 9:00 AM Nancy Schneider becomes whose terms have Tot Shabbat bat mitzvah 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service, Ashley ended. We will also Pelzner becomes bat mitzvah Friday, June 24 meet and elect our new 5:00 PM Friday, May 27 Bim Bam Shabbat in the Park slate of candidates for 6:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service 6:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service the Board of Trustees. Saturday, June 25 We will conclude with Saturday, May 28 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service, Maya 10:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service, Liana a dessert reception. Siegel and Halle Strause become Feigelson becomes bat mitzvah RSVP to Kenneth at b’not mitzvah [email protected] or Friday, June 3 341-7701. 6:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service Morning Minyan - Tuesdays at 8 am 3 Education Programs Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

Updating Our Education Program Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin and Rabbi Lisa Kingston

Working with our temple’s youth keeps us will not have to sign up for an additional 6th up to date with a culture that we wouldn’t grade Hebrew class. Also in the 6th grade otherwise have insight into. For example, I year, families will begin the preparation for know every lyric to the newest Justin Bieber bar and bat mitzvah, joining together from song, and even have a Snapchat account. various elementary programs and forming I have also learned that even our younger community through this shared milestone. students are feeling the heavy demands of schoolwork and the pressure to excel at 7th grade Mitzvah Corps engages b’nai numerous extracurricular activities. In a fast- mitzvah students in the process of entering paced, competitive society where grades, test the world of adult Jewish responsibility with scores, and accomplishments often seem to a focus on changing the world through the define who we are, our clergy understand that doing of mitzvot and our sacred obligation to temple has to be a safe sanctuary and a place do the acts of tzedakah (righteous giving). The where our youth can express and discover Mitzvah Corps curriculum is part of the B’nai who they are. In our work with the PTBE Mitzvah Program. Education Committee, we are constantly 8th grade students will have the opportunity reviewing and assessing our programs to to explore personal Jewish identity through make sure that we are appropriately meeting a combination of content-based and social the changing needs of our students and electives. Eighth graders will have the chance their families. While we, too, have high to study topics they choose. This could be expectations for our students, we want them anything from their connection to Israel to excel at relationship building, and work to Jewish views on current events. These hard at building a positive Jewish identity. students will continue to connect with each Based on what we know about the lives other through cooking lessons, yoga, or of middle school students, both pre– and sports. post-b’nai mitzvah, we have re-configured If you witness temple on a Wednesday night, our traditional WNP (Wednesday Night you’ll see students who look forward to Teen Program) so that our students can meeting because they connect with people spend the precious time they have benefiting outside of school who understand them. They intellectually, socially, and Jewishly. In a want to come to be supported by adult role revision of our current Wednesday Night models who care for them and are there to Teen Program, our whole middle school listen to their needs. They even like feeling community will meet every Wednesday night challenged by Judaism and taking on the for dinner, relevant learning, prayer, and commitment of learning for themselves. We community building. are so excited to open this opportunity to our Our 6th grade students will spend the year sixth graders and strengthen the connection focusing on three crucial topics: T’fillah for our middle school students who already (prayer-based Hebrew), Torah, and Jewish understand the magic of WNP. history. Each of these content areas will For any questions about WNP or any of our help students see themselves as a part of the Education Programs, please contact your larger Jewish story, as they have the chance to clergy. connect with each other and our tradition in their synagogue home. Because Hebrew is an integrated part of this curriculum, students 4 Adult B’nai Mitzvah May/June 2016

Pictured from left: Rabbi Dennis Eisner, Jerry Hipps, Jeni Benelli, Rob Vernon, Julie Wheeler, Lisa Meltzer Penn, Adam Salles, Carol Kadet, Sanford Friedman, Nancy Schneider, Robert Mitchell, Teacher Patti Moskovitz. Not pictured: Ida Gruber and Marni Gerber

Adult B’nai Mitzvah Service gift as has sharing it with the others in my June 11, 5:00 pm class. I am grateful to all of them for their The Adult B’nai Mitzvah class invites you to openness and camaraderie, which has so join them as they are called to Torah. Nancy added to the richness of the experience. Schneider will be called to Torah on June 18 Lisa Meltzer Penn at 4:00 pm. Julie Wheeler will join her son, Many years ago on a NFTY teen tour to Ethan, to become bat mitzvah as he is called Israel, I studied a few prayers in transliteration to Torah on Saturday, August 20, 10:30 am. and participated in a service overlooking Reflections on Becoming Adult B’nai Jerusalem with two other girls who had not Mitzvah become bat mitzvah when they were 13. I Sanford Friedman always thought of it as a “mini bat mitzvah.” There are many reasons I chose to become It was beautiful and memorable, but I wanted a bar mitzvah as an adult. The most salient more. I am excited to be part of our PTBE one is it was my decision. I wasn’t doing it Adult b’nai mitzvah group and to have shared because I was supposed to or to please my this experience of in-depth learning over parents or grandparents. I consciously took the past two years. It’s been a great group the responsibility to fulfill this mitzvah. The and we’ve learned a lot from our wonderful second and almost equally as important teachers and clergy. And I finally know the reason is that I had the privilege and fun of Hebrew alphabet. doing it with Jerry. Nancy Schneider Jerry Hipps I was raised in a left-wing, secular, culturally I joined the b’nai mitzvah class to take another aware Jewish home, but didn’t have much step in my Jewish journey. I wanted to learn formal religious training. I learned quite a to read Torah and trope, as well as more bit while my two daughters prepared for their about Judaism. Participating in the class has b’not mitzvah, and decided that I wanted to deepened my knowledge of Judaism, Torah, continue with that education. I can now and myself. Being able to go through this follow in their footsteps. experience with Sanford has been a wonderful 5 B’nai Mitzvah Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

B’nai Mitzvah The congregation is invited and encouraged to attend the special Shabbat services when the children of our congregation become Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Eli Shubert – May 7 Justin, 8-1/2. Her hobbies are playing sports, Eli is the son of Julie Lustig Shubert and swimming, drawing, going to 49er games, Lawrence Shubert. He has a brother, Zack, Giants games, and Warrior games, hanging 15. Eli is a 7th grader at Ralston Middle out with family and friends, shopping, and School. He loves sports including baseball, traveling. Ashley is currently in student basketball, football, lacrosse, skiing, and government at Ralston Middle School and many other outdoor activities. His hobbies she hopes to continue in a leadership role include sports and cars. Eli wants to graduate at Carlmont High School. She is a member from a good college and get a good job in a of the National Charity League-Edgewood helping profession. For his Mitzvah Project, Chapter and also enjoys volunteering at the Eli volunteers in the Buddy Program with the San Francisco Food Bank. Ashley’s goals are Challenger Division of the Foster City Little to do well in school, stay involved in her League. The Challenger Division offers boys community and school and get into a good and girls with physical and mental challenges college. Ashley’s plans are to study to become the opportunity to participate in an organized an FBI agent or a dolphin trainer, maybe game of baseball. Every Sunday he goes out both! to a baseball field in the Bay Area, and as a Liana Feigelson – May 28 buddy, helps keep the kids on the team safe, Liana is the daughter of Rebecca Schwartz helps them play, and gives them tips on how and Roger Feigelson. She has an older sister, to play. He not only plays with them, he Alyssa, 16. Liana’s hobbies are reading, teaches and inspires them as well. volleyball, piano, singing, creative writing, Ayal Meyers – May 14 and hanging with friends. Her goals are to Ayal is the son of Julie and David Meyers. work on not procrastinating, travel, write He loves to play, laugh, and argue with his stories, and read a lot. For her Mitzvah brother, Zev, 10. Ayal loves sports, especially Project she is volunteering and raising money baseball and basketball. He also loves the for the American Foundation for Suicide outdoors, hiking, and camping. Ayal hopes to Prevention. go to Stanford. For his Mitzvah Project, he is Griffin Blue Chalif – June 4 raising donations of at least 150 pairs of shoes Griffin is the son of Dayna and Ivan Chalif. for the My New Red Shoes organization. He has on older sister, Raven, 15. His hobbies Chloe Zeldin – May 14 are playing guitar and drawing. Griffin would Chloe is the daughter of Sheila and Craig like to work for Pixar, designing animated Zeldin. She has a sister, Kylie, 10. Chloe characters. enjoys singing, acting, dancing (ballet and Chloe Schmeltzer – June 4 pointe), and writing. Chloe has many goals Chloe is the daughter of Jennifer Fine and including going to a good college, becoming Robert Schmeltzer. She has two younger a Broadway star or singer, helping puppies sisters, Alexa, 10, and Juliet, 8. Chloe is in some way, having a family, exploring the an avid reader who loves to write her own world, publishing some books, helping world stories. Chloe enjoys playing Minecraft hunger, making a clothing line, and creating a with her friends and listening to music. She new brand of bubble water! is involved in radio at Crocker Middle Ashley Pelzner – May 21 School. She also works on her school Ashley is the daughter of Danielle and 6 David Pelzner. She has a younger brother, See B'nai on page 7 B’nai Mitzvah May/June 2016

B'nai from page 6 and get an advanced degree in engineering or the sciences. He looks forward to a yearbook and will be on a leadership team to meaningful and successful career at a place welcome incoming 6th graders next fall. Chloe like Google R&D. Animals are also important loves all animals, especially cats. She has two to Aaron, and he wants to continue to care of her own and visits others at the Peninsula for them and help protect them. Humane Society and SPCA. In addition to Samuel Bloom – June 18 spending time with her family and friends, Samuel is the son of Peggy and Paul Bloom. Chloe likes going to computer coding classes He has a younger brother, Lev, 5. Samuel’s in San Francisco, skiing in Tahoe, and hobbies are anything which requires traveling. For her Tzedakah Project, Chloe is imagination. actively involved in VocaliD, a program where she reads out loud so that her voice can be Maya Siegel – June 25 recorded and then utilized to enable a child Maya is the daughter of Relli and Aviv Siegel. her age who does not have a voice of their She has twin brothers, Omer and Noam, 17, own to speak with hers rather than a robotic and a younger sister, Shira, 7. Maya’s hobbies one. are dance, art, music, baking, and reading. Her immediate goals as she prepares to Jake Fond – June 11 become bat mitzvah is to learn more Hebrew Jake is the son of Janna and David Fond. He and to explore the subject of her parasha and has a brother, Noah, 10 and two cats, Shoshy to grow with this process of learning. and Zach. Jake is a 7th grader at Wornick Jewish Day School. Jake loves geography and Halle Strause – June 25 traveling. He also enjoys playing basketball, Halle is the daughter of Gordon Strause and tennis, and soccer. Jake is raising awareness Tina Shih. She has a younger sister Maddie, and funds through his school’s 7th grade 10, and a younger brother Jeremy, 9. She also Tzedakah Project for the amazing work done has five cousins, four aunts and uncles, and at Operation Access. two grandparents who are all PTBE members. Halle is a 7th grader at Bayside Middle Aaron Becker – June 18 School and has been learning Mandarin Aaron is the son of Rachel Perkel and Shawn since kindergarten. Halle’s main hobbies are Becker. He has a sister, Abigail, 10. He enjoys dancing (she especially loves jazz and hip hop) electronics, computers, skiing, and animals. and cheering for the Warriors. Her goal in life Aaron is a committed student and loves is to become a civil rights lawyer. learning. He wants to go to a good college

Final Shabbat Hallelu of the Season with Special Guest Joe Buchanan

May 6, 6:30 pm

Welcome in the joy of Shabbat and add your voice to the last Shabbat Hallelu of the season with Elana Jagoda Kaye and the Hallelu Band featuring special guest Joe Buchanan. Join us afterward for an acoustic concert by Joe.

Joe Buchanan is an Americana singer-songwriter from Texas who converted to Judaism and found his voice in the values, history, and Torah of the Jewish people. His music speaks to his journey to Judaism and is full of southern soul and country charm. His debut, Unbroken, was produced by Saul Kaye. 7 YOUTH Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

Think of a Jewish Leader Elle Tzur, SMRTY President Maybe your mind went to some ancient In only a few short weeks, PTBE will hold biblical leader like Moses or Joshua, or local elections for a new generation of teen maybe it went directly to a PTBE clergy leaders who will dedicate the next year member, but what of their lives to if I told you that ensuring that we are currently every teen in our living in a period community feels where new leaders safe, included, are exponentially and excited to emerging from our explore their community every Judaism. SMRTY day? What if I told is an incredible you that our temple opportunity for has essentially teens to have a say become a melting in what goes on at pot for leaders their temple and dedicated to inspiring hanhagah l’dorot, how to make it more engaging. If your teen generational leadership? And what if I told is interested in having a say in the leadership you that these leaders were teenagers? in our community, SMRTY elections will take place at temple on Sunday, April 24, at With organizations such as NFTY (North 3:15 pm. We would love for them to come American Federation of Temple Youth), and help us decide on the leadership for the BBYO (B’nai B’rith Youth Organization), coming year! JTF (Jewish Teen Foundation), and so many more, Jewish teens are exploring their leadership abilities and engaging their peers in Judaism. From local temple youth group events to regional events that consist of teens Mazal tov to Elle on being elected all over Northern California, so many PTBE President of NFTY CWR (National teens are exploring their leadership potential Federation of Temple Youth Central West and becoming local and regional leaders Region)! within their communities.

Or HaLev Jewish Meditation Teaching and Sits Judy Fisher, Or HaLev Director

Mondays, 7:00 – 8:15 pm group will then take a summer break.

May 2, 9, 16, and 23. Join us in our sacred Meditation Room located behind the ark in the sanctuary: Each week one of our teachers provides a teaching on a different Jewish topic related Our programs are open to the community to mindfulness meditation along with one and are offered at no charge. If you have or two short sits. Even if you have never any questions, please contact Judy Fisher meditated before or would like to learn more at [email protected]. 8 about meditating Jewishly, please join us. The our community May/June 2016

In Memoriam We express our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the recently departed. May their memory be a blessing. Irene Sylvia Adler Mother of Sandra Adler Welcome New Members—Bruchim Elizabeth (Lizzy) Allan Habaim Aunt of Natasha Kehimkar (Derek Lau) Beatrice Demanche Verna Kuo and Joshua Levenberg and their Sister of Allan Kuperstein and Irene Gross children, Zander, Vivi, and Jax Andrew Gabor Susanne Elizer and Bob Senoffand their Father of Tony Gansen (Wendi) daughter, Elana Littles Grandfather of Elinor and Sabrina Gansen Cissie Goldstein Allegra and Dan Newman and their Aunt of Lori Silverstein children, Ari and Nina Sister of Bobbie Silverstein (Hal), z”l Jyesha and Noah Serbin and their son, Jean Hipps Nadav Mother of Jerry Hipps (Sanford Friedman) Dyanne Krasow Rachel Cohen and Aaron Schaefer Wife of Michael Krasow Andrea Hawksley and Andrew Lutomirski Mother of Daniel Krasow, Erin Glauberman (Joe), and Barry Krasow Thao Le and Neil Peretzand their children, Grandmother of Beatrice and Noa, Lev, and Ada Norman Glauberman Daughter of Barbara Schrager Welcome Back Sister of Sidney Weintraub (Steven) Daughter-in-law of William Krasow Kaye and James Slavet and their children, Max, Hank, and Sydney Leonora Lane Aunt of Carla White (Hal) Please welcome these new members into our Burt Lowitz temple community. We look forward to many Uncle of Lisa Meltzer Penn (Jonathan) years of sharing Jewish enrichment together. Rip Miller Husband of Ellie Miller Mazal tov Father of Ilissa Lev Best and Andrew Samuel Lev Grandfather of Jennifer Best, Jeffrey Best, Joseph Lev, Mazal tov to Jyesha and Noah Serbin on the and Alexandra Lev birth of their son, Nadav Wren Serbin. Proud Hugh Teweles grandparents are Cindi and Bob Serbin. Step-father of Jeannie Solomon Haya Turkenitz Mazal tov to Daphne and Randy Goldberg Mother of Ely Turkenitz (Talia) on the birth of their daughter, Mia Rose. Grandmother of Liat, Sharon, and Maya Mazal tov to Ellen and Jim Edelstein on their Jack Prost marriage. Husband of Maggy Prost Marieta Sebastian Mazal tov to Ina Miller and Marty Stebben on their marriage. 9 Auxiliaries Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

Beth El Women Judy Thalheimer, President

Beth El Women Is a Place for Women to are looking for an opportunity to contribute Connect, Have Fun, Grow, and Contribute your talents to BEW, please consider taking a leadership role on our Board. Open positions We hope that you have been able to partake include: Presidential Team member, VP in one of our many and varied programs this Membership, Co-VP Programming, and year. Perhaps you attended our membership various committee chair positions. If you are brunch earlier this year with our featured looking to grow your leadership experience, speaker from Home & Hope, Gina Cooper, this is an excellent opportunity, and any of or our Girls Nights Out and Accessory these positions can be shared with a friend Swap? Did you participate in our Shabbat or two (which makes it much more fun). afternoon filled with yoga, adult coloring, Mentorship and support provided! For more havdallah, and dinner? Perhaps you helped information, please contact me at BEW@ roll, fill, pinch, and bake more than 2000 PTBE.org. hamantashen to sell at the Purim Carnival? Hopefully you were able to attend a most Upcoming Programs: memorable afternoon social with our Muslim Upcoming Monthly Monday Mah Jongg friends, including baking, flower arranging, Madness and learning about one another. Recently we Join us for Mah Jongg fun at all levels of held our annual BEW pre-Seder led by Rabbi experience. Monthly Monday Mah Jongg Sara and Elana. Hopefully you were one of Madness is generally held on the second the over 70 women that enjoyed a celebration Monday of each month. RSVP to Martha of Rosh Chodesh Nisan, readings by the Kokes at [email protected]. You must women in attendance, thought-provoking be familiar with the rules for American Mah questions beyond the four questions, and a Jongg. delicious Passover feast. Monday, May 9, and Monday, June 13 If you could not make it to some of our events, you can still join us at one of our Upcoming Rosh Chodesh Service upcoming events or catch a favorite event Join other women for a meaningful Rosh again next year! BEW is constantly adding Chodesh service. For more information and new programs and changing up existing to RSVP contact Charlotte Reader at ravens_ programs to meet the needs of our ever [email protected]. growing membership. Thursday, May 12: Rosh Chodesh Iyar We need you! If you’ve been wishing for deeper connections with other friendly, accomplished women and

Discover Your Inner HeART Through Flowers A Special Workshop with Rabbi Callie and Rellie Siegel

Sunday, May 15, 3:00–6:00 pm

This women’s workshop will allow you to pause, take a deep breath, and reflect on how we make our way through the cycles of life, followed by a relaxing floral design session where those 10 concepts will be transformed into HeArt. No design background is needed! Watch for details. Auxiliaries May/June 2016

BEW/Brotherhood Bowling Night

Brotherhood’s Message Jay Mellman, President We Are Stronger with Your Nearly 20 Brotherhood and BEW members Participation ate, drank, and bowled at this 2nd annual One of our most active members always says joint event. There is much desire for more fun that our mission is to bring the men of the activities like this one where the only issue was temple together. When we have a question, whether to bowl with the bumpers on or off! be it about events, costs, or timing, that philosophy helps center our discussions. Finally, ten members supported PTBE’s For me, it means that a key objective of the annual Purim Carnival by hosting the Brotherhood is to build community and Shushan Café and feeding the temple help people feel connected. The last couple community as they played games and enjoyed of months demonstrated the wide variety of hamantashen. activities we plan and support. Look what Beyond this, our members are active across we’ve done over the past couple of months. many other groups, including the new Empty Sixty temple members attended our annual Nester community that recently attended a Chinese Banquet, where the German Consul play at Hillbarn Theater and the Interfaith General spoke about the growing Jewish Friendship Community. I see our role as community in Germany and issues throughout combining events we plan ourselves with ways Europe. to participate with other temple groups as well as ways we can give back. At our March meeting, Darin Leviloff gave us all a brief history of the events and So what does that mean for the vast number personalities involved in the 30 years preceding of men who could join us? Maybe you the establishment of the State of Israel and the didn’t know that most of our members do War of Independence. This was the basis of a strategy game that he created and published. See Brotherhood on page 16 11 Legacy Circle Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

Legacy Circle Judy Bloom, Chair

Now Is the Time! PTBE Legacy Circle Founding Members PTBE has welcomed you and your family for joyous Shabbat celebrations, Jewish holidays, Joan & Phil Abrams and quality Jewish education for children and Edward Austin adults alike. You count other PTBE members Judy Bloom among your best friends. You love our PTBE community. You cannot imagine a future Mandy & Rabbi Dennis Eisner without our temple and what it represents in Susan & David Folkman your life. Sunny Grotsky If the above paragraph describes you, please Lorna Siepser & Steve Klebe contact us at [email protected] to ask Ally Nuschy-Lenat & Rick Lenat how you might plan for a legacy gift. Our Legacy Circle committee can arrange for a Zelda Levin private, confidential conversation to discuss Margit (z”l) & Tom (z”l) Lowenstein There is no need to name an your options. Laurie & Laurence May amount or to pay anything now. When you indicate that you plan to support PTBE with Liane Ofenham Hall & Michael Ofenham (z”l) a gift after your lifetime, you are committing Sylvia & Dr. George Prozan to the vision of PTBE for your children, Rick Raybin grandchildren, and those yet to be welcomed into our community. Do not procrastinate Ellen & Jerry Saliman any longer. Now is the time to contact us Patricia Curtis & Lawrence Siegel and to indicate your interest in supporting Cecile E. Winton (z”l) the long-term health and well being of the community we love. Anonymous (1)

One Bay One Book Tuesday, May 3, 7:00 pm

Book discussion led by Rabbi Lisa Kingston and Lisa Meltzer Penn

The Periodic Table Primo Levi (1919–1987), a chemist by by Primo Levi profession, used the elements as a frame in this innovative approach to memoir. Shedding One Bay One light on Levi’s life, on the experience of Jews Book is a yearlong in northern Italy, and on thinking like a conversation chemist, it is a deeply rewarding book to read reaching Bay Area and discuss. adults through opportunities for lively Jewish learning. 12 Auxiliaries May/June 2016

Senior Friendship Club Seniors Ride the Zara Jaffe, President Van to Temple Bag lunch at noon. Programs are from 1:15 to 2:15 unless otherwise indicated. The PJCC will offer Contact: Koko Kawasaki at 378-2717. bus transportation to services at PTBE on May Events June 9 Lauren Herman will sing an May 13 and June 10. assortment of classic musical theater show May 5 The first Thursday of every month, There is no charge, and tunes in her beautiful soprano voice. She has members are invited to bring their creative bus transportation is been doing theater in the San Francisco Bay handiwork for display during the meeting. door to door. Items must be taken home at the end of the Area since she was a teen. A classically trained meeting. singer, she holds a BA in Theater Arts and Make your reservations Rap with the Rabbi. Engage in conversation an MFA in Vocal Performance. Lauren most by calling the PJCC with Rabbi Callie Schulman. recently played Susan in Company with Coastal at 212.7522 by the Rep in Half Moon Bay. She has also performed Wednesday before May 12 Enjoy a musical program with Bob in many productions with Broadway by the the service you would Balopole on piano and vocals in a program of Bay, Contra Costa Theatre Company, Hillbarn like to attend. This popular songs from yesteryear and today. This Theatre, and Diablo Theatre Company. Lauren program is made is always a favorite program! grew up in the PTBE community and has possible by funding taught in the religious school for five years. from PTBE and a May 19 The retired doctor duo of Jerry grant from the Jewish June 16 Stephen Gill and Troupe present Saliman and James Brandman will be Community Newhouse I’ll Be Seeing You: Homage to the American performing a light classical program for violin Fund of the Jewish Homefront – WWII. Reminisce with Feeta and viola, and piano duets featuring works by Community Federation Bishop and Steve as they narrate and sing their Mozart, Brahms, and Dvorak, among others. of San Francisco, the way from 1939 to 1945 and relate the sacrifices Peninsula, Marin and May 26 Join us for lunch in honor of and commitments of a unified America during th Sonoma Counties. the 38 anniversary of the Beth El Senior WWII. The period was also famous for some Friendship Club at The Iron Gate restaurant of the greatest songs of all time including in Belmont. Cost: $22 for Senior Friendship “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree,” “Long Ago Club members; $36 for non-members. and Far Away,” “Accentuate the Positive,” and Priority for members until May 12. Price many other sentimental and upbeat standards. includes transportation and 3-course meal. Stephen Gill has worked professionally with Space is limited. Paid reservations required Theatreworks, American Musical Theatre, and by May 14. Call Koko Kawasaki at 378- San Jose Stage Company. Elizabeth “Feeta” 2717. Make checks payable to the Beth El Bishop has performed in cabarets in New Senior Friendship Club. Please indicate meal York and San Francisco. She is known for her choice: Chicken Marsala or Tortolini Alfredo. low, sultry voice. Nancy Bloomer Deussen is Meal includes salad and chocolate sundae. a renowned composer and musician whose Following lunch we will have a short scenic melodic works have been performed nationally. drive home. Bus departs PTBE at 11:30 am and will return by 3:00 pm. June 23 Bruce Ackermann, a Personal Financial Assistant for seniors, will speak on June Events Six New Scams Targeting Seniors and will June 2 The first Thursday of every month, address why seniors are targeted by scammers members are invited to bring their creative and how best to protect yourself and your handiwork for display during the meeting. loved ones from becoming victims of a scam. Items must be taken home at the end of the June 30 Mike and Marian Billo entertain meeting. you with some of your favorite show tunes Rap with the Rabbi. Engage in conversation and oldies. Be prepared to sing along. with Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin. 13 our community Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

Home & Hope Carol Kadet, Chair Once again PTBE will open its doors and families find permanent residences. We do collective hearts for Home & Hope from our best to make the families feel comfortable July 10 to 17 when Fellowship Hall will be in our home and to give them a safe place to home to another group of four to five guest reside, lots of healthy food, and activities for families. For those who are unfamiliar with the children. the organization, H&H is a San Mateo non‐ profit that provides a safe haven for homeless We invite you to think about volunteering families while helping them regain long-term in one or more ways. We need individuals to self‐sufficiency. It also raises community provide meal items as well as act as dinner and consciousness on the issue of family evening hosts, facilitate activities, spend the homelessness, which has spread to suburbs in night, and to set up and take down tents and large numbers. It is unique in that it works cots the first and last day. The sign‐up site will with families only and does so one family at go live in June so watch for more information a time. and the link in the weekly eBlasts!

PTBE has been an active supporter of the H&H offers shelter, meals, and case organization for two decades. Home & Hope management 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, families were our guests in July and December 365 days a year. With very few staff, it is this past year, taking over Fellowship Hall and able to operate because of the interfaith the Fireside Room for one week each time. community of San Mateo County, and more than 1200 volunteers are engaged from 32 Families are housed in tents, rotating between partner congregations. supporting churches and synagogues until the

Movie Midrash Saturday, June 4, 7:00 pm — The Tree of Life Torah can be found anywhere in our lives. Join Rabbi Callie and Matt Schulman as we explore Judaism through the medium of film. Matt will provide the lens of the film critic, while Rabbi Callie connects the film to a Jewish teaching. Food and refreshments will be served. There is no charge for this event. Sunday, May 15, 7:00 pm — The Graduate

14 our community May/June 2016

Muslim/Jewish Women’s Day Tea

Interfaith Friendship Committee Michele Epstein and Judy Maller, Co-chairs

PTBE’s Interfaith Friendship Committee to make some beautiful Mandalas out of has ​had some wonderful events recently. flowers and leaves for our table centerpieces, We supported the inspiring program at baked hamantashen and kandil (a Turkish Congregation Beth Am on April 6 with The cookie), and then sat together drinking Shalom Hartman Institute of NA bringing Turkish tea. The table conversations were four panelists together for what we hope will sweetened by our delicious treats, and we all be the beginning of conversations exploring felt we had met some wonderful new friends. the many challenges involved in deepening Muslim/Jewish relations in the United Your IFC continued the practice of reaching States. Third-rail topics, none more fraught out to our neighborhood faith houses by with peril than the Israel/Palestine debate, having St. Andrews Lutheran Church in were brought out into the open. As the San Mateo join us for Shabbat and dinner ​ panelist and writer Wajahat Ali reminded us, on April 29. Pastor Connie Winter-Eulberg this conversation could only happen in the brought a group of her congregants to​ join us United States. It warms the heart of the IFC as we welcomed in Shabbat. ​ They loved to see so many people from the Peninsula experiencing our worship​ service! expressing interest in being part of this ​If you want to be part of this great conversation. organization, please contact either Michele We partnered with Beth El Women for the Epstein at 650.759.7481 or Judy Maller at first Muslim/Jewish Women’s Day Tea on 818.378.8624. IFC is always looking for March 13. All of the guests joined together new member​s​. 15 continued Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

President from page 3 for our community and has assembled an exceptionally talented clergy team to carry out they experience their life milestones, where this vision on our behalf. they seek strength to endure life’s sorrows, cry in hard times and rejoice in their triumphs. A Our founders planted the seed of the complex community where we come together structure, and we as temple leaders have and share Jewish values, provide education to continued to build and grow the community our children, have spiritual experiences, find that exists today. I am proud of my role in the support, build life experiences, care for the chain of presidents and hope that in my time sick and needy among us, and try to repair in leadership I have kept this organization the world through our actions. moving forward as our founders would have envisioned while innovating for the needs of As lay leaders of this community, we oversee our generation and future generations. the high-level structure, hire the best clergy and senior staff, and do our best to support I owe a debt of gratitude to the tremendous them as they in turn create services and lay leaders who worked beside me and the programs we experience. In my time as countless hours of volunteer time that make president I have been blessed to work with a our community great. May our work be a clergy team and senior staff professionals that blessing to future generations. are incredibly talented and dedicated to our community. Rabbi Eisner has a clear vision

Brotherhood from page 11 Moon Bay Old Course. Last year there were more than 60 participants from our not come to every meeting. It often means congregation and their friends. choosing one event, a single program, or even suggesting something interesting to you that And with the start of baseball season, mark others could enjoy or learn from. Besides our August 30 for the Giants Jewish Heritage monthly meetings — and we intend to do a Night and Brotherhood Tailgate. better job publicizing the topics and speakers Stay tuned for more, including interesting — we have the following just in the next speakers such as radio hosts, professors, and couple of months: leaders from key Jewish organizations. And An opportunity to help support PTBE whether you attend just one event or offer Education Programs with the end-of-year to volunteer just once, our community is BBQ. There are many roles, and it’s greatly stronger with your participation. appreciated by the students, the parents, and the clergy.

The annual Rabbi Eisner Golf Tournament to be held on Sunday, May 22, at the Half

16 Yom Hashoah Community Observance Remembrance of the Holocaust and Acts of Courage

Wednesday, May 4, 26 Nisan 5776 6:30 pm Reading of Martyrs’ Names

Congregation Beth Jacob, Redwood City 7:00 pm Service of Remembrance

Fund Contribution Form This contribution of $ ______is ❒ in Memory of ______❒ in Honor of ______It is to be put into the fund checked below, or into the General Fund if no fund is checked. Contribution from: Your Name ______Address: ______Phone: ______Send Acknowledgement to: Name ______Address: ______

Auxiliaries Endowment Funds - Unrestricted ❒ Helen Weil Youth Activities ❒ Beth El Women ❒ Jerry Grotsky Music ❒ Home & Hope ❒ ❒ Brotherhood Marcus Leadership Development ❒ Interfaith Friendship Committee (IFC) ❒ Samuel Blatteis ❒ Senior Friendship Club ❒ Israel (Confirmation Trip Support) ❒ Temple Endowment ❒ Discretionary Funds Jaffe Library for Jewish Family Life ❒ Tom Lowenstein ❒ ❒ Memorial Rabbi Dennis J. Eisner ❒ Other (specify) ❒ Mishkan T’filah Prayer Book ❒ Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin Designated Funds ❒ Music (Epstein Music) ❒ Rabbi Lisa Kingston ❒ Adult Education Programs ❒ Oneg Shabbat ❒ Rabbi Callie Schulman ❒ Brandon Brier Play Space ❒ Or HaLev - Meditation ❒ Cantorial Soloist Elana Jagoda Kaye ❒ Camp Scholarship (Newman / Tawonga) ❒ Shul Shleppers Transportation Summer ❒ Caring Committee Endowment Funds - Restricted ❒ ❒ David Barry Berger Memorial Special Needs Sunday Sandwich Hevre (SSH) ❒ Daniel Berk Israel Scholarship ❒ ❒ Early Childhood Education Center (Ganon) Temple Library ❒ Daniel Levine Cook Israel Scholarship ❒ Education Programs Scholarship ❒ Torah Restoration & Preservation ❒ Ida Michaels Scholar-in-Residence ❒ Floral and Landscape Enhancement ❒ Tot Shabbat ❒ Malka Frydman Fund for the Arts ❒ General Fund ❒ Tzedakah ❒ Other (specify) ❒ Green Team ❒ Other (specify)

Designated Funds are used to help finance specific activities and programs.Endowment Funds were created by the temple or through the generosity of a donor. Restricted Endowment Funds are used for a specific purpose. Yearly revenue fromUnrestricted Endowment Funds enhances our temple programs as part of the general operating budget. DONATE YOUR USED VEHICLE It’s a WIN/WIN for YOU and PTBE CAR DONATIONS ARE AN EASY WAY TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PTBE. When you donate a car to PTBE, you will help grow the Endowment Fund ensuring a strong temple for generations to come. WHY DONATE? Recycling your car saves energy and natural resources Proceeds from the sale of your car helps PTBE You may receive a tax donation if you itemize WHAT CAN YOU DONATE? Cars Trucks Boats Thank you Motorcycles RVs J. Weekly readers for choosing us ANY OTHER VEHICLE - running or not! as your favorite South Bay and Peninsula DJs Jewelry and real estate too!

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We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support In Memory of Donor Molly Auerback...... Sandra Auerback PTBE by remembering and honoring their friends and Enid Krieger...... Patty Steinhardt and Howard Krieger loved ones through their generous contributions. The Ralf Singer...... Regina Singer following contributions have been received as of Ruth Bernstein...... Joann Ames and Jack Bernstein Harry Hoffman...... Stephanie and Rudy Hoffman April 17. Donations received after that date will be in Albert Heydemann...... Harriet and Gary Cellini the next issue of the Kolenu. Joel Wolff...... Karen and George Wolff Libby Bunyan...... Judith Edelson To learn about other ways of meaningful tributes Toby W. Chait...... Deborah and Joseph Chait Evelyn Byrne...... Deborah and Joseph Chait and ways to support PTBE, please contact Executive Lillian Finger...... Lois and Sanford Heisler Director Eric Stone, [email protected] or 341-7701. Julius Heisler...... Lois and Sanford Heisler Adult Education Programs Rose Verbin...... Abby and Gary Verbin In Honor of Donor Ben Margolis...... Barbara and Lawrence Margolis Judy Mayer’s continuing Jewish studies...... Sheila and George Lederer Helen Schuster...... Sandra and Harvey Schuster In Memory of Donor Dyanne Krasow...... Maddy and Frank Blumenthal Stuart Phillips...... Carol and Hal Wilner Rip Miller...... Ellen Fuchs and Charles Ledden Henry Bergman...... Doreen and Stuart Lefort Rip Miller...... Lolli and Harvey Freedman Herbert Lefort...... Doreen and Stuart Lefort Minnie Gershow...... Helen and Donald Jaffe Beth El Women Vivian Oscherwitz...... Helen and Donald Jaffe supports activities of this auxiliary Rabbi Lisa Kingston’s Discretionary In Memory of Donor In Honor of Donor Gwendolyn Phillips...... Carol and Hal Wilner Our Marriage...... Hayley and Sean Christensen Bonim B’Yachad Fund Rabbi Callie Schulman’s Discretionary In Honor of Donor In Memory of Donor Barbara Mikulic...... Lisa and Neal Rosen Herb Weiss...... Anne Weiss Rabbi Eisner...... Aliya, Gil, Gavi and Sasha Gordon Irene Adler...... Sandra Adler Elana Jagoda Kaye...... Aliya, Gil, Gavi and Sasha Gordon Daniel Berk Israel Scholarship In Appreciation...... Joann Ames and Jack Bernstein helps fund teen travelers to Israel who are in need In Appreciation...... Ava Chen and Daniel Kallman In Honor of Donor Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Deborah and Craig Hoffman Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Jane and Ira Berk Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Rhonda Press and Larry Ragent Judy Mayer’s Hebrew naming...... Voices of Jewish Women Book Group Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Charlotte and Evan Reader In Memory of Donor The birth of Nadav Wren Serbin...... Charlotte and Evan Reader Ben Philan...... Jane and Ira Berk In Memory of Donor Harriet Schnur...... Jane and Ira Berk Ralf Singer...... Ruth and Bob Woolf Michael Slater...... Jane and Ira Berk Marion Mintzer...... Shirley Heiman Beatrice Demanche...... Frances and Larry Karp Ernie Michels...... Janet and Edward Austin David Barry Berger Memorial Special Needs Marjorie Karp...... Frances and Larry Karp Martha Patricia Kokes...... Ruth and Bob Woolf funds special needs programming Laura Ornstein...... Carolyn Levy and Gil Rosoff In Honor of Donor Steven David Rosoff...... Carolyn Levy and Gil Rosoff Nate Kajani becoming bar mitzvah...... Patti and Larry Moskovitz Robert Seymon...... Ruth and Bob Woolf Benjamin Miner becoming bar mitzvah...... Patti and Larry Moskovitz Sam Mozer...... Lolli Freedman and Harvey Freedman Maxwell Ebersman becoming bar mitzvah...... Patti and Larry Moskovitz In Memory of Donor Brotherhood Andrew Gabor...... Patti and Larry Moskovitz supports activities of this auxiliary Jean Hipps...... Patti and Larry Moskovitz In Memory of Donor Early Childhood Center Sidney S. Miller...... Ellie and Rip Miller Warren Bauer...... Elizabeth and David Bauer helps support teachers and programming for our ECE In Honor of Donor Camp Scholarship In Appreciation...... Jennifer and Moshe Zadka In Memory of Donor In Memory of Donor Vera Kipnis...... Sarah and Jeffrey Moskovitz Celia Ostrow...... Mildred Cohn Darwin Frank...... Marilyn Frank and Martin Goldstein Floral and Landscape Caring Committee In Memory of Donor funds the activities of this committee Jill David...... Susan and Leland David In Memory of...... Donor General Fund Beatrice Moskovitz...... Sarah and Jeffrey Moskovitz In Honor of Donor Dyanne Krasow...... Julie Kraus In Appreciation...... Ella Furman and Igor Sabsovich Clergy Discretionary Funds In Appreciation...... Jennifer and Moshe Zadka supports various individuals, organizations, or In Memory of Donor Bernard Rosenberg...... Karen Christensen and John Rosenberg programs at the discretion of our clergy Maurice Schoenbrun...... Deborah and Craig Hoffman Cantorial Soloist Elana Jagoda Kaye’s Discretionary Maurice Schoenbrun...... Carolyn Dolan In Honor of Donor Harold Weinhoff Endowment Fund Our Marriage...... Ellen and Jim Edelstein Our son, Aiden, becoming bar mitzvah...... Marnie and Richard Gerber In Memory of Donor Harold Weinhoff...... Elayne Weinhoff Wendy Segal...... Ellen Fuchs and Charles Ledden Max Weinhoff...... Elayne Weinhoff In Appreciation...... Karen Latina and Evan Susser Jennie Weinhoff...... Elayne Weinhoff In Memory of Donor Anna Halprin Lee...... Elayne Weinhoff Harold Gevurtz...... Carolyn and Ronald Gevurtz Simon Lee...... Elayne Weinhoff Joan Mayer...... Pamela and Richard Mayer Helen Weil Youth Activities Rabbi Dennis Eisner’s Discretionary In Honor of Donor In Honor of Donor Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Marian and Jeff Sosnick Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Gerda Salzer Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...Sydney Kapchan and Steven Tulkin Home and Hope Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Miriam Perlson-Cohn and supports our bi-annual housing of families-in-need Fred Cohn In Honor of Donor Our son, Benjamin, becoming bar mitzvah...... Julie and Peter Antupit Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Sheila and George Lederer Our Marriage...... Ellen and Jim Edelstein Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Beverly Derish Our son, Aiden, becoming bar mitzvah...... Marnie and Richard Gerber Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Carol Kadet Our Marriage...... Ina Miller and Marty Stebben Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Larry Gerrman Maxwell Stafford becoming bar mitzvah...... Madeline Benson Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Doris and Allen Mannies In Appreciation...... Sunny Grotsky In Appreciation...... Kendra and Tom Kasten Maddy’s speedy recovery...... Frank Blumenthal See Contributions on page 20 19 Contributions Nisan/Iyar/Sivan 5776

Contributions from page 19 Dyanne Krasow...... Anita Barnblatt Rae Brooks...... Judith and Jordan Bloom Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Leslie Kramer Leo Talkov...... Catherine and Gary Whitman Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Ellyne Rabin Hal Abrams...... Carrie and Bret Ridge Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Carolyn Levy and Gil Rosoff Lillian Bloom Berg...... Judith and Jordan Bloom Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Edna Soblin Samuel Blickman...... Maddy and Frank Blumenthal Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Andrea and Harvey Schloss Jack Prost...... Janet and Edward Austin Sunya Shaw’s speedy recovery...... Ruth Zitt Laura Pincus...... Irene Miller and Paul Guaraglia Judy Mayer’s Hebrew naming...... Ellen Fuchs and Charles Ledden Or HaLev – Meditation In Memory of Donor funds programming and the hiring of teachers Kay Barner...... Sunya Shaw In Honor of Donor Jean Hipps...... Ellen Fuchs and Charles Ledden Florence and Steve Marchick...... Stephanie Rosekind Israel (Confirmation Trip Support) Schul Schleppers (Transportation) In Honor of Donor Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Ruth and Bob Woolf helps provide transportation for seniors Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Barbara DeNola In Memory of Donor Zalman Kapchan...... Sydney Kapchan and Steven Tulkin Jerry Grotsky Music Senior Friendship Club In Memory of Donor Minna Artson...... Sunny Grotsky supports the club's activities to help keep event fees down Dorothy Grotsky...... Sunny Grotsky In Memory of Donor Jerry Grotsky...... Sunny Grotsky Leo Levine...... Cheryl and Paul Nadler Matthew Artson...... Sunny Grotsky Phillip Nadler...... Cheryl and Paul Nadler Charles Grotsky...... Sunny Grotsky Harry Kurant...... Maddy and Frank Blumenthal Rosa Weingrun...... Edith Foyer Library Phil Karp...... Lenore Karp supports the purchase of new books Lottie Austin...... Janet and Edward Austin In Honor of Donor In Appreciation...... Naomi Silverstein Sunday Sandwich Hevre In Memory of Donor supports our sandwich making program for feeding hungry people Alexander Rogozen...... Kendra and Tom Kasten In Honor of Donor Rachel Muslin...... Kendra and Tom Kasten Sadie Eisner becoming bat mitzvah...... Ingrid and Frank Jonas Samuel Schneider...... Nancy Schneider and Richard Wysong In Memory of Donor George Dougherty...... Diane and Larry Herman A.M. Schwartz...... Nancy and Larry Lewis Peggy Rosenthal...... Nancy and Larry Lewis Memorial Rosemary Levy...... Nancy and Larry Lewis helps fund the temple operations Israel Fisher MD...... Marcia Fisher Muggli In Memory of Donor Annie Eron...... Marcia Fisher Muggli Inge Lehmann...... Debbie and Jeff Lucchesi Sara Gordon...... Felice Stahl and Alvaro Barraza Charlotte Appel...... Stephanie and Rudy Hoffman Agnes Berenstein Schwartz...... Sherry and Burt Berenstein Ben Feinstein...... Leslee and Wayne Feinstein Jack Prost...... Ingrid and Frank Jonas Jack Feinstein...... Leslee and Wayne Feinstein Burt Miller...... Leslee and Wayne Feinstein Tzedakah Fund Sylvia Feinstein...... Leslee and Wayne Feinstein In Memory of Donor Daniel Baxter...... Jamie and Edmund Baxter and family Dr. Alfred Auerback...... Sandra Auerback Maurice Schoenbrun...... Rhonda Press and Larry Ragent Matching Donations Alfred Boehme...... Alisa and Alan Boehme Netflix, matching Marni and Richard Gerber Rabbi Jerome D. Folkman...... Susan and David Folkman In-Kind Donations Ben Folkman...... Susan and David Folkman Laurie Hepler Rose Folkman...... Susan and David Folkman

PTBE Staff Office Number 650.341.7701 Dennis J. Eisner, Senior Rabbi [email protected]...... x229 Sara Mason-Barkin, Rabbi/Educator [email protected]...... x224 Lisa Kingston, Rabbi/Educator [email protected] ...... x240 Callie Schulman, Rabbi/Educator [email protected]...... x238 Elana Jagoda Kaye, Cantorial Soloist [email protected]...... x227 Eric Stone, Executive Director [email protected]...... x230 Tamir Frankel, ECE Co-Director [email protected]...... x226 Meredith Liron, ECE Co-Director [email protected]...... x244 Cindi Serbin, Programs/Communications Manager [email protected]...... x221 Meg Batavia, Youth Director [email protected]...... x223 Anita Siu, B’nai Mitzvah Program Manager [email protected]...... x235 Lolli Freedman, Clergy Administrator [email protected]...... x229 Kim Beauchamp, Education Program Manager [email protected]...... x237 Kenneth Spicer, Office Admin/Asst. to Exec. Director [email protected]...... x200 Katie Levine, Events Coordinator [email protected]...... x201 Karen Chan, Bookkeeper [email protected]...... x228 Mick Chand, Facilities and Maintenance [email protected] 20 Jose Kolich Facilities and Maintenance [email protected] ✁

Calendar of Events Peninsula Temple Beth El

Nisan/Iyar 5776 • May 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday wednesday thursday 5:30 pmfr Gesheriday Dinner saturday Yom HaShoah/Holocaust 6:30 pm Senior Blessing 1 23 Nisan 2 24 Nisan 3 25 Nisan 42:30 pm Hebrew26 Nisan Memorial5 Day 27 Nisan 6 28 Nisan 7 29 Nisan 6:00 pm Teen Program 12:00 pm & Oneg 9:15 am 5th/6th Grade 3:00 pm Hebrew Sr. Friendship Club 9:00 am Torah Study 8:00 am Morning Minyan Offsite for Yom 3:30 pm Hebrew 6:30 pm Shabbat Hallelu Family Learning Day7:00 pm BEW Meeting 10:30 amShabbat Morning 12:00 pm Lunchtime Learning HaShoah 6:30 pm SPA Steering 7:30 pm Concert Service, Eli Shubert 9:00 am Rishonim 7:00 pm Or HaLev Circle 6:00 pm Community Committee Becomes Bar 11:20 amHebrew Meditation 3:30 pm Hebrew Yom HaShoah Mitzvah 12:30 pm Tiyul 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study Observance at CBJ 7:00 pm One Bay One Book Discussion

8 30 Nisan 9 1 Iyar 10 2 Iyar 11 3 Iyar 12 4 Iyar 13 5 Iyar 9:0014 am This Shabbat 6 Iyar Rocks! Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence 5:30 pm Camp Pizza 8:00 am Morning Minyan Yom HaZikaron (MemorialDay) 9:00 am Gesher Mother’s Day 3:00 pm Hebrew Dinner Day) 12:00 pm Sr. Friendship Club 9:00 am Torah Study 9:00 am Rishonim 7:00 pm BEW Monthly Mah12:00 pm Lunchtime Learning 6:30 pm Erev Shabbat 2:30 pm Hebrew 3:30 pm Hebrew 10:4 5amShabbat Morning 11:20 amHebrew Jongg Circle Camp Service 3:30 pm Hebrew 6:00 pm Teen Program, 7-107:00 pm Adult B’nai Mitzvah Service, Chloe 7:00 pm Or HaLev Zeldin and Ayal Meditation 7:00 pm EComm 6:30 pm Adult Ed – 7:00 pm Endowment Committee Contradictions 7:00 pm Rosh Chodesh Meyers Become B’nai 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study Mitzvah 7:30 pm Brotherhood Meeting

6:30 pm Erev Shabbat 9:00 am Tot Shabbat 9:0015 am Rishonim 7 Iyar 3:0016 pm Hebrew 8 Iyar 17 9 Iyar 2:30pm18 Hebrew 10 Iyar 12:0019 pm Sr. Friendship 11 Iyar Club 20 12 Iyar 21 13 Iyar 3:30 pm Hebrew Service 9:00 am Torah Study 11:20 amHebrew 7:00 pm Or HaLev 6:00 pm Confirmation 8:00 am Morning Minyan 7:30 pm Oneg Honoring 10:30 amShabbat Morning 11:30 amSunday Sandwich Meditation 6:00 pm Teen Program, Service, Ashley 12:00 pm Lunchtime Learning Rabbi Callie Hevre (SSH) 7-12 Pelzner Becomes Bat 3:00 pm Women’s Floral Circle Mitzvah Workshop 3:30 pm Hebrew 3:45 pm Gesher 4:00 pm Kevah 6:00 pm Board of Trustees 7:00 pm Movie Midrash Dinner 7:30 pm Annual Meeting 9:00 am Torah Study 7:00 pm Or HaLev 12:00 pm Sr. Friendship Club6:30 pm Erev Shabbat 7:30 am 9th Annual Rabbi 7:15 pm Conversion Cohort Service 10:30 amShabbat Morning Meditation 8:00 am Morning Minyan 22 Eisner Golf 14 Iyar 23 15 Iyar 24 16 Iyar 25 17 Iyar 26 18 Iyar 27 19 Iyar 28 Service, 20Liana Iyar Tournament 12:00 pmLunchtime Learning Feigelson Becomes 9:00 am Last Rishonim Circle Bat Mitzvah 11:20 amHebrew 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study 12:30 pm Tiyul Excursion 7:00 pm Mussar Tune-Up 5:00 pm BEW Installation

Memorial Day 8:00 am Morning Minyan Office & Ganon Closed 12:00 pm Lunchtime Learning 29 21 Iyar 30 22 Iyar 31 Circle 23Iyar 20 12 Iyar 31 21 Adar II 29 19 Shevat 30 20 Shevat Parashat Hashavuah 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study May 7 Acharei Mot II Leviticus 18:1–30 Live Streaming of Shabbat Services is May 14 K'doshim Leviticus 19:1-20:27 Now Available May 21 Emor Leviticus 21:1_24:23 www.ptbe.org/watch-live May 28 B'har Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Calendar of Events Peninsula Temple Beth El

Iyar/Sivan 5776 • June 2016

Sunday Monday Tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday 6:30 pm 1 12 Shevat Parashat1 Hashavuah22 Shevat 2 23 Shevat 1 24 Iyar 212:00 pmSr. Friendship25 Iyar 3 Erev Shabbat26 Iyar 4 27 Iyar Club Service 9:00 am Torah Study June 4 B'chukotai3:00 pm Hebrew Leviticus26:3-27:348:00 am Morning Minyan 10:30 amShabbat Morning June 11 B'midbar7:00 pm BEW Meeting Numbers3:30 pm 1:1_4:20 Hebrew Service, Chloe 7:00 pm Or HaLev 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study Schmeltzer and June 18 Naso Numbers 4:21_7:89 Griffin Chalif Meditation 7:00 pm Scholar-in-Residence, Become B’nai June 25 B'haalot'cha Numbers 8:1_12:16Rabbi Wayne Dosick Mitzvah 7:00 pm Movie Midrash

5 28 Iyar 6 29 Iyar 7 1 Sivan 8 2 Sivan 9 3 Sivan 10 4 Sivan 119:00 am Torah Study5 Sivan 6:30 pm Erev Shabbat 8:00 am Morning Minyan 12:00 pmSr. Friendship Club Service 10:30 am Shabbat 12:00 pmLunchtime Learning 7:30 pm Brotherhood Morning Service, Circle Meeting/Installation Jake Fond 7:00 pm EComm Dinner Becomes Bar 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study Mitzvah 5:00 pm Adult B’nai Mitzvah

12:00 pmSr. Friendship Club 6:30 pm Erev Shabbat 12Shavuot 6 Sivan 137:00 pm BEW Monthly 7 Sivan 14 8 Sivan 15 9 Sivan 16 10 Sivan 17 11 Sivan 18 12 Sivan Service 9:00 am Yizkor & Blintz Mah Jongg 8:00 am Morning Minyan 9:00 am Torah Study Brunch 12:00 pmLunchtime Learning 10:30 amShabbat Morning Circle Service, Samuel 7:00 pm Board of Trustees Bloom and Aaron Becker Become B’nai 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study Mitzvah 4:00 pm Nancy Schneider Becomes Bat Mitzvah

8:00 am Morning Minyan 12:00 pmSr. Friendship Club 19 13 Sivan 20 14 Sivan 12:0021 pmLunchtime 15 LearningSivan 22 16 Sivan 23 17 Sivan 24 18 Sivan 25 19 Sivan Father’s Day 5:00 pm Bim Bam Circle 9:00 am Torah Study 10:00 amSunday Sandwich Shabbat in the 10:30 am Hevre (SSH) 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study Park Shabbat Morning 6:30 pm Erev Shabbat Service, Maya Service Siegel and Halle Strause Become B’not Mitzvah

12:00 pmSr. Friendship Club 264:00 pm Kevah20 Sivan 27 21 Sivan 8:0028 am Morning 22Minyan Sivan 29 23 Sivan 30 24 Nisan 29 21 Nisan 30 22 Nisan 12:00 pmLunchtime Learning Circle Live Streaming of 7:00 pm Lay Led Torah Study Shabbat Services is 7:00 pm Mussar Tune-Up Now Available www.ptbe.org/watch-live

✁ YAHRZEITS May/June 2016

May Yahrzeits

Read May 6 Samuel Schneider Clara Nathan Jack Feinstein Read May 27 Esther Abrams Rose Schwartz Ben Neidle Gregory Feldman Henry Baker Ruth Alexander Louise Shimoff Vivian Oscherwitz Anne Finkelstein Gabriela Cellini Sol Baron Justin Stahl Murray Perkel Frank Gampon Helen Gruber Cohen Helen Berkovits Paul Stahl Alice Pollard Esther Garelick James Courtney Leo Bloom Ida Tankel Lori Rapoport Edna Gerrman Leon Dorfman Charles Botstein Irene Udelson Patti Rosichan Harvey Goheen Louise Ellis Milton Bronstein Patricia Sands Jeannette Goldman Ann Flescher Read May 13 Morris Chalif Alex Satler Hal Gordon Sydelle Gellman Hal Abrams Marian Adler Chintz Joan Schulman Barbara Greenberg Harry Goldschlager Mia Behrendt Ervin Chintz Arthur Schwartz Benjamin Kehimkar Harold Grossman Fritzi Bekeris Henry Cohn Leo Talkov Ralph Krupp James Jaffe Lillian Bloom Berg Eva Dilloff Jennie Weinhoff Hector Ksiazenicer Helen Jaffe Harold Bernard Louis Drezner Abe Leemon Manuel Kaseff Brandon Brier Read May 20 Phyllis Fisher Carol Leviloff Bernard Katz Doris Brown Daniel Apfelblum Bessie Freedman Max Levin Priscilla Kellem Rubin Gale Davood Bakhshandeh Leona Greendorfer Louis Burton Levy Sylvia Kirsch Ralph Gellman Sylvia Berner Aimee Heilbroun Leo Parmer Jack Lee Murray Gellman Janice Blatteis Ruth Heydemann Malcolm Pink Gerald Lefton Samuel Gerrman Adele Bloom Mark Katz Zara Ramer Marilyn Leonard David Haber Paul Byers Aaron Kehimkar Mildred Rosenfeld Abraham Lerner James Hall June Cahn Mildred Kroll Lynn Rosenfield Susan Mumford Belle Heisler Steven Chall Thelma Leavy Sue Rousso Nancy Yolles Riede Helen Hilton Etoile Chetrit Aida Liff David Ruskin Edith Ross Jeannette Korey Helen Cook Daniel Litwak Camila Schleider Irwin Schapiro Clarence Landry Eli Cooperman Geraldine Litwak Esther Schwartz Elise Faye Silverman Rose Levy Roslyn Duchowny Joseph Mazer Ann Plaat Stone Helen Teichner Sheldon Maltz Sylvia Ellis Laura Pincus Marvin Teperman Ted Myers Herman Ellison Hilda Rosenberg Ethel Vergos

June Yahrzeits

Read June 3 Edward Rose Guillermo Schapiro Burt Miller Shirley Kantor Sulamif Aminov Frances Helen Samuels Samuel Share Mona Ostrow Minnie Kaplan Berto Bental Barbara Schreiber Louis Spiwak Ruth Anne Patterson Joseph Karesh Stephen Blumenthal Sylvia Schwartzberg Jack Spritzer Jason Perlman Ann Langsam Terry Bobrow David Serbin Naomi Talkov Gary Rechnitz Jerome M. Levi Jerry Bott Elfriede Serbin Kasriel Vilenchik Erika Rechnitz Rae Linden Stuart Brodie Edith Shalon Arkady Volkov Bob Rosenberg Lev Litvak Nathan Cohn Dorothy Shore Ceil Winton Bob Rosichan Moses Marks Max Cooper Robert Suslow Monya Yudenfriend Dorothy Seckelson Robert May Frank Garelick Rufina Gaviola Sy Celia Zins Helen Servetar Marvin Reznick Janis Gold Robert Upright Klaus Zondek Ida Sosniak Murray Riskin Dorothy Greenblat Jeff Star Millie Roff Read June 10 Read June 17 Don Herzog Marvin Stern Helen Schmier Fannie Abrams Lillian Alexander Pearl Hoffman Isadore Wolk William Schreiber Zalman Alter Beverly Backman Samuel Jaffe Seymour Zins Nancy Sennett Lillian Baker Marian Berlowitz Janice Kaber Donald Soblin Annabelle Block Frances Bernbaum Read June 24 Marie Karonsky Elsie Sommer Louis Bobrov Milton Blank Ceil Andrews Frieda Koblin Rose Spiwak Eunice Bryant Madeline Rose Coker Bernard Auerback Helen Kovan Lillian Sussman Lena Ellis Reva Cole Shirley Barondess Myles Kranzler Jack Talesnick Irving Finger Ruth Flescher Coleman Bloomfield Jack Lackner Allan Verbin Dot Fisher Theodore Fox Doris Brunzie Florence Lawson Samuel Weiner Bill Green Phyllis Greenberg Jay Dolan Ida Levin Martin Weinstein Rick Kadet Edward Harris Morris Dorman Vera Lipman Trevora White Eugenia Katz John Kane David Fine Bertha Margulies Bertha Kopit Henry Kasten Lawrence Finnie Mark Morse Dolores Landry William Korey Pauline Fisher Esther Neidle Horace Samter Levy Albert Korn Samuel Freedman Robert Penn Saul Madfes Dorothy Latina Charles Goldring Jessie Plotkin Evelyn Madfes Aileen Lau Louis Hakimi Shirley Polonsky Irving Rubinchik Elizabeth Lee Susan Herzog Jerome Raike Mike Ruby Ida Leemon Rose Hollman Louise Robbins 23 Peninsula Temple Beth El Non-Profit Org. 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas San Mateo, California 94403 U.S. Postage Paid Permit # 154

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