the February 2016 – Sh’vat/Adar I 5776, Volume XXIX Number 10 Special Torah Study, Shabbat BEATLES PURIM IS COMING! Service and Luncheon Calling all ACTORS, SINGERS and MUSICIANS! Led By Rabbi Stephanie and Cantor David Shomrei Torah is looking for excited members to be featured in this year’s BEATLES PURIM SCHPEIL on March 23. Everyone is welcome Saturday, February 6, 8:45 AM to participate! For many years, up to two dozen congregants have met every Saturday morning in the Kolbo room to read from the weekly We need people who can make Torah section and discuss its meaning and relevance for us in the following rehearsals: today’s world. The session goes from 8:45 to 10:15 AM, and all March 8, 6:00 – 7:30 PM CST community members are welcome to attend, weekly or just March 15, 6:00 – 7:30 PM once in a while, actively participating or just listening. March 23, 4:00 PM, final On February 6, 2016, the Torah Study will take place in the dress rehearsal followed Sanctuary, to accommodate both the regular attendees and by Schpeil at 6:15 PM those of us who will be attending for the first time in a while or If interested, contact [email protected] perhaps for the first time ever. We encourage you to come and explore the world of the Jewish Torah with us at that time! At 10:30 AM, all Torah Study attendees are invited to remain and join us in the beautiful Shabbat morning service, along with Rabbi’s Tisch with Ruben Arquilevich others who may not have been able to attend Torah Study. Friday, February 12, 6:15 PM Immediately after services and kiddush (around 12:00 PM), we Come to the Tisch wearing evolved since then and the critical will share a FREE luncheon. your camp t-shirt or hat if you role it plays in securing Jewish attended a Jewish camp. Listen identity today. Congregation to Ruben Arquilevich as he Shomrei Torah is a wonderful discusses “Jewish Peoplehood: partner to URJ Camp Newman The Role of Camp in Jewish – he will highlight this special Life”. He will share the history relationship. of Jewish camp, going back over 100 years, discuss how it has He will share the history of Jewish camp, going back The Social Action Committee over 100 years... 2016 Film Series “A Reason to Live” Cost for catered dinner is $18. The Social Action Committee launches its 2016 film series RSVP to CST Office. with the movie, “A Reason to Live” and a forum that focuses on mental health. The films and forum are open to the public free of charge but donations are welcome. HIGHLIGHTS “A Reason to Live” - This powerful documentary about teen Social Action Goes and young adult depression and suicide captures 12 personal to the Movies page 3 stories of despair and hope. Rabbi Message page 4 Saturday, Febrary 20, 7:30PM. A panel discussion to follow. Cantor’s Message page 4 Serving Sonoma County’s Progressive Reform Jewish Community HAPPENING IN FEBRUARY AT CST Rosh Chodesh Lifelong Learning Saturday, February 6, 7 PM What’s in a Name? Choosing a Hebrew Name Kolbo Room 1 session: February 17, 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM, Kolbo Room The next Rosh Chodesh women’s group will be February 6 at 7:00 PM. All Rabbi Kramer will lead an interactive workshop on the importance of Hebrew names interested women are invited to this and help guide everyone to choose their own Hebrew name. This workshop is open to free evening to celebrate the upcoming people of ALL ages! Free, email [email protected]. new moon. The new moon of the Hebrew month of Adar I is an introduction to the energy A Taste of Mussar: An introduction to the study and of spring. Purim comes next month, Adar II, and we’ve just had Tu b’Shvat, practice of Jewish spiritual ethics. the re-awakening of the trees. Come 5 sessions: February 14, 21, 28; March 6, 20; 3:00-5:00 PM and celebrate your own re-awakening , $36 Materials Fee rededicating yourself to what gives your life meaning and joy. We might also get This course, taught by Sharon Schwartz, provides a solid introduction to what the a bit silly as Purim is approaching: bring study of Mussar is all about and what it offers. You will experience for yourself a good joke to share or wear a silly hat. how transformational Mussar can be, and you will see how Mussar can bring you a deeper understanding of yourself and give you valuable tools to live a better, more Please RSVP to the CST office, or just fulfilling life. show up. Please call 707.578.5519 or email [email protected] to register for classes.

Family Shabbat Services Bagel Club Hears from 4th and 5th Grade Family Shabbat: High Tech Speaker Friday, February 5, 6:15 PM Sunday, February 7, 9:00-11:00 AM 2nd & 3rd Grade Family Shabbat: We are trying Friday, February 26, 6:15 PM something different! Please join our community in prayer for Family Shabbat. Our STaRS students will Jay Peretz, CST have a special part in the service. The service will be followed by a special Shabbat member, former and Dinner for the families to delight in Shabbat as a community. Please RSVP to ra@cstsr. retired VP of Oracle, org so we know how much food to provide. We ask for a $10 per family donation to is teaching computer programming help defray the cost of food. at SRJC. He will share with us some insights into the high tech world, including science and tech aspects, and additionally the culture and impact Tot Shabbat of technology on our lives and the Friday, February 26, 5:00 PM economy. Tot Shabbat is an informal, child-centered Shabbat Service Contact [email protected] to designed especially for children newborn to elementary school reserve your seat, or call the CST office age. The theme will be “Shabbat” and there will be a potluck. at 528-5519. Gourmet breakfast will be Please bring a vegetarian dish to share! Save the dates for the served. Ladies are also welcome. following months: March 26 at 9:00 AM; April 15 at 5:00 PM.

SHOMREI TORAH VOICE PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 2016 SAVE THE DATE Lifelong Learning Rabbi Tisch with Cantor David Frommer Classes and film series are free but registration is appreciated. “The David and Goliath Story of Yale A Cappella” Please call 707-578-5519 or email [email protected]. Friday, March 11, 6:15 PM David and His Women Much like the Jewish people, Yale’s Jewish A Cappella Group, Magevet, 3 sessions: has endured against all odds. Despite the overwhelming resources of March 2, 9, 16 high-profile, secular competitors and a niche appeal that attracts more 7:00-8:30 PM Jewish parents than students, Magevet continues to thrive each year. Rabbi Kramer will discuss Join Cantor David for a story of improbable survival, lasting friendship, why David is the most and a musical mission that influences his cantorate today. Cost for fully developed character catered dinner is $18. RSVP to CST office. in the bible. Through stories, we get to see David from his youth all the way until he is on his death bed. David is warrior, lover, politician, Beatles Purim Schpiel betrayer and leader. Come learn what makes David a Wednesday, March 23, 6:15 PM fascinating man. Join us for a revolutionary visit into the 60’s as the Beatles meet Esther, Mordecai and Haman. Grab your costumes and groggers and join the fun as Film: American Jerusalem: we read from the Book of Esther. Our Purim Schpielers will not disappoint! and the Making of San Francisco Don’t miss an evening of entertainment and yummy hamantashen. 1 session: Sunday, March 13, 3:00-5:00 PM Dr. Marc Dollinger will discuss the history of Jews Social Action Goes to the Movies in the Bay Area. Dr. Dollinger is the Richard and Mental Health - It Takes A Community! Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies and Social The Social Action Committee is hosting Responsibility at San Francisco State University. His films and a forum that focus on mental research interests include American Jewish history, health through April. The films and forum Jewish social responsibility, California Jewish history are open to the public, free of charge but and modern Jewish identity. donations are welcome. “The Mask You Live In” - Addresses Film: A Home on the Range: the issues boys and young men have in The Jewish Chicken Ranchers of Petaluma dealing with society’s narrow definition of masculinity. This film directed by Jennifer History of Jews in Sonoma County Seibel Newsom, is an official selection of the 2015 Sundance Film 1 session: Festival. March 19, 7:30 PM. Sunday, March 27, 3:00-5:00 PM “Poster Girl” - Traces a high school Henry Shreibman, Ph.D., Rabbi, DD, has taught over the cheerleader, turned machine gunner last nine years at Dominican University, Sonoma State, in the Iraq War, as she returns home and UC Davis in comparative religion, history, ethics to deal with Post Traumatic Stress and philosophy. His area of interest and specialty is Disorder (PTSD). April 16, 7:30 PM comparative religion of the ancient world. All films will be on Saturday nights at Bonnie Burt has been documenting Jewish life for 20 7:30 PM at the CST sanctuary. A panel years. In her film, Jack London, California vigilantes, discussion featuring local and regional McCarthyism, the Cold War and agribusiness all come to experts and people affected by mental life in a quintessential American story of how a group of illness will follow each of the films. immigrants found their new home. The Social Action Committee’s series on mental health will wrap up with a Community Forum on Depression, Sunday May 22, starting at 2 PM, in recognition of May National Mental Health Month.

SHOMREI TORAH VOICE PAGE 3 FEBRUARY 2016 RABBI’S MESSAGE Rabbi George home, a rather novel concept In preparation for this in our household! on Sabbatical sabbatical I have been You might wonder, “Who January 1 – April 1 will be there to respond to putting aside books the needs of the community When I first arrived at while you are away?” A big Shomrei Torah 20 years ago, and articles that I thanks goes to Rabbi Kramer we thought I would take a in advance for not only doing six-month sabbatical after would otherwise never her job at Shomrei Torah, but my seventh year, assuming covering for me as well! things worked out. When that have time for. Rabbi George year arrived, we realized that Thank you Shomrei Torah Buddhist Meditation Center in for the gift of sabbatical! I neither the congregation nor activities. In fact, I would go West Marin. I could handle being away hope and pray that my time a step further and say that it away will allow me to return that long; so we changed the Travel: is a gift you give me, and it is renewed and inspired, ready to sabbatical schedule to three Laura and I are looking also an investment you make continue the journey of being months every four years, which forward to a trip to London in me and in the life of the your senior (I feel old!) rabbi is an amazing gift you give me! and I hope to also take a trip . So, you might ask, for many more years to come. The concept of a sabbatical is what am I going to do with to the Southwest. derived from the sabbatical this gift? In between these things, I plan B’shalom, of the land legislated in the to simply “be” and to also be at Writing: Rabbi George A rabbinic In addition to continuing my search for a publisher sabbatical, at least for Hannah & the Ring, the CANTOR’S MESSAGE children’s novella I wrote last as I understand sabbatical, I plan to work on an adult book, a spiritual auto Changing our it, is not merely a biography, tentatively called, Chanting? Varieties vacation; rather, Finding My Way. of V’ahavta Study: it is a break from In preparation for this “You know what I’ve never sabbatical I have been putting understood?” George asks one’s regular routine aside books and articles that Jerry in the classic sitcom, I would otherwise never have Seinfeld. “Why did they in order to pursue time for. At the top of my list change the siren noise? When is Abraham Joshua Heschel’s I was a kid, it was always other enriching and Heavenly Torah, among other ‘WAAAAAH WAAAAAH’ and titles. now it’s ‘WOO WOO WOO Cantor David renewing activities. WOO WOO.’ I mean, did they to changes in our sonic Prayer and Meditation: Torah (see Leviticus 25), the do some research? Did they traditions, from the mundane One of the benefits of a idea being that like the land find out that WOO-WOO was tones of a siren to the sacred sabbatical is a reduction in needs a rest in order to be a more effective siren than tunes of a prayer. the compression of the daily renewed, so do human beings. WAAAH?” Which brings us to the grind. For me, that means But unlike the sabbatical V’ahavta. This prayer is taken more time to pray, meditate This may be a silly exchange of the land legislated in the directly from the Torah, and recreate! Seriously, between two TV characters, Torah, a rabbinic sabbatical, which we chant according to besides renewing my personal but it speaks to a fundamental at least as I understand it, is a system of musical symbols prayer and meditation truth about the human not merely a vacation; rather, and phrases called trope. There practices, in early January I condition: change is hard. it is a break from one’s regular are many different versions will be going on a seven-day It’s hard in any area of life, routine in order to pursue silent retreat at Spirit Rock but we’re extremely sensitive Continued on page 5 other enriching and renewing

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version has been adopted by This prayer is taken almost every synagogue in Share Your Jewish Journey With Us! directly from the the Reform movement and Over the years, many of our congregants have participated in has become the basis for the a CST tradition on Yom Kippur afternoon by describing their Torah, which we chant cantillation course at Hebrew individual paths to Shomrei Torah. And by each journey’s end, Union College that is taught we knew three members of our community better than we had according to a system to all of our rabbinic and before. cantorial students. of musical symbols and Please add your own Jewish journey to a treasury of stories Chanting the V’ahavta now being collected for placement in the Shomrei Torah phrases called trope. according to the Reform Library. Movement’s Wolff-Portnoy of Torah trope, reflecting the trope system will ease the WHY WE’RE COLLECTING JEWISH JOURNEYS musical diversity of Jews educational process for Every person’s path is meaningful. around the world, but every students of all ages within our For the individual, version operates under the synagogue, and connect us to For the individual, remembering, same principle of internal other Reform congregations reflecting, and writing is a way to remembering, consistency. This means that around the country in a honor the traveler(s) and the road if a particular trope symbol profound way. Our new taken. reflecting, and is sung a certain way in the version won’t sound radically different, but for those who For our CST family, each journey we Book of Genesis, it’s sung read will deepen our knowledge and writing is a way to the exact same way in the want to learn the changes, we’ll have a recording of the appreciation of our remarkable and honor the traveler(s) Book of Deuteronomy. The diverse community as it preserves V’ahavta, then, is supposed to melody and the printed sheet music available for download the congregation’s precious Jewish and the road taken. be chanted according to the history. same rules that a community uses when chanting any other Chanting the V’ahavta For the rabbis and cantor, for teachers, and even for older students in passage from the Torah. according to the our religious school, certain journeys in part or in their entirety may At CST, however, our former serve to illustrate lessons or serve as sources of historical detail. version of the V’ahavta was Reform Movement’s actually an amalgamation of multiple versions of trope. Wolff-Portnoy trope It didn’t have any internal consistency. This created system will ease the a problem when students began studying for their b’nai educational process... mitzvah, because they couldn’t on the CST website, and of apply the same rules they course you can always come were learning for their Torah to me to get help or vent your portion to learn the V’ahavta. frustrations (I’ll tell you it Additionally, in 1999, the was the rabbis’ idea!). I have Union for Reform no idea what makes the most HOW TO TAKE PART (of which CST is a member effective siren noise, but I Simply mail, email as an attachment, or drop off at the congregation) published do know our new V’ahavta office your previously presented Jewish journey OR a newly The Art of Torah Cantillation, melody will be a worthy written story of 750 words or less (preferably typed) to one which standardized the reflection of the values of of the following addresses by April 1, 2016, at latest. Earlier Reform Movement’s system learning and community that submissions are encouraged. of trope as the Wolff-Portnoy all of us at CST share. version, named after the two Email: [email protected] cantors who directed the B’shalom, Note: Rabbi George will read each submission. project. Over the years, this Cantor David Mail to: The CST office at 2000 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

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JuSTY: SHORTY: We welcomed our newest youth group in December: JuSTY. These Our high schoolers joined 130 members of NFTY Central 3rd-5th graders spent an afternoon with bowling and pizza. Stay West for Fallinter at Camp Newman. The entire event was tuned for our next event this spring! focused on social justice and the region raised nearly $1200. During MLK weekend, five of our high schoolers will also be attending Camp Newman’s West Coast Party—the largest gathering of Jewish teens on the West Coast!

miniSHORTY: Back in November, miniSHORTY (Middle Schoolers) kicked off with some mini golf, bumper cars and arcade games. The fun will continue on March 6 with bowling! Environmental Action Committee Tip of the Month “The day when rain falls is as great as the day on which heaven and earth were created.” Masehet Ta’anit 8b (Mishnah Talmud) We’re hoping for a long rainy season this year, and if El Nino predictions materialize, here are some things you can do at home to prepare and prevent flooding: • Be sure your irrigation is completely turned off. • Protect your home with a sump pump for moving water away during a storm, and divert that water to a landscaped area where it can soak into the ground • Be prepared by keeping supplies on hand, the car fueled RIDES NEEDED up, and knowing the safe routes from your home to higher ground. especially until daylight savings time resumes • Sweep your street gutters to remove dirt, trash and leaves that The Caring Committee would like to facilitate rides to services and can cause flooding and pollute our local creeks. CST events for those who cannot drive at night. In any case, keep on conserving — there’s never enough water to waste! srcity.org/drought Please let me know when you need a ride, or if you are someone willing to do a mitzvah and offer an occasional ride. Contact the CST office for more information

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College Students of CST Receive a Taste of Book Covers Now Home through Hanukkah Care Packages Available for our New High Holy Day Machzorim (plural for machzor-prayer book) CST member, Anne Brisgel, has made a number of fabric book covers for our new Mishkan Hanefesh books. The cost is $25.00 for a set and you can choose different patterns for each book if desired. $20.00 of each set purchased will be donated to the temple! To see the book covers available, please contact the CST office at 578-5519.

A Heartfelt Thank You to our Shomrei Torah Community On December 1, seven CST members gathered to pack fabulous Hanukkah care packages for 49 of our college students in 12 states and . The packages included On November 9th our beloved gelt, dreidels, winter health aids, school supplies and other treats. Lynn Gasser and daughter, Corrie Smith, died Lois Abramson provided fresh brownies and shortbread cookies. The packers—Linda unexpectedly in her sleep of heart Bornstein, Lynn Gasser, Joanne Harris, Jill Goldberg, Melissa Kort, Sabrina Kahn— failure. She was 52. Within hours, followed the fearless leadership of Nancy Ferrick. Rabbi George and our friends at Shomrei Torah had wrapped us in Please let us know if any students who received a Hanukkah package have a change of a warm blanket of love and caring. address. If you want to add your college student to the list for our Passover mailing, We will always be grateful to you for contact [email protected] or call the synagogue office by March 1. the messages, the prayers, the cards and the offers of food and help. So many of you came to her Memorial service and surrounded our whole family with your compassionate Amazon Offers An Easy Way to Support support . Shomrei Torah is a very Congregation Shomrei Torah special community and we are so grateful to be a part of it. If you shop online at Amazon.com, then you can give CST free money. Instead of logging in at Amazon.com, log in at smile.amazon.com and many of your purchases With our love and appreciation, will qualify to send Shomrei Torah free money. Amazon Prime? It also qualifies. thank you, Visit smile.amazon.com, designate Congregation Shomrei Torah as your charity, Sue and Ed Smith and start shopping!

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Friday, February 5 Friday, February 19 6:15 pm – Shabbat Service 6:15 pm – Shabbat Service honoring 4th and 5th graders featuring the music of Shlomo Carlebach

Saturday, February 6 Saturday, February 20 Weekly Torah portion: Mishpatim Weekly Torah portion: Tetzaveh 8:45 am – Torah Study led by Cantor David 8:45 am – Torah Study led by Perry Angle 10:30 am – Shabbat Service 10:30 am – Shabbat Service

Friday, February 12 Friday, February 26 6:15 pm – Rabbi’s Tisch with Ruben Arquilevich 6:15 pm – Shabbat Service honoring 2nd and 3rd graders

Saturday, February 13 Saturday, February 27 Weekly Torah portion: Terumah Weekly Torah portion: Ki Tisa 8:45 am – Torah Study led by Judith Goleman 8:45 am – Torah Study led by Rabbi Kramer 10:30 am – Shabbat Service 10:30 am – Shabbat Service

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