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R i Pu M DIRECTORY GENERAL INFORMATION: All phone numbers use (510) prefix unless otherwise noted. SERVICES SCHEDULE Mailing Address 336 Euclid Ave. Oakland, CA 94610 Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan Hours M-Th: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fr: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. In the Chapel, 8:00 a.m. Office Phone 832-0936 On Holidays, start time is 9:00 a.m. Office Fax 832-4930 E-Mail [email protected] Friday Evening (Kabbalat Shabbat) STAFF In the Chapel, 6:15 p.m. Rabbi (x 213) Mark Bloom Richard Kaplan, Candle Lighting (Friday) Cantor [email protected] December 1 4:32 p.m. Gabbai Marshall Langfeld December 8 4:32 p.m. Executive Director (x 214) Rayna Arnold Office Manager (x 210) Virginia Tiger December 15 4:34 p.m. Bet Sefer Director Susan Simon 663-1683 December 22 4:37 p.m. Jill Rosenthal & Marta Molina Gan Avraham Director December 29 4:41 p.m. 763-7528 Bookkeeper (x 215) Suzie Sherman Shabbat Morning Facilities Manager (x 211) Joe Lewis In the Sanctuary, 9:30 a.m. Kindergym/ Dawn Margolin 547-7726 Toddler Program Torah Portions (Saturday) OFFICERS OF THE BOARD December 2 Vayishlach President Laura Wildmann 601-9571 December 9 Vayeshev Vice President Alice Hale 336-3044 December 16 Miketz Vice President JB Leibovitch 653-7133 December 23 Vayigash Vice President Etta Heber 530-8320 Vice President Ulli Rotzscher 559-0632 December 30 Vayetzei Secretary David Goodwin 655-0529 Treasurer Daniel Jaffe 479-7441 TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM COMMITTEES & ORGANIZATIONS: If you would like to is proud to support the Conservative contact the committee chairs, please contact the synagogue Movement by affiliating with The United office for phone numbers and email addresses. Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Adult Education Aaron Paul Chesed Warren Gould Development Leon Bloomfield & Flo Raskin Advertising Policy: Anyone may sponsor an issue Dues Evaluation Daniel Jaffe of The Omer and receive a dedication for their busi- Endowment Fund Charles Bernstein ness or loved one. Contact us for details. We do not Finance Daniel Jaffe accept outside or paid advertising. Toni Mason & Gan Avraham Parents The Omer is published on paper that is 30% Carolyn Bernstein post-consumer fibers. Gan Avraham School Aaron Goldberg Committee Periodicals Postage Paid at Oakland, CA. House Stephen Shub POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Omer, Israel Affairs JB Leibovitch c/o Temple Beth Abraham, 336 Euclid Avenue, Membership Ulli Rotzscher Oakland, CA 94610-3232. Men’s Club Rick Heeger © 2017. Temple Beth Abraham. Omer Lisa Fernandez & Rachel Dornhelm Personnel Laura Wildmann The Omer (USPS 020299) is published by Public Relations Lisa Fernandez Temple Beth Abraham, a non-profit, located at Ritual Marshall Langfeld 336 Euclid Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610; telephone Schools Etta Heber (510) 832-0936. It is published monthly except Social Action Alice Hale for the months of July and August for a total of 10 WLCJ Torah Fund Anne Levine issues per annum. It is sent as a requester publica- Women of TBA Jessica Sterling & Kathy Saunders tion and there is no paid distribution. Youth Amanda Cohen 2 i WHAT’S HAPPENING
Please Join Us for Two Community Wide Events in December!
GAN SHABBAT Saturday, December 9th, 9:30 a.m. Gan Avraham will sponsor the Kiddush luncheon but in addition, Gan staff, parents, and alumni staff will participate in the entire Shabbat service. The best part??? The Gan children will do a “sermon in song” for the congregation! We did this last year for the first time and it was such a beautiful event and a lovely opportunity for the greater TBA community to mingle with and get a glimpse of our Gan community. GAN AND BET SEFER HANUKKAH CELEBRATION Sunday, December 17th from 3-5 p.m. For a fun-filled holiday program. Shadow puppeteer, Daniel Barash will do a show and afterwards, we will have some fund activities (think “Pin the Flame on the Hanukkiah”!) and yummy treats! This is another opportunity for our education programs to join together and build community. We hope to see many of you at these wonderful events!!
TBA BOOK GROUP Tuesday, January 23 at 7 p.m. The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish RSVP: Judy at [email protected] for the location.
MAH JONGG Upcoming La’atid Program Join us on the 2nd Shabbat of the month as we Sunday 12/10/17: Hanukkah Party at TBA: gather in the Chapel after Kiddush. Make delicious Hanukkah foods like latkes and December 9, 2017 sufganiyot, and wrap gifts for a local nonprofit organization. See PAGE 6 for MORE events More Information or RSVP: [email protected] with Women of TBA
1 FROM THE RABBI The Resilient Rabbi My first job as a rabbi was miserable, and I was completely unprepared. In rabbinical school, I had student congregations, one in Great Falls, Montana, and one in South Atlanta, Georgia, and my experiences there were smashing successes. I worked with children and adults at key points in their lives, enjoyed giving sermons, taught all kinds of classes, added innovative programs, and made many great friends. I felt like I was ready to be a “real rabbi” the moment I was ordained. Plus, I had already worked in business for a cou- ple of years, so I was anticipating a great connection at my first full time pulpit, a young and exciting congregation in Westchester County, New York. And then I started the actual job. It was a disaster from the beginning, mostly because it was a mismatch. I would venture to say that about 90-95% of the congregation loved what I was doing—religiously, educationally, during life cycle events, and especially with their children. But the 5-10% who didn’t were among the leaders of the congregation. They did things that made it seem more like a church than a synagogue to me, and I had trouble stomaching them. Many in synagogue leadership were unsupportive and even downright mean. One member even called me a Nazi. Here is what one member of the board of directors wrote to the president of the congregation. We look to a rabbi for “wisdom, fairness, and a vision.” Unfortunately, I have not found that spiritual depth in Rabbi Bloom. There is no question that he has firm ideas as to worship and traditions, but, in my opinion, he is woefully lacking in compassion, understanding, and generosity of spirit. They brought in a special commission to figure out what went wrong and how to “fix” both the situation and me. They concluded that I should probably leave. I had asked to do that very thing, but they wouldn’t let me resign. They felt they would lose too many members, and they had already driven out the last rabbi under similar circumstances. How could I have been so successful in my student pulpits and such a failure in my first “real job?” Was the man being described in that letter really me? What was wrong with this congregation? Well, for one thing, me. I was what was wrong, or at least part of what was wrong. Essentially, I was young and stupid. I made the rookie mistake of making too many changes too quickly. I didn’t value the many unique customs this community had created. I was not “Reform” enough for this Reform congregation. Though I didn’t say it out loud, it was clear that this California boy didn’t want to be in New York, and particularly there, and people picked up on that. I cried myself to sleep nearly every night for about 6 months. That was 20 years ago. I have been at Temple Beth Abraham for the last 16 ½ years and loved nearly every moment of it. It’s a shidduch (Hebrew word for match). I am fulfilled in my career. But those first two years were terribly painful. That pain certainly doesn’t compare with a serious illness or abuse or addiction or tragic death, but they were very dark days for me. I nearly quit and went back to the business world. But, deep down, I knew I had to be resilient. I knew I had to learn from my mistakes. That I could find a better match and do better. I took my primary inspiration from Moses in the Torah. If he could get through the wilderness for 40 years with his “congregation” complain- cont on page 19
Rabbi Bloom invites you to join him and a TBA Delegation at the AIPAC Conference in Washington DC March 4-6. Help lobby for U.S.-Israel relations directly with Congress and hear from fascinating speak- ers, including the Majority and Minority Leaders from both Houses of Government, as well as all kinds of experts on the Middle East. Please contact Rabbi Bloom directly via e-mail for a special discount code. Scholarships are also available by contacting the rabbi.
2 FROM THE PRESIDENT Building our Resilience Muscle By Laura Wildman December seems like the perfect time of year to write about resilience. Right around now, we read the story of Joseph. While the Torah contains many stories teaching us about resilience, the story of Joseph seems a particularly powerful story of resilience – from being sold into slavery by his brothers to becoming the right-hand man to the Pharaoh to finally reuniting with his family and saving them from famine. We’ve all marveled at the Holocaust survivors in our TBA community, our families, and the greater Jewish community who survived unbelievably traumatizing experiences and still went on to live happy and productive lives. Or we’ve heard about the traumatic childhoods of famous successful adults and wondered how they survived and thrived. In fact, according to research on resilience by Norman Garmezy and by Emmy Werner, about 1/3 of children living in stressful and difficult circumstances continue to succeed and go on to live healthy and happy lives. Equally surprising, in a study by Victor and Mildred Goertzel, 75% of the famous people they profiled had grown up in a family bur- dened by a severe problem. If we are looking for resolutions for the secular New Year, working on skills to improved our resilience would be a good skill to work on. No matter our age, all of us are likely to encounter stressful and difficult situations in our lives, so all of us would be helped by strengthening our “resilience muscle”. From an article in the July 2017 New York Times, “How to Build Resilience in Midlife” by Tara Parker-Pope, and in a February 2017 New Yorker Article, “How People Learn to Become Resilient” by Maria Konnikova, I found the following suggestions of how to strengthen resilience in children or as an adult. 1. Practice optimism and surround yourself with positive people. 2. Rewrite your story – think of challenges in your life as an opportunity to learn and grow. 3. Work on your explanatory style: using an external explanatory style rather than internal (i.e., “bad events aren’t my fault”), using a narrow rather than global explanatory style (i.e., one small thing is wrong, not something is wrong with my life), and using an impermanent rather than permanent explanatory style (i.e., situ- ations can be changed). 4. At the same time, maintain an internal locus of control – remember that you can control what happens in your life. 5. Remember your comebacks. 6. Provide support to others and develop a strong support network of family and friends. 7. Recover from stress. 8. Go out of your comfort zone; challenging yourself in stressful situations forces you to practice resilience. For recommendations 6, 7, and 8, I hope you’ll come take advantage of what the Temple Beth Abraham community has to offer as you strengthen your “resilience muscle.” Come help others by joining with the Chesed Committee to help community members who are ill, participate in our social action projects throughout the year, or join WTBA’s “Hour to Shower” program. Recover from stress at poker or Mah Jongg, a meditation event, or by praying at one of the many services at TBA. Go out of your comfort zone by learning to read Torah, attending an adult education event, or volunteering to plan (or chair) one of the many events at TBA. Finally, join us anytime for services, learning or socializing and develop your support network at TBA. 3 EDITOR’S COLUMN The Monkey Bar Star: The story of a resilient kindergartner By Lisa Fernandez For my 40th birthday, my mother paid for me to take an online course in children’s lit- erature. This story was a result of that class. It was inspired by my daughter Milah who never gave up while learning to master the monkey bars when she was 5. She has kept that resilient spirit. (If anyone wants to illustrate this story, give me a buzz!) Molly loved kindergarten. She loved her teacher, Ms. Krackleberry. She loved doing worksheets and mental math. She loved P.E. She hated just one thing. Recess. That’s when everyone headed to the monkey bars to swing their hips and fly from bar to bar after morning snack. Molly wasn’t very good at the monkey bars. She was the youngest kid in her class. And the smallest, too. She always fell off the bars, usually at the fourth rung. “Poor Molly,’’ Jean whispered to Celia. “She’s too little to do the monkey bars like us.” Molly heard them behind her back as she slipped off the bar at the fourth rung. She watched as Jean and Celia huddled together, munching on the last bits of their morning snack. They never asked her to share their fruit bars or Jell-O ups. “I’ll show them,’’ Molly muttered quietly. “I’m going to be the Monkey Bar Star.’’ For the next few weeks, when her classmates headed to the monkey bars at recess, she secretly met her P.E. teacher, Mr. Pike. He gave her milk jugs filled with sand. She lifted them up in the air 25 times each arm. She learned how to do pushups. Then Mr. Pike took her around the back of the school to the sixth grade playground to the big kids’ monkey bars. It was hard. At first, Molly’s palms blistered. Her muscles ached at bedtime. But she didn’t give up. She wanted to be the Monkey Bar Star even more than she want- ed to get a perfect “thumbs up” from Ms. Krackleberry on her mental math homework. “Atta girl, Molly,’’ Mr. Pike said during their secret sessions. “You don’t have to be big to cross the monkey bars. Now, swing your hips like this.’’ “How come you’re never at recess, Molly?” asked Jean one day. “Did you get in big trouble?” asked Celia. Molly smiled. “I’m just getting some extra help.’’ She kept practicing with Mr. Pike. Finally, Molly crossed the big kids’ monkey bars. She was ready for recess. cont on page 19
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Ask a Mamaleh and a Papaleh advice Lara Fowler teaches middle school and high school at a column one-on-one school in Walnut Creek where many students The question: “Do you have any tips for helping pre- have unique educational needs. She’s a relatively new pare an introverted child for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah?” member at TBA but have been coming to services for the past seven years. From Jessica Dell’Era: I always emphasized with my shy B’nei Mitzvah students From Rachel Dornhelm: that their Torah reading (and by extension, their Haftarah It’s very challenging being an introvert living in a world and davening leadership) is Not a Performance. They are that values extroversion. Our family hasn’t yet gone simply stepping into an adult role of helping our commu- through the B’nei Mitzvah process. However we have nity to fulfill the mitzvot of Shabbat, and it counts even if a number of introverts in our family and when it comes their voice isn’t the most beautiful and confident. We just to public speaking, presentations or even just being in need to be able to hear them! It counts even if they make crowds, the “fake it till you make it” approach has been mistakes–they just need to correct them and keep going! the best option for us so far. A lot of time getting through big public events involves practicing a similar situation as Many shy B’nei Mitzvah get hung up on the fact that much as possible. In this context it might be going up as “everybody they know” will be there watching and listen- much as possible for Ein Keloheinu at the smallest ages ing; I remind them that the people who know them will (with little gifts or a points rewards system if needed) and understand how tough this is for them. They’ll be even moving on to participating at the youth services. In our prouder, knowing that the young person they love and family’s experience, the more opportunities to experience care about took on such a challenge and succeeded at what can be anxiety inducing the better things go in the it. The success is in the doing, not the perfection. This end. FiInding the incentives to get them that practice is a perspective doesn’t cure all, but I’ve seen it dial down the challenge though – I won’t sugar coat that. anxiety for my more reticent students. There is a book called Quiet that doesn’t address B’nei Jessica Dell’Era was a member at TBA for over ten Mitzvahs specifically, but has a good way of framing years, serving as a Bet Sefer teacher, B’nei Mitzvah tutor, what it is like to be introverted in a wider culture that and Ritual Committee member. She now lives in New requires and rewards public performance. York City, where she is studying to become a rabbi at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Rachel Dornhelm is a co-editor of the Omer and a twelve year member of TBA. She lives in Oakland with her From Lara Fowler: husband and three daughters – the older two will begin As a teacher to many introverted and/or anxious students, preparing for their b’nei mitzvah next year. my advice for such children preparing for b’nei mitzvah would be to incorporate lots of praise into the preparation process. “Ask a Mamaleh and a Papaleh” Ask the child his/her concerns, validate them, then help to Submit your questions about a Jewish dilemma you are assuage those concerns with practical solutions or advice facing. We may pose it to the TBA community so they that the child can take on as he/she needs. Any areas that can help you with their collective wisdom. need improving should be framed as positives– “You’ve Question: “How have you incorporated Judaism in done so well with [insert area here], I’m so impressed and your life when significant others (partners, children, or proud of you. Now let’s take on the challenge of [insert friends) have different levels of religious interest?” area of improvement here].” And really follow through. Email your replies to [email protected] Do help patiently with whatever area needs improving, remaining positive all the way through the process. The deadline for new questions or answers is 12/10.
5 WOMEN OF TBA An Acrostic Tribute to Survivorship and Please join Women of TBA for Resilience By Dina Hankin GIRLS NIGHT OUT: When Jessica asked me to write about resilience, I was honored that she saw me as someone that is resilient. I CREATE AN ACCORDIAN believe, she sees me as such because of my survivorship from breast cancer, currently 14 years since my diagno- SCRAPBOOK sis. As I think about my TBA community, my heart fills with joy and strength because so many people here have Thursday, Dec. 7 | 7-9 p.m. shared my love, laughter, and happiness. As I think about Baum Youth Center, 341 MacArthur Blvd. resilience, it is the word survivorship and how it perme- Girls Night Out is a casual, monthly event to gather TBA ates who I am, that keeps coming up. women together for relaxed and unstructured social time. Learn how to make mini accordion scrapbooks. Please bring Acrostics are a part of our family, we created them about scissors, all other materials will be provided. both of our children’s bris/baby naming and as part of Have fun with friends. their b’nai mitzvot. So, I decided to make one with the Free. word survivorship to share with you in this issue of the Questions or RSVP to Nora at [email protected] Omer. S is for special. I believe that it is a special gift that I survived! As well, I have shared many special moments Sponsored by Women of TBA with each and every one of you and look forward to many more!! & Oakland Ruach Hadassah U is for undying love that you have shown me and my family on our good and difficult days. As time passes, ROSH CHODESH thankfully there are more good days than difficult. Monday, December 4 R is for resilience and recovery. The past 14 years have 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. taught me much about both in my personal and profes- sional life. The group meets monthly on the Monday closest to Rosh Chodesh and are facilitated by group members. V is for va-voom and victory!! I truly believe that my victory against breast cancer is something to celebrate Questions? Amy Tessler at [email protected] or each and every day. (510) 482-1218 for the upcoming meeting locations. I is for instrumental. Each of you in your own way FREE. All East Bay women are invited to join. have been instrumental in my survivorship and life. As I thought about who I wanted to have here with me today, it became quite clear that there were definite groups of people in my life that I hold dear to my heart. I have also Get Outdoors with Women of TBA come to realize the importance to me of these various WOODSY WALKS: pockets of my life to know each other. From my bio- logical and married into family, to my childhood family, Sunday, December 17 to my temple family, to my hospital family, and to the Meet at 9:15 a.m., walk begins at 9:30 a.m. friends to whom I have become close as a result of Zach and Sophie’s friendships. Unlike five 5 years ago, I also This month we will take our walk in the wanted to include all of the kids and teens as they keep Mountain View Cemetery at 5000 Piedmont Ave. in Oakland. We will meet in the parking circle me energetic and “raw.” by the entrance. V is for village. Thank you all for being a part of my Bring your dog, your family, or just yourselves for village and helping Phil and I to raise our children, as an enjoyable walk in this beautiful park-like setting. we truly believe that it takes a village to raise a child. Wear comfortable shoes, dress in layers, and We are honored to be a part of your villages as well. remember your water bottle. Unfortunately, we lost a dear member of our village, Questions: Ann Rapson (cell) 510-612-2304 (email) [email protected]. cont. on page 19 6 COMMUNITY ADULT EDUCATION
ADL Conference: Never is Now! About ten Temple Beth Abraham congregants attended ADL’s Never is Now! conference in San Francisco on Monday, November 13. The day was full and included panels on a variety of topics which focused on ways to combat hate. For more information: https://www.neverisnow.org/ways-to-combat-hate The photo above was taken in the break out session: How to talk to kids about Hate, led by Brianna Moffitt, ADL Director of Development, Santa Barbara.
Adult Education at TBA Ken Cohen will be returning to teach starting on By Susan Simon January 7th. His subject this time will be Pesach, Seder and the Haggadah. This class will run for 8 We have wonderful programs coming up. weeks which will leave you in a great position to plan Nitzhia Shaked is teaching about Biblical Stereotypes your own seders with new understanding. You may on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel. Feel attend individual sessions for $15 or you may pay for free to join us any time. Classes are $15 each and the entire series at a cost of $90. Email susan@tbaoak- it is not required that you attend every session. Our land.org to pre-register or just show up! December sessions will be on the 3rd, 10th and 17th We are working on dates for Rabbi Art Gould to with a possible added session on the 24th. return to teach more about the Talmud. Stay tuned for Bette Birnbaum is continuing her Siddur Schmooze more information for classes later this spring. on select Saturday mornings in the library starting at We have skills classes for decoding Hebrew that are 9:15 a.m. Each week she focuses on different prayers. ongoing and plans to be teaching haftarah trope soon. She finishes in time for you to join the main service Watch your email for more information. for the Torah readings. Upcoming sessions include December 9th and January 13th. No knowledge of Hebrew or prayers is required. Come and learn with a lovely group of people.
7 COMMUNITY - RESILIENCE My Father, a Resilient “Ritchie Boy” During WWII By Hildie Spritzer When I saw the word resilience, I immediately thought of my father and how his story and the stories of other young German Jews exemplified “resilience.” I was recently introduced to a book entitled “Sons and Soldiers,” which discusses the history of the Ritchie Boys. The Ritchie Boys were a group of German Jews who were assigned to Camp Ritchie in Maryland at the beginning of WWII. These German Jews were used to interrogate German prisoners of war. The reason I believe that the stories of these soldiers is a story of resilience is because they left their homes in Germany, made it to America (some landing first in other countries like Cuba, since they were denied entry into America) and were assigned to go back to face the “enemy.” They spoke minimal English and knew little about combat. The reason I am including this as a story of resilience is because these young men, many of whom were forced to My dad, I am proud to say, was one of those soldiers. He leave their families behind, fought against their enemy, was not allowed entry into the USA, but came in through and went on to create successful lives. There was no Cuba years after leaving his parents. He left shortly after bravado; many of their families knew little of what these experiencing Krystallnacht. At first these German Jews men were up against or what they accomplished. Their were ridiculed while in the military due to their foreign stories are stories of resilience. If you are interested in accents, but eventually they were sought out to retrieve learning more...please get a copy of “Sons and Soldiers” valuable information from the Germans because they by Bruce Henderson. Thank you, Dad, wish you had were fluent in German. been able to share more with your family.
Resilience is surviving By Andi Berlin This is a picture of our family at Asher’s Bar Mitzvah. Pictured here are at least two survivors and the majority pictured are descedaents of survivors (I am a first generation American on my dad’s side). The baby in the picture is our kids’ fourth cousin. For us, resilience is watching our son read from Torah, laughing with these amazing relatives…resilience is surviving.
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Kitah Heh girls enjoy making pyramids at Bet Sefer.
Thank you to you TBA community for all the generous donations, visits, calls, and thoughtful notes I received in memory of my dear son Harry. It meant to much to me and my family during a difficult time. Also, thank you for donations made in honor of my birthday. It was all very much appreciated and I can't thank you enough. Love, Misia
9 COOKING CORNER Shabbat Desserts Brooklyn. Grandma, who never used her oven except By Faith Kramer for storing paper bags, bought desserts at Ebinger’s, the famed home of the lost recipe for Chocolate Blackout There are many things we are commanded to do on Cake. Shabbat to honor and celebrate the arrival of the sabbath. While serving a special dessert is not specifically man- Other Jewish cultures had different traditions. Mizrachi dated by the sages and rabbis it does seem to me to be and Sephardic Shabbat dinners might end with a sweet part of the festive meals these worthies mandate we enjoy pastry such as baklava but would more likely feature during the holy day. platters of fresh or dried fruits, nuts and perhaps fruit and nut based confections such as stuffed dates. Ashkenazi and European traditions usually hold with a cake of some sort. The earliest versions would be made Our Shabbat dinners usually combine the traditions with with yeast and perhaps steamed. Later these evolved to be some purchased or home-baked goodie and a tempting sweet kugels and baked cakes. platter assembled by my husband, Gary, with dried fruit such as raisins, dates, and apricots, as well as pistachios, American Jewish cookbooks of a hundred years ago give shelled walnuts and or almonds and segments of tanger- recipes for sweet Shabbat kugels or schalets which were ine or slices of other fresh fruit. very similar to bread puddings. In the years before the availability of margarine or vegetable shortening, the des- Below are recipes that work well for Friday night dinner, serts used chicken and goose fat instead of butter. Saturday lunch or even as a treat after the end of Shabbat after havdalah, to help the sweet memory of Shabbat to Most of my Friday night memories growing up center linger on. As an added feature, they can all be made in around Shabbat at Grandma and Poppa’s apartment in advance and store well. NEW ORLEANS BREAD PUDDING Serves 6 Bread pudding is a modern day version of a traditional home-made dessert. This one fea- tures the flavors of Bananas Foster, a flaming rum and banana confection first devised in New Orleans. This version is dairy but I suspect it would adapt well to parve by substitut- ing margarine for the butter and unflavored almond milk and vegan cream cheese for the dairy ingredients. 1/4 cup + 1 Tbs. butter plus extra for 1/4 cup rum greasing casserole 1 cup pecan halves 2 cups milk 2 bananas, cut in 1/4” slices 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 tsp salt 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 tsp nutmeg 4 cups 1/2” challah cubes Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2 quart casserole. In a sauce pan, heat milk, but- ter and sugar until 1/4 cup butter has melted and milk is simmering. Slowly add to eggs in a large bowl, continually whisking. Mix in salt, nutmeg, bread cubes, rum, pecans and bananas. Pour into casserole. Dot top with 1 Tbs. butter. Place casserole inside a large baking dish. Put in oven. Fill outer dish with hot water up to level of pudding. Bake for 55 minutes or until set.
Lemon Oil Mandelbrot Paula Shoyer’s Layered Baklava with Orange Blossom Syrup 10 COOKING CORNER LEMON OIL MANDELBROT Makes about 24 Sometimes, a nice crisp cookie that’s not too sweet is the perfect end to a meal. These go perfect with a cup of tea or coffee and make a nice accompaniment to fruit. Lemon-flavored olive oil is available in many grocery and speciality stores. If it’s not available, use a good quality extra virgin olive oil and a bit more minced zest. This recipe is dairy free. Oil spray 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 eggs 1 2/3 cup flour, plus extra 2/3 cups sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. lemon-flavored olive oil 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. almond extract 1 cup blanched, sliced almonds 1 Tbs. grated, minced lemon zest Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Use spray to grease two baking sheets. In a mixer bowl, com- bine eggs and sugar on high speed until pale yellow and thickened. Stir in lemon oil, almond extract, lemon zest and olive oil. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. With the mixer on medium speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the egg and sugar mixture in three batches, making sure each batch is combined before adding the next. Beat at medium speed until smooth, stir in the almonds (dough will be stiff). Sprinkle flour on work surface. Dough will be sticky so oil or wet hands. Shape dough into two loaves, each about 10" long, 1 1/2" wide and 1" tall. Using spatula if needed, transfer to center of prepared pans. Pat back into shape. Bake 25 minutes or until golden and top crust has small cracks. Let cool slightly. Transfer loaves to cutting board and cut into 3/4" slices. Lay slices flat side down on pans, return to hot oven and bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on rack. Mandelbrot will crisp as it cools. PAULA SHOYER’S LAYERED BAKLAVA WITH ORANGE BLOSSOM SYRUP Serves 20 The mix of nuts gives the baklava a very complex taste. This recipe is adapted from Paula Shoyer’s book,The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Diary-Free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy. (Brandeis University Press). This recipe is parve and vegan. If you’d like, brush canola oil on the filo dough layers rather than spraying them as Shoyer does. Orange blossom water (also called orange flower water), which adds a delicate citrus note, can be found in some liquor and gourmet stores, as well as in Middle Eastern markets. 1 2/3 cups shelled, unsalted pistachios 1 package frozen filo dough, thawed accord- 1 cup slivered almonds ing to package directions 1 cup walnut pieces Juice of 1 lemon 2 1/4 cups of sugar, divided 1 cup water Canola oil spray 2 tsp. orange blossom water Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put pistachios, almonds, walnuts and ¼ cup of sugar in food processor with metal blade. Process until ground into tiny pieces but not pulverized. Grease a 9"x13" pan with spray oil. Cut sheets of filo to size if necessary. Lay 1 sheet in pan, spray with oil. Repeat 4 times until you have a stack of 5 sheets. Scatter 3/4 cup of the nuts mixture evenly on top. Repeat until you have 5 filo layers of 5 sheets each and 4 nut layers. Finish with the filo on top. Spray the top sheet heavily with oil. With a sharp knife, make diagonal cut through all the layers across the pan, about 1 1/2" apart. Then make diagonal cuts in the other direction. Place on middle rack in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes or until lightly browned. As it bakes, if it looks like the top sheet is drying out, spray again with oil. While the baklava is baking, make the syrup. Place remaining sugar, lemon juice and water in a small pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook uncovered for 5 minutes. Turn heat to low and simmer for 7 minutes. Take pan off heat, add orange blossom water and stir. When the baklava is baked, remove from the oven and immediately pour the syrup over it. Let cool in the pan. 11 COOKING CORNER ALMOND STUFFED DATES Makes 16 This is a parve version of a sweet meat — a stuffed, dried fruit confection. 16 large Medjool dates (about 12 oz.) 8 whole almonds, raw (shelled) 1⁄3 cup almond paste sugar, optional Cut a slit into the long side of the date, making a deep opening nearly from end to end. Remove pit. For each date, take 1 tsp. of almond paste (do not substitute marzipan) and roll into an oval. Press inside date opening. Gently squeeze sides of date. Slice each almond in half, then press onto top of almond paste filling. Refrigerate until 20 minutes before serv- ing. If desired, roll in sugar to lightly coat just before serving. MASCARPONE STUFFED DATES Makes 16 A dairy version of a sweet meat all dressed up with caramel syrup and pomegranate seeds. If fresh pomegranate seeds are not available, chopped dried cranberries make a good substitute. Silan, date syrup, makes a great alternative to the commercial caramel sauce. It is available in some speciality and Middle Eastern markets. It is also called date honey or date molasses. 1 tsp. orange flower water (optional) 2 Tbs. caramel sauce or date syrup (silan) 1⁄2 cup mascarpone cheese 1⁄4 cup pistachio halves or pieces 16 large Medjool dates (about 1⁄2 lb.) 1⁄4 cup pomegranate seeds If using the orange flower water (also called orange blossom water), beat it with the cheese using a fork in a small bowl until combined. Slit each date lengthwise to remove pit. Stuff each date with a generous teaspoon of the cheese mixture. Refrigerate until 20 minutes before serving. Just prior to serving, place on serving platter, drizzle with the caramel sauce or date syrup and scatter nuts and pomegranate seeds on top. CINNAMON CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES Makes about 24 Nice by themselves or as an additional treat, these parve and vegan truffles have a deep chocolate flavor. For a spicy truffle, skip the cinnamon and try with a dash of cayenne (ground red pepper). 3 oz. plain unsweetened soy milk 1/2 tsp. almond extract 3 Tbs. parve margarine, cut into small 5 ounces semisweet chocolate chips chunks Ground cocoa, optional 1/4 tsp. cinnamon Simmer soy milk over medium heat. Add marga- rine, stirring until dissolved. Stir in cin- namon and almond extract. Reduce heat to very low. Add chocolate, stirring constantly until thoroughly melted. Refrigerate covered for sev- eral hours until the mixture is solid but pli- able (it may be a bit crumbly). Oil hands and measuring spoon if desired. Spoon out about 2 tsp. of the chocolate mixture and using hands and fingers press or pinch into a rough round. Roll in cocoa powder if desired. Repeat. Store covered in refrigerator and take out about 20 minutes before serving.
Lemon Oil Mandelbrot 12 COOKING CORNER CHOCOLATE ROSE BERRY CAKE Serves 8-12 A show stopping gluten-free dessert. Rose water is available in some local supermarkets, spe- ciality stores and Indian and Middle Eastern food markets. If you are not a fan of its floral notes or if it is not available, just make the cake and whipped cream without it. The cake will still be spectacular. To make the cake parve, substitute margarine for the butter and skip the whipped cream top- ping. 1/2 cup butter plus extra for pan 1 cup ground almond flour 10 oz. semi-sweet chocolate 1 cup raspberry jam 6 eggs, divided 1/2 to 1 tsp. rose water 1 1/4 cup sugar 3 tbs. confectioners sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract Whipped cream topping, optional (see below) 1/2 cup cocoa Raspberries for garnish, optional Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease an 9" springform pan with butter. Line bottom with parch- ment and grease. Cut 1/2 cup butter and chocolate into pieces and melt, stirring occasionally until smooth. Separate four of the eggs and whip whites until stiff peaks form. In a separate bowl beat yolks and remaining eggs with sugar, vanilla, cocoa and almond flour until smooth. Working in batches fold in chocolate. Gently fold in egg whites in batches. Pour into pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes until top is firm and springs back to the touch. (Cake will be wet inside). Let cool in pan, remove sides, invert on plate and remove bottom of pan and paper. Stir jam with 1/2 tsp. of rose water. Taste. Add additional as needed. Once cake is complete- ly cool, use a serrated knife to horizontally cut in half. Spread top of bottom layer with jam, place second layer on top cut side down. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Spread with whipped cream topping and decorate with raspberries. Whipped Cream Topping: Whip 1/2 pint heavy cream with 2 Tbs. sugar and 1/2 tsp. (or to taste) rose water until soft peaks form. FIG TART WITH CORNMEAL-OLIVE OIL CRUST Serves 8 This tart features an easy, no-roll crust and a topping of fresh figs cooked into a jammy compote. It is vegan and parve. 1 lb. fresh black figs, quartered 1 cup flour 2 Tbs. lemon juice 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1 tsp. grated lemon zest 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup sugar, divided 10-oz. can almond paste Put figs, lemon juice and zest, vanilla and half the sugar in sauce pan over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thick and jammy, 25-30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix flour, corn- meal, salt and remaining sugar in bowl. Stir in oil. Mix thoroughly with hands until dough comes together. Press evenly into bottom and sides of a 9" tart pan. Prick all over with fork. Bake for 15-18 minutes until crust is lightly browned. (If crust puffs up as it cooks, prick again.) Let cool. Pat almond paste into bottom of tart. Top with cooked figs.
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Paula Shoyer’s Layered Baklava with Orange Blossom Syrup 13 KINDERGYM A Big Kindergym Thank You By Dawn Margolin, Director of Kindergym In addition to all of the wonderful work and amazing dedication to being there for everybody at Temple Beth Abraham, I just want to share what a joy it is for me as the Director of Kindergym to have the support of Joe, Gilbert and Will! I can always count on them for a beautiful (though stren- uous) setup of all of my equipment, and these guys go the extra mile any and every time it’s needed. So thank you three for all of the ways that you support me at my job – not to mention how you do this for the entire staff and congregation!!
Above: Joe doing some heavy lifting.
Left: Will and Gilbert setting up.
Below: The Kindergym families having fun.
14 GAN AVRAHAM PRESCHOOL PLAY: An Integral Part of the Preschool Experience and to Building Resilience By Jill Rosenthal and Marta Molina As noted in a document on the topic of resilience, from the Center for the Developing Child, at Harvard University: “The single most common factor for children who develop resilience is at least one stable and commit- ted relationship with a supportive parent, caregiver, or other adult. These relationships provide the personalized responsiveness, scaffolding, and protection that buffer children from developmental disruption. They also build key capacities—such as the ability to plan, monitor, and regulate behavior—that enable children to respond adap- tively to adversity and thrive. This combination of sup- portive relationships, adaptive skill building, and positive experiences is the foundation of resilience.” At the Gan, we create safe environments where children can explore and play with a wide variety of open-ended materials, while being guided by our dedicated, bright As teachers, we see this typical exchange as more com- and compassionate teachers. We see play as one of the plex than simply “play” or play with some discord. ways children can develop resilience. Through their play, children are developing skills such as listening, concentration, negotiation, conflict resolution, A few years ago, one of our teachers shared some fas- and decision-making. While building together they are cinating insight she gained after hearing Stuart Brown, learning how to be respectful of each other’s feelings. MD, the founder of The National Institute for Play; As they create with the blocks they develop fine motor speak at a symposium at The Bing Nursery School at skills and an understanding of mathematical concepts Stanford University. Dr. Brown has spent years catalogu- such as space, sequencing, weight, height, and volume. ing profiles of people and has demonstrated that there As teachers encourage the children to verbalize what they is an “active presence of play in the accomplishments are doing and feeling, they are expanding language skills, of the very successful”. In addition, he has discovered acquiring new ways to express themselves and are learn- that “humans are uniquely desired by nature to enjoy and ing how to label and name — skills necessary for the participate in play throughout life.” Hearing about his eventual mastery of reading. research only reinforced to us that play is a necessary and integral part of early childhood education. It is a most Play gives the child a sense of control. As a play based effective way of teaching social skills. preschool, we believe that play is a child’s work. When a child is in the dramatic play area, the play may be imagi- Often times, adults may enter the classroom in the morn- nary or he or she may be acting out real life situations. ing and find that it is quite loud, a bit frenetic, and very As children are happily creating their own world, they busy indeed. They may even wonder: what on earth is have opportunities to work through frustrations that may going on here? To us teachers, this is a blissful sound: the be brought out into the open. Free play allows for a child sound of children playing. to build confidence in his or her own abilities…to build The need for play is absolutely essential to early child- resilience. hood development for so many reasons. Picture this play In this busy, seemingly chaotic scene, keep in mind scenario: A group of several children are happily build- that children are building the skills they need to grow ing with Duplo blocks on the rug. One child has an idea and develop. Think of play as an engaging activity that to build a spaceship, another would like to make it a Bat always ends in the attainment of wisdom! Mobile and a friend joins in and says, “but I want to play and I want to build the spaceship myself!” One child then responds, “well, we were here first and it was our idea to build a spaceship!” Oy!
15 BET SEFER Resilience and childhood: Hard work I have tutored a great number of b’nai mitzvah students pays off over the years. They all start off overwhelmed with the by Susan Simon magnitude of what they will have to learn before the big day. Most act like there is no way they will be able to Hard to believe but I have been the director of Bet Sefer accomplish all of that. Each student has to find his or her for more than 13 years. In that time, and this is a very own way in the learning process. It’s hard, it can be bor- unscientific observation, it seems to me that many more ing, it takes a ton of repetition, there are failures to master children are very anxious about many things in their lives material for a while. But I give each child the same lec- than they were when I started. They only want to always ture at the end. Look at where you started, look at where know the right answer to a question we pose. They want you are now, you didn’t believe you could do this. The a level of certainty that isn’t always possible with thinking take away, I tellthem, is that with hard work and support, deep thoughts. They have learned from secular school that you can do almost anything – never be discouraged by there is a right answer to every question and express frus- how difficult a task appears to be. They always smile tration when we cannot provide that same certainty. with a little self-satisfaction. For at least that moment, Take, for example, the Torah portion, Lech L’cha, where the doubts and negative self-talk is gone. God tells Abram to leave everything that he knows and go As parents how can we make our children more resilient? to an unknown land that God will show him. We want to Here are a few unscientific tips in no particular order just make that situation relevant to our students. So we might based on my working with students for all of this time. talk to them about what a journey is, their own experiences with journeys, and about different types of journeys. This Talk to your child about stepping outside his/her comfort kind of a conversation doesn’t end with the perfect answer zone and taking little risks – this is great to do in sports, and the students react in one of two ways; either they dance, music or school work. Keep having this conversa- express frustration or they are relieved that they don’t have tion – it’s important. to internalize it. Neither outcome is good. Offer your child support but don’t take the risk for him/ Take another example. Many of our students are high her. achievers and are accustomed to mastering material at Don’t bail out your child when he/she is wrong or hasn’t school fairly easily. When they are taught to decode done the work. Don’t stay up all night helping to finish Hebrew at Bet Sefer, for some it is easy and doesn’t the school project that didn’t get done because of procras- require much effort. For many others it requires con- tination. Let your child learn the hard lessons now, not as centration and practice. And because we only meet 1 or an adult. 2 times per week, we cannot provide all of the practice Talk to your child about anxiety that the child is demon- and repetition that they need. We ask many students to strating and brainstorm ways to feel better. Don’t just practice at home but that just adds to their stress of their keep this under wraps. obligations so many do not do it. The result is that a child that is used to easy success faces an uphill struggle Teach them how to recover when something doesn’t go for maybe the first time. well, whether it is a bad grade, a missed soccer goal, etc. It’s okay to feel angry to express it in a constructive way, I have seen a number of reactions. I have come across but once that anger passes, now how can we do better a couple of children over the years crying in an out of next time. the way place out of frustration. They are hugely self- critical, calling themselves stupid. The more common Lastly, teach them that getting ahead in anything takes response is that they try not to draw attention to them- hard work. It may be that math is really easy for your selves because they don’t want to be embarrassed and child but writing a paragraph is torture. That means they “fail” in public. They don’t ask for extra help and often have to write more, not less. They need to learn that not times they don’t take advantage of the extra help that is everything comes easy but that something that is hard is offered. I suspect that their self-talk is very negative as usually worth the effort. though they have somehow failed. How can we teach our children the kind of grit and per- severance that will help them so much as they navigate their lives? How can we teach them that not being able to do something the first time you try is not failure? And that failure isn’t permanent?
16 JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS HERTZ SCHOLARSHIP Building Resilience in our Children By Philippa Lichterman It isn’t uncommon for OHDS art teacher Esther Hilsenrad to hear a child proclaim in frustration, “I can’t do this!” When encountering a challenge in the art room children may often be tempted to give up as they work outside of their comfort zone with a new skill or medium. The same response might be seen by Coach Grace during PE class or during a chal- lenging Hebrew or math activity. OHDS teachers know to support a child to push past the initial fear of failure. Because we value risk-taking and because we want our students to enjoy the thrill of working through a challenge towards the pride of independence, we take a deep breath and find the right way to help each child persevere. While one child may need extra guided practice, another may just need a word of encouragement or a chance to brainstorm ideas with a part- ner. There are so many ways to build resilience in our students, but the most important thing is to project our confidence in the child’s ability to work through a challenge. Whether through sports, art or simply working out a problem on the playground, each day brings precious opportunities for students to reflect on their efforts, evaluate their mistakes, and find a way to keep moving forward. Come learn more about the many ways OHDS builds strong minds and inspires Jewish souls! Middle School Open House Thursday, December 7, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Bridge Kindergarten Info Night Tuesday, December 12, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Kindergarten Info Night Tuesday, January 9, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Philippa Lichterman, Admissions Director: [email protected] Address for events: Oakland Hebrew Day School 5500 Redwood Rd Oakland 94619
Hertz Fund Scholarship Do you have a teenager who is planning on traveling to Israel this coming spring or summer? Students who are planning on visiting Israel this year may apply for a grant from the Hertz Fund. This is a fund that was established by the Hertz family in order to encourage our young people to travel to Israel and strengthen their intellectual and emotional connection to a place that is so important to the Jewish people. The monetary grant is made without consideration of financial need and the money can be used for anything connected with a trip to Israel by a young person who is currently in grade 9 or above, has graduated from our Bet Sefer Religious School after having attended at least four years here and/or has celebrated a Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony here. Students may only be recipients of a grant one time and are eligible through age 22. The amount of each grant will depend upon how much interest the fund has generated in the past year and how many students apply for the grant. Students may apply now for any trip to be commenced any time in 2018. In return stu- dents are REQUIRED to write an article for the Omer within one month of returning home from Israel. If your child is planning on going to Israel this year and would like to apply for a share of the Hertz Fund, please have her/him email [email protected] to get the application which has to be returned to me at TBA, postmarked no later than January 29th. We will be making awards shortly after that time. Please feel free to contact me with questions. Am Yisrael Chai! Susan Simon, [email protected]
17 LIFE CYCLES Avi Paulson, December 16, 2017 I am 13 years old, and I am in 7th grade at Redwood Day School. I started my Jewish education at the gan at TBA, and I went to Oakland Hebrew Day School for K-5. For the past four summers I have been going to Camp Tawonga, one of my favorite places. I’m on a few ultimate frisbee teams, I enjoy playing basketball, and I umpire baseball games. I play alto saxophone in two bands at my school, and I also enjoy playing ukulele sometimes. I also B’nai Mitzvah love reading, and hanging out with my friends. I live with my parents, Debbie and David, my older sister Talia, and my black lab, Robi. My Torah portion is Miketz from the book of Genesis. It is about Joseph’s brothers coming to Egypt, and Joseph tricking them. I will talk about Joseph’s treatment of his brothers, and whether or not it was justified. Come to my Bar Mitzvah - I hope to see you there! Nathaniel Ilfeld, January 6, 2018 I am a 13 year old 7th grader at Redwood Day. I have gone to Hebrew School since 6th grade. My favorite subject at school is history, as I enjoy learning about our history, and how human behavior has evolved. I love to play baseball, perform magic, and hang out with my friends. My Torah portion is Shemot, from the book of Exodus. I will be discussing the difference between belief and faith, and how miracles that were used thousands of years ago in the Torah still influence us today. I am remembering Aharon Albocher who was born in Yugoslavia and tragically died in Treblinka in 1943 at just 7 years old. I hope you join me for my Bar Mitzvah on January 6th.
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18 CONTINUEDS Rabbi’s column, cont. from page 7 back. But I still carry the struggles and lessons of those two years in New York with me always. ing and grumbling, certainly I could turn things around in my own small way. Thanks to his inspiration, the eternal All of us have challenges, big and small, and we have to support of my wife Karen, and the realization that I went be resilient. Take inspiration from your loved ones and into this field to serve God and humanity and couldn’t give our sacred texts. They will remind you that all of us are up on that, I moved on. Literally, I moved as far away as capable of overcoming whatever the “real world” might one could get for a year—to Australia, where I served a have to offer. And I lived happily ever after…mostly, congregation that gave me my confidence and inspiration anyway!
Editors column, cont. from page 4 “Wow,’’ Celia whispered to Jean. Molly watched as Jean hopped onto the green play struc- “Wow,’’ Jean whispered back. “Hey, Molly, want half of ture and flew across the monkey bars, skipping two bars my Jell-O My mom packed strawberry.’’ at a time. Celia followed right after. I’m a star! Molly whispered inside her head. I’m a Then, it was Molly’s turn. She swung her hips and used Monkey Bar Star. Then she turned to Jean. “Yeah, I’d her new muscles. Her blisters had turned into hard cal- love some Jell-O.’ luses on her palms, and she didn’t slip off at bar four, or Now Molly liked everything about kindergarten. Her five, or six. She skipped from bar to bar until she finished teacher, her worksheets, P.E. and especially recess. each and every one. She was so light and small that she swung faster than anyone.
WTBA column, cont. from page 6 H is for health, help, and husband. Good health. Loren Siegel, this past year to brain cancer. I wanted to Learning to ask for help. Husband…. I love you. honor her today, as well, in my survivorship, as she was a I is for important and irreplaceable. I have learned large part of it and I miss her terribly. through this process to mark every moment as important O is for optimism and overwhelming. While at times and to CELEBRATE!! You can never have too much life has been truly overwhelming the voice of optimism celebration. Thank you for sharing in my important from one friend and my Dad, in particular, has helped moments and for being irreplaceable in my life. me many times. With 10 years past, my optimism P is for potential. As I stand here in front of all of you, seems to have returned to what it once was. I feel that I feel how much potential I have in my life. As I look at ANYTHING is possible! our children, I am so excited about what will be for each R is for ruach, which is Hebrew for spirit. It also rep- and every one of them in 5 more years. For us, Zach will resents the healing spirit of my Jewish roots and family. be deep into college and Sophie close to finishing high Those values have helped comfort me in times of sadness. school!! 10 years ago when I was diagnosed, I worried I truly believe that it is the ruach at our temple which helps whether I would be here to witness these developmental us feel spiritually connected then and now. It is the ruach milestones. All I can say is “WOW”!! at camp that helps our family as a whole heal as well. Misheaberach S is for sisters. I continue to participate in the Susan G. In the words of the three day, “We walk because we must, Komen’s Army of Women movement which has spread We are strong because the journey demands it. Together through the internet to find a cure for breast cancer. It in body and united in spirit, we lay down our footsteps reminds me of all the sisters I have in my life that have for this generation and the next. This is our promise: A been there for me through thick and thin and I feel are world without cancer.” truly my army of women and sisters. But, as you all know, I do have a sister, without whom, my outcome would have been very different. I am sooo THRILLED that she and my nieces are here with us today!!!
19 LIFE CYCLES December Birthdays
DECEMBER 1 - 2 DECEMEBER 10 - 16 Tate Lev Schwartz Jereme Albin David Avidor Josephine Trilling Bruce Goldberg Ariel Spritzer-Satomi Rachel Barach Sara Korn Rachel Harris Aaron Bukofzer Julie Rubenstein Sy David Schwartz Amalia Dornhelm Campbell Ariele Scharff Aaron Eliahu Aurora Dornhelm Campbell Vera Zatkin Aron Gellman Carla Itzkowich Leah Bloom Richard Stone Carol Saidian Gabriel Levy Avshalom Berrol Nathaniel Ilfeld Renee Marx Marissa Glick Max Lopez Tony Rose Emily Sarit Pascal DECEMBER 3 - 9 Hannah Benau Otto Romito Suzanne Bojdak Lila Coltoff Ellis Turner Ilah Ross Carrie Garber Ari Varga Daniel B. Schotland Eli Kasargod-Staub Michael Rosenberg Steven Kay DECEMBER 24 - 31 Aaron Skiles Karen Kelley Josh Weiss Hannah Tobin-Bloch Jonah Rossiter Rachel Liron Maytal Berla Sheldon Rothblatt Jesse Shalev Miriam Green Zoe Abrams Corey Davis Gabriel Halperin Judy Glick Priya Kasargod-Staub Eliana Bloomfield Caroline Hastings Ben Stiegler Zack Davis Solomon Rigelhaupt Faith Kramer Esther Rogers Lynn Langfeld Ari Berl DECEMBER 17 - 23 Sheila Millman Beatrice Roman Ila Albin Gene Brott Malcolm Roman Max Baum Marlene Dines Robert Edesess Stella Bloch Jackson Lopez Russell Eisenman Michael Marx Peri Zangwill Sarah Goldman Joel Mendelson Lara Gilman Juliet Hagar Shawn Winikoff Nathaniel Jones Linda Knauer Mia Harvitt Paul Leibovitch Gaia Bostick Rowan Mason Patti Orozco Cronin Johanna Ilfeld Amy Mezey Dana Sherne Britt Wolven Colin Schlesinger Audrey Isabel Trilling Rachel Zatkin Timothy Barry Elie Lior Geyer-Klein Zoe Harvitt Shosh Blachman David Joseph Stephen Shub Elliot Lenik Andrew Dreyfuss Sam Weiner Alan O’Neill Martin White
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Mazel Tov to: Mazel Tov to Eric and Becky Frank on birth of daughter Miriam Eliana
20 LIFE CYCLES December Yahrziets
May God comfort you among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem 13 KISLEV Ida Hyman Michael J. O’Rourke Helene Holeman December 1 Anna Shalinsky Sidney Winchell Yetta Lazerwitz-Miller Stella Brott Benjamin Holeman Joseph Chadow Goldie Steinberg Sandy Rosenfeld Emert Joseph Dorfman Michael Wallerstein 21-27 KISLEV Jack Gray Doris Held Sam Katzburg December 9-15 Laura Rosenthal Paul Trof Minette Mogill Erwin Wallen Victorine Misan David Freedman Norman Stone Eric Zielenziger Miriam Nudler Morris Gelfand Sheldon Bereskin Samuel Rubin Jacob Kronrod Rabbi Hayim Goren 14-20 KISLEV Sam Feltman Raymond Naggar Perelmuter December 2-8 Masao Kishi Harold Reid Sarah Libby Reich David Aarons Mordecai Parker Jerrold Schoenblum Jacob Bernstein Harry Barnett Stanley Schechtman Samuel Bernstein Blemah Frankel-Jurman Irwin Bryan Richard Gutmann Leslie Kessler Harold Charles Goldberg Rita Heeger Leon Klein Morris Leavitt Irving Grutman Nancy Konigsberg Phillip Mendelsohn Mark S. Bloom Stanley Heyman Esther Nankin Arthur Nightingale Bessie Kvint George Hochman Ganesane Rosenberg Goldie Turetz David Mehr David Lazar Ben Silver Martha Zilverberg Ethel Mehr Ben Nathan Wayne Stanfield Nathan Dickson Fannie Shapiro Ramek Family Max Davis Rebecca Epstein Yitzhak Antebi Rose Dancer Richard M. Goldstone Rabbi Joel Goor William Heeger Irene Kahn Molva Goodman Booker Holton Sr. Israel Rogers 12-13 TEVET Mary Hale Sophie Kranz Frieda Zilverberg December 30-31 Max Kaufman Samuel Morow Abraham Bercovich Mervin Tessler Louis Robinson Mendel H. Friedman Ruth Eisenman Nina Balint Goldberg Roselyn Blanche Jacobs Lena Fass Edith Budman Esther Asher Jacob Kerbel Alfred Feldhammer Max Charlup Herbert Allen Goodfellow Norman Kleinman Abbey Rockmaker Jennie Gevertz Richard Levine Shirley Silverman Margolin Rose Rosenberg Adolph A. Kay Rabbi Harold Schulweis Benjamin Millman Herman Zubkoff Erna Bender Betty Gordon Grinberg Sam Silver Nathan Denenberg Al Mendelsohn Kalman Klein Barry Goldberg 5-11 TEVET Sylvia Reback Rita Melamerson Max Gross December 23-29 Kathy Roman Israel Stamer Meyer Kranz Helen Ida Tessler Robert S. Wallerstein Jacob Frydman Mark Leon Thelma Diane Tobin Andy Goldscheid Phillip Nathanson 28 KISLEV-4 TEVET Sadelle Kilmen Sally Simon Pierson Jacobs December 16-22 Toni W. Berke William Malakoff Louis Berman Ruben Curtin Alfred Month Marlene Berger Caspar Samuel Gevertz Alice Rosenstein Rabbi Phillip Langh David Rosenstein Recent Deaths in Our Community Emmi Kruschinski, Mother of Heike (Eric) Friedman
21 DONATIONS Charity is equal in importance to all the other commandments combined. Murray Davis Courtyard David & Diane Feldhammer Gwynn Simon & Aaron and Noah Project/Next Big Thing Fund Helen Fixler Belkin Renat Engel Joel Freid Mark & Lori Spiegel Sandy & Dawn Margolin Peter Gertler Stephen Steiner & Sarilee Janger Jessica Siegel Dennis & Susan Gildea Michael Stevens Bruce & Alicia von Kugelgen Steven Glaser & Deena Aerenson Jane Tishkoff Charles Bernstein & Joanne Goldstein Reuven Glick & Marci Gottlieb Samuel J. Tobin & Susan E. Bloch Alden F. & Sabrina Berdux Cohen Dean Goldfein & Tamira Elul Martin White & Caryn Lai Jessica Dell’Era Michael & Dorothy Goldsmith Joseph Young & Rachel Goldstone Renat Engel Fifi Goodfellow Howard Zangwill & Stacy Margolin Noah & Carrie Garber Louis & Lisa Goodman Gary Zimmerman & Kathy Saunders Judith Klinger Philip Hanno & Linda Gordon Jon Feldhammer & Rachel Kuperman Gary & Faith Kramer Adam & Kimberly Harris Noah Goldstein & Jenny Michaelson Jacqueline Palchik Steven & Penny Harris Eve Gordon-Ramek John Rego & Deborah Kahane Rego, in Gerald & Ruby Hertz Daria Hepps memory of Mathilda Kahane Martin & Evelyn Hertz Mark & Judy Langberg Libbe Murez Jeanette & Jack Jeger Kitchen Steven & Joan Jacobs Ronald Pepperman & Penny Kayano Fund Bob & Lori Jaffe Daniel Jaffe & Yael Yakar Barry & Hana Rotman Charles Bernstein & Joanne Goldstein, Jason & Jeanne Swartz in memory of Harry Nudler Donald Jurow Tracey Vanik Helen Fixler, in honor of Misia Nudler’s Amy Kaminer 90th birthday Melvin & Margaret Kaplan High Holy Day Appeal - Helen Fixler, Marlene & Mark Brodsky, Brent Kauffman Endowment Fund Hedy & Scott Huntsman, in loving Richard & Audrey Kauffman Jereme & Summer Albin memory of Harry Nudler Anthony Kay & Amy Kittiver-Kay Paul & Midori Antebi, in honor of Nathan & Anne Petrowsky, in memory George & Janet King Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah of Harry Nudler Adam Klein & Michelle Schubnel Marc & Debra Barach Joel Piser & Jing Weng Hsieh , in Ruth Kleinman memory of Monroe Mendel Piser Judy Berkowitz Linda Knauer Barbara Berman High Holy Day Appeal – Phillip & Andrea LaMar Charles Bernstein & Joanne Goldstein General Fund Michael & Katherine Maidenberg Mark & Karen Bloom Jereme & Summer Albin Michael & Renee Marx Richard Charlesworth & Amy Moscov Paul & Midori Antebi, in honor of Kirk & Dvora McLean Marvin Cohen & Suzy Locke Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah Philip & Amy Mezey Sarah Cohen Marc & Debra Barach Peter Miller & Bess Gurman Ann Cohn Judy Berkowitz Shelby & Adrienne Miller Joseph & Judith Epstein Barbara Berman Sylvia Miller Barry & Cheri Feiner Charles Bernstein & Joanne Goldstein Randy & Lori Morris David & Diane Feldhammer Harvey & Fran Blatter Misia Nudler Helen Fixler Mark & Karen Bloom Barbara Oseroff Joel Freid Richard Charlesworth & Amy Moscov Ron & Adele Ostomel Peter Gertler Marvin Cohen & Suzy Locke David Paulson & Debra Weinstein Dennis & Susan Gildea Sarah Cohen Lawrence Polon & Ernestina Carrillo Steven Glaser & Deena Aerenson Ann Cohn David & Lori Rosenthal Reuven Glick & Marci Gottlieb Amanda Compton Steven Rosenthal & Ailsa Steckel Dean Goldfein & Tamira Elul Howard Davis David Scharff & Gizelle Barany Michael & Dorothy Goldsmith Martin Davis Daniel B. & Marieka Schotland Fifi Goodfellow Keith & Marlene Dines Stephen & Susan Shub Philip Hanno & Linda Gordon Joseph & Judith Epstein Paul Silberstein & Karen Glasser Adam & Kimberly Harris Barry & Cheri Feiner
22 DONATIONS Steven & Penny Harris TBA General Fund Randall & Jan Kessler, in memory of Gerald & Ruby Hertz Anonymous, in honor of Nissan Saidian, Regina Lazar and Isaac Kessler Martin & Evelyn Hertz from the Wednesday Education class Shosh Levin, in appreciation for the Steven & Joan Jacobs Rayna & Saul Arnold, in memory of Rabbi and our Yom Kippur service Bob & Lori Jaffe Saul’s father, Matthew Arnold Adam & Diana Miller, in memory of Rabbi Alan W. Miller Daniel Jaffe & Yael Yakar Rayna & Saul Arnold, in memory of Peter Miller & Bess Gurman, in honor Donald Jurow Rayna’s father, Rabbi Herbert Morris of Peter Miller’s simcha, and Sarah’s Amy Kaminer Marcy Belfer, in memory of Reba Schechtman aliyah Brent Kauffman Michael & Kathy Burge, in memory of Misia Nudler, in honor of Helen Fixler, Richard & Audrey Kauffman Samuel Burge congratulations on the marriage of your Anthony Kay & Amy Kittiver-Kay granddaughter Christine Dobrushin, in memory of George & Janet King Jack Dobrushin Misia Nudler, in honor of Herbert Bloom, wishing you a happy, special Adam Klein & Michelle Schubnel Milton & Margaret Greenstein, in birthday Jacob & Elizabeth Klein memory of Bertha Rosenstein Misia Nudler, to Heike Friedman, con- Ruth Kleinman Sarah Nadeau, thank you to TBA for the dolences on the loss of your mother Linda Knauer warm welcome this summer! Betty Ann Polse, thank you to Rabbi Esther Nathanson, in memory of Sam Phillip & Andrea LaMar Bloom Sarver Judy Craddick Maccabee Daryl & Bryna Ross, in memory of Steven Rosenthal & Ailsa Steckel, in Michael & Katherine Maidenberg Harry Saul Winchell appreciation of Dr. Steven Pascal Michael & Renee Marx Lori-Jill Seltzer, in honor of Ella’s aliyah Sheldon & Barbara Rothblatt Kirk & Dvora McLean , in mem- ory of Ben Rust Sally Shore, in honor of Rabbi Bloom Philip & Amy Mezey Barry & Hana Rotman, in memory of Stephen Steiner & Sarilee Janger, in Peter Miller & Bess Gurman Ken Rotman memory of Steve Janger Shelby & Adrienne Miller Nissan & Carol Saidian, in memory of Cantor Discretionary Fund Randy & Lori Morris Hezghia Saidian Adam & Diana Miller, in honor of Outi Misia Nudler Sandra Sher, for a speedy recovery to and Warren Gould Ilya & Regina Okh Marge Blustein Barbara Oseroff Michael & Deborah Sosebee, in honor Mollie Hertz Interfaith Outreach David Paulson & Debra Weinstein of Joe Lewis Fund Herman & Agnes Pencovic Madeline Weinstein, in memory of Gerald & Ruby Hertz, in memory of Lawrence Polon & Ernestina Carrillo Emma Rothenberg Sarah Morofsky David & Lori Rosenthal Minyan Fund Pola Silver Teen Holocaust Steven Rosenthal & Ailsa Steckel Charles Bernstein & Joanne Goldstein, Education Trip Fund David Scharff & Gizelle Barany in memory of Sunny Burt Melvin & Margaret Kaplan, in memory Daniel B. & Marieka Schotland Daniel & Anne Bookin, in memory of of Samuel Kaplan Stephen & Susan Shub Norman Bookin Linda Ostomel, in honor of Adele Paul Silberstein & Karen Glasser Helen Fixler, in memory of Harold Ostomel’s 70th birthday Shirley Silver Nudler Ben Stiegler & Barbara Gross, in Gwynn Simon & Aaron and Noah John Rego & Deborah Kahane Rego, in memory of Lisbeth Gross Belkin memory of Sunny Burt Mark & Lori Spiegel David Weiner & Ellen Kaufman, in Stephen Steiner & Sarilee Janger memory of Sunny Burt Michael Stevens Rabbi Discretionary Fund Samuel J. Tobin & Susan E. Bloch Sally & Victor Aelion Joseph Young & Rachel Goldstone Paul & Midori Antebi, in honor of Howard Zangwill & Stacy Margolin Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah Eve Gordon-Ramek Linda Casson-Nudell & Rabbi George Barry & Hana Rotman Nudell, in memory of Sophie Casson Tracey Vanik Richard Foxall & Deborah Levine, in memory of Bernard and Saralee Levine
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