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​Protect with Honor Serve with Pride Dennis Eisner, Senior Tevet-Nisan 5780 Rabbi Tarfon would say, “It is Never has this teaching resonated so deeply not up to you to finish the work, with me as it did when I attended two January-March yet you are not free to avoid it.” retirement functions for our very own San 2020 (Pirke Avot 2:16) Mateo Police Chief and PTBE member, Susan Manhiemer. Our tradition teaches us that we are not responsible for completing Inside this Issue all of the work it takes to make 2 President's our world more generous and Message loving. At the same time, our tradition does teach us that we are 3 Schedule of not free to evade our sacred responsibility. Services 4-5 Like most of us who have chosen to be in B’nai service-related professions, or those who 6 Book Club volunteer their time caring for others, I know firsthand how this rabbinic teaching can run 7 ARZA circles in our minds. As the Senior Rabbi at PTBE, I observe our staff struggling to keep up 8 Our with the demands of community. I engage with Chief and PTBE member, Susan Manhiemer. Community our lay leadership as they give of their time, 9 Sunday intellect, and resources to guide and support Chief Manheimer’s thirty-plus years in law Sandwich Hevre our congregation. I personally understand the enforcement epitomize the struggle our 10 physical, emotional and spiritual energy that taught in Pirke Avot. I can’t imagine Beth El Women the clergy team expends to comfort, celebrate, that there was ever a day when the Chief teach and care for our members. of Police finished her day by clapping her 11 Senior Friendship Teachers, healthcare professionals, social hands together and stating, “All the work Club is done, and now I can sit back and relax”. workers, firefighters, law enforcement 17-18 Contributions professionals, military personnel, To the contrary, I know that every day volunteers…, the list goes on, as so many of Chief Manheimer, like every police officer, 19-21 Calendar of us face the fact that there is never enough finished her day by clapping her hands Events together in gratitude. Grateful she made it time for us to finish our sacred work. While 22-23 Yahrzeits we may wring our hands and rub our heads home safely, knowing she tried her best to as we struggle to finish the task of making make our city safer and more compassionate. our world a better place, we realize that we Chief Manheimer, like all of her colleagues, can’t do it all in one day. Our only choice understands that every day brings with it is to start each day by thanking God, and the imminent danger of police work. In to remind ourselves that we are blessed to her retirement address, Chief Manheimer be alive and have the ability to continue the reminded all of us that what she and the work of tikkun olam. See Chief on page 12 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Tevet-Nisan 5780

Tevet-Nisan 5780 President’s Message Jeff Hyman, President January-March 2020 Have you ever attended KOLENU a Kaballat Shabbat Published Quarterly by service with 5,000 Peninsula Temple Beth El people sitting in the 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas pews? Well, that is San Mateo, CA 94403 precisely what Rabbi (650) 341-7701 Lisa, Kate Lauzar, Fax (650) 570-7183 Roger Feigelson and I www.ptbe.org got to experience on a Education Office (650) 931-0775 Friday night in December while attending Gift Shop (650) 345-6563 the Union for ’s 2019 A reform congregation Biennial in Chicago. Our service was led Roger Feigelson, Rabbi Lisa, Kate Lauzar and Jeff Hyman. affiliated with the Union for by a talented and articulate Rabbi from Reform Judaism Pennsylvania, and a Cantor from New of a vast and vibrant community. As we PTBE Staff York, who had both an extraordinary engage with clergy, staff, and lay leaders from Dennis J. Eisner voice and a charismatic style. The Senior Rabbi hundreds of other synagogues, we realize that feeling of Shabbat and community was Lisa Kingston we have far more similarities than differences. Associate Rabbi/Educator palpable, even though we sat in a convention We confront similar challenges, like Laura J. Rumpf hall large enough to fit an aircraft carrier. Assistant Rabbi/Educator We greeted our seatmates, a couple from how to enable meaningful relationships and Elana Jagoda Kaye Oak Park, Michigan, and they could just engaging experiences for temple members; Cantor as easily have been from San Mateo. For how to inspire our members to support the Kate Lauzar that night, we were all part of the same temple generously with their time, effort Executive Director congregation. We were the congregation of and funds; and how to make temple life Meredith Liron reform Judaism. relevant and meaningful to five different Director, Ganon Early Childhood generations of Jews who all share the same Education Center Leading and running a synagogue of 900+ synagogue. (My friends Zara Jaffe and households is a complex, never-ending labor Ed Austin who are in their 90’s, have quite Officers 2019-2020: President: Jeff Hyman of love for our clergy, staff, and lay leaders. different spiritual and communal needs than First Vice President: Roger Feigelson We are acutely aware of the we enjoy my 13-year old daughter, Sierra). Second Vice President: Julie Garlikov Secretary: Debby Courtney at PTBE, as well as the challenges we face. Treasurer: Steve Sarver The urgency of daily responsibilities is always We care about similar issues. How do we Immed Past Pres.: Lawrence Siegel at our doorstep, (from fixing the plumbing, make our communities more inclusive and Board of Trustees 2019–2020 to handling a myriad of administrative tasks, just, and still tackle the rising inequality Roxanne Cohen Ex-Officio teaching classes, and making hospital visits— that surrounds us? How do we combat a Debby Courtney Members just to name a few). There are the bigger wave of anti-Semitism that threatens the Roger Feigelson Pam Barasch & Julie Garlikov Marcia Barkoff, picture issues spelled out in our Strategic perception and reality of our safety? How do Marni Gerber Beth El Women Plan, that we frequently address at Board we love the State of unconditionally, Julie Goldman Neil Oettinger, meetings. while occasionally disagreeing with its Sydney Kapchan Brotherhood governmental policies? Sherry Lipson Zara Jaffe, Senior With all that effort and focus on ourselves, Pelzner Friendship Club Steve Sarver it is easy to forget that PTBE does not exist A favorite part of any Biennial is chatting Aviv Siegel on an island. We are part of a movement. We with other temple leaders. We share are but one of many reform synagogues across our collective experiences, successes, and North America. Attending the Biennial, frustrations in doing this sacred work. which I also had the chance to do in 2017, 2 is an incredible reminder that PTBE is part See President on page 13 SHABBAT SERVICES January-March 2020

Schedule of Shabbat Services Friday, January 24 Friday, February 28 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Saturday, January 25 Saturday, February 29 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, Cole Greenspan becomes Bar Mitzvah Reimer becomes Bar Mitzvah Friday, January 31 Friday, March 6 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service 5:30 p.m. Tree of Life Service 7:15 p.m. Shabbat Hallelu Service Saturday, February 1 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday, March 7 Jacobs becomes Bar Mitzvah 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, Philippa Reading becomes Bat Mitzvah Friday, February 7 5:30 p.m. Tree of Life Service Friday, March 13 7:15 p.m. Shabbat Hallelu Service 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Saturday, February 8 Saturday, March 14 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, 9 a.m. Tot Shabbat Juliana and Lara McDowell become 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service B’not Mitzvah Friday, March 20 Friday, February 14 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Unplugged 6:30 pm Shabbat Unplugged Saturday, March 21 Saturday, February 15 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, Samantha Leavitt becomes Bat Mitzvah Siena Weisman becomes Bat Mitzvah Friday, March 27 Friday, February 21 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Saturday, March 28 Saturday, February 22 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, Jack Handelman/Nikolas Baker become Noe Peretz becomes Bat Mitzvah B’nai Mitzvah

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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. Davis Minton—January 4 Eliana Sarver— January 18 Davis is the son of Jennifer and John Eliana is the daughter of Jennifer and Steven Minton. He has a younger brother, , Sarver. Her three brothers are Sam 17, Zach 11. He enjoys baseball, basketball, football, 14, and 14. She likes to go horseback and soccer and also enjoys reading books, riding, painting, theater, singing, softball and spending time with his friends. Davis and reading. She hopes, one day, to care for a currently attends Central Middle School in horse all by herself. She’d also like to do well San Carlos. He aims to continue achieving in school and find ways to make the world a good grades in school, and to play his part in better place. the community. Noah Greenspan—January 25 Max Mitchell—January 4 Noah is the son of Drew and Audra Max is the son of Robert and Sara Mitchell. Greenspan. He has a sister, Zoe. He is the elder brother of Maya Mitchell, 9. He likes to play baseball, and He enjoys using his computer, to view social basketball, follows professional sports, media and play games. Through social media plays video games and practices sites he seeks to help people. He plans to photography when he has the time. Noah develop his character through honesty, family, hopes to continue doing well in school, and to art, caring for others, and playfulness, with a live a fun, adventurous and healthy life. soupçon of sarcasm. Ilan Vinogradsky—January 11 Joshua Jacobs—February 1 Ilan is the child of Elina and Ilya Joshua is the son of and Jacobs. Vinogradsky. He has an older brother, Shawn, He has a 10-year old brother, . He 16 and sister Ellie, 14. Ilan likes to travel and likes to play baseball, basketball, and flag- he enjoys spending his time drawing, reading, football. His goals are to do well in school cooking and watching TV. He is working and in sports. hard to complete 7th grade and to earn his first phone. He is looking forward to his Bar Juliana McDowell—February 8 Mitzvah where he can show off his moves. Juliana is the daughter of Caryn and James McDowell. She has a twin sister, Lara. Juliana Garlikov—January 18 likes to ride her bike, play her oboe, watch Benjamin is the son of Julie and Andy TV, read, write and hang out with her friends. Garlikov. His sister, Bekah, is 10. He is a She wants to become a kinder person and seventh grader at Nueva, who enjoys studying also spend more time with friends and family. Japanese, writing, and playing video games, Juliana says she wants to make the world a flag football, and Magic: The Gathering. He’s better place by participating in clean-ups and a budding foodie, an avid chef, and has been helping others. She also plans to spend more working on his ramen technique almost as time outdoors. diligently as he has his portion.

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Lara McDowell —February 8 Philippa “Pippa” Reading-—March 7, 2020 Lara is the daughter of Caryn and James Pippa is the daughter of Michelle Mandel & McDowell. She has a twin sister, Juliana. Simon Reading. She has a younger brother, In her free time she likes to play sports and Ian, aged 9. Her favorite extracurricular music, hang out with friends and care for activity is ballet. She’s learning to dance en- the family's guinea pigs. For the future, Lara pointe and performs in the Nutcracker each plans to show a positive attitude, be kind, try year. She really enjoys creating slime recipes new things and improve important skills. and is teaching her labradoodle to perform Siena Weisman—February 15 tricks. Pippa’s goals are to work with animals, to be an artist and to start her own slime Siena is the daughter of Irene and David business. In the future she wants to become a Weisman. Her younger brother, Miles, is 11 doctor or veterinarian and also, visit Paris. years old. Siena attends Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City. Her Nikolas Adjmi-Baker—March 28 hobbies include drawing, soccer, volleyball, Nikolas is the son of Jeff Baker and Norma and playing board games with friends. Her Adjmi. He likes to play basketball and goals include continuing to do well in school, enjoys drama classes at the theatre, YouTube becoming a better soccer player, and, in the and playing Fortnite. He is planning to get future she hopes to become a lawyer. Siena straight A’s in school, to become an actor and, also wants to continue fighting for women’s to actually win a basketball game. rights as well as helping to give them equal Jack Chaim Handelman-—March 28 status and rights with men. Jack is the son of Zev and Teri Handelman. He Noe Thanh-Tam Dubra Peretz—February 22 lists his siblings as Spencer Handelman, age 9 Noe is the daughter of Neil Peretz and Thao and Sage the dog, 2 years old. He likes to ski, Le. She has two younger siblings, Lev and act, run and play soccer. He plans to run 10 Ada. She plays video games and likes to draw miles a week, to win a reputation as a skilled and, occasionally, read a good book. Noe is skier, to act, and play soccer. Jack aims to run planning on creating a podcast that explores a mile in under 4 minutes, to run his first half fictional mysteries. marathon before age 13, to win in his age group Cole Reimer—February 29 for a 15k race, run a marathon, learn a flip and get comfortable doing a flip on skis. He Cole is the son of Brandon and Gail Reimer. plans to get comfortable with landing larger ski His sister, Chloe is 16. He enjoys athletics jumps, 10 feet, perform a double front flip and and loves to play baseball, basketball, soccer, a backflip on a trampoline, to land a double on and football. When not playing sports he likes skis, and to skydive. to bake or play board games with his family. Cole hopes to be an inventor and to help the world be a kinder place. He can see himself as a professional baseball player or a pastry chef. He also would like to mentor children having a hard time in school, and to help them see that, even though it is tough, it is worth it.

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Book Club: On Division by Goldie Goldbloom Next meeting: Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. Surie and Yidel are also At PTBE haunted by the memory of how they failed to support The PTBE Book Club’s their son Lipa, who was upcoming novel is On rejected by his family and Division by Goldie community for being gay. Goldbloom. In this intimate novel of Surie Eckstein, a a woman at a crossroads, grandmother at fifty-seven, Goldbloom deftly portrays is stunned to learn that the relationship of she is pregnant with twins. individuals to a close-knit Feeling ashamed, she is community, the impact of unable to share the news secrets and lies, and the even with her husband, persistence of our past Yidel, a respected ritual scribe experiences in shaping our who is ready to retire. As she lives. nurses her secret and starts working clandestinely in a Copies of the book will be maternity clinic, spending available to borrow from time outside her domestic role the front office in early February. for the first time, Surie’s understanding of her life begins to alter.

6 Bioswale in newly renovated parking lot ARZA January-March 2020

Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 World Zionist Congress Election Article reprinted from ReformJudaism.org Want to help Progressive Judaism increase its political clout in Israel? You can do so by participating in the 2020 World Zionist Congress (WZC) election, which runs from January 21 to March 11, 2020 (MLK Day to Purim). These elections are held every five years, and your vote for the ARZA slate will give the liberal Jewish community in Israel the opportunity to receive significant funds for Reform institutions and programs. You can also help mobilize others in your community to participate. Here’s everything you need to know about what the World Zionist Congress elections are, why they matter, and how you can vote.

hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and paid portfolios.

Additionally, the Congress makes decisions that affect the status of Reform Jews in Israel and across the world and allocates considerable funding available to Progressive Jews in Israel. The American delegation to the Congress is the largest single delegation from outside of Israel, with 145 delegates. What is the World Zionist Why is this important? Organization? The decisions of the Congress influence The World Zionist Organization (WZO) was hundreds of millions of dollars in funding founded by at the First World and the Reform movement currently receives Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland in 1897. over $4 million each year. Because the Today, it serves as the parliament of the Jewish election is held every five years, the impact of people and designates representatives to The the election could impact more than $20 Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), The Jewish National Fund (JNF), and other affiliates. million for Reform institutions and programs in Israel and the . In addition, The WZO utilizes the World Zionist the Congress will help determine the Congress to establish its policies and leadership of the Israeli national institutions, internally elect leadership to the bodies make budgetary decisions, and influence that define executive policy, departmental policy in Israel, and worldwide. direction, and budgetary decisions. What is the World Zionist In short, the WZC election in the United Congress? States is crucial for the growth and influence The World Zionist Congress is the WZO’s of the Reform Movement in Israel, and legislative body. The Congress, which around the world. meets every five years in Jerusalem, is the How do I vote? only body in which all of World Jewry is Voting takes place January 21 – March 11, represented democratically. It determines 2020. All voting will be online and accessible policy, designates its course of action, and by mobile devices. It is a simple process and chooses the leadership of the World Zionist should take only 60-90 seconds. Organization. These decisions influence See ARZA on page 14 7 OUR COMMUNITY Tevet-Nisan 5780

In Memoriam Roger Schwartz We express our heartfelt sympathy to the Uncle of Julie Garlikov (Andy) family and friends of the recently departed: Great-Uncle to Ben and Rebekah Ronnie Klein Natalie Miller Wife of Alan Klein Mother of Larry Friedberg (Phyllis Tankel) Mother of Beth and Stefanie Klein Grandmother of Joshua and Matthew Grandmother of Lexey Glouberman Friedberg Denise Marzouk Charles Delon Mother of Sallie Moussa Cousin of Dina Artzt (Len Rosenduft) Grandmother of Joshua Moussa Eleonore Aslanian Alan Klein Grandmother of Jason Thompson (Merrin) Father of Beth and Stefanie Klein Great-grandmother of Zoe and Skyler Grandfather of Lexey Glouberman Thompson Art Paley Don Christensen Husband of Jerilyn Paley Father of Karen Christensen (John Father of Nicole Paley, Marc Paley (Robin), Rosenberg) Stephanie Rabinowitz, and Wendy Frank (Ben) Grandfather of Lucas and Julia Rosenberg Grandfather of Hannah and Ben Paley; Mia Richard Lyle Bryant Rabinowitz and Dylan Sklar; and , Father of Dolores Gevertz Shoshana, and Dalya Frank Grandfather of Erin, Bryant and Jenn Gevertz We remember them now; they live in our hearts; Great-grandfather of Sofia Gevertz they are a

Welcome New Members Natalie and Daniel Wong and their son Bruchim Habaim Benjamin Jeremy Belostock and Monica Casali and Please welcome these new members into our their daughter Alexandra temple community. We look forward to many years of sharing Jewish enrichment together. Jesykah and Aaron Forkash Sarkissian and their children Emma and Sevi Joshua and Phoenix Feinbloom and their children Vivian and Rosalind Sterling and Frieda Haidt

Mazal tov sisters, Molly and Hannah. Proud parents are and Jared Asch.

Mazal Tov to Kristin and Bryce Mazal Tov to Shana and Bryan Larson and Wagshul on the birth of their second big sister Stella who are thrilled to announce child; a daughter, Blake Ava, born the arrival of Nico Jax Larson on September August 17, 2019. Big brother Bodhi is 20, 2019. Proud grandmother is Sue Glick. thrilled to have a new little sister. Proud grandparents are Karen and Joe Mazal Tov to Pam and Richard Mayer, Wagshul and Kathy and Rob Nicholl. who are proud to announce the arrival of their new baby granddaughter, Emma Jane Asch, born September 5. She has two big 8 See Mazal Tov on page 12 SSH January-March 2020

SSH Thrived During Construction! Laurie Hepler Hunger in San Mateo County did not take Kippur services. Thanks to our teens and a break for our renovation, and neither did their parents, we had our largest team ever to the Sunday Sandwich Hevre (SSH) Team! sort and organize everything! During this test of our priority on tikkun olam, SSH rose to the challenge! Staff’s Can-Do Spirit: Much behind-the- scenes work is required to support SSH, and Volunteer all of it had to Dedication: change during SSH veteran the past six volunteers, months. Kim as well as Beauchamp, newcomers, Mick Chand, continued and Ashley to meet our Jerome 350-meals- graciously per-month supported commitment our program to Samaritan with their House. To flexibility and help overcome determination. our lack of storage at the During our offsite space, time offsite, volunteers stepped up and stored our bulkiest the team creatively managed a variety of items. challenges, but it was easy with all the support and inspiration from the PTBE community! Annual Food Drive: Over the High Holy Days, our congregation donated more food Watch your eNewZ blasts for upcoming SSH compared to previous years, even though sessions, and join us for a family-friendly it wasn’t possible to drop off bags at Yom hour of meal-making!

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• Make 200 CARE KITS to distribute to Homeless People

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• Find a community of CARING WOMEN who want to empower themselves and others, while having FUN!

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• Tu B’shvat seder with Sholom Women Mezzuzot collection • A shabbat afternoon of mindful meditation Have you caught the excitement that is BEW And…Did we mention yet? HAMANTASCHEN? Where else can you: You don’t know what you are missing unless you get involved! • Make beautiful, one-of-a-kind MEZZUZOT We hope to see you SOON!

Mission Statement of PTBE Based on the principles of Reform Judaism, Peninsula Temple Beth El is a holy community that cares for its members, the State of Israel and her people, and the world around us. We promote the love of Torah from generation to generation by inspiring Jewish living through study, prayer, fellowship, and good deeds. 10 SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CLUB January-March 2020

Get Up and Go: Senior Friendship Club Zara Jaffe, President In partnership with PJCC’s Get Up and Go programs, the Senior Friendship Club is held at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center Boardroom on Wednesday.

Please bring your bagged lunch, starting at noon.

Or, if you would like to order lunch through the PJCC, please order by 9am the morning of the program. Optional ordered lunch includes half sandwich (tuna or veggie on whole wheat bread) and a cup of soup of the day for $6.00.

At 12:30pm, an “enhanced learning” topic and a lively discussion takes place. Musical performance begins at 1:00pm and ends at 2:00pm unless otherwise indicated.

Please make sure to grab a monthly flyer at the Wednesday program for updates on the program schedule.

JANUARY EVENTS January 29: Margaret and Kristophe Margaret Davis and Kristoph Klover January 1: No Program Day perform original arrangements of Celtic January 8: Al Fabrizio music and Medieval and Renaissance melodies. Their repertoire ranges from An accomplished Mandolinist, Al Fabrizio beautiful harp/guitar instrumentals to jigs, will delight us with many easy-listening ballads and love songs. songs we all love from many countries that are heart-warming, romantic, and refreshing. FEBRUARY EVENTS Al has played with another outstanding mandolinist, Dr. Carlos Lopez, from San Jose, February 5: Larry Ferrara and Hugo Wainzinger, a master guitarist and Larry Ferrara will play light popular works, composer. historic folk songs and familiar guitar works from solo classical guitar literature. Larry is January 15: Eddie Fernandes a full-time professor at City College of San Many people may remember the now- Francisco and also teaches guitar at the San infamous catchphrase, “Elvis has left Francisco Conservatory of Music and San the building,” often used by auditorium Francisco State University. announcers at the end of Elvis concerts to keep audiences from lingering in hopes of an February 12: Scott Holiday encore. You might want to linger a bit when Come sing along with singer/guitarist Scott Elvis Impersonator, Eddie Fernandes, brings Holiday. He plays a lively variety of songs the “Elvis Magic” with his singing and dance in different genres, including pop, jazz, rock, moves! The Beatles, and more. A little something for everybody! January 22: Erica Messer Erica Messer studied in Vienna, Austria after February 19: Yelena and Tibor completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Yelena Savchenko plays piano tunes from Music. Upon her return to the US, she began around the world, with humor and historical channeling her inner rock star by arranging information strewn within her captivating pop and rock songs for the harp and voice. performance, while Tibor Horvath, a Bay Join us for a unique afternoon performance of beautiful, modern harp music. See Seniors on page 13 11 CONTINUED Tevet-Nisan 5780

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SMPD officers focus on is the abundance of satisfaction that comes from protecting and serving with pride and honor.

San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan said:

“Chief Manheimer served the City of San Mateo with distinction and then some. She is the consummate law enforcement professional, whose effectiveness is anchored by a boundless humanity she generously shared with every Rabbi Eisner with Susan Manheimer and her family. single person she encountered. She has left an indelible imprint on the safety of our city with do is keep trying every day. her innovative ways of promoting a strong I am proud to serve as your rabbi, and I feel so connection between the public and our police blessed to have a congregation of people like department”. Chief Susan Manheimer, who make our world a Every day when we wake up and go to work, no safer, and more loving place. matter what our profession, we ought to remind Please join me in wishing Chief Susan ourselves how blessed we are to be alive and to Manheimer Mazal Tov on her retirement, and be safe. We ought to remember not to take our when you see one of her officers, say “Thank freedom for granted, and to say “Thank You” to You,” and never give up doing the sacred those in uniform who protect with honor and work it takes to make our world a better place serve with pride, because we know all too well for all of us. that the work is never done, and all anyone can

Mazal Tov from page 10 Carr and Vern and Diane Sturtevant who would like to announce the wedding of Mazal Tov to Brett Gellman, daughter their children, Justin Adam Carr and Laura of Ellen and Bruce Gellman, on her marriage Susanne Sturtevant on October 12th, 2019 to Arthur Salmon on October 12. at “The Garden in Murphy’s”.

Mazal Tov to Kelly and Elliot Steinhardt, Mazal Tov to Abra and Brad Stein, who who welcomed their new baby Owen welcomed their new baby Liana Malka August Steinhardt on October 13, Stein on November 12, 2019. Proud sisters 2019. Proud grandparents are Patty are Aviva and Danya. Steinhardt and Howard Krieger. Double Mazal Tov to and Linda Mazal Tov to Sandra and Marc Belsky on Cooperman who welcomed their first two the birth of their twin grandchildren, Natalie grandchildren: granddaughter, Lauren Louise, Brook and Jack Bryce on December 24, born on September 20, 2019 to Jeff and Megan 2019. Cooperman, and grandson, Jackson Parker, born on November 14, 2019 to Justin and Erika Mazal Tov to Ryan and Dorine Cohen on Cooperman. Proud uncle and aunt are Josh the birth of their son, Aiden Max Cohen on Cooperman and Patricia Dailey. November 2, 2019. Proud grandparents are Susie and Joel Cohen. Mazal Tov to Shae and Jeremy Lerner, on the Mazal Tov to Roger and Mindy 12 See Mazal Tov on page 23 CONTINUED January-March 2020

Seniors from page 11 March 11: Mary Elizabeth Boutte Vocalist Mary Elizabeth Boutte will perform Area native, brings us his talent and love for in her classic, yet one-of-a-kind voice, singing the violin! timeless melodies made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day. February 26: Stephen Gill “Fiddler on the Roof”: the redemption of Jerome March 18: Benito Cortez Robbins After years of playing Orchestral and Stephen Gill will present a bio-musical Chamber Music, Benito Cortez fell in about the life and music of Jerome Robbins, a love with the sound of Swing Jazz. Now, he 5-time Tony Award-Winning choreographer, performs a mix of traditional jazz standards director, dancer, and theater producer. and compositions by Django Reinhardt and Robbins was born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz Stéphane Grappelli, known as “Gypsy Jazz.” on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Come listen to the music that evokes scenes from pre-war Paris jazz cafes. MARCH EVENTS March 25: Eric Van James March 4: Lauren Mayer Eric Van James is a pianist, vocalist, Singer/Songwriter Lauren Mayer will composer/arranger and recording artist. His entertain us with stories related to the Jewish repertoire includes music by Duke Ellington, Holiday of Purim and other Jewish comedy George Gershwin, Cole Porter, among others. and songs like “Nine Words (That Define Every He adds in a few folk songs and toe-tapping Jewish Holiday,)” “Sam, You Made The Pants contemporary classics for a fun afternoon! Too Long,” and “Second Hand Rose.”

President from page 2 I look forward to our professional staff and lay leaders developing stronger peer networks, as We speak with a common vocabulary our clergy already has. The URJ and its sister and feel as though we have known each professional associations make this quite easy other for years. I may hear an idea that to do. I am excited by the opportunity for us another temple is pursuing, that inspires to leverage the wisdom and experience that me to think of how we might experiment other synagogues can offer PTBE, and in at PTBE. I might be inspired to explore return, I look forward to sharing the things additional possibilities for PTBE, by a success we do well at PTBE, so that others may story I hear. By supporting a peer who benefit from our strengths. shares a difficult struggle, I can appreciate anew, our many blessings at PTBE. We have much to gain, and new friends to make. I departed the Biennial believing that PTBE should build a few more bridges to our Warm regards, brothers and sisters across the movement, so Jeff we can learn from, and support each other.

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ARZA from page 7 Israel fundamental to the sacred lives and Jewish identity of Reform Jews. A Zionist Who is eligible to vote? organization, ARZA supports Israel and In order to vote, one needs to be: champions activities that further Israel as a pluralistic, just, and democratic Jewish state. • 18 years of age and older • Self-identified as Jewish How does ARZA represent itself • Agree to The Jerusalem Program in the Congress? • Agree to a minimal processing fee ARZA is a proud member of ARZENU, the umbrella organization of Reform and Why do I have to pay to vote? Progressive Religious Zionists. ARZENU The minimal fee is to cover the administrative has constituent groups in 14 countries and cost of the election. This is not a charitable represents the interests of these groups and of donation and does not support any individual Reform and Progressive Judaism worldwide organization. in the governing bodies of the World Zionist Do I have to be a member of an Organization and in the Jewish Agency for organization or congregation to Israel. In the last election, ARZA received 39 vote? percent of the votes and 56 of the United No. You need only to fulfill the States’ 145 delegates. aforementioned criteria. What is ARZA’s platform in the Can I vote more than once? 2020 elections? No. One person, one vote. We are passionately invested in a that creates and sustains an Israel that is both What is ARZA? Jewish and democratic and is a free society ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists that upholds equality of religion, gender, race, of America, is the Zionist arm and voice of and ethnicity. Read the entire text of the “Vote the Reform Movement, and an affiliate of Reform / ARZA” slate for the World Zionist the , serving 1.5 Congress elections by visiting arza.org. million Reform Jews in North America. I voted in the 2015 Elections. How does ARZA help Reform Ju- What have we accomplished daism in Israel? since then? ARZA provides the Israel Movement for Due to our success in previous elections: Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ), and the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) Through the force of our delegation we were with financial support generated able to ensure that over $4,000,000 a year through individual membership dollars from ($20 million over five years) of financial members of URJ congregations. support goes to our movement in Israel.

ARZA, and its umbrella We have appointed key professionals to organization ARZENU, represent Reform carry out our Reform Jewish values within Judaism in the World Zionist Organization, the Israeli National Institutions that help thereby providing a strong voice for Reform implement Reform values (equality, pluralism, Jews in America and our movement in Israel. and commitment to a two-state solution).

ARZA is the vehicle for the collective We have joined with Israeli political parties participation of American Reform Jews in the to influence Israeli society in matters of Israel engagement agenda with an emphasis conversion, marriage and divorce, religious on advocacy, travel, and Zionist education in North America. Its mission is to make 14 See ARZA on page 18 CONTRIBUTION FORM January-March 2020

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We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those Rabbi Dennis Eisner’s Discretionary In Honor of Donor who support PTBE by remembering and Barbara Mikulic’s birthday...... Lynn Gitlin Stein honoring their friends and loved ones High Holy Days Services...... Ellen Fuchs through their generous contributions. The Hebrew baby naming of Arlo Lerner...... Shirley Lerner Hebrew baby naming of Arlo Lerner...... Laurie & Ken Lerner following contributions have been received In Memory of Donor as of Wednesday, December 11. Donations Fred Krupp ...... Bobbie & Ed Miller Ralph Levin ...... Bobbie & Ed Miller received after that date will be in the next Fred Krupp ...... Krupp Family issue of the Kolenu. Esther Miller ...... Barbara & Peter Wertheimer Mari Sanders Abrams...... Carrie & Bret Ridge To learn about other ways of meaningful Edna Rusalem ...... Chait Queenie Behrman ...... Helen & Don Jaffe tributes and ways to support PTBE, please Jonathan Feinberg ...... Helen & Don Jaffe contact Executive Director, Kate Lauzar, Harry J. Bernstein ...... Jack Bernstein Rheta Kurant ...... Maddy & Frank Blumenthal [email protected] or 341-7701. Yetta Bach ...... Suzan & Bob Bach Raymond Morris ...... Al Morris Beth El Women Michelle Shalit...... Carol Rael supports activities of this auxiliary Leatrice Bronson...... Carol Rael In Honor of Donor Mari Abrams...... Donna Weintraub Celebration of Charlotte Reader’s birthday ...... Bobbi Freedman Samuel Irvine...... Linda & Leon Klapper In Memory of Donor Edith Wertheimer...... Peter Wertheimer Sheila Goldstein Haubrich ...... Betsy & Richard Haubrich Barry Tankel...... Phyllis Tankel Ellie Grossman ...... Julie & Dan Grossman Steven Glick...... Sue Glick Leon Kaster ...... Michele & Andrew Epstein Morris Bach...... Suzan & Bob Bach Roberta Nevins...... Barbara Nevins Sylvia Fink...... Suzan & Bob Bach Ruth Boehme...... Alisa & Alan Boehme Bonim B’yachad Capital Campaign Patrice Kaplan...... Gloria & Jerry Goldberg In Honor of Donor Anne Spiwak...... Gloria & Jerry Goldberg Carolyn & Ron’s 60th wedding anniversary ...... Shirley Heiman Nick Golderg...... Gloria & Jerry Goldberg Kate Lauzar ...... Ellen Fuchs & Charlie Ledden Dora Kamalman...... Gloria & Jerry Goldberg Celebration of Bob Serbin...... Shirley Lerner Joan and Robert Balopole’s marriage ...... Ellen Fuchs & Charlie Ledden Bill Schwartz...... Shirley Lerner In appreciation...... Hilary & John Somorjai Bob Woolf...... Ruth Woolf In Memory of Donor Mr. Fred Krupp ...... Jan & Ed Austin Rabbi Lisa Kingston’s Discretionary Elaine Austin...... Jan & Ed Austin In Honor of Donor Morris Austin...... Jan & Ed Austin High Holy Days Services...... Ellen Fuchs Patti Moskovitz’s help with Spencer’s Bar Mitzvah....Sandy & Bob Morse Brotherhood In appreciation...... Sheri Carroll supports activities of this auxiliary In Memory of Donor In Memory of Donor Samuel Schwartz ...... Florette Schwartz Lawrence Lerman...... & Jerry Lerman Fred Krupp ...... Krupp Family Gloria Pavlovsky ...... Pam & Richard Mayer Chai Giving Fund Celia Linsey...... Beverly Derish In Memory of Donor Dennis Arnold Forrest ...... Stanley J. Forrest Jonathan Harms...... Celia & Terry Harms Betty Barasch...... Sandra Slosberg Natalie C. Miller...... Phyllis Tankel & Lawrence Friedberg Celia Linsey...... Beverly Derish Clergy Discretionary Funds Harold Mintzer...... Shirley Heiman support various individuals, organizations, or programs at the Nanette Heiman...... Shirley Heiman discretion of our clergy Rabbi Laura Rumpf’s Discretionary Cantor Elana Jagoda Kaye’s Discretionary In Honor of Donor In Honor of Donor High Holy Days Services...... Ellen Fuchs High Holy Days Services...... Ellen Fuchs In Memory of Donor In appreciation...... Bob & Kathy Kobel Altbaier Patricia Landman...... Sydney Kapchan & Steven Tulkin In Memory of Donor Daniel Berk Israel Scholarship Bernice Binn...... Carol Rael helps fund teen travelers to Israel Harry Berlowitz ...... Ellen & Jeffrey Wang In Memory of Donor Celia Schwartz...... Florette Schwartz Al Shnidman ...... Susan & Gordon Bardet Ibolyka Slotowski ...... Miriam Perlson-Cohn & Fred Cohn David Barry Berger Memorial Special Needs Jean Wilner Fein...... Carol & Hal Wilner funds special needs programming Sandra Sperling...... Carol & Hal Wilner In Memory of Donor Morris Wilner...... Carol & Hal Wilner Morris Berger...... Nancy Berger-Granet Charlotte Gevurtz...... Ron Gevurtz See Contributions on page 18 17 CONTRIBUTIONS Tevet-Nisan 5780

Contributions from page 17 Home and Hope supports our semi-annual housing of families in need Education Program In Honor of Donor funds special religious and educational needs for young people Baby naming of In Honor of Donor Avital Rose Kabaker...... Michael and Carol Cohen Don & Berta Sugarman...... Gail Berkley Baby naming of In Memory of Donor Avital Rose Kabaker...... Lisa & George Hess Fred Krupp ...... Joan & Stan Gross In Memory of Donor Zelda Cohen Siegel ...... Lois & Steven Paster Jacob Klapper ...... Lesley Nan Haberman General Fund Ida Michaels Scholar-in-Residence In Honor of Donor In Memory of Donor Celebration of Helen Daniels...... Eve & Jerry Lerman Rochelle Kushner’s special birthday...... Amy Friedkin Marcus Leadership Development Bob Woolf...... David Jacobson In Memory of Donor Al ’s birthday...... Bobbi Freedman Beatrice Kleppner...... Susan & David Folkman Birth of Liana Maika...... Susie Sorkin Folkman...... Susan & David Folkman In appreciation ...... Connie Winter-Eulberg & Steven Eulberg Senior Friendship Club In Memory of Donor supports the clubs activities to help keep event fees down Mark Shuster ...... Keren & Jeff Kotowitz In Memory of Donor Al Skurnick ...... & Jeff Moskovitz Alvin B. Nadler ...... Cheryl & Paul Nadler Harry Zwick ...... Sarah & Jeff Moskovitz Sadie Halpern ...... Sunya Shaw Ursula Philippi ...... Adriana & Steven Finnie Marshall Greene...... Marlene Levenson Estelle Kass ...... Jeffrey Kass Marlene Katz...... Sunya Shaw Elaine Slotoroff ...... Judy & Steven Mitchell Sunday Sandwich Hevre Eleanore Fineman ...... Lori & Michael Fineman supports our sandwich making program for feeding hungry people Chetrit ...... Annette & Jerry Robbins In Honor of Donor Mirna Gilbert ...... Janis & Marty Cooper Carolyn & Gil’s 30th wedding anniversary ...... Shirley Heiman Edward Cooper ...... Janis & Marty Cooper In appreciation...... Lisa Meltzer Penn & Jon Penn Harold Wachter ...... Joan & Ronald Wachter In appreciation...... Patricia Steinhardt Renee Weinstein ...... Baywood Elementary School Team In Memory of Donor Schoichet ...... Lisa & Ellis Schoichet Jacob Klapper ...... Lesley Nan Haberman Isaac Chetrit ...... Lisa & Ellis Schoichet Torah Covers Harry Berenstein ...... Sherry & Burt Berenstein helps provide new covers for the Torah Vera Spinner ...... Shirley & Nolan Katz In Memory of Donor Doretta Eisenberg ...... Susan Weiner Fred Krupp ...... Ellen Fuchs & Charlie Ledden Mitchel Derish...... Beverly Derish Rose Cooper ...... Cindi Serbin Burton Silver...... Beverly Derish Tot Shabbat Bessie Schomer Folkman...... Susan & David Folkman helps fund the Shabbat program for pre-schoolers Harriet Blaustein...... Irvin Ungar In Memory of Donor Ruth Majofis...... Miriam Majofis Fred Krupp ...... Bonnie Pantel Roberta Ungar...... Irvin Ungar Temple Endowment Marvin Habas...... Irvin Ungar helps support temple operations Albert Moskovitz...... Jeff Moskovitz In Memory of Donor Ambrocia Gampon Marquez...... Jo Gampon Leo Silber ...... Maryanne & David Silber Francis Cappel...... Joan Wachter Evelyn Silber...... Maryanne & David Silber Erna Gruschka...... Ralph Gruschka Youth Activities Vera Kipnis...... Sarah & Jeff Moskovitz supports the temple youth group, SMRTY In Honor of Donor Ruth Katz...... Nolan Katz Bobbie Silverstein...... Lori Silverstein Marsha Banen Wachtell...... Lisa Wachtell William Pincus...... Irene Miller &Paul Guaraglia

ARZA from page 14

pluralism, gender rights, and combatting Learn more about the “Vote Reform racism. / ARZA” slate and the World Zionist Congress elections by visiting arza.org. We have passed key resolutions in the World Zionist Organization’s policy body for equality, transparency, and pluralism. 18 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Tevet/Shevat 5780 • January 2020 Peninsula Temple Beth El SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 18 Tammuz 2 19 Tammuz 1 2 Tishri 1 4 Tevet 2 5 Tevet 3 6 Tevet 4 7 Tevet Parshat Hashavuah Office Closed 10 a.m. OAC Meeting 9 a.m. Torah Study January 4 ...... ...... Genesis 44:18---47:27 Live Streaming of New Year’s Day 6:30 p.m.Erev Shabbat 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Shabbat Services Is Service Service, Davis January 11...... Vaychi...... Genesis 47:28---50:26 Now Available Minton/Maxwell January 18 ...... Shmot...... Exodus 1:1---6:1 www.ptbe.org/watch-live Mitchell B’nai Mitzvah January 25 ...... Vaeira...... Exodus 6:2---9:35

5 8 Tevet 6 9 Tevet 7 10 Tevet 8 11 Tevet 9 12 Tevet 10 13 Tevet 11 14 Tevet 8 a.m. Morning Minyan 4 p.m. Rodfei Tzedek 7 p.m. Brotherhood Meeting10 a.m. OAC Meeting 9 a.m. Tot Shabbat 12 p.m. Lunchtime 4 p.m. Ganon Shabbat 9 a.m. Torah Study Learning Circle 6:30 p.m.Erev Shabbat 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning 7 p.m. Lay-led Torah Study Service Service, Ilan Vinogradsky Bar Mitzvah

12 15 Tevet 13 16 Tevet 14 17 Tevet 15 18 Tevet 16 19 Tevet 17 20 Tevet 18 21 Tevet 8:20 a.m.Hebrew 7 p.m. Scholar in 8 a.m. Morning Minyan 3:30 p.m.Hebrew 1:30 p.m.Rodfei TzedekCore 10 a.m. OAC Meeting 9 a.m. Torah Study 9:30 a.m.Rishonim Residence 12 p.m. Lunchtime Learning 3:45 p.m.Hebrew Team Meeting 4 p.m. Ganon Shabbat 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning 11:40 a.m.Hebrew Dr. Michael Circle 4:50 p.m.Kesher 6:30 p.m.Shabbat Service, Benjamin 11:45 a.m.Madrichim Fellowship Berenbaum 7 p.m. Lay-led Torah Study 6:15 p.m.WNP 6th Grade Unplugged Garlikov/Eliana 12 p.m. BEW & Caring “Antisemitism: A Sarver B’nai Committee Soup Making Global Affliction” Mitzvah 4 p.m. K’tanim

19 22 Tevet 20 23 Tevet 21 24 Tevet 22 25 Tevet 23 26 Tevet 24 27 Tevet 25 28 Tevet

th 10 a.m. SSH at San Mateo 8 a.m. Peninsula 8 a.m. Morning Minyan 12:00 noon Senior Fiendship 10 a.m. OAC Meeting 9 a.m. 6 Grade B’nai Mitzvah Senior Center Multifaith 12 p.m. Lunchtime Learning Club 4 p.m. Ganon Shabbat Orientation at Wornick Jewish Day School 12 p.m. BEW Hamantaschen Coalition MLK Jr. Circle 3:30 p.m.Hebrew 6:30 p.m.Erev Shabbat 9 a.m. Torah Study Baking Day of Service 7 p.m. PTBE Board Meeting3:45 p.m.Hebrew Service 10:30 a.m.Shabbat Morning Ganon and office closed 7 p.m. Lay-led Torah Study 4:50 p.m.Kesher th Service, Noah Martin Luther King Jr. Day 6:15 p.m.WNP 6 Grade GreenspanBar Mitzvah

26 29 Tevet 27 1 Shevat 28 2 Shevat 29 3 Shevat 30 4 Shevat 31 5 Shevat 29 26 Sivan 8:20 a.m.Hebrew 8 a.m. Morning Minyan 12:00 noon Senior Fiendship 10 a.m. OAC Meeting 9:30 a.m.Rishonim 12 p.m. Lunchtime Learning Club 4 p.m. Ganon Shabbat 11:40 a.m. Hebrew Circle 3:30 p.m.Hebrew 6:30 p.m.Erev Shabbat 11:45 a.m. Confirmation 7 p.m. Lay-led Torah Study 3:45 p.m.Hebrew Service 1 p.m. PTBE High 4:50 p.m.Kesher 6:15 p.m.WNP 6th Grade Rosh Chodesh ✁ CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Shevat/Adar 5780 • February 2020 Peninsula Temple Beth El

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 16 Nisan 28 Sivan 29 Sivan 30 Sivan 1 Tamuz 3 Cheshvan 6 Shevat 1 1 2 3 Parshat Hashavuah 4 1 1 February 1 Exodus 10:1---13:16 9 a.m. Torah Study Live Streaming of February 8 B’shalach Exodus 13:17---17:16 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service, Joshua Shabbat Services Is February 15 Exodus 18:1---20:23 Jacobs Bar Mitzvah Now Available February 22 Exodus 21:1---24:18 4:30 p.m.8 th Grade Social www.ptbe.org/watch-live February 29 T’rumah Exodus 25:1---27:19

2 7 Shevat 3 8 Shevat 4 9 Shevat 5 10 Shevat 6 11 Shevat 7 12 Shevat 8 13 Shevat 8:20 a.m.Hebrew 8 a.m. Morning Minyan 12:00 noon Senior Fiendship 10 a.m. OAC Meeting 9 a.m. Torah Study 9:30 a.m.Rishonim 12 p.m. Lunchtime Learning Club 4 p.m. Ganon Shabbat 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning 9:45 a.m.Mitzvah Corps Circle 3:30 p.m.Hebrew 5:30 p.m.Tree of Life Service, Juliana Passport th7 Grade 7 p.m. Lay-led Torah Study 3:45 p.m.Hebrew Service and Lara 11:40 a.m. Hebrew 4:50 p.m.Kesher 6:15 p.m.Community McDowell B’not 11:45 a.m.Madrichim Fellowship 6:15 p.m.WNP 6th Grade Shabbat Dinner Mitzvah 7:15 p.m.Shabbat Hallelu Service

9 14 Shevat 10 15 Shevat 11 16 Shevat 12 17 Shevat 13 18 Shevat 14 19 Shevat 15 20 Shevat 8:20 a.m.Hebrew Tu B’Shevat 8 a.m. Morning Minyan 12:00 noon Senior Fiendship 7 p.m. Brotherhood 4 p.m. Ganon Shabbat 9 a.m. Torah Study 9:30 a.m.Rishonim 12 p.m. Lunchtime Learning Club Meeting 6:30 p.m.Shabbat 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning 11:40 a.m.Hebrew Circle 3:30 p.m.Hebrew Unplugged Service, Siena 4:00 p.m. Tots Community 7 p.m. Lay-led Torah Study 3:45 p.m.Hebrew Weisman Bat TuB'Shevat 4:50 p.m.Kesher Mitzvah Celebration (PJCC) 6:15 p.m.WNP 6th Grade

16 21 Shevat 17 22 Shevat 18 23 Shevat 19 24 Shevat 20 25 Shevat 21 26 Shevat 22 27 Shevat 10 a.m. SSH at PTBE Presidents’ Day 8 a.m. Morning Minyan 12:00 noon Senior Fiendship 1:30 p.m.Rodfei Tzedek Core 4 p.m. Ganon Shabbat 9 a.m. Torah Study 12 p.m. Lunchtime Learning Club Team Meeting 6:30 p.m.Erev Shabbat 10:30 a.m.Shabbat Morning Circle Service Service, Noe Peretz 7 p.m. Lay-led Torah Study Bat Mitzvah

23 28 Shevat 24 29 Shevat 25 30 Shevat 26 1 Adar 27 2 Adar 28 3 Adar 29 4 Adar

8:20 a.m.Hebrew 8 a.m. Morning Minyan 12:00 noon Senior Fiendship 7 p.m. PTBE Board Meeting4 p.m. Ganon Shabbat 9 a.m. Torah Study 9:30 a.m.Rishonim 12 p.m. Lunchtime Learning Club 6:30 p.m.Erev Shabbat 10:30 a.m. Shabbat 11:40 a.m. Hebrew Circle 3:30 p.m.Hebrew Service Morning Service, 11:45 a.m. Confirmation 5:30 p.m.Congregational 3:45 p.m.Hebrew Cole Reimer Bar 1 p.m. PTBE High Meeting 4:50 p.m.Kesher Mitzvah 4 p.m. K’tanim 7 p.m. Lay-led Torah Study 6:15 p.m.WNP 6th Grade Rosh Chodesh

✁ 10 a.m. 29 22 15 8 1 11:40 a.m. Hebrew 11:40 9:30 a.m. 8:20 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 8:20 a.m. 11:45 a.m. a.m. Hebrew 11:40 Daylight Saving time Begins 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 11:45a.m. a.m. Hebrew 11:40 a.m. SSH 11:30 9:30 a.m. 8:20 a.m.

OF EVENTS CALENDAR SUNDAY Purim Carnival Rishonim Hebrew Passport 7 Mitzvah Corps Rishonim Hebrew Fellowship Madrichim Confirmation K’tanim PTBE High Rishonim Hebrew 26 Adar 19 Adar 12 Adar 4 Nisan 5 Adar th Grade 30 23 16 9 2

MONDAY 27 Adar 20 Adar 13 Adar 5 Nisan 6 Adar 31 24 17 10 3 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 8 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 8 a.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 8 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 8 a.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m. 8 a.m. TUESDAY Lay-led Torah Study Circle Lunchtime Leaning Morning Minyan Lay-led Torah Study PTBE Board Meeting Circle Lunchtime Learning Morning Minyan Lay-led Torah Study Circle Lunchtime Learning Morning Minyan Lay-led Torah Study Book Club Circle Lunchtime Learning Morning Minyan Lay-led Torah Study Film Screening Parent Teen "Like" Circle Lunchtime Learning Morning Minyan Purim Adar/Nisan 5780 2020 • March 28 Adar 21 Adar 14 Adar 6 Nisan 7 Adar 1 25 18 11 4 6:15 p.m. 4:50 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 12:00 noon 6:15 p.m. 4:50 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 12:00 noon 6:15 p.m. 4:50 p.m. Kesher 3:45 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 12:00 noon 12:00 noon Shabbat Services Is Shabbat Services www.ptbe.org/watch-live Live of Streaming WEDNESDAY Now Available

Learning Family B’nai Mitzvah WNP 6 Kesher Hebrew Hebrew WNP 6 Kesher Hebrew Hebrew Club Fiendship Senior Mitzvah Learning Family B’nai

WNP 6 Hebrew Hebrew Club Club Senior FiendshipSenior

Purim

Senior FiendshipSenior Senior FiendshipSenior th th th Grade Grade 29 Adar 22 Adar 15 Adar Grade 8 Adar 1 Elul 1 26 19 12 5

7 p.m. 1:30 p.m. THURSDAY Rosh Chodesh Brotherhood Meeting Team Meeting Rodfei Tzedek Core March 28 March 21 March 14 March 7 23 Adar 16 Adar 1 Nisan 9 Adar 1 Elul 27 20 13 6 Peninsula Temple Beth El 7:15 p.m. 6-7:15 p.m. 4 p.m. 31 7:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4 p.m. Parshat Hashavuah Vayak’heil-P’kudei T’tzaveh FRIDAY Ki TisaKi Service Shabbat Hallelu Celebration Ganon Shabbat Yosma Phillip Nadel Speaker Rabbi Unplugged Shabbat Ganon Shabbat Service Erev Shabbat Ganon Shabbat Service Erev Shabbat Ganon Shabbat Purim Shabbat 25 Shevat 24 Adar 17 Adar 10 Adar 2 Nisan

Exodus 30:11---34:35 Exodus 27:20---30:10 Exodus 35:1---40:38 Leviticus 1:1---5:26 1:30 p.m. 10:30a.m. 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 9 a.m. 31 28 21 14 10:30 a.m. 9 a.m. 10:30a.m. 9 a.m. 7 SATURDAY Shabbat Morning Shabbat

Mitzvah Reading Bat Philippa Service, BEW Torah Study

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JANUARY YAHRZEIT Read January 3 Catherine Schear Celia Linsey Angela Rosenbaum Samuel Wagonfeld Albert Altman Jack Schreiber Miriam Parmer Ina Lee Rubenstein Read January 31 Jill Ascher Jacob Semanoff Manuel Phillips Sally Ruby Stew Albert Morris Bach Anne Spiwak William Pincus Marion Samter Minna Artson Gertrude Berman Ben Suslow Marilyn Rosenthal Harold Schwartz Berta Avram Harriet Blaustein Roberta Ungar Murray Ross Evelyn Silber Edward Blau John V. Bock, Jr. Jose Varizzi Bertha Saffran Mark Silverstein Sarah Blumenthal Adina Cherin Sanuel Victor Beatrice Schwartz Bobbie Silverstein Douglas Brown Henry Clayman Sol Vogel Celia Semanoff James Simmons Isabel Buyer Frances Cooper Esta Vogel Irving Share Saul Sorkin Sylvia Carter Don DeWitt Jerome Weinstein Bertha Stahl Sandra Sperling Alvin Davis Myra Durlofsky Ruth Weinstein Stan Stahl Hazel Staley Rosette DuBois Jack Frankel Barry Tankel Gail Sterling Read January 10 Mary Elliot Harry Freedman Marina Yoguel Isadore Talesnick Harry Ambrunn Molly Fine Sylvia Freeman Rose Zimet Louis Traub Fred Andersen Bernard Fineman Abraham Frucht Albert Zimmerman Daisy Vezpremi John Bean Josephine Freeman Robert Gottesman Morris Wilner Binn Read January 17 John Freeman Leo Gradinger Ron Bloom Bertie Aschner Read January 24 Beverly Garelick Gilbert Granet Ruth Boehme Herbert Berns Mor Bach Ruth Garelick Marvin Habas Naomi Boyarsky Jennie Blum Joan Bardet Judy Garfinkle Mary Holderman Lawrence Brandes David Clipp Daniel Berk Max Gitlin Carolyn Jones Leonard Cohen Robert Coleman Tamar Bittelman Dorothy Grotsky Bessie Katz Jeremy (Jeremiah) Cohen Jean Wilner Fein Minnie Blumenthal Robert Harris Ben Katzman Susan Condon Max Fisher Frank Blumenthal Robert Holzman Arnold Keiles Dorothy Corrao Judah Folkman May Cooper Feins Morris Jaffe Vera Kipnis Andrew Corrao Nick Goldberg Ted Fisher Hilda Kapchan Rhodes Helen Klein Richard Henry Dana Ann Goldberg Norman Flescher William Spiegel Kaufman Beatrice Kleppner Isadore Diamond Marshall Greene Sylvan Glick Adam Kleppner Mike Kuchinsky Molly Fine Dora Kamalman Sara Gluck Ethel Klinger Henry Lee Sylvia Fink MaryJane Kane Reinee Gottschalk Marjorie K. Lewis Sam Leemon Dr. Frederick N. Firestone Ruth Katz Margaret Isaak Gaye Libby Shirlene Lefton Nina Fox Marleen Katz Herman Kern Simon Marzouk Eleanore Matthews Fay Glick Miles Kletter Patricia Landman Marilyn Mindell Marty Mayer Leona Goldberg Joel Kohn Lawrence Lerman Fran Morse Sol Nathan Louis Goodstein Anna Kremen Celia Sarah Lipes Esther Moskovitz Bertram Nelson Milton Grey Edith Kuchinsky Tom Lowenstein Mike Ofenham Sally Newman Jim Gross Natalie Lee Lea Marcovici Cynthia Otie James Nuschy Sylvia Gross Leipziger Gilbert Mazer Ernst Philippi Armand Offel Ada Haikin Sally Lev Samuel Mendelson Esther Rifkin Robert Ornstein Jill Harris Margit Lowenstein John Meyer Albert Rudofsky Judith Paulus Samuel Irving Ruth Madfes Ruth Meyers Benjamin Simpson Max Pearlman Rose Jacob Mandle Mierbach Rose Mozer Kurt Stern Margaret Philippi Leonore Jacobs Joseph Miller Art Nevins Charlotte Whorl Phyllis Wood Power Moritz Karl Alfred Miller Herman Ross George Raybin Joseph Kay Joseph Mindell Ilona Roth Evelyn Ross Mildred Klein Murray Novak Florence Schwartz Philip Samuels Cosme Larios Melba Rosen Yoseph Siegel

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Read February 7 Norm Joseph Martin Schwartz Betsy Eisner Marshall Klieman Ronald Abrams Herman Kaplan Harry Servetar Ruth Feinberg Martha Patricia Kokes David Althouse Marjorie Karp Julius Simon Mary Gitlin Nathan Land Feiga Apfelblum Rita Kern Irving Star Max Goldstein Inge Lehmann Murray Auerback Morris Kingston Maurice Strause Richard Gonyaw Bernard Levin Max Balsam David Kipnis Sarah Tiano Harvey Gottfried Bernard Levin Phil Berk Anita Lipson Rita Verba Karen Grace Al Meister Jacob Bloomfield Hanna Mazer Alfred Haber Steve Mikulich Read February 14 Theodore Buyer Parviz Meskin Joan Hayman Michael Miller Jacob Barkoff Jack Cohen Rachel Muslin Theodore Holmes Leslie Myers Dan Borkon Mary Finkelstein Charles O’Rourke Esther Horwitz Neusihin Estelle Levin Brown Estelle Graff Lillian Paley Armin Horwitz Edwina Reisfeld Anne Brozman Feld Robert Hacco Helen Ruth Raiskin Sylvia Irving Gilles Richoux Gilbert Chavkin Catherine Johannet Alexander Rogozen Miriam Winchell Judd Sherman Rosenthal Valentina Checik Shirlee Johnson Lorraine Rose George Katz Seymour Seidscher John Devlin Burton Rosenbaum Dorothy Kingston Natalie Seliber Terrie Dolan Mildred Schackne Irma Klapper Marcus Shimoff Jerome Edelstein 22 Rubin Schmier Murray Klein Bill Sinaisky YAHRZEITS January-March 2020

Howard Strauss Toby Frucht Lois Prager Frieda Barris Sol Kursch Ursula Thalheimer Toby Frucht Aaron Rapoport Warren Bauer Leah Lasser Ida Winograd Aaron Gerber Theophilo Regello Leo Blum Martha Lindner Harold Gevurtz Gary Rehaut Leo Blum Max Lipson Read February 21 Lawrence Greenwald Max Roga Ellen Bonner Lillian May William Abrams Jerome Harris Mindy Roth Theodore Brod Al Mellman Henry Appel Anna Iscoff Edith Schiftan Nevins Nathan Ben Davidson Patti Miskelly Adrian Paul Bardet Charles Kane Morris Schultz Sarah de Haaff Ruth Hynes Nelson Evie Berger Richard Bruce Kaufman George Selby Helen Dellheim Stuart Phillips Alexander Blau Philip Kay Sidney Srebnick Cantor Herbert Epstein Frances Rosenbaum David Brown Arnold Kremen Edward Stein Israel Fisher Herbert Rosenbaum Shirley Burns Blanche Leavens Sylvia Steinberg Philip Freiberg Bernard Rosenberg Lillian Butchkes Leroy Lebovitz Lew Sugarman Ben Glick Lilly Rothblum Margaret Coffis Jack Leibler Peter Ungar Eleanor Greensweig Louis Samuels Molly Cohen Abraham Levin William Walsh Jonathan Harms Maurice Schoenbrun Hy Cohen Morris Maltzer Belle Wecker Max Isaak Joseph Siegel Rochelle Cohen Sidney Miller Lewis Weil Josh Jaffe Robert Taubman William Gardner Corey Solomon Pickman Frieda Katz June Thompson Paula Spanierman- Read February 28 Serena Pinsler Lillian Wein Kesselman Ruth Wander Etherington Eva Alperowitz Albert Polonsky Samuel Koblin Bee Finger Norman Ball

MARCH YAHRZEIT Read March 6 Renay Malden Arthur Greenberg Richard Siegel Lester Lewis Nancy Gonzalez Edith Abraham Sadie Marks Belle Gruber Earl Simon William Malina Robert Hayman Helen Alterman Anne Meadow Dolores Harris Ruth Wohlfeiler Steve Matlen Ann Kokes Charlotte Appel Ernest Michels Richard Harris Rosa Zwass Sanford Meltzer Sima Largman Abner Aschner Edward Nelson Reva Iscoff Larry Mendelson Leah Lehrer Read March 20 Valerie Bernstein Annette Niss Reynold Karr Catherine Miller Mary Ellen Levy George Abbott Josephine Bonnerwith Naomi Parker Lillian Karr Marion Mintzer Alice Lourie Irene Sylvia Adler Samuel Bronstein Rita Roth Enid Krieger Martin Parker Barbara Miller Kerry Bach Anna Chivian Aaron Samuelson Harry Kurant Juan Pradenas Beatrice Moskovitz Olga Berman Eddie Cooper Helen Firestone Weiss Don Kusunoki Dean Recht Michael Offerman Ruth Bernstein Doris Creed Amy Wishnie Herbert Lefort Patricia Richardson Sylvia Reader Barbara Castle Yetta Edelstein Nathan Wolf Myrtle Lenat Edward Rothschild William Rose Doris Crane Rivka Elster Joseph Wolfe Samuel Lerner Irwin Saretsky Melvin Saffren Beatrice Demanche Daniel Feins Jeannette Libby Sonya Schechtman Jeanne Schapiro Read March 13 Helene Elsbach Sylvia Feinstein Victor Liff Sylvia Spitz Victor Schuster Kay Barner Annie Eron Morris Friedman Linda Lipton Sarah Sendrovich Harry Behrendt Clarann Goldring Read March 27 Anna Garelick Burt Lowitz Robert Seymon Yury Broytman Cissie Goldstein Jay Becker Edward Gruber Henry Moss Denny Simonson Arthur Carmel Harry Gross Louis Bercovitz Julius Katz Phillip Nadler Haya Turkenitz Joseph Castle Maurice Harband Henry Bergman Frank Kenner Alexander Nickinson Milton Udelson Jill David Harry Hoffman Lottie Carter Joseph Kokes Gussie Novak Walter Vogel George Dilloff Sue Hufford Ana de Souza Eliahu Koren Laura Ornstein Margaret Walsh Henry Ellis Phil Karp Lietol Ferouz Carl Krieger Agueda Rael Harry Wecker Raphael Feins Gertrude Kaseff Bertha Gattmann Adolphus Lee Dan Rosenbaum Donna Fulton Ernst Koch Julius Gattmann Leo Levine Steven David Rosoff Leona Goldring Monroe Kroll Minnie Gershow

Mazal Tov from page 12 of their new daughter, Breanna Meliah on July 27, 2019. Proud grandparents are Elizabeth and David Bauer, and arrival of their new son, Arlo Reid Lerner, born January Mary Ella and Eric Krebs. 31, 2019. Big brother Corbin is excited to have a new baby brother. Proud grandparents are Laurie and Ken Lerner. Mazal Tov to Natalie and Daniel Wong on the birth of their new son, Benjamin Mordechai Wong on November Mazal Tov to Emily and Joe Ritzo who welcomed their 22, 2019. new baby Benjamin Meyer Ritzo on November 18, 2019.

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