news and information from temple solel PATHFINDER JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 TEVET/SHEVAT/ADAR 5769 CANTOR’S MESSAGE JANUARY SYNAPLEX Shabbat Synaplex™ Mumbai and the Vanishing Kipot January 9, 2009 with Julie Silver The Indo-Jewish Coalition, a joint body of the American Jewish Committee and the The evening at a glance: Indian community in Atlanta is dedicated to deepening bonds between Jews and 5:30–7:00 . Wine & Cheese in the Beit Cafe Indians in Israel, India and the United States. With 40,000 Israelis visiting India 5:30–5:50 . Tot-Shabbat with Rabbi Brown & Cantor Kathy Robbins each year, the fabric, food, music and Hindu Cantor Robbins mysticism of India is brought back to Israel, and celebrated in a 6:00–7:00 . Pizza Dinner festival called Boombamela. But in addition to the cultural, (Reservations Required) educational and spiritual values that bind Indians and Jews is the shared experience of Islamic terrorism, as demonstrated by the 6:00–7:00 . Congregational Dinner recent events in Mumbai. (Reservations Required) India and Israel both gained independence from the British 7:00 – 8:00 . Erev Shabbat Service Empire within a year of the other. Although privately, Indian political leaders and openly, the Hindu community expressed 7:00–9:00 . Babysitting with movie & Lego’s support for Israel, India resisted formal diplomatic ties with Israel (Reservations Required) until 1992, following the Arab-Israeli peace talks in Madrid, the 7:00–9:00 . Kidz Klub(Reservations Required) collapse of the USSR, and military escalation with Pakistan. With 7:00–9:30 . Beit Cafe open mutual concerns about Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent, Israel and India have since developed 8:00–9:00. Julie Silver Concert close defense and security ties, with Israel becoming, alternately with Russia, India’s largest arms supplier. Ironically, reports Newsweek International, “Israel’s training of Indian forces in its Julie Silver is one of the most defense specialty, counterterrorism, seems to have been limited.” celebrated and beloved performers Still, Israeli counter-terror experts criticized the Indian special in the world of contemporary Jewish forces’ response to the attacks in Mumbai, among whose victims music today. She tours throughout were six Jews and Israelis. Whether to show solidarity, or due to the world, and has been engaging arms relationship, the controversy seems to have disappeared. audiences with her lyrical guitar Efraim Inbar, director of Israel’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic playing, her dynamic stage presence, Studies remarked that the Indian forces’ less aggressive approach and her megawatt smile for nearly than their Israeli counterparts could explain the lack of response by twenty years. Her Jewish songs have become so Indian officials to Israel’s offer of counter-terror expertise. tightly woven into the fabric of American Judaism Regardless, the cooperative effort between India and Israel in the that they have become “standards” in worship, camp, response to terrorism is apt to be enhanced. and academic settings. In 2007, New Delhi hosted the world’s first Jewish-Hindu interfaith leadership summit. Participants included Hindu organizations in India, Jewish organizations in Israel and the American Jewish Committee. The chief Rabbi of Israel, Yona Metzger and Swami Dayanand Saraswati stated, “The Jewish and Reservation form Hindu communities are committed to the ancient traditions of on page 5 continued on page 7 GUIDE SERVICE SCHEDULE Temple Directory FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 Rabbi Frank, Senior Rabbi Ester Famiglietti, Receptionist 4:36pm ...... Candle Lighting [email protected] [email protected] 7:30pm ...... Erev Shabbat Family Service with Birthday Blessings Rabbi Brown, Associate Rabbi Caron Feder, Event Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 Cantor Robbins Jeanette Kurnow, 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with Bar Mitzvah of Ari Cohen, [email protected] School Registrar son of Brett and Rachelle Cohen [email protected] Torah Portion: Vayigash, Genesis 44:18–47:27, Robin Rubin, Executive Director Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15–28 [email protected] Ellen Moss, ECC Assistant Director FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 Ellen Fox, School Director [email protected] [email protected] 4:41pm ...... Candle Lighting Craig Parks, Director of 7:00pm ...... Erev Shabbat Synaplex Service Cathy Goldberg, ECC Director Youth Programming [email protected] SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 [email protected] Susan Jones, Controller 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with Bat Mitzvah of Abby Novack, Jessica Pollak, [email protected] daughter of Jeff and Sandra Novack Hebrew School Coordinator Torah Portion: Va-y’chi, Genesis 47:28–50:26, Judith Bender, [email protected] Haftarah: I Kings 2:1–12 B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator Denise Ross [email protected] Temple Solel Giftshop FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 Shanon Wolper Birkett, [email protected] 4:47pm ...... Candle Lighting ECC Admin. Assistant 7:30pm ...... Freilich Friday Shabbat Service Enid Stechel, [email protected] ECC Office Manager SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 Katherine Blumberg, Librarian [email protected] 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with Bar Mitzvah of Nigel Gross, [email protected] Joan Tedlow, Librarian son of Albert and Cosette Gross Judith Bricker, Director of Adult [email protected] Torah Portion: Sh’mot, Exodus 1:1–6:1, Programming Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6–28:13: 29:22–23 [email protected] FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 Beth Cates, Graphic Design/DTP 4:54pm ...... Candle Lighting [email protected] 6:00pm ...... Erev Shabbat Service Holly Hungerford Cocking, Clergy Secretary SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 [email protected] 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with Bat Mitzvah of Annie Goodstein, daughter of Glenn and Laura Goodstein Temple Solel of North San Diego County, Inc. Torah Portion: Va-eira, Exodus 6:2–9:35, 3575 Manchester Avenue, Cardiff by the Sea, California Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25–29:21 92007 FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 Office Phone ................................................ (760) 436-0654 5:01pm ...... Candle Lighting Office Fax .................................................... (760) 436-2748 7:30pm ...... Erev Shabbat Service with Adult Choir ............................ Early Childhood Center (760) 944-1285 SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 .................................. General E-mail [email protected] 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with B’nai Mitzvah of Greg Berg, son of Steven and Amy Berg & Temple Solel is a Reform congregation dedicated to Casey Rubenfeld, daughter of Gloria Rubenfeld promoting Jewish community and continuity through Torah Portion: Bo, Exodus 10:1–13:16, Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13–28 study, prayer and acts of justice and loving kindness. NEWSLETTER Thank you to Joan Zak for underwriting the December 19, 2008 Freilich Friday. Temple Solel Pathfinder Published bi-monthly. Please submit all ads by the 5th of prior month. We welcome story ideas and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Thank you to Dr. Rob Weisgrau and Dr. Roberta Gottlieb photos from Temple members. and Dr. Steven and Karen Feitelberg and their families for For information, contact Robin Rubin at (760) 436-0654. underwriting the January 16, 2009 Freilich Friday. www.templesolel.net 2 SERVICE SCHEDULE CONDOLENCES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 October 17–december 12 5:07pm ...... Candle Lighting 6:00pm ...... Erev Shabbat Synaplex Service Our heartfelt condolences on the recent deaths of: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Francis Krasner, grandmother of Steven Oberman 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with Bat Mitzvah of Jacqueline Weiner, Dennis Oberman, father of Steven Oberman daughter of Jeffrey and Debby Weiner Torah Portion: B’shalach, Exodus 13:17–17:16, Gerald Bemel, father of Marla Eliot Haftarah: Judges 4:4–5:31 Sophia Friedberg, grandmother of Ron Cowan Annie Kaye, mother of Barbara Jucha, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 grandmother of Myron Jucha 5:14pm ...... Candle Lighting Marcella Schulman, sister of Shirley Wurtzell 6:00pm ...... Erev Shabbat Service Norma Hoffman, mother of Charlie Hoffman SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Leona Chudacoff, great aunt of Jeffrey Novack 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with Bat Mitzvah of Jacqueline Thomas, Peter Carlo Delmonte, father of Peter Delmonte daughter of Oran and Deborah Thomas Pauline Leverant, mother of Rebecca Collopy Torah Portion: Yitro, Exodus 18:1–20:23, Haftarah: Isaiah 6:1–7:6; 9:5–6 Pearl Kravitz Fine, aunt of Michele Tamayo Diana Ruderman, mother of Steve Ruderman FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 5:20pm ...... Candle Lighting 6:00pm ...... Erev Shabbat Service SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with B’nai Mitzvah of WELCOME! Ethan Cohen, son of Jackie Cohen and Jordan Cohen & Rachel Greenstein, daughter of Jim and Carrie Greenstein Torah Portion: Mishpatim, Exodus 21:1–24:18, We welcome the following new families Haftarah: II Kings 12:5–12:16 to Temple Solel… FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 5:25pm ...... Candle Lighting Lillian Anixt 6:00pm ...... Erev Shabbat Service Sharon Doyle SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Randy and Dr. Caron Gruber and their children, Lina and Dylan 10:00am .... Shabbat Service with B’not Mitzvah of Lindsay Kroner, daughter of Richard and Deborah Kroner Dr. Emanuel Rosen and Laurie Laveen & Brooke Levin, daughter of Marc Levin and their children, Jared, Daniella and Tobey Torah Portion: T’rumah, Exodus 25:1–27:19, Jennifer Tanner Haftarah: I Kings 5:26–6:13 Dr. Maureen Yellen Are you one of 449? Temple Solel’s scrip program…raises money and doesn’t • renewals need to be done every