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FEBRUARY 2020 PENINSULA TEMPLE SHOLOM THE BULLETIN BEATLES PURIM Monday, March 9 Come hear the Megillah reading, sing along with a hilarious Purim Shpiel, and play at our fantastic Purim carnival! Check home.sholom.org for more info. MISHLOACH MANOT PURIM BASKET FUNDRAISER IS BACK Send well wishes to your fellow congregants and support PTS with this awesome fundraiser! Sign up to assemble mishloach manot on home.sholom.org. Click the personalized link sent to your inbox. Sponsorship opportunities can be found online at home.sholom.org. Learn more by emailing Betsy Rosen, [email protected]. TZEDAKAH BOX FRIDAYS Supporting Our Values Let’s create the world we want together. Drop dollar bills or the change from your pocket in our PTS Tzedakah Box before Shabbat. February’s charity of choice is Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults (PARCA) in honor of Jewish Disability Awareness Month. Peninsula Multifaith Coalition Multifaith Songfest 7th Annual Come hear choirs, cantors, chants, and songs from different faiths and faith organizations across the Peninsula. Interested in singing in the PTS Pop-Up Adult Choir? Email Cantor Fox at [email protected], by February 3 to let her know. Rehearsals will be on Sunday, February 16 and Sunday, February 23 from 2-3:30 pm. While presence at both rehearsals is preferred, you must be able to attend at least one rehearsal to sing on March 1. Sunday, March 1, 3:00 pm January 21 - March 11 American Jews are invited to vote for delegates to the 38th World Zionist Congress, the “parliament of the Jewish People,” which will convene in Jerusalem in October 2020. Learn more on Arza.org and VOTE on ZionistElection.org. Send your voting receipt to [email protected] and you will be entered into a raffle to win an Apple Watch Series 5. World Zionist Congress ELECTIONS We Need You! Friday, March 6 6:30pm; Kabbalat Shabbat Service: hear Anat’s D’var Torah, From the Back of the Bus to the Top of the Agenda Saturday, March 7 9am - 10am; Anat will lead our weekly Torah Study 10:30am - 12:30pm; Anat will meet with Zehoot students and parents Anat Hoffman is an Israeli activist and serves as Executive Director of the URJ’s Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC). She is the director and founding member of Nashot HaKotel, also known as Women of the Wall. Email Rabbi Plotnik with questions at [email protected]. special shabbat with women of the wall’s ANAT HOFFMAN
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FEBRUARY 2020
PENINSULA
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BULLETIN
BEATLES PURIMMonday, March 9Come hear the Megillah reading, sing along with a hilarious Purim Shpiel, and play at our fantastic Purim carnival!
Check home.sholom.org for more info.
MISHLOACH MANOTPURIM BASKETFUNDR AISER IS BACKSend well wishes to your fellow congregants and support PTS with this awesome fundraiser!
Sign up to assemble mishloach manot on home.sholom.org.Click the personalized link sent to your inbox.
Sponsorship opportunities can be found online at home.sholom.org.
Learn more by emailing Betsy Rosen, [email protected].
TZEDAKAH BOX FRIDAYSSupporting Our Values
Let’s create the world we want together. Drop dollar bills or the change from your pocket in our PTS Tzedakah Box before Shabbat.
February’s charity of choice is Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults (PARCA) in honor of Jewish Disability Awareness Month.
Peninsula Multifaith Coalition Multifaith Songfest
7th Annual
Come hear choirs, cantors, chants, and songs from different faiths and faith organizations across the Peninsula. Interested in singing in the PTS Pop-Up Adult Choir? Email Cantor Fox at [email protected], by February 3 to let her know. Rehearsals will be on Sunday, February 16 and Sunday, February 23 from 2-3:30 pm. While presence at both rehearsals is preferred, you must be able to attend at least one rehearsal to sing on March 1.
Sunday, March 1, 3:00 pmJanuary 21 - March 11American Jews are invited to vote for delegates to the 38th World Zionist Congress, the “parliament of the Jewish People,” which will convene in Jerusalem in October 2020.
Learn more on Arza.org and VOTE on ZionistElection.org. Send your voting receipt to [email protected] and you will be entered into a raffle to win an Apple Watch Series 5.
World Zionist CongressELECTIONS We Need You!
Friday, March 66:30pm; Kabbalat Shabbat Service: hear Anat’s D’var Torah, From the Back of the Bus to the Top of the Agenda
Saturday, March 79am - 10am; Anat will lead our weekly Torah Study 10:30am - 12:30pm; Anat will meet with Zehoot students and parents
Anat Hoffman is an Israeli activist and serves as Executive Director of the URJ’s Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC). She is the director and founding member of Nashot HaKotel, also known as Women of the Wall.
Email Rabbi Plotnik with questions at [email protected].
special shabbat with women of the wall’s ANAT HOFFMAN
HIGH HOLY DAY DONORS Doris & Dan AbouavJulius Aires Jessica & Marcus BraggRise & Marty Cherin Sandra & Rabbi Dan Feder
Madeline & Bob FlanaganEsther & Troy GilletteEstate of Juliette Goldman Stanford Horn Marni & Robert Karel
Penny & Clifford Kupperberg
Lisa & Bart LevinPing & Jeffrey LitkeMarjory Luxenberg
David & Elfriede Menke Gail & Matt MintzBeth & Bruce ResnickRebecca SilerBrian & Cindy Zarahn
CONTRIBUTIONS We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions made November 1 to December 31.
Alexa Paige Goldman Israel Scholarshipin honor ofAlexa Goldman Dan Gerson Jerold and Ruth Hecktman
Marcia & Leonard Sklar Beautificationin memory ofTrevor Leopold Curtis & Marion Meier
Robert and Ruth Jacobs Lauren Jacobs Black
Campership/Israel Scholarshipfor a speedy recovery ofFred Sturm Heidi Schell Lois & Michael Fried
in honor ofRose Tamler Lois & Michael Fried
in memory ofJoseph Gottfried Lois & Michael Fried
Zena Koss Warren & Linda Citron
Cantor Barry Reich Tributein memory of Elsa Michaels George Michaels
Cantor’s Discretionaryin memory of Joseph Gottfried Debbie & Neil Heller
Caring Community in honor of Beverly Rochelle Mike & Eileen Marchasin
Sharon Silverman in memory of Mort Owens Mike & Eileen Marchasin
Christopher Lee Fishtrom Landscapingin memory ofRose Goodman Sidney Goodman Jennie Pearlman Barbara Hafter
Cohn Preschool Scholarshipin memory ofZena KossLottie Miklos
Financial FreedomMarilyn Hollinger
Generalin honor ofBev Rochelle Keith & Michelle Tandowsky
Carol & Bob Tessler Linda & A.J. Batt Marcia & Leonard Sklar
Morgan Fisher Natalie Rothschild
Bob and Carol Tessler Norman & Barbara Cohen
Carol & Bob Tessler Linda & A.J. Batt Pati & Daniel Boyd
Rabbi Dan Feder Heidi Schell Sally & Jerry Fanburg
in memory ofHelga Lesser Joan Rich Andrew & Mary Lesser
Frances Cooper Ben & Shirley Eisler
James Levine Beryl & Leonard Levine
Henri Nahoum Brian & Joanna Hafter
Donald Woolfe Charmion Woolfe
Sidney Zimmerman Sara ZimmermanDavid & Marilyn Zimmerman
Leon CoenDavid & Ruth Coen
Norma KobeDavid Kobe & Marjorie Shaw Kobe
Jordan JosephDennis & Janice Berkowitz
Zena Koss Diane and Richard Koss
Esther Emergui Elias & Sharron Emergui
Frances Goldman Emanuel & Diane Goldman
Sandy ObersteinFlorence & Bill Glatt
Lenci Farkas Max Berger Sandy Oberstein Harriett FriedmanFrances Berger
Perry Liebman Frieda & Brad Liebman
Michael Fishtrom Helen Levin Gary & Susan Fishtrom
Elsa Michaels George Michaels
Rudolph WillsHerbert & Lee Kessler
Alice Newton Janet Weinberg
Herbert JosephJanice & Dennis Berkowitz
Morris Bernard Janice Katz
Arie Berkovits Jeffrey & Naomi Silk
Ron Heiligman Jeri Heiligman
J D Silver Jim & Randi Hutchinson
Edward Stanley CooperJoanne & Willie Greenspan
Harry BerensteinJoyce & Sid Berenstein
Gene Addis Emanuel KubyJoyce Robbins
Florence Lorber PareckiKatie Lorber-Christie & Dave Christie
David LevyLeon Levy
Paula Marks Dr. Sydney Choslovsky Leonard & Beryl Levine
Stella ReichMargie & Jerry Isaak
Arnold Mentz Marietta Mentz
Lenci FarkasMarilyn & Nathan Schmidt
Gary Rosekind Lena Graf Pauline ShavesMarilyn Rosekind
Aino Mayer Marsha & Robert Mayer
Maurice Joseph RosenbergMartin & Ellen Rosenberg
Harry LiptonMarvin Lipton
Edna BrownMatthew & Gail Mintz
Sara Zimmerman Sidney ZimmermanMelvin & Pearl Mosk
Samuel SegalMichael & Carol Dollinger
Sol Podolsky Max HeffernanMichael & Linda Podolsky
Carl NielsenNathan & Marilyn Schmidt
Maurice RobinsonRichard & Diane Koss
Harry Field Richard & Eva Klein
Henry Postal Trevor Leopold Zena Koss Richard & Michelle Postal
Philip Weiner Robert & Marsha Mayer
Bella WaxmanRoberta Gilbert
Miriam KotinLeo Tamler Rose Tamler
Bob Williams Sandy ObersteinMila Feldbrill Lenci Farkas Irving Katz Sally & Jerry Fanburg
Edward CooperShirley & Ben Eisler
Chemia GelenderSusan & John Feder
Kenneth ColvinThelma Colvin
David Youman Stephen YoumanToby Cossman
Jerry LevineTodd & Laura Levine
Harry Fetterman Wendie Fetterman
Audrey LevingtonWendy & Barry McLaughlin
Max Raskoff William Raskoff & Carol Tabak
Jack Snider Janice Snider Lois Snider Victoria Snider Barbara SniderYash Snider
Celia Fishbein Yvonne & Bob Miller Ayelet Shapiro & Johnny Piscia
Eva & Richard KleinHolocaust & Historical Projectsin memory ofSandy Oberstein John Quilici
Jack & Elisa Klein Adult Learningin honor ofCarol & Bob Tessler Florence & Bill Glatt
in memory ofSandy ObersteinFlorence & Bill Glatt
Levin/Lowenthal Memorial Campershipin honor ofThe King Family The Cristiano FamilyLeah KingJoe CristianoGeorge & Diane Rauchwerger
Music & Techin honor ofCantor Alexandra Fox Mike & Eileen Marchasin
Myrna Jacobs Music Performancein memory ofEzra JacobsDianne ShemanoMilton Jacobs
Rabbis’ DiscretionaryLaurie Friedman Michelle & Keith Tandowsky
for a speedy recovery ofFred Sturm Mike & Eileen Marchasin
in honor ofRabbi Dan Feder Bruce & Beverly Feder
Leslie and Evelyn Corzberg Stan Pollard
in memory ofPhyllis BernsteinAnita & Ron Wornick
Joseph GottfriedDebbie & Neil Heller
Michael Mazurek Donna & Ralph Seligman
Elsa Michaels George Michaels
Trevor Leopold Mike & Eileen Marchasin
June HurstStephen & Sonya Hurst
Josephine Ross The Whitten Family
Raiskin/Reich Youthin honor ofLinda & A.J. Batt Donna & Ralph Seligman
in memory ofMeta Berry William Ringer & Robin Berry
Sephardic MinyanDaniel Sharabi Sharron & Elias Emergui
in memory ofSimon Emergui Anita RobinsonCarol & Bob Tessler
Social Justice/ Home & Hope
Julie Cohn in honor ofArlene Rosenberg The Boxerman Family
Wisialowski Leadership Developmentin honor ofAyelet Shapiro Karen & William Wisialowski
FEBRUARY 29 Parashat T’rumahTova Rubendaughter of Debra and Andrew Ruben
FEBRUARY 15 Parashat YitroMiranda Sibleydaughter of Cindy and Ford Sibley
february b’nai mitzvahYouth Happenings at PTS
RSVP on home.sholom.org by clicking on the calendar event. For more information, email Madeleine Steckley at [email protected] or see your Youth Ed E-newsletter.
Pre-PARTY Hide n Seek Tournament Saturday, February 1, 7-9 pm6th - 8th graders, come explore all the hiding spots PTS has to offer! RSVP by January 29. $10/person.
PARTY Thrift Flip Saturday, February 29, 1-3:30pm9th-12th graders, celebrate the leap year with PARTY. Thrift clothes and flip them into Purim costumes. RSVP by February 19. $15/person.
Thank you to the High Holy Day Appeal donors who made their gifts in November and December. We are grateful for your support.
Please pardon the lack of alphabetization as we are still working out our new database.
Wednesday, February 5 7 - 8:30 pm
This month our parenthood discussion will focus on how to parent our kids in challenging times. Support each other and share tips and tricks. RSVP to Rabbi Delson, [email protected].
Parenting in Challenging Times
Caring for Our Community
Offer peer-to-peer support by making calls, writing cards, and visiting members of our community. Contact Bev Rochelle, [email protected] or Rabbi Delson, [email protected].
Volunteer to be a Two-Week Caring Community Coordinator
Donate Your Used VehicleAPPRECIATES YOUR SUPPORT
Cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, and RVs are accepted, running or not. To learn more, email [email protected].
Social Justice Team Meeting Monday, February 24, 7 - 8:30 pm
Where are we in our research? Learn about our progress. Curious to know if our campagin will be on immigration, housing, or anti-semitism/anti-bias? Even if you haven’t been involved thus far, that’s okay! Join now. RSVP to Rabbi Delson, [email protected].
F E B R U A R Y YA H R Z E I T S Jan 26-Feb 1Lloyd AndersonMorton BarronKristine BermanDoris BernsteinMax BloomSally R. BloomStuart Everett BrotmanBarbara DrabkinStan FettermanLeon FishHans FriedebergSylvia GottliebFlora K. HaasEva HebenstreitLynn HurstBruce IrvineBarbara IsacksonJoyce KesslerLemel KleinNatalie LevyWerner LoebHenry MainzerMax MarkowskyWilliam MauskopfSidney MoskDana NickelsburgBettie OppenheimMIchael PatnerJerome Marvin PfeiferAllan G. RoseaLeonard Rosenthal
Larry RothschildVivian SalzSofya ShumakhAnna I. SimonSidney SossHazel TaylorEthel WeberJoseph WienerRichard ZimmermanElmer M. ZuckerFeb 2-8Arthur AlpineAnn ArmatoMinnie BeckermanAline Meyer BerlPaul CheroffSamuel CohnAliza DayanEdward DillerRae DinitsMiriam EsterChristopher Lee
FishtromRay FoxHarold GelmanRose GoldenJoseph GrossmanMyron HarbandFlorence HerbachElliott HorovitzNancy Hutchinson
Marjorie KarpHelen KatzmanMiriam KaufmanEmanuel KubyLeah LevinsonCharlotte LevyLinda LipnackEva LiptonSylvia MakofskyZvi-Levy NirenbergRivy PerelmanRoger PerlmutterEsther PhilanRudy PolackLeah Camille QuintanaGail RamenNancy RobinsonAlbert SchlesingerGertie SchwartzRobert TuttlePauline UnderbergJosef WaisblattHarry WaisblattPatricia WittenbergFeb 9 -15Beatrice AltmanJulien BauerSarah BergerEmily BernsteinTricia DillerLee Finklestein
Molly FrankelIra FranklinHelen GlaserMichael GolubJaimie Michelle GreeneHavivah Ish-HurwitzLotte JonasMaximilion KahnMrs. Gina KimelmanSamuel LazerAlfons LesserJacob Harry LevineJames LuxenbergMery MayaLeopold MayerFlorence MintzRamsey OppenheimGerald OrnsteinMax PhilanRoslyn PoppersEsther PragerMichael SaddikFortunee SalamaAbraham SalzMalke SchwartzEsther ShoreArthur SolomonBeth WynnMildred Zopanek
Feb 16 -22Ester AddisLeo AmsterIrene AndersonJean AndersonEdna CalhounMorris B. CohnMolly DaktorEsther DanielMartin FitermanMorton HeymanHanna Lotte KaufmanJudi KletterMark MarkovichDavid Monasch, Jr.Betty MoskoSol H. OrwitzMax RogaArmond RogoJacqueline SalamaEmmanuel SandlerMaxine SchwartzFrances SchwartzEsther SenturiaRobert C. SiegelBettie SimonBirdie SklarSanford Tandowsky
Feb 23 -29Lawrence ChaknovaSidney CharlipMary ChirlesJoseph CitronMargaret CookeAlvin DarlingMoshe DayanIrving FinemanEleanor FischelSidney FriedmanEvelyn GilbertBessie GladstoneAnn GoldbergFred LesserSarah LevinsonHans LukasMoshe MayaMarvin PaschAlbert PaulIrving PearlTerry PodolskyGertrude Jonas RobertsJohn RosenbergErnest D. SalwenOtto SteinmetzRose StoneBarbara SweetRhea TabakMark VeinsteinMargot WachtelErna Wertheim
Beit T’Shuvah Weekend With Freedom Song Performance
Beit T’Shuvah is a residential addiction treatment center, congregation, and an educational institute where life is celebrated and every soul matters. Freedom Song is an acclaimed musical play built on the premise of your “estranged, drug-addicted sister showing up at Passover Seder—what could go wrong?”Email Rabbi Delson, [email protected] with questions.
Friday, March 13, 6:30 pm – Rabbi Mark Borovitz will speak during Shabbat worshipSunday, March 15, 4-6 pm – Freedom Song performance
Sholom Women Tu B’Shevat SederMonday, February 10, 6 - 8:30 pm, at PTS
Sholom Women and Beth El Women come together for a participatory seder. Eat delicious food, sip wine, and reflect upon spiritual concepts that this holiday inspires. $30/person. Make check payable to Sholom Women. Email Mary Ann Waterman, [email protected], with questions.
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ONE BAY, ONE BOOK: Monday, March 2, 3 pmOn Division, by Goldie Goldbloom with discussion led by Rabbi Lisa Delson. Join us for a conversation on this highly regarded novel about life in the Chassidic community of Williamsburg, NY. The discussion is open to all. One Bay, One Book is part of a larger Bay Area program sponsored by Jewish LearningWorks. Learn more and RSVP to Rabbi Delson, [email protected].
Congregational Retreat FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7-9, 2020 HAPPY VALLEY CONFERENCE CENTER, SANTA CRUZRabbi Leora Kaye and Chava Mirel bring their storytelling and musical gifts for a full weekend of fun. All are welcome, with or without kids! Learn more on home.sholom.org.
THIS MONTH AT PTS
Saturday, February 1Torah Today 9:00 AM Cafe Sholom 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPre-PARTY Hide n Seek 7:00 PM
Monday, February 3Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 7:00 PM
Tuesday, February 4Wise Aging Class 6:00 PMPARTY Board Meeting 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 5Nurture the Wow 7:00 PM
Thursday, February 6Intro to Judaism 7:00 PM
Friday, February 7Congregational Retreat
Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 8Congregational Retreat
Torah Today 9:00 AM Sephardic Minyan 10:30 AM
Sunday, February 9Congregational Retreat
Monday, February 10Sholom Women Tu B’Shevat
Seder 6:00 PMAdult B’nai Mitzvah Class 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 12Back to the Source
with Rabbi Feder 11:00 AMBoard Meeting 6:15 PM
Thursday, February 13Intro to Judaism 7:00 PM
Friday, February 14Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 15Torah Today 9:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AM
Sunday, February 16PMC Multifaith Songfest
Pop-Up Choir Rehearsal 2:00 PM
Monday, February 17presidents’ day — temple office / preschool closed
Tuesday, February 18PARTY Board Meeting 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 19Back to the Source
with Rabbi Feder 11:00 AM
Thursday, February 20Intro to Judaism 7:00 PM
Friday, February 21NFTY CWR’s 8th Grade Experience
Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 22NFTY CWR’s 8th Grade Experience
Torah Today 9:00 AM Sephardic Minyan 10:30 AM
Sunday, February 23Sholom Women Meeting 9:30 AM PMC Multifaith Songfest
Pop-Up Choir Rehearsal 2:00 PM
Monday, February 24Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 26Back to the Source
with Rabbi Feder 11:00 AM
Thursday, February 27Beit Cafe
with Rabbi Plotnik 8:30 AMHot Topics
with Rabbi Feder 12:00 PMIntro to Judaism 7:00 PM
Friday, February 28Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMYouth Education
Shabbat Dinner 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 29Torah Today 9:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPARTY Thrift Flip 1:00 PM
Sunday, March 1Peninsula Multifaith Coalition
Multifaith Songfest 3:00 PM
Monday, March 2One Bay, One Book
with Rabbi Delson 3:00 PMAdult B’nai Mitzvah Class 7:00 PM
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