THE

BULLETINNOVEMBER 2018

PENINSULA

TEMPLESHOLOM

before AND AfterA LOOK AT THE 2018 ELECTION

With Guest Lecturer, John RothmannThursday, November 8 Dinner at 6 pm; Lecture at 7 pmDon’t miss John’s second visit to PTS this fall, where he will offer thoughts on the implications of the election results. RSVP for dinner by November 1 on home.sholom.org.

black POWER, jewish POLITICSREINVENTING THE ALLIANCE IN THE 1960S

With Guest Lecturer, Professor Marc Dollinger, SF State UniversityThursday, November 1 Dinner at 6 pm; Lecture at 7 pmA new and different look at Jewish involvement in the civil rights movement, presented by Professor Marc Dollinger of SF State University. RSVP for dinner by October 15 on home.sholom.org.

save the date:CANTOR

ALEXANDRA FOX’S INSTALLATIONFriday, December 14

6:30 pm

Special Shabbat at PTS as Cantor Fox becomes installed as our cantor in front of colleagues,

teachers, family, and friends.

A special oneg to follow.

Mitzvah DaySunday, November 11, 2018, 12-3 pm Lunch, hands-on projects for all ages, and an introduction to community engagement

from community organizer, Anna Eng. It’s community, social action and social

justice all in one afternoon!

RSVP by November 8 at home.sholom.org for lunch and to choose your project. Can’t make it? Donate items to CALL

Primrose’s Thanksgiving boxes using the registration link.

Join Rabbi Delson for a mid-morning coffee and the ancient art of micrography — using Hebrew letters to make art drawings. No art or Hebrew knowledge required.

To RSVP, please email Rabbi Delson at rabbidelson@sholom.org.

Fridays, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 & 12/7 9:30 – 10:30 am, Caffe Roma, Millbrae

TEXT MEETS ARTJEWISH MICROGRAPHY

Monday, November 12 7-8:30 pm

Oys and Joys of Parenthood. Gather with other parents in an informal

conversation about the experience of parenthood. RSVP to Rabbi Delson at

rabbidelson@sholom.org.

Upcoming Opportunities for Adult Learning

q Introduction to Judaism & Beginning Hebrew Mondays, 7-9 pm

q Israel’s Milestones & Their Meanings Sundays, 9:30-11:30 am

q Who’s Who: Rabbi Edition Mondays, 1-2 pm

q Greeting the Shabbat Bride Through the Eyes Of Her Music Mondays, 7:15-8:30 pm

q Wise Aging Mondays (dates vary), 1-3 pm

WELCOME THE STRANGER How Do We Honor the Stranger in Our Midst?

December 1, 6:30 - 8 pm

A panel presentation by Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Christians, Muslims and Baha’is.

Followed by Q & A, dessert and discussion. Please bring vegetarian sweets to share.

Learn more and RSVP to Rabbi Delson, rabbidelson@sholom.org.

CONTRIBUTIONS We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions made through September 30.

Caring Communityin memory ofHeinz Gerstle

Janice & Irv KatzGeneralfor pts Sonny & Steve Hurstin honor ofSteve KarpAviva & David Levine

Rabbi Molly PlotnikMarilyn Dobbs Higuera

Maria RealyVasquezDottie Anderson

in memory ofEli AsherMarietta Mentz

Inge BarackerMarion & Curt Meier

Max BerkowitzHanna BerkowitzJanice & Dennis Berkowitz

Seymour BermanMarilyn Gelder

Jacques L CoenRuth & David Coen Harold Dobbs

Marilyn Dobbs Higuera

Jo Ann EickMichelle & Keith Tandowsky

Bridgid Lisa FinnShirley & Steven Finn

Sandra FriedlanderJune & Jeff Kaufman

Adele Klarer FriedmanAmy & James Jacobs

Jeremy David FriedmanHarriet Friedman

Rita GilbertErica & Jeff Gilbert

Henry GreenspanJoanne & Willie Greenspan

Ike JoshuaMyrtle Joshua

Greta KahnRuth & David Coen

Victoria KapustinAlex Modena Yakov Kavunovsky

Alexandra & Felix Shapiro

Jack KertzmanJacqueline Fischer KleinWendy Kertzman Klein & Andrew Klein

Martin KohnJean Kohn

Kitty KraimanSharyn Kraiman Revesz & Steven Revesz

Gitia LapisAlexandra & Felix Shapiro

David LebermuthMarion LebermuthAlice Stern

Arline Milan Harriet Friedman

Anne OserSusan & Roger Oser

Esther RapoportSonny & Steve Hurst Benny Sender

Carl SandersHarry ShugarSally ShugarKathleen & Dan Shugar

Zev SolomonOrit & Jacob Solomon

Amalia SpangenthalMarion & Curt Meier

Henrietta SullivanDonna & Ralph Seligman

Edward TamlerLillian TamlerRose Tamler

Nate TandowskyMichelle & Keith Tandowsky

Al WaxmanRoberta Gilbert

Florence WornickAnita & Ron Wornick

Shirley ZuckerLinda & Todd Zucker

Levin/Lowenthal Memorial Campershipin honor ofDebbie & Joe CristianoDiane & George Rauchwerger Rabbis’ Discretionary

in honor ofRabbi Dan FederEllen Feldman Sephardic Minyan

Sephardic MinyanEdmond’s Plaza FloristDavid Habib & Shoshi Naymann

Sababa Inc.

Youth Educationin memory ofHarvey KuschnerKaren Clark & Ware Kuschner

HIGH HOLY DAY DONORS

Doris & Dan AbouavSusan AptekarJanyce BatlinLinda & A.J. BattEileen & Ralph BattatJoyce & Joseph BeharMarci & Doug BensonJoyce & Sid BerensteinTasha & Nathaniel

Bergson-MichelsonNina & Ron BerkovitsJanice & Dennis

BerkowitzJoanne BernsteinLeslie & Steven BloomJudy BornsteinShelly CaplanShari & John CarruthersRuth & David CoenLorraine & Noah CohenJudy & Harry CohnAndrea & Steve CohnEllie DoverLenny D’UllEliza & Jason EdelmanShirley & Ben EislerSharron & Elias EmerguiEvelyn & Lionel

EngelmanDon ErmannElaine Date & Mark

Ezersky

Rebecca EzrinMarilyn & Tom EzrinShareen Fanburg & Steve

GomezSusan & John FederBambi & Stan FeinbergBrittany & Dan

FeitelbergWendie FettermanApril & Robert FilerSue & Gary FishtromMadeline & Bob FlanaganSharon & Eric FomilJana & Rob ForeJoan & Michael FoxAriel Frank & Rick

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MemberSandy ObersteinLea & Allen OrwitzSusan & Roger OserDoris Kavich & Melvin

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& Steven ReveszBev & Michael RochelleEve Saltman & Skip

RoncalArlene & Leonard

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RossYuliya & Eugene

RoytmanAlissa & Danny RozanskyIrina & Eddie RuvinskyGina & Sam SaddikRavi SahaeCarl SandersLen SarkonRenee & Jeff SavitzErin & Neil SchaeferZoe & Dan ScheinmanHeidi & Steve SchellLauren & Eric

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John SchulzGina Loukedis & Gary

SchwartzDenise & Randall

Schwartz

Diana Brainard & David Shaywitz

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SimonRolly SlattAnn SolomonJill & Ron SosnickAlice SternMargaret & Allan SteyerNancy & Fred SturmGisele & Max SuissaMichelle & Keith

TandowskyNorma TarrowCarol & Bob TesslerHava & Raziel UngarElyse & Alex VaysbergMary Ann WatermanJo & Ben WertherDorothy WexlerKathy & Don WilliamsEsther & Larry WolheimAnita & Ron WornickMaria & Alexander

YarmolinskyMarshall ZemonAndi & Stuart Zussman

Thank you to the High Holy Day appeal donors who made thier gifts through September 30! We are grateful for your support. Those who pledge afterwards will appear in a future Bulletin.

Sholom WomenStarr*Stevens Judaica Shop: Everything you want for a beautiful Hanukkah is at the Starr*Stevens Judaica Shop! Shop these special Sundays — November 11, 18 and December 2, 9:30 am - 1 pm

Baby Boomers Brunch

Potluck brunch. All Baby Boomers welcome. RSVP at home.sholom.org.

Sunday, November 18 10 am - Noon, Location TBD

Youth HappeningsRSVP at home.sholom.org; click on calendar event. Find out more in

your Youth Ed e-newsletter.

w Pre-PARTY Kickoff Scavenger Hunt for 7th & 8th graders, November 10, 5-9PMw PARTY Friendsgiving

for 9th-12th graders, November 17, 6-9PMw NFTY-CWR FallInter

November 30 - December 2 centralwest.nfty.org

Sip & Shop: November 15 from 6-7:30 pm, be sure to to come by the gift shop for an evening of Hanukkah sipping, noshing, and shopping! RSVP to Mary Ann Waterman by Monday, November 12 at macnyy@yahoo.com.

N O V E M B E R YA H R Z E I T S Oct 28-Nov 3Norman BearmanCharles BloombergVicent ChirlesBarry DerishChemia Harry

GelenderAlfred GoldfieldLouis C. HaasMax HampelMax HeinHarold HotchnerJakob JonahClara KirschenbaumMichael KolatkaHarry LeddelJack LitkeFlorence Lorber

PareckiJerome MichellIvor MorrisSophie NovickFannie OrwitzMarian PlanskyRichard PlawnerAbner RabbinoAlice RaskoffStella ReichMorton RogoJ. Genevieve Rosenberg

Goldie SchnellFrank SchwartzLawrence SchwartzBeatrice ShapiroBoris ShpitalnyBarry S. SlattLena SmooklerJoseph SteinbergJanice ThompsonJacob UngerSarra WillsDonald WoolfeNov 4-10Edward BaskindBen BeckermanFannie Rebecca BegunMax BerkowitzHelen BrotmanEdna BrownKenneth ColvinDavid FinemanLorelei FriedGeorge GarbowitMirna GilbertEllen GlickTherese HeymannZane KaplanGeorge KraftAlan LazarusWalter Levin

Nellie LukasDavid MarzoukRobert L. MayerMichael MazurekAbraham (Dolf)

ModenaMilton Jacob PhilanHerbert RaikeJordan Nicole ReddyBarbara SchneiderSylvia SegalEmanuel SilvermanRose SilvermanJack SniderIrene SolomonMuriel WestenDorothy WolheimNov 11-17Myer AlbertFrieda AlbertAnn BearHarry BerensteinMorris BloomRay BrizziLouis CherinMilo ChozenRuth CohenEdward Stanley

CooperCelia Fishbein

Harry GlickEdythe Bass GoldfieldReuben HoffmanKatherine HotchnerRuth JacobsonZecil KaplanHerman KaufmanGerald KleinmanJacques LehinePerry LiebmanSam LiptonEd LokayJacob MinkinFanny MogulMel PowersMartin PressRuth RitterClaire Mentz RobinsonAbraham RubinRoberta ScharfEdna SegalHarry StraussHilde ThalHarry WornickNov 18-24Warren BerlPhyllis BernsteinMargaret Bowers

SweeleyJean Claire Bowman

Hyman CohenEssie CohnManuel ColonRichard DarlingDorothy DauerBill FenningZena FishSol HamerAndrew David JerassyStella KriegerNorman LevineJames LevineRobert NewmanGeorge David NigelMaurice Joseph

RosenbergVictor RosenfieldMartin SackSamuel SegalJerome SeilerElliot ShaperoNorman StreichAnn WeismanMary WexlerNov 25-Dec 1Pauline Miller BankMorris BernardShirley BodovitzJoseph BowmanRosetta Cantrock

Oscar DoverAllen FeitelbergCelia Fleishmann HebelRobert FriedRose GellerSophie GoldbergLloyd HurstHerbert JosephEsther LazarusJeanette LazerDavid B. LevySamuel LitkeBernice MonaschLiliane MosseriIrving OrensteinLynda PoppersGladys Grohs RandolphJoan RichGary SchnelleAdam SerodyGerald F. SimonCharlotte SimonAnn StolowitzWilliam WexlerLeon J. Winant

november b’nai mitzvahNOVEMBER 3

Chayei SarahJoshua Steinberger

son of Denise & Adam Steinberger

Burlingame Intermediate School

NOVEMBER 10Toldot

Teddy Vighson of

Alyson Finn Taylor Middle School

NOVEMBER 17Vayetze

Sam Sorofson of

Thuy & Jonathan Sorof Burlingame Intermediate School

Julie Brandt & Bernie Massey Gabriel & Kira

Alina Baugh Samuel

Caroline & David Dubick Samantha

welcome NEW MEMBERS

Donate Your Used VehicleIT’S A WIN/WIN FOR YOU & PTSCar donations are an easy way to support PTS as proceeds from sales go right to the Temple. Trucks, boats, motorcycles, and RVs are also accepted, running or not! For more information, please email office@sholom.org.

Caring for OUR COMMUNITY

Contact Bev Rochelle, brochelle@sholom.org or Rabbi Delson, rabbidelson@sholom.org to learn more.

Volunteer to be a Two-Week Caring Community Coordinator

pts book clubWednesday, December 5

7 pm

Meeting at Shelly Blecher’s home. To RSVP, email

shellyblecher@gmail.com.

Zimrah Chadashah

This month’s theme will be Shirei Todah — Songs of Gratitude. We will explore various settings of Modim Anachnu Lach in preparation for Thanksgiving.

Social Action/Justice

Team Meeting Monday, November 19

7-9pmDoing good work and making change in the world is a priority at PTS. Help create a strategic action plan for in the areas of social justice and social action.

Questions? Email Rabbi Delson at

rabbidelson@sholom.org.

THIS MONTH AT PTS Thursday, November 1Pre-lecture Dinner 6:00 PMProfessor Marc Dollinger

Lecture 7:00 PM

Friday, November 2Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMTots ‘n’ Torah Shabbat

Service 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM1st Grade Sholom-In-

the-Home 6:30 PMTots ‘n’ Torah Shabbat

Dinner 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 3Torah Today 9:00 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPreschool Gala 6:00 PM

Sunday, November 4Sholom Women Meeting,

offsite 9:30 AM Café Sholom

with Cantor Fox 9:30 AMIsrael ’s Milestones and

Their Meanings 9:30 AM

Monday, November 5Who’s Who: Rabbi Edition

with Rabbi Delson 1:00 PMIntro to Judaism &

Beginning Hebrew with Rabbi Feder 7:00 PM

Greeting the Shabbat Bride Through the Eyes of Her Music with Cantor Fox 7:15 PM

Wednesday, November 7Back to the Source

with Rabbi Feder 11:00 AM

Thursday, November 8Pre-lecture Dinner 6:00 PMJohn Rothmann Lecture 7:00 PM

Friday, November 9 Text Meets Art:

Jewish Micrography with Rabbi Delson 9:30 AM

Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMShabbat Service

Honoring Veterans 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 10Torah Today 9:00 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AM Pre-PARTY Kickoff

Scavenger Hunt 5:00 PM

Sunday, November 11Israel ’s Milestones

and Their Meanings with Rabbi Feder 9:30 AM

Mitzvah Day 12:00 PM

Monday, November 12Who’s Who: Rabbi Edition

with Rabbi Delson 1:00 PMIntro to Judaism &

Beginning Hebrew With Rabbi Feder 7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 14Back to the Source

with Rabbi Feder 11:00 AMBoard Meeting 6:15 PM

Thursday, November 15Hot Topics

with Rabbi Feder 12:00 PMSholom Women

Sip ‘n’ Shop 6:00 PMFriday, November 16 Text Meets Art:

Jewish Micrography with Rabbi Delson 9:30 AM

Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMSaturday, November 17Torah Today 9:00 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPARTY Friendsgiving 6:00 PM

Sunday, November 18Israel ’s Milestones and

Their Meanings with Rabbi Feder 9:30 AM

Sholom Women Meeting, offsite 9:30 AM

Coffee & Conversation for Baby Boomers, offsite 10:00 AM

Monday, November 19Intro to Judaism &

Beginning Hebrew with Rabbi Feder 7:00 PM

Social Action/Justice Team Meeting 7:00 PM

Greeting the Shabbat Bride Through the Eyes of Her Music with Cantor Fox 7:15 PM

Wednesday, November 21Back to the Source

with Rabbi Feder 11:00 AM

Thursday, November 22thanksgiving: temple office closed

Friday, November 23thanksgiving: temple office closedPre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 24Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPlaydate in the Park 4:00 PM

Sunday, November 25no youth education

Monday, November 26Intro to Judaism &

Beginning Hebrew With Rabbi Feder 7:00 PM

Wednesday, November 28Back to the Source

with Rabbi Feder 11:00 AM

Friday, November 30 Text Meets Art:

Jewish Micrography with Rabbi Delson 9:30 AM

Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM

Saturday, December 1Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMWelcoming the Stranger

in our Six Faiths 6:30 PM

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