FEBRUARY 2019THE

BULLETIN PENINSULA

TEMPLESHOLOM

Hands on Havdalah

Saturday, March 2 | 4-5:30 pmHelp package small toiletry items of diapers of all sizes for CALL Primrose. Any donations help; please drop them off in the bins in the PTS foyer anytime!

RSVP to Rabbi Delson, rabbidelson@sholom.org.

CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN 2019Volunteer to be a 2-week Caring Community Coordinator. You can offer peer-to-peer support by making calls, writing cards, and visiting members of our community. Contact Bev Rochelle, brochelle@sholom.org or Rabbi Delson, rabbidelson@sholom.org.

ZIMRAH CHADASHAHThis month’s theme will be “The Music of Alan Goodis” as we prepare for his scholar-in-residency at this year’s Congregational Retreat in March!

TALMUD STUDY: Postponed Until March Stay tuned for new start date.Rabbi Molly Plotnik resumes her weekly Wednesday Morning Talmud Study. No previous Talmud experience necessary. This class is for anyone who wants to stud rabbinic thoughts on spirituality, dreams, prayer, and more! Come every week or drop by when you can.

WELCOMING NEW MEMBERSThis month we welcome new members Joe and Frances Steinberger to the PTS community. Please say “hi” when you see them!

RABBI Bradley ArtsonSCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCESAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 1-3, 2019 Friday, February 1 6:30 pm: Kabbalat Shabbat Service Almighty? No Way! Embracing the God We Actually Love

Saturday, February 2 9 - 10am: Rabbi Artson will lead Torah Study

Sunday, February 3 10 am: Cafe Sholom God and the Big BangFull schedule at: home.sholom.org

SHOLOM WOMEN’S ANNUAL FUNDRAISERSaturday, March 2, 7:30 pm

Join the PTS community for an elegant evening of musical theater, featuring Emily Pelc. Enjoy hors

d’oeuvres, wine, champagne, and decadent desserts!

Home & Hope PTS Hosts Guests

Start the new year off with a mitzvah! Please help with grocery shopping, set-up or take-down, preparing a delicious meal, or staying overnight. Sign up on home.sholom.org.

volunteers needed! PTS is hosting Home & Hope families February 3-10.

Hear how California Clubhouse, a social and vocational community, is aiding those living with mental illness and adding meaning to their lives.

Learn more and RSVP to Marci Benson at marcib@comcast.net.

Let’s Talk Mental HealthPositive Impact ofCALIFORNIACLUBHOUSE

Sunday, March 3, 3 - 5 pm

CONTRIBUTIONS We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions made through December 31.

Beautificationin honor ofMel & Margaret ScheinmanMarion & Curtis Meier

in memory ofIrving KatzCarol & Bob Tessler

Cantor Barry Reich Tributein memory ofIrving KatzJudy & Harry Cohn

Charitable Givingin honor ofSurvivors of the Camp Fire in Paradise, CaliforniaSharron & Elias Emergui

Christopher Lee Fishtrom Landscapingin memory ofMichael Fishtrom Helen Levin Aaron “Babe” Monsky Sue & Gary Fishtrom

Rose GoodmanSidney GoodmanJennie PearlmanBarbara Hafter

GeneralIrina & Boris Auerbuch

Estate of Petter BattatEsther Dover Mae & Mark Perlson

Michelle & Keith Tandowsky

in honor ofCantor FoxJulius Aires

Ralph BattatCarol & Bob Tessler

in memory ofEdwin SchwartzWendy & Jeffrey Baruh

Beatrice CaplanArthur CaplanShelly Caplan

David YoumanStephen D. YoumanToby Cossman

Samuel A. GoldmanHelaine Darling

Samuel SegalCarol & Michael Dollinger

Frances J. CooperShirley & Ben Eisler

Marcos EmerguiSharron & Elias Emergui

Sidi ErmannDon Ermann

Thomas EzrinGerald SimonEllen Ezrin

Frances GoldmanDiane & Manny Goldman

Henri NahoumJoanna & Brian Hafter

Joseph David SilverRandi & Jim Hutchinson

Anna BernardJanice Katz

Harry FieldEva & Richard Klein

Joel KohnJean Kohn

Maurice RobinsonDiane & Richard Koss

Helga LesserJoan RichMary & Andy Lesser

Harry LiptonMarvin Lipton

Philip WeinerMarsha & Robert Mayer

Sara ZimmermanSidney ZimmermanPearl & Mel Mosk

Irving KatzAnonymousRichard E. Watson & Norma B. Watson

Max HaffernanLinda & Mickey Podolsky

Max RaskoffDr. Carol Tabak & Dr. William Raskoff

Gene AddisEmanuel KubyJoyce Robbins

Pauline A. ShavesMarilyn Rosekind

Maurice RosenbergEllie & Marty Rosenberg

Arie BerkovitsNaomi & Jeff Silk

Lois SniderVictoria SniderYash Snider

Rhoda KaplanHenry SteinMichelle & Keith Tandowsky

Marilyn WatermanMary Ann Waterman

Sara ZimmermanSidney Zimmerman Marilyn & Dave Zimmerman

High Holy Day Appeal

AnonymousEliza & Jason Edelman

Francine FederLincoln Howell

Sonny & Steve HurstPing & Jeffrey LitkeFrances & Joe Steinberger

Levin/Lowenthal Memorial Campershipin honor ofThe Cristiano Family The King FamilyDiane & George Rauchwerger

Monasch Programin honor ofHeidi Schell Sandra Monasch & David Monasch, III

in memory ofBernice MonaschAnn StolowitzCharles HaberIrving KatzEllie FrankelSandra & David Monasch III

Oneg SponsorshipHeidi & Stephan Schell

PreschoolAnonymousBridget McGill & Gerald Whitcomb

Rabbis’ DiscretionaryMarilyn GelderSonny & Steve Hurst

in memory ofIrving KatzMichelle & Jeffrey Katz

Sephardic MinyanDebbie & Effie Sharabi

Social Justice/ Home & Hope

Patricia AnixterSheryl & Greg Goldman

Ilana & Neal Tandowsky

in honor ofArlene RosenbergBenita & Burton Boxerman

in memory ofIrving KatzBobbie Goldstein

Youth EducationAndra & David Grossman

Youth Education Tzedakah

Julie & Ilan Feuchtwang

Youth Happenings at PTSrsvp at home.sholom.org; click on calendar event find out more in your youth ed e-newsletter

3rd-6th Grade Kehillah Singers: Join the PTS Youth Choir Select Youth Education Sundays, 9-9:25 amSing with Cantor Fox and other PTS youth! There will be various opportunities to gather, bond, rehearse, and lead worship throughout the year. Contact Cantor Fox at cantorfox@sholom.org for more information.

Youth Education: Family Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:30 pm; Dinner: 7:15 pmDon’t miss our first Family Shabbat of the year! Join your PTS friends, Rabbi Molly & Madeleine for a musical service geared towards families, followed by a delicious Shabbat meal, art project and Yogurtland! RSVP on home.sholom.org by February 1.

7-8th Grades Pre-PARTY: Hide and Seek Tournament February 9, 5 - 8 pmExplore all the hiding spots PTS has to offer! This is a challenge you won’t want to miss. Learn more and RSVP on home.sholom.org.

9-12th Grades: PARTY Escape February 24, 6 - 9 pmPARTY hits the town with a fun night at the Escape rooms at SF Palace of Fine Arts! Learn more and RSVP on home.sholom.org by February 17.

FEBRUARYBAt mitzvAh

FEBRUARY 2Mishpatim

Asa Kipervargson of

Carol & Sasha Kipervarg Ocean Shore School

Donate Your Used VehicleIT’S A WIN/WIN FOR YOU & PTS

Car 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.

J A N U A R Y YA H R Z E I T S Jan 27-Feb 2Lloyd AndersonMorton BarronKristine BermanMax BloomSally R. BloomStuart Everett BrotmanHenry CohenBarbara DrabkinLeon FishHans FriedebergFlora K. HaasLynn HurstBarbara IsacksonRose JacobsonJudi KletterLeah LevinsonCharlotte LevyNatalie LevyEva LiptonHenry MainzerMax MarkowskySidney MoskBetty MoskoBlanche NeumanDana Nickelsburg

Bettie OppenheimMIchael PatnerJerome Marvin PfeiferRudy PolackAllan G. RoseaLeonard RosenthalLarry RothschildJacqueline SalamaEsther SenturiaSofya ShumakhAnna I. SimonSidney SossHazel TaylorRobert TuttlePatricia WittenbergRichard Zimmerman

Feb 3-9First Name Last NameBeatrice AltmanAnn ArmatoMinnie BeckermanAline BerlPaul CheroffSamuel CohnAlvin DarlingMoshe Dayan

Christopher Lee Fishtrom

Ray FoxRose GoldenMichael GolubKaren GraceJoseph GrossmanMyron HarbandFlorence HerbachElliott HorovitzNancy HutchinsonMarjorie KarpHelen KatzmanMiriam KaufmanLinda LipnackSylvia MakofskyMoshe MayaSallye MirskyMarvin PaschRivy PerelmanRoger PerlmutterEsther PhilanLeah Camille QuintanaHelen Ruth RaiskinGail RamenNancy RobinsonAbraham Salz

Albert SchlesingerMalke SchwartzRose StonePauline UnderbergJosef WaisblattHarry WaisblattElizabeth WeilheimerErna Wertheim

Feb 10-16First Name Last NameJacob BarkoffJulien BauerMarge BergsonSaul DownesLee FinklesteinMolly FrankelIra FranklinVernon HollandLotte JonasMaximilion KahnHarold KatzGeorge KleinmaierPauline KlineSamuel LazerAlfons LesserJacob Levine

James LuxenbergMery MayaFlorence MintzRamsey OppenheimGerald OrnsteinRoslyn PoppersEsther PragerArmond RogoMichael SaddikEvelyn SingerBirdie SklarArthur SolomonBeth WynnMildred Zopanek

Feb 17-23First Name Last NameEster AddisLeo AmsterIrene AndersonJean AndersonAlfred BernsteinSarra BronfmanEdna CalhounMorris B. CohnMolly DaktorEsther Daniel

Martin FitermanKhaim GerbsBessie GladstoneMorton HeymanHanna Lotte KaufmanMoshe KhaylisHelen KurtzFred LesserMark MarkovichDavid MayaDavid Monasch, Jr.Sol H. OrwitzHerbert OsoskeMax RogaEmmanuel SandlerMaxine SchwartzFrances SchwartzRobert C. SiegelBettie SimonRhea TabakSanford TandowskyMargot WachtelLouis WestermanRudolph Zisovitz

pts book clubWednesday, February 27

7 pm

Join the Book Club for a discussion of Orphan #8 by

Kim Van Alkemade.

RSVP to Shelly Blecher at shellyblecher@gmail.com.

At PTS we are building a community of care. It is sometimes tricky to know the right words to say to a person who is going through a difficult time, especially the loss of a loved one. Simple expressions of empathy and caring are the most appreciated. Avoiding questions about “what” and “when” help the person know you are concerned without burdening them with recounting the painful experience. Share that you are available if the person would like to talk, and that you are sorry for what they are going through. May we all be messengers of comfort to each other.

Warmly, Rabbi Dan Feder

A Word from Your Clergy

PARENTHOODCONVERSATION

Thursday, February 21

7-8:30 pm

PLAYDATE IN OUR PARK

Saturday, February 23

4-5:30 pm

Come talk through the Joys and Oys of raising young children. RSVP to Rabbi Delson at rabbidelson@sholom.org by February 18.

Join Rabbi Delson and her family for a playdate at PTS. Get to know your fellow community members!

Spend Time with Rabbi Delson

SOCIAL JUSTICE HOUSE MEETINGS

Explore the issues that matter to you most right now. These conversations will lead to a deeper social justice agenda for the next 18 months. Want to volunteer your home for meetings or are intrigued? Email Rabbi Delson, rabbidelson@sholom.org.

THIS MONTH AT PTS Friday, February 13rd Grade Sholom in

the Home 5:30 PMPre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMTots ‘n’ Torah

Shabbat Service 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service with

Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson 6:30 PM

Preschool Family Shabbat Dinner 6:30 PM

Saturday, February 27th Grade 9:00 AMTorah Today led by Rabbi

Bradley Shavit Artson 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM

Sunday, February 3Cafe Sholom 9:30 AMStarr*Stevens Judaica

Shop Open 9:30 AMLecture with Scholar-in-

Residence, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson 10:30 AM

Monday, February 4Wise Aging Class 1:00 PMIntro. to Judaism &

Beginning Hebrew With Rabbi Feder 7:00 PM

Wednesday, February 6Starr*Stevens Judaica

Shop Open 10:30 AM

Thursday, February 7The Trope of Queen Esther

led by Cantor Fox 7:30 PMFriday, February 8Family Shabbat Service 5:30 PMPre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMFamily Shabbat Dinner 7:00 PMSaturday, February 97th Grade 9:00 AMTorah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPre PARTY Hide and

Seek Tournament 5:00 PM

Sunday, February 10Sholom Women Meeting 9:30 AMStarr*Stevens Judaica

Shop Open 9:30 AM

Monday, February 11Wise Aging Class 1:00 PMWednesday, February 13Starr*Stevens Judaica

Shop Open 10:30 AMBack to the Source

led by Rabbi Feder 11:00 AMBoard Meeting 6:15 PM

Thursday, February 14The Trope of Queen Esther

led by Cantor Fox 7:30 PM

Friday, February 15Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMSaturday, February 16Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AM

Monday, February 18presidents day — temple office/

preschool closed

Wednesday, February 20Starr*Stevens Judaica

Shop Open 10:30 AMBack to the Source

led by Rabbi Feder 11:00 AM

Thursday, February 21Social Justice Meeting 7:00 PMThe Trope of Queen Esther

led by Cantor Fox 7:30 PMFriday, February 22Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PM11th Grade Program 6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMSaturday, February 23Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPreschool Playdate with

Rabbi Delson 4:00 PM

Sunday, February 24Starr*Stevens Judaica

Shop Open 9:30 AMPARTY Escape 6:00 PMSholom in the Home

Baby Boomers 7:00 PM

Wednesday, February 27Morning Talmud Study

with Rabbi Molly 8:15 AMStarr*Judaica Shop Open 10:30 AMBack to the Sourse led by

Rabbi Feder 11:00 AMJCRC Celebrating our

Community Champions 5:45 PMBook Club, “Orphan #8,”

by Kim Van Alklemade 7:30 PM

Thursday, February 28Hot Topics led by

Rabbi Feder 12:00 PMThe Trope of Queen Esther

led by Cantor Fox 7:30 PMFriday, March 14th Grade Sholom in

the Home 5:30 PMPre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMTots ‘n’ Torah

Shabbat Service 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMTots ‘n’ Torah Shabbat

Dinner 6:30 PMSaturday, March 27th Grade 9:00 AMTorah Today 9:00 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMHands on Havdalah 4:00 PMSholom Women Donor

Event, Life is a Cabaret 7:30 PM

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