Simchas for the Coming Week

This Week’s Parasha: Re’eh

Torah: Deuteronomy 15:1 - 16:17page 1076

Maftir: Numbers 28:9-15page 930

Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24: 23 page 1220

MINYAN ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1: DA - FO

SHALOM! WELCOME TO THE MOSAIC LAW WEEKLY SCROLL

Mosaic Law Congregation Weekly Scroll

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Todah Rabah to This Week’s Kiddush

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www.mosaiclaw.org | weekly newsletter | August 31, 2019 | 30 Av 5779

Anniversaries:

Serach & Gil TansmanRebecca & Michael RaySharon & Sam AnapolskyStephanie & Chet GoldmanMiriam & Ben GlovinskyCarole & Marc SussmanIris & Ronald BachmanSara Kahn & Yossi ShapiroLisa & Michael FreemanJill & Philip Reiser

We want to hear the good news in your life! Marriages, births,

academic achievements, promotions, andeverything in between.

Email Kate at katep@mosaiclaw.org with your

simcha so that we can share in your happiness.

Birthdays:

Joel TillmanSamantha AvneriJacob SullivanIsaiah OrtegoTori RayZack LongMichael LevyLarry SaltzmanAri AvneriAri OttZoey GooreZachary DosickBryan StantonEvan Zorman

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This Week at Mosaic Law CongregationFriday, August 30 (29 Av)

10AM-1PM: KOH LibrAry OPen6PM: SHAbbAt UnPLUgged (COUrtyArd)7:19PM: CAndLe LigHting

Shabbat, August 31 (30 Av)

9AM: SHAbbAt ServiCe (SAnCtUAry)11AM: tOt SHAbbAt (rOOM 8)8:26PM: HAvdALAH

Sunday, September 1 (1 Elul)

rOSH CHOdeSH9AM: SHACHArit MinyAn (CHAPeL)9AM-1PM: CvHen LibrAry OPen

Monday, September 2 (2 Elul)

LAbOr dAyMLC OffiCe & KOH LibrAry CLOSed8:30AM: SHACHArit MinyAn (CHAPeL)

Tuesday, September 3 (3 Elul) 4PM-5:30PM: KOH LibrAry OPen5:45PM: MinCHA MinyAn (CHAPeL)

Wednesday, September 4 (4 Elul)

9:45AM: HAdASSAH StUdy grOUP (KOH)10AM-4PM: KOH LibrAry OPen1PM-6PM: CvHen LibrAry OPen5:45PM: MinCHA MinyAn (CHAPeL)7:30PM: MLC CHOir PrACtiCe (KOH)

Thursday, September 5 (5 Elul)

7:15AM: SHACHArit MinyAn (CHAPeL)10AM-1PM: KOH LibrAry OPen10AM-1PM: CvHen LibrAry OPen5:45PM: MinCHA MinyAn (CHAPeL)7PM: “12 new MOOnS” (KOH)

Friday, September 6 (6 Elul)

10AM-1PM: KOH LibrAry OPen6PM: KAbbALAt SHAbbAt (CHAPeL)7:09PM: CAndLe LigHting

Shabbat, September 7 (7 Elul)

9AM: SHAbbAt ServiCe: gUeSt SPeAKer Lee gOrdOn (SAnCtUAry)11AM: tOt SHAbbAt (rOOM 8)1PM: LeCtUre witH gUeSt SPeAKer LeegOrdOn (KOH)8:15PM: HAvdALAH

Iris & Ron Bachman in honor of Iris’ birthday

Charlotte Ballard in memory of Robert Zeff (z”l)

Andrew Baron in memory of his father, Martin D. Baron (z”l), Menachem Mendel ben Dov

Teresa Bilyk in memory of her mother, Malie bat Hinde Berger Wasilewsha

The Brodovsky Family in honor of Nancy’s birthday

Randi Gold in memory of Sally Goldstein (z”l)

Susanne Leitner & Robin Berrin in honor of their anniversary

Ron & Soni Meyer in honor of Soni’s birthday

Gail & Martin Rubin in honor of heir anniversary

Betsy & Michael Singer in honor of the Kahn-Shapiro Family

Jadwiga & Alexander Wieczner in honor of their anniversary

Irit & Jeff Winston in memory of Sally Goldstein

The Tillie Schiff Endowment Fund

Kiddush Sponsors for August

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MLC?

IMPORTANT HIGH HOLIDAY UPDATE - This year we will be taking security for the High Holidays especially serious. The new Infrastructure Committee has instituted a new policy where all guests MUST show their tickets at the door. Please make sure that you bring your tickets with you each day that you attend to prevent any issues. Please also note that if you bring any large purses, backpacks, etc. that they will be checked at the door this year.

Kiddush Helpers Wanted! - The MLC Kitchen Club (yes, that’s a thing) is looking for a few good men and women who want to help setup/serve/clean up the kitchen for kiddush. This is a great opportunity to meet new people, learn a little about our “new” kitchen and see happy congregants on Shabbat. For furtherinformation or to put your name on the list, please email Caren Rubin, Head Mashgiach, at carenrubin63@gmail.com.

Save the Date for the Martini & Sushi Party on September 15! - For more details on attending & sponsoring this fundraiser visit https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=aCWrnt or see the flyer in the e-Scroll or sanctuary foyer.

ATTENTION ALL OF YOU WHO LIKE TO CLEAN: IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN - Time to polish the silver! This project will take place on Monday, September 16 at 9am. If you would like to pariticpate, please contact CIndy Swartz at magee1959@yahoo.com or 916-664-7438.

Selichot Film: Won’t You Be My Neighbor - Saturday, September 21 at 9pm in KOH. Many of us grew up either watching or having our children and grandchildren watch Fred Rogers who captivated us with life lessons on the PBS program “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”. We invite the entire congregation to join together for a viewing of an award winning 95-minute documentary about Fred Rogers titled “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” on Selichot night as we prepare for our High Holydays. This documentary takes us beyond the PBS show that nurtured our children, and serves as one of the best illustrations of how we might answer the question that we ponder each High Holyday season: “How, now, shall I live my life?” Mr. Rogers’ mission and messages are fundamentally Jewish concepts. Judaism teaches that each of us was created as a unique and singular individual, created in G-d’s image. We are each here for a purpose that is uniquely ours. Rabbi Taff will facilitate a discussion following the film and he has planned a special short video to follow the discussion.Following the film and discussion please plan to stay for the traditional changing of the Torah Mantels at 11:15 PM, followed by an inspiring Selichot Service at 11:30 PM that will be conducted by Rabbi Taff, Hazzan Rosner and the Mosaic Law Choir.

Niggun Circle - Thursday, September 5 from 7pm-8:30pm. B’nai Israel chapel, 3600 Riverside Blvd. Come experience the beautiful, calming, and transformative experience of a group joining voices together in niggunim, or wordless Jewish melodies. We will gather and nosh a little, sing with interspersed periods of quiet, and then mingle some more. You don’t have to be “musical” or know any of the tunes ahead of time; a niggun circle is about creating music together as a community, enjoying our collective voices, and quiet contemplation. If you have a niggun you love and want to lead it, bring it! If you just want to close your eyes, listen and take in the melodies, that’s great too. This event is co-hosted by Kol Rinah and Congregation B’nai Israel. Email kolrinahsacramento@gmail.com with any questions.

Women’s Network Update

A very special Thank You to the dedicated volunteers who are making the all-new Kesher Cafe’ and Gift Shop a reality. You are incredible!

Bonnie KaplanSue Sperber and her helpful Sperber menBetsy SingerDana KleimanSharon FutermanDeb FrostLinda KamrasCharlotte BallardThe Mosaic Law Sisterhood Board

If you would like to get in on the fun, we could use your help on Sundays and/ or Fridays (or any other weekday.) Morning, afternoon, and early evening shifts available. Please call Dawn Maurer at (818)653-6519 to volunteer.

Coming soon! Challah loaves for sale on Friday mornings at MLC!

Sisterhood Challah Club now forming! Looking for challah bakers! If you would be willing to use the MLC kitchen to bake challah for the Kesher Cafe, please call Dawn at (818) 653-6519.. It would work like this: Sisterhood would supply the ingredients, and you and a group of volunteers would bake at least two loaves each, one for you to take home, and one for us to sell on Fridays. It’s a win-win! It’s a great way to connect with other congregants and to help raise funds our many projects.

Team Isaiah Update - On Tuesday, July 9, Team Isaiah had a general meeting to discuss recent developments and future tikkun olam projects for Mosaic Law Congregation. We welcomed ideas and volunteers for new projects. Here is a list of some of the local tikkun olam community projects that Team Isaiah may want to work on:1. Family Promise Program: 2. Arden Arcade HART (housing assistance resource team): 3. SacACT Advocacy Network4. Sacramento Food Bank5. Winter Sanctuary6. Thanksgiving Food DriveFor more information or to volunteer, please contact JackZorman at jayzee@surewest.net.

KOH Event & Program DVDs from 2013-2018 Are Now Available for Check Out!

To find an event DVD in the KOH catalog, go to the kohlcc.org website, then click on CATALOG, and search by speaker or keywords. For example, the keywords “Yiddish music” brought up two wonderful KOH program DVDs: “A Night of Yiddish Music and Culture” (2-21-15) and “ACelebration of Yiddish Music, Theater, and Culture” (2-26-17). Please come to KOH and check them out!

KOH Book Club Discussion Group: The Fruit of Her Hands: the Story of Shira Askenaz by Michelle Cameron - Wednesday, September 18 at 1:30pm. Vividly bringing to life a period rarely covered in historical fiction, this multi-generational novel will appeal to readers who enjoy Maggie Anton’s Rashi’s Daughters, Brenda Rickman Vantrease’s The Illuminator, and Geraldine Brooks’s People of the Book.Based on the life of the author’s thirteenth-century ancestor, Meir ben Baruch of Rothenberg, a renowned Jewish scholar of medieval Europe, this is the richly dramatic fictional story of Rabbi Meir’s wife, Shira, a devout but rebellious woman who preserves her religious traditions as she and her family witness the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe.Raised by her widowed rabbi father and a Christian nursemaid in Normandy, Shira is a free-spirited, inquisitive girl whose love of learning shocks the community. When Shira’s father is arrested by the local baron intent on enforcing the Catholic Church’s strictures against here-sy, Shira fights for his release and encounters two men who will influence her life profoundly—an inspiring Catholic priest and Meir ben Baruch, a brilliant scholar. In Meir, Shira finds her soulmate.Married to Meir in Paris, Shira blossoms as a wife and mother, savoring the intellectual and social challenges that come with being the wife of a prominent scholar. After witnessing the burning of every copy of the Talmud in Paris, Shira and her family seek refuge in Germany. Yet even there they experience bloody pogroms and intensifying anti-Semitism. With no safe place for Jews in Europe, they set out for Israel only to see Meir captured and imprisoned by Rudolph I of Hapsburg. As Shira weathers heartbreak and works to find a middle ground between two warring religions, she shows her children and grandchildren how to embrace the joys of life, both secular and religious.Everyone is welcome, including drop-ins. For more information contact Valla Hoffman at 916-743-8247 or vallahoffman@gmail.com.

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KOH LIBRARY & CULTURAL CENTER

You are invited to become a FRIEND of the KOH Library & Cultural Center!

Benefits include an invitation to a Friends’ reception, a practical book bag imprinted with the KOH logo, a monthly online newsletter, and the satisfaction of helping to promote KOH in its mission. Donation options include $18 for annual Friend of KOH and $118 for Lifetime Friend. You can sign up when you visit us at KOH.

KOH Library Hours This Week:

Sunday, September 1st: Closed Monday, September 2nd: Closed Tuesday, September 3rd: 4 pm - 5:30 pm Wednesday, September 4th: 10 am - 4 pm Thursday, Septemver 5th: 10 am - 1 pm Friday, September 6th: 10 am - 1 pm

KOH Artist Exhibit Series with special guest artist/photographer Cheryl Fuelleman

Exhibit through October 4, 2019 during KOH Library hours or by appointment. Visit www.kohlcc.org for library hours. Cheryl Fuelleman, a recently retired high tech attorney, grew up in Allentown, PA, and migrated to the Bay Area in 1973. After retirement, Cheryl discovered her love of watercolor painting and photography. Her favorite photography subjects are unique spots she finds during her travels. These photographs are the source of inspiration for many of her paintings. However, she has the most fun when painting old trucks, lighthouses and animals, which is her forte. Her art can be found at cherylfuelleman.zenfolio.com.For more information contact Mehrnaz Halimi at mehrnaz@kohlcc.org or 916-508-4571.

Mosaic Law Congregation Event in KOH: Hand in Hand - Bridging the Divide with Guest Speaker Lee Gordon - Saturday, September 7 during MLC Shabbat service & at 1pm in KOH. Bridging the Divide has the mission of building peace, coexistence and partnership between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel through Hand in Hand’s integrated schools. Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish–Arab Education in Israel co-founder Lee Gordon will join us to speak about Jewish-Arab relations in Israel and the pioneering work of Hand in Hand. Hand in Hand has built a new model of integrated and bilingual Hebrew-Arabic education across the country. Now with six schools and close to 2,000 Arab and Jewish students enrolled, Hand in Hand offers a hopeful path for bridging the divide between the two communities in conflict. For more info on Hand in Hand, please visit www.handinhandk12.org. For additional information on the afternoon discussion in KOH please contact Taliah Berger at 916.541.3720 or taliah@kohlcc.org.

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CONDOLENCES & YAHRZEITS

Yahrzeits

Alta DiamondFred FutermanMorris WolfRonald TillmanBea GoldsteinRan BellamyMoses BankAnna KranzRebecca TennenbaumCarl GreenPhillip SteinDorothy SchubachGoldie ShamHymie FaigaIrving LeviMartin LichterJay KornfeldSimon FinkelsteinLee EichnerSy PickerFanny NeuwaldShlomo FelzerNatalie MunkSamuel BernzweigIsaac KaplanFannie SacksCelia RichIrving ColemanAbraham WeinerMax HaspelAlan Kubel

Our Sincerest Condolences to...

Rabbi Matt (& Mary) Friedman on the loss of Rabbi Matt’s mother, Harriet Friedman (z”l) of blessed memory

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Mishebayrach List for August 31, 2019

MenPaul Altman (Pinchas) Avraham Ozer David ben ChayaJohn Becker – friend of Susan & Martin SkeerJoe Behar (Yoseph ben Sara) - friend of Cantor Ben RosnerBerle Beliz (Baruch ben Chanah)Binyamin ben SaraJoshua Brown - friend of Linda & Steve MerksamerChaim ben ShoshanaDylan Alexander Chamow - nephew of Renee SchafferGregg Clark - friend of Dr. Hanoch McCartyDavid ben Gittel – friend of Rabbi Leonard LevyJustin Davidoff - son of Baryohay & Tamara DavidoffCraig Deutsch (Chaim Eliyahu ben Sara) - son of Sandi Deutsch, nephew of Shirley Cohodes & family of Jim & Judy Lawson Ezra ben Gittel - friend of Leslie KupersteinMorrie Finke (Moshe ben Yitzchak) - father of Les FinkeAl Garcia - friend of Steve and Karen PolanskyIsaac Garst - friend of Sue SperberBob Gilbert - friend of Amy Levy-MeaderGary Gilbert - husband of Barri Freeman GilbertBurt Ginsburg - cousin of Cohodes family & Judy WeinerRabbi Gary Greene (HaRav Avraham Asher ben Pessel)David Hersh (Yehoshua David ben Chenya) - son-in-law of Nancy FoglerIrachmeil Gedaliah ben Chaya Chippa - cousin of Ed FishkinBob Katzke (Rachim Efraim ben Chanah) Daniel KhazzoomHenry Klein - friend of Dale ZinnTsudik Krivoy (Tsudik ben Miriam) – uncle of Alla Gamarnik Dave LarsenLeo Liberman (Lazer ben Roiza)Norm Lien - friend of Sam & Sharon AnapolskyMark Lipton - friend of Karen & Steve PolanskyJack Mador (Yaakov ben Moshe) – father of Jessica MadorAlvin Mann-friend of Coral WilsonEthan McCarty (Zevulun Chana ben Freyda Tsilla) son of Hanoch McCartyHoward Menaker – cousin of Nancy BrodovskyMeyer David ben Leah Stuart Miller - father of Melinda Ott

Dean Murakami - friend of Jonathan LightmanBenjamin NadelJohan Nickels – grandson of friends of the Weintraub familyGordon Pattison - friend of Ethel BaronMark Pullen – friend of the ShaffersRav Avraham David ben Tobah LeahJason Rose – cousin of Sue SperberJay Rosenheim (Yaakov ben Nechama Yehudit)Harley Sachs - friend of Ethel BaronEliyahu ben SarahMelvin ben SadieDavid Scheinberg - grandnephew of Jerry ScheinbergJerry Shapiro - husband of Nancy BrinRobert Steinberg (Yehoshua ben Shmuel)Keith Tandowsky - friend of Brian & SimoneNaftulin Ron Tochterman – brother of Suzie LauerAlan Verpukhovsky (Ariel ben Yelena) – son of AlexVerpukhovsky & Yelena LipskayaJoel Waldman (Yoel ben Dobra) - father of Stacy Spector Mayer Wisotsky - friend of Renne SchafferYisroel Yitzchak ben Rina LeahDaniel Yoshpe - father of Devorah SamuelsZechariah ben Leah

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WomenDelia Adrales - aunt of Gen LobelLois Baker – friend of Harriet BaumDorothy Bard (Devorah bat Yuzis) - friend of Arlene Pearl and Sheli VarshawskyHenrietta Baron (Yetel bat Pesha v’Chana)Sherrill Baugh - friend of Cindy SwartzHarriet BaumSandra Bear (Sara bat Rivka Leah)Taliah BergerHope Brandsma - friend of Art ZimmermanMary Burns – machatonister of Ricki LobelDiane Casado - friend of Hanoch McCartyChanah Aviva bat Shaina - friend of Deb GonzalezFaige bat Clara - family of Mike & Betsy SingerCaren ClarkeAndrea Cleaner (Chanah Rivka bat Shprintza) – wife of Murray CleanerBennerita Coltes - wife of Julio ColtesDevorah bat Tiby Channa - friend of Sara Kahn ShapiroLanie Eichler (Yehudis bat Esther Leah) - cousin of Susan Weiss-ShannonElyse Eismer – mother of Linda & Marvin Kamras’ daughter-in-lawHassida Gabor - family of the McCartyAhuva Ganon - sister of Raphael GanonSheri Goldberg (Sara Bela bat Esther Malka)Nancy Grant (Chana ben Ari)Laura Green (Yoseffa Ariella bat Sarah)Lee Greenberg (Leah bat Feigah) – mother of Ricki LobelReyna Greenfield - friend of Harriet BaumEve Grossman – friend of Jennifer Barth & Louise CaplanPenina bat Haddas - sister of Merhnaz Halimi WaksAnn Hanosh – mother of the friend of Joel Zimmerman Karen Herman (Leah bat Sara) – friend of Joel ZimmermanJan Highman (Shunamit bat Sarah) - wife of Larry HighmanPaula Hochfelder (Perel Shoshana bat Leah) - sister of Ricki LobelElaine HusseyTobi Inlender – niece of Charlotte BallardPeggy Koch - friend of Cohodes familySophia KomskyLorna Krafchuk – dear sister of Ruth SaundersKatherine Lennard - friend of Joyce and Steve WeinbergJoan Levi (Betya bat Bela) – sister of Gay TannerRoz Levy-WeintraubLouise bat Bohar – aunt of Hilda Sadigh HarouniYaira bat Malka - mother of Yossi ShapiroMeladee McCarty – wife of Hanoch McCartyMona Babich McKenna - cousin of Hanoch McCartyJoni Mehler-Taylor (Yona Pessah) – daughter of RobertMehler

Kathy Miller - friend of Ryan BrodovskyLisa Miller (Elisheva) - friend of Leah DankmanPat Murakami - friend of Jonathan LightmanRobin Orlansky – daughter of David & Sheli VarshawskyKathy Pardun - friend of Elena Friedman-WeissNatalie Paris – friend of Judy KahlerMeg Powell – mother of Linda & Marvin Kamras’ daughter-in-lawHannah bat Rachel – friend of Betsy & Mike SingerSamantha Rosenberg - grandchild of Lew & Toni RosenbergMichelle Rosmarin (Miriam Shaindel bat Frimit) – cousin of Sid RosenbergKeren Rothshtien (Keren bat Rachel) - friend of Mehrnaz WaksAndrea Rubin – cousin of Sheli VarshawskyRut Vimra bat SaraRuth Saunders (Rasah Riva bat Chava)Carol Scheinberg – wife of Jerald ScheinbergShelly Schermer - friend of Karen PolanskySara bat Rivka LeahSandra Shaffer (Shulamit bat Esther Rachel) - wife of Lloyd ShafferTeresa (Nancy) StahlJosephin Sieroty (Eilah Chaya bat Sarah)Melany Soybelman - grandchild of Tatyana LandaBeverly Swartz – mother of Cindy SwartzTina Tafoya - friend of Ed AbbottSuzanne Townsend – friend of Elena FriedmanSophie Velasco – friend of Cindy Swartz Diane Vollet - friend of Barbara MillerSandi WassermanNancy WeedmanRegina Wolf (Raisel bat Leah) Abby Wolf Feigelson (Avigail bat Raisel)Yehudit bat Esther – friend of Candace Evans Yehudit Riva bat Alta Soora Etel – friend of Judah RosenYona Tova Edith - mother of Randi Gold

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