Temple Israel Bulletin-January 2011

Tevet—Shevat 5771 PAGE 1JANUARY 2011

Temple Israel Bulletin

Tot Shabbat—page 7

The Jewish Chefs’ Series returns! - page 6

Get your new Temple Israel Cookbook—page 9

Wanna dance? - page 12

IN THIS ISSUE

SCHEDULE OF

SHABBAT SERVICES

EREV SHABBAT, January 7:

6:30 PM: Family Shabbat evening ser-vice led by Religious School students.Torah Portion:

Bo, Ex. 10:1—13:16; Haftarah: Jer.46:13-28


7:30 PM: Friday Night Chai Shabbatevening serviceTorah Portion: Beshalach, Ex. 13:17-17:16; Haftarah: Judges 4:4—5:31


7:30 PM: Shabbat evening service.Torah Portion: Yitro, Ex. 18:1—20:23;Haftarah: Isa. 6:1—7:6, 9:5-6


7:30 PM: Shabbat evening service withTorah reading.

Torah Portion: Mishpatim, Ex. 21:1-24:18, 30:11—16; Haftarah: Jer. 34:8-22, 33:25, 26

THE JEWISH CHEFS’ SERIES IS BACK!!A 4-Part Sunday Morning Culinary Series

Jan. 23 - Feb. 13 from 10:30 a.m. –Noon

This one-of-a-kind culinary series features well-known restaurateursand chefs from around the Bay Area doing cooking demonstrations,giving tastes, & sharing recipes!

Jan 23: A Chocolate Extravaganza with guests Nancy Nadel,gourmet chocolatier who hand-makes her chocolates; and Tour Guidefor the San Francisco Chocolate Tour!

Jan. 30: Jonathan Worwick co-owner of the East Bay’s best Medi-terranean Restaurant, “Amba!”

Feb. 6: Jewish mobile food vendors: The Jewish Deli truck;Pearl’s Kitchen; The Egg Cream Cart!

Feb. 13: Michael Rose, owner of Semifreddi’s, “the” place for de-licious breads and pastries!

See page 6 to buy your tickets!

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FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY

The coming (secular) yearoffers a mixed bag of upsand downs, as we continueto struggle with an econ-omy still clawing its wayback to the black. Whilesome companies seem to

be making profits in ways that we thought were uni-maginable under such dire circumstances, individualscontinue to reel from job losses, continuing high un-employment, downsizing and outsourcing. Nowheredo I hear anything about any government, academiccenter, think tank, or other organization or individualtaking into consideration what we will do as it veryslowly dawns on us that there will now be many peo-ple who have been put out of work because technol-ogy has made them obsolete. At some point we willhave to realize that the way in which we have under-stood the value of a person – based on what theycould contribute to society – will have to change ut-terly. If able-bodied people simply cannot find work,not because they are lazy or stupid or any of the otherthings of which they are accused, but because therewill be fewer and fewer jobs that require human ef-fort, we cannot blame them for not finding jobs thatno longer exist. There will be only so many jobs avail-able, and there will be more people desperate for themthan ever before. The slowly dawning reality of theimpossibility of continuing the way we have done forcenturies will inevitably require that we find newways of “valuing” people, and that we find new waysof ensuring that they can live with dignity even if theycannot use their considerable skills to support them-selves or anyone else.

For several reasons I worry especially about what wewill do when the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan inevita-bly wind down. With the unemployment rate as highas it is now, where will the returning soldiers, sailorsand airmen and women find work when they returnfrom the battlefields? The horrors that we visited onveterans from past conflicts will pale in comparison toour institutional inability to reintegrate these youngwomen and men into productive lives when they havecompleted their military service. Our society is al-ready groaning under the weight of its own seeminginability to cope with contemporary social reality.

How, then, will we rise to the challenge when thingsget even more stressful? With no vision for a worldthat values people for who they are, rather than forwhat they can produce, it will take more than philoso-phers and sociologists, and certainly more than politi-cians and pundits, to broaden the horizons of our gov-ernment and our nation to the point where they realizethat the whole system under which we live will haveto be reworked so that people can survive adequatelywhether they work or not.

And speaking of valuing people for who they are, Iwant to mention that I will be in Israel during the lastweek of January. It is common knowledge that Israelis the one country where, if you are a Jew who is notpart of the Orthodox or ultra-Orthodox Jewish estab-lishment, you are treated as a second-class citizen.Only Orthodox rabbis may legally officiate at wed-dings (there are no civil weddings in Israel), and onlyOrthodox rabbis may officiate at funerals and burials.Lately, it has gotten even worse: Rabbinical leaders ofthe ultra-Orthodox have taken to the media to demon-ize, dehumanize, dismiss, and delegitimize Jews ofany other denomination, even fomenting violenceagainst those who would dare to challenge or stand upto them.

It was with that image in mind that in January of 2010I got the idea to organize a trip to Israel of rabbis fromNorthern California from all denominations andstreams, so that we could demonstrate to those whowere still allowed to watch television, read the news-papers, and listen to the radio, that there were other,better, non-coercive ways to coexist as Jews. The re-sult of that idea is that about thirty of us, from Ortho-dox to Conservative to Reconstructionist to Renewalto Reform, will travel together, study together, eat to-gether, pray together, do chesed projects together, andshare hotel rooms together during a highly-visible andpublicized week in Israel. We hope to show Israelisthat Judaism is not monolithic, that it need not be co-ercive, that we can, in fact, get along and work to-gether to improve and repair the world, regardless ofour denominational affiliations.

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Tevet—Shevat 5771 PAGE 3

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Happy Secular New YearEveryone!

The STATE of THE TEM-PLE:

2010 was a busy, busy year.Your Temple Board, andthose we have enlisted towork with us, have worked sovery hard in 2010 to lay agood foundation for growthfor the years to come.

As promised, we have taken the necessary steps to makesure that our financial records are in the best order. Ourfirst statements went out some weeks ago and while someare being corrected, we are finally able to move forwardwith from this point. Jan Johnson has done a heroic jobwith our bookkeeping, and we appreciate her for it.

This year we changed our dues structure, allowing ournewest members to “try us on” in the first year. We pro-vide a menu (Moshe’s List) of choice volunteer opportuni-ties to find a good fit for everyone. At the same time, youall get to meet and to know other Temple members. Withthis new structure we have welcomed more new membersin a short few months than at any time in our recent his-tory. It is so exciting to see all the new faces; I hope tomeet with every one of you in person in the near future.

But we cannot look forward with out celebrating our past:

Todah RABAH to Betty Riback and the entire 90th Anni-versary Committee for the various anniversary recognitionevents they sponsored throughout the year. The culmina-tion of these activities was The Anniversary Tea on Dec18. It was a very lovely event, honoring those of our con-gregation that have been members for more than 40 years.It was a blessing to have them all gathered together, withtheir families, sharing their memories of Temple Israelfrom the days they first joined. Many of their children andgrandchildren are our most active members today. Somany of us are new to Alameda, it is a personal joy for meto be part of this history going forward.

A just a few of many things on the horizon:

The Rabbi Search committee is in full swing. You cansee our work online at www.templeisraelalameda.org.There you can find meeting synopsis, surveys, and time-

lines. We do want to hear from everyone on this, so pleasedo make your ideas known, or come to a meeting at theTemple on the 3rd Monday of every month, at 7pm.

B’ruchas and Bagels Shabbat –a new way to come to-gether to mark the end of the busy work week in a Jewishway, spending an hour with family and friends before theevening begins. After this you can choose to attend theservice or not, but it is a nice way to mark Shabbat withyour family. Check the TI Times for our next event.

Tot Shabbats led by Rachel Herrmann. There is informa-tion on this activity in the Bulletin.

Game night is fun and free and oh – did I say fun? AndFREE? Check us on Facebook for dates and times.

The Jewish Chef Series is almost here, featuring well-known Jewish restaurateurs and chefs from around the BayArea. (January 23 – Feb 13, 2011, from 10:30 a.m.-noon)This is a perennial favorite, with lots of prizes and greatfood. It’s not too late to get tickets.

Purim: This year the Religious School and the RitualCommittee will be working together to create one fantasticcommunity wide Purim Schpiel. Stay tuned for more de-tails.

Most importantly I want to say thank you for all the sup-port you have shown to the Board and to me in 2010.Thank you for all the volunteer work you have all done.We couldn’t do it without you. Thank you to Mindy,Sherry and Jan. And thank you Rabbi Bennett.

B’Shalom,

Cindy Berk


EDUCATION NEWS

Dear Temple Israel Commu-nity:

What does it take to learnsomething new?

Public school teaches us that the reward for learningsomething new and understanding content is a goodgrade, an “A,” but should that really be the motivator?

Learning something new (in the case of the ReligiousSchool, Hebrew) can pose as a challenge. Hebrew hasa different lettering system; is read in a different direc-tion - right to left; books open from the other end; He-brew presents sounds not present in English; and wordorder is very different (Hebrew sentences often beginwith a verb followed by the subject.) And yet learninga complex language like Hebrew can be very reward-ing.

For many Temple Israel students, being able to readprayers in the service is a huge accomplishment. Reli-gious School curriculum includes a progression oflearning prayers so that by the Amitim bar/bat mitzvahyear, students are familiar with the prayers they needto fully participate in a service. Students actively readand recite the prayers in Hebrew at the Sunday morn-ing Religious School Tefillah service, and at class-ledShabbat services. We encourage students to attendregular Friday night services where again they can usetheir Hebrew knowledge.

Starting in fifth grade, students are given Hebrew con-versation understanding. They learn words to hold aconversation: order a meal, ask the time, find outwhen the bus is arriving. It is the hope that one daythey will use their conversational Hebrew knowledgeand visit Israel.

When learning something new becomes actualizedsomething wonderful happens. The learner sees thedirect relationship between learning and usefulness.

Learning for learning’s sake is great but learning whenit can be applied is really fantastic. There’s nothinglike seeing a child learn a prayer, and then watch himhear the prayer spoken in the sanctuary, then see himor her follow along.

Learning something new is a Jewish value. The Mish-nah encourages us to learn and study and when we do,we achieve a divine level of existence.

There's a beautiful Jewish custom of drizzling honeyon the letters the first time a child learns the Alef Bet.The purpose of the honey is not to disguise the workof learning that lies ahead, but to serve as a reminderto savor the sweetness of learning. And what a sweetprocess it is!

B’Shalom,

Mindy Myers, Director of Congregational Learning

510-593-5285; [email protected]

Jewish Chef Series

Volunteers Needed

Poster distributors, ticket takers,

taste servers, raffle ticket takers,

and room set up and tear down as-

sistants needed. Please contact

Mindy Myers asap to offer much

needed help! [email protected]


ISRAEL “GOOD NEWS” BULLETINDECEMBER, 2010

A Reason for Hope in the Midst of the Carmel Fire

As Israel counts the cost of the Carmel forest fire, one ofthe worst civilian tragedies in its history, many find hope inthe way the world, and even some of Israel's nearestneighbors, responded. So far it has taken more than 40lives, scorched over 12,500 acres of some of Israel's mostbeautiful countryside, destroyed five million trees, andforced thousands to flee. But even in the midst of this aw-ful crisis, many see an unexpected silver lining. When Is-raeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called for aid in battlingthe fire, it poured in with alacrity from all directions. Brit-ain, the United States, Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy andCyprus all responded with supplies, planes and forces tofight the flames of this humanitarian disaster. But mostsurprisingly of all, so too did countries with whom Israel’srelations have been strained - Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, andeven the Palestinians, all sent aid, laying down the unex-pected potential for a thaw in government relations.

Jerusalem’s Contributions in Biotechnology

Jerusalem is known as Israel’s political and spiritual capi-

tal, its largest city, and a holy site of deep significance to

the three monotheistic religions. The city is also on its way

to becoming a world center of biotechnology. Three of the

city's hospitals - Hebrew University, Shaare Tzedek

Medical Center, and Hadassah Medical Center - are re-

sponsible for half of the substantial biotechnology research

done in Israel today. Hebrew University is 12th in the

world in biotech patents. The new BioMed Park is the

country's first technology campus devoted to medical de-

vices and biotech companies. Over 1,800 students gradu-

ate from life sciences programs at Jerusalem universities

each year, and the city also has the highest number of life

sciences Ph.D. students in Israel.

Addressing the Crisis of Dry Lands

“Desertification” refers to fertile land becoming dry desert.

Many factors contribute to the problem, such as soil ero-

sion, climate change and groundwater mismanagement.

Israel, which is 97 percent dry land, was one of the first

countries to begin addressing this crisis. "Desertification

remains the orphan of global environmental problems on

our planet," declares Ben-Gurion University professor

Alon Tal, founder of the Arava Institute for Environ-

mental Studies. Tal organized the annual International

Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification, held

in early November in co-operation with UNESCO (the

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Or-

ganization). More than 500 government officials and aca-

demics from 50 countries, including Palestinian and Jorda-

nian delegates, participated. Israel is one of the few coun-

tries that has successfully restored marginal lands and is

recognized worldwide as a leader in protecting its dry lands

from further deterioration.

Knocking out Acne with a Plastic Patch

Individuals suffering from acne will try anything to make

the redness and infection go away, but existing treatments

have had mixed results. A new plastic polymer from Israel

brings great hope to acne sufferers. The treatment consists

of a patch with polymers inside that is applied overnight.

According to the developers, the redness, pus and pain as-

sociated with acne is significantly reduced within 6 hours

and after 24 hours, many of the lesions are almost fully

healed. The acne patch, considered a 'medical device' and

not a drug, will be on Israeli pharmacy shelves early next

year, sold over-the-counter. Marketing to the US and

Europe will come after the patch has been thoroughly

tested in Israel.

Fighting cancer with early detection

The earlier cancer is detected, the better the odds of a cure.And while it's not so simple to find cancerous cells beforethey have multiplied enough to be noticeable, it might notbe long before healthcare workers can start stocking anAmerican-Israeli bio-tech company's diagnostic kit that candetect increased risk for breast cancer. This significant ad-vance in the war on cancer is predicated on the ability tofind abnormal genes or proteins called biomarkers. Earlierthis summer, a subsidiary of Micromedic Technologies



Don’t miss out on this delicious experience

The Jewish Chefs Series

A 4-Part Sunday Morning Culinary Series

Jan. 23 - Feb. 13 from 10:30 a.m. –Noon

at Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road, Alameda

This one-of-a-kind culinary series features well-known restaurateurs and chefs from around the Bay Area do-ing cooking demonstrations, giving tastes, & sharing recipes!

Jan 23: A Chocolate Extravaganza with guests Nancy Nadel, gourmet chocolatier who hand-makes herchocolates; and Tour Guide for the San Francisco Chocolate Tour!

Jan. 30: Jonathan Worwick co-owner of the East Bay’s best Mediterranean Restaurant, “Amba!”

Feb. 6: Jewish mobile food vendors: The Jewish Deli truck; Pearl’s Kitchen; The Egg Cream Cart!

Feb. 13: Michael Rose, owner of Semifreddi’s, “the” place for delicious breads and pastries!

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Ticket Order Form

Yes! I want to come to the 4-part Jewish Chef Series. Enclosed is my check for $60, made payable to TempleIsrael with “Jewish Chef” in the memo line. Please mail check to: Temple Israel Jewish Chef Series, 3183 Me-cartney Road, Alameda, CA 94502. Order must be received BEFORE Jan 20 for tickets to be left at willcall.

Name____________________________________________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________________________________

Phone_______________________________

Email______________________________________________________


Tot Shabbat Services at Temple Israel

Friday, January 21, from 6:30 – 7 pmfollowed by a Tot Shabbat Oneg Shabbat from 7 – 7:30pm

Welcome Shabbat with music, singing, prayer, and joy!

Introduce your child to Shabbat through prayer services designed especially for children ages 2 – 8

Older children are invited to help lead the service.

Services are led by Rachel Herrmann.

Mark your calendars for upcoming Tot Shabbats:

Feb. 18, March 18, Apr. 15, and May 20

All Tot Shabbats begin promptly at 6:30 pm in the Temple Israel sanctuary. Doors open at 6:15. New familiesand friends welcome!

Temple Israel is located at 3183 Mecartney Road in Alameda. See www.templeisraelalameda.org for direc-tions. For further information call Mindy Myers at 510-593-5285.


EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CONVERSION…

BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

Are you thinking about converting and have questions about the process? Have you already converted andhave advice? Confused? Curious? Join Jews by Choice, born Jews and non-Jews to discuss a subject moreawkward than sex. Yes, we're going to answer your questions about... Conversion!

Come to a Jewish Conversion Workshop on January 30th to get all your questions answered. We'll have apanel of Jews-by-Choice to tell you about their experiences first-hand. Invite your friends - all are wel-come!

Date: January 30, 2011 Time: 1pm Where: Temple Sinai - Oakland Cost: FREE

90th ANNIVERSARY TEAOn Dec. 18, 2010, Temple Israel held a tea honoring our membership, and especially members who have been here for40 years or more. Long-term honorees were Stella Campbell, Wilma Garfinkle, Gretel Gates, Margie Gates, HarryHankin, Walt & Judy Jacobs, Elaine Kofman, Josie Schwartz, and Charlie Wolf. Temple Israel thanks the 90th Anniver-sary Committee, led by Betty Riback, for this lovely event, and all Temple Israel members for their time and efforts inkeeping the Temple going!


TEMPLE ISRAEL’S

90TH ANNIVERSARY

COOKBOOK

2010

The 90th Anniversary Cookbook is availablein the Temple office, or, you can contact

Alison Harris at

[email protected] or

510-521-3375

and we will arrange to get you your copy at amutually convenient time.

BRUCHAS AND BAGELS ISBACK

Our monthly pre-service gathering, Bruchas &Bagels, takes place the 2nd Friday of the month,at 6:30 p.m., in the Social Hall, prior to that eve-ning's Shabbat service. This is a casual way tocome together to do the candle, wine and challahblessings (aka "Bruchas") while noshing on bagelsand meeting your fellow congregants. So the rightamount of fresh bagels and challah are ordered,please e-mail member Mel Waldorf at [email protected] or call the Temple office withyour RSVP.

It has been over 30 years since Temple Israelprinted a recipe book. Now, in honor of our90th anniversary, Temple Israel has a newcookbook. This cookbook reprises some of ourfavorite “Fiddler in the Kitchen” dishes, inhonor of our history, but also includes manynew, updated recipes from current members.

They make great housewarming, birthday, oranniversary gifts!

CORRECTION ON PAGE 40 OF THE90TH ANNIVERSARY COOKBOOK

Barbecue Meatballs—Mary Gold

The recipe should read:

MEAT BALLS

1/2 c. boiling water 1 bouillon cube

2 lbs. ground meat (beef or turkey)

1 1/2 c. soft bread crumbs 1/4 c. chopped onion

1 egg 1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

Mix together. Form into approximately 40 one inch balls.Place in baking dish. Add sauce (see below) and slicedlemon.

The words in italics were left out in the cookbook.


JANUARY 2011

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2No Hebrew orReligious School

3:00 PM I ni C

38:45 AM Jazzer-cise

5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

8:00 PM Bandrehearsal


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:00 PM RitualCommittee meet-ing

6Rosh ChodeshShevat

5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:30 PM Student-led Shabbat service

83:00 PM Privateevent

99:00 AM HebrewSchool

10:15 AM Reli-gious School

11:00 AM JewishPhilosophers class

3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise



5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:30 PM Board ofDirectors meeting

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5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:30 PM Bruchasand Bagels

7:30 PM FridayNight Chai Shab-bat service

157:00 PM FamilyGame Night



3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:00 PM RabbiSearch Committeemeeting


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise



10:00 AM Mid-way Shelter Cook-ing

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:30 PM Educa-tion committeemeeting

6:45 PM TuB’Shevat seder

20Tu B’Shevat

5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:15 PM Tot Shab-bat

7:30 PM Shabbatevening service

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10:30 AM Chefs’Series

3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:00 PM BiblicalHebrew class

8:00 PM Bandr e h e a r s a lw/dancing

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5:30 PM I ni C


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:30 PM Shabbatevening servicewith Torah readingand guest speaker

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNES-DAY

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY


9:30 AM Minyan &Bagel Breakfast

10:15 AM ReligiousSchool

10:30 AM Chefs’Series

3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNES-DAY

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

8:45 AM Jazzer-cise

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise



5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:00 PM RitualCommittee meet-ing

3

5:30 PM I ni C

4Rosh Chodesh Adar

8:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM Jazzercise

6:30 PM Student-ledShabbat service

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10:30 AM Jew-ish Chef’s Series

3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise



5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:30 PM Board ofDirectors meeting

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5:30 PM I ni C

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8:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM Jazzercise

6:30 PM Bruchasand Bagels

7:30 PM FridayNight Chai Shabbatservice

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7:00 PM Hava-dalah and dinner



10:30 AM Jew-ish Chef’s Series

3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

7:00 PM RabbiSearch Committeemeeting


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise



10:00 AM Mid-way Shelter Cook-ing

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

6:30 PM Educa-tion committeemeeting


17Tu B’Shevat

9:00 AM PeterPan rehearsal

5:30 PM I ni C

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8:45 AM Jazzercise

10:30 AM Peter Panprogram

5:15 PM Jazzercise

6:15 PM Tot Shab-bat

7:30 PM Shabbatevening service

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3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise


5:15 PM Jazzer-cise



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5:30 PM I ni C

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8:45 AM Jazzercise

5:15 PM Jazzercise

7:30 PM Shabbatevening service withTorah reading

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9:30 AM Minyan &Bagel Breakfast

10:15 AM ReligiousSchool

3:00 PM I ni C


5:15 PM AAmeeting

5:15 PM Jazzer-cise

FEBRUARY 2011


Big Band Concert/Dance

in Alameda Every Last Wednesday of theMonth

Come and listen/dance to Dave’s Swingtime Big Band playing the hits from

the 30’s to the 60’s.

18 piece big band plus a female vocalist performs east and west coast swing,

rumbas, waltzes, cha chas, tangos, night club two-step and a few surprises!

Every last Wednesday of the Month

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Temple Israel 3183 Mecartney Road

$5.00 donation

For further details

call Dave at 510-521-1349 or

Email: [email protected]

“Good News” continued from page 5

submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Admini-stration for approval to begin testing the kit's effectivenessfor clinical use. Already, clinical studies at Hadassah Medi-cal Center in Jerusalem show that the kit achieves a nearlyperfect rate of detection sensitivity.

Eco-tourism on the upswing in Israel

From bird watching on a major migration route, to stayingat an eco-friendly B&B, tourists to Israel can have a greattime traveling with minimal impact on the environment.Environmental tourism is on the upswing in Israel, espe-cially in the Galilee region in the north. Tourists and localsalike are traveling the country and enjoying activities thathave minimal impact on the environment and build culturaland environmental awareness. "Green" lodging, organiceateries, biking and hiking trails, bird-watching sites, eco-logical study tours - all these and more are springing up

across the country. A good example is Hemdatya, situatedon a Galilee moshav called Sedra Ilaniya. It's a small, five-room, bed and breakfast in carefully restored stone farmbuildings from the early 20th century. The complex in-cludes vineyards and seasonal organic vegetable gardens,providing food and wine for its guests.

“ISRAEL GOOD NEWS BULLETIN” is intended to helpyou learn more about the positive contributions takingplace in the state of Israel. Adapted from “Israel 21C andnews from the Weizmann Institute, these stories are distrib-uted weekly by the “Temple Isaiah Israel and World JewryCommittee” and selected and provided to you monthly bythe East Bay JCRC. If you are interested in learning moreabout the East Bay JCRC, please contact your JCRC repre-sentative (Felice Zensius at [email protected]).


WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!Please welcome the families who have joined Temple Israel since last summer:

Ackiron, Evan & Manlapaz, Rowena

Banks, Deborah & Porter, Randy

Bregman-Forshaw, David & Jennifer

Cohen, Eric

Corman, Steve & Sheila

Ellson, Steve & Marcucci, Michele

Garfinkle, Bob & KathyGleicher, D'Anne & Cliff

Graber, ReylaHarris, Steven and MayaKurtzner, Bernice

Lessinger, Matt & Mirna

Mitchell, KarenOgorzalek, Karyn & David

Raber, Melissa & Goldwasser, Ivan

Sauter, Nick and LeslieSchindler, Ken & Pauline

Skinner, Heather

Tanner, MitchelleToth, Michelle & Gross, Barbara

Thresher, Nicole

Welcome to Temple Israel! We look forward to worshipping, socializing, and working with you!

Donations, continued from pages 14 & 15

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Patti and Larry Moskovitz In honor of the marriage of Simon and Sarah FfinchFrank and Marlene Micco In memory of Rose and Sam GolbertElliot and Kathy Paget In honor of Adam's becoming a bar mitzvah.

Howard Sidorsky With thanks


THE MIDWAY SHELTER

COOKING PROJECTThe Women of Temple Israel are proud to have beenpreparing dinner once a month for the residents of theMidway Shelter for the past several years. Many reli-gious and community organizations in Alameda takepart in this activity, so that the women and children whoare putting their lives back together at the Shelter get anourishing, healthy dinner each day.

In December, Bev Blatt, Gretel Gates, Alison Harris,and Doris Weiner-Gluckman prepared and deliveredpasta with meat sauce, broccoli, rolls, cookies, andjuice. We always have a good time visiting with eachother and catching up on each others’ lives while wecook! And, as Mary Gold frequently says, “Manyhands make work light”!

We cook on the third Wednesday of each month. Fouror five volunteers are needed, and if you’d like to help,please contact Alison Harris at 521-3375 or [email protected].

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?

Chances are at one time or another you have lost orleft behind a belonging at Temple - be it an umbrella,sweater, hat, kipah, book, serving dish, bracelet orwhat not. Did you lose something? Let us know. Findsomething? Report it and we will post your find. Juste-mail Moshe at [email protected] with abrief description of the item and your e-mail addressor phone number. These will be run as space permitsand no more than 2 weeks. If found as a result of thepost, let Moshe know so the post can be removed rightaway.

Donations, continued from page 15

Mike & Betty Riback

Terri Lutz

Mel Waldorf & Jessica Lindsey

C.J. Kingsley

Stacy & Shaun Reid

Miles & Susane Adler

Robert & Jerrilyn Kaplan

Beverly Blatt

Josephine Schwartz

Skip & Kim Soskin

Darryl & Cindy Berk

Peter & Carol Parker

Kimberlee & Mark MacVicar

Jerome & Eileen Savel

Harvey & Bea Stoller

Andre & Silvia Grassetti Kruglikov

George & Svetlana Lozovik

Margie Gates

Carol Brasel

Arnold & Linda Schneider

Barbara Stahl

Gretel Gates

Steve & Marlene Kofman

Helen Kutin

Joyce Salinas

Felice & Wayne Zensius

Tom & Marlene Miller

Daniel Kapler

Harry Hankin

Lee & Alison Harris

Jerry & Natividad Rabinovitz

Barbara Gross

Gary & Susan Fertig

Burt & Myra Litvack

Jean-Pierre Chelouche & Joyce August

Stella Campbell

Wilma Garfinkle

Herb & Dorie Behrstock

Mikhail & Anna Linetsky

Kara Levine

Maxine Karell

Roger & Brenda Finberg

Howard & Sandy Sidorsky

HIGH HOLY DAY GREETING CARD & YIZKOR BOOK


CONTRIBUTIONS

Donations listed were received between 9/1/10— 11/23/10

GENERAL FUND

Elaine Kofman In memory of Herb Lewin & of Frank Weinberg

Marian Lewin In memory of Herbert Lewin

Virginia A. Zimmerman In memory of Herbert Lewin

Wilma Garfinkle In memory of Wilfred Garfinkle & Bertha Carlow

Treya Weintraub In memory of Herbert Lewin

Herb & Dorie Behrstock In honor of Gretel Gates & Kimberlee MacVicar in recognition of Mitzvot

Arthur & Mary Gold In celebration of David M. wedding

Paul & Judith Albert In memory of George Albert

Margot Brodke In honor of the birth of Ginello Stein

Danice Morris In honor of Josie Schwartz’s 90th birthday

Evelyn Mabee In memory of Hans Gumpert

Lorraine Hall In memory of E. Hicrcuitz

Herb & Dorie Behrstock In honor of Josephine Schwartz’s birthday & in memory of Herb Lewin

C.J. Kingsley In honor of Eric Strimling’s report

Treya Weintraub In honor of Adam Paget’s Bar Mitzvah

Jerry & Natividad Rabinovitz In memory of Norman Rabinowitz

Alice & Linda Kamby In memory of Uncle

Helen Kutin In memory of Bessie Kutin

Matt & Mirna Lessinger In honor of Anita Cocomello‘s birthday

HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL


Stuart Harris

Ahna Suleiman

Aileen Harris

Simon Ffinch & Sarah Ohring

Robert & Jerrilyn Kaplan

Ruth Belikove

Lars & Anna Christensen

Jill F. Crane

Alfred and Julia Farhi

Rhonda Rose Farhi

Saul & Paulette Ferster

Kathleen Garfinkle

Gretel Gates

Francis Greenspan

Helen Kutin

Jack Lim

Terri Lutz

Harriet Rotner

Mike & Betty Riback

Andrew Saltzman

John & Denise Seiberling

L. Ani & Dan Skidmore

Treya Weintraub in honor of Lauren's Birthday

Felice & Wayne Zensius

Sidney & Lotte Weiss

Scott Horstein


YAHRZEITS

January 7Raphael Benisty 1/2Barbara Graber 1/2Martin Stahl 1/2Phyllis Croter 1/3Sharlyn Ellson 1/3Victor Graber 1/3Della Blumenstein 1/4Edward Mackey 1/4Roberta Pappas 1/4Melvin Schwartz 1/4Roger L. Guess 1/5Albert Harris 1/5 Tevet 29Saul Kobran 1/5Marion Meyers 1/5Eda Greenberg 1/6 Shevat 1Sylvia Klein 1/6 Shevat 1Leo Marquez 1/7Marcia Miller 1/7 Shevat 2January 14Rose Cohen 1/8 Shevat 3Morris Dorfman 1/8Molly Levine 1/8Bernice Bibo 1/11Sophie Crasilneck 1/11Charles Lewis 1/11Leo Rendel 1/11Joseph Corcos 1/12 Shevat 7Sol Linver 1/12Samuel Kraus 1/13Audrey Lurie 1/13Phyllis Gainen 1/14 Shevat 9January 21Rachel Leah Kofman 1/15 Shevat 10Temi Markowitz 1/15 Shevat 10Ken Yeffa 1/15Simon Cohen 1/16Irmgard Greenebaum 1/16 Shevat 11Muff Singer 1/16Frances Blumberg 1/17Sara Klein 1/17 Shevat 12Angie Lewis 1/17Saul Litvack 1/17 Shevat 12Larry Phillips 1/17Joseph Kamm 1/18Henry Marquez 1/18

Harold Stark 1/18Sam Hasson 1/19Helen Margolis 1/19 Shevat 14Israel Fertig 1/20Louis Gassenheimer 1/20Sarah Paget 1/20Harlene Mae Rivkin 1/20Ellen Crasilneck 1/21Aenni Gumpert 1/21Paul Lipkowitz 1/21January 28Georgette Cohen 1/22 Shevat 17Lawrence Kruger 1/22 Shevat 17Mary Cohen 1/23 Shevat 18William Falterman 1/23Deborah Potak 1/23 Shevat 18Leo Finberg 1/24Joyce Kamm 1/24Tamo Benabou 1/25Oscar Grossman 1/25 Shevat 20Hosea Soboleff 1/25Morris Grossman 1/26Simon Rockowitz 1/26Mona Jacobs 1/27Irving Lebe 1/27Morris Cohen 1/28 Shevat 23Harry Panietz 1/28Gertrude Solomon 1/28Geraldine Waldorf 1/28February 4Evelyn Abrams 1/30Frances Mided Cone 1/30Maurice Kohan 1/30 Shevat 25Irving Bennett 1/31Dora Singer 1/31


CELEBRATIONS

BIRTHDAYS

ANNIVERSARIES

Lee & Alison Harris January 4 35th anniversaryBurton & Myra Litvack January 11 36th anniversaryHarry Gluckman & Doris Weiner-Gluckman January 19 9th anniversary

David Altschuler January 2Ken Schindler January 3Ashley Ackerman January 4 6thEdward Riback January 4Daniel Zinn January 4Beverly Garfinkle January 5Reva Kopel January 5Mike Riback January 5Laura Grunbaum January 9Elaine Leadlove-Plant January 9Kenneth Kofman January 11Randy Guber January 13Arthur Gold January 16Elena Gruber January 16 8thJulia Sussman January 17 10thStella Campbell January 23David Forshaw January 26


TEMPLE ISRAEL BULLETIN

The Temple Israel Bulletin is a monthly periodical.Deadline for articles is the 10th of the month for the fol-lowing month’s issue. Comments can be directed to theTemple office: 3183 Mecartney Rd., Alameda, CA94502-6912, Phone 510-522-9355, Fax 510-522-9356,email: [email protected].

RABBI: Allen B. Bennett,

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DIRECTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING:

Mindy Myers

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ADMINISTRATOR:

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PRESIDENT: Cindy Berk

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OFFICE HOURSRabbi Allen B. Bennett is generally in the office:

10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays,

9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays,

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays,

and Sundays during Hebrew and ReligiousSchool hours.

The office is open from 9:00—Noon on Monday and Tues-day and 9:00 AM– 12:00 PM Thursday through Friday.

Because the Rabbi may be involved in meetings, other ap-pointments, tutoring students, etc., during the times he is inthe building, it is best to make an appointment before com-ing in.

YOUR TEMPLE ISRAEL BOARDOF DIRECTORS

President - Cindy BerkTreasurer—Jacob Lustig

Secretary—Beth Magidson

Fundraising— Kimberlee MacVicar & Jen Whatley

Personnel—Betty Riback

Public Information- Carol Parker

Operations – Eric StrimlingEducation—Mike Riback

Ritual— Suzi Scher

Membership—Charley Weiland

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There has never been a trip like this from NorthernCalifornia. We are working closely with the localConsulate General of Israel, the Northern CaliforniaBoard of Rabbis, the East Bay Council of Rabbis,with financial support from the Bay Area Jewish Fed-erations, Sinai Memorial Chapel, and several othersources, all in the hope that our efforts will help Is-raelis learn that internal Jewish conflicts in the Jewishstate are unnecessary and are detrimental to the well-being of the country and its citizenry.

I am very excited to be involved in this undertaking

and effort, and I have high hopes for our success. I’llgive you a complete report upon my return.

In the meantime, may the (secular) New Year bringyou sustenance, well-being, and peace.

Shalom,Rabbi Allen B. Bennett



UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

BRUCHAS AND BAGELSJan. 14, 6:30 PM: Join us for the recitation of the traditional Shababt blessings over the candles, wine, and challah,and enjoy a light bagel snack! See page 9 for more information.

TU B’SHEVAT SEDERJan. 19, 6:45 PM: Watch your mail for more information

TOT SHABBATJan. 21, 6:30 PM: A short service for young children. See page 7.

JEWISH CHEFS’ SERIES BEGINSJan. 23, 10:30 Am—Noon: Chocolate with Nancy NadelJan. 30, 10:30—Noon: Jonathan Worwick of AmbaSee pages 1 and 6 for more information.

BIG BAND NIGHTJan. 26, 8:00 PM: Dance to the Big Band sound of Dave Altschuler’s Swingtime Band. A $5.00 donation at the door isrequested. See page 14 for information.

MINYAN AND BAGEL BREAKFASTJan. 30, 9:30 AM: Join us for davenning followed by a delicious bagel brunch

GIFT CARDSSales Table open during all Temple Israel committee meetings and during Religious School!

Documents

Temple Israel Bulletin-January 2011