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Volume 31, Number 7
March 2012
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Volume 31, Number 7
March 2012
Adar / Nisan 5772
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T E M P L E B E T H A B R A H A M
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Volume 31, Number 7
March 2012
Adar / Nisan 5772
the
T E M P L E B E T H A B R A H A M
Pu RiM
Volume 31, Number 7
March 2012
Adar / Nisan 5772
the
T E M P L E B E T H A B R A H A M
Pu RiM
Volume 31, Number 7
March 2012
Adar / Nisan 5772
the
T E M P L E B E T H A B R A H A M
Pu RiM
Volume 31, Number 7
March 2012
Adar / Nisan 5772
the
T E M P L E B E T H A B R A H A M
Pu RiM
Volume 31, Number 7
March 2012
Adar / Nisan 5772
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T E M P L E B E T H A B R A H A M
Pu RiM
Volume 31, Number 7
March 2012
Adar / Nisan 5772
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T E M P L E B E T H A B R A H A M
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Volume 35, Number 5 • January 2016 • Tevet/ 5776
ResolutionsA Visit to the White House page 2
Six Word Memoirs page 5
Making Vision Boards with WTBA page 6
TBA Schools Auction page 11
GENERAL INFORMATION: All phone numbers use (510) prefix unless otherwise noted.
Mailing Address 336 Euclid Ave. Oakland, CA 94610
Hours M-Th: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fr: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Office Phone 832-0936
Office Fax 832-4930
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STAFF
Rabbi (x 213) Mark Bloom
Cantor Richard Kaplan, [email protected]
Gabbai Marshall LangfeldExecutive Director (x 214) Rayna ArnoldOffice Manager (x 210) Virginia TigerBet Sefer Director Susan Simon 663-1683Gan Avraham Director Jill Rosenthal & Marta MolinaBookkeeper (x 215) Kevin BlattelFacilities Manager (x 211) Joe LewisKindergym/ Toddler Program
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OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
President Mark Fickes 652-8545Vice President Eric Friedman 984-2575Vice President Alice Hale 336-3044Vice President Laura Wildmann 601-9571Vice President Etta Heber 530-8320Secretary JB Leibovitch 653-7133Treasurer Susan Shub 852-2500
COMMITTEES & ORGANIZATIONS: If you would like to con-tact the committee chairs, please contact the synagogue office for phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
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SERVICES SCHEDULEServices, Location, TimeMonday & Thursday Morning Minyan, Chapel, 8:00 a.m. On Holidays, start time is 9:00 a.m.Friday Evening (Kabbalat Shabbat), Chapel, 6:15 p.m.Shabbat Morning, Sanctuary, 9:30 a.m.Candle Lighting (Friday)
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
See PAGE 6 for events for Women of TBA See PAGE 9 for more Adult Ed events
TBA Celebrates 80’s Prom Night!
Temple Beth Abraham’s Schools Auction
January 30th • 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
RSVP Today!Dig deep into your closet and slip on the taffeta prom dress
or powder blue tuxedo. It is going to be a great night to cut loose!
To volunteer or for more information contact Angela Engel at [email protected]
ADULT ED IN JANUARYAuthor Eric Golub talks about his new book, Jewish Lunacy: 6,000 Years of Tradition, Pride and Stories As Told By Someone Who Missed the First 5,960 Years.
January 10, 2016 • 10 a.m. • The Chapel
Temple member Bette Birnbaum gives us a lesson about Be A Blessing: The Why-To’s and How-To’s of Visiting the Sick.
January 31, 2016 • 10 a.m. • The Chapel
Details about both programs on page 9.
Kindergym with Dawn Returns to TBA on January 3Come join our wonderful group of diverse families for climbing, sliding, music, jumping, fire trucks, playdough, bubbles and so much more!!
Weekday drop-ins and toddler mix-n-match series. January Sunday PlayDays: 1/3, 1/10 and 1/24 (10:30 a.m. - noon)
Per family: $14/TBA members and $15/non-members. ALL families welcome!!
www.tbaoakland.org/kindergym. Dawn: 510-547-7726
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FROM THE RABBI
Checking Off Visit To The White House Off Bucket ListBy Rabbi BloomOne of my lifetime resolutions/bucket list items was to attend the White House Chanukah party. Jewish organizations pick representatives, but being just a “regular” congregational rabbi (of a wonderful congregation, mind you), doesn’t qualify one for an invitation. However, thanks to Congresswoman Barbara Lee and her staff, I got a last-minute invite to this year’s party.
Before the party, I was a guest at the 150th anniversary celebration of the passage of the 13th Amendment which abolished slavery. This bipartisan celebration was a wonderful way to cel-ebrate Chanukah’s message of freedom.
As you might expect, security was extensive. There were four separate checkpoints, includ-ing ID checks, bomb sniffing dogs, metal detectors, and facial recognition software. I actu-ally failed the first checkpoint, because they had my birth year wrong on the list, but I was recleared after spending about 15 minutes in a holding area. I knew a few of the other guests (some rabbis, representatives from organizations like AIPAC), but for the most part, it was not a gathering where I felt like I knew a lot of people.
Once inside the White House, guests are greeted by the Maccabeats, one of the best Jewish acapella groups in the world. The U.S. Marine Band was also inside playing a medley of songs by Jewish composers. There was a small buffet of food, but it was from an outside Kosher caterer, not the White House kitchen, and believe it or not, it was not particularly good.
For approximately 2 ½ hours you have access to many of the White House’s rooms, the par-lors, the libraries, the portraits of various presidents, and far too many Christmas trees. I want-ed to spend time exploring the rooms, but I also wanted to get a good spot near the platform for the menorah lighting ceremony,
Continued on page 19
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Is There a Jewish Origin for New Year Resolutions?by Mark FickesWith the end of the secular year fast approaching, many are thinking of the resolutions they are planning to make. Every year, I pledge to be more patient with my children, exercise more, eat better, etc. Some years I do better than others. As the theme of this month’s Omer is resolutions, I decided to look into what the Jewish tradition says, if anything, about New Year’s resolutions.
I have friends who make their resolutions near Rosh Hashanah. The idea certainly makes sense. We seek forgiveness from G-d for certain sins and we seek forgiveness from those whom we have wronged. As we prepare to be inscribed in the book of life, the idea of resolving to be better is particularly appealing. To others, the practice of making resolutions seems a bit un-Jewish because they are too much akin to those abandoned resolutions folks make each year about losing weight or eating better.
If we break our January 1 resolutions, we may disappoint ourselves, our spouses, or our families. If we break the resolutions made during the Days of Awe, however, we disappoint our relationship with G-d in the sense that we made commitments in G-d’s name and did not honor them. Although resolutions are often private, in essence, we let our community down when we do not honor our High Holiday resolutions.
On Yom Kippur, we read how the Prophet Isaiah told the Israelites that they were not just to fast for their own sake, but to remind them to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. Some view this as the Biblical genesis for resolutions made around the Days of Awe. The idea is not to be better people, but to be a better person in the world by performing acts of Tikkun Olam. Still, others do not understand why one would make resolutions. They see these self-improvement efforts around the High Holy Days as being linked to notions of t’shuvah or repentance, which is more of a contemplative experience and therefore not really a reso-lution at all.
In doing some research for this article, I learned that, at least for a time, Chabad created an online “Resolution Solution” for Rosh Hashanah. You can type in your resolution, and Chabad will email you daily, weekly or monthly reminders of what you resolved.
Whether you make your resolutions on January 1 or at Rosh Hashanah, I wish you all a healthy and happy 2016.
Live Streaming Try it, you’ll like it!by Naomi Applebaum
What is live streaming? Through your computer, you can hear any event as it’s going on in our TBA Main Sanctuary. Events include: Shabbat Services, High Holiday Services, Weddings, B’nai Mitzvahs, etc. You, our members, your friends or relatives near or far who might not be able to attend a service or event can connect to the audio on the TBA website and listen to the entire event while it’s in progress. Just remember, at this time we have only listening capa-bility. Visual is not yet available.To connect: online go to www.tbaoakland.orgOnce on the webpage, click “for live streaming” at the top of the page. To follow our Shabbat Service, you might want to order a Siddur from the TBA office.
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EDITORS COLUMN
Resolutions To Be An Adult: 13 Tasks to Get You On Your WayBy Lisa FernandezThe reason I know how to make chicken Kiev (with margarine) and twice-baked potatoes (also with margarine) is because my mother had me do 13 adults things before I became a bat mitzvah. I had to take a bus, call up a store to complain about a faulty product and make a Shabbat meal, among other tasks.
I’m sure I complained about it then.
My friends didn’t have to do it. But look-ing back, I think this list was a great idea, and it certainly got me on my way to learn-ing how to cook and inviting guests over for Shabbat. We had Milah perform similar tasks before her bat mitzvah this summer. And if I’m being honest, she’s done most but not all (I haven’t yet seen her prepare lunches for her and her brother for five con-secutive days.)
But she’s actually surpassed the list in some ways — she actually wrote and published a novel, which might cancel out one of these items on the list. The list also works on adults: Helping your child cook a meal for the sick, or at least delivering it with them, engages you in the good deeds as well.
People have asked me to share the list, so that their children can perform some of these “adult things” on their own. I’ve pulled out Milah’s list for people to see, and compiled several other recommendations from TBA members. My hope was that we got to 613.
Here’s what we have so far.
Milah Gammon’s list: 1. Take public transportation2. Cook Shabbat meal and do the
grocery shopping3. Make lunches for five days4. Talk to store about a problem5. Register for camp or class6. Do family’s laundry7. Solve problem with teacher8. Volunteer for charity9. Make food for sick
10. Find ways to earn money11. Be a leader12. Write an Omer article13. Have a bat mitzvah
Karen Bloom’s list:1. Wash the dishes after dinner for a
month.2. Plan the meal menus for a week.3. Choose, purchase, wrap, and deliver a
birthday gift to someone.4. Plan a party.5. Set your alarm and wake up on your
own for one month.6. Deposit a check at the bank.7. Order a pizza.8. Plant something in a garden and take
care of it.9. Do yard work.10. Learn something new.11. Clean the bathroom.12. Vacuum.13. Help someone younger than you do
their homework.
Elizabeth James’ list:1. Find one song you like in a genre you
can’t stand.2. Set a goal that seems unattainable and
reach it. 3. Look at an issue from the other side.4. Ask your grandparents to tell you a
story about their life when they were young.
5. Read an issue of The Economist.6. Forgive your parents. They’re doing
the best they can.7. Change a dirty diaper (or three).8. Do something kind for a stranger. 9. Wear sunscreen. 10. Read Masters of the Modern Short
Story, edited by Walter Havighurst. 11. Do better next time.12. Realize you know so little (and
unfortunately this feeling only grows with age).
13. Have fun! You only have three years before you have to get a job.
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THE OMER We cheerfully accept member submissions. Deadline for articles and letters is the seventh of the month preceding publication.
Editor in Chief Rachel Dornhelm
Managing Editor Lisa Fernandez
Layout & Design Jessica Sterling
Calendars Jon Golding
Cover Lauren Smith
B’nai Mitzvah Editor Susan Simon
Help From People like you!
Copy EditorsJessica Dell’Era, Nadine Joseph, Richard Kauffman, Lori Rosenthal, Jan Silverman, Debbie Spangler
ProofreadersJune Brott, Jessica Dell’Era, Charles Feltman, Elizabeth James, Jeanne Korn, Anne Levine, Susan Simon, Debbie Spangler
Distribution Hennie Hecht
Mailing Address 336 Euclid Ave. Oakland, CA 94610
E-Mail [email protected]
SIX WORD MEMOIRS ABOUT THE COVER ARTIST
6 Word Memoirs: Resolutions (or Reflections on Resolutions)Compiled by Jessica TeischHealthier food? Doesn’t taste that good.Declutter? OK, but look! Lost treasures!Practice! Practice! Practice? I’ll just improvise.
Roz Aronson, 80
Open more doors—in my mind. Kate Flick Garcia, 66
Meet new Nice Jewish Boy: Check.Jessica Dell’Era, 31
Promises, promises. Next year be better.Time to reflect. Time to promise.Reflect, refresh, renew, and resolve again.
Karen Bloom, 45
New beginnings, celebration, family, gratitude, happiness.Elinor DeKoven, 80
Resolutions: fancy word for self-improvement. Michael Rosenberg, 46
Watch Adele Hello only once today!Ann G. Rapson, 60
I thought I was doing better.Trying not to yell is hard.I’ll never lose that last 5.
Lisa Fernandez, 46
In coming issues please send us your six word memoirs to Jessica Teisch at [email protected] with the word “six word memoir” in the subject line. Please include your name and your age, because part of the beauty is seeing how we feel about Judaism at different ages.
The Six-Word Memoirs on Jewish Life is a partnership between Reboot (www.rebooters.net) and Larry Smith. In November 2006, writer and editor Larry Smith issued a challenge to fans of his online publication, SMITH Magazine. Inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s legendary shortest of short stories (“For sale: Baby shoes, never worn”), Smith asked readers to describe their lives in six words. Since then, the Six-Word Memoir® made its debut in 2006, nearly one million short life stories have been shared on the storytelling community SMITH Magazine website.
About the Cover Artist, Lauren SmithLauren Smith is the cover artist for this month’s Omer. Lauren’s excitement about art and design led her to pursue an Associate’s degree in Media Arts, and a BFA in Interior Design from FIT in New York City. She has a strong background in graphic design, and has worked for on both residential and corporate projects fro a variety of architectural firms.
Lauren and her husband, Matt, moved to Oakland five years ago. They became members at Temple Beth Abraham upon finding Rabbi Bloom to lead their wedding ceremony. They have a daughter, Harper, in Kitah Alef at Gan Avraham, and are expecting their second baby girl in April.
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WOMEN OF TBA, OUR SISTERHOOD
Girls Night Out is About Resolutions!
We’re Making Vision Boards
Please bring magazines and images to share.
Thursday, January 7 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Baum Center: 341 MacArthur Blvd., OaklandGirls Night Out is a casual, monthly event to gather TBA women together for relaxed and unstructured social time.
FREE. To RSVP or for questions: Jo, [email protected] or Lara, [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE
Women of TBA Shabbats
Saturday, February 20 9:30 a.m.
Temple Beth Abraham 375 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland
For more info and to participate, please contact Amy Tessler at
[email protected] or 510-482-1218
Sponsored by WTBA & Oakland Ruach
Hadassah
Rosh ChodeshMonday,
January 11On behalf of The Women of TBA (WTBA) and Oakland Ruach Hadassah, we would like to invite all East Bay Women to join our Rosh Chodesh group. The group meets monthly on the Monday close to Rosh Chodesh, from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at rotating members’ homes. The meetings are facilitated by members of the group. We will be choosing our new text for the year. The meeting will open with a short discussion about the significance of the new month.Questions? Amy Tessler at [email protected] or (510) 482-1218 to get on the distribution list for the upcoming meeting locations. FREE.
TU B’SHVAT SEDERSunday, January 24
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.Baum Center • 341 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland
WTBA Members: FREE Non-members: $10RSVP required: Sharon at [email protected]
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MORNING MINYAN
An Appreciation for the Morning Minyanby R. Chaya GusfieldRead at the 2015 Thanksgiving Thursday Morning Minyan at Temple Beth Abraham, the week of Vayishlach.
When my mother died in January 2013, I started coming to morning minyan twice a week. Attending minyan was a very important part of my spiritual life and my mourn-ing process. I also started writing creatively during that year, guided by a great bereavement counselor who also led a writing for loss group.
When my father died this past January (two years to the day since my mother died), I decided to join TBA and once again join the morning minyan. This year, however, my work schedule changed in March and unfortunately I was only able to attend once a week. I have a deep appreciation for all those who keep this minyan a sacred place for regular davening and for being a community for those in mourning. It takes a lot to keep a minyan active and every person who shows up makes a difference.
I have continued my creative writing, using Torah, prayers, psalms and other sacred texts as prompts, inte-grating my life experience with the text. What follows is what I wrote for the day I said Kaddish for my dad at the end of the 11th month of my mourning year.
Last Kaddish, Vayishlach, and the Thanksgiving Minyan
Read on the morning of Thanksgiving at Morning Minyan, the week of Vayishlach at Temple Beth Abraham, 2015
Today is the last day I say Kaddish for you, my father, during this year of my mourning. The year you closed your eyes forever.
Although this marks the end of this part of our journey together, it is the beginning of integrating your life into mine in ways I cannot yet imagine.
It is Thanksgiving, the Thanksgiving of Vayishlach where Ya’akov’s journey can teach us something about integra-tion and transformation through noticing that loss and struggle are key components to Ya’akov’s healing.
We are with Ya’akov when he sends messengers, vayish-lach malachim, to his estranged brother Esav in an effort to repair the relationship, to make amends. We experi-ence the transformation of Ya’akov through struggle, fear, place, injury, blessing, name and eventually through tak-ing a different path from Esav and from letting go.
Father, it is a day of gratitude for your life, for the life and gifts you gave me, and the experience of family I continue to have. It is a day of Thanksgiving for send-ing messengers, malachim, this minyan, this family, to me. These malachim have guided me and sent me on my healing journey, accepted me with love and shared their joy, even when I was slow to show up in return, dragging my feet in grief at times. These malachim sent me on my path towards transformation through their blessing of presence.
How appropriate that today is the Torah where we learn of the loss of Devorah, Rivka’s nurse, who was buried under the Oak of Weeping, Alon Bachut. Where Rachel dies in childbirth and is buried on the road to Ephrat, and Yitzchak dies and is buried by his sons, Ya’akov and Esav, who twice took separate paths and now are reunited as family in their shared grief.
And yet, even with the struggle, fear and injury, even with all the loss and grief and weeping in today’s Torah, we end our parasha with the list of the generations of Esav to follow. We are reminded that death is a part of the natural order and that life, families and generations continue forever.
And for this, let us say, AMEN
Please Join Us for Morning Minyan on Mondays & Thursdays
Join the regulars at our Minyan service, each Monday and Thursday usually starting at 8:00 a.m. The service lasts about an hour, and is really a great way to start the day. As an added bonus, breakfast is served immediately afterwards. To use the old expression – try it, you’ll like it. If not as a regular, just stop in once or twice and see what it’s all about.
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YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS AND EVENTS
Hertz Fund Israel Scholarship - Forms due February 3, 2016Students who are planning on visiting Israel this year may apply for a grant from the Hertz Fund. This is a fund that was established by the Hertz family in order to encourage our young people to travel to Israel and strengthen their intellectual and emotional connection to a place that is so important to the Jewish people. The mon-etary grant is made without consideration of financial need and the money can be used for anything connected with a trip to Israel by a young person who has gradu-ated from our Bet Sefer Religious School after having attended at least four years here and/or has celebrated a Bar or Bat Mitzvah ceremony here. Students may only be recipients of a grant one time and are eligible grade 9 through age 22.
The amount of each grant will depend upon how much interest the fund has generated in the past year and how many students apply for the grant. Students may apply now for any trip to be commenced any time in 2016. In return stu-dents are REQUIRED to write an article for the Omer within one month of returning home from Israel.
If your child is planning on going to Israel this year and would like to apply for a share of the Hertz Fund, contact me at [email protected] for a form, which is due by February 3, 2016.
JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest - Event August 7-12, 2016Join Team East Bay in the JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest on August 7 to 12 in Stamford, CT for a week of sports, art, Jewish identity and community.
It’s billed as the largest Jewish teen event in the world. Jewish teen athletes and artists, ages 13-16, come together from across North America, Israel, and all over the world for a week of competition, social events, and social action.
For more information, please contact Greg Cohen at 510-848-0237 x151 or [email protected].
WARM COAT DRIVEWe are collecting new or light-ly used warm coats, blankets, mittens and scarves.
Bins are set up in the foyer for your donations. These items will be distributed to the homeless.
Let’s fill the bins and warm up those who are in need.
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ADULT ED VOLUNTEER BULLETIN BOARD
This Month:January 10 - Join us to meet author Eric Golub and hear about his new book, Jewish Lunacy: 6,000 Years of Tradition, Pride and Stories As Told By Someone Who Missed the First 5,960 Years. Eric explores many different topics and along the way makes you think and laugh, all while reliving the Jewish experience. Rabbi David Wolpe said of the book, “Eric’s writing is irrever-ent, witty and insightful. He offers a slanted and original approach to familiar topics.”
Join us us at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel as we meet Eric and hear about his book.
January 31 - You all get Warren Gould’s emails asking for help when someone is sick – we bring food, we help take people to medical appointments. But there is much more to the topic of Bikur Cholim than you might know. Join our very own Bette Birnbaum for a lesson about Be A Blessing: The Why-To’s And How-To’s of Visiting the Sick.
What does Jewish tradition teach about why and how to call on people who are ill, and what are some best practices to bring to the bedside? In this interactive, participatory workshop, unpack Jewish texts about Bikur Cholim, the commandment to visit the sick, and polish your skills for doing so.
Bette Birnbaum is a hospice chaplain. She holds a Master’s degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary and was a lead faculty member of three Florence Melton Schools of Adult Learning for nearly a decade. She is a board member of NECHAMA: Jewish Response to Disaster, a member of TBA, and visits multiple individu-als who are coping with medical challenges every week.
10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.
Next Month and Beyond:Starting February 7 and continuing for several weeks, our own Rabbi Art Gould will be teaching a class on Talmud Brakhot. The Talmud contains the oral law and the multiple layers of discussions about each of the top-ics. The Talmud is broken up into six sedarim or orders and each of those is further broken down. The first of these orders is brakhot and covers, you guessed it, bless-ings. It starts with the shema and moves onto the ami-dah, blessings for food and birkhat hamazon, kiddush, havdalah and more.
10:00 a.m. in the Chapel for this exciting opportunity. More information to come.
March 20 - A return engagement by Nily Shiryon. We are still working out the details but it will be great to have Nily return after missing last year.
10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.
April 17 - Hold the date as Nitzhia Shaked will be returning for a one day class on Pesach from Biblical Times to the Haggadah.
10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.
Volunteer Opportunities
FEED THE HUNGRY: TBA volunteers at CityTeam to feed the hungry on the fourth Sunday of
each month from 5:00-7:00 p.m. If you wish to volunteer contact
Caren Shapiro at [email protected]
GIVE A NEW PARENT AN HOUR TO SHOWERThis is a perfect mitzvah for those with daytime flexibility. Volunteers are need-ed to provide short daytime sits free of charge to our new moms and dads allowing them to shower, get a haircut, or just take a walk. Interested sitters should contact us at womenoftba@ tbaoakland.org.
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OUR COMMUNITY
TBA 2015 Israel Ride participants planting trees at Neot Kedumim during a pre-ride JNF tour in Northern Israel (Sheldon Kahn, TBA member, also was on the ride but not on the tour).
From left to right: Jacob, Flo, and Paul Raskin; Carol Robinson and Rabbi Art Gould.
Bob Jaffe and his staff prepare sufganiot before the first night of Chanukah at Grand Bakery.
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TBA AUCTION DATE SET FOR JANUARYThe 80s are Back! By Elizabeth JamesIt’s auction season again at TBA. Wait…what? Isn’t the auction usually held in the Spring? Not this year!
This year the auction will be held on January 30th, on a Saturday night, with four hours of dancing, drinking, and donating. Relive your youth and unleash your inner Material Girl (or Boy) while listening to our live DJ crank out the best hits of the 80s. The incomparable Jing Piser will prepare a sumptuous feast, the Men’s Club will keep the libations flowing, and we’ll (hopefully) raise a large sum of money for our schools.
That’s schools—with an s.
There’s a misconception going around that the auction only raises money for the Gan. Au contraire. The money raised at the TBA auction benefits both the Gan and Bet Sefer. That’s 160 students at TBA who will be directly impacted by how much (or little) we raise. Auction proceeds are used for scholarships for families in need, teacher enrichment, special classroom guests, and every-day school operations. My point: the auction is for every-one, not just Gan parents. We rely on everyone at TBA pitching in and giving what they can.
Plus, it’s going to be an awesome party! So dust off your Topsiders, plug in your crimping iron, and pack an extra can of Aquanet because we’re kicking it old school at 80s Prom Night!
Memories from last year’s auction.
Our Gan Directors and Teachers appreciate the support.
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COOKING CORNERBe Resolute: Don’t Fear Filo DoughBy Faith KramerFear of filo. It’s a real thing, and not just because folks don’t know exactly how to spell it. Is it filo, fillo, fila, or phyllo? And that’s only for the English language varia-tions.
But true fear of filo comes from handling and shaping. Leave enough time and extra filo sheets for practice and you may just find yourself finding ways to wrap delicious fillings in these flaky, convenient layers.
First, a little filo history. Thin sheets of pastry dough which were then layered with fat and stuffed with fillings have been found referenced as far back as the 8th century BCE Assyrian and were known in Central Asia and other areas by at least the 11th century CE, when mention is made of them in a Turkish dictionary. The royal cooks of the Ottoman Empire were said to be the ones who devel-oped the ancestor of the stretched filo dough, similar to strudel dough, which we know today.
The use of filo dough spread to Europe through Moorish and later Ottoman rule in countries such as Spain and Hungary. Crusaders may have brought back the technique to Europe as well.
Filo dough was incorporated into their pastries by Jews from Turkey, including Sephardic Jews who settled there after the Spanish Inquisition; Eastern Europe, much of which was controlled by the Ottoman Empire; Greece, Central Asia and the Near and Middle East.
Common uses for filo dough include savory pies, sweet desserts such as baklava, and shaped, filled pastries such as borekas, popularized by Turkish Jews who settled in Israel and which have become almost a national dish and symbol. It also has become a replacement for homemade strudel dough.
Once available only in specialty stores, mechanization of production has made filo a supermarket staple; check the
freezer section. It sometimes can be found refrigerated or even fresh made in Greek and Middle Eastern gro-cery stores. Many of the commercial brands are certified kosher and parve.
Some Filo Dough Handling BasicsFilo dough is generally sold in 1 lb. packages. Generally the sheets are 12”x17” but size can vary. Check your package for details. Each package usually has two sealed packets of a half pound each. The ones in the supermar- ket are usually not marked with thickness, but there are thin or fine, medium and thick versions available in some specialty stores. Unless otherwise specified, assume your recipe calls for the commercially available style, which is medium thickness.
To work with filo dough, defrost if frozen according to package directions or overnight in the refrigerator. When your filling is ready, take out the portion you need. Unroll on a clean, dry work surface on top of waxed paper or plastic. Cover sheets with another sheet of plastic wrap or waxed paper and top with a slightly damp, clean, cotton dish towel. Keep covered and be prepared to re-moisten towel if sheets begin to dry out or stick together. If your kitchen is warm, consider working in batches and leave dough in the refrigerator until the previous batch is shaped.
Take out one sheet at a time and prepare as your recipe directs.
For a filled pie or bakalava, you may need to cut the sheet to pan size. For a stuffed triangle, rolled “cigarette” or other shaped pastry, use a ruler and sharp knife to cut the strip to the right size.
Begin by brushing lightly with olive oil or melted but-ter or margarine before filling and rolling or stacking the next sheet on top.
Use a pastry brush and a light hand, but don’t worry about small rips or cracks; the layers of dough will com-pensate and the flaky nature of the pastry will hide any
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COOKING CORNERflaws. You can also use part of one sheet to patch over large cracks and holes in another. Just brush the area to be repaired with oil (or melted butter or margarine) and cover with your filo patch.
It always takes me a few sheets to get the hang of making the shaped pastries, so prepare for a few mistakes while you get the hang of it.
Unused filo sheets can be re-rolled, wrapped well and stored in refrigerator for a week and in the freezer for a month or more.
If the idea of making the individual pastries is too time consuming or daunting, make your first foray into filo wrangling a pie or a strudel.
Below are recipes for a savory cabbage strudel, a nut- packed baklava and a vegan/parve spinach triangle. To turn the spinach triangle into a pie, double the filling. Grease a 9”x13” baking dish, and layer in six filo sheets, each sheet brushed with oil. Top with six more sheets of filo, each sheet brushed with oil. Brush top well with oil. Cut into serving pieces. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
Have filo stories or recipes to share? Send them to me at [email protected] and I’ll include them in any update. Our next column will be on chickpeas and lentils, so please send me your stories, tips, recipes and questions on that topic.
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This recipe is adapted from Shoyer’s excellent “The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy” (Brandeis University Press), which I reviewed in the j weekly. Orange blossom water is available in specialty stores and in Middle Eastern markets. Check bulk bins in natural food stores for the shelled, unsalted pistachios.1 2/3 cups shelled, unsalted pistachios1 cup slivered almonds1 cup walnut pieces2 1/4 cups of sugar, dividedSpray canola oil1 package frozen filo dough, defrostedJuice of 1 lemon1 cup water2 tsp. orange blossom water
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put pis-tachios, almonds, walnuts and 1/4 cup of sugar in food processor with metal blade. Process until ground into tiny pieces but not pulverized.
Grease a 9”x13” pan with spray oil. Cut
sheets of filo to size if necessary. Lay 1 sheet in pan, spray with oil. Repeat 4 times until you have a stack of 5 sheets. Scatter 3/4 cup of the nuts mixture evenly on top. Repeat until you have 5 filo lay-ers of 5 sheets each and 4 nut layers. Finish with the filo on top. Spray the top sheet heavily with oil.
With a sharp knife, make diagonal cut through all the layers across the pan, about 1 1/2” apart. Then make diagonal cuts in the other direction. Place on mid-dle rack in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes or until lightly browned.
While the baklava is baking, make the syrup. Place remaining sugar, lemon juice and water in a small pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook uncovered for 5 minutes. Turn heat to low and simmer for 7 minutes. Take pan off heat, add orange blossom water and stir.
When the baklava is baked, remove from the oven and immediately pour the syrup over it. Let cool in the pan.
CABBAGE AND BRIE STRUDELServes 2-3
I like to use a neutral tasting oil, such as grape seed, or a very mild olive oil for this dish. For a richer dish, use oil to cook the cabbage, but brush melted but-ter between filo layers. 2 Tbs. plus 1/4 cup oil, plus extra for greasing pan
1/2 cup chopped onion1 Tbs. finely chopped garlic1/2 tsp. caraway seeds1/4 tsp. salt, or more to taste1/2 tsp. ground black pepper1/8 tsp. ground cumin4 cups green cabbage, cut into 1/2" pieces
1 cup cooked rice, cooled4 oz. brie, cut into 1/4" pieces,
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divided1/4 cup plain bread crumbs or matzah meal4 filo sheets, defrosted (keep covered until ready to use)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush baking tray with oil.
Heat 2 Tbs. oil in large fry pan over medium high heat. Sauté onion until begin- ning to soften and color, add garlic sauté for 1 minute, add caraway, salt, pepper and cumin and sauté 1 minute. Add cabbage and sauté until just cooked through. Stir in cooked rice. Taste and correct season- ing if needed. Take off heat. Mix in half of the brie pieces.
On a clean, dry surface, lay out one of the filo sheets, keeping the others covered while you work. Brush with oil, then top with next sheet. Brush top of that sheet with oil. Place the third sheet on top and brush with oil. Top with last sheet, brush-ing top with oil. Scatter bread crumbs across top. Work with long side facing you. Leaving at least a 2 inch margin from top and sides. Mound filling about 4 inches wide across top. Sprinkle remaining brie over filling. Fold top edge of phyllo over filling, then fold sides over the cabbage and roll up. Brush top and sides with oil. Place seam side down on greased baking pan. Cut a few slits in the top. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10-20 minutes and cut with serrated knife in gentle, sawing motion.
SPINACH TRIANGLESMakes about 30-35
The spark for this recipe was a Lenten spinach pie recipe that was given to me by a wonderful Greek-American cook. Made with-out cheese it is a perfect vegan or parve starter. I tweaked it further to reflect some of the dishes I ate in Greece and made the recipe into spanakopitas or mini-borekas. I like to serve the triangles with a little drizzle of tahini and/or pomegran-ate molasses. I’ve also enjoyed them with a squirt of spicy sriracha sauce.1 lb. fresh baby spinach or spinach leaves trimmed of hard stems (about 12-13 cups loosely packed cups)
2 Tbs. plus about 1/2 cup olive oil1 cup finely chopped onion1/2 cup finely chopped leeks (white and light green part only)
1 cup roughly chopped flat leaf parsley leaves
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh fennel
leaves (fronds)1/4 cup finely chopped mint leaves1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper1 Tsp. finely minced lemon zestAbout 1/2 lb. filo sheets, defrosted (keep covered until ready to use)
First make the filling. Wash and thorough-ly dry spinach. Roughly chop. Set aside. Heat 2 Tbs. oil in large fry or sauté pan. Add onions and leeks, and sauté until softened. Add spinach in batches, sautéing until wilted. Stir in parsley, mint, salt and pepper. Sauté until vegetables are cooked through and any liquid in the pan has evaporated. Stir in lemon zest. Let cool slightly.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush three baking trays with oil.
On a clean, dry surface, lay out one of the filo sheets, keeping the others cov-ered while you work. Cut sheet in long strips, each 3 inches wide. (Depending on size of your filo sheet, you’ll have either 2 or 3 strips and may have some leftover scraps.)
Lightly brush each strip with oil, being sure to brush oil to ends of strips. Using a measuring teaspoon, gather up a heap-ing teaspoon of the spinach mixture and press on it to squeeze out any moisture. Place the filling about 1 inch from one of the short ends of the strip. Fold end over filling to make a triangle and keep fold-ing up the pastry in triangles (much like you would fold an American flag). Tuck any extra under the completed triangle and place on greased tray with “seam” side down. Cover with dish towel while you com-plete the rest of the triangles.
(I sometimes use an alternative way of forming the triangles that is sturdier and easier to handle but which results in a pastry with more layers. Take 1 sheet of dough, fold long ends over each other to make a 3 inch wide strip, oil as directed and use a measuring tablespoon of filling instead of a heaping teaspoon. Shape as above. You may need more filo sheets for this method.)
When the triangles are all completed, uncover baking sheets, brush tops of the pastries with oil and place in oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes until crisp and golden. Serve warm. (To reheat, place on oiled sheet and bake in 350 degree oven until warmed.)
Faith Kramer writes a food column for the j weekly and blogs her food at www.clickblogappetit.com Contact her at [email protected]
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LA’ATID CHANUKKH PARTY
La’atid Celebrates ChanukkahBy Susan SimonWhat a fun time we had at the La'atid Chanukkah party!
We ate latkes, judged the Kashrut of a variety of Hanukkiyot, played Jeopardy, bobbed for hanging donuts, played dreidle, and did Chanukkah decal manicures. But best of all, the participants and their families donated lovely gifts for three families in the Oncology unit of Children's Hospital. Thank you to Dina Hankin for arranging the families, and to parents Jessica Sterling, Vicki Remler, Molli Rothman, Diana Miller and Lisa Polston for helping out at the party.
Photos by Vicki Remler.
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Reflections: Kitah Gimmel Gives Tzedakah to Afghan FamilyBy Jill Rosenthal and Marta MolinaThis Chanukah season, Tammy Lee (Gan par-ent and mother to Kitah Gimmel student, Jacob) introduced us to the Jewish Family and Community Services of the East Bay’s Holiday Giving Program. This program matches refugee and low-income fami-lies with giving individuals and groups through-out Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Kitah Gimmel students (4-5 year olds), parents and other Gan community members adopted a family from Afghanistan: The Ratib family.
Tammy visited our Kitah Gimmel classroom and told the children about the Ratib family, explaining that the family, two parents and a 1-year-old boy, had just moved to the Bay Area from a country very far away, pointing out Afghanistan on a map. The chil-dren then explored what types of needs this family may have. The children enthusiastically came up with many ideas, such as clothing, toys, furniture and food. The chil-dren then decided it would be fitting to use all of the tze-dakah money they had collected every Shabbat so far to buy some of these items. In addition, the children decided to make some cards to accompany the gifts. We have been so moved by the generosity and interest this project has generated. Both students and Gan families (including grandparents) donated to this family. In fact, one Kitah Gimmel student insisted on bringing in her own tzeda-
kah money to donate and it was no minimal amount – she brought in $49! As a classroom, they care-fully sorted all the tzedakah change, which totaled $65. Tammy and Jacob lugged the coins away to deliver to the Ratib family.
We are remind-ed again and again that it is never too early
to teach the value of tzedakah to young children. During the Chanukkah season, children are used to receiving gifts but it is heartwarming to realize that they also appre-ciate the power of giving to those in need. Please see the photos of the cards that the Kitah Gimmel children made for this family.
In addition, here are some photos of our Chanukkah activities/celebrations.
The Gan community would like to thank Hannah Hoffman, owner of Donut Dolly and aunt to Gan students, Demetri and Noah Adams, for donating 80 sufganiyot to the school for Chanukkah. The sufganiyot were just delicious and we are so grateful for Hannah’s generosity.
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BET SEFER
Learn Torah, Engage in Social Action Action and Other Resolutions for the New Yearby Susan SimonWhen I was a child, I would make new year’s resolu-tions because everyone else did – it was often an activity assigned at school, an excuse for a writing assignment. I would resolve to do something better, be good, clean up my room, all the normal things that children might resolve. And, like others, I had the best of intentions when I made these resolutions, but pretty soon my inter-est would wane and they would be forgotten. This seems to be the general pattern – almost human nature.
According to the dictionary, a resolution is a firm deci-sion to do or not do something. That sounds an awful lot like a promise, so I looked that up in the dictionary, too. A promise is a statement telling someone that you will definitely do something or not do something in the future. Very similar, don’t you think? The primary difference seems to be that in the case of a resolution, the “promise” is made to yourself, and in the case of a promise, it is a resolution communicated to another person.
Now I was taught as a child that you never break prom-ises – if you give someone your word, you stand by it and follow through, almost no matter what. But no one ever taught me the same thing about a resolution. Somehow, a promise made to myself wasn’t seen as important or as iron-clad as a promise made to another person. I’m thinking that maybe I got that all wrong.
Promises or resolutions that I make that primarily impact me should be as important as those to other people. What kinds of Jewish resolutions/promises can we all make this year?
Learn some Torah. This doesn’t have to be a giant undertaking, and it doesn’t require some fabulous skills or background. There are endless books that give you little tidbits about the weekly parasha. You could use The Bedside Torah by Rabbi Artson, or The Everyday Torah, also by Rabbi Artson. You could go for a different twist and use Torah of the Mothers by Elper and Handleman, or The Jewish Study Bible. Read a little bit every week and slowly but surely, the wisdom will impress you.
Make a commitment to social justice. You can do it through our own community efforts, like supporting our
food and clothing drives or joining the City Team at a local shelter to serve food. Or you could do things on your own, like keeping little baggies of essentials in your car and handing them out to people you see who are liv-ing on the streets. Baggies can contain toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, a hair brush, hand lotion, clean socks – the possibilities are endless. I’m sure you can come up with some great ideas.
Focus on health and wellness. Taking care of our health plays a major role in Judaism. Our bodies are considered sacred vessels and we are supposed to do everything in our power to care for them. The Talmud forbids us to live in a city where there is no physician (BT Sanhendrin 17b). Maimonides, who was a physician, devoted a whole section of his code to caring for ourselves. We are to bathe regularly, wash hands after using the bathroom. We are to eat properly, exercise regularly , get ample sleep. What can all of us do to improve our health and general well-being in the name of fulfilling mitzvoth?
Take on a Shabbat promise/resolution. Attend services once a month, invite guests for a Shabbat meal regularly, say the bedtime Shema every Friday night, light candles, include Havdallah blessings every Saturday night. There are so many ways you can add just a small acknowledge-ment of Shabbat into your life. Make it different from the rest of the week, make it special, joyful and something to look forward to. It connects us with each other and with a little holiness.
Strengthen your relationship with Israel. Israel is at the core of Jewish peoplehood and identity. Her people need our knowledgeable support. Yes, we are often dismayed at the actions taken by her leaders and government. Likewise, we are often horrified at the actions of our own leaders and government. But the citizens are our brothers and sisters and they need to know that the whole world isn’t against them. Go and visit Israel, send your chil-dren on organized trips, educate yourself about religious practices there, especially the Masorti movement, go and study in Israel (and take me with you!!!).
These are just a few resolutions/promises that you can make that forge closer bonds with your Jewish com-munity. You can make them public, you can make them private, but these promises are important and if we all resolve just a little of them, we make our Jewish commu-nity and world a little bit stronger.
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JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS
Sponsor a KiddushDo you have a simcha to celebrate or a person to remember?
Share this occasion with your Temple Beth Abraham family.
Call or send an email and Rayna, who can help arrange this for you.
Rayna Arnold, Executive Director [email protected] (510) 832-0936
Getting Into the Maccabia Spirit at Oakland Hebrew Day Schoolby Philippa LichtermanEvery year, Oakland Hebrew Day School holds its very own “Maccabia Day.” Based on the traditional color wars from summer camp, Maccabia is a day of teamwork, leadership and community. The entire school divides into two teams. One team wears cool colors (blues, greens, violets); the other team wears warm colors (yellows, reds, oranges). Led by their eighth grade generals, team members in every grade compete in sports, art, music, academics and chesed activities. Older stu-dents take younger ones under their wing for a day filled with ruach (spirit), fun and togetherness.
The benefits gained from the Maccabia experience resound within each child. Students revel in the awareness that their contributions are meaningful to the team and to their fellow members. The older students develop and demonstrate leadership skills, and our youngest students see their future potential as they regard and follow the team leadership. Cross-grade relationships thrive and solidify, and the idea of respect for the opposition is cultivated and practiced.
At OHDS, we are a diverse community. No mat-ter what your background, affiliation, beliefs, or whether you are wearing cool colors or warm colors, we come together in the glorious rainbow that is the OHDS family!
If you would like to come find out more about our pro-gram, please contact Philippa Lichterman: [email protected] or 510-531-8600 ext. 12.
Or join us for:
Kindergarten Information Night Wednesday, January 13 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Kindergarten classroom, OHDS
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Welcome New MemberJill Levine
A NOTE TO NEW MEMBERS: We would like to introduce you to the TBA community in an upcoming newsletter. Please send a short intro-duction of you and your family, with a digital photo, to [email protected]. Thanks!
B’na
i Mitz
vah Maya Weiss, January 23, 2016
I’m a 7th grader at Contra Costa Jewish Day School. Some of my favorite activities are reading, baking, and hiking. The sub-ject in school that I enjoy the most is definitely Language Arts, but I like them all.
My Torah portion is Beshalach from the book of Exodus. This portion covers a lot of topics, including manna and the Israelites’ war with Amalek, but its highlight is the Israelites’ escape from Egypt through the Sea of Reeds. My drash will dis-cuss whether we should see the parting of the sea and biblical miracles in general as literal.
I would like to thank everybody who helped support me and prepare me for my Bat Mitzvah, including my parents, Hebrew teachers at CCJDS, Bet Sefer teachers, and my tutor Outi Gould. Lots of thanks as well to my family members and friends who are flying in. I look forward to seeing you all there!
when President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin would come out and speak. So, after all too brief a time exploring the rooms, I settled into the third row and waited about an hour for the ceremony to begin.
The first question most people ask me is “did you get to meet the president or shake his hand?” The answer is no. He spoke, they lit the menorah, and then he walked off the platform, shaking about a dozen hands. In a sea of 500 people, the odds were not very good. However, I stood just a few feet from him, and it really did feel special.
About 20 minutes after the ceremony we were asked to leave the White House, but as we were on our way out, one of the Orthodox rabbis was asking for people to help form a minyan to daven the afternoon (Mincha) service. I volunteered eagerly. My lasting memory was reciting the afternoon prayers in one of the White House libraries, surrounded by Christmas trees but in solemn prayer to our God. Can you imagine a minyan in the White House on Chanukah 50 years ago?
As American Jews, we have much to be thankful for, and for me personally, I have rarely felt so thankful, fortunate, and blessed. Thank you Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Temple Beth Abraham for affording me this incredible opportunity.
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1Jason Finkelstein
2Micah BloomZoe Matsuzaki
3Philip MezeyAriana Rukin
5Simon JacobsSamuel J. Tobin
6Gabriel AbramiChiara CroninAvi MargolinJames Rose
7Adam Gildea
8Aden GoldbergMartin Stone
9Kimberley Carter MartinezMatthew HartsockMelanie LaMarStein MasonLisa Silberstein
10Daniel Silberstein
11Jonah Moore
12Miriam GouldJacob Zatkin
13Sophia ShareSydney ShubDavid Weintraub
14Sonia AronsonAdiel AvidorDaniela Simone GoldfeinErin HodessJanice Lasar FrankelAri LipsettDeborah Reback
15Ariel Ben-ZeevRabbi Andi BerlinSamuel DaffnerJana Good
16Bethany KharraziGabriella Zak
17Tamara BenauJeanne KornBryna Ross
18Aviva KellmanHarvey Varga
19Sabrina BerduxLilliana KaySandra Simon
20Judah Solomon ChabonJudah EliahuEllie GertlerSimon GertlerRichard KauffmanEzra Tobias Schwartz
21Jason BergerSylvia GutkinAdam KleinCurtis SchackerIlya Varga
22Felix BaumMichael BurgeNoah GarberMarvin Schotland
23Dina Rose Zangwill
24Jonah AbramiRobert DeBareMichael Wasserman
25Hannah KleinDaniel Wasserman
26Maxwell GoldstonePenny HarrisEric Leve
27Eli BaumLawrence PolonRuby SadikmanCamelia Schwartz
28Elisabeth SchleuningHannah SumnerAven Vergano EganLeorah Zangwill
29Natalie HagarDina HankinGarrett Schwartz
30Karen BloomJay GoldmanGabriel Louis-KayenSophia PosamentierOren Micah Schotland
31Max Berk-WakemanAsa Goldberg
Is your birthday information wrong or missing from this list? Please contact the TBA office to make corrections.
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
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TEVET 20January 1David BluerFred BraschDonald BrauerLouis E EnglebergElias HerfieldBela J. KlarmanLew MenkesJoseph Singerman
TEVET 21-27January 2-8Ida CowanAlbert EisMinna EpsteinEdward FlickRheta GoldbergGussie GrossEvelyn HarrisLouis JacobsAbraham KreimermanDennis PolseMoshe ShwekyJoel Irving SteinEsther WallisEdith WorgoldMollie BerkowitzIsadore LazarIrina PartsufJack BergerRebecca FynlandJoseph GoldIrma GusfieldMarta HankinFrances KingArthur J. LevineLeonard QuittmanBeth BelzerSheldon BerrolIgnatz JacobsJessie KasdanJewel KoletskySarah RosenthalIsadore RubinMarion StoluskyMaurice C. Stone
Carl HirschMorris SilverBertha FrankelEdith KurtzDebbie A. NesbitMichael R. NesbitShirley SpillmanMaurice TobinAnna WeintraubFrank GlasserMae GoldingLouis JudsonCaroline KaufmannEthel LouikLeslie TurchinGertrude Zatkin
TEVET 28-SHEVET 5January 9-15Sofica Becker Herscu
MantelHerbert RighthandWilliam L. SternHerman Samuel HandloffDorothy LavinJuel Ephraim FassBenjamin GoorHarry KarshSamuel KayEliezer NaharyHarriett KaplanMorris KesslerWilliam MandlerHarry MorofskyHelen SiegelMorris SilbermanRose CohenRon JosephBertha RabinowitzMani SaidianAlice CunninghamMorris NankinEtta KushnerEly LangfeldEsther SchulackLeo Wasserman
SHEVET 6-12January 16-22Mildred KarrenNat KaufmanRobert MorrisMiriam NathansonBetsy RosenbergHoward RosenbergMatthew SeamansTom TurchinAlexander DubrowGeorge ElberMaurice KernsRebecca ParkerMarcus ZaslovMargaret AshRose FreyHelen HankinGreta RauchCelia VeissNathan YeszinRobert DinesIda FassStanley LevinGrace Blue RossMalka BreslovVictor Samuel CohenYetta EnglebergHerbert GoldsteinRobert KrugerJoe ZatkinSylvia KarshBetty RaySarah BlumbergRae FineSarah HerskowitzMollie LaubMorris Rothman
SHEVET 13-19January 23-29Aubrey BroudyDora DavisJennie DicksonJoseph JacobsMoshe NaggarJean Kristal Rubin
Shoshanah ShoshaniFanny Grey-KleinDavid SaidianMattie WachsmanMarion Newman WolfMary LeonHarry H. LevineZelda RosenfeldPearl CoopersmithRabbi Ralph DeKovenLillie Mary FogelsonRose JacobovichMax LevienWilliam MorofskySara HeberShirley Doris Hyman
KlezmerDorothy PetersonBeatrice RehrPhil RotblattGoldie ShapiroBarnett EpsteinAbraham GrutmanCelia KadenFreda KlarmanMoshe SterenbergMax BrickErnelle FifeSelma JacksonHarold Silberzweig
SHEVET 20-21January 30-31Edward FriendlyBlanche NeumanLillian RaphaelFay SchaeferAdolph WollnerThomas W. CainLouis FeldmanJoseph MorvaiDavid OkhGertrude Yarman
May God comfort you among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem
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MEMORIAL PLAQUE Anyone wishing to purchase a memorial plaque, please contact Pinky at the synagogue office at (510) 832-0936, extension 229. If you do not know the location of a Memorial Plaque for your loved one, simply find the Memorial Plaque binder located on the back table in the Sanctuary. This book lists all Plaques in alphabetical order by the last name of the deceased and will be updated as new Plaques are hung.Please do not remove the binder from the Sanctuary.
It is a Jewish tradition to give contributions to commemorate life cycle events and other occasions. Are you cel-ebrating a birthday, engagement, anniversary, baby naming, Bat/Bar Mitzvah or recovery from illness? Or per-haps remembering a yahrzeit? These are just a few ideas of appropriate times to commemorate with a donation to Temple Beth Abraham. These tax-deductible donations are greatly appreciated and are a vital financial supplement to support the wonderful variety of programs and activities that we offer.Thanks again for your support! We could not do it without you! Thank you for your generosity.
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Joseph & Judith Epstein, in memory of Rebecca EpsteinGlenn & Amy Friedman, in memory of Augusta WeinbergerEve Gordon-Ramek, in memory of Leo & Esther RamekBooker Holton & Elaine Gerstler, in memory of Booker Holton Sr.Richard Leavitt & Mary Kelly, in memory of Raymond LeavittPeter Miller & Bess Gurman, in honor of Jonah Bloom’s Bar
MitzvahBarbara Oseroff, in honor of Jonah Bloom’s Bar MitzvahColin & Cecile Schlesinger, in honor of Ulli RotzscherKaren SchoonmakerLori-Jill Seltzer and Ella Pushman, in honor of Jonah Bloom’s
Bar Mitzvah Michael & Deborah Sosebee, in honor of Tzur Noam Margolin,
Dawn and Sandy’s grandsonMichael & Deborah Sosebee, in honor of Jonah Bloom’s Bar
Mitzvah
Kiddush FundHelen Fixler, in memory of Miriam NudlerFifi Goodfellow, in memory of Esther NaggarAndrew MeklinAdele Mendelsohn-Keinon & Irwin Keinon, in memory of
Al MendelsohnIlan & Victoria Remler
Minyan FundDaniel & Anne Bookin, in memory of Norman BookinEtoile Stella Campbell, in memory of Zohara Benisty, David
Benisty and Raphael Benisty
Yom Ha Shoa FundSteven Berl & Anita Bloch, in memory of Edith Bloch
Camper/Scholarship FundElinor DeKovenLucille A. KolinRey Steinberg, in honor of Annie Strom and Molly Hersh
Rabbi Discretionary FundJoshua & Heidi Bersin, in honor of Dick and Mary OdenheimerHerbert & Harriet Bloom, in memory of Ben NathanHerbert & Harriet Bloom, in memory of Mark S. BloomJeff & Johanna Ilfeld, in honor of Jeannie, Denise, Judy & Jill
leading us at Adin’s Bar MitzvahDonald Jurow, in honor of Jonah Bloom’s Bar MitzvahDonald Jurow, in honor of Ethan Klein’s Bar MitzvahHarlan & Pearl Kann, in memory of Sophie KranzRobert Klein & Doreen Alper, in honor of Jonah Bloom’s Bar
Mitzvah Misia Nudler, in honor of Jonah’s Bar MitzvahMisia Nudler, Pinky & Agnes – it’s nice to see you Saturdays at
TBA!Mark & Lori Spiegel, in honor of Jonah Bloom’s Bar MitzvahRonald & Vicki Weller, in memory of Marion and Irvin WellerStuart & Abby Zangwill, in memory of Sheldon Bereskin
Endowment FundRonald DavidIlya & Regina Okh, in memory of my brother, Joseph Okh
Mollie Hertz Interfaith Outreach FundGerald & Ruby Hertz, in memory of Sam Morrow
Pola Silver FundRon & Adele Ostomel, in memory of Sam Silver
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