Thank you to our Lulav & Etrog Assembly Volunteers! Kyle Jones, Barbara Dubnick, Randy Goldstein, Adrienne Bitar, Janis Lightman, Dave Dulberg, Diane Dulberg, Rhonda Esgro, Deborah Frost, Cindy Swartz & Rabbi Taff Thank you to our Sukkah Building Team! Jim Lawson, Maks Smelchak, Chuck Adelman, Charles Esgro, Rafi Gannon, Tab Walton, & Judith Goodman Simchas for the Coming Week This Week’s Parasha: Ki Tissa Torah: Exodus 33:12 - 34:26 page 538 Maftir: Numbers 29:26-31 page 935 Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18 - 39:16 page 1260 MINYAN ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20: SAP - SP SHALOM! WELCOME TO THE MOSAIC LAW WEEKLY SCROLL Mosaic Law Congregation Weekly Scroll THE SCROLL www.mosaiclaw.org | weekly newsletter | October 19, 2019 | 20 Tishrei 5780 We want to hear the good news in your life! Marriages, births, academic achievements, promotions, andeverything in between. Email Kate at [email protected] with your simcha so that we can share in your happiness. Anniversaries: Joann & Dwight Freund Yael & Mervin Fahn Birthdays: Rick Brodovsky Sybil Jakob Patrice Ratinoff Molly Ratinoff Deborah Hozempa Jan Highman Lisa Bertaccini Michael Fahn Jacob Gurev Jennifer Gurev Sarah Gurev Michael Cohodes Jeffrey Goldstein Sandra Singer
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Thank you to our Lulav & Etrog Assembly Volunteers!
Kyle Jones, Barbara Dubnick, Randy Goldstein, Adrienne Bitar, Janis Lightman, Dave Dulberg, Diane Dulberg, Rhonda Esgro, Deborah Frost,
Cindy Swartz & Rabbi Taff
Thank you to our Sukkah Building Team!
Jim Lawson, Maks Smelchak, Chuck Adelman, Charles Esgro, Rafi Gannon, Tab Walton, &
Judith Goodman
Simchas for the Coming Week
This Week’s Parasha: Ki Tissa
Torah: Exodus 33:12 - 34:26page 538
Maftir: Numbers 29:26-31page 935
Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18 - 39:16
page 1260
MINYAN ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20: SAP - SP
SHALOM! WELCOME TO THE MOSAIC LAW WEEKLY SCROLL
Mosaic Law Congregation Weekly Scroll
THE SCROLLwww.mosaiclaw.org | weekly newsletter | October 19, 2019 | 20 Tishrei 5780
We want to hear the good news in your life! Marriages, births,
academic achievements, promotions, andeverything in between.
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Scarlet & Harvey Edber in honor of Scarlet’s birthday
Robin & Alvin Fayman in honor of their anniversary
Barri & Gary Gilbert in honor of their anniversary
Carolyn & Allen Green in honor of their anniversary
Fred Hayward in honor of his sister Susan’s birthday
Jan & Larry Highman in honor of Jan’s birthday
Anita & Andrew Kincaid in honor of Andrew’s birthday
Betsy & Michael Singer in honor of their birthdays
Judi & Steve Turtletaub in honor of Judi’s birthday
Pam & Benjamin Wald in honor of Cantor George Wald’s 95th birthday
Irit & Jeff Winston in honor of their anniversary
Art Zimmerman in honor of his granddaughter & grandson beginning college
The Tillie Schiff Endowment Fund
Kiddush Sponsors for October
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MLC?Fall Fashion Show - Wednesday, October 30 at 6pm. Join us at Katia’s Collections, 5619 H St., for a benefit the MLC Activities Fund. Be ready for an evening of fun, food, and fashion. Tickets include dinner, wine, fashion show and exclsuive discount to shop. RSVP by October 25, this evening will sell out! Purchase tickets at mosaiclaw.org or by contacting the office.
CVHEN Memorial Garden Dedication - Central Valley Holocaust Educators’ Network in coordination with the Holocaust Survivors and Descendants group announce the creation of a community wide Memorial Garden at Mosaic Law Synagogue to honor those lost in the Holocaust. Dedication for the garden is set for Sunday, October 20 at 11am. This beautiful sacred space was created to allow visitors to remember their loved ones. The brick wall across from the garden will contain plaques of honor and can be purchased for $75. Visit www.cvhen.com to see a sample plaque and submit your request.
Upcoming Team Isaiah Projects, Turkey Drive Leaders Needed! - Team Isaiah projects will be listed on a flyer available in the foyer for high holidays. Team Isaiah is looking for people to lead the Thanksgiving Food Drive. The Team Isaiah Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive is scheduled for this November 24th-26th, we need volunteers to attend orientation meetings with Western Service Workers, prepare publicity, and coordinate the more than 30 volunteers who collect and sort, box, and distribute Thanksgiving meals to over 100 low income families throughout Sacramento. Training will be provided. For more information or to express an interest, contact Jack Zorman at [email protected].
MLC Program in KOH: Conversational Hebrew Course with Gail Rubin - Come be a part of the miraculous revival of Hebrew as a spoken language! Tuesdays, November 5 through December 10 at 7pm. Hebrew is a language both ancient and modern. With an unbroken literary tradition going back more the 3,000 years, it is the premier example of a classical language revived as the living language of a world community. Why not reap all the benefits of having command of a second language, particularly one that connects us so strongly to our collective past and future?Develop your Hebrew skills in a relaxed and supportive environment. The only course prerequisite is the ability to read Hebrew letters and vowels. When registering please note your skill level for Hebrew writing in print &/or in script. You will be offered an opportunity to learn and practice writing before the classes begin. After 6 weeks you will know how to say about 60 phrases in modern Hebrew. Tuition - $18 (Paid directly to the MLC Education Fund). Course materials available through Amazon (approximately $32). To register contact Kate Pidwerbecki at [email protected] or 916.488.1122.
4050’s Meetup Group - The Jewish Culture Club for 40s50s is a Meetup Group in Sacramento for people who identify as Jewish and are single, unaffiliated, or in an interfaith relationship and want to connect with others who share their interest in Jewish customs and traditions. For more information, look up the Sacramento Jewish Culture Club on Meetup.com. The following High Holidays activity is scheduled with the group:1. Simchat Torah Block Party at 5:30pm on Sunday, October 20, on 11th Street near Congregation B’nai Israel. Music, dancing, and food trucks.
Women’s Network Upcoming Events
Ladies of Mosaic Law! Please join us for the Sisterhood “Chai” Tea - Sunday, October 20, 2pm-4pm in the MLC Sukkah. Dine on finger sandwiches, lovely desserts, and of course flavorful teas. Enjoy schmoozing and playing board games. The event is free for all Sisterhood members – long time participants and those joining us for the first time. The annual $40 membership fee may be paid at the door. Our gift shop will be open. Sisterhood membership has its privileges! Enjoy your 10% discount each time you shop. RSVP to [email protected] or (916) 700-0039.
December 15 - Ceramics Event, 3pm January 5 - Sisterhood Wellness Event, 10am-2pmFebruary 2 - Torah Fund Lunch, 11:30am-1:30pm March 1 - Shushan Banquet 4pm-7pmMay 8-9 - Sisterhood Shabbaton
Renewing your membership or joining for the first time? The Annual Dues are due! $40 per year (July-June) helps support Shul programs and events sponsored by the Sisterhood, and includes a discount at the Mosaic Law Gift Shop. Local dues also include membership in our national organization, Women’s League of Conservative Judaism. Checks payable to MLC Sisterhood can be mailed or delivered to the shul office, attn: Women’s Network.
Visit @mosaiclawjudaica on Facebook to see more of the Mosaic Law Sisterhood Kesher Cafe and Gift Shop!
Did you know that KOH program DVDs from 2013 to 2018 are available for check out?
To prepare for the High Holy Days, you might want to check out two lectures by Rabbi Taff: “Dry Cleaning for the Soul for High Holy Days, #1 & #2” (9-13-2016 & 9-28-2016). Drop in during open Library hours to borrow them.
KOH Film Club: Denial - Sunday, November 3 at 2pm. “As flat-earthery returns to the world, this drama about a historian’s pursual through the UK justice system by a Holocaust denier is refreshing and very pertinent.” - The Guardian. Based on the acclaimed book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Academy Award (R) winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (Cannes Award Winner Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, the burden of proof is on the accused, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Following the documentary there will be a discussion. There is a $5 suggested donation. For more information and to RSVP please contact Mehrnaz Halimi at [email protected] or 916-508-4571.
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KOH LIBRARY & CULTURAL CENTER
You are invited to become a FRIEND of the KOH Library & Cultural Center!
Benefits include an invitation to a Friends’ reception, a practical book bag imprinted with the KOH logo, a monthly online newsletter, and the satisfaction of helping to promote KOH in its mission. Donation options include $18 for annual Friend of KOH and $118 for Lifetime Friend. You can sign up when you visit us at KOH.
KOH Library Hours This Week:
Sunday, October 20th: Closed Monday, October 21st: Closed Tuesday, October 22nd: Closed Wednesday, October 23rd: 10 am - 4 pm Thursday, October 24th: 10 am - 1 pm Friday, October 25th: 10 am - 1 pm
KOH Artist Exhibit Series with special guest artist/photographer Cheryl Fuelleman
By popular demand, this stunning exhibit has been extendedthrough December 2019 during KOH Library
hours or by appointment. Visit www.kohlcc.org for library hours. Pick up your holiday gifts at discounts up to 25%
Cheryl Fuelleman, a recently retired high tech attorney, grew up in Allentown, PA, and migrated to the Bay Area in 1973. After retirement, Cheryl discovered her love of watercolor painting and photography. Her favorite photography subjects are unique spots she finds during her travels. These photographs are the source of inspiration for many of her paintings. However, she has the most fun when painting old trucks, lighthouses, and animals, which is her forte. Her art can be found at cherylfuelleman.zenfolio.comFor more information contact Mehrnaz Halimi at [email protected] or 916-508-4571.
KOH Book Club Discussion Group: The Diamond Setter by Moshe Sakal - Wednesday, November 20 at 1:30pm. Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles, homoerotic tensions, and family secrets across generations and borders, illuminating diverse facets of life in the Middle East.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly in 2011 after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a famous blue diamond known as “Sabakh.” Intending to return the diamond to its rightful owner, Fareed is soon swept up in Tel Aviv’s vibrant gay scene, and a turbulent protest movement. He falls in love with both an Israeli soldier and his boyfriend--the narrator of this book--and reveals the story of his family’s past: a tale of forbidden love beginning in the 1930s that connects Fareed and the jeweler.Following Sabakh’s winding path, The Diamond Setter ties present-day events to a forgotten time before the establishment of the State of Israel divided the region. Moshe Sakal’s poignant mosaic of characters, locales, and cultures encourages us to see the Middle East beyond its violent conflicts.Everyone is welcome, including drop-ins. For more information contact Valla Hoffman at 916-743-8247 or [email protected].
Stitched Together with Josephin Sieroty - Wednesday, October 23 at 1:30pm. For the young and young-at-heart; men and women. Stitched Together is an ongoing class that is open to the entire community. Please bring your projects to work on or join us for the guidance and inspiration to choose a project that will meet your needs and interests. Instructors will be present to assist and answer questions. Josephin will bring the canvas to provide to participants and will demonstrate new stitches along with a short presentation on the history of needle arts. There is a $5 suggested donation to help cover course fees. For additional information, and to RSVP, please contact Taliah at 916.541.3720.
MenPaul Altman (Pinchas) Avraham Ozer David ben ChayaJohn Bach (Yaakov ben Yisrael v’Ruta)John Becker – friend of Susan & Martin SkeerJoe Behar (Yoseph ben Sara) - friend of Cantor Ben RosnerBerle Beliz (Baruch ben Chanah)Binyamin ben SaraBarry BroadJoshua Brown - friend of Linda & Steve MerksamerRoscoe Casita – friend of Ian LobelChaim ben ShoshanaGregg Clark - friend of Dr. Hanoch McCartyDavid ben Gittel – friend of Rabbi Leonard LevyRick Cohen – dear friend of Elena FriedmanDan Yashar ben Kfirah Mordochai - son of Cantor Mike SteinCraig Deutsch (Chaim Eliyahu ben Sara) - son of Sandi Deutsch, nephew of Shirley Cohodes & family of Jim & Judy Lawson Efraim ben Sarah - friend of Irit WinstonEzra ben Gittel - friend of Leslie KupersteinGary Fayman (Yaakov Eliezer ben Rochel Gittel) - son of Robin and Alvin FaymanMorrie Finke (Moshe ben Yitzchak) - father of Les FinkeMark David Frishberg - cousin of Devora BerlinerAl Garcia - friend of Steve and Karen PolanskyIsaac Garst - friend of Sue SperberBob Gilbert - friend of Amy Levy-MeaderBurt Ginsburg - cousin of Cohodes family & Judy WeinerRabbi Gary Greene (HaRav Avraham Asher ben Pessel)Stanley Helsel – father of a friend of Larry & Evie LiebDavid Hersh (Yehoshua David ben Chenya) - son-in-law of Nancy FoglerTzivya bat SheyndelMichael Jeser (Michael Lev ben Tzipora) - brother- in-law of Rabbi Matt RosenbergBob Katzke (Rachim Efraim ben Chanah) Daniel KhazzoomHenry Klein - friend of Dale ZinnTsudik Krivoy (Tsudik ben Miriam) – uncle of Alla Gamarnik Dave LarsenLeo Liberman (Lazer ben Roiza)Norm Lien - friend of Sam & Sharon AnapolskyMark Lipton - friend of Karen & Steve Polansky
Jack Mador (Yaakov ben Moshe) – father of Jessica MadorAlvin Mann-friend of Coral WilsonEthan McCarty (Zevulun Chana ben Freyda Tsilla) - son of Hanoch McCartyHoward Menaker – cousin of Nancy BrodovskyMeyer David ben Leah Stuart Miller - father of Melinda OttDean Murakami - friend of Jonathan LightmanBenjamin NadelJohan Nickels – grandson of friends of the Weintraub familyGordon Pattison - friend of Ethel BaronMark Pullen – friend of the ShaffersRav Avraham David ben Tobah LeahJason Rose – cousin of Sue SperberJay Rosenheim (Yaakov ben Nechama Yehudit)Harley Sachs - friend of Ethel BaronEliyahu ben SarahMelvin ben SadieLarry Saltzman – husband of Sharyn SaltzmanDavid Scheinberg - grandnephew of Jerry ScheinbergJerry Shapiro - husband of Nancy BrinRobert Steinberg (Yehoshua ben Shmuel)Keith Tandowsky - friend of Brian & Simone Naftulin Ron Tochterman – brother of Suzie LauerAlan Verpukhovsky (Ariel ben Yelena) – son of Alex Verpukhovsky & Yelena LipskayaJoel Waldman (Yoel ben Dobra) - father of Stacy Spector Mayer Wisotsky - friend of Renne SchafferYisroel Yitzchak ben Rina LeahDaniel Yoshpe - father of Devorah SamuelsZechariah ben Leah
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WomenDelia Adrales - aunt of Gen LobelAviva bat Sarah - mother of Hodaya VachtelDorothy Bard (Devorah bat Yuzis) - friend of Arlene Pearl and Sheli VarshawskyHenrietta Baron (Yetel bat Pesha v’Chana)Sherrill Baugh - friend of Cindy SwartzSandra Bear (Sara bat Rivka Leah)Taliah BergerHope Brandsma - friend of Art ZimmermanMary Burns – machatonister of Ricki LobelTracy Swidler-Cady (Tova bat Bela Route) -friend of Harriet BaumDiane Casado - friend of Hanoch McCartyChanah Aviva bat Shaina - friend of Deb GonzalezCaren ClarkeAndrea Cleaner (Chanah Rivka bat Shprintza) – wife of Murray CleanerBennerita Coltes - wife of Julio ColtesDevorah bat Tiby Channa - friend of Sara Kahn ShapiroLanie Eichler (Yehudis bat Esther Leah) - cousin of Susan Weiss-ShannonElyse Eismer – mother of Linda & Marvin Kamras’daughter-in-lawHassida Gabor - family of the McCartyAhuva Ganon - sister of Raphael GanonSheri Goldberg (Sara Bela bat Esther Malka)Nancy Grant (Chana ben Ari)Laura Green (Yoseffa Ariella bat Sarah)Lee Greenberg (Leah bat Feigah) – mother of Ricki LobelReyna Greenfield - friend of Harriet BaumEve Grossman – friend of Jennifer Barth & Louise CaplanElizabeth Guillen – friend of Barbara TomiyamaPenina bat Haddas - sister of Merhnaz Halimi WaksAnn Hanosh – mother of the friend of Joel Zimmerman Karen Herman (Leah bat Sara) – friend of Joel ZimmermanJan Highman (Shunamit bat Sarah) - wife of Larry HighmanPaula Hochfelder (Perel Shoshana bat Leah) - sister of Ricki LobelElaine HusseyTobi Inlender – niece of Charlotte BallardSheetal Kaur - friend of Les FinkeKathy Kesler - friend of Dale Marie ZinnSophia KomskyLorna Krafchuk – dear sister of Ruth SaundersKatherine Lennard - friend of Joyce and Steve WeinbergJoan Levi (Betya bat Bela) – sister of Gay TannerLouise bat Bohar – aunt of Hilda Sadigh HarouniYaira bat Malka - mother of Yossi ShapiroMeladee McCarty – wife of Hanoch McCartyMona Babich McKenna - cousin of Hanoch McCarty
Joni Mehler-Taylor (Yona Pessah) – daughter of RobertMehlerKathy Miller - friend of Ryan BrodovskyLisa Miller (Elisheva) - friend of Leah DankmanPat Murakami - friend of Jonathan LightmanCherlyn Nagy - friend of Cindy SwartzBarbara O’Conner - family friend of Cantor Ben RosnerRobin Orlansky - daughter of David & Sheli VarshawskyKathy Pardun - friend of Elena Friedman-WeissNatalie Paris – friend of Judy KahlerMeg Powell – mother of Linda & Marvin Kamras’ daughter-in-lawHannah bat Rachel – friend of Betsy & Mike SingerSamantha Rosenberg - grandchild of Lew & Toni RosenbergMichelle Rosmarin (Miriam Shaindel bat Frimit) – cousin of Sid RosenbergKeren Rothshtien (Keren bat Rachel) - friend of Mehrnaz WaksAndrea Rubin – cousin of Sheli VarshawskyRut Vimra bat SaraRuth Saunders (Rasah Riva bat Chava)Carol Scheinberg – wife of Jerald ScheinbergShelly Schermer - friend of Karen PolanskySara bat Rivka LeahSandra Shaffer (Shulamit bat Esther Rachel) - wife of Lloyd ShafferTeresa (Nancy) StahlJosephin Sieroty (Eilah Chaya bat Sarah)Melany Soybelman - grandchild of Tatyana LandaBeverly Swartz – mother of Cindy SwartzAja Tidwell - friend of Coral WilsonKendall Tobe – stepdaughter of Daniel WeissSuzanne Townsend – friend of Elena FriedmanTzipora bat Mazal - sister of Irit WinstonSophie Velasco – friend of Cindy Swartz Katrina Rubenstein Ward – dear friend of Schaffer family Sandi WassermanNancy WeedmanRegina Wolf (Raisel bat Leah) Abby Wolf Feigelson (Avigail bat Raisel)Yehudit bat Esther – friend of Candace Evans Yehudit Riva bat Alta Soora Etel – friend of Judah RosenYona Tova Edith - mother of Randi GoldKaren Zak-daughter of Mervin & Yael Fahn
