FEBRUARY 2019THE
BULLETIN PENINSULA
TEMPLESHOLOM
Hands on Havdalah
Saturday, March 2 | 4-5:30 pmHelp package small toiletry items of diapers of all sizes for CALL Primrose. Any donations help; please drop them off in the bins in the PTS foyer anytime!
RSVP to Rabbi Delson, [email protected].
CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN 2019Volunteer to be a 2-week Caring Community Coordinator. You can offer peer-to-peer support by making calls, writing cards, and visiting members of our community. Contact Bev Rochelle, [email protected] or Rabbi Delson, [email protected].
ZIMRAH CHADASHAHThis month’s theme will be “The Music of Alan Goodis” as we prepare for his scholar-in-residency at this year’s Congregational Retreat in March!
TALMUD STUDY: Postponed Until March Stay tuned for new start date.Rabbi Molly Plotnik resumes her weekly Wednesday Morning Talmud Study. No previous Talmud experience necessary. This class is for anyone who wants to stud rabbinic thoughts on spirituality, dreams, prayer, and more! Come every week or drop by when you can.
WELCOMING NEW MEMBERSThis month we welcome new members Joe and Frances Steinberger to the PTS community. Please say “hi” when you see them!
RABBI Bradley ArtsonSCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCESAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 1-3, 2019 Friday, February 1 6:30 pm: Kabbalat Shabbat Service Almighty? No Way! Embracing the God We Actually Love
Saturday, February 2 9 - 10am: Rabbi Artson will lead Torah Study
Sunday, February 3 10 am: Cafe Sholom God and the Big BangFull schedule at: home.sholom.org
SHOLOM WOMEN’S ANNUAL FUNDRAISERSaturday, March 2, 7:30 pm
Join the PTS community for an elegant evening of musical theater, featuring Emily Pelc. Enjoy hors
d’oeuvres, wine, champagne, and decadent desserts!
Home & Hope PTS Hosts Guests
Start the new year off with a mitzvah! Please help with grocery shopping, set-up or take-down, preparing a delicious meal, or staying overnight. Sign up on home.sholom.org.
volunteers needed! PTS is hosting Home & Hope families February 3-10.
Hear how California Clubhouse, a social and vocational community, is aiding those living with mental illness and adding meaning to their lives.
Learn more and RSVP to Marci Benson at [email protected].
Let’s Talk Mental HealthPositive Impact ofCALIFORNIACLUBHOUSE
Sunday, March 3, 3 - 5 pm
CONTRIBUTIONS We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions made through December 31.
Beautificationin honor ofMel & Margaret ScheinmanMarion & Curtis Meier
in memory ofIrving KatzCarol & Bob Tessler
Cantor Barry Reich Tributein memory ofIrving KatzJudy & Harry Cohn
Charitable Givingin honor ofSurvivors of the Camp Fire in Paradise, CaliforniaSharron & Elias Emergui
Christopher Lee Fishtrom Landscapingin memory ofMichael Fishtrom Helen Levin Aaron “Babe” Monsky Sue & Gary Fishtrom
Rose GoodmanSidney GoodmanJennie PearlmanBarbara Hafter
GeneralIrina & Boris Auerbuch
Estate of Petter BattatEsther Dover Mae & Mark Perlson
Michelle & Keith Tandowsky
in honor ofCantor FoxJulius Aires
Ralph BattatCarol & Bob Tessler
in memory ofEdwin SchwartzWendy & Jeffrey Baruh
Beatrice CaplanArthur CaplanShelly Caplan
David YoumanStephen D. YoumanToby Cossman
Samuel A. GoldmanHelaine Darling
Samuel SegalCarol & Michael Dollinger
Frances J. CooperShirley & Ben Eisler
Marcos EmerguiSharron & Elias Emergui
Sidi ErmannDon Ermann
Thomas EzrinGerald SimonEllen Ezrin
Frances GoldmanDiane & Manny Goldman
Henri NahoumJoanna & Brian Hafter
Joseph David SilverRandi & Jim Hutchinson
Anna BernardJanice Katz
Harry FieldEva & Richard Klein
Joel KohnJean Kohn
Maurice RobinsonDiane & Richard Koss
Helga LesserJoan RichMary & Andy Lesser
Harry LiptonMarvin Lipton
Philip WeinerMarsha & Robert Mayer
Sara ZimmermanSidney ZimmermanPearl & Mel Mosk
Irving KatzAnonymousRichard E. Watson & Norma B. Watson
Max HaffernanLinda & Mickey Podolsky
Max RaskoffDr. Carol Tabak & Dr. William Raskoff
Gene AddisEmanuel KubyJoyce Robbins
Pauline A. ShavesMarilyn Rosekind
Maurice RosenbergEllie & Marty Rosenberg
Arie BerkovitsNaomi & Jeff Silk
Lois SniderVictoria SniderYash Snider
Rhoda KaplanHenry SteinMichelle & Keith Tandowsky
Marilyn WatermanMary Ann Waterman
Sara ZimmermanSidney Zimmerman Marilyn & Dave Zimmerman
High Holy Day Appeal
AnonymousEliza & Jason Edelman
Francine FederLincoln Howell
Sonny & Steve HurstPing & Jeffrey LitkeFrances & Joe Steinberger
Levin/Lowenthal Memorial Campershipin honor ofThe Cristiano Family The King FamilyDiane & George Rauchwerger
Monasch Programin honor ofHeidi Schell Sandra Monasch & David Monasch, III
in memory ofBernice MonaschAnn StolowitzCharles HaberIrving KatzEllie FrankelSandra & David Monasch III
Oneg SponsorshipHeidi & Stephan Schell
PreschoolAnonymousBridget McGill & Gerald Whitcomb
Rabbis’ DiscretionaryMarilyn GelderSonny & Steve Hurst
in memory ofIrving KatzMichelle & Jeffrey Katz
Sephardic MinyanDebbie & Effie Sharabi
Social Justice/ Home & Hope
Patricia AnixterSheryl & Greg Goldman
Ilana & Neal Tandowsky
in honor ofArlene RosenbergBenita & Burton Boxerman
in memory ofIrving KatzBobbie Goldstein
Youth EducationAndra & David Grossman
Youth Education Tzedakah
Julie & Ilan Feuchtwang
Youth Happenings at PTSrsvp at home.sholom.org; click on calendar event find out more in your youth ed e-newsletter
3rd-6th Grade Kehillah Singers: Join the PTS Youth Choir Select Youth Education Sundays, 9-9:25 amSing with Cantor Fox and other PTS youth! There will be various opportunities to gather, bond, rehearse, and lead worship throughout the year. Contact Cantor Fox at [email protected] for more information.
Youth Education: Family Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:30 pm; Dinner: 7:15 pmDon’t miss our first Family Shabbat of the year! Join your PTS friends, Rabbi Molly & Madeleine for a musical service geared towards families, followed by a delicious Shabbat meal, art project and Yogurtland! RSVP on home.sholom.org by February 1.
7-8th Grades Pre-PARTY: Hide and Seek Tournament February 9, 5 - 8 pmExplore all the hiding spots PTS has to offer! This is a challenge you won’t want to miss. Learn more and RSVP on home.sholom.org.
9-12th Grades: PARTY Escape February 24, 6 - 9 pmPARTY hits the town with a fun night at the Escape rooms at SF Palace of Fine Arts! Learn more and RSVP on home.sholom.org by February 17.
FEBRUARYBAt mitzvAh
FEBRUARY 2Mishpatim
Asa Kipervargson of
Carol & Sasha Kipervarg Ocean Shore School
Donate Your Used VehicleIT’S A WIN/WIN FOR YOU & PTS
Car donations are an easy way to support PTS as proceeds from sales go right to the Temple. Trucks, boats, motorcycles, and RVs are also accepted, running or not! For more information, please email [email protected].
J A N U A R Y YA H R Z E I T S Jan 27-Feb 2Lloyd AndersonMorton BarronKristine BermanMax BloomSally R. BloomStuart Everett BrotmanHenry CohenBarbara DrabkinLeon FishHans FriedebergFlora K. HaasLynn HurstBarbara IsacksonRose JacobsonJudi KletterLeah LevinsonCharlotte LevyNatalie LevyEva LiptonHenry MainzerMax MarkowskySidney MoskBetty MoskoBlanche NeumanDana Nickelsburg
Bettie OppenheimMIchael PatnerJerome Marvin PfeiferRudy PolackAllan G. RoseaLeonard RosenthalLarry RothschildJacqueline SalamaEsther SenturiaSofya ShumakhAnna I. SimonSidney SossHazel TaylorRobert TuttlePatricia WittenbergRichard Zimmerman
Feb 3-9First Name Last NameBeatrice AltmanAnn ArmatoMinnie BeckermanAline BerlPaul CheroffSamuel CohnAlvin DarlingMoshe Dayan
Christopher Lee Fishtrom
Ray FoxRose GoldenMichael GolubKaren GraceJoseph GrossmanMyron HarbandFlorence HerbachElliott HorovitzNancy HutchinsonMarjorie KarpHelen KatzmanMiriam KaufmanLinda LipnackSylvia MakofskyMoshe MayaSallye MirskyMarvin PaschRivy PerelmanRoger PerlmutterEsther PhilanLeah Camille QuintanaHelen Ruth RaiskinGail RamenNancy RobinsonAbraham Salz
Albert SchlesingerMalke SchwartzRose StonePauline UnderbergJosef WaisblattHarry WaisblattElizabeth WeilheimerErna Wertheim
Feb 10-16First Name Last NameJacob BarkoffJulien BauerMarge BergsonSaul DownesLee FinklesteinMolly FrankelIra FranklinVernon HollandLotte JonasMaximilion KahnHarold KatzGeorge KleinmaierPauline KlineSamuel LazerAlfons LesserJacob Levine
James LuxenbergMery MayaFlorence MintzRamsey OppenheimGerald OrnsteinRoslyn PoppersEsther PragerArmond RogoMichael SaddikEvelyn SingerBirdie SklarArthur SolomonBeth WynnMildred Zopanek
Feb 17-23First Name Last NameEster AddisLeo AmsterIrene AndersonJean AndersonAlfred BernsteinSarra BronfmanEdna CalhounMorris B. CohnMolly DaktorEsther Daniel
Martin FitermanKhaim GerbsBessie GladstoneMorton HeymanHanna Lotte KaufmanMoshe KhaylisHelen KurtzFred LesserMark MarkovichDavid MayaDavid Monasch, Jr.Sol H. OrwitzHerbert OsoskeMax RogaEmmanuel SandlerMaxine SchwartzFrances SchwartzRobert C. SiegelBettie SimonRhea TabakSanford TandowskyMargot WachtelLouis WestermanRudolph Zisovitz
pts book clubWednesday, February 27
7 pm
Join the Book Club for a discussion of Orphan #8 by
Kim Van Alkemade.
RSVP to Shelly Blecher at [email protected].
At PTS we are building a community of care. It is sometimes tricky to know the right words to say to a person who is going through a difficult time, especially the loss of a loved one. Simple expressions of empathy and caring are the most appreciated. Avoiding questions about “what” and “when” help the person know you are concerned without burdening them with recounting the painful experience. Share that you are available if the person would like to talk, and that you are sorry for what they are going through. May we all be messengers of comfort to each other.
Warmly, Rabbi Dan Feder
A Word from Your Clergy
PARENTHOODCONVERSATION
Thursday, February 21
7-8:30 pm
PLAYDATE IN OUR PARK
Saturday, February 23
4-5:30 pm
Come talk through the Joys and Oys of raising young children. RSVP to Rabbi Delson at [email protected] by February 18.
Join Rabbi Delson and her family for a playdate at PTS. Get to know your fellow community members!
Spend Time with Rabbi Delson
SOCIAL JUSTICE HOUSE MEETINGS
Explore the issues that matter to you most right now. These conversations will lead to a deeper social justice agenda for the next 18 months. Want to volunteer your home for meetings or are intrigued? Email Rabbi Delson, [email protected].
THIS MONTH AT PTS Friday, February 13rd Grade Sholom in
the Home 5:30 PMPre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMTots ‘n’ Torah
Shabbat Service 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service with
Scholar-in-Residence, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson 6:30 PM
Preschool Family Shabbat Dinner 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 27th Grade 9:00 AMTorah Today led by Rabbi
Bradley Shavit Artson 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM
Sunday, February 3Cafe Sholom 9:30 AMStarr*Stevens Judaica
Shop Open 9:30 AMLecture with Scholar-in-
Residence, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson 10:30 AM
Monday, February 4Wise Aging Class 1:00 PMIntro. to Judaism &
Beginning Hebrew With Rabbi Feder 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 6Starr*Stevens Judaica
Shop Open 10:30 AM
Thursday, February 7The Trope of Queen Esther
led by Cantor Fox 7:30 PMFriday, February 8Family Shabbat Service 5:30 PMPre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMFamily Shabbat Dinner 7:00 PMSaturday, February 97th Grade 9:00 AMTorah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPre PARTY Hide and
Seek Tournament 5:00 PM
Sunday, February 10Sholom Women Meeting 9:30 AMStarr*Stevens Judaica
Shop Open 9:30 AM
Monday, February 11Wise Aging Class 1:00 PMWednesday, February 13Starr*Stevens Judaica
Shop Open 10:30 AMBack to the Source
led by Rabbi Feder 11:00 AMBoard Meeting 6:15 PM
Thursday, February 14The Trope of Queen Esther
led by Cantor Fox 7:30 PM
Friday, February 15Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMSaturday, February 16Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AM
Monday, February 18presidents day — temple office/
preschool closed
Wednesday, February 20Starr*Stevens Judaica
Shop Open 10:30 AMBack to the Source
led by Rabbi Feder 11:00 AM
Thursday, February 21Social Justice Meeting 7:00 PMThe Trope of Queen Esther
led by Cantor Fox 7:30 PMFriday, February 22Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PM11th Grade Program 6:30 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMSaturday, February 23Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPreschool Playdate with
Rabbi Delson 4:00 PM
Sunday, February 24Starr*Stevens Judaica
Shop Open 9:30 AMPARTY Escape 6:00 PMSholom in the Home
Baby Boomers 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 27Morning Talmud Study
with Rabbi Molly 8:15 AMStarr*Judaica Shop Open 10:30 AMBack to the Sourse led by
Rabbi Feder 11:00 AMJCRC Celebrating our
Community Champions 5:45 PMBook Club, “Orphan #8,”
by Kim Van Alklemade 7:30 PM
Thursday, February 28Hot Topics led by
Rabbi Feder 12:00 PMThe Trope of Queen Esther
led by Cantor Fox 7:30 PMFriday, March 14th Grade Sholom in
the Home 5:30 PMPre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMTots ‘n’ Torah
Shabbat Service 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMTots ‘n’ Torah Shabbat
Dinner 6:30 PMSaturday, March 27th Grade 9:00 AMTorah Today 9:00 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMHands on Havdalah 4:00 PMSholom Women Donor
Event, Life is a Cabaret 7:30 PM
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