Connections Temple Emanu-El, San Jose CA Adar-Nisan 5773 March 2013 V. 76 No. 1 1010 University Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 www.templesanjose.org Office: 408‐ 292‐ 0939 Religious School: 292‐ 3223 Preschool: 293‐ 8660 Fax: 292‐ 7625 March Service Schedule: Fri., March 1 6:15 PM Shabbatluck Dinner 7:15 PM Erev Shabbat Family Service - Grade 6 Sat., March 2 9:00 AM Minyan, Tea and Torah Fri., March 8 7:30 P:M Erev Shabbat Service Sat., March 9 9:00 AM Shabbat Morning Minyan Fri., March 15 6:00 PM Tot Shabbat Service 6:30 PM Tot Shabbat Potluck 7:30 PM Rock Shabbat Service Sat., March 16 9:00 AM Shabbat Morning Minyan 10:30 PM Bar Mitzvah of Connor Turetzky Fri., March 22 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service Sat., March 23 9:00 PM Shabbat Morning Minyan Fri., March 29 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service Sat., March 30 10:00 AM Shabbat in Nature at Uvas Canyon Park Candle Lighting Times March 1: 5:43 PM March 8: 5:21 PM March 15: 6:56 PM March 22: 7:03 PM March 29: 7:09 PM Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Pesach Holiday from: Barry and Mary Cohen and Family Joan and Marvin Fox and Family Steve & Arlene Greenberg Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ross and Family Bobi & Ray Levine and Family Bobbi Lotman and Family In this Issue: Congregational Second Night Seder………………………………...Page 4 Passover Cooking Class………………………………………………..Page 6 Sisterhood Women’s Seder…………………………………………….Page 10 Passover Food Drive …………………………………………………….Page 15
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Connections Temple Emanu-El, San Jose CA Adar-Nisan 5773 March 2013 V. 76 No. 1
1010 University Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 www.templesanjose.org Office: 408‐292‐0939 Religious School: 292‐3223 Preschool: 293‐8660 Fax: 292‐7625
March Service
Schedule:
Fri., March 1 6:15 PM Shabbatluck Dinner 7:15 PM Erev Shabbat Family
Service - Grade 6 Sat., March 2
9:00 AM Minyan, Tea and Torah
Fri., March 8
7:30 P:M Erev Shabbat Service Sat., March 9
9:00 AM Shabbat Morning Minyan
Fri., March 15
6:00 PM Tot Shabbat Service 6:30 PM Tot Shabbat Potluck 7:30 PM Rock Shabbat Service
Sat., March 16 9:00 AM Shabbat Morning
Minyan 10:30 PM Bar Mitzvah of
Connor Turetzky
Fri., March 22
6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Sat., March 23 9:00 PM Shabbat Morning
Minyan
Fri., March 29
6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Sat., March 30 10:00 AM Shabbat in Nature at
Uvas Canyon Park
Candle Lighting Times March 1: 5:43 PM
March 8: 5:21 PM
March 15: 6:56 PM
March 22: 7:03 PM
March 29: 7:09 PM
Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy
Pesach Holiday from: Barry and Mary Cohen and Family
Joan and Marvin Fox and Family
Steve & Arlene Greenberg
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ross and Family
Bobi & Ray Levine and Family
Bobbi Lotman and Family
In this Issue:
Congregational Second Night Seder………………………………...Page 4
Passover Cooking Class………………………………………………..Page 6
Sisterhood Women’s Seder…………………………………………….Page 10
Passover Food Drive …………………………………………………….Page 15
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President’s Message Words from the Rabbi
The future... It's a concept with which we all have a unique relationship. There are many aspects of our lives which require us to "think about the future" - our children, our retirement, our planet, AND our Temple. The leadership members at Temple Emanu-El have been very focused recently on the future of Temple Emanu-El in two distinct ways. First, a "Visioning Committee" has been formed, led by Executive Committee member, Jim Heerwagen, and has met several times to begin the process of envisioning our community's future. Soon this group will begin meeting with some of you in our congrega-tion to join in on this conversation about what the future looks like in your minds - and in your hearts. Your feedback will be incorporated into the decisions we make about the direction of our programs and our infrastructure.
Secondly, the Temple's Endowment Committee, which was formed two years ago under the tireless leadership of Ruth Krandel, has recently come together again to review the pro-gress we've made in establishing this crucial component in the success of our future, and to forge a path ahead in grow-ing the base of this fund. Ruth's vision and careful guidance resulted in the creation of our Temple's Endowment Fund, housed at the Jewish Community Federation of San Fran-cisco. Over $150,000 has been raised to date and is being carefully managed by the investment professionals at the Federation. Ruth has now retired as Chair of the Endowment Committee after two years of superb oversight. All of us on the Board of Trustees want to extend our deepest gratitude to Ruth for her efforts. This project was truly a labor of love as I don't know that I've ever met anyone more committed to the future vibrancy of our Temple than Ruth Krandel. As we enter the next phase of growth for the Endowment, I am thrilled to announce that Marvin Fox has agreed to be the new Chair of the Endowment Committee. I'm confident that Marv's passion for Temple Emanu-El and its future will lead this committee forward successfully.
The legacy we as individual congregants will leave is depend-ent on the commitments we are all willing to make in this effort today. More information on how to make "Legacy Gifts" - gifts that come from estate planning and trusts, will soon be made available to all our members. This is one of the most significant gifts you can make to our Temple. Without these investments now, the future of our synagogue is left unsecured. We must all reflect on our commitment to the next generation - L'Dor V'Dor... All of us on The Endowment Committee (myself included) look forward to meeting with many of you personally to share with you about Legacy Giving and to provide resources to help you and your family make these important decisions.
-Jeff Hoffman
Have you ever sat in our Chapel? I
am sure you have sat many times in
our Sanctuary. Don’t worry, I am not taking role! Our Chapel has an energy about it that is like no other place in the Synagogue. It is a simple space, next door to my office. The wooden pews take me back to my child-hood. The wooden Aron HaKodesh (Holy Ark) is stunning. The energy in that Chapel feels to me like a mix of tradition and classical reform. I feel a sense of pride and of humility. The stained glass windows are actually from our original site on 3rd and San Antonio. I can only imagine how they must have looked in our original Synagogue, Bikkur Cholim, before our name changed to Temple Emanu-El.
Over the course of my fourteen years at the Shul I have found the Chapel to be one of my spiritual spots, a place to meditate and to reflect. And we have used the Chapel for small weddings and funerals as well as for our morning Holy Day services like Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Pesach, Shavuot and for our Yizkor services we have throughout the year. It is a truly holy space.
A few months back as you are aware we had the lighting on our Bimah of the Sanctuary re-done. We also repainted the ceiling of the Bimah as well as re-doing the “Ten Commandments” sculpture. Thanks to Sherman Zell, a devoted congregant who wanted to be able to see his wife Lois sing in the choir, we have new lights on the Bimah!!! But in doing the renovation on the ceiling of the Bimah we realized with the new color and the new feel that maybe we need a new Ner Tamid, eternal lamp. So with the help of Bob Hersch, a former president and lifelong member who was present at the dedication of our Sanctuary on University, we put together a mini committee to discuss our options. So with Bob Hersch we added Mort Berlant, Mark Atlas and Marvin Fox. We sat down and discussed what we thought. We learned that the Ner Tamid, like the stained glass windows of the Chapel, come from the original building on 3rd and San Antonio. So it hit us… maybe we should turn the Chapel into an homage to our original site of Bikkur Cholim. Put the Ner Tamid in the chapel, redo the flooring and carpeting, clean up the stained glass windows, redo the lighting as we are going to do with the Sanctuary anyway and create an historical area where we would have the picture of our original building and a brief history.
Our small committee has become excited about this potential but we have one more piece to do before we move forward. We need to hear from our congregants. What do you think? If you would like the opportunity to share with us what you think, to either support our idea of a Bikkur Cholim Chapel and putting in a new and modern Ner Tamid in the Sanctuary, or if you have some reservations about the idea, then please join us in the Chapel on Sunday March 10 at 11:30 so we can have an open discussion. If you are unable to attend feel free to contact me or any member of the committee with your opinion.
I hope this idea excites you as much as it does me!
Rabbi Dana L. Magat
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March 15 at 6:00 PM These brief services are led by Rabbi Magat and Cantor Meeka Simerly and feature upbeat songs, a short story, and a talk with the Rabbi on the Bimah and are perfect for families with young children. Potluck dinner immediately following the service. For more information or to be added to the Tot Shabbat reminder list, contact [email protected]
Kama’s Corner
The first meeting I ever attended as incom-ing Executive Director of Temple Emanu-El was the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees in May of last year. It took place
in the Temple House. I was excited to meet so many of you for the first time and I was looking forward to learning more about the Temple from the presentations to be given that night by the Board. As the presentations began, I strained with all my might to understand what each speaker was say-ing into the microphone. Sadly, I didn't really hear much of what was said that night. I sat there thinking, "If I can help change just one thing at this Temple, it will be this sound system."
I soon met Sid Rosenberg and in him found someone deeply determined to improve the quality of sound in that wonderful space. Then I had lunch with Ruth Krandel and JoAnn Shank, and found two more congregants who couldn't wait another moment to see that problem solved. And then Marvin Fox and Rick Davis shared their concern as well and sud-denly, I had a "power team" of devoted members of the con-gregation who meant business in fixing the sound in our Temple House.
The rest, as they say, is now history. Please join us for Rock Shabbat on March 15 to enjoy the terrific improvements to the sound system and acoustics. I am so grateful to these members and donors for their commitment and their generos-ity. We will honor their contributions and dedication at the March 15 Rock Shabbat.
There's been a lot of talk around here about "Legacy" lately... What will future generations of Temple Emanu-El members find here when they look around 10, 20, 30 years from now? What will the legacy of today's congregants be? There are so many opportunities for long-term improvements and I hope many of you will be so inspired by one of these projects that you will jump in with both feet - as Sid, Ruth, JoAnn, Marv, and Rick did. I look forward to the next "legacy improvement" we take on together!
at 7:30 PM
Rock Shabbat March 15
Join us after the service for a very special oneg where we will unveil
our new Temple House sound system and acoustic improvements
and honor those who helped to make it happen!
Recently, the Temple Emanu-El staff and clergy were asked to submit what they felt were the top items needed around our beloved Temple.
Below is a list of the items that were submitted.
Are you able to assist us in helping to acquire any of the items from the list? We would appreciate any assistance that you can offer to keep our Temple up to date and beautiful.
TEMPLE EMANU-EL WISH LIST:
GENERAL Electronic board outside New Chairs (to replace the brown ones) New, networked, color copier with finishing options Ice Machine for the kitchen New chairs for Rabbi/Cantor office New Window Coverings in the Temple House New Carpet in the Temple House New Laptops for Administrative Team
PRESCHOOL New carpet in the Preschool New paint in the Preschool New Sun shades on the playground Emergency supplies (bandaids, gauze, etc) CD players iPad for Preschool Child size helmets Sharpie markers Masking tape Balls for Preschool Art supplies for Preschool Photo memory card for Preschool Digital camera for Preschool
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Art supplies for Religious School Bean bag chairs for Religious School digital camera for Religious School photo memory card for Religious School balls for Religious School chairs for lobby of Religious School office iPad for Religious School Book shelves for Library (specific type and size) Small desk or check in type table for library
Wish List
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Congregational Second Night Seder
Moses Maimonides (1135 CE-1204 CE) Few have attained the heights of thought & scholarship scaled by Maimonides (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, or Rambam, as he was called). His genius revealed itself in many fields of spiri-tual & scientific activity: in law, philosophy, medicine, astron-omy & logic. He wrote many extraordinary scholarly works, & was the acknowledged head of the Jewish Community in Egypt & the revered leader of all Jewry. His authority ex-tended as far as the distant land of Yemen. Maimonides was born in Cordova Spain on Passover eve, in year 1135. ( His father was a noted Hebrew scholar who traced his ancestry to the House of David). Due to severe Jew-ish persecution, the family of Maimonides left Cordova & wan-dered from land to land, finally settling in Cairo, Egypt. Dur-ing this period in Cairo, he composed his renowned 14-volume Mishna Torah, a monumental, comprehensive & sys-tematic code of Jewish law, organized & written in a clear, lucid style. Included herein, he also developed his famous 13 Articles of Jewish Faith, as well as enumerating & explaining the 613 Commandments, both of which were incorporated in orthodox prayerbooks. The greatest work of medieval philosophy is Maimonides’ “Guide to the Perplexed,” considered among scholars as the most influential (as well as controversial) Jewish books of all time. It is studied assiduously by Jewish, Christian & Muslim scholars alike. It served as the first liberal education to many a Talmud- weary -Yeshiva bocher (young man) of past ages. The book is an attempt to bring philosophy into harmony with religion. The first to: proclaim the sovereignty of reason, to explore the Bible with an open mind, to rationalize beliefs & practices which for a thousand years were obeyed blindly, to span a bridge between Moses & Aristotle, & between the bib-lical conception of God & the Universe. As the name implies, the “Guide” was designed to deal with the religious difficulties of the orthodox Jew who fell under the influence of the current philosophical ideas. To Maimonides, God is above human ken. Scripture pictures God in human form, & attributes (Anthropomorphic) to God the organic faculties & passions possessed by mortals. To Maimonides, the belief in God as a body is worse than idolatry- The only knowledge we may have of God is through God’s acts which are Moral & are for humans to imitate. Human’s Ethical perfection, one’s Character & Conduct, depends upon one’s freedom of action &, therefore, is responsible for one’s Deeds & Misdeeds. Maimonides, who conceived God ration-ally, demanded that the worship be Intellectual, instead of Emotional. The evil & suffering in the world seem to be in di-rect contradiction to Rambam, who proclaims God as the ulti-mate cause of all that exists. He circumvents this, however, by stating that Evil is not a Positive, but a Negative condition for which We All, not God, are responsible. Having acquired this knowledge (the development of one’s In-tellectual & Spiritual qualities), says Maimonides, we “will then be determined always to seek Loving Kindness, good Judgement & Righteousness, & to Imitate the ways of God.” The “Guide” breathed life into the old faith by introducing the scientific spirit into Judaism: he served as protest against the superstitions that corroded religion, by making Jews think more rationally about their religious tradition. At a UNESCO conference in 1985, honoring the 850th anniversary of his birth, a scholar, Shlomo Pines, summarized the conference, as follows: “Maimonides is the most influential Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages, & quite possibly of all time” (Time magazine, Dec 23,1985). As a popular Jewish expression of the Middle Ages declares: From Moses (of the Torah) to Moses (Maimonides) there was none like Moses.” - Sid Rosenberg, Ritual Committee
Ritual
Are you interested in learning more about membership at Temple
Emanu-El? Or
Do you know someone who is?
Join us for a brunch for prospective
members on Sunday, March 17
at 10:30 AM
Prospective Members
Congregational Seder
Tuesday, March 26 at 6:00 PM
Send your check by March 20, made payable to Temple Emanu-El, with this form
to the Temple office. Name: ___________________________________________
# of Seniors (over 65) _______ x $28 = $ ___________
# of Children (ages 5-10)_____ x $18 = $___________
# of Children (ages 4 & under) ________
Total Enclosed: $______
Return to: Second Night Seder, Temple Emanu-El
1010 University Avenue, San Jose CA 95126
What better way is there to observe Passover than with your Congregational family? Remove this form and return it to the Temple office to come together for a wonderful seder, great people, and a fabulous meal.
Come and see why we have been a strong and supportive congregational family for over 150 years!
RSVPs are a must. So please RSVP to
[email protected] or call the Temple office at (408) 292-0939. We look forward to meeting you!!
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Brotherhood Blood Drive
Child Adovocates
On Friday, March 8 we will have special guest speakers from Child Advocates of Silicon Valley speak to our congregation during the Shabbat Service. We hope that you will attend and learn about the amazing work that this organization does and learn more about how you can get involved.
The mission of Child Advocates of Silicon Valley is to provide stability and hope to abused and neglected children by be-ing a powerful voice in their lives. Our vision is that every child has a positive view of the future and the opportunity to become a productive, healthy adult.
HISTORY OF CHILD ADVOCATES OF SILICON VALLEY
Child Advocates started in 1986 when the Santa Clara County Dependency Court Judge, Len Edwards, and a community vol-unteer, Nora Manchester, found that there was too little information about the children for whom the court was making life-determining decisions. Judge Edwards asked Nora to recruit volunteers who could become the eyes and ears of the court as well as friends of the children, so when these decisions are made an adult could be present who knows and understands the child and could make recommendations to the court about what is in the child's best interest. After serving more than 10,000 abused and neglected children since our beginning 26 years ago, this is the same mission Child Advocates performs today.
CHILDREN AND VOLUNTEERS
Over 50% of the children we serve in Santa Clara County are Hispanic/Latino. Child Advocates sup-ports the children through its Advocate volunteers. Child Advocate volunteers serve abused or neglected children who have become dependants of the state and are cared for within the foster care system. There are nearly 1,500 of these children in Santa Clara County ranging in age from birth to 19 years old. These children may be living in shelters, group homes, institutions, and/or foster homes. We match a caring, trained adult volunteer to each child on a one-to-one basis. The volunteer is sworn in as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and provides his/her recommendations about the child to the court, while providing a comforting and supportive relationship with the child. For the year ended June 30, 2012, the Agency served 569 chil-dren with 16 direct staff and nearly 500 volunteers.
Friday, March 8 at 7:30 PM
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Announcing New Programs
Aligning Jewish Values with One’s Investment Portfolio
Sunday, March 3 at 10:30 AM with lecturer Mike Kreigel
“Socially Responsible Investing” (SRI) is an investment ap-proach that considers social impact, environmental responsi-bility, and financial profits. When SRI is combined with Jew-ish values, what happens? Join financial advisor Mike Krigel as he examines components of an investment portfolio that
reflect positively on Jewish values. Investment products cov-ered will include Israel Bonds, California Municipal Bonds,
energy sector investments, and a range of mutual funds and index funds that are socially responsible. Cost: Free
Girls’ Night Out Thursday, March 14th 5:30pm—10:00pm Inviting all Temple Emanu-El ladies to have an evening of Fun & Friendship. We will join book author Lisa Alcalay Klug for dinner at Aldo's Restaurant & Bar in Los Gatos. Then we will attend her presentation at the APJCC. Finally, we will share a Wine & Cupcake Post Party! Lisa Alcalay Klug is the author of Hot Mamalah: The Ultimate Guide for Every Woman of the Tribe! Cost is $20 for members. $30 for non-members. Dinner is not included. To view the informational flyer and to register, visit our website.
Let's Talk: Hebrew for Travel A fun easy way to start speaking Hebrew! 6 session "crash" course designed for people planning a trip to Israel or want-ing to have a basic understanding of conversational He-brew. Instructor Mika Korakin has over 30 years of teach-ing experience! Each class will include Hebrew conversa-tion. Cost is $50/person + $25 materials fee. To view the informational flyer and to register, visit our website.
Our Jewish Kitchen~Holiday Cooking Class Sunday, March 17th
Passover: Matzah Makeover
Temple Emanu-El kitchen from 2:00—5:00 PM
Cost is $35/class or $60 to register for both sessions.
Non-members $45/class.
Laugh, Learn and Nosh Together! Join in the hands-on preparation of a gourmet menu featuring two Jewish Spring Holidays. The group will prepare and enjoy the multi-course meal led by Chef Annie Rubenstien & Chef Lisa Rauchwer-ger, graduates of the French Culinary Institute of NY. Class is limited to 15. To view the informational flyer and to register, visit our website.
New Adult Education Offerings
Event Reflections: Purim Party & Carnival The 1980's had a lot to offer, and a rowdy group of members joined together for the Megillah Reading & Purim Thriller Dance Party to celebrate the era. The next day families en-joyed the Annual Purim Shpiel & Carnival for the children to join the festivities. Queen Esther and Haman were well repre-sented in all the wonderful costumes. Todah Rabah to the many members and volunteers who worked to make the Pu-rim weekend full of FUN! The Purim Party committee included Kelly Snider, Pam Hoffman, Cantor Meeka Simerly, Andrea Laber, Bobi Levine, Judie & Ivan Aronson, Havurah Zion, Barbara Smead, Julie Schnitzer, Jamie Gold, Kathy Aronson, Judee Weinstein, Mort Berlant and the Brotherhood wine donation. The Purim Carnival committee included Stacey Dedering, Robin Marino, Jamie Gold, David Wiesner, Kathy Jenkins, Andy Katcher, Greg Turetzky, Lori Messinger, Lisa and Scott Joffe and Roy Vogler. Mark your calendars for Sat-urday & Sunday, March 14th & 15th, 2014 for next year’s rowdy weekend of Purim festivities!!
Sunday, April 28th
Shavuot: Dairy Deliciousness &
Save the Date
The Baby Sign Language Playgroup meets weekly on Thursdays at 10:00 AM. This class is a Parent and Child participation group held in the Gitin Religious School Building Media Room. A fun way to communicate!! For more information, and to join the group contact Pam Hoffman at [email protected].
Coming Soon......Stroller Exercise for Parent & Child!
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EESY
Shabbat in Nature
Shabbatluck Dinner
During the school year, on the first Friday of each month, let’s join together for a Shabbat potluck dinner as a community! Open to all who wish to join. Tell your family and friends to bring a dish to share and enjoy the beauty of Shabbat.
Bring a dish that corresponds to the first letter of your last name:
A-L: Side dish, salad, or fruit M-Z: Main dish
Friday, March 1 6:15 PM
followed by Erev Shabbat Family Service at
7:15 PM
March is already here. Our “EESY on Ice” event was a huge success and we had a great time with all the people that attended. Our March event will be bowling. It will be a Saturday night early in the month. Our Casino night is coming up in April. It will be an amazing event that you do not want to miss.
The next NFTY regional event, Mitzvah Torah Corps in Burlingame, will be March 15-17.Our attendees had a great time at the NFTY convention in Los Angeles and have unfor-gettable stories and experiences ready to share. They repre-sented our Temple well.
Can’t wait to see you at our upcoming events!!!!
Sincerely,
EESY Board
Emanu-El Senior Youth (EESY) offers Jewish 9th-12th grade students opportunities to come together for social, ritual, and community service activities. Register your teen today for EESY! Membership only costs $36 and guarantees the discounted member prices for all events!
Enjoy Shabbat in Nature at Uvas Canyon Park!
Natural objects themselves, even when they make no claim to beauty, excite the feelings, and occupy the imagination. Nature pleases, attracts, delights, merely because it is nature. We recognize in it an Infi-
nite Power. – Karl Wilhelm Humboldt
Plan to spend as much of Shabbat at the park as you like. It’s your Shabbat! Dogs are welcome!!
Participate in any or all of the following:
Shabbat morning service led by Rabbi Dana Magat and
Cantor Meeka Simerly at 10:30 a.m.
Potluck picnic lunch around noon. Discussion, music, or schmooze during and/or after lunch.
Group or individual hiking on beautiful park trails featuring six miles of hiking trails including the Waterfall Loop hike!
For information call Nancy at 650-694-4604 or Ginny at 408-993-1139
No RSVP for this event - just come!
Donations to help offset some of the cost would be greatly appreciated and can be sent directly to or dropped off at Temple Emanu-El. Specify that it is for Shabbat in Nature.
This event is sponsored by the Temple Emanu-El Ritual Committee
Saturday, March 30th Black Oak Group Picnic Area, Uvas Canyon Park
Minyan at 10:30 AM
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Preschool Moments Religious School
The Preschool has been busy!!! We joined together in the backyard of the cottage for a special tree planting for Tu B’Shevat. The children had so much fun planting the almond tree, singing songs and laughing with Rabbi and Cantor Meeka. February began with our annual Open House and a study on dental health and then rolled right into making hamentashen for Purim!!! We have just a few spots left avail-able for the summer and fall of 2013, please contact the Pre-school to schedule a tour.
Happy March!!
Barbara Smead
Mazel Tov to the Aleph Students, their families, and Morah Maggie on the completion of their Consecration and Siddur Ceremony.
Thank you to the Confirmation Class for participating in this special L'dor V'dor experience.
Special thanks to our Art teacher, Deborah Jacobstein and all the Aleph parents for creating beautiful Siddur covers.
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We Remember
Those we have lost recently Judy Podolsky, former Temple Emanu-EL Religious School Educator
Bar Mitzvah
March 1st (7:15 PM) Helen Faverman, Jackie Feigon, Shirley Feinman, Maurice Ba-ruch Gluckman, Gerald Grayson, Henry Green, Harry Hirsch, Leon Hoffman, Flossie Krandel, Louise Manning, Adolf Meyerson, Max Morris, O.B.E., Jacob Myers, Meyer Novak, Louis Osiel, Fe Pangilinan, Bernard Jack Pollock, Sarah Prymak, Nathaniel Rat-ner, Hilda Rosenberg, Eve Rosenthal, Sarah Golden Roy, Fred Rubin, Esther Sachs, Eunice Sachs, Samuel Rubin Schorr, Sid Silverman, Sidney Silverman, Herb Slavit, Mollie Thailer March 8th (7:30 PM) Hilda Ail, Bessie Ball, Herman Berns, Sonja Block, Herbert Blumer, Max Cohen, Mollie Dorf, Ida Dwosken, Isaac Eichholz, Berti Feder, Shirley Ferman, Ben Finkel, Frances Fox, Benjamin Friedenreich, Irving Friedman, David Gilner, Fannie O. Goldberg, Hilda Herlich, Dr. Bert Hersch, David L. Hubert, Estelle Hurwitz, Jacob Jaffe, Ralph Jaffe, Lena Jaffee, Mary Ann Kaisel, Sidney Kopner, Dorothy Korn, Lena Kovalsky, Marvin Kraft, Samuel Krystal, Rueben Kulakofsky, Ann Levine, Harry Levine, David Mintz, Joseph Newman, Gavin Peters, Lillian Pollak, Sam Poma-rantz, Mildred Portner, Reena Preis, Jean Prizant, Alvin Ravel, Jeff Rhein, Marilyn Darcy Rosenthal, Esther Schneider, Helena Schwalbe, Joseph Silverman, Emma Simon, Josie Stadler, M. David Stein, Marilyn Torgerson, Bernard Virshup, Ruth B. Wohlfeiler March 15 (7:30 PM) Martha Weinberg Adler, Anne Altman, Olga S. Berman, Celia Cahn, Bessie Cohen, Arlene Barbara Cristal, Ruth Kellert Cum-mings, Maurice Engleman, Morton Feinman, Sam Fink, Bernice Foster, Freda Brahin Goldeen, Leo Gordon, Sara Grant, Edith Green, George Grossman, Larry Grossman, Sally Hafter, Marilyn Hecht, George Hetzer, Alberte Hofheimer, William Jurman, Al Kaplan, Robert Kay, Charles Lewis, Lee Mandel, Rose Mayerson, Alfred Michaelis, Aaron Miller, Slava Freida Miller, Murray Nadler, Berna Nanneman, Herbert Preis, Cynthia Rinsler, Esther Rebekah Rosenblum, Sarah Rosenthal, Tom Sachse, Sanford Stanley Schneider, Hedy Schorr, Nettie Weisfeld Schorr, Thyra Seelig, Meyer Shopkow, Claire Smulyan, Florence Sokolec, Sandy Sprintz, Fritz Stransky, Lois Kahn Svigals, Tillie Unger, Minnie Woldenberg, Hannah Wolenik March 22 (6:30 PM) Shirley Applebaum, Lucille Aronoff, Dorothy Bennett, Ruth Boxer, Samuel Jack Brown, Martin Bryman, Lizzie Cohen, Abbey Cohn, Charlotte Daniels, Robert S. Hirsch, Julius Jackel, Paul Kaplan, Judith Ann Karchem, Renee Lorraine Katcher, Irwin Isa-dore Katz, Manuel Laber, Martin Lotman, Irving John Lurie, Myr-tle Mackay, Lena Marcus, Arron Messinger, Adele Barbara Miller, Gertrude Osiel, Malka Roll, Leo Roselyn, Sylvia Rosen, Richard Rosett, Gussie Rubin, Habib Sahim, Leonard Segal, Mark Segal, Allan Shine, Elliot Shklar, Irving Siegel, Albert Simon, Rose Spec-tor, Ann Stern, Grigorie Tenenbaum March 29 (6:30 PM) Hy Alkin, Leon Thomas Aronson, Jack Chatoff, Carlo Dellarocca, David Emanuel, Joseph Fischer, Ethel Fredkin, Samuel M. Gam-bord, Herman Goldstein, Edith Rattner Hoffman, Marlene Jaffe, Sam Joseph, Rose Kass, Rose Kay, Beatrice Malter, Robert Morse, Benjamin Myers, Louis Perlberg, Herbert E. Preis, Rena Preis, Sally Ratner, Jack Rinsler, Lillian Rosen, Minnie Rudin, Maurice Schutte, Beltran Shine, Joseph Shulman, Jeanette Shumer, Beatrice Silin, Clara Singer, Sheldon Singer, Edward Sommer, Steven Kent Teren, Arnold Widman, Clyde Worthington Misha Zeltser, Benjamin Zinker.
And those we have lost in years past
Connor Jacob Turetzky, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday March 16. Connor was born on February 3, 2000 and is currently a 7th grader at Bret Harte Middle school. Connor’s par-ents are Greg and Sharon Turetzky and Connor has a big sister, Kira. Connor likes spending his spare time gaming with friends on Skype, playing games such as Team Fortress II and Plague. Connor is also an avid reader, enjoys fishing, walking his dog, Dobby, and he enjoys scouting ac-tivities with his troop 274. For Connor’s Bar Mitzvah project Connor has devoted a lot of time establishing an anti-bully club at his school. Connor read about SVIC (Silicon Valley Interschool Council) in the local newspaper and contacted them to find out how to bring SVIC to Bret Harte. Though SVIC is only on High School cam-puses they agreed to a partnership to bring the OKC (One Kind Heart) to the first middle school campus. Thanks to Connor’s perseverance the OKC is now meeting every Tuesday and Thursday at Bret Harte. The school administration is giving Connor and the OKC their full backing and recognize that there was a need for this type of club.
To find out more information about the OKC or SVIC you can visit the following web pages;
https://www.facebook.com/OneKindHarte?ref=hl
http://svicouncil.com
Thursday, March 21
Please join your Temple Emanu-El friends and members in supporting our monthly Dining Out Fundraiser. The next event is Thursday, March 21 at Pasta Pomodoro at 1205 The Alameda. This is a night off for you and an easy way to help provide community funds to our educational programs. Visit the Temple Emanu-El website to print a flyer for the dining details and to give the credit to Temple Emanu-El.
As of January, Temple Emanu-El Dining Nights have raised over $800.00! Let’s keep up the great work!
Temple Emanu-El Dining Nights
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eScrip
Brotherhood Sisterhood
Multi-Generational Women’s Seder
Thursday, March 28 at 6:00PM Bring your sisters, mothers, daughters, friends
and share the delicious food, camaraderie, and uplifting ritual! Come and
enjoy the food and festivities.
Bring a Kosher-style salad, side dish or dessert to share for Passover.
Entrée and ritual foods provided.
Name: _______________________________
Phone: _______________________________
Email: _______________________________
# attending ____ @$8 per Sisterhood member
# attending ____ @$12 per non-member
Total Enclosed: $________________________
RSVP by March 18.
Send your check, made payable to
Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood to
1010 University Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
Save the Date for Sisterhood’s Women’s Seder
Thursday, March 28 at 6:00 PM
MARCH into eScrip
eScrip marches to the beat of a different drummer. Why? A percentage of your purchases and dining go directly to Tem-ple. Now, isn't that different? Last year we earned $2,455.
If you are not already a supporter of our eScrip program, MARCH right over to your computer, sign on at www.escrip.com. and follow the prompts. When shopping at eScrip merchants you must use a registered card for Tem-ple to earn money. Temple's ID# is 136985180. Register your Safeway Club Card, and at least one credit/debit card. If you phone me I can register you from my computer. There's no muss, no fuss, no bother, no cost to you, so let's DRUM up money for Temple. Every dollar we earn is important.
Many thanks to our 295 shoppers and eaters! As I've often said, you are staying connected to our Temple family in a very special way.
Lorie Kaplan
eScrip coordinator maven
408.267.4563
Save the date for our
Mark you calendar today and more details will be available shortly. This will be a great evening for all! Fabulous food
and wonderful wines will be served!
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GENERAL FUND In memory of Louise Greenberg Arlene & Steve Greenberg Herbert Pomarantz Mary Leon Arlene & Steve Greenberg Frieda Forster Sydney Levin Bettey & Sherman Naymark Ben Avrech Dr. Gloria Avrech Lilian Avrech Dr. Gloria Avrech Dusseldorf the cat Dr. Gloria Avrech C. Sylvester Green Nancy Markham Ira Progoff Nancy Markham Dora Morris Green Nancy Markham Beverly Strong Nancy Markham Charles Lewis Maggie & Bob Cant Dr. Alexander Rogozen Linda Tobias Mrs. Rachel Muslin Linda Tobias Jacob Zarchin Golda Miller Irvin Rubenstein Jay Rubenstein Lillian Avrech Ester Schneider & Noam Avrech Gerald H. Sapper Judith Sapper Solon Weinstein Judith Sapper In honor of Shirley Lee’s Birthday Arlene & Steve Greenberg Mitzi Sapper’s Birthday Armeda Fischer Donation Debra & Henry Watkins
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In memory of Samuel & Terry Freeling Joyce Mendel Virginia Levin Sydney Levin Louise Greenberg Barbara & Sanford Rosenthal Fred & Fredda Just Marcia Goldfarb Ann Lee Frances K. Powell Tina Powell-Nano & the Family of Frances Powell Sadye Gizang Roma & Dr. Philip Green Julia Levin Sydney Levin
Jeanette Lewon Sydney Levin Helene Graff Sherry & Rick Graff Sylvia Saslaw Sherry & Rick Graff Al Kaplan Lorie Kaplan In appreciation of Rabbi Magat Sally Ravel Lynda & Marc Baum Lorie Kaplan Marcia & Joe Riggio Get well wishes to Ruth Krandel Lorie Kaplan Donation Phyllis & Milton Rubin Sofia & Scott Bresson Sally Ravel Claire & Merle Axelrad
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In appreciation of Cantor Simerly Sally Ravel Lynda & Marc Baum Donation Sally Ravel Claire & Merle Axelrad Idelle Cagan In Honor of Purim Erik Kaeding
ALVIN RAVEL GARDEN FUND Get well wishes to Ruth Krandel Sally Ravel Dr. Bernard Joseph Axelrad Arlene & Rubin Jurman
BERTRAM BERNS MUSIC FUND In memory of Frieda Forster Florence Silverstein
BEVERLY JORDAN TEMPLE BEAUTIFICATION FUND In memory of Charles F. Atlas Clifta & James Mark Atlas
CAMPERSHIP FUND Get well wishes to Ruth Krandel Joan Green
CHOIR FUND In memory of Helen Martin-Ammerman Yvonne & John Nemec
FACILITIES FOR THE AGED FUND In memory of Dr. Bernard Joseph Axelrad Sybil & Melvin Sommer
Jean & Jay Abarbanel J ane & Steven Hubert Audrey Friedman Marcus Larry Barko Barbara Barko
SUSANNE AND MAURICE TUCKER HIGH HOLY DAY MUSIC FUND In memory of Maurice Tucker Carol Tucker Martin & Family Moses Katz Abraham Livchitz
JUDITH JURMAN OMENS CEMETERY BEAUTIFICATION FUND In memory of Frances K. Powell Tina Powell-Nano & the Family of Frances Powell Gerald Sapper Mitzi Sapper Ida Ress Ethel Ress Harry Miller Arlene & Rubin Jurman In honor of Jyl Jurman Joan Green
LOLLIE BRICKNER MEDIA CENTER FUND In memory of Joseph Lutvak Mark Lutvak Jeanette Lutvak Mark Lutvak Gayle H. Lutvak Mark Lutvak
MILTON FOX CAMPERSHIP FUND In memory of Harry Berman Elaine Flynn
PHYLLIS OMEL CHOIR FUND In memory of Herman Sam Handloff Marilyn & Eugene Handloff
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND In memory of John Lukes Yvonne & John Nemec Abraham Katz Abraham Livchitz
BETTY RINSLER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Betty Rinsler Leo Rinsler & Family Meyer Shopkow Pearl & Gordon Schneiderman
TEMPLE EMANU-EL ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of Edith Mauskopf Natalie & William Mauskopf
Thank You for Your Generous Contributions Donations received after February 13 will appear in the next Connections
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1 6:15 PM Shabbatluck Dinner 7:30 PM Erev Shabbat Family Service
2 9:00 AM Minyan, Tea and Torah
3 9:00 AM Hebrew 10:15 AM Judaic Studies 10:30 AM Adult Ed: Jewish Investing Workshop 10:30 AM Adult Ed: The Treasures of Siddur Mishkan T’filah 1:00 PM Sisterhood Potluck/ Meeting
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5 7:00 PM Board Meeting
6 4:30 PM Hebrew 6:15 PM TJS
7 10:00 AM Baby Sign Language Class 6:00 PM Ritual Committee Meeting
8 7:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service
9 9:00 AM Shabbat Morning Minyan 5:30 PM Preschool: Kids Night Out Pajama Party (KNOPP)
10 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS 8:45 AM Brotherhood Blood Drive 9:00 AM Hebrew 10:15 AM Judaic Studies 10:30 AM Adult Ed: The Treasures of Siddur Mishkan T’filah 11:30 AM Ner Tamid Open Discussion
14 10:00 AM Baby Sign Language Class 7:00 PM Girls Night Out
15 6:00 PM Tot Shabbat Service 6:30 PM Tot Shabbat Potluck 6:30 PM Wine and Cheese Reception 7:30 PM Rock Shabbat Service 8:30 PM Special Oneg to unveil the new Temple House Sound System
16 9:00 AM Shabbat Morning Minyan 10:30 PM Bar Mitzvah of Connor Turetzky
17 9:00 AM Hebrew 9:00 Am Brotherhood Meeting 10:15 AM Judaic Studies 10:15 AM Let’s Talk: Hebrew for Travel 10:30 AM The Treasures of Siddur Mishkan T’filah 10:30 AM Prospective Members’ Brunch 2:00 PM Our Jewish Kitchen! 7:00 PM Sisterhood Game Night
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20 12:00 PM Lunch and Learn, Megillat Kohelet 4:30 PM Hebrew 6:15 PM TJS 7: 00 PM Let’s Talk: Hebrew for Travel 7:00 PM Tikkun Olam
21 DINING NIGHTS AT PASTA POMODORO 10:00 AM Baby Sign Language Class 7:00 PM Brotherhood Poker
22 6:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat Service
23 9:00 AM Shabbat Morning Minyan 5:30 PM New Member Dinner
24 9:00 AM Hebrew 10:15 AM Judaic Studies 10:15 Am Mishpacha Sheli 10:15 AM Let’s Talk: Hebrew for Travel 10:30 AM Adult Ed: The Treasures of Siddur Mishkan T’filah 11:3 0 PM Spring Dilemma
25 PASSOVER FIRST
NIGHT SEDER
26 PRESCHOOL AND TEMPLE OFFICE CLOSED 9:00 AM Pesach Morning Service 6:00 PM Congregational Second Night Seder
27 12:00 PM Lunch and Learn, Torah Study 4:30 PM Hebrew 6:15 PM TJS and Bellarmine Seder
Rich Albert Maggie Cant Bob Levy Edgardo Laber Jeffrey Marsh David Mimeles
Eleanor Rusnak Lori Telson Andrew Weinberg
Deborah Zimmer
Clergy
Board of Trustees
Joseph Gitin, D.D. (z”l) Rabbi Emeritus
Committee Chairs
Staff
Auxiliaries
Oneg Sponsors
Mitzvah Opportunities
Mazel Tov and Todah Rabah
Todah Rabah to Ivan Aronson for helping to fix the cottage rangetop and for his generous Keurig coffee donations. Mazel Tov to Deborah and Leonard Schreibstein on the birth of their granddaughter, Hana Ysabel Schreibstein. Mazel Tov to Erik Medeiros for becoming one of the 2013 Hillel Pillars student honorees.
Don’t Throw Away Your Empty Printer Cartridges! Bring them to Temple Emanu-El
Our Temple has launched a fundraising project with the help of Empties4Cash. Temple will receive up to $4.00 (only on select items) for each cartridge. This will directly benefit our Temple, not to mention it is great for the environment. So far we have made over $150! You can help! Any inkjet cartridge with a print head or laser printer cartridge can be recycled, regardless of brand or type. For more information contact the office at [email protected]!
February 1: The families of the Teen Jewish students and Grade 3 students in honor of their participation in the Shabbat service
February 8: Mitzi Sapper, Donna and Wolfgang Schaechter, Judy and Bob Levy, Bill and Anita Medeiros & Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El
February 15: Adi Zarchi in honor of his wife Kerry Zarchi becoming a Jew by Choice, Lori Rush and the Sisterhood Bakeshop February 22: Maureen & Russell Schneider, Michelle Indianer & Perry Segal & Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El
Passover Food Drive, March 1-20
Help Jewish Family Services distribute Passover Food to families and seniors in our community. Food barrels will be
placed at Temple Emanu-El and other participating organizations from March 1-20. The following wrapped Kosher
for Passover items would be greatly appreciated:
Gefilte Fish, Matzoh, Matzoh meal, Matzoh Ball Soup in a jar, Matzoh Ball Soup Mix, Grape Juice, Horseradish, Jam,
Candies, Potatoe Starch, Macaroons, Dried Fruit, Cake Meal, and Tea.
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Operating and Tribute Funds: High Holy Days Campaign General Fund Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Cantor’s Discretionary Fund Executive Director’s Discretionary Fund Alvin Ravel Garden Fund Beverly Jordan Temple Beautification Fund Judith Jurman Omens Cemetery Beautification Fund Capital Campaign Fund Lollie Brickner Media Center Fund Lou and Clara Juren Library Fund Ralph Goldeen Library Fund 150th Anniversary Torah Project Tile Project Endowment Fund Religious Funds: Harold Cahn Prayerbook Fund Herbert Marchick High Holy Day Fund Kenneth Gordon Children’s Prayerbook Fund
Youth Funds: Religious School Fund Religious School Enrichment Fund Betty Rinsler Religious School Endowment Fund Weintraub Religious School Scholarship Fund Campership Fund Leonard and Bernice Gaon Campership Fund Michael Elman Campership Fund Milton Fox Campership Fund Phyllis Matzner Campership Fund Israel Scholarship Fund Susanne C. Blickman Arts and Crafts Fund Cultural Funds: Choir Fund Andrew Apte Temple Historical Fund Phyllis Omel Junior Choir Fund Bertram Berns Music Fund Shank-Rockman Family Sound System Fund Chai Society– Young Adults Programming Fund
Community Funds: Facilities for the Aged Fund (Chai House) JoAnne Salman-Tehrani Homeless Fund Other Tribute Opportunities: $36 - Prayerbook Tribute $218/$500/$750 - Tree of Life Leaf/small/large rock $500 - Sanctuary Chair Plaque $750 - Memorial Plaque (in sanctuary foyer) Opportunities in Levin Learning Center: $5,000 - Stair Plaque $10,000 - Library Column Dedication $25,000 - Room Dedication Contact the office for additional opportunities.
Making a contribution to one of Temple Emanu-El’s many funds is a wonderful way to honor your friends and family. You may make contributions in honor of a birth, birthday, brit milah, baby naming, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, confirmation, graduation,
engagement, wedding, anniversary, promotion, new home, special occasion or just because. You may also make contributions for get-well wishes, condolence, remembrance and yarzeits.
