Thank You to All of our CVHEN Garden Volunteers & Donors!

This Week’s Parasha: Balak

Torah: Numbers 23:27 - 25:9page 903

Maftir: Numbers 25:7-9page 908

Haftarah: Micha 5:6 - 6:8page 915

MINYAN ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 21: RA - SAN

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Mosaic Law Congregation Weekly Scroll

THE SCROLLwww.mosaiclaw.org | weekly newsletter | July 20, 2019 | 17 Tamuz 5779

The Holocaust Descendants and Survivors Memorial Garden was planted in June.

Be sure to stop by and visit the garden next to the CVHEN Library.

A special thank you to all the volunteers and donors who helped make this project a success.

The garden will be dedicated on Sunday, October 20 at 11am.

Simchas for the Coming Week

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This Week at Mosaic Law CongregationFriday, July 19 (16 Tamuz)

10AM-1PM: KOH LibrAry OPen6PM: KAbbALAt SHAbbAt (CHAPeL)8:08PM: CAndLe LigHting

Shabbat, July 20 (17 Tamuz)

9AM: SHAbbAt ServiCe: grAndPArentS SHAbbAt (SAnCtuAry)11AM: tOt SHAbbAt (rOOM 8)1:15PM: “intrO tO MuSSAr” (CHAPeL)9:15PM: HAvdALAH

Sunday, July 21 (18 Tamuz)

9AM: SHACHArit MinyAn (CHAPeL)9AM-1PM: CvHen LibrAry OPen

Monday, July 22 (19 Tamuz)

7:15AM: SHACHArit MinyAn (CHAPeL)10AM-1PM: KOH LibrAry OPen5:45PM: MinCHA MinyAn (CHAPeL)

Tuesday, July 23 (20 Tamuz) 4PM-5:30PM: KOH LibrAry OPen5:45PM: MinCHA MinyAn (CHAPeL)

Wednesday, July 24 (21 Tamuz)

10AM-4PM: KOH LibrAry OPen1PM-6PM: CvHen LibrAry OPen1:30PM: “StitCHed tOgetHer” (KOH)5:45PM: MinCHA MinyAn (CHAPeL)7:30PM: MLC CHOir PrACtiCe (KOH)

Thursday, July 25 (22 Tamuz)

7:15AM: SHACHArit MinyAn (CHAPeL)10AM-1PM: KOH LibrAry OPen10AM-1PM: CvHen LibrAry OPen5:45PM: MinCHA MinyAn (CHAPeL)

Friday, July 26 (23 Tamuz)

10AM-1PM: KOH LibrAry OPen6PM: SHAbbAt unPLugged (MdL rM)8:03PM: CAndLe LigHting

Shabbat, July 27 (24 Tamuz)

9AM: SHAbbAt ServiCe: OrtegO bAr MitzvAH (SAnCtuAry)11AM: tOt SHAbbAt (rOOM 8)9:10PM: HAvdALAH

Teresa Bilyk in memory of her husband, Roman Bilyk

The Brodovsky Family in honor of Nancy & Alan’s anniversary

Deb & Josh Frost in honor of Deb’s birthday

Gail & Martin Rubin in honor of Gail’s birthday

Renee & Michael Schaffer in honor of their granddaughter’s baby naming

Betsy & Michael Singer in honor of their anniversary and in honor of Sara Kahn Shapiro & Yossi Shapiro

Dale Marie Zinn in memory of her mother, Shirley Becker-Zinn

The Tillie Schiff Endowment Fund

Kiddush Sponsors for July

We want to hear the good news in your life! Marriages, births, academic achievements, promotions, andeverything in between. Email Kate at katep@mosaiclaw.org with your simcha so that we

can share in your happiness.

Anniversaries:

Lesley & Donald HellerGail & Murray HabermanMelinda & Dan OttBeverly & Sylvan Karfiol

Birthdays:

Marc SussmanIrene GreenAnnette DavisLisa BreslauDiane DulbergCynthia GoldbergRick CohenDevan VarshawskyMichelle MasonerDana LongDiane MozesSusanne BrabecCarol ScheinbergEdward KobrinStacy SpectorAnjanette Grossman

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MLC?

High Holiday Honors & Tickets - High Holiday Honors have been sent out! Tickets and packets will begin going out at the end of the month. To ensure that you receive your honors and tickets, please make sure that at least 50% of your 2019 dues are paid this month!

Grandparents’ Shabbat Honoring Grandparents! - This special service is open to all on Shabbat, July 20 at 9am. There will be a special Tot Shabbat service at 11am. Honors and aliyahs will be given to grandparents that morning! Grandparents, attend services with your grandchildren!

Connect, Schmooze, Nosh, Sip and Shop at the Kesher Cafe and Gift Shop - Come be a part of the dynamic growth and change on the Mosaic Law campus! It has become an evident need that having a cafe added to our gift shop would provide an active meeting place. Even as the Torah represents our spiritual center, the “Kesher” (Connections) Cafe will be a place to meet “under the tent” to connect with one another as we move forward. We invite active seniors and younger adults with morning availability to join in with a commitment of 2-hour shifts. Please contact Bonnie Kaplan (916)205-8794 to reserve a place for basic training to volunteer in The Kesher Cafe Gift Shop. Training has been scheduled to meet in the Gift Shop on Thursday, August 1 at 10am. Dawn Maurer will welcome, provide easy training and a vision of what’s to come. Please respond and join in! This project will strengthen the financial goals of the Mosaic Law Sisterhood, thereby assisting overall congregational needs, while connecting to real and lasting friendships.

Save the Date for the Martini & Sushi Party on September 15! - For more details on attending & sponsoring this fundraiser visit https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=aCWrnt or see the flyer in the e-Scroll or sanctuary foyer.

Interested in a parking sticker? - If you are interested in receiving a green window decal for your car, indicating you are authorized to park in the MLC parking lot, please visit the MLC Office.

Come see Dawn Maurer and Brian Boyle in Shakespeare’s comedy, All’s Well that Ends Well! - It opens Friday, July 19, and runs through August 11. Call Theatre in the Heights (Auburn Avenue in Citrus Heights) for tickets.

Memorial Plaque Order Deadlines!

It’s hard to believe, but High Holiday season is quickly approaching. If you wish to have a memorial plaque in place by the High Holidays, please make sure to submit your memorial plaque orders by the following dates:

To receive by: Rosh Hashanah order by July 27thYom Kippur order by August 2nd Shemini Atzeret order by August 9th

All orders can be submitted to Caren Rubin via the MLC Office.

Save the Date: 2020 Rabbi Retirement Weekend!

Join us in celebrating Rabbi Taff during a special gala weekend, June 5-7, 2020.

Featuring a golf tournament, dinners, dancing, a scholar-in-residence and more! Details to follow.

Rabbi Candidates Weekends

Potential candidates for the next Rabbi will be visiting MLC the following weekends. Make sure to attend services for the chance to meet them and represent MLC.

The weekends of:December 12January 9, 16, 23February 6, 20

Contact the office with any questions.

KOH Event & Program DVDs from 2013-2018 Are Now Available for Check Out!

To find an event DVD in the KOH catalog, go to the kohlcc.org website, then click on CATALOG, and search by speaker or keywords. For example, the keywords “Yiddish music” brought up two wonderful KOH program DVDs: “A Night of Yiddish Music and Culture” (2-21-15) and “ACelebration of Yiddish Music, Theater, and Culture” (2-26-17). Please come to KOH and check them out!

KOH Film Club: Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria - Sunday, August 4 at 2pm. Co-Sponsored by Central Valley Holocaust Educators Network (CVHEN). Using never-before-seen pre-war archival footage and first-person testimonies, TREZOROS: THE LOST JEWS OF KASTORIA chronicles the Jewish life and culture of Kastoria, a picturesque lakeside village in the mountains of Northwestern Greece, near the Albania border. Here, Jews and Greek Orthodox Christians lived together in harmony for more than two millennia until World War II, when this long and rich history would be wiped out in the blink of an eye. TREZOROS (the Ladino/Judeo-Spanish term of endearment meaning “Treasures”) takes us-from the joyful innocence of the pre-war years through the heartbreaking struggles of the Holocaust, to a unique place in time and history of a Greek Jewish culture lost forever. Following the film there will be a discussion led by Esther Gaines. Open to the entire com-munity. There is a suggested $5 donation. For more information contact Mehrnaz Halimi at mehrnaz@kohlcc.org or 916-508-4571.

KOH Book Club Discussion Group: Button Man by Andrew Gross - Wednesday, August 21 at 1:30pm. Morris, Sol, and Harry Rabinowitz grew up poor but happy in a tiny flat on the Lower East Side, until the death of their father thrust them into having to fend for themselves and support their large family. Morris apprenticed himself at twelve years old to a garment cutter in a clothing factory; Sol headed to college and became an accountant; and Harry, the youngest, fell in with a gang as a teenager and can’t escape. Morris steadily climbs through the ranks at the factory until he’s running the place and buys out the owner, and Sol comes to work with him. But Harry can’t be lured away from the glamour, the power, and the money that comes from working for mobster Louis Buchalter, an old bully from the neighborhood. And when Louis sets his sights on the unions that staff the garment makers’ factories, a fatal showdown is inevitable, and puts brother against brother. This new novel is equal parts historical thriller, rich with the detail of a vibrant New York City in the 1920s and 1930s, and family saga, based in part on Andrew Gross’s family history, and will cement his reputation as today’s most atmospheric and original historical thriller writer.Everyone is welcome, including drop-ins. For more information contact Valla Hoffman at 916-743-8247 or vallahoffman@gmail.com.

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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, July 21st: Closed Monday, July 22nd: 10 am - 1 pm Tuesday, July 23rd: 4 pm - 5:30 pm Wednesday, July 24th: 10 am - 4 pm Thursday, July 25th: 10 am - 1 pm Friday, July 26th: 10 am - 1 pm

KOH Artist Exhibit Series with special guest artist/photographer Cheryl Fuelleman

Exhibit through October 4, 2019 during KOH Library hours or by appointment. Visit www.kohlcc.org for library hours. 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.com.For more information contact Mehrnaz Halimi at mehrnaz@kohlcc.org or 916-508-4571.

Stitched Together with Josephin Sieroty - Wednesday, July 24 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.

Twelve New Moons – Av: Talkin” Tallitot - Presented by Sara Kahn Shapiro. Thursday, August 8 at 7pm. Sara Kahn Shapiro will share insights about tallit in the texts, details of tallit construction, and how to tie tzitzit. Suggested donation of $5. Open to the entire community. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Mehrnaz Halimi at 916.508.4571 ormehrnaz@kohlcc.org.

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CONDOLENCES & YAHRZEITS

Yahrzeits

Charles EdelsteinIda FaymanSura ReytikhWilliam GoldmanGloria BlockShirley Becker-ZinnJack GootCarol DeBenedetooGloria ReinerSamuel SchraierRoman BilykJoan ZacarelliEdith AbramsFay BerlowitzEstelle WinnickByron WinnickDavid LubickLillian KopilowitzStefa HabermanEdward LacknerMeyer GoldbergJoseph AbramowitzStanley BerrinRuth Berrin RitterJosef BeckerNorma CohenFlorence BissingerBeverly Burns-WeinsteinFaye HernreichRachel Rakley

Our Sincerest Condolences to...

Sheri (& Karl) Zeff on the loss of her mother, Bernice “Bunny” Lemesis (z”l) of blessed memory

Daniel Khazzoom on the loss of Edythe J Khazzoom (z”l) of blessed memory

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Mishebayrach List for July 20, 2019

MenPaul Altman (Pinchas) Avraham Ozer David ben ChayaJohn Becker – friend of Susan & Martin SkeerJoe Behar (Yoseph ben Sara) - friend of Cantor Ben RosnerBerle Beliz (Baruch ben Chanah)Binyamin ben SaraJoshua Brown - friend of Linda & Steve MerksamerChaim ben ShoshanaGregg Clark - friend of Dr. Hanoch McCartyDavid ben Gittel – friend of Rabbi Leonard LevyDavid ben Rivkah - brother-in-law of Mehrnaz Halimi WaksJustin Davidoff - son of Baryohay & Tamara DavidoffCraig Deutsch (Chaim Eliyahu ben Sara) - son of Sandi Deutsch, nephew of Shirley Cohodes & family of Jim & Judy Lawson Russel Deutsch – relative of Bernie & Molly GoldbergRobert Equi – father of Robert Equi Jr. & dear friend of Robert SheffieldEzra ben Gittel-friend of Leslie KupersteinMorrie Finke (Moshe ben Yitzchak) - father of Les FinkeLarry Garber – friend of Jonathan LightmanAl Garcia - friend of Steve and Karen PolanskyIsaac Garst - friend of Sue SperberBob Gilbert - friend of Amy Levy-MeaderGary Gilbert - husband of Barri Freeman GilbertBurt Ginsburg - cousin of Cohodes family & Judy WeinerRabbi Gary Greene (HaRav Avraham Asher ben Pessel)David Hersh (Yehoshua David ben Chenya) - son-in-law of Nancy FoglerIrachmeil Gedaliah ben Chaya Chippa - cousin of Ed FishkinBob 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 PolanskyJack Mador (Yaakov ben Moshe) - father of Jessica MadorBrian McConville - friend of Dale Marie Zinn

Howard Menaker – cousin of Nancy BrodovskyMeyer David ben Leah Stuart Miller - father of Melinda OttBenjamin 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 SadieDavid Scheinberg - grandnephew of Jerry ScheinbergJerry Shapiro - husband of Nancy BrinMichael Smith (Mordechai ben Yacov) - brother of Soni MeyerRobert 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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WomenLois Baker – friend of Harriet BaumDorothy Bard (Devorah bat Yuzis) - friend of Arlene Pearl and Sheli VarshawskySherrill Baugh - friend of Cindy SwartzHarriet BaumSandra Bear (Sara bat Rivka Leah)Taliah BergerHope Brandsma - friend of Art ZimmermanMary Burns – machatonister of Ricki LobelDiane Casado - friend of Hanoch McCartyFaige bat Clara - family of Mike & Betsy SingerCaren ClarkeAndrea Cleaner (Chanah Rivka bat Shprintza) – wife of Murray CleanerJohanna Devlin - friend of Dale Marie ZinnDevorah bat Tiby Channa - friend of Sara Kahn ShapiroDeonna Dodson - friend of Renee SchafferLanie Eichler (Yehudis bat Esther Leah) - cousin of Susan Weiss-ShannonHassida Gabor - family of the McCartyAhuva Ganon - sister of Raphael GanonSheri Goldberg (Sara Bela bat Esther Malka)Sally Goldstein (Sureh Goldie bat Hanah Etel) - mother of Ilene LernerNancy 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 CaplanPenina 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 BallardPeggy Koch - friend of Cohodes familySophia 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 ShapiroMarina Wruck – mother of Ezelda SamovilleMona Babich McKenna - cousin of Hanoch McCartyJoni Mehler-Taylor (Yona Pessah) – daughter of Robert MehlerHeidi Mathat (Maera bat Bracha) - friend of Dale ZinnKathy Miller - friend of Ryan BrodovskyLisa Miller (Elisheva) - friend of Leah Dankman

Robin Orlansky – daughter of David & Sheli VarshawskyKathy Pardun - friend of Elena Friedman-WeissNatalie Paris – friend of Judy KahlerHannah bat Rachel – friend of Betsy & Mike SingerSamantha Rosenberg - grandchild of Lew & Toni RosenbergMichelle Rosmarin (Miriam Shaindel bat Frimit) – cousin of Sid RosenbergAndrea Rubin – cousin of Sheli VarshawskyRut Vimra bat SaraCarol Scheinberg – wife of Jerald ScheinbergSara bat Rivka LeahRuth Saunders (Rasah Riva bat Chava)Sandra Shaffer (Shulamit bat Esther Rachel) - wife of Lloyd ShafferTeresa (Nancy) StahlJosephin Sieroty (Eilah Chaya bat Sarah)Ne’eemah Spiess – friend of Hanoch McCartyMelany Soybelman - grandchild of Tatyana LandaBeverly Swartz – mother of Cindy SwartzTina Tafoya - friend of Ed AbbottSophie Velasco – friend of Cindy Swartz Diane Vollet - friend of Barbara MillerSandi WassermanNancy WeedmanArlene Welborn (Edel bat Bryna) - niece of Molly & Bernie GoldbergMolly White - friend of Raphael GanonRegina 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 GoldDale Marie Zinn (Daliah Miriam bat Shoshana)

All the wounded American and Israeli soldiers

Mishebayrach List for July 20, 2019