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VOLUME 31, NO.5 DECEMBER 2015 /JANUARY 2016 KisLEV – TEVET – shEVAT The

BETH JACOB

CONGREGATION

As a child, Hanukkah stories emphasized miracles – the oil lasting eight days and victory of the few over the many. As I grew older, I did as many do – and began to question miracles. Did they really happen? Why don’t they happen now?

As I have grown in my religious faith, I have come to understand miracles in a different kind of way – especially as they pertain to Hanukkah. The story of the miracle of the oil lasting 8 days does not appear until the Talmud – written several hundred years after the story of Hanukkah. The historical book (The Book of Maccabees) written in greater proximity to the events makes no mention of the oil lasting 8 days. Hanukkah is 8 days in the historic book because the Maccabees celebrated the holiday of Sukkot – which gives thanks for harvest and lasts eight days.

The Rabbis picked up the story of oil, which probably was circulating around and connects to winter days when light is scarce as a way to shift emphasis from human victory to Divine role in the world. By the time of the Talmud, the Maccabee descendants had become corrupt leaders and living under Roman rule necessitated a shift from a story emphasizing military rebellion against established leadership. The Rabbis picked up on a story that shifted the holiday’s emphasis.

So what do we do with miracles? Building on the teaching of Rabbi Harold Schulweis, I suggest we look at the Hebrew word translated as miracle. The

word used for miracles is nes. The word nes means a Sign. It is something that is significant and needs to be recognized. Rabbi Schulweis talks about everyday, ordinary wonders as being the signs in our lives that remind us of the miraculous – the cry of a baby, the beauty of nature, the intricacies of our body, the courage of human spirit. To believe in miracles is to develop a sense of wonder at the ordinary.

What was the miracle of Hanukkah? It was the Jewish people who refused to submit to the decrees of Antiochus IV, who declared himself god manifest and rose up in rebellion. The miracle was not supernatural deliverance – but brave people who banded together to affect change. Perhaps the symbolism of candles lasting without sufficient oil is the miracle of believing that something could succeed that seemingly is beyond our comprehension – the power of beginning when the outcome is uncertain. Let’s learn and start to use the word nes.

There is a prayer which is recited everyday thanking God for “nisecha – the miraculous that is with us every day…evening and daytime, morning and afternoon”. Rabbi Schulweis write that miracles in fact are our receptivity to wonder and gives the example of a baby – who has within itself potentialities that no one, including their parents, can possibly anticipate, a capacity to think, to wonder, to feel, to cry, to laugh, and to yawn – emerging from the love of two people.

May it be a Hanukkah of embracing nes!

a message from rabbi ezray

–Do You Believe in Miracles–Rabbi Nathaniel Ezray

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I am so incredibly proud to be a representative of this community. Last month, I had the privilege of attending the JNF national conference, and people frequently commented on how our synagogue is a model for other synagogues to follow. Through our donations in the last three years, we have helped to build the Central Arava Medical Center, and have supported Aleh Negev, both financially, and through our visits there. We at CBJ are making a difference.

At the conference, it was a treat to hear about so many organizations that are making a difference in Israel, especially in the area of special needs. Aleh Negev, LOTEM, Special in Uniform, the Red Mountain Riding Center are all supporting the most vulnerable members of Israeli society. Please look these organizations up to find out more about them; their stories are heartwarming.

Soon, we will start talking in detail about AICAT, the Arava International Center for Agricultural Training, which is going to be the project that we are going to support. AICAT is the school in the central Arava that trains more than 1,200 students from

Southeast Asia and Africa in advanced agricultural and business processes.

When she spoke at CBJ in October, Hanni Arnon, the director of AICAT, told of the 160 students from Nepal. All of them were from the area ravaged by earthquake this past April, and lost their homes. Many lost family and friends as well. AICAT has now become their temporary home, and JNF has helped to support them in rebuilding their lives back in Nepal.

There are many stories of AICAT students and alumni that we will be relating in the upcoming months. I doubt that any of these stories of Israel supporting those in need will ever find their way to the New York Times or CNN. It is important for us to know them, though, and to know that we at CBJ really are making a difference, not only for Israel, but also for the rest of the world.

Bill Futornick, Ritual Director

Bill’s Message

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On the High Holidays I spoke about our work in creating intentional opportunities at CBJ to get to know each other’s stories and motivations which offers us all a path to meaning, purpose, belonging and

blessing. As we increasingly are doing well with many opportunities to spend time together to share stories, it is clear that it is time to raise the bar. It is not enough to simply be part of a community. As Jews, we have an obligation to each other by a shared system of Mitzvot. That means, we have responsibilities.

A major part of our mission and our vision is to “repair the world”—Tikkun Olam—through our actions, individually and as a community. The concept of Tikkun Olam implies that each person has a hand in the betterment of his or her own existence as well as the lives of others in our community and in the world. Tikkun Olam forces people to take ownership of their world. This embodies the spirit of philanthropy and social justice but also G’milut Hasadim—acts of loving kindness that have nothing to do with monetary contributions. Often when we think of synagogue social justice work we think about working on international issues, racism and many other serious issues that affect our society today. What I am proposing for all of us is certainly not a substitute for that important work.

I think the work we are doing at CBJ to get to know each other better and to uncover each other’s concerns, give us a powerful model for working together to solve our own problems. For example, when a few of our members recognized our own need for an air-conditioned Sanctuary and Social Hall, they found a way to meet the need by gathering together a group with the energy and skills needed to get it done. This is our own community-organizing model.

But there are many smaller though equally important acts of loving kindness that, quite frankly, are falling short at CBJ. We have some

committees that have been led by members for many, many years, leaving them weary and fearful that their years of work and accomplishment are falling off due to lack of enthusiastic successors. I think we all recognize our responsibility to care for our community when we experience illness or death, or other family challenges. But, in truth, we have not been meeting our vision because of a lack of volunteers. Any one of us may be the next one who could use healthy meals after an illness or surgery in the family, or help organizing food for Shiva minyans. We should be finding ways to assist a family with a new baby or help our seniors take care of their needs. We need to take care of each other, and we need everybody to contribute in some fashion to this effort or to one of our many other areas where more volunteers are needed.

I certainly recognize that it’s impossible to be involved in all situations, but there’s no excuse not to be involved in something here at CBJ. It’s important that each one of us make an ounce of difference.

Many of us share the same concerns and by joining together to address them we can go far. By knowing each other better and understanding our concerns and motivations as well as our skills, we can better organize ourselves to solve our own problems and to “repair the world.” We recently sent around the list of committees and volunteer activities that are available at CBJ (If you haven’t seen it you can request it from the office). Check it out. You can also make your own suggestions for projects that would be worthwhile. Get involved.

When you run in and out of this building but don’t take the time to linger, you miss so much. By spending time—working on projects, meeting with staff and other community members, I have received so much. We are an extraordinary community and I am so much better for my time and work here. I hope you will join me and all the many members of our community who work together to realize our vision and in so doing enhance their own lives with companionship, community and relationship.

by Sue borg, PreSident

President’s Message

The modern Hebrew word for school, beit-sefer, means literally “house of book”, suggesting ideas absorbed straight off the written page. But another, much older Hebrew word is beit-midrash, literally “house of interpretation”. This word comes from the Hebrew root d-r-sh: to seek, to ask, or even to demand. As Jews, we do not simply read the written word, we seek to uncover new meanings within it. We demand something from our texts, and they demand something from us. Entering the world of midrash is to enter into a relationship with the written word. Just like a human relationship, the Torah changes us and we change the Torah, as we reinterpret it in each generation.

CBJ school is more of a Beit-Midrash than a Beit-Sefer. We start in the lower grades by creating a space where the children feel safe to be themselves. I see it in the way the kindergartners and first graders crowd around their teachers Ela Alexander and Casey Inman, eager to share their knowledge of Shabbat and holidays. I see it in the way Natalya Martyushova responds to the different personalities of her second graders, recognizing when one needs to get up and move, or when another needs a little quiet space. Every third grader responds to Esti BenDavid’s fount of love, beaming their love to her in return. CBJ is blessed with a devoted inclusion specialist, Darby Morris, who helps empower students in every grade and every learning style.

Interpretation requires both skills and knowledge, and the confidence to believe that the text is personally relevant. Fourth graders in Terrah Yevilov’s class gain the skills and confidence to interpret not just ideas but actual Torah texts. Nia Taylor challenges the fifth graders to see our history and stories in relation to their own lives, asking them to draw pictures of something Ado-nai does for us, or to create skits depicting Torah stories. Ela Alexander and Riva Jacobs are coaching our 6th and 7th graders in developing Hebrew skills and prayer knowledge. Experienced teen educator and counselor, Sooze Protter, new to our faculty this year, is leading Sichot, conversations about real-life issues such as disability, modesty in dress, death and souls. Stanford PhD candidate, Ziva Hassenfeld, also new to our faculty this year, is taking our 7th graders to the next level in text study, with careful verse-by-verse analyses. Dan Leemon gently leads our students in the process of midrash through his use of questions during Junior Congregation. And CBJ is extraordinary in that every member of our clergy teaches in the school: myself, Cantor Barbara, Bill and Rabbi Ezray.

The Torah is not just a book, it is a living tree; and we—its teachers and students of all ages—are its growing branches.

HoW Do you say “sCHooL” iN HebreW?

reLigiouS SchooL director

by RABBI ILANA GOLDHABER-GORDON

Preschool is a busy, ever moving place that, upon first look, is where children just play. There is much more going on. Through play children learn how to be social beings; how to invite someone to join in play, how to talk things out when there’s a disagreement, how to share, how to wait a turn, how to go over to someone who is alone and ask how they are, how to be kind to animals, how to draw pictures for a friend who is sick. They practice setting the table for Shabbat, rocking the baby to sleep, and building sturdy structures.

While we know that these are important skills to learn as children grow and interact in the world, a recent article in the New York Times takes the need for these skills further. In Claire Cain Miller’s article Why What You Learned in Preschool Is Crucial at Work, Michael Horn, co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute says that “for all the jobs that machines can now do – whether performing surgery, driving cars or serving food – they still lack one distinctly human trait. They have no social skills…machines are automating a whole bunch of these things, so having the softer skills, knowing the human touch and how to complement technology, is critical.” How wonderful that our children are learning this, and practicing every day.

The article goes on to describe that “preschool classrooms look a lot like the modern work world. Children move from art projects to science experiments, to the playground in small groups, and their most important skills are sharing and negotiating with others….Work, meanwhile, has become more like preschool.”

“Jobs that require both socializing and thinking, especially mathematically, have fared best in employment and pay. They include those held by doctors and engineers. The jobs that require social skills, but not math skills, have also grown; lawyers and child-care workers are an example. The jobs that have been rapidly disappearing are those that require neither social nor math skills, like manual labor.”

In our world of screens, it’s a good reminder that going to the park, enjoying playdates, and playing in preschool are not only fun, but may one day help to land that prize job!

To read the entire article: www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/upshot/how-the-modern-workplace-has-become-more-like-preschool.html.

a meSSage from ann cauterucci, preSchooL directora meSSage from ann cauterucci, preSchooL director

Pianist and CBJ member Markus Pawlik offered a recital, to benefit the Cohn Music Fund, on the afternoon of Sunday, October 25, 2015. The recital program was inspired by the legendary Jewish pianist and composer Artur Schnabel (1882–1951), best known for his performance of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, and Schubert’s piano works. In the handout, Markus noted, “Schnabel was the prototypical Eastern-European Jew, assimilated into the heart of German culture only to be forced into unwanted exile at age 51. As a German musician living in America, and married to the daughter of a Hungarian Holocaust survivor, I feel personally affected by the complexity his life.”

(Continued on page 19)

CantorBarbaraPowell

CBJ Membership Engagement Director

Rebecca Schwartz~It’s Time to Get Involved~

At CBJ we believe in the power of small groups. To foster deeper friendships and stronger affiliation, we offer many paths to connect with other members in a meaningful way. We encourage every CBJ member to join a Chavurah or an Affinity Group, or both! You will be matched with other CBJ members whose interests most closely match your own. We will help you get organized and provide lots of ideas and resources.

A Chavurah is an opportunity to develop life-long friendships. Each Chavurah meets often enough to develop close friendships among the members, and may gather in a variety of locations.

An affinity group offers the chance to connect with other CBJ members around shared hobbies, activities or topics.

You may never know that the person you sit next to on Shabbat morning or across the

table from in Torah Study shares your hobbies.CBJ has launched several different Affinity

Groups: Movies & Theater, Biking, Hiking & Camping, Sports and Sporting events, Mah Jongg and Bridge. These are YOUR groups. If you’re already on one of the mailing lists, don’t forget to send a note out to the group if you’re planning an outing or activity. Don’t see your favorite activities on that list? Tell us and we’ll add one. Pick a date and time to get together and we’ll send the word out.

So if you’ve really been wishing for some company at that hockey game, or someone to compare challah-making techniques with, then join us!

If you have questions about any of these opportunities please contact me at [email protected] or 650-366-8481.

L’shalom,~rebecca

September b’nai mitzvah

My name is Jonah Elisofon and I am an Eighth grader at La Entrada Middle School. I have an older sister named Hannah and a younger sister named Saya. Some of my hobbies are: playing baseball, playing video games, biking with my friends, reading, and watching T.V.

For my Tzedakah Project, I chose to raise money for Make A Wish Bay Area. Make a Wish is a nonprofit organization that helps kids in need. If a child between the ages of 2 and 18 has a life threatening disease, this organization will do whatever the child wants to “grant their wish”.

I believe this is important because it gives kids with shorter lives than we do have a chance to do what they want.

My Torah portion is Ki Tavo. Ki Tavo is about responsibilities and consequences. In the portion it talks about a lot of rules and if you don’t follow those rules you will be punished. This relates to me because recently I have begun to fully understand the value of respect and how disrespecting people deserves punishment. I have enjoyed my many years at CBJ and all of my teachers. I would also like to thank Bill Futornick, Rabbi Ezray, and Cantor Barbara for all the help they gave me preparing for my Bar Mitzvah.

Jonah Elisofon SePTeMbeR 5, 2015

September b’nai mitzvah

My name is Diana Ningen. I am in 8th grade at Bowditch Middle School in Foster City. I have an older brother, Jacob. Some of my hobbies are sewing, knitting, reading, and writing.

My tzedakah organization is the Canary Foundation, which is an

organization that does research to develop tests for early cancer detection tests. The Canary Foundation is located

in Palo Alto at Stanford University.My portion is Ha’azinu. Ha’azinu is in the form of a

poem. In this portion, Moses asks the people to remember the time when they made God so angry that he wanted to let them fend for themselves, but stopped because the other nations would take that as a sign that God had nothing to do with their earlier triumphs. Moses warns the people not to stray again and then he is told to climb Mount Nebo to see the people enter the land of milk and honey.

Diana ningEn SePTeMbeR 26, 2015

october b’nai mitzvah

Noah is an Eighth Grader at La Entrada Middle School, in Menlo Park. He plays soccer for Juventus Sports Club in Redwood City, and he also plays flag football for his school. He’s learning French in school, in addition to Hebrew for his Bar Mitzvah studies. His parents, Jon and

Naomi Shalowitz and older brother Micah, are so proud of all the hard work he has put into his Bar Mitzvah.

For his Tzedakah project, Noah is fundraising for a charity called Whole Planet Foundation. Noah is

helping to donate to a special project that will help lift a Guatemalan village out of extreme poverty through Microfinance. Microfinance is a financial service provided to low-income individuals to start a business that will lead them to economic self-sufficiency. To learn more, visit the website www.wholeplanetfoundation.org/campaign/living-on-one.

Noah would like to thank all of his teachers at Beth Jacob throughout the Years. Noah would like to especially thank Rabbi Ezray, Bill Futornick, and Cantor Barbara for all of their great teachings and support and of course his family.

noah shalowitz OCTObeR 3, 2015

Hello! My name is Hannah Drucker and I’m a 7th grader here at CBJ religious school. I am excited for my upcoming Bat Mitzvah in October, especially because I have been part of this loving CBJ community since I was born. For my Bat Mitzvah, I will read the parsha Noach from

the Torah.For me, the essence of Judaism is to be giving and to

care for others. For my mitzvah project, I am organizing a walk-a-thon in my neighborhood to raise awareness and money for the Kurt+Peter foundation. Kurt and Peter are two brothers who are like family to me, and they both suffer from a rare form of muscular dystrophy. The Kurt+Peter foundation is an organization that is

currently in the process of finding a cure for limb girdle muscular dystrophy (called “LGMD2C”) in order to save Kurt, Peter, and other kids like them. To learn more about this disease and how you can help, please visit www.kurtpeterfoundation.org.

In addition to supporting the Kurt+Peter foundation, I am also donating to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). This foundation’s main focus is on bringing back critically endangered species from destroyed habitats, poaching, pollution, and many other threats. Not only does WWF restore and protect endangered species, but they do many other things to conserve our planet. For my Bat Mitzvah reception, I have created center pieces using stuffed animals of endangered species, as well as information cards about them, in an effort to show my guests how they can help save these precious animals.

hannah DruckEr OCTObeR 17, 2015

november b’nai mitzvah

Zachary is a 7th grader at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto. Zach has a great love of music, music production and DJing and hopes to be able to spend more time doing this once his Bar Mitzvah is over. He plays soccer and guitar and loves to cook. He lives in Los Altos

with his parents Sharon and Seth, his siblings Abby and

Jonah, his dog Fenway, six chickens and one aquatic frog. Zach has chosen to support Camp Tawonga, where he

has been a camper for six years, as his Tzedakah project for his Bar Mitzvah. Camp Tawonga is a second home for Zach and holds a special place in the hearts of the whole Leslie Family. He is raising funds to support the Campership Fund, to make camp affordable for all who wish to attend, regardless of their financial situation.

zachary lEsliE NOVeMbeR 7, 2015

Sam Fisher is an 8th grader attending Roy Cloud School in Redwood City. He lives with his older sister Ellie and his parents Ora and Joseph Fisher in Emerald Hills where he has lived for 12 years. Sam has attended CBJ since preschool, is part of the teen program and has been a

member of the synagogue for over 10 years. He has also attended Camp Newman in Santa Rosa and Camp Ramah in Santa Barbara in past summers.

Sam has many interests including socializing with friends, playing jazz trumpet, movies, reading, travel, video games, swimming/snorkeling, snowboarding and playing with his faithful cat Smudgie. Sam’s mitzvah project involved identifying and promoting the organization Doctors Without Borders; he will also donate a portion of his gift money to this worthy organization. Sam would like to thank Bill Futornick, Rabbi Ezray, all of his teachers at CBJ and his supportive extended family for all of their help and advice.

sam fishEr NOVeMbeR 21, 2015

I live in San Carlos and attend Central Middle School. I have a seventeen year old sister named Ariele as well as a seventeen year old brother named Ben. I love to play (and watch) soccer. I also enjoy playing violin and have a lot of fun with board games and card games.

As part of my tzedakah project, I raised money for an organization called Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA). COTA is an organization that

provides families who have children in need of organ transplants with financial support so that the family can focus on the important things, such as the child, instead of the cost of the surgery.

My torah portion is Lech Lecha. This portion is about how Abraham leaves his homeland and everything he knows and loves for the new land that God has promised him. I would like to thank Bill Futornick, Rabbi Ezray, Cantor Barbara, Michal Braker, and all of my CBJ teachers and peers who pushed me to learn from Kindergarten all the way to Seventh Grade and beyond.

ilan laDabaum OCTObeR 24, 2015

december b’nai mitzvah

Hi, my name is Aaron Lipp. I go to school at Woodside Priory in Portola Valley and I play basketball there. I like to play video games and I play competitively with SLG (Super League Gaming). I also like Star Wars and Minecraft. I will become a Bar Mitzvah on December 5th and my

parsha – Vayeshev – is the same one my dad had in 1980 at his bar mitzvah. I am a graduate of CBJ preschool. I live directly behind CBJ with my sister Sophia and my parents Mary and Josh. Living close made it easy for me to come to the Henry Rabin Minyan every Wednesday since I was born.

For my tzedakah project, I am supporting Breathe California, a San Francisco-based non-profit that advocates for clean air and lung health. I am raising money by riding in the annual Bike for Breath with my family, as I have since I was 6 years old. Please sponsor me or even come bike with us next July. More information at LippBarMitzvah.weebly.com.

I would like to thank my parents for being parents, my sister for being annoyingly helpful, Rabbi Ezray, Bill Futornick, Cantor Barbara, Dan Leemon, Michal Braker, Morah Rotem, Teacher Ann Cauterucci, the Henry Rabin Minyan and all my family and friends who are coming from above and beyond to share the day with me. I would also like to thank the Academy . . . oh wait, the music is playing. Bye!

aaron lipp DeCeMbeR 5, 2015

I’m a 7th grader at Central Middle School in San Carlos. I live with my mom, dad, and younger brother Charlie . I love to dance, run, draw, listen to music, hang out with my friends and in the summer go to Camp Ramah. When I was in third grade I was introduced to

the organization There With Care by my Girl Scout troop. TWC helps families with critically or terminally ill children. In 4th grade a did a ROPES project (Right of Passage Experiences) where I visited children in the hospital, made decorations for their rooms, delivered meals to families, and sorted donations. At my Kiddush,

the table center pieces will consist of supplies for TWC families.

Three years ago my cousin Milton Marks died of a brain tumor and his wife, my cousin Abby started a camp for families living with a brain tumor. I helped put together art supplies for this camp and I’ll be donating Tzedakah to the Milton Marks Family Camp so that every family may attend for free. It makes me feel good to work on projects that make a difference in people’s lives.

I would like to thank the Hebrew School staff, Dan Leemon, Rabbi Ezray, Bill Futornick and Cantor Powell for helping me prepare for my Bat-Mitzvah. Of course I would also like to thank my parents for always loving and supporting me no matter what I do.

tali bErEs DeCeMbeR 19, 2015

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January b’nai mitzvah

I am 13 years old and I am looking forward to my Bat Mitzvah with my twin sister Nicole. I live in San Carlos with my twin sister, my older brother, my parents and my two dogs, Honey and Sugar. I am in the School Leadership class at Tierra Linda Middle School. We

plan the school rallies, spirit days, dances, and pretty much anything else requiring leadership skills. Some of my other hobbies include playing the cello, bike riding, reading, swimming, babysitting, jumping on my family’s trampoline, and just hanging out with friends.

Part of my Mitzvah project is tutoring four to eight year olds on how to read at the public library. We read them books and make sure they are following along or let the kids read to us. I have also been helping out with Home and Hope for about as long as I can remember. Home and Hope is an organization the synagogue participates in where we make meals and let homeless people sleep in the synagogue.

My sister and I care a lot about the environment. We hope to donate to a charity in Israel that helps protect the environment. I want to thank my parents for all of their love and support. I also want to thank Bill Futornik, Cantor Barbara and Rabbi Nat Ezray for all of their teaching and guidance.

JEssica klEin JANuARY 2, 2016

I live in San Carlos with my twin sister, Jessica, my older brother, Jeromey, my mom, Esther, my dad, Jeff, and my two dogs, Honey and Sugar. Honey is an eight year old Yorkie Poodle and Sugar is a four year old Shih Tzu. I go to Tierra Linda Middle school where I play

the clarinet in the band. I love playing soccer, tennis, swimming and riding my bicycle. I also like babysitting for my neighbors’ young kids. I have been in 4H for four years. There I learned archery, knitting, public speaking and planned community service projects.

I have been volunteering at Project Read in the Redwood City library since the summer. It is a lot of fun reading with the little kids and it’s a good feeling to know I am helping. I have also volunteered at Home and Hope for many years either setting up, taking down, helping with dinner or babysitting. I care very deeply about the environment and have been a member of the Natural Resources Defense Council for many years.

I would like to thank my parents, Rabbi Ezray, Bill Futornick, Cantor Barbara, and all my teachers at Beth Jacob Hebrew School.

nicolE klEin JANuARY 2, 2016

Jeremy is a 7th grader at North Star Academy in Redwood City, where he lives with his parents and older sister. He has a passion for computers and technology, and has enjoyed helping elders in the CBJ community solve problems with their computers and smart phones this year. (Jeremy’s still

very willing to help, so please continue to contact him!) Jeremy’s favorite subjects are math and science, and

he also enjoys computer programming, researching tech gadgets, blog writing, playing video games, playing (but not necessarily practicing) violin, and spending time with his friends.

Because Jeremy sympathizes deeply with disaster victims and others who have faced hardships, he’s chosen to support the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) which works to fight poverty, respond to disasters and advance human rights across the globe.

JErEmy baum JANuARY 30, 2016

MERCAz LIMMuD / ADuLT EDuCATION

seCoND friDay NigHt sPeakers

After our 7:30 Kabbalat Shabbat services, we have two exciting opportunities.

friday, December 11: alon shalev, Executive Director of the western region American Jewish World Service. The mission of AJWS is to end poverty and promote human rights in the developing world, taking on global challenges through working local community organizations. Shalev is also a novelist who has written about social justice in his prize winning young adult epic fantasy series, set in Northern California. We’ll also have a chance to hear about AJWS’s projects in Mexico, where Rabbi Ezray traveled this past summer with congregants Eric & Amy Sahn.

friday, January 8: mark Donig, currently

a 2nd year law student at UC Berkeley. Raised at Congregation Beth Jacob, Mark earned his BA at Stanford in Public Policy, and an MA in Diplomacy from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel, where he continues as a Research Fellow. He has written about and participated in anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanction) activities both on the Stanford and Cal campuses.

rabbi & sCHoLar taLks

sunday, December 6, 10:00 a.m. ziva reimer Hassenfeld will lead a discussion about the story of Yonatan and David, “Friendship, Love and In-laws.” The is the story of deep friendship and family, dysfunction and repair, love and pain.

Just to delve into this story is a path to discovering deeper insights into ourselves and our own life experiences. This is just a fantastic topic to be led by an extraordinary scholar, now completing her PhD at Stanford. For parents of 6th graders, this is also a chance to share in the pleasure of learning with Ziva.

Wednesday, January 13, 7:30 p.m. Perry zarrin will be sharing with us his love for the Kabbalah of Ba’al HaSulam. Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag became known as the Ba’al HaSulam (Master of the Ladder) for his scholarly works on the Zohar and teachings of Kabbalah. A contemporary of Rav Kook, he decided that the Kabbalah should be taught to as many as possible. His son, Rabbi Baruch Ashlag (Rabash) dedicated himself to teaching his father’s works, teaching kabbalah as widely as possible. Zarrin studied with one of Rabash’s students for 15 years and is eager to share his learning, calling his talk “Introduction to the Kabbalah of Ba’al HaSulam: From Love of Friend to Love of God.”

Additionally, the Women’s book group continues to meet each month. On Wednesday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m., the selection is Between Friends by Amos Oz, an intertwined collection of short stories about life on a kibbutz. Keep an eye out for the January date and selection. As always, this group’s purpose is to share stories—so reading is optional!

Come once, come many times—start anywhere and find your center at Congregation Beth Jacob.

There are wondrous ways To delve inTo learning aT CongregaTion BeTh JaCoB—JusT drop By and drop in.

CBJ CARES!We have re-organized our CARES team to

work from a neighborhood model, which means that all assistance provided

will be fairly local.The Cares team is called upon whenever

a member of the CBJ community is faced with a temporary hardship, be it an accident,

illness, hospitalization, bereavement, or even sleepless nights following the joy of a new birth. Cares team volunteers may help by bringing meals, visiting the sick, giving a ride, or simply being present for a shiva minyan. The commitment level is variable

and completely in your hands; if you choose to be a team member then the neighborhood

leader may contact you if a community member who lives near you is in need of help.

Let us know if you would like to help. And remember, when you NEED help, your

CBJ community is here for you.Contact Rebecca Schwartz ([email protected]) or Daphna Dror

([email protected]).

CBJ’s active Sisterhood gathers women of all ages for social activities, learning, recreation, spiritual endeavors and service to our synagogue and the greater community. We meet monthly and have engaged in guided mediation and yoga, learned to bake Jewish foods, planned and created rituals, studied with inspiring teachers, listened to each other’s stories, created art, enjoyed music, taken an architectural walking tour in San Francisco, visited art museums, and have eaten a lot of food. Dues are $36/year.

Check the calendar for upcoming events and meetings. Watch for announcements about MLK Multifaith Day of Service on Monday, January 18th.

Contact [email protected] for more information.

Sisterhood Shmooze

CBJ is a vibrant, engaged community whose members are connected to the notion of Tikkun Olam in multiple and overlapping ways. Partners in Action coordinates projects throughout the year that bring together different ages and groups within the congregation.

Upcoming events include:• Christmas Eve Dinner at Maple Street Shelter-

on Thursday December 24th at 5:00pm. Our volunteers prepare and serve dinner for the residents of the Maple Street shelter in Redwood City Contact the office for details on how to participate.

• Park Cleanup with Acterra-on Sunday, January

10th at 10:00am. Contact Bryan Johnson at [email protected] or the CBJ office for more information and to sign up.

• Peninsula Multifaith Day of Service-on MLK Day, Monday January 18th. CBJ collects books for the Jewish Coalition for Literacy, and there are dozens of other volunteer opportunities available that day. See www.peninsulamultifaith.org/upcoming-events-links/ or contact the CBJ office for more information.

Contact Linda Leeb, Social Action Chair, at [email protected] or Rebecca Schwartz in the CBJ office to learn more about Tikkun Olam at CBJ.

Social action • tikkun olamCBJ RepaiRing the WoRld

Beth JacoB NewsPlease don’t hesitate to contact the Beth Jacob office and let us know of your lifecycle events.

WeLCoMe To NeW MeMBers…AlAnA & JAcob bAllon And their son MAtAn

JonAthAn & elisAbeth bArek And their children ethAn, JAMes And hAnnAh

ionA szkurnik dorio & MArcelo dorio And their children benJAMin And Victor

AdAM & brooke Gorlick And their children sAGe And Phoebe

cAllA & Will Griffith And their children JAke And Josh

hAdAr hArris And her children AdAM And leo

eden Mendel holt & GrAhAM holt And their children louis And MArco

AMit & denA koren And their children MAyA, siVAn And leA

lAurA & dAVid krAne And their children Ari, ellA And JordAn

ellis Verosub & bArbArA noVAk And their children zArA And sAdie

stuArt soffer & susAn field

brinly & noAh stAndridGe With their children MicAh, leVi, ocoee, sequoiA And JuniPer

cAsey & bArry WAllAce And their son JAcob

MAzAL ToV To…Ann & steVe chAlMer on the birth of their tWin GrAndchildren eMily shirA And

AndreW bAiley

bArbArA & MArty keller on the birth of their GrAndson

seth & tAliA PerlMAn on the birth of their son isAAc

nAncy & GreG sterlinG on the birth of their GrAnddAuGhter eVelyn

CoNDoLeNCes To… dAVid AltMAn on the PAssinG of his beloVed Wife beVerly AltMAn

rhodA GruMet on the PAssinG of her beloVed husbAnd cArl GruMet

ron krAMer on the PAssinG of his beloVed Mother dr. lilA krAMer

diAnA lAndis on the PAssinG of her beloVed husbAnd ben lAndis

cheAlseA nAther on the PAssinG of her beloVed Mother AlexAndrA nAther

tAliA PerlMAn on the PAssinG of her beloVed GrAndMother MAlkA schleyer

JAcki silber on the PAssinG of her beloVed Mother ritA silber

yuninG PAthMAn on the PAssinG of her beloVed fAther bo WAnG

May Their MeMory Be a Blessing

CAres FUNDBy: Georgia SherIn memory of: Marietta Fulton by Barry and Janet Robbins; Ida Cohn by Hans Cohn

HeNrY rABiN MiNYAN FUNDIn memory of: Rebecca Grumet and Louis Grumet by Rhoda Grumet

isrAeL ACTioN FUNDIn memory of: Jeremy Friedman by Lillie Kermit; Carl Grumet by Esther Ketter

KoreNgoLD sCHoLArsHiP FUNDIn honor of: Jon Levinson receiving the Earl Raab award by Etty KorengoldIn memory of: Marietta Fulton by Etty Korengold

LiBrArY FUNDIn memory of: Ronald Stein by Harise & Peter Staple

LiNDAUer DisABiLiTY FUND In memory of: Carl Grumet by Jon & Diane Levinson

PrAYer BooK FUND In memory of: Marietta Fulton by Annette Weiss

rABBi’s DisCreTioNArY FUNDBy: Rhoda Grumet; Warren GellerIn honor of: the baby naming of granddaughter Simcha Maya by Tom and Barbara Rauchwerger; the 65th Wedding Anniversary of Carolynn & Norman Licht by Len & Lorraine MarshallIn memory of: Anne and Hyman Gurman by Melinda Gurman; Marietta Fulton by Anita Lee and Family; Sol Frankel by Rosalyn and Monica Frankel; Bernard Yaffa by Alisa Yaffa & Ken McElvain; Marrieta Fulton by Elka Niclas; Carl Freeman by Sandra & Ed Epstein; Carl Grumet by Michael and Susan Hahn and by Janet, Emily and Nathan Jacobi and by Linda & Ed Rosen; Jo Ann Lewis by Kimberly & Ron Kramer

reLigioUs sCHooL sCHoLArsHiP FUNDIn loving memory of: Mimi Arfin by Joanne and Bernie Arfin; Saul Heiser and Carl Grumet by Judith Schiffner; Aileen Forman by Stan & Ann Forman

riTUAL DireCTor’s DisCreTioNArY FUNDIn honor of: Beryl Yaffa and Carolyn McElvain by Alisa Yaffa & Ken McElvain; Helen Caplan’s 95th Birthday by Linda & Ed RosenIn memory of: Carl Freeman by Janice & Richard Freeman; Bernice & Seymour Saltzman by Robert & Beth Saltzman

rUTH sHAPiro KiDDUsH FUND By: Leslie Weinstein; Amy & Harold KeerIn honor of: Wendy and Jon Segal’s 35th Wedding Anniversary by Jackie & Steve Dines; Ed Rosen’s 75th Birthday and Jeanette & Ike Goodman’s 60th Wedding Anniversary by Sharon & Irwin Kasser and Vivian Gluck;In memory of: Max Sherman by Barry and Esther Sherman; Florence Rosen by Linda & Ed Rosen

sTeLLA rAKoWiTz FUNDIn memory of: Marietta Fulton by Shirley Dorin

TorAH sTUDY FUND In memory of: Carl Grumet by Ellie & Ed Sondik

YAHrzeiT FUNDIn memory of: Rhoda Sussman Lewis and Minnie Sussman by Joanne and Bernie Arfin

Recent ContributionsALeH NegeV FUNDIn memory of: Carl Grumet by Joanne & Bernie Arfin and by Norm & Carolynn Licht

BeTH JACoB geNerAL FUNDBy: Seth and Lorna Gladstone; Jacqueline Holt; Alisa Yaffa & Ken McElvainIn honor of: Arthur’s brit milah by Julia and Aviv Rind; Jeanette & Ike Goodman’s 60th Wedding Anniversary by Joanne & Bernie Arfin and by Audrey & Roland Lampert; Ed Rosen’s 75th Birthday by Joanne & Bernie Arfin and by Rhoda Grumet and by Ellen & Frank Kushin and by June & Wally Levin; Joanne and Bernie Arfin’s 60th Wedding Anniversary by June & Wally Levin and by Ruth Wise; Jon and Wendy Segal’s and Jeff and Linda Wexler’s 35th Wedding Anniversaries by Elaine & Bob Sloss; Alice Fischgrund by Sol & Rosalind Kutner; Paul & Elsie Kent by Sol & Rosalind KutnerIn memory of: Meyer E. Levinson by Diane and Jon Levinson; Isodore Krasner by Norman and Marilyn Krasner; Aharno Kamara by Harriet Friedman; Ernest Siegel by Norma Siegel; Kurt Wollenberger by Laurie and Joseph Ackerman; Selma Mallon by Esther and Barry Sherman; Mala Goldschmid by David and Joyce Goldschmid; Nina Danker by Mervyn and Rochelle Danker; Ernest Rauchwerger by Tom and Barbara Rauchwerger; Helen Wilner by Elliott and Susan Bloom; Dr. Joseph Fischer by Janet and Frank Siegel; Henry Wise and Marietta Fulton by Ruth Lee Wise; Marietta Fulton by Doris Stiefel; Albert Rudolph by Gary and Ophra Rudolph; Harry Scheer by Jan Scheer and Gerry Elgarten; Leah Ritchey by Lonnie and Emilie Goldman; Nathaniel Golovin by Jonathan and Susan Golovin; Jacob Epstein by Sandra and Ed Epstein; Freda Mervis, Florence Mervis, Gertrude Fish and Morris Fish by Charlotte Fish; Selene Ichelson by Maryjane and Peter Gertz; Shirley Rabinovitch by Marlene Rabinovitch; Dorothy Wallach and Celia Yaffa by Beryl Yaffa; Judy Ackerman by Joseph Ackerman; Rose Patrick & Hyman Altman by David and Beverly Altman; Ada Levy by Ann & Steve Chalmer; Lea Weininger and Anna Gold by Frederica & Frank Gold; Margaret David by Marilyn David-Kassner; Jacob Kochavi by Edi Kochavi; Esther Pava by Jacob Pava; Charles Girsky by Tami & Amir Raubvogel; Eddy and Lena Scheier by Charlotte Scheier; Rosa Zeckel by Susan Sterling; Esther Markman by Grace Winston; Pearl Jaffe by Beryl Yaffa; Carl Grumet by Judith Parker and by Grace Rosenberg and by Sherry & Burt Berenstein and by Maddy & Ray Fink and by Stuart & Joan Greene and by Lee & Judy Shulman and by George & Susan Springer; Keith by Rosalind & Sol Kramer; Ed Lehman by Rayna Lehman & Bill Nack; Albert Gilbert by Martha Leviant; Sam Cohen by Leah Zimmerman

Yahrzeits september 2015 to January 2016

Friday, September 4Saturday, September 5

Michael BarBash

rose Berkowitz

zoltan Braun

Ben carl

ida cohn

Morton coMinsky

Margaret david

roseMarie dines

JereMy FriedMan

charles girsky

saMuel glickMan

victor goldenBerg

charles goldsMith

Muriel heiMlich

Marie hickMan

Bernard holtz

Pearl JaFFe

Patricia kaPlan

Jack kochavi

adelle lisBonne

kaden lisBonne

yaFFa Moshe

JosePh ranko

irving roth

Beatrice ruBin

JeFFrey schoenFeldt

Muriel siskoPoulos

rosa zeckel


Judy ackerMan

Jean Ballon

Mae caPeloto

anna cohen

henry donner

ann gerrick

Preston golden

JosePh goldschMid

tikva hedvat

Jack MaBel

harold Mitgang

harry Myers

sarah rosen

henry ruBenstein

Bernard weiss


ari Bentzion

harold davidson

Michael dines

Jack kauFMan

ruth kauFMan

Melvin linn

Meir Matityahu

arline Milan

Pauline Quart

henry rosenholtz

sadie stein

annie white


Morris arFin

stella aurelian

david BauM

avrahaM Ben david

Bernard BerkMan

daniel goldBerg

david gruBer

david kanner

ethel kanner

herMan kanner

JoachiM kanner

sydonia kanner

Moshe kiMelMan

rachel kiMelMan

Bernie linn

Fred Matlin

harry nelson

chaya nirenBerg

rachel nirenBerg

arnold reisMan

MiriaM roBBins

estelle roodMan

Jennie ruBenstein

rose saslaw

riva schwaB

louis sheFFlin

yetta shell

viola soMMer

JosePh weininger

harry weiss

Friday, OctOber 2Saturday, OctOber 3

saMuel l. aBraMs

herMan lou adlis

Mordechai Ben-Barak

roBert curtis

harry FriedMan

Bertha goldBach

Max goldBach

inge golovin

leo kanner

leo Paslin

JacoB Pines

Pieter reMMerde

carla rose

ida roth

Martha schwartz

alda siegan

ruth siegel

BarBara siMons

roy singley

Bill sPorer

gladys taylor

george osea wolF

ruBy wulFe

arnold ziMMerMan


louis BleeMan

JacoB Bornstein

saul chazan

BenJaMin cohn

norMan danielson

eManuel diaMant

Martin donig

ralPh ehrenPreis

alBert Fisher

BenJaMin hurwitz

anne kains

Marshall karol

evelyn landes

augusta rauchwerger

yoseF saldinger

victor saleM

Frank soloMon

zelda soloMon

shirley teitelBauM

MyriaM turBow

ishayahu volF

asia wenger

MaMie winston

cecilia wollenBerger


Josette aknin-Banks

Milton BauMan

isaac BerkMan

John Butler

david danker

arnold goldMan

leizer kalish

Johanna kanner

dr. louis Mann

anita PoPik

sigFrido rieBer

katinka roth

arnold schanz

harris shaPiro

Paul weBer

Fradel zoldan


Julian caPlan

sara chazan

louis david

arlyne davis

alFred Feiler

seyMour FriedMan

Frances FriedMan

sigMund gershMan

kenneth goldBerg

anne goldstein

ken goldstein

Marcus greiFinger

ralPh hecht

Benton Myron hirsch

edith Jevotovsky

BarBara kePPleMan

evelyn landes

lillian levy

sarah licht

esther Miles

aBrahaM Potolsky

clara reinhardt

anna richtol

Bernard rose

ara lee shaFer

harris shaPiro

norMan siMons

Marion sMilovitz

roBerta storey

Michael weiss


david ascher

lily Blair

carol Botkin

Morton Brenner

seyMour Brock

arthur Bronstein

syBil devore

Margarita esses de sasson

anna Fischgrund

Jerry gould

Marion koPas

Marie lellouche

rachel levinson

Milton l. rakove

anthony ranno

lee schoenFeldt

saM siegel

henry slager

JosePh stoval

rose uray

Friday, NOvember 6Saturday, NOvember 7

soloMon azose

Max Berkowitz

sarah Buckwald levy

Frances Feller stone

roy gryler

sylvia langer

Jean lellouche

JosePh reiF

Julius rind

aMir rosenthal

aron roth

saM schwartz

carol siegel

Moses wenger


chai Faga aBerBoM

sidney Ballon

JosePh Barton

Marlene BeBe

BenJaMin Bresler

leah Buckwald

celia craMan

arcadi elBert

sylvia Feder

anne halM gershMan

JeroMe allen holiBer

Malka kochavi

BoBBi kurn

Johanna lance

Jean langer

aBe leFkowitz

Bernard Peckler

anne rosenBlatt

nonnie shrier

saul stone

claire wolPe


Murray BarBash

Pinchas Ben JosePh

sara Berloe

susanne Feldstein

ted FishMan

Beatrice FriedMan

grete Fulton

JaMes gans

Max goldBerg

Malka gutkovich

John inglis

alFred kushin

Felix lahnstein

enya lituak

JosePh Merle Beslove

george oBradovich

Marshall Parnes

Marion PoPik

anthony Puleo

saM raBinovitch

renee rather

Bryan stern

david twersky

rosie volF

lloyd volPe

celia weiss

herBert weiss

sidney winston

Marvin zelinger


george aBraMson

Max Bittker

JacoB Boxer

dorothy Bronk

BarBara susan cohen

earl colMan

gertrude Feiler

dorothy Fisher

werner hirsch

Bernard Jevotovsky

harry leviant

rachel levin

leonard levine

natan Merkulova

Felix Pawlik

Julius rakonitz

Fred reBitzer

allan schwartzMan

alBert shrier

hazel silBer

elsie soMMer

harold weBMan

Joshua yourtz

Friday, december 4Saturday, december 5

isaac aknin

Frances Burstein

esther chaMe

ted clair

harold Fliegler

Frieda goldBerger

rueBen katz

henry levine

alice levinson

connie Margolin

lillian Mittler

lester Moss

david raBin

Paula rose

Michael ross

aMy sue scheier

carl sherMan

JosePh sMilovitz

david weinstein


Molly Berns

gloria Blair

leon cheskin

sara hurwitz

saul karol

Morton korengold

anne levine

donald liPP

Julia Marcus

John Poole, senior

dora PoPik

chuck Prentise

gary rosekind

JosePh sussMan

estelle weiner

Jules wilner

Jack zelinger

yitzhak Fenn

irMa segall


Josette aknin-Banks

Milton BauMan

isaac BerkMan

John Butler

david danker

arnold goldMan

leizer kalish

Johanna kanner

dr. louis Mann

anita PoPik

sigFrido rieBer

katinka roth

arnold schanz

harris shaPiro

Paul weBer

Fradel zoldan


roBert atkinson

sylvia caPlan

randi J. diaMant

edward gladstone

Barry levine

teFaha Matityahu

rachel nelson

Janis Paslin

Mordecai PoPik

aBrahaM siletsky

Bert stone

Bert wiener

Friday, JaNuary 1Saturday, JaNuary 2

david ascher

lily Blair

carol Botkin

Morton Brenner

seyMour Brock

arthur Bronstein

syBil devore

Margarita esses de sasson

anna Fischgrund

Jerry gould

Marion koPas

Marie lellouche

rachel levinson

Milton l. rakove

anthony ranno

lee schoenFeldt

saM siegel

henry slager

JosePh stoval

rose uray


herMan Berns

Bonnie doBBs

sarah gluck

Morris goMBerg

Mollie gutterMan

david hedvat

aBrahaM katz

evalyn reiF

esther richards

arthur rosen

Blanche setzen

JacoB teitelBauM

Bernard vallerga

tillie wagenFeld

dorothy weinstock


henry aBecassis

Frieda altMan

Bernard cahan

elaine gessow

Joel goldBerg

alice goldschMidt

ida goldstein

aBrahaM gruBer

shMuel gutkovich

david heller

arthur JosePh

ruth krooPnick

henry lee

rose Matlin

celia MidMan

vivian Miller

MiriaM reBoh

ronald rosenBerg

Pearl saslaw

Bessie storey

saM weisMan

Paulene woFchuck


alex ackerMan

Florence Bernstein

ethel Bittker

sally BlooM

aBrahaM Brown

alice dennis

Marcia raBen donner

isaak FarBer

Bella Feintuch

theodore Fisher

Judah FolkMan

Fred goren

sylvia greiFinger

FridMan gutkovich

norMan leviant

olga Maltzer

estelle Miller

MiriaM PasQualitti

lilly radcliFFe

adolPh rauchwerger

gussie ruBenstein

hilde schwarz

harlene stein

PhilliP stern

ira sternBach

eugene toPPerMan

Fenet winikoFF

lucille zelinsky


Peter angel

JeFFrey Ballon

don dorsey

roBert dudnick

nathan Fisher

Betsy Frank

dorothy gerson

Morris gold

Martha goodMan

Bess goodstein

saMuel gutterMan

eugenie Jouanneau

eric kerMit

theresa levine

werner loewenstein

ditta newMan

hersh levi nirenBerg

serena Pinsler

edna Prince

lydia rosenBauM-goldMan

anna siegel

andre singley

Frieda steiner


linda aknin-eldeFonso

estera Buchin BluMstein

herBert cantor

arnold chaleFF

williaM Foerder

israel goodstein

PhilliP greenBerg

hoPe howard

ruth Jones

charlotte Joyner

JosePh Judah

adeline Pollack

sol rosenBauM

ruth shaPiro

alBert siegel

carl sMilovitz

lewis weil

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Sander Benowitz Hyman Berloe William Bifeld Louis Brockman Joseph Capeloto Helen Elkins Eli Ezray Rose Ezray Joseph Gluck Joseph Goldschmidt Willie Gutterman Rosalind Highiet Bessie Hurwitz David Ichelson Marilyn Levin Lois Levine Helen Leytus Henry Licht Larry Lindauer Efim Lituak Lawrence Margolin Roslyn Mencher Lieblein Mosheh Moradzadeh Meir Moshe Joseph Okh Louis Prober Bernard Scheier Alexander Selwyn Jack Setzen Elizabeth Wachter Isadore Wallach

SundayS 9:15 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. - Congregation Kol emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto 650-948-7498 8:00 a.m. and 8:05 p.m. - Congregation emek Beracha, 4102 el Camino real, Palo Alto, 650-857-1800 8:30 a.m. - Chabad of the Northern Peninsula, at Marriott Hotel, 1770 s. Amphlett Blvd. in san Mateo

mondayS 8:00 a.m. and 8:05 p.m. - Congregation emek Beracha, 4102 el Camino real, Palo Alto, 650-857-1800 7:45 p.m. - Congregation Kol emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto 650-948-7498

tueSdayS 6:30 a.m. and 8:05 p.m. - Congregation emek Beracha, 4102 el Camino real, Palo Alto, 650-857-1800 8:00 a.m. - Peninsula Temple Beth el, 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas, san Mateo, 650-341-7701 7:15 p.m. - Peninsula sinai Congregation, 499 Boothbay Ave., Foster City, 650-349-2816 7:45 p.m. - Congregation Kol emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto 650-948-7498

wedneSdayS 6:30 a.m. and 8:05 p.m. - Congregation emek Beracha, 4102 el Camino real, Palo Alto, 650-857-1800 7:00 a.m. - Congregation Beth Jacob, 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, redwood City, 650-366-8481 7:45 p.m. - Congregation Kol emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto 650-948-7498

thurSdayS 6:30 a.m. and 8:05 p.m. - Congregation emek Beracha, 4102 el Camino real, Palo Alto, 650-857-1800 7:00 a.m. - Peninsula sinai Congregation, 499 Boothbay Ave., Foster City, 650-349-2816 6:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. - Congregation Kol emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto 650-948-7498

fridayS 6:30 a.m. - Congregation emek Beracha, 4102 el Camino real, Palo Alto, 650-857-1800

(WE RECOMMEND CONTACTING THE SYNAGOGUES TO CONFIRM SCHEDULES)

CaNtor barbara PoWeLL Continued from page 6

The intimate setting of the Beit T’fillah treated the 90-strong audience to an up close experience of the breathtaking virtuosity of Markus’ performance. The power and passion with which he delivered each piece was marvelous to witness. Among those present was David Schnabel, grandson to the featured composer, Artur Schnabel.

Generous sponsors provided for the transportation and tuning of the Steinway Model B grand piano, including, David Arfin and Maddy Chaleff, Dori Ben-David Johnston and Andy Johnston, Rachel Berg and Andy Hewett, Norman and Marsha Lee Berkman, Marty Bronk and Sallie DeGolia, Chris and Robyn Cornyn, Josh and Mary Lipp, Linda and Ed Rosen, Mindy and Philip Rosenberg, Kenneth and Avital Seeman. Seromi Park, representing Steinway and Sons, who donated the rental of the piano deserves our gratitude as well. Finally, special thanks go to Markus Pawlik for devoting himself to our community and donating this performance.

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JANUARY 18, 2016

BOOK DRIVE

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