Jan/Feb 2017
KOL SHOLOM
The voice of
Temple Beth Sholom
San Leandro Hebrew
Congregation
Since 1886
From the Editor
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LETTER FROM THE RABBI
2016 has been a difficult year for me and many others. And who knows what 2017 may bring,
so let us focus on the Jewish year 5777. In Hebrew, 5777 is written as tav, shin, ayin, zayin. I
will tell you a little secret, if you promise not to share it with any more than a hundred of your
closest friends. Tav, shin, ayin, zayin, really is equal to 777, there are no Hebrew letters for the
thousands. And sevens are very important in the Torah. Because God created the world in
seven days, we get a wonderful day of rest on the seventh day of the week. Rosh haShanah is
really the first day of the seventh month, as it is the top of the year.
First of the
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8
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10
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12
seventh month
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5
4
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The seventh year is the sh’mita, sabbatical year, when the earth gets to rest and when all debts
are forgiven. All slaves are freed at the end of seven years. And there are seven matriarchs
and patriarchs, Sarah, Abraham, Rebecca, Isaac, Rachel, Leah and Jacob. Etc. There are
seven branches on the menorah that stood in the Tabernacle and the Temple. In gematria,
gimmel + dalet, the Hebrew word gad, which equals seven, means luck. And mazal, another
word for luck, mem + zayin + lamed = 77.
But there is more. If we divide the Hebrew letters of the name of the year into tav, shin, ayin
and then the zayin, we end up with teisha’ zayin, which means nine sevens.
Nine times the beauty and wonder of the seven days of creation.
Nine times the rest and holiness of the seventh day, Shabbat.
Nine times the sweetness and forgiveness of Rosh haShanah.
Nine times the ecological concern of the seventh year, the sabbatical year.
Nine times the freedom and dignity of the emancipation of the seventh year.
Nine times the humanity and righteousness of the matriarchs with the patriarchs.
Nine times sanctity and purity of the menorah of the Temple.
Nine times luck and fortune of gad.
And since mazal, mem + zayin + lamed = 77; twice nine times the blessing and providence of
mazal.
Finally, mazal tov = 77 + tov. Tov is tet, vav, bet. Tet = 9, vav + bet, 6 + 2, leaves one more
special thing for you alone in the Jewish year, 5777. Whatever 2017 may bring, we all can
depend on one more special blessing promised us in the Jewish year.
My family and I wish you all a happy and healthy secular new year, and pray that your special
blessing in 5777 be wonderful
Rabbi Harry A Manhoff, PHD
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God bless Everyone
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J U L Y 2016
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Lila Kluger
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Marleen Burke
In memory of Grandparents Mikhail Bargrases
& Cilya Malamud
In memory of Anita Osofsky
In memory of Gertrude Fertig
In memory of Bernice West
In memory of Anita Osofsky
In memory of Leonard Bell
In memory of Bernice West
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Ponsky Fund
Otto & Stephanie Jagoda
Irene Rozenblad
Merle Manning
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Rita Goldhor
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Eleanor Tandowsky
Eleanor Tandowsky
Leland and Susan Faust
University in Orange County - "Congratulations
to Steven and Cheryl Jagoda on the graduation
of their son Zachary Jagoda to the Chapman Much love Grandma Stephy and Grandpa
Otto"
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord"
In memory of Bernice West
Appreciation
In memory of Bernice West
In memory of Anita Osofsky
In memory of Pat Berger
In memory of Pat Berger
In memory of Sam Blank
In memory of Anita Osofsky
Rabbi's Discretionary
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Sharon Haas
Thank you to the Rabbi
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Anna Blank
Appreciation and thank you to the Rabbi
S E P T 2016
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Henry Haertel
Inge Heilborn
In Memory of John Heilborn and Yarzeit
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O C T 2016
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Marilyn Smiler
Mr. and Mrs. Don Mannis
Jozsef and Margaret Holmar
Edward Alany
Stan Osofsky and Sergio Quintor
Madelyne Misheloff
Alfred and Donna Bruckner
Shabbot Oneg Sponsorship
Yom Kippur Donation
In Memory of Irene Kaufman
General Fund
Yom Kippur Appeal / Pew Repairs
Jan/Feb 2017
General Fund
Holiday Dinner Drive
Adrienne Mannis
Alan I and Regina Osofsky
In Memory of Adrienne's Parents Israel and
Gertrude Fertig
Holiday Dinner Drive
N O V 2016
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Holiday Dinner Drive
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Library Fund
Rabbi's Tzedakah Fund
Yom Kippur
Lila Kluger
J. Popoff
Marlene and Larry Fingerut
Benjamin Warwick
Diane Schoenfeld
Gary and Lydia Osias
James E. Grindlinger
Djalal Vassigh
Eleanor Tandowsky
Terry Kulka
In loving memory of my husband Harry Kluger
Family Dinner & Oneg
Holiday Dinner Drive
Holiday Dinner Drive
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Holiday Dinner Drive
Holiday Dinner Drive
Holiday Dinner Drive
Holiday Dinner Drive
In Honor of Eileen Weinreb's 85th Birthday
Lila Kluger
Gary and Lydia Osias
In recognition of his guidance of the Lunch and
Learn program
Yom Kippur Appeal
D E C 2016
General Fund
General Fund
General Fund
Michael & Anne Becker
Vicki De Castro
James & Bobbe Sue Skiles
General Fund
Susan Schoenfeld
Sisterhood
Alan and Genette Kornfield
December Donation
Thanks to Ellen Gould for the challah
Thanks to Ellen Gould for the challah
With appreciation to Merle Manning for being
a wonderful friend
Family Shabbat dinner 1/6/17 in loving
memory of Alan’s Mother, Debbie Aitken, z”l
General Fund
Alan and Genette Kornfield
With gratitude
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Jan/Feb 2017
IN HONOR OF OUR VETERANS
At our Shabbat services on Nov 11th (Veteran's day), we were privileged to hear from
three veterans. Allen Dunne, Steve Dolich, and Vicki Hudson.
Each of them shared their thoughts on how their service affected them and what we can
do as Jews to help veterans return to full and healthy citizenship. Vicki has graciously
allowed us to reproduce her inspiration presentation here for you.
“Thank you for this opportunity to stand before you and respond to the question, “How
can the Jewish Community support Veterans?
I must acknowledge that this week, of all weeks, has been a tumultuous one. I am a
retired soldier, who served 33 years in the United States Army. And for all but the final
year, for 32 years, I served under a cloak of invisibility that denied my existence and
ability to live openly and authentically. For twelve years, that denied the existence of my
family. And now, we face the possibility of a resurgence denial of our existence as one
of the goals of the new administration.
How can you support Veterans? Do not allow the denial of recognition and right to exist
for the many LGBT persons serving now, and having served in our military. Take action
to communicate you do not support removing safeguards to our service and inclusion in
benefits that everyone else takes for granted as secure.
A significant issue among veterans is homelessness. Women veterans are far more
likely to face homelessness than men veterans. Women veterans who are single
mothers are at even greater risk.
How can you help? Contribute resources and time with organizations that battle the
increase of homelessness with veterans, especially women veterans. Donate to shelters
personal hygiene products for women that address monthly needs, gift cards for food
and other expenses, or your volunteer time in transition programs to help women
veterans move forward. Additionally for older women veterans, give rides to medical
appointments, visit at nursing homes and at the Veterans Home and listen to their
stories, and share your life stories too.”
VETERANS continued on next page
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VETERANS continued from previous page
“What about the men veterans, perhaps you are thinking? Why am I only speaking of
support for women veterans? Well, honestly, when you think of a veteran, what comes
to mind? For the majority of you, a male veteran is the figure you thought of. Women
veterans are often asked, where their husband served. Many women that served, and
served overseas, don’t regard themselves as veterans because of that societal
misconception. There are plenty of representations of male veterans in our society, and
numerous means to support them. I stand here to say, one thing the Jewish community
can do to support veterans, is make an effort to identify and provide assistance,
support, and acknowledgement to women in our communities and in society at large,
who have served our nation in our military. This is what a veteran looks like. We are
different genders, different orientations, and different colors, diverse as the nation we
protect and defend. That is our strength, and the strength of the nation.
How can the Jewish community support veterans? At any other Veteran’s Day, I would
continue to speak of donations, contributions of time, and the logistics of care packages
and in conclusion give suggested nonprofit resources to join with. But this Veteran’s
Day is unlike any other. This week is unlike any other. How can the Jewish Community
support veterans and acknowledge our sacrifices? Take action to ensure that our
Constitution is not denied, that our rights continue in force, that the diversity of this
nation is upheld. That not only the ‘other’ among the veteran communities but the ‘other’
across our society, are defended and their right to exist is demanded. I served in silence
of my true, authentic self for 32 of 33 years military service. I will not go back into that
closet. My family will never again be denied its existence. I ask you, the Jewish
community, my tribe, to stand with me and so many others that are in fear now, as a
result of this week’s political events. It’s easy to support the visible veterans; look for the
rest of us, and lend your support there.
Thank you.”
Please check out the organization called Swords to
Plowshares. Their website is www.swords-to-plowshares.org.
Also check out the Wounded Warrior Project website at
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/.
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Jan/Feb 2017
Yahrzeits for JANUARY 1 through FEBRUARY 28, 2017
May their memory be a blessing.
*The Hebrew date is the controlling date.
Hebrew
English
Loved One
Date
Date
*
January 6
Debbie Aitken
January 14
January 14
Lowell Adelson
Tom Covill
January 15
Clara Osias
January 16
January 16
January 17
January 17
January 18
John Parker
William Jagoda
Marleen Katz
Bessie Lewin
Phillip Silberman
x
18 Tevet
x
22 Tevet
January 20
Jacob Ponsky
x
x
x
23 Tevet
26 Tevet
26 Tevet
January 21
January 24
January 24
Loryn Zinn Morton
Heinz Max Heilborn
Ludwig Heilborn
January 24
Mary Shansky
January 30
January 31
February 1
February 1
February 2
Gwen Kolden
Herschel Tsvi Levine
Raymond Trezza
Erna SpingarnKwilecki
Bernice Schwartz
Joseph Rosenheim
Molly Misheloff
Paul Solomon
Rose Burg
February 6
Harry Fingerut
February 7
February 8
February 9
Loren Hazelkorn
Mark Eisenberg
David Saidian
Martha Schlusberg
Gersten
x
28 Tevet
January 25
January 26
January 29
x
3 Shevat
January 30
X
x
4 Shevat
5 Shevat
x
6 Shevat
x
x
x
11 Shevat
12 Shevat
13 Shevat
February 9
Yahrzeits continued on next page
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Message
Mother of Randy, Alan, Mitchell and
Anita Kornfield
Father of Mike Adelson
Husband of Erlda Parker
Mother of Dr. Leonard Osias,
Grandmother of Dr. Gary Osias
Husband of Erlda Parker
Brother of Otto Jagoda
Mother of Karen Santos
Mother of Audray Gardner
Husband of Leone Silberman
Grandfather of Alan, Gene and Stan
0sofsky
Daughter of Marvin & Miriam Zinn
Husband of Inge Heilborn
Father-in-law of Inge Heilborn
Mother of Lila Kluger and Shirley
Edelson
Mother of Steven Kolden
Grandfather of Sue Burg
Father of Armida Schultz
Mother of Inge Heilborn
Cousin of Bert Manhoff
Cousin of Rabbi Harry Manhoff
Mother of Dr. Michael Misheloff
Brother of Ann Gershanov
Grandmother of Dr. Norman Burg
Father of Larry Fingerut, Grandfather
of Pam, Jeff & Lee
Brother of Arlene Hazelkorn
Husband of Judy Eisenberg
Uncle of Nissan Saidian
Mother of Vicki De Castro, Bobbi
Skiles, Mimi Gohlke, & Lois Medina
Jan/Feb 2017
Yahrzeits continued from previous page
x
x
13 Shevat
15 Shevat
x
19 Shevat
x
x
20 Shevat
20 Shevat
February 9 Abraham Wolsztejn
February 11 Rabbi Ralph DeKoven
Alvin Schmulovitz
February 13
Small
February 15 Elizabeth Britt
February 15 Helen Winsten
February 16 Sadie Hazelkorn
February 16 Gertrude Hirschhorn
February 18 May Rosenheim
February 18 Julian Wolf
February 18
x
2 Adar I
February 19
February 21
February 23
February 27
February 28
February 28
February 28
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Irwin Barany
Irene Rubin
Kenneth Aitken
Sylas L. Keiser
Ethel Mankes
Martha Heilborn
Ethel Monheim-Kirsch
Nettie Marion
Firestone
Father of Dr. Benjamin Wolsztejn
Father of Elinor DeKoven
Grandfather of John Clarfield
Mother of Vicki Lucas & Don Britt
Mother of Larry Winsten
Grandmother of Arlene Hazelkorn
Sister of Cantor Linda Hirschhorn
Cousin of Rabbi Harry Manhoff
Father of Ruth Long, husband of
Marjorie Wolf
Father of Steve Barany
Friend of Audray & Jerry Gardner
Husband of Debbie Aitken
Step-father of Allen Schoenfeld
Mother of Loretta Siegel
Mother-in-law of Inge Heilborn
Mother of Barbara Manhoff
Mother of Harvey Firestone
Jan/Feb 2017
Temple Beth Sholom
Calendar of Events
January 1 through February 28, 2017
Fri 1/6/17 at 6:30 pm in the Main
Sanctuary followed by dinner at
7:15 pm in Zucker Hall
1st Friday Night Shabbat Family dinner and onegs
sponsored by Alan and Genette Kornfield in
loving memory of Alan’s mother, Debbie Aitken, z”l
Sat 1/7/17 at 10am in the Little
Shul
Fri 1/13/17 at 8pm in the Main
Sanctuary
Oneg sponsored by Alan and Genette Kornfield.
Sat 1/14/17 at 10am in the Little
Shul
Sun 1/15/17
Mon 1/16/17
Tues 1/17/17
Wed 1/18/17 @ 7:30 pm
Thurs 1/19/17 at 6pm
Fri 1/20/17 at 8pm in the Main
Sanctuary
Oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME HERE
Sat 1/21/17 at 10am in the Little
Shul
Fri 1/27/17 at 8pm in the Main
Sanctuary
Oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME HERE
Sat 1/28/17 at 10am in the Little
Shul
Mon 1/30/17 at 7 pm
Oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME HERE
Jan 30, 1989 is the date Ilene
Misheloff disappeared. The route is
the same as Ilene took on Jan 30th.
Walk is about 1.5 miles. It took about
1 hour. Friends can also go directly to
the church.
Date and event set by family
thru Church
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Healing Shabbat oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME
HERE
GERSTEN – No Torah School
Martin Luther King Jr Day
GERSTEN – No Hebrew School
Board Meeting in the Little Shul
PRESCHOOL Family Night, Hands on Language
Music Shabbat oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME
HERE
Jewish History oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME
HERE
Annual Misheloff Walk and Vigil Service
Ilene has been missing for 28 years
Please join us
Monday, January 30, 2017 - 7:00 PM
Walk begins at Wells Middle School (6800 Penn Drive,
Dublin) & will proceed to St. Raymond's Church
(11555 Shannon Ave, Dublin) For info call 925.829.3629
or check the website www.find-ilene.org
Please pray for Ilene’s safe return
Jan/Feb 2017
Fri 2/3/17 at 6:30 pm in the Main
Sanctuary followed by dinner at
7:15 pm in Zucker Hall
1st Friday Night Shabbat Family dinner and onegs
sponsored by Rita Cohen. All GERSTEN Hebrew
students will lead the worship service.
Sat 2/4/17 at 10am in the Little
Shul
Sun 2/5/17 at 2:00 pm
Oneg sponsored by Rita Cohen.
NEW TIME
SISTERHOOD Book Club, led by Loretta Siegel.
BOOK: The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
“Not since Anna Diamant’s The Red
Tent or Geraldine Brooks’s People of
the Book has a novel transported
readers so intimately into the complex
lives of women centuries ago or so
richly into a story of intrigue that
transcends the boundaries of history.
A “lavishly detailed” (Elle Canada)
debut that masterfully captures
sixteenth-century Venice against a
dramatic and poetic tale of suspense.
Hannah Levi is renowned throughout Venice for her gift
at coaxing reluctant babies from their mothers using her
secret “birthing spoons.” When a count implores her to
attend his dying wife and save their unborn son, she is
torn. A Papal edict forbids Jews from rendering medical
treatment to Christians, but his payment is enough to
ransom her husband Isaac, who has been captured at
sea. Can she refuse her duty to a woman who is
suffering? Hannah’s choice entangles her in a
treacherous family rivalry that endangers the child and
threatens her voyage to Malta, where Isaac, believing
her dead in the plague, is preparing to buy his passage
to a new life. Told with exceptional skill, The Midwife of
Venice brings to life a time and a place cloaked in
fascination and mystery and introduces a captivating
new talent in historical fiction.”
Fri 2/10/17 at 8pm in the Main
Sanctuary
Tu B’shevat Seder (NOT dinner) - Healing Shabbat
oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME HERE
Sat 2/11/17 at 10am in the Little
Shul
Wed 2/15/17 @ 7:30 pm
Fri 2/17/17 at 8pm in the Main
Sanctuary
Tu B’Shevat
Sat 2/18/17 at 10am in the Little
Shul
Oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME HERE
Sun 2/19/17
GERSTEN – No Torah School
PRESCHOOL closed for Presidents Day
GERSTEN – No Hebrew School
Jewish History Shabbat sponsored by Sisterhood.
Mon 2/20/17
Tues 2/21/17
Fri 2/24/17 at 8pm in the Main
Sanctuary
Sat 2/25/17 at 10am in the Little
Shul
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Board Meeting in the Little Shul
Music Shabbat oneg sponsored by YOUR NAME
HERE
Fri oneg
Sat lunch and oneg