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THE
BULLETINSEPTEMBER 2018
BEGINNING YOUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY FOR THE
SELICHOTHIGH HOLY DAYS
Saturday, September 1 7 – 9 pm
Making Prayer realBased on the book by Rabbi Mike CominsDessert | stuDy | WorshiP
TASHLICHMonday, September 10, 5:00 pm Followed by a picnic dinner, Coyote PointAn inspiring and family-friendly ritual of casting away our transgressions by symbolically tossing bread crumbs into a living body of water. Join the vegetarian potluck!
Learn more and sign up on home.sholom.org.
Bring food items to PTS during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to benefit Jewish Family & Children’s Services. Donation suggestions include: n canned veggies, fruit, tunan peanut buttern whole grainsn cerealsn pasta
Join PTS and NAMI, National Alliance for Mental Illness, for their annual walk to raise awareness for mental health and supporting those in need.
Find out more and join our awareness team on home.sholom.org.
NAMI WALK Silicon Valley 2018Saturday, September 22, 8:30 am check in, Guadalupe Park in San Jose
PTS = 100% VOTING CONGREGATIONJoin our non-partisan civic engagement campaign starting the day after Yom Kippur. Contact Rabbi Delson, [email protected], to join in the effort. Voting is a Jewish value.
PENINSULA
TEMPLESHOLOM
THE HIGH HOLY DAYS2018/5779
LOCATION
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
ROSH HASHANAH RH 2ND DAY KOL NIDRE YOM KIPPUR
9/9 9/10 9/11 9/18 9/19
Tots ‘n’ TorahA musical, energetic, and developmentally-appropriate service for families with children up to age 5.
Chapel 8:45 AM 8:45 AM
Family ServiceAn engaging, participatory, and musical service for families with elementary- and middle school-age children.
Chapel 6:30 PM 9:45 AM 6:30 PM 9:45 AM
Sanctuary ServiceA spiritually powerful and elevating service with traditional music and liturgy.
Sanctuary 7:30 PM 10:30 AM 7:30 PM 10:30 AM
Nefesh ServiceA participatory and informal prayer experience for adults, with a sermon by one of our rabbis.
Chapel 11:45 AM 11:45 AM
Teen ServiceA teen-let service for 8th-12th graders designed by our PARTY board with Rabbi Molly Plotnik and Director of Youth Engagement Madeleine Steckley.
Multi-Purpose Room 11:45 AM 11:45 AM
Tashlich ServiceAn inspiring and family-friendly ritual of casting away our transgressions by symbolically tossing bread crumbs into a living body of water. Bring a blanket, folding chairs, a dish to share at our potluck, warm layers, and some crumbs to toss.
Coyote Point
5:00 pm servicefollowed by
potluck picnic dinner
2nd Day Rosh Hashanah ServiceOpen to the community; no name badges required.
Chapel 10:30 AM
Panel DiscussionCongregants share their personal stories.
Sanctuary 1:30 PM
Yizkor (Memorial) ServiceReflective service of remembrance dedicated to loved ones.
Sanctuary 2:45 PM
Afternoon ServiceA service grounded in ancient biblical history that calls on us to examine holiness in our own lives. Includes a reading of the Book of Jonah.
Sanctuary 3:45 PM
Neilah & Havdalah ServiceConcluding service including the final sounding of the shofar, as well as a blessing for babies and first-time fasters. Everyone with a shofar is welcome to come to the bimah for the final sounding of the shofar.
Sanctuary 5:15 PM
GUIDE TO SERVICES
PARTY New Year’s KickoffShabbat at the Beach
Friday, September 21, 5:30-8:30 pmOcean Beach, San Francisco
9th-12th graders, join our kickoff Shabbat on the beach! Get ready to laugh, sing, and eat tons of s’mores!
-$15/person- Find out more and
RSVP at home.sholom.org by Friday, September 14.
NFTY-CWR’s
New Year’son the Bay
Cruise into 5779! Join your friends from around the Bay Area and beyond to celebrate
Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year – with this one-night only teen event.
Find out more on www.centralwest.nfty.org.
Saturday, September 8 8:30 - 11:30 pm
I. HOT TOPICS LUNCH GROUP e Thursdays, 9/27, 10/25, 11/15, 12/20, 1/24/2019 Ɣ 12:00 pm ¨ Law Offices of Norman Harris
1220 Howard Ave., Burlingame This is the ultimate brown bag lunch — you supply the food, Rabbi Feder supplies the food for thought!
II. HOT TOPICS @CAFÉ SHOLOM e Sundays, 10/7 & 12/2 Ɣ 10:00 - 11:00am ¨ PTS Foyer
This is the ultimate Sunday morning coffee — served with bagels and food for thought!
This lively roundtable discussion takes a contemporary look at Jewish thought and experience. Topics range from modern Jewish life and Israel to Jewish holidays, current events, and more.
HOT TOPICS THIS FALL — TWO OPPORTUNITIES!
Led by Rabbi Dan Feder
Sholom Women’sEVENING IN THE
SUKKAHTuesday, September 25, 6-8 pm
An evening under the stars with friends. Bring an appetizer, dessert or beverage to share.
Hosted by susan battat. Email mary ann waterman, [email protected], to rsvp and for address information.
4:00 pm w K-6th Grade Youth Education program
5:30 pm w Congregational Service, followed by dinner for all.
$5 kids 12 and under; $7 all others. RSVP at home.sholom.org by Monday, September 17.
SUKKOT MORNING SERVICE
Monday, September 24, 10:30 am
Pizza in the HutErev Sukkot Congregational Celebration
Sunday, September 23, 4-7 pm
Plan your own family dinner in our community Sukkah!
Contact Bev Rochelle at
[email protected] to reserve the space.
Have Your Own Dinner in the PTS Sukkah
S I M C H A T T O R A H
Y I Z K O RS E R V I C E
Monday, October 110:30 am
Yizkor offers us the opportunity to remember and reconnect
with the memories of our loved ones who have died.
september bat mitzvah
SEPTEMBER 29Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Juliet Shaywitz daughter of
Diana Brainard & David Shaywitz Crocker Middle School
Erev Simchat Torah Celebration
Sunday, September 30, 4-7 pm4:00 pm: K-6th Grade Youth Education program 5:30 pm: congregational service & dinner
$5 kids 12 and under; $7 all others RSVP at home.sholom.org by Friday, September 21
CONTRIBUTIONS We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions made through July 27.
Alexa Paige Goldman Israel Scholarship
in MeMory ofMyron ParnessHelaine DarlingLinda & Michael Podolsky
Cantor Barry Reich Tribute
in honor ofCantor Barry ReichRavi Sahae
in MeMory ofLen DesmanZena Koss
General
for PtsJames Carlson
in honor ofJoanne & Willie GreenspanShirley & Ben Eisler
Arlene RosenbergBenita Boxerman
in MeMory ofMollie AmsterLinda & Todd Zucker
Ben AnixterPatty Anixter
Louis ArataLinda & Warren Citron
Ida BerkowitzJanice & Dennis Berkowitz
Hyman BursteinDottie Anderson
Jean CooperSonny & Steve Hurst
Jack M Feder, Jr.Susan & John Feder
Bernie GoldbergDorothy Wexler
Rita GoldmanSue & Al Geller
Kieve GoodsteinLarry LevyMichelle & Keith Tandowsky
Mania HampelMichelle & Richard Postal
Linda HurstSonny & Steve Hurst
Mary JacobsonSandy Oberstein
Sarah JosephJanice & Dennis Berkowitz
Barney KisilofWendie Fetterman
Marian Landman
Shirley & Clarence Press
Ruth LeddellMindy & Dan Friedeberg
Rolly SlattEdna Marion LiebmanStanley LevinMax LevinFrieda & Brad Liebman
Elaine LevinsonSonny & Steve Hurst
Carole LiptonMarvin Lipton
Julius LutovichWendie Fetterman
Irwin MarcusHarriet Friedman
Barbara ModenaShelly Caplan
Joseph NahoumJoanna & Brian Hafter
Ethel ObersteinSandy Oberstein
Jack PressShirley & Clarence Press
Jean ShapiroSandra ShapiroBunny Starr
Anthony ShavesMarilyn Rosekind
Herman ShineHarriet Friedman
Len SilvermanFrances BergerJudith Delue
Faye SlattMindy & Dan Friedeberg
Marilyn GelderRolly Slatt
Louis StarrBunny Starr
Horace TabakCarol Tabak & Bill Raskoff
Norman L TauberMarietta Mentz & family
Doris TukemanCyril Tukeman
Ruth TukemanErica & Jeff Gilbert
Alex WeisbergRoberta & Richard Sherwood
Sarah WisefieldSharon & Eric Fomil
Mildred YoumanToby Cossman
Hirschberg Children’s Library
in MeMory ofLouis ArataMaxine Rogo
Music & Technology
in honor ofCantor Barry ReichShelly CaplanGary and Sue Schwartzman
in MeMory ofGuenther LeopoldHerta LeopoldGary and Sue Schwartzman
Rabbis’ Discrectionary
for PtsMarilyn Gelder
in honor ofRabbi Dan FederZoya & Yuzef Bronfman
Elaine GoodsteinSharon Silverman
in MeMory ofGenia MarchasinEileen & Mike Marchasin
Herman WerdesheimElaine Goodstein & Family
Sephardic MinyanJacklin & Rahmat Barkhordar
Sharron & Elias Emergui
Jaime & Ramon Olmos
Ayala & Amnon Oshri
Orly Macabi & Michael Rossi
Daniel Sharabi
Solomon Lectureship
in MeMory ofEdith Kraft Shelly Caplan
pts book clubThursday, September 6, 7 pm
To RSVP and for address details, please email Shelly Blecher at [email protected].
Donate Your Used Vehicle
IT’S A WIN/WIN FOR YOU & PTS
Car donations are an easy way to support PTS as proceeds from sales go right to the Temple. Trucks, boats, motorcycles, and RVs are also accepted, running or not!
For more information, please contact [email protected].
S E P T E M B E R YA H R Z E I T S Sept 2-8Judith AbouavVioleta BeharIsaac BralMorris ChaknovaJonathan EislerAlex FarkasDorman GoldmanBarbara GoldsmithReuben HarrisSally HeumannAlbert MilenbachPearl MonskySamuel NemirowIrwin RandolphDouglas Clark RobertsLouis SegalSusan SesslerFlorence ShawSally ShugarMark ShusterCarl Smith, Sr.Lillian Tamler
Meyer L. UngermanNaum VeltmanHarry WeilheimerDavid D. Wexler
Sept 9-15Deloris AttellInge BarackerSid BearmanDora BlecherTheodore ForeJoseph FriedmanMuriel GinsburgAnne GoldfieldJacquelyn GreenblattR. JacobsJack KertzmanMichael KlarerJacqueline Fischer KleinKitty KraimanCelia LevinSam LevinCecelia Michael
Kimberly OrlinLeonard Louis PortEsther RapoportEnrique RubinsteinSarah SarkonMeyer SavitzMyron SimonNate TandowskyMorris WeissPearl Wise
Sept 16-22Emilio AbascalFaye AbramczykIshaja AbramczykTodd AlpersteinMohtaram Dina
BoroukhimVera CarmelPearl ChozenJacques L. CoenMarilyn DollingerRobert Dominguez
Robert DrabkinJo Ann EickPeter FrankelHenry GlasserGussie GlattLeonid GolodrigaNorbert IsaakIke JoshuaVictoria KapustinEdith KasselTyler MichellArline MilanRose MinkinRachel NirenbergMorris NovickSophie PalantMartin PrinceAnna ScharfErnest SchwarczSylvia SeilerElka ShpitalnyZev SolomonHenrietta Sullivan
Michael WachtelDollie WerdesheimThelma WexlerFlorence Wornick
Sept 23-29Ellen AbramsRose BarkoffFrederick H. BermanLillian ByerLeonard ColbertRoy M. FrankFrances FriedmanRita GilbertMax GoldfieldMaurice GoldsteinStanley GreenblattHenry GreenspanMilton IsraelMaggi JacobsonLouis KirschenbaumMartin KohnDorothy Koppelman
Marion LebermuthJohn MenkeBernice MilenbachRose MolbogatMarian MountLeo PaslinEva RochlinGrete RosenbergGenevieve SageMarvis SchaecterHarold ShugarAmalia SpangenthalDora WeissShirley J. Zucker
Laura & Jonathan Grant Sloan & Noah
Joel & Jennifer Silk Asher & Zoe
Maria & Lou Realyvasquezwelcome
NEW MEMBERS
Zimrah Chadashah
A New SongEvery Friday night, Cantor Fox will introduce a new song to our Kabbalat Shabbat service, attached to monthly themes. This month’s Zimrah Chadashah theme will be “Kolot Shel Elul — The Voices of Elul” as we journey through the month of Elul in preparation for the High Holy Day season.
PTS’ New WebsiteYou may have noticed PTS’ sholom.org has been remodeled. To find the most relevant congregant information, you can go directly to home.sholom.org or click at the top of sholom.org, Member Home.
**We are still under a period of construction, please be patient with us as we resolve technical issues**.
As we begin the High Holy Day season, we wish you a year of health, happiness, and prosperity. We look forward to seeing you
on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Shanah Tovah — Happy New Year!
THIS MONTH AT PTS Saturday, September 1Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMSelichot Program 7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 5 Talmud Study at
Il Piccolo Caffe 8:15 AM
Thursday, September 6Book Club, “Before We Were
Young,” by Lisa Wingate 7:00 PM
Friday, September 7Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 8Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMNFTY’s New Year’s
on the Bay 8:30 PM
Sunday, September 9erev rosh hashanahplease refer to the rosh hashanah service schedule on page 2Sephardic Minyan 7:00 PM
Monday, September 10rosh hashanah: temple office closed
Sephardic Minyan 10:00 AM
Sephardic Minyan 5:45 PM
Tuesday, September 112nd day rosh hashanah: temple
office closedSephardic Minyan 10:00 AMRosh Hashanah Service 10:30 AM
Wednesday, September 12 Talmud Study at
Il Piccolo Caffe 8:15 AM
Friday, September 14Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 15Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AM
Tuesday, September 18erev yom kippur
Wednesday, September 19yom kippur: temple office closed
Friday, September 21PARTY New Year’s Kickoff
at the Beach 5:30 PMPre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 22Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AM
Sunday, September 23erev sukkotSholom Women Meeting 9:30 AMYouth Education Sukkot
Program 4:00 PMCommunity Sukkot
Service and Dinner 5:30 PM
Monday, September 24sukkot: temple office closedSukkot Festival Service 10:30 AM
Tuesday, September 25Sholom Women Evening
in the Sukkah 6:00 PM
Wednesday, September 26 Board Meeting 6:15 PM
Thursday, September 27Hot Topics with
Rabbi Feder 12:00 PM
Friday, September 28Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 29Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM
Sunday, September 30erev simchat torahYouth Education Simchat
Torah Program 4:00 PMCommunity Simchat Torah
Service and Dinner 5:30 PM
Monday, October 1simchat torah: temple office closedSimchat Torah/
Yizkor Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AM
Wednesday, October 3Back to the Source 11:00 AM
Friday, October 5Pre-Service Oneg 6:00 PMTots ‘n’ Torah Shabbat
Service 6:00 PMBoard-Led Shabbat Service 6:30 PMTots ‘n’ Torah
Shabbat Dinner 6:30 PM
Saturday, October 6Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPlaydate in the Park
with Rabbi Delson 4:00 PM
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