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9th Annual Rabbis’ Roundtable
A Poet’s High Holy Day Wisdom
preparing your heart for the high holy daysMEDITATION & TEXT
Wednesday, September 18, 7:30-9:30 pm
Sunday, September 8, 4-5 pmThe weeks leading into Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are intended to be the most spiritually powerful time of the year. Rabbi Feder will lead a session of guided meditation and use passages from the Psalms, meditations, and commentary to help us prepare emotionally for the season.
RSVP and learn more on pjcc.org/elul.
SEPTEMBER 2019
PENINSULA
TEMPLESHOLOM
HIGH HOLY DAY FOOD DRIVEHelp feed the hungry. Drop off cans and dried goods at PTS from Rosh Hashanah through the final sounding of the shofar on Yom Kippur.
CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN 2019Volunteer to be a two-week Caring Community Coordinator. You can offer peer-to-peer support writing cards, and visiting members of our community. Contact Bev Rochelle, [email protected] or Rabbi Lisa Delson, [email protected].
THE
BULLETIN
SELICHOTSaturday, September 21
Dessert Social, 7pm | Program, 7:30 pm Selichot Service, 8:45 pm
Social gathering, learning, and a participatory service. Begin the High Holy Day season with a casual evening of learning and a short service with your rabbis and cantor.
preparing for the DAYS OF AWEWith Cantor Alexandra Fox
Monday, September 9, 1-2 pmDelve into the liturgy and learn the
muscial settings of prayers that make our High Holy Days so special.
RSVP to Cantor Fox at [email protected].
Join Rabbi Lisa Delson and other North Peninsula rabbis for an annual program of learning.
RSVP and learn more on pjcc.org/elul.
INSIDEGuide to
High Holy DayServices &
Programmingsee page 2
Part of a month long Elul learning through the PJCC.
THE HIGH HOLY DAYS2019/5780
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
ROSH HASHANAH RH 2ND DAY KOL NIDRE YOM KIPPUR
9/29 9/30 10/1 10/8 10/9
Tots n TorahA developmentally-appropriate, musical service for families with children from Preschool through Kindergarten. (30 minutes)
Chapel *9:00 AM new time
*9:00 AM new time
Family ServiceAn engaging, participatory service for families with children from Kindergarten through 5th Grade. (1 hour)
Chapel *10:00 AM new time 6:30 PM *10:00 AM
new time
Sanctuary Service**A participatory prayer experience with contemporary and traditional meditations and music. (1½ hours in erev; 2½ hours in morning)
Sanctuary*7 pM
early time for rh only
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. (1½ hours)
Chapel 11:45 AM 11:45 AM
Tashlich ServiceAn inspiring and family-friendly ritual of symbolically casting away our transgressions. Bring a dish to share at our potluck and warm layers. We will provide bird seed to toss into the water.
Coyote Point 5:00 pm
2nd Day Rosh HashanahOpen to the wider community; no name badges required. (2 hours)
Chapel 10:30 AM
Panel Discussion: Wise AgingCongregants share their spiritual lessons of growing older. (1 hour)
Sanctuary 1:30 PM
Yizkor (Memorial) ServiceReflective service of remembrance.
Sanctuary 2:45 PM
Yom Kippur Teen ServiceService just for teens
Service of Renewal*A service incorporating the story of Jonah and prayers, songs, and poetry of healing and renewal. (1¼ hours)
Sanctuary 4:00 PM
NeilahWe close the High Holy Day season as one community, with Havdalah and the final sounding of the shofar. Everyone with a shofar is welcome to the bimah. (1¼ hours)
Sanctuary 5:15 PM
GUIDE TO SERVICESNOTE NEW TIMES & SERVICE
DESCRIPTIONS*
S E P T E M B E R YA H R Z E I T S September 2-8Judith AbouavRose BerkowitzIsaac BralMorris ChaknovaJonathan EislerYehudah EmerguiDorman GoldmanAlbert MilenbachPearl MonskySamuel NemirowIrwin RandolphRuth RapoportMoritz RosenbergBetty RothschildLouis SegalSusan SesslerFlorence ShawTsilya ShekhtmanReva SmithCarl Smith, Sr.Sidney TarrowNaum Veltman
Hannah Vogel
September 9-15Deloris AttellInge BarackerSid BearmanRuth ColemanSam FleishmanJoseph FriedmanMuriel GinsburgAnne GoldfieldR. JacobsHarriet KatzJack KertzmanMichael KlarerCelia LevinSam LevinEli ParnessVictoria PascalEsther RapoportBessie RibackDouglas Clark RobertsBarbara RothenbergEnrique Rubinstein
Sarah SarkonMeyer SavitzPeter SteinMorris Weiss
September 16-22Emilio AbascalBernard AbramTodd AlpersteinDon AuslenFrank BatlinDora BlecherPearl ChozenJacques L. CoenMarilyn DollingerRobert DominguezTheodore ForeJeremy David FriedmanHarry GellerHenry GlasserJacquelyn GreenblattDoris HaberNorbert IsaakIke Joshua
Victoria KapustinG. Warren KleinmaierCecelia MichaelRose MinkinMartin PrinceAline ReutlingerHarold RubelAnna ScharfErnest SchwarczSylvia SeilerElka ShpitalnyWilliam ShulkinMollie ShulkinBarry Michael StraussMyron SturmMichael WachtelHenry WeilDollie WerdesheimPearl WiseFlorence Wornick
September 23-29Ellen AbramsRose Barkoff
Violeta BeharVicki CarmelRobert DrabkinAlex FarkasRoy M. FrankFrances FriedmanRita GilbertMax GoldfieldBarbara GoldsmithMaurice GoldsteinStanley GreenblattHenry GreenspanReuben HarrisMark HeatleySally HeumannMilton IsraelLouis KirschenbaumDorothy KoppelmanMarion LebermuthJohn MenkeBernice MilenbachRose MolbogatMarian Mount
Eva RochlinGenevieve SageMarvis SchaecterAmalia SpangenthalHenrietta SullivanLillian TamlerMeyer L. UngermanDora WeissShirley J. Zucke
SEPTEMBER 14 Ki TeitzeiSophie Berkovitsdaughter of Nina and Ron Berkovits
SEPTEMBER 7 Shof ’timAbigail Bartfelddaughter of Michele and David Bartfeld
SEPTEMBER 21 Ki TavoAlexa Goldmandaughter of Elaine and Tyler Goldman
september b’nai mitzvah
Youth Happenings at PTSRSVP at home.sholom.org by clicking on calendar event. For more information, email Madeleine Steckley at [email protected] or see your Youth Ed E-newsletter.
PARTY Beach Bonfire: 9th-12th Graders Saturday, September 14, 5:30 pmKick off the new school year with your PTS friends at the beach complete with fun activities, dinner, and s’mores. $15/person, RSVP at home.sholom.org.
Shabbat ShaBowling: 3rd-5th Graders Saturday, September 21, 1-3 pmEnjoy pizza, arcade games, and bowling with Madeleine and your PTS friends!$10/person, RSVP at home.sholom.org.
Pre-PARTY Scavenger Hunt On the Ave: 6th-8th Graders Saturday, September 28, 6-8 pmTest your Burlingame Ave knowledge in this fun scavenger hunt! Enjoy yummy snacks and prizes along the way! $10/person, RSVP at home.sholom.org.
Give a gift of sweetness for the year to come! Support Sholom Women through your honey purchase to help fund special projects all year!
Go to orthoney.com/PTS to order today!
SHOLOM WOMEN HONEY SALE
Join your fellow PTS congregants to catch Dave Barry and Adam Mansbach for a wild night of side-stitching Jewish humor. Brought to you by Kepler’s Literary Foundation.
Tickets will sell out, purchase them today at home.sholom.org.
A Night Of
Jewish HumorMonday, October 21, 7:30 pm
[PYP]Peninsula Young
Professionals
FALL LINE UPHavdalah & Happy Hour Saturday, September 7, 7 pm Join Cantor Fox and Ayelet Shapiro for rooftop Havdalah and drinks in Redwood City. Learn more and RSVP at home.sholom.org.
Sippin’ In the Sukkah Brunch Sunday, October 20, 10:30 am Grab a bagel, a mimosa and some nosh while schmoozing in the Sukkah with Cantor Fox! $15/person. RSVP at home.sholom.org.
Parasha Pairing Wednesday, November 13, 7 pm It’s text study with a playful spin! Pair the Torah text with some libations. $10 for drinks and heavy appetizers, RSVP on home.sholom.org.
Sukkot & Simchat Torah October 13-21Sunday, October 13 | Erev Sukkot with Artist-In-Residence, Rabbi Noam Katz 4 pm Jump n Jam for Pre-K and through 2nd Grade and their families. 6 pm Erev Sukkot Service and blessing for new babies in the Sukkah.7 pm Sukkot Dinner in Sukkah. RSVP form forthcoming.
Monday, October 14 | 10:30 am Congregational Sukkot Service with Rabbi Noam Katz.Thursday, October 17 | 6 pm A Night In the Sukkah with Sholom WomenSunday, October 20 | 10:30 am PYP Sippin’ In the Sukkah Brunch
Sunday, October 20 5:30 pm celebration | 6:30 pm dinner Congregational Simchat Torah CelebrationMonday, October 21 | 10:30 am Congregational Simchat Torah & Yizkor Service
Roll the ScrollsSunday, September 22, 12-1 pm Monday, September 23, 5:30-6:30 pm Thursday, October 3, 2-3 pm Sunday, October 6, 4-5 pm
Help Cantor Fox prepare for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur by taking a guided tour through our Torah as we roll them in preparation for the High Holy Days. Come to one or all four sessions! RSVP to Cantor Fox by September 21 at [email protected].
Join the High Holy Day
Hospitality TeamCongregants welcoming one another.
Greeting and other slots available for all Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.
Sign up on home.sholom.org. Questions? Contact Kim & Andy Oliff and Lois & Michael
Fried, [email protected].
With gratitude to the Cantor Barry Reich Tribute Fund for supporting this program.
CONTRIBUTIONS We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions made through July 31.
Yom Kippur Book of Remembrance
Jeri & Bruce BartfeldLaurie & Mark BensonNina & Ron BerkovitsGloria BrickmanMarian ByerLinda & Warren Citron
Lorraine & Noah Cohen
Shirley & Ben EislerCharles FettermanWendie FettermanLara & Jarad FisherJoan & Michael FoxLois & Michael FriedMadalyn & Marc Friedman
Bill Gerson & FamilyRonnie & Michael Goldfield
Diane & Manny Goldman
Livia GrunfeldSonny & Steve HurstMilt JacobsKaren & Saul JodelJanice KatzLee & Herbert Kessler
Adelle LeopoldBarbara LevinsonPenny & John LoebSonia MarcusMarion & Curt MeierMarietta MentzPearl & Mel MoskSandy ObersteinLea & Allen OrwitzLinda & Mickey Podolsky
Christine & Gary Pollard
Peter PollatMichelle & Richard Postal
Miryam RaphaelBeth & Bruce ResnickThelma RosenbergSylvia RubelLauren & Eric Schlezinger
Daniel SharabiBarbara & Mike Shenson
Sharon SilvermanBarbara & Martin Steinmetz
Alice Stern
Margaret & Allan Steyer
Gaby & Dave StreltsoffMarshall Zemon
Beautificationin memory ofJean Shapiro Louis StarrBunny Starr
Caring Communityin memory ofDoris PardoLinda & Warren Citron
Financial FreedomNatasha & Nathaniel Bergson-Michelson
April & Daniel GlattMarilyn HollingerMaria & Alex Yarmolinsky
in memory ofMyrna CohenThe Cohen Family
GeneralWendy & Barry McLaughlin
Todd RichLinda & Todd Zucker
in honor ofCarol & Bob TesslerLinda & A.J. Batt
Rose FamilyMichelle & Richard Postal
in memory ofHyman BursteinDottie Anderson
Lauren Battat GersonEileen & Ralph Battat
Ida BerkowitzSarah JosephJanice & Dennis Berkowitz
Edith KraftShelly Caplan
Robert Morris PickardJeanette B. PickardJudy & Harry Cohn
Mildred YoumanToby Cossman
Joseph EmerguiSharron & Elias Emergui
Saul EzerskyElaine Date & Mark Ezersky
Ruth LeddelMindy & Dan Friedeberg
Ethelene FriedmanMadalyn & Marc Friedman
Ruth TukemanErica & Jeff Gilbert
Sybil HorovitzRandi & Jim Hutchinson
Herman NovinskyLisa & Marc Jaffe
Sam PhilanMervin Koerpel
Harry KudlatsSybil Kuby
Harry LesserMary & Andy Lesser
Samuel TempleLeon Levy
Stanley LevinEdna Marion LiebmanMax LevinFrieda & Brad Liebman
Harry MinkinFrederick MinkinNorma Minkin
Lisa FlaggThe Haskell/Wong Family
Gretchen LogueBen JacobsonArthur WestermanSylvia SpilkaMarshall ObersteinSandy Oberstein
Betty Elizabeth PodolskyLinda & Mickey Podolsky
Mania HampelMichelle & Richard Postal
Marian LandmanShirley & Clarence Press
Gene WollenbergHeidi & Steve Schell
Dorothy WexlerLawrence ShaineEileen Shaine
Jean ShapiroSandra Shapiro
Faye SlattRuth LeddelRolly Slatt
Gittel Wiener Rose Tamler
Clifford SalwenMarilyn & Dave Zimmerman
Mollie AmsterLinda & Todd Zucker
Kaufman PrayerbookConfirmation Class of 2019
Levin/Lowenthal Memorial Campershipin honor ofJessica & Makena Cristiano
Lorry Lokey SecurityLisa & Dan Ackerman Jeri & Bruce BartfeldSusan & Michael Battat
Marci & Doug BensonNina & Ron BerkovitsJen & James BeserBecky Wildman- Tobriner & Ben Chung
Linda & Warren Citron
Marilyn Dobbs Higuera
Jewish Community Federation
Evelyn & Lionel Engelman
Jessica & Scott Engelman
Susan & John FederBambi & Stan Feinberg
Mindy & Dan Friedeberg
Rachel & Steven Gatoff
Sue & Al GellerJoanne & Jon Goldstein
Laura & Jonathan Grant
Lucia & Brian Greenblatt
Judy & Jerry HarrisRandi & Jim Hutchinson
Karen & Rob KellerMarjorie Shaw Kobe & David Kobe
Gaby KornMarjorie & Phil Lerner
Aviva & David LevineMarvin LiptonPenny & John LoebAlison Greenspan & Stan Mainzer
Sari & Blake McConnell
Eve & Bram MencherLyn AbornKaren & Aaron Neinstein
Anna Loeb & Brian Purville
Eve Saltman & Skip Roncal
Alissa & Danny Rozansky
Mary Rozenman & Dan McClary
Zoe & Dan Scheinman
Lauren & Eric Schlezinger
Elyse & Alex VaysbergKaren & Bill Wisialowski
Cindy & Brian ZarahnRabbis’ Discretionary
Cheryl & Martin Frankel
Andi & Jim Sobelin appreciation ofRabbi FederSharon Silverman & Family
in honor ofRabbi DelsonShelly Blecher & Ozzie Dashevsky
Elaine LevinsonSonny & Steve Hurst
in memory ofBenjamin Anixter Patty Anixter
Lisa FlaggAlex Flagg & Family John Moore, Jr.
Linda HurstSonny & Steve Hurst
Genia MarchasinEileen & Mike Marchasin
Sephardic MinyanDaniel Sharabi
in memory ofGina KimelmanSharon Hampel
Social Justice/ Home & Hope
Barbara HafterEsther & Larry Wolheim
in honor ofArlene RosenbergBenita & Burton Boxerman
Sylvia Solomon Religious School Scholarship
Lisa & Dan AckermanEvelyn & Lionel Engelman
Randi & Jim Hutchinson
Karen & Aaron Neinstein
Eve Saltman & Skip Roncal
Susan Runyan & Douglas Ross
Alissa & Danny Rozansky
Heidi & Steve SchellAngela & Nicholas Zeitlin
in memory ofHarvey KuschnerKaren Clark & Ware Kuschner
Zeichick Family Endowment for Sukkat Shalomin honor ofDaryn SchellRabbi Dan FederCarole & Alan Zeichick
Donate Your Used VehicleIT’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 email [email protected].
pts book clubThursday, September 5
3:30 pmJoin the Book Club for a
discussion of Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen.
RSVP to Shelly Blecher, [email protected] for
location address.
Seniors BrunchW I T H J O H N R O T H M A N N
Sunday, September 15: 10-11 am Brunch 11:00-12:30 pm Lecture & Discussion
Calling all seniors: join John Rothmann for brunch before the lively lecture and discussion on the upcoming Israeli Election.
RSVP required by calling the PTS office at (650) 697-2266.
$10 suggested donation for brunch. Lecture is
free and open to the community.
THIS MONTH AT PTS
Monday, September 2labor day -- office closedPeninsula Multifaith Coalition
Prayers for Peace and Potluck Picnic 11:00 AM
Thursday, September 5Book Club, Waking Lions 3:30 PM
Friday, September 6Bistro Sholom for Youth
Education Parents 4:00 PMPre-service Oneg 6:00 PMTots n Torah
Shabbat Service 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PMTots n Torah Shabbat
Dinner 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 7Torah Today 9:00 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPYP Havdalah &
Happy Hour 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 8Hebrew Boot Camp 9:30 AMPreparing Your Heart for
the High Holy Days: Meditation & Text 4:00 PM
Monday, September 9Preparing For the Days Of Awe
with Cantor Fox 1:00 PM
Wednesday, September 11Board Meeting 6:15 PM
Friday, September 13Pre-service Oneg 6:00 PMYouth Education Shabbat
Dinner 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 14Torah Today 9:00 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPARTY Bonfire 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 15Sholom Women Meeting 9:30 AMJohn Rothmann Brunch
and Lecture 10:00 AM
Wednesday, September 18North Peninsula Rabbis’
Roundtable, PJCC 7:30 PM
Friday, September 20Pre-service Oneg 6:00 PMYouth Education Shabbat
Dinner 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 21Torah Today 9:00 AMShabbat Morning Service 10:30 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMShabbat ShaBowling 1:00 PMSelichot 7:00 PM
Sunday, September 22Roll the Scrolls
with Cantor Fox 12:00 PM
Monday, September 23Roll the Scrolls
with Cantor Fox 5:30 PM
Friday, September 27Pre-service Oneg 6:00 PMYouth Education Shabbat
Dinner 6:00 PMKabbalat Shabbat Service 6:30 PM
Saturday, September 28Torah Today 9:00 AMSephardic Minyan 10:30 AMPre-PARTY Scavenger
Hunt on the Ave 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 29erev rosh hashanah: temple office closed — please see high holy day schedule on pg. 2
Monday, September 30rosh hashanah: temple office closed
Tuesday, October 1
rosh hashanah: temple office closed
Thursday, October 3Roll the Scrolls
with Cantor Fox 2:00 PM
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