There s a Place for Me at CBD! פרשת ויצא. Parashat Vayetzei

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1 There s a Place for Me at CBD! פרשת ויצא Parashat Vayetzei 9 Kislev, 5776/November 21, 2015 Triennial Cycle III: Genesis 31:17-32:3 Ḥumash Etz Ḥayim, page 181 Haftarah: Hosea 12:13-14:10, page (31:17-21) Without telling Laban, Jacob gathers his herds and flocks and leaves. Rachel takes Laban s teraphim (household idols). 2. (31:22-32:3) Laban pursues and overtakes Jacob. In an impassioned speech, Jacob rebukes Laban for his devious ways. Laban and Jacob make a covenant of peace. Receptionist/Front Desk Philip R. Ohriner, Senior Rabbi ohriner@beth-david.org Leslie Alexander, Rabbi alexander@beth-david.org Tanya Lorien, Director, Operations lorien@beth-david.org Barbara Biran, Director, Ritual biran@beth-david.org Monica Hernandez, Member Accounts Associate hernandez@beth-david.org Lynn Crocker, Mkt. and Comm. Associate crocker@beth-david.org Jillian Cosgrave, Front Office Associate cosgrave@beth-david.org Iris Bendahan, Director, Jewish Education Program bendahan@beth-david.org Andrea Ammerman, School Admin. Assistant JYEPAdmin@beth-david.org Irene Swedroe, JET (Jewish Education for Teens) JET@beth-david.org Candle lighting time for Friday, November 20, 2015, 4:37pm

2 Friday, November 20 th 10:00am Talmud Study (P-3A) 11:15am Jewish Ethics Discussion Group (P-3A) 4:37 pm Candle lighting 6:00pm PJ Shabbat (social Hall) 6:30pm Services (Sanctuary) Saturday, November 21 st 9:30am Services (Sanctuary) 10:30am Netivot Haneshamah: Approachable Torah (P-3A) 10:30am Youth Congregation (P-3A) 12:00pm Ruaḥ Rally (Sanctuary) 12:30pm Kiddush (Social Hall) 1:30pm CBD Jewish Artist Group (P-3A) Sunday, November 22 nd 9:30am JCore Sunday School (Portables) 9:30am Minyan (Sanctuary) 10:15am Bike Ride Monday, November 23 rd 10:00am Intermediate Hebrew (P-3A) 11:45am Beginning Hebrew (P-3A) 2:15pm Beginning Hebrew for FSU (offsite) Tuesday, November 24 th 3:00pm Yiddish Conversation Group (P-3A) Wednesday, November 25 th Thursday, November 26 th - Thanksgiving Administration office closed 10:00am Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration 7:00pm Minyan No Evening Minyan Friday, November 27 h Administration office closed 9:30am Minyan (Sanctuary) 4:34pm Candle lighting 6:30pm Services (Sanctuary) Thank You/ Thank you to donors to the Kiddush lunch fund for co-sponsoring today s lunch. REMINDER: Please refrain from using cell phones, cameras and other electronic devices on Shabbat. --- MINYAN CHANGE --- There is no minyan on Thankgiving evening. To say kaddish, please join us at 9:30am on Friday November 27 th. Annual Meeting Sunday, December 6, :30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. You are warmly invited and strongly encouraged! to attend the Congregation Beth David (CBD) Annual Meeting. Netivot Haneshama Approachable Torah Saturday, November 21, 2015, 10:30 a.m. Rabbi Berkowitz makes the Torah accessible to all and helps learners connect Torah lessons to their lives. CBD Artists Group Saturday, November 21, 2015, 1:30 3:00 p.m. Presentations and discussions on Judaica. Join us for a presentation by Ruth Kohan on Hamsa. Everyone is welcome, whether member of CBD or visitor, including non-artists, too. Contact CBD.Artists@beth-david.org for more information. Bike Ride Sunday, November 22, 2015, 10:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Join your friends from CBD for a bike ride! Bring 2 bottles of water and a snack, wear a cycling helmet and appropriate cycling attire, and bring a cycle in good working order with an extra tube in case of a flat. We're planning to do a 20 mile ride. RSVP by 11/18 Beth-David.org/RSVP. If rain is predicted or the streets are wet, the event will automatically be cancelled. Yiddish Conversation Group Tuesday, November 24, 2015, 3:00 4:30 p.m. Enjoy Yiddish conversation, jokes, and more. Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration Thursday, November 26, 2015, 10:00 11:30 a.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Allendale Avenue, Saratoga Join congregants from local faith-based organizations in a community-wide celebration of thanks. Conversations in Jewish Learning Does Anti-Israel = Anti-Semitic? With Vlad Khaykin Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 7:30-9:00 p.m. BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) and other anti-israel movements are gaining momentum. How concerned should we be? Do student protests on college campuses threaten to spread to the general community? Learn how the Anti-Defamation League decides when anti-israel groups cross the line between protected free speech and anti-semitic hate speech. Vlad Khaykin, Associate Regional Director of the Central Pacific Region of the ADL will discuss these issues and tell us what the ADL is doing to meet these challenges. TGI Shabbat - Chinese Jewish Culture Night Friday, December 4, 2015 Services start at 6:30 p.m. & dinner starts at 7:30 p.m. Welcome the day of rest and kick back because it's TGI Shabbat, a potluck dinner for the whole congregation to enjoy! This month we travel to China as we get together for a potluck dinner with a Chinese theme. Enjoy Chinese influenced appetizer, main course, side dish, salad veggie and dessert. Sign up online at Beth- David.org/RSVP or call to bring a dairy or pareve (vegan) Chinese-influenced appetizer, main course, side dish, salad or dessert.

3 Hot Topics Anti-Semitism and Messaging about Israel With Marina Gafni Saturday, December 5, 2015, 1:30-3:00 p.m. Marina Gafni will review two hot topics discussed at the recent 2015 Jewish Community Town Hall in Washington, D.C. sponsored by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs: (1) Anti-Semitism: How should we should define it, and how does it differ from legitimate political discourse about Israel? (2) Messaging about Israel: How do we discuss Israel with non- Jewish audiences? What messages get through and which don t? CBD Hanukkah Party Wednesday, December 9, :15-9:00 p.m. Kick back at this relaxing, easy going evening of socializing, singing and fun. ALL AGES are welcome to share an enjoyable Hanukkah experience. Latke dinner & Hanukkah desserts. * Bring your Hanukkiah and candles to light * Bring your favorite games to play Early bird pricing. Sign up at Beth-David.org/RSVP by November 23 rd. $10 adults and youth 12+; $5 child; free under age 3; $25 family maximum. Prepayment required. Hazak Hanukkah Extravaganza Sunday, December 13, :00-9:00 p.m. Spend a delightful evening enjoying the completion of the Festival of Lights. Nosh on New York Deli Supper & Latkes. Enjoy the company of your friends, and the intimate music of the Jerry Jay Quartet. RSVP to Hazak: CBD.Hazak@beth-david.org. For the comfort of our members and guests, please avoid wearing perfume or cologne when attending services. Hanukkah and Shabbat Candles for Sale Need a hostess gift? These are perfect items for holiday and year round giving. There is a limited supply available. Irene Swedroe at: myuchad@beth-david.org or call her if you wish to purchase candles or pick up your order. Phone contact is listed on CBD Membership roster. Embrace-A-Family This Hanukkah Once again, Congregation Beth David is partnering with Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley to fulfill the Chanukah holiday wishes of families and seniors who would otherwise go without gifts. We have displayed in our foyer a dreidel board full of wish cards that you can choose from. Stop by Congregation Beth David and pick up a wish card, return your gift and dreidel tag to JFS by December 18, and put a large smile on someone's face! See Beth- David.org/Embrace-a-family-2015 for an option to shop online. Any questions? Contact Lori Cinnamon at or loric@jfssv.org. Look for board in the Sanctuary entryway. Annual Coat Drive The CBD Social Action Committee asks you to donate warm clothing coats, sweaters, and socks (new or in very good condition) through December 7 th. Adult and children s sizes are needed. Please drop items in the Admin Office or in the Sanctuary entryway. Balk Family Memorial Camp Scholarship We are now accepting nominations for summer 2016 resident camp scholarships funded by the Balk Family Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund. This fund perpetuates the memory and ideals of Beth David members Sheldon and Melvina Balk and their sons, Richard and David Balk. We seek to capture and light the spirit of Judaism in our youth, especially those who may seem apathetic about Jewish activities. We offer substantial aid, not based on academic results or activities, but, rather, to awaken a student s Jewish identity. We give preference to first time campers. Please call Chuck Taubman at to learn how to submit a nomination (the due date is January 15, 2016). Drivers Needed Are you a Shabbat regular? Do you never miss a minyan? Love coming to all of CBD s special events? If this sounds like you, and you can help out another member with a ride to shul, we want to hear from you! We re looking for volunteers from all neighborhoods. Rides will be arranged in advance so no surprises you can help when you can. Please info@beth-david.org and let us know what services, events or classes you attend regularly! Are you, a family member, or a CBD friend in the hospital or rehab? Do you know of someone in our kehillah who might like a call or visit? Please contact our ritual director, Barbara Biran at biran@beth-david.org so our Pastoral Care Team can follow up. Or, go one step further! Our tradition teaches that visiting the sick (bikkur cholim) removes 1/160th of a patient's suffering. Consider picking up the phone or arranging for yourself a visit with someone in need of physical or spiritual well-being. They will feel better and so will you! Yahrzeits Week of November 20/21, 2015 Lorraine Belmont, Aunt of Roberta Schwartz Abraham Bischoff, Father-in-Law of Marjorie Bischoff Jennie Bloom, Grandmother of Jeremy Bloom Elizabeth Evelina Bodenstein, Grandmother of Irene Spector Eda Coleman, Grandmother of Lynne Kinsey Louis Dickman, Grandfather of Lloyd Dickman Anna Drabkin, Grandmother of Mike Drabkin Leon Fankushen, of Blessed Memory Patricia Field, Wife of Howard Field Jeanette Sapiro Finkelstein, Aunt of Donna Frankel Alice Flomp, Mother of Rita Schlosser Boris Freydin, Son of Liya Freydin Morton Gavens, Uncle of Lee Gavens Solomon Lazar Goldstein, Father-in-Law of Robert Mehler Phillip Goss, Brother of Ginny Baird Leonard Greenberg, Father of Laurie Himelstein Alvin Greif, Father of Karen Deloumi Yenta Gruzman, Mother of Faina Eichis Anna Hartman Keller, Mother of Sandra Silver Frank Hubka, Father of William Hubka Raphael Isaac, Uncle of Myrtle Schwartz & Elias Isaac Jeanette Jeger, Aunt of Judy Borah Al Joseph, Father of Wendy J Glasser Jutta Kaplan, Mother of Georgette Silver Edwin Katskee, Uncle-in-law of Davida Adelberg Joseph Kostetsky, Grandfather of Robert Swedroe

4 Amihud Kramer, of Blessed Memory Sofiya Kukuyev, Mother of Vladimir Kukuyev Pauline Levin, Friend of Myrtle Schwartz & Joel Schwartz Alfred Levinson, Brother-in-law of Fay Levinson Harry Isaac Mack, of Blessed Memory Doug Maggio, Friend of Susan Rojo Isaak Mayer, Grandfather of Debbie Cohen Harry Moskowitz, Father of Natalie Schriger Samuel Murray, Father of Pamela Levin Morris Pessah, Father of Paula Klein; Grandfather of Cara Vainish Joel Pressman, Brother of Daniel Pressman Evelyn Ruth Rathbun, of Blessed Memory Max Reiser, Father of Yael Alcheck Norman Saichek, Father of Thomas Saichek Sultana Serfaty, Great Aunt of Joseph Bendahan Fanny Skilken, Grandmother of Daniel Skilken Norman Tavan, Father of Richard Tavan Haim Turetsky, relative of Hava Goldman Sigrid Wahba, Mother of Debbie Cohen Morris Weslock, of Blessed Memory Refuah Sheleimah A Complete Recovery as of 11/21/15 Gail Wishnow (cousin of Davida Adelberg) Ruth Carpenter (great-niece of Davida Adelberg) Jacob Kobi Dayan (friend of Yael & Elie Alcheck) Raffi ben Ruth, Raffi Reiser (brother of Yael Alcheck) Michal Bracha bat Nechama Sarah bat Tzila (friend of Ilana Baird) Lia bat Esther, Fira Vugmeister (co-worker of Rabbi Ilana Baird) Yosel Aron ben Cecil, Jeff Manheimer (relative of Ruth Bareket) Zahava Malka bat Hannah (sister of Betty Becker) Chaya bat Hena Liba, Maya Belogolovsky Vladmir Gelman (friend of Alex & Galina Belogolovsky) Rebecca Serruya bat Esther David Be er ben Esther Sarah Sima Yehudit bat Gital Sarah Sandra Bauman (mother of Joel Bauman) Ellen Berger Ya akov ben Hannah, Jack Hartstein (uncle of Barbara Biran) Ilana bat Yehudit, Lynn Rosener (friend of Biran, Linder, Kastelman, Maltiel, Taylor & Weissbrodt families) Ya'akov ben Avraham, Jerry Blumenthal (father of Howard Blumenthal) Sara Pela bat Katura, Barbara Davis (member) Ze'ev Shamsha ben Sara Pela, Scott Evan Davis (son of Barbara Davis) Kitty Arnone (aunt of Barbara Davis) Seth Edlavitch (cousin of Barbara Davis) Moshe ben Berta, Murray Dolmatch (member & husband of Sandra Dolmatch) Joyce Mulligan (friend of Dorothy & Richard Dorsay) Yonah ben Arieh, Herb Dreifuss (member) Devorah bat Moshe v'yehudit, Debra Eskinazi-Stockdale (member & wife of Gary Stockdale) Nosson Tzvi ben Sarah Rivka Kashtia, Nossan Tzvi Felsen (son or Rabbi Joey Felsen) Nachum ben Ze'ev hakohen, Nathan Fihn (brother of Melvin Fihn) Michael ben Ze'ev hakohen, Melvin Fihn (member & husband of Karen Fihn) Alexander Urman (friend of Donna Frankel) Barry Bendel (father of Sandi Gaertner) Barbara Cohen (grandfather of Jadon Gaertner) Eliezer Yoel ben Tilly, Larry Zimmerman (cousin of Emily Gannes) Yosefa Rut bat Meira Batya (friend of Emily and Howard Gannes) Dovid Yosef ben Miriam halevi (friend of Emily & Howard Gannes) Linda Hanson (friend of Susan & Lee Gavens) Leah Malkah bat Chaya, Lu Gildenberg (member) Sleuva bat Yosef, Selma Glasser (mother of Lance Glasser) Donna Stone (cousin of Wendy Glasser) Joseph Saponaro (brother-in-law of Wendy Glasser) Zvi Leib ben Esther Jayme Mueller (relative of Helaine Green) Donald Schwartz (cousin of Steve Green) Allyson Guggenheim (daughter of Scott & Shannon Guggenheim, granddaughter of Karen & Allen Guggenheim) Hinda Hannah bat Shaina Miriam, Heather Harris (member & wife of Michael Harris) Hava bat Rut Mordechai ben Chaya Gittel Breindl bat Chaya Malka (mother of Debby Hoffman) Adam ben Chava (brother of David Hoffman) Shmuel ben Tzipporah (member) Eliahu ben Rama, Eli Isaac (member & husband of Lorraine Isaac; brother of Myrtle Yosef ben Leah, Joseph Isaac (son of Eli & Lorraine Isaac) Lucille Janofsky (mother of Eric Janofsky) Aharon ben Penina Malka Frimma bat Liba Carolyn Karel (mother of Steve Karel) Leah bat Yaffa, Laurie Kline (friend of Barbara Knaster) Sharon Ruth bat Chana (friend of Judith Krongold) Lauren Flato (member & wife of Steve Labovitz) Arkadi Nisenzon (brother of Zoya Lazer) Shmuel Sholom Reuven ben Chaya, Samuel Lif (member) Ditza Recht (friend of Andrea Linder) John Quesada (friend of Andrea Linder) Bill Schneider (friend of Andrea & Steven Linder) Herschel ben Bella, Howard Greyber (father of Elizabeth Lichy) Daronit Esther bat Leah Vered bat Yehudit, Vered Marash (member) Moshe ben Roza, Morris Kirschen (member & father of Sandy Mayer) Max Greenberg (cousin of Len & Sylvia Metz) Richard Greenberg (cousin of Len & Sylvia Metz) Leibl Yehuda ben Sheindl, Leonard Metz (member & husband of Sylvia Metz) Phyllis LaVine (friend of Sylvia Metz) Lizzie Sommer (friend of Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt- Moore) Cohava bat Rivka, Cohava Mor (member & wife of Jacob Mor) Yitzhak ben Sheindel, Gary Nankin (member & husband of Susan Nankin) Miriam Shirah bat Brachah Bayla (mother of Shoshana Ohriner) Miriam bat Ruth, Mary Subin Helfer (cousin of Margie Pomerantz) Beryl ben Golda, Barry Popper (member & husband of Marilyn Popper) Rebecca bat Rut, Linda Detmers (sister of Judy Powers) Emma Prokter (member & wife of Gregory Prokter) Syrel Raizel bat Rachel (other mother of Susan Murai Raider) Farid Mojtahedi (friend of Susan Murai Raider) Rachamim Natanel ben Shoshana, Clement Murai (son of Susan Murai-Raider) Neeta Maharaj (friend of Susan Murai-Raider) Sharon Baila bat Chaya Golda (cousin-in-law of Thelma Ramm) Jean Mason (sister-in-law of Thelma Ramm) Linda Salata (cousin of Susan Rojo)

5 Refuah Sheleimah (continued) Yetta Frieda bat Chayala (friend of Susan Rojo) Tevya ben Gitel Hinda, Ted Rosenblume (member & husband of Gloria Rosenblume; father of Cathy Beyda) Eliezer ben Label, Allen Rosenzweig (member & husband of Susan Rosenzweig) Riva bat Rachel, Riva Rubnitz (member) Cindy Parks (friend of Michael Schaffer) Rosario Alvarez (mother of friend and co-worker of Felicia Schaffer) Henderson Family (friends of Felicia Schaffer) Alvin Gross (friend of Natalie Schriger) Roy Rocklin (friend of Rachel Schwab) Robert Douglas Gordon (friend of Rachel Schwab) Matana bat Rahma, Myrtle Schwartz (member & wife of Joel Ruben Abraham Moses Ben' Moshe (friend of Myrtle Shlomo ben Matanah, Bryan Schwartz (son of Joel & Myrtle Asher ben El Hanan, Joel Schwartz (member & husband of Myrtle Scott Shultz (brother of Shmuel Shultz) Vikki Popple (aunt of Shmuel Shultz) Aare Ilves (friend of Shmuel Shultz) David ben Asya, David Chernomordik (friend of Yulia Shvarts) Luba Pasumansky (relative of Yulia Shvarts) Izabella Letskin (friend of Yulia Shvarts) Yonah Benjamin ben Daniel Zvi v'liba Shifra, Aaron Skilken (son of Dan & Nancy Skilken) Malka bat Feiga, Marcia Spector (mother of Walter Spector) Yona bat Sabina, Yona Sternheim (mother of Israela Sternheim) Ruthi Kahana (friend of Rama & Arieh Strod) Gila bat Zipora (friend of Rama & Arieh Strod) Carol Taggart (sister of member Michal Strutin) Leibush Motel ben Ruchel Chaya Reizel bat Ruchel (member) Haya bat Sheina, Evelyn Tavan (mother of Rick Tavan) Reuven ben Goel, Richard Timmins Hudel bat Sheindel (member) Janice Torczyner (member & wife of Robert Torczyner) Dolores Turk B'tsalel Fishel ben Anna Lena, Frank Weiss (member & husband of Harriet Weiss) Channa Rivka bat Sarah, Nancy Wiener (member & wife of Ken Wiener) Yitzhak ben Krisztina, Irving Goodman (grand-nephew of Nancy Wiener) Chaim ben Davida Rosa bat Riva (friend of Dina Yevelev) Annabel Rubin (relative of Dina Yevelev) Yossel ben Shir, Joel Zussman (member & husband of Marianne Zussman)