There s a Place for Me at CBD! סכות Shabbat Hol Hamoed Sukkot

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1 There s a Place for Me at CBD! סכות Shabbat Hol Hamoed Sukkot 577 / September Exodus 33:12-34:26 Humash Etz Hayim, page 538 Maftir: Numbers 29:17-22, page 935 Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:16, page (33:12-23) Moses intercedes on behalf of the people after the sin of the Golden Calf. H a k God fo a u anc w c God g v m. Mo a k S ow m pl a Your glo y but God fu Fo no man may m and l v but p om to v al H back to Mo. 2. (34:1-9) God commands Moses to make the second set of tablets. He then ascends Mt. S na aga n and God v al H natu n t fo m of t att but. 3. (34:10-26) God renews His covenant with the people of Israel, with some elements of how to preserve the covenant, including the absolute prohibition of idolatry. Candle lighting time for Friday, September 20, 2013, 6:51 p.m. Receptionist/Front Desk Daniel J. Pressman, Senior Rabbi pressman@beth-david.org Philip R. Ohriner, Rabbi ohriner@beth-david.org Tanya Lorien, Director of Operations lorien@beth-david.org Barbara Biran, Ritual Director biran@beth-david.org Monica Hernandez, Bookkeeping 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, School Principal bendahan@beth-david.org Andrea Ammerman, School Admin. Assistant JYEPAdmin@beth-david.org Irene Swedroe, JET (Jewish Education for Teens) JET@beth-david.org

2 The Sukkah: A Structure of Meaning By Rabbi Pressman This is from a talk that Professor Arnold Eisen gave in the sukkah at the Jewish Theological Seminary soon after he assumed the position of Chancellor. Prior to that he had been on the faculty of Stanford University. When you are living as a Jew in Palo Alto, even more than when you are living in Israel (which is where I had been immediately before Palo Alto, or on the Upper West Side, where I had lived six years before Israel), you understand the crucial importance of building a Jewish time and space for yourself and of decorating that Jewish time and space with the symbols of your tradition. Because f you don t bu ld t fo you lf t not go ng to b t. And t all the more meaningful to you because you and your family have don t tog t and you nt ta n ng you f nd many of whom, Jewish and non-jewish, have never before been inside a sukkah, and this is part of your holiday. Now, a scholar of modern Judaism knows that the number one challenge facing us all as Jews is that, unlike the premodern periods (where we lived mostly in tight neighborhoods sometimes in ghettos where we always knew from birth to the grave who we were, we were Jews and generally had no choice to be otherwise), in the modern world, thank goodness, we have the choice about what to be. We are moving for the first time really as full citizens of a la g g nt l t m and pac. I m not mou n ng t lo of t ghetto or the loss of the shtetl where Jewish options were con t ct d and J w w g n ally v y poo. I m c l b at ng t blessings and the openness of the United States of America and the best of the modern world, more generally, and certainly the State of I a l. I m c l b at ng t op nn to t wo ld but t mak fo a greater need than we ever had before to create Jewish times and spaces so we can remember and remind each other and pass on to the next generation who we are and what makes us distinctive. And I lov t fact about t ukka t at t not l gal unl t open. Part of the sides has to be open, and the roof has to have a certain amount of op nn. It can t b clo d off and t can t b p man nt. It got to b a t mpo a y dw ll ng. You bu ld t know ng you go ng to tak t down and mov on to om t ng else. All of the symbols of the sukkah, all the things that we know best from experience and not from books, all the things we learned from sitting as we are sitting right now inside a sukkah these are the lessons that we need to learn as modern Jews. How we are going to create communities communities of such togetherness, of such fellowship and such beauty that Jews want to be part of them, choose to be part of them, want to spend a significant portion of their lives sitting inside a literal and figurative Jewish sukkah? y ll do t at only f t m an ng t at w p ov d t m for being in this community (not just meanings and words, but meanings and emotions, meanings of love, and meanings of profound depth) if these meanings are so rich that they are hungry for more. They will want to experience, as it were, that sukkah again and again. They will want to come back for the blessing of sitting inside the sukkah of Jewish communities of meaning. Todah Rabah / Thank you to contributors to the Kiddush Oneg Fund for sponsoring today s Shabbat Kiddush lunch. Friday, September 20 th Sukkot II 6:30pm Service and Shabbat Sukkah Supper 6:51pm Candle lighting Saturday, September 21 st Sukkot III 10:30am Youth Congregation 11:00am Haverim Services 12:30pm 7:30pm Kiddush Jewish Youth Education Program (JYEP) Sukkah Slumber Party Sunday, September 22 nd Sukkot IV (CH M) 9:30am Jewish Youth Education Program (JYEP) Sweet Sukkot Celebration 9:30am Minyan 12:30pm J w Fam l G oup Food and Fun n t Sukkah (offsite) 12:30pm Jewish Youth Education Program (JYEP) Pizza and Prizes Party Monday, September 23 rd Sukkot V (CH M) 7:00pm Minyan 7:30pm Career Havurah 7:30pm Does God Exist? With Rabbi Pressman Tuesday, September 24 th Sukkot VI (CH M) 7:00pm Minyan 7:45pm General Board Meeting Wednesday, September 25 th Sukkot VII (Hosana Rabba)/Erev Shmini Atzeret 8:00pm Yavneh Day School Torah Celbration 12:00pm Ministerial Meeting 6:30pm Erev Shmini Atzeret 6:43pm Candle Lighting Thursday, September 26 th Shmini Atzeret and Yizkor Service 7:30pm Erev Simhat Torah Services Friday, September 27 th Simhat Torah 6:30pm Services 6:40pm Candle Lighting Candle Fundraiser Benefits Our Myuhad (Special Needs) Program and Israeli Artisans With Hanukkah in November, now is not too early to order your candles! Visit Beth-David.org/candle-fundraiser to download candles images and order form. For more information myuchad@aol.com. We know you will enjoy your beautiful candles! TODAH RABAH in advance for your support!

3 Jacob Ram Bar Mitzvah Project Jacob Ram is collecting new teen clothes and extra-large duffle bags for Child Advocates of Silicon Valley (CASV). These sturdy bags are for kids to pack up all their belongings when they move from home to home. They currently use garbage bags! CASV suggests a specific type of duffle bag available through Amazon. To shop while earning money for CBD, follow our Amazon affiliate link, and search for product # B000FFGV1M. A collection box for clothes and duffle bags will be in the CBD lobby beginning Saturday, September 28th and will remain at CBD thru October. Jacob encourages everyone to f ll t box and lp g v t k d a n of p d and ow t m om on out t ca. Tolerance Kids Bandage Project This is a school based program in Sacramento that teaches tolerance and how it affects, and has affected millions of people. It includes discussing the Holocaust. Five years ago, the children in this group decided they wanted a way to represent not only the 6 million that perished in the Holocaust, but more specifically to remember the 1.6 million children that were murdered. The Bandage Project was created for this reason. To support this effort, our JYEP (Jewish Youth Education Program) is collecting new bandages (of all shapes, sizes, patterns & colors) for the Tolerance Kids! Collection will go through the end of November! Look for the collection box at Barbara Biran's desk (main office). Bring in Your Used Ink Cartridges Drop them in the drop box located in the CBD lobby. Help Keep Minyan Alive To help ensure the vibrancy of our minyan, our captains have created the following schedule organized alphabetically by last name. A-D: First Week of the Month L-R: Third Week of the Month E-K: Second Week of the Month S-Z: Fourth Week of the Month. We invite you to look at your schedules and commit to attending at least one minyan during the week. Minyans are held Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Monday - Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Sandy Mayer at or fammayer@aol.com. Share Your Business Expertise Help your fellow Beth David members find a job or enhance their career/business by sharing your professional network through our private LinkedIn group. For more information, havurah.careers@beth-david.org. Do You Know Where the CBD Time Capsule is Burried? Attempts to locate the time capsule buried somewhere on our grounds have been unsuccessful. If you were around at the time our building was constructed and know the where abouts of this piece of CBD history, please contact the office at: Pizza and Prizes Party Sunday, September 22, 2013, 12:30-1:00 p.m. All new students and students completing their Black Hole Prevention Program summer reading program are invited to Pizza and Prizes. Does God Exist? It's Not a True-False Question. It's Multiple Choice! with Rabbi Pressman First class is Monday, September 23, 2013, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Continuing on Monday: Sept. 30; Oct. 7, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11 Throughout Jewish history, there have been many approaches to belief in God: mystical, rationalist, existential, etc. Using the book Finding God: Selected Responses, by Rabbis Rifat Sonsino and Daniel Syme, the class will choose which approaches to study, appreciating along the way the virtues of Judaism's non-dogmatic approach. On the first night (September 23), we will discuss the concept of God, what people think it is, and look at implications of atheism. Before the first class, try to obtain Finding God: Selected Responses. The registration fee is $25 for Beth David members and $50 non-members and is payable the first class. Career Havurah Share Your Business Expertise Monday, September 23, 2013, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Help your fellow Beth David members find a job or enhance their career/business by sharing your professional network through our private LinkedIn group. For more information, careers@beth-david.org General Board Meeting Tuesday, September 24, :45-9:30 p.m. All congregants are welcome and encouraged to attend monthly meetings of the Beth David Board of Directors. Daytime Adult Hebrew Classes With Chuck Taubman First classes are on the morning of Monday, September 30, 2013 Chuck Taubman continues to teach three daytime adult Hebrew classes: Beginning Hebrew for FSU Émigrés (free - held offsite at Moreland Apts.) - Enhance your ability to read Hebrew and to participate in synagogue prayer. Beginning Hebrew (non-fsu) - Learn basic Hebrew grammar and vocabulary. Intermediate Hebrew - Improve your Hebrew reading, vocalizing, and understanding. The fee for the latter two classes is $35 for Beth David members and $60 for non-members. Contact Chuck at nambuat@comcast.net or (408) to discuss which class is appropriate for you and exact class dates and times. Women in your 20 s, 30 s, 40 s or thereabouts Come Join Z havah! Sunday, October 6 at 10:15 a.m., after minyan Z ava a d v on of S t ood p c f cally fo wom n n t ag g oup.com jo n Z ava fo ou f t m t ng of t n w school year.enjoy gathering with old and new friends. Plan activities and events for the coming year. Meet in the CBD social hall. For information, contact Cheryl at cbdzhavah@gmail.com. Hazak Presents: The Art of Travel & Family Photography Sunday, October 6, 2013, 7:00 9:00 p.m. Harvey Gold, a long time Beth David member and photographer extraordinaire, joined by members of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club, will share important tips on capturing beautiful photos during your travels and family events. Cost is $5.00 per person. RSVP to: Hazak@compular.com

4 Conversations in Jewish Learning: A New Psalm: A New Look at Age-Old Wisdom Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Have you ever grappled with understanding psalms or wondered about their relevance? Rabbi Benjamin Segal, past president of the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem, presents his book, A New Psalm: A New Look at Age-Old Wisdom. This is a guide to reading the Book of Psalms as literature. Each psalm is interpreted with emphasis on poetic presentation. It elucidates the quests, insights, and struggles of people confronting their place in the world. Book sales and signing will follow the presentation. Yahrzeit Polina Berger, Mother of Rakhil Karasik Bat-Shevah Bernstein, Niece of Phillip Bernstein Chuck Bernstein, Brother of Phillip Bernstein Roberta Bernstein, Sister-in-Law of Phillip Bernstein Ruth Blum, Aunt of Rhonda Farber Stella Cicerone, Mother-in-law of Seema Cicerone Sheldon Davis, Father of Ricki Gafter Ella Dickman, Grandmother of Lloyd Dickman Rebecca Edel, Grandmother of Lynne Snyder Itzchak Etzioni, Brother of Rivka Shenhav Bess Frieden, Mother of Stephen Frieden Burton Ganeles, Cousin of Jerome Ganeles Sharon Glicksman, Wife of Robert Glicksman Bertha Gold, Aunt of Richard Tavan Gerald Goldberg, Brother of Ruth Gipstein Fae Graves, Relative of Olga Farber Esther Heldman, Mother of Rhonda Raider Helen Herskovitz, Aunt of Barry Brummer Beatrice Horowitz, Grandmother of Lauren Flato Ramah Isaac, Mother of Elias Isaac & Myrtle Schwartz Beatrice Kaplan, Mother of Penina Stern Estelle Klein, Mother of Charles Klein Anna Koenigsberg, Grandmother of Lynne Kinsey Alexander Kohan, Brother of Ruth Kohan Benjamin Levin, Grandfather of Steven Levin Maynard Levin, Father of Marilyn Sefchovich Herman Lifschitz, Brother-in-law of Martin Weisberg Elizabeth Mainardi, Aunt of Marc, Paula & Shoshana Levitt Gusta Mauberis, Mother of Regina Koghan Shmuel Miller, Father of Jacob Mor Adolph Marvin Nattel, Brother of Jeannette Zeitman Harold Nudler, Father of Judy Borah Beckie Perlmutter, Mother of Mina Itzkowitz; Grandmother of Barbara Silverstein Joseph Reisman, Uncle of Bernard Levine Joseph Rosenthal, Father of Sigmund Rosenthal Sidney Shtulman, Step-Father of Deborah Hoffman Sylvia Simon, Mother of Rita Blumstein Jayne Swedroe, Sister of Robert Swedroe Minna Vaystikh, Wife of Grigoriy Vaystikh Rose Zymmer, Sister-in-Law of Miriam Engel Refuah Sheleimah Chaim ben Dina Annabel Rubin, (relative of Dina Yevelev) Arkadi Nisenzon (brother of Zoya Lazer) Roee ben Yaacov, Bob Eppinger (friend of Dorothy & Richard Dorsay) Robin Davis (daughter-in-law of Barbara Davis) Sara Pela bat Katura, Barbara Davis (member) Z v S am a b n Sa a P la Scott Evan Dav ( on of Ba ba a Dav ) Patricia & Dan Williamson (friends of Christel Sanders) Fraddel bat Devorah D v a Riva bat Fraddel Baruch Shalom ben Fraddel Wolf Lev ben Hannah (father of Jane Blumenthal) Rivka bat Chaya Ettl (member) Yisrael ben Perel, Irwin Solomon (member) Allyson Guggenheim (granddaughter of Karen & Allen Guggenheim) Shimrona Chava bat Yendel Nucha Avraham ben Yehudit (father of Iris Bendahan) Ofira Avirit bat Sarah, Aurelia Nelson (member) Lauren Flato (member; wife of Steve Labovitz) Luba Pasumansky (relative of Yulia Shvarts) Julie Seltzer-F ty (f nd of t Labov tz ) Hiroko Caster (friend of Barbara Davis) Donna Stone (cousin of Wendy Glasser) Izabella Letskin (friend of Yulia Shvarts) Tzivia bat Shandel, Harriette Kirschen (mother of Sandy Mayer) Chaye Reizel bat Ruchel David ben Hasya (friend of Yulia Shvarts) Irit Shirah bat Rivka, Irene Bricker (member) Ruben Abraham Moses ben Moshe (friend of Myrtle Schwartz) Yehudit bat Eshke, Eunice Coleman (mother of Lynne Kinsey) Davida bat Genja Liba (member) Joseph Saponaro (brother-in-law of Wendy Glasser) Rosa bat Riva (friend of Dina Yevelev) Miriam Shirah bat Brachah Bayla (mother of Rabbi Shoshana Ohriner) Leah Malkah bat Chaya, Lu Gildenberg (member) Shlomo ben Matanah, Bryan Schwartz (son of Myrtle & Joel Schwartz) Yitzhak ben Sheindel, Gary Nankin (member) Zvi Leib ben Esther Tsvi ben Sara (friend of Richard & Dorothy Dorsay) Andrew Weiss (uncle of Barbara Davis) Moshe Yesachur Dov ben Chaya Sora, Michael Goldberger (son of Alex & Sondra Goldberger) Lucille Janofsky (mother of Eric Janofsky) Ariel ben Vera Moshe ben Roza, Morris Kirschen (father of Sandy Mayer) Riva bat Rachel, Riva Rubnitz (member) Sharon Baila bat Chaya Golda (cousin of Hy Ramm) Linda Price (daughter of Olga Farber) Rosa Arredondo Morales (aunt of Nestor Cabrales) Sarah Beebe Yisroel Michael ben Ida, Michael Meltzer (member) Yocheved bat Malka (mother of David Mayer) Frumele bat Ariel (member) Hinda Hannah bat Shaina Miriam, Heather Harris (member) Sleuva bat Yosef, Selma Glasser (mother of Lance Glasser) Peter Lipman, (friend of the Dickmans) Monica Anderson (friend of Marilyn Ader) Tikvah bat Mordechai Yehuda, Hope Solomon (member) Kitty Arnone (aunt of Barbara Davis) James Norberg (friend of Leonard & Sylvia Metz) Yoram ben Leah (member) Jean Mason (sister of Hy Ramm) Don Purus (uncle of Eric Janofsky) Sheindel bat Devora, Shirley Nankin (mother of Gary Nankin) Carol Pinon, (daughter of friend of Leonard & Sylvia Metz) Helen Smith (cousin of Jackie Klein) Devorah bat Moshe v'yehudit, Debra Eskinazi-Stockdale (member) Chaya Sarah bat Avraham Hersh, Sondra Goldberger (member) Rebecca Serruya bat Esther (mother of Joseph Bendahan) Malka bat Raisel, Marlene Michaels (friend of Ball family)

5 Refuah Sheleimah (continued) Rivka bat Hanna Blima, Rochelle Taboh (member) Haya bat Sheina, Evelyn Tavan (mother of Rick Tavan) Denny Kiwi (friend of Karen Fihn) Aharon ben Freyda (uncle of Dave Hoffman) Bronya bat Elka Mala Chana bat Penina, Meredith Schindehette (friend of Sylvia Metz) Walter Fulde (friend of Leonard and Sylvia Metz) Maren McCourt (friend of Joan Stone) Yona bat Sabina, Yona Sternheim (mother of Israela Sternheim) Sarah bat Tzila (friend of Rabbi Ilana Baird) Elaina Michelle Jones (friend of Rosemary Frieden) Malka Leah bat Hinda, Marcia Lerner (cousin of Sheryl Lewis) Harvey Bortman (friend of Leonard & Sylvia Metz) Chaim Shalom ben Leah Tzivia, Hy Burdman (member) Leah bat Gitel, Linda Pollack Rapp (friend of Dorothy Dorsay) Lizzie Sommers (friend of Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt-Moore) Etta Huddah bat Freydl (cousin of Rachel Abramovitz) Emma Prokter (member) Ditza Recht (friend of Andrea Linder) John Quesada (friend of Andrea Linder) Caryl Sargent (friend of Paula, Marc and Shosh Levitt) Esther Chana bay Chaya Sarah, Jill Tananbaum (daughter of Sondra and Alex Goldberger) Matan David ben Miriam (nephew of Debby & David Hoffman) Eliezer Yoel ben Tilly, Larry Zimmerman (cousin of Emily Gannes) Magda bat Arieh Gilah, Magda Porjesz Endredi (cousin of Jussi Rajna) Richard Rusnak (friend of Michael Schaffer) Eliezer ben Yetta, Les Malkin (former member and friend of the Krongold family) Margaret Loewith (step-sister of Alana Goodman) Anthony Jude Magpayo (friend of Susan Murai-Raider) Devorah bat Raizel, Bonnie Slavitt-Moore (member) Reuven ben Rifka, Robin Rosenblatt (member) Chaim Mayer ben Tsua Brana, Richard Ball Rebecca bat Rut, Linda Detmers (sister of Judy Powers) Tzivyah bat Esther, Cookie Addison (member) V d bat Itz ak v Y ud t V d Ma a (m mb ) Linda Salata (cousin of Susan Rojo) Jacob Dayan (friend of Yael and Elie Alcheck) Chaviva bat Sarah (friend of Susan Murai Raider) Bryna Leah bat Rissa Riva, Barbara Goldstein (member & wife of Steve Goldstein) Ya akov b n Av a am J y Blum nt al (fat of Howa d Blumenthal) Chaim ben Liba, Hy Ramm (member & husband of Thelam Ramm) Cynthia Ray (friend of Lori Abramson) Donald Schwartz (cousin of Steve Green) Debbie LeCover (close friend of Dave & Debby Hoffman) Sherry Smith (cousin of Barbara Davis) Seth Edlavitch (cousin of Barbara Davis) Melissa Segal (cousin of Barbara Davis) Shoshana Masha bat Shaina (close friend of Dave & Debby Hoffman) Polina Yunerman (mother-in-law of Lilya Yunerman) Channah bat Rivka, Ann Sorger (member & wife of Joe Sorger) Roy Rocklin (friend of Schwab-Lanctot family) Shlomo Zalman ben Sprintza, Stan Marder (relative of Rachel Schwab) Moshe ben Berta, Murray Dolmatch (member & wife of Sandra Dolmatch)