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Sunday, October 16
JQuest and Adult Education
11am Mindfulness
4pm Gan Ilan Sukkot (rain or shine)
Monday, October 17
Office Closed
9am Sukkot Service
Tuesday, October 18
10am Neshamah Yoga
11:15am Meditation
4pm JQuest
7:15pm Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 19
4pm JQuest
6:45pm Noar Night
7pm Neshamah Yoga
Thursday, October 20
8:30am Tefillah Thursdays
10am Neshamah Yoga
1:15pm TEXTorah Study
Friday, October 21
9:15am Ganeinu Jewish Playgroup
6pm Happy Half Hour Oneg
6:30pm Shabbat Service
NEW 7:30pm
Community-wide Sukkot Celebration
Saturday, October 22
8:45am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat Service
B'nai Mitzvah Ben Shafton and Benjamin Chinn
6pm L'dor Vador Circle Appreciation Dinner
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Sunday, October 23
4:30pm JQuest
6:15pm Community-wide Simchat Torah Celebration
Monday, October 24
Office Closed
9am Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret Service
Tuesday, October 25
10am Neshamah Yoga
11:15am Meditation
4pm JQuest
Wednesday, October 26
8:15am WOI Hike
4pm JQuest
6:45pm Noar Night
7pm Neshamah Yoga
Thursday, October 27
8:30am Tefillah Thursdays
10am Neshamah Yoga
1:15pm TEXTorah Study
7pm Japanese Choir Concert
Friday, October 28
9:15am Ganeinu Jewish Playgroup
5pm Tot Shabbat Snack
5:30pm Tot Shabbat Service followed by dinner
8pm Shabbat service followed by Oneg
Saturday, October 29
9:15am Torah Study
10:30am Shabbat Service
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Community-Wide Sukkot Celebration Postponed
Due to anticipated rain all day today, the Community-wide Sukkot Celebration originally scheduled for 5:30pm is postponed
to next Friday, October 21 at 7:30pm following the 6pm oneg and 6:30pm Shabbat service.
Anshei Isaiah and Kulanu invite you to join together in our Sukkah in the upper parking lot to shake the Lulav and Etrog, and sing and learn with clergy. We'll enjoy a Community-wide potluck Sukkot meal under the open sky and there will be sukkot activities for the kids. All are welcome! Please tell your family and friends and RSVP at
www.temple-isaiah.org/sukkot
Winter Nights Rotating Family Shelter
Online registration to volunteer at Temple Isaiah's 13th Winter Nights Shelter opens tomorrow, October 17, the first day of Sukkot. The SignUpGenius link will be emailed to all temple members in the morning. From December 18 to January 2, please heed Isaiah's call to "share your bread with the hungry / and to take the poor into your home" as we transform our oneg area and social hall into a warm, caring and safe haven for 30 homeless "strangers" in families with children. We need over 400 volunteers to welcome them and help in so many ways: cook & serve meals, shop for gifts and supplies, read stories, lead arts & crafts & music & games, wash dishes, stay overnight, plan holiday parties, host excursions, and more. It's an amazing mitzvah of empathy and tikkun olam. Share your light at Winter Nights! All volunteers must register in advance. Questions? Ideas? Please contact
infowinternights@gmail.com
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Mindfulness and Meditation classes 
Sundays, October 16 and 30
from 11-12:30 in the CCJDS Makom
Research supports the use of mindfulness and meditation to enhance physical and psychological health. Some of the benefits include; reducing stress and symptoms of depression, helping to manage difficult emotions, boosting the immune system, improving communication skills (with family or social life). Learn techniques and build more skillful self awareness.
Classes presented by Joani deVries and D'vora Citron. Free of charge.
Sponsored by P'tach Libeynu.
Monday, October 17 at 9am in the Sukkah in the amphitheater
Winter Nights Volunteer Sign-Ups Open
Monday, October 17
Neshamah Yoga
Tuesday October 18
Thursday, October 20 at 10am
in the Adult Lounge
Whether you are new to yoga or have been practicing for years, and regardless of age or abilities, Neshamah yoga will help you tone and relax your body, calm your mind, and nurture your Jewish soul. This ongoing class is inspired by the weekly Torah portions, Jewish Holidays, and other inspiring teachings of our tradition. Bring: Yoga mat, 2 yoga blocks, yoga strap (a few extras will be available). Adults only, drop-ins welcome. $5 for members, $10 for nonmembers.
Special Neshamah Yoga Supporting Refugees
Wednesdays October 19, 26 and November 2
at 7pm in the Adult Lounge
Series cost: $54 (flat rate). This is a special yoga opportunity and 100% of registration fees will go to support the JFCS refugee resettlement program fund. Whether you are new to yoga or have been practicing for years, and regardless of age or abilities, Neshamah yoga will help you tone and relax your body, calm your mind, and nurture your Jewish soul. This class is inspired by the weekly Torah portions, Jewish Holidays, and other inspiring teachings of our tradition. Bring: Yoga mat. Adults only.
Click here to login to your Temple account and register.
Tefillah Thursdays with Rabbi Greninger
Thursday, October 20
at 8:30am
in the Sanctuary
Refresh your soul every Thursday morning with a healthy dose of prayer! Join Rabbi Greninger at 8:30am in the Sanctuary on Thursdays for a short, meaningful prayer service. The service will conclude by 9:00am, and it will be followed by a 30-minute study session related to Jewish prayer and liturgy. We will dive into the meaning, history, and structure of Jewish prayer, helping to enrich the prayer experience. Feel free to attend the service at 8:30, the study session at 9:00, or both. Open to all, whether you are new to Jewish prayer or have been praying regularly for years.
Questions? Contact
Rabbi Greninger
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TEXTorah Study
Thursday, October 20
at 1:15pm in the Library
TexTorah is a lay-led discussion group that meets Thursdays in the Temple Isaiah Library from 1:15-3. Our goal is to search for the inner voice of God and increase our spirituality through the group study of relevant Jewish texts, and to discuss and share what we find meaningful in those passages. This year we will be concentrating on the Soul and many of its aspects. We will be using a wide variety of texts including the Tanya (the seminal Hassidic spiritual work written by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz) ; the Torah, the Tanakh, Midrashim, the Talmud and other relevant materials. TexTorah is a welcoming, collegial gathering and is open to all. Drop-ins are encouraged any time; study texts are provided and can be emailed in advance. For further information please contact Mike Drumm,
mdrumm@exsellinc.com or call
925 685-0227.
Friday, October 21 at 9:15am
in the Adult Lounge
Temple Isaiah is proud to offer a free Jewish playgroup for parents and caregivers (we love grandparents at Ganeinu), and their infants and toddlers (0-30 months). Play, sing, and practice Shabbat and celebrate holidays with your child and others.
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Looking Ahead
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Simchat Torah Celebration 
Sunday, October 23 at 6:15pm in the Sanctuary
Come sing and hora with the Torah scroll and Denon and Doyle as we celebrate restarting our cycle of Torah readings.
Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret Service
Monday, October 24
at 9am in the Beit Knesset
FREE Makhelat Hashachar Japanese Choir Concert
Thursday, October 27 at 7pm in the Sanctuary
Sponsored by Cantor Korn's Music Fund
 Founded in 1946, the Makhelat Hashachar choir will perform a stirring concert that will include Japanese traditional music, Jewish liturgical pieces and Israeli folk songs. This choir's members have been chosen from 100 local Protestant churches throughout Japan ("Japan Christian Friends of Israel"). Members pray every day for the welfare of the Jewish people and for peace in Jerusalem. Join us for a very special evening. This event is free and open to the public.
Tot Shabbat Evening 
Friday, October 28
5pm Snack in the Foyer
5:30pm Service in the Sanctuary
followed by dinner in the Oneg Room
Geared toward families with children up to 5 years old, Tot Shabbat is an interactive and friendly Shabbat experience. Enjoy food, activities and prayer with other young families. All are welcome. Dinner $25 per family or $10 per person. RSVP required so we have enough food at
www.temple-isaiah.org/totshabbat
Topics in Jewish Mysticism
Sundays, October 30, November 6, 13, 20, December 4, 11.
10:10-11:10am, Room 207 in the CCJDS Building
Cost: $50/members, $100/non-members
Jewish Mysticism began as a speculation by the ancient rabbis of what may have occurred before God created light and darkness. In this class, we'll look at the central ideas of Jewish Mysticism from the greats in Jewish scholarship, such as Moshe Idel and Gershom Sholem. Among some people, Jewish Mysticism has gotten a bad reputation in the recent years. The 19th Century Reformers discounted it as fundamentalist superstition and simplistic folk teachings, and it's become somewhat fashionable with certain celebrities. However, Judaism is responding in our time with renewed interest in mysticism, along with Mussar and the Psalms. Today we are asking questions of our tradition we didn't have the words to form the questions just a few years ago. This course will expand our vocabulary to ask those deeper Jewish questions. We will approach mysticism in Judaism with some Zohar, a few Hasidic sources, Mussar, piyyut, and contemporary Jewish thought and contemplative Jewish practice. Teacher: Rabbi Oren Postrel. Register at
www.temple-isaiah.org/adulted
Volunteers Needed For Shelter Dinner Week
Monday, October 31 - Friday, November 4 
That time is here again! We need your participation to prepare food to serve at the Martinez family shelter this week. There is a broad mix of adults and children at the shelter now, and they need our help to get nutritious dinners. Details and sign-up at
www.temple-isaiah.org/shelterdinners
Freebirds (Empty Nesters)
Wine Tasting Outing
Sunday, November 6 at 1pm
Gustavo Brambila, one of the winemakers involved in this transformative event for Napa, will lead a barrel tasting with cheese at his winery. As documented in the movie "
Bottle Shock", Gustavo was one of the winemakers for Chateau Montelena when for the first time, an American wine won an important competition in Paris. We will meet at the upper Temple parking lot at 10:30am for carpooling if anybody wants to go up early and have lunch in the wine country. Cost: $35/person (max 50 people) and deadline is October 28.
Click here to login to your Temple account to register. Questions? Contact Bob Weiss, Engagement Committee at (925) 408-5791 or
robertweiss@sbcglobal.net
W.I.S.E. Ones Seniors Group
Wednesday, November 9
at 11:30am in the Adult Lounge
Our guest, Roger Lamm will present a fascinating look at Southern Ethiopia. This amazing region is home to a tribal people which traces it's history to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Join us for this wonderful travelogue!
Click here for more information.
Holocaust survivor and author Henry Oster 
"Even In Hell, There Is Hope"
Wednesday, November 9 at 7pm
in the Sanctuary (note location)
As a young boy, author Henry Oster of The Kindness of the Hangman survived deprivation in the Lodz Ghetto, a life-or-death selection in the Birkenau extermination camp, a firing squad in Auschwitz, and starvation in Buchenwald. Of 2,011 Jews uprooted from Cologne, Germany in 1941, Oster is one of only two survivors. Lecture will be followed by Q&A and then light refreshments in the oneg room. Sponsors: Morris and Bobbie Collen Endowment Fund, Israel and World Jewry Committee, and Anshei Isaiah. This event is free and open to the public.
Click here to RSVP.
Thanksgiving Multi-faith Celebration and Service
Sunday, November 20 at 4pm in the Sanctuary 
Find inspiration and share gratitude for abundance. Commit to confronting poverty in our county. Gather in Community with Faith leaders from across the County featuring a Multi-faith choir led by Joyce Pricco, St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal church. Help feed the hungry by bringing non-perishable items to the service as an offering. For more information, contact the Multi-faith ACTION coalition at
contactmfac@gmail.com
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Jewish Community News
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Project Nechama: Sukkot Yizkor Service in Memory of All Children We Have Lost
Congregation Beth El in Berkeley invites members of the community to join us at our third annual Sukkot Yizkor service in memory of all children we have lost. The service will take place on Sunday, October 23 at 1:00 pm. At this service, we will name our losses and remember all of our children - including those whose lives were never realized. The Yizkor service is open to everyone and we welcome anyone who has experienced such a loss - at any age or stage of life - to come together as we create a space for naming, grief and comfort. Project Nechama engages in outreach, the dissemination of resources and building awareness to ensure that individuals and families experiencing pregnancy loss, stillbirth or the death of a child are supported by the community. Nechama is Hebrew for "comfort." Congregation Beth El is at 1301 Oxford St at Rose in Berkeley. For more information, please visit
www.bethelberkeley.org/projectnechama
Jewish Family & Community Services of the East Bay
Invites you to our 10th annual Art of Living gala event, supporting vital services right here in the East Bay. Art of Living takes place on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette. We are thrilled to welcome Roz Chast, New Yorker cartoonist and author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Information and tickets:
http://jfcs-eastbay.org/art-of-living-2016
BRCA Foundation Screening and Panel Discussion
Sunday, November 6 at 10:15am at B'nai Shalom, Walnut Creek
BReast CAncer (BRCA) susceptibility gene mutations affect the Ashkenazi Jewish community in overwhelmingly high numbers and one in 40 of us is BRCA+ with men as much at risk as women. The panel will consist of a BRCA expert from Stanford, two BRCA cancer survivors sharing their personal stories, and a genetic counselor. Bagels served at 9:45am and testing available until 11:45am. Questions? Contact
Gail Fisher.
"American Jews and Israel:
Moving Forward Together"
with Ari Shavit
Thursday, November 10 at 7pm at Temple Sinai, Oakland
Click here for more details
Co-sponsored by the Temple Isaiah Israel and World Jewry Committee
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(925) 283-8575. We have a wonderful Clergy Assistant, Nina Jones, and support staff who will all make sure your message gets to the right person in a timely fashion.
Thank you,
Your Clergy Team
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Our Mission
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Temple Isaiah's mission is to embody, enhance and perpetuate our Jewish tradition by providing a welcoming spiritual home where the membership gathers to worship God, study Torah, engage in acts of Tikkun Olam, participate in Jewish rituals and life cycle events, and experience the joy of being part of a caring community.
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