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May 24-27, 2019 - Or Shalom Community Retreat at Walker Creek Ranch
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Rabbi
Music Director
Board President
Administrator
Administrative Assistant & Social Action Fellow
Bet Sefer Coordinator
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Irene Butter for her powerful discussion on her life as a Holocaust survivor.
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Samara Bainton and the Vener/Bainton family on Samara becoming a Bat Mitzvah!
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Join us for Meditation every Wednesday at 1 pm and/or Torah Study at 1:30 pm.
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Read Rabbi Katie's latest blog 'Walling In, Walling Out' here.
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We Remember the Yahrzeits of:
Barry Willdorf
Hans Freistadt
Geraldine Satz
Doris Najjar
Sally Weiner
Ron Glassman
Earl Weinstein
Rose (Ruchel) Raskin
John Levin
Gene Balot
Jeannine Robin Wainrib
Ya'akov Mor
Betty Levy
Jacob Harry Levine
Karen Markind
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What is Reconstructing Judaism?
Learn more about our theological grounding at the following sites:
- Check out Rabbi Deborah Waxman's podcast
Hashivenu
in which she interviews other Jewish professionals and educators about practices of Jewish resilience.
Find it here
or
on your favorite podcatcher!
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625 Brotherhood Way
San Francisco, CA 94132
415.469.5542
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Upcoming Holiday Observances
Purim - March 20
Pesach - April 26
Yom HaShoah - May 1
Yom Ha'atzmaut - May 8
Lag B'Omer - May 22
Shavuot - June 8
Tisha B'Av - August 11
Rosh Hashanah - Sept 29
Yom Kippur - Oct 9
Simchat Torah - Oct 22
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Or Shalom Weekly Newsletter
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CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS - Feb-Mar 2019
| Fri 2/15 |
6:30 pm |
Shabbat Kulanu
Blessings and dinner at 6:30 followed by a service.
Details below, please RSVP
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| Sun 2/17 |
10:00 am |
News Minyan
at Or Shalom, Details below
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| Wed 2/20 |
6:30 pm |
Considering God Salon
Details below
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| Thu 2/21 |
12:00 pm |
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Pam at BIJ followed by preparing bag lunches for the hungry |
| Thu 2/21 |
6:00 pm |
Faith In Action Training - Dismantling Injustice in San Francisco
Details below, please RSVP
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| Fri 2/22 |
6:30 pm |
4th Friday Shabbat Service hosted by the OS Book Group
Details below
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Sat 2/23
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10:00 am
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LaDor VaDor Retreat (7th Grade)
at the home of Margo Vener & Roland Bainton
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| Fri 3/1 |
6:30 pm |
Traveling Shabbat
at the home of Eran Steinberg & Marguerite Gilligan, In Memory Of Menachem Steinberg
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| Sat 3/2 |
8:00 pm |
Benefit Concert for FIA Bay Area
at Sherith Israel, cosponsored by Or Shalom, details below
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| Sat 3/9 |
10:00 am |
Shabbat Morning Service and Ann Zorn Memorial Lunch
Details below, please RSVP
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| Sun 3/10 |
10:00 am |
Sing Shalom!
Details below
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Friday, February 15 at 6:30pm
Updated Information
Join us for Shabbat Kulanu! Or Shalom will provide dinner followed by a musical and joyful Shabbat service.
Blessing and dinner start at 6:30pm followed by a service around 7pm. For meal planning, please
RSVP here.
Our New Member hosted Shabbat Kulanu is postponed until March 15.
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News Minyan
Sunday, February 17 10am
at Or Shalom
with Rabbi Jane Litman
This month's topic is Socialism in America. We will use these texts of our times:
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Day of Service with SF-Marin Food Bank
Sunday, February 17 at 12:00pm
900 Pennsylvania Ave, San Francisco
Join Or Shalom for a day of service at the SF-Marin Food Bank. We will be participating on the stock room floor, helping to organize their donated food and parcel it out into manageable packages for distribution. All ages are welcome to join in this act of
Tikkun Olam, including friends that are not affiliated with Or Shalom.
If you are interested in attending please contact our Social Action Fellow Ezra and let her know how many adults and children will be attending in your party. We have a limited amount of spaces reserved, so the sooner you contact Ezra, the more likely you'll get to participate. You can learn more about volunteering with SF Marin Food Bank here. We look forward to serving the community alongside you.
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Considering God Salon
Wednesday, February 20
Nosh & chat at 6:30pm
Meeting from 7-9pm
The topic is the evolution of the role of women in Judaism. The group will be led by Rabbi Katie, Daniel, Beth, and Ezra.
The Considering God Salon is limited to Or Shalom members.
Please contact
norisa.berardi@gmail.com
to RSVP or with any questions or concerns.
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Faith In Action
Dismantling Injustice in San Francisco
Thursday, February 21 from 6-9 pm
(dinner served at 6 pm)
at Or Shalom
Is pursuing justice central to who you are? Do you yearn to meaningfully impact social wrongs in San Francisco? How can you move our community toward more effective action in the face of injustice?
In this session, local rabbis invite members of their communities into the process of "Becoming
Rod'fei Tsedek (Pursuers of Justice)," where they will engage community members to work on key skills for community organizing and on core justice issues in San Francisco.
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4th Friday Shabbat and Discussion
Friday, February 22
6:30pm Blessings and snacks
7:00pm Shabbat Service
8:00pm Discussion
The Or Shalom Book Group will host a community discussion of
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth as part of Jewish Learning Works'
One Bay One Book
series.
The award-winning 2004 novel is an alternative history that imagines the impact upon a working class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey when Charles Lindbergh is elected president in 1940.
Click here
for reading guides and more information about the book and the series.
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Benefit Concert for Faith In Action Bay Area
Featuring Solstice
at Sherith Israel, co-sponsored by Or Shalom
Saturday, March 2 at 8:00 pm
Join the award-winning female vocal ensemble Solstice for a benefit concert to support Faith in Action's work to defend immigrant families. Founded in the Bay Area in 1996, Solstice has enthralled audiences with a dynamic repertoire of music for women's voices from around the world and through the ages, precisely and lovingly performed. This concert will be at Sherith Israel, 2266 California St, SF.
More information can be found
here.
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Ann Zorn Memorial Service
Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 am
Join us for a Saturday morning Shabbat Service followed by a potluck lunch in memory of Ann Zorn, whose 5th Yahrzeit just passed.
If you would like to make a donation to the Ann Zorn Memorial fund,
please do so here.
We would like to thank the following donors for their generous donation to the Ann Zorn Memorial Fund:
Judy Olasov / Elliot Helman / Debbie Benrubi
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Sing Shalom!
A Jewish Music & Movement Program
for
kids 5 and under and their families
One Sunday a Month at 10 am
Next session - March 10
Introduce your little ones to song, dance,
and Jewish tradition! Listen to stories and songs with Rabbi Katie and others.
Future dates in 2019 - Mar 10, Apr 14, & May 5
Special program for
Havdallah on June 1
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Tikkun Olam Day - Blood Drive at Or Shalom
Sunday, March 17 11am-3pm
Did you know that one in seven people entering a hospital will need blood? While only 38% of the population is eligible to donate blood, less than 10% of eligible donors actually donate blood. Will you help increase that percentage and save lives by donating?
The Southside Jewish Collaborative is sponsoring a blood drive as part of its biannual Tikkun Olam Day. Click here to read up on donor requirements to make sure you're eligible and here to make an appointment to give blood.
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Health care is a moral issue. Period.
Read Corey and Margo's "Local Voice" opinion piece on health care from
The J Weekly
here
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Reflections of Conversation with Irene Butter
Read Or Shalom Member Nitza Agam's thoughts about our powerful event with Irene Butter
here.
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The Great American S#it Show
1 night only! Sun March 10 at 5:30pm
The Marsh - 1062 Valencia St, SF
Back by popular demand! Join us for an evening of laughing... but more importantly, THINKING as we explore how to deal with a family member who's all in for the Donald when you're not, canvassing in the Central Valley to turn red congressional seats blue, #MeToo, and more.
Special discount for Or Shalom Members - buy online before Feb. 15 and save $10 per ticket with code ORSHALOM
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2018 in Social Action at Or Shalom
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Torah Chanting Opportunities
Always wanted to chant Torah at on a Shabbat morning and never found an opportunity to do it? March 2019 is your lucky month! On Saturday morning, March 9, Or Shalom will gather for a Shabbat morning service in memory and honor of our beloved Ann Zorn.
Your Torah chanting chops are in demand for this special celebration of life, generosity and spiritual abundance. Please contact David directly to chant.
Torah in the Flesh
Let the Torah Rhythm Dance in Your Soul!
David Cohen Tzedek is delighted to offer a Torah cantillation class for Or Shalom members and friends who wish to lend their hearts and voices to continual Revelation. Learn the Ta'amim--the musical flavors--of scriptural Hebrew, and take your first steps towards becoming a Ba'al/at Kri'ah, towards practical ownership of the Torah text in service of the community. Hebrew reading proficiency is prerequisite. Please
contact David with your interest or questions.
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New Volunteer Coordinator
We are happy to announce that Melinda Ruchames is our new Volunteer Coordinator. Melinda may reach out to you to assist with our events. Or Shalom has many events and a small staff. We rely on members to help set up, clean up, and act as greeters for our services.
You can contact her at
volunteer@orshalom.org to offer help for any service or activity you plan to attend or you can add your volunteer availability in the notes section
when you rsvp for events. Your help will be greatly appreciated!
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Or Shalom Accepts Car Donations!
Car donations are an easy way to support Or Shalom, providing you with a tax write-off and Or Shalom with additional funds for our community. We take care of the DMV paperwork, pick up your car, sell it at auction, and then send you a receipt for the full amount the car is sold for. It's that easy! We can also accept trucks, boats, motorcycles, and RVs.
For more information or to begin the process, contact Jerry Robbins at robbins42@hotmail.com or (650) 766-7233 and be sure to reference Or Shalom Jewish Community, San Francisco.
Thank you to Lisa Garbus & Adam Goldberg for their recent donation!
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Reconstructing Judaism Juicy Tidbits
New content ha
s been
posted on Evolve:
Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations! Check out Rabbi David Teutch's perspective on the tragedy in Pittsburgh here.
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Social Action Corner
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Highlight from the Spark! Calendar:
Judaism and the Black Experience: Rethinking Jewish Identity
Sunday, 2/24 1:30PM | 1835 Ellis St, SF
The Soul of Judaism: Jews of African Descent in America (NYU Press, 2018) offers the first exploration of the full diversity of Black Jews, including bi-racial Jews, adoptees, converts to Judaism, and Black Hebrews and Israelites, who trace their Jewish roots to Africa. Blending historical analysis and oral history, Haynes examines the multiple ways people of African descent encounter and embrace Judaism in America, as well as some of the obstacles they face for complete inclusion as Jews in their communities.
Learn more and register here!
- Get more news and events at Spark!
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Tzedakah
Sylvia Jacobs In Honor Of the 40th Anniversary of Janet Jacobs & Terry Gomes / Ruth Maginnis In Memory Of John Levin/ Judy Olasov In Memory Of Sophye Patla Olasov / Stephen Seligman & Mary Amsler In Memory Of Frances Amsler / Debbie Benrubi In Memory Of Morris Rostker / Allan Pleaner In Memory Of Dave Pleaner / Corey Weinstein In Memory Of Earl Weinstein
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Condolences
Or Shalom sends condolences to those in our community who have suffered recent losses.
Barbara Bernstein on the loss of her mother,
Doris Bernstein
Gloria Kolbe-Saltzman on the loss of her aunt,
Clara Gochin
Eran Steinberg on the loss of his father,
Menachem Steinberg
Judy Olasov and Betsy Strausberg on loss of their beloved friend, Mary Isham
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Make an Announcement to Or Shalom
Thinking about submitting an event for inclusion in the Or Shalom weekly email? We'd love to hear from you.
Please submit announcements 3 weeks in advance, with the appropriate RSVP information. All non-official OS programs must meet the following criteria:
- Doesn't conflict with an OS event
- Specifically relevant to the OS community
- Has official OS approval
All postings may be edited for content, format and/or length by office staff or volunteers.
For more information about getting an event listed, please contact Administrator Lillian Markind at
admin@orshalom.org
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