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March 21, 2019
14 Adar II 5779
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- In Memoriam
- Keep Us Up to Date
- Town Hall Meeting
- Purim Happy Hour and Carnival
- Be the Match Donor Drive
- Spring Meditative Hike
- Parents-Only B'nai Mitzvah Orientation
- Senior Friendship Club
- Passover Faire
- BEW Meeting/Program
- "Campership" Grants
- Peninsula Multifaith Coalition Speaker Series
- Free Documentary Screening at Wornick
- Rodfei Tzedek/Pursuing Justice Listening Campaign
- Matzah Ball Soup
- BEW's Pre-Seder Celebration
- Brotherhood-Hosted Book Signing
- Soup for the Soul
- Yom Hashoah 2019
- Jewish Yoga for Rosh Chodesh
- It's OK to Ask for Help
- 2019 Consultation on Consciousness
- Streaming Services
- Gan Hazikaron
- Donate Your Car
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Stay up to date about all events happening at PTBE by visiting our
calendar on our website
! Click on the calendar above and it will take you there!
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Schedule of Shabbat Services
Friday, March 22
6:30 p.m.
Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, March 23
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service, Noah Fond becomes
Bar Mitzvah
Tuesday, March 26
8:00 a.m.
Morning Service (Fireside Room)
Friday, March 29
6:30 p.m.
Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, March 30
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Service, Max Laudor becomes
Bar Mitzvah
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In Memoriam
We express our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the recently departed.
We remember those who have passed away in the last month including
HELEN FIRESTONE WEISS
Wife of Eli Weiss (
z"l
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Mother of Ritchie (Linda), Marc (Arlene), and Norman (Robin) Weiss
Sister of Samuel and Marvin Firestone
Grandmother of Matthew (Brittany), Jason (Robin), and Zachary Weiss, and Joy (Scott) Gardner
GARY REHAUT
Husband of Lesly Rehaut
Father of Michele and Beca Rehaut
Son-in-law of Sandra and Harvey Schuster
Brother-in-law of Helaine Uhlig (Tom)
Son of Diane Rehaut
Brother of Ellen Rehaut
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STEVE MIKULICH
Husband of Bernice Mikulich
Father of Stephen Mikulic (Barbara) and Janice Grosby (Peter)
Grandfather of Jennifer Minton (John) and Michelle Mikulic Paul (Brian)
Great-grandfather of Davis and Aaron Minton and Cameron Paul
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May their memory be a blessing.
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Have you had a new baby, moved, or lost a loved one? Let us know the changes in your family so that we can wish you Mazal Tov, keep our records up to date, or be there for you in your time of need. Contact
Maria in the temple office.
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PTBE Town Hall Meeting March 21
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The Board of Trustees recently adopted PTBE’s Strategic Plan, which charts PTBE’s course for the next 3-5 years in key areas of member engagement, financial vitality and governance. It is also guiding the transformation of our administrative staffing model and operations.
Member engagement with the Temple and with each other is a primary focus of the new Strategic Plan, and in that spirit, the
Board
will host a Town Hall Meeting to bring us all together on
Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m
. We will present an overview of the Strategic Plan, answer your questions and have a lively dialogue about the Plan’s central themes. We will also provide a quick update on PTBE’s construction plans and enjoy dessert together.
The Town Hall meeting is your chance to converse with the Temple’s leadership and with each other. We hope to see you there. Please RSVP to attend.
See you on March 21!
Jeff Hyman Rabbi Dennis Eisner
PTBE President Senior Rabbi
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Friday, March 22, 6:30 p.m.
Join your PTBE Clergy in celebrating Purim 80's Style!
Start off with Happy Hour from 5:15-6:20 p.m. featuring Vashti-ini's, Mordechai-tai's, and Snacks. Shabbat Services begin at 6:30 p.m. featuring music from: Billy Joel, Prince, Madonna, and more! Come in costume and join the fun!
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Join us
Sunday, March 24
for the Purim Carnival including a new Tot Zone with bounce house.
Purim story and singing at
10 a.m.
in the Sanctuary
Costume contest with prizes at
10:40 a.m.
Carnival Games will be open
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wristbands for Unlimited Games: Pre-K or younger $10; Kindergarten and up $20.
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Sunday, Mar. 24, 8:30 a.m-12:30 p.m.
Peninsula Sinai Congregation
499 Boothbay Avenue
Foster City, CA 94404
PSC will host a bone marrow registry drive to help support a young girl in the Bay Area who is need of a donor. All are welcome to come and register to be a potential donor for someone in need.
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"Walk and Listen..."
Saturday, March 30, 1:45 p.m.
Laurelwood Park
Active, intentional listening uses all the senses. It's an important step toward trying to understand where others are coming from.
During this short meditative experience, you'll walk alone in a pretty setting, while following prompts along the way that encourage you to begin examining your own listening and to explore some simple ways to begin getting on another person's "wavelength".
We will conclude with a wine and cheese potluck.
RSVP to
Felice Stahl by
March 26 so we can plan for a great event. Please let us know what you are planning on bringing for the potluck.
We need at least 12 participants for this event to be a success!
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Parents-Only
B'nai Mitzvah
Orientation
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Thursday, Mar. 28 7:00 pm at PTBE
Attention 6th-Grade Parents, Including Wornick Families -
As a reminder, this is the next session for parents only to learn more about the B'nai Mitzvah process and get some of your questions answered. Wornick families are included in this event!
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Reminder: All SFC meetings will be held at the PJCC on Wednesdays.
March 27: Songs from the Golden Age of Hollywood
Marilyn Cooney, singer and pianist, presents hits from the movies from the 20s through the 50s. Learn the intriguing stories behind the scenes of the songwriters, actors, and singers, including Jerome Kern, Jeanette MacDonald, and Debbie Reynolds. Listen and sing along to such favorites as “Beyond the Blue Horizon,” “Thanks for the Memories,” “The Last Time I Saw Paris,” “Isn’t It Romantic,” and many more.
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On
March 27 we will celebrate birthdays in the month of March with cakes and candles.
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April 3: Celtic Music & More
Sugo Music recording artists Margaret Davis and Kristoph Klover perform original arrangements of Celtic music. They interweave soaring vocals with Celtic harp, octave mandolin, guitars, flute, recorders, and whistle. Margaret & Kristoff are known for their “effortless harmonies and deft facility in numerous traditional instruments.”
SAVE THE DATE: The Annual SFC Passover Seder will be held
AT PTBE, not PJCC as listed in the Kolenu, on
April 24. Cost is $18 for SFC members, $25 for non-members.
Paid reservations required by April 17. To register, email
Riva or call 650.378.2718.
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The PJCC will drive those in need of transportation, either from your home in San Mateo County or from PTBE, which leaves by 11:35 a.m. (or once everyone who has registered is on the vehicle). Please call Nena at 650.378.2750 to register for transportation from home or from PTBE. For program information, call SFC Club President Zara Jaffe at 650.342.1627.
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Passover Faire
BEW Gift Shop Passover Faire—March 31, 8:30 am—12 pm
Come to the BEW Gift Shop for all your Passover needs! We have Seder plates, matzah covers, Elijah and Miriam’s cups,
haggadot
, hostess gifts, and
afikomen
prizes. Contact
Pam Abraham
to set special appointment time. Support the BEW Gift Shop! All proceeds go to PTBE programs.
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Monday, April 1st, 7:00PM
Join us for a brief meeting and a
CHAROSET SHOWDOWN!
Bring your own ingredients to prepare a small bowl of your "
secret"
charoset recipe in just
30 minutes
. Our guest judges will look for taste, consistency, originality and presentation as we select the
"CHAROSET CHAMPION of BEW"!
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"Campership" Grants Available
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CHANGE TO CAMPERSHIPS GRANT PROGRAM
Camperships to support PTBE children and teens who wish to attend Jewish summer camps and Israel programs will no longer be "need based" but rather are offered to all PTBE families regardless of financial need. Grants come from a variety of sources in the temple.
The application deadline is March 31
. All submittals will be reviewed with responses/scholarship amounts to families by April 5, 2019. Please
click here
for the application, and contact
Steve Robertson
with any questions.
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Peninsula Multifaith Coalition Speaker Series
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Congregational Church of Belmont
751 Alameda de las Pulgas
Mercy Center
2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame
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Baha'i Faith
Joshua Serrano, Lutheran Christianity
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Join us for a simple soup supper and a presentation from one of our many faith traditions here on the Peninsula.
RSVP
here or 650-218-3126 or just come!
Our Mission:
The Peninsula Multifaith Coalition brings together our diverse faith communities to build bridges of understanding and respect. We stand together with humility to acknowledge our common values, learn from one another and serve our wider world.
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Free Documentary Screening at Wornick
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Screening of the Documentary
Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
April 2, 7:30pm | Wornick Jewish Day School, 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City | Adults Only
Wornick is delighted to host a special screening of the documentary
Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety. The film by IndieFlix "explores anxiety, its causes, effects, and what we can do about it." Featuring swimmer Michael Phelps, the goal of the film is to raise awareness of anxiety through discussions and interviews with the eventual hope of showing young people that everyone experiences anxiety and we can feel safe to talk about it. This screening is for adults only. Free Admission.
Advance registration required.
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Rodfei Tzedek/Pursuing Justice Listening Campaign
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The PTBE
Rodfei Tzedek
(Pursuing Justice) team believes that together we can become an increasingly powerful force to implement the values of
tikkun olam
/social justice in our local community and in our country.
We invite you to participate in a limited number of small-group, congregant-hosted house meetings to share stories, learn from each other, and consider who we can become as a congregation. No experience necessary, we want to hear from everyone!
Please
Sign up here
for a House Meeting Happening in March and April!
Questions? Want to host your own House Meeting or hear about other ways to pursue justice Jewishly? Please contact
Rabbi Laura.
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Bring Home SOUP For Your SEDER!
Sunday, April 14th, 9:30-11:30AM
PTBE Parking Lot
Beth El Women
and PTBE member-owned
LADLE & LEAF,
(formerly SF SOUP CO.)
have joined forces this Passover to make your
SEDER
a little
SIMPLER.
Order a half gallon of delicious
MATZAH BALL SOUP
with 5 matzah balls and veggies
to take home, heat and serve.
No one needs to know you didn't make it from scratch!
and mailing it in with your payment.
Soup will not be sold without an order!
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BEW's Pre-Seder Celebration
Our Annual Tradition Comes Alive Again!
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Sunday, April 14
5:15-8:00PM
Join
Beth El Women
and
Sholom Women
with daughters (ages 13+), mothers, grandmothers, sisters and friends as we prepare to celebrate
Passover
and
Rosh Chodesh Nissan
with our special
"Pre Seder"
experience led by
Rabbi Laura Rumpf
. A light seder supper will be served. We invite you to bring your favorite Passover
dessert
to share with 4-6 people.
Reservations will not be accepted at the door.
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Save the Date: Brotherhood-Hosted Book Signing
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Thursday, Apr. 11, 7-8:45 p.m.
PTBE Brotherhood Speaker Series presents Berkeley Professor Richard Rothstein, who will speak about his book
Color of Law about housing segregation in the Bay Area and beyond. More information coming soon!
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The
SOUP
is just waiting to be delivered! If you know someone in need of a little
"Soup For The Soul"
, please contact
Marcia Barkoff
or the
PTBE Office
so that we can get it delivered
ASAP.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Congregation Beth Jacob
1550 Alameda de las Pulgas
Redwood City
6:30 p.m.: Reading of Martyrs' Names
7:00 p.m.: Service of Remembrance
Dessert reception follows service
Congregation Beth Jacob will host a community-wide commemoration featuring Special Guest Speaker Lily Robinson, who will share the story of how she and her family survived the Holocaust in Bulgaria.
For more information, transportation assistance, and to submit names for the list of martyrs or of recently deceased survivors, email the
planning committee
.
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Celebrate Rosh Chodesh by Practicing Embodied Jewish Yoga
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Rosh Chodesh Iyyar
Thursday, May 2, 7:00 p.m. at PTBE
Join us for a healing yoga practice to welcome in the Hebrew month of Iyyar--from the new freedom of Passover towards the acceptance of the wisdom of Torah on Shavuot and beyond.
The Hebrew months of Nisan, Sivan and Iyyar are months of steady spiritual preparation and cultivation, and yoga can help us get ready to welcome Torah in its many forms into our bodies, our spirits, and our lives.
Led by Jewish Yoga instructor, Tracey Green.
Bring your yoga mat and towel. All levels of yoga practice are welcome!
Please RSVP by Thursday, April 25 to help us plan for a great evening. RSVP to Charlotte Reader at
ravens_grammy@yahoo.com
. Limited to the first 20 people due to space. Sorry, no drop-ins accepted.
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This email
was sent to the congregation about our Caring Committee, a new Grief Group starting this spring, and other ways PTBE can help you in times of need.
Please let
Maria Turenne
know if you, or someone you know, might need support. If you would like to volunteer with the Caring Committee, please reach out to
Geri Crane
.
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2019 Consultation on Conscience
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Please join Rabbi Laura, Temple President Jeff Hyman, and other PTBE members committed to social justice at the
2019 Consultation on Conscience, hosted by the Religious Action Center (the RAC) in
Washington, DC from
May 19 to May 21. The Consultation is dedicated to training and empowering Jewish leaders like us to make real and lasting change at the national, state, and local levels. It will be an amazing experience filled with inspiring speakers and informative sessions.
Click Here for more information.
As a member of our official delegation, you will receive a discount on the registration fee. Please register before April 8 for the $429 rate
(using the promo code:
Delegation19
).
Register today to be part of our Delegation!
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Watch Services Live or On Demand
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If you are unable to attend Erev Shabbat or Shabbat morning services, you are now able to watch services streaming live on your computer or watch on demand at a later date. Here is the
link
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Gan Hazikaron - Garden of Remembrance
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Skylawn Memorial Park, Highway 92 at Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo
Serving the Jewish Community of the Peninsula, Maintained by PTBE
One of Northern California's most beautiful memorial parks, overlooking the coastal hills. Pre-need arrangements available and encouraged, with discounts for PTBE members. For information, contact
the temple office
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Donate Motor Vehicles, Jewelry, and Real Estate
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Peninsula Temple Beth El | 650.341.7701 | www.ptbe.org
1700 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403
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