Messages from the Office...
Save the date for the Or Shalom Community Seder, April 26. Details below.
May 24-27, 2019 - Or Shalom Community Retreat at Walker Creek Ranch
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Tzedakah
We would like to thank the following donors:
Corey Weinstein & Pat Skala In Honor Of Sing Shalom!
Carol Small & Ernie Jensen In Memory Of Ann Zorn
Margo Freistadt In Memory of Ann Zorn
Laura Bresler In Memory of Ann Zorn
Phyllis Shulman & Loren Means In Memory of Ann Zorn
C
orey Weinstein & Pat Skala In Memory Of Ruth Pleaner
Chad & Kathy Balch In Memory Of Frank Pagano
Corey Weinstein In Honor Of Or Shalom
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Mazel tov to...
Isadore Diamond and family on Isadore becoming a bar mitzvah
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Mazel tov to...
The Rabbis of the Southside Jewish Collaborative who put on a fantastic Purim Shpiel
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Thank you to...
Our new members who hosted a fabulous Shabbat Kulanu
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Thank you to...
The blood donors at Tikkun Olam Day which can help up to 78 people
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Rabbi
Music Director
Board President
Administrator
Administrative Assistant & Social Action Fellow
Bet Sefer Coordinator
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We Remember the Yahrzeits of:
Albert Gurewitz
Julie Bailly
Sylvia Small
Evelyn Mages Zelinsky
Hal Tibbetts
David Lesser
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This Week's Parshah is
Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36)
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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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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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Upcoming Holiday Observances
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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625 Brotherhood Way
San Francisco, CA 94132
415.469.5542
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Or Shalom Weekly Newsletter
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CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS - March - April 2019
| Fri 3/22 |
6:30 pm |
Fourth Friday Shabbat
Blessings and snack followed by a service
Oneg sponsored by Allan Pleaner in
Memory of Dave Pleaner
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| Sat 3/23 |
10:00 am |
Shabbat Service and Bat Mitzvah of Maddie Salafsky
Daughter of Zoe Finkel & Josh Salafsky |
| Sun 3/24 |
2:00 pm |
Chesed Workshop
Supporting Mourners: Shivah and Beyond
Details Below
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| Fri 4/5 |
6:30 pm |
Traveling Shabbat
at the home of Rebecca Lazarus
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| Sat 4/13 |
10:00 am |
Shabbat Service and Bat Mitzvah of Tessa Denholtz
Daughter of Sorel and Jonathan Denholtz |
| Sun 4/14 |
10:00 am |
Matzoh Baby Boogie: A Sing Shalom Passover Family Event
Details Below
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| Thu 4/18 |
12:00 pm |
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Katie at Or Shalom
followed by making lunches for the homeless
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| Sun 4/21 |
12:00 pm |
Volunteer at the SF Marin County Food Bank
Details Below
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| Fri 4/26 |
6:00 pm |
Or Shalom Community Passover Seder
Details below, please RSVP
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Or Shalom Community Retreat
Memorial Day Weekend - May 24-27, 2019
Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma, CA
It's fun. It's spiritual. Oh yes. It's Juicy. It's the best thing we do all year - no exaggeration. What could I be describing? None other than Or Shalom's Annual Community Retreat.
And this year for the first time ever, we are having the retreat on Memorial Day weekend so if you want to extend the love you can stay three nights.
The first 10 teens to sign up camp for free! And scholarships are available to all members. Please
contact the office to arrange.
Registration is now open. Sign up here for the best weekend of the year!
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Chesed Workshop
Supporting Mourners: Shivah and Beyond
Sunday, March 24, 2-4pm
at Or Shalom
Have you ever wondered how to help when a friend loses a loved one? Have you experienced or wished for the support of community in your own moments of loss?
Judaism has a wealth of wisdom about how to support those who are grieving, and Or Shalom wants to grow our capacity to support people through life's difficult moments.
This workshop will cover the Jewish basics of supporting mourners as well as strengthening systems within Or Shalom to create a more robust network of support. Come to learn and to make our community more caring in ways that matter.
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Matzoh Baby Boogie!
A Sing Shalom Family Passover Event
Sunday, April 14, 10:00am -11:30am
at Or Shalom
Or Shalom's Rabbi Katie and Mimi Greisman will lead us in song as we learn how to bring joy and meaning to our young family seder. We will have delicious snacks, Passover crafts, PJ Library children's books to read, and toys to play with!
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Join Or Shalom in Performing a Mitzvah at the SF Marin Food Bank - Kids Welcome!
Sunday, April 21 at 12:00PM
900 Pennsylvania Ave, SF
Or Shalom had such a great time helping the Food Bank In February (we helped repackage
2100 pounds
of white rice for distribution) that we're doing it again in April!
We will be participating on the stock room floor, helping to organize the Food Bank's stock and parcel it out into manageable packages for distribution. Kids ages four and up are welcome to join in this act of Tikkun Olam, including friends that are not Or Shalom members!
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Or Shalom Community
Passover Seder
Friday, April 26 at 6pm
Celebrate Passover with Or Shalom at our Community Seder. Enjoy a creative, musical seder in the company of fellow members and guests. Please bring a vegetarian and kosher for Passover dish for 8-10 people and wine for your party.
Would you like to be part of our Passover committee? Send an email
here to be included. Your help is greatly appreciated.
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Or Shalom's Spring Fundraiser
Thank you to all of the donors who participated in the Purim campaign. Mishloach Manot baskets are on their way to all Or Shalom members! You can find a list of donors who gave in honor of a committee or group
here.
If you didn't participate yet, you can still make a donation of any size
here.
Thank you!
We hope you enjoyed our annual Purim Festival with the Southside Jewish Collaborative. The Rabbis and crew gave an amazing performance as the Ghostbusters, Ghosts, and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. 'Who you gonna call? Hamanbusters!'
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Rabbi Me'irah featured in Pittsburgh Post for her work in honor of Tree of Life Victims
Check out the full article
here!
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Reconstructing Judaism Juicy Tidbits
Read Reconstructing Judaism's statement on recent political developments in Israel
here
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Social Action Corner
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Highlight from the Spark! Calendar:
On the Soul of Money: A Conversation with Lynne Twist and Liz Beaven
Friday, 3/22 7:00PM | 1453 Mission Street, SF
For more than 40 years, Lynne Twist has been committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, and supporting social justice. From working with Mother Teresa in the slums of Calcutta to guiding the philanthropy of some of the world's wealthiest families, Lynne's diverse on-the-ground work has brought her a deep understanding of people's relationship with money.
Join CIIS Provost Liz Beaven for a transformative conversation with
Lynne about the extraordinary power money wields over our lives and how we can empower ourselves to re-conceptualize money as a tool to realize o
ur best selves. Learn more and RSVP here!
- Get more news and events at Spark!
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Condolences
Or Shalom sends condolences to those in our community who have suffered recent losses.
Gloria Kolbe-Saltzman on the passing of her aunt, Esther Gochin
Julie Minoff on the loss of her dear friend, Chrys Hunstiger
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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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