Messages from the Office...
The office will be closed on Mondays through the summer. Email and voicemail will continue to be checked on Mondays.
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The office has completed the migration to ShulCloud for member accounts and internal bookkeeping! This was a long and involved process. Thank you to all who contributed to this project!
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Save the date
May 24-27, 2019 - Or Shalom Community Retreat at Walker Creek Ranch
June 19-30, 2019 - Or Shalom's trip to Israel and Palestine
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Rabbi
Katie Mizrahi
Education Director
Zehava Dahan
Music Director
David Cohen-Tzedek
Board President
Janet Jacobs
Administrator
Lillian Markind
Administrative Assistant & Social Action Fellow
Ezra Leventhal
Bet Sefer Coordinator
Becky Klawans
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Join us for Meditation every Wednesday at 1 pm and/or Torah Study at 1:30 pm.
Join Ezra Leventhal for Social Action Torah Study through August 1.
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Thank you to...
Jordan & Ryan Kang for being wonderful Shabbat hosts!
To all the members families who have renewed their membership!
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We Remember the Yahrzeits of:
Phyllis Berger
Hyman Birlant Olasov
Luku Li
Anna Stekoll Engelman
Berta Rosa Freistadt
Rob Steig
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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
415.469.5564
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Upcoming Holiday Observances
2018
Tisha B'Av - July 21
Selichot - Sept 1
Erev Rosh Hashanah - Sept 9
Rosh Hashanah - Sept 10
Rosh Hashana II - S
ept 11
Kol Nidre - Sept 18
Yom Kippur - Sept 19
Sukkot - Sept 28
Simchat Torah - Sept 29
Hanukkah - Dec 8
2019
Tu B'Shvat - Jan 23
Purim - March 20
Pesach - April 26
Yom HaShoah - May 1
Yom Ha'atzmaut - May 8
Lag B'Omer - May 22
Shavuot - June 8
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Membership renewal is now open! Help us achieve our goal of 100% renewal in July.
Membership runs from July 1, 2018- J
une 30, 2019.
If you need assistance to complete the renewal process, simply call the office. We would be happy to help you.
Getting your renewal in on time helps the office tremendously! This also ensures you receive your High Holy Day tickets in the mail.
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Bet Sefer Religious School enrollment will launch next week. The first day of school is August 29 at 4pm. If you are interested in enrolling your new student this year and have questions, please feel free to contact
Zehava Dahan
for more information. A full school schedule is posted on our website.
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Or Shalom Weekly Newsletter
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CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS - July-August 2018
| Fri 7/20 |
7:00 pm |
Third Friday Shabbat |
| Sat 7/21 |
8:00 pm |
Tisha B'Av
Details Below
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| Wed 7/25 & 8/1 |
1:30 pm |
Social Action Torah Study
Details Below
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| Sun 7/29 |
10:00 am |
Free Your Words Writing Workshop
Details Below
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| Fri 8/3 |
7:00 pm |
Traveling Shabbat at the home of Paul & Carol Kameny
See Membership Directory for Address
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| Tue 8/7 |
6:30 pm |
Israel/Palestine Trip Informational Meeting #2
Details Below
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| Thu 8/9 |
7:00 pm |
Voter Registration Planning Meeting
Details Below
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| Sat 8/11 |
10:00 am |
Shabbat Service & Bat Mitzvah of Poppy Blatherwick
Daughter of Beth Zonderman & Robert Blatherwick
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Thu 8/16
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12:00 pm
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Lunch & Learn at B'nai Emunah with Rabbi Katie followed by making bag lunches for the homeless
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Thu 8/16
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7:00 pm
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Elul Study Series
Details Below
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Fri 8/17
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7:00 pm
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Shabbat Service and discussion about Vietnam with Judy Olasov & Bonnie Willdorf
Details Below
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| Sat 8/18 |
10:00 am |
Shabbat Service & Bar Mitzvah of Leo Barash
Son of Stacy Garfinkel & Jonathan Barash
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| Fri 8/24 |
7:00 pm |
Friday Night Shabbat Service and Poetry with Louise Schneider
Details Below
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| Sun 8/26 |
10:30 am |
Sing Shalom! in Golden Gate Park |
| Sun 8/26 |
12:30 pm |
Community Picnic in Golden Gate Park
Details Below
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Wed 8/29
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4:00 pm
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First day of Bet Sefer |
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Tisha B'Av - Displacement and Genocide
Saturday, July 21, 8:00pm
The 9th of the month of Av (Tisha B'Av) is a fast day which marks the gateway into the High Holy Day season as we recall the destruction of the Temple with mournful melodies and the devastating text of the Book of Lamentations. Join us as we break open our hearts with music, poetry and silence, coming together to face what is broken, and beginning the process of transformation which is both the call of the season and the need of our time.
Please let our Music Director David know if you would like to contribute to the program. You may bring a poem or a story, a piece of art or a song - of your own creation or ready made. This year's theme is Displacement and Genocide.
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Social Action Torah Study throughout July
Wednesdays, July 25 & August 1, 1:30pm
In Rabbi Katie's absence, our Social Action Fellow Ezra will be stepping in to lead Torah Study! She will bring her specific insight and knowledge to guide us in an exploration of Torah as it connects to Social Justice themes. No need to RSVP, just show up ready to study!
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Free Your Words Writing Workshop
Sunday, July 29, 10:00 am to noon
at the home of Daniel Raskin
Come to Free Your Words, a writing workshop series open to all; no experience required. We will write about religious and secular themes.
Leave your internal critic at home and don't forget paper and pens. Daniel is at 415 641 1843 or [email protected]. Please contact him with any questions and to tell him you plan to attend. Future sessions will be on:
8/12,
9/16,
10/28,
11/25,
12/30.
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38th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
July 19 - August 5
The
program for the 38th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival is now live! Or Shalom will be sponsoring two films in this year's lineup,
A Perfect Day for Banana Leaves and
Red Cow. You can get discounted tickets to either of these films with the code
ORSHALOM38.
A Perfect Day for Banana Leaves
Bananas grown in the north of Israel reach their final
destination in Gaza. They journey south through the Israeli landscape and toward the Palestinians across the wall as we witness from both sides how the merchants trade and ultimately who profits and who loses in this fascinating business operation.
Listed under "Jews in Shorts: Documentaries" in schedule
Red Cow
In a settlement in East Jerusalem, 17-year-old Benny is an outsider because of her red hair and the fact that she is the only daughter of a radicalized Orthodox Jewish father whose wife died giving birth to her. Benny is a loner, choosing to indulge in poetry, pot, praying with tefillin and caring for the family's sacred red heifer. When beautiful newcomer Yael arrives in their small community, Benny smolders with a fire that she had not yet discovered.
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Travel with Or Shalom!
Informational Meeting
Tuesday, August 7 @ 6:30pm
This will be a repeat of our first meeting for those who could not attend.
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xplore the complex layers of Israel and Palestine with your community on a trip that will be spiritual, thought-provoking, and inspirational.
On our first-ever Or Shalom trip to Israel and Palestine, we will:
- Meet the People - Encounter Israelis and Palestinians from the many diverse communities of Israel and Palestine. Learn about the inspirational cultural and political work that often escapes our headlines across the ocean.
- Explore the Land - From the contemporary landscape of borders, checkpoints and security fences to the ruins of ancient Israel, to the natural beauty of desert and water, there is no better way to understand or appreciate a place than to be there in person.
- Learn and Reflect - Our tour will include time and space for learning, spiritual practice, discussion
and
relaxation.
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Voter Registration Planning Meeting
Thursday, August 9 from 7 to 9 pm
Are you concerned about the health of our democracy? Looking for ways to make an impact in November? Make a difference with Or Shalom as we mobilize to
register
voters in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area for the November election.
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Elul Study Series
August 16, 21 & 30 at 7:00 pm
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3rd Friday Shabbat
Friday, August 17 at 7 pm
Following a Shabbat Service, learn about the recent trip to Vietnam taken by members Judy Olasov and Bonnie Willdorf as part of a
Veterans for Peace delegation, focusing on the legacies of war, Agent Orange and unexploded ordnance, and visiting My Lai on the 50th anniversary of the massacre.
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4th Friday Shabbat
Friday, August 24 at 7 pm
Following a Shabbat Service, listen to member and author Louise Schneider as she reads poetry from her new book,
Baby Grand. The poems in
Baby Grand both mourn and praise, and weave these twin impulses into haunting beauty.
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Or Shalom T-Shirts are Back (and Front)!
Did you miss the opportunity to rep Or Shalom at the Women's March? We have them back in stock! With Or Shalom's name and logo on the front and "Justice, Justice, You Shall Pursue" (Deut. 16:20) in English, Hebrew and transliteration, these women's and men's S,M,L and XL T-shirts go for only $15.
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Social Action Corner
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Highlight from the Spark! Calendar:
Jewish Identity, Race, and Justice with Ilana Kaufman
Thursday, 7/19 6:30PM | Urban Adamah, Berkeley
In this class we will grapple at the intersection of Jewish identity, race and justice. What does it mean to be a Jew fighting for racial justice? How can we better educate ourselves and use the traditions of Judaism to inform the pursuit of justice? What contradictions arise at the crossroads of Jewish identity, race and justice? Together we will leverage various concepts, ideas and frameworks as we are guided by essential questions, and energized by what is certain to be robust conversation. Join us! Learn more here.
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Get more news and events at Spark!
- Still need to register for Spark? Email [email protected] and Ezra will get you started!
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Tzedakah
Debbie Benrubi In Memory Of Nathan Olasov / Carol Small & Ernie Jensen / Jody Reiss / Claudia and Alan Silverman In Honor Of the Bravo! Silverman Fund / Marta Espinoza In Honor Of Torah Study / Anonymous In Memory Of Nathan Olasov / Pat Skala & Corey Weinstein / Elliot Helman / Judy Olasov / Steven Gerard & Trudy Lionel / Louise Schneider In Honor Of the Social Action Fellowship
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Condolences
Or Shalom sends our deepest condolences to Judy Olasov upon the passing of her brother, Nathan Olasov.
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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
[email protected]
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