Messages from the Office...
Becky Klawans, our Bet Sefer Coordinator, has a new email address. You can reach her at
betsefer@orshalom.org.
Save the dates
May 24-27, 2019 - Or Shalom Community Retreat at Walker Creek Ranch
June 19-30, 2019 - Or Shalom's trip to Israel and Palestine
Only a few spots remaining. Register today!
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Mazel tov to....
Returning Member Eric Shackelford.
New Member Peter Smith.
Returning Members Thomas Stern & Kathleen Baxter.
Welcome to Or Shalom!
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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.
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Watch Rabbi Katie's video podcast about Parsha Vayishlach here.
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We Remember the Yahrzeits of:
Jeremy Lapidus
Bob LeWitter
Daniel Rubin
Joseph Kovalsky
Louis Rabinowitz
Alice Reiner
Joan Strausberg
Dorothy Jane Lauer
Sarah Resnick
Algis Raulinaitis
Lori Leitzke
Solomon Strausberg
Esther Itelson
Ernest Eick
Eneida Cordova
Emma Ruchames
Claire Wood
Lawrence McCullough
Barbara Robinson Ritzma
Irwin Greene
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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
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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Or Shalom Weekly Newsletter
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CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS - Dec 2018 -Jan 2019
| Thu 12/13 |
7:00 pm |
LIghts, Camera, Action!
Israel in Short Films with Vavi Toran
Details below, please RSVP
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Fri 12/14
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7:30 pm
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Chant & Drum with BIJ
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Sat 12/15
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10:00 am
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Shabbat Service and Bat Mitzvah of Eva Goldberg
Daughter of Lisa Garbus & Adam Goldberg
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Sun 12/16
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10:00 am
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Post Election Reflection
News Minyan
Details below
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Thu 12/20
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12:00 pm
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Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Pam at Or Shalom
Followed by assembling bag lunches for the homeless.
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Fri 12/21
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6:30 pm
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Shabbat Kulanu - hosted by Adult Education
Blessings and Dinner at 6:30 followed by a Shabbat Service
Details below
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Mon 12/24 - Tues 1/2
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Office Closed
Details below
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| Fri 12/28 |
6:30 pm |
Fourth Friday Shabbat |
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Tues 1/1
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Deadline for registering for the Israel & Palestine trip
Details below
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| Fri 1/4 |
6:30 pm |
Traveling Shabbat and Vegetarian Potluck
at the home of Pat Skala & Corey Weinstein
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| Fri 1/11 |
7:00 pm |
Chant & Drum with BIJ
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| Sat 1/12 |
10:00 am |
Shabbat Service: Embodied Spiritual Practice
More Details Soon! |
| Sun 1/13 |
10:00 am |
Sing Shalom |
| Fri 1/18 |
6:30 pm |
Shabbat Kulanu |
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Lights, Camera, Action!
Israel in Short
Films with Vavi Toran
Thursday, Dec 13 at 7pm at Or Shalom
Short films are a wonderful and engaging medium through which to introduce different topics and issues relating to Israel and to encourage viewers to reflect on them.
The short films chosen for this program are about relationships of many kinds. They are appropriate for all audiences. Join us for an evening of films and discussion.
Film Line-Up:
Gefilteh Fish
What About Me?
Strangers
Busline
Dear God
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Post-Election Reflection Session
Sunday, Dec 16 10am-12pm @ Or Shalom
The results are finally in. We've taken a breath. Now what? This post-election moment presents us with a new landscape politically, but also spiritually.
Join us for a two-hour gathering to reflect together using the tools of Or Shalom's News Minyan. What are the Jewish lessons of this moment? What is the most important transformational work to undertake now both spiritually and socially? What have we learned in this intense time and how can we step wisely into the next chapter?
RSVP here to let us know you are coming. All are welcome.
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Winter Member Events
The Great American Sh!t Show
Monologues on Life in the Trump Era
by Brian Copeland & Charlie Varon
new date - Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 5pm
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.
The previous shows were SOLD OUT! A new show on January 5 has been added.
You can purchase tickets
here.
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Friday, December 21 at 6:30pm
Join us for our third Shabbat Kulanu hosted by Or Shalom's Adult Education Committee and participants. Join us for a wonderful meal anchored by Or Shalom with sides provided by our Adult Ed folks, followed by a musical and joyful Shabbat service.
Blessing and dinner start at 6:30pm followed by a service around 7pm. Please
RSVP so we know you are coming!
Adult Ed folks -
sign up here to let us know what you are bringing! Please also consider signing up to help set up and/or clean up!
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Southside Jewish Collaborative
Volunteer Opportunity
Sunday, 12/23, 9:15am-12:30pm at St Anthony's
The Southside Jewish Collaborative is gathering volunteers to serve at St. Anthony's on Sunday, December 23rd from 9:15 to 12:30pm. Participants must be 13 or older, and families are encouraged to help in this community Mitzvah. Contact Ruth Maginnis for details or to participate. Most volunteers find that the opportunity is very rewarding and that those they serve are very grateful.
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Winter Office Closures
The office will be closed from December 24 to January 1. Meditation and Torah study will be cancelled on December 26.
The office will be be responding to email and voicemail periodically.
There will still be a Shabbat evening service on December 28 at Or Shalom at 6:30PM.
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Travel with Or Shalom!
June 19-30, 2019
Deadline to register is 1/1/19
Only a few spots remaining!
Explore 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:
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Rabbi Katie Offers Prayer 101 for Adults
Wednesday, Jan 9 at 4:30pm
A few parents in our Bet Sefer community have requested opportunities to learn with the Rabbi about some of the prayers that feature in the B'nai Mitzvah services. Rabbi Katie will be offering a couple of sessions during our Parent Circle time during Bet Sefer sessions that will be open to all adults in our community!
We will look into the blessings surrounding the Torah reading, and possibly others. Both on a practical how-to level and also on a spiritual meaning level. We hope you can join us!
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The Annual Fund is one of the essential income streams which nourish Or
Shalom. Each year, we count on gifts beyond membership commitments to
meet our basic operating costs. Please participate generously with your
own tax-deductible gift to the Or Shalom Annual Fund this year, and even
if you can only spare a small amount, we do ask each of our members to
take part.
Thank you so much to all of those who have given this week -
your support is what keeps Or Shalom healthy and thriving!
This Week's Donors Are:
Meesha Halm & Jon Fox In Memory Of Ethan Fox / Judith & Michael McCullough / Dan & Kate Glass in Honor of Rabbi Katie / Mary Ann Goldstein & Dave Berry / Chad & Kathryn Balch / Daniel Najjar & Craig Pedersen
To see a full list of donors or to participate, please click here.
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Reconstructing Judaism Juicy Tidbits
Listen in on
this interview with OS member Susan Levine at the recent Reconstructing Judaism Convention. The interview was recorded before a live audience for Rabbi Deborah Waxman's podcast Hashiveynu, about resilience. In this episode, they discuss Susan's path of healing after a suicide attempt which claimed two of her limbs.
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Social Action Corner
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Highlight from the Spark! Calendar:
Compassion Has No Walls - Interfaith Vigil
Friday, 12/14 11:30AM | 630 Sansome St, SF
December is a season of light, hope and compassion, a time to appreciate family and friends, a time for companionship and generosity, a sacred time which includes Buddha's Enlightnment, Hanukkah and Christmas. Let us remember our friends who cannot enjoy this season with their loved ones because they are in an ICE detention cell or are being denied the opportunity to legally enter. We will come together to pray and listen to the words of immigrant speakers.
Those attending are encouraged to bring gift cards to support immediate needs of newly arriving families. (Suggestions include Clipper Cards, Smart & Final, Foodmax, Target, CVS and Safeway). Learn more here!
- Get more news and events at Spark!
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Tzedakah
Claudia & Alan Silverman In Honor Of The Bravo! Silverman Fund / The Kolbe-Saltzman Family In Memory Of Johanna Kolbe, Joachim Neuman, & Murray Saltzman / Alan Geist & Shellie Wiener in Memory of Marilyn Schechter / Betsy Strausberg In Memory Of Joan and Solomon Strausberg / Steven Harris to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund / Corey Weinstein & Pat Skala In Memory Of Florence Weinstein / Judy Olasov In Memory of Louis Rabinowitz / Rebecca Lazarus In Memory Of Jonathan Lazarus / Bryna Rifkind In Memory Of
Ruth Rifkind
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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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