Greetings!
Let's take good care of ourselves and each other in these stressful times of fires, power outages, etc. Check in on those who might need help. We are stronger together!
Women of Rodef Sholom provides you the opportunity for community. Come feel connected and meet some wonderful women. We want to get to know you!
November is here and we want to see you!
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WOMEN OF RODEF SHOLOM SHABBAT
November 8 at 6:15
(pre-oneg at 5:45)
This service will be a lovely, spiritual and communal evening of song and prayer led by the Women of Rodef Sholom.
All are welcome to celebrate Shabbat! Bring your friends and family and join us for this special evening.
Let's celebrate life and the joy of our community!
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11/5 & 11/19 1-3 pm Rodef Sholom Social Hall
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Monthly open Mahj play is usually the first & third Tuesday of every month.
Remember to bring card and sets. All skills welcome!
Let's have fun!
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11/20 7:15-8:15 JCC Library
(3rd Wed. of the month)
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Schedule:
November 20:
Inheritance by Dani Shapiro
December 18: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
January 15: On Division by Goldie Goldbloom (this year's Jewish Learning Works One Bay One Book selection)
To RSVP
CLICK HERE
or Call Alice Miller with questions: 415-381-6792
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BRCA (Breast and Ovarian Cancer) Panel
Wed, November 13 6:30 pm
Rodef Sholom Sanctuary
To save one life is to save the world: BRCA Awareness Panel
Mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have been found to impact a person’s chances of developing certain cancers: breast, ovarian, pancreas and melanoma -to name a few. These mutations occur at a high frequency in the Jewish community, approximately 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews carry a BRCA mutation linked to cancer risk. You’ll learn how a BRCA mutation and other hereditary cancer syndromes affect cancer risk in women and men, and who should undergo genetic testing and when. The speakers panel includes an oncologist, genetic counselor and patient advocates from UCSF and our community. The evening will include an opportunity to enroll in an investigational research study with free genetic testing for those who qualify. Co-sponsored by Congregation Kol Shofar, Osher Marin JCC, Brandeis Marin, Women of Rodef Sholom, and Marin Hadassah.
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Save the Date in December
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Hanukkah Membership Social
Dec 8 3-5pm Temple Social Hall
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Come have some fun celebrating Hanukkah with some wonderful people.
Eat a latke, spin a dreidel, play a game.
It's good for the soul!
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Main Food Bank Service Opportunity
Tues, December 3 from 12-2pm or
Tues, December 17 from 9-11am
Join us at the SF Marin Food Bank located at 2550 Kerner Blvd in San Rafael on Tues Dec 3 from 12-2 pm or Tues Dec 17 from 9-11am. We only have space for 8 lucky volunteers per shift so please RSVP ASAP!
We will have fun and do a tremendous mitzvah together!
Put on your hairnet and have a good time! Wear closed toe shoes and an extra layer as it can be cool in the warehouse.
Since 1987 The San Francisco Marin Food Bank has been helping to address food insecurity which affects 1 in 5 people in our community. There are 260 food pantries including at college campuses. There are home deliveries to seniors and disabled adults and snacks to high need schools. 60% of the food delivered is fresh produce.
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Save the Date this Winter
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Curriculum: 10 Commandments
February 20, 27 and March 5
7-8:30 pm in the JCC Library
Claire Mikowski, Jewish Education extraordinaire, will be teaching this class. An opportunity to make connections while learning.
Cost of Curriculum is $36 plus shipping
(If cost is a concern, arrangements can be made)
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It's time to renew your Membership for the 2019-2020 year
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You can do it on-line. It's easy!
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Tikkun Olam - SF/Marin Food Drive
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Holiday Dinner Drive
Benefiting the SF/Marin Food Bank
Every year we raise money to feed the hungry. This year we continue this tradition of Tikkun Olam. Be sure to check "Congregation Rodef Sholom" in the drop down section.
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WRS Jewelry/Accessories Sale
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The now famous WRS Jewelry & Accessories Sale is
February 9th, 2020!
DONATIONS:
Please gather your donations of new or gently used jewelry and accessories (scarfs, purses, belts) and bring them to the temple office.
Mark them: WRS Jewelry Sale
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WANT TO GET INVOLVED BUT DON'T KNOW HOW?
The Women of Rodef Sholom’s Programming and Membership Committees are seeking new volunteers. Volunteering time, energy and passion to these committees is rewarding work! It is also a great way to meet new people, contribute to interesting projects, and give back to our wonderful organization.
Programming Team meeting:
Date: Nov 12 at 6 - 7:30 pm
Location: Panera Bread at Northgate Mall
5800 Northgate Drive, Suite 131, San Rafael, CA 94903
Topics include programming for winter events and activities.
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BE OF SERVICE: GIVE A SISTER A RIDE
Some Sisterhood members no longer drive and would still like to come to events. Can you offer a ride to a Sister in need?
If so,
CLICK HERE and Jen Levine will connect you. Thank you for being of service!
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Fall and Winter Hours:
MON - THURS: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
FRI: 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
SUNDAY (most) 10:00 - 12:30
Closed all Saturdays
Or by appointment, call Ingrid: 415-640-7868
As we are solely run by volunteers, call to make sure we're open: 415 444 8098
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Jewelry Galore - Gorgeous gifts for yourself or others!
Bat mitzvahs, birthdays, and with Hanukkah just around the corner, the Gift Shop jewelry has everything you need.
Fantastic Jewish bracelets and necklaces made in America.
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Message from our President
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Dear Women of Rodef Sholom and friends:
I hope you are joyfully coming up for air after meaningful holidays. Despite my first High Holy Days without my children in the house in 21 years, I had a wonderful season, because I got to spend extra time with all of you!
My favorite holiday activity was greeting congregants at the Civic Center on Erev Rosh Hashanah, which I hadn’t done before! I got to see almost EVERYONE I know, plus a lot that I didn’t! I can’t recommend it enough if you are in a position to greet next year! Without my own family there, I was adopted by the Alpert Family, who saved me a seat for our beautiful services. A perfect evening all around! I also attended a lovely Southern Marin Sukkot event at their house with Moji, Rabbi Stacy, a number of Congregational Board members, and even my husband, who knew?!
From good friends to important work, the year parades on. Sunday, October 27, from 3-5pm, is the Marin Organizing Committee’s (MOC) 10
th Anniversary Convention at the Civic Center discussing the critical issues facing our community, such as affordable housing and mental health. I hope you were able to join me and our entire Rodef Sholom congregation in showing up for these key issues.
Just one week later on
November 3 is Mitzvah Day, where you can practice hands-on tikkun olam by giving blood (and enjoying the breakfast sponsored by the Women of Rodef Sholom), and work on a specific project, like beautifying a neighborhood or making cards for hospital patients. I remember taking my three young children to sing at a retirement community on Mitzvah Day long ago, which was thrilling for the residents and enlightening for my family. We have also served meals at St. Vincent De Paul’s and delivered meals to the housebound: so eye-opening and rewarding!
Less than a week after Mitzvah Day on
Friday evening, November 8, at 6:15pm is the Women’s Shabbat
hosted by the Women of Rodef Sholom. Please join us for an expressive service where we can ALL honor the important women in our lives. I know I will be thinking about my daughters, my sister, and my late mother, who will only be there in spirit, and I will be celebrating with you, my friends and Rodef Sholom family, in person. I hope you will join me to do the same.
In gratitude for all of you,
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Jen Levine
President, Women of Rodef Sholom
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Dear Friends,
Today I am acutely aware of the shifting of seasons. It was wonderful to celebrate the High Holy Days with you this year as always. It is my favorite time of year as our whole community comes back together following summer to greet one another with the words “Shanah Tovah” for over a month of beautiful gatherings. Thank you for helping our community make the new year so special.
Yet after such joyousness, just as we rolled the Torah scrolls back to Genesis, we enter the new year and autumn with the ominous return of fires and fear to our beloved Bay Area. I pray that all of your friends and family throughout California are safe and that everyone in our community here at Rodef Sholom and beyond stays safe during this season and throughout the power outages.
It is just following Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah that we incorporate the words
Mashiv HaRuach u’Morid HaGashem: May God who Makes the Wind Blow and the Rain Fall into the second paragraph of the Amidah prayer. This second paragraph is known as the
Gevurot or “Powers” of the Universe. During this section of the Amidah we add different blessings and requests of God throughout the year. For instance, during the High Holy Days it is during the
Gevurot that we add the phrase
Zochreinu L’Chayyim: Remember us for Life. Although the predominant view of theology in the Reform Movement does not adhere to God as weather-director from on high, the symbolism of the switch from praying for dew in spring/summer to rain in fall/winter remains both powerful and significant.
Mashiv HaRuach u’Morid HaGashem: bless us with rain this season and temper the winds that blow so that the fires may be contained swiftly. Bless and shelter the firefighters as they boldly risk their lives to protect us and our homes. May they all return home safely. And bless this holy and beautiful land with resilience and renewal. Amen.
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Congregation Rodef Sholom
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In the bin this month: In the temple lobby
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November:
New Toys for San Rafael Santa Cops Program and Book Drive for Venetia Valley School
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WRS New Minhag (custom)
"Heal Her Now" SCARFS
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El na, refah na lah (Please God, heal her now)
From Numbers 12:13 -
Then Moses cried to the LORD, "Heal her now, O God."
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The Women of Rodef Sholom has a new minhag (custom) which was introduced and created at the WRS Retreat this year. Beautiful hand-made silk scarfs were produced, wrapped in Mishaberach prayers while holding the Torah, and adorned with healing prayers and love.
When a woman in our Congregation has a very serious illness, she will be presented with a "Heal Her Now" Scarf as a gift from the Women of Rodef Sholom. Rabbi Stacy has the box of scarfs.
Sharing this kind of loving kindness, refu’ah sh’leymah (complete healing), and Torah, is what Sisterhood is all about.
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We solemnly pray that you never need one of these scarfs. However, if you do, please contact Rabbi Stacy or
wrs@rodefsholom.org
and you will be wrapped in healing love.
El na, refah na lah (Please God, heal her now)!
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