Messages from the Office...
You can find most of the 2018 High Holy Day Sermons and Readings
here.
You can read Rabbi Katie's most recent blog post entitled 'Shmini Atzeret and Political Anguish'
here.
Did you know that when you are logged into your account at
www.orshalom.org you can see all of the events you have RSVP'd to?
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
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Midterm Election:
Nov 6, 2018
Register to Vote Today!
You must re-register to vote if you have moved or changed your name since you last voted. Register by
October 22 to be eligible to vote in the Midterm!
Learn more about propositions on the California ballot
here and come to our Voter Education Night on 10/13 (details below)!
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Mazel tov to....
New Member Madeleine Levin.
New Member Irena Raulinaitis.
New Members Laurie Belton & Greg Weber and Family.
New Members Shayna Lawson & Family
New Members Dorie & Max Bernstein and Family.
New Members Kate & Dan Glass and Family.
Welcome to Or Shalom!
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Thank you to....
Our members who participated in voter registration efforts!
Kugelplex for providing wonderful klezmer music for our Simchat Torah celebration.
John Tibbetts for upgrading our email system!
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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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We Remember the Yahrzeits of:
Elizabeth (Noe) Summer
Joseph Benjamin Gavrin
Sandy Siegel
Sam Pinto
William Shulman
Rebecca Bainton
Bruce Budnick
Sylvia Stein
Sunny Fine
Roger Henri Rifkind
Leonard Rudoff
Margie Friedland
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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
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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We are launching a new service this month. See details below! We hope to see you there.
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Or Shalom Weekly Newsletter
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CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS - Oct 2018
| Fri 10/12 |
7:30 pm |
Chant and Drum with BIJ |
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Mon 10/15
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4:30 pm
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Eighth Grade Leadership Program and Ninth Grade Havurah
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Sat 10/13
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10:00 am
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Daughter of Melissa Budnick
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Sat 10/13
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7:00 pm |
Havdalah & Voter Education Night
Details Below
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| Sun 10/14 |
10:00 am |
Sing Shalom!
Details Below
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| Fri 10/19 |
6:30 pm |
Shabbat Kulanu - Shabbat for Everybody
Details below. Please RSVP.
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| Sun 10/21 |
11:00 am |
Can We Talk About Israel and Palestine? Discussion lead by Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Details Below. Please RSVP.
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| Sun 10/21 |
1:00 pm |
Tikkun Olam Day with Southside Jewish Collaborative
Details Below
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| Fri 10/26 |
6:30 pm |
Fourth Friday Shabbat |
| Sat 10/27 |
10:00 am |
Shabbat Service and Bar Mitzvah of Sean Harrington
Son of Anne Flatte & Matthew Harrington
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| Sun 10/28 |
10:00 am |
Free Your Words Writing Workshop
at the home of Daniel Raskin
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| Fri 11/2 |
6:30 pm |
Traveling Shabbat and Vegetarian Potluck |
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Wed 11/7
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6:00 pm
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B'nai Mitzvah Orientation
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Sat 11/10
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6:00 pm
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Shabbat Service and Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Yitzhaki
Son of Laura Bloch and Ofer Yitzhaki |
| Wed 11/14 |
6:30 pm |
Considering God Salon
Details Below
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Havdalah & Voter Education Night
Saturday, 10/13 at 7:00pm
Join Or Shalom for an evening of critical discussion and analysis of the upcoming San Francisco and statewide ballot! After a brief Havdalah service, we will facilitate group discussions about key issues on the ballot. Each discussion will include both the crucial facts and relevant pieces of Jewish text to help inform your opinion.
Democracy thrives on knowledgeable voters. Prepare to bring your informed, progressive, Jewish point of view to the voting box this November!
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New Shabbat Schedule for 5779/2018-19
new start times!
1st Friday -
6:30pm Traveling Shabbat and potluck dinner
2nd Friday - 7:30pm Chant & Drum at BIJ
2nd Saturday - 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service
3rd Friday -
6:30pm 'Shabbat Kulanu'- Shabbat for Everybody, with dinner
4th Friday -
6:30pm Shabbat Service with light nosh
Our 6:30pm events will start with blessings and food, followed by a service around 7pm.
Our new
Shabbat Kulanu will be a full meal for all ages - bring the kids and grandparents!
Join us for blessing and dinner at 6:30pm followed by a Shabbat Service (around 7pm). We encourage all groups from Or Shalom to attend, not just Friday night regulars! Each month the meal will be hosted by a different group within Or Shalom. October will be hosted by all Bet Sefer families. Please RSVP for meal planning purposes.
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Sing Shalom!
A Jewish Music & Movement Program
for
kids 5 and under and their families
One Sunday a Month at 10 am
Next session - October 14
Introduce your little ones to song, dance,
and
Jewish tradition! Listen to stories and songs with Rabbi Katie and others.
2018 - Oct 14, Nov 11,
2019 - Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr 7, & May 5
Special programs for Hanukkah on Dec 8 &
Havdallah June 1
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Foreignfire Presents: Absolute One
Saturday, October 20, 5:00pm
455A Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Bay Area performance group, Foreignfire (featuring our own Music Director David Cohen-Tzedek!) presents Absolute One, a hybrid voice and movement piece based on
biblical narrative and Jewish liturgy. Two wrestlers will meet:
the one blindfolded, the other bare-eyed. Audience members will receive easy-to-follow instructions for the creation of a vocal soundscape cued by the wrestlers' movement.
If you would like more information about this topic, please call David Israel Katz at (415) 932 9387, or email david@foreignfire.com.
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Can We Talk About Israel and Palestine?
A facilitated dialogue for OS members
with Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Sunday, October 21, 11:00am
It has been 5 years since Or Shalom's Israel Palestine Year of Inquiry during which we learned about the politics and history of Israel from various perspectives, while deepening our own skills for listening when passions run high. As we anticipate our first congregational trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories this coming June, we want once again to make a safe space for our members to explore our diverse perspectives about Israel with one another.
We have invited Rabbi Amy Eilberg, who brings years of experience in peace-building and dialogue work, to lead us in two facilitated sessions over the course of this coming year. This will be a special opportunity to deepen our connections to one another and to learn and practice the skillful and compassionate communication that our world so desperately needs in this moment.
This event is limited to Or Shalom members only.
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Double Mitzvah Membership Drive
It's a joy to see our Double Mitzvah tree bearing fruit. This Saturday night is an opportunity to bring a friend to our Havdallah and Voter Education Night.
Help to keep Or Shalom flourishing by pledging to share what you love about Or Shalom with a friend, colleague, or fellow parent.
To join the Double Mitzvah Membership Drive, simply pledge here to talk with a friend about Or Shalom. Watch the leaves and oranges multiply with your outreach.
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Fight for Our Democracy This Midterm Season!
There are many local ways to affect democracy through a Jewish lens this election season. If you're interested in making a difference in the midterms, here's an opportunity.
There's more in the Spark! calendar below.
Sunday, 10/14, 8:45am-5:00pm
University of San Francisco,
McLaren Conference Center
As part of their larger democracy initiative, the Jewish Community Relations Council will be hosting Waging Democracy
, a day-long forum that includes seminars, sessions and opportunities for action. Click the title link for more information and to RSVP!
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Travel with Or Shalom!
June 19-30, 2019
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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Southside Jewish Collaborative Presents
Tikkun Olam Day
Sunday, October 21, 1:00-3:00pm
at B'nai Emunah - 3595 Taraval and 46th Ave.
The Southside Jewish Collaborative, four synagogues including Or Shalom, has its semi-annual Tikkun Olam Day at Bnai Emunah with beach clean-up at 2:00. All ages are welcome. We will be making lunches for the homeless, collecting warm coats and sweaters, and making "no no's" for children having cleft palate surgery.
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Considering God Salon
Wednesday, November 14, 6:30pm
The next Considering God Salon will be on Wednesday, November 14th in the Fireside Room. We will gather from 6:30 - 7:00 to nosh and meet from 7:00 - 9:00.
We will examine our social activism and what the impact of growing up and being Jewish (religious or secular) has had on these involvements. Why are there so many Jews involved in social justice movements? We also hope to have a short text on Jewish tradition to share.
The Considering God Salon is limited to Or Shalom members. Please contact norisa.berardi@gmail.com to RSVP or with any questions or concerns.
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Social Action Corner
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Highlight from the Spark! Calendar:
Restorative Justice and Peacemaking Workshop
Sat 10/20-Sun 10/21 | 1453 Mission St, SF
Restorative Justice and Peacemaking is a paradigm grounded in relationships and a set of practices to address harm, conflict, and strengthen community. It is used in schools, community groups, families, universities, and along the entire continuum of the justice process to address historical harms as well as sexual and domestic violence.
This workshop offers experiential learning and application of restorative justice practices and the peacemaking paradigm. Learn from cutting edge practitioners in the field and consider how to use restorative justice and peacemaking processes in your work and personal life. Learn more and register here!
- Get more news and events at Spark!
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Tzedakah
Motomi & Matthew Rudoff In Memory Of Leonard Rudoff and Janet Rudoff / Bryna Rifkind In Memory of Roger Rifkind & Seymour Horowitz / Marta Espinoza / Robin Roth In Memory Of
Margo Adair & Joseph Roth / Michelle Kletter In Honor Of Or Shalom High Holy Days / Stan & Madelle Rosenfeld In Honor Of Rabbi Katie /
Sylvia Jacobs In Honor Of Janet Jacobs /
Judy Olasov In Memory Of John Paul Ferrara & Benjamin Agam, In Honor Of Scott Falcone's 50th birthday /
Margo Freistadt In Memory Of Rico Mendez, Gerda Freistadt, KC Jones, Berta Freistadt /
Tamara Kreinin & Rosalind Hinton In Honor Of Debra Murov
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Condolences
Or Shalom sends condolences to members of our community who have suffered recent loses.
Ayala Mirande & Scott Falcone on the passing of family member, Zvi Rabbie.
Charlie Varon on the passing of his aunt, Diana Jacobs.
Kirk Schneider & Jurate Raulinaitis on the passing of Kirk's stepfather, Alvin Siegal.
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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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