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A Publication of Mosaic Law Congregation

February 2015 | 12 Shevat - 9 Adar 5775

Inside this Issue

Passover Registration 2

From The President 4

Women’s Network 6

MLC Events 7-8

KOH Library 10

Community Notes 11

Birthdays/Anniversaries 12

Donations 13-14

Service Times, Condolences, 15

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A Shabbat to Remember and

“Can We Talk?”

On both Friday evening and Shabbat morning of January

23rd and 24th, our synagogue sanctuary was almost filled

to capacity. Friday evening we had the first of what I hope

will be many more Carlebach Shabbatot. Mirie Levy

joined Cantor Ben Rosner in leading us in the traditional

Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv services with the melodies

of the prayers composed by the late Rabbi Shlomo Carle-

bach. The singing (all a Capella) was joyful and uplifting.

The dinner afterwards, supervised and prepared by volun-

teer chef Frank Gumpert and his team, including Hannah

Olson, Monica Shapiro, Caren Zorman and Deborah Gon-

zalez, was, by everyone’s standard, delicious. The re-

sponse from those who attended was “When can we do

this again?” Cantor Ben and I are looking to make this part

of a regular series of Friday evening opportunities to come

to shule as a community and pray and dine afterwards.

Shabbat morning that weekend was an extension of the joy

of Friday night. The sanctuary seats were filled as we hon-

ored all new members who decided to join our congrega-

tion over the past eighteen months. I am grateful to Joel

Blank and Alla Gamarnik, who chair our membership

team and to their team of wonderful MLC members, Dr.

Stuart Cohen, Soni Meyer, David Rosenheimer and Debo-

rah Frost. We called up all of the new members to stand

under the large Tallit for a special blessing after which

each of them shared some personal information of where

they came from and their names. The Kiddush luncheon

afterwards was delicious as always and enabled new mem-

bers and ‘old’ members to get to know one another. In the

box below are my remarks to the new members which I

hope everyone within our congregation can relate to.

Lastly, I am excited to announce

that while our Breaking Bread

and Building Bridges Program

will take a hiatus, we are institut-

ing a program that I hope many

of you might enjoy. It is called

Can We Talk? Seven Issues for

2015. This phrase “Can We Talk” was made famous by

the late Joan Rivers. When she was once asked about the

catchphrase “Can We Talk,” she responded:

"I always try to be very honest — my humor is truly strip-

ping everything. Bam!" she explained. Her approach to

her comedy: "Let's stop this nonsense!" She soon found

herself participating in call-and-response rituals onstage at

standup gigs. "I didn't realize I was saying it to the audi-

ence, and then they began repeating it back to me, so I

don't say it anymore. Totally spontaneous.”

Can We Talk will be a series of discussions with the con-

gregation on Shabbat afternoon in the KOH Library and

Cultural Center immediately after the Kiddush luncheon.

While the program will not be comedic, it hopefully will

create a stimulating discussion on a number of issues

which affect all of us. What will be the central issues we

should be following and talking about? Even more im-

portant, what should we be doing about these issues in the

coming year? On some occasions we will have a guest

speaker and on others I will lead and moderate the discus-

sion.

I am excited to announce that the first Can We Talk in the

series will be on February 28th and the topic will be

Water: Our Most Precious Resource. We are pleased to

have an expert from Ben Gurion University as our guest.

Professor Eilon Adar, director of Ben-Gurion University

of the Negev’s Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, is

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visiting California to share technology and experience in

dealing with scarce water resources. He will speak on that

Shabbat morning before Musaf and join together with MLC

member Dr. Baryohay Davidoff, a former department head

of the California Department of Water Resources, and my-

self in the KOH after the Kiddush luncheon to begin the

dialogue.

In Israel, water was the scarcest resource for years and now

the country is water independent. California, on the other

hand, is in crisis. The drought has severely affected the

economy and if our state leaders don’t resolve this issue

and implement a system to become water independent, we

will continue to suffer serious consequences from our inac-

tion. Mark your calendars now and I look forward to seeing

you on Shabbat morning and afternoon, February 28th.

Look for information and the schedule of the other six ses-

sions soon and I welcome your own suggestions as to is-

sues which you might choose as central for 2015. Some of

the issues I am considering are: Moving into a season of

elections, In Israel and America, The threat of ISIS, After

Ferguson: The question of Race, Gun Control, Gender and

Religion, and Rethinking Israel - Diaspora Relations, to

name a few. Email me your suggestions and I will be happy

to consider your topic for a future session.

Lastly, I was moved greatly by an opinion piece published

in the Sacramento Bee on January 25th by my colleague,

Rabbi David Wechsler Azen. It is a worthwhile article and I

recommend you to not only read it, but to support the ef-

forts of Rabbi David as he advocates for healthier eating.

You can access the article at http://www.sacbee.com/

opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article7957575.html. For more in-

formation about the organization (Fresh Producers) the rab-

bi established, go to: http://www.freshersacramento.com.

B’shalom,

Rabbi Reuven Taff

Rabbi (Continued from page 1)

Rabbi’s Remarks to New Members on New

Member Shabbat

First, I want to thank all of you for becoming members of

our congregation. I have learned over the years that there

are no tricks of the trade to increase synagogue member-

ship. Rather, I have learned that synagogues must simply

offer a passionately held and expressed vision about the

meaning of Jewish life and what it means to be a Jew. I like

to think of our synagogue as one which embraces Rabbi

Abraham Joshua Heschel’s teachings as a guide to embrac-

ing what Heschel calls “a vision of a dynamic, vibrant,

compelling Judaism that finds its home in the synagogue,

but whose message is lived inside and outside the syna-

gogue walls.”

No one cares about a Judaism that reflects just a habit or

some pale version of the past. Only a Judaism that has

something deep, meaningful and relevant to say about life

— that challenges the mind and soul, that is open and toler-

ant — THAT in my humble opinion is the Judaism that can

have a chance to survive and flourish.

Like all synagogue members everywhere, we have mem-

bers at Mosaic Law who love to complain. I think that

complaining must just be in our DNA. And, like all rabbis,

I have heard it all: The bagels at Kiddush are too hard;

there is too much of this kind of programming and not

enough of that kind; the rabbi’s sermon was too long; it

was too short; he said something in his sermon with which

they didn’t agree. When we give blessings at the Torah for

those celebrating a birthday or anniversary or baby naming

or ufruf, people complain it takes too long, except those

who are receiving the blessings! (It is always too long un-

less it involves “me.”)

But what I think keeps people renewing their memberships

despite the complaints is that they have found a place

where they can confront the central questions of our exist-

ence. We attend to the life of the spirit when we pay atten-

tion to that which makes life meaningful; when we connect

to the deepest parts of ourselves and others; when we

awaken to a sense of awe, gratitude or hope; when we en-

gage in Jewish practice and share community; or when we

connect to God, whether we experience God as a process, a

presence, a being or an inner spark. When all that happens,

Mosaic Law becomes a place where we connect to some-

thing larger than ourselves — to our community, to ideas

that can transform our world, and that help to make that

world a more sacred place.

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Ruach – Catch it at MLC!

I intended to start this column with a

formal definition of the Hebrew

word Ruach. However, after sifting

through a few hundred options on

the internet, I decided I may be bet-

ter off sticking with my native tongue! But, I didn’t com-

pletely chicken out, so I’ll just tell you the meaning I’m

talking about. In a word, “Spirit.” Not the kind you hire

the Ghostbusters for, but the positive feeling a group of

people have when united toward a common cause. Mosaic

Law has always had lots of ruach, but there’s something in

the air lately that is worth announcing to those that may be

missing it. During this last month it has been almost tangi-

ble – in the Sanctuary, at minyans, at celebrations in the

home – our bond as a congregation seems to be strength-

ening with each passing week.

I don’t know if it’s the afterglow of the glorious Latke Cup

victory, but it was first pointed out to me by Hy

Kashenberg during the Shabbat where Hal Stein’s son-in-

law, Amos Davidowitz, and his friend, Issam, spoke about

building bridges through communication. It was as big a

crowd as we’ve had, absent a simcha, in recent memory

and, as Hy pointed out, there was a positive energy in the

building that made the singing louder, the smiles bigger,

and the food taste better – okay, Yair gets some of the

credit for the good food.

Each Shabbat since has had similar characteristics – large

crowds, great participation, and a boisterous Kiddush

lunch. David Navi returned to services. Lou Weintraub

celebrated his 101st birthday. We welcomed nearly 50

new members who have joined Mosaic Law in the last two

years with a special Shabbat ceremony. They all stood un-

der our “world’s largest” (per Rabbi Taff) tallit and were

given a special blessing as well as some beautiful Shabbat

candles. They even got the chance to introduce themselves

to the congregation and tell us a little something about

themselves. They were then subjected to further interroga-

tion in the social hall during the Kiddush, where, I trust,

new friendships were made in droves.

It may seem peculiar to bring up Shiva Minyanim in this

context, but it applies. I’ve heard and said many times that

Mosaic Law stands particularly strong when it comes to

helping our families grieve the loss of a loved one. When I

joined with dozens of others to help the Igra family mourn

the loss of Jack, the warmth in the room was palpable. At

the fourth minyan, I parked a block and a half down the

street, squeezed into the house, and when I greeted Liz she

said “I was afraid I wouldn’t have a minyan by tonight”

but it was standing room only, and we celebrated fond

memories of Jack long after we finished praying.

Most recently, our education director, Irit Winston, and

her husband Josh, hosted the parents of religious school

and youth group kids at their home for a wine and cheese

mixer. I thought Irit had told me she was expecting 17

people, but when I, once again, had to park a block and a

half down the street, I realized she said 70. This party was

hopping. I won’t name any names, but it was nice not to

be the only one in the room to have, ahem, a second glass

of wine. It was very special to have a chance to get the

parents of our young families together WITHOUT the kids

for once, and just enjoy each other’s company for good old

fashioned fun.

Ron Wolfson, author of Relational Judaism, recently

spoke to the entire Sacramento Jewish Community at Con-

gregation Beth Shalom. Not surprisingly, MLC had the

biggest group in attendance. I think Ron would be nodding

his head in approval if he was watching the path Mosaic

Law is on today. Through our clergy, professional staff,

and volunteers, our congregation is rising to the challenge

laid out by Rabbi Taff during his Rosh Hashanah sermon

less than two years ago. And, as Ron would agree, when

the ruach is strong, everything else just gets better and

moves in stride. Ron also likes when we get together off

campus, so let’s make February 13th’s Shabbat Shalom in

the Home our biggest yet! All the information you need to

sign up as a host or a guest is right here in the Scroll.

As always, I can never thank everybody, but a hearty yash-

er koach to Rabbi Taff, Canter Rosner, Irit Winston, Soni,

Meyer, and the Membership Team chaired by Joel Blank

for making the few examples I gave above happen. The

more we all participate, the higher the ruach will rise. See

you at shul!

Reflections from the President

David Long

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Shalom,

On behalf of the entire board of the Mosaic Law Women’s Network I wish you all a very Happy

2015. We hope that you will join us for these exciting upcoming events:

Saturday, February 21st: Women’s Network Shabbat

The women of Mosaic Law lead the congregation in prayer as we read Parsha Terumah and together explore G-d’s com-

mandments concerning the Tabernacle. A delicious Kiddush lunch will be served with ice cream cake for dessert.

If you are interested in helping coordinate these events, please contact me. I look forward to seeing you soon!

L’hitraot,

Sheri Pearl

President

From the Women’s Network

Sheri Pearl

VASHTI’S BANQUET Sunday, March 8th from 12:00 – 2:30 PM

MLC Social Hall

Featuring special guest speaker Michal Kohane

“Purim: The Real Deal”

and honoring Janie Gumpert, Arlene Pearl and Judy Persin for their dedica-tion to performing the mitzvah of providing Seudat Havraah

Please save the date and watch for your invitation by mail.

For information please contact Janis Lightman or Sheri Pearl. Their numbers are in the directory

Sunday, April 26th – Torah Fund Brunch – 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

As members of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, our Women’s Network will host its annual gala dedicated to perpetuating Conservative/Masorti Judaism. Funds raised support these seminaries that train our future leaders: The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Los Angeles Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano, Buenos Aries

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Announcing two future dates for Shabbat Shalom in

the Home: February 13th and May 8th. Shabbat Shalom

in the Home is a free quarterly Shabbat home hospitality

event for Mosaic Law members and friends. Celebrate

Shabbat and get to know your fellow congregants in an

informal home setting. To sign up as either a host or a

guest, please contact Alla Gamarnik at (916) 392-5782 or

the MLC office or fill out a host or guest questionnaire

which can be found on the Mosaic Law website. Please

email the questionnaire to [email protected] or

drop it off at the Mosaic Law office.

Bernard A. Goldberg, Poet, Playwright and Educational

Consultant will present Accessible Torah: Finding Com-

mon Ground in Biblical Faith; Windows, Gateways, and

Narrative Subtleties in Universal Patterns on Saturday,

February 14th in the Chapel following Services 1-2:30.

The MLC Isaiah Team for Tikkun Olam is hosting an

overnight shelter for approximately 100 homeless individ-

uals on Monday night March 23rd. In addition to provid-

ing a warm, secure space to spend the night, we will pro-

vide a warm dinner, evening entertainment or fellowship,

and a morning meal. If you would like to help obtain, pre-

pare, or serve food, spend time with an individual for one

evening, or collect/donate toiletries to distribute to our

guests before they leave, please contact Chuck Adelman

425-2957 or Marilyn Bargman 709-4065.

Once we were slaves and now we are free - to clean!

Please share your time and energy to help clean and kasher

our Mosaic Law kitchen for Passover and our Second

Night Seder. Shifts will be scheduled between Wednesday

March 25 and Wednesday April 1. Please contact Ricki

Lobel at 916-363-7066 or [email protected] to volunteer,

and to choose your hours. Thank you in advance for your

help with this great mitzvah!

After several years of absence, our congregation is work-

ing towards having a wonderful Community Seder on the

2nd night of Passover, Saturday April 4th. Be there

with Rabbi Taff, Cantor Ben, and our fellow congregants

as we recount the thrilling story of the Exodus. The next

General Seder Planning Meeting is on Sunday, Febru-

ary 8th at Mosaic Law Congregation in the Youth Lounge

from 2-3pm. All those interested in helping in some way

for planning, promoting, and preparing for the Seder will

be very, very welcome. Please contact Karl Zeff, (Ritual

Team Chairman) 424-8043 or Mary Blumenstein, our cler-

gy secretary, to express your interest in planning or just

show for the meeting for the greatest Community Seder

since the Exodus! Registration form is on page 2.

4th Annual Kiddush Cup Golf Tournament – June

12th. This year we’ll be returning to the beautiful Whitney

Oaks Golf Club. Registration is at 7am with continental

breakfast. Shotgun start 8am. Kosher barbeque after golf.

Registration fee is $125.00 – there are sponsorship oppor-

tunities as well. Contact Steve Turtletaub (916) 549-3725

for more information.

Loaves & Fishes - MLC volunteers at Loaves & Fishes

every third Monday of each month. You can come at

7:30am to help cook and/or at 10:45 to help serve. For

more info, contact the MLC office at (916) 488-1122.

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KOH Library and Cultural Center

Calendar of Events February 2015

2015 has started with more quality programs at KOH

Library and Cultural Center. We invite you to take ad-

vantage of some or all of the upcoming diverse and inter-

esting events planned for the coming weeks. Check out

our webpage: kohlcc.org or call us at 485-4143 for more

information.

A Night of Yiddish Music & Culture

Saturday, February 21st at 7pm. Featuring performances

by Rabbi Reuven Taff, Cantor Ben Rosner, Goldie’s

Goils, and the MLC Choir with special appearances by

Cantor George Wald and other talented guests. Doors open

at 7pm. Program begins at 7:30pm. Open to the entire

Community. Adults $10; Seniors & Students $5. Fees sup-

port the KOH Music Series Fund & MLC music programs.

Seating is limited. Contact Taliah Berger at

[email protected] or (916) 541-3720 to reserve your tick-

ets or for more information.

Save the Date: Saturday, March 28th at 8:15pm - KOH

Music Series Concert presents Os Lorenzos Quintet, fea-

turing Marc Epstein. RSVPs recommended: General Ad-

mission $15; Students & Seniors $10

KOH Book Club

All meetings of the KOH Book Club are open to newcom-

ers. Walk-ins are welcome to join the interesting discus-

sions. There will be no meeting in February – please check

back for information on future books and dates!

KOH Film Club

Sunday, February 22nd at 2pm – Join us at our regular

time and day for a screening of, Novia Que te Vea. This

film is about two Jewish teenagers growing up in Mexico

City in the 60s. One is from a large Sephardic Jewish fam-

ily. Her relatives came from Turkey to Mexico. They

speak Ladino, the language spoken by the Jews in Spain

when they were kicked out by Columbus' backers Ferdi-

nand and Isabella. The other teen has only her parents and

one uncle. Her family was executed during the Holocaust.

Rejecting the social and political traditions, will they find

happiness? This wonderful and moving film is one of the

very first movie regarding the Jewish community in Mexi-

co City. In Spanish with English subtitles. Suggested do-

nation $5.

KOH Poetry Club

No meeting in February. The next meeting will be on Sun-

day, March 15th at 2pm. The theme for this gathering of

the KOH Kadima Poetry Series will be Spring. Open to

the community and readers of all ages are welcome.

Please RSVP if you wish to read: [email protected] or

485-4143.

New Arrivals to our Library Collection:

Of Special Note: Thank you to Sonny Cooperman and

Carol Licker for donating the beautifully illustrated first

fifteen volumes of the new Steinsaltz Koren Talmud.

Please stop by to review this special new addition to our

Judaic collection.

Books - Fiction

The Boston Girl, by Anita Diamant

The Betrayers, by David Bezmogzis

The Day of Atonement, by David Liss

The Museum of Extraordinary Things (2nd copy), by Alice

Hoffman

Books – Non Fiction

The 72 Names of G-d: Technology for the Soul, by Yehu-

da Berg

A Backpack, A Bear and Eight Crates of Vodka, a Memoir

by Lev Golinkin

DVDs

Nicky’s Family, The story of “Britain’s Schindler”, Sir

Nicholas Winton

Ongoing Groups

Rabbi Melamed’s Discussion Group – Meets at 1:30 the

second Monday of each month.

Hadassah Discussion Group – Meets every other Wednes-

day at 9:45. Contact Soni Meyer for more information:

(916) 383-5743.

KOH Hours and Amenities:

Free Wi-Fi is available.

Please continue to visit in person – or check us out on our

webpage: kohlcc.org. You can access our catalog, calen-

dar of events and our Wish List online.

Our hours are:

Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday: 10am to 1pm

Wednesday: 1 – 6pm

We are also available as needed – just call ahead to be sure

someone is here to assist you (916) 485-4143.

The KOH Library and Cultural Center is run solely by vol-

unteers. If you wish to join our volunteer family, please

contact Taliah Berger, KOH President and Program Direc-

tor at [email protected] or 916-541-3720 or call the li-

brary office directly at 916 485-4143.

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Community Notes

Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento - "What's

in a Name?" with Victoria Fisch. Sunday, February 8th

at 10am. Finding our ancestors in the 21st century is a pro-

cess of exploring online databases. Poor transcription of

names to create indexes is the most frequent cause of our

inability to discover valuable records. Victoria Fisch will

explain the reasons for these errors and methods of cir-

cumventing the obstacles. Victoria is a professional gene-

alogist and current president of the JGSS. All are welcome

to attend the February 8 meeting at the Einstein Residence

Center, 1935 Wright Street, Sacramento. For more infor-

mation about the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacra-

mento, email [email protected].

NEW! Jewish Family Service - Evening Caregiver Sup-

port Group. February 11, 18, and 24 and March 4, 11,

and 17, 2015. Open to spouses, family members, and

friends who are acting as caregivers for a loved one. The

group will have an emphasis on those providing care to

their aging parents and will provide a warm environment

in which participants will receive support and strategies to

address the unique needs and stresses of caregiving. Facili-

tated by Jane Zeiger, LCSW. $60 for 6 sessions. 6:30-

8pm. Congregation Bet Haverim, 1715 Anderson Rd., Da-

vis. For more information or to RSVP, contact Community

Social Worker Alicia Mittleman at 916-205-0688.

Introduction to Judaism, Part 1 - February 15 & 22;

March 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29; April 5, 12, & 26; May 3, 10,

17, & 31; and June 7, 14, 21, & 28. The course has been

designed with multiple audiences in mind, including com-

mitted Jews who are involved with a congregation and

would like to fill in gaps in their basic Jewish education;

those who might be totally unfamiliar with Judaism; others

who might be committed Christians interested in learning

the Jewish background from which Christianity devel-

oped; and still others who might be working on conversion

to Judaism. Taught primarily by Dr. Zuckerman with area

rabbis serving as guest lecturers. Register by February 8th.

$180 for all sessions. 7-9pm. Jewish Federation, 2130

21st. St., Sacramento. Register online; email your registra-

tion form to [email protected]; or mail/drop off

your form and payment to the Federation office. Part 2

class will be held if there is interest from the community.

For more information, contact [email protected]

or 916-486-0906 ext. 310.

SAVE THE DATE! Jewish Community Relations

Council Communitywide Yom HaShoah Commemora-

tion. April 19th. The Book of Remembrance includes a

listing of family, loved ones, and friends of Sacramento-

area residents who perished in the Holocaust. Honor your

loved ones by submitting their names for the 2015 edition

by March 20th. Email the information to ssuger-

[email protected] or mail the form to Elissa Provance, The

Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region, 2130 21st

St., Sacramento, CA 95818. For more information, contact

[email protected] or 916-486-0906 ext. 308.

Make a Dream Come True – Host an Exchange Stu-

dent. Forte International Exchange Association (FIEA), a

highly respected non-profit public-benefit organization, is

seeking volunteer host families for high school boys and

girls from various countries for the upcoming school year.

The students are excited and are already awaiting word

about their host families. Host families provide room,

board, and guidance for a foreign teenager living thou-

sands of miles from home. Couples, single parents, and

families with or without children living at home are all

encouraged to apply. The exchange students arrive from

their home countries before the current school year begins.

Each FIEA student is fully insured, brings his/her own

spending money and expects to bear his/her share of the

household responsibilities as well as be included in normal

activities and lifestyles. If you are interested in opening

your home and sharing your family life with a young per-

son from abroad, please contact your Local Representa-

tives Carol or Susan Berger at 209-863-2247 or by e-mail

[email protected]. Please also visit our website for

more information: www.forteexchange.org. Local Con-

tact: Carol and Susan Berger, P O Box 1376, Riverbank,

CA 95367, 209-863-2247 or www.forteexchange.org.

Transportation for Seniors - The Jewish Federation has

been awarded limited grant funding from the Jewish Com-

munity Foundation of the West to provide Taxi, Para-

Transit, or Regional Transit vouchers to Jewish seniors

who are homebound or no longer able to drive. For more

information, contact our Community Social Worker, Ali-

cia Mittleman, at 916-205-0688.

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1 Hilary Ross

1 Tamar Yellin

2 Lisa Ben-Reuven

2 Nancy Leaderman

2 Gershon Stauber

2 Jill Stecher

3 Alan Lewis

4 Seth Reiser

5 Thomas Debia

5 Alan Edelstein

5 Erica Gutmann

5 Beverly Karfiol

5 Joshua Naftulin

7 Justin Davidoff

7 Elena Friedman-

Weiss

7 Daniel Gumpert

7 Gayle Merksamer

7 Sheila Swift

8 Harvey Edber

8 Dana Kleiman

8 Andrea

Rosenblume

8 Gay Tanner

9 Larry Long

9 Erica Prusak

10 Jordan

Anapolsky

10 Jacqueline

Anapolsky

10 Justin Berg

10 Eliana Kurzrock

10 Marie Levander

10 Rande Zaretsky

11 Shirley Cohodes

11 Jacob Green

11 Jerry Merksamer

12 Rita Abbott

12 Judah Rosen

13 Edmond

Yaghoubian

13 Donald Zimmerman

14 Bruce Blackman

14 Lisa Gray

14 Eddy Joelson

15 Samuel Bamberger

15 Barri Freeman

15 David Navi

15 Alice Polan

15 Megan Sullivan

16 Joan Epstein

16 Nathan Garland

17 Chad Frost

17 Rosalie Mazur

17 Ron Meyer

18 Karun Grossman

18 Lisa Loventhal-

Stanton

18 Odisa Nyong

18 Joshua Villanueva

19 Andrew David

19 Richard Goore

19 Suzie Lauer

19 Madeline

Rubenstein

19 Max Weinstein

20 Janet Ehrlich

20 Sara Harbarger

20 Benjamin Harouni

20 Anna Joy

22 Marlo Dewing

22 Philip Stanger

23 Andrew D’Souza

23 Ranon Dulberg

23 Irv Frumberg

23 Liz Igra

23 Craig Samoville

23 Melinda Yaffee

24 Ethan Brown

24 Delilah Dewing

24 Nathan Fine

25 Carmel Alon

25 Alene Antelman-

Aldrich

25 David Arenson

25 Brian Naftulin

26 Greyson Horst

26 Toviah Pollack

26 Loreen Vaknin

26 David Varshawsky

26 Jeff Winston

27 Bill Blank

27 Charles Nadler

27 Jacob Weinberg

28 Sierra Rosenberg

February Birthdays

3 Fredi & Sybil Jakob

9 Michael & Elisa Levy

9 Benjamin & Pamela Wald

14 Tim Taylor & Kerry Wittlake-

Taylor

19 Murray & Andrea Cleaner

20 Harlan Goodson & Valla Hoffman

20 Phillip Rosenberg & Deborah

Heymann

21 Shmuel & Sima Toledano

26 Harry & Julie Lavine

26 Jerry & Carol Scheinberg

27 Andrew & Tamsen D’Souza

28 Joel Tillman & Misha Igra

February Anniversaries

Generous Gifts From Thoughtful People Donations Made Between December 21 - January 20

Cantor’s Mitzvah Fund Speedy Recovery to Jerry

Roth

Joyce Berger

Speedy Recovery to Jerry

Roth

Jonathan Lightman

General Synagogue Fund

In memory of Jack Igra. Our

deepest sympathy to the Igra

family for their loss

Fredi & Sybil

Jakob & the Jakob

family

In memory of Bernice

Schumer

Sol Schumer

In memory of Jack Igra

Alice Cartwright

and John & Nora

Freund

In appreciation of Rabbi Taff

& Cantor Rosner for partici-

pating in the Brit Milah of

our newest grandson, Nathan

Gabriel Cohen, son of Ra-

chel & Matthew Cohen

Janie & Frank

Gumpert

Kesher Fund


Carry Cohn

KOH Library & Cultural

Center

To Michael Hayward,

Susan Hayward and Fred

Hayward in loving memory

of their beloved wife and

mother, and our dear friend,

Milly Hayward

Leslie, Jerry, Ro’e

& Pam Kuperstein

Jeff and Irit

Winston

Leonard Stecher

Charlotte Ballard

and Bob Zeff

Davida Feder

Davina Dubnick

Barbara Dubnick

Alan and Nancy

Brodovsky

Herb and Maddy

Marks

Congratulations to Valla

Hoffman on her retirement

Soni and Ron

Meyer

Gay and Paul

Tanner

Sharyn and Lloyd

Rich

Jolie Baron

To Liz Igra and family in

memory of their dear hus-

band and father, Jacob Igra

Charlotte Ballard

and Bob Zeff

Gay and Paul

Tanner

To Steve Waks and family in

memory of their dear mother

and grandmother, Regina

Waks

Charlotte Ballard

and Bob Zeff

Gay and Paul

Tanner

Sharyn and Lloyd

Rich

Jolie Baron

In appreciation of KOH

Taliah Berger

Louis & Dorothy

Brodovsky Memorial Fund In memory of Reggie Waks

In memory of Joe Schwartz

In memory of Mike

Lightman

Alan & Nancy

Brodovsky

Murray Bachman

Minyan Fund

In memory of her beloved

father, Adolf Neuwald

Karen Neuwald

Speedy Recovery to Tillie

Schiff, David Navi, Mark

Cohn, and Jerry Roth

Robert & Lisa

Velazquez

In memory of his beloved

father, Marcus Goldberg

Bernie Goldberg

In memory of our beloved

Ima & Bubbe Leah Fried

In memory of our beloved

brother & uncle, Jeffrey

Fried

Leslie, Jerry, Ro’e

& Pam Kuperstein

Past President’s Youth

Fund


mother, Harriet Picker

(Chana bat Shmuel v’

Rachel)

Sheryl Gutmann

In memory of Jack Igra, a

wonderful human being

In honor of Rachel & Matt

Cohen on the birth of their

son, Nathan

Elliot & Arlene

Pearl

In memory of Rona Burton


Judy Persin

Rabbi’s Mitzvah Fund

In memory of Albert

Azoulay

Elias Azoulay

In memory of Milly

Hayward

Robert Sheffield

Sending good thoughts to

Harry Beskind. As always,

we are thinking of you and

we stand beside you in fac-

ing your current challenge.

With all our love and heart-

felt good wishes to you and

Ginny

Evie & Larry Lieb

In appreciation for Jeffery

Morris’ great helpfulness

Soni Meyer

In appreciation of my

Aliyah


mother, Mollie Pretula

(Malkah bat Hanoch

v’Shandel)

Joyce Berger


Minna Erle Jacobs

In appreciation of the special

minyan for her brother Jef-

frey on 12/26/14

Leslie Kuperstein

In honor of the marriage of

our daughter Elana Erle to

Mike Ettenberg

Minna Erle Jacobs

& Allen Erle

In honor of Rabbi Taff

Dan Rosen

In memory of Sharyn Rich’s

brother, Dr. Sherwin Kersh-

man and wishing good

thoughts for Sharyn &

Lloyd’s daughter-in-law

David & Fiona

Arenson

Yahrzeit In memory of Florence

Mador, his mother

Jack Mador


mother, Ada Belskaya

Ells Sharg


grandfather, Justo Rojas

Louis Gonzalez


grandfather, Morris

Hoffman Deborah Gonzalez

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In memory of his beloved step

-father, Frank McCarty

(Avraham ben Avraham)

Hanoch McCarty


sister-in-law, Phyllis Kaufman

Sylvia Greenstein

In memory of her mother,

Norma Friedman

Terri Friedman


father, Emmet Meyer

Ron Meyer

In memory of his mother,

Ruth Gutmann

Sidney Gutmann

In memory of Jack Igra and

his beloved grandfather, Lazar

Bank (Eliezer Dov ben Yaa-

kov)


father, Aaron Deutsch


sister, Sylvia Finberg


mother-in-law, Julia

Cohodes

Shirley Cohodes

In memory of his mother,

Bernice Miller

Bud Miller

In memory of his father,

Charles Weisberg

Rick Weisberg

In memory of her sister-in-

law, Lee Snitman

Lilyan Edelstein

In memory of her mother, Eva

Weber

Ruth Saunders


grandmother, Freda

Rosenberg

Linda Kamras

In memory of Renee’

Haberman Rotter

Murray & Gail

Haberman and

Michael & Morgan


father, Samuel Schweitzer

(Shmuel ben Hershel v’

Esther)

Julie Schweitzer

In memory of his mother, Sa-

rah Zucker

Arnold Zuckerman

In memory of Beverly’s be-

loved step-mother, Estelle

Glink

Beverly & Art

Zimmerman


father, Alan Budin (Elhanan

ben Zalman v’Basha)

Gail Rubin

In memory of Elayne and

Susan Metzger

Deborah Metzger


husband, Arland Inghram


mother-in-law, Loretta

Inghram


father, Leo Goldman

Lydia Inghram

Donations

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Kiddush & Oneg Sponsors, Hosts & Co-Sponsors for 27 December - 28 January

Anonymous Lou Weintraub & Roz Levy Weintraub in honor of Lou’s 101st

birthday

Dianne & Mark Cohn in honor of their January birthdays

Charlotte Ballard & Robert Zeff in honor of their January birth-

days

Linda & Marvin Kamras for the Oneg for January Friday Night

Live

Scarlet & Harvey Edber in honor of their anniversary

Bernie & Molly Goldberg in honor of their anniversary.

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Condolences for 27 December - 28 January To the Family of Rona Burton, a long time member of Mosaic

Law. May her memory be for a blessing.

Phyllis Needelman on the loss of her dear father, Hyman

Needelman (Chaim), of blessed memory

Elliot Pearl on the loss of his dear cousin Olive Walker, of

blessed memory

Marci Davis (fiancé Bob Schneider) and Ken Davis (Annette)

on the loss of their dear father, and our dear member, Norman

Davis, of blessed memory.

Steven Waks on the loss of his dear mother. Regina “Reggie”

Waks of blessed memory.

Randy Pollack on the loss of his dear grandmother, Betty Kow-

alski, of blessed memory.

The Kaplan and Robbins Families on the loss of Julian

Kaplan, of blessed memory.

Terry Marks on the loss of her dear uncle, Sam Fox, of blessed

memory.

Harvey Edber on the loss of his dear uncle, Bill Edber, of

blessed memory.

Liz Igra on the loss of her dear husband, and our dear member,

Jack Igra, of blessed memory.

Ann Kerub on the loss of her dear husband, and our dear mem-

ber, Joe Kerub of blessed memory.

Mosaic Law Congre-

gation

Board of Trustees

2014-2015

Executive Board President - David Long

First Vice Pres - Daniel Ott

Second Vice Pres -

Erich Olson

Treasurer - Alex Zaman-

sky

Secretary - Martin Skeer

Immediate Past President

Jonathan Lightman

Board of Trustees

Stuart Cohen

Joel Blank

Mark Cohn

Joshua Heller

Michael Levy

Carol Loew

Steve Turtletaub

Karl Zeff, MD

Joel Zimmerman

Caren Zorman

Women’s Network Presi-

dent Sheri Pearl

Men’s Club Co-Presidents

Victor Strasser&

David Tokarski

Past Presidents Alan Brodovsky

Mark Cohn

Alan Edelstein

Morton Ehrlich, MD

Deborah Gonzalez

Kenneth Goore

Frank Gumpert

Marvin Kamras, MD

Steven Mopsick

Charles Nadler

Michael Opper

Mitchell Ostwald

Arlene Pearl

Elliott Pearl

Steven Polansky, MD

Sid Rosenberg

Marc Sussman

Robert Zeff, MD

Caren Zorman

February Services & Festi-

vals Shabbat Candle-

lighting Times

February 6 - 5:15pm

February 13 - 5:23pm



Shabbat Friday Kabbalat Shabbat

– 6pm

Friday Night Live -

7:30pm

Shabbat Morning Service

- 9:00am

February 7 - Parshat

Yitro

Havdalah - 6:15pm


Mishpatim

Shabbat Shekalim

Havdalah - 6:32pm


Teruma

Havdalah - 6:40pm


Tetzaveh

Havdalah - 6:48pm

Minyan Schedule Mornings

Sunday – 9:00am

Monday & Thursday -

7:15am

Rosh Chodesh – 7:15am

Federal Holidays –

8:30am

Afternoons Monday – Thursday –

5:45pm

Mazel Tov! for 28 December - 24 January

Andy & Ruth Baron are thrilled to announce the engagement of

their son, Zachary, to Shaina Goodman. Both lawyers, they live

in Washington DC, where Zachary is Senior Health Policy Ana-

lyst at Enroll America and Shaina is Policy Manager at the Na-

tional Resource Center on Domestic Violence.

Ruth and Andy Baron are enthralled with their first grandchild -

Rebecca Carole (Rivka Ziva) Baron - born to Elizabeth and Josh,

who live in Los Angeles, where they both work for the Rand Cor-

poration.

Michelle Masoner and Richard Gould on the birth of their

grandson!

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Mosaic Law Congregation

Rabbi Reuven Taff……………………....ext 113

email: [email protected]

Cantor Ben Rosner……………………….ext 112

Email: [email protected]

Cantor Emeritus George Wald


Rabbi’s Secretary Mary Blumenstein………………..ext 119


Education & Youth Director Irit S. Winston…….……………..ext 117


Weekly/Monthly Scroll Designer Barbara Blue……………………..ext 118


Accountant Lisa Wade………………………..ext 116


Office Manager JoAnne Eastus Evans……………ext 115


President David Long


Men’s Club Co-Presidents Victor Strasser

David Tokarski


Women’s Network President Sheri Pearl


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