There’s a Place for Me at CBD!
‫ פרשת וילך‬/ ‫שבת שובה‬
Parashat Va-yeilekh / Shabbat Shuvah
6 Tishrei, 5776 / September 19, 2015
Triennial Cycle Year II: Deuteronomy 31:1-30
Ḥumash Etz Ḥayim, page 1173
Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-27, page 1234
1. (31:1-13) I am 120 years old today. On the last day of his life, Moses encourages
the Israelites to conquer the land; publicly transfers leadership of the nation to
Joshua; commands the priests to read the Torah before the entire people of Israel
assembled at the end of the Sabbatical year.
2. (31:14-30) And now, write down this song. A song that serves as a prophetic
witness for the future if you will violate the covenant.
Receptionist/Front Desk
Philip R. Ohriner, Senior Rabbi
Leslie Alexander, Rabbi
Tanya Lorien, Director, Operations
Barbara Biran, Director, Ritual
Monica Hernandez, Member Accounts Associate
Lynn Crocker, Mkt. and Comm. Associate
Jillian Cosgrave, Front Office Associate
Iris Bendahan, Director, Jewish Education Program
Andrea Ammerman, School Admin. Assistant
Irene Swedroe, JET (Jewish Education for Teens)
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Candle lighting time for Friday, September 18, 2015, 6:54pm
Friday, September 18th
10:00am Talmud Study Canceled
11:15am Jewish Ethics Discussion Group (P-3A)
6:00pm
PJ Shabbat (P-3A)
6:30pm
Services (Sanctuary)
6:54pm
Candle lighting
Saturday, September 19th
9:30am Services (Sanctuary)
10:30am Youth Congregation (P-3A)
12:00pm Ruaḥ Rally (Sanctuary)
12:30pm Kiddush (Social Hall)
1:30pm CBD Jewish Artists Group (P-3A)
Sunday, September 20th
8:55am Next 50 Project Site Tours
9:00am Sukkah Building Begins
9:30am JCore Sunday School (Portables)
9:30am Minyan (Sanctuary)
11:45am Tashlikh – Bread and No Water?
12:30pm Sukkah Building Continues
1:00pm Kever Avot (Offsite)
Monday, September 21st
7:00pm Minyan (Sanctuary)
7:30pm General Board Meeting (P-3A)
Tuesday, September 22nd
Erev Yom Kippur
Office Closed
6:15pm Erev Yom Kippur – Kol Nidrei (Sanctuary)
6:15pm Haverim – K-3rd Grade (P-4A)
6:15pm Youth Congregation – 4th – 7th Grade (P-3A)
6:45pm JET/Teen Experience (P-2A)
6:48pm Candle Lighting
Wednesday, September 23rd
Yom Kippur
Office Closed
9:00am Yom Kippur Service (Sanctuary)
9:15am Netivot Hateshuvah (Tent Under the Eucalyptus)
10:15am Netivot Hateshuvah (Tent Under the Eucalyptus)
10:30am Haverim – K-3rd Grade (P-2A)
10:30am Youth Congregation – 4th – 7th Grade (P-3A)
11:15am JET/Teen Experience (P-4A)
11:15am Tots & Young Families Service (Tent Under the
Eucalyptus)
12:00pm Youth Activities (P-3A)
4:45pm Youth Activites (P-3A)
5:00pm Minha and N’lah (Sanctuary)
Thursday, September 24th
7:00pm Minyan (Sanctuary)
Friday, September 25th
10:00am Talmud Study (P-3A)
11:15am Jewish Ethics Discussion Group (P-3A)
6:30pm Services (Sanctuary)
6:43pm Candle lighting
Thank You/
Thank you to donors to the Kiddush lunch fund for
sponsoring today’s lunch
REMINDER: Please refrain from using cell phones,
cameras and other electronic devices on Shabbat.
For the comfort of our members and guests,
please avoid using perfume or cologne when
attending services.
Are you, a family member, or a CBD
friend in the hospital or rehab?
Do you know of someone in our kehillah
who might like a call or visit?
Please contact our ritual director, Barbara Biran at
biran@beth-david.org so our Pastoral Care Team can follow up.
But go one step further! Our tradition teaches that visiting the sick
(bikkur cholim) removes 1/160th of a patient's suffering. Consider
picking up the phone or arranging a visit with someone in need of
physical or spiritual well-being. They will feel better and so will
you!
CBD Jewish Artists Group
Saturday, September 19, 2015, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Presentations and Discussions on Judaica. This month we will
discuss Jews & Comic Books presented by Julie Tardos. The CBD
Jewish Artists Group meets monthly. Meetings begin immediately
after Kiddush Lunch, approximately 1:30 pm. Everyone is
welcome, whether member of CBD or visitor, including nonartists, too. Email cbd.artists@beth-david.org for more
information.
Next50 Project Site Tours
Sunday, September 20, 2015, 8:55 - 9:30 a.m.
Curious to learn more about the Next50 construction project or just
interested in seeing the “innards” of the building? Join our guides,
Dan Skilken, Brett Borah and Rabbi Ohriner, for a short tour of the
project site. Closed-toed shoes required. Hard hats will be
provided! Meet in the quad.
Beth-David.org/HHD5776
Project Isaiah Food Drive
Benefits Second Harvest Food Bank
Help fulfill the Mitzvah of feeding the hungry. Bring a bag of
non-perishable food donations (in non-glass containers) to
Erev Yom Kippur services.
Most needed items include:
Canned food: tuna, soups, chili, beans, vegetables, juices,
Packaged and sealed pastas, macaroni, rice, beans, cereals,
crackers, cookies. · Infant formula, baby foods, diapers
No glass containers
Donate Online: SHFB.org/donate; Type “Congregation Beth
David” in the search box to find CBD’s drive.
Sukkah Building
Sunday, September 20, 2015
9:00 – 11:45 a.m. and
12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Help set up our Congregational Sukkah so we can fulfill the
Mitzvah of ‘dwelling’ in the Sukkah. All you need is to wear work
gloves and bring a rechargeable portable drill; anyone can help.
Please come by and create community by building the Sukkah!
Tashlikh - Bread & No Water?
Sunday, September 20, 2015, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
All are welcome to join in as our Jewish youth create our flowing
creek for us with colored chalk (it just takes a little imagination!)
Plus we offer some unusual ways to both reflect on things we
want to change in our lives and wash away our transgressions.
NOTE: There is not a potluck dinner as incorrectly stated in
Mercury News article.
Kever Avot
Sunday, September 20, 2015, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
A special mitzvah for the Ten Days of Repentance, Kever Avot is
the custom of visiting the graves of loved ones between Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur and has roots in Eastern European
tradition. Kever Avot Services will be held at all three local Jewish
Cemeteries:. Beth David Memorial Garden & Home of Peace
Both within Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Ave, San Jose
Shalom Gardens Within Los Gatos Memorial Park, 2255 Los
Gatos Almaden Blvd, San Jose.
Netivot HaTeshuvah – Pathways of Return
September 23 9:15am - Rabbi Philip Ohriner – Missing the
Mark and Moving Forward. What is the purpose of the Yom
Kippur Vidui (confessional)? What is it meant to evoke within us?
And how can we utilize this sacred day as a springboard towards
moving forward in the new year as better versions of ourselves?
September 23 10:15am - In Russian - Rabbi Ilana Baird –
High Holy Days Introduction for Russian Speakers. “When sorry
seems to be the hardest word” psychological aspects of Teshuva
Sukkah Decorating
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sukkah Finishing – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Join us as we put the finishing touches on CBD’s Sukkah
Sukkah Decorating – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to help decorate the CBD sukkah. Plenty of
projects for all ages. Nosh (snacks) will be served.
JET Cooking Experience
Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 6:15 – 7:30 p.m.
Opportunity for teens to dabble with Jewish cooking. Led by
various CBD culinary enthusiasts.
NOTE: CHANGE THIS YEAR
Cycling or Hiking,
Lunch in the Sukkah
Sunday, October 4, 2015, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Want to enjoy nature, exhilarating exercise and wonderful
company in 5776? Join us for a bike or hike followed by lunch in
the CBD Sukkah. All will meet at CBD. Hikers will carpool
together to the hiking locations, while bikers will roll down the
road! Everyone will meet back at Beth David for a healthy,
refreshing lunch and beverages in the Sukkah. Cost for the lunch
is $12. Register at Beth-David.org/RSVP or call the office at 408257-3333 for assistance.
Hazak - Klezmer Afternoon in the Sukkah
Sunday, October 4, 2015, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
All congregation members are invited to join Hazak members
enjoying an afternoon in the Sukkah listening to klezmer music.
RSVP at cbd.hazak@beth-david.org.
Young Adult Movie Night at CBD
Thursday, October 8, 2015, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Movie Night at CBD for Young Adults. Hunger Games. Free.
Snacks and popcorn provided.
Senior's Afternoon Coffee and Dessert
Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Join us as we welcome Cherie Ravel, Director of Adult
Programming at the Addison Penzak JCC. She will speak with us
about what’s going on for adults in the Jewish community and
how we can jump start our own senior Havurah. Free, but please
RSVP online at Beth-David.org/RSVP or call 408-257-3333.
Abrahamic Alliance Dinner for Homeless
Sunday, October 25, 2015, 1:30 - 6:30 p.m.
15 Volunteers needed
Beth David is once again joining with the Abrahamic Alliance to
put on a dinner for more than 200 homeless people in San Jose.
This is a unique opportunity where, along with like minded
Muslims and Christians, we will prepare a meal and serve it to
more than 200 homeless people.This is a really exciting endeavor
uniting Jews with Christians and Muslims for active poverty relief.
The Beth David folks who volunteered last time LOVED the
cooperative, powerful experience of working together. RSVP to
CDB.SocialAction@beth-david.org
The Great Chair Roundup
Coming Soon @ CBD
Calling all cowboys, cowgirls and cowpokes! There’s a whole
herd of new chairs headed this way and we need your help with
the “branding“. Watch for more details coming soon.
Supper in the Sukkah
Kiddush Fund
Guess Who?, Guess Where?
Friday, October 2, 2015, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Following our special Sukkah “Guess the Guests!” program join us
for Shabbat dinner in our Sukkah! Because our kitchen is under
construction, this year's Supper in the Sukkah will be an
Autumn-themed, dairy potluck dinner. There is no charge to
attend, but please RSVP at: Beth-David.org/RSVP. Use the
following when deciding on an autumn-themed, dairy dish to
bring: A-G Main Course H-M Side Dish N-S Drinks T-Z Dessert
Visit Beth-David.org/kashrut-policy-for-potlucks for guidelines
on what can be brought.
The Kiddush Fund is 100% dependent on donations. Thanks to the
generosity of donors we have been and for now are able to provide
a Kiddush lunch every Shabbat and on holidays. However the fund
is now lower than it has been since we began providing lunch
every Shabbat 8 years ago. Please consider sponsoring a Shabbat
Kiddush lunch and/or including the Kiddush Fund in your
donations! Email Barbara Biran at Biran@beth-david.org.
Yahrzeits Week of September 18/19, 2015
Chaya Adler, Mother of Preeva Tramiel
Irene Amdur, Mother-in-law of Robin Sabes
Jerome Baker, of Blessed Memory
Isac Barocas, Brother-in-Law of Ike Nassi
Samuel Bauman, Grandfather of William Halper
Bella Brantz, Grandmother of Renee Kanel
Thomas Buhler, Nephew of William Hubka
Reba Cohen, Grandmother of Alan Werba
Mike Dickman, Uncle of Lloyd Dickman
Bertha Dolmatch, Mother of Murray Dolmatch
Ruth Dreifuss, Wife of Herbert Dreifuss
Jurman Family, Family of Alicia & Daniel Appleman
Kurtz Family, Family of Alicia & Daniel Appleman
Sarah Feigen, Grandmother of Joseph Sorger
Hadassa Finklestein, Grandmother of Rivka Shenhav
Harry Gelfman, Friend of Charles Klein
Isaac Ghan, Father of Albert Ghan
Yetta Gipstein, Sister of Edward Gipstein
Helen Glickman, Aunt of Barbara Green & Jan Krum
Murray Goldman, Brother-in-Law of Theodore & Gloria
Rosenblume
Freida Goldstein, Mother-in-law of Robert Mehler
Howard Goldstein, Father of Debra Fils
Robert Mark Goodman, Nephew of Kenneth & Nancy Wiener
Harold Graubart, Husband of Ann Gershanov; Father of David
Graubart
Sheine Grossman, Mother of Daisy Gelb
B. Sumner Gruzen, of Blessed Memory
Genia Harari, Mother of Eli Harari
Robert L. Hittleman, Father of Kenneth Hittleman
Ruth Howard, Mother of Ronee Nassi
Lois Helene Hubka, Wife of William Hubka
Gad Jacobson, Father of Fred Jacobson
Sofia Jasovich, Great-grandmother of Natalia Pogrebinsky
Howard Kaplan, Husband of Christel Sanders
Bernath Lefkovits, Grandfather of Andrew Varadi
Rae Levine, Grandmother of Judy Holtzman
Sydney Levitt, Grandfather of Marc, Paula & Shoshana Levitt
Mikhael Mayman, Father of Dmitriy Drabovskiy
Winifred Ojibway, Mother of Denise Goldberg
Robert Ouzillou, Father of Mendy Ouzillou
Max Pearlman, Grandfather of Michael Schaffer
Molly Platoff, Aunt of Sandra Mayer
Laszlo Rajna, Father of Jussi Rajna
Morris Roman, Father of Susan Ehrlich; Grandfather of
Diane Rock
Louis Romash-Rosenberg, Grandfather of Irene Swedroe
Hyman Schaffer, Grandfather of Michael Schaffer
Anita Schwab, Mother of Rachel Schwab
Yakov Sharon, Brother of Georgette Silver
Morris Silberblatt, of Blessed Memory
Isidor Sloan, Father of Daniel Sloan
Jerry Spector, Uncle of Walter Spector
William Steinberger, Uncle of Linda Brummer
Hy Steingraph, Father of Seth Steingraph
Gladys Strangman, Sister of Howard Goldstein
Erna Strauss, Mother of Sylvia Meltzer
Charles Sussman, Father of Howard Sussman
David Tofig, Father of Maurice Tofig
Pearl Wittman Vallon, Aunt of Davida Adelberg
Hyman Weinstein, Father of Martin Weinstein
Hermina Weisz, Grandmother of Andrew Varadi
Sam Weisz, Grandfather of Andrew Varadi
Ceil Winkler, Aunt of Marc, Paula & Shoshana Levitt
Leonard Winkler, Uncle of Marc, Paula & Shoshana Levitt
Refuah Sheleimah – A Complete Recovery –
as of 09/19/15
Herschel ben Bella, Howard Greyber (father of Elizabeth Lichy)
Daronit Esther bat Leah, Jennifer Greyber (sister-in-law of
Elizabeth Lichy)
Bayla Bracha bat Shmuel, Bertha Torczyner (mother of Robert
Torczyner)
Gail Wishnow (cousin of Davida Adelberg)
Jacob “Kobi” Dayan (friend of Yael & Elie Alcheck)
Raffi ben Ruth, Raffi Reiser (brother of Yael Alcheck)
Michal Bracha bat Nechama
Sarah bat Tzila (friend of Ilana Baird)
Lia bat Esther, Fira Vugmeister (co-worker of Rabbi Ilana Baird)
Yosel Aron ben Cecil, Jeff Manheimer (relative of Ruth Bareket)
Zahava Malka bat Hannah (sister of Betty Becker)
Chaya bat Hena Liba, Maya Belogolovsky
Vladmir Gelman (friend of Alex & Galina Belogolovsky)
Rebecca Serruya bat Esther
David Be’er ben Esther Sarah
Sima Yehudit bat Gital Sarah
Sandra Bauman (mother of Joel Bauman)
Ellen Berger
Ya’akov ben Hannah, Jack Hartstein (uncle of Barbara Biran)
Ya'akov ben Avraham, Jerry Blumenthal (father of Howard
Blumenthal)
Sara Pela bat Katura, Barbara Davis (member)
Ze'ev Shamsha ben Sara Pela, Scott Evan Davis (son of Barbara
Davis)
Kitty Arnone (aunt of Barbara Davis)
Seth Edlavitch (cousin of Barbara Davis)
Moshe ben Berta, Murray Dolmatch (member & husband of
Sandra Dolmatch)
Ruth bat Leah, Ruth Kreitzman Goldensohn (cousin of Dorothy
Dorsay)
Joyce Mulligan (friend of Dorothy & Richard Dorsay)
Bob Davis (friend of Dorothy & Richard Dorsay)
Yonah ben Arieh, Herb Dreifuss (member)
Devorah bat Moshe v'Yehudit, Debra Eskinazi-Stockdale (member
& wife of Gary Stockdale)
Nosson Tzvi ben Sarah Rivka Kashtia, Nossan Tzvi Felsen (son or
Rabbi Joey Felsen)
Nachum ben Ze'ev haKohen, Nathan Fihn (brother of Melvin Fihn)
Michael ben Ze'ev haKohen, Melvin Fihn (member & husband of
Karen Fihn)
Alexander Urman (friend of Donna Frankel)
Barry Bendel (father of Sandi Gaertner)
Barbara Cohen (grandfather of Jadon Gaertner)
Eliezer Yoel ben Tilly, Larry Zimmerman (cousin of Emily
Gannes)
Yosefa Rut bat Meira Batya (friend of Emily and Howard Gannes)
Dovid Yosef ben Miriam haLevi (friend of Emily & Howard
Gannes)
Linda Hanson (friend of Susan & Lee Gavens)
Leah Malkah bat Chaya, Lu Gildenberg (member)
Sleuva bat Yosef, Selma Glasser (mother of Lance Glasser)
Donna Stone (cousin of Wendy Glasser)
Joseph Saponaro (brother-in-law of Wendy Glasser)
Zvi Leib ben Esther
Jayme Mueller (relative of Helaine Green)
Donald Schwartz (cousin of Steve Green)
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Refuah Sheleimah(continued)
Allyson Guggenheim (daughter of Scott & Shannon Guggenheim,
granddaughter of Karen & Allen Guggenheim)
Hinda Hannah bat Shaina Miriam, Heather Harris (member & wife
of Michael Harris)
Hava bat Rut
Mordechai ben Chaya Gittel
Breindl bat Chaya Malka (mother of Debby Hoffman)
Marty Hasha (friend of David & Debby Hoffman)
Shmuel ben Tzipporah (member)
Eliahu ben Rama, Eli Isaac (member & husband of Lorraine Isaac;
brother of Myrtle Schwartz)
Yosef ben Leah, Joseph Isaac (son of Eli & Lorraine Isaac)
Lucille Janofsky (mother of Eric Janofsky)
Aharon ben Penina
Malka Frimma bat Liba
Carolyn Karel (mother of Steve Karel)
Leah bat Yaffa, Laurie Kline (friend of Barbara Knaster)
Sharon Ruth bat Chana (friend of Judith Krongold)
Lauren Flato (member & wife of Steve Labovitz)
Arkadi Nisenzon (brother of Zoya Lazer)
Shmuel Sholom Reuven ben Chaya, Samuel Lif (member)
Ditza Recht (friend of Andrea Linder)
John Quesada (friend of Andrea Linder)
Bill Schneider (friend of Andrea & Steven Linder)
Vered bat Yehudit, Vered Marash (member)
Moshe ben Roza, Morris Kirschen (member & father of Sandy
Mayer)
Max Greenberg (cousin of Len & Sylvia Metz)
Richard Greenberg (cousin of Len & Sylvia Metz)
Leibl Yehuda ben Sheindl, Leonard Metz (member & husband of
Sylvia Metz)
Phyllis LaVine (friend of Sylvia Metz)
Lizzie Sommer (friend of Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt- Moore)
Cohava bat Rivka, Cohava Mor (member & wife of Jacob Mor)
Yitzhak ben Sheindel, Gary Nankin (member & husband of Susan
Nankin)
Miriam Shirah bat Brachah Bayla (mother of Shoshana Ohriner)
Miriam bat Ruth, Mary Subin Helfer (cousin of Margie Pomerantz)
Beryl ben Golda, Barry Popper (member & husband of Marilyn
Popper)
Rebecca bat Rut, Linda Detmers (sister of Judy Powers)
Emma Prokter (member & wife of Gregory Prokter)
Syrel Raizel bat Rachel (other mother of Susan Murai Raider)
Farid Mojtahedi (friend of Susan Murai Raider)
Rachamim Natanel ben Shoshana, Clement Murai (son of Susan
Murai-Raider)
Neeta Maharaj (friend of Susan Murai-Raider)
Sharon Baila bat Chaya Golda (cousin-in-law of Thelma Ramm)
Jean Mason (sister-in-law of Thelma Ramm)
Linda Salata (cousin of Susan Rojo)
Yetta Frieda bat Chayala (friend of Susan Rojo)
Tevya ben Gitel Hinda, Ted Rosenblume (member & husband of
Gloria Rosenblume; father of Cathy Beyda)
Eliezer ben Label, Allen Rosenzweig (member & husband of
Susan Rosenzweig)
Riva bat Rachel, Riva Rubnitz (member)
Cindy Parks (friend of Michael Schaffer)
Rosario Alvarez (mother of friend and co-worker of Felicia
Schaffer)
Henderson Family (friends of Felicia Schaffer)
Alvin Gross (friend of Natalie Schriger)
Roy Rocklin (friend of Rachel Schwab)
Robert Douglas Gordon (friend of Rachel Schwab)
Matana bat Rahma, Myrtle Schwartz (member & wife of Joel
Schwartz)
Ruben Abraham Moses Ben' Moshe (friend of Myrtle Schwartz)
Shlomo ben Matanah, Bryan Schwartz (son of Joel & Myrtle
Schwartz)
Scott Shultz (brother of Shmuel Shultz)
Vikki Popple (aunt of Shmuel Shultz)
Aare Ilves (friend of Shmuel Shultz)
David ben Asya, David Chernomordik (friend of Yulia Shvarts)
Luba Pasumansky (relative of Yulia Shvarts)
Izabella Letskin (friend of Yulia Shvarts)
Yonah Benjamin ben Daniel Zvi v'Liba Shifra, Aaron Skilken (son
of Dan & Nancy Skilken)
Yona bat Sabina, Yona Sternheim (mother of Israela Sternheim)
Ruthi Kahana (friend of Rama & Arieh Strod)
Gila bat Zipora (friend of Rama & Arieh Strod)
Leibush Motel ben Ruchel
Chaya Reizel bat Ruchel (member)
Haya bat Sheina, Evelyn Tavan (mother of Rick Tavan)
Reuven ben Goel, Richard Timmins
Hudel bat Sheindel (member)
Janice Torczyner (member & wife of Robert Torczyner)
Dolores Turk
Channa Rivka bat Sarah, Nancy Wiener (member & wife of Ken
Wiener)
Yitzhak ben Krisztina, Irving Goodman (grand-nephew of Nancy
Wiener)
Chaim ben Davida
Rosa bat Riva (friend of Dina Yevelev)
Annabel Rubin (relative of Dina Yevelev)
Yossel ben Shir, Joel Zussman (member & husband of Marianne
Zussman)