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A Publication of Mosaic Law Congregation 

High Holydays Dates to Remember Will be Mailed Soon! 

High Holyday Form Deadlines: 

Sep. 9th: 

High Holyday Ticket Requests 

Book of Remembrance Forms 

Synagogues, 

Federation partner on 

new teen programming 

model 

After discussions between the Sacramento Board 

of Rabbis, congregational leadership, and Federation, 

a new model for teen programming began 

this fall. 

Declining enrollment, especially from eligible 

students who live 30 minutes or more from the 

Sacramento base, led community leaders to rethink 

teen programming and to create a new 

model that puts regularly scheduled educational 

programming back into the hands of individual 

synagogues with Federation coordinating quarterly 

retreats. 

―Yachad had been, for a number of years, a 

mainstay in our community,‖ said Rabbi Alan 

Rabishaw of Temple Or Rishon (TOR) in Orangevale, 

referring to the weekly communitywide 

program offered to teens for the past nine 

years. ―While it was good at meeting the needs 

of a few, it was not meeting the needs of kids 

Sep. 19th: 

Childcare Reservation Form 

Oct. 6th: 

Lulav & Etrog Order Forms 

New Joint Midrasha Program 

Good day, I am Ian Lobel and I am excited and honored to introduce 

myself as the Director of the new Joint Mosaic Law and Beth Shalom 

Wednesday Midrasha Program. Our two congregations have 

vibrant youth communities, and as such we need a vibrant youth 

program that will channel their enthusiasm and reward their curiosity. 

That is what both congregations are coming together to create, 

and that is why I am so excited about this new program. 

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Services & Festivals 2 

Reflections from the 

President 3 

From the Director of 

Education and Youth 4 

From the Sisterhood 5 

Bar Mitzvah 5 

High Holydays Childcare 

Registration Form 10 

KOH Library 12 

Cooking with Evie Lieb 14 

Birthdays & Anniversaries 16 

Donations 17-19 

Mazel Tov! 19 

Kiddush Sponsors 19 

Condolences 19 

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Community Notes 

September 

Services & Festivals 

Shabbat Candlelighting 

Times 

September 2 - 7:19pm 





Shabbat 

Shabbat Morning Service – 9:00am 

September 3 - Parashat Shoftim 

Havdalah - 8:20pm 

Nathaniel Spilkin Bar Mitzvah 

September 10 - Parashat Ki Tetze 


September 17 - Parashat Ki Tavo 


September 24 - Parashat Vayelekh 


Nicole Temple Bat Mitzvah 

Minyan Schedule 

Mornings 

Sunday – 8:30am 

Monday, Thursday & 

Rosh Chodesh – 7:15am 

Federal Holidays – 8:30am 

Afternoons 

Monday – Thursday – 5:45pm 

Friday Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:45pm 

Jessie Yoshpe Study Group 

The Jessie Yoshpe Hadassah Study Group will resume meeting at the KOH 

Library Center on Sept. 7 at 9:45 a.m. The group meets the 1st and 3rd 

Wednesday mornings each month, barring any holidays. This year the group 

will be studying the book "Pray Tell: Hadassah's Guide to Jewish Prayer". 

Even if you have studied this text before, you will enjoy it even more the 2nd 

time. 

The book costs $20.99 for Hadassah members, $29.99 for non-members. 

(Hadassah is having a very special membership fee this year only - $100. for a 

Life Membership, usually $360.) To order the book, or if you have any questions, 

please email or call Soni Meyer, facilitator of the group, at rmeyer@macnexus.org 

or 383-5743 asap. 

New Senior Group at Or Rishon 

Freilache Menschen is the senior group affiliated with Temple Or Rishon. Seniors 

meet monthly on the second Wednesday of each month for lunch and a 

program. September's meeting will be on Wednesday, September 14th at noon 

at Temple Or Rishon. We will take you on a virtual trip to wherever you want 

on the earth! We will take a look at the places where people grew up and see 

what they look like today. This program is open to all Seniors in the community 

regardless of synagogue affiliation. If you plan to attend, or need more information, 

please call Or Rishon at (916) 988-4100 or Rina Racket at 944-1980. 

The Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region 

is excited to announce that The PJ Library 

has been expanded to include children 

up to age 8! Enroll your child or grandchild or 

renew their participation until their 9th birthday! 

The PJ Library® provides free Jewish books 

and music to eligible children. Each month, 

children receive the gift of a Jewish book or 

CD as well as a reading guide to enhance your 

family’s experience. Enroll now! 

For more information, contact The PJ Library 

Director Ardyth Sokoler at pjlibrary@jewishsac.org 

or 916.486.0906. 

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Reflections from the President 

Where did the summer go? Wasn’t it 

just yesterday that I was just attending 

graduation and siyyum ceremonies…or 

is that a line from ―Sunrise/Sunset‖? 

Many people equate Labor Day with 

the end of summer or, for those of us 

with school age children, the beginning 

of the school year (and with that, I 

breathe a sigh of relief for having survived 

another summer of kid-friendly programming at 

Camp Caren). 

This school year offers a friendly twist for those of you 

that participated in Yachad, the Federation’s community 

high school program for 8th-12th graders. As you may 

know, Yachad no longer exists as the Federation acceded 

to the will of the majority of our community’s rabbis and 

reverted teen programming back to the synagogues while 

retaining quarterly community-wide programming. I was 

privileged to be associated with Yachad last year and I 

know that many were sad to see it disappear. 

This change, to make teen education programming a synagogue-centric 

activity, put Mosaic Law in a difficult position 

as Rabbi Taff and Orit Morgenshtern consistently 

encouraged both parents and teens to enroll in Yachad. 

MLC doesn’t have a dedicated educator to take on teen 

education nor does it have the budget to hire someone to 

run the program. Another synagogue, Congregation Beth 

Shalom, was in the same bind. Both Rabbis Taff and Nancy 

Wechsler-Azen wanted weekly teen programming and 

agreed to combine forces so that MLC and Congregation 

Beth Shalom teens can attend Yachad-like programming 

together. 

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I am pleased to inform you that Ian Lobel, MLC member 

and Yachad instructor, has been hired as the new Midrasha 

Administrator. (See Ian’s article below) Ian’s enthusiasm, 

excitement, energy and knowledge of the twisted teen 

brain will bring a new and distinctive vibe to both MLC’s 

and CBS’s campuses. 

You’re probably asking: How can we hire Ian if we don’t 

have a budget to run this program? Both synagogues agree 

that the program must fund itself – tuition must pay for 

Ian’s salary, teachers’ salaries and any supplies needed as 

neither synagogue has this as a budgeted item. Tuition is 

$360 for the year (same as the Yachad tuition) with classes 

meeting weekly beginning after Sukkot. Classes will be 

held on Wednesday evenings at Beth Shalom for the first 

semester and at Mosaic Law the second semester. Even 

though Midrasha is held weekly and may sound like the 

Yachad program, it isn’t. Ian brings his own stamp of 

uniqueness on this effort and it will definitely be somewhere 

your kids will want to be! 

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, look for Midrasha kickoff 

activities tied in with USY events. All 8th through 12th 

graders are encouraged to enroll! For those of you who 

know Ian, take a moment to wish him well; talk to your 

teens about hanging out with their MLC and CBS friends 

for another fun-filled year at a place called Midrasha. 

Caren Zorman 

President 

MIDRASHA 

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As a teacher at Yachad I created classes 

which focused on Judaism and the 

Jewish perspective in a way that was 

entertaining as well as educational, 

that focused on provoking laughs as 

well as thought. Midrasha will similarly 

be about important issues in a 

way that is relevant, thoughtprovoking, 

and fun. Our goal is to 

strengthen Jewish identity through 

education and engagement, so that 

our teens go from being inquisitive, 

bright youth to active, Jewishly committed 

adults. As a youth I went 

through Midrasha, and my activity 

during that time period was a big part 

of establishing my commitment to 

Judaism and Jewish principals such as 

tzedakah and tikkun olam, and I am 

committed to passing on that experience 

to today’s future leaders. 

Our curriculum will delve into who 

we are, where we have been, what we 

believe, social action and much more; 

in other words, Judaism as a faith, as 

a concept, and as action. The program 

will begin in late October, 

though we will be holding events to 

give the community a chance to connect 

with the program before then, 

details for those events will be provided 

soon. We are currently putting 

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together an enthusiastic teaching 

staff, and would love to hear from 

those of you who would like to be a 

part of it. We are also looking for volunteers 

who would like to share their 

commitment and passion for Judaism, 

as part of special programs. Anyone 

interested in participating please contact 

me at sacramentomidrasha@yahoo.com. 

We want to invite 

all of our youth to be a part of Midrasha, 

and look forward to the chance to 

help our students not only learn about 

Judaism, but come to define what it 

means for them. L’Shanah Tovah, 

and may we have a sweet and fruitful 

new year together.

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From the Director of 

Education and Youth 

September 14th - First Day of Religious School 3rd through 7th grade 

September 18th - Opening day kick off and BBQ 

September 25th - The Sofer Stom program 

Wednesday, September 14th: First Day of Religious 

School for 3rd – 7th Grade 

Sunday, September 18th: First Day of Sunday Religious 

School (Kindergarten – 6th)/ First Youth Activities Day 

for kindergarten through 12th grade. We are kicking off 

the 2011-2012 year on Sunday, September 18th. 

For the first day of Sunday Religious School, morning begins 

at 9:00am with a welcome back program in each 

classroom. This is an opportunity for students to meet their 

teachers and classmates. There will be a BBQ lunch at 

11:00am where the students & parents can meet their 

Youth Advisor. This will be in the courtyard. This is once 

again sponsored by Roger Cochran, Bill Thomas and the 

Men’s Club. 

Sunday, September 25th: Look for an exciting High 

Holyday program at Mosaic Law. Students will learn to 

write on parchment with feathers just like the Sofer does. 

They will learn about the entire process, from start to finish, 

on how a Torah is made. 

Dear Parents of Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade: We are 

pleased and excited to be able to offer a Youth Group especially 

for K through 2nd grades! It will be called Perachim 

(Flowers) and will be led by one of our wonderful 

Youth Leaders. The enrollment fee is $48 for the entire 

year. There will be monthly programs in conjunction with 

the existing Youth Groups. We are looking forward to a 

fantastic year of the kids getting to know each other and 

f o r m i n g l i f e - l o n g f r i e n d s h i p s ! C o n t a c t 

blue@mosaiclaw.org for enrollment forms. 

Register for Religious School and Youth Groups: 

Please make sure your registration is completed and payments 

are in, so your children will have the necessary supplies 

ready to start school. 

Shabbat School: We are pleased to continue this exciting 

program! Shabbat School is a once-a- month program (in 

lieu of the following day of Sunday school), for students K 

through 6th grade.The program will meet in the chapel 

from 10am to 12pm on Shabbat. The First Hour will include 

a study of the Parsha of the week with Leslie Kuperstein 

and Yamit Shabti. The Second Hour will be a special 

learners minyan led by Rabbi Taff. This wonderful program 

gives students the opportunity to become familiar 

with the Shabbat Service and grow to be part of the Shabbat 

experience. This is a fun, exciting time of learning for 

our Religious School students. We are looking forward to 

your child’s continued participation in this unique program! 

Shalom school students are encouraged to join this 

program for more information please call (916) 488-1122. 

Child Care: Please make Shabbat morning a day for your 

family to come to shul. We have wonderful staff and volunteers 

to run these programs so that families have the 

opportunity to experience Shabbat and become an integral 

part of the Mosaic Law family. Please help us to sustain 

these programs through your participation. If you are interested 

in being a Shabbat Morning Leader, please contact 

me at (916) 488-1122 extension 17. 

Hope to see everyone during the High Holidays. 

B’Shalom & Hag Sameach! 

Orit Morgenshtern 

If you are making a donation to Mosaic Law in honor, memory, or for a simcha, please take this opportunity to help the Education 

Department while supporting your children or grandchildren and designate your donation to Education Scholarship 

Fund, fund number 305. Thank you in advance! 

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From The Sisterhood 

“There shall be eternal summer in 

the grateful heart” Celia Thaxter 

How quickly the summer passed 

and we are up and running as fast 

as we can to prepare for a new 

year. 

By now, you have received your 

packet for the 2011-2012 Directory. 

I hope that you realize how important 

this booklet is to you as a member of the Sacramento 

Jewish community. We try to make sure that you 

have easy access to our congregation members, staff and 

leadership. It also contains the necessary community information. 

I find that I use my book daily and keep it 

handy by my phone. 

Please be sure to return your member information sheets, 

even if you are just filling out the top section. The address, 

phone and email information up dates are so necessary 

to keep you connected to friends, old and new, and 

our entire congregation. 

The directory is an important source of revenue for Sisterhood. 

It allows us to support the education program, as 

well as, other synagogue needs. Your greeting to your 

fellow congregants creates such good will and helps us to 

continue the meaningful work of our organization. 

How did you enjoy our membership packet this year, 

Ladies? As you can see, we are busy bringing you many 

opportunities to join us and have some fun. We will need 

volunteers, as always, to make our events happen and we 

love the connection of our ―sisters in the hood.‖ We are 

a tight knit and warm group of ladies. 

Be sure to shop in our gift shop first for all your gift 

needs. We are still shopping to bring you the best in Judaica 

and alternative (okay, lots of sparkle) gifts for 

friends and family. If you have a need for some retail 

therapy, come to work in the shop and enjoy the goodies 

without having to buy everything! 

I was so excited when someone came into the shop, said 

the ―secret word‖ that I put at the end of each article. 

That entitled our customer to a 10% discount on their 

purchase. Stop by and see our new items and begin to 

prepare for the holydays….Say ―Pomegranate‖ and receive 

your additional discount on your purchase. 

See you in shul 

Carol Loew, Sisterhood President 

Bar Mitzvah 

Shalom, 

My name is Nathaniel Spilkin. I will be starting the 8th grade at Harper Jr. High 

School in Davis this fall. I will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, 

September 3, 2011, Parshat Shoftim. My favorite subjects are science, social 

studies and English. My hobbies include basketball, drawing, swimming and judo. 

I enjoy spending time with my family, my cat Romeo, and my dog, Gloria. I was 

fortunate to travel to Israel for my first time with Rabbi Taff and my family a few 

summers ago, and I look forward to returning often. For my Mitzvah project, I 

planned and participated in a Martial Arts for St. Jude Children's Hospital event, 

and raised over $1,000. I appreciate everyone who helped 

make this possible! I am thankful to have family traveling from San Diego, Florida, 

Michigan and Toronto to celebrate my Bar Mitzvah with me. I hope you can be there 

too! 

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(Continued from page 1) 

here.‖ 

Federation knew it had to readdress the needs of teens 

within the region to ensure kids remained involved in 

Jewish education post-B’nai Mitzvah. 

―We understand the unfortunate challenges due to pure 

geography,‖ said Federation Executive Director Melissa 

Chapman. ―Do we know better than synagogues 

about what they need? No, we don’t.‖ 

Quarterly Federation programs will be coordinated by 

Rabbi Evon Yakar, from South Lake Tahoe, who has a 

successful track record with creating quality teen programs. 

Teens are not restricted to attending their synagogue 

program; rather, they are welcome at every synagogue. 

Rabishaw and his colleagues also are sending the message 

that area congregations are not competing with 

each other; instead, they are collaborating. 

―Do our community resources go into meeting the 

needs of congregations that are geographically close or 

creating programs to fill a wider need,‖ Rabishaw 

asked. ―My vote is to use those resources to teach more 

kids.‖ 

$200 Deposit Secures a Space for 

our December 25th - January 5th 

Trip to Israel 

On Sunday, December 25, 2011, members of Mosaic 

Law, relatives, friends, and others throughout our community 

will have the opportunity to join Rabbi Reuven 

Taff on a memorable 10 day tour of Israel. 

The trip is for adults and families, first-timers and those 

who have already been to Israel. Highlights of the tour 

will include staying at deluxe five-star hotels, and an 

optional one-day tour of the ancient ruins of Petra, 

Jordan. The itinerary includes a jeep tour of the Golan 

Heights, including a visit to the mystical city of Tzfat, a 

tour of Massada and a day of leisure at the beautiful 

southern city of Eilat. 

Those traveling with Rabbi Taff will fly non-stop from 

Los Angeles on Sunday, December 25th. The group will 

return to Sacramento on Thursday, January 5, 2012. Opportunities 

to extend beyond the tour are available as 

well. Look for the complete information (itinerary and 

costs) which is attached to our monthly e-scroll. For further 

information please contact Mary Blumenstein at 

mary@mosaiclaw.org or Rabbi Taff directly at rabbi@mosaiclaw.org. 

Most importantly, do not delay! 

This trip is expected to be sold out. 

Mosaic Law 

Congregation Archives 

Thanks to the very generous offer from congregation 

member Jeffrey Berger we have a site in which to 

sort and catalogue our current collection of Mosaic 

Law archives—the raw material of our synagogue’s 

history. We hope to start working on this project by 

September 1st of this year. 

In addition to our current congregational archives, 

the shul is actively seeking older documents, newsletters, 

photographs, programs, invitations, New 

Year Greeting Books, etc., to add to our archives. If 

you or other family members have served on the synagogue 

board and have agendas or minutes please 

consider donating them or copies to our synagogue 

archives. And, if you wish to donate any photographs 

to the collection, kindly identify the people in 

the photograph, if possible. Please direct any questions 

regarding this project or what would be of relevance 

to Judy Persin at (916) 487-0088 or the Mosaic 

Law office (916) 488-1122. 

If you are interested in helping with the process of 

sorting and cataloguing, please contact Judy Persin 

or the MLC office at the above numbers. 

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New for this year 5772 (2011) 

Reserve your High Holyday Seats Today! 

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Reserve a seat for you and your family in the Main Sanctuary for this year’s High Holy Days. The reservation will include 

seating during all days of Rosh Hashanah as well as Yom Kippur. As a member in good standing, seats can be 

reserved for a donation of $300 per seat. 

―Shomrim‖ members can reserve seats for a donation of $150 per seat. 

All proceeds from these donations will benefit the Building and Grounds maintenance fund. 

Please contact the office if you are interested. 

Artificial Tears…In His Own Words 

By Congregant Irv Frumberg 

Some of you are probably quite younger than I and don’t 

have to apply artificial tears to help moisturize your dry 

and irritated eyes. When you get older and reach my age 

of a still relatively young 77 years, the tear glands seem to 

dry up, requiring that extra little bit of artificial moisture 

to help them function better. This is essential to vision. 

Maybe over the years, I might have cried one too many 

times—a symptom of far too many sad circumstances during 

my life span. I have just used up the power to release 

my tears naturally. At times, however, I have shed my 

tears inwardly to avoid showing any emotion, which I 

thought would be interpreted wrongly. 

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we were able to shed our tears 

as an expression of the good that flows through our lives, 

rather than just during those troubling and sorrowful moments? 

I smile more often then I did in the past, having learned to 

take more responsibility for my choices and past actions. I 

recognize that only I, and no one else, can decide my fate, 

except perhaps for the One that had my destiny in mind all 

the time. That One was, and still is, the infinite light of the 

Source of the Creator. It would have been nice if G-d 

would have let me know a little earlier in my life’s journey 

what His or Her intentions were for me…perhaps He 

or She could have provided some direction. Yet, I have no 

regrets about the pathways that I have followed. 

For those that know a little about me, I have come to believe 

that the greatest value in the world is love. It is the 

chief ingredient for a happy life, and I thank G-d that I 

have been blessed with so much love in my family. My 

first and foremost love is for my wife Rita. The other is 

for my newly rekindled relationship with G-d. I have not 

always followed all the rules and regulations that one is 

supposed to pursue during the course of one’s life, but I 

can assure you I am a good, worthy person. I am also sure 

that our G-d understands me and, despite some of my 

transgressions, will always inspire me to do better, encourage 

actions that incite laughter, and foment the gift of 

love. 

Mosaic Law Counseling Center 

There is a saying in our Talmud: ―Who shares in the community’s 

troubles will also share in its consolation‖ 

(Ta’anit 11a). 

Our synagogue offers short-term counseling with a volunteer 

professional licensed therapist. Rande Zaretsky, a licensed 

Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) has offered 

her services as a volunteer to the members of our congregation. 

Counseling is a process of confidential discussions with a 

trained licensed therapist. With the support of an objective 

therapist you can identify and develop alternative coping 

skills. Appointments are open to children, teens, adults 

and couples of all ages. The therapist will have private 

office hours on Tuesdays, hours to be arranged. Alternative 

arrangements may also be available. 

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A fee to the synagogue of $36 is to be paid at each session. 

No one will be turned away because of inability to 

afford the fee, but everyone will be expected to pay something. 

To schedule a confidential appointment, please call (916) 

488-1166 and when you get the recording, immediately 

push extension 25 to leave a message for the therapist. Be 

sure to speak clearly and slowly, leaving your name and 

phone number. 

The therapist will be checking for messages twice each 

day and will return calls within 24 hours, Mondays thru 

Thursdays. 

Should you have any questions about this program, feel 

free to contact Rabbi Reuven Taff. Strict confidentiality 

will be maintained.

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Thank You! 

The Cartwright Family would like to thank everyone who contributed 

to Jonah Cartwright's Bar Mitzvah Project. Jonah collected over 

1,000 books over 6 months and had them delivered to a boy's school 

in S'vat, Israel, through the Jade Bar Shalom Books for Israel project. 

Thank you to Arlene Pearl and Julie Lavine, the Sacramento 

liasons to the Jade Bar Shalom Project, The KOH library, for their 

financial assistance as well as Jonah Cartwright, the Cartwright 

family, Ben Wald, Julie and Harry Lavine, and Daniel Khazoom 

who all helped with shipping costs for the books. Thank you to 

all those who donated books for the project, as well. 

Mosaic Law Friedman 

Courtyard Bricks Update 

At this time, the Friedman Courtyard Brick Committee 

is sorry to announce that it does not have enough 

pre-orders for bricks in time to requisition them for 

the High Holydays. There is a minimum requirement 

needed to place the order. It is hopeful that the committee 

will be able to fulfill that requirement by the 

beginning of the New Year (January 2012). 

The brick program is an ongoing project. If you have 

a special event or person you wish to honor or memorialize, 

consider placing a brick in our Courtyard 

to mark that special occasion or individual(s). Simply 

contact Judy Persin, Courtyard Brick Chairperson, at 

jbpersin@aol.com. 

Mosaic Law Congregation 

Board of Trustees 2011-2012 

Executive Board 

President - Caren Zorman 

First Vice Pres - Jonathan Lightman 

Second Vice Pres - Dan Ott 

Treasurer - David Long 

Secretary - Lynn Temple 

Immediate Past President - 

Deborah Gonzalez 

Board of Trustees 

Bruce Anapolsky 

Scott Cartwright 

Moti Darf 

Baryohay Davidoff, PhD 

Tamsen D’Souza 

Larry Mozes 

Erich Olson 

Randy Pollack 

Hilda Sadigh-Harouni 

Larry Saltzman, MD 

Robert Spector 

Gary Weinberg 

Vicki Wheelock, MD 

Karl Zeff, MD 

Carol Loew - Sisterhood President 

Alex Zamansky - Men’s Club President 

Past Presidents 

Alan Brodovsky 

Mark Cohn 

Alan Edelstein 

Morton Ehrlich, MD 

Morton Friedman 

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 

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Kashenberg-Ostrow-Hayward Library 

and Cultural Center 

Library Hours 

Sunday - By appointment only 

Monday - 10:00am - 1:00pm 

Thursday - 10:00am - 1:00pm 

Friday - 10:00am -1:00pm 

We will be closed when there is no religious school and 

for all Jewish and secular holidays. 

Phone: 

(916) 485-4143 

Address: 

2300 Sierra Boulevard 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

The KOH Library and Cultural Center is 

open to everyone in the greater Sacramento 

area. It was established to provide 

a vast array of Jewish cultural programming 

in addition to a growing catalog of 

books and movies for loan. We are self 

supporting and always looking for financial 

sponsorship and volunteers in order 

to continue growing and meeting the 

needs and interests of the community. 

If you like to play games, the KOH Library 

is a great place to hang out! We 

have Scrabble, Cribbage, Cards, Mah 

Jongg sets, Jigsaw Puzzles, Chess, and 

Backgammon available for use in the 

library. We currently have a Mah Jongg 

game on Monday afternoons and a Canasta 

game on Wednesday afternoons. 

We now have a chess set available for 

use in the library. 

KOH Blog – The KOH Library and Cultural 

Center has its own blog at 

www.kohlibrary.blogspot.com. 

Comments are always welcome. 

Please check out our online catalog to 

see what books/DVD's we have available 

for check out: 

http://koh.mysurpass.net 

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Cooking with Evie Lieb 

Savory and Sweet Treats for the New Year 

We have almost until the end of September to prepare for Rosh Hashanah this year, although as 

Rabbi Taff always says, the holidays aren’t late—they are always on time! 

For this year’s celebratory meals I am sharing two dishes to serve before it’s time for dessert 

(both red, coincidentally) and a new twist on honeycake. 

Beets are served around the world for the holiday because they are naturally sweet. In addition, the Hebrew word for 

beet, ―silka‖ sounds like ―siluk‖, the word for ―removal‖—expressing hope that our adversaries will disappear in the 

year ahead. There’s no question about why honey is a favored ingredient for High Holiday meals and for dipping apples 

and yom tov challah. 

While visiting Utah on our cross-country drive this summer, Larry and I learned that the state emblem is the beehive, 

chosen because it represents industry and perseverance. The big beehive that decorates the front of the Utah capitol 

building will now come to mind when I am (industriously) adding honey and sweetness to holiday dishes. 

I have been looking for unsalted parve margarine to use in baking ever since the Fleischmann’s product disappeared 

locally quite a long time ago. Recently, while shopping for ingredients for my recipe testing, I spotted the Saffola version 

at Bel Air Market. This ―new‖ discovery will surely be appearing in some future baking recipes in this column. Stay 

tuned! 

Zhanna’s Beets 

This dish has an interesting history. I requested it from 

Zhanna Elkinbard, one of the first Soviet Jews to settle in 

Sacramento in the wave that came in the’70s. While the 

Elkinbards lived here we enjoyed many tasty delicacies 

that reflected their culinary roots. Since it features beets, 

this is quite literally such a recipe! Perfect for adding colorful 

sweetness to a holiday menu from Rosh Hashanah 

through Sukkot. Serve as a side dish or as an hors 

d’oeuvre with crostini or corn chips--not very Russian but 

a very tasty match! Makes about 2 cups. 

1 16-oz can beets, drained and coarsely grated OR 

1 ½ C cooked, grated fresh beets, maybe 2 medium 

beets * 

½ C dill pickle, cut in ¼‖ dice (about 3 medium pickles) 

½ C mayonnaise (can use light mayo) or Miracle Whip 

(Zhanna’s preference, not mine) 

Fresh-squeezed lemon juice to taste 

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and chill. 

*To roast beets, place them in an 

ovenproof casserole, add ¼‖ of 

water and cover tightly. Roast at 

375° until the sharp point of a paring 

knife penetrates each beet easily. 

(Time will depend on the size of 

the beets, probably 35-50 minutes.) 

Spicy Red Cabbage 

Here’s a lovely accompaniment for your holiday brisket. I 

adapted this from the Plugras Butter website, which no 

longer offers it. You can substitute 2 8-oz. packages of 

shredded red cabbage to streamline your preparation. Of 

course you can use butter if you aren’t serving it with 

meat. Serves 6 

1 small head red cabbage 

2/3 C water 

6 TBSP parve unsalted margarine 

2 Granny Smith apples, 

peeled, cored and sliced about ¼‖ thick 

4 whole cloves 

1 tsp salt 

2 TBSP brown sugar OR scant 2 TBSP honey 

2 TBSP fresh lemon juice 

1 TBSP balsamic vinegar, or to taste 

Shred the cabbage. Place it in a deep skillet with the water, 

2 TBSP of the margarine, the apples, cloves and salt. 

Cover and simmer until cabbage is tender but not mushy. 

(Start checking after 20 minutes.) Add rest of the margarine, 

brown sugar or honey and lemon juice. Cook a few 

more minutes to blend flavors, then add vinegar and adjust 

other seasoning to taste. Serve hot. 

This may be prepared a day ahead and refrigerated. It reheats 

well in the microwave. 

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The Scroll 

Chocolate Honey Bee Cake 

This cake is adapted from a recipe presented by Nigella 

Lawson on THE COOKING CHANNEL; the glaze recipe 

was developed by chocolate maven Alice Medrich. 

Note the caveat about leaking batter. In testing this recipe 

twice, the leakage only happened once, but the 

―ounce of prevention‖ is surely the route to follow-- just 

in case. 12 or more servings 

Cake: 

1 1/3 cups soft light brown sugar 

1 C (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 

2 eggs 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

½ C honey 

1 1/2 C all-purpose flour 

1 tsp baking soda 

Scant ½ tsp salt 

1 TBSP cocoa 

(shake through a strainer into processor) 

4 oz semisweet chocolate broken into 

pieces and melted over hot water 

1 C boiling or very hot water 

Chocolate Honey Glaze: 

6 oz bittersweet chocolate, cut up 

4 oz (l stick) unsalted butter 

3 TBSP honey 

Assemble all cake ingredients, setting the melted chocolate 

aside to cool a bit before mixing. 

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat the oven 

to 350° (325° convection). Grease or spray a 9‖ x 

3‖deep springform pan or one with a removable bottom 

and place a parchment round in the bottom. Wrap the 

bottom of the pan with a layer of heavy duty foil (or a 

double thickness of regular weight foil) to contain any 

batter that may leak from the pan. 

In the order given, place all the ingredients except the 

water into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the 

metal chopping blade. Process until smooth, scraping 

down the sides of the bowl as necessary. With the motor 

running, add the water, processing until the mixture is 

homogeneous. Pour batter into the prepared pan. 

Bake the cake about 55 minutes to an hour, or until a 

tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely in 

the tin on a rack. Don’t worry if there’s a crack on the 

top of the cake; the glaze will fill flow in and cover it. 

Meanwhile, make the glaze. Combine all ingredients in a 

glass or metal bowl and set over hot, not boiling water. 

Stir occasionally until butter and chocolate have melted 

and you can stir the mixture to a smooth consistency. 

Allow to cool a little but be sure it’s still fluid when 

you’re ready to glaze the cake (just warm it slightly if 

necessary). 

On your cake platter or stand place four strips of parchment 

or waxed paper to form a square outline. This will 

protect the plate from icing dribbles. Remove the sides 

of the pan, invert the cooled cake onto a rack and remove 

the paper liner. Invert cake right side up onto the 

prepared serving plate, making sure the bottom edges sit 

on the protective paper. Pour the glaze over the center of 

the cake, letting it spread over the top run down the 

sides. It doesn’t have to cover the sides evenly or completely, 

but you can spread and smooth it if you think the 

cake will be more attractive that way. Allow glaze to set 

at room temperature, scrape off any dribbles from the 

paper and then carefully slide out the paper. Serve within 

a few hours or store the cake in a covered container at 

room temperature for up to two days. Press a piece of 

foil or plastic wrap over the exposed interior of the cake 

to keep in the moisture. Leftovers can be successfully 

frozen. 

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Birthday Wishes for September 

1 Lew Gray 

1 Michael Levy 

1 Maya Ballis 

1 Zack Long 

2 Zelanna Goldberg 

2 Jeremy Pollack 

2 Riva Ballis 

2 Mollie Berg 

3 Ann Goldberg 

3 Larry Saltzman 

3 Lauren Rosenblume 

4 Jolie Baron 

4 Bryan Stanton 

4 Zoey Goore 

4 Ari Ott 

4 Zachary Dosick 

5 Ilene Herman 

5 Nathaniel Gordon 

5 Evan Zorman 

6 Jerry Shapiro 

6 Diane Samuel 

6 Alexander Nails 

8 Martin Asch 

8 Tara Strasser 

8 Joseph Schwarz 

8 Alexandra Pachter 

9 Barry Goldberg 

9 Gil Linver 

9 Michael Goodman 

9 Harold Rosenberg 

9 Andrea Cleaner 

10 Dorothy Bard 

10 Simone Clay 

10 Randy Goldstein 

10 Noam Shtulvarg 

11 Orr Toledano 

12 Gerry Ross 

12 Joseph Schwartz 

12 Elizabeth Cohen 

12 Jennifer Cohen 

12 Malcolm Brabec 

13 George Rawitscher 

14 Gary Weinberg 

15 Tom Weborg 

15 Ruth Elkins 

15 Bryan Goldmark 

15 Eden Racket 

16 Gordon Isakson 

16 Joseph Freund 

17 Gayle Opper Glenn 

17 Brent Varshawsky 

17 Serena Lewis 

18 Ralph Green 

18 Charles Spooner 

18 Michelle Gordon 

18 Steven Herskovic 

18 Lynn Temple 

18 Sam Gregory 

18 Ethan Rosenberg 

19 Henrietta Baron 

19 Renee Schaffer 

19 Ezilda Samoville 

20 Tamara Hurwitz 

20 Mikaela Benson 

21 Hannah Kalenscher 

21 Alec Herberholz 

22 Delores Spitzer 

22 Louis Gonzalez 

22 Samuel Freund 

22 Nicole Temple 

22 Talia Friedman 

23 Jeffrey Berger 

23 Tamra Ruxin 

23 Scott Cartwright 

23 Rachel Fahn 

24 David Rosenheimer 

24 Michael Finkel 

25 Ed Fishkin 

25 Martin Cohen 

25 Jacob Pachter 

26 Samuel King 

26 Keenen Fine 

27 Patti Teale 

27 Sara Kerub 

28 Eddi Benjamini 

28 Debra Sanders 

28 Brandon Pollack 

28 Julian Ratinoff 

29 Naomi Kabakov 

29 Micah Rosenheim 

29 Melinda Ott 

29 Stephanie Cohan 

29 Sarah Turtletaub 

29 Sara Rochman 

30 Ben Schuster 

30 Harriet Schuster 

September 

Anniversaries 

1 Sam & Sharon Anapolsky 

1 Bruce & Rosie Yurman 

2 Ben & Miriam Glovinsky 

3 Donne & Merle levy 

3 Marc & Carole Sussman 

4 Ronald & Iris Bachman 

4 Mel & Marlene Chernev 

4 Gary & Terry Weinberg 

5 Brett & Alyssa Weshner 

5 Phil & Jill Reiser 

5 Matt Compton & Madeline 

Rubenstein 

6 Jonathan & Janis Lightman 

6 Jeff & Gayle Glenn 

7 Mark & Susan Shannon 

8 David & Debra Brown 

8 Yakov & Marina Bigelyaizen 

10 Bill Thomas & Pat Thayler 

11 Art & Beverly Zimmerman 

12 Leo & Myriam Liberman 

12 Larry & Sharon Saltzman 

12 Joseph & Ann Kerub 

13 Bernard & Diane Miller 

13 Alex & Yelena Verpukhovsky 

17 Bryan Stanton & Lisa Loventhal- 

Stanton 

21 Byron & Ruth Winnick 

22 Charles & Marcia Goldmark 

24 Clifford & Debra Berg 

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General Synagogue Fund 

In memory of Bill Spector, father of 

David Spector 

Sending good thoughts to Dr. Jack 

Harouni 

Janie & Frank Gumpert 

In appreciation of use of MLC facilities 

Al Anon 

In memory of Dr. Alvin Mund, father 

of Linda Kamras 

Julie & Dr. William Taylor 

In honor of Rick Weisberg’s 60th 

birthday 

Caren & Jack Zorman 

In memory of Emilie Jacobson, her 

mother 

Sharon Jacobson 



In memory of Mollie Fitterman, sister 

of Lou Weintraub 

Judith & Mark Mannis 

In honor of Suzie & Bob Lauer’s special 

anniversary & Bob’s special 

birthday 

Nancy & Dick Bernheimer 

In memory of Mehdi Farrokhrooz, 

their father 

Pouri & Manigeh Farro 

In honor of Bob Lauer’s 70th birthday 

and Suzie & Bob’s 35th anniversary 

Donna & Mark Blum 

In memory of Nina Kovacs 

In memory of Loretta Yassinger 

In memory of Archie Vine 

Harriet & Ben Schuster 

In honor of Nancy & Alan Brodovsky 

In honor of Caren Zorman 

Staci & Alan Anderson 

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The Scroll 

Generous Gifts From Thoughtful People 

Donations Made Between July 16 - August 22 

Alan & Gordon Kubel Medical 

Fund 

Mazel Tov! Shirley Kubel and Phil & 

Jackie Kubel on the birth of Grant 

Kubel 

Emily, Eric & Oliver 

Scheinbaum 

Art Fund 



Linda & Harvey Matlof 

Beryl Schuster Bar/Bat 

Mitzvah Fund 

In memory of Bertha & Morris 

Schuster 

In memory of Gerturde Buller 

In memory of Josephine Williams 


Building Maintenance Fund 

In memory of Marjorie Rubin, his 

sister 

In memory of Shirley Goldberg, his 

mother 

In memory Arnold Baylinson, his 

brother-in-law 

Irv Goldberg 

Cantor’s Fund 

In memory of Alice Polakoff 



In memory of Loretta Yassinger 

In memory of Archie Vine 

Sybil & Fredi Jakob & family 

In honor of Eliana Meyer on her Bat 

Mitzvah 

Gayle & Ed Fishkin 

In appreciation of Steve & Karen 

Polansky for their charitable work and 

contribution to the community 

Jeannie & Ralph Golberg 

In appreciation of Enid’s Aliyah 

Enid & Leslie Malkin 

Kesher Fund 

In appreciation of Deborah Gonzalez 

for tutoring Adam 

In memory of Mollie Fitterman. Sister 


Shira & Don Gilbert 

Kiddush Fund 

In memory of Theodore Fishkin 

Gayle & Ed Fishkin 

KOH Library & Cultural 

Center 

In loving memory of Florence & Fred 

Bissinger, dear friends 

Barbara & Jim Gibson 

Speedy recovery to Penny Frampton, 

mother of Taliah Berger 

Shirley Cohodes & Family 

Mosaic Law Sisterhood 

In appreciation of all the Shiva 

Committee did for their family 

Linda & Sid Yassinger & 

Family 

(Continued on page 18)

The Scroll 

Donations (continued from page 17) 

Murray Bachman Minyan 

Fund 



Barbara & Jim Gibson 

In appreciation of the wonderful meal 

and Ricki Lobel & Jeffery Morris 

Carol Loew 

In memory of Mollie Fitterman, beloved 

sister of Lou Weintraub 

In memory of Lillian Kapilowitz, 

Molly’s beloved mother 

Molly & Bernie Goldberg 

In appreciation of Jeffery Morris for 

all his creativity and help with their 

presentation 

In appreciation of Mehrnaz Waks & 

Bebe Pollack for their delicious Rosh 

Chodesh breakfasts 

Barbara & Davina Dubnick 

In memory of Morton Singer, his 

father 

Michael Singer 

In memory of Archie Vine and Loretta 

Yassinger 

Jeannie & Ralph Golberg 

Past Presidents’ Youth 

Fund 



In honor of Suzie & Bob Lauer’s 35th 

anniversary 

Joyce & Steve Weinberg 

Wishing continued good health to 

Elliot Pearl 

Joyce Berger 

Mazal Tov! Jonathan Lightman on his 

Jericho Award 



Janet & Mort Ehrlich 

In honor of Bob Lauer’s 70th birthday 

In honor of Suzie & Bob Lauer’s 35th 

wedding anniversary 



Linda & Sid Yassinger 

In memory of Mollie Fitterman, dear 

sister of Lou Weintraub 

Arlene & Elliot Pearl 

In memory of Dr. Al Mund, father of 

Linda Kamras 

Charlotte Ballard & Bob Zeff 

In memory of Loretta Yassinger & 

Archie Vine 

Cecily & Allen Kane 

Mazal Tov! Steve Polansky on his 

birthday 

Caren & Jack Zorman 



Melanie & Malcolm Segal 



Linda & Steve Merksamer 

In memory of Alice Polakoff 

Judy Persin 

Rabbi’s Mitzvah Fund 

Cantor Avi Alpert 

In memory of Touria Farrokhrooz, 

their mother 

Pouri & Manigeh Farro 

In honor of Suzie & Bob Lauer’s anniversary 

& Bob’s birthday 

Elena Friedman-Weiss & 

Danny Weiss 



Joyce Berger & Family 





Ruth & Andy Baron 



In honor of Suzanne Leitner & Rob 

Berrin’s anniversary 

In honor of the birth of Milo Kamras, 

grandson of Linda & Marvin Kamras 

Louise & Michael Caplan 

In appreciation of Rabbi Taff 

Sheryl & Sidney Gutmann 

Mazal Tov! Sandra Singer & Tom 

Weborg 

Dorothy Weisberg 



Sharon & Sam Anapolsky 

In memory of Joseph Pretula, her 

father 



In memory of Isaac Berger, her 

father-in-law 

Joyce Berger 

In memory of Nina Kovacs 

Howard Eglit 

In appreciation of Rabbi Taff, with 

thanks 

Ruth Elkins 

Mazel Tov! Rabbi Avi Taff 


In appreciation of Rabbi Taff 

Kerry & Tim Taylor 

In appreciation of Rabbi 

Sybil & Fredi Jakob 

Yahrzeit 

In loving memory of Rena Kershman, 

mother of Sharyn 

Sharyn & Lloyd Rich 

In memory of Avrom Samoville, her 

husband 

Marian Samoville 

In memory of Robert Friedman, her 

brother 

Terri Friedman 

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In memory of Louis Abbott, father of 

Ed 

Rita & Ed Abbott 

In memory of Dorothy Caplan 

Martha & Phyllis Limberg 

In memory of Rose Igra, his mother 

Jacob Igra 

In memory of Fannie Hirschfeld, her 

grandmother 

Ruth Saunders 

In memory of Harry Tonkin, her late 

husband 

Marlene Chernev 

In memory of Arnold Forner, her uncle 

Elizabeth Igra 

In memory of Stan Turtletaub, his father 

Steve Turtletaub 

In memory of Mala Berger, her mother 

Teresa Bilyk 

In memory of Jean Klafer, his mother 

Ron Klafer 

In memory of Tessie Stecher, his mother 

In memory of Marilyn Stecher, his wife 

In memory of Meyer Stecher, his father 

Leonard Stecher 

In memory of Bella Barnett, his mother 

Bruce Barnett 

The Scroll 

Kiddush Sponsors, Hosts and Co-Sponsors 

for July 24 - August 20 

Anonymous 

DeeDee & Larry Mozes in honor of their birthdays. 

Nancy & Alan Brodovsky in honor of their anniversary. 

Dr. Richard Gould & Michelle Masoner in honor of their son and his fiancé. 

Betsy & Mike Singer in honor of their anniversary 

Judy Persin in honor of her birthday 

The Brodovsky Family in honor of Nancy’s birthday 

Ron Meyer in honor of Soni’s birthday 

Debbie & Mark Aizenberg in honor of their anniversary 

Gene Elzufon in honor of Eleanor’s birthday 

David Navi in honor of Judy Persin on her birthday 

Trent & Deanne Meyer in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Eliana 

David Rosenheimer in honor of the birthday of his wife, Elena Gelfand 

Tamara Hurwitz in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Eden Elliot. 

Mazel Tov! 

Steven and Yvette Fishbein on the birth of grandson, Joseph, the fifth child of 

Leila and Ovadiah Jacob who live in New Jersey. 

Marvin & Linda Kamras on the birth of their newest grandson, the son of 

Jeremy Kamras and Samantha Goldstein Kamras. 

Jeff & Irit Winston on the engagement of their son Joseph to Noa Atun of Tel 

Aviv and their son Joshua to Irit Simhi of Petach Tikva. 

Condolences for July 24 - August 20 

The family of our dear member Touba Grynbaum, of blessed memory 

Lou Weintraub on the loss of his dear sister, Mollie Fitterman of blessed 

memory 

Joel Blank on the loss of his dear mother, Cynthia Blank of blessed memory 

Farideh Yaghoubian on the loss of her dear father, Mousa Mohrsaz of blessed 

memory 

Sybil Jacob on the loss of her dear sister, Marion Grossman of blessed 

memory 

Jess Polakoff (Judy), Jill Bombard (Will) and Dana Moody (Jim) on the loss 

of their dear mother, our dear member Alice Polakoff of blessed memory 

Anita Kincaid on the loss of her dear uncle, Harry Novey of blessed memory 

Remembering September 11, 2001 

September 11, 2011, marks the 10 year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist 

attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people. Americans across the nation will 

join in commemoration services for our fallen and active duty service men and women 

while celebrating our freedom because of their sacrifices. 

Here in Sacramento there will be a Tribute in the Park at Capitol Mall from 10am - 

3pm between 5th and 7th streets. The Tribute will be a family friendly event where 

members of the community are encouraged to gather in honor of all the families whose 

time together was cut short. We will honor these families by spending this day with our 

loved ones while remembering those who were lost. 

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