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<strong>October</strong> <strong>2011</strong> | 3 Tishrei 5772 - 3 Heshvan 5772<br />

The<br />

A Publication of Mosaic Law Congregation<br />

Our congregation<br />

is very pleased to<br />

have Joseph<br />

Robinson, a sixth<br />

year rabbinical student serve as<br />

Mosaic Law’s Rabbinic Intern for the<br />

next eight months. Joseph will initiate<br />

his internship on the weekend of Yom<br />

Kippur which begins Friday night,<br />

<strong>October</strong> 7th. He will join me on the<br />

pulpit for Kol Nidre and also participate<br />

in the Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur<br />

Services. In addition, Joseph will<br />

have the opportunity to be part of our<br />

Family Service and USY Service on<br />

Yom Kippur Day, the goal of which<br />

is to meet and interact with as many<br />

Mosaic Law members as possible. I<br />

want to personally thank all of the<br />

nine Mosaic Law families who have<br />

so graciously contributed above and<br />

beyond to make this rabbinic internship<br />

possible. This anonymous group<br />

of families stepped up last year when<br />

we initiated our rabbinic internship<br />

program with Matt Shapiro who did a<br />

wonderful job during his brief tenure<br />

with our congregation. During<br />

Joseph’s time with us, on eight selected<br />

weekends, he will preach from the<br />

pulpit, conduct a learner’s Minyan on<br />

Shabbat morning during the Torah<br />

service, teach a class on Shabbat afternoon,<br />

coordinate a Sunday Mitzvah<br />

project and be an additional resource<br />

to our congregation’s religious<br />

school, youth program, Havurot as<br />

well as join Rabbi Taff in attending to<br />

some pastoral needs of our congregants.<br />

Joseph comes highly recommended<br />

to this internship by respected<br />

rabbis who he has worked with in<br />

the past.<br />

Joseph Robinson was born in southern<br />

California, in the town of Lake<br />

Forest. He completed four years of<br />

undergraduate work at San Diego<br />

State University, receiving a Bachelors<br />

degree in Sociology, and a minor<br />

in Judaic Studies. After completing<br />

his secular education, Joseph studied<br />

in Jerusalem, at the Conservative<br />

Yeshiva for two years.<br />

While in San Diego,<br />

Joseph was<br />

active in both Hillel,<br />

The foundation<br />

for Jewish<br />

Campus Life, and<br />

KOACH, the<br />

C o n s e r v a t i v e<br />

movement’s college<br />

outreach program.<br />

He developed<br />

and implemented curriculum for<br />

the San Diego Hebrew High School<br />

and acted as a sixth grade educator for<br />

Congregation Beth Am, in Del Mar<br />

Heights. Additionally he has spent<br />

several summers leading United<br />

Synagogue Youth’s Pilgrimages to<br />

Eastern Europe and Israel. Moreover<br />

his passion for youth work has afforded<br />

him the opportunity to work in<br />

both the Ramah and Jewish Community<br />

Center’s camping world.<br />

Currently Joseph is finishing his final<br />

year of rabbinical school at the<br />

American Jewish University in the<br />

Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.<br />

He is the only son of Deborah and<br />

Jay, and the middle child between<br />

older sister Sarah and younger sister<br />

Rebecca. Joseph remains happily<br />

married for two years to his lovely<br />

wife Emily Hausman. For those who<br />

would like to email Joseph, he welcomes<br />

messages from our congregation<br />

and looks forward to becoming<br />

an integral part of our Mosaic Law<br />

community. His email address is:<br />

jrobinson@ajula.edu.<br />

NEW TIME FOR KOL NIDRE<br />

I want to remind all Mosaic Law families<br />

that because sundown is early<br />

this coming Friday, <strong>October</strong> 7th, our<br />

Kol Nidre Service will begin at 6:00<br />

PM sharp (not the usual 6:15pm starting<br />

time). I urge all of you to please<br />

try to arrive no later than 5:45pm so<br />

we can begin the Kol Nidre on time.<br />

(Continued on page 2)<br />

Services & Festivals 2<br />

Reflections from the<br />

President 3<br />

From the Director of<br />

Education and Youth 4<br />

From the Men’s Club 5<br />

Bar/Bat Mitzvah 5<br />

KOH Library 8<br />

Cooking with Evie Lieb 10-12<br />

Birthdays & Anniversaries 16<br />

Donations 17-19<br />

Mazel Tov!, Kiddush Sponsors<br />

& Condolences 19<br />

High Holydays<br />

Dates to<br />

Remember - page 3<br />

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The Scroll<br />

(Continued from page 1)<br />

September<br />

Services & Festivals<br />

Shabbat Candlelighting<br />

Times<br />

<strong>October</strong> 7 - 6:24pm<br />

<strong>October</strong> 14 - 6:13pm<br />

<strong>October</strong> 21 - 6:04pm<br />

<strong>October</strong> 28 - 5:55pm<br />

Shabbat<br />

Shabbat Morning Service – 9:00am<br />

<strong>October</strong> 1 - Parashat Haazinu<br />

Havdalah - 7:36pm<br />

<strong>October</strong> 8 - Parashat Motsaey Yom<br />

Kippur<br />

Havdalah - 7:25pm<br />

<strong>October</strong> 15 - Parashat Yaaleh<br />

Veyavo<br />

Havdalah - 7:15pm<br />

Brandon Pollack Bar Mitzvah<br />

As is our custom, after we begin the Kol Nidre service, late comers will not be<br />

permitted to enter the sanctuary until after Dr. Lerner will complete the chanting<br />

of the prayer which is recited three times.<br />

NEW INNOVATIVE ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM<br />

Also, on Yom Kippur, look for a brochure which will explain our new LEAP<br />

Program for Adults (Learning Enrichment Adult Programming). LEAP will consist<br />

of three mini-workshops on various Jewish topics held on Monday evenings<br />

from 7 to 8:15pm. The third session will be a lecture on the topic open to the entire<br />

community. I am grateful to Talia Berger, who as KOH Library and Cultural<br />

Center Program Director has agreed to volunteer to help coordinate our new<br />

LEAP program. Thank you to Larry Mozes, a member of our Board of Trustees<br />

who is spearheading the Adult Education Team, under a new concept which has<br />

been initiated by our board. Also, as part of this new program will be scheduled<br />

workshops on Jewish Ethics, the first one to be the subject of ―Mentschmaking,‖<br />

which I will have the honor of teaching. These workshops will be held on specific<br />

Sunday mornings from 11am to 12:30pm. Most of these classes and workshops<br />

will be in the KOH Library or other space as scheduled in our synagogue building.<br />

And for those who need to learn how to read Hebrew, we will also be offering<br />

a seven week class for adults taught by Rachel Salman. Look for the information<br />

which will be provided to everyone on Yom Kippur and then emailed to<br />

the entire congregation.<br />

Lastly, I hope that after Yom Kippur you will all consider joining us for the holiday<br />

of Sukkot and Simchat Torah. These holidays are my favorite holidays and<br />

allow us to immerse ourselves in Z’man Simchataynu, the Season of our Joy.<br />

On behalf of Avi, Amy, Ethan, Josh and Ari, I wish all of you an easy fast and<br />

may we all be sealed in the Book of Life.<br />

<strong>October</strong> 22 - Parashat Bereshit<br />

Havdalah - 7:05pm<br />

Natalie Rochman Bat Mitzvah<br />

<strong>October</strong> 29 - Parshat Noach<br />

Rosh Chodesh II<br />

Havdalah - 6:56pm<br />

Minyan Schedule<br />

Mornings<br />

Sunday – 8:30am<br />

Monday, Thursday &<br />

Rosh Chodesh – 7:15am<br />

Federal Holidays – 8:30am<br />

Leisure League<br />

Reminder – as mentioned at the last MLC Leisure League<br />

Luncheon in June, the MLC leisure event on <strong>October</strong><br />

27th is cancelled. We’ll see you in February 2012.<br />

Lloyd & Sandy Shaffer<br />

Afternoons<br />

Monday – Thursday – 5:45pm<br />

Friday Kabbalat Shabbat – 5:45pm<br />

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Reflections from the President<br />

It Takes a Congregation - Caren Zorman<br />

The Scroll<br />

By the time The Scroll reaches your<br />

mailbox, Rosh Hashanah will be upon<br />

us. It seems to me that it arrives<br />

regardless of whether or not I’m ―ready‖<br />

for it. And, I’m convinced that each year<br />

it arrives way too early – regardless of when it actually falls on<br />

the Gregorian calendar.<br />

But arrive it does and prompts all of us at shul to morph into<br />

High Holyday mode. The planning actually begins in July<br />

when our devoted office staff begin scheduling services,<br />

arranging logistics for Tashlich, and working with the president<br />

on establishing both ticket prices and the dollar amount<br />

that should be on the High Holyday appeal card. The dedicated<br />

Team Ritual ramps up their preparation in August for determining<br />

High Holiday honors, floor runners, who will lein during<br />

which service on which day and what the route of the<br />

Torah processional will be.<br />

This is just a small fraction of the preparation that goes on.<br />

This year, our shul is blessed to have beautiful, new machzorim,<br />

courtesy of a generous gift from Hy Kashenberg. With<br />

his military contacts, Dr. Karl Zeff was able to successfully<br />

distribute our older machzorim to various military bases so<br />

that they may be used by our men and women in uniform.<br />

And, there was a band of merry elves who spent a Sunday<br />

meticulously putting on the book plates and organizing the<br />

machzorim in the cantor’s room.<br />

Our childcare offerings this year were led by Deborah<br />

Gonzalez, who hired Ashalla Sanders and her conscientious<br />

crew of daycare providers to watch over our little ones. Deborah<br />

will, once again, be leading the Family Service in the Center.<br />

For our 6-12th graders, Monica Shapiro will be facilitating<br />

the teen service.<br />

A huge thank you to Michael (& Louise) Caplan for arranging<br />

our ―same place‖ for Tashlich. Thank you to Alan & Nancy<br />

Brodovsky for hosting our Selichot program on September<br />

25th and to Judy Persin for arranging the cleaning of the<br />

Torah mantles. Sisterhood graciously hosted the pre-Selichot<br />

nosh and looking ahead, an anonymous donor has provided the<br />

ever-popular light sticks for the Neilah service.<br />

As you can tell, getting ready for yontif is truly a group effort.<br />

With the finely run machine we know as Mosaic Law, the<br />

group effort is worthy of some huge recognition.<br />

On behalf of Jack, Aaron, Evan and myself, a warm wish for a<br />

sweet new year and a g’mar chatimah tovah.<br />

See you in shul!<br />

High Holyday <strong>October</strong> Dates to Remember<br />

Kol Nidre: Friday, <strong>October</strong> 7th - Service at 6pm in the Sanctuary<br />

Childcare available 6pm—8pm ($40/child; $80/2 children; $100/3 or more children; $22 1 day drop-in)<br />

Yom Kippur: Saturday, <strong>October</strong> 8th - Service at 8am and 4:45pm in the Sanctuary (childcare available at morning service only)<br />

Childcare available 9:30am—2pm ($40/child; $80/2 children; $100/3 or more children; $22 1 day drop-in)<br />

Family Service: 10am at The Center (no ticket required)<br />

Teen Service: after Rabbi’s sermon<br />

Yizkor: during service<br />

N’eilah: 7pm (children who wish to participate in the light parade should gather to line up at 6:45pm)<br />

Erev Sukkot: Wednesday, <strong>October</strong> 12th - Service at 5:45pm in the Chapel<br />

1st Day of Sukkot: Thursday, <strong>October</strong> 13th - Service at 9am in the Sanctuary<br />

2nd Day of Sukkot: Friday, <strong>October</strong> 14th - Service at 9am in the Sanctuary<br />

Pasta in the Hut: Sunday, <strong>October</strong>. 16th - 4:30pm in the Sukkah<br />

Hoshanah Rabah/Erev Shemini Atzeret: Wednesday, <strong>October</strong> 19th - Service at 7am in the Chapel<br />

Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor: Thursday, <strong>October</strong> 20th - Service/Yizkor at 9am in the Sanctuary<br />

Erev Simchat Torah at 7pm in the Sanctuary<br />

Simchat Torah: Friday, <strong>October</strong> 21st - Service at 9am in the Sanctuary<br />

Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 5:45pm in the Chapel<br />

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From the Director of Education<br />

and Youth - Orit Morgenshtern<br />

<strong>October</strong> 13th – Sukkot family dinner in Rabbi’s Sukkah for the Perachim Youth Group (RSVP<br />

required - see below)<br />

<strong>October</strong> 14th – USY Youth Group Shabbat Dinner at the Rabbi’s house<br />

<strong>October</strong> 23rd – Religious School resumes<br />

<strong>October</strong> 30th – Youth Activity Day<br />

Youth Group News:<br />

Perachim (Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade) will be going<br />

to the Rabbi’s Sukkah for dinner on Thursday, <strong>October</strong><br />

13th. This will be a family event: parents and sibling are<br />

welcome. Please RSVP to Sharon Best at sbest@live.com<br />

or call (949) 232-4453.<br />

B’nai Mazal (3rd and 4th grade) will be going to Sky<br />

High to bounce around on Sunday, <strong>October</strong> 30th. For more<br />

information contact Matt Miller at mmiller1187@gmail.com<br />

Machar (5th and 6th grade) will be Rock Climbing to the<br />

top on Sunday, <strong>October</strong> 30th. For more information contact<br />

Monica at shapiro2@comcast.net<br />

Kadima (7th and 8th grade) will be going to a corn maze<br />

and finding their way out on Sunday, <strong>October</strong> 30th. For<br />

more information contact Abigail Roush at abigail.roush@gmail.com<br />

USY (9th through 12th grade) will be holding a Sukkot<br />

Family Shabbat dinner in the Rabbi’s Sukkah on Friday,<br />

<strong>October</strong> 14th. Come join us for a sukkot experience filled<br />

with ruach and great food. This will be a family event parents<br />

and sibling are welcome. To RSVP please email Ari<br />

Polsky at USY sacramentousy@gmail.com or call (916)<br />

572-8791.<br />

Midrasha - Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings,<br />

from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Classes will rotate between the two<br />

congregations by semester, with the first semester being<br />

held at Congregation Beth Shalom (4746 El Camino Avenue<br />

Carmichael, CA 95608), starting <strong>October</strong> 26th and<br />

ending May 2nd of next year. New and returning students<br />

are welcome and encouraged to be a part of this important<br />

new program! The Midrasha program is both academic<br />

and social, and it serves the crucial need of helping our<br />

youth understand the nature of their Jewish identities.<br />

Classes are offered on Jewish ethics, identity, history, and<br />

community action. Utilizing multimedia presentations and<br />

visual aids, Midrasha will promote honest discussion and<br />

absorbing debate, in a way that is relevant, enlightening,<br />

and just plain fun. For more information, contact Ian<br />

Lobel at sacramentomidrasha@yahoo.com.<br />

USY News: December 25th-29th is the <strong>2011</strong> International<br />

Convention in Philadelphia. Five days of nonstop programming,<br />

making friends from across North America,<br />

leadership training and much more!!! For more information<br />

go to www.usy.org/ic.<br />

If you have not registered for one of our Youth Groups,<br />

contact Barbara Blue at blue@mosaiclaw.org. These<br />

groups are open to all MLC members, both Religious<br />

School and Shalom School.<br />

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

Department while supporting your children or grandchildren and designate your donation to Religious School Scholarship<br />

Fund, fund number 305. Thank you in advance!<br />

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From the Men’s Club - Alex Zamansky<br />

Shana Tova! Summer ended on a positive note for the<br />

Men’s Club as we had fantastic participation and ―fan‖<br />

turnout for our annual inter-synagogue softball game<br />

against B’Nai Israel. We had a lot of fun and everyone<br />

would agree that we were the best dressed Boys of Summer<br />

that day as we took the field in our Mosaic Law azure<br />

colored uniforms!<br />

Our commitment to supporting the Religious School remains<br />

as strong as ever as we partnered with Sisterhood to<br />

sponsor transportation for all the Youth Group kids to attend<br />

the circus on September 18th. I especially want to<br />

give a big thank you to Roger Cochran for his leadership<br />

and sponsorship of the family BBQ that preceded the kids’<br />

field trip that day.<br />

If you aren’t receiving emails or hearing about Men’s Club<br />

events, please let me know because we are having a lot of<br />

fun these days. We recently had a successful poker night<br />

hosted by Past Men’s Club President, Erich Olson, in<br />

which we were able to continue to fundraise for the Education<br />

Fund. Thank you to everyone who came, thank you to<br />

Hannah for tolerating all of us and congratulations to Jack<br />

Zorman for winning the tournament! As we look forward,<br />

we will be planning a golf tournament, an event with<br />

Sisterhood and the Latke Cup, which is right around the<br />

corner.<br />

I wanted to mention that all members of the Men’s Club<br />

will be receiving a very special kippah when they renew<br />

their membership for this coming year. If you are interested<br />

in our upcoming activities, have an idea for the Men’s<br />

Club or want to learn about being more involved with the<br />

Men’s Club, please contact me at adzamansky@yahoo.com.<br />

Bar/Bat Mitzvah<br />

Shalom. <strong>My</strong> name is Brandon Pollack and my Bar<br />

Mitzvah is on <strong>October</strong> 15th, <strong>2011</strong>. I am in eighth<br />

grade, and I currently attend Arden Middle School.<br />

I like to play sports, such as basketball and soccer. For<br />

my Bar Mitzvah project, I am working with the organization<br />

MEHR that puts on senior programs and dinners<br />

for Persians in the Sacramento community.<br />

I selected this organization as it as it brings together<br />

the elderly from the Persian community to share dinners,<br />

speakers and other Persian culture together. I am<br />

excited that my relatives from New York, Texas, Connecticut,<br />

Florida and throughout California are coming<br />

to my Bar Mitzvah. Hopefully, I will see you there too.<br />

Shalom. <strong>My</strong> name is Natalie<br />

Rochman. <strong>My</strong> Bat Mitzvah is<br />

on <strong>October</strong> 22nd, <strong>2011</strong> and my<br />

parshah is Bereishit. I am in the<br />

8th Grade at Arden Middle<br />

School in the High Achiever<br />

program. From preschool<br />

through 6th grade, I attended<br />

Shalom School. I enjoy reading,<br />

playing soccer, skiing, and<br />

cheerleading. <strong>My</strong> Bat Mitzvah project was to assist the<br />

teachers in the Shalom School preschool. Also, I worked as<br />

a volunteer tutor for Mosaic Law’s Adult B’nai Mitzvah<br />

class. I would like to thank my tutor, Hannah Olson, and<br />

my family for helping me prepare for my Bat Mitzvah.<br />

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Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento<br />

Sunday, <strong>October</strong> 16, <strong>2011</strong>, 10 a.m.<br />

Jews of India -- Yael Numark<br />

Yael Numark is a Sacramentan born in<br />

Mumbai (Bombay) who'll discuss the legacy<br />

and history of India's Jewish communities.<br />

Yael says many of the same Jewish traditions<br />

found throughout the world are found in<br />

Mumbai's eight synagogues, although there<br />

are also traditions specific to India. The written<br />

record of Jews in India goes back to the<br />

1700s.<br />

All are welcome to attend the meeting<br />

Sunday, <strong>October</strong> 16th at 10am at the Albert<br />

Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright<br />

Street, Sacramento. For more information<br />

about the Jewish Genealogical Society of<br />

Sacramento, visit www.jgss.org or e-mail the<br />

JGSS at jgs_sacramento@yahoo.com.<br />

b a -<br />

Trip to Israel<br />

A $200 Deposit Secures a Space for our December 25th<br />

to January 5th Trip to Israel!<br />

On Sunday, December 25, <strong>2011</strong>, members of Mosaic<br />

Law, relatives, friends, and others throughout our community<br />

will have the opportunity to join Rabbi Reuven<br />

Taff on a memorable 10-day tour of Israel.<br />

The trip is for adults and families, first-timers and those<br />

who have already been to Israel. Highlights of the tour<br />

will include staying at deluxe five-star hotels, and an<br />

optional one-day tour of the ancient ruins of Petra,<br />

Jordan. The itinerary includes a jeep tour of the Golan<br />

Heights, including a visit to the mystical city of Tzfat, a<br />

tour of Massada and a day of leisure at the beautiful<br />

southern city of Eilat.<br />

Those traveling with Rabbi Taff will fly non-stop from<br />

Los Angeles on Sunday, December 25th. The group will<br />

return to Sacramento on Thursday, January 5th, 2012.<br />

Opportunities to extend beyond the tour are available as<br />

well. Look for the complete information (itinerary and<br />

costs), which is attached to our monthly e-scroll. For further<br />

information please contact Mary Blumenstein at<br />

mary@mosaiclaw.org or Rabbi Taff directly at rabbi@mosaiclaw.org.<br />

Most importantly, do not delay! This<br />

trip is expected to be sold out.<br />

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<strong>October</strong> Events at the KOH Library<br />

and Cultural Center<br />

Every Survivor Has a Story<br />

To Tell - The Story of<br />

Frank Rothman<br />

Holocaust survivor Frank Rothman and documentary producer<br />

and editor Ada Cochavi Ross will appear together at<br />

the KOH Library and Cultural Center on Sunday, <strong>October</strong><br />

9th, <strong>2011</strong> at 2:00pm to present the compelling documentary<br />

"Every Survivor Has a Story To Tell - The Story of<br />

Frank Rothman".<br />

Mr. Rothman was born in Czechoslovakia in 1924. At age<br />

19 he was sent to a series of four concentration camps,<br />

including Auschwitz. In 1945 he was liberated by the<br />

Russian army and immediately following the war he<br />

moved to the United States. He has spent the last decade<br />

dedicated to educating the public, particularly the youth,<br />

about his experience during the Holocaust and how such<br />

tragedies must be avoided. After living through unimaginable<br />

horrors, his message is not one of anger or despair.<br />

Instead, he brings the message that through education and<br />

by survivors speaking in their own voices about their unthinkable<br />

experiences at the hands of the Nazis...there is<br />

hope for future generations.<br />

Ada Cochavi Ross is a video producer and editor. She has<br />

a passion for documenting and capturing personal family<br />

stories in movies and is a graduate of film schools at UC<br />

Santa Cruz and Tel Aviv University. She has worked on<br />

popular productions such as "Toy Story" and "Bugs Life"<br />

with Pixar and in several well-known video production<br />

houses in the Bay Area. Ada's focus now is telling the personal<br />

stories of Sacramento area Holocaust survivors<br />

through the medium of film. Her company is called Memories<br />

In Motion and you can obtain more information by<br />

visiting www.memoriesinmotion.tv.<br />

For more information please contact Taliah Berger, KOH<br />

Program Director, at (916) 541-3720 or<br />

taliah@kohlcc.org. This program is open to everyone and<br />

we encourage parents to bring their children, ages 10 and<br />

up.<br />

Library Hours<br />

Sunday - By appointment only<br />

Monday - 10:00am - 1:00pm<br />

Thursday - 10:00am - 1:00pm<br />

Friday - 10:00am -1:00pm<br />

We will be closed when there is no religious school and<br />

for all Jewish and secular holidays.<br />

Phone:<br />

(916) 485-4143<br />

Address:<br />

2300 Sierra Boulevard<br />

Sacramento, CA 95825<br />

KOH Blog – The KOH Library and Cultural Center<br />

has its own blog at www.kohlibrary.blogspot.com.<br />

Comments are always welcome.<br />

Jews and The Civil War:<br />

Martin London Lifelong<br />

Learning Lecture Series<br />

The Martin London Lifelong<br />

Learning Lecture Series is once<br />

again bringing a wonderful program<br />

to Sacramento. Sunday,<br />

<strong>October</strong> 9th, <strong>2011</strong> at 7:00pm in the<br />

KOH Library and Cultural Center.<br />

Adam Mendelsohn will be speaking<br />

on the fascinating and complex topic of the Jews<br />

and the American Civil War. Professor Mendelsohn,<br />

Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and the Director<br />

of the Center for Southern Jewish History and Culture<br />

at the College of Charleston, and Jonathan Sarna have<br />

edited the recently released book Jews and the Civil<br />

War: A Reader, which is considered the first and foremost<br />

scholarship on this topic. This lecture is open to<br />

the entire community and there will not be an admission<br />

fee.<br />

The KOH Library is located in The Center at Twenty-<br />

Three Hundred at 2300 Sierra Boulevard, Sacramento<br />

95825. For more information on this program please<br />

contact Andy Baron at ABaron9936@aol.com. You<br />

may also contact Taliah Berger at (916) 541-3720 or<br />

taliah@kohlcc.org.<br />

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KOH Jewish Artist Series - Roni Golan<br />

Painter and hypnotherapist Roni Golan has an exhibit in the KOH Library and Cultural Center as a part of<br />

the ongoing KOH Jewish Artist Series. His work is well known for its originality and creativity, bringing a<br />

fresh perspective into the contemporary art scene. Roni describes his paintings as both intentional and spontaneous,<br />

taking the viewer's eye into shapes, patterns and colors that produce visual pleasure at first glance.<br />

Then, in the process of translating the elements in his art into the real world, one can discover the joy of<br />

ambiguity. The use of lines in his art is intended to serve as guides, leading the viewer's unconsciousness<br />

towards a new experience and to convey the beauty awaiting us when our vision moves past both real and<br />

imagined demarcations.<br />

Roni's art will remain on exhibit in the KOH Library during regular library hours and by appointment<br />

through December 2, <strong>2011</strong>. For more information on this wonderful exhibit, to confirm library hours or<br />

schedule an appointment to view the exhibit please contact Taliah Berger at (916) 541-3720 or<br />

taliah@kohlcc.org.<br />

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Cooking with Evie Lieb<br />

Break the Fast and Celebrate the Harvest:<br />

Mingling Old and New<br />

<strong>October</strong> brings more opportunities<br />

to celebrate the New Year with<br />

traditional fare. It amazes me that<br />

after so many years of teaching and writing about Jewish<br />

cooking, I learn something new while preparing each<br />

Scroll article. The bread recipe I am sharing this month is<br />

made in a way very much like my challah recipe that many<br />

MLC members have enjoyed over the years. The bollo is<br />

so delicious and delicately sweet that it’s the perfect way<br />

to break the Yom Kippur fast. In my research I read that in<br />

some parts of the Mediterranean world it is served in the<br />

living room as soon as people return from services. (I admit<br />

that in the past I have had some of my fruited challah<br />

in the car to sustain me on the way home; now I am looking<br />

forward to a new treat!)<br />

The Syrian wheat salad is quite easy to prepare and requires<br />

no cooking. The ingredients can be purchased well<br />

in advance so you can have them on hand to make the salad<br />

a day or two ahead for serving for break-the-fast or for<br />

a Sukkot meal for family and friends. The version I’m<br />

sharing is just one of several that I found in my research. If<br />

you want to delve into the variations available on the Internet,<br />

be sure to put ―bazargan recipe‖ into the search box;<br />

Bazargan is also an Iranian name and will bring up all<br />

sorts of biographical information!<br />

Finally, try the delicious and mostly do-ahead fruit crisp<br />

offered here. It can be made with parve margarine without<br />

sacrificing flavor. The components are prepared and stored<br />

in the freezer, ready to be assembled quickly. The dessert<br />

can be baking in the oven while you’re serving and eating<br />

a holiday meal.<br />

I hope these dishes will become favorites in your kitchen<br />

the way they have in ours!<br />

BOLLO (Sephardic Sweet Anise Bread)<br />

Rabbi Gil Marks recounts the rich history of this bread in<br />

his Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, tracing it back to medieval<br />

times. He points out that Jews expelled from Spain<br />

took it with them to other Mediterranean locations, where<br />

it was served to break the Yom Kippur fast and as part of<br />

Sukkot celebrations. I have adapted the recipe for the food<br />

processor, and included an optional overnight rise in the<br />

fridge, making it much less time-consuming. Makes 2 medium<br />

loaves, 24 rolls or 1 loaf and 12 rolls<br />

4 C bread flour<br />

2 TBSP anise seeds<br />

½ TBSP salt<br />

1 envelope or 2¼ tsp fast-acting or instant yeast<br />

1 C hot water (up to 130°)<br />

¼ C good olive oil (not extra-virgin) OR<br />

2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil + 2 TBSP canola oil<br />

2 large eggs<br />

Egg wash (l large egg beaten with 1 tsp water)<br />

Place flour, seeds, salt and yeast in bowl of processor fitted<br />

with dough blade.<br />

Process to combine well. Combine the water, oil and honey<br />

in a measuring cup with a lip. With machine running,<br />

add liquid to flour mixture, pouring only as fast as it can<br />

be absorbed. Stop machine and scrape down sides if necessary.<br />

Beat the eggs together in the now-empty measuring<br />

cup and add to the dough in the same manner. Process<br />

about 1 minute or until mixture is homogeneous. If dry,<br />

add water, a tablespoon at a time; add flour by the tablespoon<br />

if the dough seems too moist to handle. Remove to<br />

work surface and knead briefly to assure that you have the<br />

proper consistency. Dough may be slightly tacky, but it<br />

shouldn’t remain on your hands. It’s OK to put the dough<br />

back in the processor if you need to add more flour; alternatively<br />

you can sprinkle flour on the work surface and<br />

knead it in by hand.<br />

Transfer dough to a plastic bag or bowl and cover or seal,<br />

leaving adequate room for the dough to double. Let rise at<br />

room temperature for 30 minutes, then refrigerate for one<br />

hour or until doubled in volume (a finger poked gently in<br />

the surface leaves an indentation that doesn’t fill in immediately).<br />

You can leave the dough in the fridge overnight<br />

and complete the bread the following day.<br />

Remove the chilled dough from refrigerator. Divide in two<br />

or cut into 24 pieces. (Or use one half of dough for 12<br />

pieces). If you have a kitchen scale, it is helpful to weigh<br />

the entire batch of dough and determine what the weight<br />

of the individual loaves or rolls should be by dividing by<br />

the number of pieces you are going to shape into bread.<br />

(<strong>My</strong> rolls are about 47 grams each, about 1 2/3 oz. They<br />

lose a little weight after moisture escapes during baking).<br />

Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let sit on work sur-<br />

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face at room temperature for 15 minutes.<br />

Line a large baking sheet with parchment and set aside.<br />

Shape loaves into flat 6‖rounds and shape the rolls into<br />

smooth balls. Place on prepared sheet, cover with plastic<br />

wrap and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Adjust<br />

oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 375°.<br />

40 minutes and rolls for 18 to 20 minutes, or until tops are<br />

golden and there is a resonant sound when tapped on the<br />

bottom. An instant-read thermometer inserted in the bread<br />

should read 200°. (If you have both large and small<br />

breads, simply take out the smaller ones and return the pan<br />

to the oven to complete the baking of the loaf.) Remove to<br />

a wire rack to cool. Store in a plastic bag at room temperature<br />

for a day or two, or freeze for a month.<br />

Prick any sizable air<br />

bubbles with the tip of a<br />

small knife or skewer.<br />

Brush rolls with egg<br />

wash; try not to get any<br />

drips onto the parchment.<br />

Bake loaves for 30 to<br />

BAZARGAN (Syrian Cracked Wheat<br />

Salad)<br />

This recipe is adapted from Joyce Goldstein's<br />

Saffron Shores: Jewish Cooking of the Southern<br />

Mediterranean .Since it keeps well in the fridge for<br />

several days, it’s a good dish to prepare ahead as part of a<br />

break-the-fast menu. Makes 6 to 8 servings.<br />

2 C finely cracked bulgur wheat (#1 designation on package)*<br />

2 ½ C water<br />

1 tsp kosher salt for the soaking water<br />

6 tablespoons olive oil<br />

2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses*<br />

2 tablespoons tomato paste<br />

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste<br />

2 teaspoons ground cumin<br />

1 teaspoon ground coriander<br />

½ teaspoon ground allspice<br />

¼ teaspoon Aleppo pepper* or more to taste<br />

Salt, pepper and additional spices to taste<br />

1 C walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped (pecans are<br />

also good, although not traditional)<br />

¼ cup pine nuts, toasted (optional)<br />

3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley<br />

Put the wheat in a bowl. Combine the water and 1 tsp. salt<br />

and pour over the bulgur. Let soak until the grains are tender,<br />

45 minutes or longer. Drain well. (It may appear that<br />

all the water has been absorbed, but be sure there isn’t any<br />

in the bottom of the bowl before adding other ingredients.)<br />

Transfer to a dry bowl.<br />

In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, pomegranate<br />

molasses, tomato paste, lemon juice, and spices. Add to<br />

the wheat and toss. Season to taste with salt, pepper and<br />

more of the spices. Fold in the nuts and parsley and mix<br />

well. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 4 hours or<br />

as long as overnight. Store in the refrigerator if not serving<br />

within this time frame. Bring to room temperature before<br />

serving.<br />

*Available at Middle<br />

Eastern markets<br />

FREEZER KIT FOR STREUSEL-TOPPED<br />

FRUIT CRISPS<br />

This recipe by Laura Ohm appeared in The Oregonian.<br />

The parve version is delicious; freezing the margarine for<br />

the streusel will facilitate processing and help to maintain<br />

the desired crumbly texture of the streusel. Stock your<br />

freezer with unsweetened frozen fruit and store the premade<br />

streusel in measured portions. Then you can have a<br />

nice dessert for unexpected guests in a little more than a<br />

half-hour—with very little hands-on time required. Makes<br />

enough for 4 – 6 crisps.<br />

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For the fruit component: spread blackberries, raspberries<br />

and/or blueberries on a rimmed baking sheet, freeze solid,<br />

then pour into self-sealing freezer bags in 2-C portions.<br />

You can also use IQF (individually quick frozen) unsweetened<br />

berries or cherries from the grocery store.<br />

For the streusel:<br />

2 C firmly packed brown sugar<br />

1 C granulated sugar<br />

1 C all-purpose flour<br />

1 ½ C regular rolled oats, uncooked<br />

½ tsp salt<br />

½ tsp cinnamon<br />

1 C unsalted butter or parve<br />

margarine (2 sticks),<br />

cut into small cubes<br />

¾ C toasted nuts, coarsely chopped*<br />

least 6 months.<br />

Alternatively, pulse the sugars, flour, salt and cinnamon in<br />

bowl of food processor. Scatter on the butter cubes and<br />

pulse until mixture is crumbly. Remove mixture to a large<br />

bowl and stir in the oatmeal and nuts.<br />

To make a small crisp to serve 4 to 6 people: Toss 2C frozen<br />

berries or other fruit with 2 T sugar and 2 teaspoons<br />

all-purpose flour. Add 1 teaspoon lemon juice, vanilla or<br />

other flavoring, if desired. Place fruit in 1-quart baking<br />

dish and top with ½ to 1 C streusel. Bake in preheated<br />

400˚ oven for 30 minutes, or until bubbly and brown on<br />

top. Use more of each of the elements for more servings.<br />

Note: You can make individual servings in oven-proof<br />

ramekins or custard cups (as in the illustration). Use ½ C<br />

berries for each serving and as much of the topping as you<br />

like (and will fit). Place on a cookie sheet (for ease of handling)<br />

and bake about 20 minutes.<br />

Fruit, sugar, flour and flavoring for filling (see below)<br />

*Toast nuts on a baking sheet in a 350˚ oven for 5-8<br />

minutes or until fragrant and lightly browned<br />

In a medium mixing bowl, combine brown and white sugars,<br />

flour, oatmeal, salt and cinnamon. Rub butter into dry<br />

ingredients with your fingers until mixture is crumbly.<br />

Add nuts. Divide into 1-cup portions and freeze in selfsealing<br />

freezer bags or plastic containers. This will keep at<br />

Community Notes<br />

New Senior Group at Or Rishon<br />

<strong>October</strong> 12, <strong>2011</strong> at 12pm<br />

Everything Honey! Did you know that honey is the ONLY food in the world that does not spoil? That it has medicinal<br />

value? That Queen bees are made from ordinary ―drone‖ bees? Please join us in the Sukkah for lunch and a honey program<br />

as local beekeepers share their passion for bees and honey. Fresh local honey will also be available for tasting and<br />

for purchase. For more information call Rina at (916) 944-1980. To RSVP call Temple Or Rishon at (916) 988-4100.<br />

The PJ Library<br />

The Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region is excited to announce that The PJ Library has been expanded to<br />

include children up to age 8! Enroll your child or grandchild or renew their participation until their 9th birthday!<br />

The PJ Library® provides free Jewish books and music to eligible children. Each month, children receive the gift of a<br />

Jewish book or CD as well as a reading guide to enhance your family’s experience. Enroll now!<br />

For more information, contact The PJ Library Director Ardyth Sokoler at pjlibrary@jewishsac.org or (916) 486-0906.<br />

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Mosaic Law Congregation<br />

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Mosaic Law’s Archive Committee will be co-hosting<br />

with some of the other congregations and agenices in the<br />

Jewish community a workshop on the organization and<br />

cataloging of their archives. The workshop will be led by<br />

Nancy Zimmelman Limoil, head of the California State<br />

Archives. With great expertise, Nancy will guide us<br />

through the steps needed to get our archives organized.<br />

The date for this workshop will be announced soon.<br />

With many ―thanks‖ to the very generous offer from congregation<br />

member, Jeffery Berger, we will have a site in<br />

which to sort and work on our current collection.<br />

In addition to our current collection, Mosaic Law is<br />

actively seeking older documents, newsletters, photographs,<br />

programs, invitations, old New Year Greeting<br />

Books, etc., to add to our archives. If you or older family<br />

members have served on the synagogue board and have<br />

agendas or minutes, please consider donating them or<br />

copies to the archives. If you wish to donate photographs,<br />

please try to identify the people in the photograph.<br />

Kindly direct any questions to Judy Persin at (916)<br />

487-0088 or the Mosaic Law office at (916) 488-1122.<br />

If you are interested in attending our workshop, please<br />

contact Judy Persin at the above number. We will need<br />

lots of help with this project.<br />

Mosaic Law Friedman<br />

Courtyard Bricks Update<br />

At this time, the Friedman Courtyard Brick<br />

Committee is sorry to announce that it does not<br />

have enough pre-orders for bricks in time to requisition<br />

them for the High Holydays. There is a minimum<br />

requirement needed to place the order. It is<br />

hopeful that the committee will be able to fulfill<br />

that requirement by the beginning of the New Year<br />

(January 2012).<br />

The brick program is an ongoing project. If you<br />

have a special event or person you wish to honor or<br />

memorialize, consider placing a brick in our Courtyard<br />

to mark that special occasion or individual(s).<br />

Simply contact Judy Persin, Courtyard Brick Chairperson,<br />

at jbpersin@aol.com.<br />

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Birthday Wishes for <strong>October</strong><br />

1 Max Berkowitz<br />

1 Noah Reiner<br />

2 Debra Brown<br />

2 Nadia Cohan<br />

3 Jacob Friedman<br />

3 Betsy Singer<br />

4 Scarlet Edber<br />

4 David Lerner<br />

4 John Ortego<br />

5 Carol Salasky<br />

5 Michael Singer<br />

6 Robbie Holland<br />

6 Harriette Schwartz<br />

7 Micha Ben-Reuven<br />

7 Rachel Ostwald<br />

7 Moshe Rosenberg<br />

7 Sima Toledano<br />

8 Lisa Horst<br />

8 Rosalie Roth<br />

9 Irving Kagan<br />

9 Ian Lobel<br />

9 Rachel Salman<br />

9 Art Terner<br />

10 Mark Aizenberg<br />

10 Ava Fahn<br />

11 Steven Block<br />

11 Julie Lavine<br />

11 Joshua Rosenblume<br />

12 Zachary Stauber<br />

12 Katherine Tokarski<br />

13 Kaz Brodovsky<br />

13 Aaron Kravitz<br />

13 Susan Weiss-Shannon<br />

14 Scott Govenar<br />

14 Debra Lewis<br />

14 Phillip Rosenberg<br />

14 Roxanne Stanger<br />

15 Randi Gold<br />

15 Elisa Levy<br />

15 Michael Salman<br />

15 Talmor Suchard<br />

16 Steven Leibovitz<br />

17 Aaron Soskin<br />

17 Michaela Terner<br />

17 Dani Weinstein<br />

18 Matthew Baron<br />

18 Courtney Shannon<br />

18 Alex Zamansky<br />

19 Rick Brodovsky<br />

19 Orit Morgenshtern<br />

20 Benjamin Green<br />

20 Naomi Green<br />

20 Sybil Jakob<br />

20 Richard Lehrfeld<br />

20 Patrice Ratinoff<br />

21 Clifford Berg<br />

21 Cade DePeel<br />

21 Cody DePeel<br />

21 Jan Highman<br />

21 Amit Morgenshtern<br />

21 Molly Ratinoff<br />

21 <strong>My</strong>chal Stecher-Weitzman<br />

21 Navit Suchard<br />

22 Michael Fahn<br />

22 Jack Gurev<br />

22 Jennifer Gurev<br />

22 Sarah Gurev<br />

23 Michael Cohodes<br />

23 Jeffrey Goldstein<br />

23 Lior Morgenshtern<br />

24 Justine Dowden<br />

25 Moayan Shenhar<br />

25 Sandra Singer<br />

26 Melissa Opper<br />

26 Judy Prohofsky<br />

26 Jill Reiser<br />

26 Michael Schaffer<br />

26 Daniel Schwarz<br />

26 Judi Turtletaub<br />

27 Stacey Grijnsztein<br />

27 Ricki Lobel<br />

27 Marian Samoville<br />

28 Mervin Fahn<br />

28 Ben Glovinsky<br />

28 Daniel Racket<br />

29 Chuck Brabec<br />

29 Helaina Kravitz<br />

29 George Wald<br />

30 Michael Cohen<br />

30 Ariel Shenhar<br />

31 Hillel Damron<br />

31 Andrew Kincaid<br />

<strong>October</strong><br />

Anniversaries<br />

1 Robert & Laura Wendel<br />

2 Henry & Rande Zaretsky<br />

3 Michael & Holly Fahn<br />

6 Gilbert & Janice Linver<br />

7 Richard & Terry Pachter<br />

8 Steven & Judith Lewis<br />

8 David & Ruth O'Riva<br />

10 Jeff & Irit Winston<br />

12 Bob & Debbie Brown<br />

12 Gerson Stauber & Sherry Shapiro<br />

14 Scott & Gayle Govenar<br />

14 Richard Robinson & Marjorie<br />

Swartz<br />

14 Zeev & Ortal Shtulvarg<br />

15 Steven & Melanie Mopsick<br />

16 Sam & Bernice Ross<br />

17 Allen & Carolyn Green<br />

17 Richard & Leslie Schuman<br />

18 Harvey & Elise Canter<br />

18 Dan & Katherine Gumpert<br />

18 Daniel & Ellen Yamshon<br />

20 Dwight & Joann Freund<br />

24 Mervin & Yael Fahn<br />

26 Scott & Monica Shapiro<br />

30 Bruce & Etty Blackman<br />

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General Synagogue Fund<br />

In memory of Emilie Jacobson, her<br />

mother<br />

Sharon Jacobson<br />

In honor of Danny Weiss<br />

Nancy & Dick Bernheimer<br />

In honor of Bob Lauer’s 70th birthday<br />

and Bob & Suzie’s Lauer’s 35th anniversary<br />

Lynne Galin<br />

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Generous Gifts From Thoughtful People<br />

Donations Made Between July 16 - August 22<br />

Aliyah Fund<br />

In appreciation of his Aliyah on the<br />

10th anniversary of his father’s death<br />

Howard Futerman<br />

Beryl Schuster Bar/Bat<br />

Mitzvah Fund<br />

In memory of Dr. George Daniel, my<br />

dear friend<br />

Ilene Lerner<br />

Building Maintenance Fund<br />

In memory of Nathan Goldberg, his<br />

father<br />

Irv Goldberg<br />

Mazel Tov! Jackson Reese Stanek on<br />

receiving his Hebrew name<br />

Janet & Stanton Herrin<br />

Ernest & Sylvia Fahn Israel<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

In memory of Loretta Yassinger &<br />

Archie Vine, parents of Sid & Linda<br />

Yassinger<br />

Yael & Mervin Fahn<br />

In memory of Mollie Fitterman, sister<br />

of Lou Weintraub<br />

In memory of Maury Laks, a former<br />

member of Mosaic Law<br />

Rowena Fahn<br />

In memory of Alice Polakoff<br />

Shirley Malitz<br />

In appreciation of the use of the facilities<br />

at MLC<br />

Al Anon<br />

In memory of Alice Polakoff<br />

Rosalie & Herman<br />

Rosenbaum<br />

Kesher Fund<br />

In honor of Mathaniel Spilkin becoming<br />

a Bar Mitzvah<br />

Bonnie Penix<br />

KOH Library & Cultural<br />

Center<br />

Mazel Tov! Ben Yassinger on his<br />

90th birthday<br />

Charlotte Ballard & Bob Zeff<br />

In appreciation of the KOH Library &<br />

Cultural Center<br />

Soni & Ron Meyer<br />

In memory of Robert Hall, Beloved<br />

husband and father<br />

Shirley Cohodes & family<br />

Louis & Dorothy Brodovsky<br />

Memorial Fund<br />

In memory of Jo Moravi<br />

Nancy & Alan Brodovsky &<br />

family<br />

Murray Bachman Minyan<br />

Fund<br />

In memory of Mollie Fitterman, sister<br />

of Lou Weintraub<br />

Bebe & Randy Pollack and<br />

Mehrnaz Halimi & Stephen<br />

Waks<br />

In memory Alvin Mund, father of<br />

Linda Kamras<br />

Iris & Ron Bachman<br />

In memory of Alvin Mund, beloved<br />

father of Linda Kamras<br />

Leslie, Jerry & Ro’e<br />

Kuperstein<br />

In memory of Loretta Yassinger<br />

Charlotte Ballard & Robert<br />

Zeff<br />

Past Presidents’ Youth<br />

Fund<br />

In memory of Alvin Mund, father of<br />

Linda Kamras<br />

Yael & Mervin Fahn<br />

In memory of Sylvia Fishman<br />

Judy Persin & family<br />

Mazel Tov! Linda & Marvin Kamras<br />

on the birth of their grandson, Milo<br />

Adlai<br />

Judy Persin<br />

In honor of Bob & Suzie Lauer’s 35th<br />

anniversary and Bob Lauer’s 70th<br />

birthday<br />

Yael & Mervin Fahn<br />

In memory of Alvin Mund, father of<br />

Linda Kamras<br />

Lynne Galin<br />

In memory of Alice Polakoff<br />

Charlotte Ballard<br />

Other<br />

In honor of the birth of our son, Grant<br />

Parker Kubel<br />

Jackie & Phil Kubel<br />

In memory of Sima Bernzweig<br />

Jackie, Phil & Shirley Kubel<br />

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Donations (continued from page 17)<br />

Rabbi’s Mitzvah Fund<br />

In memory of Mollie Fitterman, sister<br />

of Lou Weintraub<br />

Yael & Mervin Fahn<br />

In honor of Janet & Jason Solomon<br />

In memory of Judy Kahler’s brotherin-law<br />

Louise & Michael Caplan<br />

In honor of David Varshawsky<br />

Roxanne & Philip Stanger<br />

Mazel Tov! Irit & Jeff Winston on<br />

the engagement of their sons Joseph<br />

to Noa Atun & Joshua to Irit Simhi.<br />

Sharon & Sam Anapolsky<br />

In honor of Roger Cochran and his<br />

preparation of the kiddush lunch for<br />

Eliana’s Bat Mitzvah<br />

Deanne & Trent Meyer<br />

In appreciation of Rabbi Taff for his<br />

support and compassion during and<br />

after Alice’s illness and passing<br />

The Family of Alice Polakoff<br />

In memory of Loretta Yassinger &<br />

Archie Vine<br />

Lynne Galin<br />

In honor of the engagements of Joseph<br />

& Joshua Winston<br />

Louise & Michael Caplan<br />

In appreciation of Rabbi Taff’s service<br />

for Sylvia Fishman<br />

Judy Persin & family<br />

In memory of Doris Pinchuk Seller,<br />

dear sister of Kitty Finkelstein<br />

Barbara & Davina Dubnick<br />

In honor of Joyce Berger on her<br />

birthday<br />

In honor of Marci Davis on her<br />

engagement<br />

Lynne Galin<br />

Yahrzeit<br />

In memory of Hyman Block, his<br />

father<br />

Charlie Block<br />

In memory of Sonia (Sunny) Mehler,<br />

his wife<br />

Robert Mehler<br />

In memory of Edith Rotenberg Smith,<br />

her dear mother<br />

Soni Meyer<br />

In memory of Beldon Ruxin, her<br />

beloved husband<br />

Marilyn Ruxin<br />

In memory of Bonnie Dayan, his<br />

sister<br />

Larry Saltzman<br />

In memory of Mildred Rasmussin, her<br />

mother<br />

Betsy Singer<br />

In memory of Ida Greenberg, her<br />

mother<br />

Rita Frumberg<br />

In memory of Anna Kranz, her<br />

mother<br />

In memory of Szymon Kranz, her<br />

father<br />

Liz Igra<br />

In memory of Bernard Deutsch, her<br />

brother<br />

Ann Deutsch, her stepmother<br />

Shirley Cohodes<br />

In memory of Fanny Neuwald, her<br />

grandmother<br />

Karen Neuwald<br />

In memory of Moses Bank, his uncle<br />

Jacob Igra<br />

In memory of Klara Hoffman, her<br />

grandmother<br />

Betty Salomon<br />

Mosaic Law Congregation<br />

Board of Trustees <strong>2011</strong>-2012<br />

Executive Board<br />

President - Caren Zorman<br />

First Vice Pres - Jonathan Lightman<br />

Second Vice Pres - Dan Ott<br />

Treasurer - David Long<br />

Secretary - Lynn Temple<br />

Immediate Past President -<br />

Deborah Gonzalez<br />

Board of Trustees<br />

Bruce Anapolsky<br />

Scott Cartwright<br />

Moti Darf<br />

Baryohay Davidoff, PhD<br />

Tamsen D’Souza<br />

Larry Mozes<br />

Erich Olson<br />

Randy Pollack<br />

Hilda Sadigh-Harouni<br />

Larry Saltzman, MD<br />

Robert Spector<br />

Gary Weinberg<br />

Vicki Wheelock, MD<br />

Karl Zeff, MD<br />

Carol Loew - Sisterhood President<br />

Alex Zamansky - Men’s Club President<br />

Past Presidents<br />

Alan Brodovsky<br />

Mark Cohn<br />

Alan Edelstein<br />

Morton Ehrlich, MD<br />

Morton Friedman<br />

Deborah Gonzalez<br />

Kenneth Goore<br />

Frank Gumpert<br />

Marvin Kamras, MD<br />

Steven Mopsick<br />

Charles Nadler<br />

Michael Opper<br />

Mitchell Ostwald<br />

Arlene Pearl<br />

Elliott Pearl<br />

Steven Polansky, MD<br />

Sid Rosenberg<br />

Marc Sussman<br />

Robert Zeff, MD<br />

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The Scroll<br />

Kiddush Sponsors, <strong>Host</strong>s and Co-Sponsors<br />

for August 21 - September 24<br />

Anonymous<br />

Judy Persin in honor of her birthday<br />

The Brodovsky Family in honor of Nancy’s birthday<br />

Ron Meyer in honor of Soni’s birthday<br />

Debbie & Mark Aizenberg in honor of their anniversary<br />

Gene Elzufon in honor of Eleanor’s birthday<br />

David Navi in honor of Judy Persin on her birthday<br />

Trent & Deanne Meyer in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Eliana<br />

David Rosenheimer in honor of the birthday of his wife, Elena Gelfand<br />

Tamara Hurwitz in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Eden Elliot<br />

Don & Shira Gilbert in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Adam<br />

Alan & Monica Spilkin in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Nathaniel<br />

Tamsen & Andrew D'Souza<br />

Nancy Brin & Jerry Shapiro in honor of his 50th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah<br />

Margret & Joe Cohan sponsoring Kiddush in honor of the baby naming of their granddaughter, Natalia Cohan<br />

Martha & Richard Pastcan in honor of the 20th anniversary of their son, Ben's Bar Mitzvah.<br />

DeeDee & Larry Mozes in honor of their anniversary<br />

Lynn Temple in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of her daughter Nicole<br />

Mazel Tov!<br />

Ian Lobel on his engagement to Genalyn Santos. Also Ricki Lobel proud mother of Ian, and Raena very pleased daughter<br />

of Gen.<br />

Lillian Gabriel on the marriage of her grandson, Jesse Gabriel to Rachel Roesner<br />

Condolences for August 21 - September 24<br />

Terri Friedman on the loss of her dear cousin, Diane Wolf of blessed memory<br />

Judy Kahler on the sudden loss of her dear brother-in-law, Richard Marracino of blessed memory<br />

Mark Gold on the loss of his dear mother, Rebeca Gold of blessed memory<br />

Dianne Cohn on the loss of her dear cousin, Gudbrand Olimb of blessed memory. Mr. Olimb was the patriarch of<br />

Dianne's family in Norway<br />

Raul Gandelman on the loss of his son-in-law, Robert Hall of blessed memory. Mr. Hall was the husband of Mr.<br />

Gandelman’s daughter, Evi<br />

Frank and Ruby Persin, and Judy Persin on the loss of Frank’s dear sister and Ruby and Judy’s dear<br />

sister-in-law, Sylvia Fishman, of blessed memory.<br />

Rabbi Reuven Taff on the loss of his dear aunt, Doris Pinchuk Seller, of blessed memory<br />

Jaquetta (Jo) Morvai, dear member of Mosaic Law and widow of the late Oscar Morvai. Jo is mourned by her children<br />

David Morvai (Bobbette), Mina Morvai Schnitzer, her sister-in-law Julie Lavine (Harry) and four grandchildren<br />

Jeffrey Keitges on the loss of his dear wife, Georgia Keitges of blessed memory. She is also mourned by her daughter<br />

Jorie Keitges.<br />

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