NEwsletter - Congregation Kol Emeth

THIS WEEK AT CONGREGATION KOL EMETH

SHABBAT AND SHAVUOT DETAILS

FRIDAY, JUNE 10th - SATURDAY, JUNE 11th
Parshat Nasso

* 8:11pm

Candle lighting (Friday night)

* 9:16pm

Shabbat Ends

FRIDAY JUNE 10th

- 6:00pm

Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom only

SATURDAY JUNE 11th
- 9:30am
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE / in person and on zoom
B’Mitzvah of Aether & Rebecca Zable

Kiddush is hosted by Harold and Chris Zable in honor of Aether

and Rebecca's B'Mitzvah

JUNE 13

CAMP KENNECT

Registration closes this Friday, June 3rd!
We are overjoyed to launch Kol Emeth's very first summer camp this June!

CLICK HERE to learn more about camp and save your spot! If you have any questions about Camp KEnnect, please contact MAYTAL@KOLEMETH.ORG

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CAMP

JUNE 10

PRIDE SHABBAT FRIDAY NIGHT

Join Rabbi Booth and family for a potluck and Friday night service in honor of our LGBGTQ community. 6pm - Kabbalat Shabbat. Dairy potluck dinner! And a chance to hear from some of our members about their own experiences of queerness, Judaism, and finding their own Jewish and personal authenticity. 768 Paul Ave in Palo Alto

JUNE 10

SHAVUOT SHABBAT SHINDIG

Friday , June 10, 5:15p

Celebrate Shabbat and Shavuot with crafts, music, and blessings. (0-5 years) (Jewish Parenting) (Toddlers) (New Parents)

Join JBN Director Carol Booth along with Beth Jacob's Babies & Blessings and Cantor Barbara Powell for a special Shavuot Shabbat. We will enjoy crafts, music, and blessings for Shabbat, followed by a special Shavuot blessing over children and a bring-your-own picnic dinner

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JULY 18

ORGANIZING A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES

MON 7:00pm

Over the course of our lives, we accumulate a trove of objects, experiences and memories that define our stories for generations to come. Sorting through those memories, whether they belong to you or a loved one that is no longer with us, can be a daunting task. Join Roslyn Sholin, associate member of the Council of American Jewish Museums, as she guides us through this intimidating task

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

JUNE 12

PLEASE ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING

Sunday, June 12 , 10am on Zoom!

We encourage you to register for the meeting at the following link if you have not already done so There will be the opportunity to ask questions in real time via the Chat function.

We will also host a virtual Town Hall next Thursday, June 9th, at 3:30 p.m. to ask questions about the budget or any other agenda item.

To register for the Town Hall, please contact the office or use the following link here

Please plan to submit your ballot no later than Monday, June 13th. You can submit your digital ballot at the following link here

If you previously asked the office for paper information, you will be receiving a paper ballot in the mail. You can also request a paper ballot at office@kolemeth.org.

Family memberships have two votes per household, and you will need a unique email address for each of the two votes. If the email address you are using is not associated with your ShulCloud account, please let the election administrator know what address you will be using. Emails are used only to validate membership status.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

JUNE 12

PENINSULA NEWBORN PLAYGROUP

Sunday, June 12 / 12:00 PM

Join us as we share the oys and joys of being a new parent. (0-5 years) (New Parents) (Jewish Parenting)
Join JBN Director Carol Booth and infant development specialist Ayelet Marinovich to learn about your baby and get to know other new parents near you. For babies born Sept ’21 through May ’22.

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JUNE 24

Scholar in Residence- Rav Joshua Weisberg

Friday June 24th

Friday June 24th - Special Talmud class with Rav Weisberg at 5pm

Kabbalat Shabbat services at 6pm

Dinner at 7pm

Rabbis Tisch at 8pm with Rabbis Booth and Weisberg. We will sing, tell stories, and study together.

Shabbat morning:

Join our scholar, Rav Weisberg, as he shares reflections on his own zionism living in a National Zionist community in a personal vein during services

And at 2pm a special Shiur, The Quest for Authenticity.

Organizing committee:

David Milgram

Carmel Johson

Barbara Schapira

Kara Sanchez

Alex Drukarev

Alan Bennett

Sponsored by the Raskin Endowment in loving memory of Bernard and Ruth Raskin

JULY 16

KOL EMETH WOMEN'S BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, July 6th at 10:30am and 7:00pm

Kol Emeth Women, join us as we discuss A Forger’s Life by Sarah Kominsky. We will gather on Zoom on July 6, and you have the option of attending the 10:30am or the 7:00pm discussion. Please email Roslyn Sholin or Esther Erman with questions. - Please check with Roslyn if she wants to add anything else to the Monday email.

JUNE 12

L’OLAM VA’ED

Sunday 6:30pm at Congregation Etz Chayim

we are privileged to learn from Violet Wulf-Saena, the remarkable founder of Climate Resilience Communities. She will share her inspiring work helping our underprivileged neighbors cope with climate change. The title of her talk is: Building Climate Resilience By Centering Equity and Justice
She will offer volunteer opportunities, meaningful action to combat the effects of climate change. For more information and to register.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

JUNE 12

MEN’s HAVURAH BBQ

Sunday, Jube 12:00 pm, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

It’ll be a great opportunity to meet, chat, eat, drink and kickstart the summer with other Kol Emeth Men. The Havurah Leadership team will be there to provide a review of our planned upcoming events so bring your ideas and interests for future events.

Chef Marc will prepare an all-vegetarian menu, featuring a variety of “sausages”, “burgers”, and grilled corn and other veggies. And, of course, munchies, drinks (soft, medium, and hard), fruit, and desserts. You can work off your meal at the basketball hoop, ping-pong table, or corn-hole pitch (which requires even less athletic prowess and serious intent than bocce ball!).

All participants must be vaccinated for COVID-19. Address to be received upon registration. Price: $36 All proceeds cover the cost of the event. Remaining funds will be allocated for future Men’s Havurah events.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

JUNE 17

PRIDE TOT SHABBAT PICNIC

Friday, June 17, 5:30 pm - 7:00pm

Dress in rainbow colors and celebrate Pride with your Peninsula community. (0-5 years) (Jewish Parenting) (Toddlers) (New Parents)

Dress in rainbow colors and join us for stories, songs and movement as we celebrate Shabbat and Pride! Please bring a blanket and picnic dinner with you. We will provide drinks, challah, and grape juice

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JULY 22-23

WOMEN'S RETREATAT KOL EMETH

Friday-Saturday, July 22, 5:10 pm

Saturday, July 23, 3:10 pm

Spend Friday night and Saturday afternoon and night together in person with other women. Laugh, sing, pray, play, connect and renew, all on the Kol Emeth campus!

Registration and more information coming soon!

JUNE 9

BUDGET TOWN HALL

Monday, December 19th - Wednesday, December 28th!

In advance of the Annual Meeting we are holding a virtual Town Hall on Thursday, June 9 at 3:30pm to answer congregant questions regarding the FY 2022-23 budget and related financial matters. Please registar or call the office to register for the Budget Town Hall. A Zoom link will be provided to all who register in advance of the Town Hall.

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JUNE 26

VIRTUAL NEWBORN PLAYGROUP

Sunday, June 26, 3:30 pm - 5:00pm

Dress in rainbow colors and celebrate Pride with your Peninsula community. (0-5 years) (Jewish Parenting) (Toddlers) (New Parents)

Learn about your baby and connect with other new parents. For babies born Sept '21 through Jun '22. Explore how to connect with your baby through interactive Jewish rituals and everyday play. Share the joys and oys of being a new parent.

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DECEMBER 19

ISRAEL TRIP !

Monday, December 19th - Wednesday, December 28th!

We are excited to announce our upcoming Israel Trip! Join Rabbi Booth and Morat Derech Sarah Miller for this magical trip where we will bring our many stories of Israel to life.

If you enjoyed our Stories of Israel events, you won't want to miss this Israel Trip. We will meet many inspiring Israelis, tour amazing historical locations throughout Israel, and celebrate Chanukah in its birthplace.

Locations include the Palmach Museum, Israel Museum, Davidson Center and the Kolel tunnels, just to name a few.

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FOR MORE KOSHER FOOD
If you’d like to see more kosher food in your local Costco, speak to the store manager on your next shopping trip. Tell him/her that the local Jewish community needs kosher products such as meat, chicken, turkey, A & H hot dogs, Empire products, and meat from Tevya’s Ranch, to name a few. Store managers order what their surrounding community asks for, and they need to know who is coming to their stores. Let’s try to make this happen!

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VOLUNTEER NOMINATIONS
Do you know an outstanding volunteer who supported Kol Emeth during Covid and helped us reopen our new building? We want to hear about it! Please send us an email at OFFICE@KOLEMETH.ORG with your volunteer nominations.

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TUESDAY EVENING MINYAN SERVICE

IN PERSON & ON ZOOM
We are now offering in person as well as virtual services for Tuesday evening minyans until the end of May! Please join us either via ZOOM or come to KE!

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KE COVID UPDATE
The COVID policy has recently been updated (as of 3/24/22) and has been added to the member resources page. CLICK HERE to view the policy on the member website. If you have any questions, please email RISA BECKWITH.

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L'OLAM VA'ED UPDATE / TREE COUNT

We have surpassed planting 10,000 trees in our National Forests!! For $1/tree, you can keep our campaign going strong by CLICKING HERE.

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MASORTI OLAMI
Masorti Olami, the world organization of the Conservative Movement, has been active in Ukraine for decades.
Today they are feeding, clothing, and housing hundreds of Ukrainian refugees even as they plan for the rebuilding of Ukraine. We invite you to support them at this time of immense need. CLICK HERE TO DONATE

ASK FOR HELP

Ever wonder who does what and who you should call if you need something?
Check out this staff contact list with their areas of expertise HERE

THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR (JUNE 7 - JUNE 12)

Please note: the morning minyan passcode is 028111

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MONDAY, JUNE 6 / Shavuot II

09 : 15 am Shavuot Services with Yizkor & Megilat Ruth in person & on zoom

07 : 45 pm Evening Minyan - Mincha and Ma;ariv / on Zoom

09 : 13 pm Havdalah

TUESDAY, JUNE 7

07 : 15 am Morning Minyan /on Zoom

08 : 00 am Daily Gratitude /on Zoom

07 : 45 pm Evening Minyan - Mincha and Ma;ariv / on Zoom

08 : 15 am Secrets of the Zohar /on Zoom

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8

07 : 15 am Morning Minyan /on Zoom

08 : 00 am Daily Gratitude /on Zoom

12: 15 pm Talmud Class / in person and on Zoom

12 : 30 am Mussar Class / in Person and on Zoom

06 : 30 pm TKEYA Happy Hour / in Person

07 : 45 pm Evening Minyan - Mincha and Ma;ariv / on Zoom

THURSDAY, JUNE 9

07 : 15 am Morning Minyan / in Person and on Zoom

08 : 00 am Daily Gratitude /on Zoom

08 : 30 am A Study of Soloveitchik /on Zoom and in person

02 : 00 am Aging With Intention with Honey Meir-Levi /on Zoom

03 : 30 am Budget Town Hall /on Zoom

07 : 45 pm Evening Minyan /on Zoom only

FRIDAY, JUNE 10

07: 15 am Morning Minyan /on Zoom

08: 00 am Daily Gratitude / on Zoom

06: 00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat / on Zoom only

08: 11 pm Candle Lighting

SATURDAY, JUNE 11

09: 30 am Shabbat Services / in person and on Zoom
Bat Mitzvah of Claire Barbier

01: 30 pm Shabbat Singing / in person

09: 16 pm Havdalah

SUNDAY, JUNE 12

07: 15 am Morning Minyan /on Zoom

10: 00 am Annual Meeting /on Zoom

10: 15 pm Talmud Class / in person and on Zoom

10: 15 pm Intro to Judaism / in person and on Zoom

04: 00 pm Men’s Havurah BBQ Offsite

10: 15 pm L’Olam Va’ed / in person and on Zoom

07: 45 pm Evening Minyan / on Zoom

--- MORNING MINYAN
Graciously hosted by congregant, Rina Barouch-Bentov
Monday-Friday 7:15am
Sunday 9:15am
CLICK HERE to join The passcode is 028111

--- DAILY GRATITUDE
30 minutes of song, inspiration, & gratitude focus for the day, inspired by traditional morning blessings.
Monday-Friday 8:00am
CLICK HERE to join

--- EVENING MINYAN
We will be saying the Mourner's Kaddish for those who need to observe a yahrzeit. We will also be praying mincha at regular daily evening services (Sunday-Thursday)

CLICK HERE to join Sunday - Thursday at 7:45pm
We ask that you try to attend as often as you can. Please consider joining our WhatsApp minyan group, as well.
Email OFFICE@KOLEMETH.ORG with any questions.

--- UPCOMING MINYAN ROTATION
Urman- Wexler 5/28-6/10
Wilensky- Zyroff 6/11-6/24

YAHRZEITS JUNE 6 - JUNE 12

JUNE 6

Barbara Leventhal-Stern, Sister of Laurie Leventhal-Belfe

Seena Wahrsager, Mother of Amy Blatt

Shoshana Wolf, Wife of Scott Seligman Mother of Oren Seligman and Shana Seligman

JUNE 7

Isidore Rosenberg, Father of Shirley Cooper
Ray Levin Shapero, Mother of Bella Shapero
Dr. Louis Zamvil, Father of Scott Zamvil
Betty Kaplan, Grandmother of Deirdre Crommie

JUNE 8
William Katz, Father of Ruth Honig
Evelyn Flock, Mother of Miriam Schulman
Harry Urman, Father of Rachel Urman
Jerome Harold Rogoway, Father of Cindy Rogoway and Sheri Robbins

JUNE 9

Samuel Abrams, Father-in-Law of Irene Abrams
Eileen Krauss Stewart, Sister of Natalie Bivas
Aaron Sidney Baker, Father of Mark Baker

JUNE 10
Louis L. Rothstein, Father of Marcia Kashnow
Morris Erman, Father of Betty Denenberg Adler
Lenore Richter, Mother of Ruthann Hammer

JUNE 11
Rose Klenzak, Mother of Ann Krohn
Abe Frumkin, Father of Patty Krigel

JUNE 12
Harriet Cohen, Mother of Marc Cohen
Charles Bendis, Father of Ina Bendis
Isidore Weiser, Father of Neil Weiser