Mendocino E-Megillah Mendocino Coast Jewish Community   November 2009 (5770) The Jewish Center (Shul) is located at 15071 Caspar Road, Caspar CA. The MCJC can be reached at (707) 964-6146 Mail can be sent to PO Box 291, Little River, CA 95456 website: http://www.mcjc.org email: mcjcmegillah@mcjc.org PDF Version: http://www.mcjc.org/mjoldart/Megillah/MJMM0000.htm Facebook: MCJC - Mendocino Coast Jewish Community   MCJC Kids

After a blissful season of High Holies, here comes daily life…

Here’s a little story from this past summer that began a cascade of questions for me. In July some rabbi friends that I admire organized a monthly day of fasting and activism related to the situation in Gaza. I know that people reading the Megillah have a wide range of feelings about Gaza and about Israel, and that’s not really what I’m chewing on here. I agree with the content of my friends’ position, and I blithely signed on to be a faster.

The fasts are every called for the third Thursday of each month, and the idea is that any individual might just fast, or she might use the day to learn more about Gaza or to bring people together for prayer gatherings, letter-writing or other actions of conscience. As it happened, during the first month of the fast, July, Mickey’s daughter, Shirra, and her family were quickly fixing up their house in Ottawa to sell, under rather stressful circumstances, and I had arranged to go up there for a couple of days to help them out. That initial Thursday fast was on day three of my time in Ottawa. We had been scraping and painting like fiends. I was covered with ivory latex. It was extremely hot and muggy. And, needless to say, Shirra and family didn’t have a working shower. I’d been going back and forth in my head about fasting. I’m not the greatest when I don’t eat. (Yes, Yom Kippur somehow gives me some special burst of energy, blessed be. But that’s not usually how it goes for me…)

I woke up early that Thursday morning, pulled on my skanky painting clothes and realized that there was no way in the world I was going to fast for Gaza that day. And I began to think, as I was pouring my first huge cup of coffee of the day, about some contrasts between the job in front of me and fasting for Gaza. The kids’ situation wasn’t Gaza by any means, but they really needed some help. I was there. I know how to paint a room. My power to affect the world was, in that small corner, not infinite but not insignificant either. By ten PM or so that Thursday night, after we’d painted the bedroom, repaired and painted the scrapes in the living room and dining room, emptied, patched and painted the study and put a second coat on the upstairs hall, I felt that indescribable pleasure of having accomplished something that I could actually see.

And this got me to thinking back over a lifetime of sporadic, occasional forays into the world of activism by symbols. I remember signing up on the work schedule at the Catholic Worker to do a shift praying in front of the Lockheed plant, where they were making some component of nuclear weapons, standing there alone in my tallit at sunrise. I remember getting arrested with seven friends blocking a bulldozer that was demolishing homeless people’s encampments on Fifth Street in Los Angeles. I remember my second arrest, at the Nevada Nuclear Test site, on the fiftieth anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. I remember davening in Jerusalem on Rosh Hodesh with the Women at the Wall, being part of the entourage which carried a small sefer Torah from the kotel (the “Wailing Wall”) to a little patio a few hundred yards behind, where they had worked it out for women to be able to read Torah without being assaulted. I remember, ten years ago, davening shacharit with a tiny minyan (including Mina’s father Gabe Cohen, of blessed memory) next to the barricades in Seattle during the anti-globalization uprising. And so on.

I think back to the rebuilding trip I took with four friends to Louisiana last year, which I wrote about some months ago – also in most ways a symbolic action, a gesture of showing up in a place of need and injustice more than accomplishing anything as concrete as a painted bedroom (well, there was that bumpy mudded laundry room ceiling that Lyla and I can lay claim to…)

And my feelings are mixed about all this. My politics have changed very little, if at all. I still stand behind the content of each of these gestures. But as I look back on this little history of mine, what these actions lack for me, in most instances, is seriousness, commitment, endurance. At this stage in my life I admire people who commit themselves to a place, a problem, a community, and stay with it. So I admire Frank Fanto for going to New Orleans not once but over and over, becoming knowledgeable, speaking with passion, growing and changing in his approach there as he comes to understand the situation more deeply. I admire the community which has coalesced over decades around the Nevada Test Site, vigiling year after, teaching, contemplating, building relationships on all sides of the nuclear weapons debacle. I admire the Alliance for Democracy folks of our community, who not only jumped on the Green Tortoise and went up for a wild weekend in Seattle ten years ago next month (yes, that’s right!) but ever since have kept bringing speakers and teachers, offering classes, actions, films, making connections with other issues, generating ongoing inquiry and activism about globalization. I admire the Fair Trade activists of Thanksgiving Coffee Co., Corners of the Mouth and other businesses who put their livelihoods on the line where their politics are. And yes, I admire Brian Walt and Brant Rosen, rabbis whose commitment to peace and justice between Israel and Palestine is deep-seated, ongoing and at some personal cost.

All of these enduring activists need people like you and me to “jump on the bus” when they ask us to, and I’m not ashamed of being a bit player in these occasional events. But these days I’m asking myself some questions that I haven’t really considered before about why I choose the bit parts I do. How much do I care about the issue at hand, and how much is about making the scene with my friends? Is there not some banal element of “fashion” in what I do, a kind of social positioning, like getting a tattoo or wearing hemp clothes? As in: “I’m the kind of person who gets arrested at the Nevada Test Site…” Or, to put it all more positively, what kinds of response to suffering and injustice can I offer which really make use of my particular gifts? Where ought I really to commit myself over time? Where should I take risks, be willing to pay some cost? How can I get smarter about what I do, better informed, deeper in my thinking and my passion both? And, if I make an enduring commitment in one corner of the suffering world, how can I turn away from all the other needs which command attention at the same time?

One particular question for me: as a rabbi, do I have something special to offer by showing up as a part of these symbolic actions? And why should it matter? A lot of organizers like to have clergy folks participate in actions, as though it stamps the gesture with some Higher authority. And maybe it does. But really, does my showing up mean that God is on my side? What about the cleric in the counter-demonstration across the street?

As usual, few answers, more questions. The High Holy Days offer much-needed time to contemplate. And then we beat the willow twigs to importune for rain, we read the last words of Torah and rolled it back to the Beginning, and now it’s time to re-enter the world of action, where, while questions continue to abound, decisions and commitments have to be made.

    - Rabbi Margaret Holub © 2009

Mussar is both an intellectual pursuit and a personal practice. What is humility?  Courage?  Compassion?  Where do we see these middot (character traits) in action in our daily lives?  Can one have too much of a middah?  Too little?  Some of us have in the past studied Rabbeinu Bachya Ibn Pakuda’s Duties of the Heart and Rabbi Moshe Chayim Luzzatto’s Path of the Just, both classical mussar texts.  Mussar practice asks its practitioners to look very closely at our actions, motivations and the impact of our acts on others.  In addition to text study, mussar practices sometimes include chanting and memorizing verses, keeping journals and work with mussar partners and a mussar group.  This class will hopefully be an opportunity to grow personally and as a community as well as growing in Jewish knowledge.  Please let Margaret know if you would like to attend – mholub@mcn.org or 937-5673.  There is no cost for the class, but you may be asked to purchase some texts. (mh)

Elders Arise!
The next gathering of our Elders Group will be Sunday, November 15, 3 – 5PM at the shul. We will do several things at that meeting:

We’ll have an open conversation on the topic of “asking for help.” What makes it easier or harder to ask for rides, help with household tasks, medical help and so on? Does it matter who you are asking? Does it matter whether you ask or are asked? Is it easier to ask for one kind of assistance than another? Do you feel like you need to repay in some way? Does asking for help make you feel dependent?

We will start planning some cultural outings. A committee is being formed to look for interesting art, music, theater and other events in our area (and maybe beyond) that we can attend as a group. We’ll make plans for our first group cultural foray.

And we’ll have dinner together.

So if you would like to help make dinner together at the shul before the meeting, please contact Steve Antler at santler@mcn.org or 937-0835. If you would like to be part of a committee to plan cultural events, please also contact Steve.

As always, elders of all ages are most welcome to participate (as long as you are a day older than you were yesterday!) (mh)

TODAH RABAH! (Great Thanks)
For The Following Generous Contributors Who in the Last Month Helped Sustain Our Community

Shirley Hill;  Debra Thal and Len Gensburg;  Penny Wolin;  Art Weininger and Nona Smith;  Nancy Harris;  Barbara Brenner and Susie Lampert;  Hyla and Jack Bolsta; Mindy Rosenfeld and Hilleary Burgess;  Linda Jupiter;  Kathrine Sarin and Stephen Schoolman;  Cecile Cutler;  Henrietta Steineger;  Mack and Frances Novak;  Les and Leora Rohssler

Mendocino Maven
  by The Shadow
The High Holidays ended with a bang with the Simchat Torah "Rave". Thanks to Luna and her legions of helpers for putting on this high energy event. I especially enjoyed the first performance of the MCJC all stars klezmer orchestra, I hope to hear more from then. Some photos from Simchat Torah and Shavuot have been posted to the MCJC Facebook page. A number of cameras were in evidence, so if you have photos to share, please post them.

I just heard that Missy Newkirk and her family have moved to Eureka, and will be greatly missed. Missy was a Torah School teacher, and helped the "Torah Kids" create the lovely Beresheit (Genesis) tiles that are now on the North wall of the shul. I hope to post some photos to the MCJC website.

Elana Berenson is now working as a Program Manager at the New York City Housing Development Corporation (NYCHDC). HDC provides a variety of financing programs for the creation and preservation of affordable housing throughout the 5 boroughs of New York City. She is living on the Upper West Side and enjoying living in Manhattan.

Fran and Roger Schwartz's daughter Liz, has published a drash on Sukkot on the Jew and the Carrot website: http://jcarrot.org/sukkot-drash-tishrei-21-5770oct-9-2009

The MCJC is a group of great reading enthusiasts and has had a book club for many years. If you have read a book that you enjoyed would you consider writing a paragraph of recommendation, and sending it to me for publication in the Megillah. I am certain that the community would appreciate hearing about great books. I have included a recommendation below.

Good Reads: The Last of the Just
I just read a very well written book, The Last of the Just by André Schwarz-Bart. It was published in French in 1959 and was translated into English in 1996. It tells the story of a family rich in Lamed Vav (36) Tzaddiks from 12th century England through the Holocaust in Germany. It can be a difficult book to read; since it deals with the Jewish persecution, suffering and compassion; but is compelling and thought provoking. - Bob Evans

 

Additions: Deanna and Mark Apfel 21580 Greeenwood Rd. Philo,Ca 95466  877-2307 dapfel@hughes.net   Susan Hofberg PO Box 513 Albion, Ca 95410 937-4077 shoberg@mcn.org   Yannis Breit-Hofberg & Raquel Breit 301 Cypress St #111 Fort Bragg, Ca 95437 964-8742 yannis@mcn.org   Tatanka Russell 30400 Sherwood Rd Fort Bragg,Ca 95437 964-6209 tonk@mcn.org   Rio Russell russellrio@yahoo.com   Neil and Joy Wilensky wilensky@mcn.org

Changes: Jim and Rinat Klein (name) email for Pamela Duncan pduncan@mcn.org phone for: Sarah Bodnar - 937-2523 Laurel Moss - 937-3649 Cecil Pill  - 964-4106 Ceril Lisbon- 513-7813 address for Slim Prichett: 32301 N Harbor Dr, Apt #A Fort Bragg

Ruach and Roll at Simchat Torah!
Our Simchat Torah Rave on Sat. Oct 10^th was an over-the-top joyous MCJC celebration. Thank you to all who came to eat, beat the ground and pray for rain, dedicate the Torah school tiles, and dance with Torahs! And special thanks to the people who worked on all that went into making it happen:

Serving, clearing, clean-up: Moses Matlin, (also set-up, pick-up, and dish-washing), Alena Deerwater, Jon Goodstein, Jennifer Kreger (who also donated apple juice), Nina Ravitz, Sue Miller (who also brought the flowers), Rhiana Clark (also helped with dishwashing); Linda Leyva and others who I can’t remember also helped with dishwashing, thanks to you all.

George Montag, Metika Hoffman and Mina Cohen made the kugles; Jane Marcus, Marnie Press, Ruby Gold, the couscous; Stacey Pollina, Fran Swartz, Jenna Breton, Sandy Berrigan made the Israeli salads; Yarrow, the Baba Ghanoush; the hummous was made by Nikki Fish, Becky Deerwater and Pamela Duncan (who also made chocolate Torah cookies!); Dawn Hoffberg brought her applesauce; Helen Jacobs also made cookies, Ellen Saxe brought halvah, and sweets and arranged the 2 honey cakes (one gluten-free!) that Yarrow made, and Rena brought another cake and her rugelach…and we (105+) ate every last drop and crumb! Thanks also to Joan Katzeff and George for keeping the coffee (donated by Thanksgiving Coffee Co.) flowing.

Fran Schwartz spent hours with me on outreach, personally inviting people…and we were so gratified by the response. Thanks to the MCJC Board for their support of theTorah Rave! And to George and Ronnie and everybody who folded up the chairs and tables and schlepped them out to the shed.

And, kavod and gratitude to our Rabbi Margaret for herding us on the ritual path through Shimini Atzeret, Havdalah (assisted by our Rebbizin Mick), into Simchat Torah, and dancing the 7 Hakafot, to the accompaniment of the fabulous Jewish Soul music of the Mendo Klezmer Fuzion Band: Peter Kafin, Wade Grey, Yemaya, and Chad Swimmer. A beautiful and moving finale to the High Holiday cycle was Rosamond Gumpert-Jorgenesen’s leyning of Beresheit after the Torah was rolled back to the beginning, surrounded by over 40 of the children of MCJC. We are
Blessed!     - Andrea Luna

Kabbalat Shabbat
In November we will be celebrating our home Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner on Friday, November 13th at the home of Joan and Paul Katzeff in Mendocino. Please call them at 964-9161 for directions and to let them know you are coming.  In December we will be at the home of Mina Cohen and Jeffrey Berenson in Mendocino. The monthly Kabbalat Shabbat includes a song-filled short service that begins at 6:00 pm and is followed by a pot luck vegetarian dinner.  If you would like to host this wonderful event in your home in future months, contact Mina at 937-1319.  (mc)

MCJC Board meeting dates
The next MCJC Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 12th and then again on Thursday, December 3rd.  If you would like to attend a meeting please contact Raven Deerwater at raven@taxpractitioner.com so he can let you know the time and include you on the agenda. (mc)

Movie Night: The Syrian Bride
We will have a movie night on Saturday, November 7th, 7:30 PM at the shul and will be showing “The Syrian Bride” a film by Eran Riklis. In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met each other because of the occupation of the area by Israel since 1967; when Mona moves to Syria, she will lose her undefined nationality and will never be allowed to return home. Mona's father Hammed is a political activist pro-Syria that is on probation by the Israeli government. His older son Hatten married a Russian woman eight years ago and was banished from Majdal Shams by the religious leaders and his father. His brother Marwan is a wolf trader that lives in Italy. His sister Amal has two teenager daughters and has the intention to join the university, but her marriage with Amin is in crisis. When the family gathers for Mona's wedding, an insane bureaucracy jeopardizes the ceremony.  This comedy and drama is subtitled. (mc)
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo6rEfkkoko

Book Group
The book group will meet Monday November 16th at the home of Rosamond Gumpert Jorgensen Please call Fran Schwartz at 937-1352 if you wish to join us.  We will be reading “Dakota Diaspora”, the memoir of a Jewish homesteader by Sophie Trupin. “Dakota Diaspora” adds a little-known chapter to the saga of the settlement of America. In a series of vignettes Sophie Trupin recalls her childhood in "Nordokota," where her father built a sod house and farmed a quarter-section of rocky land before opening a butcher shop in the town of Wing. Out of the struggle to bring in the harvest, survive the blizzards, and maintain a kosher home, a warm family life developed, as well as a sense of community with Jewish neighbors on scattered homesteads. In December we will read “City of Thieves.”  Books are available at Cheshire Books in Fort Bragg for a 10% discount if you let them know you are in the Jewish Book Group.  We welcome new people at any time.  (mc)

Thank You for Megillah Help
Thank you to Loie Rosenkrantz for collating and mailing our summer megillah.  Contact Mina if you’d like to help with this task. (mc)

If You or a Loved One Gets Sick This Fall
In early August we had a “Feed the Freezer” dinner at the shul.  We now have a fully stocked freezer with food for anyone in our community who needs some food because they are ill or have any kind of need  for sustenance in an emergency.  If you are in need of food all you have to do is call one of the members of the Bikkur Cholim committee and we’ll let you know how to get it, or send someone for it.  The committee is Fran Schwartz at 937-1352, Karen Rakofsky at 937-5522, or Mina Cohen at 937-1319.  All food is vegetarian, not spicy, and we have ingredients available if you have any allergies.  (mc)

Torah School Off to a Great Start
Torah school resumed October 19th upstairs at Frankie’s in Mendocino at 3:30 after school.  We dedicated the tiles from last year and may keep going with them.  Check them out next time you are in the shul.  Beatrice Karish is joining us this year teaching with Jessica Grinberg.   If you have a child eligible for Torah School and did not get a letter please contact Jessica at 937-2115.  Torah School is appropriate for all elementary school aged children. (mc)

Chanukah Supplies at Racine's
Racines will once again have candles, menorahs, decorations, etc. for Chanukah.  Racine’s is located in Fort Bragg on Franklin Street across from Cheshire Books. (mc)

Tisch Resumes in November
We will start our monthly Tisch dinners November 20th.  The children from the torah school are invited to come early at 4:30, bake challah set the tables, and welcome all at 6:00.  A vegetarian dinner will be served and we’ll light candles, make Kiddush, and eat fresh baked challah before digging in.  If you want to bring a salad or dessert you may but it’s not necessary.  We plan to have a Tisch every month through the year.  Come and hang out with your friends and meet some new ones!

Community Chanukah Party
Save the date for the annual Chanukah party Sunday, December 13th.  We’ll be serving a latke dinner at the Caspar Community Center and the festivities will continue at the shul.  If you want to help with latke making contact Donna Montag at 877-3243 and if you have something to contribute to the annual Chanukah raffle contact Fran Schwartz at 937-1352.  If you would like to help with set up, serving, and clean up contact Luna at 972-4494.

Update on the Shul Kitchen
Our thanks for the generous donation of a Cuisinart by Gloria Liner and a Kitchen Aid Mixer by Mettica Hoffman.

As Chanukah nears and the ensuing latke making in our shul kitchen for the annual community party, we wanted to update everyone on the remaining items that would help for this and other holiday cooking, as well as for Torah school projects, Tisches and special events such as community cooking days to stock our new freezer for the Bikkur Holim and other special needs.

Still needed:

• 6 cookie sheets
• 4 medium stainless steel bowls
• 2 large stainless steel bowls
• 1 set dry measuring cups
• 1 set measuring spoons
• 4 good quality potato peelers
• 1 potato masher
• 2 good quality apple corers
• 2-8 quart stainless steel soup pots
• 2-4 quart stainless steel soup pots

Please contact Joan Katzeff, 964-9161 to arrange pick up. (jk)

Sixth Annual Jewish Meditation Retreat

The Jewish Community Center of Sonoma County is sponsoring a retreat December 4-6. 2009, at Walker Ranch in Petaluma.   It is entitled "Bittul ha Yesh: Uncovering the Authentic Self," and it will be led by Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Ethan Franzel.  The weekend will include meditation, Hebrew chanting with a live band, Jewish mystical teaching, Jewish yoga and more.   For more information check out www.jccsoco.org, call (707)528-4222 ext. 330 or e-mail Dr. Sheila Katz at sheilak@jccsoco.org. (mh?


The Megillah: Have It Your Way

The Mendocino Megillah is generated in two formats: the legacy hardcopy format which is optimized for printing on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper and the HTML format which is formatted for easy reading on a computer display. You can subscribe to the hardcopy version and have it mailed to you, you can subscribe to the email version or you can receive both. If you don’t need the hardcopy and want to do your bit to repair the world by going electronic, and saving paper, toner and physical transport, please email  Myra at myrah@mcn.org  Todah Rabah! (rge)

Looking to the Future
From time to time members have given additional financial help to MCJC. Upon the sale of a home, stocks or some other positive financial event they have shared their good fortune. Also, several members have remembered MCJC in their wills. These generous acts insure the long term strength and sustainability of the Jewish Community and our shul here on the Coast.

We encourage you to do this if you can. (mz)

Subscription and Notification
If you would like to subscribe to this publication and/or receive email notifications for events, changes, or important news from MCJC contact Myra Beals at myrah@mcn.org or send to P.O. Box 1113, Mendocino. Let her know if you prefer to receive a printed Megillah coming in the mail or by email.  If you would like to receive notifications by email please indicate that as well.  Subscription to the Megillah is included with a contributing membership of $200. or more.  A subscription alone to the newsletter is $25. per year.  Checks can be made payable to MCJC and mailed to P.O. Box 291, Little River, CA.  95456. (mc)

Editorial Policy
The Mendocino Megillah is published monthly.  The deadline for submission of articles is the 10th of the month before desired publication.  The editor will include all appropriate material, space permitting with the exception of copyrighted material that does not have permission of the author.  The material printed in the Megillah is not the policy or representative of the opinions of the Board of Directors of Mendocino Coast Jewish Community. Divergent opinions are welcome. (mc)

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Cheshire Books: Eclectic community bookstore located in the heart of downtown Fort Bragg at 363 N. Franklin St. * Open Mon.- Fri. 10:30 am-5:30 pm, Sat. 10:00 am-5:00 pm, & Sun. 11:00 am-3:00 pm * 964-5918

College Bound Advising * College search, coaching, and application assistance * Mina Cohen, certified college counselor * Individual consultation and group workshops * Tel: 937-1319 * cbadvising.com

Frankie's Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor: Homemade pizzas, Cowlick's ice cream and other yummy things to nosh on.  Beer and wine available. Live music weekly, all ages welcome.  Open daily from 11 - 9 at 44951 Ukiah Street, Mendocino, 937-2436. www.frankiesmendocino.com

Fashen Faber: Marriage and Family Therapist * Offering psychotherapy with EMDR, Guided Imagery, Insight Therapy * Deep healing for trauma, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, relationship problems * Gay & lesbian & transgender issues * Individuals, couples, teens, families * Mendocino * 937-2791

Hortus Botanicus Nursery and Gardens (since 1994): Annuals, perennials, unusual trees, shrubs, clematis, nepenthes and other carnivorous plants, orchids and succulents at 20103 Hanson Rd, Ft. Bragg. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Fall and Winter hours are Thursday - Monday 10 to 4, Sundays 11 to 3.  Robert Goleman, Owner. www.hortusb.com or 964-4786

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Montag’s Handyman Service: Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, Furniture Repairs, Antique Restoration * George Montag * 33410 Greenwood Rd., Elk, CA.  95432 * montag@mcn.org * 707-877-3243

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