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Week of August 15, 2016 / Av 5776
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Please see OUR KEHILLAH FAMILY, below, for information about shiva this Tuesday evening.
 

Announcing....

The 4th Fabulous Trip to Israel
With Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman and Congregation Kehillah
May 1 - May 14, 2017

Crazy but true - only nine spaces remaining!
Interested? Don't wait, register now!

To see the complete itinerary, click here or visit
http://tinyurl.com/FabulousIsraelTrip 

Get a $200 discount if you're a Kehillah member.  
Get 5% off
when you pay by cash or check. 
Now accepting deposits online!  
$250 deposit - click on the red "Book Now" button on the right side

The sights, the tastes, the pride...your heritage. Isn't it time you visited Israel?

Whether it's your first trip or a return trip, traveling with Rabbi Sharfman and your Kehillah friends is an experience you will treasure forever. Rabbi Sharfman is fluent in Hebrew and formerly a licensed Israel tour guide....All that's missing is YOU!  
 
Photo at right: Israeli brunch.
 

Contact Rabbi Sharfman or Renee Joffe
to let them know you're interested!
602-369-7667
info@congregationkehillah.org


THIS WEEK___________________________________

TOT SHABBAT - 6:45 p.m.
KABBALAT SHABBAT - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, August 19

Join us to celebrate Shabbat for tots and for grown-ups.
Come to one or both services! We look forward to seeing you. 
 
Shabbat candles Tot Shabbat is geared towards those five years old and under, but all are welcome.

Tot Shabbat families, we encourage you to stay for regular services: Tots and their grown-ups will be invited to light candles together at the beginning of Kabbalat Shabbat. (Candle lighting occurs at approximately 7:40 p.m.) Then, feel free to stay as long as you want and leave whenever you need to; we understand that bedtime comes early for some tots (and their parents!).
Torah Talk
TORAH TALK
Saturday, August 20, 10:30 a.m.
At the home of Ellen and Elliott Lerman

Discover why Torah Talk is one of Kehillah's most-loved traditions! Torah Talk is a morning filled with questions, conversation, laughter, and the opportunity to get up-close and personal with Rabbi Sharfman and your fellow CK members and seekers. No prior knowledge is needed to enjoy Torah Talk; all are welcome. Please RSVP to Ellen at lermanell@aol.com by Thursday, August 18, even if you are a regular attendee, so the host(s) can prepare.

YEP! PARENT ORIENTATION  
Sunday, August 21, 10:00-11:00 a.m. 
At Congregation Kehillah 

2016-2017 YEP! Sessions are coming!
 
If you have not registered your child or grandchild yet for YEP!, please contact us!  
YEP!, our Youth Education Program, is fun, educational, and creative - your children and grandchildren will love it. YEP! is free for Kehillah member families and open to non-Kehillah members as well. YEP! is designed for children from age 5 and up.

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MOVIE TIME
Sunday, August 21, early afternoon

Open to all, and we'd love to have you join us! We'll pick the movie, plus the time and location, closer to August 21. We usually attend the Harkins Shea or Harkins 101, and discuss the movie afterwards over yogurt, coffee or lunch.

You are always welcome to come even without an RSVP, but if we expect you we can let you know if there are any changes and try to save seats. To receive final details for our movie plans, and to offer your suggestions, get on our Movie email list by sending your name and email to Marilyn Morris at rodonmi@aol.com (or call her at 602-494-2800).

UPCOMING___________________________________
BROTHERHOOD
Monday, August 22, 7:00 p.m.
El Chorro
5550 E. Lincoln Dr., Paradise Valley, AZ 85253

Men of Kehillah, join us for food & friendship. Please RSVP to Rich Fox by Sunday, August 21, at phoks1@hotmail.com. Questions? Contact Rich or Renee in the Kehillah office.
GIRLS' NIGHT OUT
Wednesday, August 24, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Goldman's Deli
6929 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85250

Women of Kehillah, join us at this family-owned restaurant for some delicious Chicago-style dishes & traditional Jewish cuisine - and great conversation, too! Please RSVP to Renee by Tuesday, August 23: info@congregationkehillah.org or call 602-369-7667.
>>> Special note from Renee <<<
Are you or do you know of a local Jewish woman whose career or professional life
was dramatically shaped or changed by other women? If so, please contact Renee.
This is related to a feature planned for the October issue o f Arizona Jewish Life magazine. 
BOOK GROUP
Sunday, September 11, 10:00 a.m.
at the home of Linda Brill
Please note: We did not hold an August meeting, so we have shifted our reading schedule ahead by one month.

All are welcome to attend, even if you haven't finished (or started!) the book. At our September
All are welcome at Kehillah's Book Group.      Photo: Linda Brill
meeting we'll discuss This is Where I Leave You, by Jonathan Tropper, who "deftly merges caustic one-liners, zany slapstick, and raw emotion in this hilarious yet heartbreaking story" ( Bookmarks Magazine). Please RSVP to Linda at lindabrill1@gmail.com. For general questions about the Book Group, contact Sherry Siegel at sherrykehillah@cox.net.

Read ahead for our next meetings!
October 9: The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah, at the home of Ellen Lerman
November 13: Charms for the Easy Life, by Kaye Gibbons, at the home of Ilene Riffle

COMPUTERS FOR YEP!

YEP! is seeking your old laptops
(eight years or less) silver_laptop.jpgand iPads for our Online Learning Center (OLC). We are planning on installing Google Chrome on the old laptops so the students can utilize the OLC. The Google Chrome program we will be using will wipe your old computer clean. New donations are also welcome!

Please contact Renee to arrange pick up of your donation. Thank you in advance for your donation and commitment to helping our students learn.
HIGH HOLY DAYS 2016/5777
Even though temperatures are still in the triple digits, planning is well underway for High Holy Days 5777, and tickets for services will be sent out in mid-September. All Kehillah members in good standing or who have made arrangements for dues payments receive tickets for the High Holy Days as part of their membership. No one is turned away due to financial constraints! Adjustments can be arranged through a confidential call to our office 602-369-7667. You will be treated with absolute respect and discretion.

For those of you who like to get an early jump on things, here's a preview of this year's High Holy Days information. Complete information will be sent by email and mail as the holiday nears.

 
WHEN
SELICHOT:
Saturday, September 24, 7:00 p.m.
Please RSVP to Renee by Thursday, September 22.
 
ROSH HASHANAH:
Sunday, October 2, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, October 3, 10:00 a.m.
Children's program will be offered during Torah service
 
YOM KIPPUR / Kol Nidre:
Tuesday, October 11, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 12, 10:00 a.m. (morning service)
Children's program will be offered during Torah service
Wednesday, October 12, 3:00 p.m. (afternoon service/Yizkor/Neilah)
Break the Fast is held on Wednesday, October 12 immediately following Neilah. Please RSVP for Break the Fast by October 5 to info@congregationkehillah.org.
  
 
"I invite you to share this High Holy Day season of teshuva (return) with Congregation Kehillah - returning to community, hope, possibility, G-d, prayer, love,
and the best that is in each of us.
Your presence and participation will enhance our Holy Days, and we, in turn, hope to provide you with a truly meaningful, uplifting, inspirational and transformative
High Holy Days experience."


~ Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman

 
HOW
To request additional tickets for guests
Please use this link. Payment must be received at least 10 days prior to the holidays.
 
To remember your loved ones in our Yizkor Book
Please click here.

To share a greeting with all of Kehillah's members and friends
Click here for information about our special greeting email and how you can participate.
 
We look forward to sharing the High Holy Days with you and your family,
friends and guests!

 
TLC for ARROWHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WOW! Your supplies and financial donations
have already started coming in! Thank you!!

"TLC" doesn't just stand for "tender loving care" - it's also the vision for Kehillah's "adopted" school, Arrowhead Elementary School.

From Arrowhead's website: schoolbus-rear-sm.jpg
Our vision is to be a TLC community.
At Arrowhead, we TEACH, empower, and inspire.
We LEARN, collaborate, and explore.
We CREATE, engage, and think.

Our Social Action team wants to help Arrowhead kids start the school year off right. Let's show them some TLC by bringing "new school year" donations to Tot Shabbat & Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday, August 19.

If you prefer to make a financial donation, Paulette and the Social Action team will do the shopping for you! If this is the case, please consider making your donation sooner rather than later, so the team can take advantage of back-to-school sales and your donations will go further. Make your check payable to Congregation Kehillah & indicate it's for Social Action/Back to School; or donate online here.

Just some of the items needed:
Pencils ~ Pens ~ Spiral Notebooks ~ Looseleaf Binders ~ Glue Sticks 
Tissues ~ Erasers ~ Pencil Cases ~ Markers ~ Pocket Folders
Children's Scissors ~ White Glue ~ Highlighters ~ Pencil Sharpeners ~ etc.
ALSO New Socks ~ New Underwear ~ Bus Passes 

AND DON'T FORGET ~

Books for teachers and children are always welcome, as are food & snack donations for the school and for Mom's Pantry.

We are meeting only one time for services in August,
so please start shopping now and bring your supplies
on August 19! Or contact paulettefraenkel@gmail.com
to make other arrangements.    
CONGREGANT SPOTLIGHT
Welcome to an occasional feature on how Kehillah congregants
express the value of tikkun olam (repairing the world).
 
Cookie Morganstern and Hippotherapy

Kehillah member Cookie Morganstern became interested in hippotherapy
(horseback riding as
Photo provided by Cookie Morganstern 
therapeutic or rehabilitative treatment)
after her quadruplet grandchildren were born;  two have special needs. Cookie spent seven years volunteering at Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center (in Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and saw how activities that are customized to individuals' needs can have a positive impact on muscle tone, coordination, balance, posture, sensory integration, strength, and speech and language skills.

Through hippotherapy, Cookie says, children (and adults) gain confidence and a sense of independence. "Whether it is physical, cognitive, sensory or emotional disability, all can benefit from working with horses."

After volunteering for two years at a local stable, Cookie started her own program two years ago at Morganstern Ranch LLC (owned by her and her husband, Stan), which she says was established "to provide a safe, peaceful place for the therapy." Whenever possible, parents are included in the therapy "to make the process a team effort."
Cookie is currently pursuing additional education in hippotherapy, and invites anyone interested in observing a therapy lesson or becoming a volunteer to contact her, at 623-202-6318. No previous experience with horses is required.

How do you practice tikkun olam? Please let Renee know; we'd love to share your good works with the rest of our community!
OUR KEHILLAH FAMILY

Deepest condolences to . . .

Warren and Reisa Miller, on the passing of Warren's brother, Julius Henry Miller, on Saturday, August 13, in Chicago. Shiva will be held this Tuesday, August 16, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Warren and Reisa Miller's home, 1693 E. Tulsa St., Chandler, AZ. Here is a link for directions from the Scottsdale area: http://mapq.st/2bixeFA 
 
Please do not bring food as our dear friend, Warren, is on a very restricted diet as he undergoes treatments.

We send prayers of healing to . . .

Barbara Liss
Tom Bartkus
Fran Kurtz
Velva Keene, mother of Rick Keene
Hace Pearl/Debra Koren,
   cousin/niece of Renee & Marsha Joffe Warren Miller
Sandy Myslis
Kitty Nagy
Penny Wolkis
Collen Carney
Shoshanna bat Phyllis


Olivia Adair Steele
Gedalya Nachum bar Bayla Rivka
Judith Clancy
Stisha Steigmann,
    friend of Marsha Joffe
Rose Sobel, mother of Bruce Sobel
Ethan Miller,
    son of Reisa and Warren Miller
Arlene Rosenberg
Bess Taubman
Joanna Lee, mother of Rich Goldman
Mariam Ahuvah bat Batsheva,
    daughter of Barbara Goldman
Judy Sahid, sister of Cathy Michel
I am available to all Kehillah members in times of joy and sadness. Please let me know when I can extend support and comfort to you and your family.
                                                                                                   ~ Rabbi Sharfman
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HIPPA PRIVACY RULE: Hospitals won't notify us about your stay, nor will Jewish chaplains visit or share your information with us unless you specifically give permission and request that they do so. Rabbi Sharfman and Congregation Kehillah want to support Kehillah members - so many emotions and issues arise during illnesses requiring hospitalization. Please call the office and give us your name, hospital name/room number and any health details you can share to enable us to be responsive to you and your needs.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS

You can help support Congregation Kehillah and express your core values by making donations to Kehillah's various Funds - to celebrate, honor, remember, give thanks, to assist . . .  or simply to do tzedakah.

General Fund
Caring
Education
Gottlieb Music Fund     
Oneg & Hospitality 
Social Action
Torah 
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund 
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Memorial Board
Adopt a Prayer Book   

You can also plant trees in Israel directly through Kehillah, and Jewish National shiny-tree-button.jpg Fund will send a certificate out on your behalf. Each tree is $18 and a portion of your donation stays with Kehillah. Contact Renee for more information or to place your tree order.

Supporting Kehillah and expressing your Core Values is easy!
You can donate on our website, in any amount or send a check. Your donations in any amount are greatly appreciated! Congregation Kehlllah is a 501(c)(3) organization; your donations are tax-exempt to the fullest extent allowable by law. Please consult with your tax adviser.

Here's another great way to support Kehillah -
celebrate with an Oneg!

Sponsoring an Oneg is a great way to celebrate your lifecycle events 
and other wonderful news. For 2016-2017, we are aiming to have every Oneg sponsored! Dates are filling up, so to reserve your Oneg, please contact Renee at info@congregationkehillah.org or 602-369-7667.

INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
IF YOU DON'T DRIVE, DON'T WANT TO DRIVE, OR SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING
Envoy America provides transportation and companionship services for Seniors, providing door-to-door, wait-and- return, advanced reservations, and pre-paid services based on time.
No cash, no tipping, no surge pricing, and no surprises! Call to go out for shopping, visiting doctors, meeting with friends, running errands, visiting museums or shows, etc. Call Envoy America at 800-375-5558. For more information, visit www.EnvoyAmerica.com.

INFORMATION and HELP    
The Senior Concierge Project (through Jewish Family and Childrens Service) can provide information and help with socialization, education, transportation, home care, living facilities, legal assistance and more for those over age 60. Contact: Janet Arnold, Senior Concierge, at 480-599-7198 or janet.arnold@jfcsaz.org.
OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE
Etchings, Sacred Objects, and Artifacts
The newly opened Ira Moskowitz Exhibit at the Cutler Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center is available for tours now through August 18 for people of all ages, backgrounds and denominations. To arrange a private docent-led tour of the Gallery, contact Jeffrey Schesnol at 602-241-7870 or jschesnol@azjh.org.

Genetic Education & Screening
Sunday, September 25, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus (12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85254. Registration opens on August 1. For more information, contact info@jewishgeneticsphx.org or 480-668-3347; www.GetScreenedAZ.org.

2016 Heritage Award to Diamondback President & CEO Derrick Hall
Arizona Jewish Historical Society will honor Derrick Hall, President & CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the 2016 Heritage Award on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Musical Instrument Museum. Read the press release, visit www.azjhs.org or call 602-241-7870 for tickets or more information.


Kabbalat Shabbat   <>    Torah Talk   <>    YEP!

Shabbat candles
Torah Talk
KABBALAT SHABBAT

Kabbalat Shabbat begins on Fridays at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.  
       
August 19 -
THIS WEEK,
with       Tot Shabbat at 6:45 p.m.

September 16
  October 2  
      Erev Rosh Hashana 
  October 3  
      Rosh Hashana 
  October 11  
      Kol Nidre 
  October 12  
      Yom Kippur 
October 28
November 18
December 9
 
2017
January 13 and 27
February 10 and 24
March 10 and 24
April 14 and 28
May 19
June 9 
TORAH TALK

Torah Talks are held Saturday mornings from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, in members' homes. Please RSVP so our hosts know how much food & drink to prepare.     
    
August 20 - THIS WEEK
September 10
October 22
November 12
December 17

2017
January 21
February 18
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 17  

YEP! 

   
YEP! sessions are held on Sundays from 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Congregation Kehillah. 

September 11 and 25
October 16 and 30
November 6 and 20
December 4 and 18

2017
January 8 and 22
February 5 and 26
March 12 and 26
April 9 and 23
May 7 and 21
       
DATES MENTIONED IN THIS ISSUE
For details, please see the corresponding items on the left.
Holidays are shown
in italics.



Friday, Aug. 19

Tot Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat

Saturday, Aug. 20
Torah Talk

Sunday, Aug. 21
YEP! Orientation        
Movie Time

Monday, Aug. 22
Brotherhood

Wednesday, Aug. 24
Girls' Night Out

Saturday, Sept. 10
Torah Talk

Sunday, Sept. 11

YEP!
Book Group

Monday, Sept. 12
Girls' Night Out

Friday, Sept. 16
Kabbalat Shabbat

Sunday, Sept. 18
Movie Time

Saturday, Sept. 24
Selichot

Sunday, Sept. 25
YEP!

Sunday, Oct. 2
Erev Rosh Hashana

Monday, Oct. 3
Rosh Hashanah

Sunday, Oct. 9
Book Group

Tuesday, Oct. 11
Kol Nidre

Wednesday, Oct. 12
Yom Kippur

Sunday, Oct. 16
YEP!
Movie Time

Saturday, Oct. 22
Torah Talk
Congregational Sukkot

Friday, Oct. 28
Kabbalat Shabbat

Sunday, Oct. 30
YEP!




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Need a hand? The Kehillah Brotherhood is here to help you. 


Need a ride to services or to an event? Have an odd job that might need an extra hand or two? Give the Brotherhood a shout! Email Rich Fox at phoks1@hotmail.com. 








































































































































































































































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7430 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Ste. 132
Scottsdale, AZ 85255