November 2009

Cheshvan/Tevet 5770

Event Quick Reference:

November 14 – Klezmer-o-rama
November 20 – Shir Hayam Shabbat Gathering details TBA
November 21 – Deliver our Project Wishbone donations
November 24 – IFC Thanksgiving Service (Jeff Brown speaking\Kugelettes singing)

TIKKUN OLAM CORNER

PROJECT WISHBONE
Once again we are banding together to donate Thanksgiving dinners to those on Bainbridge who can’t afford one this year. Last year we donated 2 full dinners and this year our goal is 3 full dinners. We have already taken care of the turkeys by purchasing 3 turkey gift cards with some of the Tzedakah money collected at High Holidays.

The list will be on the General Forum – please email kerbfam1@comcast.net with what you would like to bring and for how many families and I will keep it updated.

You can drop off your purchases at Robin Simon’s house (many thanks to Robin for, once again, volunteering to be the collection point!)

Project Wishbone Shopping List:
Fresh Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes
Brown and White Rice and Rice Mixes
Chicken Broth
Yellow Onions
Gravy Mix
Fresh and Canned vegetables
Fresh and Canned fruit
Fresh or Frozen Pie
Butter and Whipped Cream
Sparkling Cider and Juices
Condiments (olives and pickles, salad dressings)
Oils
Spices and Herbs
Coffee and Tea
Special Treats (crackers, nuts, dried fruits)
Traditional Items (candles or napkins)

TZEDAKAH – HIGH HOLIDAY COLLECTION
$502 was collected in the Tzedakah box over the High Holidays. Several rounds of e-meeting discussion resulted in the Tikkun Olam committee distributing the money in the following way: $100 to the JLC for their Tikkun Olam projects, $45 to buy 3 turkey gift cards for Project Wishbone, the balance to a fund suggested by David Cowan Milk for Preschoolers Program of American Near East Refugee Aid

KLEZMER-O-RAMA

The 3rd annual KLEZMER-O-RAMA with music by the ECLECTICS is happening on Saturday, November 14th. Bainbridge Island’s own klezmer band will play an afternoon of music you can dance to, including East European folk, and Jazz with a klezmer beat. Craig and Zann Jacobrown will lead klezmer dances. This will take place at Island Center Hall 8395 Fletcher Bay Road, from 3:00 to 5:30 PM. Tickets at the door…$5 adults, $15 Family, $3 Senior, teens, students & children +6. Refreshments baked by Shir Hayam members. Children under 6 may bring small instruments i.e. drum, rattles, chimes, sticks and join in. You can help by telling your friends, or better yet, bring friends. The Eclectics are Laurie Deluca – clarinet, Dan Lavry – accordian, George Sale – violin and Al Solonsky – drums. Hope you can make it. It promises to be a happy and fun event.

A short history of Klezmer (thanks to Joan Cowan)
The word /Klezmer/ comes from 2 Hebrew words: /Kley/ and zmer. /Kley/ means vessels or tools and zmer means melody, so Klezmer literally means “vessels of the music.” Before the 17th century, in Eastern and Central Europe, Klezmer meant any musical instrument. By the 18th century, it meant a folk instrument. Today, the word includes dance, vocal, and melismatic (melodic embellishment) instrumental music.

Early Klezmer instruments included frame drums, cymbals, bells, and timbrels. Today’s instruments include violins, clarinets, accordions, stick drums, trumpets, guitars, and more.

The early performers of Klezmer music were traveling musicians who played at weddings in small villages in Poland, the Ukraine, Romania, and Bohemia. Klezmer music was also popular in Prague. During the Renaissance, Klezmer was well received in Italy as well. But Klezmer music was the music of the poor. The musicians received a small amount of money from the bride’s family, and they were fed the same fine food as the wedding guests enjoyed. Their greatest reward, however, was playing—and bringing happiness to lives that were too often devoid of it.

[Much of this early history can be found in more detail in the first chapter of /The Book of Klezmer/ by Yale Strom, which is available from the Bainbridge Public Library or from the Chavurah library at Cay Vandervelde’s house.]

JLC NEWS

Almost Every Other Sunday Morning – 10 AM Vignette

Youth JLC and Adult/Teen JLC meet to share blessings and an opening circle at LifeSpan Center (11290 Sunrise). Then each group studies their respective material, and everyone comes back together to close ~2 hours later. If you have not taken part, you can be proud of your Chaverim — and are welcome to come join us!

COORDINATING COMMITTEE MINUTES

October 20, 2009 – Present: Robin, Paul, David, Cay
CEMETERY: Questions: is it possible for us to buy plots from Pt Blakely? Can we buy plots from KS? Do we want a separate SH cemetery? If we had a separate SH cemetery, would it need to be halachically correct? Currently Pt. Blakely is under a city-imposed moratorium and cannot sell new plots for several more years. So discussions with Pt. Blakely are not urgent. But it makes sense to find out the desires of the chavurah and to talk to KS about our options with them so that when Pt. Blakely reopens, we are primed to act. Proposed plan of action: Create a draft resolution stating that it is the wish of SH that all SH members should have access to a Jewish cemetery on BI. Take that resolution to the annual meeting for a vote. Over the next year or two, have conversations with SH members, KS and Pt. Blakely to figure out how to make that happen. Action item: Ask Sharon to attend Dec 15 Coord meeting to 1) discuss draft resolution and this strategy, and 2) give us an update on the cemetery situation. Cay will ask Sharon to attend Dec 15 meeting.

ROBO CALLER: Paul will activate our robo call reminder service in time for the Chanukah party.

COMMITTEE REPORTS
CPC: Paul talked to Ovation about sponsoring Fiddler and they were not interested. Therefore, we decided we should buy an ad in the program. Coordinating Comm’ee authorized spending $125 for ¼ page ad. Next meeting: we will figure out where that money comes from. Action item: Paul will pursue with CPC, Paul will also arrange for CPC to look at cost of having a listing under Synagogues in Qwest and PDC Pages phone book.
Ruach: it was a very successful High Holiday
Torah repair: Action item: Robin will ask Sharon for update

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: We wanted to make sure that everyone who has signed up for a committee is contacted by their committee so they feel involved. Action item: ask Denise to bring list of who’s on which committee to next meeting. Then ask committees to reach out to new members.

ROSTER: Action item: Paul will put the roster on line.

FORUM: do we want to continue with the current platform given its limitations and people’s difficulty logging on? Paul suggested switching to BigTent. David suggested that we not make a change unless someone has the time to do a full migration of all of our docs. Action item:: David will look at BigTent.

RETREAT/ANNUAL MEETING Date: June 5/6 Decision: we agreed to have a joint retreat/Havdalah/annual meeting at Kitsap State Park over a Saturday night.
Action items: Robin will put an announcement in the newsletter, Robin will call park for info to make sure there are enough cabins for people who are apt to want them and find out about making reservations (cost? deposit? refundable?)

NEXT MEETING: December 15, 7:00 pm Agenda: Report from Denise: Budget update, Who’s on which committee? Item from the Annual Meeting: Coord Comm’ee will designate a procedure for how to handle any additional money that comes in, and also what happens if we take in less money. e.g. If we get more than 14,000 does it go to Ruach bec they took biggest hit? Or? Where does $125 for ad in Fiddler program come from?

HAPPENING ON BAINBRIDGE

ALL DAY MAH JONGG

Sunday, November 8, 2009 10:00AM to 4:30PM, Congregation Kol Shalom on Bainbridge Island 9010 Miller Road, Bainbridge Island

Three Rounds of Mah Jongg – To reserve your spot, send $36 and your registration form to Judi Leader:11537 Matsu Place NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Questions? Call Judi at 206-842-4370 and 360-301-5039

ISRAELI DANCE NIGHT

Israeli dance returns to Congregation Kol Shalom! We kick off our new dance season schedule of dancing second Sundays Nov-May with our first dance Nov.
8 at 6:30 pm.

Israeli dance is easy to learn, fun and great exercise! No partner needed,
all dances taught, new dancers welcome. Wear comfy layers and non-marking
shoes. CKS is at 9010 Miller Road NE on Bainbridge. Dance is $8 adults, $5
youth, preschoolers get in free. More info: (206) 842-9010 or www.kolshalom.net.

LITERARY EVENING

Writers and poets from the pages of Drash: Northwest Mosaic are coming to Bainbridge Island on Saturday, Nov. 14, in an effort to widen the diversity of submissions.

A unique evening — a bit of liturgy (Jewish) with a lot of literature (universal) — will happen at 7pm at Congregation Kol Shalom, 9010 Miller Road NE. There is no charge and the event is open to the public. Drash editor Wendy Marcus also will read from her award-winning debut short story collection, Polyglot: Stories of the West’s wet edge. The evening will begin with a short Havdalah service, separating Shabbat from the work week. Drash and Polyglot are available from Eagle Harbor Books and will be available at the Kol Shalom reading.

Please bring a dessert to share. If you have questions, please contact Stephanie Warren at 206.842.8045 or swarren1@bainbridge.net.
Deadline for submission to the fourth volume of Drash, due out in May 2010, is December 15. For guidelines, go to www.templebetham.org

FROM THE IFC:

11/6/09 (Friday): Blood Drive: 12 pm to 6 pm (closed for lunch 3 – 3:45 pm) at Bainbridge Commons, Senior Center. If you’re healthy now, please donate blood as we head into flu season! During the next few months your support will be critical to maintain our regional blood supply and ensure the safety of patients in our community. For more information, please contact Greg Supancheck, Donor Resources Representative, Puget Sound Blood Center, 360-308-7346, gregs@psbc.org

11/7/09 (Saturday): Gideon Park Weed Work Party: 10 am to 12 noon at Gideon Park (274 Gideon Lane, off Grow Ave, just north of Wyatt). We will meet at the play structure near the center of the park to remove ivy and other non-native plants from the wooded area that will be replanted with native plants next year. We are starting a multi-year process and hope to have your support as we work to enhance this significant in-town open space. The BI Parks Department will provide guidance and some tools. Volunteers should bring gloves, drinks, snacks, a favorite tool, and wear appropriate work clothes. Please come and share in the active stewardship of Island Parks! Contact Kent Scott with any questions: 206-842-9099, kent@biparks.org

11/12/09 (Thursday): IVC Fall Training: 10 am to 12 noon at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church. Do you know how to perform CPR effectively? Would you recognize signs of a heart attack or stroke? Would you know how to stop bleeding from a wound? If so, you are prepared to save the life of a loved one. If you need some brushing up, attend the Interfaith Volunteer Caregiver’s Fall Training. Brian Carson, Fire Captain and EMT for the City of Sea Tac, will be our instructor and will allow time for practice and discussion. This event is open to the entire community at no cost. Please contact IVC at 842-4441 or ivc@bainbridge.net to register. (Please see the attachment with this e-mail.)

11/16/09 (Monday): Blessing of the Hats and Scarves: Right now, people are creating items that will help keep our homeless warm this winter. This is part of our “Warm for Winter Program,” the creation of Janice Tufte of Seattle. Items are being turned in to Pacific Fabrics on Wheaton Way (Bremerton). Contact her for details at warmforwinter@yahoo.com. For details and updates on National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week activities, visit www.sallysantana.com.

11/17/09 (Tuesday): “No Place To Lay Their Heads — The Homeless Living Outside in Kitsap County” is the title of a workshop under construction for Tuesday, Nov. 17. It will bring together mayors, city councils and planners, law enforcement, faith community, medical and emergency services, housing and public health providers, experts on alternative temporary housing such as vehicle and tent parks, and others. The goal of this is to come out with action items and a timeline for implementation of a plan that provides case management, and a stable, secure environment for families and singles. Location and time to be determined. For details and updates on National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week activities, visit www.sallysantana.com.

11/17/09 (Tuesday): Community screening of the movie DVD “The Homeless Home Movie”, 6 pm at the Sylvan Way Baptist Church sanctuary in Bremerton. For details and updates on National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week activities, visit www.sallysantana.com.

11/18/09 (Wednesday): The Coffee Oasis and Stand Up For Kids, two major providers of assistance to homeless youth, are coordinating with county youth ministers to show “The Homeless Home Movie” and discuss what they can do for our kids, on Wednesday night, Nov. 18. If you’d like to be involved, e-mail Dave Frederick at thecoffeeoasis@gmail.com. For details and updates on National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week activities, visit www.sallysantana.com.

11/24/09 (Tuesday): Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service: 7 pm at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church (11042 Sunrise Drive NE, Bainbridge Island). Please join with neighbors of many faiths and backgrounds to unite hearts and spirits in gratitude for our blessings, and in “Giving Thanks For Our Diversity and Our Unity.” All faiths and ages are welcome, and the service includes hymns, prayers, silent meditation, reflections, choral and solo music from many local faith groups and traditions. There will be a special collection for the Bainbridge-Ometepe Sister Islands Association. Refreshments and fellowship following the service. Please bring donations of nonperishable food for Helpline House and Fishline. Preschool nursery care will be available. For more information, please contact Dick Goff (206-842-3564), Bill Scarvie (206-780-0720), or Stephanie Warren (206-842-8045) (Please see, print, and post the flyer attached to this e-mail.)

HAPPENING IN SEATTLE

Can you please inform the community about our upcoming event

Jewish Women in Film
Dates: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Where: Council House • 1501 17th Ave • Seattle, WA 98122
Cost: $5 for Members, $10 for Non-Members

A fascinating look at Jewish Women in Film, this program offers clips from classic films, behind the scenes commentary and lively discussion. Presenter Art Feinglass, most notable for speaking last November on Kristallnacht and American Jewish Filmmakers. Writer, producer and adjunct professor at NYU, he teaches Jewish Literature and Film at the Hebrew Union College Kollel and the JCC of Manhattan.

In films from: The Jazz Singer (1927), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Way We Were (1973) and Private Benjamin (1980), Art will explore how the image of women, especially Jewish woman, has been presented in more than a century of American film making.

RVSP by November 9th by contacting Lori at 206-774-2277 or email reservations@wsjhs.org.

Nov 1, 11:54 AM