The Center of Jewish Life in the Napa Valley
As Passover begins and spring settles in, April is a good time to reconnect—with tradition and with each other. Read on for all that’s happening with your community at Congregation Beth Shalom. Have questions? Contact us anytime.
Dear Friends,
B’shalom, Niles
Rabbi Niles Goldstein
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Board President Eve Kahn
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Executive Director Marah Peresechensky
Here’s what’s happening this month; visit our full calendar to see everything on the horizon.
1 David Safer
2 Susan Segal-Wood
3 Schecky Miluso
4 Howard Eisenstark
4 Micah Eisenberg
6 Eyal Kaduri
12 Aaron Starr
14 Eli Ladrigan
14 Hadass Ladrigan
14 Eve Kahn
15 Scott Stearn
16 Janna Waldinger
18 Marlo Cohen
19 Efraim Lubliner
20 Charlotte Smith
20 Maya Barush
20 Alan Bergman
21 Debbie Alter-Starr
22 Helena Cohen
22 Jonas Kaufman
25 Talia Orr
25 Julia Fox
25 Michelle Frisch
26 Tabitha Valenti-Bird
27 Oliver Shahabi
28 Kevin Brackett
28 Joel Samrick
31 Brett Bergman
31 Ernie Weir
We remember and honor loved ones on the anniversary of their passing on these days this month. Make a donation in honor of a loved one.
1 Sara Kohan, Ahuva ben David
2 Samuel Rome
2 Annie Leaken
3 Samuel Lazarus
3 Leon Sukoff
3 Vincent Amendola
3 Michelle Wolf
3 Adele Metzel
4 Dorothy Rosin Neustadt
4 Ella Trucker
4 Lottie Kallman
4 Evelyn Gilbert
4 Connie Unger
5 Karola Bien
5 Florence Gennet
5 Jerome Mautner
5 Lucille Posner
6 James Brady
6 Mardelle Reece Rome
7 Jeanie Goodwin
7 Ruth Sandra Wolsztejn
7 George Gordon
8 William Rosenblatt
8 Peter Gordon
8 Rozaline Kaufman Johnson
8 Jackie Suri Yenthal Hecht
8 Ilene Herman
9 Martha Turner
9 Lois Levin
10 Evette Abittan
10 Eudice Kozakin Fingold
11 Felix Peresechensky
12 Louis Lambert
12 Herbert Shapiro
12 Cindie Bratman Matz
13 Bunny Goldstein
13 Frances Katz
14 Bertha G. Muscatine
15 Bernard Greendorfer
15 A.C. Greenhouse
15 Elliot Lewis Schachter
15 Harry Abramovitz
16 Harold Margolis
16 Susane Kramer Weir
17 Terry Swartz
17 William Katz
3/17 Elaine Schulman
18 Dr. Alvin V. Pensler
18 Florence Pastcan
18 Sidney Dover
18 Bruce McChesney
19 Joseph Wood
20 Ruth Feld Green
20 Loren Bisberg
20 Benjamin Blatteis
20 Dr. I Harold Chevlen
21 Jacob Sherman
22 Fred Herman
22 Alan Steen
24 Raye Shapiro
24 Esther Hadassah Frisch
26 Fany Pierce
27 Jack Barush
29 Vetta Ginsburg
29 Leonie Jacobs
29 Louise Packard
30 Berthe Karfiol
30 David Iventosch
31 Milton Thornton
31 Carole Kamer
31 Nathan Wieder
31 Louis Abrams
31 Barbara Kerbis
General Fund:
In memory of Audrey Lieberstein – Barbara Lustig, Anne & Debbie Percelay, Sabina Stoltz & The Soul Sisters
In memory of a dear friend and avid MahJongg player, Audrey Lieberstein. – Patricia Hise
In memory of my beautiful and vivacious mother, Ruth Green, with much love. – Ellyn Elson
In memory of Joseph Wood – Susan Segal-Wood
In memory of my brother Peter Gordon – Judy Nystrom
In memory Of Lee’s mother, Ella Trucker – Henni Cohen & Lee Trucker
In memory of father and grandfather, Jacob Sherman – Anne & Debbie Percelay
In memory of Harold Chevlen – Michael & Lauren Chevlen
In honor of Eve’s 80th Birthday – Lola & David Safer
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund:
Youth Program Fund:
Purim Carnival – Ellyn Elson, Howar Eisenstark & Teresa Barnes, David & Sheila Amar, Sheri Kohos, Linda & Larry Miller, Donna & John Bonick, Carla DalPorto, Maxine Miluso, Roberta & Robert Solomon, Carla Dal Porto
In loving memory of our B’not Mitzvah sister, Audrey Lieberstein. May her memory be for a blessing. – Roy & Sue Barush
In memory of Ba Jack, a loving and caring Dad and Grandfather – Roy & Sue Barush
Lifelong Learning Fund:
Music Fund:
In honor of the anniversary of Leona and Carl Rice. – JoAnne Miller
In honor of Rabbi Niles – David & Jacqueline Blinderman
Refugee Resettlement Fund:
In memory of Maggie Sherman – Hennie Cohen and Lee Trucker
In memory of Audrey Lieberstein – Jan & Tom Sabo
Pool Fund:
Religious School this month:
• Sunday April 12, 9:30am
• Sunday April 19, 9:30am
• Sunday April 26, 9:30am
Questions about Religious School? Contact Education Director Marah Peresechensky.
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Um Lobo Entre Os Cisnes (A Wolf Among Swans)
Saturday, March 21
Two showtimes: 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Jarvis Conservatory (1711 Main St, Napa)
A true story. Thiago Soares is a young man from the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro who leaves hip hop behind and embarks on the world of classical ballet. His story takes on unexpected turns through his troubled relationship with his mentor, the Cuban Dino Carrera, who improves Thiago’s talent until he reaches stardom by becoming the principal dancer of the Royal Ballet in London.
President: Eve Kahn
Treasurer: Scott Brown
Secretary: Lara Shumer
Past President: Roberta Solomon
Board members at large:
Mark Charney
Michael Chevlen
Cynthia Cohen
Allison Frost
Amy Hall
Guy Levin
Suzie Myers
Naomi Petrick
Robin Stearn
Please reach out with any questions, concerns, or just to have a cup of coffee and a chat. Our doors are always open to you.
Rabbi
Niles Goldstein
Executive Director
Marah Peresechensky
Music Director
Gordon Lustig