Beth David Women

UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS – Remember to sign up!

• Ladies Who Lunch – in the Sukkah, Thursday, October 5, 11:30 am-1:30 pm.  This year, we are pleased to have three locations for LWL in the Sukkah.  Many thanks to Wendy Glasser, Emily Gannes, and Iris Bendahan for offering to host. Spaces are limited, and there will be waitlists for each location. Here are the links to sign up. Due to space limitations, please only register for one location:
  – Hosted by Emily Gannes (Cupertino): LWL in the Sukkah – Gannes
  – Hosted by Wendy Glasser (Saratoga): LWL in the Sukkah – Glasser
  – Hosted by Iris Bendahan (San Jose/Cupertino): LWL in the Sukkah – Bendahan

The waitlist and signup genius invitations for the Sukkah luncheons will be managed by Cathy Beyda. Please email Cathy (cathybeyda@comcast.net)  if you have any questions or have difficulty signing up. Thank you, Cathy!

• Empty Nesters Coffee & Chat – October 3, 10-11:30 am. The next group gathering is scheduled for Tuesday, October 3, 10 am, Paris Baguette, Cupertino. Contact Dafna Mizrahi (dafi.sorokin@gmail.com) for additional information or to be added to the mailing list.

• Women Who Walk.  Actual Start date to be determined.   Women Who Walk will restart in October when it cools down a bit and the Holidays are over.  The group will meet on Tuesday mornings at 8:30 am in Los Gatos in the VTA Parking lot near the Safeway end of the lot. You can hike the Park and Vasona Creek Trail and walk up to the little dam or perhaps, if people are feeling energized, all the way to Lark Avenue and then back to your cars.  The little dam is about a 3.5-mile round trip.  Los Gatos residents who want a shorter walk can park in the Vasona parking lot and meet the group where the train tracks meet the trail.  We will keep you posted. Contact Wendy J Glasser (wjgcbd@comcast.net) if you are interested in joining.

• Dames Who Dine – Our popular evening program will return beginning in October!  Stay tuned for details on our first fun DWD dinner this fall!

• Mah Jongg Tournament – This year’s Mah Jongg Tournament will be held at Beth David on November 19, 11 am – 5 pm.  The cost will be $54 per person for lunch and three rounds of play. Registration and more coming soon!

OTHER EVENTS

• Torah Fund – Women’s League for Conservative Judaism’s 2023-2024 Torah Fund Campaign is underway. Torah Fund raises money for our five Conservative Judaism Seminaries, supports programs at the Seminaries and also provides Scholarships for students to attend the Seminaries and for their study year in Israel.  This fund is vital to the future of our movement.  We need to make it affordable for students to become Rabbis, Cantors, and Educators. This year’s Torah Fund Theme is Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Ba’Zeh — All the people of Israel are responsible for one another. For full explanation about Torah Fund and this year’s campaign, click. To view the flyer, click this link: Torah Fund flyer 2023 

• Whale Watching Cruise, Sunday, October 29, 2:30-5 pm. Join Beth David members on a 2.5 hour private whale watching tour in the Monterey Bay. Boarding begins in Moss Landing at 2:30 pm and we will be on the water from 3 -5:30 pm. This tour is limited to 26 people and is open to Beth David members ONLY. The cost is $50 per person. When signing up, you must provide the names of each person that will attend. Once your signup is complete, your account will be billed, and you will receive an email from Monica to arrange payment. Payment must be received no later than 10/25. Sign up here

• JFS Urgent Refugee Supply Drive. JFS SV has reached out to Beth David and other community organizations to advise that there will be an influx of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers arriving to Silicon Valley as the military bases where they’ve been held will be closing. Therefore, they have an urgent need for FULL SIZE toiletries, kitchen and laundry items please (no diapers and menstrual supplies needed at this time).  You can drop off your items at Beth David’s Mitzvah cabinet in the entrance anteroom. Of course, you can always drop your items directly at JFS.  Here is a link with a list of what will be needed: JFS Supply Drive.

• Hillel Shabbat Dinners – Jane Jacobson coordinates these dinners on Friday evenings during the academic year, mainly at Hillel of Silicon Velley. Hillel supports students at SJSU, Santa Clara University, Mission, Foothill, West Valley, Evergreen, and the other community colleges in the valley. For each dinner, you would put together a group of at least 5 people to provide a nourishing Shabbat dinner – including a salad/soup course, main course, dessert, and challah.  Meals may be dairy, meat or parve.  Hillel maintains a Kosher-style kitchen meaning that donors may cook in their own homes but should follow Kashrut laws by not mixing meat and milk, providing dishes in throw-away serving containers.  Hillel can provide serving utensils. There is no need for clean-up – the kids do it.  Set up is either that delivery person/people set out their dishes or put them into the ovens to be heated.  The Hillel staff and volunteers set everything out on the serving counter.  There is really very little to be done other than cook at home and deliver to the person in charge of taking food to Hillel House or taking it there yourselves.  Here is a link for complete details and how to get involved with this wonderful project: BDW Hillel Shabbat Dinner Program 

• Beth David Crafters’ Guild – next meeting October 23, 3 – 5 pm, Congregation Beth David. Hosted by Ricki Gafter and Ann Tavan. You do not have to be a crafter; social members are also welcome. To add your name to the list, contact Ann Tavan (ann@tavan.com)