Temple Adat Elohim: Brotherhood

“May Their Memory Be a Blessing”

These words, which are seen above our beautiful Memorial Board, have a long history in our Jewish tradition. (see below) Created of Shittim Wood, also known as Koa Acacia, our Memorial Board is made of the same material that Bezaleel was instructed to use to construct the Tabernacle in Exodus 37:1. This work of art was commissioned by our temple in 1999 and completed in 2000, by local furniture artist Bill Coleman.

Temple members are given the opportunity to remember their family by having a memorial plaque permanently installed on our beautiful Memorial Board. The cost to have a plaque installed is $360. You may order you plaque by using the attached form or contacting the Temple office at 805 497-7101.

Click here to download the Memorial Board Plaque Order Form. Thank you!

The root word for memory, (z-kh-r), springs up repeatedly in Jewish literature and liturgy, reminding us to remember. The first two times the root (zayin-khaf-resh), “to remember,” appears in Scripture, God remembers Noah and the other living creatures in the ark: (va-yizkorelohim et noah), “And God remembered Noah...” Following the flood, God sets a rainbow in the heavens as a perpetual sign of his covenant with man: (ve-zakhartiet briti), “I will remember my covenant.” That memory is an attribute of God is further deduced from the name of the prophet (zekharyah), “whom God remembers.”

From the number of times in the liturgy Rosh Hashanah is referred to as (yom ha-zikkaron), the Day of Remembrance, it is clear that remembering, by both God and man, is a central concept during the Days of Awe. In fact, an entire section of the liturgy, known as (zikhronot), remembrances, is comprised of biblical verses dealing with God’s remembering. In the Israeli calendar, the day before Independence Day is also designated (yom ha-zikkaron), Memorial Day, in memory of the soldiers and citizens who fell in defense of the State of Israel.

In post-biblical Judaism, the root (z-kh-r) is used to show respect for both the Rabbis and God. The Rabbis of the Talmud are frequently referred to as (hazal), an acronym for (hakha-meinuzikhronam li-vrakhah), “our Sages, may their memory be for a blessing.” The Rabbis often refer to the ineffable four-letter divine name as the (azkarah), an Aramaic word that is also used to denote a memorial ceremony. And let us not forget the



	*Memorial Board*
	“May Their Memory Be a Blessing” These words, which are seen above our beautiful Memorial Board, have a long history in our Jewish tradition. (see below) Created of Shittim Wood, also known as Koa Acacia, our Memorial Board is made of the same material that Bezaleel was instructed to use to construct the Tabernacle in Exodus 37:1. This work of art was commissioned by our temple in 1999 and completed in 2000, by local furniture artist Bill Coleman. Temple members are given the opportunity to remember their family by having a memorial plaque permanently installed on our beautiful Memorial Board. The cost to have a plaque installed is $360. You may order you plaque by using the attached form or contacting the Temple office at 805 497-7101. Click here to download the Memorial Board Plaque Order Form. Thank you! The root word for memory, (z-kh-r), springs up repeatedly in Jewish literature and liturgy, reminding us to remember. The first two times the root (zayin-khaf-resh), “to remember,” appears in Scripture, God remembers Noah and the other living creatures in the ark: (va-yizkorelohim et noah), “And God remembered Noah...” Following the flood, God sets a rainbow in the heavens as a perpetual sign of his covenant with man: (ve-zakhartiet briti), “I will remember my covenant.” That memory is an attribute of God is further deduced from the name of the prophet (zekharyah), “whom God remembers.” From the number of times in the liturgy Rosh Hashanah is referred to as (yom ha-zikkaron), the Day of Remembrance, it is clear that remembering, by both God and man, is a central concept during the Days of Awe. In fact, an entire section of the liturgy, known as (zikhronot), remembrances, is comprised of biblical verses dealing with God’s remembering. In the Israeli calendar, the day before Independence Day is also designated (yom ha-zikkaron), Memorial Day, in memory of the soldiers and citizens who fell in defense of the State of Israel. In post-biblical Judaism, the root (z-kh-r) is used to show respect for both the Rabbis and God. The Rabbis of the Talmud are frequently referred to as (hazal), an acronym for (hakha-meinuzikhronam li-vrakhah), “our Sages, may their memory be for a blessing.” The Rabbis often refer to the ineffable four-letter divine name as the (azkarah), an Aramaic word that is also used to denote a memorial ceremony. And let us not forget the .