Hamakom
Meditation Garden and Simcha Path
Hamakom, (The Place - one of the mystical names for God), a beautiful garden with meditation labyrinth and brick simcha path was created to commemorate celebratory events. Hamakom is located to the left of the Sanctuary, directly behind the Abelmann garden.
Engraved bricks are available on the Simcha path in our Hamakom Garden as beautiful, fun, and permanent ways for our members to celebrate their families’ and our community’s celebrations in honor of a bar or bat mitzvah, birth, wedding, anniversary, and more. Simcha path bricks are $360 for a double or $180 for a single. This is a wonderful way to join together with family, friends or with your Havurah to honor a simcha, or someone as a group.
Questions? Please contact coordinator Lisa Taylor, at the Temple office at (925) 283-8575 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
We thank these generous Hamakom Garden lead donors:
Benches
Sue Adler-Bressler & David Bressler
Julie & Paul Candau
The Donald Chaiken Family
Bonnie & George Kennedy
Jasmine & Robert Tarkoff
Boulders
In honor of our parents, founding members Al and Ellen Baer
The Len and Robbie Cohn Family
Jill & David Douglas
The Lehman/Rowen Families
The Tarkoff Family in recognition of Jasmine Tarkoff, President 2017-2019
Trees
Linda & Mike Bandler
Julie & Stephen Bell
Dawn Boyer
Kim & Mark Drucker
Nora & Ken Fishbach
Laurette & Alan Gennis
Rabbi Nicki & Dan Greninger
Susan Bloch & Igor Khandros
Cantor Leigh Korn
Susan & Willy Mautner
Marsha Weintraub-Molling & Richard Molling
Susan & Jeffrey Rideout
Yvonne Lalanne & Mark Rubenstein
Jan & Alex Trzesniewski
Ellen & Craig Whittom
We also thank the Justice Justice Foundation, the 2018 gala chairs, sponsors, and donors who helped make Hamakom possible in honor of Rabbi Judy Shanks’ retirement. We also thank President Jasmine Tarkoff, Executive Director Debbie Kirsch, Hamakom chair Lisa Spiegler, Judy Feins, Sophia Othman, Jim and Jeff Minder of Minder Landscaping, and others who helped to make the vision for Hamakom a reality.