Kol Ha’am Voice of the People ogv kue Kol Ha’am Voice of the People ogv kue Temple Beth Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism SIVAN–TAMMUZ–AV / VOLUME 7, NO. 10 June/July, 2007 J. Paul Levine Judith Weinstock Hall of Honor Friday, June 15, 2007 Temple Beth Am 8:45 p.m. Hall of Honor Presentation followed by Oneg Shabbat dessert TEMPLE BETH AM 2007-2008 OFFICERS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES President Vivian Alberts Executive Vice President Diane Shapiro Dinner reservations requested by June 11, 2007. For information, call (310) 652-7354 ext. 223 Vice Presidents Budget & Finance Larry Miller Education Susan Green House & Grounds Jerry Abeles Membership Robert Ring Personnel Steve Davis Programming Stacey Datnow Ritual Bill Seligman Ways & Means Julie Shuer Youth Brad Grob At Large Jill Sperling Recording Secretary Mike Cohn 6:00 p.m. Mincha 6:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv / Board Installation 7:15 p.m. Shabbat Dinner Board of Trustees Ron Alberts Michael Bacharach Melissa Berenbaum Bob Braun Alan Broidy David Cohen Deborah Cohen Jon Drucker Brant Dveirin Bobbie Feinberg Marnie Friedman Steve Grey Joel Grossman Michael Harris Ann Istrin Sam Jason Paul Kalt Pam Kurtz David Lauter Mallory Lee Steve Leventhal J. Paul Levine Pam Levine Robert Malina Laura Landesman Mandel Cipra Nemeth Susan Nemetz Linda Salem Jessica Samuel Mark Samuel Jay Sanders Alan Schneider Dianne Shershow Sheila Spiwak Neal Steiner Stuart Tochner Michal Vaakil Judy Weinstock Stuart Weiss You are cordially invited to the Installation of the 2007-2008 Officers and Board of Trustees of Temple Beth Am and Installation and Recognition of the 2007 Honorees
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Hall of Honor
Friday, June 15, 2007Temple Beth Am
8:45 p.m. Hall of Honor Presentationfollowed by Oneg Shabbat dessert
TEMPLE BETH AM 2007-2008 OFFICERS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President Vivian Alberts Executive Vice President Diane Shapiro
Dinner reservations requested by June 11, 2007. For information, call (310) 652-7354 ext. 223
Vice Presidents Budget & Finance Larry Miller Education Susan Green House & Grounds Jerry Abeles Membership Robert Ring Personnel Steve Davis Programming Stacey Datnow Ritual Bill Seligman Ways & Means Julie Shuer Youth Brad Grob At Large Jill Sperling Recording Secretary Mike Cohn
Board of TrusteesRon AlbertsMichael BacharachMelissa BerenbaumBob BraunAlan BroidyDavid CohenDeborah CohenJon Drucker Brant DveirinBobbie FeinbergMarnie FriedmanSteve Grey Joel Grossman
Michael HarrisAnn Istrin Sam JasonPaul KaltPam KurtzDavid LauterMallory LeeSteve LeventhalJ. Paul Levine Pam LevineRobert MalinaLaura Landesman MandelCipra Nemeth
Susan Nemetz Linda SalemJessica SamuelMark SamuelJay Sanders Alan SchneiderDianne ShershowSheila Spiwak Neal SteinerStuart TochnerMichal Vaakil Judy Weinstock Stuart Weiss
You are cordially invited to theInstallation of the 2007-2008 Officers and Board of Trustees
of Temple Beth Amand
Installation and Recognitionof the 2007 Honorees
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Temple BeTh Am STAffTiTle Name email* exT.Senior Rabbi JoelRembaum jrembaum 210Rabbi PerryNetter pnetter 219Asst. Rabbi Susanleider sleider 230Hazzan Jeremylipton jlipton 225executive Director SherylGoldman sgoldman 223Rabbi emeritus JacobPressman [email protected] 200Rabbi emeritus Harrya.Silverstein 200Cantor emeritus SamuelKelemer 200Asst. to J. Rembaum CoriDrasin cdrasin 210Asst. to S. leider DesireeGaines dgaines 230Asst. to J. lipton HilaryWolf hwolf 225B’nai mitzvah Tutor HillelTigay htigay 208membership Coord. lisaFriedman lfriedman 223Special events Coord. RonnaSundy rsundy 217Controller KathePilch kpilch 221Asst. to the Controller VictorKrymer vkrymer 218Asst. to the Controller estiSaul esaul 218Facilities Coordinator amyRabin arabin 213Communications Coord.CharleneJanis cjanis 200mailroom Coordinator audreyCohn acohn 222Happy Seniors miriamKavis 521 CharleneJanis cjanis 200Facilities manager JamesCollins jcollins 211Colker Judaica Gift Shop 226Security office 202Bikkur Holim RabbiJoelRembaum&RabbiPerryNetter(visitingthesick) alsoRabbiCarlaHoward (310)435-0510Shiva minyanim HowardNemetz (323)935-5722meals During Shiva annetteBerman (310)556-2744*allstaffe-mailaddressesarefollowedby@tbala.orgunlessotherwiselisted
preSSmAn AcAdemyDIReCT PHoNe lINe (310) 65�-�00� School Fax (310)360-0850education Director Rabbimitchelmalkus mmalkus 234 Assistant abbeyBachrach abachrach 265Day School AdministratorDeborahKollin dkollin 266elementary School Principal andrewPolsky apolsky 232 Assistant StacyPagac spagac 267Judaic Studies Principal Jilllinder jlinder 231 Assistant RonitShemesh rshemesh 206middle School Principal CherylHersh chersh 214Business manager CarolNorman cnorman 233Communications Coordinator KittyZibli kzibli 234Coord. of Student Services michellePorjes mporjes 280Developmnt Coordinator Stephanielevi slevi 227librarian DeborahFarber dfarber 259Religious School Principal RabbiSusanleider sleider 230 Assistant DesireeGaines dgaines 230early Childhood Center Director angieBass abass 229 Assistant minaRush mrush 228Youth Director BeckyBarron rbarron 212office Assistant michaelKnobel mknobel
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My dear friend, Rabbi Joshua Fenton was ordained by the Rabbinical Assembly and the Ziegler School of Rab-binic Studies on May 21, 2007. Many of us have come to know him as Yoshi, but from now on we shall refer to him as Rabbi Fenton. During the past year he ably served Temple Beth Am as our Rabbinic Intern, and it has been my honor and pleasure to be his mentor. As Intern he assisted Rabbi Susan Leider in conducting the Neshamah Minyan High Holiday services and coordinated and taught at our Daily Minyan Shabbat Mincha – Maariv program. Rabbi Fenton proved to be a wonderful teacher of Tal-mud and Midrash and a fine preacher. He quickly endeared himself to the members of our congregation, especially those who daven in the Shabbat afternoon minyan, which includes a number of our senior lay leaders and rabbis. He also frequently led BAIT Tefillah services during Rabbi Netter’s sabbatical leave and preached in the Shir Hadash service in the Sanctuary. Rabbi Fenton will tell you that his work at Beth Am enabled him to hone his many God-given skills and provided him with innumer-able opportunities to learn first hand about how a Jewish community functions and how to respond to the needs of its constituents.
Rabbi Fenton is deeply devoted to finding contempo-rary meaning in the ancient traditions of our people, and he is very capable of applying the wisdom of Torah to the subtleties of everyday human experience. Judaism, for him, is a constantly evolving corpus of Divine wisdom. He is a seeker of God and a very spiritual person who is eager to help others achieve an awareness of God. He has a car-ing and empathetic soul and readily wins the trust of the people with whom he works. He is also deeply committed to reaching out to Jews who find themselves on the margins of the Jewish community and who need guidance in making their way into active Jewish life.
With that in mind, Rabbi Fenton applied for and was of-fered the position of Rabbi of the Jewish Community Center in San Jose, CA. He accepted the post and in so doing was among the first in his class at Ziegler to receive a position. JCCs historically have not had rabbis on staff because they typically have offered programming that was less focused on the religious side of Jewish life and more on social and
athletic activities. This is changing, how-ever, as Jewish communal leaders have realized that JCCs serve as entry portals for Jews who are connecting for the first time with the Jewish community. That being the case, Rabbi Fenton’s job will be to teach Ju-daism and conduct programs for the JCC membership that
help them to appreciate the heritage that is theirs and to assist them in deepening their participation in Jewish communal life. He hopes to build links with the local synagogues and to encourage unaffiliated Jews to join congregations where they and their children can worship and more fully learn and experience Torah. Rabbi Fen-ton has already made contact with Daniel Pressman, Rabbi of the Conservative shul in San Jose and son of Rabbi Jack and Margie, who is one of the leading rabbis in Northern California, and he looks forward to establishing cordial relationships with his other colleagues in the area.
Rabbi Fenton, his wife Claire and their twins will soon be leaving L.A. and reset-tling in the Bay Area. As we say shalom to
them and bid them farewell, we also say Todah Rabbah to Rabbi Fenton for all the personal and spiritual gifts he has given us. We have been blessed over the past number of years to have had a group of outstanding Ziegler students serve our shul as Rabbinic Interns, and Rabbi Fenton has continued that tradition of excellence. We pray that Rabbi Fenton and his family find great joy and satisfaction in San Jose, and we look forward to shepping much nachas from the wonderful contributions to the American Jewish com-munity he will make.
Tzeitkhem l’shalom haverim y’karim; go in peace dear friends. Rabbi Joel Rembaum
Welcome Danya ruttenberg
Even as Rabbi Fenton leaves us, we welcome our new Ziegler Rabbinic Intern, Danya Ruttenberg, who will soon return from her year of study in Israel, get married (Mazal Tov!) and then join us during the summer to pick up where Rabbi Fenton left off. You will read more about her in the next Kol Ha’am, and when you meet her be sure to give her a warm hello. I know she will be a great addition to the Beth Am staff, and I look forward to working with her in the coming months.
rabbi Joshua Fenton
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FRom ouR PReSIDeNT
Shul Year-end Recap . . . While it is hard to believe I am commencing my second year
as President, it seemed a good time to take a brief look back on some the events, work, and special projects that took place these past twelve months. We should all be proud of our com-mitted professional staff, our Executive Committee and Board, and all of the wonderful volunteers who give of their valuable time to make sure our busy shul programs and services run smoothly. For those of you who attended the May 20th Annual Meeting, some of this will sound familiar, but it bears repeating as much has transpired:
* We welcomed Rabbi Susan Leider as a wonderful new addition to our rabbinic staff;
* A stellar year of programming: From our new outreach ef-forts for joint Purim and Shavuot Tikkun programs with some of our local shuls (i.e. Ikar, Nashuva, Egal, and Pico Shtibl), to an inspired Master Teacher Lecture Series, to collecting needed items for Israeli soldiers, to our Bait Midrash classes that in-cluded new learning sessions with our Rabbis to prepare for the High Holidays, to a Passover Hunger project that doubled its participation and fundraising from the previous year by providing needed funds to Israeli organizations dealing with serious issues of hunger in Israel, to a joyous Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration. Much thanks to Rabbi Rembaum, Rabbi Netter, Rabbi Leider, Hazzan Lipton, our VP of Programming Sandra Braun, and our Israel Committee, chaired by Ron Alberts, for your efforts in making this such a rich programmatic year for our community;
* We embarked upon an ambitious but necessary strategic planning phase for our congregation - and to date hundreds have participated. Special thanks to Strategic Planning Com-mittee Chairs Jill Sperling and Mike Cohn, the Strategic Plan-ning Steering Committee, our Board, and our members for supporting and taking on this important project for our shul’s future. We will continue to update the congregation on the planning process.
* Our By-Laws are being updated by our able Chair, Melissa Berenbaum, and a dedicated (and detailed) By Laws Review Committee;
* Larry Miller, VP of Budget and Finance, and his Budget Committee presented the budget, as promised, earlier than ever before, enabling our financial planning to meet to our operational needs;
* We received funding from the Department of Homeland Security and upgraded security for our entire facility;
* The first-ever group of TBA members traveled together to the AIPAC conference, chaired by Fran Grossman;
* TBA’s first Family Mission to Israel traveled together during the summer of 2006 under the leadership of Executive Director Sheryl Goldman;
* Shir Shabbat, a Shabbat morning Service for families with young children, was launched by Rabbi Susan Leider and Francine Farkas;
TOWN HALL Strategic Planning Focus Group
At Temple Beth AmThursday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m.
All members of the congregation – married, single, new members, long-time members, young
and young-at-heart -are invited to help shape the future
* There was record attendance at the Ra-mah Shabbaton with Rabbi Netter, chaired by Stacey Datnow;
* The House & Grounds Committee be-gan the “greening of TBA” with the installa-tion of energy efficient lighting and window film in the School and Temple buildings;
* Together with Pressman Academy, we are getting ready to launch a new and improved look for our website - thank you to VP Membership Robert Ring and our Executive Director, Sheryl Goldman for spearheading this effort on the shul’s behalf;
* Our Education Cabinet led by our VP of Education, Susan Green, our Educational Director, Rabbi Mitch Malkus and all of his devoted staff continued their dedicated work to make all of our Pressman schools an example of excellence in Jew-ish Education.
* We continued to address our shul and school space issues, including construction on the Corning property, and we will be sharing some additional exciting details of these efforts in the coming year;
* And of course we celebrate Shabbat, Daily Minyan, and holidays as a vibrant, committed, and participatory community!
While the above list is by no means exhaustive, it is indica-tive of a productive year, a busy shul, and, of course, more to do . . .
once again, I thank each and every person who makes our shul buzz with activity--we are a true community and you are all an inspiration.
looking forward to the year ahead! Vivian alberts
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Kol ZImRAH: VoICe oF SoNG
There’s no place like home! As I write these words only two weeks have passed since my return from the first part of my Sabbatical. I have daily been touched by the warm and enthusiastic greetings that I have received from members of our community. Most of these recent interactions have fallen into two distinct categories: “Didn’t you just begin your Sabbatical? It seemed like you left just a few days ago!”– or, conversely, “It’s wonderful to have you back! It seemed like you were gone forever!!”
From my perspective, this first, three-month period seemed to fly by at breakneck speed, as I traveled back and forth across the coun-try, visiting eleven different congregations on the east coast, in the midwest and southwest, and attending five different types of services (Kabbalat Shabbat, Shabbat morning, Shabbat Mincha/Ma’ariv, Erev Purim and Erev Pesach), where I attended services and conferred with colleagues in our sister synagogues. Even though each shul that I chose to visit, by design, was a large Conservative congregation (plus one neighborhood Orthodox shul), many with seemingly vibrant musical programs and a wonderful professional staff, my experiences as an ordinary davener, not as Clergy, provided me with an extremely different worship experience in each of these various communities. During my preparation for my Sabbatical I had specifically requested of my Cantorial and Rabbinic colleagues that they not call upon me in a professional capacity because I wished to remain “incognito” as it were (though honors were offered, I respectfully declined in each of the venues), there to daven from a congregant’s point of view. My self imposed limitation in the services, as a regular davener and not as one of the primary facilitators, was integral to my experience in each of the venues that I visited and provided me a unique, and in some instances, eye-opening, perspective that will undoubtedly continue to influence the way I view my role as Hazzan of Temple Beth Am for many years to come.
This time then was a precious gift, for to be able to experience the Conservative movement in the context of what may seem mundane to the average shul goer (of course, not at Temple Beth Am, though how many of us really venture beyond the comfort zone of our com-munity on a regular basis?), presented to me a unique vanatage point of life on the other side of the bima. In sum, the ultimate effect of my visits in each of these extraordinary shuls was for me a revelation, and more significantly perhaps, they affirmed, as I suspected that they would, the truly singular nature of our Temple Beth Am community and its diverse davening community.
In each of the congregations that I visited I had the opportunity to meet, confer and exchange ideas and impressions with numerous professional and lay congregational leaders. Of course, each of my Cantorial and Rabbinic colleagues are aware of the vibrancy of our TBA community, of its reputation for diversity and inclusion, and they were especially curious to hear about the changes that we have made in our worship venues over the past year and a half, especially in our Sanctuary’s Shir Hadash minyan, which remains unique, a model service among Conservative congregations. What continues to make Shir Hadash exceptional is its unwavering commitment to our coveted liturgical and musical traditions that are fused within a contemporary musical framework (one whose basis relies on tonal music, not on modal music, from which nusach hat’fillah is based), an accompanied service that is truly interactive, whose effects have not only enhanced participation, but have also intensified individual
davener’s spiritual experience. To date I have not witnessed another Shabbat morning service in the United States that incorporates all of the elements of nusach hat’fillah together with an interactive, supportive musical accompaniment, and the kind of congregational participation that fully main-tains and integrates the liturgical authenticity that we have created in Shir Hadash. Even though some of the services that I attended made use of a variety of musical accompaniments (some quite exotic), these services were not organically, in a musical sense, related to nusach hat’fillah, nor did they have as their main goal the idea that communal participation might be heightened; in-stead they were often presentational and entertainment-like in their format and intention. Although I recognized each of these disparate elements and qualities in each of these services, the unification of them within a unified whole was lacking. I boast, proudly, that Temple Beth Am can be extremely proud of the potent synergy that exists in our congregation.
During the next several months I will begin to share with you many of my impressions and experiences from my Sabbatical through regular, monthly KHA articles that I hope you will find both interesting and enlightening. Embedded within the macro topic that I want to explore, I will consider the following: What is the range of possibilities in terms of what the individual davener might expect to find when they walk into a Conservative congregation for Shab-bat services? I will share my thoughts and impressions about who I believe attends shul on Shabbat, and address not only why they attend, but perhaps why they do not. I will explore and further flesh out the role of those facilitating services from the amud as well as the role of those who enhance the worship experience from within the kahal. My goal in sharing these thoughts with you is not merely to offer a comparison, or to proffer criticism, but instead to perhaps draw upon my experiences as a catalyst for personal and institu-tional self examination, with a goal toward strengthening our already thriving TBA communal davening experiences. I look forward to my continuation of this work in the concluding three-month portion of my Sabbatical (October 6 – January 6).
Several of our own TBA congregants with whom I have recently spoken have asked, “So, what was it like to walk into another Con-servative congregation in New York, or Chicago, or Houston, or Los Angeles, and know that you were not going to be leading services that morning?” In addition to not serving as shaliach tsibur, the congregation’s representative in prayer, I was also not responsible for making sure that others who participate in leading portions of the services on Shabbat (such as B’nei Mitzvah or other lay people) were prepared, proficient, emotionally whole and completely supported, both before, during and after the service. At first, I must admit, I was completely disoriented. Decades of patterns of behavior, minus a few weeks per year of family vacation, are not easily modified. After getting over the initial shock, and going through mild-to-severe withdrawal from the malady of “acute bima-itis,” I looked around me to see those individuals who comprised these congregations. At those moments, I consciously released all of my expectations and preconceptions about what the service was going to be, and im-mersed myself in the kahal, allowing them to guide my experience.
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A midrash was told in the name of Rabbi Meir:
When the Israelites came to Mount Sinai to receive God’s word, God was not willing to give them the Torah without proof that they would cherish this precious gift. God said to Israel: “Give Me guarantors that you will treasure My Torah.”
. . .The Israelites said to God: “If You will give us Your To-rah, we will offer You our children.” And God said, “Since your offer Me your children as your guarantors, I will give you My Torah.” —Shir Ha Shirim Rabbah 1:4
This midrash demonstrates what so many of us see ev-eryday at Temple Beth Am and at Pressman Academy: the children of this community are the guarantors of Torah and of the future.
As the school year comes to an end around the city, TBA children will be engaging in many summer activities- camp, special trips with family and some lazy days sandwiched be-tween fun activities.
But summer is also the perfect time to re-connect with Shabbat through our year-round program - Shabbat Yeladim. Shabbat Yeladim (Shabbat Kids) happens every Shabbat morn-ing from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. during every season of the year. In this program, kids ages 6 months to 6th grade, enjoy activities and services geared to their specific age group.
Kids who experience this program on a regular basis under-stand that Shabbat is a vibrant and integral part of being Jewish. Children who frequent this program during the year experience an easier transition into the High Holiday Children’s program because they are familiar with Shabbat Yeladim. By bringing our
kids to this program, we are helping to ensure that they are the guarantors of the future. They become comfortable with coming to shul and being a part of our community.
If you don’t have kids, or no longer have kids this age, please spread the word about Shabbat Yeladim. The program is open to members and non-members alike. There are no “reservations” required in advance and the staff always welcomes children.
So roll out of bed on a warm summer morning and bring the kids to shul! This demonstrates to your kids that you cherish Torah and you cherish them! Rabbi Susan Leider
Kol HA’NeSHAmA: VoICe oF THe Soul
Shabbat morning learner’s minyan with Rabbi Susan leider – June �3
On June 23, we will meet at 9:45 a.m. in the Pilch Hall to pray Psukei D’Zimra, the introductory portion of the Shabbat morn-ing service. At 10:15 a.m., we will meet in the Lainer Libray to learn more about Psukei D’Zimra together.
If you would like to receive a monthly email reminder with location, start time and topic, please email [email protected] to be added to our Learner’s Minyan email list. For any ques-tions about this service, please contact Rabbi Susan Leider at 310-652-7354, x230.
June �1 - Ruth’s Circle – not for women only!Facilitated by Rabbi Susan Leider and Dr. Karen Kass
Please join us for the next meeting of Ruth’s Circle at 7:30 p.m. in the Lainer Library. Ruth’s Circle offers a safe space to learn together and to discuss issues related to Judaism by Choice. This group will also help facilitate participants’ integration into life at Temple Beth Am and is open to men and wom-en. For information, contact Desiree Gaines at [email protected] or 310-652-7354 x 230.
Temple Beth Am Bait Midrash
An opportunity for learners of all levels to experience learning with study partners (hevruta)
Come prepared to learn in this traditional setting with a Rabbi who will guide the study pairs in preparation for a group lesson on a particular text. Students will begin with Torah text and trace the course topic through the rabbinic sources of the 2nd through 8th centuries, to the medieval law codes to modern sources in order to fully understand the development of Jewish tradition and law.
rabbi susan leider – (June 5)Tzedakah: How Much is Enough?
rabbi Joel rembaum – (June 12, 19 and 26)Sex and the Spiritual Jew
Please call 310 652 7354 Ext 230 for more information. Classes begin at 8:00 pm.Resources will be provided at varying levels - Hebrew is not required.
Young Adults @ Beth Am (YABA)In their 20’s and 30’s
Join YABA in the Library Minyan at 9:45 a.m.Followed by shmoozing and a delicious YABA Shabbat lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 30, 2007 • Temple Beth Am • Cost: $15
Making your reservation is easy!Reserve your space by Credit Card at [email protected] or call 310-652-7354 ext. 230 by Monday, June 25. ***Please let us know if you would like a Vegetarian option
We look forward to dining and davening with you!Stay up to do date on all YABA happenings: http://yaba-blog.blogspot.com www.tbala.org
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our High Holiday theme is:Mitzvot: Fixing the World Inside and Out
High Holidays at Temple Beth Am
Program Highlights:
• Elul* Project Study with TBA Rabbis in August• Slichot Weekend with Danny Siegel• Morning Study for Early Childhood Parents in September• Publish your spiritual reflections in our Elul Project
book• Tashlich at the Beach• The Sukkah Shuk coming in September• Shul-wide Simchat Torah Lunch
When you head to the beach this summer, take your sun-block and one of our recommended “reads”, which will get you into the theme for the coming High Holidays:
A Feminist Thirst, by Carol Lee FlindersAt the Root of This Longing: Reconciling a Spiritual Hunger,
by Carol Lee Flinders Be Still and Get Going, by R. Alan LewConservative Judaism: The New Century, by Neil Gillman Conservative Judaism: Our Ancestors To Our Descendants,
by Elliot N. Dorff Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminish-
ing Expectations, by Christopher Lasch Down-To-Earth Judaism: Food, Money, Sex, And The Rest Of
Life, by Arthur Waskow
A Generation of Seekers: The Spiritual Journeys of the Baby Boom Generation, by Wade Clark Roof, Bruce Greer, Mary Johnson, and Andrea Leibson
God’s To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God’s Work on Earth, by Dr. Ron Wolfson
It’s a Mitzvah!: Step-By-Step to Jewish Living, by Bradley Shavit Artson
Joy and Responsibility: Israel, Modernity and the Renewal of Judaism, by David Hartman
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan
This is Real And You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation, by R. Alan Lew
slichot - Saturday, September 8erev rosh Hashanah - September 12rosh Hashanah - September 13 and 14Kol nidrei - September 21yom Kippur - September 22sukkot - September 27 through October 3shmini atzeret - October 4simchat torah - October 5
*Elul – the name of the month that precedes Rosh Hashanah, the first
of the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar.
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I felt the ebb and flow of the energy (or lack of it) of those around me as an extremely powerful catalyst for my own personal spiritual con-nection, or disconnection in some settings, at any given moment.
As I visited this diverse group of congregations a series of re-curring questions emerged and enabled me to understand why my experience was as it was: Who were the people around me in the kahal? Why were they here on this particular Shabbat? When I walked into shul was the choice I made regarding the location of my seat a factor in my congregational experience? How much did my knowledge about the service–the structure, the musical forms, the language, the rituals that accompanied each of the various liturgical components, as well as my ability to anticipate the liturgical format and rhythms of the associate davening–influence those around me? As a congregant what was my relationship with the Clergy, facilita-tors and the participants on the bima? How did the participation of a Bar/Bat Mitzvah child and his/her family influence the flow and the aesthetic of the service and of my own davening experi-ence? How did my familiarity, or lack of it in terms of a particular synagogue’s liturgical and/or musical traditions affect my ability to “participate,” actively or reflectively? In those congregations where musical accompaniment was used, did it enhance or detract from my tefillah experience, and if so, how? Did I feel liturgically and spiritually satisfied during and at the conclusion of services? How did I feel as a stranger in the community? Did the people in shul,
both lay and Clergy, not only recognize that I was a newcomer, but make an effort to make me feel welcome? What was the communal experience like for me as a stranger after services were over? Was the sum total of my Shabbat experience ultimately more dependent upon personal or communal factors? My response to each of these questions varied depending upon the shul I visited, the personality of the congregation and the lay leaders and/or Clergy.
At this point in my journey (at least for now), the specific answers to these and many other questions are not the most important part of my experience. Rather, the learning for me was and is the very fact that I was confronted with asking myself these questions in each of the new environments that I visited. This process encouraged me to reflect back to our congregation and imagine myself as a participant in any one of our three regular minyanim. The view from the bima will most certainly never be the same! In the words of my predeces-sor, Hazzan Samuel Kelemer, “to be continued...”
During the week of May 6, I participated in the 60th Cantors As-sembly Conference, which this year took place in Los Angeles. During the week, in addition to many hours of learning and reflection, we installed our new President of the Cantors Assembly, my friend and colleague, Cantor Joseph Gole of Sinai Temple. I also look forward to sharing my reflections on this international gathering with you in the next issue of KHA. B’shalom, Hazzan Jeremy Lipton
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TBA CoNGRATulATeS ouR GRADS!aaron ackerman, son of David Ackerman and Jody Myers, is graduating from Milken Community High School and will be attending San Francisco State
s a r a h m i r i a m b l i t z s t e i n , d a u g h t e r o f D e b r a R a b i n a n d Robert Blitzstein, grand-daughter of Jerry and Barbara Rabin, is graduating from USC with a Masters degree in Social Work and from Hebrew Union College with a Masters degree in Jewish Communal Service.
Jonah braun, son of Sandra and Bob Braun, is graduating from Shalhevet High School and will be attending U of Wisconsin, Madison.
Dennis chermisqui, son of Edward and Rosana Chermisqui, is graduating from Beverly Hills High School and will be attending UC Santa Cruz
lee chernotsky, former TBA Youth Director, received his BA from the Ameri-can Jewish University College of Arts & Sciences and an MBA from the David Lieber School of Graduate Studies.
molly cutler, daughter of Claire and Jeff Cutler is graduating from Shalhevet High School and will be attending George Washington University.
elias nathan Drucker, son of Gary Drucker and Rebecca Newman, is graduat-ing from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Policy and Management.
annabelle eliashiv, daughter of Dawn Eliashiv, is graduating from Beverly Hills High School and will be attending the University of Michigan
rachel rose Fletcher, granddaughter of Susan Laemmle and John Antignas is graduating from Shalhevet High School and will be attending the University of Southern California.
elana goldstein, daughter of Val & Stan Goldstein is receiving her J.D. from University of California, Davis, Law School.
natalie goodis, daughter of Brigitte Mizrahi and Bob Goodis, is graduating from Marlborough School and will be attending Stanford University.
andy green, son of Rachel & Norm Green is graduating from UCLA with a degree in Mathematics-Economics and a minor in Political Science. He will complete his term as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Associated Students of UCLA shortly thereafter. He has been offered a Coro Foundation Fellowship in public affairs.
Joshua David grob, son of Sharon and Brad Grob is graduating from Milken Community High School and will be attending Tulane University.
shlomit Hirsch, daughter of Alice & Nathan Hirsch, granddaughter of Lisa Contract is graduating from Shalhevet High School and will be attending SMC - Scholars Program followed by USC.
Jordan Instrin, son of Ann & Ollie Istrin, is graduating from Beverly Hills High School and will be attending the University of Wisconsin .
mitch Jankovic, son of Lori Jankovic and Irwin Jankovic, is graduating from Beverly Hills High School and will be attending UC Santa Barbara
michael D. Kapp, son of Bella and Howard Kapp is graduating from the Uni-versity of Chicago with a Master’s Degree in International Relations.
Deborah marcia Kavis, daughter of Miriam (Phil) Kavis, grandaughter of Betty Snitser, will be graduating from Hamilton High School Humanities Magnet and will be attending CA State University Northridge.
yoni linder, son of Jill and Gary Linder is graduating from Shalhevet High School and will be attending Rutgers University.
Jacqueline lowy, daughter of Janine & Peter Lowy, is graduating from Milken Community High School and will be participating in Young Judea Year Course in Israel prior to enrolling at USC.
laurie matzkin received her MA in Education and Bachelor of Literature from the American Jewish University Fingerhut School of Education.
Daniel mccauley, son of Sharon McCauley, is graduating from Culver City High School and will be attending San Francisco State University.
Felicia miller, daughter of Larry & Adrian Miller is graduating from U.C. Davis with a B.A., double major in English and History.
marc nimoy, son of Marizon & Joseph Nimoy is graduation from CALARTS with a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, Music Composition/Experimental Sound Practices.
David novak was ordained as Rabbi by the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion and will be serving the Israel Congregation in Manchester, Vermont.
ari Polsky, son of Andy and Marcy Polsky, is graduating from Cleveland High School and will be going to Israel next year on the Nativ program.
Daniel rabin, son of Jeffrey and Amy Rabin, grandson of Jerry and Barbara Rabin, is graduating from Shalhevet High School and will be attending Yeshivat Sha’arei Mevaseret Zion in Israel followed by the University of Maryland.
Isaac rabin, son of Ellen Rabin and Eddie Rabin, grandson of Barbara & Jerry Rabin, is graduating from Shalhevet and will be attending the University of Maryland
Jonathan sadka, son of Rubin & Ahuva Sadka, is graduating from Beverly Hills High School and will be attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Jordan schames, son of Mayer and Faith Schames is graduating from Shalhevet High School and will be attending USC School of Theatre: Stage Management.
nira shershow Kvart, daughter of Dianne Shershow is graduating NYU with her B.A. degree. She will be married in July to Jacob Stark and will begin graduate school in the fall.
avi siegel, son of Rachel Siegel is graduating from Beverly Hills High School and will defer his first year at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine to attend the Nativ program in conjunction with Hebrew University in Israel.
Joey sundy, daughter of Ronna Sundy , sister of Lindsey Sundy, is graduating from Beverly Hills High School and will be attending Menlo College .
michal tannenbaum, daughter of Cheryl Hersh , is graduating from Hamilton High School and will be attending UC Santa Cruz
eitan g. Weinstock, son of Judy & Allen Weinstock is graduating Cornell University with a BA.
Josh Wolf, son of Mark & Hilary Wolf, is graduating from LACES and will be attending George Washington University.
stephanie Weiss, daughter of Marla and Stuart Weiss is graduating from Los An-geles Center For Enriched Studies and she will be attending UC Santa Barbara.
MAZAL TOV to: Sheryl Goldman, Executive Director Rabbi Ruth SohnMark E. Friedman, former TBA Development Directorwho received honorary Doctorate Degrees from the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion!
Temple Beth Am wishes a Mazal Tov to the following TBA members who were ordained as Rabbi by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies:Rachel Bat-Or • Ronnie Cohen • Joshua Fenton • Joshua Hearshen • Shalom Kantor • Risa Weinstein
Editor’s Note: We have included all graduate information that we re-ceived at press time; we will be happy to list graduates in our August KHA! Please email [email protected] by July 5th.
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Joseph cohenSon of Fay and Shimon CohenJune 2, 2007
adam liptonSon of Dr. Kay and Hazzan Jeremy Lipton
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benjamin PartialiSon of Firouzeh and Parviz PartialiJune 23, 2007
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PHIlIP neWmarKHusband of Martha, z”l; father of Deborah (Jonathan) Green, Sherri (Robert) Cogan; grand-father of Aaron (Amanda) Cogan, Ethan Cogan and Valerie Green
sylVIa rossWife of Irving Ross; mother of Dr. Marion (Asher) Arom, Alan (Cathy) Ross, Steven (Gayle) Ross, Paul Ross, Anita First; grandmother of nine
abe sPIWaKHusband of Myrna Spiwak; father of Alan (Sheila) Spiwak, Brenda Spiwak and Wayne Spiwak; brother of Sol Spiwak; grandfather of Aaron, Sarah and Mark Spiwak-Murray
Fay WeIsbergSister of Arthur (Helene) Goodman
selma yessInWife of Erwin; aunt of Alan (Heather) Broidy; mother of sister-in-law of Steven (Cindy) Stein-schriber
We extend our condolences to the bereaved families and record the passing of:
blair berensDaughter of Nancy and Cliff Berens
June 30, 2007
WelCome NeW memBeRSWe welcome the following new members to our
Temple Beth Am Family:Oren & Victoria BenmosheDrs. Mark & Sarah Benor
Dr. Dan & Nanaz BenyaminiBenjamin & Frumi Gluck
Hagit & Steven GranitzNoah & Andrea Jussim
Oren & Meirav KozhinofDr. Jason & Marla LitnerDenise & Scott Marcus
Adele & Jack MussryKarmen Javanizadeh & Naim Arjang
Albert & Roksana NassirDr. Joshua Needleman & Yael Levy
David & Deborah SayahEzequiel & Elizabeth Serebrisky
Faramarz Shaham & Catreen CohenJulie Weiss
B’ruchim Ha’ba’im!
T hank You to our many Beth Am friends whose con-cern, support, cards, flowers, calls, meals, and visits
helped Margie through her post-surgery recovery. We are blessed to have such a wonderful extended family!
– Marjorie & Rabbi Jacob Pressman
Jessica Sackman
Invite the congregation to join them
as they celebrate becoming
Adult B’nai Mitzvah
Shabbat Morning, June 16, 2007Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’zimrah in Pilch Hall9:45 a.m. Shacharit in the Sanctuary
Roger Leib will also be called to the Torah in celebration of the 50th anniversary
of his Bar Mitzvah
Kiddush Following Services
Tzipora BrandtChana Epstein
Jette GanzMatt Louis
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This year, from April 15th through April 26th, the Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am sent 27 sixth-grade students, 9 parents and 4 Day School faculty members on the delegation visit to our sister school, Magen. The students stayed at host family homes and lived life for ten days as Israelis. Our parents joined the stu-dents for some touring days of Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Masada, and then had tours of their own. Our school twinning is a program of the Los Angeles Jewish Federation’s Tel Aviv-Los Angeles Partnership. For a more detailed description of the visit and hundreds of additional pictures, please visit our blog created by sixth-grade parent and trip participant, Josh Sharfman, at: http://pressmanmagen.blogspot.com/
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As the school year draws to a close, I would like to extend a Todah Rabbah to our wonderful faculty and staff who worked with our 120 students in our school this year:
RelIGIouS SCHool FACulTY AND STAFF THANK YouSAdam Stein SeventhYuval Sela Koleinu – Special NeedsSima Har-Lev Hebrew SpecialistRonit Shemesh Hebrew SpecialistRabbi Joel Rembaum Seventh Grade BibleAbby Gilad Music SpecialistHillel Tigay Trope/Nusach SpecialistDesiree Gaines Religious School Assistant
Thank you for all you have done to contribute to our stu-dents’ Jewish growth!
Rabbi Susan Leider Principal
Day School Profile: lori Shumanby beth Dror
I just finished my interview with Pressman Academy Middle School teacher Lori Shuman and feel like I got a double macchiato latte for the price of a small coffee. For now I have two insights - one into a great teacher and one into the minds of adolescents.
You can’t discuss the joys and challenges of teaching middle school without knowing the unique qualities of middle schoolers. Lori is a teacher who not only under-stands and respects them, but is also able to meet their academic needs. As Lori explains it, “Middle schoolers need to express their unique and emerging strengths and talents.” The projects Lori assigns allow her students to do just that. Here are a few examples. Read them as if you’re in middle school. You’re sure to be impressed. 6th grade Creative Arts: Write an ode to someone or some-thing of great importance in your life. Make it vocabulary rich. Fill it with detail. Enjoy this opportunity for creative expression filled with personal meaning. 6th grade Social Studies: Work in a collaborative group to research a subspecies of Early Humans. Create an original product that reflects your knowledge - a diorama, 3-d poster, power point presentation, or skit. Present your findings to the class so ev-eryone can learn. 8th grade English: Research a literary movement or period. Focus on the reasons it started, major writers and their works, themes, controversy, and lasting effects. Analyze your impres-sions and synthesize everything into a speech and visual aid. (Ahh . . . . teaching at its best!)
Now back to the unique qualities of adolescents because you’re sure to find this interesting and relevant (if you have, will have, or have had them in your home), and it will instill you with great ad-miration for Lori Shuman. In Lori’s words, “They are going through a multitude of changes - emotionally, physically, psychologically. They are molding themselves, finding out who they are and who they want to become. They need a solid foundation, direction, guidance, advice, and sometimes tough love. At times you may feel you’re not getting through to them, but in actuality they remember and have processed every word you said and every piece of advice you gave. They are mature enough to discuss world issues, controversial issues, and begin to explore the meaning of life and the direction theirs will take. It’s an exciting time in a child’s life and I enjoy being a small
part of it.” Lori - you are a very big part of it and your understanding of this stage of development is truly impressive.
Lori was a little girl when she decided she wanted to become a teacher and never changed her mind. In her words while an under-grad, “I wanted to be a constant in a child’s life, someone he/she could
count on, a positive role model and support system.” Lori’s students are very fortunate to have a teacher who both inspires them with creative, open-ended assign-ments and truly cares about them as individuals.
Lori also serves as Yearbook Advisor for Pressman Academy. She puts the entire yearbook together with help from her 8th grade Creative Arts class. In her free time, she enjoys running, spinning, yoga, and traveling. Her family includes her mom, her sister, Lisa Friedman, who works at the temple, and her dog, Birdy, who always
makes her laugh. When asked to share a special fact that people may not know about her, Lori replied, “I went to religious school here and had my Bat Mitzvah at TBA 20 years ago!” And we’re very glad that Lori’s path brought her back this way to make an incredible difference in the lives of Pressman middle schoolers.
A GOOD JEWISH EDUCATION LASTS A LIFETIME
Pressman academy religious schools helps your child live a Jewish life that is stimulating, social, spiritual…and Fun.
Now accepting enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year
First-time Temple Beth Am members with a Kindergarten or First Grade child enrolling in the Religious School, will receive a voucher for the first year of synagogue membership.
Current Temple Beth members who refer a new family (first-time members only) to the Religious School will re-ceive a $100 membership/Religious School tuition voucher.
For more information, please contact Natalie Weiss, Admission Director at 310-652-7354 ext. 276 or email [email protected].
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TemPle BeTH Am HAPPY SeNIoRSShalom,
The Temple Beth Am Happy Seniors have been regularly attracting new members. Our luncheons are the usually on the second Thursday of each month and include a speaker from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a delicious kosher lunch followed by fabulous entertainment. The cost for the entire program is only $10. You don’t have to be a member of the group to at-tend our lunches but we invite your membership at $15 ($25 couple) for a year.
The mother’s Day/Father’s Day lunch on May 10th was a huge success; everyone who attended received a gift and a carnation. We would like to thank Doyle Kutch for donating the carnations.
Our next luncheon is thursday, June 14, 2007. The medical lecture topic is “Skin cancer and heat related problems” and our entertainers are “3 For The Show.”
In July, our luncheon will be held July 12th (the third Thurs-day) and the topic and entertainer will be announced. We are also working on a trip for July, details to follow.
The group will once again be selling entertainment books; great gift idea for the holidays. Look for more information in August.
Reservations for lunch may be made by calling Charlene at 310 652-7353. For more information on our group or upcoming activities call Miriam at 310 652-7354 x521.
Temple Beth Am Sisterhood
It’s that time of year again!We will be publishing and sending our special
High Holy Day greeting book To every member of the synagogue
Wish your family, friends and the entire Beth Am community
Shana Tovah
Olive Branch Full page $500 ✡ Apples & Honey ½ page $250Shofar $100 ✡ Star of David $75 ✡ Dove $50
Double Chai $36 ✡ Chai $18
For your convenience, you may FAX your greeting to Audrey@ 310 652-2384 or e-mail to [email protected]
For more information call 310 652-7354 x 222
TBA SISTERHOOD INVITES YOU TO THE ANNUAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BREAKFAST & NEW
OFFICER INSTALLATION
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13 9:30-11:30am
Special guest, Susanne Reyto, author of “The Pursuit of Freedom” a memoir of her childhood in Hungary during and after the Holocaust. Cost is $15.
VICE-PRESIDENTS ADMINSTRATIVE Hilda HouleEDUCATION / PROGRAM Gabriela Litov, Judy CowanMEMBERSHIP Susana Hoffman TORAH FUND Alice WeitWAYS & MEANS Ann IstrinRECORDING SECRETARY Ricki Breskin-KulkinFINANCIAL SECRETARY Audrey CohnCORRESPONDING SECRETARY Minnie BennettPARLIAMENTARIAN Tillie BarnettTREASURER Agnes Emert
NEW BOARD MEMBERS NOMINATED FOR THE TERM 2007 – 2008
Marlisse Bachrach Anna Reyner Sheila Spiwak Casey Stern
TBA SISTERHOOD INVITES YOU TO THE ANNUAL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BREAKFAST & NEW
OFFICER INSTALLATION
I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Temple Beth Am clergy and Library Minyan community for their comfort and support during the shiva period following the loss of my sister, Fay Weisberg. Your visits, cards, and food nourished our bodies and soothed our souls during this very sad time for me and my family. Todah Rabah, Arthur S. Goodman
Temple Beth AmA Summer Learning Opportunity
Women Facing Adversity:Stories of Infertility in the Tanach
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Friday evening, July 6Neshama Minyan, 6:15 pm, Pilchled by rabbinic Intern Danya ruttenbergDaily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
saturday morning, July 7 Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Lainer Libraryled by rabbi sohnShir Hadash9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)led by rabbi rembaum and Hazzan liptonLibrary Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilchled by rabbi ronnie cohenShabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 10710:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104
Friday evening, July 13Neshama Minyan, 6:15pm, Pilchled by rabbinic Intern Danya ruttenbergDaily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
SHABBAT SCHeDuleJulY �007Legend: DN Dorff-Nelson Chapel Bidner Bidner Youth Lounge Pilch Pilch Hall Kope. Kopelove Hall
saturday morning, July 14Meditation Plus 9:15 am Bidner Youth Loungeled by rabbi ruth sohnShir Hadash 9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Pilch)led by rabbi Joel rembaum and Hazzan liptonLibrary Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m., Pilchled by Dr. David ackermanShabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 10710:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104
Friday evening, July 20Neshama Minyan, 6:15 pm, DN Chapelled by rabbinic Intern Danya ruttenbergDaily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN ChapelShabbat Under the Stars, 6:00 p.m. Pilch Rooftopled by rabbi rembaum followed by shabbat dinner
saturday morning, July 21Meditation Plus 9:15 am Lainer Libraryled by rabbi sohnShir Hadash9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)led by rabbi rembaum and Hazzan liptonLibrary Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
Join us for three special Friday Nights this summer!
Services take place on the Pilch Rooftop Playground of the Rena E. Ganzberg Education Center, and are followed by a catered Shabbat Dinner.
SHIR SHABBAT UNDER THE STARSJune 29 and August 10, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.with Rabbi Susan Leider and Francine Farkas.Shir Shabbat is a musical Shabbat experience for children one year up through kindergarten.
SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS with Rabbi Joel Rembaum
July 20, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.For adults and families with children of all ages.
Cost: Adults $18, Children ages 3 – 12 $10, Children under age 3: No charge.
For more information or to make a reservation, call Cori at 310-652-7354 x210.
9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilchled by Dr. David ackermanShabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 10710:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104
Friday evening, July 27Neshama Minyan, 6:15 pm, Pilchled by rabbi leiderDaily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN ChapelJudaism by Choice Shabbat Dinner, 7:30 p.m., Hersch Hall
saturday morning, July 28Meditation Plus 9:15 am Bidner Youth Loungeled by rabbi sohnShir Hadash9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)led by rabbi rembaum and Hazzan liptonThe Daily Minyan celebrates with us this Shabbat.Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilchled by rabbi leiderShabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 10710:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104
racHel graFFy anD Her FamIly were adopted by Temple Beth Am in 2002, two years after her husband Ariel was murdered by a sniper’s bullet on his way home from work as a civilian employee of the IDF. Through an organization called One Family, Rachel and her children Nofar, Mor and Dor were connected with the TBA community, and over $15,000 was sent from Beth Am members to Rachel via the Los Angeles Jewish Federation. Every year at Yom Ha’atzmaut, parents of the Pressman Academy visit the Graffy family at their home in Petach Tikva, sending good wishes and sharing stories to honor the memory of Ariel. On June 9, 2007, Dor Graffy will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. This year’s delegation brought Dor a certifi-cate of Bar Mitzvah signed by Rabbi Rembaum, as well as other gifts from TBA’s Sisterhood, Brotherhood and USY, along with contributions towards his continuing education from TBA members. Rabbi Helene Kornsgold delivered hugs, kisses and a personal Bar Mitzvah blessing.
Rachel and her children (front) are shown here with Pressman parents and staff (standing, lft to rt): Josh Sharfman, Lori Port, Rabbi Helene Korn-sgold, Sheryl Katchen, Marlisse Bacharach, Audrey Chesed, Sara Vanunu, Deb Kollin, Rachael Gordon, Julie Shuer, Miriam Prum Hess, Perry Tessel.
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Yahrzeit Contributionsmemory oF remembereD byABRAMINO ALKANATI Etty AlkanatiMATHILDE ARDITTI Lyonel CanesJOSEPH ARSHAWSKY Isabel AaronsREBECCA ARSHAWSKY Isabel AaronsJACOB AXELROD Stephen Holzberg & FamilyWILLIAM BAER Donald BaerMAX BARTNOF Edith BartnofMAX BARTNOF Howard Bartnof & FamilyGEORGE BENJAMIN Shirley BenjaminGOLDIE BENJAMIN Shirley BenjaminJACK BERMAN Sonny BermanMIKE BLAU Orit BlauMAX BLEDSTEIN Ann BledsteinBERTHA BODIAN Carol SchwartzMAC BODIAN Carol SchwartzCLARA BRENNER Dr. Mayer BrennerHERMAN BRENNER Dr. Mayer BrennerBARRY BRESKIN Ricki Breskin-KulkinSHELLEY CANES Lyonel CanesJACK COLE Adele FriedmanMEYER ROBERT COLKER Jack ColkerELIEZER FRIEDMAN Chava OvedROBERT H. FRIEDMAN Larry & Elaine FriedmanHYMAN FRIEDMAN Laurence FriedmanJACOB GELMAN Judith CowanCHARLES ISRAEL GLASER Harvey GlaserABRAHAM GLINCHER Erwin GlincherMERVYN GOLDSTONE Warren GoldstoneHELEN GOODMAN Saul KrollRUTH COHN GREENBERG Joy BlankHARRY GREENBERG Muriel GreenbergANN HILL-HOROWOCZ Judith WolkovitchALFRED JACOBSOHN Eva RichLOUISE JACOBSOHN Eva RichJONATHAN JACOVES Mitch & Carrie JacovesJONATHAN JACOVES Ira & Jeanne JacovesMINNIE JERUSKY Rose JeruskyBENJAMIN JUSTMAN Irv JustmanHERSH KAPLAN Albert KaplanSAMUEL J. KATZ Roz BloomANNIE KAZAN Evelyn RaskyCHARLES KLEIN Sidney KleinSAMUEL KROLL Saul KrollDAVID KUMETZ Aaron KumetzCELIA LAEMMLE Lottie FlaksSAMUEL LEVINE Dr. Philip LevineLEONARD LOW Ruth LowLEON MARKO Yosef MarkoFLORA MILES Dr. William MolleSAMUEL MILLER Marvin MillerBESSIE MILLET Miriam LandresRAE MONKARSH Bette JaffeROSE NORD Donald NordDAVID SAMUEL NORD Donald NordINGE PAGELSON Candice SusnowROBERT PERETZ Rabbi Cheryl PeretzJOSEPH PESKIN Mildred SilvermanDAVID REBARBER Miryam JannolIRENE REBARBER Miryam Jannol
ANNE ROSEN Evelyn ShamamSAMUEL A. ROSENTHAL Marilyn SteinJULIUS ROTH Irv JustmanJACOB SAMUEL Mark SamuelCELIA SCHULMAN Batya MalickCELIA SCHULMAN Evelyn SchecterIRVING SCHULMAN Evelyn SchecterGERTRUDE SCHWIMMER Melvin SchwimmerHAYAH SHAVIT Elana ArtsonEMANUEL SHIPOW Sandra ShipowPAUL SILVERMAN Mildred SilvermanMAX SIMON Adeline TenenbaumROSE SWIRYN SOLOF Rheta KanterESTHER STONE Charles BruckerDENA SZATHMARY Fannie FishlynBENJAMIN THEODORE Rachel Bat-OrJEROME UNGERLEIDER Elise UngerleiderJEROME UNGERLEIDER Shirley UngerleiderMAX WEINTRAUB Judy WeintraubBETTY WHITE Marlisse BachrachLEON ZALBEN Janet ZalbenLEON ZALBEN Norman ZalbenCHARLES ZIMAN Phyllis Ziman CutlerCHARLES ZIMAN Richard ZimanJOE ZIMMERMAN Harry ZimmermanBERNARD ZORMAN Maurice Zorman
memory oF remembereD by
EXCLUSIVELY FOR TBA MEMBERS
TBA has just purchased a select area of plots in the new Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley.
This property is sold to our members and their krovim: parents, spouses, children, siblings and other
close relatives and friends.
We Invite You to Learn More Contact: TBA Executive Director
Sheryl Goldman at (310) 652-7354 x 223 [email protected] Committee Chairs: Avi Peretz and Deborah Cohen
(800) 600-0076 www.mountsinaiparks.org Dedicated to the entire Jewish community as a service of Sinai Temple of Los Angeles
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DaIly mInyan DonatIons Karen Kass, Michael & Beverly Harris, Adeleine Tenenbaum, Etty Alkanatigeneral FunD
HONOR OFBirth of Hannah Leah Grinblat Adrien Herzberg & Marvin PatackMisheberach for Elizabeth Edwards Joy BlankPhyllis Miller, for college counseling Joshua, Sharon & Brad Grob
MEMORY OFYizkor Minna Halbert, Dorothy GoldmanJoseph Kichaven Marcia & Howard PflugYizkor for parents & sisters Faye GelbLaura Grobaty The Katchen Family, The Grob FamilyDora Perl The Katchen FamilyHy Stover The Katchen FamilyFrances Broidy Gary & Marlisse Bachrach, The Grob FamilyBernard Gusfield Gary & Marlisse BachrachShirley Ribakoff Gary & Marlisse BachrachMichael Harris Gary & Marlisse Bachrach
HONOR OFVirginia Maas on her birthday Shirley & Marvin Selter
MEMORY OFJoseph Kichaven Leonard & Isabelle Smith
HelPIng HanD FunD
MEMORY OFCharles Franks on his yahrzeit Faye GelbElliott Gensler on his yahrzeit Laurette Gensler
rabbI Joel rembaum’s DIscretIonary FunD
Thanks for Mishloah Manot Sherry SteinbergThanks for assisting in my conversion Heather RepenningIn memory of Michael Harris Ronald and Eileen HarrisIn honor of Marissa’s bat mitzvah Norman and Helen LeporIn memory of Nathan Shapell, and in thanksfor your presence at the shiva minyan Vera Shapell GuerinThanks for officiating at Steven’s bar mitzvah Robert and Susan RingThank you, Rabbi! Faye GelbIn thanks and honor of Philip Newmark Sherri Cogan
MEMORY OFPeggy Gutman Dr. Harvey Gutman
rabbI netter’s DIscretIonary FunD
Sandra Borak In honor of your new babyRobert and Susan Ring Thanks for Steven’s parsha assistance. Mazel Tov on your baby boy! Keynan-Flier Family
PIlcH scHolarsHIP FunD
HONOR OFHoward Pilch on his 60th Birthday Stuart & Marla Weiss, Linda Pfeffer,
Janet Halbert, Hazzan Jeremy, Kay and Jonathan Lipton, Ellen L. & Marty Jacobs, Alice Weit, Louis & Judith Miller,
Jeanne Kranhold, Helen & Sam Deutsch, Anne Miller, Jack & Dvorah Colker, Sheldon & Susan Stern, Marilyn Ziering,
Sam & Ruth Bidner, Sheryl & Seth Goldman
Walter J. coHen memorIal FunD
MEMORY OFFay Weissberg Louis & Judith Miller, Gloria Crane
TemPle BeTH Am GRATeFullY ACKNoWleDGeS DoNATIoNS THRouGH mAY 7, �007marcy colKer KleIn & barry sHaPIro memorIal FunD
HONOR OFGet well and speedy recovery for Wendy Harwood Barbara RabinIrma & Izydor Wilchfort Dvorah & Jack ColkerGet well and speedy recovery for JoAnn Arison Irma & Izydor Wilchfort
MEMORY OFAbe Spiwak Dvorah & Jack ColkerMarcy Colker Klein on her yahrzeit Irma & Izydor Wilchfort
DVoraK cHeseD FunD
HONOR OFSarah Katchen on her Bat Mitzvah Renne BainvollNate Milmeister receiving Ben Siegel Award Renne BainvollMichael Berenbaum being honored by TBA Renne Bainvoll
MEMORY OFSylvia Ross Renne BainvollJoseph Weber Renne Bainvoll
sPIWaK enDoWment FunD
MEMORY OFAbe Spiwak Rabbi Mitch & Caryn Malkus
musIc FunD
HONOR OF Cantor Kelemer’s 90th Birthday Renalee and Robert PflugHazzan Lipton Livia Kalman
lIbrary mInyan FunD
HONOR OFAliyah to Torah Baruch LinkBirth of baby to Rabbi Perry and Safi Netter Jules and Cathie KaminBat Mitzvah of Marisa Miller Jules and Cathie KaminBirth of grandaughter of Marshall & Hannah Kramer Jules and Cathie KaminBirth of baby to Michael and Navah Becker Jules and Cathie KaminBirth of grandaughter of Kathy and Barry Rosenblatt Judith and Louis MillerDianne Shershow
MEMORY OFMother of Alan Broidy Dianne Shershow Judith and Louis Miller Jules and Cathie KaminMother of Dina Miller Jules and Cathie KaminMother of Caroline Miller Jules and Cathie KaminFather of Miriam Cantor Jules and Cathie Kamin
Led by Rabbi Joel Rembaum; highlights include
exploring the Roman city of Caesarea, visiting
the ancient city of Safed, a jeep tour on the Golan
Heights, a visit to Masada and an army base, and
so much more. Price packet includes airfare,
5 star hotels for 9 nights, meals, fees and
porterage.
Please contact Cori at x210 for pricing and more
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TBA Celebrates Israel in 2007 December 16-27
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TemPle BeTH Am GRATeFullY ACKNoWleDGeS SISTeRHooD DoNATIoNS mADe THRouGH APRIl 30, �007maZal toV:SETH ISAAC GROBESONHappy 1st Birthday Marilyn Grobeson
RABBI PERRY & SAFI NETTERBirth of son, Nadav Aharon Mala Engel; Jay, Hilda & B.J. Houle
GERTA WEINTRAUBMarriage of daughter Minnie Bennett
Special Tribute:Thank you to my Temple friends for the clever and delicious Purim basket. Much love. Mala Engel
HeartFelt conDolences:ALAN BROIDY Loss of mother, Fran Broidy Lida Baker, Paul Nissenbaum & Galya
GARY & NORMA FORMANLoss of son, Mark Harvey & Marlene Glaser
JAY GOLDBERG & FAMILYLoss of son, Michael Marlene & Harvey Glaser
ADELE KICHAVENLoss of husband, Joe Mikie Bernstein, Mala Engel, Selma Hersh
RABBI SUSAN LEIDERLoss of grandmother, Laura Grobarty Miriam Wagman, Shoshi & Izydor WilchfortDINA MILLERLoss of mother, Sylvia Solomon Lida Baker, Paul Nissenbaum & Galya
DR. ROBERT WEBERLoss of father, Joseph Weber Lida Baker, Paul Nissenbaum & Galya
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Friday evening, June 1Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m., PilchNeshama Shabbat Dinner, 7:30 p.m., Hersch led by rabbi leiderDaily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
saturday morning, June 2 Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Lainer Libraryled by rabbi sohnShir Hadash9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)led by rabbi rembaum and Hazzan liptonJoseph cohen will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilchled by rabbi leiderDevora Fond and yael green will celebrate their Auf Ruf.Shabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids 10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 107 10:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104
Friday evening, June 8Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m. Pilchled by rabbi Daniel greyberDaily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
saturday morning, June 9Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Bidner led by rabbi sohnShir Hadash 9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Pilch)led by rabbi rembaum and Hazzan liptonadam lipton will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah.Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah will join Shir Hadash as we celebrate Adam Lipton’s Bar Mitzvah.Shabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids 10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 107 10:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104
Friday evening, June 15Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m. DN Chapelled by rabbi leider Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN ChapelTBA Board Installation Dinner; 7:15 p.m. BallroomHall of Honor, 8:45 p.m. Sanctuary
saturday morning, June 16Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Lainer Libraryled by rabbi sohnShir Hadash9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)led by rabbi rembaum and Hazzan liptonthe adult b’nai mitzvah class will celebrate becoming B’nai Mitzvot.Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilchled by rabbi leiderShabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids 10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 107 10:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104
Friday evening, June 22Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m., Pilchled by rabbinic Intern Danya ruttenbergDaily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
saturday morning, June 23Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Bidnerled by rabbi sohnShir Hadash9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)led by rabbi rembaum and Hazzan liptonbenjamin Partiali will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah.Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilchled by Dr. David ackermanLearners Minyan, 10:30 a.m. Lainer Libraryled by rabbi leiderShabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids 10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;
2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 107 10:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104
Friday evening, June 29Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m., DN Chapelled by rabbinic Intern Danya ruttenbergDaily Minyan Service, 7:00 p.m. DN ChapelShir Shabbat Under the Stars, 6:00 p.m., Pilch Rooftopled by rabbi leider and Francine Farkasfollowed by Shabbat dinner.
saturday morning, June 30Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Lainer Libraryled by rabbi sohnShir Hadash9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)led by rabbi leider and Hazzan liptonLibrary Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study9:45 a.m. Services, DN ChapelBAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilchled by rabbi rembaumsylvia rotfleisch will celebrate becoming an Adult Bat Mitzvah.Shabbat Yeladim - Shabbat Kids 10:00 a.m. 1-2 yrs. in Room 102;2-3 yrs. in Room 103; 4-5 yrs. in Room 107 10:30 a.m. 1st-3rd grade in Room 106; 4th-6th grade in Room 104YABA Shabbat Lunch, 12:00 p.m. Adelson HallShabbat Mincha-Maariv, 6:00 p.m., Ballroomblair berens will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah
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SHABBAT SCHeDuleJuNe/JulY �007Legend: DN Dorff-Nelson Chapel Bidner Bidner Youth Lounge Hersch Hersch Hall Pilch Pilch Hall Kope. Kopelove Hall
TEMPLE BETH AM GALA DINNER
In honor of
MICHAEL BERENBAUMScholar Author Teacher
Sunday Evening, June 3, 2007
The Ben Siegel Community Service Award will be presented to Nate Milmeister
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