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Temple Beth
SIVAN–TAMMUZ–AV / Volume 7, No. 10 June/July, 2007
Affiliated with the
United Synagogue of
Conservative Judaism
Voice of the People
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
Hall of Honor
Friday, June 15, 2007
Temple Beth Am
J. Paul Levine
Judith Weinstock
8:45 p.m. Hall of Honor Presentation
6:00 p.m. Mincha
followed by Oneg Shabbat dessert
6:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv / Board Installation
7:15 p.m. Shabbat Dinner
Dinner reservations requested by June 11, 2007.
For information, call (310) 652-7354 ext. 223
TEMPLE BETH AM
2007-2008 OFFICERS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President
Executive Vice President
Vice Presidents
Budget & Finance
Education
House & Grounds
Membership
Personnel
Programming Ritual
Ways & Means
Youth
At Large
Recording Secretary
Larry Miller
Susan Green
Jerry Abeles
Robert Ring
Steve Davis
Stacey Datnow
Bill Seligman
Julie Shuer
Brad Grob
Jill Sperling
Mike Cohn
Vivian Alberts
Diane Shapiro
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
Board of Trustees
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
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Services
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Facilities Coordinator Amy Rabin
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Programming
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Communications Coord.Charlene Janis
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Ritual
Bill Seligman
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Mailroom Coordinator Audrey Cohn
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Ways & Means
Julie Shuer
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Happy Seniors
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Youth
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Charlene Janis cjanis
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Agnes Emert
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James Collins
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Colker Judaica Gift Shop
226 Board Members
Fran Grossman
Susan Nemetz
Security Office
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Marizon Nimoy
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Michael Harris z”l Natalie Rice
(visiting the sick)
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2007
Kol HaRav: Voice of the Rabbi
Todah Rabbah Rabbi Fenton
Haverim, shalom.
athletic activities. This is changing, however, 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 Judaism 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 Fenton 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.
My dear friend, Rabbi Joshua Fenton was ordained by
the Rabbinical Assembly and the Ziegler School of Rabbinic 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 Talmud 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
Rabbi Fenton, his wife Claire and their
led BAIT Tefillah services during Rabbi
Rabbi Joshua Fenton
twins will soon be leaving L.A. and resetNetter’s sabbatical leave and preached in
tling in the Bay Area. As we say shalom to
the Shir Hadash service in the Sanctuary. Rabbi Fenton will them and bid them farewell, we also say Todah Rabbah to
tell you that his work at Beth Am enabled him to hone his Rabbi Fenton for all the personal and spiritual gifts he has
many God-given skills and provided him with innumer- given us. We have been blessed over the past number of
able opportunities to learn first hand about how a Jewish years to have had a group of outstanding Ziegler students
community functions and how to respond to the needs of serve our shul as Rabbinic Interns, and Rabbi Fenton has
its constituents.
continued that tradition of excellence. We pray that Rabbi
Rabbi Fenton is deeply devoted to finding contemporary 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 caring 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 offered 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
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 community 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.
Kol ha’aM
Temple Beth Am
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 committed 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 efforts 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 included 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 Committee Chairs Jill Sperling and Mike Cohn, the Strategic Planning 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;
* There was record attendance at the Ramah Shabbaton with Rabbi Netter, chaired
by Stacey Datnow;
* The House & Grounds Committee began the “greening of TBA” with the installation 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 Jewish 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 indicative 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
TOWN HALL
Strategic Planning Focus Group
At Temple Beth Am
Thursday, 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
of our congregation.
YOU can make a difference!
RSVP 310-652-7354 x223
or email betham@tbala.org
June/JulY
2007
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 country, 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 community 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 maintains 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; instead 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 Shabbat 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 institutional 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 Conservative 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 immersed myself in the kahal, allowing them to guide my experience.
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Kol ha’aM
Temple Beth Am
KOL HA’NESHAMA: Voice of the Soul
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 Torah, 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 everyday 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 between 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 morning 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 understand 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
Shabbat Morning Learner’s Minyan with
Rabbi Susan Leider – June 23
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 morning 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 dgaines@tbala.org
to be added to our Learner’s Minyan email list. For any questions about this service, please contact Rabbi Susan Leider at
310-652-7354, x230.
June 21 - 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 women. For information, contact Desiree Gaines at
dgaines@tbala.org or 310-652-7354 x 230.
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
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 YABA@tbala.org 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
June/JulY
2007
High Holidays at Temple Beth Am
Our High Holiday theme is:
Mitzvot: Fixing the World Inside and Out
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 sunblock and one of our recommended “reads”, which will get you
into the theme for the coming High Holidays:
A Feminist Thirst, by Carol Lee Flinders
At the Root of This Longing: Reconciling a Spiritual Hunger,
by Carol Lee Flinders
Be Still and Get Going, by R. Alan Lew
Conservative 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 Diminishing Expectations, by Christopher Lasch
Down-To-Earth Judaism: Food, Money, Sex, And The Rest Of
Life, by Arthur Waskow
LIPTON / Continued from Page 5
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 connection, or disconnection in some settings, at any given moment.
As I visited this diverse group of congregations a series of recurring 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, facilitators 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 experience? 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,
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 8
Erev Rosh Hashanah - September 12
Rosh Hashanah - September 13 and 14
Kol Nidrei - September 21
Yom Kippur - September 22
Sukkot - September 27 through October 3
Shmini Atzeret - October 4
Simchat Torah - October 5
*Elul – the name of the month that precedes Rosh Hashanah, the first
of the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar.
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 predecessor, Hazzan Samuel Kelemer, “to be continued...”
During the week of May 6, I participated in the 60th Cantors Assembly 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
Kol ha’aM
Temple Beth Am
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
Sarah Miriam Blitzstein, daughter of Debra Rabin and
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 American 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.
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.
Elias Nathan Drucker, son of Gary Drucker and Rebecca Newman, is graduating from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Policy and Management.
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
Annabelle Eliashiv, daughter of Dawn Eliashiv, is graduating from Beverly
Hills High School and will be attending the University of Michigan
Jonathan Sadka, son of Rubin & Ahuva Sadka, is graduating from Beverly
Hills High School and will be attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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.
Jordan Schames, son of Mayer and Faith Schames is graduating from
Shalhevet High School and will be attending USC School of Theatre: Stage
Management.
Elana Goldstein, daughter of Val & Stan Goldstein is receiving her J.D. from
University of California, Davis, Law School.
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.
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 University
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.
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 Angeles Center For Enriched Studies and she will be attending UC Santa Barbara.
MAZAL TOV to:
Sheryl Goldman, Executive Director
Rabbi Ruth Sohn
Mark E. Friedman, former TBA Development Director
who 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 received at press time; we will be happy to list graduates in our August
KHA! Please email Lfriedman@tbala.org by July 5th.
June/JulY
2007
OUR B’NAI MITZVAH
Tzipora Brandt
Jette Ganz
Chana Epstein
Matt Louis
Jessica Sackman
Joseph Cohen
Son of Fay and Shimon Cohen
June 2, 2007
Invite the congregation to join them
as they celebrate becoming
Adult B’nai Mitzvah
Adam Lipton
Son of Dr. Kay and Hazzan Jeremy Lipton
June 9, 2007
Shabbat Morning, June 16, 2007
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’zimrah in Pilch Hall
9:45 a.m. Shacharit in the Sanctuary
Benjamin Partiali
Son of Firouzeh and Parviz Partiali
June 23, 2007
Roger Leib will also be called to the Torah
in celebration of the 50th anniversary
of his Bar Mitzvah
Blair Berens
Daughter of Nancy and Cliff Berens
June 30, 2007
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We extend our condolences to the bereaved families
and record the passing of:
N
SEYMOUR FEURSTEIN
Husband of Liba Feurstein; father of Esther Netter,
David (Dahlia) Feurstein and Judy Citon; grandfather of Elisheva, Moshe and Shira Netter
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PHILIP NEWMARK
Husband of Martha, z”l; father of Deborah
(Jonathan) Green, Sherri (Robert) Cogan; grandfather of Aaron (Amanda) Cogan, Ethan Cogan and
Valerie Green
SYLVIA ROSS
Wife of Irving Ross; mother of Dr. Marion (Asher)
Arom, Alan (Cathy) Ross, Steven (Gayle) Ross, Paul
Ross, Anita First; grandmother of nine
ABE SPIWAK
Husband 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 WEISBERG
Sister of Arthur (Helene) Goodman
SELMA YESSIN
Wife of Erwin; aunt of Alan (Heather) Broidy;
mother of sister-in-law of Steven (Cindy) Steinschriber
Kiddush Following Services
T
hank You to our many Beth Am friends whose concern, 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
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
We welcome the following new members to our
Temple Beth Am Family:
Oren & Victoria Benmoshe
Drs. Mark & Sarah Benor
Dr. Dan & Nanaz Benyamini
Benjamin & Frumi Gluck
Hagit & Steven Granitz
Noah & Andrea Jussim
Oren & Meirav Kozhinof
Dr. Jason & Marla Litner
Denise & Scott Marcus
Adele & Jack Mussry
Karmen Javanizadeh & Naim Arjang
Albert & Roksana Nassir
Dr. Joshua Needleman & Yael Levy
David & Deborah Sayah
Ezequiel & Elizabeth Serebrisky
Faramarz Shaham & Catreen Cohen
Julie Weiss
B’ruchim Ha’ba’im!
Kol ha’aM
Temple Beth Am
PRESSMAN ACADEMY TRIP TO MAGEN SCHOOL IN TEL AVIV
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 students 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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2007
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Kol ha’aM
Temple Beth Am
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FACULTY AND STAFF THANK YOUS
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:
Ahuva Leeds
Limor Busi
Alisa Fisher
Emily Kaiman
Carrie Hearshen
Laurie Matzkin
Eran Bar-Adon
Keren Aminia
Deb Kollin
Kindergarten, First Grade
Kindergarten, First Grade
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth Grade/Hebrew Specialist
Sixth
Sixth
Adam Stein
Yuval Sela
Sima Har-Lev
Ronit Shemesh
Rabbi Joel Rembaum
Abby Gilad
Hillel Tigay
Desiree Gaines
Seventh
Koleinu – Special Needs
Hebrew Specialist
Hebrew Specialist
Seventh Grade Bible
Music Specialist
Trope/Nusach Specialist
Religious School Assistant
Thank you for all you have done to contribute to our students’ Jewish growth!
Rabbi Susan Leider
Principal
Day School Profile: Lori Shuman
By 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 understands 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 something 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 everyone 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 impressions 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 admiration 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
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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 undergrad, “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 assignments 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 receive a $100 membership/Religious School tuition voucher.
For more information, please contact Natalie Weiss,
Admission Director at 310-652-7354 ext. 276 or email
nweiss@tbala.org.
June/JulY
2007
TEMPLE BETH AM HAPPY SENIORS
Shalom,
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 attend 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 Thursday) 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.
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.
Reservations required; sisterhood@tbala.org or x555.
BOARD OFFICERS FOR THE TERM 2007 – 2008
EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
Sandra Braun
VICE-PRESIDENTS
ADMINSTRATIVE
Hilda Houle
EDUCATION / PROGRAM Gabriela Litov, Judy Cowan
MEMBERSHIP Susana Hoffman
TORAH FUND Alice Weit
WAYS & MEANS Ann Istrin
RECORDING SECRETARY Ricki Breskin-Kulkin
FINANCIAL SECRETARY Audrey Cohn
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Minnie Bennett
PARLIAMENTARIAN Tillie Barnett
TREASURER Agnes Emert
NEW BOARD MEMBERS NOMINATED FOR THE TERM 2007 – 2008
Marlisse Bachrach Anna Reyner Sheila Spiwak Casey Stern
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 $250
Shofar $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 acohn@tbala.org
For more information call 310 652-7354 x 222
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
of my sister, Fay Weisberg. Your visits, cards, and food
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nourished our bodies and soothed our souls during this very
sad time for me and my family. Todah Rabah,
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Arthur S. Goodman
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Temple
Beth Am
A Summer Learning Opportunity
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of Infertility in the Tanach 
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Temple Beth Am
SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS
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 STARS
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 certificate 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 Kornsgold, Sheryl Katchen, Marlisse Bacharach, Audrey Chesed, Sara Vanunu,
Deb Kollin, Rachael Gordon, Julie Shuer, Miriam Prum Hess, Perry Tessel.
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
JULY 2007
Legend: DN
Dorff-Nelson Chapel
Bidner Bidner Youth Lounge
Pilch
Pilch Hall
Kope. Kopelove Hall
Friday Evening, July 6
Neshama Minyan, 6:15 pm, Pilch
Led by Rabbinic Intern Danya Ruttenberg
Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
Saturday Morning, July 7
Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Lainer Library
Led by Rabbi Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)
Led by Rabbi Rembaum and Hazzan Lipton
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilch
Led by Rabbi Ronnie Cohen
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, July 13
Neshama Minyan, 6:15pm, Pilch
Led by Rabbinic Intern Danya Ruttenberg
Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
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June 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.
Saturday Morning, July 14
Meditation Plus 9:15 am Bidner Youth Lounge
Led by Rabbi Ruth Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Pilch)
Led by Rabbi Joel Rembaum and Hazzan Lipton
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m., Pilch
Led by Dr. David Ackerman
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, July 20
Neshama Minyan, 6:15 pm, DN Chapel
Led by Rabbinic Intern Danya Ruttenberg
Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
Shabbat Under the Stars, 6:00 p.m. Pilch Rooftop
Led by Rabbi Rembaum followed by
Shabbat dinner
Saturday Morning, July 21
Meditation Plus 9:15 am Lainer Library
Led by Rabbi Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)
Led by Rabbi Rembaum and Hazzan Lipton
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilch
Led by Dr. David Ackerman
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, July 27
Neshama Minyan, 6:15 pm, Pilch
Led by Rabbi Leider
Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
Judaism by Choice Shabbat Dinner, 7:30 p.m.,
Hersch Hall
Saturday Morning, July 28
Meditation Plus 9:15 am Bidner Youth Lounge
Led by Rabbi Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)
Led by Rabbi Rembaum and Hazzan Lipton
The Daily Minyan celebrates with us this Shabbat.
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilch
Led by Rabbi Leider
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
June/JulY
2007
Yahrzeit Contributions
MEMORY OFREMEMBERED BY
MEMORY OFREMEMBERED BY
ABRAMINO ALKANATI
MATHILDE ARDITTI
JOSEPH ARSHAWSKY
REBECCA ARSHAWSKY
JACOB AXELROD
WILLIAM BAER
MAX BARTNOF
MAX BARTNOF
GEORGE BENJAMIN
GOLDIE BENJAMIN
JACK BERMAN
MIKE BLAU
MAX BLEDSTEIN
BERTHA BODIAN
MAC BODIAN
CLARA BRENNER
HERMAN BRENNER
BARRY BRESKIN
SHELLEY CANES
JACK COLE
MEYER ROBERT COLKER
ELIEZER FRIEDMAN
ROBERT H. FRIEDMAN
HYMAN FRIEDMAN
JACOB GELMAN
CHARLES ISRAEL GLASER
ABRAHAM GLINCHER
MERVYN GOLDSTONE
HELEN GOODMAN
RUTH COHN GREENBERG
HARRY GREENBERG
ANN HILL-HOROWOCZ
ALFRED JACOBSOHN
LOUISE JACOBSOHN
JONATHAN JACOVES
JONATHAN JACOVES
MINNIE JERUSKY
BENJAMIN JUSTMAN
HERSH KAPLAN
SAMUEL J. KATZ
ANNIE KAZAN
CHARLES KLEIN
SAMUEL KROLL
DAVID KUMETZ
CELIA LAEMMLE
SAMUEL LEVINE
LEONARD LOW
LEON MARKO
FLORA MILES
SAMUEL MILLER
BESSIE MILLET
RAE MONKARSH
ROSE NORD
DAVID SAMUEL NORD
INGE PAGELSON
ROBERT PERETZ
JOSEPH PESKIN
DAVID REBARBER
IRENE REBARBER
ANNE ROSEN
SAMUEL A. ROSENTHAL
JULIUS ROTH
JACOB SAMUEL
CELIA SCHULMAN
CELIA SCHULMAN
IRVING SCHULMAN
GERTRUDE SCHWIMMER
HAYAH SHAVIT
EMANUEL SHIPOW
PAUL SILVERMAN
MAX SIMON
ROSE SWIRYN SOLOF
ESTHER STONE
DENA SZATHMARY
BENJAMIN THEODORE
JEROME UNGERLEIDER
JEROME UNGERLEIDER
MAX WEINTRAUB
BETTY WHITE
LEON ZALBEN
LEON ZALBEN
CHARLES ZIMAN
CHARLES ZIMAN
JOE ZIMMERMAN
BERNARD ZORMAN
Etty Alkanati
Lyonel Canes
Isabel Aarons
Isabel Aarons
Stephen Holzberg & Family
Donald Baer
Edith Bartnof
Howard Bartnof & Family
Shirley Benjamin
Shirley Benjamin
Sonny Berman
Orit Blau
Ann Bledstein
Carol Schwartz
Carol Schwartz
Dr. Mayer Brenner
Dr. Mayer Brenner
Ricki Breskin-Kulkin
Lyonel Canes
Adele Friedman
Jack Colker
Chava Oved
Larry & Elaine Friedman
Laurence Friedman
Judith Cowan
Harvey Glaser
Erwin Glincher
Warren Goldstone
Saul Kroll
Joy Blank
Muriel Greenberg
Judith Wolkovitch
Eva Rich
Eva Rich
Mitch & Carrie Jacoves
Ira & Jeanne Jacoves
Rose Jerusky
Irv Justman
Albert Kaplan
Roz Bloom
Evelyn Rasky
Sidney Klein
Saul Kroll
Aaron Kumetz
Lottie Flaks
Dr. Philip Levine
Ruth Low
Yosef Marko
Dr. William Molle
Marvin Miller
Miriam Landres
Bette Jaffe
Donald Nord
Donald Nord
Candice Susnow
Rabbi Cheryl Peretz
Mildred Silverman
Miryam Jannol
Miryam Jannol
Evelyn Shamam
Marilyn Stein
Irv Justman
Mark Samuel
Batya Malick
Evelyn Schecter
Evelyn Schecter
Melvin Schwimmer
Elana Artson
Sandra Shipow
Mildred Silverman
Adeline Tenenbaum
Rheta Kanter
Charles Brucker
Fannie Fishlyn
Rachel Bat-Or
Elise Ungerleider
Shirley Ungerleider
Judy Weintraub
Marlisse Bachrach
Janet Zalben
Norman Zalben
Phyllis Ziman Cutler
Richard Ziman
Harry Zimmerman
Maurice Zorman
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 Πsgoldman@tbala.org
Committee Chairs: Avi Peretz and Deborah Cohen
Or
Karen Maurise
TBA Advance Planning Representative
800-600-0076, Ext. 330 Š kmaurise@mountsinaiparks.org
Mount Sinai Simi Valley FD-1745
(800) 600-0076 Š
www.mountsinaiparks.org
Dedicated to the entire Jewish community as a service of Sinai Temple of Los Angeles
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Temple Beth Am
TEMPLE BETH AM GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES DONATIONS THROUGH MAY 7, 2007
DAILY MINYAN DONATIONS
GENERAL FUND
Karen Kass, Michael & Beverly Harris, Adeleine Tenenbaum, Etty Alkanati
HONOR OF
Birth of Hannah Leah Grinblat
Misheberach for Elizabeth Edwards
Phyllis Miller, for college counseling
MEMORY OF
Yizkor
Joseph Kichaven
Yizkor for parents & sisters
Laura Grobaty
Dora Perl
Hy Stover
Frances Broidy
Bernard Gusfield
Shirley Ribakoff
Michael Harris
Adrien Herzberg & Marvin Patack
Joy Blank
Joshua, Sharon & Brad Grob
Minna Halbert, Dorothy Goldman
Marcia & Howard Pflug
Faye Gelb
The Katchen Family, The Grob Family
The Katchen Family
The Katchen Family
Gary & Marlisse Bachrach, The Grob Family
Gary & Marlisse Bachrach
Gary & Marlisse Bachrach
Gary & Marlisse Bachrach
MARCY COLKER KLEIN & BARRY SHAPIRO MEMORIAL FUND
HONOR OF
Get well and speedy recovery for Wendy Harwood
Barbara Rabin
Irma & Izydor Wilchfort
Dvorah & Jack Colker
Get well and speedy recovery for JoAnn Arison Irma & Izydor Wilchfort
MEMORY OF
Abe Spiwak
Marcy Colker Klein on her yahrzeit
DVORAK CHESED FUND
HONOR OF
Sarah Katchen on her Bat Mitzvah
Nate Milmeister receiving Ben Siegel Award
Michael Berenbaum being honored by TBA
Renne Bainvoll
Renne Bainvoll
Renne Bainvoll
MEMORY OF
Sylvia Ross
Joseph Weber
Renne Bainvoll
Renne Bainvoll
SPIWAK ENDOWMENT FUND
PRESSMAN ACADEMY DAY SCHOOL
MEMORY OF
Abe Spiwak
Donation
MUSIC FUND
Irving Szkolnik, Yosef & Hagar Marko
PRESSMAN ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
MEMORY OF
Fay Weissberg
Sylvia Ross
Rabbi Mitch & Caryn Malkus
Rabbi Mitch & Caryn Malkus
PRAYER BOOK FUND
MEMORY OF
Phillip Newmark
Henry & Miriam Jannol
CHUMASH FUND
HONOR OF
Virginia Maas on her birthday
Shirley & Marvin Selter
MEMORY OF
Joseph Kichaven
Leonard & Isabelle Smith
HELPING HAND FUND
MEMORY OF
Charles Franks on his yahrzeit
Elliott Gensler on his yahrzeit
Faye Gelb
Laurette Gensler
RABBI JOEL REMBAUM’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Thanks for Mishloah Manot Sherry Steinberg
Thanks for assisting in my conversion Heather Repenning
In memory of Michael Harris Ronald and Eileen Harris
In honor of Marissa’s bat mitzvah Norman and Helen Lepor
In memory of Nathan Shapell, and in thanks
for your presence at the shiva minyan Vera Shapell Guerin
Thanks for officiating at Steven’s bar mitzvah Robert and Susan Ring
Thank you, Rabbi! Faye Gelb
In thanks and honor of Philip Newmark Sherri Cogan
MEMORY OF
Peggy Gutman
Dr. Harvey Gutman
Rabbi Netter’s Discretionary Fund
Sandra Borak
Robert and Susan Ring
Mazel Tov on your baby boy!
In honor of your new baby
Thanks for Steven’s parsha assistance.
Keynan-Flier Family
PILCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
HONOR OF
Howard 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 OF
Fay Weissberg
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Louis & Judith Miller, Gloria Crane
Dvorah & Jack Colker
Irma & Izydor Wilchfort
Rabbi Mitch & Caryn Malkus
HONOR OF
Cantor Kelemer’s 90th Birthday
Hazzan Lipton
Renalee and Robert Pflug
Livia Kalman
LIBRARY MINYAN FUND
HONOR OF
Aliyah to Torah
Birth of baby to Rabbi Perry and Safi Netter
Bat Mitzvah of Marisa Miller
Birth of grandaughter of
Marshall & Hannah Kramer
Birth of baby to Michael and Navah Becker
Birth of grandaughter of
Kathy and Barry Rosenblatt
Dianne
Shershow
Baruch Link
Jules and Cathie Kamin
Jules and Cathie Kamin
Jules and Cathie Kamin
Jules and Cathie Kamin
Judith and Louis Miller
MEMORY OF
Mother of Alan Broidy Dianne Shershow
Judith and Louis Miller
Jules and Cathie Kamin
Mother of Dina Miller
Jules and Cathie Kamin
Mother of Caroline Miller
Jules and Cathie Kamin
Father of Miriam Cantor
Jules and Cathie Kamin
TBA Celebrates Israel in 2007
December 16-27
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
information.
June/JulY
2007
TEMPLE BETH AM GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES SISTERHOOD DONATIONS MADE THROUGH APRIL 30, 2007
MAZAL TOV:
TRUDI GOLDBERG
SHIRLEY GOODMAN
SETH ISAAC GROBESON
Happy 1st Birthday
Marilyn Grobeson
RABBI PERRY & SAFI NETTER
Birth of son, Nadav Aharon
Mala Engel; Jay, Hilda & B.J. Houle
GERTA WEINTRAUB
Marriage of daughter
Minnie Bennett
Special Tribute:
Thank you to my Temple friends for the clever
and delicious Purim basket. Much love.
Mala Engel
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
GOLDIE ALTMAN
Marlene & Harvey Glaser
Sandra Braun, Fryda Dvorak, Evelyn Rasky
INGRID BLUMENSTEIN
Mala Engel
LIBRARY MINYAN CONTACTS
For general information about the Minyan, membership inquiries,
or any specific questions, contact Marizon Nimoy, Minyan Master at
marizon25@gmail.com.
For issues pertaining to ritual contact Bob Malina, head of the Ritual
Committee at bob@elfelf.com.
To make a contribution contact Dale Bodenstein, Treasurer, at
bodensw@ca.rr.com or send your contribution toTBA Library Minyan
to Dale Bodenstein1121 S. Spaulding Ave.Los Angeles, CA 90019
To learn about Participation in Library Minyan
For participation in services contact any of the gabbaim:
Rachel Green, nhgreen@sbcglobal.net
Sam Jason, merkavah@well.com
Joe Nimoy, nimoyj@yahoo.com
Scott Taryle, zatar18@yahoo.com
Bill Seligman, wseligman@sbcglobal.net
Torah readers contact: Avi Havivi, ahavivi@ucla.edu
Haftorah readers contact: Joe Nimoy, nimoyj@yahoo.com or Marizon
Nimoy, marizon25@gmail.com
Evelyn Rasky
RABBI JACK PRESSMAN
MARGIE PRESSMAN
Helen & Leo Pearlstein
Minnie Bennett, Sandra Braun, Hilda Houle
HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES:
ALAN BROIDY
Loss of mother, Fran Broidy
Lida Baker, Paul Nissenbaum & Galya
GARY & NORMA FORMAN
Loss of son, Mark
Harvey & Marlene Glaser
JAY GOLDBERG & FAMILY
Loss of son, Michael
Marlene & Harvey Glaser
ADELE KICHAVEN
Loss of husband, Joe
Mikie Bernstein, Mala Engel, Selma Hersh
RABBI SUSAN LEIDER
Loss of grandmother, Laura Grobarty
Miriam Wagman,
Shoshi & Izydor Wilchfort
DINA MILLER
Loss of mother, Sylvia Solomon
Lida Baker, Paul Nissenbaum & Galya
DR. ROBERT WEBER
Loss of father, Joseph Weber
Lida Baker, Paul Nissenbaum & Galya
SISTERHOOD TRIBUTE CARD SECRETARIES
Listed below are the names and phone numbers that appear
next to your name initial. Please keep this as a reference near
your phone.
A-F
SHIRLEY WOLPA (323) 653-2797
G-R
MINNIE LEV
(310) 552-1428
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MARLENE GLASER (310) 550-1738
T-Z RICKI BRESKIN-KULKIN (310) 278-5585
To present a D’var Torah contact: Paula Pearlman,pdp2@pacbell.net
Other Volunteer Opportunities
If you would like to become a Library Minyan Greeter contact Cathie
Lippman at cathielipp@aol.com.
If you would like to co-sponsor the monthly Library Minyan Kiddush
contact Marizon Nimoy at marizon25@gmail.com.
If you will open your home for one or two persons at your Shabbat table
for LUNCH, contact Michael Becker at mbecker8371@sbcglobal.net.
If you would like to have a place for a Shabbat LUNCH, or home assistance for a family emergency, contact Michael Becker at mbecker8371@
sbcglobal.net
If you would like to have a place for a Shabbat DINNER or Chag
LUNCH or DINNER, contact Abby Harris or Val Goldstein at
shabbatandholidaydinners@yahoo.com.
Library Minyan Offers Other Services
To learn to lead parts of the service and/or improve synagogue skills
or to participate in this mentoring program
contact Steve Spronz at superspronz@earthlink.net.
For assistance in preparing a D’var Torah contact Miriyam Glazer
at miriyamglazer@sbcglobal.net or Shawn Fields-Meyer at shawn@
fields-meyer.com.
For assistance with Hebrew pronunciation or cantillation contact Lida
Baker at lbaker@ucla.edu.
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27 SIVAN
9:30 a.m. Sisterhood
Breakfast and Board
Installation
7:00 p.m. IntermediateAdvanced Hebrew
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20 SIVAN
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8:15 a.m. Parent Assoc.
Recognition Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga
6:00 p.m. Gesher End-ofYear Program
7:00 p.m. Intermediate-Advance Hebrew
8:00 p.m. Choir
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Shabbat Candlelighting
7:51 p.m.
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12:30 p.m. YABA Shabbat
Lunch
Shabbat Candlelighting
7:50 p.m.
13 TAMMUZ
29 14 TAMMUZ
6:00 p.m. Shir Shabbat
n Torah Portion:
Under the Stars
BALAK
4
Shabbat Candlelighting
7:48 p.m.
6 TAMMUZ
22 7 TAMMUZ
7:30 a.m. Rabbi Rembaum’s
n Torah Portion:
Talmud Class
CHUKAT
4
6:15 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat &
Board Installation
7:15 p.m. Shabbat Dinner
8:45 p.m. Hall of Honor Induction
& Oneg
21 SIVAN
7
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8:00 a.m. D/S Education
n Torah Portion:
Committee
7:30 a.m. Rabbi Rembaum’s
SH’LACH
10:00 a.m. Happy Seniors
Talmud Class
Meeting
10:15 a.m. D/S Open House
7:30 p.m. TBA Town Hall
Focus Group
4 Shabbat Candlelighting 7 : 3 0 a . m . R a b b i Re m baum’s Talmud Class
7:45 p.m.
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15 30 SIVAN
LAST DAY OF ECC / DAY
7:00 p.m. Day School 8th
n Torah Portion:
SCHOOL!
grade Graduation
7:30 a.m. Talmud Class
KORACH
15 SIVAN
1 16 SIVAN
7:30 a.m. Rabbi Rembaum’s
n Torah Portion:
Talmud Class
Beha’alotcha
6:00 p.m. Kindergarten
Kabbalat Shabbat Program & Dinner
8:00 p.m. Creative Arts
Service & Oneg
4 Shabbat Candlelighting
7:41 p.m.
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7:30 p.m. Refaeinu Healing 7:00 p.m. Talmud Shiur
7:00 p.m. IntermediateService
7:30 p.m. YABA Committee
Advance Hebrew
8:00 p.m. Bait Midrash
7:30 p..m. Executive
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Saturdays are approx.
90 minutes before
the end of Shabbat
4 TAMMUZ
20 5 TAMMUZ
9:00 a.m. Sisterhood Gentle
10:30 a.m. Happy Senior’s
7:00 p.m. Talmud Shiur
Jewish Yoga
Lunch
7:30 p.m. R/S Marketing Com- 7:00 p.m. Intermediate-Ad7:30 p.m. Ma’agal Ruth
mittee
vance Hebrew
8:00 p.m. Bait Midrash
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7:00 p.m. Education Cabinet
7:00 p.m. Talmud Shiur
7:30 p.m. R/S Education
Committee
8:00 p.m. Bait Midrash
7:00 p.m. Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
7:00 p.m. Talmud Shiur
8:00 p.m. Baal Tefillah
Institute
8:00 p.m. Bait Midrash
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Morning Minyan:
Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.
Sundays and legal
holidays: 8:00 a.m.
Rosh Hodesh and
Chol Hamo’ed: 7:15 a.m.
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Legend: DN
Bidner
Hersch
Pilch
Kope.
Dorff-Nelson Chapel
Bidner Youth Lounge
Hersch Hall
Pilch Hall
Kopelove Hall
Friday Evening, June 1
Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m., Pilch
Neshama Shabbat Dinner, 7:30 p.m., Hersch
Led by Rabbi Leider
Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
Saturday Morning, June 2
Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Lainer Library
Led by Rabbi Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)
Led by Rabbi Rembaum and Hazzan Lipton
Joseph Cohen will celebrate becoming a Bar
Mitzvah.
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilch
Led by Rabbi Leider
Devora 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 8
Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m. Pilch
Led by Rabbi Daniel Greyber
Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
Saturday Morning, June 9
Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Bidner
Led by Rabbi Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Pilch)
Led by Rabbi Rembaum and Hazzan Lipton
Adam Lipton will celebrate becoming a Bar
Mitzvah.
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT 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 15
Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m. DN Chapel
Led by Rabbi Leider
Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
TBA Board Installation Dinner; 7:15 p.m.
Ballroom
Hall of Honor, 8:45 p.m. Sanctuary
Saturday Morning, June 16
Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Lainer Library
Led by Rabbi Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)
Led by Rabbi Rembaum and Hazzan Lipton
The Adult B’nai Mitzvah class will celebrate
becoming B’nai Mitzvot.
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilch
Led by Rabbi Leider
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 22
Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m., Pilch
Led by Rabbinic Intern Danya Ruttenberg
Daily Minyan Service 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
Saturday Morning, June 23
Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Bidner
Led by Rabbi Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)
Led by Rabbi Rembaum and Hazzan Lipton
Benjamin Partiali will celebrate becoming a Bar
Mitzvah.
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilch
Led by Dr. David Ackerman
Learners Minyan, 10:30 a.m. Lainer Library
Led by Rabbi Leider
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 29
Neshama Minyan, 6:15 p.m., DN Chapel
Led by Rabbinic Intern Danya Ruttenberg
Daily Minyan Service, 7:00 p.m. DN Chapel
Shir Shabbat Under the Stars, 6:00 p.m.,
Pilch Rooftop
Led by Rabbi Leider and Francine Farkas
followed by Shabbat dinner.
Saturday Morning, June 30
Meditation Plus 9:15 a.m. Lainer Library
Led by Rabbi Sohn
Shir Hadash
9:15 a.m. P’sukei D’Zimrah (Pilch)
9:45 a.m. Shacharit (Sanctuary)
Led by Rabbi Leider and Hazzan Lipton
Library Minyan, 9:25 a.m. Mishna Study
9:45 a.m. Services, DN Chapel
BAIT Tefillah, 9:45 a.m. Services, Pilch
Led by Rabbi Rembaum
Sylvia 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 104
YABA Shabbat Lunch, 12:00 p.m. Adelson Hall
Shabbat Mincha-Maariv, 6:00 p.m., Ballroom
Blair Berens will celebrate becoming a
Bat Mitzvah
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In honor of
MICHAEL BERENBAUM
Scholar Author Teacher
Sunday Evening, June 3, 2007
The Ben Siegel Community
Service Award will be
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For late reservations, call
(310) 652-7354 x223 or email
betham@tbala.org