June, July - Adat Ari El

Monthly Edition • Volume 75 No. 10
Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
Kim Glazer
Collection Items for
June: Canned Proteins
and Toiletries
July and August:
Food and Toiletries
Stay
Connected
It is an honor to have been nominated as one of
Adat Ari El’s 2012-13 Unsung Heroes.
My first Jewish home was in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
My family were members of B’nai Emunah Synagogue, and I began my Jewish education at Sunday
school in kindergarten. I continued Sunday school at Temple Israel in
Tulsa where I was confirmed.
My parents instilled in me the Jewish values I possess. They had
both been active in volunteerism since their college days. From a very
young age, I observed their caring actions toward fellow human beings.
As an adult living in Los Angeles, I had not been part of a Jewish congregation for a number of years. When I began attending Rabbi Bernhard’s
weekly Torah class nine years ago, this opened my eyes to how fun and
enriching a good formal Jewish education can be—a stark contrast to Sunday school classes years ago. Connecting with the people at Adat Ari El has
brought new friendships, meaning, and a sense of community into my life.
It began with Ruth Devine and blossomed from there. Ruth
approached me to see if I would be interested in serving dinner to the
homeless families from the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission when
they were overnight guests at Adat Ari El once a month. (She also “invited” me to my first minyan!)
Soon after that I began volunteering at the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry. I was invited to become Adat Ari El’s representative
to the Pantry Board and part of the Abraham’s Tent Committee. We
helped plan Mitzvah Day, participated in volunteering for Adat Ari El’s
Purim Carnival, and supported the beginning of Adat Ari El’s involvement in Family Promise.
Rae Berger approached me several years ago asking if I would serve at
the Oneg Shabbats, and I have participated whenever I could. A couple
years ago Fae Hoffman-Buckner encouraged me to join Sisterhood. I was
also invited to become part of the Sisterhood Board. Here I have been given
many opportunities to share my ideas and time in many different ways.
I was part of the M.I.D. Committee from the spring of 2012
through this past winter and enjoyed planning a number of its programs. In recent months I’ve been having fun with the staff of the Gift
Gallery. Together we have been creating new ways for the Gift Gallery
to make its presence known, continue to grow, and be a source of financial support to the Synagogue.
Thank you for the honor you have given me.
Steve Lavender
“I am the victim of a series of accidents, as
are we all.”
I’ve wanted to use that quote since I first
read Kurt Vonnegut while in high school in the
late 60s. Myriad choices of pathways have led
me from Chicago to Los Angeles to Berkeley to Valley Village with
many stops along the way, but I’m happy to say that finding myself
here as one of this year’s “Unsung Hero” honorees is among the
most meaningful to me. Thank you for the honor. I’m humbled
and deeply touched.
The first time that I found myself on the Adat Ari El campus
was on the occasion of the Synagogue’s Annual Gala honoring Jake
and Janet Farber, my future in-laws’ 50th wedding anniversary. Even
then, with several hundred people in attendance on a hot Sunday
evening in June 2000, I could tell that this place felt like home. And
this home has given so much to Nadine and me: my son’s bris was
held in the social hall; our kids have attended the schools; the rabbis
and cantors have counseled and consoled and taught; we’ve made
lifelong friends and shared in the cycles of this our community.
Part of the home that is our community is the ability to draw
us in and encourage our involvement. I was raised in a Reform
household but, after my bar mitzvah and leaving my parents’
house, I was unaffiliated for several years. My return to Judaism
started with volunteer work at the UJ, which led down one of
those paths I was talking about and indirectly led to my meeting
and falling in love with Nadine. It seemed only natural to keep
volunteering—but now at Adat Ari El. I’ve now been on the Board
of Directors for several years and have participated on several committees. I’ve pledged to get to morning minyan twice a week and
am usually successful. I serve as a gabbai or greeter on occasion
and can usually be found ushering during High Holyday services.
Recently, since my retirement from the scrap business last year, I’ve
had the time and opportunity to use my background as a C.P.A.
to provide some assistance to the accounting department at the
Synagogue. Maybe most significantly, I was one of the founding
members of the Rabbi’s Kiddush Club and am happy to regularly
attend its meetings after services on Shabbat mornings.
Thank you again for the honor and the opportunity to give
back—to say thanks for all that you are.
If you are not already receiving it, make sure you sign up for the weekly “Shabbat Shalom” e-mail,
which is sent out every Friday. The e-mail includes important information about service times and
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upcoming events, as well as rabbinic
commentary about the weekly Torah portion. E-mail
Sue Bloom at sbloom@adatariel.org to stay connected.
Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
President’s Message
Rabbi’s Message
By Bennett Spiegel
We have come to the last month of the
celebration of our 75th year, but we are not done
yet. June is a month of great excitement at Adat
Ari El as we will enjoy the bittersweet ceremonies of our children graduating from the ECC, the JLC, the Day
School, and our Confirmation/Seminar program. We hope that
every one of our ECC graduates will take her or his rightful place
either in our JLC or our Day School this coming Fall. Our JLC and
Day School graduates will soon be our next group of B’nai Mitzvah
and USYers, and we will bid our high school seniors farewell and
wish them luck as they go off to college, where they will hear from
us at holiday times to remind them of Adat Ari El and home.
The annual cycle of the growth and progress of our children
through Adat Ari El’s educational, religious, and social programs,
of which we are so rightfully proud, is one of the mainstays of our
community and one of the most flattering reflections of who we
are. At this time of year in particular, we should take a moment to
appreciate the professionals whose daily efforts make this possible.
Whether it is a rabbi, cantor, head of school, classroom teacher,
teacher’s aide, bar mitzvah tutor, specialist, or office staff person,
this group of dedicated professionals creates and recreates the magic
that is the Adat Ari El experience for us and for our kids. During
the course of this month, please take a moment to personally acknowledge those who have touched you or your child. They deserve
to hear it.
Our 75th anniversary celebration has included the ECC Summer Soiree, a special BBQ and Barchu, some of the greatest hits
from the Rabbi’s Plays at “41½ Years of Broadway on Burbank,”
a spectacular Cantors’ concert, (some not so random quotes from
the Beatles and the Rolling Stones at Shabbat announcements),
and the Parade of Honor of our 17 Past Presidents as they take the
bimah on Shabbat and share some of the memories of Adat Ari El
from their time as President. Our celebration will culminate on the
weekend of June 7-9 with a celebration of the beginning of Rabbi
Bernhard’s 18th year as Rabbi at Adat Ari El. Whether it is the
informal Kabbalat Shabbat evening planned for June 7th, the special
Shabbat Services and learning planned for June 8th, or the grand
finale event on Sunday June 9th, or any combination of the above,
there is a place for you and your family in this celebration. Don’t
miss it!
Finally, on Monday night, June 24th, we will have our annual
meeting of the membership and new Board Installation ceremony
and dinner. If you are looking forward to the discussion we will
have regarding the proposed Synagogue By-Law changes (which
will be voted on at the meeting), or you are interested in hearing
a report on the state of the Synagogue, this is an event for you. If
you would like to be inspired by our Unsung Heroes who will
be celebrated that evening over a warm and friendly dinner with
friends, prepared by our own Kensington Caterers, or just want
to be counted among the needed quorum of 100 members that is
necessary to conduct the meeting, you will be glad you came. Please
join me and our new incoming Board of Directors on June 24th as
we launch into the next 75 years!
In a number of places in the Torah,
Moses is commanded to assemble “the
whole congregation of the children of
Israel” in one place. While he is the
leader, it would appear that there are
certain projects, certain commandments, certain occasions,
which require the participation of every single person in
the community.
What is the Torah trying to teach us by this? I think
June is a good month to consider this issue of singular and
plural as Adat Ari El contemplates the celebration of both its
75th anniversary and 18 years of Rabbi Bernhard’s work.
I have mentioned before, I think, the concept of
“holy mathematics”—the idea that a community is always
greater than the sum of its individual parts. In sharing
our strengths with each other, we all become stronger. I
see holy mathematics at work every day here: the clusters
of people at the coffee cart or sitting in the courtyard, the
classes held for all ages in our buildings, as well as those in
the meeting rooms and the offices and suites. We’ve been
hearing from past presidents about the group of people
who originally set up Adat Ari El; today its future rests in
the hands of the groups and committees who will navigate
us, together, into today’s and tomorrow’s changing times.
But communities still require individual leaders. To
be healthy, a community requires a leader who is capable
both of stepping forward and stepping back. If I may
speak personally for a moment, I was the envy of my colleagues when I secured a position here. One of the many
reasons was that I would be working with a seasoned
senior rabbi who would guide without micromanaging, inspire without dictating—and who gracefully manages the
balance between self and group. We are blessed in Rabbi
Bernhard’s fine understanding of when a leader must draw
together the energy of the group and when, by contrast, it
is the group who draws the leader.
As we look forward to Adat Ari El’s next 75 years, let’s
remember the Torah’s message—we are stronger together.
And together, let us work toward the future that is coming.
75th
Anniversary
Weekend
June 7, 8 and 9th
For more information
call Jerry Krautman
at 818-766-9426 x257
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Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
Adat Ari El
cordially invites you to the
2013 Installation Dinner
and Annual Meeting
Monday, June 24, 2013
Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Installation & Meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Empty Bowl Fundraiser 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Anytime between 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Adat Ari El
12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village
Held at Glendale First United Methodist Church
134 N. Kenwood, Glendale, CA 91206
Empty Bowl started as an international grassroots effort
to fight hunger. Family Promise East San Fernando
Valley is hosting the fundraiser to continue providing
safe shelter, meals, and support to homeless families.
Please join us for dinner as we honor
our outgoing Board and our Unsung Heroes,
Kim Glazer and Steve Lavender.
The basic premise is simple: independent potters, arts
associations, and other groups within the community
create handcrafted ceramic bowls. Guests purchase
tickets to a simple meal of soup, bread, and dessert
donated by area restaurants, and they take their
selected bowl home with them as a symbol of the
hunger and uncertainty homeless families face daily.
Empty Bowl 2013 will also feature art for sale by
local area artists. All money raised will further Family
Promise East San Fernando Valley’s mission of assisting
situationally-homeless families. Ticket prices are for
advance purchase only at $30 per adult and $10 per
child (age 12 and under). Only adult ticket holders will
be able to take a bowl home. For more information,
contact Ruth Devine at rmdevine@pacbell.net or go to
tickets@FamilyPromiseESFV.org.
EDEN CEMETERY
SPACES AVAILABLE
Adat Ari El has spaces available in a special section
at reduced member rates.
Current prices will not last long.
If you are interested in purchasing space(s),
please contact:
Ernie Goodman at (818) 788-1420 or
Alan Altschul at (818) 522-6081
If you can’t make it to the dinner, join us at 7:30 p.m.
as we install our incoming Board and report on
the state of our Synagogue.
Adults $18
Children (12 and under) $15
Installation Dinner Tear-Off
Please return this portion with your check, made out to Adat
Ari El, to the Synagogue Office before Monday, June 17, 2013.
Name(s):
________
Phone: ___________________ _________
________
________
____ Adults x $18
Total Adults
____ Children (12 and under) x $15 Total Children
Sponsor *
Grand Total
$________
$________
$________
$________
Chicken __________
Vegetarian_________
Please seat me with ­_______________________________
For further information contact April Haith
at (818) 766-9426, ext. 205, or ahaith@adatariel.org
* Please consider enclosing additional funds to sponsor another member’s attendance
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Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
Congratulations to the graduates of Adat Ari El’s
Rose Engel Early Childhood Center!
Room 7
Room 8 – Brianne LaLonde and Brianne Naiman
L to R - Daniel Wilde, Macai Friedman and Tyler Benson
Back Row L to R - (Teacher) Brianne LaLonde, Devin Wilde,
Rachel Augenstein, Asher Cohen, Ethan Nachum, Hailey Russ, Tea
Hunnius, Ariel Grobeson, Uri Friedman, (Teacher) Brianne Naiman
Front Row L to R - Eden Alkoby, Noah Breitstein, Elad Gabay,
Shaia Fontilea, Chelsea Kugler, Ella Braitanbaum, Jonah Simkin
Gesher – Maxine Kobin, Audrey Kalman, and Gillian Rassiner
Room 9 – Sherrie Craven-Evans and Barbara Humeston
Back Row L to R - (Teacher) Maxine Kobin, Jordan Zinman,
Jonathan Louria, Amit Mor, Derek Radonsky, Bella Afriat,
Jonah Aarons, Zev Miller, (Teachers) Audrey Kalman, Gillian Rassiner
Back Row L to R - (Teacher) Sherrie Craven-Evans,
Alexandra Reisner, Hannah Copans, Harrison Reisner, Edan Cohen,
Michelle (Mimi) Madar, Shira Luzon, Dexter Sohn, Elijah Shokrian,
(Teacher) Barbara Humeston
Middle Row L to R - Eli Butel, Joseph (Joey) Gruman,
Sara Guggenheim, Shirel Cohen, Zoe Schwartz, Jax Klein, Ilan Diner
Front Row L to R - Hunter Gerstz, Michelle Lachyani, David Mansur,
Leah Mansur, Zachary Rosenberg
Front Row L to R - Talia Copans, Ella Chaim, Maya Admon,
Chloe Hedaya, Nathaniel Barazani, Ella Hedaya, Evan Ganz
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Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
Mazal Tov to the Adat Ari El Trana and Ronald
Labowe Family Day School Graduates
Front (seated) L-R - David Bachar, Michael Cohen, Itai Darmon, Roee Aviv, Adi Arbiv, Elizabeth Foreman, Lior Tal, Talia Rubenstein,
Emmanuelle Avrahami, Hannah Butel
Kneeling L-R - Eylon Cooper, Noah Lasky-Nielson
Middle L-R - Yoni Leserman, Guy Bergman, Sol Madar, Emma Raizman, Sydney Gottlieb, Caitlyn Dienstag, Maya Luzon, Mika Haziza, Hailey Gersh
Top (seated) L-R - Isaac Cohen, Maya Bergman, Arielle Moalem
Top L-R - Mikey Altschul, Omri Alon, Jake Goldberg, Natalie Friedman, Ross Turteltaub
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Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
Yasher Koach to the Marilynn and Kenneth
Friedman Family Jewish Learning Community
Kitah Vav I
Standing (l to r):
Jacob Berkowitz, Aaron Zarrabi,
Assistant Teacher Donna Nae,
Eli Lepler, Kim Alberon
Sitting (l to r):
Nicole Elbaz-Deckel, Rachel Harris,
Sophia Lew, Isaac Echeto,
Jonah Goldman, Jack Lieblein
Kitah Vav II
Standing (l to r):
Eli Heyman, Spencer Knobloch, Louis Burg,
Daniel Algazi, Morah Jessica Yarkin,
Eytan Vinshtok, Sivan Propper,
Franny Davis, Sydney Wess
Sitting (l to r):
Ben Adelstein, Willie Goodman,
Hannah Hotchkiss, Abby Cohen,
Carly Kraemer, Sara Zacky, Ted Alberon
Israel Levin
Scholarship Winner
We are pleased to recognize Chelsea Rapoport as the recipient of the
2013 Israel Levin Scholarship Award. Chelsea is a senior at Flintridge Prep and will be
attending the University of Chicago in the fall. She was also selected as a
Brawerman Fellow for the coming year by the Jewish Federation. Chelsea is the daughter of
Susan Haimowitz and Gregg Rapoport. We will present her with the award on
Shabbat morning, June 8, 2013.
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Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
Mazal Tov to the 2012-2013/5773
Graduates of the Trana & Ronald Labowe
Confirmation/Seminar Institute
Rachel Gale
Julia Oxman
Jacob Raizman
Participants of the Trana and Ronald Labowe
Confirmation/Seminar Institute
Top Row (L-R): Rabbi Bernhard, Noah Breakman, Ellie Frager, Sierra Kohn, Ilana Gale, Rabbi Silver
Front Row (L-R): Rachel Gale, Julia Oxman, Shira Klasky-Gamer, Harry Spiegel, Devon Rosen
Not Pictured: Ethan Algazi, Talia Bernhard, Mica Bernhard, Talia Bromberg, Max Cherman, Sarah Rose Isenberg, Jeremy Popowitz, Jacob Raizman
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Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
Congratulations to the Day School
Class of 2007, the College Freshman Class
of 2013. At press time our students had
been accepted at the following colleges:
American University
Bard
Boston University
Brandeis
CSUN
Case Western
Curry College
Duke
Emory
GAP year in Israel
Georgetown
George Washington University
Goucher
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins
Loyola Marymount
Macalaster
Missouri
Muhlenberg
Northeastern
Northwestern
NYU
Oberlin
Occidental
Ohio State
Penn
Reed
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Syracuse
Tufts
Tulane
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
UC Irvine
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Barbra
UC San Diego
UC Sacramento
University of Arizona
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Redlands
University of Rochester
USC
Washington University in St. Louis
Wesleyan
Vassar
Congratulations to the Day School Class of 2013 who, at press time, have been
accepted at the following private middle schools:
Buckley
Campbell Hall
Emek
Harvard-Westlake
Heschel
Kadima
Milken
Oakwood
Viewpoint
Torah Mantel
In keeping with celebrating Adat Ari El’s 75th Anniversary…
We want to proudly display a gift to Adat Ari El that was created by two very talented
members of our congregation. The new Torah mantel was designed by Ruth Giden,
needle pointed by Kristi Costin, and commissioned by Amy
and Harold Masor to commemorate the installation of Rabbi
Bernhard in 2007.
Great works of art, like fine wine, are not created overnight. Kristi shared, “Although we had our obstacles, we are
very proud and happy that this beautiful piece of art/history
has found its home in our Synagogue and our community.
It will be shared from generation to generation for hopefully
another 75 years.”
You may have attended services on Tu B’Shevat when
the Torah mantel was dedicated in a fun, uplifting, and
musically-inspired service. Or you may have seen the exquisite mantel every time the ark is opened in the Sanctuary. It sits front and center.
The message on the front is taken from Deuteronomy: “And you shall eat and be
satisfied and bless the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.”
The timing of this dedication was beshert—“meant to be”—marking the occasion of the “new year” of trees with the resplendent image of a fruitful and healthy
garden on the face of the new Torah mantel.
Avodah yafah! Kol hakavod, Ruth and Kristi!
‫הפי הדובע‬. ‫דובכה לכ‬.
Kristi Costin proudly holding the Torah with the new mantel.
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Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
B’nai Mitzvah
David Krutchick
great-uncle of Julee (Jason) Levine
June & July 2013
Nelly Gelberg
mother of Lillian (Steven Spronz) Gelberg and Debora Gelberg;
grandmother of 3
June 1, 2013
Alexandra Morgan Kaplan
Daughter of
Jeff & Gaby Kaplan
Sarah Drake
mother of Michael (Jan) Drake, Arthur (Andi) Drake;
grandmother of Lisa Ross, Dana (David) Seiden, Jennifer Drake,
Courtney (Damiano) Migani, Noah Drake; great-grandmother
of Katelyn and Lilly Ross, Jackson and Jordan Seiden
June 8, 2013
(Mincha)
Alexandra Alter-Margo
Daughter of
Sherry Alter
Zeffen Laiv Loewenstein
son of Johannah Sohn and Eitan Loewenstein;
brother of Shobi and Ilyah Loewenstein
Robert Matthew Genchi, Jr.
son of Robert and Alicia Genchi; brother of Ava;
grandson of Mary Genchi, Rafael and Corrien Vasquez
June 15, 2013
Rachel Harris
Daughter of
Marc & Tiffany Harris
July 20, 2013
(Mincha)
Eden Losycer
Son of
Uri Losycer &
Limor Dakik
Tzvi Levin
son of Ariella and Yonason Levin; grandson of
Rabbi Aryeh and Yocheved (Jaymie) Pamensky and
Mordechai and Leba Chaya Levin; great-grandson of
Adriane-Fox Kreisberg and Dr. Michael Kreisberg
June 15, 2013
(Mincha)
Aaron Thomas
Son of
Rob & Elaine Thomas
Emma Margalit Radwin
daughter of Michael and Ariella Schlesinger Radwin;
sister of Noam, Yael and Sivan Radwin; granddaughter of
Rabbi George and Paula Schlesinger; great-granddaughter
of Julius (Emma z”l) Schlesinger; grandniece of Lewis
and Marcia Schlesinger, Joseph and Ramona Schlesinger;
cousin of Alisa and Jennifer Schlesinger
Scarlett Reese Jahrmarkt
daughter of John and Pam Jahrmarkt; sister of Isabella
July 27, 2013
Aaron Zarrabi
Son of
Jacob & Sheryl Zarrabi
We will be honoring the graduating
high school class of 2013 on
Shabbat morning, June 8, with an
aliyah and blessings from the bimah.
Mazal Tov
Jo-Carole and Bob Oberstein are pleased to announce
the engagement of their daughter, Shelby, to Kari Pacheco.
Shelby is the granddaughter of Marilyn Smith and the sister
of Hillary Oberstein and Anthony Alden, Jeremy Oberstein,
and Mitch Oberstein.
August 17, 2013
Emma Raizman
Daughter of
David & Annemarie Raizman
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Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Adat Ari El Bulletin
We are so appreciative of the very generous support of all of the
2013 Shareholders who helped make our Stock Sale a success!
AN INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUTH IS PRICELESS
Chairman of the Board
Ernest & Doris Goodman
Jon Gottlieb & Rhona Blaker
Jo Pitesky & Bill Friedman
Brent & Amy Zacky
CEO
Michael Bromberg & Gail Jaffe
Jake & Janet Farber
Manny Kaplan
Steve & Stephanie Klasky-Gamer
Bruce Whizin
Wendy Wolf & Mitch Menzer
President
Steve & Jill Namm
Rabbi Deborah Silver
Mel & Julie Wynn
Board Member
Mel Aranoff &
Cantor Judy Dubin-Aranoff
Amir & Rebecca Butel
Scott & Jackie Frager
Irwin & Clarann Goldring
Michael & Jennifer Kaplan
Ronald & Grace Koretz
Richard & Christine Prell
Alan & Nomi Wallace
Vice-President
Manny Aftergut &
Elke Coblens-Aftergut
Anthony Alden & Hillary Oberstein
Gregory Bearman & Sheila Spiro
Rabbi Jonathan & Laurie Bernhard
Marc & Barbara Bresler
Joel & Sherri Cherman
Ron & Jan Field
Kenneth Friedman
Izzy Goodman & Perri Sloane Goodman
David Gorney & Elyse Weise
Jack & Gilda Green
Norman & Lela Jacoby
Stuart & Fran Jaffe
Jeff & Gaby Kaplan
Bruce & Erin King
Jeffrey & Juli Kinrich
Ronald & Barbara Lang
Mark & Abby Lew
Harold & Eve Marcus
Phil & Adria Metson
Herb & Shirley Moore
Wayne Schulman &
Gwen Sabo Schulman
Bill & Stacy Weiss
Al Wade & Helen Sherman-Wade
Shareholder
Marcia Abelson
Paul Abrams & Debbie Lauterbach
Bruce & Dana Adelstein
Michael Adler & Brenda Fabe
Dan Afriat
Yossi & Yael Afriat
Leon & Lea Alkalai
Jason & Kimberly Anish
Lynne Baker
Andrea Ballas
Beverly Barak
Craig & Pam Bassuk
Micah Bernhard
Erv & Denisa Biener
Cantor Ira Bigeleisen & Debi Yanover
Stewart & Arlene Bloom
Gil & Jennifer Breakman
Ted & Paddi Bregman
Talia Bromberg
Ike & Sherry Chernotsky
Dennis & Stephanie Cohen
Yoni & Harriet Cohen
Nathan & Melanie Cross
Stephen & Lisa David
Lance & Marilyn Dennis
Michael & Ruth Devine
Leonard Dorsky & Jean Duranti
Kevin & Lisa Dosch
John Echeto & Diana Weinberg
Peter Epstein
Alice Feinberg
Ken & Marla Feinberg
Daniel & Claudia Friedman
Robert & Helyn Friedman
Kevin & Orly Frank
Bruce & Karen Gale
Bruce & Boni Gellis
Steven & Myah Gittelson
Roy & Jaclyn Glasner
Ray & Debra Glassner
Jeff & Ellen Glettner
Jeffrey & Risa Goldstein
Rolf & Carol Gompertz
Jerry Goodman
Sari Goodman
Sarah Hershberg
Marc & Toni Hertz
Fae Hoffman-Buckner
Emil & Erika Jacoby
Carol Jaffe
Andrea Kachuck
Gabe Kachuck
Arnold & Vicki Kay
Larry & Norma Kay
Gregg Keer & Wendy Bass Keer
George & Janet Klein
Paul & Joanne Klein
Michael & Carley Knobloch
Joette Labinger
Mark & Lena Labowe
Marty & Jill Lasker
Shirley Landau
Steve & Nadine Lavender
Pearl Leonard
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Bill Lepler
Albert & Esther Levine
Jason & Julee Levine
Peter & Berna Levitan
Samuel Lewinson
Brian & Susan Lipman
Eitan Loewenstein & Johannah Sohn
Lawrence Lokman & Ronnie Seaton
Eric & Jennifer Lowe
Harold & Nez Mandel
David Mandel
Max Mandel
David & Lana Marcus
Jeffrey & Dana Marks
Gregory & Rita Mazler
Tim & Deborah McAdams
Michael & Inga Mendelsohn
Aaron & Diana Miller
Harold & Karmi Monsher
Steve & Nadia Newman
Bob & Jo-Carole Oberstein
Ron & Cindy Olch
Steven & Jean Orenstein
Gary & Rosalee Pechersky
Paul & Jackie Pepperman
Eric & Debra Peterkofsky
Harold & Jackie Praw
Craig & Orly Renetzky
Felice Resnick
Bea Reynolds
Peter & Kathy Reynolds
Ron & Miriam Reynolds
Walter & Bea Richeimer
Allan & Wendy Rosenthal
Rabbi Moshe & Lois Rothblum
John Rubiner & Lori Marx-Rubiner
Robert & Kathryn Sax
Randy & Nancy Schwartz
Steven Shapero & Sharon Mintz
Aaron & Natalie Shapiro
Matthew & Melissa Sohn
Adam & Abigail Spiegel
Bennett & Lisa Spiegel
Gary & Linda Spivack
Sol & Pearl Taylor
Craig & Carole Tufeld
Ralph & Rosalie Turner
Edward Vaisbort
Kristin Veeck
Ben & Elana Vorspan
Merrie Wartik
Matthew & Amanda Waterman
Joel & Debbie Weinberg
Stanley & Rosalie Weiner
Brandon Weiss
Jonathan Wise & Diana Fry
...and all those whose contributions
reached us after the bulletin deadline!!
Adat Ari El Bulletin
The Rose and Edward Engel Music Commission and
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The Nita and Jack Corinblit Endowment for the Arts present:
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
2012-2013
The Corinblit Endowment Concert
featuring the great pianist
Your lifestyle continues here.
Kazimierz
Brzozowski
Music of Polish Composers: Chopin, Lessel, and Szymanowski
CALL TODAY FOR A PERSONAL TOUR
AND COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH.
June 2, 2013, at 2:00 p.m.
David Familian Chapel
818.245.5832
Free to the public; reservations required.
INDEPENDENT & ASSISTED SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCES
Sign up at www.adatariel.org
or call Dean at (818) 755-3480, x223.
SRGseniorliving.com
5450 Vesper Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA 91411
For information, please contact Dean Thomson at
(818) 755-3480 x 223 or dthomson@adatariel.org
RFCE #197603674
The Gift Gallery
at Adat Ari El
WANT TO STAY IN YOUR OWN HOME?
COMFORT KEEPERS MAKE IT POSSIBLE
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FOR SHOPPING:
Giftware, Judaica, Children’s Books,
Candles, Jewelry, Cookbooks,
Israeli imports ….
Meal Prep * Light Housekeeping * Grocery
Shopping * Transportation * Assistance
with Bathing/Incontinence Care *
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Companionship & So Much More!
(818) 776-5060
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Michael Aram…Gary Rosenthal…Nambe…Tamara Baskin…Emanuel… and more
SCHOOL ITEMS: KIPPOT, HEBREW / ENGLISH DICTIONARIES, ETC.
PURCHASE YOUR HIGH HOLYDAY ITEMS EARLY!!!!
OUR PRICES ARE COMPETITIVE, AND
ALL PROFITS HELP SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS AND
PROGRAMS OF ADAT ARI EL.
EDEN MEMORIAL PARK
Two side-by-side plots for sale in the
Hillel Section. Prime choice location at the
entrance of the cemetery.
We carry Israeli merchandise to help support Israel.
SUMMER HOURS:
June 17- Aug.16
16 M-W-F 9 a.m. – Noon
For sale at below property value.
Call Michele at (424) 288-4884 for information.
[or by appointment: Call Beverly at (818) 789-0377]
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Adat Ari El Bulletin
Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul 5773 • June, July, August 2013
PERIODICALS
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12020 Burbank Boulevard
Valley Village, California 91607-2198
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Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard
Assistant Rabbi Deborah Silver
Rabbi Emeritus Moshe J. Rothblum
Cantor Ira S. Bigeleisen
Associate Cantor Judy Dubin Aranoff
Rabbi Aaron M. Wise
Cantor Allan Michelson
Bennett Spiegel, President
Joanne Klein, Executive Director
Adat Ari El is affiliated with
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
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Rabbi Bernhard’s address is
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Friday, May 31, 2013
6:00 p.m................................. Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting - 7:40 p.m
Saturday, June 1, 2013
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Bat Mitzvah:.............. Alexandra Morgan Kaplan
Parsha & Torah reading:.............. Shelah L’Cha;
Numbers 15:8-15:41
Darshan:......................................Manny Kaplan
Friday, June 7, 2013
Celebrating our 75th Anniversary
6:00 p.m................................. Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting - 7:44 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Celebrating our 75th Anniversary
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Parsha & Torah reading:.......................... Korah;
Numbers 17:25-18:32
Darshan:................................... Rabbi Bernhard
Mincha Bat Mitzvah:.......Alexandra Alter-Margo
Friday, June 14, 2013
6:00 p.m................................. Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting - 7:47 p.m.
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Bat Mitzvah:..................................Rachel Harris
Parsha & Torah reading:........................ Hukkat;
Numbers 21:11-22:1
Darshan:................................... Rabbi Bernhard
Tot Shabbat @ Adat for ECC-aged
children will be held at 9:30 a.m. on June
1st beginning with 9:30–10:15 a.m. services in the David Familian Chapel and
Mincha Bar Mitzvah:................... Aaron Thomas
concluding with snack and play time from
Friday, June 21, 2013
6:00 p.m................................. Kabbalat Shabbat
10:15–11:00 a.m.
Candle Lighting - 7:49 p.m.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Parsha & Torah reading:...........................Balak;
Numbers 22:27-25:9
Darshanit:....................................... Rabbi Silver
Friday, June 28, 2013
6:00 p.m................................. Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting - 7:50 p.m.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Parsha & Torah reading:.........................Pinhas;
Numbers 28:16-30:1
Darshan:................................... Rabbi Bernhard
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Finding the Flame – Shabbat Meditation, will be held on June 8th from
9:30–10:30 a.m. in the Deiber Chapel
with Rabbi Yael Saidoff.
Daily Minyan
Deiber Chapel
Mornings
Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m.
Sundays & Holidays 9:00 a.m.
Evenings
Sunday - Thursday at 7:00 p.m.