March 2012 - Online - Wilshire Boulevard Temple

WILSHIRE
BOULEVARD
TEMPLE
BULLETIN
More Than A Temple
W
ilshire Boulevard Temple is family, because it has been
such an important element in ours for generations.
Stanley Stalford became a member of the Temple in the late
1950’s, when he and Rabbi Edgar Magnin became friends. In
1961, Joanne Frank, Stanley’s fiancé, asked Rabbi Magnin to
convert her to Judaism, and in 1962, Rabbi Magnin officiated the
marriage of Joanne & Stanley Stalford. In 1968, Edith Stalford,
Stanley’s mother, passed away. The Stalford Family came to Rabbi
Magnin with the hope of creating a lasting tribute to her. Stalford
Hall was named in her honor. In 1980, Stanley passed away, and it
was Rabbi Magnin who gave the eulogy.
Stanley Jr. and Ruth (Fainberg) were from opposite sides
of the country, yet it turned out that his mother and her father
lived in the very same building in New York City at the same
time. Talk about bashert! It was that same sense of destiny
that brought us to Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Our son Jack
represents the fourth generation to have the Wilshire Boulevard
Temple connection. He has been at the Erika J. Glazer Early
Childhood Center since Parent and Me, and it has been another
blessed experience.
Most temple communities are good, but few are great.
Rabbi Leder is part of our family circle as he has provided
needed guidance for those critical moments. The friendships
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L’dor V’Dor–how one family’s multi-generational
connection to Temple keeps them inspired and connected.
we have developed over the years are deep, and a source of
tremendous support. The families that come here are interesting,
generous, compassionate and worldly. The same goes for the
faculty and staff. Our son has learned so much from his teachers
about being a good person. We marvel at how he and his
classmates have developed into full-fledged mensches. These kids
are special.
The Temple is growing almost as quickly as Jack. The
Temple Campus might be at its awkward stage, but that just
belies the swan that is about to emerge. Brawerman East is
blooming. The torch has been passed to the able hands of
Rabbi Leder and it is his passionate commitment to Wilshire
Boulevard Temple that will not only preserve the history of
the Temple but cement its future as an example of 21st century
urban planning. One just has to look at the renderings and the
current construction to feel the excitement.
Uniquely in modern-day Los Angeles, the Temple provides
families with a foundation to build generational historical
experience. The Stalford’s are grateful to be a part of it.
Our son is constantly singing the refrain of a song he
learned at school, “I am a part of a chain made up of our
people…” No truer words as the tradition continues.
Ruth & Stanley Stalford, Jr.
Save these Dates
Adults Onl
Helicopters,
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Wednesday, March 7
Irmas Campus
6:30 p.m.
Consultants:
new roles for parents of teens
Sunday, March 11
Irmas Campus
10 a.m - 3 p.m.
Thursday, March 15
Irmas Campus
7:00 p.m.
Torah Portion
Eternal Lights
Torah Online:
www.wbtla.org
Titzaveh (Exodus 27:20 – 30:10)
I
learned about the ner tamid—the eternal light—described
in this week’s Torah portion, when I was five. To me, it was
silver, red, fire, mystery and eternity, dangling above an ark of
dark wood and marble. “See this lamp?” said the teacher, “From
the time of the Torah until now it has never, ever gone out.” I
believed her.
It took a few years until I figured out it was actually a red
light bulb. I didn’t like thinking about it, but I knew every once in
a while someone climbed a ladder and changed the thing. In fact,
there was probably a whole case of red, pointy orbs sitting in the
Temple’s basement, just waiting for their shot at eternity.
I imagine it was pretty much the same when the
first eternal light was created. The light symbolized God’s
eternal presence among our ancestors, and their unceasing
commitment to serve. The light was glorious. The light was
holy and pure. But someone still had to stoke the fire. Back
then it meant growing the olives, harvesting and
crushing them, collecting the oil, keeping the lamp
filled and properly lit. Today it means renovating an entire,
historic, massive Sanctuary.
No matter how lofty our Jewish ideals, no matter how
brightly we wish our lights to shine, they will be theoretical
ideals and faltering lights without people putting in real effort
to make them shine. Judaism is filled with mystery, meaning
and eternity, but in order for it and us to survive, we have to do
some of the dirty work.
There’s a famous story about the virtuoso violinist Isaac
Stern. As the story goes, a woman approached him one evening
after a concert. “Oh, Maestro,” she exclaimed, “I would give
anything to be able to play the violin like you.”
To which Isaac Stern replied, “Would you give 12 hours
a day?”
Holiness, beauty, art, spirituality—are not possible
without serious commitment and real effort. Sooner or later
we all realize the eternal light of our people doesn’t remain
eternal all by itself. Rabbi Steve Leder
Plugged In
Social Media for a More Social Temple
W
hen you think of social media, think of your
Temple—a vibrant community in reality and virtual
reality. Be informed, entertained and enthralled by videos,
photos and updates via our website, Facebook, Twitter and
Vimeo pages. Those of you already connected have seen
dramatic photos posted to Facebook of the Temple Campus
under reconstruction. Keep looking, we’ll be posting several
times a week, and sometimes several times a day.
Less well known is our Vimeo page. You must pay a
visit. See shotcrete—concrete shot through a hose at high
velocity—poured into the structural walls in the Temple
basement. It’s a stunning reminder of the difficult and gritty
work the reconstruction of the Temple sometimes entails.
Learn about our recent tikkun olam endeavors, and profiles of
members giving of themselves in service to the congregation.
It’s inspiring stuff, and an illustration of just how much we’re
doing here, and how very cool it all is. We intend to increase
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the number and frequency of videos in the coming weeks and
months, particularly as our redevelopment speeds up.
We also want to spend more time interacting with you;
to encourage your comments on anything we post in our
various social media outlets, and also questions—on anything.
We’ll answer them the best we can. In fact, we will soon
ask you specific questions through Facebook and Twitter,
challenging your knowledge of Temple history, gauging your
interest in various programs and learning how the Temple
might better serve you.
We’re a historic congregation, but modern too. Let’s all
take advantage of what technology has to offer us in order to
be a more connected and stronger community.
Join us on Facebook:
facebook.com/wilshireboulevardtemple
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/wbtla
Check out our Vimeo: vimeo.com/wbtla
Tikkun Olam
Something Special at Your Seder
I
n a few short weeks, we’ll pull the Haggadot out of the box
in the back of the closet, peel the bubble wrap off our seder
plates and prepare for Pesach. We return year after year to this
familiar story of our exodus from Egypt.
• Th
e seder liturgy challenges us to declare “kol dichfin
yeitei v’yeichol—let all who are hungry come and eat.”
Have participants bring canned food to the seder to be
donated to the Temple Campus Food Pantry, or spend
the Sunday morning during Pesach volunteering at
either of our Food Pantries.
• Make a contribution of a percentage of the money you
spend on your seder to Mazon—the Jewish response
to hunger www.mazon.org, to metaphorically invite
others to share in your seder meal.
How can we make it a little different this year?
As a time when we remember our freedom from slavery
in Egypt, Passover pushes us to think about others who remain
“enslaved” in a variety of ways, and to rededicate ourselves to
social action. Therefore, Pesach is an especially appropriate
time to think about tikkun olam. Consider these ideas to
incorporate a little tikkun olam into your seder:
Don’t miss the opportunity to make this year’s seder a
little more meaningful. Chag Pesach Sameach!
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro
• I nclude a tzedakah box on each table, and ask
participants to contribute money during the evening
to a particular organization or project. Then, make
a time during the seder to talk about the program or
organization that will receive the tzedakah.
For more information, contact Denise Magilnick
at dmagilnick@wbtla.org • (424) 208-8930
Adult Opportunities
Women, Power and Purim
A
lthough we might drink our way through Purim, the source
of that craziness is the Biblical book of Esther. Women
appear in power—power that is sexual, political and cultural. Of
course that’s not your Zeidie’s Purim.
The book opens with two lavish banquets given by King
Ahashuerus, one for the men and one for the women. The
women’s soiree is interrupted by the demand of the King: “Get
Vashti into the men’s banquet and tell her to wear the bejeweled
Tiara (and nothing else!).” Well, Vashti, being a free spirited
Queen, refuses to enter that wild bash. No way will she entertain
the inebriated crowd, no matter who called her in.
Certainly Vashti’s refusal upset that delicate balance of power
between the King and Queen…and between each and every man
and woman in the kingdom. Would every woman refuse her
“King”? Would her independence endanger each and every Persian
household? Would Vashti’s protest become a national protest?
The King responds with legislation, reestablishing the social
order in which women are subservient to men. The Biblical text
reveals not only a fear of women’s independence, but also women’s
psycho-social-political influence in the ancient world. Vashti serves
as a model of assertiveness that women admire and men fear.
The book of Esther continues and focuses on another
woman. Initially, Esther is demure, but through the text she
develops cunning and courage as she sets a trap for the evil Haman.
Esther serves as a catalyst to widen the model of women in the
religious and cultural life of ancient Israel. Most likely no one
realized back then that the Bible might project a legacy of women’s
leadership in the future!
This year, check out our Adult Purim Celebration and watch
for the intrigue found in sex and politics, love and religion!
Rabbi Karen L. Fox
Adults Only Purim: Stand-Up Megillah
www.wbtla.org/events/item/289/worship_events
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Brawerman Elementary School
West Goes East
A
short bus ride filled with great anticipation brought
Brawerman West fourth grade to meet their Kindergarten
buddies at Brawerman East for a day of sharing, learning,
bonding and fun. Fourth graders loved their new role as
“big buddies,” and Kindergartners relished playing host and
spending time with these older students.
Both groups prepared for the day. At West, students
discussed role modeling and brainstormed activities for
individual buddy time. They decided to create the first
two pages of a buddy book that would grow with each
encounter. For the getting to know you pages, fourth graders
interviewed their new friends and wrote about them, and
Kindergartners drew pictures of things that fourth graders
shared about themselves.
At East, plans were made for a private tour for the
visitors. After a delicious lunch brought by the big buddies,
they explained their yearlong, grade level tikkun olam project,
supporting People Assisting The Homeless (P.A.T.H.).
Through their enthusiastic presentation, they provided an
example for Kindergartners of what they might experience
as they embark on their own tikkun olam projects. As the day
ended, friends parted with hugs, smiles and a promise to see
each other soon at Camp Day at Hess Kramer.
Religious School
Women Hold Up Half The Sky
D
id you know that when facing a shortage of food in their
home, parents in developing countries sometimes choose
to feed their sons first and let their daughters go hungry?
And, when faced with tough financial times and a child falls
ill, parents choose to invest the time and meager resources to
take their son to the doctor while leaving their daughter to
tough it out on her own. These impossible choices are made
daily in places like India and Africa. Fortunately, we know that
these are issues we can do something about. Women are an
important part of all societies and cultures. We “Hold up Half
the Sky” through our work, our activism, sharing our passions
and our own teachings. The Torah teaches us about Jewish
women who were respected prophets and judges in Biblical
times. Throughout Jewish history, women played vital roles
in starting our Jewish educational system, setting up women’s
philanthropic agencies and in political activism.
As a Jewish people we speak of the importance of tikkun
olam, repairing our world, one act at a time. Our Beit Midrash
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high school students on Sunday mornings learned more about
how to improve the quality of life for women all over the globe
when we visited the exhibit Women Hold Up Half the Sky at the
Skirball Cultural Center. They learned that through education,
advocacy and financial support through microloans, they could
help support women to make positive changes in both their
families and surrounding communities. Our Beit Midrash
students have made a commitment to collecting tzedakah for
microloans in order to support women’s grassroots businesses
in developing countries. This small act of tzedakah can help
women stop poverty and hunger in their immediate lives, and
increase future opportunities for women all around the globe.
This is just one example of the exciting ways our Beit Midrash
students engage in making our world a better place.
Rabbi Lindy Davidson
Learn more about the Beit Midrash program, call
our Religious School office at (424) 208-8906
Early Childhood Centers
Birthday of the Trees–Tu BiSh’vat
T
he first signs of spring in Los
Angeles—with the smell of
blossoms wafting into open windows and
white flowers blooming on trees along
landscaped residential streets—coincide
with the first signs of spring in Israel. We
celebrate this time with Tu BiSh’vat, the Jewish Arbor Day,
referred to in the Nursery School as “Birthday of the Trees.”
While our youngest students observe the day planting
seedlings in pots to take home, our older students enjoy a seder,
which they help create. Similar to the Passover seder, this meal is
filled with symbolic fruits—each eaten after it is blessed with a
special prayer. For example: children eat fruits with rinds or skin
that must be peeled, fruits with inedible pits, fruits eaten whole
and dried fruits from Israel.
The Harim and Alonim class seder begins, “In Israel, winter
is over and spring has arrived. Flowers are starting to cover the
ground and leaves are filling the trees.” Tables are decorated with
bark, flowers, herbs, fragrant fruits and sweet smelling spices.
As part of the seder, children drink grape juice of different
colors, symbolizing the changing seasons in Israel. Winter is
represented by pure white grape juice. For spring, a drop of dark
purple grape juice is added to create a blush color, symbolizing
new buds on the trees. More dark purple juice is added until it
represents the full harvest of late summer and fall.
Conservation, recycling and respect for nature are the
themes of the day. Children from both schools enjoyed a
presentation on the importance of these themes by Nat Isaacs,
a City Engineer from the Bureau of Sanitation. Mr. Isaacs
gave each child a “swag bag” of goodies—miniature trash bin,
stickers, pencils, rulers and erasers—from his department, in
exchange for the students bringing in a recyclable from home.
The students learn to recycle and relate it to the recycling
nature of the seasons, here and in Israel. With Tu BiSh’vat, we
feel more connected to our environment, and more caring.
As Harold in our Alonim class exclaimed when asked why we
honor the trees on this day, “Because they are the tree of life,
and we need them!”
Camps
60 Transformative Years, 45,000 Lives
O
f the more than 75 Jewish
overnight camps in North America,
few have had the longevity and impact of
our Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps.
This spring and summer, we will celebrate
the Camps’ 60th Anniversary.
60th Anniversary Chairs Marci Optican Foster and
Greg Foster (pictured) and the Evening Celebration Committee,
chaired by Beth Pollock Goren and Janet Greenberg Kupchick,
are planning a very special event at camp alum Alberto and
Stacy Valner’s home on April 21. In addition to an evening of
celebration and shared memories, this event will be a fundraiser
to establish the 60th Anniversary Endowed Campership Fund.
Our camp event on June 10, chaired by siblings
Julie Mayerson Brown and Matt Mayerson, will be a day of
ruach and reconnecting. One of many highlights will be a
“recommitment ceremony” for more than 25 couples who met
at camp and later married. Decades of campers, counselors,
administrators and friends will gather at Camp Hess Kramer
and Gindling Hilltop Camp for a day of festivities.
In addition to the two celebration events, Camp
Committee members Ellen Ginsburg Sugerman, Paul Roberts
and Jay Brooks have assembled a group of 19 former camp song
leaders to record a compilation of camp music spanning 60 years.
In a recent article in the Jewish Journal, camp alum
Jerry Freisleben wrote: “Camp friendships that remain mainstays
in my life and that I continue to cherish are precisely the ones I
had nearly 40 years ago. My relationships with these fellows—
along with many of the values that define our respective Jewish
identities—were forged during idyllic summers spent as campers
and later counselors…”
How fortunate that we can celebrate these friendships and
our Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps’ 60th Anniversary, this year.
Cheri Lauterbach
Camp Alumni & Development Director
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Developments
See It Happen, Right Now
D
id you know
we are regularly
posting photos of the
historic reconstruction
and redevelopment of
the Temple Campus
on our Building Lives
microsite? Now you do.
The transformation so far is
nothing short of incredible.
Visit buildinglives.wbtla.org and view the Gallery section.
Have you missed our beloved Rose Window? See it as it was
removed for restoration, along with the Spicebox Chandeliers.
Then move on to our most recent, breathtaking pictures
documenting the initial work on the redevelopment project.
See the construction of the new classrooms for
Brawerman Elementary School East, as well as the construction
of our new, temporary parking lot on 6th Street. Next
witness the dramatic rise of protective fencing and a tower of
scaffolding covering the exterior of the Temple. Our parking
lot off Harvard is now the command center of a bustling
construction zone; a declaration to all of Los Angeles that we
are transforming our historic campus into the most vibrant
center of Jewish life in the city.
Ever wonder what lurks in the Temple basement? Take
a look as we clear it out, and pour shotcrete (concrete shot
through a hose at high velocity) into the structural walls as we
make seismic upgrades to the Temple’s infrastructure.
See the Main Sanctuary as you have never seen it before:
the removal of the pews and the stained glass windows,
the installation of temporary wood paneling to protect the
priceless interiors including the Warner Murals. You may find
yourself overwhelmed, and it’s only the beginning. Just imagine
when the work is complete. Keep checking in, and share in the
historic redevelopment and revitalization of your Temple.
A Tribute to Evelyn
Evelyn Batas–In Memoriam
F
ollowing a prolong illness, we are
deeply saddened to announce
the passing of beloved Temple staff
member Evelyn Batas, who worked in
the Accounting Department for over
twenty years. All of us at Wilshire
Boulevard Temple extend our
sincerest condolences to her family
and loved ones.
The following are remembrances
by a few of her closest colleagues and friends at the Temple:
“Evelyn Batas was a tiny Filipino American, but a huge
piece of the mosaic of individuals who make up the staff of
Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Her remarkable reliability as a
worker and her unfailing good humor were matched by her
deep affection and loyalty to her colleagues and friends. All of
these qualities stood her in great stead as she fought valiantly,
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and for a surprisingly long time, against her disease. We who
loved her in turn will miss her greatly.” – Steve Breuer
“Evelyn brought energy, spirit, joy and love to all of her
activities and relationships. She will be remembered forever in
our hearts as a loyal and caring friend.” – Rose Llave
“Thank you, Evelyn. To paraphrase, ‘many people walk
beside us, few leave footprints in our hearts.’ I have Evelyn’s. I
hope she continues to know she walks with me.”
–Nancy Daum
“I often say to our Temple staff, ‘How we do is what we
do.’ In other words, how we treat people while doing our jobs
says everything about what the Temple represents. None of us
will ever meet a finer person or example of kindness, devotion,
laughter and courage than Evelyn. She was the best. The very,
very best.” – Rabbi Steven Z. Leder
Upcoming Events
the wilshireaders
men of wilshire – March Meshuga!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
See additional dates on website
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
BJ’s Restaurant at Century City Mall, 6:00 p.m.
The perfect way to bond with the Men of Wilshire as we watch
March Madness, follow our brackets and raise money to support
our Food Pantries. Earn your bragging rights, and have a slice.
Join enthusiastic readers in a yearlong journey as we explore
universal themes through the minds of acclaimed Jewish
authors. Experience the adventure of reading prize-winning
books by authors who are recognized as literary masters.
Engage in dynamic group discussions where questions are
encouraged and your thoughts and ideas are welcome. Enjoy
the relationships that evolve out of participating in mutually
satisfying shared experiences. This month’s book is Songs for
the Butcher’s Daughter by Peter Manseau.
Denise Magilnick, dmagilnick@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8930
www.wbtla.org/events/item/477/adult_events
the parenting journey
with pattie fitzgerald
Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8932
www.wbtla.org/events/item/271/adult_events
Thursday, March 15, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Pattie Fitzgerald is the founder and creator of
Safely Ever After, Inc. Since 2001, she has been
teaching Child Predator Safety Awareness through effective
and non-fearful safety workshops and seminars. She will give
information and tools to empower our children and keep them
safe from victimization.
coffee with carol: overprogramming
your children
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
9:30 a.m.
Carol Bovill, Director of Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Early
Childhood Centers, offers expert parenting advice to guide and
empower you on your parenting journey.
Deborah Sterling, dsterling@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8900
Heidi Overturf, hoverturf@wbtla.org, (213) 835-2158
www.wbtla.org/events/item/270/youth_events
Deborah Sterling, dsterling@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8900
www.wbtla.org/events/item/259/youth_events
Helicopters, Drill Sergeants and
Consultants: new roles for parents
of teens
Select Thursdays, March 15, 22, 29, and April 5, 2012
7:00 p.m.
adults only: stand-up megillah
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
6:30 p.m. (Cocktail Hour) 7:30 p.m. (Megillah)
Join us for four sessions as we explore the myriad issues
that teens experience, and the various roles parents play to
encourage growth and independence.
Stand-up comedian Flip Schultz and top comedy writer
congregants face off with our clergy in their own personal
interpretations of the Megillah. If you’re not laughing, have
another glass of wine.
Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8932
www.wbtla.org/events/item/482/adult_events
Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8932
www.wbtla.org/events/item/289/worship_events
ride for reform
Sunday, March 25 - March 29, 2012, Israel
This year’s Riding 4 Reform to benefit the Israeli Reform
Movement. They create meaningful religious alternatives for
Israelis that want to experience a living Judaism that is not
controlled by the Orthodox Rabbinate’s monopoly.
PURIMland
Sunday, March 11, 2012
10:00 a.m.
Come hear the story of heroic Queen Esther
and how she saved the Jewish people against the evil Haman.
Join us for this most fun-filled holiday on the Jewish calendar
when we joyfully revel in yet another aversion of disaster for
the Jewish people. Admission is free; tickets are $1/each and
wristbands are $45.
Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8932
www.wbtla.org/events/item/362/adult_events
Jacob Perlin, jperlin@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8906
www.wbtla.org/events/item/288/youth_events
Temple Campus
Irmas Campus
Registration Required
Contact For More Information
Information Available Online
For a full calendar of events and services, please visit www.wbtla.org/events
Free of Charge
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Ride 4 Reform
Adult B'nei Mitzvah
Ride 4 Reform
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
Ride 4 Reform
Food Pantries
For more information, including time and location, on all
of the events in this calendar, visit www.wbtla.org
Ride 4 Reform
Ride 4 Reform
Kabbalat Shabbat
Helicopters...
Israeli Dancing
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OPCC Annenberg Access Center, Santa Monica
Service time different than usual - please check online
Temple Campus
Irmas Campus
Shacharit Shabbat
Torah Study
31
Kabbalat Shabbat
25
Torah Study
Shacharit Shabbat
Women's Torah Study
Helicopters...
Israeli Dancing
24
Shacharit Shabbat
23
Tot Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat
Torah Study
17
Shacharit Shabbat
Experience Shabbat
Torah Study
10
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Raising a Jewish Child 101
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
22
Helicopters...
The Parenting Journey
Men of WilshireMarch Meshuga!
Food Pantries
Pregnancy and Infant
Loss Support Group
14
Israeli Dancing
13
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
Youth Choir
Women's Torah Study
Kabbalat Shabbat
Purim
9
Torah and Lunch (Downtown)
Israeli Dancing
Coffee with Carol
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
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Soul Sounds Shabbat
Shacharit Shabbat
Torah and Lunch with
Rabbi Leder (Century City)
Kabbalat Shabbat
Torah Study
Tot Shabbat
Raising a Jewish Child 101
The wilshiREADERS
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Saturday
2
Friday
1
Thursday
Adults Only Purim: Stand-Up
Magillah
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Wednesday
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Tuesday
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Daylight Saving Time Begins
PURIMland
Adult B'nei Mitzvah
Food Pantries
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Adult B'nei Mitzvah
Food Pantries
4
Sunday
Helicopters...
Monday
WILSHIRE
BOULEVARD TEMPLE March2012
Torah Study and Service Combined
Kol Rinnah
Tributes
RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Anne Abrams, Norman Abrams and Minette Cohen
by Elaine and Earle Cohen
Paul Brock by Janice & Daniel Wallace
Anna Brody by Sue & Sonny Brody
Morris Brooks by David Hilliard
Bernard Brown, Sr. by Marilyn Brown
Beloved son, brother and uncle, Richard (Dick)
Channon by Ruth Channon, Sheila Rimer, Tracy,
Tina, Tami & Family
Dr. Morris Claman by Holly & James Freedman
Eliot Corday by Joanne & Roger Kozberg
Jacques D’Arlin by Michele & Larry Lynch
Barbara Drabkin by Robert Drabkin
Rose Entorno by Barry Edwards and
Michele Ruiz Edwards
Natalie Ferman by Virginia Morris and Hamlin
Emory
Dear sister, Regina Friedman by Dorothy &
Alan Weinberger
Roberta Hamburg by Sidney Hamburg
Harold Janken by Leonie & Glen Janken
Commander George Kurtz by Malcolm Orland
Samuel Levy by Robin & Michael Levy
Adella Markowitz by Ruth Romoff
Neil Masman by Marianne Mandell Zoref
Geraldine Nacht by Connie & George Nagler
Fanny Nagler by Connie & George Nagler
Annette Needleman by Luz & Marc Needleman
Mary Orland by Malcolm Orland
Monroe Pfaelzer by Muriel Bodek
Anita Repole by Judith & Richard Smooke
Mary Rosemont by Virginia Morris
Roberta Samsky by The Behrstocks
Morris Savin by Mark Savin
George Schuchman by Alan Schuchman
Rose Segal by Sandra Stein
Arline Shapiro by Libby & Norman Shapiro;
Robert and Melissa
Norman Sigband by Joan Sigband
Allan Stampa by Sandy Chase
Frances Stern by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Keith
Minna Tuller by Shirley Phillips
My father, Hyman Weger by Deana
& Alvin Rosenthal
Julius Weisstein by Bradley Mindlin
Rosalie Witz by Sharon & Paul Crane
Martin Young by Jamie Young
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
REDEVELOPMENT FUND
Lyn & Marc Cohen
Sarah & Daniel Grover
Betty and Keith Klevan
Susan Wasserman
In Loving Memory Of:
A very dear and loved father, Morton Bernstein
by Janet Gross
Steven Eagle by Patricia Eagle Schnetzer
Rosalie Epstein by Jill & Burton Epstein
Gary Gross by Janet Gross
Samuel Levy by Matthew Levy and Stacy Marble
Bernie Roth by Goldman Sachs & Company
Robert Stein by Janet & Michael Soffer
CLERGY FUND
In Honor Of:
Rabbi Steve Leder by Susan & Steve Grad
The marriage of Ashley Feinstein and Rabbi Beau
Shapiro by Michael Wachs
In Loving Memory Of:
Gil Cates by Dr. Judith Reichman-Cates
Joyce Freedman by Lee Freedman
Chayim Kurtsman by Zoya Rudin
Benjamin Labiner by Marilyn Reingold
Morris Savin by Susan Savin
Hayward Tamkin by Priscilla & Curtis Tamkin
SISTERHOOD PULPIT FLOWER
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Sunny Gomory by Toibe & Jack Knight
ANN AND SAM BERNSTEIN
CHILDREN’S LIBRARY FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Toby Alex by Joan Borinstein
Marvin Howard by Dayle Dolginer, Dana
& Eric Futoran
David Siegel by Deborah Siegel, Craig, Rachel
and Camille Weinstein
FOOD PANTRIES FUND
RABBI HARVEY J. & SYBIL
A. FIELDS EDUCATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor Of:
Gillian Gurney’s Bat Mitzvah by Jessica & Joel
Fields
ANAT BEN-ISHAI SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
Jeanne Gerson
Mildred Gould & Family
In Loving Memory Of:
In Honor Of:
MUSIC PUBLICATION FUND
My Birthday by Jane Hirsch
The marriage of Ashley Feinstein and
Rabbi Beau Shapiro by Susan & Marty Jannol
In Loving Memory Of:
Burton Berson and Arnold Mittler by Rosie and
Bob Berson
Jane Deverell by Nina Weinstein
My beloved father, Max D’ull by Ann Labe
Stanley Fisher by Michael Scott and Barbara Fisher
Joyce Freedman by Lucille Epstein
Joyce Freedman by Gertrude Kline
Joyce Friedman by Marian Brown
Esther Galpert by Evon & Jerry Gotlieb
Julius Gotlieb by Evon & Jerry Gotlieb
John Graubart by Jeffrey Graubart
Dear mother, Elizabeth Hartfield by Marian Brown
Beloved mother, Elizabeth Hartfield by Lucille
Epstein & Family
Elizabeth Hartfield by Gertrude Kline
Henry Hartman by Ruthie & Stephen Loeb
Beloved husband, Warner Hirsch by Jane Hirsch
Max Joffe and Leon Wachtman by Lori Pollack
Sidney Kaplan by Edith & Joseph Fischer
Dr. Bill Molle by Marian Brown
Seymour Penchinar by Norman Chanes and
Ronnie Shapiro
Abe Rosenberg by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Berkus
Beloved husband, Kurt Seelman by Lotte Seelman
Anne Weisman by Elaine Lipton
TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION
FUND
Harold Goldwasser
In Loving Memory Of:
Frieda Feinstein by Norman Chanes and
Ronnie Shapiro
Eve Fine by Muriel & Neil Sherman
PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Dorothy & Jack Baraban by Karen, Ken, Ian
and Molly Cinnamon
Robert H. Frankel by Betty Denitz
Beloved father, Coleman C. Gershuny by
Betty Denitz
GERI AND RICHARD
BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
In Honor Of:
Hannah Bennett and Shira Brown on the birth
of Charlotte Rose by Scott, Karen, Lauren &
Samantha Silver
Beverly and Mark Fienberg’s 45th Anniversary
by Harriet & Sheldon Markman
Leah Ticker & Allan Hiller’s marriage by
Karen, Scott, Lauren & Samantha Silver
Adam Jacob Sraberg’s Bar Mitzvah by Harriet
& Shelly Markman
ANNE AND NATHAN SPILBERG
ANNUAL LECTURE ON JEWISH
LIFE
In Honor Of:
The birth of our granddaughter,
Charley Shea Levin by Susan & Bruce Levin
Evelyn Batas by Anat & Nechmad Ben-Ishai
In Honor Of:
Cantor Don and Nancy Gurney on the
occassion of Gillian Gurney’s Bat Mitzvah
by Susan & Steve Grad
Gillian Gurney’s Bat Mitzvah by William Beck
In Loving Memory Of:
Evelyn Batas by Nancy Daum
Ed Raskin by Jared, Sydnee, Jordan and
Samantha Breuer
MEREDITH FISHMAN MEMORIAL
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Meredith Fishman by The Fishman Family
THE BIKUR CHOLIM FUND
In Honor Of:
Rabbi Karen Fox by Susan & Steve Grad
THE BIG GIVE FUND
Brawerman East Kindergarten Class
In Loving Memory Of:
Dr. Jack Stillerman by Lonnie Levi Israel,
Rochelle & Jake Glucksman & Family
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
CAMPS
In Loving Memory Of:
Dear grandmother, “Dearie” Jeannette Agay
by Lisa Agay
My dad, Earl Bubar by Brenda & Phil Bubar
Jennie Sauer by Arlene Ludwig
Florence Soref by Randye Soref and
Michael Abrams & Jolie Abrams
STEVE BREUER CONFERENCE
CENTER
YONI LICHT CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Dr. Morris and Regina Tarica by Miryam &
Samuel Tarica
KEHILLAH COMMUNITY CAMP
FUND
Rena & Peter Falk
Susan & Marty Jannol
Jennifer & Jeff Lutzky
Melissa Marantz-Nealy Foundation
Judy Mintz Miller & Steven Miller
Dean Prober & Debra Abramowitz
Robert Seltzer
Cindy & Jason Spitz
In Honor Of:
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney for officiating at
the service of Al Mandel by Cheryl Mandel Garland
and Family
In Loving Memory Of:
Al Mandel by Hertz Family
Al Mandel by Elliot Mahn and Marcy Feldman
Al Mandel by Merle & Arnie Weiner, Sharon, Jason
and Gabbie Fisher
Al Mandel by Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camp
Committee
Jennie Sauer by Arlene Glassner
Jennie Sauer by Doug & Jamie Lynn
FOOD PANTRIES
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Underwritten by
Banky La Rocque Foundation
Mildred Gould
TIKKUN
OLAM
REPAIRING THE WORLD
Thank you to those individuals
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
and families who have chosen
either to underwrite ($1,000) or sponsor ($500)
a week of food. If you are interested in joining
this effort, please contact Bruce Berman at (213)
388-2401 or
bberman@wbtla.org.
Mitzvah go’reret mitzvah —
doing a mitzvah leads to doing more.
Thank you to Canter’s Deli, Brooklyn Bagel,
Noah’s Bagel Larchmont, and Western Bagel West
L.A., for their weekly donation of bread to our
Food Pantries.
In Loving Memory Of:
Dear husband, John Breuer by Julie Breuer
John Breuer by Jared, Sydnee, Jordan and
Samantha Breuer
RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP
FUND
Lisa and Eric Frankel
In Honor Of:
Birth of grandson, Adam Robert by Laurie &
Paul Kelson
In Loving Memory Of:
Herbert Anker by Beatrice Anker
Earl Bubar by Norma Bubar & Family
Louis Ehrenberg by Susan & Ed Isenberg & Family
Saul Greenberg by Susan & Harold Greenberg
Hinda Porter by Jack, Myra, Jeffrey and
Brooke Porter
Jennie Sauer by Linda & Mike Roberts
CHARLES BENDIT CAMPERSHIP
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Anna Bendit by May Bendit
John Breuer by Nadine & Stephen Breuer
Gertrude Kaplan by May Bendit
Morris Kaplan by May Bendit
SILLS CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Eve Golden and Sarah Gordon by Robin &
Robert Sills
We appreciate your generous donations. An $18 minimum donation is required for each acknowledgment card.
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Temple Family
Welcome to new Temple members…
David and Sharon Akhtarzad and their son, Blake…Ryan and Jessica Berry and
their daughter, Alexandra…David and Rochelle Fredston and their daughter,
Colette…Leslie Garland and Joan Danto...Diane Lipp and her son, Andrew…
Jamie Glasson Pergament and her daughter, Scarlett…Lisa and Brett Roth and her
daughter, Emily…Kathryn and Matthew Waldstein and their daughter, Emily…
Congratulations to…
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro and Ashley Feinstein on their recent
marriage…
Congratulations to…
Stacy and Ryan Bernstein on the birth of their son, Oliver Dash Bernstein and to
big sister, Stella and to Laney and Zach Schwartz on the birth of their daughter,
Zoe Hannah Schwartz, the new babies are grandchildren of Janis Schwartz
and great grandmother June Blumkin and to aunt Cari Schwartz, Uncle David
Winner and cousin, Dylan Winner…Nancy Berman and Alan Bloch on the birth
of their grandson, Moses Philip Gold…Jennifer and Eric Kaufman on the birth
of their daughter, Ashley Grace Kaufman and to big brother, Nathan…Diana
and Edmond Khanian on the birth of their daughter, Jolie Talia Khanian and to
big brother, Ethan… Dr. Saul and Robbie Rossoff and Susie and Bruce Levin on
the birth of their granddaughter, Charley Shea Levin…Stacy Marble and Matt
Levy on the birth of their daughter, Eleanor Sloane Levy and to grandparents,
Robin and Michael Levy…Julie Reisman and Scott Feldman on the baby naming
of their daughter, Sophia Reese Feldman and to grandparents Joanie and Lou
Reisman and to aunt and uncle Lauren and Jeff Polak and to cousins Alexa and
Ethan Polak…Jessica and Cory Rosenberg on the birth of their twin daughters,
Zoe Rosenberg and Jenna Rosenberg and to big brother, Gavin…Betsy and
Scott Sandler on the birth of their daughter, Tate Clementine Sandler and to big
brother, Jed and aunt and uncle Stephanie and Nicholas Sandler…Jennifer and
Jonathan and Schechter on the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Maya Schechter
and to big sister, Jocelyn…
Condolences to…
Dr. Judith Reichman-Cates on the death of her mother, Lillian Senitsky…Marty
and Barbara Kozberg, Roger and Joanne Kozberg, Tom and Peggy Redler on the
death of their aunt, Fay Kozberg…
And to all immediate and extended family.
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Wilshire Boulevard Temple
3663 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
NONPROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
LOS ANGELES, CA
PERMIT NO. 785
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Clergy
Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, Pritzker Chair of Senior Rabbinics
Rabbi Karen L. Fox, M.F.T.
Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim
Rabbi David Eshel
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro
Rabbi Lindy Davidson
Cantor Don Gurney
Cantor Susan Caro
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, Ph.D., Emeritus
Board of Trustees
Richard Pachulski, President
Andrew E. Haas, Vice President
Teri Hertz, Vice President
Alan Epstein, Vice President
Rick Powell, Secretary
Philip De Toledo, Treasurer
Susan Adler Jannol, Alan Berro, Steven Brown,
Stephen Davis, Barry Edwards, Barbara Grushow,
Michael Halpern, Richard Kurtzman, Brian Shirken,
Steve Sugerman, Dan Wolf
Julie C. Miller, Immediate Past President
Scott Edelman, Counsel
Honorary Board Members
Lionel Bell, Howard M. Bernstein, Audrey Irmas
Administration
Howard G. Kaplan, Executive Director
Carol Bovill, Director, Early Childhood Centers
Nadine Bendit Breuer, Head of Elementary School
Sarah Hanuka, Director, Center for Learning & Engagement
Douglas F. Lynn, Director, Camps & Conference Center
Bruce Berman, Chief Development Officer
Jessica Accamando, Director of Communications
Cheryl Mandel Garland, Membership Services Director
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published
monthly by Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Printed on recycled paper.
Please remember to recycle it again!
www.wbtla.org
(213) 388-2401
Schedule of Shabbat Worship & Study
Friday, MARCH 2
Saturday, MARCH 10
Shabbat Service
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Torah Study
Exodus Ki Tisa 30:11 – 34:35
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Rabbi Fox, Cantor Gurney
and Band
6:00 p.m.
Experience Shabbat!
Rabbi Fox and Cantor Rosenbloom
9:15 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Saturday, MARCH 3
Shabbat Services
Rabbis Leder, Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Torah Study
Exodus T’tzaveh 27:20 – 30:10
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Friday, MARCH 16
Tot Shabbat
9:30 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Fox and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Friday, MARCH 9
Rabbi Eshel and Ellen Sugerman
Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu 10:30 a.m.
Friday, MARCH 23
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Jacqueline Rafii
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
Saturday, MARCH 31
Torah Study
Leviticus Tzav 6:1 – 8:36
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Rabbi Shapiro, Cantor Gurney
and Band
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Fox and Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Saturday, MARCH 24
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Service
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Torah Study
Leviticus Vayikra 1:1 – 5:26
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Saturday, MARCH 17
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Torah Study
Exodus Vayak’heil and
P’kudei 35:1 – 38:20
Jonathan Freund
9:00 a.m.
Rabbi Eshel, Cantor Gurney
and Youth Choir
6:00 p.m.
Tot Shabbat
Temple Campus
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Friday, MARCH 30
Irmas Campus
9:30 a.m.
Rabbi Fox and Jacqueline Rafii
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Shapiro
Camp Hess Kramer, Malibu 10:30 a.m.
All Shabbat and worship information can be found online at www.wbtla.org