September 2014

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September 2014

Monthly Edition • Volume 77 No. 1
Adat Ari El Bulletin
Elul 5774/Tishrei 5775 • September 2014
E•lul
Z•man
noun
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2. The period of recognition that
the High Holydays are on their way
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And that is why one of the things we have been most moved by is the
reluctance on the part of many Israelis—citizens and soldiers alike—
to go to war. They understand that this war and the ones that may
follow (may it not be so) force choices upon them, and though the
IDF attempts to minimize civilian casualties, it can never avoid them.
Rabbis’ Message
The Reluctant Warrior
The concept of Tikkun
Olam—our obligation to
make this a better world—has
evolved into a central tenet
in liberal Judaism. Be it the
formation of unions, the Civil
Rights movement, environmental concerns, or any number of other social causes, Jews feel their
Judaism very deeply when engaged in actions that seek to make this
world kinder, more compassionate, and fairer. The Torah declares
that all humans are made in God’s image, and we strive to create a
world that respects the sanctity inherent in all human beings.
Some see only the death and criticize. Though not completely
wrong, they are not right either. They fail to see what so many
(though not nearly enough) perceive—that war by its very nature
strips us of our best and most virtuous selves, and that while
the external battle rages, an internal one goes on as well—one
in which not our physical, but our spiritual survival is at stake.
And in that battle the crucial front on which we fight is the
remembrance that even while we struggle to live in the face of
the other’s hatred, we must never dethrone the image of God that
resides even within our enemies, thereby dehumanizing them.
Our rabbis teach us that even as God was raining plague after
plague upon the Egyptians, God’s presence never left Pharaoh;
God stood by him even as God destroyed him. Hamas is evil, and
its actions are utterly repugnant and revolting. But as hated and
evil as Hamas is, the loss of innocence that Hamas forces upon
our people and our brethren in Israel should never lead us to think
that they are not human. It should never blind us to the suffering
of the Palestinian people, even as we are sometimes the regrettable
instrument of that very suffering. And it should never lead us
to diminishing the value of other people, even if we find their
opinions and perspectives naive, bewildering, or even hurtful.
However, what happens when our virtuous ideals clash with our
own well-being as a people?
Golda Meir once offered this to Anwar Sadat: “We can forgive
you for killing our sons. We cannot forgive you for forcing us to
kill yours.”
To bring tikkun and better the world, Jews must first survive.
But to do so, as Golda Meir suggests, can strip us of our innocence and virtue—and that is a bitter pill to swallow.
As we write these words, the war between Israel and Hamas
continues. While we pray that by the time you read this, fighting will have ceased, there is no certainty that it will come to
pass. However, whether we are still in the midst of war or not
does not change this reality: Israel has the right and obligation
to defend its citizens, and the cost of doing so has been, and
will always be, a loss of innocence and the creation of situations
whereby our virtue will inevitably suffer, and our ethics will
in practice be compromised. War simply does not allow us to
remain pure. The necessary exercise of power by human beings
is always flawed, because we as human beings are not perfect.
Even with the purest of intentions, schools will get hit, citizens
will die.
Our history is a long one. This current conflict is not our first
and sadly, in all likelihood, will not be our last. Our tradition
teaches us that we must be warriors. We must be prepared to
defend ourselves and ensure that our people survive. But we
must also be reluctant—not because our cause is not just, but
rather, because the quality of its justice does not protect our souls
from what our bodies must do to survive.
Being a warrior ensures the body lives.
Being reluctant does the same for our souls.
Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard
Rabbi Deborah Silver
We hired Michal for a variety of reasons, the most important of
which were her extensive professional leadership experience and
her sense of command. She held professional leadership positions
at Stephen S. Wise Temple and Wilshire Boulevard Temple. I’ve
enjoyed—as have many other leaders—working with Michal over
the last month. I’ve also noticed that our staff enjoys working
with her. We all look forward to working successfully together as
Michal’s impact unfolds.
President’s Message
By Manny Aftergut
It is my pleasure to compose this Bulletin article.
It is my first since the Board Installation in late
June. It has been a busy month at Adat Ari El,
and I’d like to take this opportunity to bring you
up to date about happenings at the Synagogue.
Many members have already had the pleasure of meeting Michal,
and she looks forward to meeting all of our members over time.
As many of you know, we recently hired a new Executive Director to
replace Joanne Klein. It has been a month since Michal Lesner came
on board and took command of Administration at Adat Ari El.
President’s Message, continued on page 3
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President’s Message, continued from page 2
When you are on the Adat Ari El campus, please feel free to pop in to her
office to say hello. By the way, I think you’ll be pleased by how “freshened up”
the Administration office looks.
Our schools are very occupied preparing for the upcoming new school year.
Beryl Strauss, Lana Marcus, and Dr. Johanna Sohn are engaged in refreshing
and refining curricula as well as classrooms. They are also busy with giving
tours of their schools and meeting prospective new families and students. I
am happy to share one special note—The Rose Engel Early Childhood Center,
under the leadership of Beryl Strauss, continues to grow and expand, and
we hope it will be a significant feeder to our Labowe Family Day School and
the Jewish Learning Community (JLC). One of my goals this year is for our
community to make a special effort to help new school families feel at home.
We will be extending a friendly hand to them with the hope that Adat Ari El
will become an important part of their families’ lives.
One new program worthy of bringing to your special attention is the Early
Education Center NEST. The NEST is a full-time daycare program for infants
and toddlers, which is bursting at the seams with 25 children enrolled, most
of whom spend the day (from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) here at Adat Ari El,
in customized classrooms, with specialized caregivers, and close care (one
caregiver for three children). Things move fast with very young children; nine
have already moved from the NEST to our Preschool.
I wish each of our schools a strong and successful start this coming year. And
I also wish our school parents a school year in which they will see the growth
of their children in their intellectual and social development, which they’ll
experience in the caring and capable hands of our teachers. I wish our Heads
of School and their lay leadership an exciting and successful year.
Julee Snitzer Levine, Director of Youth Education and Programs, is developing
a new program for the 9th–12th grade Confirmation/Seminar Track, tentatively
titled “HaMakom” (The Place), as she hopes to make Adat Ari El “The Place”
where teens can set down roots and begin to branch out, grow together, and
develop a fruitful and vibrant Jewish identity and connection. The USY will
be presenting “Gypsy,” which will be the Synagogue’s 44th production and will
be presented in late March 2015 under the direction of Rabbi Emeritus Moshe
Rothblum. Auditions are scheduled for October 5, 2014. We look forward to
showcasing the theatre arts talent that is present in our youth here at Adat Ari El.
Julee intends to continue in 2014/15 the tradition of excellence that has been
established over the last several years in our USY and Kadima programs.
With the leadership of our Facilities Director, Patrick Miller, I am happy to
report to you that a number of campus upgrade projects were undertaken,
many of which have already been completed. Among the upgrades are: the
installation of a new shade/rain cover over our Day School lunch area, as
well as the installation of new tables; exterior repainting of the Day School
building; wood floors replaced the vinyl floors in selected rooms of the Day
School; removal of much of the landscaping along our Burbank side-yard and
replacement with drought-resistant landscape materials; upgrades to our main
courtyard with landscape materials and pavers; repainting our Administration
reception area and the Executive Administrator’s office.
I look forward to staying in touch with you through my Bulletin articles,
and I also look forward to meeting as many of you as I can during the High
Holydays. I wish you all a successful conclusion to your summer, and may
Israel enjoy calm as soon as possible.
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“From Small Beginnings
Come Great Things”
“The world talks to the mind.
A teacher speaks more
intimately—
he talks to the heart.”
Haim Ginott (Israeli Psychologist, 1922-1975)
The Rose Engel Early Childhood Center Preschool
welcomes new and returning families to the start
of the 2014-15 school year. We are proud to
announce that the ECC now encompasses three
entities of families: THE NEST (the only infant
daycare program in the city of Los Angeles), the
Parent & Me Program, and our award-winning
Preschool. We can truly say that we nurture children between the ages of 6 weeks to 5 years.
For most families, entering the ECC is the first
step into our warm and nurturing Synagogue community life. For 76 years, Adat Ari El has provided
a vast array of opportunities to renew and refresh
Jewish spirituality through ECC and Synagoguewide events, celebrations, and education. This is
your opportunity to develop and nurture relationships that can last a lifetime.
Our play-based, developmentally appropriate,
Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum philosophy
supports children’s learning through the belief that
all children are inquisitive about the world around
them. “From small beginnings come great things.”
We encourage you to watch closely as the children
are motivated, inspired, and excited to learn great
things about the world around them.
We would like to introduce our ECC Governing
Board Co-Presidents, Hillary Oberstein and
Amanda Waterman, who have been working
tirelessly to provide excellent programs and
events for the children and their families of Adat
Ari El. If you have young children and haven’t
experienced the ECC yet, please join us for our
monthly Tot Shabbat services held on the first
Saturday of every month, along with our other
young family holiday celebrations.
May you be inscribed in the book of life.
L’shana Tova Tikatayvu—a happy and
sweet New Year to all!
What’s New at The Adat Ari El Day School for the 2014-15 School Year?
ADAT MOVES FULL STEAM AHEAD…
OUR NEW MISSION STATEMENT:
Adat Ari El Labowe Family Day School empowers each student to excel
academically within an environment that inspires self-confidence, leadership,
and a love of learning. Our unique approach fuses innovation with tradition,
linking robust general studies, arts, and athletic programs with the development of Jewish identity, values, and a strong sense of community.
OUR NEW LOGO, WEBSITE, AND REGALIA:
Subscribe at www.aaedayschool.org.
ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS:
• A coordinator of mathematic excellence
• An accelerated reading-literacy team
• A S.T.E.A.M. TEAM—to bring meaningful interdisciplinary education
to our students
• Robotics in 5th grade
• An Engineering and Design Room
• Hebrew at the Center: a program to revolutionize the effectiveness of
teaching and learning Hebrew
• Advanced formal test-taking (ISEE) preparation in our 6th grade
• A more comprehensive teacher evaluation and supervision program
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL) comprehensive anti-bullying program
PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR LEARNING AND PLAY SPACES:
• Refurbished outdoor lunch and play area
• Outdoor mini amphitheater and creative chalking space
Our staff and administration constantly pour over the latest
trends, research, and advancements in education. Everyone
is familiar with the recent national emphasis on “STEM”
teaching with an interdisciplinary approach (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math). You may have
recently seen in the news that many educators using the new
acronym “STEAM” are adding the “A” for Arts. Interdisciplinary learning is not new to Adat. Our school has long
understood the value of an arts education and has already
spent several years investing in a very rich arts program.
While we do not react to “trends” in education, we do
continually evaluate the value of new research. Members
of our faculty attended “STEAM” continuing education
classes during the summer. Our goal is to stay on the
cutting edge of education, while at the same time
keeping our main focus on the well-studied curricula and
teaching methods that we know, giving our children a
solid education.
All Adat Ari El families are encouraged to
join us at the official opening celebration
on September 7th!
More details to follow.
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For
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Creating a love of learning
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Visit us at our
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B’nai Mitzvah
September 2014
September 6, 2014
Sophia Lew
Daughter of
Drs. Abby & Mark Lew
L. Jules Levitan
father of Peter (Berna) Levitan and Emily (Philip) Shore;
grandfather of Laurel and Henry Levitan, Jon Rubinstein and
Jessica (Daryl) Green; great-grandfather of Daniel Green
Rita Werner
mother of Mindy (Joel Crohn) Werner-Crohn, Michael (Diane)
Werner and Alexander (Mike Resnick) Werner; grandmother
of Zachary, Evan, Adam, Matthew, Jacob and Gregory Werner,
Rafael, Shira and Jonathan Crohn; sister of Morton Rosen
September 13, 2014
Jack Lieblein
Son of
Sharon Lieblein
Jacob Tracht
husband of Marcia Tracht; father of Berna (Peter) Levitan and
Dr. Avra Tracht; grandfather of Laurel and Henry Levitan
Charlotte Torres
mother of Leonard (Anita Brenner) Torres, Charlotte Anne Torres
and Linda (Joseph) McGough; grandmother of Elena, Sarah,
Andrew z’l, Thomas, Todd and Rachel
Ryan Aaron Edelman
son of Orit and Kevin Edelman;
brother of Hudson and Owen
David Octavio Chaidez-Mizrahi
son of Jennifer Mizrahi and Octavio Chaidez; grandson of David
Mizrahi and Barbara Mizrahi, Octavio and Elizabeth Chaidez
Raymond Alpert
husband of Barbara Alpert; father of Teri (Phil Waldman)
Alpert-Waldman, Alan (Sophie) Alpert and Nancy Alpert;
grandfather of 7; brother of Janet (Jake) Farber; uncle of
Nadine (Steve) Lavender, Rochelle (Freddy) Cohen and Howard
(Rebekah) Farber; great-uncle of Laura and Bernie Lavender,
Maya, Keren and Jonathan Cohen, and Hannah, Max and
Emma Farber
Isabella Chloe Rothblum
daughter of Melissa and David Rothblum; granddaughter of
Lois and Rabbi Moshe Rothblum, Sally and Michael Warner
Baruch Ben Tov
husband of Leslie Ben Tov; brother of Soli Friedman, Adas Friedman
and Yosef Ben Tov; uncle of Galit Friedman and Asaf Friedman
Alexander Warren Keeping
son of Leilani and James Keeping; grandson of Larry Grogan,
Maureen Rearick, Craig Peltz, George Irwin, Denise Mahler and
Lamiad Ratanchan; great-grandson of Lorraine Frew,
Connie Roberts, Marie and Jack Irwin.
Donald Renetzky
husband of Ruby Renetzky; father of Craig (Orly) Renetzky and
Denise (Brian) Kelner; grandfather of Heather, Matthew and
Emily Renetzky and Jennifer (Steve) Paecht; great-grandfather of
Jacob Paecht; brother of Marty Renetzky
Liam Lachyani
son of Natalie Revivo and David Lachyani;
brother of Michelle and Oriel
Morris Glazer
father of Kim Glazer and 2 others; grandfather of 4
Thank You
David “Dube” Laniado
father of Liat (Nir) Bachar; grandfather of David, Lielle, Ori and
Ado Bachar
Lois and Rabbi Moshe Rothblum thank their
many friends who made contributions to the
Synagogue and Sisterhood in honor of the birth
of their grandchild Isabella Chloe Rothblum,
daughter of David and Melissa Rothblum. Your
kindness and generosity are deeply appreciated.
Selma Rosenheck
mother of Ike Rosenheck; grandmother of Collin Rosenheck;
sister of Zelda Pollack
Lilian Algazi
wife of Albert Algazi; mother of Michel (Janet) Algazi,
Maurice Algazi and Mimi Algazi; grandmother of Ethan, Daniel,
Alex, Gazi, Dara and Gabriel Algazi
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Dear Senior Single:
We were very appreciative of all the kind words and contributions made to Adat Ari El in memory of my brother, Ray
Alpert. It is times like this that one realizes the importance of
being part of a congregation, such as ours, where the support
is so forthcoming.
Would you like to have some fun?
Let’s build a Havurah for learning,
friendship and good times.
Thank you all for your condolences at this sad time for us.
Janet and Jake Farber
We can do it!
If you are a member of Adat Ari El,
and this sounds like something
you may want to consider,
Berna and I want to thank the rabbanim, the chazzanim and
all the Adat Ari El members who were supportive and caring during the recent shivahs and shivah minyanim for our
fathers. Since they were 96 and 97, their funerals and the days
that followed were more celebrations of their long and full
lives than grieving, but it was wonderful to feel all the support and attentiveness we received. Our thanks to all for your
many kindnesses.
Let’s have coffee together
and talk about it.
2FWREHU
Bring the whole family to celebrate Sukkot and Fall at Adat Ari El
When:
Peter Levitan
BBQ Dinner, Kids Play Area,
Live Music,
Sunday,
September 7th—10:30
a.m.
Olive Oil Tasting, Maariv and more
Vegetarian Option available.
A huge thank-you to Adat Ari El for naming us as Unsung
Heroes at the Board Installation on June 23. We were deeply
touched and humbled by the many wonderful accolades we
received, especially those from Rabbi Silver and Cantor Aranoff. We are most appreciative of this honor and to be part of
the Adat Ari El community.
Where:
5:00-8:00
p.m.Room
Adat Ari
El—Wynn
Kids under 2: No Charge
Please
RSVP
to:
Kids 2-10:
$14.00
Carol Jaffe at (818) 886-2552 or
Adults (over 10): $18.00
Jan Chernoff at (818) 784-0651
RSVP online at www.adatariel.org
Fae Hoffman-Buckner and Lynne Baker
2FWREHU
2FWREHU
Bring the whole family to celebrate Sukkot and Fall at Adat Ari El
Join us for a festive, Freilich and musical evening for all!
BBQ Dinner, Kids Play Area, Live Music,
Olive Oil Tasting, Maariv and more
Vegetarian Option available.
Young Family Service in the DFC at 7:00 p.m.
Congregational Service in Russell Hall at 7:00 p.m.
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Kids under 2: No Charge
Kids 2-10: $14.00
Adults (over 10): $18.00
RSVP online at www.adatariel.org
2FWREHU
Live Klezmer Band, Hakafot, Dancing and Snacks
in Farber Auditorium at 7:45 p.m.
There is no charge for this evening, but please RSVP at
www.adatariel.org
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SIGN UP TODAY FOR KADIMA, USY AND CONFIRMATION PROGRAMS!
enroll.AAEYouth.org
KADIMA KICKOFF @ AAE FOR ALL!
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28 1:30-3:30 P.M.
DAY SCHOOL LUNCHTIME LOUNGE
TUESDAY SEPT. 30 (members only)
ALL 4-6 GRADE JLC STUDENTS ARE ALREADY KADIMA MEMBERS!
Your membership becomes “active” when you submit transportation/consent forms to Julee.
Save the Date:
Regional Kadima Day @ Temple Ramat Zion Sunday October 26
Kadima Kinnus @ Camp Ramah December 5-7
JR/SR USY OPENING SHABBAT
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 6:30 PM
JR USY KICKOFF PARTY
JR/SR USY LOUNGE
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 7-9 PM
LOOKING FOR LEADERS….
SIGN UP TODAY FOR OUR PROGRAM COMMITTEE! EMAIL JULEE!
SAVE THE DATE: JR USY KINNUS IN LAS VEGAS! NOVEMBER 14-16
JR/SR USY OPENING SHABBAT
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 6:30 PM
SR USY KICKOFF PARTY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6
8:30-11:00 PM
JR/SR USY LOUNGE
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 7-9 PM
REGIONAL OPENING EVENT @ AJU
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
AUDITIONS FOR “GYPSY” (our 44th annual show) SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 1 PM
SAVE THE DATE:
Far West USY LEAD Retreat, November 6-9 at Camp Ramah
TEEN HHD REGISTRATION: http://tinyurl.com/TeenHHD2014
AAE USY...A CHAPTER OF EXCELLENCE!
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Tashlich
Leave Your
Sins Behind *
September 26, 2014
Franklin Canyon
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - Study Session:
How good do I have to be
to be a good person?
3:45 p.m. - Meditative stroller-friendly
walk around the grounds
- or A more challenging hike led by
Kathy Reynolds
4:30 p.m. - Ritual casting of sins into
the water
* Traditionally, we throw bread into a body of water, but
Franklin Canyon prohibits the feeding of the ducks. So
instead, we encourage you to take the time to find fallen
leaves along the trail and consider what sins you wish to
leave behind this year, as we place the leaves into the water.
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Multi-Interest Day
(M.I.D.)
Sisterhood
Tribute Cards
Adat Ari El Sisterhood’s Multi-Interest Day (M.I.D.)
Educational Program is now entering its 54th year of
offering informative and creative educational programming to the San Fernando Valley Jewish Community.
Fall Semester starts October 22, 2014, through January
28, 2015, and Spring Semester begins February 4, 2015,
through May 13, 2015.
EXCITING NEWS!!! Sisterhood Tribute Cards are
now online! You can access the page through the
“This Week at Adat” Friday afternoon e-mail. Or you
can go to Sisterhood on the Adat Ari El website
(www.adatariel.org). Sign up for the Tribute Cards you
want us to send.
You can show people you care with Sisterhood’s
beautiful Tribute Cards. For the reasonable price of
$3.00 per card, you can tell people you are thinking
of them, offer them condolences, wish them a speedy
recovery or say Mazal Tov! All it takes is a signature on
the website or a call or e-mail to Susie Katz. It’s so easy!
Please peruse our M.I.D. brochure to see our fantastic
lineup of classes ranging from Jewish history and achievements, a taste of Talmud, Jewish musical experience,
to beginning Hebrew. Back by popular request is our
Contemporary Challenges lunchtime forum consisting of
a speaker series. Speaker topics will cover health, community issues, and many other areas of interest. Also, the
special Creative Cooking program will feature cooking
lessons in private homes and/or conduct food tours in
the Los Angeles area. Come study with us and enjoy the
learning experience!
For the convenience of having your own supply of
Tribute Cards, you can call or e-mail Susie Katz to
order whatever assortment you would like. The cost is
12 cards for $30. Pay for ten cards; get two free—
a very good deal!
Susie Katz, Chairperson
(818) 995-0345
skatz@dslextreme.com
Adina Melnick and Rosalee Pechersky
Co-Vice Presidents of Education
Adat Ari El Sisterhood M.I.D. Program
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JLC: Version 2.0
learner each student is, while also considering each student’s
unique experiences.
In case you missed it, The Jewish Learning Community of
Adat Ari El was featured in Kehilla magazine! Excerpts
from the article titled “Cool Shuls: Innovative New Religious School Model Demonstrates That Judaism Is Meant to
be Lived and Learned” below:
“A student may enter 4th grade, having never been in a setting like
this before, and that student would be in a different place from
someone who has been with us since kindergarten,” Johannah
explains. “Someone who attended day school versus public school
would need a different level of access to Hebrew materials than
someone who never studied.”
When it comes to Jewish education, whether ECC, Day
School, Religious School, or even adult education, it’s really
about making Judaism real in the lives of students. To that end,
Adat Ari El has recently revamped our Religious School model
to create programs that even better serve student learning
needs, aiming to meet children at their individual levels and
create a custom approach.
While Adat Ari El’s JLC model is in its fourth year, Temple
Aliyah will kick off its new Center for Jewish Learning and
Living (CJLL) model this fall. There are already more than 200
students enrolled, and 100 more are expected.
“We made some changes and thought about how we could
update the model to reflect the 21st century learner,” Johannah
Sohn, Adat Ari El Jewish Learning Community (JLC) Director, explains. “We wanted to change the format from heavily
textbook-based to more hands-on, immersive experiential
learning.”
Temple Aliyah was very involved with Adat Ari El when creating
their model. “Adat Ari El was one of our inspirations,” Rabbi
Adam Schaffer, Jewish Learning and Living Director, says. “To
see another synagogue already trying to enhance and improve
education got us excited about what they were able to do, and
we followed in their footsteps.”
Adat Ari El is partnering with Shomrei Torah and Beth Am to
create the Jewish Learning Community Network.
In line with the Adat Ari El JLC model, Temple Aliyah’s CJLL seeks
to identify and cater to the type of learner each student is. “We
want to get them more in touch with their Judaism,” he says. “This
is a more engaging and fun way to expose students to Jewish customs and rituals. For us, we really felt that Judaism is meant to be
lived and learned—not taught like a school subject in a classroom.”
“This new model teaches the same content that we were hoping to
impart to the students in our old setting, but in a way that is relevant and exciting,” Johannah continues. “It’s less about presenting
to them and more about letting them uncover, and discover, and
make personal connections. We are hoping to take a very important tradition, concept, ritual, and make it accessible—something
that the students feel is theirs.”
For both Adat Ari El and Temple Aliyah, it really comes back
to making Judaism real in the lives of not only students, but
families. “More than anything else, people are still hungry for
a Jewish education for themselves and for their children that is
really meaningful to them,” notes Rabbi Adam. “If we do our
job right, this model allows them to get that education that
fits their crazy schedules and still gives them the meaning and
important things that they crave.”
One of the most important components of this model is the
concept of meeting students at their current level and tailoring the approach to best fit their needs. For example, each
student’s background of Hebrew language is different. The
flexible, customized nature of the model looks at the type of
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for any
(Dairy or Pareve)
Ingredients:
and
all
occasions
such
as
holidays,
parties,
and
2 eggs
¼ cup butter or margarine
seasons.
Doing
the
cooking
yourself?
Here’s
a
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sugar
recipe
for
a
Rosh
Hashanah
traditional
Apple
4-5 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
Cinnamon and sugar to taste
Cake
found on page 234 in the cookbook.
California Kosher
The Sisterhood Cookbook
th
Hildegarde Hess
Apfelkuchen (Dairy or Pareve)
Hildegarde Hess
Ingredients:
2 eggs
¼ cup butter or margarine
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sugar
4-5 apples, peeled, cored,
and sliced
Cinnamon and sugar
to taste
Marilyn Dennis Chairman, Cookbook Committee
California Kosher, the 20th Anniversary Edition can
be found in the Adat Ari El gift shop or online at
www.californiakosher.com.
Marilyn Dennis Chairman, Cookbook Committee
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix the first five ingredients together. Pat dough into a buttered 9inch springform pan. Shape a small edge so dough will go up over apples when baking.
Arrange apples on top of dough. Bake for 1½ hours. Cool before removing band of
springform pan. While cake is still hot, lightly sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top of the
apples. Serves 8-10.
California Kosher, the 20th Anniversary Edition can be found in the Adat Ari El gift shop
or online at www.californiakosher.com.
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix the first five ingredients
together. Pat dough into a buttered 9-inch springform
pan. Shape a small edge so dough will go up over
apples when baking. Arrange apples on top of dough.
Bake for 1½ hours. Cool before removing band of
springform pan. While cake is still hot, lightly sprinkle
cinnamon and sugar on top of the apples. Serves 8-10.
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Elul Zman
New Year, New Leaf…
This year we will be using the new Mahzor Lev
Shalem in our services. Come and get acquainted
with it so that you are ready to use it to enhance
your High Holyday journey.
Shabbat mornings after Kiddush in the
Deiber Chapel
September 6th and 13th
ABRAHAM’S TENT:
ADAT ARI EL IN ACTION
Abraham’s Tent is Adat Ari El’s Social Action and Community
Service group. It is founded on four cardinal Jewish principles:
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Tzedakah—righteous giving
Hinuch—education
Gemilut Hasidim—loving service
Tikkun Olam—healing the world
9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
We offer a broad range of opportunities for you to help the
wider community. For more information, please see the
Abraham’s Tent section of the Adat Ari El website, or email
abrahamstentaae@gmail.com.
Join our clergy and our expert shofar blowers for
a session on how to play this most unusual of
instruments. Bring a shofar if you have one.
Upcoming Projects and Events
Session 2: K-6 children & families
Yom Kippur Collection:
The Sound of the Shofar
Session 1: Adults Only
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
The Shofar Factory comes to visit! Learn all about
shofarot and create one of your very own to take
home. Places limited. Sign up:
dthomson@adatariel.org
Sunday, September 21st in the Deiber Chapel
The Quest for Fulfilment
How can the High Holydays help us to fulfil
our life’s true purpose?
Two sessions with our Rabbis explore the themes
of change, habit, acceptance, and forgiveness.
How Do We Start Again?—Rabbi Deborah Silver,
Deiber Chapel, Tuesday, September 9th, 7:30 p.m.
What Does Forgiveness Feel Like?—Rabbi Jonathan
Bernhard, Tuesday, September 16th, 7:30 p.m.
In the Deiber Chapel
Selichot
The Divine Drama of the High Holydays
A courtroom. An angel. An accuser. A goat.
How can the Jewish mystical tradition’s
understanding of the High Holydays inspire us to
seek forgiveness? With Rabbinic Intern Marcus
Rubenstein.
Prove you have sole—fill a box with socks!
Please bring new white socks, all sizes from infant to giant,
to benefit the residents of LA Family Housing. There will be
bins for collections at all services on Yom Kippur.
Shabbat Projects:
We are continuing with our two monthly service projects
after Saturday morning services:
q PB&J Project: making sandwiches to be delivered to
the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry
q Hope Mills CarePacks: Providing and packing the
food portions of backpacks to be distributed to
those in need through local missions and shelters
Mitzvah Day:
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Save the Date!
A person should gather their strength in the morning
and rise up like a lion to work for their Creator...
(Shulhan Arukh OH 1:1)
Followed by our choral Selichot service
Saturday, September 20th, 8:00 p.m.
in the David Familian Chapel
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Calling All Girls entering the 6th and 9th Grades!
Join Rene’s Girls!
A once-a-month group for teen girls growing into young
Jewish women.
Using the award-winning Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!
program and with the guidance of a trained facilitator,
participants meet in each other’s homes to talk, share,
craft, create, study great Jewish texts—and make forever
friends. The group is an intimate and fun environment
for sharing the critical issues that touch their lives.
For more information, please email Rabbi Deborah Silver
at rabbideborahsilver@gmail.com
With grateful thanks to the Simmons family for their support.
Calling All Girls entering the 6th and 9th Grades!
Join Rene’s Girls!
ABRAHAM’S TENT:
ADAT ARI EL IN ACTION presents
once-a-month group for teen girls growing into young
Shoes ThatAJewish
Fit
women.
Coming soon! Our annual High Holyday shoe collection,
For
8th -It’s
12th
Graders
Using
the award-winning
Rosh
Hodesh:
a Girl
Thing!
providing new tennis shoes and socks
for at-risk
school-age
children currently living at local shelters.
What:of USY
play “GYPSY”
program and with the guidance
a trained
facilitator,
participants
toOctober
talk, share,
When: homes
Sunday,
5th
Please
watch for meet in each other’s
craft,information.
create, study great Jewish texts—and make forever
further
Time:
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
friends. The group is an intimate and fun environment
Volunteers needed.
Farber
Auditorium
for sharing the critical issuesWhere:
that touch
their
lives.
For further information,
Contact
JuleeSilver
Levine
Foremail:
more information, pleaseQuestions?
email Rabbi
Deborah
please
(818) 755-3488
abrahamstentaae@gmail.com.
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The Greenberg Adult Studies Department
Classes for 5775
For more information and specific dates, follow the HOUSE OF LEARNING link
at www.adatariel.org and click on ADULT STUDIES.
No prior knowledge is required for any of our classes, and all materials are provided.
Shabbat Shiur—Martin Buber’s Ten Rungs
The Invention of Judaism
Join our clergy to explore a collection of Hasidic sayings collated
by Martin Buber that discuss how we can fulfill the meaning of
our existence on earth.
We all know that while the Torah is the source of Judaism, it was
radically developed by the Rabbis. This short course with Rabbi
Silver will look at three key texts from the Talmud that show the
messy process of “inventing” Judaism.
Shabbat mornings, 9:00 a.m., beginning October 18th, Wynn Room
Tuesdays, January 6th, 13th and 20th, 7:30 p.m., Wynn Room
Shabbat Learning—Our Jewish Vessels
Praying with the Rabbis
Tallit, tefillin, candlesticks, Kiddush cups…one at a time, bring
yours along and share their stories, while learning about their
history and significance.
A short course with Rabbi Bernhard exploring teachings from
the Talmud and other sources about the why, what, and how of
Jewish prayer. Come and learn why we do what we do and how
our ancestors faced the same challenges.
After Kiddush on Shabbat mornings for about 30 minutes.
Monthly, beginning October 18th
Tuesdays, March 3rd, 10th and 17th, 7:30 p.m., Wynn Room
Torah on Tuesdays—Meet The Commentators
Here Comes Pesah…
A one-hour class in which we meet the medieval
commentators—Rashi, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra and Ramban—and
explore their insights on the book of Exodus. With Rabbi
Deborah Silver.
Two Sunday morning sessions of a couple of hours each,
combining text and hands-on activities to prepare us for Pesah.
Sunday mornings, 9:30 a.m., March 15th and 22nd, Deiber Chapel
Tuesdays, 12:00 p.m., beginning October 21 , Wynn Room
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iEngage—The Tribes of Israel
FNL—Friday Night Lectures
A new four-part series from the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.
How does a people divided along religious, geographic, and
ideological lines build a shared society? DVD presentation with
discussion.
Join us for services and a delicious Friday night dinner, followed
by a guest speaker. We will be bringing a variety of voices from
the community to address us on a wide range of subjects. Book
a table and bring your friends!
Tuesdays, April 14th, 21st, 28th and May 5th, 7:30 p.m., Wynn Room
Friday nights, November 14th, December 12th, January 16th,
February 13th, March 13th, April 17th, May 15th
ADULT
STUDIES
Into The Mystic
Two classes with Marcus Rubenstein, our Rabbinic Intern,
exploring various aspects of Jewish mysticism.
Living Inspired: How to Pray like a Hassid—October 21st, 28th
and November 4th
A Taste of Heaven: Exploring the Zohar—November 11th, 18th,
December 2nd and 9th, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Wynn Room
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Calling all guys entering the 8th Grade!
Join The Davids!
A once-a-month group for teen boys growing into
young Jewish men.
Using the award-winning Shevet Achim: The Brotherhood
program and with the guidance of a trained facilitator,
participants meet in each other’s homes to play games,
talk about pop culture, study great Jewish texts - and eat.
The group is a safe environment for sharing the critical
issues that touch their lives.
It’s an honest, relevant and cool guy space!
For more information, please email Rabbi Silver
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Calling all guys entering
the 8th Grade!
Your lifestyle
continues
here.
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12020 Burbank Boulevard
Valley Village, California 91607-2198
(818) 766-9426 Fax (818) 505-9223
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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
Manny Aftergut, President
Adat Ari El is affiliated with
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Adat Ari El is on the Internet...
our website address is:
www.adatariel.org.
Rabbi Bernhard’s address is:
RabbiJJB@adatariel.org
Rabbi Silver’s address is:
rabbideborahsilver@gmail.com
Friday, September 5, 2014
6:00 p.m................................. Kabbalat Shabbat
Candle Lighting - 6:56 p.m.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Bat Mitzvah:.....................................Sophia Lew
Parsha & Torah reading:
Ki Tetze;
Deuteronomy 21:10-23:7
Darshan:...........Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Bar Mitzvah:...................................Jack Lieblien
Parsha & Torah reading:
Ki Tavo;
Darshanit:........................ Rabbi Deborah Silver
The Bulletin (USPS 661-900) is published monthly by
Adat Ari El, located at 12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village, CA 91607-2198.
Phone: (818) 766-9426, ext. 209 Fax (818) 505-9223 email: DThomson@AdatAriEl.org.
Adat Ari El is a non-profit organization
Total requested circulation averages 850 copies monthly
Periodicals paid at North Hollywood, CA
POSTMASTER – Send address changes to:
Adat Ari El, 12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village, CA 91607-2198
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Parsha & Torah reading:...... Nitzavim/Vayelech;
Darshan:.......................................... Paul Wilder
Shabbat Shuvah
9:30 a.m............................................. Sanctuary
Parsha & Torah reading:......................Ha’azinu;
Darshan:........................................Marty Lasker
Tot Shabbat @ Adat for ECC-aged
children will be held at 9:30 a.m. on
September 6th beginning with 9:30 a.m.–
10:15 a.m. services in the David Familian
Chapel and concluding with snack and
play time from 10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
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.
WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US AS WE WELCOME 5775
Erev Rosh Hashanah..............September 24th
1st day Rosh Hashanah...........September 25th
2nd day Rosh Hashanah..........September 26th
Kol Nidre................................October 3rd
Yom Kippur............................October 4th
YIZKOR will be recited on October 4th
MAY 5775 BE A YEAR OF PEACE AND HAPPINESS FOR EVERYONE
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