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Services Rabbi Becky Silverstein USY Events
24 Iyar - 24 Sivan
June 2016
Services
Rabbi Becky Silverstein
Bounderies and Revelation
As we approach the
end of the academic year
and the festival of Shavuot,
the image of the Israelites
winding through the
desert from Egypt toward
Mt. Sinai is speaking to
me. Throughout these
seven weeks of wandering,
the community complains,
pushes back against Moses
to establish boundaries, and learns
a thing or two about the Torah they
will soon receive. This, according to
some commentaries, is all to prepare
them to receive the Torah. Their
process is a reminder of the process
our students go through. Yes, they
test boundaries and sometimes
complain, but they also pick up a
thing or two along the way. And what
are we preparing them for? Their
own revelation; their own moment
when all of their Jewish learning will
click and they will see
nothing short of G-d and
the Torah being handed
down to them. We also
know that the Israelites
don’t understand all of
Torah in a moment at
Mt. Sinai and that the
process of revelation is
ongoing. May it be so for
all of our students.
In the fourth chapter of Pirkei
Avot, we read “Ben Zoma says: ‘Who
is wise? The one who learns from
everyone.’” As the academic year is
coming to a close, I hope that LBSRS
has been a place where our students
have learned from their teachers,
from me, and most importantly,
from each other. It is the learning
from each other that will build their
relationship to each other and to
Judaism.
What an
i nc re d ibl e fe w
months it has been
for USY!
April 1-3 PJTC
USY, for the first
time ever, hosted
a regional kinnus
( g at h e r i n g ) of
U S Ye r s f r o m
Southern California, Nevada, New
Mexico and Arizona. The teens
ran services for the entire weekend
(Yasher koach to Abby Schlecht for
leading Friday evening services and
reading Haftara, and to Max Ho,
Elliott Herbst and Ethan Sharp
June 3/4 Parashat: Behukkotai
6:45 PM Tot Shabbat Knell Chapel
Fri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary
Oneg hosted by Sisterhood
Torah Study 9:00 AM
Lounge
Knell Minyan 9:30
Knell Chapel
Kiddush hosted by Shabbes Minyan Group
June 10/11 Parashat: Bemidbar
Family Kabbalat Service 6:30 PM
Social Hall
Fri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Social Hall
Oneg hosted by Sisterhood
Torah Study 9:00 AM Lounge
Shabbat Service in the Round 9:30 AM
Social Hall
Kiddush hosted by the Ibrahimzade Family
in memory of Eli's beloved aunt,
Rosa Ibrahimzade
June 12/13 Shavuot
Sunday Service 9:00 AM
Knell Chapel
Monday Service 9:00 AM
Knell Chapel
June 17/18 Parashat: Naso
Ezra Axel Bar Mitzvah
Fri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary
USY Events
by Melissa Levy, Youth Director
Minyan Services are held every Sunday
in Knell Chapel, beginning at 9:00 AM.
for reading Torah); had rousing
ruach song sessions and invited our
community members to join in. They
spent hours on social action and
tikkun olam projects; collected giftin-kind donations for Union Station
Homeless Services, the Pasadena
Women’s Room, and the Pasadena
Ronald McDonald House; had deep
discussions about Israel; studied
our ancient texts in creative ways
that helped them truly connect in
our modern age; and held a rockin’
open mic talent show, and festive
Israeli dance session. Nine of our
own teenagers participated, and over
a dozen PJTC families (many with no
Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Galpert Sanctuary
Oneg and Kiddush hosted
by Keri and Doug Axel
June 25/25
Parashat: Beha’alotekha
Hannah Owen Bat Mitzvah
Fri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM
Galpert Sanctuary
Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Galpert Sanctuary
Oneg and Kiddush hosted
by Jenny and Andy Owen
July 1/2
Parashat: Shelah lekha
6:45 PM Tot Shabbat Knell Chapel
Fri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Social Hall
Oneg hosted by Sisterhood
Torah Study 9:00 AM
Lounge
Service in the Round 9:30 AM Social Hall
Knell Minyan 9:30
Knell Chapel
Kiddush hosted by Shabbes Minyan Group
Continued on page 9
1434 N. Altadena Drive • Pasadena CA 91107 http://www.pjtc.net/
(626) 798-1161
Staff and Officers
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center
1434 N. Altadena Drive
Pasadena, California 91107
(626) 798-1161 • (626) 798-8410 (Fax)
http://www.pjtc.net/
info@pjtc.net
– PJTC Clergy and Staff –
Gilbert Kollin – Rabbi Emeritus
Ruth Berman Harris – Cantor
Claire Gorfinkel - Caring Community
Coordinator
Sondra Dreshner - Gabbai
Beryl Strauss - Executive Director
Rabbi Becky Silverstein – Education Director
Daniel Platt – Religious School Assistant
Bruce Applebaum – Operations Manager
Melissa Levy – Youth Director
Marian Rosen – Bookkeeper
Robert Brown – Facilities Manager
– PJTC Officers –
President – Faith Segal
Secretary – Stacey Sharp
VP Management – Jeff Landau
VP Programs – Noah Golden-Krasner
VP Planning – Keri Axel
Sisterhood President – Debbie Guest
Men's Club President – Andy Schwarz
– Board of Directors –
Kevin Bourland
Geoff DeBoskey
Jacob Levy
Ruth Several
Carolyn Siegal
–Voting Past Presidents –
Phil Callahan
Matt Ober
– The FLAME Staff –
Bruce Applebaum – Layout
Edie Taylor, Roz Scherr and
Breyne Moskowitz – Editors
Karen Hochman Brown – Advisor
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The FLAME
Membership Committee
As you’ll recall, about 18 months ago,
we all participated in a congregational
sur ve y. The results inspired the
Membership Committee to look again at
how we encourage Relational Judaism,
and how we can support deep and
meaningful relationships between and
amongst our congregants.
In the past few months, your hard
working Membership Committee has
been investigating and developing new
initiatives, to support what you told us
in the survey.
So...are you ready? Hold on...this is
going to be FABULOUS!
We are launching (some would say
re-launching) Shabbat dinners in the
home. On Friday, August 19, families will
gather, to welcome Shabbat. On Saturday,
September 12, we will extend the magic
of the day. We will break bread, get to
know one another, explore the meaning of
Judaism…in short, have beautiful and
nourishing evenings.
To make this a success, we need your
help.
Please consider hosting a few fellow
congregants. Your meal can be your meal:
potluck (or not), kid friendly (or not),
formal (or not)….
Please consider signing up as a guest.
You’ll be graciously welcomed and your
soul will be nourished.
If neither of these dates work for you,
fear not! More dates will be available in
the fall.
We’ll take care of all the logistics,
matching kosher requirements, kid
friendly homes, very observant, NOT
very observant…..you get the idea. You
sign up and we’ll take care of the rest.
We’ve been working hard to honor
what you told us in the survey. Here’s
an opportunity to help us learn, once
again, from you. Join in and let’s make
this a success! Email shabbat@pjtc.net
or call Beryl Strauss, Executive Director
(626) 798-1161.
PJTC Board Of Directors Report
May 23, 2016 Meeting
The Spiritual Task Force was one of
several formed as a result of the Strategic
Planning process. Susan Auerbach, Chair of
that task force, presented a comprehensive
report of their recommendations. A
plan for the implementation of certain
recommendations will be presented to
the Board in the near future.
Faith Segal, President, has appointed
Keri Axel to the position of VP-Planning,
to replace Brian Mark, who has resigned.
Faith has appointed Stacey Sharp as
Secretary, replacing Keri.
The Board approved a new mission
statement for the synagogue. The
statement was prepared by the Mission/
Vision Task Force. A copy of it will
appear on the website and in next month’s
FLAME.
The Board approved the continuation
of the Sponsored Gift Membership
Program for another year beginning in
July. Thirty-three families who joined
in the first year of the program are now
dues-paying members. This has resulted
in over $28,000 in income received from
those families in the current fiscal year.
The issue of employee family leave
policy was discussed. Faith will appoint
a committee to consider the issue and
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report back to the Board with their
recommendations at the June Board
meeting.
Synagogue finances are projected to
be on budget for this fiscal year.
The new Facilities Committee is
preparing a recommendation to the
Board of various maintenance and facelift
projects. This includes interior and
exterior painting as well as examining
the carpets and floors to assess needed
repairs.
Several months ago, the Board
approved a project to install solar panels
on the roof of the main building. The
Facilities Committee is reviewing the
project and, in conjunction with those
who proposed the project, will soon be
reporting back to the Board.
Beryl Strauss, Executive Director,
reported that the new website is now
operational and will continue to be
upgraded.
Our new rabbi, Noam Raucher, will
join the synagogue on July 13. Please
welcome him.
The next Board meeting, is tentatively
scheduled for June 20 or June 22. The
actual date will be announced shortly.
Respectfully submitted by Jeff
Landau.
June 2016
The Israel Scouts Are Coming
An Entertaining Evening of Israeli Songs, Dances
and Storytelling
Wednesday Evening, June 1
Presented by the PJTC Israel Committee
6:00 PM Delicious Israel-inspired dinner
(Please RSVP to educationdirector@pjtc.net)
7:00 PM Israeli Scouts performance
8:00 PM Bonfire and Kumsitz (musical circle)
The Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan, will be returning
to PJTC for the sixth year in a row. They are a talented and
energetic group of seventeen-year-old Israelis, one of several
such troupes travelling across North America this summer
as ambassadors of the State of Israel. The ten teenagers,
five girls and five boys, come from all around Israel. Their
families hail from many different backgrounds: Sephardic,
Ashkenazi, Yemenite, and Ethiopian. Each one brings his
or her life experiences to the Caravan. When they return
to Israel in the fall, they’ll be entering their senior year in
high school after which they’ll be joining the Israel Defense
Forces.
It’s customary for the Scouts to be hosted by synagogue
families for the evening after the performance. If you’d be
interested in hosting a Scout or two, please contact Jeff
Landau at JL4624@pacbell.net or (818) 952-9521.
A Night
A Night
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Year Gala
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Honoring
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Yiddish Song Get Together – Sunday June 26
Come along to our Sing-along, hum-along and listen-along.
Saturday
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Congregants at PJTC are forming a Yiddish song club.
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We intend to get together about four times a year on Sunday
Cocktail Attire
Cocktail Attire
Cocktail hour
Cocktail
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Sunday, June 5, 2016
2:00 PM
L.A. Opera performance of
La Boheme
A Community Circle Program
open to Seniors
40 Tickets available - $9 each
Call Joan Halpert
(626) 793-8783
The FLAME
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early afternoons at Wohlman Hall. Our first gathering will
be June 26 at 12:30 ... coming up this month.
Marty Kirschen and others have collections of songs
which we will listen to or sing along to. The songs will be on
cds, audio cassettes and video. and if we have some piano
players – that too. Don’t worry about singing out of tune ….
off notes will likely cancel each other out. No need to know
Yiddish. We will have song sheets.
Marty has hosted such gatherings before, some with
Annie Cheslow. They have proved fun and meaningful!
We will have some discussion as well. We also look forward
to many of our participants bringing along or suggesting
songs, as well as being guest song leaders – sorry, no solos
permitted.
We will have snacks and beverages and anticipate our get
togethers to last about one to one-and-a-half hours.
If you are considering coming, please call or email Marty
at (626) 797-3280 or mkirs54321@aol.com.
June 2016
B'nai Mitzvah
Book Club
by Liz Green, Committee Chair
Thursday, June 9, 7:30 PM will be the final meeting of the
PJTC Book Club, due to a dwindling number of attendees.
Thanks to all of you who joined us for our lively discussions
and for suggesting many interesting books.
Thursday, June 9 – Two Years Eight
Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman
Rushdie. The author concocts a fantastic
fable about colliding worlds. Sometime in
the near future, a storm reopens the slits
between the Earth and a jinni-filled realm
above. A war with familiar stakes begins.
It pits reason against fear-based religious
fervor, and wreaks havoc for 1,001 nights.
“Courgeous and liberating…a breathless
mash-up of wormholes, mythical creatures, current affairs and
disquisitions on philosophy and theology,” – The New York
Times Book Review.
Ezra Axel, son of congregants
Doug and Keri Axel, will be called
to the Torah on June 18 as a bar
mitzvah. He is a seventh grader at
Sequoyah School in Pasadena. He
has one sister (Talya, age 10), and a
brother (Eli, age 8). Ezra likes to play
the cello, tap, swim and mountain
bike. He is an alum of the Weizmann
Day School, which he attended
through fifth grade. Ezra's mitzvah project is to
collect gently-used children's and
youth books, index them, and
donate them to Beardslee Elementary, a public school in Duarte,
California, which has no books in its library. He will also be
honoring educators during his bar mitzvah ceremony, including
those at B'nai Simcha Preschool, Weizmann Day School, the
Jewish Federation Jewish Youth Orchestra, and LBSRS.
A Note From The South Pasadena Juggling Club
Hannah Lily Owen will be called
to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on
June 25, Shabbat Behaalotecha.
The daughter of Andy and Jenny
Owen, big sister to Sophie, and
granddaughter of Jack and Debby
Singer, Hannah will be the sixth
person in her extended family to
reach this milestone at PJTC, where
she represents the family's fourth
generation of membership.
Hannah is an honor student, avid
reader, and an accomplished dancer.
As dance is dear to her heart, her
mitzvah project is to raise funds for
the Dizzy Feet Foundation, which was created by producer Nigel
Lythgoe and director Adam Shankman to support, improve
and increase access to dance education in the United States,
especially for children in low-income areas. Online donations
can be made via dizzyfeetfoundation.org.
If you wandered into the Social Hall on Tuesday nights, you
would have seen people juggling balls, clubs, rings and other
objects as well as unicycling and other circus skills. The South
Pasadena Juggling Club has been meeting at PJTC during the
“short day” months. We are devoted to teaching these skills to
others and it has been a lot of fun to have members of the PJTC
community; kids after Hebrew School, USY members, and some
adventurous PJTC adults join us. With the longer days, we have
moved to our “summer home,” the South Pasadena Library
lawn, on El Centro between Fairview and Diamond from 6:00
PM-dark on Tuesdays. There is more info on our Facebook
page. We invite you to join us, we provide equipment and are
happy to teach beginners.
Interfaith Study Group
by Cecilia Fox, PJTC representative on ISG Planning Committee,
with Norma Pratt
The group is composed of members of Pasadena Jewish
Temple & Center (Cecilia Fox & Norma Pratt are the PJTC
representatives on the ISG Planning Committee) with members
of All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, and the Islamic
Center of Southern California in Los Angeles. ISG meetings
have been held in rotation at our institutions since 2007.
Next Meeting: September 11, 5:00 to 7:30 PM at PJTC. Watch
for announcement of the topic in our September FLAME,
We meet to learn from each other respectfully in the spirit
of friendship, and all who are interested are welcome to join
us. It is a most congenial group. After the one-hour meeting
we share a vegetarian potluck meal, and introduce ourselves
to those at our table. We also discuss the presentation, and
formulate questions. A question and answer period with the
speaker follows.
Please contact Cecilia Fox with questions, suggestions for
programs, or to be added to our email list: cecilia.r.fox@gmail.com.
Contact Ada Ramirez at All Saints Church for general information:
(626) 583-2734, or ARamirez@allsaints-pas.org.
The FLAME
The Caring Community Program presents:
Writing Your Ethical Will
Thursday, June 9, at 2:00 PM
Back by popular demand, this workshop is offered by Claire
Gorfinkel, Coordinator of the Caring Community Program at
PJTC. Every adult who has children or owns property should
have a will. But does your property define who you are or how
you want to be remembered?
What ethical or spiritual legacy do you want to leave to your
family, friends, and community? We will look at some examples
of ethical wills and begin the process of writing our own. This
program is free and open to the public. It will take place in
Wohlmann Hall at PJTC, and refreshments will be served. For
further information, call (626) 798-1161
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June 2016
Men's Club
by Andy Schwarz, President
I would like to thank the members of the Nominating
Committee for their work: Jerry Halpert (Chair), Fred
Rotenberg, Arthur Taus, and Barry Krasner. I hope that you can
attend our voting and installation of this new Board of Directors
on Monday night, July 11, at 7:00 PM; we will have drinks and
dessert, followed by our regular monthly board meeting.
It has been a great honor to serve as Men's Club President
for the past two years. That time has been very successful in
helping to support the many youth programs and activities that
we help fund, including USY, Louis B. Silver Religious School,
B'nai Simcha Preschool, Weizmann Day School, the Jewish
Youth Orchestra and the PJ Library. One last item--the Men's Club has donated funds to PJTC
during the last several years for camping scholarships, Please
contact Rabbi Silverstein to apply for these funds. Thank you
all, Andy
June will be a very active month for the PJTC Men's Club.
We will start it off on Saturday night, June 4, by participating
in honoring Judy and Phil Callahan for their 40 years of service
to the PJTC community. The following Saturday night, June 11, the Men's Club will
be serving ice cream for Shavuot. Erev Shavuot is always a fun
night and I hope you can make it. On Friday night, June 17, we
will honor Ezra Axel on the occasion of his bar mitzvah, and
on Friday night, June 24, we will honor Hannah Owen on the
occasion of her bat mitzvah. Mazel tov to the Axel and Owen
families on these wonderful occasions As the Men's Club year and my term comes to an end, the
following is a list of the proposed Board of Directors for the
Men's Club 2016-2017 year:
Board
President VP Membership VP Programs VP Communications Secretary Treasurer Past President Directors for 2 Years
Barry Krasner
Rob Anderson
Ira Blitz
Jerry Halpert
Fred Rotenberg
Stuart Miller
Jerry Halpert
Robert Slotky
Andy Schwarz
Lou Friedman
Erich Schlecht
Joseph Widman
Scott Van Dellen
Chris Grove
Simon Burrow
Directors for 1 Year
Honorary Board Members
Jim Hogan
Maury Weiss
Documentary Discussion Group
Thursday, June 23
7:00 PM, Lounge
Israel Indivisible examines the many
political twists and turns that make Israel
the world’s most controversial nation.
From Abram and the Promise, to the
fall of the Ottoman Empire, the film
examines the historical, archeological,
legal and biblical evidence for the
ancient and modern state of Israel. At
the center of all this history is a group
of people who are arguably the world’s
most persecuted.
The story of the many is tied together in the story of the
one and that one is Israel.
Join PJTN as it takes you on a historical journey to
uncover the truth surrounding the controversial issue that
is rooted in God’s eternal Covenant with Israel.
(PJTN, Proclaiming Justice to the Nations, was founded
by Laurie Cardoza-Moore and is based in Franklin, TN.)
Please RSVP to ghalpert@flash.net to assure adequate
seating
The FLAME
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June 2016
It's Happening with Sisterhood
What a Journey it’s Been!
•
Sisterhood Shabbat (a member-led creative service, with
a unique format, and open to all congregants.)
• We assemble Purim Bags for every member family,
whether or not each chooses to make a donation to the
fundraiser
• We bake hundreds of hamantaschen for the Festival
Committee to sell at the Purim Carnival and to eat at
the Megillah reading
• We send many handwritten “Sunshine notes” to
congregants celebrating a special occasion, or to comfort
congregants at a time of loss
• We also love to collaborate with our Temple Youth
by acting in their videos, aiding on various cooking
endeavors, advising on dance moves, or whatever else
is asked of us!
Many many thanks to my hard working Sisters of PJTC
Sisterhood who were my backbone for the last two years!
Hugs to everyone, Debbie
by Debbie Guest, President, PJTC Sisterhood
For the last two years I have had the
honor of serving as the President of
Sisterhood. It is time to move on, and
though I learned a lot on the job, there is
always something new to discover. Lucky
for us, our incoming President, Judy
Callahan, requires no learning curve.
The transition will be very smooth.
Sisterhood exists to support the many branches of our PJTC
community with fundraisers, programming, and volunteering
where needed. We have a lot of fun along the way. It is a
wonderful way to meet new friends or strengthen relationships
with familiar faces. It is an opportunity for personal growth
as we take on leadership roles or learn new skills. It is open to
women of all ages. Sisterhood welcomes new ideas to enhance
the experiences of our members.
Come to our board meetings
and get involved!
Here are some of this and last year’s financial contributions
to PJTC in addition to the $23,000 we gave to the Temple Board
over this year and last:
• Produced Onegs year round and for special occasions:
for visiting/departing clergy
• High Holy Day Bimah flowers, Bimah and lobby flowers
for special Onegs
• Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast repasts
• New oven for the Wohlmann kitchen
• Miscellaneous kitchen supplies, including tablecloth
skirts, and cooking utensils
• Gifts for all b’nai mitzvot , youth and adults
• Underwrote religious school teacher education, family
and special programs, graduation expenses, Judaica
Shop gift certificates,
• Block grant to Youth Program (USY and Kadima) and
grant specifically for Kinnus
• 40 Cookbooks given to Youth Program in recognition of
participants’ efforts to ensure the success of first major
fundraiser
• Annually mailed two care packages to new college
freshman away from home
• Small annual grants to both B’nai Simcha and Weizmann
Day School, and responded to special requests from
each
• Small one-time donation to clergy fund to aid
anonymous congregant for specific need, per request
of clergy
• Hosted Federation events: Dessert Receptions for two
Book Festivals, and a Cabaret afternoon (establishing
PJTC as the premiere SGV synagogue)
We engage in activities other than fundraising. We provided
a wide variety of programs:
• Well-attended baking workshops
• Game nights
• Bimah Etiquette classes
• Day of Study workshop
• Monthly Rosh Chodesh evenings
• Popular Women’s Seder
• Flower Crown workshop
The FLAME
Congratulations USY
by Edie Taylor
What an evening you gave us! I want to thank ALL of you:
the students, parents, and especially Melissa Levy and Jake Levy,
who gave 150 of us a lovely evening. The décor, the food, and
the entertainment were wonderful. The advance planning and
practice paid off, no details were missed.
On behalf of the members, parents, grandparents and friends
who attended, I want to thank everyone involved. It was so very
special. We are very proud of you all.
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June 2016
It’s Time to Think about the Galpert
Scholarship Award
Torah Fund
by Bobbi Sloan, Sisterhood V{. Rae Goodstein Memorial Torah Fund
The 2015-2016 Torah Fund campaign
has come to an end. We received a total of
$10, 727 for the general fund and $120 for
the scholarship fund. Unfortunately, we were
not able to reach our goal of $12,000. I want to thank all of you who gave a donation this year.
Education is one of the most important means of transferring
the wealth of tradition from one generation to the next. When
you contribute to Torah Fund, you are investing in the future
of our children. An investment in knowledge pays the best
interest!
Torah Fund supports the Jewish
Theological Seminary in New York, the
Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los
Angeles, Schechter Institute of Jewish
Studies in Israel, and Semenario Rabinico
Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires, Thank you, once again, for supporting Torah Fund. Your
generosity is sincerely appreciated.
It’s that time of the year when we
send out information about the Galpert
Scholarship applications. The Galpert
Scholarship Fund was started in 1990, and
thirty awards have been given in twenty-six
years! We could not be prouder! Here are
snippets about two of the recipients so you
can kvell over their accomplishments.
I grew up with Rabbi Galpert and his
teachings about the love for lifelong learning. Now that I am a
professor at California State Unniversity, Northridge in Special
Education in the teacher preparation and Master’s Degree
programs for candidates in Special Education/Deaf Education, I
hope I am successfully sharing his love and messages with
future generations. I am honored and humbled to be a past
recipient of this award in his name.
Rachel Friedman Narr, 1996
Currently, I completed all of the course work necessary for
my PsyD. I am finishing my position as a Psychology Practicum
Student at the Arizona State Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona
through the summer and will continue my clinical experience here
as a Psychology Intern beginning in September. Once I finish my
year-long internship in September 2017, I will receive my PsyD!
(And hopefully move back to California!) Thank you, Rabbi
Galpert and the Galpert Scholarship Committee.
Samantha Miller, 2012
Look for application information from the Galpert
Scholarship Committee coming soon!
Join in the tradition of creating
Flower Crowns
to decorate our Torah scrolls for Shavuot
Friday, June 10
4:00 PM to create flower crown
A Kiddush Plea
Everyone is welcome
Nancy & John Carlton's bachyard
2440 Galbreth Road, Pasadena
Still time to host the 4th of June
with July and August coming up soon.
Summertime is when we need help the most;
won't you please lend a hand & be a Kiddush host?
Contact Roz Scherr to offer your help. Thanks!
PJTC Sisterhood invites you to share the joyous
tradition of making flower crowns for the Torah
scrolls for Shavuot, taught to us by longtime
congregant Ilona Fuchs
— Contact for Donations —
Donate to Temple Projects & Funds
Order a Memorial Plaque
Freeman Passover Fund
Order Leaf/Stone on Tree of Life.... Temple Office (626) 798-1161
Shabbat b'Lev Music Fund ....................................... Cantor Ruth
MAC Committee.................................................... Claire Gorfinkel
PJTC Oral History Project....................................Michael Several
Simcha & Memorial Tablecloths............................. Paula Waluch
Sisterhood's Lena Berman Tribute Fund................... Roz Scherr
Rabbi Galpert Memorial Fund......................................... Jan Pais
Shirley Hoffman
Louis B. Silver Religious School.................................... Jan Pais
Torah Fund Donations................................................Bobbi Sloan
Judaica Shop................................................................Stacy Miller
Sisterhood Kitchen Fund.....................................Nancy Copeland
Women's Retreat Fund..........................................Nancy Copeland
Madeline Mark Memorial Fund....................................Ruth Several
If you own garden clippers, please bring them
Questions & RSVP to Kathy Kobayashi at
kobayashi.kathy@gmail.com.
Eric Friedman
Katya Lidsky Friedman
Los Angeles
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June 2016
Tot Shabbat
Service
June 3
6:45 PM
Knell Chapel
Shabbat: An Island In Time
Come share the warmth, the joy and the peace of
Shabbat! Please honor us, and Shabbat, for dinner at home
as hosts and guests. Please consider hosting a few fellow
congregants (no previous experience necessary) Or please
consider sharing Shabbat as a guest in a fellow congregant's
home (no previous experience necessary)
To be a host or a guest, please email Shabbat@PJTC.
net or call Beryl Strauss, Executive Director, at PJTC
(626) 798-1161.
Come for an
evening of
togetherness, song
and prayer!
Join Cantor Ruth and
Judy Callahan, Director of B’nai Simcha Preschool for
a half-hour Shabbat experience filled with music and
movement for families with children age seven and
under.
Family Kabbalat
Shabbat Service
6:30 PM
Social Hall
June 10
des
For gra d
n
K-2nd a
their
families
Service will include
• Singing & Dancing
Please
join
us
• Ask the Rabbi
• Torah Story
Shavuot Fruit and
Vegetable Drive
• Snack
Shavuot is the Festival of the First Fruits – Chag
Habikkurim.
In keeping with this tradition, we are asking our
congregation to bring their bikkurim of fresh fruit and
vegetables to the Temple from Friday, June 10, to Sunday,
June 12 – the weekend of Shavuot.
All of our bikkurim will be donated to Foothill Unity
Center, to be distributed to needy families in our local
community.
Please bring your fruit and vegetables to the Temple any
time Fri. – Sun., June 10-12. The focus is on the Le'yl Shavuot
TED Talks on Saturday evening, June 11, but another time
will be fine. Leave produce on the table, baskets, barrels in
the front lobby.
Come on in, look around: Our big 40% off sale is
continuing! There are still lots of nice items available for
weddings, graduations, and birthdays (Father’s Day too!) You
can stock up for future needs at these bargain prices.
New merchandise will be coming in for the fall grand
opening.
Hours:Tuesday, 4:00 - 6:00 PM, Sunday, 9:30 AM - 12:30
PM or, by appointment, call temple office (626) 798-1161.
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teenager involved in the program) graciously hosted teens from
out of town for the weekend. Many thanks to all who made this
fantastic weekend possible. The rest of April was spent training for our “Eateasy,
Speakeasy” event on May 1. And WOW, what a fantastic event
it was! I am so proud of our youth, over 40 of whom actively
participated . They learned how to cook a five-course meal, to
delegate and manage time, and to tinker with recipes. The servers
learned to work in teams, and to speak to adults in a friendly
and professional manner (“Is everything prepared to your liking
this evening?”) The decorations team implemented a beautiful
vision for the look of the evening. The Charleston dance team
inspired everyone to join them on the dance floor. Members of
the Jewish Youth Orchestra played an excellent set. And, close
to 150 members of the PJTC community came out to support
this very ambitious endeavor. Members of every generation and
cohort were represented, and there were smiles and looks of awe
and pride across the board. A well-deserved yasher koach to
our INCREDIBLE youth who each volunteered a minimum of
20 hours of their time, and most averaged close to 40, to make
this event such a success. Word continues to spread, and we are
grateful that donations from those who weren’t able to make the
event are still coming in! They say it takes a village, right? So in addition to those 40something youth and their families: Thank you to Kaileh Pistol
Doris Segall & Family
Stu & Stacy Miller
DeBoskey Family
Rothenberg Family
Guest Family
Berman-Harris Family
Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath*
Sandy & Steven Hartford*
Blitz Family
Lujan Family
Jeff & Anita Landau
Ahuva Einstein
Edie Taylor
Brian & Andrea Mark
Phil & Judy Callahan
Enzer/Zangwill Family
Carlton Family*
Linda & Elliott Mazur & Family
Ricki & Lonne Lane*
Roz & Larry Scherr*
Sharp Family
Alice Shulman*
Weisz Family
Paula & Jeanine Svonkin & Family
Bruck Family
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for swooping in to save the day when table linens didn’t arrive
and for helping with decorations; to Debbie Noble and Jodi
Kinzler for all the last-minute shopping; to Nancy Carlton for
her detailed notes after our dress rehearsal; to Sue Hogan for
inspiring our dancers; to Anna Bruck for the fabric shopping; to
both Paula Svonkin and Balabusta Catering for loaning us trays,
stands, and waitstaff aprons; Sue Sanford for sewing Kadima
server aprons; to the countless families who donated fresh citrus
fruit; and to all those whose names I haven’t listed because we
were so blessed to have that many people offer to help without
my even having to ask: todah rabah.
There are four volunteers that really stand out: I would like
to make a special shout–out to Karen Levin, Jake Levy, Aaren
Heller, and Ricki Lane–each of whom also spent many additional
hours in the hot kitchen, helping to ensure that our youth could
safely and effectively cook and serve a five-course meal for 150. A
special donation has been made to Union Station Homeless
Services in their honor. In mid-May, USY members enjoyed their free time at
the Renaissance Faire, and at the end of May they attended
the annual USY Regional Convention. Our chapter is in the
process of electing next year’s leadership board, and is already
beginning to plan more amazing programming for next year.
The excitement never stops around here!
Pais/Honowitz Family
Allison Schmidt
Sale Family
Kronsburg Family
O’Brien Family
Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron
Carolyn Kunin
Bergman Family
Faith & Howard Segal
Andy Schwartz
Liz Loughren/Nathan Temple & Family
Sondra Dreshner
Carol & Matt Sofer
Jeff Stein & Liz West
Matt & Stacey Ober
Garroway Family
Jan & Josh Pais
Ming Zhu & David Berger
Herbst Family
Sonigo/Metivier Family
Anat & Mika Bar-Chaim Bourland Family
Sherman/Leonard Family
Laska Family
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Scott, Jennifer & Rose Svonkin
Barbara Levinson
Jick Family
Tragarz Family
Schlecht-Noble Family
Susie & Jim Hogan & Family
Cherylynne Berger
Vickie Greenberg
Nortman/Kinzler Family
Levin Family
Weiner Family
Martinez Family
Grove/Borrus Family
Kaplan Family
Levine-Grater Family
Golden-Krasner Family
Joan & Jerry Halpert & Family
Markham Family
Stacy & Matt Ober & Family
Rabbi Kollin & Cindy Cohen
Brian Langholz & Susan Auerbach*
Balian Family*
Jonathan & Felicity Swerdlow*
*contributed even though they couldn't attend our May 1 event.
June 2016
Yahrzeits for June (announced Fri/Sat preceding the date)
Iyar 24 June 01, 2016
Sivan 2 Richard Berkman
Rose Berman
Harold Goldin
Bernhard Moskowitz
Ronney Russing
Murray Schneider
Iyar 25 June 02, 2016
Louis Altshuler
Louis R. Altshuler
Goldie Miller
Leonard Rosenzweig
Richard Solomon
Iyar 26 June 03, 2016
Esther Bernstein
Flora DeLee
Louis Kaufman
Stephanie Kirschen Cole
Lena Kokis
Leo Krawetz
William Michaels
Rebecca Press
Danny Robinson
Iyar 27 Iyar 28 June 09, 2016
Jacob Gold
Al Gould
Abraham Holland
Maurice Kaplan
Milton Schubin
Sivan 4 Sivan 5 June 11, 2016
Sivan 6 June 12, 2016
Helen Claster
Engel Salamonne Flora
Ishak Keshev
Louise Lorden
Benes Lubow
Engel Salamon
Louis Wachowsky
Sivan 7 June 06, 2016
June 07, 2016
Viola Girsh
Meyer Harris Shapiro
Richard Weisbaum
Sivan 10 Sivan 11 Sivan 8 Sivan 13 Sivan 14 June 14, 2016
Nettie Marks
Arlene Meehan
Arlene Rosenbaum
Fannie Theodore
June 21, 2016
Rose Adelstone
Sid Baskin
Leo Fox
Gideon Hofmann
Sivan 16 June 22, 2016
Les Berman
Barbara Greenbaum
Rachel Mandel
Irwin Sameth
Saul Shapiro
Sivan 17 June 23, 2016
Lynn Harris
Jack Kruger
Abraham Meyers
Anna Helen Segall
Seymour David Shilling
Pearl Wachowsky
Sivan 18 June 24, 2016
Mae Etgen
Marian Lorin
Sarah Mintz
Samuel Scheflin
Sivan 19 June 25, 2016
David Hoffman
Marjorie Kerridge
Ann Loftix
Sarah Minovitz
June 18, 2016
Hazel Donner
Ben Gordon
Sarah Levine
David Mitchell
Lillian Pessin
Sandie Rambach
Tessie Spellman
Sivan 20 June 19, 2016
Sivan 21 Annie Fox
Lee Halpert
Milton Kunin
Norma Loeb
Arthur Lowenthal
Gertrude Meltzer
Paul Benjamin Parker
Max Segal
Anna Shulman
Sivan 22 June 26, 2016
Samuel Chernock
Lois Kinzler
Sidney Lipser
June 27, 2016
Radkiewicz Family
Leslie Lipton
Siegmund Mendel
Lorraine Rabinowitz
June 28, 2016
Harold Dinerman
Sivan 23 June 29, 2016
Morris Bershatsky
Charlotte Beskin
Samuel Conovitz
August Fingerhut
Harriett Goldberg
Nate Groban
Charlotte Kunin
Libby Silberblatt
June 20, 2016
Alvin Applebaum
Louis Asher
Zena Black
Chaka Bortnik
David Brown
Isadore Danchik
Anna Hoenig
Ida Singer
Safety and Security
Sivan 24 June 30, 2016
Michael Bezpalko
Sam Hess
Adrienne Holzman
Jennie Vicker
Please remember to bring
canned food whenever you come
to the temple. Be sure to notice
the basket on the table in the main
lobby. Please bring a couple of cans
of food to help fill it.
At our events and services, kids are great
but remember our staff has a lot on its plate.
Keeping children safe is an important thing to do
but parents and grandparents, it’s up to YOU!
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Sarah Cooper
Samuel Ginsburg
Bernard Julius
Anna Kahn
Max Katzman
Sivan 12 Sivan 15 June 16, 2016
Beatrice Fink
Sara Glickman
Herman Green
Jack Isaacson
Rachel Morgenstern
Joseph Morris
Fay Ricks
Abraham Weiner
Martin Zuckerman
June 13, 2016
Judith Bershatsky
Rosalind Chalek
Arthur Gomperts
Rose Hacker
Irving Korobkin
Louis Nobleman
Sarah Pais
Harry Schick
Idelle Seigan
Bessie Shapiro
June 15, 2016
Estelle Alt
Paul Cooper
David Hellman
Ethel Raichlen
Rita Schlesinger
James Selig
Walter Wise
Leah Witkin Korobkin
Gustav Farber
Rose Hart
Milton Honowitz
Anne Kelley
Warren Levin
Robert Levinson
Lillian Braiker
Wilbur Cohen
Morris DeWoskin
Erna Hartford
Gerald Lipton
Shirley Lyon
Abraham Rothstein
Sivan 1 Sivan 9 June 10, 2016
Frank Ackerman
Irving Fox
Dolfi Gruenfeld
Pearl Hassler
Leah Kafenhaus
Zelda Kelin
Benjamin Kloder
Morris Morrison
Joan Pansky
Private David Scheflin
June 05, 2016
Marie Cohn
David Ellis
Carl Entner
Roberto Mitrani
Morris Ostrow
Helen Richman
Olga Wolf
Iyar 29 Sivan 3 June 04, 2016
Ida Donner
Carl Fingerhut
Marcia Gottlieb
Abraham Hellman
Katie Lampert
Ella Morrison
Samuel Nehdar
Isidore Press
Isadore Soclof
Sam Young
June 08, 2016
Irwin Auerbach
Gertrude Baskin
Kea Lane
Emanuel Schlesinger
Elannah Rose Sheklow
Israel Yehuda
Anne York
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June 2016
May Donations
General Fund
In memory of Aaron Harvey Golden from Guilford & Gwen Babcock and
Peggy Golden
In honor of Alice Shulman’s birthday from the Helzner Family, and Dina
& Norman Gonor
In memory of Barry Segal from Ruth Kaye & Phil Pansky
In honor of Judy and Phil Callahan for being recognized by the PJTC
community for their good work from Connie and Arthur Taus
In memory of Ken Gerst “a really good friend” from Ruth Kaye
J. C. Watson
In honor of the birth of Sienna Rose Segal from Mike & Valerie
Kronsburg
Sisterhood Tributes
To Melissa & Jacob Levy in appreciation of all their wonderful work with
our PJTC youth, from Stacy & Stu Miller
To Melissa Levy, “Mazel tov on a great USY evening.” from Jan & Josh Pais
To Ilona Fuchs in honor of the marriage of her grandson Jacob to Eliza
Smith, with best wishes from Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron
To Alice Shulman in honor of her 89th birthday, with best wishes from
Anita & Jeff Landau, Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron, Judy & Phil
Callahan, Sue Galpert, Jan & Josh Pais, Sue & Jim Hogan, Carolyn &
Scott Siegal, Marcia Alper, Ruth Kaye, and Arlene & Maury Weiss
To Aliana & Matt Segal in honor of the birth of their new daughter,
Sienna Rose Segal, from Stacy & Stu Miller
To Lee & Mickey Segal in honor of the birth of their new granddaughter,
Sienna Rose Segal, from Stacy & Stu Miller, and Marcia Alper
To Faith & Howard Segal in honor of the birth of their new great-niece,
Sienna Rose Segal, from Debbie & John Guest
To Sarah & Jon Weisz in honor of the birth of their new great-niece,
Sienna Rose Segal, from Debbie & John Guest
To Nancy Carlton, wishing her a speedy recovery & return to good health,
from Edie Taylor, Aty & Howard Rotter, Anita & Jeff Landau, Kathy
Kobayashi & Hal Barron, Judy & Phil Callahan, Stacy & Stu Miller,
Sue Galpert, Sue & Jim Hogan, Carolyn & Scott Siegal, Nancy & Craig
Copeland, Ruth Kaye, and Arlene & Maury Weiss
To Jerry Halpert, wishing him a speedy recovery & return to good health,
from Anita & Jeff Landau, Stacy & Stu Miller, Jan & Josh Pais, and
Carolyn & Scott Siegal
To Ernie Robinson, wishing him a speedy recovery & return to good
health, from Aty & Howard Rotter, Anita & Jeff Landau, Jan & Josh Pais,
and Sue & Jim Hogan
To Breyne Moskowitz & family in memory of her beloved brother, Robert
Moskowitz, from Edie Taylor, and Roz & Larry Scherr
To Estelle Galindo in memory of her beloved sister, Marcia Fenster, from
Edie Taylor, Jan and Josh Pais, Ruth Kaye, and Marcia Alper
Union Station
Martha Ruffman, Karen & Daniel Levin, and Ryna & Moshe Aviram
USY
Bryan Langholz & Susan Auerbach
Yahrzeit Donations to General Fund
Donated by: Jo Anne Kindler
Breyne Moskowitz
Hava Ben-Zvi
Norma Chodos
Adrienne Bass
Les Slifkin
Jane Monterroso
Judith Fox
Michael Klekner Sara Sternberg
Gail Snyder
Helen Rotenberg
Albert Levy
Sylvia Schleimer
Marvin Donner
Randy Shulman
Peter Mendel
Mena Shapiro
Mena Shaprio
Helene Emmerich
Ricki Lane
Galpert Fund
In Memory of:
Father, Joseph Elsner
Mother, Ruth Moskowitz
Father-in-law, Henryk Sokal
Husband, Arthur Chodos
Step-Father, Nathan Elbaum
Mother, Elsie Slifkin
Father, Herman Kasdin
Mother, Ann Carsh
Sister, Sally Grodske
Husband, Nathan Sternberg
Mother, Henrietta Forman
Husband, Harry Rotenberg
Wife, Barbara Levy
Schleimer and Kuchinsky Families
Father, Gus Donner
Sister, Marilyn Beasley
Father, Eric Mendel
Father-in-law, Abraham Shapiro
Mother-in-law, Bessie Shapiro
Mother, Sylvia Katzman
Mother, Violet Schaffer
Edna Cott in observance of her brother, Basil Gould’s yahrzeit
Madeline Mark Memorial Fund
Penny Spark with heartfelt appreciation
MAC (Membeship Assistance Committee)
David and Gail Snyder
Thanks to Our May Volunteers
PJTC offers our members a variety of ways to be of service
to the Temple. Those who are able to give of their time are vital
to sustaining our community.
To host an Oneg, call Arlene Weiss.
To host a Kiddush, call Roz Scherr.
May 6/7 May 13/14
May 19/21
May 27/28
Oneg & Kiddush Hosts
Oneg hosted by Randy Shulman in honor of his
mother, Alice Shulman's birthday
Kiddush hosted by Ida Unger and Steve Moos
Oneg hosted by Sisterhood
Kiddush hosted by the Shabbes Minyan Group
Oneg and Kiddush hosted by Melissa and Neil
Gabriel in honor of their daughters' Ava and Eliana's
b'not mitzvah
Oneg hosted by Henry Levenson
Kiddush hosted by Cantor Ruth and Laurence Harris
in honor of the graduation of Ariel, Talia's safe return
from Israel and Grandma Sonia's birthday
Sondra Dreshner Gabbai'im
Jacob Levy Rabbi Silverstein
Roz Scherr
Torah & Haftorah Readers
My thanks for all the kind wishes and donations made in
honor of my birthday.I want to express my appreciation and
gratitude and to say that family and friends are important
and precious to me.
Alice Shulman
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Mark Chodos Roz Scherr Buck Boesch Bobbi Sloan Raina Markham Ava Gabriel Noah Golden Krasner Erich Schlecht Ryna Aviram Jerry Halpert Sheila Padlipsky George Roegler 11
Office Volunteers
Ginny Blitz Ruth Kaye
Joel Padlipsky Edie Taylor
Jeff Chan
Michael Karish
Eliana Gabriel
Abby Schlecht
Judy Ellis
Florence Kaufman
Roz Scherr
June 2016
June Birthdays
June 1 . ............Benjamin Karish
Shirley Ornstein
June 2 . ................... Linda Elyad
Sina Shatzmiller
Elizabeth Short
Adam Weiss
Liam Wright
June 3 . .................... Dylan Jack
Faye Langholz
Peter Mendel
Marcus Monterroso
June 4 . .......Markham Goldstein
Jacob Levy
Carin Salter
Claire Schubin
June 5 . ...............Howard Rotter
June 7 . ............ Leah Bacigalupi
June 8 . ................. Marissa Alon
Lynn Bienenfeld
Sara Konakowitz
Eric Mills
Shahnaz Nehdar
June 9 . ............... Pamela Dubin
Daniel Holland-Moritz
Phyllis Telis
June 10 . ........Michael Schwartz
June 11 ........... Nancy Copeland
Sofia Manacker
Penina Segall-Gutierrez
June 12 . ................ Jade Cohen
Sondra Dreshner
Martha Ruffman
June 14 . ............... Nshan Ergas
Joshua Maitless
Aliza Pyrzak
Anya Rose
Carol Selkin
Fanya Thomson
June 15 . ...........Michael Farmer
Sam Langholz
Jarrett Sharp
June 16 . ..............Daniel Crump
Hannah Crump
Sean Crump
Jared Sharfstein
Larry Weinberg
June 17 . ............ Eliana Masjedi
Ethan Masjedi
Bradley Segal
Ron Shatzmiller
Elizabeth Silverstone
June 18 . ......... Marilyn Kirschen
Erika Ober
James Segall-Gutierrez
Scott Siegal
Gideon Tamuz
June 19 . .............Maya Brattkus
Katherine Faber
Rachel Guest
Stacey Sharp
Howard Shilling
June 20 . .................Zack Culver
June 21 . ................Jesse Duker
Jerome Metivier
Jack Weinberg
June 22 . .....................Ezra Axel
Ariel Kohl
Isaac Kohl
Elana Mendelson
June 24 . ............. Judy Callahan
Elliott Herbst
Denise Schaefer
Phillip Weise
June 25 . .........Ashley Hassman
Rubin Hassman
Arthur Lane
Jordana Owens
Leah Sandleman
June 26 . ......... Phyllis Hassman
Jonathon Weisz
June 27 . ..................Elyse Eiser
Carolyn Siegal
June 28 . ........... Ethan Bourland
Becky Sale
June 29 . .................. Neil Brown
Asher Butnik
Hedy Fintescu
Shirley Hoffman
Deborah Singer
June 30 . ............... Haley Cohen
Rachel DeMerit
Mark Nowak
and Anniversaries
Dave Boesch and Kaileh Pistol ..................... #25........................ 6/1/1991
Daniel and Springsong Weiner . .................................................. 6/3/2012
Lee Singer and Jaime Catchen ................................................... 6/5/2016
Brian and Ronit Droker ................................................................ 6/6/2010
Scott Kuhn and Lauren Black ...................................................... 6/8/2003
Herbert and Karin Meiselman . .................................................... 6/9/1963
Ira and Ginny Blitz ....................................................................... 6/9/1974
Ezra and Marisa Callahan ........................................................... 6/9/2012
Bryan and Marina Jick ................................................................6/10/1984
Fritz and Hilde Gottfeld . ............................................................. 6/11/1947
Cary and Sheila Presant ............................... #50....................... 6/11/1966
Matthew and Carol Sofer . .......................................................... 6/11/1972
Joshua and Franci Levine Grater ............................................... 6/11/1995
Daniel and Karen Levin ..............................................................6/12/1987
Barry and Susie Kustner ............................................................6/14/1963
Steven and Sandy Hartford ........................................................6/15/1975
David Holland-Moritz and Suzanne Spitz ...... #30.......................6/15/1986
Samuel and Marjorie Gulkis .......................................................6/16/1963
Nadav and Anat Bar-Chaim . ......................................................6/16/1977
Bud and Isabel Green ................................... #60.......................6/17/1956
Lawrence Teitelbaum and Barbara Felsinger .............................6/17/1984
Harvey and Ellen Knell .................................. #50.......................6/19/1966
Carl and Carol Selkin .................................................................6/20/1965
Joe and Merrill Spiro ..................................................................6/23/1960
Hal Barron and Kathy Kobayashi ...............................................6/23/1977
Les and Loretta Slifkin ................................... #55.......................6/24/1961
Stephen and Evelyn Rappel .......................................................6/24/1962
Michael Krakower and Lynn Bienenfeld .....................................6/24/1979
Scott and Carolyn Siegal ............................................................6/24/1984
Terry and Maria Tornek . .............................................................6/25/1967
Paul and Josette Bellan . ............................................................6/25/1972
Lonne and Ricki Lane . ...............................................................6/27/1965
Ray and Lynn Gould . .................................... #40.......................6/27/1976
Elliot and Linda Mazur ................................................................6/27/1993
Sandra Sonies and Harold Kern . ...............................................6/27/1998
Ernest and Evelyn Robinson ......................................................6/29/1958
Jonathan Fuhrman and Susan Kane . ........................................6/29/1997
Chris and Sondra Paskach . .......................................................6/29/2003
John and Sara Tyberg ................................................................6/29/2013
Jeffrey and Jo Beth Cohen .........................................................6/30/1985
Sunday, August 28
Jewish Community Day @ Dodgers Stadium
Cubs vs Dodgers
1:10 PM game time
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Mazel Tov to:
Grandparents Mickey and Lee Segal
and parents Alianna and Matt Siegal
on the birth of Sienna Rose Segal on
May 1. All Sienna’s many aunts, uncles
and cousins at PJTC are delighted to
welcome her into the family.
The $39 price per person includes ticket and Hebrew
Dodgers T-Shirt!
RSVPs are required by August 1, Payment by August 5.
Cash or check made out to "PJTC" with "Dodgers" in memo.
Checks can be dropped off in the main office or upstairs in
the Youth Programs Lockbox.
Our #1 goal is building community. Families may request
financial assistance through Youth Director Melissa Levy,
usy@pjtc.net.
(Those who would like to contribute additional $ are
also welcome to do so!)
Louise Wannier and Michael Burns (grandparents) and
Ruth Saffman (great-grandmother) on the birth of Leo
Philip Wannier to Rae Wannier and Jesse Jablonski on April
17. The young family lives in Berkeley, CA and have taken
Rae’s last name.
Phil Pansky is happy to have three great-grandchildren
to treasure: Brayden, born last year and Aveah and Bryson
born within the last two months.
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Baseball Lovers
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Saturday, July 16
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Monday, June 6
6:00 PM, Pinocchio's
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Sisterhood Installation
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June 2016
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