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Volume 96, Number 8 • April 15, 2009
Ambassador Martin Indyk
Celebrates Israel
with Wilshire Boulevard Temple
W
hat a year of possibilities.
New political leadership in
America brings new vision to the
relationships with Israel and her
neighbors. Few understand this issue better than Ambassador Martin
Indyk, Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the
Brookings Institute and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, who
will be our special guest speaker at the upcoming Rabbi Alfred
Wolf Memorial lecture. His years of analysis will create a powerful, engaging dialogue on the subject of “Renewing Diplomacy in
the Middle East: Options for the New Administration.” Indyk’s
words and energy will propel us to a thorough understanding of
Israel’s potential opportunities and challenges in our time.
Israel is a dynamic country, dedicated to creativity, innovation and history. The ancient city of Jerusalem is installing a speed
train to Tel Aviv. The drip irrigation that Israel has developed over
these 60 years is being shared with Jordan. The dirty waters of the
Yarkon River are being repurposed at water plants in Ashdod and
Tel Aviv. And the highway—smooth, clear, wide and clean all the
way from Tiberias to Jerusalem, even down to Eilat—makes the
transport of people and goods possible.
In 2009 when we celebrate Israel’s 61st year, we’re grateful
to those who created the possibility for its presence as well as its
technological advances. The resources come from many places, but
Israel Bonds have made sure that the basics are in place to allow Israel to dream and find its way into an even better future. Purchase
an Israel Bond as an investment in that future—Israel’s and yours.
Join us at the Irmas Campus on Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m.
for the Rabbi Alfred Wolf Memorial lecture in which we celebrate
Israel’s 61st year and her ongoing relationship with Israel Bonds.
Coffee and dessert will follow the ambassador’s presentation. We
especially want to thank Susan Ehrlich, Ph.D., for chairing the event.
Rabbi Karen L. Fox
Israel Independence Day Celebration;
An Israel Bonds Event
Thursday, April 30, 2009 • 7:00 p.m.
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In This Issue
A
“Green Light”
Forever and Ever
Passover
in the Rain Forest
BRAWERMAN
special
THANKS
This Week’s Torah Portion
Do NOT Play with Fire!
Parshat Shimini, Lev. 9:1–11:47
A
mid a litany of laws, our Torah authors gave us a phenomenal narrative in which Aaron’s sons, Nadav and Avihu,
chose to make a sacrificial offering to God. Presumably following in the footsteps of their father (as the first High Priest),
“…each took his fire pan, put fire in it and laid incense on it;
and they offered before the Lord alien fire, which He had not
enjoined upon them. And fire came forth from the Lord and
consumed them; thus they died at the instance of the Lord.”
Yikes! What caused these boys to do what they did
and, moreover, for God to respond in such a swift, unequivocal and cruel manner? This is a tale where “two Jews, three
opinions” really makes its case. We can imagine that rather
than following prescribed ritual, the sons thought their
way was better, thus subverting the community.
Perhaps by the text’s noting “each took his fire pan,”
we learn that the boys, more than as a team, were competing
to offer God the “supersize sacrifice” each thought would be
his reward. Another option lets us imagine that the “alien fire”
the sons tried to offer was a material that really was outside the
bounds of Israelite beliefs.
We can derive powerful lessons from this tale. What
would each of us offer God if given the chance? Would it be
a “thing,” and if so, how consistent might that be with our
tradition as we experience it? When the opportunity to lead
comes, do we lead with consideration of others and their habits, customs and needs, or simply “grab the reins” and go? In
the Mishnah, the rabbis taught hafoch ba u’d’chola vah—“turn
it and turn it [Torah], for all you need to know is in it.” Let’s
keep turning—but don’t play with fire.
Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein
Tikkun Olam
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very ark around the world has, somewhere above, a ner tamid, or “eternal light,” to remind us of God’s abiding presence in our lives and in our sanctuaries. At both the Temple
and Irmas campuses, our nerot tamid are beautiful and, of
course, illuminate our hearts as well as our gorgeous arks.
By the time you read this, the light above the ark in
the Marcia Israel Chapel-Auditorium at the Irmas campus
will be as bright as ever—but for the first time, it will
be off the power grid, thanks to sponsorship from the
Board of Rabbis, our tikkun olam programming and
the inspiration of a rare Jewish event occurring
just once every 28 years: Birkat ha-Chamah,
a celebration of the return of the sun, moon,
constellations and planets to their starting positions, as noted by our sages in the Talmud. This
... green is not just the light to indicate “go,” but a
sacred reminder to keep moving toward harnessing
natural energy to power our sacred spaces.
year, the observance fell on April 8, the day on which we began
Pesach, our Festival of Freedom, that evening.
Anytime we can diminish our individual and
communal carbon footprint is a moment to rejoice
(and repeat!), yet it is beschert—“meant to be”—
that this year, as we free ourselves from the electrical
grid, at least for one night, we recall the timeless
legend of the Israelites’ freedom from bondage
and oppression.
As our community works to restore and
develop the Temple Campus and improve
our facilities at the Irmas Campus, green
is not just the light to indicate “go,”
but a sacred reminder to keep moving
toward harnessing natural energy to
power our sacred spaces.
Early Childhood Centers
Passover
in the Rain Forest
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ver wonder how you would celebrate Passover if you lived
in the rain forest?
Acting on their interests, the children in the Harim class
and their teachers started to investigate the world’s rain forests.
They researched the trees, bushes, shrubs and vines that protect
the understory of the rain forest from the rains. They learned
about the crawling and flying animals, insects and huge tropical
plants that are indigenous to the region. The students even plotted the equator and the rain forests of the world on a giant map
in their classroom.
But as the weeks passed, matzah suddenly began to appear
at the supermarket. People started talking about King Pharaoh,
frogs and The Red Sea. What was the Harim class going to do?
They wanted to celebrate Passover, but they didn’t want to stop
their extensive study of the rain forest.
In keeping
with the Reggio
Emilia philosophy, the students and teachers worked together
to come up with the perfect solution: They would celebrate
Passover in the rain forest! They made charoset from bananas,
pineapples and cinnamon. Their seder plate had a roasted egg,
ginger root, fresh spring flowers and beet greens. The entire
Harim class sat on the floor and ate their seder meal on woven
placemats, combining the holiday of Passover with the study of
the rain forest.
Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps
The ABC’s of Golf
L AtheSspirit and joy felt throughout camp every hour, every day.
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Birdie: getting the ball in the hole in four strokes.
Slice: a shot that
sharply away from the golfer.
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Campers: kids who benefit from funds raised at theO
golf tournament. Tiger Woods: first golfer to hold all four major titles simultaneously.
Albatross: the coveted three under par.
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U.S. Open: the American golf championship.
Eagle: two strokes under par.
Vardon: trophy for the professional golfer with the lowest average score.
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Divot: hunk of grass that flies in the air when a wedge is used.
Water hazard: obstacle that makes play more difficult.
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Fore: duck or cover your head!
X: marks the spot where the ball lands on the green.
Hole in one: every golfer’s dream.
Yips: term describing difficulty golfer may have in sinking short putts.
WILSHIR
Gallery: spectators at a golf tournament.
Israel program: an incredible opportunity for our Jewish youth.
Zinger: where the ball sails high through the air for a great distance.
Jack Nicklaus: the “Golden Bear.”
Knock down: shot that doesn’t fly very high in the air.
Mulligan: a do-over.
Out of bounds: a one-stroke penalty.
BO
Putter: the most important club in a player’s bag.
Quiet round: what every player desires.
6th Annual Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps
Golf Tournament
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Niblick: original name of the 9-iron.
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Links: golf course near the ocean.
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Funds raised will provide scholarships for Jewish youth to experience a summer in Israel,
participate in teen leadership programs or attend Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps.
EVARD
Monday, May 4, 2009
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Developments
BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED
TO OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
town & country
distinctive event rentals & services
john bard, executive chef
wilshire boulevard temple CAMPS
Thank you to our Sponsors
Bunny Wasser and Howard Bernstein
Geri and Richard Brawerman
Dorothy and Sherman Broidy
Deborah and Jonathan Davidson
Susan and Bill Ehrlich
Marni and Ron Eshel
Elizabeth and Philippe Faraut
Rabbi Harvey and Sybil Fields
nathanson’s photography
who’s that dj?
PSAV Presentation services
Debra Fields and Jonathan Silberman;
Jessica and Joel Fields; Rachel and
Hanan Prishkolnik
The Fogelman Family
Leanne and Steve Frankel
Julie Monkarsh Gadinsky
Alexandra and Ryan Gagerman
Gloria and Peter Gold
Lauryn Harris and Greg Pimstone
The Handelsman Family
The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Charitable
Foundation
Susan and Marty Jannol
Bruce Karatz Family Foundation
Leichtman – Levine Family Foundation
Norma and David Lefkowitz
Wendy and David Marcus
Jennifer and Barnet Malin
Lauri and David Martin
The Reisz Family
Angie and Adam Rosen
Michelle and Marc Rosenbach
The Pachulski Family
Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family
Foundation
Nina and Martin Rosenzweig
Sari and Joshua Schecter
Leah, Alexis and Todd Sherman
Leeni and Michael Siegel
Susan and Alan Tivoli
supporters
Robin and Bijan Armandpour
Nancy and Rick Freeman
Elinor and Jonathan Lewis
Sharon Sandler and William Thein
Bonnie Tucker and Scott Tommey
Hope Wintner and Ted Meisel
Brawerman Decade of Blessings:
Rabbi Harvey J. & Sybil A. Fields Educational Scholarship Fund
IN HONOR OF:
Gabriela Becher by Gila Michael
Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim by Diane and
Mark Rudolph
Dean Berkowitz’s 6th Grade Graduation
by Karen and Adam Berkowitz
Brawerman Administrative Team
by Susan and Michael Isaacson
Brawerman Faculty and Staff
by Sharon Sandler and William Thein
Our Amazing Brawerman Teachers
by Jacob Davidson
Our Amazing Brawerman Teachers
by Zach Davidson
Geri and Richard Brawerman
by Diane and Mark Rudolph
Geri and Richard Brawerman
by The Class of 2009
Celebrating 10 Years of Success With Love
From Debra Fields and Jonathan Silberman
and Rebecca; Joel, Jessica and Dora Fields;
and Rachel, Noa, Amit and Hanan Prishkolnik
Geri and Richard Brawerman
by Lisa and Brad Mindlin
Brawerman Elementary School
by Cheri Lauterbach and Gina Lobaco
Brawerman Students
by Nadine and Steve Breuer
Brawerman Faculty
by Nadine and Steve Breuer
Brawerman Parents
by Nadine and Steve Breuer
Brawerman First Graders by Yona Cohen
Nadine Breuer by June Weiss
Nadine Breuer by Geri and Richard Brawerman
Nadine Bendit Breuer by May Bendit
Nadine Breuer by Lizzie and Gil Harari
Nadine Breuer’s Tireless Dedication
by Lauren and Anton Schiff
Nadine Breuer by Becca and Dan Nudel
Nadine Breuer by Michelle and Marc Rosenbach
Nadine Breuer - Thank You for Our School
by the Schirn Family
Nadine Breuer by Nancy Levine
Nadine Breuer by Diane and Mark Rudolph
Maxine Keith and Nadine Breuer
by Orit Nissan-Greenfield
Robin and Elliott Broidy
by Peyman and Shirin Yadegar
Robin and Elliott Broidy
by Marcia and Doug Mankoff
Robin and Elliott Broidy
by Beth and Michael Moskowitz
Robin and Elliott Broidy
by Nancy and Robert Lurie
Robin and Elliott Broidy
by Diane and Mark Rudolph
Robin and Elliott Broidy by The Class of 2009
Robin and Elliott Broidy by Lisa and Brad Mindlin
Robin and Elliott Broidy
by Michele Ruiz and Barry Edwards
Robin and Elliott Broidy
by Ivy and Peter Greene
Robin and Elliott Broidy, our son and his wife
by Dorothy and Sherman Broidy
Robin and Elliott Broidy by the family
of Nina and Martin Rosenzweig
Brent Carmichael by Dee and Gavin Shenker
Ilse Clauss by Gudrun and Daniel Brock
Yona Cohen by Carolyn and Rob Becher
Sam Cooper by Janet Cooper
Olivia Diamond by Tali and Scott Diamond
Jack Diamond by Tali and Scott Diamond
Henry Diamond by Tali and Scott Diamond
Raphael Eidelman by Robin Eidelman
Ryan Eshel by Marni and Ron Eshel
Chloe Eshel by Marni and Ron Eshel
Evan Eshel by Marni and Ron Eshel
Juliette Faraut by Bruce Karatz
Thomas Faraut by Bruce Karatz
Clara Faraut by Bruce Karatz
The Wedding of Jennifer Fenton and
Ryan Smily by Randy and Danny Lee
Rabbi Harvey Fields
by Geri and Richard Brawerman
Rabbi Harvey and Sybil Fields
by Diane and Mark Rudolph
Rabbi Harvey and Sybil Fields
by The Class of 2009
Rabbi Harvey and Sybil Fields
by Lisa and Brad Mindlin
Ava Freeman by Izydor Wilchfort
Talia Gandin by Mindy Gandin
Cantor Don Gurney by Diane and Mark Rudolph
Samara and Mia Handelsman
by Leslie Handelsman
My Gratitude to Current PA Vice Presidents:
Lauryn Harris, Angie Rosen and Jodie
Schroeder by Nancy Lurie
Susan Isaacson by Diane and Mark Rudolph
Abe Kaye by Betty J. Reiser
Maxine Keith and all the staff with great
appreciation by Lauren and Anton Schiff
Maxine Keith by Michelle and Marc Rosenbach
Maxine Keith by Diane and Mark Rudolph
Our Grandson Tyler J. Klein
by Julie and Sam Pakula
Our Grandson Joshua I. Klein
by Julie and Sam Pakula
Our Grandson Gabriel M. Klein
by Julie and Sam Pakula
The Klein Boys by Rina and Gary Klein
Cheri Lauterbach by Jill Gorman
Rabbi Steven Leder
by Geri and Richard Brawerman
Rabbi Steve Leder by Diane and Mark Rudolph
Mr. Peter Levenson - A Teacher with a Smile
by Robin and Bijan Armandpour
Emily’s Upcoming Graduation from Brawerman
by Nancy and Robert Lurie
Morah Melissa by Lauri and David Martin
Elan Molko by Philip Gershater
Julie and Sam Pakula by Rina and Gary Klein
Shirley Pegler (“Nana”) by Dee and Gavin Shenker
In Memory of the Preston and Colton Families
by Polly and Monty Preston
Mrs. Gail Robillard - Especially Gifted and
Perceptive by Robin and Bijan Armandpour
Our Daughter Lauren Sackler
by Jenifer and Gregory Sackler
Our Son David Sackler
by Jenifer and Gregory Sackler
Jessica and Sam Schiff’s Love of Learning
by Lauren and Anton Schiff
Marcus Shenker by Dee and Gavin Shenker
The Shrager Family by Nelson Shrager
Traci Siegel by Leeni and Michael Siegel
Leah Ticker by Carolyn and Rob Becher
Ryan and Michael Toomin by Jill Toomin
Ms. Julie Tracht - A Teacher with Mid-Western
Kindness by Robin and Bijan Armandpour
Zachary Weiss by Julie Weiss
Zachary Weiss by Linda and Gene Weiss
Ella Weiss by Linda and Gene Weiss
Marcia Weiss by Karen and Adam Berkowitz
Mrs. Wiessbrod by Lauri and David Martin
Tracy Weissbrod by Karen and Adam Berkowitz
Upcoming Events
big sunday
Sunday, May 3, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Temple and Irmas Campuses
Instead of training for a marathon, flex your
mitzvah muscles at the CLE for a day of making
a difference!
Gindling Hilltop Camp
40th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, May 31, 2009
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Gindling Hilltop Camp
Forty years of campers, songs and overnights... forty years of
friendships, Shabbat and Havdalah... forty years of ruach.
Join us in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Gindling Hilltop
Camp. Return to camp for an afternoon of reconnecting and
reminiscing.
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ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
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Join us as we honor outgoing Board Members at our Annual
Congregational Meeting and celebrate Shabbat with our wonderful
Soul Sounds Shabbat Service.
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by providing camperships to Wilshire
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for the NFTY Israel Program and summer
teen Leadership programs. Sponsorships, four-somes and individual
golf spots are available.
Friday, May 15, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Temple Campus
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santa monica pier family “fun-raiser”
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier
Brawerman Elementary School and Mann Family
and Erika J. Glazer Early Childhood Centers will
hold their annual Santa Monica Pier Family
“Fun-raiser.”
Sunday, April 12, 2009
FOOD PANTRIES
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Underwritten by
Banky LaRocque Foundation
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WILSHIR
Monday, May 4, 2009
El Caballero Country Club
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At each of our campuses, participants and
parents will help build part of someone’s new
home, donate blood for a local blood drive, create baskets of
hominess for those who are homeless and bake goodies for those
who aren’t lucky enough to have an oven. We will have many
different types of mitzvot you can perform that will help heal our
city and our world by thinking beyond ourselves.
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Thank you to those individuals 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 Gina Lobaco at (213) 388-2401 or
globaco@wbtla.org.
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Mitzvah Goreret mitzvah - Doing a mitzvah leads to
doing more.ds to more.
Bring your kids and enjoy rides, games and more.
Pacific Park will be closed to the general public
during the event.
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It’s
ALL online at www.wbtla.org/events. Check it out!
Our B’nei Mitzvah
Temple Family
Welcome to new Temple members...
John and Laura Abruscato and their son, Jared…Myles and Jessica
Bowman and their son, Harrison…Christopher Angel and Katherine
Farkas and their daughter, Naomi…Jonathan and Elana Gimbel and
their daughters, Lily and Sophie…Mark and Shana Goldman and their
son, Alexander…Paul Hargrave and Diane Levin and their daughter,
Hannah…Dr. Farhad and Rebecca Houriani and their son, Noah…
Dr. Brian and Anne Kessler and their daughter, Julia…Kory and Loris
Lunsford and their daughter, Shayna…Josh Passman and Lindsey Rosin…
Jonathan and Jennifer Schechter…Steph and Leslie Sebbag and their
daughters, Anabelle and Sophia…Joshua and Angela Tepper and their
daughter, Molly…
Congratulations to…
Linda Daly and Mike Alexander on their wedding…Robert Mattox and
Lisa Smith on their wedding…
Congratulations to…
Stephanie and Oren Goldman on the birth of their son, Luca Ray
Goldman and to big sisters, Adrianna and Vanessa and to aunt and uncle,
Jody and Juan Ramirez and cousins, Alyssa, Noah and Taylor…Maxine
Keith on the birth of her grandson, Gavin Jason Ellis Greene…Tanya and
Farshad Moftakar on the birth of their daughter, Madeline Moftakar and
to big brother, Sebastian and big sister, Julian…Orit and Nadav Ravid on
the birth of their daughter, Gefen Ravid and to big sisters, Netanya and
Shylee…Lauren and Kevin Scher on the birth of their son, Holden Paul
Scher and to big sister, Milly…
Condolences to…
Judy and Bob Wunsch on the death of their brother in law, Peter J.
Cohen and to niece, Maggie and John Scott and their children, James,
Katherine and Samuel…Florence Robbins on the death of her husband,
Ralph Robbins…Cynthia, Charles, Jason, Nicole and Adam Hirschhorn
on the death of their cousin, Dr. Constance Whitney…
Schedule of Shabbat Worship & Study
thursday, april 16
Yizkor Service
Rabbi Leder, Cantor Don Gurney,
and Cantor Susan Caro
Irmas Campus - 9:00 a.m.
friday, april 17
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Stein and Cantorial Soloist
Elisa Waltzman
Irmas Campus - 6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Fox and Cantorial Soloist
Jacqueline Rafii
Irmas Campus - 6:00 p.m.
saturday, april 18
Torah Study
LEVITICUS Shemini 9:1 - 11:47
Rabbi Sara Goodman
Temple Campus - 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
Temple Campus - 10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Fox and Cantorial Soloist
Pam Simmons
Irmas Campus - 10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Stein and Cantorial Soloist
Ellen Sugerman
Temple Campus - 10:30 a.m.
friday, april 24
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
Irmas Campus - 10:30 a.m.
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Rabbi Stein, Cantor Gurney and the Band
Temple Campus - 6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Service
Rabbi Eshel and Cantorial Soloist
Jacqueline Rafii
Irmas Campus - 6:00 p.m.
saturday, april 25
Torah Study
LEVITICUS Tazria/Metzora 12:1 - 15:33
Avi Cohen
Temple Campus - 9:00 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
Rabbinic Intern Erin Mason
Irmas Campus - 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services
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Clergy
Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, Pritzker Chair of Senior Rabbinics
Rabbi Karen L. Fox, M.F.T.
Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim
Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein
Rabbi David Eshel
Cantor Don Gurney
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, Ph.D., Emeritus
Board of Trustees
Julie Miller, President
Lauren Leichtman, Vice President
Richard Pachulski, Vice President
John Schulman, Vice President
Mary Brussell, Secretary
Steven Romick, Treasurer
Stephen Davis, Alyce de Toledo, Alan J. Epstein, Michael Flesch, Jami Gertz,
Andrew E. Haas, Teri Hertz, Susan Adler Jannol, Richard Kurtzman, Donald Levy,
Richard Powell, Steve Sugerman
Bruce A. Friedman, Immediate Past President
Barry Edwards, 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
Vinny Green, Interim Director, Center for Learning & Engagement
Douglas F. Lynn, Director, Camps & Conference Center
Gina Lobaco, Director of Development
Jessica Accamando, Director of Communications
Rebecca Sills Nudel, Membership Director
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published
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In Loving Memory Of:
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Hoffman by Paula Hoffman
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Father, Julius Brodie by Betty & Ross Winn
Minnie Ceazan by Anne & Bernard Ceazan
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grandson, Sascha Alexander Hilman by Elayne
& Leon Bryn
Rabbi Eshel on the occasion of Carly Nasch’s Bat
Mitzvah by Donna & Ronald Nasch
Mike Roberts’s 80th Birthday by Toni & Bruce
Corwin
Mike Roberts’s 80th Birthday by Carol & Larry
Lindman
Mike Roberts’s 80th Birthday by Maxine &
Arthur Barens
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Family
Mike Roberts’s 80th Birthday by Stephanie &
Sherman Gardner
Mike Roberts’s 80th Birthday by Anneli &
Barry Roth
Mike Roberts’s 80th Birthday by Milan Weiss
In Honor Of:
Hannah Berookhim by Gabi Freund
Rabbi Eshel for officiating at our grandson
Noah Horner’s baby naming by Bernd & Ann
Labe-Givon
Rabbi Stein on the occasion of Noah Landry’s
Bar Mitzvah by Judith Boasberg, Mark and
Noah Landry
Grandson, Nicholas Fordis 4th Birthday by
Francine Sanders
Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin by Francine Sanders
Arden Williams’s Bat Mitzvah by Gabi Freund
In Loving Memory Of:
Lottie Cohen and Minnie Levinson by Richard
Eisendrath & Family
My beloved father, Jacob Becker by Jane Hirsch
Dear brother, George Epstein by Marian &
Stanley Brown & Family
Beloved husband, father and grandfather,
George Epstein by Lucille Epstein
Sophia Gray Goldman by Ann Rubin
Beloved mother & grandmother, Sophia Gray
Goldman by Suzanne Rubin & Family
Minna Grodin by Dorothy Royce
Beloved sister, Anne Kanner by Helen Samples
Frank Krevin by Helen Lewis & Marvin Meyer
Freda Kuchuk by Esther Keller
Beloved mother and grandmother, Ida Liberman
by Rita & Marcy Norton
Arnie Luster by Flo & Mayo Stark
Beloved husband, Siego Nathan by Anneliese
Nathan
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Norma Wachtman by Lori Pollack
LILI AND JON BOSSE LIBRARY
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
My friend, Martin Eli Weil by Nancy Senter
Annie & Bernard Greenwald by Lynda &
William Leisner
CLERGY FUND
PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION
FUND
In Honor Of:
Rabbi Steve Leder by Joan Katz
Rabbi Leder on the occasion of our son, Noah
Greenspan’s Bar Mitzvah by Daena Title & Jay
Greenspan
Rabbi Steve Leder for officiating at the service
of our beloved grandfather, Nate Spilberg by
Claudia & Brandon Levin
Rabbi Leder for officiating at the wedding of
our daughter, Julie Reisman & Scott Feldman by
Joanie & Louis Reisman
In Loving Memory Of:
Moses Armel by Merle Galindo
Seymour Finkelstein by Diane & Mark Rudolph
Morris Ginsberg by Gladys Ginsberg
Mary Kaye by Alan, Doreen, Hilary, Matthew &
Michelle Kaye
Siegfried Nathan by Lisl Nathan
Dear husband and daughter, Carl and Susan
Nathan by Lisl Nathan
Bernard Schiff by Robbi & Thomas Schiff
Olga Stock by Rose & Al Finci
Cesia Ullman by Laura Ullman Epstein
Benno Weimer by Trudi Weimer & Family
In Loving Memory Of:
Edith Kahn by Ruth Hochberg
Greta Solomon by Ali Mandelbaum
GERI AND RICHARD BRAWERMAN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In Loving Memory Of:
Raymond Fine by Muriel Sherman
Justin Strawgate by Diane & Mark Rudolph
ANNE AND NATHAN SPILBERG
ANNUAL LECTURE ON JEWISH
LIFE
In Loving Memory Of:
My dear friend, Nate Spilberg by Eleanor Baker
Nate Spilberg by Joanne & Jeffrey Grant
Our beloved grandfather, Nate Spilberg by
Claudia & Brandon Levin
Nathan Spilberg by Bobbi & John Nastro
Dear uncle, Nate Spilberg by Irene Saltzman
& Family
Nate Spilberg by Sandra Spiegel
SISTERHOOD PULPIT FLOWER
FUND
ANAT BEN-ISHAI SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
Betty Levy by Shirley Haiman & Family
Cousin, Susan Srere by Betty & Ben Srere
In Honor Of:
Cantor Don Gurney by Judy Frank
Cantor Don Gurney on the occasion of our son,
Noah Greenspan’s Bar Mitzvah by Daena Title
& Jay Greenspan
In Loving Memory Of:
Raymond Feldman by Carol & Rand April
Ed Raskin by Jared, Sydnee, Jordan & Samantha
Breuer
Hannah Zahler by Eileen Seidlin
THE DR. JEROME TOBER FUND
FOR ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
In Loving Memory Of:
Jerome Tober by Susan Tober
THE DARFUR PROJECT
Amy & Matthew Baer
Rosamund & Robert Berson
Robert Canter
Judith & Harvey Flax
Jeanne Gerson
Glusker Family
Marcia Harrow
Marla & Michael Kantor
Maryam Lieberman
Elaine Lipton
Jamie & Douglas Lynn
Dete & Paul Meserve
Lori Nafshun
Becca & Dan Nudel
Peggy & Fred Pashkow
Rabbi Karen Fox & Mickey Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Stanford Rubin
Francine Sanders
Singer Family
Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein & Stephen Ariel Miller
In Honor Of:
Dr. Barnett Bergman’s 85th Birthday by Gina &
Philip Amoils
Dr. Barnett Bergman’s 85th Birthday by Anna
Benatar
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
CAMPS
In Loving Memory Of:
Nate Adlen by Sheri & Allen Tuchman
Grandmother & great grandmother, Rose
Bernstein by Laurie & Steven Kend
The most wonderful father, Sam Cooper by
Marcia Markowitz
Hyman Hoffman by Andrea, Steven, Chloe &
Matthew Gardner
Adolph & Ruth Hoffman by Sheri & Allen
Tuchman
Alfred Levin by Brenda Levin, David & Eliot
Abel
Dr. Milton Rowen by Fay & Cary Constantine
Dr. Milton Rowen by Barbara & Fred Gaines
Dr. Milton Rowen by Jenn & Ken Greenstadt
Dr. Milton Rowen by Janice & Gregory
Morimoto
Dr. Milton Rowen by Sharon & Charles Rosen
Dr. Milton Rowen by Susan & Bob Schwartz
Dr. Milton Rowen by The Susskind Family
Dr. Milton Rowen by Diane Wokasch
In Honor Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
Maurice Creamer by Frances Creamer
Genevieve Polep by Charles Polep
Boris Porter by Myra & Jack Porter
Dr. Milton Rowen by Linda & Myron Roberts
Nate Spilberg by Linda & Myron Roberts
BEARMAN AND LANCET
CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Charles Morris by G. Jane Lancet
ALLAN CHATKIN CAMPERSHIP
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Andy Cantor by Sandi Chatkin
AL GOODMAN MEMORIAL
CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Honor Of:
Ruth Coleman for a speedy recovery by Rhoda
Goodman
Grandson, Max Goodman’s 4th Birthday by
Rhoda Goodman
David Williams’s 80th Birthday by Rhoda
Goodman
EVELYN K. KRAMER MEMORIAL
CAMP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Arnie Luster by Phyllis Wolf & Gary Fox
ALAN A. SIENER MEMORIAL
SPORTS CENTER
In Loving Memory Of:
Alan Siener by Paul Siener
Ann Siener by Paul Siener
CHARLES BENDIT CAMPERSHIP
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Nancy Colton by Nadine & Stephen Breuer
Nate Spilberg by May Bendit
MARK GREENSTEIN CAMP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
My son, Mark Greenstein by Pauline Greenstein
RICHARD BARASCH BBQ/PICNIC
AREA FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Richard Barasch by Nancy Barasch
Alice Price by Barbara & Arnold Price
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