November 2015 - Online - Wilshire Boulevard Temple

WILSHIRE
BOULEVARD
TEMPLE
BULLETIN
Volume 102, Number 10 • November 2015
Meet Liz Ross: Karsh Center’s New Director
L
iz Ross first heard about Wilshire
Boulevard Temple’s Karsh Family
Social Service Center at a brunch hosted
by her friends, Temple members
Joan Harrison and Michael Janofsky.
A licensed clinical social worker, Liz
listened with interest to a discussion about
how the center would be a multi-service
Liz Ross
destination for health care, legal aid, and
other resources. At the time, she was, in her words, “heavily
pregnant” with her now four-month-old son Ezra. “So when
Rabbi Leder semi-jokingly asked me, ‘Do you want to lead the
Center?” she remembers, “I pointed to my belly and laughed.”
However, when Liz took a tour of the Karsh Center, she
says she just “couldn’t get it out of my mind.” Today, she’s the
center’s new director and thrilled with the new opportunity to
apply her years of expertise serving families and communities.
“Tikkun olam has been a guiding principle of my life,” she
explains, “and I’m honored to be part of this innovative
program that will offer services and fill gaps that are not being
filled by the government or the county.”
Raised in New York, Liz earned undergraduate and
graduate degrees in social work from NYU, and her career
experience includes six years as a member of a child-advocacy
team at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York as well as creating
a groundbreaking post-partum support group at UCLA
Medical Center, Santa Monica. Most recently, Liz served as
Associate Director for the Magnolia Community Initiative,
an organization serving some 35,000 children in low-income
neighborhoods near the Temple’s Glazer Campus.
“I’m a creative thinker and a really good listener,” she says
of her leadership skills. “It’s
so important to make sure
you listen to the people you
are trying to serve.”
In her first year on the
job at the Karsh Center,
Liz will focus on strategic
planning and relationship
building, including with
Temple members interested
in volunteer opportunities.
“My greatest hope,” she says,
“is that the center becomes a
trusted community resource
for both our clients and
the congregation.”
Susan Josephs
Liz with her husband, Avidan, and
son, Ezra, on a recent trip to Israel.
Save these dates
We’re going
to Church
Holiday
Boutique
Sunday, November 8
Inglewood
9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, November 10
Irmas Campus
8:30 a.m.
the
BIG
GIVE
Sunday, November 22
Glazer Campus
12:30 p.m.
Torah Portion
Essau and Forgiveness
Vayishlach: Genesis Chapters 32:4-36:43
T
his month we meet one of my favorite, and least
celebrated, Torah characters: Essau, the twin brother of
Jacob (one of Judaism’s patriarchs), whose journey is one of
healing and hope—and forgiveness.
In Vayishlach, Jacob and Essau reunite after many years.
Their separation had come about when Jacob and his mother,
Rebecca, stole the birthright blessing intended for Essau. In
a heartbreaking moment, Essau had cried out to his father to
give him a blessing, but Isaac said it was too late—Jacob had
taken it and then fled to avoid his brother’s wrath. Living
with his uncle Laban, Jacob encounters what it felt like to
be tricked as Laban deceives him in marriage making him
work for many years to marry the person he loves. Jacob then
leaves his uncle and journeys on, crossing through Essau’s
land for the first time in many years. He is filled with fear at
the prospect of meeting his brother again, but Essau
embraces Jacob and kisses him upon their reunion.
Jacob tries to offer him placating gifts but Essau says,
Community News
Time Change for Saturday Morning
Services Starting in December
Starting on December 5, all Saturday morning Shabbat
Shacharit services at the Glazer and Irmas Campuses,
as well as at Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop
Camp, will begin at 10 a.m. instead of 10:30 a.m. For more
information, contact Jamie Geller at (213) 835-2121 or
jgeller@wbtla.org.
Facebook Friends—Send Photos!
We want your photos! In an effort to amp up our social
media outreach, we are starting several new campaigns with
our followers on Facebook and Twitter. Do you have great
photos from years past for #throwbackthursday? Maybe
pictures taken in the Sanctuary or attending Temple events?
What about photos of weddings or b’nei mitzvah? We want
them! Please email communications@wbtla.org and include,
along with the photos, names and short descriptions.
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“No, Jacob, it is ok. Yesh li rav—I have in abundance.” I am
not in need of anything from you, my brother.
What a profound moment this must have been for
Essau, who had stayed with his mother following his brother’s
deception, knowing that she favored Jacob. The text does not
tell us what Essau did during the years that Jacob lived with
Laban’s family, yet it is clear that, to be able to have such a
tender reconciliation, Essau had been able to heal his deep
hurt. He is a grand example of the soul work that our tradition
asks us to do. Essau forgives his brother. He opens his heart
and decides to not feed the flames of resentment. He frees his
brother from a spiritual prison. In doing so he frees himself
too because he no longer has to spend the energy guarding
the door of that prison with resentment, hurt, and anger.
They are both free to meet each other again anew. He is the
ancestor whose journey I call upon when I struggle with
the complexities of forgiveness.
Rabbi Susan Goldberg
Volunteer
Big Give: Save a Life with a Pint
I
had never thought about
donating blood until my fatherin-law had heart surgery and my
wife, Ashley, and I were asked to go
to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to
donate. I was not aware that there
was a blood shortage. I had no idea
what a difference a pint of blood
could make.
Consider the following facts:
• More than 4.5 million patients need blood
transfusions each year in the United States
• 43,000 pints of donated blood are used in the United
States every day
• Someone needs blood every 2 seconds
• One pint of blood can save up to 3 lives
• Much of today’s medical care depends on a steady
supply of blood from healthy donors
• A patient could be forced to pass up a lifesaving organ if
compatible blood is not available to support the transplant
• 17% of non-donors cite “never thought about it” as the
main reason for not giving; 15% say they’re too busy
• The rarest blood type is the one not on the shelf when
it’s needed by a patient
This year, as we come together on November 22 for the
Big Give to distribute one thousand Thanksgiving meals to
those in need, we are going to be giving in a new way—we are
going to give blood. In partnership with Cedars-Sinai, we are
creating an opportunity for all of us who are able to save a life
with a pint of blood.
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro
The Big Give & Blood Drive begins at 12:30 p.m. at the
Glazer Campus on November 22. Please consider
sponsoring a bag to feed a family in need—just $25 will
provide a delicious Thanksgiving meal. For more
information and to donate, visit wbtla.org/biggive.
Adult Opportunities
Honoring our Veterans
A
Congregant Harold Greenberg,
pictured here in 1961, will be
among the men and women who
will be honored on November 13
at our Veteran’s Shabbat.
s Jews, we have a long
history of displaying
courage in defense of
our way of life, whether
fighting from the top of
Masada, in the ghettos of
Europe, or in the heart
of Israel. Throughout our
history, our people have
joined the armed forces of
every nation that allowed
us freedom and equality,
and fought with courage
and resolve to protect
our families and fellow
citizens. In Hebrew the
idea of courage is tied to
the heart. The term
(courage of the heart) comes from
the root
, meaning to be stout, strong, bold, and alert. We
honor all those from our congregation for their courage of the
heart and thank them for their military service to our nation
and the nation of Israel. These men and women have helped
safeguard our lives and the lives of countless others around the
world. They are our
, our guardians.
Ali Sagadencky, Rabbinic Intern
You are invited to a special Veteran’s Shabbat service to
honor the Temple’s own veterans of the armed forces.
Join us on Friday, November 13, at 6:00 p.m. at the
Irmas Campus as an Armed Forces Color Guard salutes
our veterans, we hear their stories, and we give them
a special blessing.
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Brawerman Elementary School
The Name on the Front of the Jersey
W
hat a fall it is for the Brawerman Elementary School
Blaze! This sports season there are more students
than ever involved in the after-school athletics program on
our two campuses—girl’s basketball and coed flag football
at Brawerman West and the Grade 4 coed soccer team at
Brawerman East.
Brawerman West has been part of the Coastal Canyon
League for the past decade, with Grades 4, 5, and 6 boys and
girls teams in basketball, volleyball, soccer, and flag football.
Currently at West, the flag football team practices out on
the field, while the girl’s basketball team is working out on a
shiny new gym floor.
Through the dedicated efforts of Coach Chris
Donohoe, Brawerman East is now a founding member of
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the Hollywood-Wilshire League. And with our first Grade
4 coed soccer team at East practicing and playing most of its
games on the new rooftop athletic complex, we now have a
great place to play with a backdrop of incredible views (see
below for some fabulous photos).
Participating in team sports is said to encourage
children to take risks, build resilience, learn to play by
rules, set goals, and win or lose with grace. Our Brawerman
coaches remind students that the name on the front of their
jerseys—“Brawerman”—and the values it represents are
more important than any individual player. Winning is nice,
but being a mensch comes first.
Camps
Coming Attraction: Winter Camp!
W
ilshire Boulevard Temple Camps is excited to announce
its first-ever Winter Camp. The five-day session,
Wednesday, December 23, to Sunday, the 27, will bring together
campers and counselors from both of our camp communities at
our beautiful Gindling Hilltop Camp overlooking the Pacific
Ocean. All children currently in Grades 2–7, newcomers and
old-timers, are eligible to be winter campers.
In fact, this session, which is designed to harmoniously
blend novice and returning campers, is the perfect opportunity
for kids to try sleep-away camp for the first time. And for these
kids as well as our “seasoned” campers who just can’t wait until
summer, Winter Camp is a great opportunity to try most of the
activities we offer during the summer, including:
And, as always, campers will make new friends, spend
time in nature, and explore and experience Jewish values.
•Archery
• Arts and Crafts
•Basketball
• Campfire activities
• Dancing (Israeli)
•Drama
•Ga-Ga
• Limud ( Jewish education)
• Ropes courses
•Singing
•Soccer
•Softball
• Swimming (depending
on weather)
•Volleyball
•Zip-lining
• And so much more!
The all-inclusive cost for our first-ever Winter Camp,
scheduled for December 23–27, is $500 (includes
all meals and snacks). Space is limited, so don’t
wait! Visit us online to register at wbtcamps.org.
And don’t forget to spread the word and invite your
friends to join us!
Religious School
Youth Programs for Teens
W
ilshire Boulevard Temple Religious School is pleased to
offer diverse, exciting programs for students in Grades
8 through 12. Whether teens are looking to hang out and make
friends, earn community service credit, learn from the Rabbis,
or travel the world, there is something for everyone!
Want to hang with friends? Check out these:
• Wednesday Night program at Irmas and our Beit
Midrash program at Glazer on Sundays are all about community!
• Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!, specifically for
teenage girls, presents Jewish teachings and practices and
provides a safe place for girls to talk about life, being Jewish,
and living in L.A.
Interested in learning with the Rabbis and/or earning
community service credits?
•The Philanthropy program gives teens the opportunity
to learn about tzedakah and effective fundraising; they can
choose issues they want to address, fundraise for those causes,
and pick charities they’d like to impact directly.
•At Lunch ’n’ Learn, led by Temple clergy and Religious
School youth-programs educators, teens earn community
service and discuss relevant topics.
Feel like getting away? Come with us!
• It’s not too late to sign up for the amazing Camp Hess
Kramer retreat on November 6-8, during which students make
new friends and reconnect with old ones.
• On the Southeast Civil Rights Journey (February
12–15, 2016), students learn about the African-Americans’
struggles for equality in the 1950s and ’60’s and how Jews were
involved in the Civil Rights movement.
• Camp Hess Kramer plays host to the Retreat on
Love and Relationships from a Jewish Perspective (back by
popular demand!), where teens (joined by others from L.A.area synagogues) discuss those topics that make us all a little
uncomfortable (March 11–13, 2016).
Most Religious School programs are open to students in
Grades 8–12. For details, please contact Cameron Vaughter,
Director of Teen Programs, at cvaughter@wbtla.org
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Glazer and Mann Early Childhood Centers
Picnicking Sukkah-Style
T
he Temple’s Early Childhood Centers celebrated the
holiday of Sukkot with fun family picnics inside studentdecorated sukkahs. The Mann Family ECC enjoyed its picnic
on Thursday, October 1, while at Glazer, families gathered
on Friday, October 2. At both, a special picnic box dinner
was available by pre-order through Temple caterer
John Bard. Music—always a big part of Early Childhood
Centers celebrations—was provided by Jason Mesches, who
joined us in the sukkah for holiday songs.
Children created decorations for the sukkah, painted and
sketched still-life fruit scenes, and wrote down their hopes and
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wishes for the world in the New Year. At Glazer, the picnic was
followed by an inspiring Shabba Dabba service, which was an
evening for the senses: we shook the lulav, smelled the etrog,
sang, and ate from a fruit cart.
Some families enjoy their Sukkot evening at the Early
Childhood Centers so much that it inspires them to start their
own tradition of building a sukkah at home, whether buying
a do-it-yourself sukkah (sold through various online sources)
or building one from scratch. After all, what’s more fun than
building a tent or fort with the whole family?
Tributes
RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN FUND
In Loving Memory of:
Jeannette and Milton Agay by Arline and Richard Agay
Marietta Bach by Kenneth Korman
Irving A. Baer by Judy Resnick
Samuel Bauman and Sadie Warner Halper by
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Halper
Henrietta Blumer by Arline and Richard Agay
Milton Blumer by Arline and Richard Agay
Robert Borun by Dorothy B. Straus
Suzanne Corets by Beth Corets and Al Gough and family
Jean W. Dreisen by Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Rappaport
Ben F. Evans by Joanie Reisman
Fred and Ruth Galindo by Lotte Seelman
Jack Galindo by Merle Galindo
Beatrice T. Gerry by Janice and Arthur Gerry
Ruth Gitlin and Ray Kurtz by Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Orland
Cole Grosflam by Nancy Senter
Betty Hadden by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lynch
Norman Hoffman by Gary and Marcelle Hoffman
Rose Janken by Mr. and Mrs. Glen Janken
Roger A. Kozberg by Barbara and Martin Kozberg
Michael Mette by Barnet Kellman and Nancy Mette
Albert Miller by Ken and Jamie Rosenblood
Dorothy Miller by Arline and Richard Agay
Saul Orland by Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Orland
Irma Phillips by Shirley T. Phillips
Joe Pollock by Mark and Shari Pollock
Minnie Rosenberg by Dorothy Royce
Soletta Schwartz by Salli Harris
Philip Silver by Randee and Jon Turtle
Jay Slotkin by Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Mindlin
Lucille Small by Donna Roth
William Smerling by Helen Smerling
Shirley Turtle by Randee and Jon Turtle
Lorraine Weintraub by Jill and Paul Schulman
Irma Weisskopf by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schiller
Philip Zivetz by Gail and Joseph Lowenstein
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
REDEVELOPMENT FUND
Marian H. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Brown
Elliott and Rusty Maltzman Family Trust
Todd and Lauren Rosenberg
In Honor of:
Jessica Becker and Ben Van der Fluit’s wedding
by Michael Wachs
Cantor Don Gurney by Ann and Bernd Givon
Rabbi Steven Leder by Ann and Bernd Givon
Rabbi Beau Shapiro by Leslie Lackman
Cantor Gurney for officiating at the bar mitzvah of Lily Bragin
by the Bragin family
Linda Heichman and Michael Bell’s marriage
by Georgia Maeshima
Linda Heichman and Michael Bell’s marriage
by Kathleen Olaughlin
Linda Heichman and Michael Bell’s marriage by Ruth Terrill
In Loving Memory of:
In Loving Memory of:
In Honor of:
Rae Arons and Ben Shevitz by Helen Sherwin
Louise Baer by Amy and Matthew Baer
Iryne Codon Black by Corryne C. Schuster
Dear grandmother, Henrietta “Danny” Blumer, by Lisa Agay
Stanley Brown by Margaret Epstein
Miriam “Mimi” Cohen by Venable Foundation, Inc.
Elsie Fogelman by Betty Cohen
William L. Glick by Joyce and Bob Wolf
Max Hartfield by Lucille Epstein and family
Preston J. Kline by Gertrude Kline
Beloved husband, Marcus Labe, and beloved parents
by Ann Labe-Givon
Mitchel Lehrner by Joyce and Bob Wolf
Helen Levin by Brenda Levin, David, Eliot, and Abby Abel
Lillian Lynn by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Motley
Louis A. Reisman by Lauren and Jeff Polak
Norman Arthur Rubin by Suzanne Rubin and family
Elaine Zane by Michael Wachs
TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION FUND
In Loving Memory of:
Louise Baer by Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Baer
Richard Epstein by Mr. and Mrs. Burton Epstein
Danny Mandell by Jeffrey Mandell and Abigail Jones
PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION AND
PUBLICATION FUND
In Loving Memory of:
Elsie Fogelman by Judi and Alan Fogelman
Beloved mother and grandmother, Lola L. Jameson,
by Ellen, Don, and Lauren Creamer
MANN FAMILY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
In Loving Memory of:
Bennett L. Wolf by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kuperstock
KLEIN FAMILY FUND FOR MANN FAMILY
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
Jeanie and Joshua Bertman
Wendy Klein’s bat mitzvah by Ellen and Don Creamer
Rabbi Steve Leder by Gayle and Amy Reisenbach
Rabbi Steve Leder by Sheryl Reuben
Rabbi Steve Leder for officiating at the service of
June Blumkin by Janis Schwartz and family
Betsy and Rabbi Steve Leder by Elly and Dan Wolf
GERI AND RICHARD BRAWERMAN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In Loving Memory of:
ANNE AND NATHAN SPILBERG ANNUAL
LECTURE ON JEWISH LIFE
Carrie Gerson, Ramon Gerson, and Herbert Lindenbaum
by Jeanne Gerson
Loving parents, Lillian Lynn and Howard Lynn,
by Constance Burg
Robert C. Shapiro by Edmund Clarke
CLERGY FUND
Arline and Richard Agay
Janna and James Harris
Katelyn A. Rader
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sufrin
In Honor of:
Sarah Dorn’s bat mitzvah by Carol and Clive Hoffman
In Loving Memory of:
Harold Garber by Joyce and Bob Wolf
Leon Ginsberg by Adam Feldman
Joni Gordon and Mac Gordon by Monte Gordon
Anne Arnold Horlick by Jeanne Gerson
Elizabeth Morgan by Monte Gordon
PULPIT FLOWER FUND
In Loving Memory of:
Rose Fischer by Edie and Joe Fischer
FOOD PANTRIES FUND
Gregory L. Adler
Karen Adler
Jeanne Gerson
Nancy and Don Gurney
Martin Jannol and Susan Adler Jannol
Gai Klass and Michael Stern
Lara and John Rich
In Loving Memory of:
Pearl Borinstein by Joan and Melanie Borinstein
Dr. Ronald Reuben by Marlene White Lenard
In Loving Memory of:
Alfred Levin by Susan and Bruce Levin
Jeanette Levin by Claudia and Brandon Levin
Anne Spilberg by Susan and Bruce Levin
RABBI HARVEY J. AND SYBIL A. FIELDS
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Les Bronte
Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Ruben
In Loving Memory of:
Dianne Barraco by Julie and Steve Cramer
Sydney Irmas by Irmas Charitable Foundation
ANAT BEN-ISHAI SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
Wendy Klein’s bat mitzvah by Renny and Harold Klein
Wendy Klein’s bat mitzvah by Naomi and Sheldon Rabinowitz
Wendy Klein’s bat mitzvah by Diane and Sam Weiss
John M. Blankley by Maggie Blankley
Sam Forman by Andrea and Barry Forman
JORDAN EHRLICH FUND FOR PROGRAMS IN
BUSINESS ETHICS
In Honor of:
Bill Ehrlich by Nancy and Hal Daum
In Loving Memory of:
Gladys Ehrlich by Nadine and Steve Breuer
Gladys Ehrlich by Susan and Bill Ehrlich
DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
In Honor of:
Rabbi Beau Shapiro by Equestrian Order of the Holy
Sepulchre of Jerusalem
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE CAMPS
Todd and Lauren Rosenberg
In Honor of:
Maria Brewer for making the Enenstein bat mitzvah
extraordinary by Stewart Fleishman
Rabbi David Eshel by Lonnie Levi Israel
In Loving Memory of:
June Blumkin by Linda Delaney and Jeanne Gerson
Anne Cohn by Lonnie Levi Israel
Harriet Levi by Lonnie Levi Israel
Susan Stedman by Mitchell Stedman
RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP FUND
In Honor of:
Susan Adler Jannol and Martin Jannol by Elly and Dan Wolf
In Loving Memory of:
Edward Altshuler by Lisa Agay Getz and Stan Getz
June Blumkin by Virginia Blywise
June Blumkin by Laurie and Paul Kelson
June Blumkin by Janis L. Schwartz
Lillian Gelfond by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gelfond
Edith Leveson by Linda and Larry Wolf
Sandra Lurie by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gelfond
Ruth C. Perrin by David Abel and Brenda Levin-Abel
SILLS FAMILY CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory of:
Rose Sills and Raye Friedman by Susan and Tom Casamassima
Thelma Sills by Robin and Robert Sills
KEHILLAH COMMUNITY CAMP FUND
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brown
YONI LICHT CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory of:
June Blumkin by Miryam and Dr. Samuel Tarica
FOOD PANTRIES
Underwritten by:
Leslie Lackman
Martin and Barbara Rich Family
Charitable Foundation
Thank you to those individuals and
families who have chosen either to
underwrite ($1,000) or sponsor ($500)
a week of food.
Mildred Wien by Peggy S. Davis
If you are interested in joining this
effort, please contact
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro at (424) 208-8930
or email dmagilnick@wbtla.org.
MUSIC PUBLICATION FUND
Mitzvah go’reret mitzvah—doing a mitzvah leads to doing more.
In Loving Memory of:
In Honor of:
Sarah Dorn’s bat mitzvah by Carol and Clive Hoffman
Cantor Seth Ettinger by Dr. Murray Heichman and
Susanne Heichman
Cantor Seth Ettinger by Mary Zoe Phillips
Cantor Seth Ettinger by Mary C. Ratcliff
Thank you to Canter’s Deli, Brooklyn Bagel, Noah’s Bagel
Larchmont, and Western Bagel West L.A., for their weekly
donation of bread to our Food Pantries.
We appreciate your generous donations. An $18 minimum donation is required for each acknowledgment card.
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Food Pantries
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The Big Give
& Blood Drive
Judaism 101
30
25
Religious School
18
Veteran's Day
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Support Group
11
4
Religious School
Wednesday
Thanksgiving
26
19
12
5
Thursday
Events and times subject to change.
Shabbat Services
No services at
Irmas Campus
Shabbat Shacharit
Torah Study
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No services at
Irmas Campus
Shabbat Shacharit
Tot Shabbat
Torah Study
Glazer Campus: 3663 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Irmas Campus: 11661 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 90064
OPCC Annenberg Access Center, Santa Monica
Camp Hess Kramer
Service time different than usual - please check online
Shabbat Services
27
Nefesh
Women's Torah Study
21
Shabbat Shacharit
Salon Shabbat
20
Torah Study
Tot Shabbat
14
No services at
Irmas Campus
Shabbat Shacharit
Torah Study
Religious School Retreat
7
Saturday
Women's Torah Study
Shabbat Services
13
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Shabba Dabba
Religious School Retreat
6
Torah and lunch
with Rabbi Leder
Friday
November 2015
For more information, including time and location, on all
of the events in this calendar, visit wbtla.org/events
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
24
Religious School
23
22 Food Pantries
Judaism 101
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
17
Religious School
Film Series—"Rosenwald"
Holiday Boutique
Religious School
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
10
Religious School
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
3
Tuesday
16
9
2
Monday
Religious School
Food Pantries
15
Go to Church
with the Rabbis
Judaism 101
Food Pantries
Religious School Retreat
8
Judaism 101
Pro Bono Legal Clinic
Religious School
Food Pantries
1
Sunday
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
Upcoming Events
For our complete calendar of events, please visit wbtla.org/events
PRO BONO LEGAL CLINIC
GO TO CHURCH WITH THE RABBIS
Sunday, November 1
Sunday, November 8, 9:30 a.m.
321 N. Eucalyptus Ave, Inglewood CA 90302
10:00 a.m.
We hope that the lawyers in our congregation will join us
in offering much-needed legal assistance to low-income
residents of our surrounding neighborhood.
Denise Magilnick, dmagilnick@wbtla.org,
(424) 208-8930
wbtla.org/legalclinics
TORAH AND LUNCH WITH RABBI LEDER
Friday, November 6, 12:00 p.m.
Century City
Why not mix business and Torah over
lunch a few times a year? You bring
your lunch; Rabbi Leder brings the
wisdom of our ancestors. No prior
knowledge of Torah or Hebrew is
necessary. Series: $36.
Jamie Geller, jgeller@wbtla.org, (213) 835-2121
wbtla.org
FIRST FRIDAYS: SHABBA DABBA!
Friday, November 6
6:00 p.m.
Bring your family and invite friends to this soulful monthly
participatory musical service.
Ashley Sullivan, asullivan@wbtla.org, (213) 835-2146
wbtla.org/shabbadabba
REMEMBERING KRISTALLNACHT
SOUL SOUNDS SHABBAT
Friday, November 6
6:00 p.m.
We remember Kristallnacht in a
moving service, with Yiddish music,
readings, poetry, and a firsthand
account of life in Vienna in 1938 by
guest speaker, Steve Breuer.
cantorsoffice@wbtla.org, (213) 835-2124
wbtla.org/soulsounds
Join Rabbis Leder, Shapiro, and Nanus for an interfaith
event in which we extend our hands in friendship at the
Faithful Central Bible Church’s Sunday morning service.
The nationally acclaimed Sacred Praise Chorale performs
gospel music, and you are invited to stay for lunch and
conversation with church members afterward.
Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8932
wbtla.org/gotochurch
HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
Tuesday, November 10
8:30 a.m.
Bring your Chanukah list! The city’s
finest vendors create a fabulous
day of shopping and socializing.
In addition to clothing, jewelry,
housewares, toys, and more for sale,
you can support our schools with purchases from our
famous bake sale. A percentage of every sale goes to
support our school programs and scholarship funds.
Felisa Felsenthal, felisa@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8900
wbtla.org/holidayboutique
WOMEN’S TORAH STUDY
WITH RABBI NANUS
Fridays, November 13 and 20
12:30 p.m.
Join us for lunch and a fascinating exploration of the
women in the Torah who influenced the decisions that
shaped Judaism in its early days.
Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8932
wbtla.org
HONORING OUR VETERANS
SALON SHABBAT
Friday, November 13
6:00 p.m.
Please join us as we salute the men
and women in our congregation
who have served in the American
and Israeli armed forces, protecting
the values and the countries we
hold dear. The evening includes
a military color guard and special concert of Israeli and
American music, followed by a Yankee Doodle Dandy
Oneg Shabbat.
cantorsoffice@wbtla.org, (213) 835-2124
wbtla.org/salonshabbat
Events and times subject to change.
GLAZER CAMPUS
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Upcoming Events (continued)
FILM SERIES—ROSENWALD
THE BIG GIVE AND BLOOD DRIVE
Monday, November 16
Sunday, November 22
7:30 p.m.
Do not miss this exclusive screening
of the award-winning film about Julius
Rosenwald, an unknown Jewish hero
and philanthropist who, in the 1900’s,
was the president of Sears, Roebuck and used his money
to help build over 5,000 schools for African American
children all over the deep South. Stay afterwards for a
reception and book signing with Julius’ grandson.
Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) 208-8932
wbtla.org/rosenwald
NEFESH
Friday, November 20
7:30 p.m.
Join Rabbi Susan Goldberg and the Nefesh Band on
the third Friday of every month for a moving musical
Shabbat service that gives your soul the chance to fill up
and renew.
12:30 p.m.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving,
we remember the thousands of
Angelenos who are hungry and
homeless. Once again, we are
assembling and delivering one
thousand complete Thanksgiving
dinners to feed some of our city’s
most needy families. For just $25, you
can sponsor a bag and help feed a
family of four. Additionally, we are
hosting a blood drive in partnership with Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center. A pint of blood can save a life.
Denise Magilnick, dmagilnick@wbtla.org,
(424) 208-8930
wbtla.org/biggive
Ashley Sullivan, asullivan@wbtla.org, (213) 835-2146
wbtla.org/nefesh
Our Temple Family
Welcome to new Temple members…
Alla Becker…Barry and Bette Bergsman…Lisa and Josh Bilgrei and their children,
Dylan and Alexis…Jenny and Michael Closter and their children, Benjamin and
Barbara…Leah Andreone and Mark Drooks and their children, Jaden, Julian, and
Aaron…Erica Smith and Eli Drucker…Meghan Rigney and David Eisenberg…
Rebecca and Michael Feiz…Jeff and Karly Gilbert and their children,
Elan and Sasha…Jolie Greenwald and her daughters, Zoey and Zadie…
Neda and Cyrus Harouni and their children, Jonah and Rylee…Jennifer and
Andrew Howard and their children Joshua, Ryan, and Brooke…Ryann and
Theodore Karp and their son, Theodore…Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher…
Gabriela Klatsky…Jessica Mackenzie and Daniel Miller and their daughter, Julia…
Deborah S. Miora and her children, Benjamin and Alexander…Kate Rangel
and her children, Morgan and Mateo…Sara and David Rice and their children,
Brandon and Sabrina…Elizabeth and Avidan Ross and their son, Ezra…
Chaya Schonberger…Sarah Sly…Alexis Langer and Greg Sonstein…Eric and
Saida Staudenmaier and their children, Hannah and Otto…Regine and
James Stone and their children, Amelia and Isabel…Joanne Tolkoff…
Congratulations to…
Amanda Sutton and Avishay Artsy on their recent marriage…Linda Heichman
and Michael Bell on their recent marriage…Katelyn Rader and Jason Fisher on
their recent marriage…Samantha Green and Guy Hauser on their recent marriage
and to parents, Martyn and Jennifer Green…Sarah Wolf and Eitan Nudel on
their recent marriage and to parents, Dan and Elly Wolf…Alexis Langer and
Greg Sonstein on their recent marriage…
Congratulations to…
Amy and Brand Conroy on the birth of their daughter, Courtney Conroy, and to
big sister, Chloe, and big brother, Theodore…Jan and Beth Goren on the birth of
their grandson, Spencer Arthur Goren…Sandy and Bobbie Heck on the birth of
their son, Benjamin William Heck, to big brother, Henry, and to grandparents,
Michele and Arlen Andelson…Amy Lerner-Hill and Charles Hill on the birth of
their daughter, Juniper Lerner Hill, to big brothers, Lincoln and Winston, and
to grandmother, Susan Lerner…Karine and Aaron Hirschhorn on the birth of
their daughter, Ellen Dylan Hirschhorn, and to big bothers, August and Joe…
Susan and Michael Isaacson on the birth of their grandson, Josue Cecil Isaacson…
Denise and Judd Magilnick on the birth of their grandson, Ethan M. Magilnick…
Randi and Stone Newman on the birth of their twin daughters,
Lila Hannah Newman and Vivian Shoshanna Newman, and to big brother,
Aaron…Michelle and Evan Sroka on the birth of their son, Jacob Sroka, and to
big sister, Isla…
Condolences to…
Stephanie and Jason Balkin Labowitz on the death of his grandfather,
Charles Aaron, and to great-granddaughter Joella…Janis Schwartz on the death
of her mother, June Blumkin, to grandson Zachary Schwartz and his wife, Laney,
and to great-granddaughter Zoe…Bonnie Chizek on the death of her husband,
Lawrence Chizek…Steven and Clare Baum on the death of his nephew,
David Flagel…Cassandra and Brad Grey on the death of his father, Stanley Grey,
to grandsons Sam and Max, and to granddaughter Emily…Dr. Les Lackman
on the death of his son, Raymond Lackman…Friends and family of Lleana Leil…
Pamela and Dennis Beck on the death of her father, Elliott Maltzman, to
grandson Brandon Beck and his wife, Natasha, to great-grandson Ryder Beck,
and to grandson Dustin Beck and his wife, Tiffany…Susan and Stephen Matloff
on the death of his father, Dr. Jack Morton Matloff…Gayle Reisenbach on the
death of her father, Ronald Reuben, and to granddaughter Amy Reisenbach…
Friends and family of Harriet Rice…Veronica Roth on the death of her husband,
Richard Roth, to children, Harrison, Spencer, and Isabella, to brother, Jonathan,
sister-in-law, Alison, and to nephew, Elijah…Norman and Elizabeth Shapiro on
the death of their son, Robert Shapiro, and to sister, Melissa…Berta Davis on the
death of her mother, Helen Snyder…Neal and Suzanne Tabachnick on the death
of his mother, Belle Lorraine Tabachnick, and to grandchildren Rex and Ava…
Ian and Rachel Fischler on the death of niece, Shirley Wind…Brian and
Jennifer Wolf on the death of his father, Bennett Wolf, and to granddaughter
Georgie and grandson Jaxon…
And to all immediate and extended family.
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Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Clergy
Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, Pritzker Chair of Senior Rabbinics
Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim
Rabbi David Eshel
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro
Rabbi Bruce Raff
Rabbi Rochelle Tulik
Rabbi Susan Goldberg
Rabbi Susan Nanus
Cantor Don Gurney
Cantor Seth M. Ettinger
Board of Trustees
Rick Powell, President
Steve Sugerman, Vice President
Brian Shirken, Vice President
Philip de Toledo, Vice President
Barbara Grushow, Vice President
Dena Bloom, Secretary
Simon Furie, Treasurer
Steven Brown, Stephen Davis, Ronn Davids, Scott Edelman, James Hyman, Rebecca
Mandel, Brian Milder, Bruce Rosenblum, Toni Schulman, Alberto Valner, Dan Wolf
Barry Edwards, Immediate Past President
Warren “Skip” Kessler, Counsel
Honorary Board Members
Richard Pachulski, Julie Miller, Lionel Bell, Howard Bernstein, Audrey Irmas
Executive Director
Howard G. Kaplan
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published
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Schedule of Shabbat Worship & Study
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Shabba Dabba
Rabbi Goldberg and Rabbi Leder
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Goldberg and Cantor Ettinger
Youth Choir
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Goldberg and Cantor Ettinger
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Ettinger
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Nanus and Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
Nefesh
Rabbi Goldberg and the Nefesh Band
7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Remembering Kristallnacht
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Rabbi Shapiro and
Cantors Gurney and Ettinger
6:00 p.m.
Veteran’s Salon Shabbat
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney
Youth Choir
6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Torah Study
Genesis Chayei Sarah 23:1-25:18
Rabbi Goldberg
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
Genesis Toldot 25:19-28:9
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Cantor Ettinger
9:00 a.m.
No services at Irmas Campus
Tot Shabbat
Rabbi Tulik
9:30 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Goldberg and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Torah Study
Genesis Vayeitzei 28:10-32:3
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
Rabbi Tulik
9:30 a.m.
Torah Study
Genesis Vayishlach 32:4-36:43
Rabbi Shapiro
9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Ettinger
10:30 a.m.
No services at Irmas Campus
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Goldberg and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
No services at Irmas Campus
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Ettinger
10:30 a.m.
GLAZER CAMPUS
All Shabbat and worship information can be found online at wbtla.org
3663 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90010
IRMAS CAMPUS
11661 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles 90064