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MARCH-MAY 2016 | ADAR I-IYYAR 5776 Volume 65 | Issue 3 our community kiKEHILLAT ISRAELquarterly RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION OF PACIFIC PALISADES conversation That Missing Piece

BY RABBI AMY BERNSTEIN [email protected]

If you ask my daughter what her The possibility presented to us at Seder, indeed every day - says favorite foods are she invariably lists the tradition - is that of finding and bringing back the large part dessert foods. I cringe at this not we've stuffed under a sofa cushion or behind books on the very only because of the obvious health dusty top shelf of the bookcase. issues, but because we don't even eat dessert in our home! Once a year, Who is sent to find that missing piece? The children. however, at Passover there is a big production around dessert and it is When we allow those (or the part of us) that are yet unchanged one of my fondest memories as by fear or cynicism boredom or bitterness to search our space – a child. they climb bookcases, overturn long standing things and shine light into corners we shrink from. They are diligent innocent An early element of the Seder is yahatz, the breaking of the agents we are instructed to deploy to bring back what we've split middle matzah. This break is never even and we take the larger off, banished and sent away. And the children delight in the work of the two as the afikomen, which translates as "dessert." As is of finding the afikomen. tradition, the afikomen is hidden, to be searched for and eaten later. We recite the rest of the Seder over the smaller piece, which Tradition tells us that we are to close the Seder with this piece – represents the "bread of affliction." the broken off piece absent for most of the evening. This is the real dessert. When we can love ourselves back into wholeness Our Sages tell us, “ain maftirin ad aharei hapesah afikoman,” we enact the real liberation that Passover is meant to recreate meaning, “The seder cannot be concluded without the every year. afikomen.” And so we eat our kosher for Passover baked goods, drink plum brandy (well, we Lithuanian folks anyway), but reserve This time, the matzah that is eating the afikomen for the very last. We send out a search party the afikomen is called "the and are all dramatically relieved when it is found and we can con- bread of freedom." We're clude the Seder. While this may seem like a ritual we do by rote, not supposed to eat any- there is deep meaning in the order - the literal meaning of Seder thing after the afikomen, – of every element of the evening. As I get older I appreciate the so that we sleep with the afikomen ritual more and more. taste of redemption in our mouths. The spiritual invitation of afikomen is that of integration. We spend so much of our time and energy splitting off the parts So may it be for us this year.... of ourselves we don't want to claim or welcome to the table. that we allow the mature, spiritually aware and When we do this, we of course, unwittingly create a host of other courageous adult within us to welcome back to the table the problems and challenges. The real meaning of afikomen, for me, is part of ourselves that we have turned away. Then the miracle of that there is always a larger hidden piece of us that we refuse to Passover will be truly redemptive for ourselves and our families acknowledge out of shame, old tapes that run through our minds, once again. fear of being judged or of disappointing ourselves and others. from the president table of contents BY ROBERT RESNICK page [email protected] From Rabbi Amy Bernstein 1 From the President 2 From the Executive Director 3 KI Security From Rabbi Nick Renner 4 As many of you now know, KI underwent an entire top to bottom review of our Early Childhood Center 5 security protocols at the end of 2015. With all that has happened in the world Jewish Experience Center 6 recently, it was timely. Please know that while we will continue our open, loving culture at KI, we also take security very seriously. Our B'nai Mitzvah 7 Bi-Annual Israel Trip 8 Our emphasis is to use best practices to create an airtight security envelope Calendars 9-11 outside and around the building, so we all feel relaxed inside the building. Our Building Kehillah 12 review included studying our building’s exterior access, evaluating our security protocols and technology, consulting recognized experts in Jewish/synagogue security, and 65th Anniversary Yearbook 13 surveying best practices at other synagogues and similarly situated local facilities. KI Prom 14 Enrichment 15 We also made every effort to hear from our Members on this important issue. Our Senior Rabbi, Executive Director, and I met with several concerned Members Tikkun Olam 16 individually and in small groups. We publicized and conducted a very well attended Purim Extravaganza 17 “Town Hall” style open meeting on KI security with Members, Trustees, and Staff. A Women's Passover Celebration 18 group of concerned ECC parents also was given the opportunity to address the full KISS 19 Board of Trustees. KI Community Events 20 We learned a lot! As with all important issues, a variety of viewpoints were Do You Know? 21 expressed on how to approach this sensitive and important issue. I am pleased Tributes/Contributions 22-23 and proud to report that our professional staff, led by our Executive Director Matt Davidson, jumped into high gear immediately and put a number of new protocols and technology into place immediately upon learning of Members’ concerns. Special thanks to our wonderful school directors, Julie Dubron (ECC) and Rabbi Carrie Vogel (JEC) for working with parents to understand what we do, and how seriously we take their children’s safety. I also am grateful to our Board of Trustees, for making security a top priority issue, and taking a very thoughtful, balanced approach, leaving nothing off the table for discussion and consideration.

Changes and upgrades include, among other things, purchase of new access controls for the building, reconstruction of some perimeter fences and gates, hiring a new security consultant, new written protocols for staff and consultants, increasing the number of security guards, enhanced training and supervision of staff and consultants, implementation of new Member alert systems, enhanced screening of visitors, and implementation of regular evacuation drills for the children in our schools. We also applied for and were the first to obtain approval to use U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security grant money to help underwrite some of our upgrades. More is planned and underway, and we have another grant application pending with the 2 state of California. Please know that we are safe, and we will continue to pray, learn, join together, and participate in our welcoming, inclusive Jewish Community of the Palisades, as we

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from the BY MATT DAVIDSON executive director [email protected] Finding the Sweet Spot Are you a supermom, or do you suffer overwhelming you, our congregants with too many options? How from the supermom complex? You know how it works… It’s can we be everything to everybody? Are we doing too much? the idea that somehow you can do it all and be everything to At what point does quality suffer due to the sheer quantity of everybody – the best employee, the best boss, the best mom, offerings? the best wife, the best friend, the best lover…the list goes on and on. It is exhausting, and strive as we will, it is completely Some synagogues that have tackled this issue have come away unrealistic that we can be the best at all those things. Something with a decision to pick one thing and do it really well – perhaps has to give. Being pulled in so many directions at once or all the with the goal being to do that one thing better than anyone time either creates a scenario where you have no time left for else. Others focus on the smaller communities that have formed yourself, you have completely lost your own identity, or you do a and continue to form within the larger body of the entire few things well but some other areas suffer. Or, in the worst case congregation, and feel that ultimately that is where success lies; scenario, you end up doing almost nothing well because you are breaking down the larger community into concentric circles of spread too thin and there is not enough of you to go around. sub-communities. We don’t quite have the answer yet here at KI, but we are constantly engaged in the struggle and the healthy Interestingly, KI faces a similar challenge. As a congregation with tension that this scenario presents. 1,000 households strong, we feature a robust set of offerings for our children and adults. Speakers series, movie nights, learning And so, in this time of strategic planning I throw the question with the clergy, holiday celebrations, sisterhood, enrichment to you. What would you have us do? Ideally we find the sweet programs, Israel matters events, wise aging, sages, Next Dor, spot in our best attempt to meet everyone’s needs, but this is concerts, tikkun olam projects, musicals, softball, new affinity a lofty goal and a challenge to achieve for sure. So please give groups forming all the time, Shabbat dinners, services… the list is some thought to this question and email me your answer directly. endless. And therein lies the problem. Or even better, please join us at our next town hall meeting on Tuesday, March 15 and we can discuss this issue then. I eagerly How do we meet the vast array of needs of our diverse await your response. population without spreading our resources too thin and without

KI Encore! is a new initiative that is exploring how KI can best connect our members age 65+ and we'd like to invite you to join in the fun! For more information or to RSVP for KI Encore! events, contact Devorah Servi, ENCORE! Member Engagement Associate, at 424.214.7463 or [email protected]. Havdalah & Share Your Schtick! Saturday, April 9, 7:00 PM at Margot Morrison’s home

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Wanted: YOU to sing or play an instrument, dance, recite something, tell a joke, impersonate a presidential candidate, etc. Or, come and enjoy the fun! You’re bound to laugh with our favorite jokester, Bob Schibel, as our M.C. Our Emeritus Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben and his delightful wife Didi will join us and share their talents as well. No experience needed, just a good KI Quarterly attitude. RSVP online at ourKI.org/KIEncore or call Margot for more info at (310) 459-3516. from the

BY RABBI NICK RENNER rabbi [email protected] The Challenge of Remembrance Hevre,

For eight days this past November, I was in Berlin with the Germany Close-Up program. In conjunction with the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel (where I was both a fellow and on the Alumni Advisory Board), the program takes North American Jewish leaders to Germany to engage with government representatives, as well as leaders from the German Jewish community. Germany Close-Up is funded by the German government as an opportunity to connect with contemporary Germans, as well as the legacy of the Shoah.

One image that speaks to the complexity of the experience involves a memorial we saw at the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, outside of Berlin. The main memorial there is a dominating concrete monolith, rising from the center of the camp. It is adorned in large red triangles to memorialize Communist persecution. It reflects the Soviet era, in which the site was administered by East German Communists. There is also content addressing Jews in the Shoah in the form of a movie, along with exhibit descriptions inside the build- ings, but the central Communist monolith remains.

I found this memorial to be deeply unnerving. Something about this tower – set in the middle of the site – felt like an emotional and physical claim on the legacy of the Shoah. It made me question whether this monolith still belonged there. However, I also wondered if it wouldn’t just be another layer of revision to take it out and pretend that the memory of the place hadn’t been appropriated by the communists.

This competition of memorial was disturbing to me. That said, I recognize that what disturbs me is the ongoing challenge of uplifting the voices and honoring the memories of all who perished in the Shoah. This challenge of remembrance is one that we will continue to carry in our Jewish communities.

I have many other experiences to share, including perspectives from German Members of Parliament, Muslim refugees, and the Jewish Community. Please be in touch if you’d like to continue the conversation.

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The JEC is constantly evolving – researching the newest trends in Jewish education and evaluating what is working and what isn’t. This year, we have made two big changes which bring more project-based learning opportunities to our program.

New 4th Grade Curriculum – During the summer, Rose and Brian wrote a new curriculum, which will give the students the opportunity to study both Hanukah and Passover in-depth. To facilitate this learning, we selected a thematically appropriate value for each semester. When studying Hanukah, students learned about the importance of caring for the elderly. With Passover, students will explore what it means to also have limited freedoms. At the close of the first part of the year, each of our on-site fourth grade classes planned and led a Hanukah party for residents in local nursing homes. In the Spring, students can also look forward to an Exodus from Eygpt simulation (spoiler alert, we’re walking to the ocean!)

Partnership with Theater Dybbuk – Aaron Henne is the founder and creative director of this incredible theater, and we are excited to have him working with the students and staff this year. In December, Aaron led a Hanukah program for our sixth grade Sunday students where they explored the theme of conflict in the Hanukah story and related it to stories of “conflict-then-triumph” in their own lives. The students then had a chance to tell their stories, in both “simple” and “legend” format. In January, Aaron led a session with the entire staff on how we can bring more creativity into our holiday programming. We are excited to roll out these ideas as we celebrate Tu B’ Shevat, Purim and Passover in the JEC. We are looking forward to bringing even more project-based experiences to the students in the upcoming year!

6 KI Quarterly Our B’nai Mitzvah March-May Rachel Rothschild, Olivia Lyla Rosen, daugh- Oliver Sabin, son of Jen- daughter of Diana and ter of Hilary and Glenn nifer and Kevin Sabin, will Randy Rothschild, will be Rosen, will be called to the be called to the Torah as a called to the Torah as a Bat Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Bar Mitzvah on March 12, Mitzvah on March 5, 2016 March 5, 2016 at 4:30 PM 2016 at 10:00 AM at 10:00 AM Animal Therapy Training Raising Money for Canine and Volunteer Work with Companions International Refugees

Max Miller, son of Vicky Sammy Miller, son of Danny Stein, son of Alison and Rich Miller, will be Vicky and Rich Miller, will Stein, will be called to the called to the Torah as a Bar be called to the Torah as a Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Mitzvah on March 12, 2016 Bar Mitzvah on March 12, March 19, 2016 at at 4:30 PM 2016 at 4:30 PM 10:00 AM

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Dakota Benjamin, Molly Tenenbaum, Gianna Bella Lotman, daughter of Jill and Kurt daughter of Debi and Ira daughter of Therese and Benjamin, will be called to Tenenbaum, will be called Jeff Lotman, will be called the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah to the Torah as a Bat to the Torah as a Bat on March 19, 2016 at Mitzvah on April 9, 2016 at Mitzvah on May 7, 2016 at 4:30 PM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM

Fundraising for St. Jude Customizing and Selling Hospital and Children’s Shirts to Raise Money for a Hospital of Los Angeles Mexican Orphanage

Jonathan Weiss, son of Ryan Maiman, son Noah James Eatman, son Donna and Jason Weiss, of Diana and Stephen of Robin and Robert will be called to the Torah Maiman, will be called Eatman, will be called to as a Bar Mitzvah on May 7, to the Torah as a Bar the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah 2016 at 4:30 PM Mitzvah on May 7, on May 14, 2016 at 10:00 2016 at 1:00 PM AM

Sarah Tiles, daughter of Wilson Schwartz, son Jacob Suster, son of Tania Melissa Forman and Neal of Rebecca and Steven and Mark Suster, will be Tiles, will be called to the Schwartz, will be called to called to the Torah as a Bar Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah Mitzvah on May 21, 2016 May 14, 2016 at 4:30 PM on May 21, 2016 at at 4:30 PM 10:00 AM

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Working with physical Working with the therapy patients at Challenger Division of Children’s Hospital of Beverly Hills Little League Los Angeles 5 26 12 19 Torah Study Torah full schedule of events. saturday Torah 9:00 AM Torah Study Study Torah 9:00 AM Next Dor & Brunch 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Rachel Alana Rothschild becomes Bat Mitzvah 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Rosen becomes Bat Olivia Lyla Mitzvah JEC Teen Lock-in 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Oliver Sabin becomes Bar Mitzvah 10:30 AM KI Monthly Minyan 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Max and Sammy Miller become B’nai Mitzvah 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Daniel Stein becomes Bar Mitzvah 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Benjamin Brooke Dakota becomes Bat Mitzvah 9:00 AM Purim Extravaganza 11 Tear out the calendar and post it in your home! out the calendar and post it in your Tear 25 18 * * Check online calendar for updates and KI monthly calendar KI monthly KI Sages Shabbat Dinner Purim Extravaganza Kehillat Israel's Biannual Congregational Trip to Israel Shabbat Dinner Tot Shabbat Craftivity Tot friday Join Us on a Journey of a Lifetime! LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! FC: Shabbat Shalom 9:30 AM FC: 9:45 AM Torah Study 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM Tot Shabbat 6:00 PM Shevet Achim 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat Shabbat Shalom 9:30 AM FC: 9:45 AM Torah Study 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Shabbat Dinner 6:15 PM Family Shabbat Service 7:00 PM Family Lock-in Teen 8:30 PM JEC 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat Shabbat Shalom 9:30 AM FC: 9:45 AM Torah Study 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 5:45 PM 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat Shabbat Shalom 9:30 AM FC: 9:45 AM Torah Study 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 5:00 PM 7:00 PM Shabbat Service & Megillah Reading July 13-24, 2016 Led by Rabbi Bernstein, Cantor Frenkel, Rabbi Renner and Executive Director Matt Davidson 34 10 24 This trip will have something for everyone: the classic Family Trip for parents with kids of all ages, to veteran travelers returning 17

to Israel for a second or third time, to adult learners who want to have a deeper, in-depth look at Israeli society and the issues Time: Tinker FC: Time: Tinker FC: Time: Tinker FC: FC: Tinker Time: Tinker FC: FC: Tinker Time: Tinker FC: currently facing Israelis. We will be running concurrent itineraries and multiple buses to meet everyone’s needs.

To RSVP for the info session please contact Matt Davidson at [email protected] or 424.214.7454. ECC Parent 9:00 AM ECC Parent Association Meeting Mom and 9:30 AM FC: Baby Group with Jill Spivack 11:30 AM A Sensory Class 6:45 PM College Parent Discussion 11:30 AM A Sensory Class Series 7:00 PM ECC Parent 11:30 AM A Sensory Class 9:00 AM ECC Purim 11:30 AM A Sensory Class Purim 11:30 AM A Sensory Class 6:45 PM KI Movie Night 9 2 23 30 31 16

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Babysitting: FREE! 21 Family-style dinner LOVED Corkage fee: FREE! Jewish arts and crafts BY KIDS! Great music PLUS, LIVE BAND! Storytelling & lessons from the Torah Bring your own wine and dine among friends. No JEC weekly sessions Picasso, 10:00 AM FC: Baby and Me! No JEC weekly sessions Baby Picasso, 10:00 AM FC: and Me! 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin Grant FC: Picasso, 10:00 AM FC: Baby and Me! 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin Grant FC: Picasso, 10:00 AM FC: Baby and Me! Magic 7:30 PM Miracles, and Mystery - Life Lessons from Hasidic Masters 8 For more details, visit www.ourKI.org/ECC Celebrate Shabbat in an engaging, kid-friendly service! (K-7th Grade) 6 LOVED 20 13 14 ADULTS!BY 27 28 KI Quarterly CELEBRATING SHABBAT BRING YOUR TOT (0-6 YEARS OLD) AND JOIN US 3G OJE Hartman Westside Hartman Westside KI Tzedakah Teens KI Tzedakah Teens FOR TOT SHABBAT EACH MONTH AT KI! HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN! march sunday monday * FC: Family Center Family * FC: No JEC weekly sessions No JEC weekly sessions 11:30 AM 4:00 PM Synagogue Collaborative Lecture Series: Klein Yossi Halevi Stories 4:00 PM Legacy: for the Generations DST Starts 9:00 AM Gan Haverim 9:00 AM 1:00 PM Avodah 3:30 PM (KITT) Meeting TBD KI (Almost) Monthly Olam Project (Off-site) Tikkun Join Us on a Journey ofaLifetime!LASTCHANCETOREGISTER! Join UsonaJourney Kehillat Israel'sBiannualCongregational Trip toIsrael

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9:30 AM FC: Ladybug Music 10:30 AM FC: Bubbie, 9:00 AM ECC Parent 9:30 AM FC: Shabbat Shalom 9:00 AM Torah Study * FC: Family Center Zadie & Me Association Meeting 9:45 AM Torah Study 9:00 AM Next Dor Torah Study 1:00 PM KI Sages Bridge 9:30 AM FC: Mom and 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation & Brunch 7:00 PM FC: Evening Baby Group with Jill Spivack 5:00 PM Tot Shabbat Dinner 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Preeschool Parenting Group 11:30 AM FC: Tinker Time: 5:30 PM Tot Shabbat Craftivity Rachel Alana Rothschild Series A Sensory Class 6:00 PM Tot Shabbat becomes Bat Mitzvah 6:45 PM College Parent 6:00 PM Shevet Achim 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Discussion 7:00 PM Shabbat Service Olivia Lyla Rosen becomes Bat 1 2 3 4 Mitzvah 5 11:30 AM 3G 10:00 AM FC: Picasso, 9:30 AM FC: Ladybug Music 10:30 AM FC: Bubbie, 11:30 AM FC: Tinker Time: 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat JEC Teen Lock-in 4:00 PM Hartman Westside Baby and Me! Zadie & Me A Sensory Class 9:30 AM FC: Shabbat Shalom 9:00 AM Torah Study Synagogue Collaborative 7:30 PM Miracles, Magic 5:30 PM Intergenerational 7:00 PM ECC Parent Series 9:45 AM Torah Study 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Lecture Series: Yossi Klein and Mystery - Life Lessons Photo Club 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Oliver Sabin becomes Bar Mitzvah Halevi from Hasidic Masters 7:00 PM griefHaven - 6:15 PM Family Shabbat Dinner 10:30 AM KI Monthly Minyan 4:00 PM Legacy: Stories Parent Meeting 7:00 PM Family Shabbat Service 4:30 PM Shabbat Service for the Generations 8:30 PM JEC Teen Lock-in Max and Sammy Miller become 6 7 8 9 10 11 B’nai Mitzvah 12

DST Starts 10:00 AM FC: Picasso, 9:30 AM FC: Ladybug Music 10:30 AM FC: Bubbie, 11:30 AM FC: Tinker Time: 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat 9:00 AM Torah Study 9:00 AM Gan Haverim Baby and Me! 6:30 PM Town Hall Meeting Zadie & Me A Sensory Class 9:30 AM FC: Shabbat Shalom 10:00 AM Shabbat Service 9:00 AM OJE 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with 6:30 PM JNET Meeting 9:45 AM Torah Study Daniel Stein becomes Bar 1:00 PM Avodah Justin Grant 7:00 PM Tales of the 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Mitzvah 3:30 PM KI Tzedakah Teens Talmud: What are the 5:45 PM KI Sages Shabbat Dinner 4:30 PM Shabbat Service (KITT) Meeting Rabbis Telling Us? 7:00 PM Shabbat Service Dakota Brooke Benjamin TBD KI (Almost) Monthly becomes Bat Mitzvah Tikkun Olam Project13 (Off-site) 14 15 16 17 18 19 No JEC weekly sessions No JEC weekly sessions No JEC weekly sessions 1:30 PM KI Sages Movie Purim 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:00 AM FC: Picasso, 9:30 AM FC: Ladybug Music Club 9:00 AM ECC Purim 9:30 AM FC: Shabbat Shalom Baby and Me! 11:30 AM FC: Tinker Time: 9:45 AM Torah Study A Sensory Class 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 5:00 PM Purim Extravaganza 7:00 PM Shabbat Service & 20 21 22 23 24 Megillah Reading 25 26 No JEC weekly sessions No JEC weekly sessions No JEC weekly sessions 11:30 AM FC: Tinker Time: 10:00 AM FC: Picasso, Baby A Sensory Class Purim and Me! 6:45 PM KI Movie Night Extravaganza 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with 27Justin Grant 28 29 30 31 * Tear out the calendar and post it in your home! KI monthly calendar * Check online calendar for updates and april 2016 full schedule of events. sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday

9:30 AM FC: Shabbat Shalom 9:00 AM Torah Study * FC: Family Center 9:45 AM Torah Study 5:00 PM TK-Kindergarten 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Pajama Havdalah 5:00 PM Tot Shabbat Dinner 5:00 PM TK-Kindergarten 5:30 PM Tot Shabbat Craftivity Pajama Havdalah 6:00 PM Tot Shabbat 6:00 PM Shevet Achim 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 1 2

9:00 AM 3rd Grade Nature 10:00 AM FC: Picasso, 6:00 PM KISS Event: 9:00 AM ECC Passover 9:00 AM ECC Parent 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat 9:00 AM Torah Study Hike Baby & Me! Ceramic Night Matzah Factory Visit Association Meeting 9:45 AM Torah Study 10:00 AM Shabbat Service 4:00 PM Hartman Westside 1:00 PM KI Sages Bridge 11:30 AM FC: Tinker Time: 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Molly Tenenbaum becomes Bat Synagogue Collaborative 5:30 PM Intergenerational A Sensory Class 6:15 PM Family Shabbat Dinner Mitzvah Lecture Series: Yehuda Photo Club 6:45 PM College Parent 7:00 PM Family Shabbat Service 10:30 AM KI Monthly Minyan Kurtzer Discussion 6:00 PM Rosh Hodesh 9th & 11th Grade 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No JEC afternoon session No JEC weekly sessions 1:30 PM KI Sages Movie 11:30 AM FC: Tinker Time: 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat 9:00 AM Torah Study 9:00 AM Gan Haverim 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with Club A Sensory Class 9:45 AM Torah Study 9:00 AM OJE Justin Grant 6:30 PM JNET Meeting 7:00 PM ECC/JEC Parenting 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 4:00 PM Tikkun Olam Social 7:00 PM FC: Evening Seminar 5:00 PM 5th Grade B’nai Mitzvah Justice Event Preschool Parenting Group 7:00 PM ECC/JEC Parenting Shabbat Experience Series Seminar 6:30 PM Youth Board Meeting 7:00 PM griefHaven - 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 10 11 12 Parent Meetings 13 14 15 16

12:30 PM 4th Grade Exodus 3:45 PM 4th Grade Exodus 9:00 AM ECC Passover Seder 5:45 PM Women’s Passover ECC Closed Spring Break Pesah Hike Hike Celebration Erev Pesah Ofﬁces close at 9:00 AM Torah Study 3:30 PM KI Tzedakah Teens 1:00 PM (KITT) Meeting No Shabbat Service because of 17 18 19 20 21 1st Seder 22 23

1:00 PM Avodah ECC Closed Spring Break ECC Closed Spring Break ECC Closed Spring Break ECC Closed Spring Break ECC Closed Spring Break 9:00 AM Torah Study 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with 7:00 PM FC: Evening 6:00 PM 6th Grade B’nai Last Day of Pesah Ofﬁces and 5:30 PM Haverim Justin Grant Preschool Parenting Group Mitzvah Shabbat Experience schools closed 5:30 PM Yahad 45 Series 5:45 PM KI Sages Shabbat Dinner 7:00 PM Shabbat Service and Pesah Yizkor Service 24 25 26 27 28 29* Tear out the calendar and post it in your home!30

KI monthly calendar * Check online calendar for updates and may 2016 full schedule of events. sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday

Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” 9:00 AM 2nd Grade Israel ECC Closed ECC Returns 1:00 PM KI Sages Bridge Yom HaShoah Family Retreat Family Retreat Program (Teacher In-Service Day) 6:45 PM KI Movie Night 9:00 AM ECC Parent 9:00 AM ECC Mother’s Day Shabbat 9:00 AM Torah Study 5:00 PM KI (Almost) Last day of Spring Break 7:00 PM Enrichment Association Meeting 9:45 AM Torah Study 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Monthly Tikkun Olam Project Program (YomHaShoah 6:45 PM College Parent 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Gianna Lotman becomes Bat Commemoration) Discussion Group 5:00 PM Tot Shabbat Dinner Mitzvah 5:30 PM Tot Shabbat Craftivity 1:00 PM Shabbat Service - Ryan 6:00 PM Tot Shabbat Maiman becomes Bar Mitzvah 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Jonathan Weiss becomes Bar 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mitzvah 7

Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” 9:00 AM Torah Study Mother’s Day 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with Yom HaZikaron Yom HaAtzmaut 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Justin Grant 7:00 PM Israel Matters 5:00 PM ECC Family Night 9:45 AM Torah Study Noah Eatman becomes Bar Speaker Series 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Mitzvah 7:00 PM griefHaven - 5:45 PM Family Shabbat & Israel 10:30 AM KI Monthly Minyan Parent Meeting Celebration Dinner 4:30 PM Shabbat Service 7:00 PM Family Shabbat Service Sarah Tiles becomes Bat Mitzvah 8:15 PM Israel Dance Party (Yom 8 9 10 11 12 HaAtzmaut) 13 14 1:30 PM KI Sages Movie 11:00 AM KISS Women’s ECC Closes at Noon 9:00 AM Torah Study Club Health Lucheon 9:00 AM ECC Teacher Appreciation 10:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:30 PM JNET Meeting Shabbat Wilson Schwartz becomes Bar 7:00 PM Tales of the 9:45 AM Torah Study Mitzvah Talmud: What are the Rabbis 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Telling Us? 6:00 PM Confirmation Dinner Jacob Suster becomes Bar 6:00 PM Graduating Seniors Dinner Mitzvah 7:00 PM Graduating Seniors 7:00 PM KI Prom: 65th Send-Off, Confirmation Ceremony Anniversary Celebration 15 16 17 18 19 and Shabbat Service 20 21 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with ECC Closed for Parent Lag B’Omer 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat 9:00 AM Torah Study Justin Grant Teacher Conference 6:45 PM KI Movie Night 9:45 AM Torah Study 4:30 PM Shabbat Service 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Madison and John Heller 22 23 24 25 26 7:00 PM Shabbat Service27 become B’nai Mitzvah28 Memorial Day Offices and schools closed. 29 30 31 * Tear out the calendar and post it in your home! KI monthly calendar * Check online calendar for updates and april 2016 full schedule of events. sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday

KI monthly calendar * Check online calendar for updates and may 2016 full schedule of events. sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday

Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” Israel Matters “Week” 9:00 AM Torah Study Mother’s Day 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with Yom HaZikaron Yom HaAtzmaut 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Justin Grant 7:00 PM Israel Matters 5:00 PM ECC Family Night 9:45 AM Torah Study Noah Eatman becomes Bar Speaker Series 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Mitzvah 7:00 PM griefHaven - 5:45 PM Family Shabbat & Israel 10:30 AM KI Monthly Minyan Parent Meeting Celebration Dinner 4:30 PM Shabbat Service 7:00 PM Family Shabbat Service Sarah Tiles becomes Bat Mitzvah 8:15 PM Israel Dance Party (Yom 8 9 10 11 12 HaAtzmaut) 13 14 1:30 PM KI Sages Movie 11:00 AM KISS Women’s ECC Closes at Noon 9:00 AM Torah Study Club Health Lucheon 9:00 AM ECC Teacher Appreciation 10:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:30 PM JNET Meeting Shabbat Wilson Schwartz becomes Bar 7:00 PM Tales of the 9:45 AM Torah Study Mitzvah Talmud: What are the Rabbis 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Telling Us? 6:00 PM Confirmation Dinner Jacob Suster becomes Bar 6:00 PM Graduating Seniors Dinner Mitzvah 7:00 PM Graduating Seniors 7:00 PM KI Prom: 65th Send-Off, Confirmation Ceremony Anniversary Celebration 15 16 17 18 19 and Shabbat Service 20 21 6:30 PM Savvy Sages with ECC Closed for Parent Lag B’Omer 9:00 AM ECC Shabbat 9:00 AM Torah Study Justin Grant Teacher Conference 6:45 PM KI Movie Night 9:45 AM Torah Study 4:30 PM Shabbat Service 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Madison and John Heller 22 23 24 25 26 7:00 PM Shabbat Service27 become B’nai Mitzvah28 Memorial Day Offices and schools closed. 29 30 31 * Tear out the calendar and post it in your home! communitybuilding kehillah KI Ambassadors Help KI Grow

BY DEVORAH SERVI MEMBER ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE [email protected] Thanks to the creative efforts of KI caring culture. Volunteer opportunities range from driving home- Outreach Trustee, Anthony Marguleas, bound members to KI events to delivering New Member baskets. KI’s Membership department grew Anthony discerns what makes KI really stand out, and credits his octopus tentacles out into the larger vast real estate sales experience in his work as Outreach Trustee. community at the start of 2016. “Let’s make this fun for members Now I ask you: “Would you like to be a KI Ambassador?” There to help recruit new members,”were are no meetings and no cost to join. As a KI Ambassador you will Anthony’s watchwords, as he quickly be given a nice colorful magnetic badge that can be worn at KI grew his member outreach team. events. Each ambassador will endeavor to bring in at least one or two new member households a year. Millie Wexler, KI’s Enrichment Trustee, is the kind of “do-er” who signed up early. When asked why, Based upon the number of referrals and the number of house- Millie said, “KI is our second home. Without a doubt it’s my holds who actually join, you family's community in every sense of the word. I could not could earn a $100 or $200 KI imagine raising our children without the support, values based gift certificate to be used to- learning and action that is KI." wards any KI function or event. Even more, our top ambas- So what is a KI Ambassador? A KI Ambassador is a person with sador will earn a dinner with an outgoing personality whom others respect and trust. Often one of the clergy! For details, such individuals are already promoting their love of KI and please contact Anthony at appreciation of KI’s uniqueness. Communications Trustee, Janet [email protected]. Leahy, used her writing finesse to craft a KI “brag sheet,” thanks to input from KI’s numerous group leaders. Our compelling Sue and Anthony Marguleas KINCaring video (ourki.org/KINCaring) further demonstrates KI’s

KI's KINCaring program is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community in a meaningful way. Through our KINCaring volunteers we bring the values of KI into the lives of those who are most in need of community support in a variety of ways.

12 Watch the KINcaring video at ourKI.org/KINCaring to learn more about KINCaring and how YOU can get involved.

Please contact KINCaring to offer a hand or request assistance by emailing Marcia De Paula, KI Quarterly KINCaring Chair, at [email protected] 65th anniversary 65th Anniversary Commemorative Yearbook Calling all congregants! Reserve your page in this historic treasure now! KI’s 65th Anniversary Commemorative Yearbook, a professionally published, high-end, hardcover coffee table book, will feature our entire community. Please review our available page levels and secure your spot in the book.

Deadline for book entries: Order your page 13 MARCH 15! online today! www.ki.still-water.com KI Quarterly You’re Cordially Invited to…

StarryTHE KI NightPROM

A KI 65th Anniversary Celebration & FUNraiser!

Saturday, May 21. 2016 FUN FOOD 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM DON'T MISS PROM-THEMED COCKTAILS Palisades Charter High School THE KI PROM! 15777 Bowdoin Street HAVE YOUR PROM PICTURE TAKEN! Pacific Palisades, California 90272

Great music from the 60’s till now! Don’t miss out on the most fun you’ll have all year!

The entire KI community is invited! 14 Learn more at www.ourKI.org/KIProm KI Quarterly enrichmentcommunity Enrichment at KI infuses life-long Jewish learning into our community by offering a wide range of arts, cultural and educational experiences. Choose a class, workshop, program or event that will expand your horizons and deepen your spiritual connection to Judaism. Featured events this spring include:

Miracles, Magic and Mystery-Life Off-to-College - Parent Discussion Group Lessons from Hasidic Masters Thursdays, March 6, April 7, May 5 Monday, March 7 5:45 PM at KI 7:30 PM at KI $72 for all four sessions for KI members Taught by Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben $100 for non-members. Jewish wisdom from the stories of Hasidic Led by Jessica Simon, MSW Masters of Eastern Europe in the 18th Off-to-College is a support system century. to help parents navigate this very new phase of life. How is our relationship with our partner/spouse "Tales of the Talmud" study affected? What do we do when our with Rabbi Nick Renner child calls with disappointments Wednesdays, March 16, May 18 — so far from home? Join other 7:00 - 8:30 PM at KI KI congregants and KI social worker, Taught by Rabbi Nick Renner Jessica Simon on this unique topic! Rabbi Amy Bernstein will be In this series, we'll visit some of the facilitating one of the group discussions. stories and characters I have found to be most powerful throughout my own Jewish journey. These stories resonate with our lives and reality, our relationship to Judaism and the divine – and our own spirituality.

Synagogue Collaborative Hartman Westside Israel Matters Week Lecture Series Sunday, May 1 Sundays, March 6 and April 3 (Almost) Monthly Tikkun Olam project to benefit Israel 4:00-6:00 PM off-site Wednesday, May 4, 6:45 PM Kehillat Israel is proud to co- KI Movie Night featuring, “Numbered” in commemoration of sponsor a six-part lecture series Yom HaShoah. that has all of Jewish Los Angeles talking! FREE admission to all Wednesday, May 11, 7:00 PM who RSVP. Israel Matters Speaker Series featuring Gidi Grinstein - Founder and President of the Reut Institute in Israel - speaking on "Envisioning Israel's Future: Challenges, Opportunities and New Frontiers." 15 Friday, May 13 Israel Celebration Dinner and Israeli Dance Party (Yom Ha'atzmut) after Shabbat services. KI Quarterly

For more details and to RSVP to all programs and events please go to www.ourKI.org. tikkun olamcommunity Meaningful and enriching opportunities to help heal our community and our world… In need of community service hours? Looking for a mitzvah project? Interested in getting more involved in Tikkun Olam? We’d love to hear from you! The Tikkun Olam Committee is always looking for volunteers to join KI's Social Action, Social Justice and Green Team projects and programs. We invite you to learn more by attending one of our committee meetings on Tuesday, March 8 or Tuesday, April 19 at KI. Please visit ourKI.org/TikkunOlam or email [email protected] for more information and to get involved.

Kehillat Israel Tikkun Olam Trustees Angela Milstein, VP Tikkun Olam Michelle Ross, Social Action

Turning Point Drives Transitional Housing Yarn Drive March 5 and April 2 March For more than a decade, KI mem- Got Yarn? During February and bers have prepared and served March, KI is collecting yarn, knit- dinner to the residents at Turning Point Transitional Housing ting needles and crochet hooks once a month. You can help by purchasing supplies, cook- to donate to Beit T'Shuvah (BTS). ing and/or serving. BTS guides individuals and families toward healing and recovery from One-on-One Outreach addiction and utilize the therapeutic benefits of the creative arts; March 20 and April 24 including knitting and crochet. Join One-on-One as they pack and

deliver 170 boxes of groceries in Diaper Drive South Central Los Angeles each April month. Please contact Michael During April, KI will be collecting dispos- Schwartz if you are interested in volunteering: able diapers to benefit Baby Buggy, [email protected]. which is part of the National Diaper Bank Network that distributes diapers Terracycle to social service agencies serving poor families in Los Angeles. Recycle your writing instruments at KI!

Collection bins are located in the KI Prom Dress Drive offices and in the first floor lobby. May Are you wondering what you'll do with that 16 Social Justice Panel KEHILLAT ISRAEL presents prom dress after May 21? Do you or your Poverty in America “Poverty in America” A look at the social, political and economic inequities locking so daughters have formal dresses you no longer many millions of Americans in poverty and what we can do about it. April 10, 4:00 PM at KI need? Please donate them to KI. We'll be Sunday, April 10 from 4pm to 6pm Panel discussion on the social, Kehillat Israel, 16019 Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades accepting dresses, shoes, bags and other KI Quarterly political and economic inequities featuring COLLECTION Sasha RECEPTACLES Abramsky LOCATED IN FIRST AND formal accessories for donation to Operation SECOND lockingAuthor FLOOR of the 2013 New York OFFICES Timesmillions Notable Book AND of FIRST Americans FLOOR LOBBY in poverty and what we The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives School bell, which dresses teens for prom who can& do about it.Diaper Drive! Jessica Bartholow would otherwise not be able to attend. Policy Advocate The Western Center on Law & Poverty Throughout the month of Admission is free for this April, KI will be collecting community event, disposable diapers to be but please sign up online at distributed through LA www.ourki.org. diaper banks PURIMPURIM EXTRAVAGANZAEXTRAVAGANZA Friday,Friday, MarchMarch 25,25, 5:005:00 PMPM atat KIKI Wristbands:Wristbands: $15.00$15.00 throughthrough MarchMarch 24;24; $20$20 atat thethe doordoor

Enjoy circus performers, a great DJ, the JEC Youth Board sponge toss, flash tattoos, face painting, free dinner, family friendly Shabbat service and Megillah reading and... the carnival!

This year's Extravaganza features a tot carnival in the ECC and a carnival for older kids in the KI Courtyard. Kids of all ages can enjoy the games and win fun prizes!

Wristbands include access to all games. Cotton Candy, Popcorn and more will be available for purchase, all benefiting the KI Youth Scholarship Fund. Come in costume, win prizes!

17 KI Quarterly Wednesday, April 20 at Kehillat Israel New this year...Open table and lounge seating due to the KI social hall renovation. We’ll enjoy great company and a lavish buffet of decadent cuisine. 5:45 PM Cocktail and Dinner Buffet 7:30 PM Teaching in the Sanctuary 8:45 PM Miriam’s Cup Craft and Dessert Led by Rabbi Amy Bernstein Music by Julie Silver Tikkun Olam Projects: Co-sponsored by Local: Wendy’s Walk, Miriam’s House Global: KIVA Microloans - contributions welcome to support women entrepreneurs globally

CLIP HERE and return RSVP form RSVP By April 1, 2016 (return this form, or RSVP online at www.ourKI.org)

Name:

Home or Cell Phone:

Yes, I plan to celebrate! Please make checks payable to Kehillat Israel. Tickets will be held Number attending @ $75/person ...... $ ______at the door. This is an “at cost” Number of young women, event.

18 age 12-18 @ $40/person ...... $ ______KI Sages @ $40/person ...... $ ______For more information, please contact Fontana Cohen at [email protected], or

KI Quarterly My donation to KIVA (any amount appreciated) ...... $ ______424.214.7459. I’d like to help underwrite the event or help sponsor a guest ...... $ ______

Total Enclosed: $ ______communitysisterhood

Dear Sisters,

KISS is off to a great year! We have been busy having fun, laughing, sharing and establishing more meaning- Wednesday, April 20 at Kehillat Israel ful connections through all of the wonderful activities and events we have shared. I want to thank all the New this year...Open table and lounge seating due to the KI social hall renovation. ladies who helped and participated in our Kick-off movie night, the Sukkot decorating breakfast, our annual clergy luncheon, our 5th Annual Women’s Retreat and the amazing new “Empowered Eating Health Fair” We’ll enjoy great company and a lavish buffet of decadent cuisine. KISS launched in January! What a tremendous, dedicated group of ladies we have! 5:45 PM Cocktail and Dinner Buffet 7:30 PM Teaching in the Sanctuary We are all really excited for our first “Legacy: Stories for the Generations” live storytelling event, and we look forward to rejoicing with one another at this year’s Women's Passover Celebration. 8:45 PM Miriam’s Cup Craft and Dessert Members of KI approach me all the time with great ideas they want to offer you. So we welcome you to Led by Rabbi Amy Bernstein Music by Julie Silver share your ideas on ways our KI sisterhood can offer programming that inspires and empowers our community. I know there are even more amazing, new ideas out there and we invite you to share them.

Tikkun Olam Projects: Co-sponsored by See you next time! Sari Ehrenreich Local: Wendy’s Walk, Miriam’s House Global: KIVA Microloans - contributions welcome to support women entrepreneurs globally UPCOMING KISS EVENTS Women's Health Luncheon Thursday, May 19, 11:00 AM at KI CLIP HERE and return RSVP form Legacy: Stories for the Generations Sunday, March 6, 4:00 PM at KI RSVP By April 1, 2016 Live story-telling event (return this form, or RSVP online at www.ourKI.org) KISS Ceramic Girls Night Out Name: Tuesday, April 5, 6:00 PM Color Me Mine Home or Cell Phone: 1335 4th St. Santa Monica, CA 90401 Yes, I plan to celebrate! Please make checks payable to Kehillat Israel. Tickets will be held Women's Passover Celebration Number attending @ $75/person ...... $ ______at the door. This is an “at cost” Wednesday, April 20, 5:45 PM at KI Number of young women, event. Women's Health Luncheon age 12-18 @ $40/person ...... $ ______Thursday, May 19, 11:00 AM at KI 19 For more information, please KI Sages @ $40/person ...... $ ______Guest speaker Deborah Kagan - Educator and contact Fontana Cohen at Best-Selling Author of Find Your ME Spot: 52 [email protected], or Ways to Reclaim Your Confidence, Feel Good in

My donation to KIVA (any amount appreciated) ...... $ ______KI Quarterly 424.214.7459. Your Own Skin. I’d like to help underwrite the event Marriage, Sex and Mojo: A Discussion about Women's Health and Happiness or help sponsor a guest ...... $ ______

Total Enclosed: $ ______communityconnect

An easy way to create community, have fun CALENDAR and get together outside the synagogue!

KI Connects is an online platform that makes it easy for congre- PLEASE NOTE: The start time for the Shabbat Dinners gants to host or attend get-togethers outside of the synagogue. is 5:45 PM. Shabbat Services start at 7:00 PM. Shabbat Dinners are held in the Social Hall. Activities and classes Check out our current list of “connects” that you can are held in the Chapel or Library. attend, or sign up to host a new “connect” at www.ourKI.org/KIConnects For Shabbat Dinners, RSVP to Masha Fleissig at [email protected] or 310.459.2328 Registration (on our secured website) is required to participate in KI Connects activities. Please email Gaby or Lois at [email protected] with any questions. MARCH 2 Wed. 1:00-3:30 PM Bridge (Chapel) 14 Mon. 6:30-7:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin Grant www.ourKI.org/KIConnects 18 Fri. 5:45 PM Shabbat Dinner (Social Hall) Doors open at 5:30 PM 23 Wed. 1:30-4:00 PM Movie Club & Discussion (Chapel) 28 Mon. 6:30-7:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin Grant NEXT DOR (Chapel) Next Dor welcomes adults 45+ who are looking APRIL to stay connected with others in the congrega- 6 Wed. 1:00-3:30 PM Bridge (Chapel) 11 Mon. 6:30-7:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin Grant tion and enjoy events at KI and beyond. Next (Chapel) Dor comes together for social, spiritual and 13 Wed. 1:30-4:00 PM Movie Club & Discussion educational events-including Shabbat dinners, (Chapel) date nights and speaker series. Let's enjoy the 25 Mon. 6:30-7:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin Grant next dor (generation) of our lives together, as a (Chapel) community! Upcoming Events: 29 Fri. 5:45 PM Shabbat Dinner (Social Hall) Doors open at 5:30 PM

Torah Study and Brunch Israel Celebration Dinner & MAY March 5, 9:00 AM Family Shabbat 4 Wed. 1:00-3:30 PM Bridge (Chapel) 20 May 13, 5:45 PM 9 Mon. 6:30-7:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin Grant Tikkun Olam Volunteer Event (Chapel) Saturday, April 16 18 Wed. 1:30-4:00 PM Movie Club and Discussion (Chapel)

KI Quarterly 23 Mon. 6:30-7:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin Grant Visit www.ourKI.org/NextDor to learn more or RSVP. Contact Lainie (Chapel) Sugarman at [email protected] or 310.795.8954 to get involved and/or help plan events. connect

Andy Besser

Andy Besser is a KI member and Director of the Intensive Outpatient Program at Beit T’Shuvah – which he created with KI member, Robert Landes. Andy and Robert designed and secured the funding for this new, innovative program and they were honored for their work at the 24th Annual Beit T’Shuvah Gala on January 24, 2016. A retired civil litigation attorney, Andy has been actively involved in AA for over 20 years. Upon his retirement Andy attended UCLA and received his certification in Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling. Andy has spent the last four years interning as a counselor and group facilitator. KI congratulates Andy on his dedication and contribution to the community.

Robert Landes

Robert Landes is a KI member and Assistant Director of the Intensive Outpatient Program at Beit T’Shuvah- which he created with KI member, Andy Besser. Robert and Andy designed and secured the funding for this new, innovative program and they were honored for their work at the 24th Annual Beit T’Shuvah Gala on January 24, 2016. Robert is the CEO of two successful tech ventures in Los Angeles and has been a long-time volunteer at Beit T’ Shuvah. Robert decided to go back to school to become a licensed drug and alcohol counselor and he began interning at Beit T’ Shuvah in 2014. KI congratulates Robert on his accomplishments and his contribution to the community.

Dr. Gilbert & Patricia Martin

Pat and Gil Martin are long-time members of Kehillat Israel who have been blessed to see their grandchildren Bar Mitzvahed at KI—with Cantor Frenkel officiating. On November 15, 2015, the Martin family and over 200 guests were part of the official renaming of the Family Birth and Newborn Center to the Gilbert and Patricia Martin Family Birth and Newborn Center at the Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, California. The renaming honors Dr. Gilbert’s visionary leadership and tireless commitment to neonatology. This center serves as an area leader in the treatment of critically ill infants. It includes an obstetrical pavilion, and a Level IIIC neonatal intensive 21 care unit; one of the highest distinctions granted by the Perinatal Section of the America Academy of Pediatrics. Congratulations to the Martin family! KI Quarterly communitytributes/contributions Tribute cards are a wonderful way to remember your friends and relatives on important occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, In Appreciation of GRUBMAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND recoveries from illness, as well as condolences. A tribute card • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Jon and Laurie Feltheimer • Ethelyn Kaplan Stone by the Kaplan-Packer Family will be sent in your name and an acknowledgment published in • Cantor Frenkel's Invocation by Gilbert and Patricia Martin the KI Quarterly. The synagogue extends its sincere appreciation • KI's Worship, Education and Social Activities by ISRAEL TRAVEL AND STUDY FUND for the following donations: Gregory and EJ Milken • Rick and Dana Entin • Bryce Megdal's B'nai Mitzvah teaching by Andrew Shayne • Cantor Frenkel by Nicole Ungerman KINCARING FUND ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN In Honor of • Winifred Davis In Honor of • KINCaring support by Paula Fern • Edward and Barbara Dreyfus • Leo's Bar Mitzvah by Justin and Miriam Bookey • KINCaring program by David and Alison Ullendorff • Jessica Druxman • Kehillat Israel by David Boyle and Lisa Kaas Boyle • David Koz • Their daughter Lauren's wedding by Jeffrey and Debra Colbert In Memory of

• Cantor Chayim Frenkel's kindness and help by Steven • Lila Garb by Phil and Shelley London In Honor of and Leanne Frankel • Pearl and Mel Brooks' 50th wedding anniversary • Daniel Leanse participating in Jack's Bar Mitzvah by Doug Fuchs by Masha Fleissig KEHILLAT ISRAEL GENERAL FUND and Caroline Wittcoff • Donald and Bette Rosenbaum • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Les and Diane Hajnal • Jack's Bar Mitzvah by Doug Fuchs and Caroline Wittcoff • Rivka Shaked's 80th birthday by Geraldine Weichman • Their mothers by Scott Goldman and Debra Gordon-Goldman MAIBAUM CONFIRMATION SCHOLAR FUND • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Tiffany Grunwald In Memory of In Memory of • Jack and Emma Kendall's B'nai Mitzvah by David Kendall • Richard Maibaum by Paul Maibaum and Julie Dresner • Slioma Yaker by Rebeca Appelbaum and Wendy Bishop • Sara Lee Finkelstein by Steve Birnbaum and Bonnie Baehr • Jackie and Arnie's marriage by Irving and Josephine Kierman • Anna Hershkowitz by Florence Elfant NEWMAN HOMELESS FUND • Cantor Chayim's birthday by Daniel and Jill Leanse • Leila Newman • Harvey Elfant by Florence Elfant • Eric and Emily's engagement by Norm Beegun and Harriet Leva • Esther Freed by Harvey and Judith Freed • Skylar's Bat Mitzvah by Ross and Nicole Levinsohn In Memory of • Mollie Gitelman Schwartz, Jack Schwartz, Bernice Stewart • Gianna's Bat Mitzvah by Jeff and Therese Lotman • Don Haselkorn’s sister, Marla Osband, by Florence Elfant by Susan Friedman • Charlotte Arianna Midwin by Brian and Meagan Midwin • Yetta Guthman by Laura Guthman • Charlotte's baby naming by Brian and Meagan Midwin • William Deitch by Donald and Carolyn Haselkorn RABBI BERNSTEIN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Dale and Shideh Miller • Doris and Dick Littlestone • Faye Haselkorn by Donald and Carolyn Haselkorn • Dylan Port's Bar Mitzvah by James Mogan • The Shinderman family • Michael Read by Bruce and Fay Kagan • Daniel Leanse by Michael and Kathleen Orlinsky • Barry Levin by Jared and Jessica Lazarus • David's Bar Mitzvah by Michael and Kathleen Orlinsky In gratitude for • Lester Garb by Phil and Shelley London • Jae's Bat Mitzvah by Jeffrey Pinkner and Maya Iwanaga • Rabbi Bernstein by Richard and Patti Sinaiko • David London by Phil and Shelley London • Jae's Bat Mitzvah by Robert and Shelley Pinkner • Betty Cherroff by Ruthe Newmann • Their extraordinary grandchildren by Ada Sands In Honor of • Sherwin Schwartz by Miriam Pulitzer • Elijah Shayne's Bar Mitzvah by Andrew Shayne • Emma and Jack Kendall's B'nai Mitzvah by Wendy Bishop • Anton Roland by George and Amy Roland • Kehillat Israel by Mark and Jill Shinderman and David Kendall • Jennie Daniels by Bernie and Terrie Schiffer • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Allan and Kathleen Silberman • Leo Bookey's Bar Mitzvah by Miriam and Justin Bookey • Scott Soll by Barbara Soll • Their 10th wedding anniversary by Paul and Erin Stanley • Morris Friedman by Mark and Judi Friedman • Elsie and Eddie Jaffe by Barry and Mady Steinberg • Cantor Frenkel's first half-marathon by Brian and Jill Weintraub • Pearl and Mel Brooks' 50th wedding anniversary by Laura • Alex Shapiro, Isadore Koplick by Isobel Tenzer • Being there for his family by Harold Yeoman and Elliot Gross • Albert J. Tenzer by Isobel Tenzer • Charlotte Arianna Midwin's birth and baby-naming by Brian • Frances Walter by David Walter In Memory of and Meagan Midwin • Joshua Sorotzkin by Geraldine Weichman • Celia Abram by Steven and Deborah Abram • Charlotte Midwin's baby-naming by Ronald and Marka Midwin • Elon Wertman by Adlai Wertman and Janet Ambrosi Wertman • Rory Berk by John and Rosalind Arenson • David Orlinsky's Bar Mitzvah by Kathleen and Michael Orlinsky

• Rory Gaynor-Berk by Tom and Elisheva Beyer • Jae Pinkner's Bat Mitzvah by Jeffrey Pinkner and Maya Iwanaga BEAUTIFICATION FUND • Sandi Richards by Jason and Chrissy Blumenthal • Elijah Shayne's Bar Mitzvah by Andrew Shayne In Appreciation of • Ben and Rosebud Silver by Steven and Leanne Frankel • Her speedy recovery by Judith Ubick • Marvin Goodman by Melinda Goodman In Memory of • Bert Kleinman’s generosity by Judith Ubick • John "Jack" Green by Neal and Pam Green • Isadore Alpert by Judy and Mark Alpert

• David Kreitzer by Barbara Kreitzer • Yetta Greenspon by Beverley Auerbach and Bart Lynn In Honor of • Sue Horowitz by Norm Beegun and Harriet Leva • Seymour Finkelstein by Bonnie Baehr • Roy Cordier’s birthday, Carol Kleinman’s birthday, Elaine Swartz’ • Barbara Corlin by Sy and Lany Lippman • Anna Schur Kessler by Harriet Balter birthday by Judith Ubick • Mary Rubin Lasky by Sidney and Pamela Macofsky • Jeanette Cohen by Barbara and Martin Druss

• Bernard Nadohl by Allan and Aileen Nadohl • Roland Herman by Joan Herman In Memory of • Asker and Sofia Powazek by Jack and Sandra Powazek • Celeste Orkin and D.H. Orkin by Lynn Koff • Louise Truelson, Paul Levinson by Judith Ubick • Dora Meyer by Gary and Gail Rachelefsky • David Kreitzer by Barbara Kreitzer

• Jeanette Sheff by Kenneth and Rochelle Rosenberg • Mark S. Ehrenreich by Ruthe Newmann BERRIE LIBRARY FUND • Hilda Abramowitz by Ken and Karen Scopp • Joseph Padawer by Jeremy and Bren Padawer In Honor of • Laurel Shedler by Michael Shedler and Ellen Cohen • Alex Rosloff by Reuben and Blanche Rosloff • Laurie and Sandy Haller by Susan Strahan • Albert Shedler by Michael Shedler and Ellen Cohen • Sydney Sherman by Charles Sherman

• Helen Crystal Greenfield by Michael Shedler and Ellen Cohen • Rose Spinak by Ronda Spinak BURTON J. MORRISON MUSIC FUND • Jack Crystal by Michael Shedler and Ellen Cohen • Sheila Shatsky Gillum by Elaine and Stan Swartz 22 In Memory of • David Goldfinger by Michael Shedler and Ellen Cohen • Shaye Bursteen by Marc Wishingrad • Hortense Bomelstein by Margot Morrison • Martin Silver by Richard and Paulette Silver • Ruth Rothman by Margot Morrison • Jeff Galant by Nicole Ungerman RABBI RENNER DISCRETIONARY FUND • Louis Weintraub by Brian and Jill Weintraub In Honor of CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND • Irving Zaretsky by Steve Henry and Harriet Zaretsky • Rabbi Renner's first year anniversary at KI by Hal and Randi Fair In Gratitude for

KI Quarterly • The Levinsohn family by Ross and Nicole Levinsohn • Cantor Frenkel by Claire Macofsky • Charlotte by Ronald and Marka Midwin • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Daniel and Fala Powers DONALD GOLDBERG MEMORIAL

• Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Richard and Patti Sinaiko CHILDREN'S BOOK FUND In Memory of • Cantor Frenkel's Neshama by Lewis and Sunny Zionts • David Goldberg by Diane Goldberg In Memory of • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Amy Pearl • David Kreitzer by Barbara Kreitzer • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Seth and Mary Pierce • Barbara Corlin, sister of Karen Scopp, by Ken and Karen Scopp • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Marion Pollack new members • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Jeffrey and Jill Reichwald RABBI REUBEN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND • Kyra Rosen - KITT by Michael and Linda Rosen Mat Beck Jamie and Paul Kahn In Gratitude for • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Jonathan Abrahams and • Their wedding by Andy Wexler and Jennifer Mandell Michelle Villemaire Jenine Canell Shanda and • Honoring Charlotte Winokur by Avi Winokur • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Eric and Julie Wasserman Irina and Eli Gluzman Adam Pastor • Lauren Jane Levine and teens KITT Phone-A-Thon by Sue Grossblatt Joyce Spector In Honor of Alison Westermann • Eric and Emily's engagement by Norm Beegun and Harriet Leva Michael Ravitch and Tamar Springer In Memory of Daniel Hurewitz Jackie Weintraub In Memory of • Lester Garb by Phil and Shelley London Arlene Hurwitz • Roland Willett by Denise Friedman • David and Tony Tanner by Mary Tanner

RABBI SHERYL LEWART ADULT EDUCATION FUND In Memory of • Rabbi Sheryl Lewart by Bob Auerbach kvell mazal tov SENIORS FUND • KI congregant Laura Kuper played the role of Cassandra in the In Appreciation of • To David Schiff, on the birth of his granddaughter, Edie short film, "To Live Forever" which was featured at the Culver • Her recovery by Laura Kuper • To Steve and Patti Soboroff, on the birth of their grandson, Noah City Film Festival on December 5, 2015. Congratulations Laura! In Memory of • Pesla Kupferman by Laura Kuper • KI congregant Alden Ehrenreich (son of Sari Ehrenreich) plays • Bessie Heller by Leah Manning the role of Hobie Doyle in the new movie, "Hail Ceasar!" starring nahamu alongside George Clooney and Josh Brolin. Congratulations, words of comfort SHULI WITIES TORAH BEAUTIFICATION FUND Alden! In Memory of • In memory of former member, Rory Berk • Abe Cohen by Arnold and Joan Kalan Winning at the Maccabi National Youth Games in Florida, • Ruth Mandelbaum, on the death of her father, Joshua Sorotzki • Celia Kalan by Arnold and Joan Kalan 2015! Congrats to the LA Delegation and KI Members! • Jon Baruch, on the death of his father, Al Baruch • Kathleen Donald by Arnold and Joan Kalan • Diane Germansky and Marc Cowan, on the death of their mother, • KI congregant Rich Miller has coached the Los Angeles boys Lynne Seidman basketball delegation to the Maccabi National Youth Games TIKKUN OLAM FUND • Deb Matsumoto, on the death of her uncle, Daniel Goldenbloome In Honor of since 1995. Congrats to Rich and the 14 and under team for • In memory of former member, Chickie Lippman • Homeless Task Force by Roddenberry Foundation once again bringing home the gold in 2015! • In memory of founding member, Lois Uttal • Imagine LA Mentorship Program by Roddenberry Foundation • Sara Epstein, on the death of her grandfather, Monroe Jasper • Mitzvah Day by Bruce and Rachel Jeffer • KI congregant Brett Polson played on the 14 and under • Miriam Goslins, on the death of her mother, • Lorraine Margaret Allen by Michael and Linda Rosen basketball team that won the gold at the 2015 Maccabi National Henriette (Hetty) Goslin Youth Games • Margot Morrison, on the death of her friend, Ruth Ullman

ZIERING TZEDAKAH TEEN FUND • Karen Scopp, on the death of her sister, Barbara Corlin • Kristen Klein • KI congregant Scott Polson played on the 16 and under • Hank Millner, on the death of his uncle, Stanley Millner • Chuck and Mary Rapoport basketball team that won the silver at the 2015 Maccabi • Marc Rheingold, on the death of his mother, Renee Rheingold National Youth Games • Gabe Sachs, on the death of his mother, Lillian Sachs In Honor of • Michael Asher, on the death of his dear friend, Rick Fleishman • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Richard and Jane Abrams • Brett and Scott Polson are brothers who play on the Brentwood • John Whitesell, on the death of his brother, Sean Whitesell • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Felicia Alexander School varsity basketball team! • Elaine Swartz, on the death of her mother, Thelma Shatsky • Lauren Reichwald - KITT Phone-A-Thon by David Altshuler • David Schiff, on the death of his wife, Lucinda Schiff • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Nir Barzilai • Susan Maron, on the death of her father, Steven Kujolic • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Dara Beer • Lauri Ringer, on the death of her friend, Joe Iopollo • Ilana Cohen KITT Phone-A-Thon by Doron Ben-Atar • Richard Abrams, on the death of his cousin, Susan Abrams Tiano • KITT Phone-A-Thon by John Benun • In memory of Morris Poliva • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Steven Schwartz and Natalie Blake • In memory of former congregant, Naomi Brill • Herb Schwartz - KITT Phone-A-Thon by Douglas Bond Help the KI Scrip Program • Dana Goodman, on the death of her grandmother, Sophie Caan and Therese Blake • Juliya Spiegel, on the death of her grandmother, Mariya Shapiro • KITT Phone-A-Thon by Reid and Julia Breitman by registering your Ralphs card to • Nanette Schneir, on the death of her sister, Marlene Watchman • Lauren Reichwald - KITT Phone-A-Thon by the Clareman support KI. If you need help Family Trust

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