WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE BULLETIN Volume 95, Number 14 • July 15, 2008 The Food Pantry Turns 20— and Doubles the ! New Santa Monica Location to Open in September

n the fall of 1988, a group of dedicated stone, there’s no Icongregants met, and with the sup- better way to mark port of the Board of Trustees, the clergy the occasion than and the administration, began a weekly to announce the Sunday morning food pantry, distribut- Temple’s doubling ing bags of food to men, women and of this commit- children in need. Our newly founded ment by opening a food pantry in where those who are most in need can pantry (one of six in the Wilshire Center) Santa Monica, at the Ocean Park Com- get free food on Sunday. Now, thanks also helped form Hope-Net, an interfaith munity Center Access Center. OPCC to our ever-more dedicated community, effort to eliminate hunger and homeless- (www.opcc.net) is arguably West Los Wilshire Boulevard Temple will “step ness in Los Angeles by providing food, Angeles’ most necessary human—and up to the plate,” distributing “lunch bags shelter and self-help assistance to families humane—needs care organization. Ad- plus” every Sunday morning, beginning and individuals. Year after year, Temple dressing the manifold challenges of the September 7. volunteers ages 4 to 94 have come every homeless, abused women and children, Want to volunteer? Want to con- Sunday morning to fill the bags and give the mentally ill, runaway youth—even a tribute? Want more info? Contact Phyl them to our clients. Thousands of con- program linking troubled teens with res- Wallace at [email protected] or gregants have given to our Food cuing and sheltering abandoned pets!— (213) 388-2401. Pantry Fund; your contributions make it OPCC does so much, but as with any The teaches and we have possible to keep the pantry always able to organization, cannot do it all. learned: mitzvah goreret mitzvah—doing handle that one extra request for a bag. Currently, there’s no place in Santa one sacred deed leads to doing more.  Now, as we reach a 20-year mile- Monica (a major center of homelessness) Stephen Julius Stein In This Issue Senator Pryor Learns A Camp Picture About A Mountaintop View— Interfaith From the Ground Up Says 1,000 Words Work This Week’s Portion Parashat Pinchas he idea of Jew killing Jew is shocking. Most of us think it (Numbers 25:10 - 30:1) never happens. But it does. It this week’s Torah portion, T After Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, Shimon Peres had the an outraged Pinchas spears both a Midianite prostitute and her best response to fanatics who would kill an innocent human Jewish customer. being for their cause. He addressed the assassin Yigal Amir It happened when the Macab- directly and said: “The Jewish people bees saw a Jew publicly bowing down spit you out.” to a statue of Zeus. It happened during If we are to be fanatical Although I believe there is ample the American Civil War, World War I about anything, let us be proof from the Torah to modern and when was founded. Most of fanatical about security, Zionist theory of our right to settle us painfully recall when Yigal Amir, a the West Bank and Gaza, settlement young, deranged Orthodox Jew, assas- life and peace—the is not the highest Jewish value we are sinated then Prime Minister Yitzhak highest Jewish values. commanded to uphold in the scope of Rabin. Ironically, some extremist Jewish tradition. used this week’s Torah portion Life itself has higher value. The and the character of Pinchas to justify the assassination. well-being of Israeli society has higher value. If we are to be fa- After all, doesn’t God reward Pinchas for his zealotry? natical about anything, let us be fanatical about security, life and Isn’t Pinchas granted God’s —covenant of peace? Brit Shalom peace—the highest Jewish values. The way of Pinchas is the Yes, he is. But to my mind, it’s not that God rewards Pin- way of madness. The Jewish people ought to spit it out. chas, but that God cures him. God tempers Pinchas’ fanaticism so that he will never kill again. Rabbi Steven Leder

Tikkun Olam One LA is a broad-based coalition of some 80 institu- tions—religious, educational and social-service—dedicated to improving the quality of life in our beloved city, using the A Mountaintop View— leveraged power of thousands of people who are building From the Ground Up themselves into a community for change from the ground up, person by person, group by group. As each of us—drawn into this community by a deep interest in achieving necessary or desirable social change in areas such as health care, homeless- ness, education, traffic, elder care and the environment—be- comes a new unit in this coalition, we will, as One LA’s experi- ence has shown, become part of a diverse and effective force for negotiating change in the civic culture. Piece by piece, one doable project to another, we can get things done. We were fascinated and inspired by the concepts to which we were exposed, the analysis of power structures, the negotiating postures that we gained and the tools for build- ing community that we practiced. Now our task, warmly ast month Rabbi Stein and I attended a leadership training embraced at Wilshire Boulevard Temple under the leadership Lseminar sponsored by One LA, the organizing institution of Rabbi Stein, is to come down from the mountaintop to the we’re working with on our new social justice program. Meeting city we love, and come together so we can work together with at Mount St. Mary’s College in Brentwood, we were treated to other like-minded organizations to be agents of change in this sublime views of the city and the ocean, and were engaged with wonderful but imperfect city. lofty goals and ideals morning, noon and night for two and a I eagerly look forward to sharing this task with you. half days. Bob Wunsch Early Childhood Centers Glazer to Hold Their FIRST Nursery School Meeting

n anticipation of the opening of the Erika J. Glazer Nurs- Erika J. Glazer Nursery School Site Director Leslie Cerruti, Iery School this fall at Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s historic Wilshire Boulevard Temple Parenting Center Site Director downtown site, pioneer families of the new program will Beth Weisman, Wilshire Boulevard Temple Executive Director convene for their first Parents’ Meeting on Thursday, July 31, at Howard Kaplan and Security Manager Cory Wenter. a Hancock Park home. Applications are currently being accepted for this fall. The meeting will be both an informational orientation and Anyone interested in information about this new early child- a get-to-know-you opportunity for the families and administra- hood program for their child, grandchild or friends should tion of the new school. Speakers will include Early Childhood contact Fredda Loewenstein at (213) 388-2401, x130. Director Carol Bovill, Associate Director Fredda Loewenstein,

Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps A Gindling Hilltop “Camp is a place to express yourself and feel safe.” Camp Picture Says 1,000 Words -Syd, TEC Specialist “A point when you’re having too much fun and you can’t handle it anymore” “No matter how different -Josh S., Cabin Yericho everyone is, Shabbat always brings us together.” - F. and Hannah B., Cabin Moriah “Crazy fun unification. Everyone can be them- selves on any day but “Having the best especially on Shabbat.” time of their lives.” -Howie B., Cabin Sinai -Adam R., Cabin Metzada “Home sweet home.” -Brandon T., Cabin Yam Suf

Visit the Camps website at www.wbtcamps.org Developments U.S. Senator Mark Pryor Learns About Temple’s Interfaith Work

n late June, Wilshire Boulevard Temple welcomed a special Ivisitor who came to learn about the Los Angeles Jewish community and our congregation’s special history. U.S. Senator Mark Pryor, who represents the state of Arkansas, was the guest of congregant Chad Brownstein, who arranged the visit for the senator during a recent trip to the West Coast. Noting that his state has only a small Jewish population, concentrated largely in among local clergy and seminary students, and broadened the Little Rock, the senator Temple’s interfaith outreach beyond Christian-Jewish dialogue was particularly interested to encompass non-Western faith traditions, including Islam in the role that Wilshire and Buddhism. Boulevard Temple and its Rabbi Fields was a Founding Chair of the Interfaith Co- congregants have played alition to Heal Los Angeles in the aftermath of civil unrest in in the life of the city. With Los Angeles following the verdict in the Rodney King beating Rabbi Steve Leder guid- trial. He also served as the co-chair of the Black-Jewish Clergy ing him on a personal tour Alliance of L.A. and president of the Interreligious Council of of the sanctuary, Senator Southern California. Pryor learned the fascinat- Most recently, the Temple has sponsored the West Coast ing history of our Temple Center for Religious Inquiry (CRI), under the direction of Rab- and our clergy, who have bi Stephen Julius Stein, which annually offers the Muslim-Jewish served as ambassadors of Seder, interfaith pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and dozens of the Jewish point of view classes and public forums on issues relating to various religious to the non-Jewish world traditions and their views on controversial social issues. for more than a century, Senator Pryor, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on advocating for equality and State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness of the Homeland understanding. Rabbi Edgar Magnin, and then Rabbi Harvey Security Committee, was very impressed by the Temple’s broad Fields, invited clerics from all faiths—from Catholic cardinals outreach. Rabbi Leder explained that Torah repeatedly tells to the Dalai Lama—to stand alongside them on our bimah to us to treat the “stranger” among us with kindness, decency, participate in dialogue and interfaith observance. Native Amer- compassion and fairness. Isaiah commands us to be “a light icans have performed their sacred dance rituals, and a muezzin among nations,” a command that Wilshire Boulevard Temple has called the faithful to the Qur’an from our choir loft. has taken to heart from its earliest days. As Rabbi Leder noted, In fact, the Temple’s second sanctuary was dedicated in “Nothing makes our country safer than understanding among 1893 with an interfaith ceremony, as was the dedication of our people of different faiths and backgrounds—and few places historic sanctuary in 1929. At a time when anti-Semitism was promote understanding as well as Wilshire Boulevard Temple.” still socially acceptable, Rabbi Magnin became known as the “Chief Rabbi of California,” and was a guide and an inspiration Gina Lobaco to millions across the country who listened to his popular radio Director of Development and television broadcasts. Rabbi Alfred Wolf was the president of the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission during the devastating Watts riots in the 1960s. He formalized an interfaith exchange Upcoming Events

Travel with Rabbi Leder and American Jewish World Service to INDIA! November 10 - 19, 2008* Visit New Delhi, Mumbai and the Eastern state of Orissa for an unforgettable and rare exchange with communities on the margins of Indian society. Meet community activists and leaders supported by AJWS who are providing hope and promoting change across gender, caste and educational lines. Tour Moghul monuments in Delhi, shop in Bombay and admire the Sun Temple in Orissa. The AJWS Study Tour will provide unique insight into India’s history, culture and politics through conversations with the country’s leading politicians, journalists, academics and elected officials. This promises to be an extraordinary journey! www.wbtla.org/pages/israel_trips

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Summer Announcements

Public Tours of Historic Wilshire Boulevard Call for Ushers! Temple to Begin This Summer Would you enjoy helping us Tuesdays & Thursdays (closed on holidays) during the High Holy Days July 10 - September 25 by serving as an usher at one 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. of our services? We need your help! To get information on Our historic sanctuary constantly draws visitors who wish to view volunteering for this rewarding one of L.A.’s historic landmarks. Now that the City of Los Angeles experience, contact Elaine has installed an “Angels Walk®” stanchion outside the Wilshire Lipton at (213) 388-2401. Boulevard monument as part of its “Self-Guided Historic Trails” program, the Temple is seeing an increase in visitors. Located between two subway stops on the LA Metro’s Purple Line, the Temple is also easily accessible by public transportation. So back by popular demand, the Temple is reintroducing guided tours beginning this summer. Learn all about “The That Hollywood Built” including the beautiful art glass windows and the famous Warner Murals. These tours are free and open to the public. Tours will resume again after High Holy Days. Check the Temple website for future updates. Reservations are encouraged. Call Jennifer Levitt - (213) 388-2401. NOTE: Congregants may also sign up for a special “members-only” Temple Tour & Nosh with Rabbi Steve Leder on two Sundays, September 14 and November 2, at 10 a.m. Our B’nei Mitzvah

Our Temple Family

Welcome to new Temple members... Condolences to… Mark Burton and Katie Lipsitt and their children, Benjamin and Rochelle Fenton on the death of her husband, Fredric Fenton and Lucy…Ben and Susie and their son, Elijah…Jeffrey and Tricia to niece, Renee and Jeff Korn and their children, Adam and Joshua Graup and their daughter, Sophia…Nick and Melissa Harris and their and to cousins, Barbara and Seymour Canter and their children, daughter, Noa…Ken and Bari Ramberg and their children, Owen David Canter, Caren and Richard Shectker and their children, and Quinn…Stanley and Ruth Stalford and their son, Jack…Jacques Dana and Laura Shectker and to Frances Fenton…Dan and Patti and Jody Stambouli and their children, Lily and Robert…Mark and Stein on the death of his grandmother, Henya Freiberg and to great Jennifer Werndorf and their sons, Oliver and Maccabee… granddaughters, Carli and Lauren…Risa Gertner on the death of her mother, Ruth Gertner and to grandchildren, Jackson and Theo… Congratulations to… Friends and family of Dovey Grossman…Phyl Wallace on the death Giselle and John Farrand on the naming of their daughter, Talei of her aunt, Elizabeth Lilly Hayes…Bonnie and Robert Friedman Farrand…Yana and David Matlof on the birth and of their on the death of her father, Frank Levin and to grandchildren, Grant son, Michael Charles Matlof and to big brother, …Drs. Diane and Samantha…Nancy and Stephen Levine on the death of her and Mark Tarica on the birth of their son, Andrew Masami Tarica father, Sam L. Levin and to granddaughters, Amy and Andrea…Toni and to big brother, Matthew and to uncle and aunt, Dr. Samuel and Mindling Schulman and John Schulman on the death of her mother, Miryam Tarica and to cousins, Erin, Deborah, Daniel Tarica and Ruth Mindling and to grandchildren, Abby and Jessie…Anita First on Joshua Bobrowsky and extended family… Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein the death of her father, Irving Ross… and Stephen Ariel Miller, on their marriage... And to all immediate and extended family. Contributions

RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN The marriage of Kathy Furst & Brian Kriegler BRAWERMAN ALUMNI Joseph Feinstein by Linda & Mike Roberts by Ruth & George Furst Joseph Feinstein by Deborah & James FUND Rabbi Leder attending Brit Milah of son, ASSOCIATION FUND Schreier Ida Freeman Family Trust Lauren & Lee Karny Michael by Yana & David Matlof Joseph Feinstein by Selma & Philip Silverman Amanda Dumas-Stein & Mark Stein Rabbi Leder officiating at the unveiling of Joseph Feinstein by Judi & Larry Walley In Honor Of: Paul Orland by Laura Adler & Malcolm Margaret & Gary Maier Nicholas Pritzker winning the National Joseph Feinstein by Fred Wistow Orland Shiva Farzinpour & Albert Berookhim Debate Championship by The Wayne Family Joseph Feinstein by Kathy Hoffman In Loving Memory Of: Yelvington In Loving Memory Of: Ruth Gertner by Jaclyn & Schatzow; RABBI HARVEY J. AND SYBIL Joseph Feinstein by Paige Zito Channah Adlen by Dorothy Adlen Jennifer & Randy Wooster A. FIELDS EDUCATIONAL Senta Fox by Plotnik Family Barbara Apple by Melanie & Simon Fields Bertha Lewis by Gladys Ginsberg SCHOLARSHIP FUND Richard Kositchek by Dr. Robert Kositchek Robin Rose Artiaga by Isabel Bronte Anshel Lewis by Gladys Ginsberg Dana Temple Sophie Levy by Miriam Wolf Peter Bach by Marietta Bach Rusty Maltzman by Elliot Maltzman Ronnye & William Grueber Beloved mother, Aileen Lindenbaum by Barnett by Myrna & Howard Fabrick Lester Meyer by Gail Hoffman & Richard Jeanne Gerson Jim Bayer by Shelley & Rick Bayer Meyer In Loving Memory Of: Shaw by Barbara & Dr. Robert Shaw Edgar Berliner by Tracy & F. Ron Smith Susanne Wolf by Bennett Wolf Marjorie Green by Candee Koral & G. Lawrence Tapper by Linda & Mike Roberts Albert Burg by Constance Burg & Family Richard Green Ed Chanes by Norman Chanes SISTERHOOD PULPIT Sam Levin by Elaine Lipton CHARLES BENDIT Ernest Cohn by Eva Cohn FLOWER FUND CAMPERSHIP FUND Rosita Corwin by Janine & Mark Miller Ellen Pansky-Markle ANAT BEN-ISHAI Florence Coskey by Helen Lewis & Marvin SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Loving Memory Of: Meyer In Loving Memory Of: Ida Freeman Family Trust Esther Klein by May Bendit & Family Mary Edelstein by Ruth Yablans Burton Kaplan by Edith Fischer Sam L. Levin by Nadine & Stephen Breuer In Loving Memory Of: Julie Eisenstat by The Dorf Family Raymond J. Gertz by Laurie & Todd Okum Jack Epstein by Buddy Epstein OSCAR AND EVELYN SILLS CAMPERSHIP FUND Lucille Green by The Green Family Meyer Flax by Judith & Harvey Flax MELAMED FERN MEMORIAL In Loving Memory Of: Ben Friedman by Frances Friedman FUND MUSIC PUBLICATION FUND Joseph Feinstein by Becca & Daniel Nudel Luba Friedman by Simon Friedman In Loving Memory Of: Loving friend, Marcia Gardner by Rachael & In Honor Of: Katie Schecter by Morrie Dickman THE DARFUR PROJECT Dr. Norman Hoffman Cantor Gurney for officiating at Grace Judd Goldfine by Heidi & Charles Steinberg Hasson’s funeral by Elaine Robinson In Loving Memory Of: Ben Grodsky by Lillian & Joseph Grodsky TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL Elizabeth Jacobs by Kathryn Mendelson In Loving Memory Of: Perry Harris by Adalee Brown ACTION FUND Rosita Corwin by Deborah Corwin & Neil David Harrow by Marcia Harrow FOOD PANTRY Nusbaum THE CENTER FOR My father, Mendel Hass by Rysia Tenzer In Honor Of: Ida Leeman by Elaine Robinson RELIGIOUS INQUIRY FUND Randy Haves by Hyman H. Haves Joshua Bubar’s Birthday by Pat & Carl In Honor Of: Leta Hilliard by David Hilliard Feldstein WILSHIRE BOULEVARD Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein & Stephen Ariel Mort Hochman by Jennifer & Noah Shore Jason Barbanell passing the 2008 California TEMPLE CAMPS Miller by Aaron Sternberg & William Beck Bar Exam by Laurilyn & Harlan Barbanell Dear mother, Dora Hoffman by Rachael & Madeline & Michael Price Bob Newmark’s Bar Mitzvah by Maude Dr. Norman Hoffman Albert Harris’s Special Birthday by Florence Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Macgillivray, Inc. & Mayo Stark Rose Joffe by John Thomasson Bob Newmark’s Bar Mitzvah by Jeanne Chanita Kabatchnik by Adi & Jerry Susan & Fred Kunik’s Wedding by Margie & In Loving Memory Of: Gerson Arthur Schwartz Greenberg Joseph Feinstein by Elaine Lipton Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein by M. Sadegh Hilda Kaplan by Blaire & Aaron Kaplan The birth of Alexander Jacob Tahl by Jack, Beloved father, Herbert Schirmer by June Namazikhah Dearie Karatz by Bruce Karatz Family Myra, Jeffrey, Brooke & Andrew Porter Blumkin Foundation In Loving Memory Of: In Loving Memory Of: Sherwin Swartz by Vicky Swartz George Kellman by Barnet Kellman Beloved niece & cousin, Robin Rose Artiaga Helen Klein by Florence & Mayo Stark Edward Lee Kozberg by Joanne & Roger STEVE BREUER by Harriet Borson & Family Kozberg Sam Levin by Carol Bovill & Fredda Loewenstein Edward Lee Kozberg by Lindsey Kozberg CONFERENCE CENTER Jerry Markle by Ellen Pansky Hyman Langsam by Diana Elkins Pauline Stark by Florence & Mayo Stark In Loving Memory Of: Leon Lapides by Alicia Rockmore & Susan Olga Breuer by Jared, Sydnee, Jordan & Lerner Sunday, July 20, 2008 PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION Samantha Breuer Joseph Levine by Florence Levine FOOD PANTRY N O Bess Lustig by Isabel Bronte FUND RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP KU LA Underwritten by IK M Paul Maier by Margaret & Gary Maier In Honor Of: FUND The Banky LaRocque T Joseph Mereny by Eric Fine & Carol Krasne Rose & Henry Nusbaum’s 60th Wedding Flora Beck Foundation David Mindlin & Jenny Mindlin by Bradley Anniversary by Cynthia, Joel, Lesley & 1st & 2nd Grade Religious School at Magnin Mindlin Danielle Feinstein Thank you to those R Molook Partovi by Soheil Alexander D In Loving Memory Of: individuals and families E L PA R Soleimani In Loving Memory Of: Mitchell Dresser by Margery & Alfred IR O who have chosen either ING THE W Gladys Polish by Bradley Mindlin Stacey Cane by Kimberly & Alan Finkel Margolis to underwrite ($1,000) Ralph Rosenbluth by Susan & Roy Molly Fligelman by Mona Brandler Joseph Feinstein by Allyn & Mark Callahan or sponsor ($500) a week of food. If Rosenbluth Joseph Feinstein by Christensen, Glaser, Fink, you are interested in joining this effort, Joseph Rosenfield by Ira & Joanne Kirshbaum MANN FAMILY EARLY Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro please contact Gina Lobaco at (213) Dearest Mabel Samter by Lola Jameson CHILDHOOD CENTER Joseph Feinstein by Judie & Frank Fenton 388-2401 or Mendel Samuels by Claire Feiger Sandra & Melvin Peters Joseph Feinstein by Elisheva & Arnold Gold [email protected]. Sidney Schuman by Edith Schuman Joseph Feinstein by Melna & Peter Katzman Mitzvah Goreret Mitzvah— Charles Stein by Natalie Stein GERI AND RICHARD Joseph Feinstein by James King, II Doing a mitzvah leads to more. Jacob Toren by Lili & Jon Bosse BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY Joseph Feinstein by Linda & Lee Margulies SCHOOL Joseph Feinstein by Sonja & Daniel Merkel CLERGY FUND Joseph Feinstein by Mary & Markus Mettler In Loving Memory Of: Joseph Feinstein by Judith Beerman In Honor Of: Samuel Firks by Geri Brawerman O’Hanlon Grandson, Dustin Harris’s Bar Mitzvah by Joseph Feinstein by RDA Advantage Celia Farkas Henia Frieberg by Patti & Dan Stein Joseph Feinstein by Jeanne Reynolds

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FRIDAY, july 18 Friday, July 25 Friday, August 1 Erev Shabbat Services Erev Shabbat Services Erev Shabbat Services Rabbi Fox and Cantor Caro Rabbi Fox and Cantorial Soloist Rabbi Fox and Cantorial Soloist Temple Campus - 6:00 p.m. Elisa Waltzman Ellen Sugerman Temple Campus - 6:00 p.m. Temple Campus - 6:00 p.m. Rabbi Leder and and Cantorial Soloist Elisa Waltzman Rabbi Leder and Cantorial Soloist Soul Sounds Shabbat Irmas Campus - 6:00 p.m. Ellen Sugerman Rabbi Stein, Cantor Gurney and the Band Irmas Campus - 6:00 p.m. Irmas Campus - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, July 19 Shabbat Service and Saturday, July 26 Saturday, August 2 Torah Study combined Shabbat Service and Torah Study NUMBERS Pinchas 25:10 - 30:1 Torah Study combined NUMBERS Masei 33:1 - 36:13 Rabbi Fox and Cantor Caro NUMBERS Matot 30:2 - 32:42 Rabbi Sara Goodman Temple Campus - 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Rabbi Leder and Cantorial Soloist Temple Campus - 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Ellen Sugerman Rabbi Leder and Cantorial Soloist Temple Campus - 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Shabbat Service Elisa Waltzman Rabbi Stein and Cantorial Soloist Irmas Campus - 10:30 a.m. No service at the Irmas Campus Rachel Dubois Temple Campus - 10:30 a.m. No service at the Irmas Campus

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Clergy Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, Pritzker Chair of Senior Rabbinics Rabbi Karen L. Fox, M.F.T. Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein Rabbi David Eshel Cantor Don Gurney Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, Ph.D., Emeritus Board of Trustees Julie Miller, President Lauren Leichtman, Vice President Richard Pachulski, Vice President John Schulman, Vice President Mary Brussell, Secretary Steven Romick, Treasurer Stephen Davis, Alyce de Toledo, Alan J. Epstein, Michael Flesch, Jami Gertz, Andrew E. Haas, Teri Hertz, Susan Adler Jannol, Richard Kurtzman, Donald Levy, Richard Powell, Steve Sugerman Bruce A. Friedman, Immediate Past President Barry Edwards, Counsel Honorary Board Members Lionel Bell, Howard M. Bernstein, Audrey Irmas Administration Howard G. Kaplan, Executive Director Carol Bovill, Director, Early Childhood Centers Nadine Bendit Breuer, Head of Elementary School Vinny Green, Interim Director, Center for Learning & Engagement Douglas F. Lynn, Director, Camps & Conference Center Gina Lobaco, Director of Development Jessica Accamando, Director of Communications Rebecca Sills Nudel, Membership Director The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published semi-monthly by Wilshire Boulevard Temple www.wbtla.org (213) 388-2401