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Shabbat Across Adat Kol HaShalom• Adat Shalom’s Newsletter October 2017 Tishrei/Cheshvan 5778 In This Edition A Message from the Rabbi RABBI NOLAN LEBOVITZ HAVDALAH, WINE, AND CHEESE IN THE SUKKAH I want to begin by Shabbat Across Adat. This program Enjoy wine and cheese under thanking each and aims to build connections between the stars in our Adat Shalom every person in our community members through Shabbat Sukkah at 7:30pm on Saturday, community who dinners held across our community on October 7. helped participate a single Friday night. We hope that this in our High Holiday shared Shabbat experience will foster services. Whether it a stronger sense of community and a PAGE 4 be on the bimah or stronger sense of Shabbat. The first one behind the scenes, it will be held on Friday night, October JEWGLE CALENDAR OF takes tremendous effort by many people 27th. EVENTS to create a spiritually-enriched, inspiring There could not be two principles space like our sanctuary was during more integral to Judaism than Join us for the first event of our Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. Now community and Shabbat. I hope you spectacular Jewgle series as we the challenge before us all is how do we decide to call the office and join the discuss “Kabbalah: A Guide for continue living at that higher level of program. I pray you enjoy Shabbat the Perplexed” with its author, spiritual consciousness. dinner with old friends and new ones, Dr. Pinchas Giller. On Yom Kippur, I talked about and then join us the following Shabbat PAGE 5 taking the next step in our Jewish morning in the sanctuary to celebrate the Journey in a sermon titled, “How power of Shabbat and the strength of our Far We’ll Go.” There are many COMMUNITY SHABBAT opportunities on the horizon for all DINNER of us in our community including The challenge before us Welcome Shabbat with a Shabbat services, Friday night “ delicious dinner and uplifting Kabbalat Shabbat services, the all is how do we continue musical services with Rabbi upcoming holidays of Sukkot and Nolan Lebovtiz and Cantor Simchat Torah, and others. living at that higher level of Dale Schatz. There is one special program spiritual consciousness. PAGE 5 I’d like to highlight that we are ” introducing this year that is called Shabbat Across Adat Connecting community members to share Shabbat dinners. Friday, October 27—sign up now! PAGE 3 1 Adat Shalom’s Kol HaShalom October 2017 A Message from the President ELIZABETH BAR-EL, President I have often light spectrum as it illuminates the from Isaiah: “under the eagle’s wing I wondered about bimah. will lift you up.” the stained TheEtz Haim , or tree of life, The last window, on the right rear glass windows is depicted in the window placed in side of the sanctuary, shows Moses that adorn the alcove to the right of the bimah. with the Ten Commandments. Behind our beautiful This theme is also picked up as him is Mt. Sinai. Again, the colors sanctuary. Thank wood carvings on the ends of pews change and gain a special quality when you to Al Harris throughout the sanctuary. Look sunlight comes through. for sharing information with me that carefully and you will see the words So next time you are in the was written long ago for a bar mitzvah “Adat Shalom” within the tree (in sanctuary, take another look at these pamphlet. (For history buffs, it was Hebrew). In front of the alcove is beautiful stained glass windows. I hope officiated by Rabbi Wallach and Cantor a scene of a mother and daughter you feel inspired by the light outside Fordis, z”l). The windows were designed lighting Shabbat candles. This again reflecting on the Torah inside lifting by Roger Hogan of Crescent City, connects the theme of light and Torah the spirits of all who gather within. California. Here is what I have learned: as the light shines in from behind. Thematically, the windows The “window of creation” explore the relationship between Torah to the right of this centers and light. There is intentional variety on Adam and Eve, with the of experience at different times of day purple mountains’ majesty as the sun moves through the sky. The behind them. The descending Aron Kodesh, our centerpiece, picks up dove symbolizes God’s peace color through its crystal design from (Shalom) in the world. the window behind that depicts the Across the bimah, on burning bush. As the sun sets behind the left, the windows focus this window, it is intended to “set the on Moses. He is holding his Ark afire with the power of God.” shepherd’s staff, leading the way Above the bimah, the skylight to the land of Israel after the design implies looking up into the parting of the Red Sea. In the heavens of creation through clusters crest of the waters on the top of beveled jewels that break down the right is the head of an eagle, as Upcoming Events Shabbat Services Religious School SUKKOT WINE AND CHEESE SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES SUKKAH BUILDING Saturday, October 7 at 7:30pm Every Saturday at 9:30am Sunday, October 1 at 9:00am WOMEN’S LEAGUE MEETING MORNING MINYAN FAMILY SESSION IN SUKKAH Monday, October 9 at 7:30pm Mondays & Thursdays at 7:00am Wednesday, October 4 at 5:30pm MONDAY MORNINGS WITH THE MASTERS SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE Mondays, October 16 & 30 at 8:15am AND SUKKOT TOT @ADAT RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Saturday, October 7 October 4, 18, & 25 at 4:00pm Wednesday, October 18 at 7:30pm 9:30am Service October 15 & 29 at 9:00am TALKING TORAH 10:30am Tot Shabbat Thursdays, October 19 & 26 at 10:00am COMMUNITY SHABBAT JEWGLE – AUTHOR DR. PINCHAS GILLER DINNER & SERVICE Office Closures Sunday, October 22 at 7:00pm Friday, October 20 The synagogue office will close SHABBAT ACROSS ADAT 6:30pm Dinner 7:30pm Service early on October 4 and 11 and Friday, October 27 will be closed on October 5, WOMEN’S LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP BRUNCH SEE PAGE 5 FOR SUKKOT & 6, 12, and 13 in observance of Sunday, October 29 at 10:00am SIMCHAT TORAH SCHEDULE Sukkot. 2 Adat Shalom’s Kol HaShalom October 2017 Ner Tamid Society At Adat Shalom, we have come together for man generations to celebrate udaism, learn about our culture and religion, educate our children, and create lasting friendships and communit. The estside ewish communit continues to grow and Adat Shalom continues to embrace and support the needs of this epanding communit. It is critical that our Adat Shalom famil remains financiall secure to ensure that we will be stable for generations to come. Ner Tamid Societ Illuminators Illuminators are those who oin the Ner Tamid Societ in its first two ears b planning for a beuest through our estate planning b the end of 2018. As a member of the Ner Tamid Societ, ou will have peace of mind, nowing that the spiritual home that brings ou o and meaning toda will be supported in the future. As an Illuminator, ou will be recognied for leading the wa. Recognition and appreciation will be shown through permanent plaues in the snagogue, through our newsletter and other announcements, and at religious services and other events. Adat Shalom strives to tae care of its members and support each other through the os and challenges that we encounter in our lives. Through the Ner Tamid Societ, ou can contribute to our communit for the rest of our life and beond. enefits of membership onor recognition Estate planning seminars Recognition events for ou and our famil otential estate ta savings otential capital gains ta savings otential income ta savings on charitable life income gifts Eamples of giving include Gifts of cash ifts of real estate eferred gifts and beuests ifts of personal propert Charitable gift annuities Charitable remainder trusts ife insurance or more information, contact our Snagogue irector, aureen Sweene at 3104754985. Shabbat Across Adat Shabbat Across Adat is an opportunity to enjoy Shabbat dinner with other Adat Shalom members – old friends and new ones – in someone’s home. We have chosen Friday, October 27 and Friday, May 11 as the dates on which the entire Adat Shalom community can share this connection outside the synagogue walls. You are cordially invited to participate as a host and/or guest. You can host: We will connect community members to share Shabbat dinner with you in your home. Or you can be hosted: Come as a participant to share a meal and make new friends. For more information please call the office at 310-475-4985 or email [email protected]. 3 Adat Shalom’s Kol HaShalom October 2017 Build Our Sukkah with Adat Shalom Men’s Club Sunday, October 1 9:00am Join our Men’s Club Havdalah in the Sukkah members in setting up our Saturday, October 7 at 7:30pm community’s sukkah! Enjoy wine and cheese tasting under the Please RSVP to: stars in Adat Shalom’s sukkah! [email protected] $10 per person or text/call: 310.739.8784 Please RSVP to [email protected] or (310) 475-4985 by October 4. SUKKOT & SIMCHAT Simchat Torah TORAH with Nashuva SCHEDULE Thursday, October 12 SUKKAH BUILDING 7:15pm Sunday, October 1 at 9:00am SUKKOT SERVICES Join us for dancing with Thursday October 5 and the Torah and Friday, October 6 at 9:30am celebration! Ice cream HAVDALLAH, WINE & CHEESE IN THE SUKKAH will be served. No Saturday, October 7 at 7:30pm RSVP necessary. SHEMINI ATZERET Thursday, October 12 at 9:30am, Yizkor at 10:45am EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Thursday, October 12 at 7:15pm SIMCHAT TORAH Friday, October 13 at 9:30am 4 Adat Shalom’s Kol HaShalom October 2017 Upcoming Jewgle Events AUTHOR SERIES Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 7:00pm Maggie Anton, author of “Fifty Shades of Talmud – What the Rabbis Had To Say About You JEWISH IDENTITY THROUGH MEDIA, LITERATURE & RABBINIC VOICES Know What” Presented by Adat Shalom Violet Harris Fund FILM SCREENINGS - 7:00PM Sunday, December 10: “Life & Hummus” AUTHOR SERIES Sunday, February 11: “The Women’s Sunday, October 22, 2017 Balcony” 7:00pm Sunday, March 8: “Streit’s Matzo and the American Dream” Dr.
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