A Taste of Torah Prepared by Noam Raucher YAHRZEITS Rabbinic Intern These souls of Blessed Memory are Kol Shabbat Temple Beth Am reverently recalled on the occasion of their Yahrzeit. úáù ìå÷ Holy Clothes Evening of February 12 - Morning of February 19 TEMPLE B ETH A M The Voice of Shabbat, Affliated with the 9 Adar - 15 Adar Every Shabbat Parshat T’tzaveh United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Parashah: Tetzaveh, Exodus 27:20 --- 30:10 Exodus 27:20-30:9 Hersch Mendel Alweiss Elsie Frumkin Kanner Maftir: Exodus 28:28 --- 30 Hannah Andiman Ida Kaplan Haftarah: Ezekiel 43:10 --- 27 What do your clothes remind you of? John Baer Barney Kaufman Temple Beth Am Welcomes Avraham Betser Abraham Kichaven Take a look at them from your head to your toes. Your clothes are probably Zipora Betser Aaron Kolodny Cantor Danielle Bensimhon different today than during the rest of the week. With good reason, Shabbat Jack David Black Anne C. Kramer MEDITATION PLUS is a special time and we demonstrate that by dressing in a special way. At Esther Braun Ben Krischer God’s request, the High Priests of the ancient Temple also dressed in 9:15 a.m. Whiteman Conference Room Irving Brucker Chaim Krut Led by: Rabbi Ruth Sohn special ways. In your Etz Chayim chumash (Exodus, chapter 28) you’ll find the instructions and descriptions for the High Priest’s uniforms for service Ida Camber Harriett Levitt SHIR HHHADASH to God. A long list contains everything the priest wears all the way from his Max Camber Judith Levy 9:15 a.m. Sanctuary undergarments to his headdress. Myron Casden George N. Lewis LLLeLeeedddd bbbybyyy:::: RRRaRaaabbbbbbiiii AAAdAdddaaaammmm KKKlKllliiiiggggffffeeeelllldddd &&& CCCaCaaannnnttttoooorrrr DDDaDaaannnniiiieeeelllllleeee BBBeBeeennnnssssiiiimmmmhhhhoooonnnn Rachel Celnik Samuel David Lewis IIItItttaaaaiiii RRReReeemmmmbbbbaaaauuuummmm wwwiwiiillllll ccceceeelllleeeebbbbrrrraaaatttteeee bbbebeeeccccoooommmmiiiinnnngggg aaa BBBaBaaarrrr MMMiMiiittttzzzzvvvvaaaahhhh.... The Talmud suggests that the High Priest’s uniform represent more than Muriel Cohen Aaron Lipton

LIBRARY MINYAN just special attire. The Talmud teaches that just as sacrifices make Jenny Colker Linda Litner Mishnah Study 9:20 a.m. Dorff-Nelson Chapel atonement for the wrong things we have done, so does the High Priest’s Rudy Corber Annette Marcus uniform. For example, the headdress he wears makes atonement for ShaShahhhharit 9:45 a.m. Dorff-Nelson Chapel Norman Coyne Isabel Noa Meis arrogance. How so? Arrogance is something that comes from what we BAIT TEFILLAH might call an enlarged ego. Covering our head reminds us- like the kippah Helen Davis Rose Ostrow Barbara Dorfman Sara Rabin 9:45 a.m. Pilch Hall and other traditional head coverings- that God exists in the world and is Led by: Rabbi Susan Leider much greater than any one of us. By wearing the headdress the priest can Lillian Dubinsky Enrique Ratinoff remember to be humble and act appropriately. Sophia Elkins Albert Rhine HAVAH NARISHAH Mala Engel Oscar Rosenberg 9:45 a.ma.m. Un-Kiddush (school playground) Think again about the clothes you are wearing. When you got dressed this Hanchi Finzi Evelyn Beverly Rothstein 10:15 a.m. Family Service (Lainer Library) morning did you ask yourself what they represent to you? Or what they Elsie Frank William Schecter LEARNER’S MINYAN LEARNER’S MINYAN might represent to other people? Or, are they just clothes? Rose Fried William H Schloss, Jr. February 12, 2011 10:30 a.m. Whiteman Conference Room

Charlie C. Garrison Oded Shemo Led by: Rabbinic Intern Noam Raucher The beauty of Talmud’s suggestion is that it takes wearing clothes, Sarah Gershbock Victor Silverman Combined Musaf iiininnn ttththhheeee SSSaSaaannnnccccttttuuuuaaaarrrryyyy aaatattt aaapappppprrrrooooxxxxiiiimmmmaaaatttteeeellllyyyy 111111::::44440000 aaa.a...mmmm....,,,, fffofooolllllloooowwwweeeedddd אדר something we do every day, and gives it more significance than we might naturally attach to it. Our clothes could just be various pieces of cloth that Yochanan Gidonian Rose Stein by Community Kiddush in Hersch coco----ssssppppoooonnnnssssoooorrrreeeedddd bbbybyyy AAAvAvvviiii &&& SSShShhhaaaarrrroooonnnn RRReReeemmmmbbbbaaaauuuummmm Louis Ginsberg Rose Stein in honor of Itai’s Bar Mitzvah we use to cover our bodies, but they could also represent so much more. Max L. Goldsmith Evelyn Strassner SHABBAT YELADIM During this Shabbat consider what your clothes represent. Do they Max Meyer Goldstein Maria Swartz in the Rena E. Ganzberg Education Cente r represent something different if they project a sincere emotional Fanny Gomberg Isadore Titelbaum 10:00am 10:30am disposition? How do other people perceive them? What would they Abraham Hoffberg Dorothy Vertun Tzipporim (Ages 6 mo.-2 yrs): Rm. 101 Yeladim (Grades 1-3): Rm. 106 represent if they came from sweatshop-free businesses? Since our clothes Abraham Horowitz Harold Waldstein Tot Shabbat (Ages 2-3 yrs): Rm. 103 iShabbat (Grades 4-6): Rm. Youth Lounge 8 Adar 5771 Parparim (Ages 4-5 yrs): Rm. 105 can make atonement for things we have done that means there is a holy Rebecca Jacobson Dorothy Weiss component to them. This holy component has the power to change our James Jonas Masha Weissfeld actions and send God and the rest of the world a message that it matters how we express ourselves even if it's just through our clothes. Take a Evelyn Joseph Harry Wilk MINMINMINHMIN HHHA/MAARIV/SEUDAH SHLISHEET Michael Zev moment, every day, and consider what your clothes mean when you’re 4:45p.m. Ballroom putting your pants on one leg at a time. Learning with Cantor Danielle Bensimhon

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Next Friday night, February 18 Shabbat begins at 5:22 p.m. Welcome to Temple Beth Am! WALK IN THE WOODS WITH THE GREEN TEAM– FEBRUARY 27 Get out into our local mountains as things green up. Meet at 8:30 at TBA, then drive less Musical Weekend with !íéàáä íéëåøá than an hour for a short hike. We’ll decide on specific destination and length after hearing Jewish Rock Star Sheldon Low February 25-26 If you would like information about our community, please call our your preferences. Back by noon. Sponsored by TBA Green Team.

Executive Director Sheryl Goldman 310310----652652652652----73547354 x223 or go to our website at Questions to Carl Sunshine at [email protected]. TBA will welcome Jewish rock star Sheldon Low for a special musi- www.tbala.org. If you are unfamiliar with our services & would like to sit with someone JUMP 4 DARFUR'S MINI OLYMPICS - FEBRUARY 27 cal Shabbat weekend! Sheldon Low is the newest face in Jewish who can orient you, our greeters will gladly direct you. Join us on Sunday, February 27 from 3:00p.m. at Rancho Park Picnic Area #2. This very music performing rock concerts, 'Light Up Shabbat' services, and important fundraising event benefits Jewish World Watch's efforts to end genocide in Darfur leading Artist-in-Residence weekends in Jewish communities Upcoming Events ... throughout the US. Over the last three summers, Low has been a and the Congo and is chaired by Gary, Lilia and Michelle Hirschhorn with help from commit- LOUIS & JUDITH MILLER INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM PROGRAM tee members Lisa Yassinger, Beth Dror, Tali Feldman, Dianne Shershow and the TBA Social huge hit with teens performing a national summer tour at dozens of Jewish sum- Thursdays through May 26 Action and Family Programming Committees. Register at www.jump4darfur.com Contact mer camps throughout the country as well as at national youth group conventions Join Rabbi Leider for this dynamic course that will make Judaism come alive in one's heart [email protected] for additional information! and Jewish festivals. and home. Temple Beth Am members who cannot commit to the full course can sign up for Our musical weekend schedule includes: MIDRASH ON THE WEEKLY TORAH PORTION WITH RABBI LEIDER - MONDAYS Friday night Services, Dinner and Song Session 2-3 class packages or single classes. Classes meet from 7:30-9:30 p.m. All information, can Do you want to keep up with your kids? They are learning A LOT of Torah during the school Shabbat morning Services (9:15 a.m. in the Sanctuary ) be found at www.tbala.org/intro or call x215 . day and now it is your turn! Drop your kids off, park your car, grab a cup of coffee and join A USY Shabbat lunch Rabbi Leider in her study on Monday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. All sources are pro- Special Seudah Shlisheet and Havdalah THE MIDDLE ROAD OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM - FEBRUARY 15 vided in English and Hebrew as we unlock the deeper meaning of each week’s portion and Visit www.tbala.org/sheldon or call Cori Drasin at (310) 652-7354 x210 to reserve with Rabbi Elliot Dorff help you share it with your kids and family. No advance registration required. Conservative Jews are often familiar with the practice of Conservative Judaism as they see it your space for dinner ($18 adults; $10 children 3-12) and for Seudah Shlisheet (no played out in the synagogues, schools, and camps of the movement, but many have not Colker Judaica Gift Shop charge!) by Tuesday, February 22. thought through why we in the Conservative Movement interpret and practice Judaism as 40% Sale on challah covers from Eretz. Purim will be here before you know it and we have USYers should RSVP for the lunch to Alana at x212 . we do. In these sessions, we will consider the philosophical underpinnings of the Conserva- groggers, masks, king's crowns, princess/queen tiaras and children's books. Stop by to see Links to some of Sheldon's music may also be found on our website; to learn more tive approach to Jewish belief and practice, including the historical approach to interpreting our 14kt gold jewelry and sterling silver jewelry. Also, we have silver candlesticks and kid- about him, go to www.sheldonlow.com texts and concepts of God, revelation, and law. Class meets at 7:30 p.m. dush cups. You can purchase your gift cards in the gift shop...... Best Buy, Von's, Wal- greens, Pinkberry, Cold Stone Creamery, Barnes & Noble just to name a few. LEARN TO READ TORAH Gift Shop Hours week of Feb. 13th YOUTH DEPARTMENT Tuesdays, February 22 - May 17 (no class April 5, 19 or 26) Monday 1pm - 3pm;Tuesday 9am - 1pm and 4:00pm- 6:00pm Upcoming USY Events (7-12th Grades) Learn an easy way to chant an aliyah from the Torah! Join Rick Muller as he shares his pat- Thursday 8:30am - 2:pm and 2:30pm - 3:40pm; Friday - closed February 12th- Sr. USY Regional Dance at Aliyah 8:00PM $15 Members Only ented, color-coded system of Torah Reading preparation that highlights the trope patterns, February 13th - Israel Advocacy Day at Sinai Temple 9:30am Free of Charge making it much easier to remember and chant Torah aliyot.. Minimal Hebrew reading skills SISTERHOOD EVENTS FREE Lounge Nights Every Tuesday! necessary. Classes meet at 7:30 p.m. TBA Members: $120 for a 10 class session. Upcoming Kadima Events (4-6th Grades) 2/16, 7:30 p.m., Mah Jongg Club, for beginners as well as more experienced players. Non-members: $150 for a 10 class session. Visit tbala.org to register or call x215. February 13th - Israel Night 4-7pm $10 members/$20 non members For more information, please contact Ann Istrin, [email protected]. For all events, RSVP [email protected] or (310) 652-7354 ex. 212

2/22 7:00 p.m., Mystery Book Club , We will be discussing Sara Paretsky's "Body DEFENDING ISRAEL EFFECTIVELY WITH BRET STEPHENS - FEBRUARY 23 Work." after which refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact TBA's Israel Committee and CAMERA present Bret Stephens, Foreign Affairs Columnist and Gabriela Litov at [email protected] Deputy Editor for the Wall Street Journal. As Egypt sinks deeper in political unrest, many TEMPLE B ETH A M OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES : 3/7 7:20 p.m. Rosh Hodesh Ahotai , women's celebration of the new month of Adar II. are left to wonder what effect the current crisis will have on Israel. Will the end of In honor of Purim, we are featuring a screening of "Funny Ladies," a film about women Daily Minyan: Mubarek's regime mark a turning point in Israel-Egypt relations? Will these changes influ- comedians. For more information, contact Sandra Braun at [email protected] Gabbai: Nate Milmeister; Associate Gabbaim: David Kaplan, Saul Kroll, Robert Malina ence Iran's nuclear ambitions? The time has come, more than ever, to learn how to effec- Bikkur Holim (visiting the sick): tively defend Israel against its enemies and detractors. 7:30 p.m. here at TBA. Suggested Rabbi Adam Kligfeld x210, Rabbi Susan Leider x230 donation $10. www.tbala.org/israel. Rabbi Carla Howard (310) 435-0510 Shiva Minyanim: Ivy Azizi Meals During Shiva: Bev Harris MUSICAL WEEKEND WITH SHELDON LOW - FEBRAUARY 25-26 If you require assistance with shiva minyan contact (310) 854-6774 See side panel. or meals during shiva please contact (310) 273-1280.

YABA's SUSHI SHABBAT FOR 20s and 30s - FEBRUARY 25 DAILY MINYAN SERVICES THIS WEEK IN PILCH HALL : Young adults in their 20s and 30s are invited to join us for this fun Sushi Shabbat dinner Morning Minyan: Monday - Friday: 7:30am; Sunday & Federal Holidays: 8:00a.m. Rosh Hodesh & Hol Ha-Moed: 7:15 a.m. with Kosher sushi provided by Sushi Ko. $22 per person. Evening Minyan: Sunday - Thursday: 5:10 p.m. Reservations are required by February 17. www.tbala.org/yaba Friday Night Neshama Minyan: 5:30 p.m.

JUDAISM BY CHOICE SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE - FEBRUARY26 Send us your email address to receive the Shabbat bulletin on Friday afternoon and other Do you want to be more comfortable and confident at services? Do you have questions timely notifications. Email Tamar Raucher at [email protected] . about the service that have never been answered? Learn the structure and choreography of TEMPLE BETH AM prayer as Rabbi Neal Weinberg and members of TBA lead a traditional service for Jews, 1039 S. La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90035 www.tbala.org (310) 652-7354, (310) 652-7353 to reach an operator, (310) 652-2384 fax non-Jews and those considering onversion to Judaism. Service begins at 9:15 a.m. Robert Ring, President ISRAELI FILM SCREENING OF “KIPPUR” - FEBRUARY 26 Rabbi Adam Kligfeld The Israel Committee presents the first of two Israeli films on the theme of "Love and War" Rabbi Susan Leider with commentary by Baruch Link. Drinks and refreshments will be available before the film Sheryl Goldman, Executive Director starting at 7:00 p.m. This film night is for adults only. Rabbi Mitchel Malkus, Head of School Rabbi Joel E. Rembaum, Emeritus Visit www.tbala.org/israel for more information and pricing. Rabbi Jacob Pressman, Emeritus

Rabbi Harry Silverstein, Emeritus