WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE BULLETIN Volume 104, Number 10 • November 2017 Why I Wrote More Beautiful than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us

Rabbi Leder’s new book, More Beautiful The Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan often Than Before: How Suffering Transforms repeated the aphorism, “We don’t know who discovered water, Us, will be released on November 7. On but it wasn’t the fish.” What he meant was that we are so November 12, he will be at the Temple in immersed in our own reality, that often we actually have the least conversation with Tavis Smiley to explore his perspective on it. Only when it’s hooked, thrashing in a net, gills new volume. gasping and flailing for breath, only then does a fish discover “There is a crack in everything.” water. So too with us; only when pain suddenly jerks us out of Rabbi Steve Leder —Ralph Waldo Emerson our otherwise ordinary life do we discover something powerful and true about ourselves. have witnessed a lot of pain. It’s my phone that rings when I have seen this up close thousands of times, in hospital Ipeople’s bodies or lives fall apart. The couch in my office is rooms, cemeteries, criminal courts, homes, and my office, as often drenched in tears, and there are days when an entire box others sat on that couch of tears weeping from deep within. of tissues is gone by late afternoon. Because, sooner or later, Through sickness we discover the blessing of health; through every one of us walks through hell. The hell of being hurt, the loss we recognize the true depths of love; through foolishness hell of hurting another. The hell of cancer, the hell of a reluctant we know maturity and wisdom. Pain shocks us and propels us shovelful of earth thunking down upon the casket of someone from where we thought we were—who we thought we were—to we deeply love. The hell of divorce, of a kid in trouble, of something far more real and true. Alzheimer’s, of addiction, of stress, of aging; of knowing that this More Beautiful than Before: How year, like any year, may be our last. Suffering Transforms Us is a journey through We all walk through hell. The point is to not come out pain in three stages: surviving, healing, and empty-handed. The point is to make your life worthy of your growing. It is an exploration of pain’s fierce, suffering. To be human is to suffer, and there is profound power liberating, sorrowful, comforting, ugly, in the suffering we endure if we can use it to create a more beautiful truths—the deepest truths. The authentic, more meaningful life. Pain is a great teacher, but its truth that when we must endure, we can lessons do not come easily. endure; that we can be good even when we continued on page 2 This Month EINSTEIN Gratitude Shabbat and the CELEBRATING UNITY AND THANKSGIVING RABBI Searching for the Soul

Friday, November 17 Sunday, November 19 Tuesday, November 28 Glazer Campus (east) Glazer Campus (east) Irmas Campus (west) More on page 4 7:30 p.m. More on page 7 12:30 p.m. More on page 7 7:30 p.m. Torah Portion The Angels among Us Parashat Vayeitzei Genesis 28:10−32:3

believe in angels. I realize that doesn’t sound very Jewish. recreational, and supportive activities for kids in the hospital. IMost people think Jews don’t believe in angels, but we do. Stacey is an angel—one of nearly 2,000 volunteers who walk Not angels in white robes with halos and wings floating on the halls of Cedars each and every day. They are all angels. clouds, but angels like you and me. Beth is five years old and volunteers every other Sunday Consider the dream Jacob has in parashat Vayeitzei. at our Food Pantry in Santa Monica handing out apples to our After stealing Esau’s birthright, Jacob is on the run. While homeless clients. “Have a nice day,” she says with a smile on her camping for the night in the desert, he has a dream. In the face. Beth is an angel. dream, there is a giant ladder ascending up to the heavens, and We are surrounded by angels…on the street, at the office, on that ladder, angels are going up and down. If you think in our homes…everywhere. We all are potential angels. When about it, we’d expect the angels to be going down the ladder, we donate blood, we are angels. When we feed the hungry, we descending from the heavens to earth. But it’s just the are angels. When we reach out to others in friendship and love, opposite—the angels are ascending, because the angels are we are angels. Sometimes that’s all it takes to be an angel—a among us. little compassion, a little kindness. It’s the simple truth the I met Stacey while visiting a chronically ill eight- Torah reminds us: angels are among us, and each of us has the year-old at Cedars. Stacey is a specially trained pediatric potential to be one. volunteer who spends every Friday in the PICU Rabbi Beau Shapiro (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) providing play,

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cannot be happy; and that the sun rises no matter how dark Brawerman Alumni Spotlight the night. The people you will meet in the book, the ancient Jake Schroeder, Brawerman class of 2014 and current parables and scientific insights I share, my journey and the 10th-grader at Harvard-Westlake School, has been involved journeys of so many others with whom I have walked hand-in- at Wilshire Boulevard Temple his entire life. Jake started his hand will, I hope, help move each reader from pain to wisdom. Temple schooling with Mommy and Me, continued at the Whenever I’m tempted to dismiss pain as merely a step Mann Family Early Childhood Center for preschool, and toward enlightenment, I think about a friend of mine who went on to Brawerman West for grades K–6. And he was a had cancer three times and said to me from his hospital bed very happy camper, from third grade through Leadership this past summer, at Camp Hess Kramer. Jake’s passion for before he died, “This much character I don’t need!” It is not acting and singing began early, in the Wilshire Boulevard my intention to glorify suffering or suggest that the lessons we Temple Youth Choir in second grade with Cantor Don learn from pain are somehow worth the cost. But the truth is Gurney. He has sung during high holiday services, that most often, for most people, real change is the result of performed in shows at the regional youth Morgan-Wixson real pain. This is a book about real pain in its many forms, and Theatre, and is now active in the performing arts program the lessons it can teach. at Harvard-Westlake. Jake is currently a member of the Chamber Singers, and preparing for the role of the emcee They say every preacher has one sermon, one truth that in the upcoming Harvard-Westlake Upper School musical he delivers 100 different ways. Mine is to inspire in us all a Cabaret. We are so proud of Jake’s accomplishments and life worthy of our suffering—a life gentler, wiser, and more can’t wait to see what he does next! beautiful than before. Rabbi Steve Leder

More Beautiful than Before may be purchased at the Temple on November 12 or you can also order on Amazon.com

2 Brawerman Elementary School Reconfiguration Enhances Learning Spaces

hen students arrived at Brawerman space, said, “I can organize our many WWest for their first day of school resources and materials in a way I couldn’t on September 5, they found several new before.” The music room, which has been classrooms and offices, most of them in relocated to larger quarters in the chapel unfamiliar locations. Since last spring, building, has improved soundproofing and Assistant Principal Michelle Handzo has shelf storage for instruments. There are also been spearheading the reconfiguration of several new classrooms to house subjects like various spaces on campus and the design of Hebrew and Math that allow teachers more new learning areas to better accommodate opportunities to specialize their curricula for the school’s needs. “We modernized our smaller groups. Finally, the reconfiguration design, updated our lighting, and removed project has created new office space for furnishings that no longer served our student support staff. purposes,” she explained. The centerpiece of all the renovations is The science lab has been enlarged and the new library space, which is now located equipped with new lab tables and chairs on the second floor. A library designer served conducive to collaboration. There are now as a consultant, and the new space has a sinks on both sides of the room and electrical dramatic color scheme, cozy window seats, outlets accessible from the ceiling. Science and a multipurpose area--all designed to teacher Limor Magen, who is particularly (Top to bottom) Brawerman West upgrades allow students to get lost in literature and to include a state-of-the-art science lab, an appreciative of the design’s greater storage acoustically modified music room, and a foster a love of reading! large, welcoming library.

Camps

Podcast Chug Gains Traction

oughly 25 percent of Americans listen to at least one surprises going on at camp—all straight from the campers Rpodcast a month. This inspired us at WBT Camps to experiencing it all! So in addition to providing a creative, offer the first Podcast Chug in the summer of 2016. Since learning outlet for passionate campers, Podcast Chug provides that launch, Podcast Chug has grown in popularity with each an entertaining touch-point for the families and friends of the session, inciting more and more campers to engage in its blend campers. No matter what kind of phone or podcast service of journalism, story writing, and public speaking. Campers you use, the Camp Hess Kramer podcast is at your fingertips. spend their days in Podcast Chug creating original spoken Simply search for it in your podcast app, and click “Subscribe.” word content, writing unique recaps of their previous day at It’s informative. It’s goofy. It’s camp! camp, and delivering their work into the microphone for the outside world. Each episode features a lead anchor, weather correspondent, sports reporter, and food critic. In addition, the audience sometimes is treated to segments about camp wildlife, random facts, and other silly things. Once the recording process is complete, the episode is quickly edited by our camp’s Podcast Specialist and uploaded by the end of the day. Subscribers to the Camp Hess Kramer podcast receive an almost daily account of the activities, traditions, and crazy

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Religious School Intentional Gratitude

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the the realization that it could have been any one of us involved completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of in these disasters. It is suddenly easier to access feelings of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. gratitude for the safety and well-being of ourselves and our —Henri-Frédéric Amiel loved ones. However, as is human nature, it is also easy for us to emple Religious School is committed to demonstrating lose that vice grip on the thoughts and feelings that result in Thow the values of our faith manifest in everyday life. gratitude-driven action. We become consumed once again by When practiced in small, quiet ways, as well as big, our schedules, groceries, meetings, bills, pressures, and freeway dramatic ways, living Jewishly must be modeled, explained, tie-ups. We simply forget. Mindful, intentional, daily practice and celebrated. of gratitude must become a focal point for our actions. Let’s November brings Thanksgiving, a wonderful opportunity try to firm our grip, beginning now. Let the person merge on to remind ourselves to appreciate friends, family, home, and the freeway, and verbalize why we have done so to our children. community. This is a perfect time of year to consciously focus Assume the best in others, and tell your children about that as on actively cultivating gratitude. As Swiss philosopher Amiel well. Practice patience and explain why to our children. Act stated, it is not a question of feeling grateful or making a list with gratitude. of the things for which we can give thanks—true gratitude is Rachel Waltuch, expressed in action. Religious School Principal These last few months we’ve watched in horror as natural and man-made tragedies have decimated lives. Our hearts go out to these people. We automatically look for ways to help; we take action. And we also are immediately struck by

Adult Opportunities A Concert of Gratitude

he Hebrew term for gratitude, hakarat hatov, translates This is not to say that every moment in life is easy, or Tto “recognizing the good,” a value that is fundamental that all we experience is positive. But the truth is, how we to Jewish life and practice and a theme that runs from Torah view the world affects how we act in the world. When we to Talmud, from psalms to the siddur (prayer book), and begin from a place of gratitude, from “recognizing the good,” into aspects of everyday life. Our sages believed that even we approach life with more hope, more optimism, more in the worst of times, there are still many things in our lives strength, and, ultimately, more joy. to be thankful for, if only we take the time to recognize Please join us in our main sanctuary on Friday, them. Perhaps that is why the Talmud commands us to say November 17, at 7:30 p.m., for Gratitude Shabbat, an one hundred blessings a day. The sages understood that the interfaith musical concert and service with the BYTHAX miracle of opening our eyes each morning deserves a prayer of Gospel Choir, under the direction of Dr. Diane White- thanksgiving. They recognized the blessings of having food to Clayton (Dr. D), and the American Jewish University Choir, eat and clothes to wear, of beholding the beauty of a rainbow, conducted by Noreen Green. Bring your children, friends, and the gift of peace. and family for this evening of joyous thanksgiving, because To be a Jew is to give thanks—by definition: The Torah when we give thanks, we recognize the holy potential of our tells us that when Leah gave birth to her fourth son, she said, world and draw more of it into our lives. “This time, I will give thanks to Adonai.” The root letters Rabbi Susan Nanus, Director of Adult Programs of “I will give thanks” form the basis of the name that Leah chose for son: Yehudah. From Yehudah, we get the name Judah. And from Judah, we get Judaism.

4 Glazer and Mann Early Childhood Centers Celebrating Sukkot and the New School Year

amilies at the Early Childhood Centers joined together to make their very own trail mixes, honoring the fall harvest. Fon their respective campuses to Camp Out in the Sukkah It was beautiful to see families making new friendships and to celebrate Sukkot and usher in the new school year. At the strengthening the bonds of existing ones. A strong sense annual picnic, which took place at the Erika J. Glazer ECC of community and excitement about the new school year on October 10 and at the Mann Family ECC on October 11, permeated the events. families experienced the holiday through food, music, and fun Heads-up … now everyone is looking forward to our activities. At Glazer, we partnered with Brawerman Elementary Spring Family Camp event, which is scheduled for March 16- School East to celebrate as one community. During the events, 18, 2018. holiday spirit was evoked through music led by Jason Mesches and Zeke Sulkes, along with Rabbis Shapiro and Goldberg, we engaged our other senses by partaking in the holiday traditions of shaking the lulav and smelling the etrog. Families had the option of bringing their own picnic dinners or ordering delicious meals catered by John Bard. The camping theme inspired the event. Fun & Sports coordinated exciting games for the children. At Mann, the children engaged in mixing together various fruit and nut ingredients

Community News

Adrienne Coffield Receives Major Award B’nei Mitzvah Journey to Israel Brawerman Elementary School West Technology Registration for the 2018

Specialist Adrienne Coffield is one of four exemplary Wilshire Boulevard Temple b’nei WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE B'NEI MITZVAH TRIP individuals to receive this year’s prestigious Milken Family mitzvah trip to Israel is now open! Foundation Jewish Educator Award. The award was presented From December 23 –January 2, during a surprise ceremony in front of the Brawerman West join Rabbi Eshel and family for community. a one-of-a-kind, 10-day adventure that promises to be a As Director of Academic Technology at Brawerman, transformational, spiritually uplifting journey for your Adrienne Coffield guides faculty and students in exploring entire family. Generously supported by the Goldhirsh-Yellin both the past by utilizing technology to explore the Foundation, all land costs for b’nei mitzvah students on this immigrant experience on New York’s Lower East Side—and trip will be covered. Space is limited, so please reserve your the future by designing an engineering space for budding spot ASAP. Email [email protected] for more information. robotics enthusiasts. Coffield’s influence as an educator extends far beyond her own campus; she played a lead role Torah and Lunch with Rabbi Leder 2017–18 Schedule in the development of a consortium linking more than 300 Why not mix business and Torah over lunch? Join Rabbi technology teachers. Leder on seven upcoming Fridays. You bring your lunch, Rabbi Adrienne has been inspiring Brawerman’s students for Leder brings the wisdom of our ancestors. No prior knowledge ten years bringing impactful innovation to the technology lab of Torah or Hebrew is necessary. Come to one, a few, or all of learning experience. We are filled with gratitude for Adrienne’s the sessions. Please see, listed below, the full list of 2017–18 contributions to the Brawerman and Wilshire Boulevard dates. All events are held at CAA in Century City from noon Temple community, and we proudly honor the deserved to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $36 for the series and, due to security recognition she received. check-in, all who attend must RSVP in advance. For more information, contact Samantha Rosen at [email protected] or (213) 835-2121. November 10 January 5 March 2 May 4 December 8 February 2 April 6

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FIRST FRIDAYS: SHABBA DABBA! MONTHLY MAH JONGG Friday, October 6 6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 9 10:00 a.m. Family and friends are invited to this soulful, monthly Play with a fun group of women participatory musical service. Stay for pizza and potluck; coming to our monthly Mah Jongg afternoons. bring your favorite dairy or vegetarian sides to add to Instruction is available a few days before each game. the feast. Cost: $18 (lunch included). Ashley Sullivan, [email protected], (213) 835-2146 Reesa Rotman, [email protected], (424) 208-8932 wbtla.org/shabbadabba wbtla.org/monthly-mah-jongg

NEFESH TORAH AND LUNCH WITH RABBI LEDER Fridays, November 3 and 17 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 10, 12:00 p.m., Century City Join our warm and welcoming Nefesh services, led by You bring your lunch; Rabbi Leder brings the wisdom of Rabbi Susan Goldberg with Nefesh musicians Duvid our ancestors. No prior knowledge of Torah or Hebrew is Swisky, Sally Dworsy, and Ari Herstand. Come early for necessary. Cost: $36 for the series. RSVP required. drinks and desserts. Samantha Rosen, [email protected], (213) 835-2121 Ashley Sullivan, [email protected], (213) 835-2146 wbtla.org/events wbtla.org/nefesh

WOMEN’S TORAH STUDY FILMS AND FILMMAKERS - THE ESSENTIAL Fridays, November 10 and 17 12:30 p.m. LINK: THE STORY OF WILFRID ISRAEL WITH Join Rabbi Nanus for special classes on Talmud, Jewish DIRECTOR YONATAN NIR Ethics, and Hasidism. Bring your lunch and we’ll provide Tuesday, November 7 7:30 p.m. drinks and dessert. Newcomers are welcome! Wilfrid Israel, the Jewish owner of one of Reesa Rotman, [email protected], (424) 208-8932 the largest department stores in pre–World wbtla.org/events War II Berlin, was a great savior of Jews during the Holocaust. The story of the extraordinary man who played a key role CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF RABBI LEDER’S in the Kindertransport operation becomes NEW BOOK personal as filmmaker Yonatan Nir takes us WHEN WHERE on a journey from a kibbutz in northern Israel to 1930s Sunday, November 12 4:00 p.m. Volunteer with your family at Germany. The filmmaker’s search for the mysterious Join us for an inspirational conversation SUNDAY GLAZER hero also delves into the reasons for Wilfred Israel’s as Rabbi Leder shares the wisdom and disappearance from history. message of his new book, More Beautiful 11.19.17 CAMPUS Reesa Rotman, [email protected], (424) 208-8932 Than Before, with PBS Talk Show Host, Tavis wbtla.org/november Smiley. Followed by a dessert reception, book sales, and signing. NOW Samantha Rosen, [email protected], (213) 835-2121 • Donate $25 to feed the hungry at AN INSIDE GLIMPSE OF WOMEN IN THE wbtla.org/morebeautiful karshcenter.org/biggive MIDDLE EAST: A WOW SALON SERIES EVENT • Sign up to give blood (contact Denise at Wednesday, November 8, 6:30 p.m., Beverly Hills GRATITUDE SHABBAT: CELEBRATING UNITY Speaker Dr. Saba Soomekh leads this (424) 208-8930 or [email protected]) three-part Women of Wilshire (WOW) AND THANKSGIVING Salon Series event that explores the Friday, November 17 7:30 p.m. An Inside Glimpse ON NOVEMBER 19 cultural, political, and social roles of of Women in the Middle East: The magnificent voices of the AJU Choir, led by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran women in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Conductor Noreen Green, and the BYTHAX Gospel • Volunteer beginning at 12:30 p.m. to assemble and Iran, and how political Islam affects Choir, led by composer, vocalist, and conductor Dr. women’s rights. Diane White Clayton (“Dr. D”) perform in a joint Shabbat distribute meals (meet at the Karsh Center for check-in) Reesa Rotman, [email protected], (424) 208-8932 concert that mixes poetry, prayer, and song. Followed by • Give blood starting at 10 a.m. at the bloodmobile wbtla.org/wow-salon-series a community Oneg Shabbat. Reesa Rotman, [email protected], (424) 208-8932 Register at wbtla.org/november Continued on page 7 karshcenter.org/biggive

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THE BIG GIVE AND BLOOD DRIVE WORDS AND WRITERS - EINSTEIN Sunday, November 19 12:30 p.m. AND THE RABBI: SEARCHING FOR Volunteer with your family to help assemble THE SOUL and distribute meals to some of our city’s most Tuesday, November 28 7:30 p.m. underprivileged families. You can also give blood (starting at 10 a.m.) or donate in advance. Each $25 Best-selling author and spiritual leader of donation provides a meal for one family. Nashuva, Rabbi Naomi Levy talks about her new book, Einstein and the Rabbi: Searching for the Soul. Inspired Denise Magilnick, [email protected], by the famous correspondence between Albert Einstein (424) 208-8930 and a grieving rabbi, the discussion promises to explore karshcenter.org/biggive the meaning and purpose of the soul. Followed by a dessert reception, books sale and signing. Reesa Rotman, [email protected], (424) 208-8932 GIVING TUESDAY wbtla.org/november Tuesday, November 28 Cyber Monday...Giving Tuesday. Kick off the holiday season with a day of giving. Join the movement and THE WILSHIREADERS support your Wilshire Boulevard Temple community! Thursday, November 30 7:30 p.m. Alison Gettleson, [email protected], Our book club explores critically (213) 835-2153 acclaimed, nationally recognized books. wbtla.org/givingtuesday Judas by Amos Oz is the featured book for this meeting, led by Great Books facilitator Rochelle Ginsburg. Reesa Rotman, [email protected], (424) 208-8932 wbtla.org/bookclub

Tikkun Olam WHEN WHERE Volunteer with your family at SUNDAY GLAZER 11.19.17 CAMPUS NOW • Donate $25 to feed the hungry at karshcenter.org/biggive • Sign up to give blood (contact Denise at (424) 208-8930 or [email protected])

ON NOVEMBER 19 • Volunteer beginning at 12:30 p.m. to assemble and distribute meals (meet at the Karsh Center for check-in) • Give blood starting at 10 a.m. at the bloodmobile Register at karshcenter.org/biggive Thank you to the Maltz Family Foundation for their generous underwriting of this year’s event.

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Friday 10 17 3 with and Lunch Torah Leder Rabbi Study Torah Women's Choir Shabbat Youth Services 24 Shabba Dabba Soul Sounds Services Shabbat Nefesh Study Torah Women's Services Shabbat Nefesh Shabbat Gratitude Shabbat Services Shabbat Glazer Campus (Eastside): 3663 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010 Los Blvd., Wilshire (Eastside): 3663 Glazer Campus Irmas Campus (Westside): 11661 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 90064 Los Olympic Blvd., W. 11661 (Westside): Irmas Campus OPCC Annenberg Access Center, Santa Monica Access Center, Annenberg OPCC Service time different than usual - please check online than usual - please Service time different Thursday Monthly Mah Jongg 9 16 2 23 30 Thanksgiving WilshiREADERS of Women of Women An Inside Glimpse Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran in the Middle East: in the Middle East: November wbtla.org/events Wednesday Events and times subject to change. and times subject to change. Events 8 15 1 22 29 Pregnancy and Infant Loss and Infant Loss Pregnancy Group Support An Inside Glimpse in the ofWomen Middle East Tuesday 7 14 Spousal Bereavement Spousal Bereavement Group Support 28 21 The Essential Link: The The Essential Link: The with ofStory Wilfrid Israel Nir Yonatan Director Spousal Bereavement Group Support Giving Tuesday Einstein and the Rabbi: for the Soul Searching Spousal Bereavement Spousal Bereavement Group Support Spousal Bereavement Group Support For more information, including time and location, on all including time and location, information, more For visit of the events in this calendar, Monday )

WHERE GLAZER CAMPUS 6 13 27 20 WHEN 11.19.17 SUNDAY (424) 208-8930 [email protected] or (424) karshcenter.org/biggive underwriting of this year’s event. ON NOVEMBER 19 • Volunteer beginning at 12:30 p.m. to assemble and distribute meals at the (meet Karsh Center for check-in) bloodmobile the at a.m. starting• Give blood 10 at Register at NOW hungry the feed at $25 to • Donate at Denise give (contact to blood up • Sign karshcenter.org/biggive Thank you to the Maltz Family Foundation for their generous Volunteer with your family at

Sunday CALENDAR OF EVENTS CALENDAR WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 5 12 26 Food Pantries Pantries Food Pantries Food Celebrate Leder's Rabbi New Book 19 Pantries Food Big Give The Pantries Food Tributes

RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN FUND PULPIT FLOWER FUND ANNE AND NATHAN SPILBERG ANNUAL Anonymous In Honor of: LECTURE ON JEWISH LIFE Mrs. Jeanne Gerson Esther Altabet by Dr. and Mrs. Eli Ginsburg In Honor of: Trevor and Alexandra Rukin Miller In Loving Memory of: Gabriel Levin’s bar mitzvah by Susan and Bruce Levin In Honor of: Louise Baer by Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Baer In Loving Memory of: Noah Goldsmith’s bar mitzvah by Marjorie and Robert Kaplan Jean W. Dreisen by Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Rappaport Alfred Levin by Brandon and Claudia Levin Rabbi Steven Leder for officiating at the unveiling of the plaque for Darrelle Hirsch by Mr. Donald Hirsch Rose Fischer by Edie and Joe Fischer Alfred Levin by Susan and Bruce Levin Rabbi Steven Leder for officiating at the wedding of Anne Spilberg by Brandon and Claudia Levin Ashley Lewis and Jim Gilio by Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lewis ANN AND SAM BERNSTEIN CHILDREN’S Kaddish Fori by Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Orland LIBRARY FUND RABBI HARVEY J. AND SYBIL A. FIELDS EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Loving Memory of: In Loving Memory of: Sibyl Adlen Lewinstein and Robert Adlen Pearl Borinstein by Joan Borinstein In Loving Memory of: by Mrs. Paula Hoffman Ramon Gerson and Herbert Lindenbaum by Mrs. Jeanne Gerson Penelope Berro by Mrs. Marian Brown FOOD PANTRIES FUND Scott Jacks by Marsha Jacks Robert Borun by Mrs. Dorothy Straus Anonymous Lorraine Lowy by Marsha Jacks Meyer Cohen, Norman Abrams, Minette Cohen, and Debbie and Mike Ebrahimi Scott Sraberg by Brad and Karen Sraberg Anne Abrams by Mr. and Mrs. Earle Cohen Mrs. Jeanne Gerson Suzanne Corets by Beth Corets and Al Gough and family Marlene and Bruce Larson MUSIC PUBLICATION FUND Adin Edwards by Michele Ruiz Felicia Rosenfeld and David Linde Mr. and Mrs. Allen Edelist Arthur Epstein by Alan Epstein and Megan McGowan Epstein John and Lara Rich In Honor of: Ben F. Evans by Mrs. Joanie Reisman Bob Schwartz Amanda and Jack Baeck’s b’nei mitzvah Barry Freed by Mrs. Beverly Freed Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stern by Beth and Lawrence Baeck Beverly Gersh by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brown In Honor of: Ruth Gitlin, Saul Orland, and Ray Kurtz In Loving Memory of: by Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Orland Tamara Shiloh Garons’s baby naming Sam Forman by Barry Forman and Andrea Pflug by Drs. Maskit and Gary Schiller Barbara Goldschmidt by Marsha and Paul Eidlin Belle Gomberg by Nancy and Hal Daum Sue and Carl Robertson’s 50th anniversary by Florence Stark Belle Gomberg by Mrs. Joanie Reisman Philip Zivetz by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lowenstein Dominic Jude Sivak’s birth, by Barbara and Bob Merin Cole Grosflam by Nancy Senter Betty Hadden by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lynch In Loving Memory of: BIDNER FUND Robert Haiman by Shirley Haiman Rae Arons by Helen Sherwin In Honor of: Erna Heller by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heller Stanley Brown by Mrs. Lucille Epstein Rabbi Steven Leder by Ms. Alexandra Turtle Dr. Norman Hoffman and Marcia Gardner by Rachael Hoffman Stanley Brown by Ms. Margaret Epstein Shirley Kline by Marshall Kline Ruth and Fred Furst by Mrs. Kurt Seelman NEFESH Chaim Lehrer by Gaelle Kennedy William L. Glick by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wolf In Honor of: Irma Phillips by Mrs. Shirley Phillips Marshall Goldman by Ann Rubin Rabbi Susan Goldberg’s speedy recovery by Steven Grad Minnie Rosenberg by Dorothy Royce Belle Gomberg by Marjorie Blatt Cynthia Rosenwald by Dr. and Mrs. Barry Rosenbloom Joni Gordon by Monte Gordon EACH ONE HELP ONE FUND Miriam Rothstein by Robert Ellin Robert Haiman by Judi and Paul Lippe Anonymous Jack Schuster and Iryne Black by Corryne C. Schuster Beloved father, Max Hartfield, by Mrs. Lucille Epstein Jacob Cohen Lea Serlin by Blaire and Aaron Kaplan Beloved husband, Preston J. Kline, by Gertrude Kline Marc and Kathleen Dauber Rhoda Shralow by Donna, Paul, Sean, Alison, and Jesse Nadel Evelyn K. Kramer by Florence Stark David and Stephanie Eshel Philip Silver and Shirley Turtle by Randee and Jon Turtle Helen Levin by David Abel and Brenda Levin-Abel Mr. and Mrs. David Hochman Zygmunt Stock by Mr. and Mrs. Al Finci Lillian Lynn by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Motley Jamie and Douglas Lynn Joan Tucker by Nancy Ellin Helaine Melvin by Mr. Stuart Melvin Mr. and Mrs. John Schulman Irma Weisskopf by Drs. Maskit and Gary Schiller Evelyn Tuch by Mrs. Marilyn Brown In Honor of: Alvin Vogel by Stephen Bragin and Julie Alexander, M.D. Irma Weisskopf by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schiller Ashley Powell’s speedy recovery by Mr. and Mrs. Allan Goodman Norman Zaret by Mrs. Sue Zaret WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE In Loving Memory of: REDEVELOPMENT FUND TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION FUND Ingrid B. Josephson by Joan Harrison and Michael Janofsky John Levi Jr. In Honor of: Mitchel Lehrner by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wolf In Honor of: Rabbi Susan Goldberg’s speedy recovery by Christopher and Allison Donovan DISASTER RESPONSE FUND Rabbi Steve Leder for officiating at Noah Goldsmith’s bar Anonymous mitzvah by Catharine and Joshua Goldsmith Rabbi Susan Goldberg’s speedy recovery by Ms. Kathryn Rose Mendelson Rand and Carol April In Loving Memory of: Margery A. Gould’s speedy recovery by Carlynn Goodman Joan Borgman Nicole A. Harrow by Mrs. Marcia Harrow In Loving Memory of: Mrs. Norma Bubar Eddie Michaels by Auryn and Craig Goldman Norman Chanes and Ronnie Shapiro Gordon Bodek by Ed Moss and Marnie Bodek Muriel Shields by Mrs. Janet Gross Jean F. Cohen Tom Bosley by Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Baer Deborah and Jonathan Davidson Danny Mandell by Jeffrey Mandell and Abigail Jones CLERGY FUND David and Stephanie Eshel Edward Mandell by Jeffrey Mandell and Abigail Jones In Honor of: Lauren Feder Cantor Seth Ettinger for officiating at Tyler Donovan’s PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION AND Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frankel bar mitzvah by Christopher and Allison Donovan PUBLICATION FUND Mr. and Mrs. George Furst Rabbi Susan Goldberg for officiating at Tyler Donovan’s Merle Galindo bar mitzvah by Christopher and Allison Donovan In Loving Memory of: Dr. and Mrs. Avrom Gart Rabbi Steven Leder on the High Holy Days by Florence Stark Elsie Fogelman by Dr. and Mrs. Alan Fogelman Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gelfond Rabbi Steven Leder for officiating at the memorial service of Sheila Kasten by Jack Sussman and Jody Kasten MANN FAMILY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Rhonda and Larry Gelfond Lyn Goldinger In Loving Memory of: In Honor of: Monte Gordon Rebecca Appelbaum by Terry and Laurie Rodsky Carol Bovill by Jennifer and Cary Kleinman Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Grant Nasser Etebar by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kuperstock Mr. and Mrs. Russell Greenman Harry Feldman by Mrs. Bette Feldman KLEIN FAMILY FUND FOR MANN FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Greenwald Jordon Feldman by Mrs. Bette Feldman EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Mr. Robert S. Harris Marvin Fishmann by Dr. Andrew Fishmann Joli and Andrew Altshule Laura Grover and Steve Hochman Himon Galpert by Mr. Jerry Gotlieb Mr. and Mrs. Adir Haroni Mr. and Mrs. Glen Janken Leon Ginsberg by Mrs. Bette Feldman Mr. and Mrs. Jason Rebibo Dr. and Mrs. Alan Kaye Mac Gordon by Monte Gordon Susan Lerner Elsa L. Kunin by Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Rubin BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Liber Brian Nelson by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Nelson In Loving Memory of: Jack and Sansi Liebhaber Burt Pressman by Mr. and Mrs. Jared Breuer Rick Leed by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kuperstock Steven Marenberg and Alison Whalen Mildred R. Sack by Jean Rosenbaum-Katz Mr. and Mrs. Steven Mark Rabbi Steven Leder for officiating at the funeral of BRAWERMAN ENDOWMENT— Steven Bartmasser by Mr. Philip Bartmasser NADINE BREUER Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nieman Andrew Perry and Cara Tapper In Loving Memory of: Carol Provisor Gladys Ehrlich by Bill and Susan Ehrlich Ms. Ronnie Reade Continued on page 11

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Welcome to new Temple members… David Wagmeister…Sergey Zengin and his daughters, Annabelle, Ariella, and Beatrice…Michelle and Bertram Zweig… Avital Aboody and Monique Lopez…Catherine Gudis and Michael Alexander and their children, Nick and Thea…Ariella and Shimon Congratulations to… Benbassat…Sahar and Ophir Bitton and their daughters, Jolie, Mielle, and Celine…Perle Malka and Donald Blanco and their children, Liv and Levi… Cara Sands and James Heckenberg on the birth of their daughter, Charli Melissa and Alexander Block and their daughter, Gabby…Jean and Brian Elle Heckenberg, and to big brother, Greyson…Debra and Morris Kessler Cartwright…Jo Champa and her son, Sean…Stacy and Adam Feit and their on the birth of their granddaughter, Quinn Frances Kessler…Carolin and daughters, Alexandra and Scarlett…Kate and Adam Fishbach…Deena and Kia Michel on the birth of their son, Aiden Elijah Michel, and to big sister, Adam Fleiner and their son, Alexander…Ashley Lewis and Jim Gilio… Sophie…Jane and Eric Shomof and their daughter, Elle Shomof, and to big Maryann and Irwin Gold and their daughter, Lauren…Cori Goldberg and brother, Levi, and sister, Lily…Dianna and Justin Sternberg on the birth of her daughter, Maia…Lindy and David Goldberg and their children, Mia, their son, Jacob Levi Sternberg, and to big sisters, Noa and Ayla… Ben, and Sam…Sara and Matthew Goldberg…Carol Goldsmith…Elizabeth Green…Jordan Heller…Tamara Kagel and Brook Hinchman and their son, Condolences to… Rothko…Alisha and David Hirsch and their children, Charles, Henry, and Susan Bryman on the death of her brother, Steven Mark Bartmasser, and to Ethan…Beth Hyatt and her son, Jacob…Rose Buchberg and Masaki Iwai… nieces and nephew, Staci, Janis, and Gary…Daniel Brock on the death of his Bita and Shadrash Kamran and their children, Asher and Micah…Meg Hey father, Ronald Brock, to wife, Gudrun Brock, and to grandchildren, Clarissa and Hilary Kaplan and their son, Haskel…Laurie and Kevin Kinigstein and and Aaron…Shelley Eisner on the death of her husband, Michael Eisner, their daughters, Brielle and Fiona…Kambiz and Parisa Lazar and their sons, and to sons, Jared and Dylan…Dena and David Kaplan on the death of her Rassa, Neema, and Paya…Julia and Alexander Leonov…Michael Leonov… stepfather, Bart Feldmar, and to grandchildren, Emily and Sadie…Neil and Alice Berkowitz and Mark Levinson…Shawn Levy…Sharon Lovi…Parastou Jackie Steinberg on the death of his father, Paul Hunter, and to grandson, and Joseph Mann and their son, Adam…Stephanie and Brian Mau and Matthew…Joe Zipkin on the death of his husband, Rick Leed…Erin and their daughter, Allison…Jennifer and Robert McKay and their son, Myles… Tony Harris on the death of her brother, Pete Mahoney, and to niece and Samantha Weaver and Marc Moeller and their sons, August and Nicolas… nephew, Avery and West…Robert Miller on the death of his wife, Betty Beth and Rob Michaelis and their daughters, Tessa and Siena…Kira and Peter Miller, and to sister-in-law, Phyllis Kassel…Steven and Caroline Nemzer Morris and their daughters, Lila and Peri…Rosemary and Blake Nagorner… on the death of his mother, Lois Gretchen Nemzer, and to grandchildren, Cecily and Shawn Paper and their children, Dashiell and Veronique… Isaac and Danielle…Stacy and Daniel Kon on the death of her mother, Ruthie and Michael Polcino and their daughter, Elisheva…Joel and Cheryl EstaLane Nussenbaum, and to grandchildren, Zoe and Mino… Diane Prell…Chelsea Richer…Maxine Rosin…Rachel Higier and Noam Rubin… Shakin and Nicholas Klein on the death of her mother, Ruth Shakin, and to Jill Sachs…Leslie Schapira…Ilona Sherman…Veronika Shulman…Marlena grandchildren, Alanna and Jonathan… Siegel…Nikki Solomon and her son, Noah…Yael Suneson…Hillary and Brett Thomas and their children, Jackson, Georgia, and Beckett… And to all immediate and extended family.

Tributes (continued)

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rimmon KEHILLAH COMMUNITY CAMP FUND MEREDITH FISHMAN MEMORIAL FUND Mr. and Mrs. David Rosenberg Michael and Emily Chasalow In Loving Memory of: Cyndi Sarnoff-Ross and Michael Ross Peter Hoffenberg Susan Fishman by Bob and Katherine Newmark Ms. Francine Sanders In Honor of: Karin and Doug Schaer Alberto and Stacy Valner by David and Stephanie Eshel AL GOODMAN MEMORIAL CAMPERSHIP FUND Drs. Maskit and Gary Schiller Harvey and Marilyn Schneider In Loving Memory of: In Loving Memory of: Aliza Pollack and Thomas Schneider Milton Hoffman by Allen and Sheri Tuchman Joe Pollock by Mark and Shari Pollock Nina Koire by Allen and Sheri Tuchman Jerry Schwartz and Ruth Stoch ROBERT SHAPIRO CAMPERSHIP FUND Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sigoloff Rick Leed by Isabel, Eli, Stephanie, and David Eshel Mr. and Mrs. Adam Silverstein Burt Pressman by Richard and Lenore Cohen In Loving Memory of: Kelly and Matthew Sloan Burt Pressman by Lauren Corwin Robert Shapiro by Hon. and Mrs. Norman Shapiro Rabbi Lynn Brody Slome and Ansel Slome Burt Pressman by Angie and Greg Matusz Dr. and Mrs. Michael Soffer Burt Pressman by Karen and Richard Nauman SILLS FAMILY CAMPERSHIP FUN Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stern Burt Pressman by Martha and Robert Sweet In Loving Memory of: Jason Vogel Rose Sills by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sills Dr. and Mrs. Mark Vogel RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP FUND Thelma Sills by Susan and Tom Casamassima Barbara and Jerry Weinstein In Loving Memory of: Lynn Williams Douglas Delaney by Linda Delaney FOOD PANTRIES Diana and Benjamin Winters Lillian Gelfond by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gelfond Underwritten by Shirin and Peyman Yadegar Her father, Ramon Gerson, by Linda Delaney Felicia Rosenfeld and David Linde Mrs. Sue Zaret Harriet Kornblum by Dolph Kornblum John and Laura Rich In Honor of: Blossom Morris by Dr. Jared Morris Thank you to those individuals and families who have chosen either Jake Peck’s bar mitzvah by Carol Kabel Becky Zigman by Judge Samuel Mayerson to underwrite ($1,000) or sponsor KARSH FAMILY SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER FUND ALLAN CHATKIN CAMPERSHIP FUND ($500) a week of food. In Loving Memory of: In Loving Memory of: If you are interested in joining this effort, please contact Jack Kasten by Jack Sussman and Jody Kasten Penelope Berro by Mrs. Sandi Chatkin Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro at Lillian and Howard Lynn by Mrs. Albert Burg ISRAEL CAMP PROGRAM (424) 208-8930 or email [email protected]. WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE CAMPS In Honor of: Mr. and Mrs. Allen Edelist Amanda and Jack Baeck’s b’nei mitzvah Mitzvah go’reret mitzvah—doing a mitzvah leads to doing more. Greg Pimstone and Lauryn Harris by Beth and Lawrence Baeck

Rabbi David Eshel by Jeri Rochman and Alan Eisner In Honor of: Thank you to Canter’s Deli, Brooklyn Bagel, Noah’s Bagel Rabbi David Eshel by Shelley Eisner Drew Kugler’s birthday by Marc Binenfeld and Julie Miller Larchmont, and Western Bagel West L.A., for their weekly donation of bread to our Food Pantries. In Loving Memory of: Harriet Levi and Anne Cohn by Lonnie Levi Israel

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Schedule of Shabbat Worship & Study

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Shabba Dabba Youth Choir Shabbat Service Shabbat Services Shabbat Services Rabbi Goldberg Rabbi Leder and Cantor Ettinger Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Ettinger Rabbi Goldberg and Cantor Ettinger 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Soul Sounds Shabbat Services Youth Choir Shabbat Service Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Gratitude Shabbat SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Nefesh SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Rabbi Nanus and Cantor Gurney Rabbi Goldberg and the Nefesh Band AJU Choir and BYTHAX Gospel Choir Torah Study 7:30 p.m. Torah Study 7:30 p.m. Va’yetzeh Chayei Sarah Avi Cohen SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Avi Cohen Nefesh 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Rabbi Goldberg and the Nefesh Band Torah Study 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Services Va’yera Shabbat Services Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Ettinger Marc Gelman Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Torah Study Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Ettinger Shabbat Services Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Ettinger Toldot 4:30 p.m. Rabbi Goldberg and Cantor Gurney 10:00 a.m. Marc Gelman 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. No morning services at Glazer Campus

Rabbi Leder and Cantor Ettinger Shabbat Services 10:00 a.m Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney 10:00 a.m.

GLAZER CAMPUS IRMAS CAMPUS All Shabbat and worship information 3663 Wilshire Blvd. 11661 W. Olympic Blvd. can be found online at wbtla.org Los Angeles 90010 Los Angeles 90064