A Turning Point for Israel

JUNE-AUGUST 2017 | SIVAN-ELUL 5777 Volume 65 | Issue 4 our community kiKEHILLAT ISRAELquarterly RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION OF PACIFIC PALISADES conversation A Turning Point for Israel

BY RABBI NICK RENNER [email protected]

In this summer of wide-eyed hatred broader American Jewish community struggles with itself and and blind love, I’m beginning to remains scarcely able to have a conversation on the topic. believe again in all the little things But I’m also optimistic. Here at KI, it was incredibly uplifting to that will fill the holes left by learn and take part in Rabbi Bernstein’s iEngage class and see our the shells… own community rise to new heights of understanding with one -Yehuda Amichai, “Jerusalem 1967” another and connection with Israel. I’m grateful to be part of the discourse on Israel, and I’m blessed to be in the conversation with This summer we honor the 50th all of you. As part of that conversation, we have to continue to anniversary of the Six-Day War. On hope. Fifty years ago, following the Six-Day War, the Israeli soldier June 5, 1967, Israel recognized the and poet Yehuda Amichai wrote a cycle of poems titled, mobilization of enemy forces along its “Jerusalem 1967.” In our own era, I find myself uplifted by borders and launched a series of preemptive air strikes, paralyzing Amichai’s hope: the militaries of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. In Israel’s Independence War in 1948, they lost Jerusalem, but this time Israeli In this summer of wide-eyed hatred paratroopers were able to retake the Old City. On June 7, 1967, and blind love, I’m beginning to believe again for the first time since the Roman destruction of 70 C.E., in all the little things that will fill Jerusalem was reunified. the holes left by the shells: soil, a bit of grass perhaps, after the rains, small insects of every kind. The Six-Day War was a significant turning point in the history of I think of children growing up half in the ethics of their fathers the Middle East. It firmly established the State of Israel with a and half in the science of war. vitality and security that was previously in question. It was the The tears now penetrate into my eyes from the outside realization of Theodor Herzl’s famous expression, “If you will it, and my ears create, every day, the footsteps it is no dream.” of the messenger of good tidings.

June 1967 also altered circumstances throughout Israel. The conquest of the West Bank led to a political and religious movement that sought to settle the biblical lands of Judea and Samaria. For those without this orientation to those lands, considerations emerged about how to operate a military administration governing a Palestinian population that remained resolute in opposition, seeking its own state.

Having lived in Israel for two years and visited a dozen times, it’s a place I love. I love it with its complexities. I love it for the synthesis of the ancient and holy, with the living and breathing. I love Israel for its language and its music, for its culture and its people. And yet I remain frustrated by the way in which the from the president table of contents BY ROBERT RESNICK page [email protected] From Rabbi Nick Renner 1 From the President 2 Love and Gratitude From the Executive Director 3 A Note from the Rabbi 4 It’s really hard to believe that my two years as President will end on June 30th. As Mitzvah Circle Members 5 you can imagine, many feelings are coming up. I will always cherish the memories Early Childhood Center 6 and the bonds I have developed with so many wonderful families, individuals, clergy, and staff who make up our amazing Kehillah (community). Jewish Experience Center 7 Our B'nai Mitzvah 8 I have had the honor and the privilege of working with a world-class Board of Calendars 9-11 Trustees and professional staff, every one of which has given more time, heart and Year in Review 12-13 talent than you can even imagine! And, I am so pleased and proud to report that Enrichment 14 they embraced every single challenge that came with accomplishing a very bold and ambitious agenda… one that will leave KI healthy and strong for years to come! Tikkun Olam 15 Community Events 16 From Vision 2020 to Trustee-Staff team building, staff and Board reorganizations, KISS 17 finding a new High Holy Days venue in Westwood, completely revamping all KI Annual Giving 18-20 security protocols, building a brand new KI website, implementing ShulCloud, a Tributes/Contributions 22-23 comprehensive new KI-wide digital platform, creating the KI Ambassadors program, taking Tikkun Olam programming to a new level, strengthening our financial controls, remodeling the Social Hall and schools facilities (ECC and JEC), and hosting Mayor Garcetti, Congressman Lieu, and Israel Consul General David Siegel, it’s been a very busy two years!!

For me, it’s always been about L’Dor V’Dor…from generation to generation. So perhaps most important of all, as we forged ahead with our bold and ambitious agenda, we made it a point to identify, engage and empower an entirely new generation of “Future Leaders” at every step of the way. And, you won’t have to search too far to find them. Several now sit proudly and actively engaged on KI’s Board of Trustees. I have always told my children that the mark of a life well led is leaving the world a little better than you found it. I believe our Board and professional staff can feel confident and proud that they have more than met that standard! I am very excited about KI’s future and would like to thank our entire community for your continued support and confidence, and know that the Future Leaders of KI will continue to meet and exceed your expectations.

And, please don’t expect me to completely disappear…like other past Presidents, I will continue to be there at your side, to support and continue building our wonderful Kehillah whenever duty calls!

With love and gratitude, I thank all of you for the opportunity of a lifetime! 2 B’Shalom, KI Quartery Quarterly

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from the BY MATT DAVIDSON executive director [email protected] Gratitude

I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the entire KI team for another year of inspirational sermons, engaging speakers, meaningful connections, relevant and timely programming, collaborative community-building, impactful Tikkun Olam efforts, uplifting holiday celebrations and so much more. Lay leaders, staff, clergy, volunteers: you are all such integral parts of KI. Kehillat Israel is such a special community, and it begins and ends with the people. You make it what it is.

To that end, I want to thank those members of the Board of Trustees whose term of service has come to an end. Thank you so much for your time and service as leaders of our congregation. I especially want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Robert Resnick, our President, who has deftly guided us through all the ups and downs of the past two years. I have learned a great deal from Robert, and he has poured his heart and soul into serving our KI community. From the start, it was quite apparent what a labor of love this office was for Robert and I am proud to call him a mentor and friend.

And I would also like to thank Julie Dubron, who is leaving us after six years of dedicated service to KI as our ECC Director. As a beloved member of our senior staff, Julie’s warm smile and gregarious laugh will most definitely be missed. On behalf of all of us at KI, we wish Julie the best as she embarks on a new chapter in her life.

Change is hard and often scary. Any modification or deviation from our routine, from what we are accustomed to, can throw us for a loop. It can also be transformational. Truly, change enables us to learn and grow. Art critic, scholar and curator of Chinese and Japanese Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Kakuzo Okakura once said: "The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings." As we venture forth into the summer months and then the year ahead, may we all embrace whatever changes we are facing. And may that change be uplifting and transformational for each and every one of us.

. Summer 2017 Don’t miss this great family celebration as we gather for special CAN YOU BELIEVE Shabbat services surrounded by surf and sand as the sun sets. IT’S ALREADY TIME See website for details. TO… Friday, June 30 Friday, July 28 5:30 PM BYO Dinner 6:15 PM Shabbat Service RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP! 7th Annual Shabbat at the Beach BBQ Friday, August 25 4:45 PM Festivities begin 6:15 PM Shabbat Service 3 Kosher food available for pre-order online only. Keep a lookout for information Complete meals include main course, side salad, chips, drink and dessert. about how to renew your 2017-18 membership online or via mail. KI Quarterly Services will be held at Will Rogers State Beach. Park in the lot at the intersection of Temescal and PCH and look for the KI banner at lifeguard station #5. a note from the rabbi

BY RABBI AMY BERNSTEIN [email protected] In preparing to travel to the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association convention recently, I found myself distracted and even a little cranky about going. I was tired from a long and busy few months at work, dreading the packing CONGRATULATIONS to the runners from TEAM KI and all of the airport irritations. I’ve been away from the RRA for a number of years, being so who ran the L.A. Marathon engaged at KI, and I felt a sort of distance from the whole endeavor that on March 19 to raise needed made the inconveniences of getting there seem possibly not worth it. I funds for our annual campaign: had been asked to lead the convention morning service and was even feeling anxious about that. This year, my class celebrates its 20th year since graduation, and I was at least looking forward to seeing classmates and Sue Benun (Team Captain) having our celebratory dinner together. Gary Burdorf Mitchell Burdorf At the welcome dinner, I listened to the outgoing president of the Christopher Crain association share what meaning her term held for her, and I was reminded Cantor Chayim Frenkel of how much my peers sacrifice to serve our collective. The next morning, Sandy Haller sitting in front of a room of 115 rabbis praying and singing, being honored Christopher Heisen to lead them, was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my adult Rachael Jeck life. My heart felt like it would burst with love and respect and joy as I sang Rachel Levin our holy words with them, their harmonies and intensity filling the space Kim Lurie around and within us with hope and deep intentionality. It was so moving I had to fight back tears. Jessica Simon Robert Speiser Dinner with my classmates was raucous and loud as we talked over each Rabbi Zach Zysman other, trying to correct each other’s versions of stories from our time in school. We laughed a lot and argued over what we thought was ethical or not in situations we faced as rabbis and generally basked in the familiar A special thank you to all banter of smart, loving comrades who have come a long way together. our sponsors and donors who helped make this Listening to the speech of the incoming president and the words of our RUNraiser a great success honoree for the evening, a long-time leader and beloved teacher, and witnessing a Moth Radio Hour-type presentation by four brave colleagues, I was reminded again and again of how much I love this movement, and all that it stands for, how privileged I’ve been to have such incredible human beings as teachers, and how important it is to reconnect with the people who have known me a long, long time. Because they don’t see me very often, they can reflect on how I’ve changed and how I seem to them from their loving distance.

4 May we all remember how much we need the longer arc of perspective so that we aren’t swept away by the grinding pressures of here and now. May we risk exposing who we have become to those we trust. May we travel past the frustrations of logistics to reconnect with those who fill us. And may

KI Quartery Quarterly we find ways to put ourselves into situations where we will be inspired and moved to live our highest ideals.

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6th Grade hike KITT bake sale Holocaust survivor Robert Geminder Our B’nai Mitzvah June-August Madalyn Ivy Kylie Goldstein, daughter Eve Davidson, daughter Suddleson, daughter of of Annette and Greg of Gabrielle Cohen and Amy and Geoffrey Goldstein, will be called to David Davidson, will be Suddleson, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah called to the Torah as a Bat the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on June 3, 2017 at Mitzvah on June 10, 2017 on June 3, 2017 at 4:30 PM at 10:00 AM 10:00 AM KEEN Los Angeles Bringing Music to KIPP Bruin Shelter Public Charter Schools

Luke Hirshberg, son of Jessica and Alexander Brendan Lane Kraft, son Tara and Eric Hirshberg, will Cohen-Brown, daughter of Keri and Alon Kraft, will be called to the Torah as and son of Brandy Cohen- be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on June 10, Brown and Peter Brown, a Bar Mitzvah on June 17, 2017 at 4:30 PM will be called to the Torah 2017 at 4:30 PM as B’nai Mitzvah on June Benefitting One on One 17, 2017 at 10:00 AM Outreach Benefitting the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC)

Gianna Shayne, daughter Ella Tabachnikoff, Riley and Morgan of Tarzana Shayne and daughter of Eva and Adam Hillenbrand, children Andrew Shayne, will be Tabachnikoff, will be called of Roseann Kelley and called to the Torah as a Bat to the Torah as a Bat Scott Hillenbrand, will be Mitzvah on June 24, 2017 Mitzvah in Israel on called to the Torah as B'nai at 10:00 AM July 29, 2017 Mitzvah on August 5, 2017 at 4:30 PM

Oliver Waxtein, son of Bodhi Cohen, son of Noah Cohen, son of Stefanie Bluestone and Jeannie Lurie and Adam Jeannie Lurie and Adam Isaac Waxtein, will be called Cohen, will be called to Cohen, will be called to to the Torah as a Bar the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah Mitzvah on August 19, on August 19, 2017 at on August 19, 2017 at 2017 at 10:00 AM 4:30 PM 4:30 PM

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Shavuot II 9:45 AM Torah Study 9:00 AM Torah Study 7:00 PM griefHaven - 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Parents Meeting 5:00 PM Tot Shabbat Dinner Madalyn Suddleson 5:30 PM Tot Shabbat Craftivity becomes Bat Mitzvah 6:00 PM Tot Shabbat 4:30 PM Shabbat Service 7:00 PM Social Justice Shabbat Kylie Goldstein becomes Service Bat Mitzvah 4:45 PM Tikkun Olam: 1 2 Serve Dinner at Turning3

11:00 AM KITT Banquet ECC Closed for 7:00 PM November- 7:00 PM griefHaven - 7:00 PM griefHaven - 9:00 AM ECC Father’s Day 9:00 AM Torah Study 1:30 PM Teen Talmud Parent-Teacher December B'nai Mitzvah Spousal Meeting Parents Meeting Shabbat 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Conferences Logistics Meeting 7:30 PM ECCPA 9:45 AM Torah Study Eve Davidson becomes Bat Meeting 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Mitzvah 7:00 PM Board Installation 10:30 AM KI Monthly Minyan Shabbat Service 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Luke Hirshberg becomes 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bar Mitzvah 10 6:30 PM Savvy Sages ECC last day of 9:00 AM ECC Moving 9:00 AM PATH Beautification 9:00 AM Torah Study with Justin Grant school On Ceremony Event 10:00 AM Shabbat Service 11:30 AM KI Sages 9:00 AM KISS Beach 9:45 AM Torah Study Alexander and Jessica Closing Luncheon Walk & Brunch at Back 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Cohen-Brown become B’nai on the Beach 7:00 PM Shabbat Service Mitzvah 7:00 PM griefHaven - 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Parents Meeting Brendan Kraft becomes Bar 11 12 13 14 15 16 Mitzvah 17 Father’s Day 6:30 PM JNET 6:45 PM KI Movie Night 9:45 AM Torah Study 9:00 AM Torah Study 7:00 PM griefHaven - 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Spousal Meeting 7:00 PM Shabbat Service Gianna Shayne becomes Bat 18 19 20 21 22 23 Mitzvah 24 4:30 PM Tikkun Olam 7:00 PM griefHaven - 9:45 AM Torah Study One-On-One Outreach Parents Meeting 11:15 AM Jewish Meditation Delivery 5:30 PM Shabbat at the Beach BYO Picnic 6:15 PM Shabbat at 25 26 27 28 29 the Beach Service 30* Tear out the calendar and post it in your home! KI monthly calendar * Check online calendar for updates and july 2017 full schedule of events. sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday

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Independence Day 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Torah Study (KI offices and schools 10:30 AM KI Monthly Minyan closed) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4:00 PM KISS Beach 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Torah Study Event 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 6:30 PM JNET Meeting 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Torah Study

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Tish’a B’Av 7:00 PM Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Torah Study 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Morgan and Riley Hillenbrand become B’nai Mitzvah 1 2 3 4 5

7:00 PM Shabbat Service 9:00 AM Torah Study 10:30 AM KI Monthly Minyan 4:45 PM Tikkun Olam: Serve 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dinner at Turning Point12 Foreign Currency 6:30 PM JNET Meeting 7:00 PM Jewish Women's 9:00 AM Torah Study Drive starts Theater and Shabbat Service 10:00 AM Shabbat Service Oliver Waxtein becomes Bar Mitzvah 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Noah & Bodhi Cohen 13 14 15 16 17 18 become B’nai Mitzvah19 4:45 PM Shabbat at the Beach 9:00 AM Torah Study BBQ 10:00 AM Shabbat Service 6:15 PM Shabbat at the Beach Patrick Winograd becomes Service Bar Mitzvah 4:30 PM Shabbat Service Stella Salhus becomes Bat 20 21 22 23 25 Mitzvah 26 4:30 PM Tikkun Olam 6:30 PM Tikkun Olam One-On-One Outreach Committee Meeting Delivery

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"Complicit" June 22 - FINAL MOVIE NIGHT OF THE YEAR “Complicit" is the previously untold story of why the Roosevelt Administration denied safe haven to Jewish refugees aboard the SS St. Louis. Followed by a discussion led by SS St. Louis passenger, Thomas Jacobson, and facilitated by Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben.

WHAT? All Foreign Coins and Bills HELP KI PUT YOUR LEFTOVER FOREIGN COINS WHERE? AND BILLS TO THEIR BEST USE Collection Vault in School Lobby Kehillat Israel has partnered with Leftovercash, Inc. (leftovercashforgood.com) to recycle your leftover foreign bills and coins into U.S. dollars to help KI. WHEN? August 14 - September 15 Here’s how you can make a difference: • Scour your home and dig out your leftover euros, shekels, pounds, yen, pesos, won, rupees, Canadian $, Australian $ and more. All bills and coins from all countries LEFTOVER FOREIGN are welcome! • Ask your neighbors, family and friends to do the same. CURRENCY IS • Bring all your leftover cash into the School Lobby at Kehillat Israel VALUABLE… (August 14 – September 15). • Take a Leftovercash secure collection bag from the side of the vault. IT’S JUST IN THE WRONG • Seal the bag and drop it into the Leftovercash vault. 14 COUNTRY! The Leftovercash for Good fund-raising campaign will kick off on August 14 and continue until September 15. So declutter your home and recycle your leftover foreign money with Kehillat Israel! KI Quartery If you have any questions, please contact Erin Weiser, Program Director, at [email protected] or 424.214.7459 tikkun olamcommunity Meaningful and enriching opportunities to help heal our community and our world… In need of community service hours? Looking for a mitzvah project? Interested in getting more involved in Tikkun Olam? We’d love to hear from you! The Tikkun Olam Committee is always looking for volunteers to join KI's Social Action, Social Justice and Green Team projects and programs. Join us for the Tikkun Olam Committee Meeting on August 31, 6:30 pm. Please visit ourKI.org/TikkunOlam or email [email protected] for more information and to get involved.

Kehillat Israel Tikkun Olam Trustees Angela Milstein, VP Tikkun Olam Michelle Ross, Social Action Gina Deutsch-Zakarin, Social Justice

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Turning Point Transitional Housing June 3 | 4:45 PM July 1 | 4:45 PM August 12 | 4:45 PM For more than a decade, KI members have prepared and served dinner to the residents at Turning Point Transitional Housing once a month. You can help by purchasing supplies, cooking and/or serving.

PATH Beautification June 16 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Beautification Project PATH West LA. We'll be cleaning, painting, assembling and arranging new furniture, and hanging art in the TV/Rec Room of this transitional housing facility. Volunteers ages 10+ are welcome!

One-on-One Outreach June 25 | 4:00 PM July 23 | 4:30 PM August 27 | 4:30 PM Join One-on-One as they pack and deliver 170 boxes of groceries in South Central Los Angeles each month. Please contact Michael Schwartz if you are interested in volunteering: [email protected].

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Join KI Haverim for a summer read led by Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben. CALENDAR We will be reading Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance. A book discussion JUNE with Rabbi Reuben will follow in 12 Mon. 6:30-7:30 PM Savvy Sages with Justin September. Grant (Chapel) 14 Wed. 11:30 AM- KI Sages Closing 1:00 PM Luncheon (Social Hall)

Closing Luncheon Wednesday, June 14 Check Out a 11:30am-1:00pm Library Book Social Hall The KI library is a hidden gem on the second floor RSVP of the synagogue. If you're in the sanctuary for Masha Fleissig services, you'll notice that there's a window into the library. The window joins the library to the [email protected] sanctuary and emphasizes the connection to and 310.459.2328 importance of books and learning in our tradition.

So next time you're in the building, come by the library and take something home. Our new books are on a specially marked shelf at the back of the library. The library is simple to use and works on the honor system, so you don’t have to worry about whether we’re open when you come. Just pull the card out of the book you’re checking out, fill GriefHaven meets at KI and provides support and 16 out the card with the date, your name and phone resources to those who have lost a loved one. number, and leave the card in the front of the box GriefHaven has started a new grief group for adults on the library “book truck” (located on the wall to who have lost a sibling or parent. your right as you leave the library). Please return KI Quartery the book within a month by placing it on the same For more information, please contact griefHaven book truck (the library committee volunteers will at 310.459.1789. take care of checking the book in and reshelving it.) sisterhood

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A tribute card Laurie Feltheimer • The birth of Isaac Nathan Willis by Richard and will be sent in your name and an acknowledgment published in • Cantor Chayim Frenkel running the LA Marathon by Cecile Willis the KI Quarterly. The synagogue extends its sincere appreciation Bruce and Leslie Gifford for the following donations: • Daniel Grossman’s Bar Mitzvah by Karyn Grossman In Memory of • Ben Kamer's Bar Mitzvah by Lou Kamer and • Ethel Kanowith and Ira Kanowith by Marvin Klein and ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN Marsha Myers Kamer Susan Kanowith-Klein In Honor of • Blake Kramer's baby naming by Noah and Lauren Kramer • Reuben Rosloff's birthday by Judith Rosloff • Wedding of Berit Auerbach-Lynn and Alon Peled by KEHILLAT ISRAEL GENERAL FUND • Margot Morrison, Elaine Swartz and Judith Ubick by Ken Bart Lynn and Beverley Auerbach In Memory of and Karen Scopp • Cantor Chayim running the Marathon by Jess Ravich • Fred Weintraub by Warren and Gail Lieberfarb • Mikayla Weinhouse's Bat Mitzvah by Gary Weinhouse • Norman White by Jill and Brian Weintraub In Memory of and Alyssa Ziman • Ruth Arenson by John and Rosalind Arenson KINCARING • Ada G. Klein by Norman and Eleanor Axe In Memory of • Peter Kraus • Felicia Doran by Andrei and Vicki Doran • Jacob Abram by Steven and Deborah Abram • Anna Hershkowitz and Harvey Elfant by Florence Elfant • Hans Asher by Michael Asher L.A MARATHON • Robert Fremont by Lora Fremont • Hans Stern by Michael Asher In memory of • Milton Barth by Robert and Lynn Goren • Pearl Chase by Rod and Sandy Chase • Diane Suddleson and Richard Godessoff by Eric and • Mel Guthman by Laura Guthman • Edward Yellin by Robert and Karen Cypers Anna Suddleson • Geraldine Gutterson by Jill Grey • Janice Aranoff by Barry and Arlene Fink • Charlotte Jacobs by Donald and Carolyn Haselkorn • Morris Freeman by Izzy and Marilyn Freeman NEWMAN HOMELESS FUND • Natalie Korngute by Bonnie and Mervyn Hecht • Marian Freeman by Izzy and Marilyn Freeman In Memory of • Fred Weintraub by Judith King • Bobbette Diener by Izzy and Marilyn Freeman • Murray Lefcourt by Ronald and Marka Midwin • Mina Rudelson by Enid and Dan Lambert • Albert Garber by Leonard and Nancy Garber • Leila Newman by Jeffrey Newman • Melvin Heller by Leah Manning • Jerry Natan by Dennis and Helen Gaskin • Leila Newman by Robert Newman • Levi I. Heller by Leah Manning • Rose Natan by Dennis and Helen Gaskin • Michael Midwin by Ronald and Marka Midwin • Abraham Gaskin by Dennis and Helen Gaskin RABBI BERNSTEIN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND • William Orenstein by Allan and Janie Orenstein • Simon D. Wolstan by Jon and Michelle Girard • Alfred T. Gifford Family Fund • Judy Boston by Jeremy and Bren Padawer • Charlotte Jacobs by Bill Jacobs • Judith Karon • Roy Satz by Greg and Hilary Satz • Seymour Kogan by Michael Kogan • Susan and Martin Mach • Terrie Schiffer by Daniel and Alitta Schiffer • Conrad Platt by Susan Lebow • Bonnie Jean Skolnik Anderson by Valerie Schneer • Sue Horwitz by Norm Beegun and Harriet Leva In Honor of • Marlene Watchmaker by Michael and Nanette Schneir • Irene Lonky by Stewart and Marilyn Lonky • Eliana Bernstein’s Bat Mitzvah by Mark Edelstein • Gertrude Scopp by Ken and Karen Scopp • Ruth Lerner Ornest by Rick Leslie and Laura Ornest • Matt Fahn's Bar Mitzvah by Michael and Nancy Sitrick • Arthur Soll by Barbara Soll • Irving Ostrow by Michael and Francine Ostrow • Mikayla Weinhouse’s Bat Mitzvah by Alyssa Ziman and • Marian Swartz by Stan and Elaine Swartz • Herman Podzeba and Max Berger by Michael and Gary Weinhouse • Norman White by Brian and Jill Weintraub Francine Ostrow • Eliana Bernstein’s Bat Mitzvah by Cecile and • Blanche Bonios by Cheryl and Joel Prell Richard Willis BERRIE LIBRARY FUND • Edith Rachelefsky by Gary and Gail Rachelefsky In Memory of • Terrie Schiffer by Bernie Schiffer In Memory of • Harold Shapiro by Ken and Shelly Rosenberg • Bella Kramer by Aileen Stein • Warren Rosenblum by Jane and Richard Abrams • Myra Duberstein by Jake and Tracey Steinfeld • Steven Cohen by Jane and Richard Abrams BURTON J. MORRISON MUSIC FUND • Blanche Bonios by David Swedelson and Sandra Gottlieb • Muriel Bernberg by Rosalind Arenson In Honor of • Fred Weintraub by Ina and Stephen Bezahler • Margot Morrison, Judith Ubick, Elaine Swartz by Dennis COMMUNITY FUND • Lou Cohen by Barbara and Martin Druss and Janet Mendel In Memory of • David Druss by Barbara Druss • Margot Morrison nominated a Kehillah Builder by • Blanche Bonois by Melanie Bingham • Fred Weintraub by Heidi Epstein Michele and Alvin Morrison • Brett Andrew Feig by Marsha and Joseph Feig CONGREGATIONAL COMMITMENT • Charlotte Jacobs by the Jacobs Family In Memory of ASSISTANCE FUND • Seymour Kogan by Michael Kogan • Charlotte Jacobs by Margot Morrison In Honor of • Sam Presser by Beverley Auerbach and Bart Lynn • Harold Shapiro by Margot Morrison • Margot Morrison, Judith Ubick and Elaine Swartz • Richard Feller by Barbara Mack by Harry and Ellen Sondheim • Fred Weintraub by Sara Margoshes CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND • Alex Rosloff by Blanche and Reuben Rosloff 21 In Appreciation of In Memory of • Louis Garelik by Blanche and Reuben Rosloff • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Alan and Pamela Bergman • Charlotte Jacobs by Harry and Ellen Sondheim • Anna Shapiro by Isobel Tenzer • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Lauren and Lloyd Braun • Michael Zweig by Marie Zweig and Megan, Casey • Cantor Chayim Frenkel by Mark and Andie Miller EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER FUND and Sarah In Memory of In Honor of KI Quarterly • Victor Davis by Winifred Davis RABBI RENNER DISCRETIONARY FUND • Lexi's Bat Mitzvah by Dan Aloni • Fred Weintraub by Elizabeth Wong In Honor of • Margot Barrett's Bat Mitzvah by Ivan and Marsha Barrett • The birth and bris of Avi Azria by Magali and • Brit Milah of Kostas Samson Beer by Dara Beer Romain Azria • Margot Barrett's Bat Mitzvah by Ivan and Marsha Barrett • Daniel Grossman's Bar Mitzvah by Karyn Grossman SHULI WITIES TORAH In Memory of • Ben Kamer’s Bar Mitzvah by Marsha and Lou Kamer BEAUTIFICATION FUND • Norman L. Jeffer by Bruce and Rachel Jeffer • Ethan Bennett Rose’s Bar Mitzvah by Meli and In Memory of • Martha Ward by Marta Ward Stephen Rose • Kathleen Donald by Arnold and Joan Kalan • Sargent James Donald by Arnold and Joan Kalan ZIERING TZEDAKAH TEEN FUND In Memory of • Freda Kalan by Arnold and Joan Kalan In Honor of • Solly Bernberg by Rosalind Arenson • Emma Cohen by Arnold and Joan Kalan • KITT - Olam Echad-Naomi Shacham by Barbara Berez • Albert Garber by Leonard and Nancy Garber • KITT - Olam Echad-Lauren Hartog by Marty and • Jack Goren by Robert Goren In Memory of Rosanne Bloom • Thomas Cohen by Marvin Klein • Joan Butler by Joan and Arnold Kalan • KITT - Olam Echad-Kylie Greenwald by Jim and • Sande Sugarman by the Sugarman Family Shelley Greenwald TIKKUN OLAM FUND • KITT - Echad Olam-Kylie Greenwald by Gary and RABBI REUBEN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND • Joseph and Marsha Feig Tracy Lincenberg In Memory of • Sumner and Dana Fein • KITT - Olam Echad-Naomi Shacham by Delia Menozzi • Roland Willett by Denise Friedman • Get well wishes to Jeanne Segal by Merv • Mira Polishook by Angela Miske • David Griver by Jeanette Griver and Bonnie Hecht • KITT - by Zuzka and Phil Polishook • Patricia Lewin • Jakob and Ariel Pollack Dream Team Ozrim by Gabe REUBEN PLASKOFF AUDIO-VISUAL FUND • Anthony and Sue Marguleas Fulingni, Jordan Kupfer, Phillip Newman, Kelsey • Joseph Midwin by Ronald and Marka Midwin • Joel Spolin Tschiyama

In Honor of SENIORS FUND • The 80th birthday of Ed Dreyfus by Judy and In Memory of Michael Lipkin • Harry Kuper by Laura Kuper • The 80th birthday of Ed Dreyfus by Linda and Bob Schibel • David Manning by Leah Manning • Judith Ubick, Margot Morrison and Elaine Swartz by Ken and Karen Scopp

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The gem of the Palisades — where values, community and learning build the foundation for lifelong achievement.

At KI you're not just part of a school, you're part of our family. 22 Come let us show you what makes us a true gem. Call for a tour! 16019 West Sunset Boulevard KI Quartery 424.214.7482 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 or visit us online: ecc.ourKI.org kvell new members Marissa and Philippe Besson Every year, in a tradition dating back to 1987, Lyla and Bryan Joffe the California State Senate celebrates Women’s Paul Kalt History Month by recognizing remarkable women Alison and Benjamin Levine throughout the state who make a positive Alyson and Ari Marmur Nicole and Marlin Prager difference in their communities. Senator Ben Allen Sanam Banishahi and Homan Siman (D – Santa Monica) has named Pacific Palisades resident, Jacqueline Caster, as Senate District 26’s 2017 Woman of the Year. returning members

Westside Food Bank, KI's longtime community Debby and Jeffrey Zwelling partner and beneficiary of our annual High Holy Days food drive, was just named California State Senate District 26's Nonprofit of the Year by Senator Ben Allen. mazal tov • Michelle Adelson and Matthew Puopolo on the birth of KI's KINCaring program is a Alexander Halpin will be playing clarinet in the wonderful opportunity to give back their son Alden Adelson LAUSD Honors Orchestra at UCLA. • Joseph and Shayna Willis on the birth of their son to the community in a meaning- Isaac Willis ful way. Through our KINCaring volunteers, we bring the values of nahamu KI into the lives of those who are words of comfort most in need of community support • Karen Rappaport McHugh on the death of her in a variety of ways. grandmother Jean Busch • Lisa Solomon Davidson on the death of her father Richard Davidson Watch the KINcaring video at • Leonard Garber on the death of his father Albert Garber ourKI.org/KINCaring to learn more • Jackie Weintraub on the death of her husband Fred Weintraub about KINCaring and how YOU can • Garry Corman on the death of his nephew Gregory Lee get involved. • Jonathan Layne on the death of his mother Edythe Layne • Maxwell Rosenberg on the death of his father Armand J. Rosenberg Please contact KINCaring to offer • Joan Lurie Farb on the death of her cousin Bernie Lurie a hand or request assistance by • David White on the death of his father Norman White • Barry Sugarman on the death of his mother emailing Marcia De Paula, Sande Sugarman KINCaring Chair, at • Karen Shapiro on the death of her father Harold Shapiro [email protected] • Sarah Novack on the death of her mother Help the KI Scrip Program Michelle Garrison by registering your Ralphs card to • Michael Kohlmeyer-Hyman on the death of his father support KI. If you need help Arthur Hyman • Lance Kinsey on the death of his wife Nancy Kinsey online, please contact • Amy Weitman on the death of her uncle Al Laurence Masha Fleissig at [email protected] • Carla Kettner-Solomon on the death of her father Frank Kettner or call 310.459.2328. • Nancy Kram on the death of her brother Steven Cohen • Patrick Russo on the death of his mother Anne Russo • Bill Jacobs, Cindy Morgan, Sharon Jacobs on the death of their mother Charlotte Jacobs • Neal Green on the death of his mother Joyce Green • Sandra Gottlieb on the death of her mother Let us know! Blanche Bonios Let the KI community share in your life-cycle events. ki scrip program If you would like to announce a birth or death in the KI Quarterly, or have Thank you to the following people who supported the Scrip 23 Program in January and February 2017. some news to share in our Kvell Gelsons $160 section, please contact Genevieve Anne Roberts and Wayne Neiman Paine at 424.214.7466 or Linda and Michael Rosen Lisa and Jeff Simon KI Quarterly [email protected]. Nancy and Michael Sitrick 16019 W. Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

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quarterly kiAmy Bernstein, Senior Rabbi Nick Renner, Assistant Rabbi Chayim Frenkel, Cantor Matt Davidson, Executive Director Rabbi Carrie Vogel, Director, Jewish Experience Center Julie Dubron, Director, Early Childhood Center Daryl La Fountain, Director, Finance & HR Sheri Vinnecour Gerrman, Director, Member Engagement & Development Chapter Meetings Steven Carr Reuben, PhD, Rabbi Emeritus Mickey Bienenfeld, Cantor Emeritus Wednesdays Abraham Winokur z”l, Founding Rabbi June 21 | July 19 | August 16 6:30 PM Networking KI Board of Trustees 2016-17/5776-5777: 7:00 PM Meeting Officers: Robert Resnick, President; Mark Miller, VP Finance; Mark Shinderman, Secretary Beth Abrams, VP Governance, Miriam Bookey, VP Communications/PR, Lorie Kraus, Network, grab a bite, and learn more VP Member Engagement; Michael Lurey, Advisor to the President; Angela Milstein, about making business connections VP Tikkun Olam; Linda Rosen, VP Education Trustees: John Benun, Amy Bersch, Natalie Blake, Gina Deutsch-Zakarin, Dana Entin, Laurie Haller, within the ever-growing community of Loren Kaplan, Bert Kleinman, Robert Kors, Janet Leahy, Anthony Marguleas, Lindsey Miller, Michelle Ross, Jewish business people, professionals, Eitan Shacham, Millie Wexler, Lois Yaffee trades people, and corporate executives. RSVPs appreciated. KI Quarterly Art Direction and Production: Lori Enomoto, Interim Director of Communications & Marketing Gili Wolf, Bigbad Industries For more information about JNET, Mariana Grosz visit us online at: KI Quarterly is published by Kehillat Israel www.jnetonline.org. Reconstructionist Congregation of Pacific Palisades 16019 W. Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 310.459.2328 To RSVP, contact [email protected] or call 424.214.7459. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to KI Quarterly, 16019 W. Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272