Temple Ahavat Shalom menorah Northridge, California
23 Av 5777 - 25 Heshvan 5778 August 15 - November 14, 2017
Elul Shabbat Services of Introspection Yom Kippur Fridays, Aug. 25, Sept. 1, 8, and 15, 2017 - 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 outdoor service Family Service Main Service Youth Service 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. S’lichot - Prepare to Renew Sanctuary Sanctuary School Building Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 S’lichot continues our transformative journey. Individuals and Adult Study Sessions: 1:15–3:30 p.m. families are invited to join us for this powerful evening of reflection. Come learn from and with members of the TAS community 7 p.m. Havdalah and S’lichot Service between morning and afternoon services at sessions designed to inform, challenge and inspire.
Erev Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur - Afternoon (all ticket holders) Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017
Family Service Main Service Afternoon Yizkor Neilah 6 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary
Rosh Hashanah Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017
Family Service Main Service Youth Service The celebration 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. continuesSukkot Celebration Sanctuary Sanctuary School Building Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 4 pm Religious School and Adult Learning 5 p.m. Sukkot Service Shabbat Shuvah and Tashlich Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 - 6:30 p.m. Shabbat of Sukkot Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 The Shabbat of Return offers the opportunity to celebrate 5:30 p.m. Bim Bam Bimah with Reception in Sukkah Shabbat while continuing along the path of reflection and 7 p.m. Erev Shabbat Sukkot Service repentance that we travel during the Ten Days of Repentance. Simchat Torah Celebration Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 Join us as we renew our cycle of Torah learning. Kol Nidre 4 p.m. Religious School and Adult Learning Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 5 p.m. Simchat Torah Service followed by dessert Family Service Main Service Yizkor 6 p.m. 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 Sanctuary Sanctuary 6 p.m. Yizkor Service See www.TASnorthridge.org for more information. New TAS president Jerry Hilecher savors an active life both on and off the court
By Myrna Davis positions of vice president and president of MoTAS. He was vice president of the board for nine years and is now Jerry Hilecher, our new temple president. TAS president, grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He and Jerry owns a company called Gateway TelNet, selling his wife, Marcy, met about telecommunications and business phone equipment. 32 years ago, at the St. Louis Marcy is an independent contractor, working as a Jewish Community Center meeting planner, arranging meetings and conventions gym, while working out. for such organizations as AIPAC and Women of Reform They soon decided to get Judaism. When asked what he does in his spare time, married and keep working Jerry says, “What spare time?” No doubt, running a it out for life. They have business, being temple president and head of a family been married for 29 years. keep him busy enough.
Jerry Hilecher In 1989, Marcy got a job offer and they moved to the Jerry’s philosophy of life has been shaped by what he has Valley. accomplished. Racquetball was the microcosm of his life, and he learned to do whatever needed to be done Jerry played professional racquetball and, in 1981, he to succeed. We are all accountable and can either do was a world champion at the age of 27, which brought something about the problem or complain. He prefers to him both a financial reward and the accomplishment do something. Therefore, he advocates that, to get more of a goal. He played for about 15 years, professionally, out of your temple experience, get involved, volunteer, and was in the top four for 10 years, retiring a few years and make a difference — for both yourself and TAS. after they moved here. Although not a professional player anymore, he still plays. Two years ago, he was in the National Doubles Championships in the men’s 55+ category.
Jerry and Marcy have three grown children. Their son, Matthew, 26, is a film editor for Trailer Park, a company that produces film trailers enticing people to go see the actual film. Older daughter Sara, 24, works in the field of leadership training as a facilitator. Younger daughter Jahmie, 21, is a professional dancer and choreographer.
Jerry and Marcy have been temple members for about 20 years, which started when Marcy got a part-time job as a youth director at TAS. Temple membership followed, and then came Jerry’s involvement in the Men’s Club, now called MoTAS. After entering the golf tournament,
he ended up running it. He eventually attained the Hilecher Family - Jerry, Marcy, Sara, Jahmie and Matthew
2 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com TAS Book Group Selections for September, October, and November
The Book Group meets in the Library/Chapel on the second Thursday of the month. Refreshments are available at 7 p.m. and the discussion begins at 7:30 p.m. A $5 contribution per person is requested. Feel free to join the group even if you have not read the book.
Sept. 14 - “Sashenka,” by Simon Montefiore dit class, actually turns out to be good at it. It's a book about our deeply polarized, frequently depressing, oc- An adolescent schoolgirl casionally inspiring political culture, written from inside from a privileged family of the belly of the beast. Jewish lineage, whose ideas of politics and revolution come from novels, Sashenka Nov. 9 - “Leaving Lucy Pear,” by Anna Solomon Zeitlin comes face to face with reality when One night in 1917, Beatrice she is arrested by czarist Haven sneaks out of her secret police in 1916 St. uncle’s house on Cape Petersburg, Russia. She Ann, Mass., leaves her becomes a double agent. By newborn baby at the foot 1939, Sashenka has become of a pear tree, and watches a mother, married to a as another woman claims Communist official, living the infant as her own. The in relative ease and unscathed by Stalin’s purges of 1937 unwed daughter of wealthy and 1938. She embarks on a forbidden love affair, which Jewish industrialists, and will have devastating consequences. Sashenka’s legacy a gifted pianist bound for cannot be put to rest. Montefiore’s command of Russian Radcliffe, Bea plans to history weaves a dramatic tale. leave her shameful secret behind and make a fresh start. Ten years later, she returns to her uncle’s house, Oct. 12 - “Giant of the Senate,” by Al Franken seeking refuge from her unhappiness. But she discovers far more when the rum-running manager of the local This is a book about an un- quarry inadvertently reunites her with Emma Murphy, likely campaign that had an the headstrong Irish-Catholic woman who has been even more improbable end- raising Bea’s abandoned child — now a bright, bold, ing: the closest outcome in cross-dressing girl named Lucy Pear, with secrets of her history and an unprecedent- own. ed eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It’s a book about what happens when the nation's foremost pro- gressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pun-
3 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com MoTAS and More: Temple membership has much to offer
While much of our community’s time is being spent on Sukkah-Building Time. The High Holy Days are our financial problems, I’m asking a personal question: nearly here. That means Sukkah-building time is Why do you choose to belong to a temple or synagogue? nearing. In the past, we've gotten s'chach from Valley I come to Shabbat services for spiritual fulfillment Crest Gardening, but they have changed owners and are through song and prayer. I enjoy the friendship of folks no longer providing it. For those of you with gardeners, who I share common values with. it would really help us if you could talk to them and see if they might be able to donate palm fronds about I encourage you to write down your own answers. Then a week before we start building the sukkah (we'll be share them with your Jewish friends and family. Let glad to provide a donation letter). We'll be building the them know that practicing Jewish song and prayer often sukkah on Sunday, Oct. 1; Yom Kippur is from sundown leads to folks being happier. Friday, Sept. 29 to sundown Saturday, Sept. 30. If your gardener will be able to help, Click Here and we will be Here are some fun events to participate in. in contact with you.
Shabbabaque on Friday, Aug. 18. The full menu I look forward to seeing you. is on the Shabbabaque event page. Our goal is for everyone to be happy. If you have special dietary needs, Frank Soronow please contact us at [email protected]
Pancake Breakfast Volunteers needed, Sunday, Aug. 27. This is the opening day of TAS Religious School and Men of TAS will host a free Pancake Breakfast for everyone — parents, teachers, staff, even the kids! We need volunteers to help set up, cook and clean up. Especially the latter. Click here to volunteer for the Pancake Breakfast.
MoTAS Monthly Meeting, Sunday, Sept. 10, 8:45 to 11 a.m. Speaker will be Stephen Rischall, an award- winning financial expert helping families plan for the future. Stephen will be speaking on Saving for College.
Golf Tournament, Monday, Sept. 18. You'll be raising funds to help MoTAS do all that it does — including contributing to the TAS General Fund. More information, including online and printable sign-up forms and donation forms, is available at http://golf.tasnorthridge-motas.org or by calling Barry Mann at (818) 360-8881.
4 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com Sisterhood News and a Cruise: and you thought Hanukkah is only 8 nights?
Sisterhood is hard at work planning all of our programs year will be Thursday, May 17, when we will have Efrat for the year. We have general meetings, religious Yakobi leading us in storytelling. observance events, fundraisers, leadership training events and programs to help our youth, our temple and And wait, there’s more! Our first Mahjongg Tournament our community. We hope you will participate in some of the year is Sunday, Oct. 15. Get your holiday shopping of our programs this year. done without fighting crowds at the mall at our annual Holiday Boutique on Sunday, Nov. 19. If you are into Here are the dates of our general meetings and our cruising, join us March 22-26 for a Sisterhood cruise. religious observance events for the 2017-2018 year. This cruise includes mahjongg, so it’s perfect for Mark your calendars! mahjongg players. It also includes Santa Barbara and Ensenada, so it’s perfect for non-mahjongg players, too. Our Sept. general meeting will be Thursday, Sept. 14, when David Kleinbrodt, a podiatrist at Kaiser Sisterhood has three interest groups this year. In addition Permanente, will educate us on how to take care of our to our Rosh Chodesh and fourth-Wednesday mahjongg feet and how to prevent foot pain, important for better groups, we have a new group, called Chai Mitzvah. mobility. David will teach us to treat our feet right. The group will meet once a month for nine months to learn from a curriculum provided by Chai Mitzvah, an Our annual Sukkot in the Sukkah will be Thursday, engagement experience and a way to reconnect, recharge Oct. 5, and our annual paid-up luncheon will be and re-examine your Jewish life. Thursday, Nov. 12. We have a great speaker for the paid-up luncheon who will tell us all about how the Leadership training is important to us, so we have Jewish immigrant experience has played a role in several leadership programs, such as our Area Day American theater. If you like theater, you will enjoy this training last July and our Sisterhood Leadership Day presentation. in August. Next March, we are providing funding for Sisterhood members to attend the WRJ Fried Leadership In December, we always celebrate Hanukkah. We hate Conference in Nashville, Tenn. to say goodbye to Hanukkah, so this year our celebration will be on the “10th night” of Hanukkah, Thursday, Sisterhood is continuing its programs to support our Dec. 21. temple youth, including providing apples and honey for the religious school and ECEC in the fall, providing January and February will have some very interesting dreidels and gelt to the kids during Hanukkah, providing programs of general interest to all. In January, we are funding for the religious school, scholarships for the looking into doing a presentation on tax preparation L’Taken Social Justice Seminar trip and support for the Thursday, Jan. 18, and in February we want to explore Alumni Outreach program. Together with MoTAS, we gender identity (date to be determined). Our fabulous also have a campership program, and we provide gifts annual Women’s Seder will be Thursday, March 15 – for Bar and Bat Mitzvah kids, confirmation kids and the this is always a sold-out event. In April, we are planning graduation class. a celebration of Israel, with Israeli foods and activities, on Thursday, April 19. Our Sisterhood Shabbat will We also have programs that support the temple. One be Friday, May 11, and our last general meeting of the ... Continued on page 6
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of our more important ones is our program to provide staff to set up and clean up for 52+ onegs a year, with our delicious ice cream punch – yum! Another is our program to provide staff to keep our Judaica shop open so that everyone has easy access to Judaica.
If you like any of these programs, we hope you will support Sisterhood by joining at whatever level you wish ($45, member; $72, sponsor; $118, patron) – or by becoming a Friend of Sisterhood ($45). If you don’t care for any of these programs, we would be interested in knowing what programs would interest you. Please call or email and let us know. We want your input!
Would you like to know more about becoming a Sisterhood member or a Friend of Sisterhood?
Call Jennifer Kosoy at (818) 217-4191 or Judy Stehr at (818) 340-6227.
Jackie Zev and Kathy Barker, TAS Sisterhood co-presidents (818) 832-9099 (Jackie), (818) 974-1070 (Kathy)
Front row: Jackie Zev, Ellen Pollack, Phyllis Bigelson and Kathy Barker. Middle row: Cheryl Frumes, Jennifer Kosoy, Sue Sculler, Alyce Schultz-Rozsa, Irene Miller, Pat Cramer, Efrat Yakobi and Anita Hoch. Top row: Maureen Fried, Karen Pelmont, Robyn Blachman, Gina Ryskind, Roseanna Sculler, Judy Stehr and Joanne Averill.
6 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner!
Stop by the Judaica Shop! Shofars, apple and honey dishes, hostess gifts and Rosh
Hashanah cards to enhance your High Holidays. We carry a versatile collection of
Judaica — jewelry, tallits, kippahs, mezuzahs, yads, candleholders, yahrzeit
memorials, cards for every occasion. We are open during Friday Shabbat Onegs and Sundays from 9 am to 11:45 am (when there is Religious School)
Special appointments? With pleasure, Laraine Miller at (818) 993-0796 or Linda Sculler at (818) 701-7117.
Proceeds support TAS, ECEC, Religious School, Camperships and more!
7 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com mazel tov to our b'nai mitzvah families
Steven and Amy Nairin and Family Month of August 2017 on the Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Nairin Aug. 19, 2017 Oct. 14, 2017 Luanne & Adam Markowitz, and Jonathon Krasny and Family on the Bat Mitzvah of Gaby Krasny Scott and Gaynor Rabin and Family on the Bat Mitzvah of Amanda Rabin Aug. 26, 2017 Oct. 21, 2017 Gabriel and Suzanne Wainfeld and Family on the Bar Mitzvah of Trent Wainfeld Brian and Julie Whiteman and Family on the Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Whiteman Month of September 2017 Sept. 2, 2017 Oct. 28, 2017
Steven and Rhonda Schachter and Family Carey Eckert and Lorena Carbajal and Family on the Bat Mitzvah of Jessica Schachter on the Bar Mitzvah of Ashton Eckert Sept. 9, 2017 Month of November 2017 Nov. 4, 2017 Jeffrey and Ronit Fischbach and Family on the Bat Mitzvah of Eliana Fischbach Steven and Debilyn Kinzler and Family on the Bar Mitzvah of Lucas Kinzler Gregg Garfinkel and Family on the Bar Mitzvah of Brandon Garfinkel Nov. 11, 2017
Month of October 2017 Joel and Claudine Horowitz and Family Oct. 7, 2017 on the Bar Mitzvah of Troy Horowitz
Garth and Andrea Letts and Family Nov. 18, 2017 on the Bat Mitzvah of Natalie Letts Sara Martinez and Family on the Bar Mitzvah of Giovanni Uvalle
8 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com b'nai mitzvah Kids
Jessica Schachter Eliana Sophia Fischbach Sept. 2, 2017 Sept. 9, 2017
Brandon Garfinkel Dylan Nairin Sept. 9, 2017 Oct. 7, 2017
Hannah Whiteman Giovanni Uvalle Oct. 21, 2017 Nov. 18, 2017
9 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com ECEC The ECEC camp has only one Yom Kippur is a holiday that is sometimes complex for week left, and both children and children. At this age, empathy is just developing and teachers are sad to see this end. children are extremely self-centered. Many children Our days have been filled with say “sorry” because a grownup is standing over them water play, baby ducks, martial demanding that they say the word. We could be asking arts, yoga, art and cooking, to them to say any word they could think of and they will say name but a few of our activities. it just to stop the adult insisting they apologize. We want children to grow up saying sorry from within, because The 2017/2018 school year Sisterhood members they are truly apologetic about what has happened, not help sorting books in the begins on Aug. 28. Our teachers ECEC Library. because they are being forced to say something. will spend the week prior to school opening preparing for the year. We will be having This takes time, and the best way to teach children this our Annual ECEC Open House and Shabbat on Friday, lifelong understanding and skill is to model it at correct Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. This will be followed by a pasta dinner. times. Apologize to your children in a heartfelt tone Even if you do not have a child in our preschool, please when you have done or said something that requires you stop by and see how great the school is looking. Thank to do so. Let them see you saying sorry to your spouse you so much to Barry Krowne and Debby Lieber for after shouting at each other. Let them see you saying subsidizing the painting of our school offices. Thank sorry to the stranger who you accidentally bump into. you, too, to our energetic Sisterhood ladies who have I believe that setting examples is the best way to teach re-sorted our library and have now offered to come in sorry, please and thank you to your children. regularly to the school to read to the children. Please check out our Amazon wish list to see if there is Rosh Hashanah begins soon after our first day back at any way you can help out by purchasing supplies for the school. It can be difficult for our very young children, ECEC. who have just settled in to the routine of coming to school, to start having days when there is no school. They Enjoy the last days of summer. Wishing you all L’Shanah will adjust back quite quickly. This is to be expected and Tovah and may you have a meaningful fast. is not cause for concern. L’Shalom, Tessa Cramer We will start working on apples and honey. We will measure children to see how many apple heights they are. We will cook and bake with honey and with different kinds and colors of apples, and we always do a graph to see which type of apple is best liked by our children. Local firefighters joined us for our monthly fire drill. Walk time for the Infant Toddler Center.
10 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com 11 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com QUARTERLY MENORAH DEBUTS
Welcome to the revamped MENORAH, which will now appear quarterly: Aug. 15, Nov. 17, Feb. 18 and May 15.
We welcome high-resolution photos, which may be sent to [email protected].
For information about placing an ad, please contact Aaron Solomon, Executive Director, at (818) 360-2258.
Fran Lieber Krimston and Melinda Schway Kough, Co-Editors
12 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com TAS Heritage Tour
13 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com generous gifts ALUMNI OUTREACH FUND MARISA INGRUM FUND Wendy and Barry Krowne in memory of Rose Orenstein Melissa and Alan Kassan in memory of Marisa Ingrum The Shearer Family in memory of Esther Brown The Shearer Family in memory of Leon Kreida ANNUAL GIVING/ GENERAL FUND The Covelli Family in honor of Rebeccah Birken Yussman becoming a Rabbi RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Deborah S. Weissman Jill and Alan Morgenstein in honor of Rebeccah Birken Andy and Barry Mann in memory of Ken Held Yussman Ruth Lupul in memory of Ken Held The Pearlman Family to Rabbi Lutz, “Mazel Tov on your Barry and Joyce Eisenstein in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Milestone Birthday” Jessica Schachter The Pearlman Family, “Mazel Tov to Rabbi Barry and Debbie Anita Hoch in honor of the 60th Birthday of Karen Jaye, Lutz on Adam’s new position with Temple Emanuel” “Happy Birthday” Arcy and Dan Gesshel Eric and Harriet Leibovitch in memory of Geina Davidson Alan Stepakoff and Loren Lieb in memory of Bennie Stepakoff Jozlyn Torres in memory of Geina Davidson RELIGIOUS AND HEBREW SCHOOL FUND Anita Hoch in honor of Elaine Pfefferman Mel and Les Birken to Rabbi Lutz and Cantor Cohen, “With thanks for a wonderful evening honoring Rebeccah’s Ordination” CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Laraine Miller, “Thank you, Cantor Ken, for singing with Marsha Scheff!” SARITZKY FAMILY ADULT EDUCATION FUND Arcy and Dan Gesshel To Marlene Saritzky on the occasion of Jake’s Bar Mitzvah With Joy, Fran Krimston and Joan Krimston & Family CARING COMMUNITY FUND Sue Miller and Daryn Pakcyk in memory of our beloved cousin SOCIAL ACTION FUND Paul Rhonda Mayer in memory of Seymour Sacks, the father of Beverly Freeman in memory of Paul Postal Susan Halpern Shelly and Phil Trop in memory of Raymond Beck Fran and Al Lapides in honor of the Engagement of Terza The Pearlman Family, “Mazel Tov to Gail Karlin on her Brostoff and Alex Pevzner daughter’s wedding” The Pearlman Family, “Mazel Tov to Rabbi Shawna and Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik on the graduation of Mira from High VI AND DAVID LIEBER MEMORIAL MUSIC FUND School” Abbey Klein to Fran Krimston, “Thanks, Franny!” The Pearlman Family, “Mazel Tov to the Miles and Kantor Families on the Engagement of Andrew and Alison” The Pearlman Family, “Mazel Tov to Mike and Susie Bierman on David’s PhD” Phyllis and Hal Bass, “With deepest condolences to Annette and in loving memory of our very dear friend Ken Held” Al and Fran Lapides in memory of Ken Held Abbey Klein sending condolences to Annette Held and Family Thank you all for your on the loss of their beloved husband, father and grandfather, Ken generous donations! Shelly and Phil Trop in memory of Ken Held The Pearlman Family, “Mazel Tov to Mike and Susie Bierman on Adam and Ashley’s Engagement Mel and Les Birken in memory of Ken Held Annette Held to thank Rabbi Shawna for being there during a difficult time Amy and Dennis Schneider in memory of Geina Davidson
EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND The Pearlman Family to Barb Gelb, “Mazel Tov on Jacob’s High School Graduation” Mel and Les Birken in honor of the birth of the granddaughter of Gina Ryskind, Jia Cho Ryskind ... Continued on page 15
14 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com YAHRZEITS Keith and Harriet Rosen in memory of Jeanne Rosen Helene and Fred Kimmel in memory of Anne Monkarsh Beverly Shore in memory of Ann Sepkowitz Marcia and Gordon Lester in memory of Reuben Newman Yale and Dorothy Doberne in memory of Nathan Brody Caron Eisenberg in memory of Shelly Eisenberg Hildie Gold in memory of Mervin Gold Melissa and Alan Kassan in memory of Nancy Aarons Blender Ruth Lupul in memory of Else Lupul Melissa and Alan Kassan in memory of David Blender Anita Hoch in memory of Florence Oberman David and Laurie Scher in memory of Michael Scher Gale and Harvey Lawson in memory of Louis Putter David and Laurie Scher in memory of Sylvia Brodkin Gale and Harvey Lawson in memory of Claire Adler David and Laurie Scher in memory of Jeffrey Daniels Gale and Harvey Lawson in memory of Jean Schulsinger Loren Lieb and Alan Stepakoff in memory of Susan Lieb Barry and Andy Mann in memory of Edna Mann Loren Lieb and Alan Stepakoff in memory of Joel Lieb Barry and Andy Mann in memory of Ben Kirk Terry and Bruce Hatkoff in memory of Leonard Smith Larry and Nancy Pfefer in memory of Marion Pfefer Rick, Alaine and Karen Seidman in memory of Adel Seidman Anita Hoch in memory of Mitzi Weiss Fredric and Helene Kimmel in memory of Terry Voltairine Shirlee Kline in memory of Dr. Steven Brown Rappoport Curtis and Myrna Miller in memory of Helen Miller Fredric and Helene Kimmel in memory of Anne Monkarsh Alyce and Jim Caskey in memory of Dena Yaskiel Fredric and Helene Kimmel in memory of Ted Monkarsh Sandra and Lane Joel in memory of Harry Stern David and Becky Breuer in memory of Eugene Breuer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manheim in memory of Theodore Irvi Charles Padow in memory of Eugene Padow Manheim Shirlee Kline in memory of Bruce Brown Susan Cohen in memory of Sally Arrico Nick and Rosie Mandel in memory of Victoria Yomtow Melissa and Alan Kassan in memory of William Monell Kenneth and Karin Croft in memory of Irving Croft Harriet and Keith Rosen in memory of Ruth Sway Diane Levine in memory of Sara Seiden Marjorie Dallas in memory of Louis Greenwald Diane Levine in memory of Goldie Chirlin Erika and Lee Barnathan in memory of Cyril Hirsch Bruce and Terry Hatkoff in memory of Alfred Stark Sue Miller and Daryn Pakcyk in memory of Ben Rubin Eva-Lynn Diesenhaus in memory of Sidney Diesenhaus David and Becky Breuer in memory of Morris Grebler David and Becky Breuer in memory of Berta Grebler David and Becky Breuer in memory of Serene Breuer Beverly Shore in memory of Irvin Sepkowitz Beverly Shore in memory of Cary Shore Sue Miller and Daryn Pakcyk in memory of Karen Peltz Diane Levine in memory of Max Chirlin Thank you all for your Fred and Bernice Warsavsky in memory of Frank Warsavsky Alan and Renee Scherr in memory of Stanley Scherr Andi and Gary Vogel in memory of Albert Paley generous donations! Harvey and Gale Lawson in memory of Sadie Levine Dave, Vivian and Michael Larner in memory of Egon Taus Rochelle and William Simpson in memory of Phyllis Harnaga Barry and Wendy Krowne in memory of Philip Krowne Ruth Lupul in memory of Dr. Heinrich Lupul Judy and Len Soloff in memory of Sydney Miller Anita Hoch in memory of Debra Heller David and Becky Breuer in memory of Dr. Yan Isado Grebler Andy and Barry Mann in memory of Rivie Kirk Linda Orenstein in memory of Florence Reich Turer Linda Orenstein in memory of Paul David Turer Linda Orenstein in memory of Leah Edmonds Gloria Katcher in memory of Alfred L. Katcher Ruth Lupul in memory of Herta Lupul Sandra Hatkoff in memory of Burton Stark Sandra Hatkoff in memory of Anna Hatkoff Sandra Hatkoff in memory of Alfred Stark Sandra Hatkoff in memory of Charles Hatkoff Myrna and Curtis Miller in memory of Lillian Comroe Stephanie and Rodger Howard in memory of Perry Nadler Melinda and Scott Kough in memory of Stanley Schway Sheila Reback in memory of Gertrude R. Glass Barry and Wendy Krowne in memory of Jon Krowne Bryan and Myrna Davis in memory of Louis Rapoport Natalie Berkowitz in memory of Lewis Berkowitz Helene and Fred Kimmel in memory of Theodore Monkarsh
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17 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com Your Family is PRECIOUS TO YOU Plan ahead with a gift of love for those you care about most.
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18 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com Condolences Congratulations
Annette Held and Family on the death of her Alyssa and Jason Heilig are the proud parents of a husband and our Temple member, Kenneth Held. new baby boy, Ethan Logan Heilig. Emma is the proud big sister. Adam Eichhorst and Family on the death of his wife and our Temple member, Alexandra Lewis-Eichhorst. Gina Ryskind is the proud grandmother of a new baby girl, Jia Cho Ryskind. The proud parents are Larry Soskin and Family on the death of his uncle, Ed Noah and Yunseo Ryskind. The big brother is Jino. Rich. Ron and Sandy Friedman on the engagement of their Bonnie Goodwein and Family on the death of her son, Jared Friedman and Alyson Horn. father, Hyman Greenwald. Don and Bonnie Weissman on the engagement of Danielle Newman and Family on the death of her their son, Douglas Weissman and Lisa Addey. grandfather, Murray Krieger. Bob Brostoff and Judy Stehr on the engagement of Rhonda Schachter and Family on the death of her their daughter, Terza Brostoff and Alex Pevzner. mother, Geina Davidson. Rabbi Barry Lutz and Family on the death of his cousin, Jay Lutz . Pam Brodsky and Family on the death of her father, Edward Levin.
May their memory be a blessing
19 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com Pulpit Calendar
Aug. 18 6:15 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service and 3:45 p.m. Yom Kippur Afternoon Service Shabbabaque 5:15 p.m. Yom Kippur Yizkor Service Aug. 19 4:45 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Gaby Krasny 6:15 p.m. Neilah/Concluding Service Aug. 25 7 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Oct. 6 5:30 p.m. Bim Bam Bimah Service Aug. 26 4:45 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Trent 7 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Wainfield Oct. 7 10:15 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Natalie Letts Sept. 1 7 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service and 4:45 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Sept. 2 4:45 p.m. Bat Mitzvah of Jessica Nairin Schachter Oct. 13 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Sept. 7 7 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Oct. 14 10:15 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Amanda Sept. 8 10:15 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Eliana Rabin Fischbach and 4:45 p.m. Bar Mitzvah Oct. 20 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service of Brandon Garfinkel Oct. 21 10:15 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Sept. 15 7 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Whiteman Sept. 16 7 p.m. Havdalah and S’lichot Oct. 27 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Sept. 20 6 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Family Oct. 28 10:15 a.m. Bar Mitzvah of Ashton Service Eckert 7:45 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Main Nov. 3 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Service Nov. 4 4:45 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Lucas Kinzler Sept. 21 8:30 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Family Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Service Nov. 11 4:45 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Troy 10:30 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Main Horowitz Service and Youth Service Program Nov. 18 4:45 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Giovanni Sept. 22 6:30 p.m. Erev Shabbat Shuvah and Uvalle Taschlich Service Sept. 29 6 p.m. Kol Nidre Family Service 7:45 p.m. Kol Nidre Main Service Sept. 30 8:30 a.m. Yom Kippur Family Service 10:30 a.m. Yom Kippur Main Service and Youth Service Program 1:15 p.m Yom Kippur Study Sessions
20 Temple Ahavat Shalom Menorah • Fall 2017 www.TASnorthridge.com L’shanah Tovah Happy New Year • hbwf hnçl September 20–22, 2017
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