1495 FORD STREET · REDLANDS · CALIFORNIA · 92373 · (909) 307-0400 MARCH 2017 ADAR - NISAN 5777 VOLUME XLV - NUMBER 6 Join us for our Purim Celebrations! MARCH, 2017 PAGE 1 SHABBAT CELEBRATIONS SHABBAT ALIVE DINNER & SERVICE Friday - March 3, 2017 - Led by Rabbi Jay Sherwood Catered Dinner at 6:00 pm / “Shabbat Alive” Service at 7:00 pm Oneg Shabbat following the service hosted by Jill and Greg Weissman in honor of Anita Weissman's yahrtzeit Saturday - March 4, 2017 - Led by Rabbi Jay Sherwood Shabbat Morning Service - 10:00 am Parashat Terumah - dnexz zyxt Exodus 25:1 - 27:19 - Haftarah - I Kings 5:26 - 6:13 Kiddush Following the Service ACOUSTIC BEATLES SHABBAT / TOT SHABBAT / SHABBAT ZACHOR Friday - March 10, 2017 - Led by Rabbi Jay Sherwood Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 7:00 pm Oneg Shabbat following the service hosted by Marv Reiter in honor of Elena’s birthday Saturday - March 11, 2017 - Led by Rabbi Jay Sherwood Shabbat Morning Service - 10:00 am Parashat Tetzaveh - devz zyxt Exodus 27:20 - 30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17-19 - Haftarah - I Samuel 15:2 - 15:34 Kiddush Following the Service CHOIR SHABBAT / SHABBAT PARAH Friday - March 17, 2017 - Led by Rabbi Jay Sherwood & Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel Choir Shabbat Service at 7:00 pm Oneg Shabbat following the service Saturday - March 18, 2017 - Led by Rabbi Jay Sherwood Shabbat Morning Service w/ Shabbat School - 10:00 am Parashat Ki Tisa - `yz ik zyxt Exodus 30:11 - 34:35; Numbers 19:1 - 19:22 - Haftarah - Ezekiel 36:16 - 36:38 Kiddush Following the Service KABBALAT SHABBAT / SHABBAT HACHODESH Friday - March 24, 2017 - Led by Rabbi Jay Sherwood & Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 7:00pm Oneg Shabbat following the service hosted by Lehmann family & friends in honor of Isabel’s Bat Mitzvah Saturday - March 25, 2017 - Led by Rabbi Jay Sherwood & Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel Shabbat Morning Service w/ Bat Mitzvah of Isabel Lehmann - 10:00 am Parashat Vayakheil-Pekudei - icewt-ldwie zyxt Exodus 35:1 - 40:38; 12:1 - 12:20 - Haftarah - Ezekiel 45:16 - 46:18 Kiddush Following the Service KABBALAT SHABBAT / SHABBAT MORNING HEALING SERVICE Friday - March 31, 2017 - Led by Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 7:00pm Oneg Shabbat following the service hosted by Sisterhood Saturday - April 1, 2017 - Led by Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel Shabbat Morning Healing Service - 10:00 am Parashat Vayikra - `xie zyxt Leviticus 1:1 - 5:26 - Haftarah - Isaiah 43:21 - 44:23 Kiddush Following the Service MARCH, 2017 PAGE 2 Rabbinic Reflection Cantorial Comments We have just entered the LADINO CONCERT month of Adar, a month that is PROGRAM/ HEALING given great prominence in the SERVICE Talmud. The Talmud states Thank you to everyone who that: mi she'nikhnas Adar came to last month’s Cantors marbin b'simchah (Ta'anit: Concert – and of course, to 29a). That means: When one all our wonderful Sponsors - enters into the month of Adar, We appreciate your one should increase in enthusiastic and generous happiness. After the past few month’s of listening to support! Thank you to Rabbi Sherwood and Judy the political rhetoric, driving through flooding after Filsinger for your presence and support. Thank you rainstorms, and hearing about bomb threats at Jewish to our dedicated and talented choir members pre-schools, who couldn’t use a little happiness?! Michelle Anctil, Grace Harris, Sheri Maltzman, With the 24-hour news cycle, TMZ and social media, George Petite, Marg Shattuck, Mary Lynn Slough we spend quite a bit of time dwelling on the bad, the [refuah sh’leimah!], Barb Smith and Michelle argument, and the gossip. You don’t believe me?!?! Zipperstein. To our man of many talents who gives Just turn on your TV, your computer or your smart so much of himself and his time, Jerry Ripley - we phone. The holiday of Purim—the reason that Adar is are so grateful for you. Stuart Sweet – your brilliant a joyful month—teaches us to look for the good in and artistic creations always grace us with lasting life. Purim is not a children’s holiday, despite what memories. Also, behind - but oh so intricate to - the you may have heard elsewhere. Purim is a holiday scenes, our gratitude to Mike Kress, David filled with worldly themes and important adult lessons. When we read the Megillah and celebrate its Swedlove, Stuart Sweet, Greg Weissman, Robert lessons, we become empowered by its words. On O’Rourke and Ben Hiller. And last but not least, Saturday, March 11, we will boo Haman and the pure Phyllis Sweet – without the enthusiasm and energy evil that he epitomizes. We will cheer Mordechai and of you and the Concert Committee – Lori Fenster, Esther for their fearless rescue of the Jewish people. Leslie Soltz, Margie Orland and Stuart Sweet, we We will celebrate the joy of the triumph of good over would not have the successful PR, culinary evil—a lesson that is perhaps more relevant now than sustenance for our performers or fabulous décor and it has been in many decades. Certainly, there is refreshments that follow the concert. THANK misogyny, xenophobia and fear mongering in the YOU!!! Book of Esther, but we see that we can overcome I am delighted to be presenting a beautiful them as we build a better world. Real world lessons Ladino song cycle with harp accompaniment in for our times. In retelling the story of Queen Esther collaboration with Jerry Ripley on Tuesday, March and company, we relive the miracle of Purim—that 21, sponsored by the Spinet Organization of we survived despite the threat of annihilation. In Redlands. The Spinet is the oldest chamber music recounting the defeat of Haman, we are reminded of society in the state, founded over one hundred years the danger of leaving evil unchallenged. The Book of ago. Ladino is the language of the Sephardic Esther is the only Book in the Tanach (Hebrew Bible) tradition – a language also known as Judeo-Espanol, that does not mention God. God’s face is hidden in the based on medieval Spanish. Just as Yiddish has story (hence why we wear costumes), and we are elements of Hebrew, so too, does Ladino. Instead of compelled to focus on where else God may be hidden Mazel tov, just say Mazal Bueno! in our lives. Finally, the Talmudic dictate (increase We are planning another Healing Service for the happiness) reminds us to celebrate the simchas more final Shabbat in March [Saturday, April 1]. Our first than we dwell on the sadness. And of course, our Healing Service took place in June of last year, just inner child gets to play and be silly with our actual two weeks after the Orlando nightclub shooting. Our children! Happy Purim! Please join us (in costume) on second Shabbat morning Healing Service will March 11, for dinner at 6pm and Megillah reading at embrace shared communal grief, confusion and 7pm. Remember, dinner is free if you come in anxiety as well as personal mourning and loss. If you costume! And don’t forget our fabulous Purim are interested in participating, having an Aliyah, Carnival the next morning, March 12, with games, reading Torah, sharing a personal story or creative food, entertainment and more, you are bound to have a reading, please contact me. joyful Purim! B’shalom, Kol tuv, Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel Rabbi Jay Sherwood MARCH, 2017 PAGE 3 on March 26th at 7:00 PM. Enjoy traditional Presidential Perspectives Seder foods with a delightful chocolate twist as We are fortunate to we prepare to greet Passover in April. Finally, worship in a lovely our Community Seder will take place April 11th synagogue in the peaceful from 6:00-9:00 PM. I would like to thank the community of Redlands. It CEE Sisterhood for the enormous amount of behooves us, however, to be planning and work that is required to execute this aware of changes in the event. To all our Sisters we say, ”Todah Rabah!” social and political climate I look forward to seeing you there. across our country. There have been threats made against Jewish L’Hitraot, Community Centers in 27 states (NPR, February Craig Beasley 21, 2017). Sometime during the weekend of February 18-19th more than 100 headstones were Sisterhood Speaks vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Missouri On behalf of the Sisterhood (WSJ, February 21, 2017). Three mosques have Board I wish to thank all of been set ablaze, two in Texas and one in those who were involved in Washington (USA Today, January 29, 2017). making our Sisterhood These events and others have led your temple Shabbat service so special- leadership to take a closer look at our temple especially Rabbi Sherwood, security. To this end, I listened in on a phone Jerry Ripley and of course meeting sponsored by the Anti-Defamation Cantor Bern-Vogel who we League at which FBI agents weighed in on the are all sending our thoughts to. Congratulations proper response to events like these. to both Heidi Nimmo and Nancy Sidhu for being Subsequently, we have contacted the Redlands the most recent recipients of the Evelyn Sandler Police Department and reviewed procedures in award in honor of their commitment to our the event CEE receives a threat. We were Sisterhood and in spreading sisterhood encouraged to maintain close contact with local throughout the greater community. They both congregations of all faiths to stay current on truly exemplify the meaning of “sisterhood” and happenings in our area. Our congregants Nancy an individual’s ability to share light, kindness, Sidhu and Steve Becker have both represented us social action and inclusion towards all.