April 2014 - Online - Wilshire Boulevard Temple

WILSHIRE
BOULEVARD
TEMPLE
BULLETIN
Volume 101, Number 3 • April 2014
Will Your Great-Grandchildren Really Be Jewish?
T
hese days, Rabbi Beau Shapiro
has felt increasingly troubled
by a recurring conversation he finds
himself having with other Jews.
“People say to me, ‘Rabbi, I’m
spiritual but I’m not religious.’ Or
‘You know, I’m really a cultural Jew
because I don’t believe in organized
religion.’ Many of us have
Rabbi Beau Shapiro
disconnected our ethics and values
from our Jewish tradition,” the rabbi says. “But my concern is
this: Is merely passing on a secular tradition from generation to
generation enough to keep our most cherished values alive?”
Rabbi Shapiro speaks from more than just personal
experience. His concern for this population reflects a larger
trend in American Jewish life. According to a 2013 survey from
the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of American Jews say that
being Jewish is mainly a matter of ancestry and culture, while
just 15 percent say it is mainly a matter of religion.
For Rabbi Shapiro, this shift away from religious
identification poses a problem he passionately expounds upon
during an interview in the rabbinic suite at the Glazer Campus.
“People tell me, ‘Yes rabbi, I help out at the food pantry and
I believe that human beings should be kind to one other, but
that has nothing to do with being Jewish. That’s about being
a good person.’ And I say, Where do you think these morals,
values, and ethics actually come from? They are the distillate
of millennia of Jewish belief and practice. I don’t believe
that we can sever them from their Jewish roots if we want
them to survive for generations to come. I want our greatgrandchildren’s grandchildren to be the kind of moral and
ethical human beings we strive to be, so we must package those
values in a way that will stand the test of time.”
A loquacious conversationalist with an encyclopedic
command of Jewish history, Rabbi Shapiro believes that this
phenomenon of Jews “scrubbing the Jewishness” from their
value systems stems from mistaken assumptions about their
heritage. “Judaism has never been monolithic, and there has
never been just one kind of Jew or one kind of Judaism,” he says.
Rabbi Shapiro believes that Judaism has multiple access
points for people to connect to their Jewish identities, and
that’s where he does speak from personal experience. Raised in
Santa Barbara by largely secular, culturally Jewish parents, “I
usually choke on what I’m eating when people ask me if I grew
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Save these dates
ALL IN”
POKER
“
SALON SHABBAT
Yom HaShoah—So Memory
Does Not Die
TOURNAMENT
Thursday, April 10
The Mark on Pico
5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15
Irmas Campus
5:00 p.m.
Friday, April 25
Irmas Campus
6:00 p.m.
Torah Portion
Wandering Together This Passover
Torah Online:
wbtla.org/torahonline
Book of Exodus
W
e are a wandering people. The journey began with
God commanding Abraham to Lech lecha (“leave”)
his native land and continued with our passage from Egypt
and slavery to the Promised Land and freedom–the story of
Pesach. Next, it carried on from Jerusalem to Babylonia, and
then later from Eastern Europe to America, Tehran to Los
Angeles, Ethiopia to Israel.
Wandering can be good or bad; it all depends on the
wanderer’s point of view. Of course, wandering into the
unknown can be frightening. Uncertain destinations are a
part of life when it comes to our careers, our marriages, our
children, our health, our own life’s path. We hope to reach
a certain goal, but life happens, and we may end up in a very
different place than we ever imagined. Perhaps the wandering
we experience in life is in a way life itself; the journey really
is the destination. If so, then we should strive to be our
best each moment of each day—not because we have
a goal in sight or a particular destination we expect to reach,
but because we are already there.
The story of Pesach is the perfect story of
wandering—40,000 Israelites lost in the wilderness together;
each experiencing the wandering differently, but not alone.
During all of that wandering our ancestors truly became
a people, a community. In wandering they met God and
received the Torah. In wandering they built the glorious
tabernacle where they learned to pray. In wandering our people
learned to reach upward to God, outward to one another, and
inward to become their best selves. When we gather for our
Seders, let’s pause to appreciate our individual journey, the
wandering, the reaching upward to God, outward around the
table to those we love, and inward to ask, “Am I being my very
best along each step of my life’s journey?”
Rabbi Rochelle Tulik
Principal, Religious School
Your Jewish Great-Grandchildren (cont.)
up in a religious family,” he says with a wry smile. “I didn’t
start religious school until fourth grade, and I spent most of
my time in the principal’s office for goofing off in class.”
An avid guitar player and music lover, Rabbi Shapiro
eventually found a strong connection to Judaism in high
school through prayer and by becoming a song leader during
services. In 2003, as an undergraduate at USC, where he
majored in Jewish studies and film, his work as a song leader
first brought him to Wilshire Boulevard Temple.
“At the Temple, I was exposed to this model of the
rabbinate where rabbis had the opportunity to be part of a
team yet could each focus his or her talents on specific areas
of Temple life. That’s what made me decide to pursue a career
as a rabbi.”
So here’s Rabbi Shapiro’s advice to “secular” Jews: “You
can say you’re a cultural Jew, but by espousing your values,
you are actually authentically Jewish, and not as bad a Jew
as you think you are. Look at our tradition more closely,” he
advises. “Whatever it is that interests you spiritually, there’s
a Jewish way to do that.” Caring for others, preserving the
environment, giving to those less fortunate, being honest in
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business—these values
all stem from Jewish
tradition, Rabbi Shapiro
points out. “They’re not
exclusively Jewish but
they are rooted in our
faith,” he says.
If we give our own
tradition a chance to
speak to us, to be our
moral compass, we will
find that Judaism has the Rabbi Shapiro at Hurricane Sandy cleanup.
answers we seek and the
values we care most about. Says Rabbi Shapiro. “It’s only by
reconnecting our values to the Jewish practice that birthed
them that we can succeed in transmitting them to future
generations.”
Susan Josephs
Glazer and Mann Early Childhood Centers
Our “Night at the Museum”
A Night at the Museum Gala, held on February 8 at the Skirball Cultural Center, grossed more
than $340,000 for scholarships and enrichment for our Early Childhood Centers. Many thanks
to all our generous supporters and brilliant committee for this investment in our future.
View of the beautiful Guerin Pavilion
Maria Sussman, Shannon Soller, Erica Felsenthal
Gala Co-chairs
Carol Bovill; Julie Cramer, Parent Association President;
Erica Felsenthal; Samantha Milner
Our children’s art on display at the silent auction
Bob Saget donated comedy
Erica Felsenthal, Gala Co-chair; Carol Bovill,
Director, Early Childhood Centers
Rabbi Leder inspired us
Reagan Silber, Sara and Burton Morris, Karin and Doug Schaer
Samantha Milner, Rochelle Glucksman,
Erica Felsenthal
Julie Cramer and Nina Freund
Photography by: Michelle Neman, Click Click Photography
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Brawerman Elementary School
Learning to Think Like a Scientist
W
hen Brawerman Elementary School’s science teacher,
Limor Magen, asked the Grade 1 class how water from
a puddle becomes a cloud, she got an enthusiastic, assured
answer from one budding scientist: “The clouds use a big straw
and suck it up.”
This is the kind of answer we love to hear, because it
exemplifies the philosophy of our science department. This
student was thinking of possible explanations, knowing that
clouds are made of water and tiny ice crystals, and was applying
what she knew about the transfer of liquid from a lower
position to a higher position. As Einstein said, “Education is
not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think.”
Think like a scientist is advice Brawerman West students
often hear from Mrs. Magen. In the science lab you’ll likely see
an experiment in progress, with students busy collecting data
and analyzing results. You’ll hear students discussing concepts
with their peers or evaluating why an experiment yielded
certain results. Encouraged to demand evidence and think
critically, they learn to question lab results, research possible
answers, and think beyond the topic at hand. Our goal? All
students actively engaged in using their observations and
knowledge to draw plausible conclusions.
Students are excited about discovering what the
next lesson has in store and experiencing the next “aha!”
moment. Children engaged in critical thinking grow not only
intellectually but emotionally. It takes maturity and courage to
think differently, and that’s exactly what we aim to instill in all
BES students.
For more information about Brawerman Elementary
School, visit brawerman.org.
Religious School
5774 Year in Review
A
s another enriching, exciting Religious School year
nears its end, we’re delighted to summarize our shared
accomplishments.
Our teachers and
administrators have…
• Enhanced students’ aptitude for Hebrew
• Implemented a new prayer curriculum
• Introduced Mitzvah Magic to the curriculum
• Created a new WBTY Deux Youth Group for students in
Grades 3-5
• Established a Jewish Teen Philanthropy group
Students of all ages have developed stronger bonds with
our tradition:
• Grade 1 students learned the mitzvah of caring for animals
• Grade 3-7 students spent a weekend at Camp Hess Kramer
• Grade 5 students visited
senior citizens
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• G
rade 6 students and their parents participated in the Steps
to Tolerance program at the Museum of Tolerance and will
take part in Jewish World Watch’s Walk to End Genocide on
April 27.
• T
wenty teens participated in our inaugural high school
weekend retreat exploring the theme Love, Sex, and
Relationships from a Jewish Perspective.
The coming year promises many more great experiences,
so help us spread the word to friends and family! We’d love to
have them join our Wilshire Boulevard Temple Religious
School community.
Rabbi Bruce Raff
Head of Religious School
Adult Opportunities
Jesus Before Christianity
A
uthor Reza Aslan will discuss his New York Times
bestseller Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,
in conversation with Rob Eshman, editor-in-chief of the
Jewish Journal, on Tuesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. at our
Glazer Campus.
Zealot examines Jesus through the lens of first-century
Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic fervor. Balancing the
Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan
describes a man full of conviction yet rife with contradiction;
a man of peace who exhorted his followers to arm themselves
with swords; an exorcist and faith healer who urged his disciples
to keep his identity a secret; and ultimately the seditious “King
of the Jews,” whose promise of liberation from Rome went
unfulfilled in his brief lifetime. Aslan explores the reasons why
the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image
of Jesus as a peaceful, spiritual teacher rather than a politically
conscious revolutionary. He also grapples with how Jesus
understood himself, the riddle at the heart of the subsequent
belief in his divinity.
Aslan holds an
undergraduate degree in
religious studies from Santa
Clara University, an M.A.
in theological studies from
Harvard Divinity School,
a Ph.D. in the sociology of
religions from UC Santa
Barbara, and an MFA from the University of Iowa’s famed
writing program, where he was the Truman Capote Fellow in
fiction. He currently teaches at UC Riverside.
Don’t miss what is guaranteed to be a lively and
provocative conversation. Book sale and signing to follow.
Susan Nanus
Director of Adult Programs
Zealot: Jesus Before Christianity to Zealot: The Life and
Times of Jesus of Nazareth: Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.
at Glazer Campus. Visit wbtla.org/zealot for more info.
Camps
A Retreat into the Mystical
K
abbalah expert Daniel Matt, professor at the Graduate
Theological Union in Berkeley and an authority on
Jewish spirituality, was the captivating scholar-in-residence at
the recent adult retreat at Camp Hess Kramer. But he had some
help from above: The camp’s bucolic setting, coupled with the
almost mystical rainfall that descended in the midst of this
parched winter, had everyone feeling unusually spiritual the
moment they drove through Camp Hess Kramer’s gates.
Helping further set the mood were Rabbi Karen Fox,
adult programs director Susan Nanus, cantorial soloist Ellen
Sugerman, and former camp song leader Paul Roberts. The
highlight, as the rain misted outside and the fireplace warmed
inside, was Dr. Matt, who is nearing the end of a 15-yearlong effort to author the first complete English translation
of the Zohar. Speaking in a highly accessible manner about
the intricate 13th-century book, which forms the basis of the
Kabbalah, Dr. Matt provided the historical context and then
took retreaters deeper into its teachings. With humor and a
21st-century perspective,
he explained the appeal
of the Zohar in its own
time and its continuing Valerie Cohen, Carl Blake, Rabbi Karen Fox,
Brad Cohen
relevance for those
seeking a more spiritual path to Judaism.
Attendees didn’t just discuss spirituality, they lived it,
whether participating in the two services and Havdalah,
enjoying massages, taking damp hikes, joining in fireside
conversations, or simply napping.
By Sunday, as the rains lifted and all assembled packed for
a return to city life and Oscar night, the general agreement was
that this was a beginning and not an end. We knew we had only
scratched the surface of a challenging subject, but in the process
we had gained a deeper appreciation of one another, as well as
the mysteries of an enduring text and our own inner worlds.
Dan Wolf
Camp Committee Chair
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Upcoming Events
COFFEE WITH CAROL:
OVER-PROGRAMMING YOUR CHILDREN
Tuesday, April 1
9:30 a.m.
Carol Bovill, Director of our Early
Childhood Centers, meets monthly
with parents of children ages birth
to six years to assist you in being the
best parent/s you can be. She offers
expert parenting advice to guide
and empower you on your parenting
journey. Each session features an
essential topic and then opens up for
conversation on pertinent concerns you propose.
Joanna Barra, [email protected], (424) 208-8900
wbtla.org/coffeewithcarol
A MORNING CUP OF TORAH WITH
RABBI GOLDBERG
Wednesday, April 2
8:30 a.m.
Rabbi Susan will shape the class around your
questions and interests. All levels of Jewish
knowledge are welcome.
Nan Brostoff, [email protected], (213) 835-2121
wbtla.org
FIRST FRIDAYS: SHABBA DABBA WITH
RABBI SUSAN GOLDBERG
Friday, April 4
6:00 p.m.
This soulful new monthly participatory musical service
draws together families of the Temple community and
is a great way to invite new friends to meet us. Stay for
pizza and potluck.
Nan Brostoff, [email protected], (213) 835-2121
wbtla.org/shabbadabba
CALL/EMAIL REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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This startling, funny, thoughtprovoking show examines the
connect and disconnect of
relationships in the age of
the internet.
Phil Wallace, [email protected], (424) 208-8932
wbtla.org/filmsociety
“ALL IN” POKER TOURNAMENT
Thursday, April 10, 5:00 p.m.
The Mark on Pico
“
Try your luck at our first annual
Poker Tournament benefitting
our Camps and the Early
Childhood Centers of Wilshire
Boulevard Temple.
TOURNAMENT
ALL IN”
POKER
Cheri Lauterbach,
[email protected],
(213) 835-2135
wbtcamps.org/poker
THE WILSHIREADERS
Thursday, April 10
7:30 p.m.
Join our book club and embark on
this exciting yearlong exploration of
critically acclaimed books that have
achieved national recognition. Led
by Great Books facilitator Rochelle
Ginsburg. This month’s book is
Stealing History by Gerald Stern.
Friday, April 11
6:00 p.m.
Enjoy a special Shabbat service celebrating our
Religious School students and their families, along with
a delicious dinner catered by Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Camps Chef John Bard.
Nancy Daum,
[email protected]
wbtla.org/soulsounds
IRMAS CAMPUS
2:00 p.m.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FAMILY SHABBAT
AND DINNER
6:00 p.m.
Keyboard, percussion, electric
guitars, violin and cello will fill
the chapel as we sing along with
Cantor Gurney and Noel Paul
Stookey from Peter, Paul and Mary.
GLAZER CAMPUS
Sunday, April 6
Phil Wallace, [email protected],
(424) 208-8932
wbtla.org
FIRST FRIDAYS:
SOUL SOUNDS SHABBAT
FOLK MUSIC WITH
NOEL PAUL STOOKEY
Friday, April 4
JEWISH WOMEN’S
THEATRE PRESENTS
‘SEX, LIES AND VIRTUAL
RELATIONSHIPS’
Sherryl Pinsker, [email protected], (424) 208-8906
wbtla.org/RSdinners
OPCC SANTA MONICA
ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION
FREE OF CHARGE
Upcoming Events
JUDAISM BY CHOICE
Sundays, April 13 through July 27
No classes on April 6, May 25 and July 6
10:00 a.m.
In 18 three-hour classes, Rabbi Neal Weinberg takes
an interdenominational approach to Judaism— the
movements (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform,
and Reconstructionist) and the groups (Ashkenazi,
Sephardic, Persian, and more).
Phil Wallace, [email protected], (424) 208-8932
judaismbychoice.org
For our complete calendar, please visit wbtla.org/events
WBTY SHA-CHILL!
Friday, April 25
7:00 p.m.
For students in grades 7-12,
there will be food, lot’s of time
to meet all of our current Youth Group members and
board members, plenty of fun activities including some
gym time, mixers, and a creative and unique Shabbat
experience.
Herschel Bleefeld, [email protected]
wbtla.org/wbty
ULTIMATE SANCTUARY TOUR
Sunday, April 27
FAMILY SEDER:
SECOND NIGHT OF
PESACH
Tuesday, April 15
5:00 p.m.
Enjoy a fun and engaging
seder suitable for families with
young children—klezmer music,
games, art projects! Rabbi
David Eshel will lead us through
a child-friendly Haggadah and
a lively participatory service as
we retell the story of slavery and freedom in an exciting
new way.
Denise Magilnick, [email protected],
(424) 208-8930
wbtla.org/familyseder
NEFESH: FOOD FOR THE SOUL
Friday, April 18
6:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Susan Goldberg, Duvid
Swirsky of Moshav Band, singersongwriter Sally Dworksy, Student
Cantor Seth Ettinger and other
gifted musicians for a moving
musical Shabbat service. Give
your soul the chance to fill up
and renew.
FOOD FOR THE
Nan Brostoff, [email protected], (213) 835-2121
wbtla.org/nefesh
SALON SHABBAT: YOM HASHOAH
SO MEMORY DOES NOT DIE
Friday, April 25
6:00 p.m.
A multi-media performance with music,
film, and live actors as they present
inspiring true stories of survivors of the
Holocaust. Followed by a “L’Chaim”
Oneg Shabbat.
Phil Wallace, [email protected],
(424) 208-8932
wbtla.org/salonshabbat
1:00 p.m.
The L.A. Conservancy will host a special one-day-only tour
of the Temple’s Erika J. Glazer Family Campus. Here’s your
chance to learn everything about our restored Sanctuary
and hear our future plans from those in the know. With a
special performance by our organist, Bill Beck.
Phil Wallace, [email protected], (424) 208-8932
laconservancy.org/wilshire-temple
“DEATH, DYING & DESSERT: REFLECTIONS
ON 20 QUESTIONS ABOUT DYING”
Monday, April 28
7:30 p.m.
This accessible and engaging book considers the steps
we can take while we are healthy to ease stress and
anxiety both for ourselves and those we love when life
approaches its end. It seems odd to find a book about
dying that can make us laugh, but this one can.
The questions invite us to think, talk, and act in ways
intended to make dying less frightening.
Phil Wallace, [email protected], (424) 208-8932
wbtla.org
“ZEALOT: THE LIFE OF JESUS
BEFORE CHRISTIANITY”
Tuesday, April 29
7:30 p.m.
A conversation with author and professor
Reza Aslan about his provocative and
meticulously researched biography that
challenges long-held assumptions about
the man known as Jesus of Nazareth. With Rob Eshman,
editor-in-chief of the Jewish Journal.
Phil Wallace, [email protected], (424) 208-8932
wbtla.org
WBTY BOARD ELECTIONS
Wednesday, April 30
6:00 p.m.
Support your peers seeking WBTY board positions as
we elect new Leadership for our fantastic Youth Group.
Herschel Bleefeld, [email protected]
wbtla.org/wbty
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"Death, Dying and
Dessert: Reflections on
20 Questions about
Dying"
Yom HaShoah
27
Food Pantries
Judaism by Choice
Ultimate
Sanctuary Tour
Adult Education
Pesach
Pesach
Israeli Dancing
WBTY Board Elections
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For more information, including time and location, on all
of the events in this calendar, visit wbtla.org/events
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
Zealot: The Life of Jesus
Before Christianity
29
Shabbat Shacharit
Torah Study and Kaddish
for Yahrzeit
26
Pesach
Glazer Campus
Irmas Campus
OPCC Annenberg Access Center, Santa Monica
Service time different than usual - please check online
Salon Shabbat
Kabbalat Shabbat
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
Women's Torah Study
25
Pesach
WBTY Sha-Chill!
Israeli Dancing
24
Pesach
Shabbat Shacharit
Kabbalat Shabbat
19
Shabbat Shacharit
Torah Study and Kaddish
for Yahrzeit
18
Torah Study
Tot Shabbat
Nefesh:
Food for the Soul
Law and Order
23
Pesach
17
Kabbalat Shabbat
Passover/Yizkor
22
Pesach
16
Israeli Dancing
Youth Choir
RS Service and Dinner
The WilshiREADERS
Torah and LunchCentury City
Women's Torah Study
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Shabbat Shacharit
NFTY Grade 8 Shabbaton
Family Camp at Camp
Hess Kramer (April 4-6)
Torah Study
Tot Shabbat
5
Soul Sounds Shabbat
4
Saturday
Shabba Dabba
Friday
"All In" Poker Tournament
at The Mark on Pico
10
3
Thursday
Judaism by Choice
21
Pesach
Law and Order
Family Seder:
Second Night
of Pesach
15
Israeli Dancing
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Support
9
Israeli Dancing
8
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
Law and Order
2
A Morning Cup with
Rabbi Goldberg
Coffee with Carol:
Over-programming
Your Children
Wednesday
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Tuesday
April 2014
Food Pantries
20
WBTY Deux
Pizza, Popcorn and
The Prince of Egypt
Judaism by Choice
14
Brawerman Elementary
School Passover Break
(April 14-25)
13
only)
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Monday
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
Food Pantries
Religious School (
Jewish Women's Theater:
Sex, Lies and Virtual
Relationships
Food Pantries
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Sunday
Helicopters...Book Fair
Torah Study and Service Combined
Kol Rinnah
Tributes
RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN FUND
In Honor Of:
Larry Heineman’s Birthday by Carol and Ralph
Clayman
Alex and Ben Schiff’s B’nei Mitzvah by Joni
and Michael Greenspan
In Loving Memory Of:
Pauline Adelman by Gail and Joseph
Lowenstein
Beloved parents, Arnold and Mathilda
Bernstein by Sheila and Donald Bernstein
Brother, Jerry Bernstein by Sheila and Donald
Bernstein
Paul Borden by Ruth and Harold Borden
Byron Brandt by Lee and Gordon Gelfond
Helen Brownlee by Sharyn and Walter Gertz
Florence Burrows by Dr. and Mrs. Neil Haas
Henry Cahn by Joan and Frank Feder
Henry Cahn by Bert Maron
Gerald W. Elkins by Diana Elkins
Kathy Ellison by Jeanne Gerson
Rebecca M. Engel by Phyllis Kassel
Harry Gilfenbain by Steven Gilfenbain
Milton K. Grey by Tricia and Richard Grey
Nina Habert by Aviva Covitz
Albert Harris by Sue and Sonny Brody
Louis Jacobs by Michael Jacobs
Nat Janken by Leonie and Glen Janken
Dorothy S. Kornblum by Dolph Kornblum
Gary Kress by Erik Holmberg and Ronna
Kress
Timothy W. Magnin by Gayle Leventhal
Dr. Louis S. Mayers by Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Hirsch
Noreen Nelson by Andrea and Larry Kopald
Grandson, Daniel Nuyen by Dorothy
Weinberger
Peggy Penchinar by Norman Chanes &
Ronnie Shapiro
Mollie C. Rosenbaum by Jean RosenbaumKatz
Isaac Rothstein by Paul Siener
Ruth Glabman Savin by Mark Savin
Albert Serlin by Blaire and Aaron Kaplan
Sara A. Shaw by Joan Borinstein
Alan A. Siener by Paul Siener
Robert W. Velaise by Jean-Louis and Jennifer
Velaise
Edith Wixen by Janice and Daniel Wallace
Isaac A. Fogelman by Judi and Alan
Fogelman
Florence Kulwin by Phyllis Kulwin Goldwater
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Philip and Cindy
Feder
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Salli Fields
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Gary, Nancy, Zack
and Eric Freedman
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Irmas Charitable
Foundation
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Rachel and Bryan
Koplow
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Joanne and Lindsey
Kozberg
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Avrum and Fredda
Loewenstein
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Sherri and Arnold
Nelson
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Carol and Larry
Neuman
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Avrel Nudelman
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Linda and Ken
Polivy
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Jack, Myra, Jeffrey
Porter
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Dorothy Royce
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Leah and Mark
Rubin
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Suzanne Rubin and
Family
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Gregory Schetina
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Lois and Arden
Shenker
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Shneer Family
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Betty Sigoloff
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Ruth Waldman,
Ben Waldman, Lorne Waldman and Bonnie
Dubson
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Ophra Weisberg
Lionel Harrison by Joan and Michael Harrison
Betty Levinson by Janet Levinson
Sarah London by Vera and Steven Mark
Lillian Mark by Vera and Steven Mark
Reva Sandler by Debra Fields, Jonathan,
Rebecca, Ari and Jeremy Silberman
MANN FAMILY EARLY
CHILDHOOD CENTER
ANAT BEN-ISHAI SCHOLARSHIP
FUND
In Honor Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
Dennis L. Price by Madeline M. Price
Abe Rosenberg by Ileene and Don Berkus
Jennie Rosenberg by Ileene and Don Berkus
FOOD PANTRIES FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Beloved father, Harold Checel by Marlene
and Bruce Larson
Max D’ull by Anne Labe
Bess Epstein by Lucille Epstein and Family
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Deborah Friedman
and Joe Segal
Baird Jones and Jean Jones by Jeffrey
Mandell & Abigail Jones
Shirley Katz by Lucille Epstein
Beloved father and papa, Sidney Loeb by
Ruthie and Steve Loeb
Augusta Marx by Lotte Seelman
Anne Rosen and George Rosen by Burton
J. Rosen
My dear sister, Josephine H. Samuels by
Marian Brown
Beloved sister, Josephine H. Samuels by
Lucille Epstein
Shirley Weinstein by Nina Weinstein
TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Cherished grandfather and great grandfather,
Edward Fenton by Sheckter Family
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Susan and Howard
Schechtman
PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Fredda Loewenstein by Lonnie Levi
Arthur H. Nadel by Donna and Paul Nadel
GERI AND RICHARD
BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
MUSIC PUBLICATION FUND
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
REDEVELOPMENT FUND
In Honor Of:
Jean Rosenbaum-Katz
Richard Pachulski on the occasion of Jack
Diamond’s Bar Mitzvah by Tali and Scott
Diamond
In Honor Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
Bram Goldsmith’s Birthday by Harriet and
Bernard Levins
Neil Markman by Lizzie & Gil Harari
In Loving Memory Of:
Julie Weisskopf by Drs. Maskit and Gary
Schiller
CLERGY FUND
In Honor Of:
Rabbi Steven Leder by Toni and John
Schulman
Rabbi Steve Leder on the occasion of Jack
Diamond’s Bar Mitzvah by Tali and Scott
Diamond
ANNE AND NATHAN SPILBERG
ANNUAL LECTURE ON JEWISH
LIFE
In Loving Memory Of:
Robbie Rosoff by Myra and Jack Porter
Ida Sosnow by Susan and Bruce Levin
RABBI HARVEY J. AND SYBIL
A. FIELDS EDUCATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
In Honor Of:
Jack A. Armel by Merle S. Galindo
Henry Cahn by Joanne Baizer
Henry Cahn by Marcia and Joe Bein
Henry Cahn by Marian Brown
Henry Cahn by Jacqueline Cahn
Henry Cahn by Cindy and Philip Feder
Henry Cahn by Saredel Riskind
Henry Cahn by Judith and Carl Schlosberg
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Donna, Paul, Sean,
Alison and Jesse Nadel
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Cindy and Philip
Feder
Evon Gotlieb by Jerry M. Gotlieb
Alfred Hyman by Janice and Arthur Gerry
Joseph Kurtsman by Mr. & Mrs. Efim Rudin
Jack Needleman by Luz and Marc
Needleman
Izzie Bizar by Deborah Raymer and Robert
Bizar
In Loving Memory Of:
Sherman Broidy by Richard Selby and Family
Eve Chernin and Norman Stern by Helen and
Jack Ross
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Janet Berman
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Jared, Sydnee,
Jordan and Samantha Breuer
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Rabbi and Mrs.
Norman Cohen
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Allan and Mary
Cutrow
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Linda Delaney
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Diane and
Lawrence Dresser
In Honor Of:
Ilenne Berkus’s Birthday by Don Berkus
Ilenne Berkus’s Birthday by Cindy and Philip
Feder
Cantor Don Gurney by The Spound Family
Cantor Don Gurney on the occasion of Jack
Diamond’s Bar Mitzvah by Tali and Scott
Diamond
Bob Levy on the occasion of Tamar Faggen’s
Bat Mitzvah by Alison Graham and Robert
Faggen
In Loving Memory Of:
Samuel R. Leemon by Elaine Robinson and
Andrea Heft
Ed Raskin by Jared, Sydnee, Jordan and
Samantha Breuer
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
CAMPS
In Loving Memory Of:
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Les Bronte
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Bette and Richard
Treiman
Leighton Lindman by The Lindman Family
Dear father, David Steinholtz by Sylvia Miller
RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP
FUND
Olive Lipkin by Karen and Stanley Misraje
William Polep by Charles Polep
Lawrence Hirsch Powell, Kenny Davis, Kevin
Davis, Bess Powell-Friedman, Annette A.
Polland, Victoria Robbin, Robert M. Powell,
Meyer Robin, Jerome Jaffe, Sol Newman and
Lil Newman by Debbie and Rick Powell
CHARLES BENDIT CAMPERSHIP
FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Trude Ernstova by Nadine and Steve Breuer
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by May Bendit
LOIS JEANNE LEVY MEMORIAL
CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Lois J. Levy by Lampert Levy
KEHILLAH COMMUNITY CAMP
FUND
Yvette and Paul Joffe
Randi and Warren Grant
Lili and Jon Bosse
Jacques & Jody Stambouli
Brieana and Seth Dorfman
In Honor Of:
Rabbi David Eshel by Carol and Jay Stein;
Brent, Kimi and Beckett Stein
Zach Wahler’s Bar Mitzvah by Donna Ritter
Zach Wahler’s Bar Mitzvah by Ronnie
Kauffman
In Loving Memory Of:
Sharon Neufeld Bell by William Bell
SAUER FAMILY CAMP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Our uncle, Harry Braver by Steve, Micki,
Jonathan and Molly Sauer; Marlene Sauer;
Angie, Mike, Robert and Joey Corritone;
Dana, Jonathan, Andrew and Micah Golstein
Our father and papa, Joseph Sauer by
Steve, Micki, Jonathan and Molly Sauer;
Marlene Sauer; Angie, Mike, Robert and
Joey Corritone; Dana, Jonathan, Andrew and
Micah Golstein
GLORIA AND J. STEVE BRODIE,
M.D. CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
J. Steve Brodie by Brieana and Seth Dorfman
FOOD PANTRIES
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Underwritten by
Banky La Rocque Foundation
Thank you to those individuals and families
who have chosen either to underwrite
($1,000) or sponsor ($500) a week of food.
If you are interested in joining this effort,
please contact Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro at
(424) 208-8930 or email
[email protected].
Mitzvah go’reret mitzvah—doing a mitzvah leads
to doing more.
Thank you to Canter’s Deli, Brooklyn Bagel,
Noah’s Bagel Larchmont, and Western Bagel
West L.A., for their weekly donation of bread to
our Food Pantries.
In Loving Memory Of:
Phillip Brietbart by Jared, Sydnee, Jordan and
Samantha Breuer
My mom, Helen W. Coleman by Laurie and
Paul Kelson
Beloved son, Mitchell J. Dresser by Diane and
Lawrence Dresser
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields by Linda and Mike
Roberts
Jack Herz by Karin and Doug Schaer
We appreciate your generous donations. An $18 minimum donation is required for each acknowledgment card.
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B’nei Mitzvah
GLAZER CAMPUS
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IRMAS CAMPUS
B’nei Mitzvah continued
Our Temple Family
Welcome to new Temple members…
Congratulations to…
Alexandra and Michael Berman and their children, Zachary and Isabel … Ilanit
and Daniel Brook and their son, Lev … Susan and Aaron Goldman and their sons,
Adam and Henry … Karine Nissim Hirschhorn and her children, August and Joel
… Ronit and Paxon Malloy and their son, Ethan … Julianna and Michael Milberg
and their daughter, Langley … Stacy and Michael Sarner and their daughter, Rose
… Jennifer and Rony Shram and their daughter, Noa … Kaitrin and Eric Simkin
and their daughter, Eleanor … Josh and Lauren Spector … Sarah and Justin Urcis
and their son, Julian.
Birth and naming of Tatum Savannah Berk daughter of Lori and Jason Berk and
big brother Dashiel ... Rebecca and Farhad Houriani on the birth of their son
Benjamin Asher and to big brothers, Jonah and Noah... Patricia Eagle Schnetzer is
the proud grandmother of Jonah Henry, parents are Maureen Eagle Gelberg and
Grant Gelberg and big brother, Sam ... Naming of Miles Noah Seigel son of Randi
and Matthew Seigel and great nephew of Jerry and Lois Magnin ... Lisa and Sean
Swerdlow on the birth of their son Tyson and to big brother Jake and big sister Evie.
Congratulations to…
Jessica Serbin and Daniel Edelist on their recent marriage .... Patricia Eagle
Schnetzer on the wedding of her son, David Eagle to Ryan Noelle Bowles …
Lauren Gordon and Josh Rothstein.
Condolences to…
Mark and Ellen Borenstein on the death of his father, Paul Borenstein, and
grandchildren Emily, Michael, Scott, and Illa … Jackie Cahn on the death of her
husband, Henry Cahn … Linda and Howard Schwimmer on the death of her
mother, Rhoda Gooze, and to grandchildren Arin, Adam, and Ethan … Jody
and Jacques Stambouli on the death of her mother, Suzanne Hirschhorn, and
grandchildren Lily, Robert, and Amelie … Andrea and Steve Lurie on the death of
her mother, Evelyn Honoroff, and grandchildren Jason and Rachel.
And to all immediate and extended family.
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Clergy
Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, Pritzker Chair of Senior Rabbinics
Rabbi Karen L. Fox, M.F.T.
Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim
Rabbi David Eshel
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro
Rabbi Bruce Raff, Head of Religious School
Rabbi Rochelle Tulik
Rabbi Susan Goldberg
Cantor Don Gurney
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, Ph.D., Emeritus z”l
Board of Trustees
Barry Edwards, President
Alan Epstein, Vice President
Steve Sugerman, Vice President
Rick Powell, Secretary
Philip de Toledo, Treasurer
Susan Adler Jannol, Dena Bloom, Alan Berro,
Steven Brown, Stephen Davis, Scott Edelman,
Simon Furie, Barbara Grushow, Richard Kurtzman,
Donna Nadel, Brian Shirken, Dan Wolf
Richard Pachulski, Immediate Past President
Ronn Davids, Counsel
Honorary Board Members
Lionel Bell, Howard M. Bernstein, Audrey Irmas
Administration
Howard G. Kaplan, Executive Director
Carol Bovill, Director, Early Childhood Centers
Nadine Bendit Breuer, Head of Elementary School
Cheryl Mandel Garland, Membership Services Director
Douglas F. Lynn, Director, Camps & Conference Center
Susan Nanus, Director of Adult Programs
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published
monthly by Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Printed on recycled paper.
Please remember to recycle it again!
wbtla.org
(213) 388-2401
Schedule of Shabbat Worship & Study
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
Shabba Dabba Musical Service
Rabbi Goldberg and special guests
6:00 p.m.
Soul Sounds: Folk Music
Rabbis Shapiro, Cantor Gurney and
Noel Paul Stookey
6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
Torah Study
Leviticus Metzora 14:1 - 15:33
Rabbi Goldberg
9:00 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
Rabbi Eshel
9:30 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Student Cantor Ettinger
10:30 a.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
Shabbat Services
Rabbis Fox, Raff, Cantor Gurney and
Youth Choir
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Leder and
Student Cantor Ettinger
6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL12
Torah Study
Leviticus Acharei Mot/Shabbat
Hagadol 16:1 – 18:30
Rabbinic Intern Berns
9:00 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
Rabbi Leder
9:30 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Fox and Student
Cantor Ettinger
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 14
First Seder
TUESDAY, APRIL 15
Family Seder: Second Night of Pesach
Rabbi Eshel
6:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL18
Nefesh “Food for the Soul”
Musical Service
Rabbis Leder and Goldberg
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Service
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 19
Torah Study and Kaddish for Yahrzeit
Chol Hamoed Pesach
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Salon Shabbat: Yom HaShoah
So Memory Doesn’t Die
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26
Torah Study and Kaddish for Yahrzeit
Leviticus Kedoshim 19:1 – 20:27
Avi Cohen
9:00 a.m.
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
No Service at Irmas Campus
Shabbat Service
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
No Service at Irmas Campus
TUESDAY, APRIL 22
Passover/Yizkor
Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney
9:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL25
Shabbat Service
Rabbi Fox and Student Cantor
Ettinger
6:00 p.m.
All Shabbat and worship information can be found online at wbtla.org
GLAZER CAMPUS
IRMAS CAMPUS