May 1, 2010 - Online Edition

WILSHIRE
BOULEVARD
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Online Edition
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Volume 97, Number 5 • May 1, 2010
Rediscovering Ourselves
in Jerusalem
“I
f I forget thee, O Jerusalem…” says the Psalm.
Deep emotional ties to Israel result from individual experiences. Each of us is challenged to discover
our own unique relationship with Jerusalem, indeed
with the entirety of the State of Israel.
For me, Jerusalem was the place where I
studied to become a rabbi, the city in which I was
married, the place I return to annually to meet
family and introduce our Brawerman students. I’m
always gratified to observe their discoveries and
special connections.
This year, I watched our Head of School,
Nadine Breuer, return to Israel after thirty years.
For her, it was as if it was the first visit: She thrilled
at every historic site, especially sharing our kids’ first
view of the golden city, sharing Shabbat, climbing
Masada. She says: “I have never felt a greater sense
of ‘ourness’ than on this visit to this wonderful
country. As much as we read and learn about Israel,
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the reality is so much greater. How wonderful that
we share it with our students.”
And Steve Breuer says: “Each visit demands a
new consideration of a personal relationship to the
land and the mystical city. Watching Nadine, four
educators and twenty-two twelve-year-olds begin
their discovery of their special individual relationships has been a privilege and, in addition to a long
visit at Yad Vashem, has once again reconfirmed my
own long-held, deeply felt emotions.”
As we leave Jerusalem, each of us is changed.
We are reconfirmed in our feelings. As we return to
our homes, we are renewed. Full of memories, we
proclaim, “We will never forget you O Jerusalem,
we will forever cherish our homeland.”
Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim
second
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Gesher Classes
Help Children Grow!
Elegant Gala
Torah Portion
The Book of Numbers
“J
ew—not a Jew?” It’s a game many of us play. We read about
a wealthy person. We meet someone at a party or on an
airplane. We look, we toss out a Yiddish word or two and
wonder: “Jew—not a Jew?”
It used to be easier to play, but somehow in the pursuit
of the American dream, with shortened noses and shortened
names, with Christmas trees, secularism, humanism,
pragmatism, atheism and less anti-Semitism, the game has
gotten tougher.
Just ask yourself a few questions: If a stranger walked
into your home, would she know it’s a Jewish home? If the
answer is no, you’ve concealed your identity where it matters
most. Do your children or grandchildren have Hebrew
names? Do you know your child’s soccer coach better than
his religious schoolteacher? Have you been to Europe,
Asia, the Caribbean, Australia or on safari, but not
to Israel?
Check out the D’var Torah on our website:
www.wbtla.org/news/item/109/news
This month, we begin a new book of the Torah called
Numbers in English because so much of it concerns who and
what counts. In fact, the first order of business in this new book
is a census. The ancient Israelites are told “S’u et rosh—Lift up
your heads,” and be counted as Jews. Each tribe, each clan, each
family, each person mattered.
We’ve shed a lot of our Jewish skin trying to blend into
the American landscape. But some of us have blended in so
well we’ve disappeared. Of course we want to belong, to fit
in. We don’t want to dress in black coats and hats, wigs and
skirts to the knee. But modern, progressive Jews can find
middle ground between Chasidism and secularism. It begins by
accepting the challenge to lift up our heads and be counted—
to make a difference in our people’s story—so that “Jew—not
a Jew?” is a question never asked about us.
Rabbi Steven Z. Leder
Plugged In
YOUNG PEOPLE UNITE!
ON FACEBOOK OF COURSE...
H
opefully you’re a fan of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple
fan page on Facebook. But did you know that we also
have a group page specifically for young professionals in
their 20’s and 30’s? the blvd, as it’s called, is the Temple’s
dynamic group of young people who are making Jewish
life relevant, engaging and meaningful... And not to
mention FUN!
Search “the blvd” on Facebook
the blvd webpage: www.wbtla.org/pages/theblvd
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the blvd hosts several events throughout the year. Want
to make sure you’re included? Join our Facebook group!
All of our communication for the blvd will come via
Facebook to group members. If you’re not a member of
our group, you could miss out. Here’s your chance to
connect with your Temple–with people just like you.
Visit our website or Facebook page for more information.
Tikkun Olam
From
Generation to Generation
To protect our eternal flame, we must protect our children.
And it’s up to each of us to do our part.
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here is a story in our tradition that teaches when the
people of Israel stood at Sinai to receive the Torah, God
said, “Present to Me good guarantors that you will guard My
Torah, and I shall give it to you.” They replied, “Our ancestors
are our guarantors.”
God answered, “Your ancestors are not sufficient guarantors. Bring Me better guarantors, and I shall give you the
Torah.” So they said, “God, our prophets are our guarantors.”
God said to them, “The prophets are not sufficient guarantors. Bring Me yet better guarantors and I shall give you the
Torah.” The people answered once again, “Our children will be
our guarantors.”
God finally said, “They are certainly good guarantors. For
their sake, I give the Torah to you.” From generation to genera-
tion, our children are the keepers of our tradition, the keepers
of our eternal flame.
On April 22, Wilshire Boulevard Temple members and
their friends, all in their 20s and 30s, gathered at Bar Noir in
Beverly Hills for an evening of good conversation with good
people, all for a good cause. The Temple’s young adults group,
the blvd, recently partnered with the Concern Foundation’s
young adults division, Concern II, to raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer research. What it comes down to is
this: To protect our eternal flame, we must protect our children. And it’s up to each of us to do our part.
Rabbi David Eshel
For more information about the blvd,
visit www.wbtla.org/pages/theblvd
Adult Opportunities
Recommiting Is Transformation
T
he phrase “for you were strangers in the land of Egypt”
is repeated thirty-six times in the Torah. Why thirty-six?
When we remember we were strangers in Egypt, we will be
granted a double portion of life—for eighteen represents life.
In Hebrew, the word for stranger is ger, which is also the word
for a convert, one who chooses Judaism freely. Rabbi Yitzhak
Hutner (Pachad Yitzchak) writes:
The Exodus was an act of conversion, as all the laws of
conversion are derived from it.
According to the Talmud, our ancestors initiated the
process of conversion just before leaving Egypt. They marched
through the Red Sea, experiencing God’s wonder. They wandered in the desert, guided by an outstretched mighty hand.
They stood at Mt. Sinai with open arms, amid thunder and
lightning, and received the Torah. These transformative moments—immersion in the sea, wandering with guidance, the
gift of Torah—allowed them to enter a unique relationship: the
covenant with God.
Today, affirming Judaism is still a journey, for
Rabbi Hutner’s view emphasizes that we all must freely choose
to claim our Jewish heritage. We can do so with a beginner’s
mind, with the openness of one choosing Judaism again and
again, as we move from our early spring liberation at Pesach to
receiving Torah at Shavuot in early summer.
Our adult b’nei mitzvah students will reaffirm their commitments to our traditions and fortify their faith on Shavuot
Tuesday evening, May 18, in the Magnin Sanctuary at the
Temple Campus. Nine adults will chant and teach Torah,
opening their hearts to claim our tradition for themselves. Join
Lauren Becker, Betty Cohen, Margeret (Peggy) Davis, Stephen
Davis, Alejandro Lara, Jilla Meshkanian, Randi Sapin, Hedy
Van Der Fluit and Judi Walley as they become b’nei mitzvah and
transform their souls. Witness the ultimate springtime tale of
rejuvenation and revelation.
Rabbi Karen L. Fox
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Brawerman Elementary School
same name
same values
second
campus
Brawerman East
Elementary School of Wilshire Boulevard Temple
W
e’re proud to announce that we are growing! In September 2011, Brawerman Elementary School will open
its East Campus at the historic Temple site. As the proverb
says, “Nothing succeeds like success,” and the newest charter
kindergarten class will continue the tradition.
The first Brawerman charter kindergarten class, comprised of ten children, was established in 1999 with a mission
to provide the highest academic standards in a nurturing setting where students learn Jewish values. Guided by the visionary leadership of Head of School Nadine Breuer, Brawerman
West has now grown to 275 students in grades kindergarten
through six.
The fifth class of sixth graders will graduate this June. A
Brawerman graduate is academically competent, an effective
communicator, a creative problem solver and a mensch. We’re
proud of the achievements of our students and look forward to
the same success for the future graduates of both campuses.
In 2011, we will fill our newly renovated classrooms,
located in an inspirational, historical setting. This second
campus will provide the same environment, educational excellence, enriching curriculum and highly qualified educators that
families have come to appreciate over the past decade. We welcome Brawerman East students and their families as we grow
together and share in the promise of the decades to come.
For more information about Brawerman Elementary School,
visit www.brawerman.org
Religious School: “Center for Learning & Engagement”
Without Bread, There is No Torah
E
ach Sunday morning as I walk into the Temple, I am
amazed at how the Bagel Café is a symbol of the community we create each week. It provides a space for everyone
in our Temple to spend time with each other at the start of our
day. When the Bagel Café is closed (as it was a couple of weeks
ago in honor of our Pesach seder), it is missed. Some people
miss the bagels, cookies or hot chocolate. I miss the feeling
the Bagel Café creates each morning. As people walk into the
Temple, they are greeted with warmth, kindness, a smile and
usually someone open to conversation. A parent and a few
students volunteer their time. Parents gather as they purchase
a bagel and cream cheese or coffee. Students stop and grab
a snack on the way to class. Teachers congregate here before
heading to their classrooms.
In Pirkei Avot (the Ethics of Our Fathers), we are taught
Im ein kemach, ein Torah: Without bread, there is no Torah.
The communal sustenance that our café brings is essential to
our learning each Sunday. The Bagel Café is our bread; our
learning is the Torah.
Rabbinic Intern Erin Mason
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THANK YOU toSponsors!
On behalf of everyone at Religious School, we wish to acknowledge and thank the sponsors for
their support of our religious school and PURIMland. Net proceeds from this event go to special
programming for our students.
Mishloach Manot
John & Sherri Fogelman
Megillah
Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker
Family Foundation
Queen Esther
Law Offices of
Susan R. Wasserman
Shushan
The Aronzon Family
Robin & Elliott Broidy
Mordechai
Alan Berro
The Furie Family
Berkeley
The Goldsmith Family Foundation
Lisa Hackner
The Kaplan Family
The Leanse/Colner Family
Ron & Lee Miller & Family
The Nadel Family
The Bloom/Klyman Family
Hila & Jeremy Wenokur
The Wolfen Family
Olivia & Henry Wolff
The Lovett Family
Hallie & Hunter Brookman
& Family
Joan Goldfeder & Jonathan Gross
Marvin & Ruth Kalin
The Brown Family
Andy Kaplan & Allison Wright
Family
The Davis Family
Robert & Rochelle Light
Lisa, Drew, Alexandra &
Marissa Kugler
Julie Miller & Marc Binenfeld
Julie & Bruce Goldsmith
Laura, Mark, Rebecca, Maddy
& Adrienne Epstein
The Meserve Family
King Achashveirosh
Tom & Gail O’Byrne
The Brussell Family
The Plotkin Family
The Schneider Family
The Rabineau Family
The Heitner Family
Queen Vashti
Rob & Carolyn Carlson Family Fund
The Dorf Family
The Hirschhorn Family
The Kirschbaum Family
The Goldfeder Family
The Reade Family
The Baer Family
Groggers
Janet & David Lonner & Family
Jennifer Blum
The Nishizawa Family
The Calvert Family
Jami & Todd Kaltman
Hamantashen
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Moss & Michael
Rich Green & Adena Smith Family
Jessica & David Berman
The Lynn Family
Caroline & Franklin Moser
Jamie & Ken Rosenblood
The Rosin Family
Early Childhood Centers
Our Early Childhood Gesher Classes
Help Children Grow!
W
ilshire Boulevard Temple currently offers a Gesher class, or
transitional kindergarten program, at the Mann Family Early
Childhood Center. Now, we are thrilled to offer the Gesher class at Erika
J. Glazer Early Childhood Center as well, beginning in September 2010.
Our transitional kindergarten class teaches phonics, phonemes
and early math concepts including adding, subtracting and geometric
shapes, all through the hands-on learning that is one of the pedagogical
hallmarks of our programs. Many of the children are ready to read or are
already reading when they move on to kindergarten.
This program is geared for our oldest children, as well as those who
have already completed a year of pre-kindergarten (seniors), such as the
Adom class at the Temple or the Alonim or Harim classes at the Irmas
Campus, and would benefit from another year of growth and development before starting kindergarten. There is also a great emphasis on art
with our Ateliers and Atelieristas at both campuses.
This program is just one more way we maintain our philosophy of
challenging each child to reach his or her greatest potential!
Camps
A New Menorah for Gindling Hilltop Camp
W
hen Wilshire
Boulevard
Temple first began a
camping program, it
was held on a rental site
that was a Presbyterian
campground with many
crosses on the property.
Thus, when we first bought our own property, it became very
important for our camp community to put up menorot. The
menorah has such significance to our camps that the official
logo of the camps is a menorah overlooking the Pacific.
When I arrived at Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps
almost six years ago, there wasn’t a menorah to be found
at Gindling Hilltop Camp. I didn’t realize this until a few
summers later, when the Counselors-in-Training decided it
was important to honor the history of our camps and place a
menorah at Hilltop. This small group of CITs was part of a
unique CIT program that year. They spent half the summer at
Camp Hess Kramer and half at Gindling Hilltop Camp. It was
their hope that by placing a menorah at Hilltop, the two camps
would feel more like one community.
Unfortunately, the wooden menorah that they built and
placed just outside the chapel at Hilltop couldn’t withstand
the winds of up to 70 miles per hour that are typical during the
winter, and over the next two summers the menorah fell.
This winter, a new menorah was created and installed.
With the completion of the steel menorah at Hilltop,
we will continue to integrate our two unique camps into
one community.
Douglas Lynn
Camp Director
For more information about Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Camps, visit www.wbtcamps.org
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Developments
Elegant Black & White Gala
Brings in the Green for the Nursery School
M
ore than 300 nursery school parents and their friends enjoyed
an elegant evening out at the SLS Hotel at the Black & White
Gala, the annual “Evening with Friends” event that supports the Early
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Jenna and Jason Grosfeld
Melissa and Scott Klein
Courtney Mizel
Hedy and Ben Nazarian
Lawrence Bender
Ronn and Nicole Davids
Cathy and Josh Goldsmith
Hillary and Lance Milken
Sarah and Jeremy Milken
Tammy and Richard Ratner
Sponsors
Mindy Applebaum
Merav and Aaron Broder
Georgeann Carras and Adam Stotsky
Marina and Adam Cohn
Heather and Gene Dula
Kathy Farkas and Chris Angel
Andrew and Jennifer Friedman
Carlyn Henry and Michael Mandelbaum
Jonathan and Gretchen Klein
The Lipshutz Family
Childhood Centers of Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Months of hard
work resulted in a wonderful time and a great bottom line for the
Harvey & Sybil Fields Scholarship Fund.
Pamela and Daniel Marcus
Leigh and David Nickoll
The Nishizawa Family
Lauren and Jeff Polak
The Romick Family
Deborah Siegel and Craig Weinstein
Kelly and Matt Sloan
The Yadegar Families
Hillary Young and Kevin Lynch
Event Committee
Tammy Ratner, Hedy Nazarian & Merav Broder
Heather & Gene Dula
President, Parent Association: Merav Broder
VP Gala: Tammy Ratner
Erika J. Glazer Gala Chair: Georgeann Stotsky
Catalog and Auction Chair: Heather Dula
Solicitations Chair: Deborah Dragon
Decor Chairs: Hedy Nazarian and Jenna Grosfeld
Host a Party Chair: Kelly Sloan
Class Baskets Chair: Hillary Milken
Deborah Dragon, Justin Goldstein, Josh & Cathy Goldsmith
A Seder for
Our Peoples
A
n inspiring group of musicians and leaders joined
with our clergy and staff to welcome over two
hundred Jewish Americans and African-Americans,
including city, county, and state civic leaders. It was an
unforgettable evening of incredible music, delicious
food, and relationship building, celebrating Passover,
our Festival of Freedom. Thanks to all who participated!
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Upcoming Events
parenting journey with
stefanie wilder-taylor and heather mcdonald
big Sunday
Sunday, May 2, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Join us in making a true difference by sharing the
support, sustenance and tools for living each day
to the fullest because Hineni: We Are Here!
Two stand-up comedians, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
and Heather McDonald will definitely provide you
with an evening of comic relief from your lives!
Vinny Green, [email protected], (213) 388-2401 x151
www.wbtla.org/events/item/295/tikkun_events
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Join us for a day of great golf, great food and
great prizes in support of a wonderful cause.
Your day of golf will provide scholarships for the NFTY Israel
program, summer teen leadership programs and camperships to
Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps.
Cheri Lauterbach, [email protected], (213) 388-2401
www.wbtla.org/events/item/299/youth_events
ANNUAL congregational meeting
and Soul sounds shabbat
Friday, May 14, 2010
6:00 p.m.
Join us for our annual congregational meeting as we thank our
out-going trustees and elect new members to fill open spaces
on our Temple’s Board. The annual meeting will be followed by
Soul Sounds Shabbat.
www.wbtla.org/events/item/313/events
santa monica pier
family ‘fun-raiser’
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Bring your children and enjoy rides, games and more. Pacific
Park will be closed to the general public during the event. Net
proceeds from this event support the programs and scholarship
fund of our schools. We welcome all Temple members.
Jill Gorman, [email protected], (310) 445-1280 x111
www.wbtla.org/events/item/296/youth_events
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From issues of housing and homelessness to education and
health care, we are meeting with organizations and city officials
to affect change and improve life in Los Angeles. Through our
partnership with LA Voice and their Executive Director Jared
Rivera, we, along with other faith-based communities, are using
our collective power to change this city for the better.
Beau Shapiro, [email protected], (213) 388-2401
www.wbtla.org/events/item/376/tikkun_events
Shavuot WITH OPEN ARMS
COFFEE WITH CAROL: speaking to your
child about difficult topics
RECEIVING THE TORAH
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:30 a.m.
adult b’nei mitzvah
Come join us for an open discussion with Early
Childhood Centers Director, Carol Bovill. This program is open to
all parents in the Nursery School and Parenting Center. You are
invited to share your concerns and experiences, problem-solve
with our Director and take a moment just for yourself.
Caroline Sandman, [email protected],
(310) 445-1280 x133
www.wbtla.org/events/item/270/youth_events
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Pacific Park, Santa Monica Pier
4:30 - 8:30 p.m.
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7th Annual golf classic
Honoring Don Schwarz
Caroline Sandman, [email protected]
(310) 445-1280 x133
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
6:30 p.m.
confirmation
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
7:30 p.m.
yizkor shavuot memorial service
Thursday, May 20, 2010
9:00 a.m.
Ruth Stoch, [email protected], (213) 388-2401 x266
www.wbtla.org/events/item/372/worship_events
Temple Campus
Irmas Campus
Registration Required
Contact For More Information
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For a full calendar of events and services, please visit www.wbtla.org/events
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Support Group
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Shavout, Receiving the
Torah with Open Arms:
Confirmation
Coffee with Carol
Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
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Spousal Bereavement
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Santa Monica Pier Family
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Shavout, Receiving the
Torah with Open Arms:
Adult B'nei Mitzvah
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Meditation in Jewish
Context
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Shacharit Shabbat
Torah Talk with
Rabbi Eshel
Meditation in Jewish
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Torah Study
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Shacharit Shabbat
Torah Study
Torah Study with
Rabbi Leder (Century City)
Torah Talk with
Rabbi Eshel
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Shacharit Shabbat
Tot Shabbat
Torah Study
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Shacharit Shabbat
Shabbat Morning Minyan
Tot Shabbat
Torah Study
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Shacharit Shabbat
Kol Rinnah
Shavout, Receiving the
Torah with Open Arms:
Yizkor Shavuot Memorial
Service
Shavuot
Meditation in Jewish
Context
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Kol Rinnah
Annual Congregational
Meeting and Soul Sounds
Shabbat
The Parenting
Journey
Kabbalat Shabbat
Women's Torah Study with
Rabbi Fox
Meditation in Jewish
Context
Kol Rinnah
Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday
Torah Study
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Torah Study
with Rabbi Leder
(Downtown)
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Kol Rinnah
For more information, including time and location, on all
of the events in this calendar, visit www.wbtla.org
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Spousal Bereavement
Support Group
OPCC Annenberg Access Center, Santa Monica
Service time different than usual - please check online
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Contributions
RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN FUND
Florence Robbins
Betty Umansky by Alejandro Umansky
Barbara Srere Zolla by Allan Cutrow
Neenah Schwartz by Salli & Bernard Harris
Deveryle Weiss by Saredel Riskind
In Loving Memory Of:
SISTERHOOD PULPIT FLOWER FUND
ANAT BEN-ISHAI SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
In Honor Of:
Ida Adelson by Anna & Mike Adelson
Jack Benjamin by Anne Benjamin
My dad, Jack Benjamin by Pat & Mark Benjamin
Brother, Jerry Bernstein by Sheila & Donald Bernstein
Jeffrey Bub by Sheila Bub
Abraham Cohen by Constanza Alba Cohen
Sade Colman by Robert Colman
Beloved son, Mitchell Dresser
by Diane & Lawrence Dresser
Isaac Fogelman by Judi & Alan Fogelman
Hal Gaba by Carole Gaba
Maurice Gersh by Linda Brown
Herman Goldwasser by Harold Goldwasser
Egon Hochberg by Hilda Hochberg
My mother, Blanche Hoffman by Joan Eichberg
Evelyn Kozberg by Joanne & Roger Kozberg
Evelyn Kozberg by Barbara & Martin Kozberg
Gary Kress by Ronna Kress
Freda Kuchuk by Esther Keller
Ronald Lavin by Audrey Lavin
Edythe Lenard by Marlene White Lenard, Brian
Lenard & Erica Lenard
Faye Levitt by Bettina O’Mara
Gilbert Lizer by Ruth Lizer
Mother, Minnette London by Francine Peterman
Thelma Marshall by Judy & Allan Africk
Dr. Louis Mayers by Darrelle & Donald Hirsch
Abe Meisler by Dr. Richard Mann
Dorothy Miller by Jamie & Kenneth Rosenblood
Rosanna Mischel by Pamela & Mark Mischel
Charles Morris by Gloria Jane Lancet
Nancy Caton’s mother, Beatrice
by Lisa & Stephen Chorna
Edna Drabkin and Dorothy Musin by Robert Drabkin
Milton Nadoolman by Deborah, John, Max
& Rachel Landis
Siegfried Nathan by Lisl Nathan
Beloved grandson, Daniel Nuyen by Dorothy
& Alan Weinberger
Peggy Penchinar by Ronnie Shapiro
Myrtle Pfaelzer by Muriel Bodek
Edgar M. Phillips, Sr. by Shirley & Edgar Phillips
Dennis Price by Michael Price
Yehuda Rafii by Hamid Rafii
Fred Rappaport by Cheri Morgan
Julius Rosenthal by Mr. and Mrs. David Rosenthal
Ruth Schwartz by Blaire & Aaron Kaplan
Helen Spector by Phyllis & Joseph Weiss
Olga Stock by Rose & Al Finci
Rose Weisstein by Bradley Mindlin
Hymen Winn by Betty & Ross Winn
Morris Ziskin by Dr. Daniel Ziskin
Bertha Ziskin by Dr. Daniel Ziskin
Mordo Altabet, Philip Ginsburg & Lillian Ginsburg
by Rochelle & Eli Ginsburg
Harold Greenberg by Elaine Greenberg
Ray and Lynette Kurtzman by Rochelle & Eli Ginsburg
Betty Levy by Shirley Haiman
My mother, Cesia Ullman by Laura Ullman Epstein
& Mark Epstein
ANN AND SAM BERNSTEIN CHILDREN’S
LIBRARY
In Loving Memory Of:
Bernard & Annie Greenwald by Lynda & Bill Leisner
FOOD PANTRIES FUND
Jeanne Gerson
In Honor Of:
Carly Blauner’s Bat Mitzvah by Maxine Keith
Marian Brown’s Birthday by Sharyn & Bruce Charnas
In Loving Memory Of:
Our fathers, Josef Schwarz & Marshall Beckman by
Joanne & Robert Schwarz
My beloved father, Jacob Becker by Jane Hirsch
Dear grandson, Mitchell Dresser by Florence Kulwin
My beloved mother, Irma D’ull by Anne Labe Givon
George Epstein by Marian & Stanley Brown & Family
Beloved husband, father & grandfather,
George Epstein by Lucille Epstein
Dear father, George Epstein by Margaret Epstein
George Epstein by Gertrude Kline
Wally Esacove by Judith Esacove
Alvin Galpert by Evon & Jerry Gotlieb
Sophia Gray Goldman by Ann Rubin
Sophia Gray Goldman by Suzanne Rubin & Family
Rita Hartz by Michelle Hartz
Jean Jones & Baird Jones by Abigail Jones
My beloved sister, Anne Kanner by Iris Kanner
Beloved sister, Anne Kanner by Helen Samples
Beloved father, Morris Kanner by Iris Kanner
Moran Kaplan by Edith & Joseph Fischer
Anna Klein by Florence & Mayo Stark
Frank Klevin by Helen Lewis
Michael Levin by Sherry Heyman
Beloved mother and grandmother, Ida Liberman
by Rita & Marcy Norton
Jack Pinko, MD by Florence & Mayo Stark
Jennie Rosenberg by Ileene & Donald Berkus
Dear sister, Josephine Samuels by Marian
& Stanley Brown & Family
Beloved sister and aunt, Josephine Samuels by
Lucille Epstein & Family
Honorable David M. Schacter by Jeffrey Graubart
Wally Sloan by Pam & Mark Mischel
Anat Ben-Ishai’s 70th Birthday
by Shlomit Rosiner-Evans
In Loving Memory Of:
Betty Heisler by Mr. and Mrs. Trey Heisler
Harry Schneider by Stephanie & Spencer Schneider
SUSAN SRERE MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Our cousin, Susan Srere by Betty & Benson Srere
MUSIC PUBLICATION FUND
In Honor Of:
Cantor Gurney & Cantor Caro by Nancy Daum
Cantor Gurney, Nancy Daum & Eran Bar-Adon on
the occasion of Alexandra Kugler’s Bat Mitzvah by
Lisa Kalin & Drew Kugler
Cantor Gurney & Cantor Caro on the occasion of
Adrienne Epstein’s Bat Mitzvah by Laura Ullman
Epstein & Mark Epstein
Cantor Gurney & Cantor Caro on the occasion of
our daughter Alexandra Rosman’s Bat Mitzvah by
Linda & Mark Rosman
In Loving Memory Of:
Ida Bernfeld by Judith & Richard Smooke
Dr. Jessica Susan Korn by Judith & Richard Smooke
Ed Landa by Belle Landa
Sarah London by Vera & Steven Mark,
grandchildren & great grandchildren
Beloved mother, Lillian Mark by Vera & Steven
Mark, grandchildren & great grandchildren
George Mintzer by Barbara & Gerry Watkins
Seymour Penchinar by Alana & Elliot Megdal
Marion Smooke by Judith & Richard Smooke
Helen Stulberg by Caroline Kass
In Loving Memory Of:
Beloved husband Ronald P. Denitz by Betty Denitz
Donald Greenberg by Susan & Harold Greenberg
Audrey Greenberg by Priscilla & Curtis Tamkin
In Loving Memory Of:
Barbara Zolla by Nancy Berman & Alan Bloch
Barbara Zolla by Jill S. Robbins & Robert Eisfelder
JORDAN EHRLICH FUND FOR
PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS ETHICS
In Loving Memory Of:
RABBI HARVEY J. & SYBIL A. FIELDS
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Connie & Robert Adler
In Loving Memory Of:
Sam Bluestone by David Bluestone, MD
My son, Mark Greenstein by Pauline Greenstein
My cousin and good friend, Fannie Hoffman by
Pauline Greenstein
LOIS JEANNE LEVY MEMORIAL
CAMPERSHIP FUND
Cynthia Levy
In Honor Of:
Frank Schiller’s Birthday by J. Lampert Levy
In Loving Memory Of:
BIKUR CHOLIM FUND
RICHARD BARASCH BBQ/ PICNIC AREA
FUND
In Honor Of:
Lois Levy by J. Lampert Levy & Family
Rabbi Fox for officiating at Adrienne’s Epstein’s Bar
Mitzvah by Laura Ullman Epstein & Mark Epstein
Rabbi Fox for officiating at the unveiling of
Richard Eisendrath by Danielle & Marvin Appel
In Honor Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
Rabbi Seymour Cohen PH.D. by Grace
& S. Ira Grossman
Richard Barasch by Nancy Barasch
Richard Barasch by Shirley Barasch Varon
Richard Barasch by Janine & Stephen Barasch
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE CAMPS
KEHILLAH COMMUITY CAMP FUND
In Honor Of:
Milton “Papa Moot” Agay by Lisa Agay
Milton “Papa” Blumer by Lisa Agay
Leon Jannol by Beth & Jan Goren
Dr. Robert Kositchek by Frances Cohen
Auntie Dorothy Miller by Lisa Agay
Loving sister, Shirley Roseman by Sylvia Miller
Beloved mother, Sarah Schirmer by June Blumkin
Loving father, David Steinholtz by Sylvia Miller
The wedding of Barbara Grushow & Emmanuel
Bujold by Merkie & Ivan Rowan
Ida Sosnow by Susan & Bruce Levin
The birth of Joshua Benjamin Zolla Imerman by
Nadine & Stephen Breuer
Beloved father and grandfather, Alfred Levin by
Brenda Levin, David & Eliot Abel
In Loving Memory Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
In Honor Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
The Brit Milah of Joshua Benjamin Zolla-Imerman
by Marshall Zolla
RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP FUND
ANNE AND NATHAN SPILBERG
ANNUAL LECTURE ON JEWISH LIFE
CHARLES BENDIT CAMPERSHIP FUND
MARK GREENSTEIN CAMP FUND
GERI AND RICHARD BRAWERMAN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Jack Becker & Rose Isenberg by Linda & Peter Rhein
Neil Markman by Lizzie & Gil Harari
Raul Rubel by Anne Rubel
In Honor Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
ZOLLA FAMILY FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Rabbi Eshel for officiating at the baby naming of
their grandchild, Samuel Brock Asher by Janice
and Daniel Wallace
Rabbi Fox on the occasion of our daughter,
Alexandra Rosman’s Bat Mitzvah by Linda
& Mark Rosman
Rabbi Fox for officiating at the service of Justin
Gershuny by Betty Denitz; Gena and Fred Denitz;
Doreen & Nicolas Garcia & Family
Rabbi Leder for officiating at the service of Marco
Aronson by Carol Halperin & Gail Roth
ALAN A. SIENER MEMORIAL SPORTS
CENTER
Leighton Lindman by Nadine & Stephen Breuer
TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION FUND
In Honor Of:
Dink Weiman by Rhoda, Robert, Steven, Jackie,
Ashley & Max Goodman
In Loving Memory Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
CLERGY FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Hannah Zahler by Eileen Seidlin
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
REDEVELOPMENT FUND
Raymond Fine by Muriel Fine Sherman
Jack Weisman by Elaine Lipton
AL GOODMAN MEMORIAL
CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Andrea, Max, Jacob & Greg Cohen by Frances Cohen
Esther Frankenstein for a speedy recovery
by June Blumkin
Josephine Samuels by Gertrude Kline
James Gumbiner by Ruth Gumbiner
Adolph Hoffman & Ruth Hoffman by Paula Hoffman
Morris Kurtz by Lyn Heller
Mike Levi by Sheila & Donald Bernstein
Genevieve Polep by Charles Polep
Gertrude Pollak by Rhonda Schwartz
Father & grandfather, Milton Rowen by Laurie &
Steven Kend; Scott Kend, Brian & Shoshana Kend
Lois Stampa by Rod & Sandy Chase
Milton Wolf by Joyce & Robert Wolf
In Honor Of:
In Loving Memory Of:
Nathan Adlen by Paula Hoffman
Grandmother & great grandmother, Rose Bernstein
by Laurie & Steven Kend, Scott Kend, Brian &
Shoshana Kend
Our mom and grandma Penny Helen Coleman by
Laurie & Paul Kelson
My most wonderful father, Sam Cooper by Marcia
Markowitz
Mitchell Dresser by Donna & Martin Rosenbush
& Family
Ellen Emmett by Karin & Douglas Schaer
Maxine Frosh by Annette Markell
Bess Garfinkel by Fay Kozberg
Nancy and Emily Barasch by Janine & Stephen Barasch
In Loving Memory Of:
Kenneth Dintzer
Deedy Oberman
Wendy & Kenneth Ruby
In Honor Of:
The birth of Molly Whinston by Wilshire Boulevard
Temple Camps/Camp Committee
The birth of Eli Louis Eshel by Wilshire Boulevard
Temple Camps/Camp Committee
In Loving Memory Of:
Marci Foster’s stepfather by Wilshire Boulevard
Temple Camps/Camp Committee
Leon Jannol by Jamie & Douglas Lynn
Leon Jannol by Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps/
Camp Committee
2010 GOLF CLASSIC FUND
Becca & Daniel Nudel
Tom O’Byrne
In Honor Of:
Don Schwarz / Tournament’s Founding Chair 2010
Golf Classic by Jeanne Gerson
LYNETTE AND RAYMOND KURTZMAN
CAMPERSHIP FUND
In Loving Memory Of:
Lynette Kurtzman by Janet & David Lonner
Lifesavers for Haiti
contributions will be included
in the June 2010 bulletin
We appreciate your generous donations. An $18 minimum donation is required for each acknowledgment card.
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B’nei Mitzvah continued
Temple Family
Welcome to new Temple members…
Jeremy Bovill…Adam Felber and Jeanne Simpson and their son, Sebastian…
Craig Gerber and Julie Engels and their sons, Miles and Desmond…Robert and
Shari Friedman and their daughters, Brooke and Jolie…Russell Greenman and
Julie Weiss…Erin and Eric Gross and their children, Kenzie and Logan…Max and
Tiffany Malkin and their children, Theodor, Talulah and Wyatt…Jonathan and
Nilou Raiman and their son, Dylan…Jay and Jenny Sonbolian and their daughter,
Eva…
Congratulations to…
Barbara Grushow and Emmanuel Bujold in honor of their marriage…Lori Plager
and Jud Friedman in honor of their marriage…
Congratulations to…
Stephanie and Rabbi Eshel on the birth of their son, Eli Louis Eshel and to big
sister, Isabel…Debbie Zolla and Jeff Imerman on the birth of their son, Joshua
Benjamin Zolla Imerman and to grandparents, Marshall Zolla and the late
Barbara Zolla and Janet and Stanley Imerman...Karin and Doug Schaer on the
birth of their son, Braden Michael Schaer and to big sister, Jordyn…Peppi and
Jeffrey Schwartz on the birth of their son, Toby Rein Schwartz and to big brother,
Parker and aunt and uncle, Debbie and David Babbush and cousins, Alexandra
and Sydney…
Condolences to…
Betsy Ross on the death of her mother, Doris Broudy…Marlene Larson on the
death of her father, Harold Checel…Ben and Adele Habibi on the death of his
brother, Nouri Habibian and to niece Miryam and Sam Tarica…Marty and Susan
Jannol on the death of his father, Leon Jannol and to grandson, Michael…Ursula
Levi on the death of her husband, Myron “Mike” Levi…Carol Lindman on the
death of her husband, Leighton “Larry” Lindman…Lauri and David Martin on
the death of her grandmother, Bertha Nugit and to great grandchildren, Rebecca
and Sabrina…Friends and family of Eva Roman…Norman and Nancy Sloan on
the death of his mother, Wally H. Sloan and to grandson, Lawrence and Sara
Sloan and great granddaughter, Madeline…Tami and Eddie Leevan on the death
of her mother, Sandra Weinberg and to grandchildren, Ali, Audrey and Molly…
And to all immediate and extended family.
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3663 Wilshire Boulevard
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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 Stephen Julius Stein
Rabbi David Eshel
Cantor Don Gurney
Cantor Susan Caro
Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, Ph.D., Emeritus
Board of Trustees
Richard Pachulski, President
Alyce de Toledo, Vice President
Andrew E. Haas, Vice President
John Schulman, Vice President
Mary Brussell, Secretary
Steven Romick, Treasurer
Susan Adler Jannol, Alan Berro, Stephen Davis, Alan Epstein, Michael Flesch,
Jami Gertz, Barbara Grushow, Teri Hertz, Richard Kurtzman, Donald Levy,
Richard Powell, Carlos Siderman, Steve Sugerman
Julie C. Miller, Immediate Past President
Barry Edwards, 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
Sarah Hanuka, Director, Center for Learning & Engagement
Douglas F. Lynn, Director, Camps & Conference Center
Gina Lobaco, Director of Development
Jessica Accamando, Director of Communications
Rebecca Sills Nudel, Membership Director
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published
monthly by Wilshire Boulevard Temple
www.wbtla.org
(213) 388-2401
Printed on recycled paper.
Please remember to recycle it again!
Schedule of Shabbat Worship & Study
Saturday, may 1
Torah Study
Rabbi Fox & Cantorial Soloist Voit
Camp, Malibu 10:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Friday, may14
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel & Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Leder & Cantorial Soloist Rafii
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Service
Rabbinic Intern Mason & Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Friday, May 7
Shabbat Service
Rabbinic Intern Mason
& Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Saturday, may 15
Soul Sounds Shabbat
Rabbi Fox, Cantor Gurney & Band
6:00 p.m.
Saturday, may 8
Torah Study
9:00 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Minyan
Rabbinic Interns Mason & Shapiro
9:15 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel & Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Torah Study
9:00 a.m.
Tot Shabbat
9:00 a.m.
Friday, may 21
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Leder & Cantorial Soloist
Sugerman
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Fox, Cantor Gurney &
Youth Choir
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Leder & Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Fox & Cantorial Soloist
Sugerman
10:30 a.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 18
Erev Shavuot & Adult B’nei Mitzvah
Rabbi Fox & Cantor Gurney
6:30 p.m.
Irmas Campus
Saturday, may 29
Torah Study
9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Leder & Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Eshel & Cantorial Soloist
Sugerman
10:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Leder & Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Shavuot & Confirmation
Rabbi Eshel & Cantor Gurney
7:30 p.m.
Rabbi Eshel & Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Saturday, may 22
Torah Study
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Eshel & Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 19
Rabbi Ben-Naim & Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Temple Campus
Soul Sounds Shabbat & Annual
Congregational Meeting
Rabbi Leder & Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 20
Shavuot/Yizkor Service
Rabbi Leder & Cantor Gurney
9:00 a.m.
Rabbi Eshel & Cantorial Soloist Voit
Camp, Malibu 10:30 a.m.
Friday, may 28
Shabbat Services
Rabbi Leder & Cantorial Soloist
Sugerman
6:00 p.m.
All Shabbat and worship information can be found online at www.wbtla.org