See What’s Happening in Your Community

See What’s Happening in Your Community

Jewish Long Beach and Alpert JCC

Tuesday, October 10, 6:30 pm

Legacy Seminar

Featuring a panel of experts on Trusts, Financial Planning, and Insurance. See ad on page 4.

Beth David

Thursday, September 7, 12:00 pm Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Myers.

Friday, September 8, 7:30 pm Beth David Choir Shabbat Service Happy 60th birthday Beth David

Saturday, September 9, 7:15 pmThe Healthy Balance Between Oy & Joy. Create your own uplifting plan for the New Year at Selichot with Keri Gee Semmelman, Happiness Historian, inspiring keynote speaker, and former “Huggee” the Clown.

Sunday, September 10, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Blood Drive Contact Cathy Neiderman to reserve your spot at 714.892.6623.

Wednesday, September 13, Dodger game at Dodger Stadium against the San Diego Padres. There will be a bus at Beth David to pick everyone up. $65 includes ticket and bus transportation. For reservations go to www.templebethdavid.org/ events/its-time-for-dodgers-baseball/

Saturday, September 16, 4:00 pm Tashlich at Bolsa Chica State Beach. Not too far from Jack-in-the-box. Bring your own chairs, breadcrumbs, water, and dinner.

Sunday, September 17, 10:00 am 2nd day Rosh Hashanah Service Huntington Beach Central Park, meet behind the library.

Saturday, September 30, 9:00 am Torah Study with Rabbi Myers, study Ecclesiastes in the Sukkah

Saturday, September 30, 10:30 am Tot Shabbat for Sukkot with Rabbi Myers and Cantor Linder

Sunday, October 1, 10:30 am Brotherhood and Adult Education brunch. This brunch will be a program about the 60 years of history of Beth David. Those with the longest membership in the synagogue will be speaking about our early days as a congregation. Speakers will include Lois Abrams, Michelle Sandler, and others.

Thursday, October 12, 12:00 pmLunch & Learn with Rabbi Myers

Sunday, October 15, 9:30 am The Women of Beth David kick off its new year with a brunch. All women are welcome. Hear from experts in the fields of women’s heart and brain health. RSVP o.sisterhood@templebethdavid.org

Saturday, October 21, 9:00 amTorah Study with Rabbi Myers

Saturday, October 28, 7:30 pm “Celebration” Cantors’ Concert at Beth David featuring Cantor Kelly Cooper of Temple Israel, Tonoccus McClain, Jacob Ben-Shmuel, and our own Cantor Nancy Linder. General Admission is $54, $72 at the door, and non-members.

Religious School at Beth David

Sunday, September 10, 9:00 am First day of Jewish School. It’s not too late to enroll your child or encourage your grandchild to attend our school so that he or she can learn and experience our wonderful heritage with other Jewish children in the community. Whether Kindergarten, Bar/ Bat Mitzvah age or somewhere in between, Beth David’s Jewish School is a welcoming place for all. For more information, contact Elliot Semmelman at tbdrschool@templebethdavid.org or 310.487.9355.

NCJW Greater Long Beach & West Orange County

Wednesday, September 13, 6:00 pm At the Alpert JCC on the Weinberg Jewish Long Beach Campus. Help pack abortion comfort kits and hear speakers from Planned Parenthood and Family Planning Associates. We’ll write thank you notes to the providers on the front lines, and a personal note to put in each kit.

Thursday, September 21, online at Long BeachGives

We are excited to be raising funds to build AbortionAfter-Care Comfort Kits. We are serving Planned Parenthood and FPA Women’s Health in Long Beach and other nearby town clinics that provide abortion and other reproductive services for those coming from out of state to find help. www.ncjwlongbeach. org/lbgives

September 28, October 26 4th Thursday of the Month Movies at a member’s house (address given at registration). Socialize, watch together, and discuss. Visit our website for updated information. Email questions to programs@ncjwlongbeach.org

For more information call 657.235.2511 or email info@ncjwlongbeach.org or go to www. ncjwlongbeach.org for updated information.

Orange County Jewish Genealogical Society (OCJGS)

Sunday, August 27, 10:00 am Serafima Velkovich Arolsen Archives: History, Exploration, and Online Access

Sunday, September 10, 10:00 am David Brill Getting the Most from Russian Empire Revision Lists

For more information and to register please visit OCJGS.org

Temple Beth Shalom

Thursdays, 7:00 pm Adult Learning Talmud and Torah Classes with Rabbi Mirski

Sunday, September 17, 5:00 pm Second Day Rosh Hashanah Taschlich & Community Shofar Blowing at Scherer Park Pond

For more information, please visit tbslb.org

CSULB Jewish Studies Program

The CSULB Jewish Studies Program will be hosting our Speaker Series in person at the Alpert JCC on the Weinberg Jewish Long Beach Campus. Lectures are free, open to the community, and begin at 7:00 pm.

Monday, September 11 CSULB Jewish Studies Program welcomes Dr. Jenny Caplan to Long Beach for her talk: “All Joking Aside: The Evolution of American Jewish Humor.”

The author of the new book, Funny, You Don’t Look Funny: Judaism and Humor from the Silent Generation to Millennials, Dr. Caplan explores Jewish humor from a religious studies perspective, looking at how American Jews use humor to “do Jewish.” Dr. Caplan is the new Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Cincinnati.

Monday, October 16 We welcome back Dr. Dov Waxman for his talk, “Assessing Antisemitism in America Today.”

“Antisemitism seems to be resurgent in the United States today, and American Jews are increasingly concerned about it. There is, however, little agreement over how much antisemitism there actually is, where it is coming from, and why it is growing. In my talk, I will discuss different ways of assessing antisemitism. I will also weigh in on the ongoing debate over whether leftwing or rightwing antisemitism is the biggest problem currently facing American Jews” Dr. Waxman stated.

Dr. Waxman is the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies and Director of the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.

For more information, please contact Dr. Jeffrey Blutinger, Jeffrey.Blutinger@csulb.edu