bulletin “When Noah came out of the ark, he opened destroyed. He began crying for the world and
chanukah at lbt:
said, ‘God, how could you have done this?’...
SHABBAT SERVICE & CHANUKAH DINNER | CELEBRATION
his eyes and saw the whole world completely
God replied . . . , ‘When I told you I would destroy the entire world, I lingered and delayed, so that you would speak on behalf of the world. But you thought of no one but your family. And now you complain?’” --- Midrash Tanhuma, Parashat Noah
friday, december 19 - a festive 6:00 service
I am writing to you one month after Rosh Hashanah, when we
JOIN US ON THE FOURTH NIGHT OF CHANUKAH FOR OUR
celebrated the creation of our magnificent world. Now, one month
CHANUKAH SHABBAT SERVICE AND CELEBRATION. BRING
later, we read in Torah about the time of Noah, when the world
A MENORAH WITH FIVE CANDLES!
was destroyed because of human greed, corruption, and inaction. One month ago, I spoke about the moral imperative of reversing climate change and environmental devastation, and I asked the members of our congregation to each make one big change this year for the sake of our children: go solar, switch to an electric car,
a celebration and dinner for all ages Come celebrate Chanukah with your Leo Baeck Temple community! This latke-filled evening is for ALL AGES!
dramatically reduce water use, cut red meat consumption by twenty percent, or shift our investments from fossil fuels to renewables. I asked you to please tell me, by email or phone message, about the changes that you make. I challenged us as a congregation to see if we might achieve 100 new solar homes by next Rosh Hashanah.
Our traditional Leo Baeck Temple Chanukah dinner is not to be missed --- as we gather on the fourth night of Chanukah and light up the Temple with our holiday spirit. Cost for dinner: $20 for adults $15 per child - 12 and under.
If we can achieve 100 solar homes among us this year, it will be the equivalent of taking 2,400 cars off the road and saving 6,000 acres of trees.
November-January 2014 / 2015
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RSVP by Monday, December 15 by email to rsvp@leobaecktemple.org.
(See candlelighting Chanukah Blessings on page 17.)
schedule of worship services page 2 - 3
yom limmud - day of learning page 5
sports writer bill plaschke page 9
installation of rabbi lisa berney page 3
hartman institute series page 6
community of elders page 10-11
from our president page 4
lbt women events page 7-8
lbt men news page 12
from the rabbi...
upcoming services at leo baeck temple
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Leo Baeck Temple, you are rising to the challenge! Many of
friday, november 7
you have been in touch with me about the changes that you
shabbat evening service / consecration
are making. I promised that I would report back to you about
service with grades k-6 and dinner
6:00pm
our collective progress. This is what you’ve told me so far, in our first month since Rosh Hashanah.
saturday, november 8 shabbat morning minyan
9:30am
Number of Leo Baeck members who: • Already went solar before this year: 16
friday, november 14
• Have had solar panels installed since Rosh Hashanah: 5
shabbat evening | mussar service
• Called solar companies to install solar since Rosh Hashanah: 20
“PrOneg” at 5:45 (see page 9)
6:00pm
• Already drive an electric car: 6 • Pledged to switch to an electric car this year: 10
friday, november 21
• Already replaced their lawn: 6
shabbat evening (late) service
• Pledged to replace their lawn this year: 9
Installation of Rabbi Lisa Berney
• Already cut meat consumption: 12
Festive Oneg following (see details on next page)
7:30pm
• Pledged to cut meat consumption by 20% this year: 3 • Already divested from fossil fuels: 1
saturday, november 22
• Divested from fossil fuels since Rosh Hashanah: 2
shabbat morning minyan
These numbers only reflect the people who have
friday, november 28
emailed or called to let me know of their commitments.
shabbat evening service
If you have taken action or made a change, please be
“PrOneg” at 5:45
9:30am
6:00pm
in touch. There are two other congregations in town who are seriously considering entering some friendly competition
friday, december 5
with Leo Baeck Temple, trying to beat us to 100 solar homes.
shabbat evening service
Let’s see how much change we can make and how much
“PrOneg” at 5:45
6:00pm
change we can inspire! friday, december 12 On the Sunday after Rosh Hashanah, my solar panels were
shabbat evening | mussar service
installed on my roof. It was easy and it was free, and now
“PrOneg” at 5:45 (see page 9)
6:00pm
my electricity will come from the sun. Each of the companies you see below will assess your home’s solar-readiness for free
saturday, december 13
and then work with you to create a solar plan that both saves
shabbat morning minyan
9:30am
saturday morning tot shabbat
9:30am
you money and contributes to saving the earth. Since Rosh Hashanah, a fourth solar company, Blue Sky Energy, has asked to be included in our list. When you call these companies,
friday, december 19 please tell them that Leo Baeck Temple referred you.
shabbat | chanukah service and dinner
6:00pm
Festivities to celebrate the season - for all ages (see page 1)
continued on page 15
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upcoming services at leo baeck temple friday, december 26 shabbat evening (late) service
7:30 pm
be with us for a special
9:30am
shabbat
saturday, december 27 shabbat morning minyan
Friday evening, friday, january 2 shabbat evening service
November 21st, 2014 - 7:30pm
6:00pm
“PrOneg” at 5:45
Please join us at Leo Baeck Temple for the
Installation Shabbat of friday, january 9 shabbat evening service
Rabbi Lisa Berney
6:00pm
“PrOneg” at 5:45
Installation:
Dr. Leah Hochman, Associate Professor of Jewish Thought, and Director, Jerome H. Louchheim School of Judaic Studies, HUC-JIR
saturday, january 10 shabbat morning minyan
With special blessings by: Rabbi Ken Chasen & Rabbi Rachel Timoner
9:30am
friday, january 16 shabbat evening (late) service
If you’d like to contribute to the festive oneg (by baking or by helping to underwrite the evening) please let us know in an email to Cheryl Eskin at cakarp@aol.com. --- C0-Chairs, Debbie Babb & Cheryl Eskin
7:30pm
Honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Please let us know you’re attending by November 19 in an email to: rsvp@leobaecktemple.org or call 310.476.2861
Oneg following the service saturday, january 17 shabbat morning service
save the date now for lbt’s . . .
10:30am
2015 community retreat
Celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of Robert Bloomfield son of Tammy & Todd Bloomfield
friday, january 23 shabbat evening service
+ scholar-in-residence Friday, April 24 - Sunday, April 26, 2015*
6:00pm
Each spring Leo Baeckers of all ages experience a weekend away at the beautiful retreat center of BrandeisBardin located on 3,000 acres in Simi Valley.
Teacher Appreciation Shabbat “PrOneg” at 5:45 saturday, january 24 shabbat minyan | mussar study
9:30am
This year, the Community Retreat is hosting LBT’s 2015 Scholar-In-Residence, Alan Morinis.
friday, january 30 shabbat evening service
6:00pm
BUILDING A SOULFUL LIFE
“PrOneg” at 5:45
Mark your calendar and join us! * Please note the date above; the recent Life at Leo Baeck publication mistakenly listed the Retreat in May instead of April. We apologize for the error.
saturday, january 31 saturday morning tot shabbat
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from our president - randi levine fett Oh how I wish I had the answers… but at least I can offer a path Never accepting the status quo is central to our Jewish tradition. Israel, literally translates as, “wrestling with G-d,” and this wrestling is central to the Torah and Jewish tradition. We as a people are commanded to question and challenge concepts, ideas and the status quo. Our tradition teaches that questioning is important to understanding and action. The Talmud sometimes notes the opinion of a single sage. I translate this in modern day to “out of the box” thinking. It is hard to be the lone voice. Yet it is exactly this type of thinking that brings true paradigm shifts in technology, ideology, social change, and personal growth. Leo Baeck Temple is a strong community. I was overwhelmed with responses from our congregation about getting more involved. I see our ranks of “regular” participants in programs and volunteers swelling. This is one of the great gifts about membership in LBT, a way to feel part of something. Yet I know that each of us struggles. We struggle within ourselves to be our best self and we struggle with issues beyond ourselves such as social injustice and world peace. LBT is a community that is passionate about Israel, about peace and equally passionate about how to move peace forward. I use the word passion deliberately to reflect how strongly each of us holds to our ideals about Israel, its policies and the peace process. I also know that our community’s ideas about Israel and its policies are highly divergent. Our clergy are devoted to helping us understand Israel; From the Hartman series lectures about Israel, to the Rabbi’s book group discussion of Ari Shavit’s, My Promised Land to bringing trail blazers in the Israel peace effort to our community. I was moved by the grass roots group Polyphony; using music as a means to gain understanding among young Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews in the Galilee through classical music. I am
inspired by Ali Abu Awad, a Palestinian living in Gaza who has spent time in Israeli prison yet is a pioneer for peace and has found friendship, hope and peace with an Orthodox Israeli rabbi living in a West Bank settlement. I would like to highlight some unique opportunities to connect the dots. The first is a Hartman Institute series of live lectures about Jewish Peoplehood. The second is an opportunity to become your best self through the ancient practice of Mussar with Alan Morinis, a modern Mussar teacher and practitioner. The Hartman series of lectures about Jewish Peoplehood starts November 2 and continues monthly through April. Join many of your fellow congregants in important, thoughtful, creative discussions about what it means to be a Jew. These lectures, held at different synagogues around Los Angeles, will explore our relationship with Israel, our neighbors, our obligations to other Jews and non-Jews, world opinion, what it means to be a Jew in the diaspora versus Israel, and other complex topics. Be sure to sign up in advance at: http://hartman.org.il/Programs_View.asp?Program_Id=109&Cat_Id= 288&Cat_Type=Programs
Mussar is an ancient Jewish practice of unlocking your soul by breaking through obstacles that prevent you from becoming your best self. Starting with a series of 5 Shabbats, the first of which is on November 14, get introduced to the concepts and begin to explore this ancient practice interpreted for the modern world. Then join us on our Community Retreat May 24-26 for a more intensive experience. Come with an open mind and begin your personal journey. There is much to wrestle with and much to be gained by “thinking out of the box.” May these opportunities lead us down a path that gets us closer to answers to life’s difficult questions.
randi levine fett, lbt president email: randi@randifett.com 310.962.9921
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yom limmud a celebration of learning
yom limmud
save the date - saturday, february 7th Yom Limmud - LBT’s Day of Learning - for all ages arrive at 9:15am - for bagels and coffee 10:00 - first (of four) sessions begins (the day includes lunch between sessions B and C) Leo Baeck Temple will once again present a day of learning at our fifth annual “Yom Limmud.”
Come and experience this popular festival of learning and community. Choose from a diverse group of workshops . . . • Join us in the morning to celebrate Shabbat in a variety of creative ways from yoga to meditation, from a nature walk to cooking, from poetry to healing and many more! • Stay for the day and take a class on photography and social media, learn from the pros about the art of comedy, participate in a political discussion, get a taste of the LBT community retreat topic on Mussar and spiritual practice…there is something for everyone! • Bring your children in Pre-K through sixth grade to Camp Baeck, a special full day of programming geared just toward them! • Are you a champion kugel maker? Join in our “Kugel Throw Down” to find out! Watch for the registration booklet in the mail to sign up for the areas that interest you!
insurrections of the mind: 100 years of politics and culture in america cutter-fisher lecture: with franklin foer - at lbt . . . thursday, january 22 7:30pm LBT is delighted to welcome the renowned American journalist and Editor of The New Republic, Franklin Foer. Mr. Foer’s writings have also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic Monthly, Slate and New York magazine, among many other publications. In 2010, his book, How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization became a national bestseller, and his new book, Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America, brings together a wealth of essays written by many of America’s most important progressive thinkers of the past century. Mr. Foer will take us behind the scenes in analyzing the state of American liberalism – please join us for an extraordinary evening of learning and discussion. page 5
the shalom hartman institute of north america presents
inside, outside, in between:
jewish peoplehood today
1 November 2, 2014 Donniel Hartman Sinai Temple 10400 Wilshire Bl.
2 December 14, 2014 Yehuda Kurtzer Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills 8844 Burton Way
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January 11, 2015 Elana Stein Hain Leo Baeck Temple 1300 N. Sepulveda
AT LBT!
February 8, 2015 Micah Goodman Stephen S. Wise Temple 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive
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March 8, 2015 Yossi Klein Halevi B’nai David-Judea Congregation 8609 W. Pico Blvd.
April 19, 2015 Lauren Berkun Temple Beth Am 1039 S. La Cienega
A Westside Multi-Denominational Conversation - Premiering Sunday, November 2, 2014 Six Sunday afternoons from 4:00-6:00pm What does it really mean to be a member of the Jewish community today? How significant are the ties that bind us together? Where does peoplehood rank in the hierarchy of Jewish values? Register at www.shalomhartman.org/westside All lectures are free for members of participating congregations. $100 series pass and $18 tickets to individual lectures availabe for non-members.
Temple T e emple Emanuel Emanuel of Beverly Hills Hills Living Judaism m www.tebh.org www .tebh.org tebh org g
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& u boutique chanukah brunch
lbt women
Don’t Miss Out on the Fun at LBT!
Sunday, December 7, 2014 9:30am-12:30pm
Cost: $10 per person*
/ including light Brunch Buffet
Please join LBT Women for . . . A light brunch buffet - complete with gourmet coffee bar Shop with fabulous women vendors A great place to purchase your Chanukah gifts!
(20% of the proceeds will benefit LBT Women)
• Drop off your children for Religious School
• Meet your temple girlfriends for coffee
• Bring sisters, mothers, daughters & friends
• Shop, shop, shop. . . til you drop!
Questions? Contact Deborah Snyder - debsnyder8@gmail.com or 818.726.4839 Leo Baeck Temple 1300 North Sepulveda Boulevard (at Getty Center Drive)
LA 90049
For a relaxing, hassle-free morning, sign up and pay in advance!
...and more!
*Checks made out to Leo Baeck Temple or email debbie@leobaecktemple.org to charge to your credit card on file
RSVP by Tuesday, December 2nd in an email to rsvp@leobaecktemple.org page 7
lbt women
relax, restore, rejuvenate!
2015 lbt women’s retreat crossing the sea & making a splash saturday - sunday, january 31 -february 1, 2015 at the beautiful Westlake Village Inn
10:00am saturday - 11:00am Sunday
• With Cantor Linda Kates • Rabbi Rachel Timoner • Laugh, Pray, Listen • Take time out for yourself
• Enjoy great food, wine, friends • & More!
SAVE THE DATES NOW! We all need a weekend away . . . Watch for a flyer with complete details and to register in the coming weeks!
in the works for lbt women -> Saturday, February 7, 2015 - Yom Limmud | The Women’s Track Back by popular demand, we will offer a Women’s Track at Yom Limmud where we can explore both universal and individual women’s issues. > LBT Women’s Cookbook - A “NEW” LBT Cookbook is in the works this year. So start thinking about what recipe --- or two --- that you would like to put in the “NEW” LBT cookbook. > Knitting Nights at LBT - We are still making squares for Healing Blankets. This project has been so successful that we hope to get together for Knitting Nights at the temple. WATCH FOR DETAILS!
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bill plaschke la times columnist returns to lbt . . .
mussar shabbat services at lbt . . .
sunday, november 23 10:30-12:30 The Politics of Sports with Bill Plaschke Introduction by Rabbi Ken Chasen
in preparation for the april 2015 community retreat scholar-in-residence weekend
mussar shabbats -
All are invited! Don’t miss this morning at LBT with LA’s Foremost Sports Authority and Columnist for the LA Times.
starting this fall - november 14 & december 12 To prepare us for our time with Mr. Morinis and to give us an introduction to the Jewish practice of mussar, we will celebrate four Mussar Shabbats during the year. These Shabbat services will be contemplative in nature, and they
Join us for this return engagement to LBT -
will be followed by Shabbat dinner and an hour of mussar
featured LA Times sportswriter, Bill Plaschke. And
study. There will be two Saturday morning study sessions. No
Rabbi Chasen will give the introduction! Whatever you
experience is necessary, just a curious mind and open heart.
want to ask Bill --- or have him discuss, including hot
Mussar Shabbats will take place on Friday, November 14, Friday, December 12, 2014, Saturday, January 24 & February 7 (Yom Limmud), Friday, March 20, and Friday, May 29, 2015.
topics of the day --- let us know. Send your questions in an email to pat@irapatco.com or be sure to bring them with you. This is sure to be another spirited, fascinating morning with Bill. Bring family and friends for this wonderful opportunity to hear from LA's
Building a Soulful Life
foremost sports authority.
with Scholar-in-Residence Alan Morinis
If you missed him when he was here two years ago -
at the Community Retreat April 24-April 26, 2015
don’t miss out this time!
What is Mussar?
Arrive at 10:15am on Sunday, November 23 for coffee
Mussar is a path of contemplative practices and exercises
and bagels - followed by the 10:30 program.
that have evolved in the Jewish world over the past thousand years to help an individual to pinpoint and then
Mr. Plaschke is a four-time National Sports Columnist
to break through the barriers that surround and obstruct the
of the Year and has written for the Los Angeles Times
light of the soul, the obstacles that prevent a person from
since 1987. Join us!
becoming the best human being he or she can be.
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community of elders 2014-2015 there is a power in community ... and that's what we are -- a community. all are welcome
wednesdays at the temple (WATT) and more! Leo Baeck Temple needs the wisdom of its elders, and its elders need one another.
join us in the coming months . . . november 12th (FULL DAY) wednesday at the temple (WATT) 9:30
Coffee | fruit
10:00
Relationships: What if My Grandchildren Aren’t Jewish? When our children are raised without a Jewish education, without any religion, or in a different religion, what are our feelings and what is our role? This series with Norma D. Feshbach, Ph.D. and Harriet Soares, LCSW continues to delve into the complexities of our relationships. This first session will be led by Harriet and Rabbi Rachel Timoner. (Part II will be on December 3 and Part III on January 28) Invite friends; membership not necessary.
11:30
Dr. Judith Broder, Psychiatrist/Neurologist practicing in Culver City, founder of The Soldiers Project will present with moderator Betsy Butler, former State Assemblyperson and passionate about Veterans’ Housing and Rights. Dr. Broder will be joined by two Veterans who have benefitted from this important project. Dr. Broder started The Soldiers Project in 2004. She paid for a telephone line, started a website and gathered together a group of volunteer mental health professionals. They reached out to veterans groups, the VA, military bases, and community venues to raise awareness of the psychological consequences of war and the availability of free, confidential, individualized counseling, at private offices throughout Southern California. Bring-your-own lunch / followed by choice of either: Bridge - or 1:30 - 3:00 Yoga (for all ages) with Norm Gee (also on November 5th)
12:30 1:00
field trip - monday, november 17 - 10:00am COE Field Trip to Studio of Master Weaver Nancy Cook Smith
c h a v u r a t v a t i k i m
• November 12
Join us as we visit the studio of Nancy Cook Smith, artist and master weaver. Don't miss her outstanding collection of tapestries, clothing and more. RSVP is essential - to Sheila Hutman (swhutman@gmail.com) or call 310.476.4005 or Adrienne Berman - amcberman@gmail.com or 323.782.0208
current events series on thursdays - with jonathan dobrer continuing thursday, november 20, december 18, january 22 1:30-3:00pm
Anyone who heard Jonathan Dobrer at our June “WATT” will want to join this series of classes focusing on current events. Sure to be not only informative - but entertaining! $100 for the four remaining classes. The class will meet twice a month - and may be adjusted depending on the participants’ preferences. All are welcome Please sign up in an email to: rsvp@leobaecktemple.org
bill plaschke - la times columnist returns to lbt . . . see complete details on page 9! sunday, november 23 10:30-12:30 Don’t miss . . . The Politics of Sports - with Bill Plaschke page 10
community of elders 2014-2015 there is a power in community ... and that's what we are -- a community. all are welcome
wednesdays at the temple (WATT) and more! Leo Baeck Temple needs the wisdom of its elders, and its elders need one another.
• December 10
10:00
Relationships Part II: What if My Grandchildren Aren’t Jewish? When our children are raised without a Jewish education, without any religion, or in a different religion, what are our feelings and what is our role? This series with Norma D. Feshbach, Ph.D. and Harriet Soares, LCSW continues to delve into the complexities of our relationships. *
1:30
Yoga (for all ages) with Norm Gee *Part III - Relationships on January 28 10:00am
9:30 Full Day Wednesday at the Temple (WATT) Coffee | fruit and danish 10:00
Dick Hutman’s Opera Talk: Der Meistersinger - a comic opera by Wagner
11:45
12:30
Dr. Joseph Meltzer - Medical Director of the Cardio thoracic ICU at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center. He is also the Fellowship Director for the CriticalCare unit. He will speak on “What Goes on Behind the Scenes?” He will answer any questions you have to make you more knowledgable and comfortable when a loved one is hospitalized. Bring-your-own lunch / followed by choice of either:
1:30
Social Bridge, all players welcome - or 1:30 - 3:00 Yoga (for all ages) with Norm Gee
field trip - thursday, january 8 - 10:00am Light & Noir: Exiles and Émigrés in Hollywood 1933-1950 Exhibit at the Skirball Join us as our own Marilyn Levin will lead us through the exhibit at the Skirball. Following tour, lunch at Zeidlers Cafe. Watch for details. • January 14
c h a v u r a t v a t i k i m
• December 3
9:30 Full Day Wednesday at the Temple (WATT) Coffee | fruit and danish 10:00
Jan Berlfein Burns - will discuss her book: March of the Living/Our Stories
11:15
Diana Winston - Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness
Research Center. She has been teaching mindfulness nationally and internationally since
1993. Her writing and online workshops, and public lectures address mindfulness in daily life, mental health, parenting, social change, and the cultivation of well-being. 12:30
Bring-your-own lunch / followed by choice of either:
1:30
Social Bridge, all players welcome - or 1:30 - 3:00 Yoga (for all ages) with Norm Gee
January 22 1:30 Current Events Class with Jonathan Dobrer / January 28 10:00 Part III Relationships (see above)
beginning bridge classes starting in january at lbt! Starting in January we’ll offer a Bridge class for beginners with instructor Gloria Malkin. For questions and information about both the Beginning and Intermediate classes email: gmalkin@sbcglobal.net. page 11
community organizing where we’ve been and where we’re going Three years ago, we launched community organizing at Leo Baeck Temple. Members of our congregation listened to one another in more than 300 conversations about the issues that touch our lives and keep us up at night. Since then, LBT members have been busy working to create local jobs, build public transportation, connect people to health care, protect immigrants, and build affordable housing.
It’s time to ask:
• How are we doing? • What have we achieved? • What could be better? • How has our temple culture changed because of this work? • Have there been enough opportunities to get involved?
This winter, be part of the conversation about Leo Baeck Temple’s community organizing work – where we’ve been and where we’re going next. Look for announcements for a community-wide conversation about social justice and community connection at LBT.
lbt men - news LBT Men is in the process of planning some amazing events for the upcoming year. Watch for details in the coming weeks! Some of the great things we’ll be doing this year: • Poker Night • Bowling Night • Billiards Night • Happy Hour • & the Men’s Retreat These are great opportunities to foster a sense of brotherhood, camaraderie and community among LBT men. Don’t Miss Out!
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jewish learning jewish living . . . parenting as spiritual practice
> november 19, december 17, january 21
Beginning Sunday, November 2 10:00am
women’s torah study - with rabbi timoner
with rabbi rachel timoner and laurie levit
This is a great time to join our lively group as we continue the study of our people’s ever-engaging sacred text.
Three Sunday Sessions: November 2, November 9 and November 16 10 am – 12 pm
This fall, we’re again focusing on the text through the lens of The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, edited by our own Rabbi Dr. Tamara Eskenazi.
Join Rabbi Timoner and Laurie Levit for a three-part
Be with us on the third Wednesday of each month
experiential series based in Jewish spiritual wisdom
from 10:00 - 11:30am.
dedicated to supporting us all through the adventure of parenting.
children grow up in a flash. don’t miss it. Laurie Levit is an experiential educator and facilitator and a member of LBT.
> november 5, december 17, january 21
topical torah - with rabbi ken chasen Join Rabbi Ken Chasen for a monthly lunch and engaging discussions about timely topics. Held at various locations on a Wednesday - throughout the Beverly Hills/ Century City area 12:00pm-1:45pm Fee: $120 / for the year - includes lunch
> calling all readers . . . join us monthly
Be with us for the remaining monthly sessions: November 5, December 17, January 21, February 18, March 25, April 15, May 6
people of the book club - 7:30pm november 20, december 18, january 15 All congregants who like to read and discuss books are welcome to join us for these monthly Thursday evening gatherings. You may join us for as many or as few times as you’d like – but mark your calendar and begin reading now!
Sign up via: toshap@leobaecktemple.org and for any questions about attending.
we’re still looking for pianos!
November 20 Mary Coin - by Marisa Silver
The temple is still in search of a baby
December 18 Me Before You - by Jojo Moyes
grand and upright piano that you may
January 15
The Green Hat - by Michael Arlen
February 19
The Invention of Wings - by Sue Monk Kidd
have sitting around your home. We will happily pick it up and give you a receipt for tax purposes. Please contact Cantor Kates in an email: lkates@leobaecktemple.org or call 310.476.2861.
Start reading now - and be with us each month! page 13
jewish learning jewish living . . . > tot shabbat - saturday mornings
what’s happening -- at the ecc!
December 13, January 31, February 28 at 9:30 Celebrate Shabbat with your little ones on Saturday mornings at 9:30am. Tot Shabbat services are led by our Director of Lifelong Learning, Rabbi Lisa Berney, with occasional appearances by Rabbi Chasen, Rabbi Timoner, and Cantor Kates. The service will feature music, a story, puppets and interactive singing that will get your whole family up and moving around. Children will sing, clap, and dance with their parents as a great way to start the weekend. Following services a light snack will be served. If you are interested in celebrating a birthday at Tot Shabbat contact Rabbi Berney at 310.476.2861 or in an email to lberney@leobaecktemple.org.
religious school
intergenerational day Sunday, January 25, 2015 9:30am
Mommy | Daddy & Me Class The new session of “Parent & Me” classes for winter
Several times during the year, LBT’s Religious School invites
is scheduled for Friday, January 23 -April 3, 2015 at
families to join together for Family Education Days. These
9:30 for ages 8-24 months. Contact the ECC if interested;
are opportunities to connect with the community and to learn
non-members welcome!
together as a family. On this day, we invite Leo Baeckers of all ages to connect with one another across generations. If you have a grandchild in our Religious School or if you can volunteer to get to know a young person for the day, please join us. Rabbi Beerman will teach our guests for part of this delightful morning. Join us!
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from the rabbi...
continued from page 2
1. Verengo Solar. Verengo Solar is the nation’s leading
4. Sungevity. Sungevity has created a special web
residential solar specialist, and its co-founder and CEO is
page for Leo Baeck Temple customers:
LBT member Randy Bishop. For those served by Southern
http://sungevity.org/leo_baeck For those who sign
California Edison --- those in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica,
on with Sungevity in September or October, the
Culver City, or Calabasas --- Verengo offers many affordable
company offers a $750 discount and will give $1,000
solar programs. They also are able to serve Los Angeles
to Leo Baeck Temple for every member who goes solar.
homes with large electricity bills, but not those with small electricity bills. The company has set up a dedicated line
Not everyone can go solar, but everyone can do some-
for our calls: 1-844-357-5312. Verengo will give $1,250
thing big: pull up a lawn, cut meat consumption, drive
to Leo Baeck Temple for every member who goes solar!
an electric car, divest from fossil fuels. I have resources to help with each of these choices. Please be in touch
2. Solar City. For those living in the City of Los Angeles
if you have questions or need help. Temple members
and served by DWP, Solar City will work with almost any
have also made these changes that they recommend:
size roof and almost any volume of electricity usage, offer-
switch to LED lighting, install Eco appliances, add
ing systems for no to low cost down and a low monthly
insulation, switch to public transportation, reduce
rate. Solar City will give $250 to Leo Baeck Temple for
watering, use a rain barrel, install a greywater recycling
every member who goes solar. Marc Weiss at Solar City
system, use a pool cover, compost, eat only grass-fed
will work with all Leo Baeck Temple members who call.
beef, eat only local organic food.
Solar City has also created a dedicated line for our calls: 310-562-0345.
What one big change will you make this year?
3. Blue Sky Energy. Blue Sky Energy is a Los Angeles-
After Noah surveyed the destruction of the earth, the
based boutique solar installer and solar developer. Locally
Torah teaches that God put a rainbow in the sky as a
they work with LADWP and SCE and have whole house
sign and a promise that the earth would never be
energy efficiency approach, encouraging their clients to
destroyed again. It is up to us, in our generation, to
change their incandescent light bulbs out to 2700â ° LED,
help keep that promise.
upgrade to higher SEER value HVAC units, change out pool pumps to variable speed and install cool roofs. Blue Sky will donate $750 to Leo Beck Temple for each member that goes solar utilizing their services. Please contact
rabbi rachel timoner
Gary Rochlin, who was a bar mitzvah at Leo Baeck, at 310-422-2908; www.blue-sky-energy.com
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PLAN NOW . . . to join Rabbi Rachel Timoner and her family
for a summer vacation you will never forget!
June 16 – June 28, 2015
AN INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILY ADVENTURE!
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEXT LBT TRIP TO ISRAEL! AN AMAZING TRIP FOR ALL AGES | COMING! NEXT SUMMER 2015
SAVE THE DATES AND SEE DETAILS BELOW
Where else can you? • Walk the rooftops of the Old City of Jerusalem
• Float in the Dead Sea
• Raft down the Jordan River
• Experience Tel Aviv
• Ride a jeep through the Golan Heights
• Hike through the Galilee
• Explore the ancient ruins of Beit Shean and Caesarea • Ride a camel in the desert
• Enjoy adult study opportunities, lectures and dialogues with leading Israeli scholars, politicians and social activists.
• Celebrate a B’nai Mitzvah service at the Egalitarian Wall as an LBT community
• Experience Kabbalat Shabbat with our sister congregation, Mevasseret Zion, followed by home hospitality with congregants
• Tour Masada
• Make a difference with social action projects for the entire family!
To see the full itinerary package and to register for the trip, go to: http://www.arzaworld.com/leo-baeck-temple-2015-israel-trip.aspx For additional information or for trip-related questions, contact Rabbi Timoner at rtimoner@leobaecktemple.org or call 310.476.2861.
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lbt action in new orleans
home service for chanukah On the first night of Chanukah, Tuesday, December 16,
save the date!
one candle is to be lit, beginning in the evening. A candle
mlk weekend
December 23.
january 16-19, 2015
is added each night until the eighth is lit on Tuesday,
On the first night we recite the three blessings below. The following nights we recite the first two blessings only. BARUCH ATAH ADONAI, ELOHEYNU MELECH HA’OLAM, ASHER KID’SHANU B’MITZVOTAV, V’TZIVANU L’HADLIK NER SHEL CHANUKAH. Praised are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us by Your laws and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah candles.
BARUCH ATAH ADONAI, ELOHEYNU MELECH
Leo Baeck Temple is returning to the Gulf Coast --- once again --- to bring still-needed help rebuilding and revitalizing in the New Orleans area.
HA’OLAM, SHE’ASAH NISSIM LA’AVOTEYNU, BAYAMIM HAHEM, BAZMAN HAZEH. Praised are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who performed miracles for our ancestors in the days of old at this season.
join us! This year the trip takes place over three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. We leave Friday, January 16 and will return Monday, January19, 2015. Families welcome - ages 10 and up. Interested? Please contact Abigail Spiegel aspiegel@leobaecktemple.org. Maximum number of travellers is 50.
(The following prayer is recited only on the first night of Chanukah.) BARUCH ATAH ADONAI, ELOHEYNU MELECH HA’OLAM, SHE’HECHEYANU V’KIY’MANU V’HIGIYANU LAZMAN HAZEH. Praised are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, for granting us life, sustaining us, and permitting us to reach this joyous holiday (of Chanukah).
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our upcoming
welcome
bar mitzvah...
new members ...
Saturday, January 17 at 10:30am
• Natalie & Jamie Bennett - and daughters Barbara & Rhoda
Robert Bloomfield son of Tammy and Todd Bloomfield
• Lora & Alan Braun - and daughters Madalyn & Sarina • Pearl & Bernard Brickman • Frida & Michael Donner
leo baeck temple
• Ruthy Emsallem - and daughter Isabella • Valerie & Lanny Eule
congratulations ...
• Laura & David Gottlieb - and daughters Lilly & Sophie
Shaun and Sarah (Simon) Yosslowitz were married on August 31, 2014.
• Sari & Aaron Lipsett • Melanie & Michael Rescorla - and sons Alexander & Nicholas
Toni and Mitch Reinis are excited to announce a new addition to their family. Their granddaughter Maddyn (Maddie) Nedra Reinis was born on September 6, 2014.
• Amy Sobelman
lbt thanks all of those who came out this year to build the temple sukkah!
Vida and Alex Brucker happily announce the birth of their first grandchild, Maya Julia Brucker, born to their son Greg and Laura Brucker. Maya arrived on September 20, 2014.
Tami Lowensohn, Lloyd Segan, Lewis Wilkenfeld, Larry Sterling, Bob Welsh, Billy & Micah Grundfest, Joel Allan (with thanks for the photos!), and of course, our excellent staff members Julio and Al.
Nancy Levinson is pleased to share the news of her son’s recent marriage. Matthew Samuel Levinson, son of Nancy and the late Dr. Irwin Levinson, and Mimi Sarah Keller were married on October 18, 2014. Leana and Mehran Shayefar welcomed a new baby boy on October 19. Hunter Shayefar joins big sister Shyla, and all are doing well. Mazel tov to all!
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in memoriam
tributes
Bo Campbell, father of Bowen Campbell
The Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
David Freehling, son of Lee Freehling
In Honor of:
Stan Goodman, husband of Linda Goodman
Cantor Linda Kates with gratitude for Harley’s Bat Mitzvah preparation
Dan Lautman, husband of Jo-Ann Lautman
Michele Gitomer
Cantor Kates for the support surrounding Jody & Alex Litvak the loss of my father, Sy Feerst
Luciano Edison Llanos Inostroza, brother of Claudio Llanos
Micah Strok's Bar Mitzvah
Gus Panell, step-father of Susan Ross
Karen & Joshua Strok
Elma Starr, grandmother of Adam Starr
Cantor Linda Kates, for helping Hannah Karen & Alan Weil with her Bat Mitzvah
Jack Stern, father of Jillion Weisberg
In Memory of:
Shirley Zimring, mother of Lori Sale
HAROLD HOWARD
The Rabbis’ Discretionary Funds
The General Temple Fund - Community of Elders Fund
In Honor of:
In Honor of:
Rabbi Ken Chasen
Jill Halper & Jonathan Losk
Rabbi Ken Chasen with thanks for Julie Glazer & Mark Scher's wedding
Julia Glazer / Glazer Foundation
Rabbi Ken Chasen for his help with Hannah Weil's Bat Mitzvah
Karen & Alan Weil
Micah Strok's Bar Mitzvah
Karen & Joshua Strok
The beautiful baby naming ceremony performed by Rabbi Timoner & Rabbi Chasen for my twin grandsons, Theo & Aaron Davidson, sons of Melissa Davidson & Lisa Radiice
Laurel Davidson & Family
Rabbi Chasen with much gratitude for Harley’s Bat Mitzvah preparation
Michele Gitomer
Rabbi Timoner's support surrounding the loss of my father, Sy Feerst
Jody & Alex Litvak
Hannah Weil's Bat Mitzvah
Karen & Alan Weil
Micah Strok's Bar Mitzvah
Karen & Joshua Strok
The Caring Community Fund
Rabbi Rachel Timoner with gratitude for Harley’s Bat Mitzvah preparation
Michele Gitomer
In Honor of: The birth of Maya Julia, Vida & Alex Brucker'sgranddaughter
In Memory of: ABRAHAM S. GOLDMAN
Roberta Howard
HATTIE GOLDMAN
Roberta Howard
MARIE HIMOVITZ
Roberta Howard
MAX HIMOVITZ
Roberta Howard
DAN LAUTMAN
Jo-Ann Lautman
Irene & Sid Howard
The engagement of Mark Hutman, son of Sheila & Richard Hutman to Aran Cravey, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cravey
Sheila & Dick Hutman
Debbie Stein’s milestone birthday
Suzy Marks
In Memory of: DREW BERNSTEIN
Dorothy & Sam Essick
LENA DEITCH
Norma Feshbach
MIDDIE GIESBERG
The Giesberg Family
MARIE HIMOVITZ
Irene & Sid Howard
MAX HIMOVITZ
Irene & Sid Howard
DANIEL LAUTMAN
Suzy Marks
SYDELL LEEBOVE
Dorothy & Sam Essick
MARK LEVY
Morelle & Norman Levine
DENISE ROSE
Dorothy & Sam Essick
Paula Pleasants
The Music Fund
In Memory of: HOWARD ROSENBERG In gratitude to Rabbi Ken Chasen for Howard Rosenberg's unveiling service page 19
Gayle Rosenberg
tributes
memorial fund
The Leonard I. Beerman ECC Scholarship Fund
In Memory of:
In Honor of: LISA BETH APPLEBAUM
Mindy Applebaum
LEO BLOCH
Helen Desser
LILLIAN CHERMAK
Cathy & Terrence Chermak
RICHARD CLARKE
Clare & Robin Clarke
SIDNEY CLUTE
Rita Williams
HARRIET FAY COHEN
Rita & Chuck Levin
HARRIET FAY COHEN
Nancy & Myron Levin
IRA DEUTSCH
Bill Cutter
MORRIS DINKIN
Jackie & Jeff Freedman
The Food Bank Fund
LILA ROSE DRANTCH
Ellen Billet
In Memory of:
HERMAN DU BOFF
Arlene Samek
Alex Goldenring
Bette Goldenring
The Social Action General Fund In Memory of: ABRAHAM E. BERNSTEIN
Bea Breslaw
The Landscape Fund
In Memory of: SOLOMON BERNHARD
Lanie Bernhard & family
WARREN ROSE
Sharon Rose Smith & Larry Smith
ROSEBUD COHN MIDDIE GIESBERG
June Hillman Susan Giesberg, David, Josh & Michael Lappen
BELLE FELDER
Sharon & Michael Roth
IRVING FEIG
Judy & Steve Feig
JONATHAN GIESBERG
Susan Giesberg, David, Josh & Michael Lappen
HELEN FIELDS
Valerie & Jerry Fields
JERRY FIELDS
Valerie & Jerry Fields
CECIL R. MOSS
Rae Moss
WILLIAM E. SCHMULIAN Contribution:
June Hillman Marcia Burnam
DAVID FREEHLING
Jean Leserman
HELEN FRIEDMAN
Barbara Baker Ayares
MARTHA FRIEDMAN
Dana Kiesel
IRVING FULLER
Bonnie Fuller, Fuller Family
The General Temple Fund
In Honor of: Rabbi Leonard Beerman
Anonymous
Abigail Spiegel's special birthday
Karen & Joshua Strok
Shoshana Conn's birth
Karen & Joshua Strok
Our amazing clergy
Sheila & Michael Goldman CORA W. GAREY
In Memory of: MARK LEVY MARK LEVY
Tamara Eskenazi Lester Schwalb
Foundation BARNETT H. GAREY
The Giesberg Family
JONATHAN BARRY GIESBERG
Richard & Middie z"l Giesberg
Ellen Smith Graff, John & HAL GLUCKSMAN Suzanne Segal JENNIE C. GREATMAN OFELIA POPOCA, Julio Garcia's mother Karen & Joshua Strok Judi Davidson Leonard Adelson & Lorin Schiff Amy & Tom Cecil Max Gluck Foundation Bernard & Lenore Greenberg
Leah & Marty Sklar
HENRIETTE GIESBERG
BENJAMIN B. SMITH
SAMUEL SWILLER Contributions:
Leah & Marty Sklar
Barbara & Marc Glucksman Diane & Peter Goldenring & Esther Smith
BERTHA GROBE
Carolyn & Marshall Litchmann
ELI HASSON
Janna, Todd & Elliot Hines
PHIL HILLMAN
Peachy Levy
ROSE ISAACS
Helen & Milton Zerin
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memorial fund
memorial fund
In Memory of:
In Memory of:
MARIAN JOSEPHSON
Harriette Levens
RENEE RICE
Pat & Ira Cohen
LEE KALSMAN
Peachy Levy
MITCHELL ROSS
Douglas Rossdanson
SARAH KAPLAN
Reuben Klamer
ALBERT B. RUBIN
Marilyn Garber
JOYCE KARL
Elise Karl
FLORENCE RUBIN
Marilyn Garber
DOROTHY KATZ
Linda & Anson Levine
NATHAN RUBIN
Shirley Friedman & Family
EDWARD KAUFMAN
Peachy Levy
REBECCA RUBIN
Shirley Friedman & Family
DAVID KOSLOW
Ken Koslow & Jeanne Meyers
RUTH RUDNICK
Jane & Lewis Morgen
JUDY LAMM
Jule Lamm
PHILIP SALTZMAN
Caroline Saltzman
ROSAMOND SIMON LANDIS Elizabeth & Michael Jacobs
MILDRED SCHWARTZ
Valerie & Jerry Fields
ROSAMOND SIMON LANDIS
Hope Warner
LEON G. SKLAR
Leah & Marty Sklar
DAN LAUTMAN
Jean Leserman
SELMA S. STEIN
Joy Lodge
DANIEL LAUTMAN
Caroline Saltzman
NEHOMA STERLING
James S. Sterling
ROBERT DAVID LAZARUS
Anne & Paul Geller
LLOYD STOCKEL
Eric Stockel & Ruth Waddell
ROSEMARY STEIN LAZARUS
Anne & Paul Geller
LLOYD STOCKEL
Susan Stockel
NATHAN LEANSE
Karen & Joshua Strok
PEARL WEINSTEIN
Sheila & Michael Goldman
MARK LEVY
Jean Leserman
PEARL WEINSTEIN
Karen & Joshua Strok
STEPHEN N. LOEW, JR.
Susan Loew Greenberg
MARJORIE WEISMAN
Barbara & Marc Glucksman
PATRICIA MASLON
Jim Maslon
WINIFRED WHITE
Winifred & Kenneth Neisser
FRIEDA MELTZER
Ed Meltzer
AARON WILDAVSKY
Gale Gordon
GERTRUDE B. MILLER
Mary & David Bender
DICK WILLIAMS
Mark Williams
HERMAN MILLMAN
Linda & Kenneth Millman
THEODORE "TED" WILLIAMS
Rita Williams
CELIA MITCHELL
Alice & Daniel Mitchell
RUTH E. WOLFEN
Mimi & Werner Wolfen
MAE LUBOW MOSSLER
Laura & Jim Maslon
LILLIAN WOLFF
Marion Levy
LAURA NEIMAN
Richard Reinis
BENJAMIN WOLLMAN
Annette & Charles Kleeman
MARY NEMER
Beverly Karp
RALPH ZWAIN
Leah & Marty Sklar
LOUISE NEMERSON
Diane & Peter Goldenring
NORA LEE OWENS
Harriette Levens
NORA LEE OWENS
Peachy Levy
RUTH REINIS
Lois & Rich Reinis
WILLIAM RESNICK
Maura & Mark Resnick
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no ve mber -december Sunday November 2
Monday 3
Tuesday 4
Religious School 9:30 Women’s Gathering 10:00
Bridge Class 11:00am
Parenting as Spiritual Practice 10:00am
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 6:30pm
Post B’nai Mitz. Classes Grades 7-10 5:00
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Religious School 9:30
ECC CLOSED Veteran’s Day
Parenting as Spiritual Practice 10:00am
Bridge Class 11:00am
Post B’nai Mitz. Classes Grades 7-10 5:00
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 6:30pm
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Religious School 9:30
COE Field Trip: Studio of Master Weaver Nancy Cook Smith 10:00am
Bridge Class 11:00am
Post B’nai Mitz. Classes Grades 7-10 5:00
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December 1
Holiday Weekend No Classes
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Topical Torah 12:00pm Yoga 1:30 - 3:00
7
Executive Committee Meeting 6:30
Hebrew School 4:30
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Women’s Torah 10:00am Hebrew School 4:30
Current Events Series with Jonathan Dobrer 1:30pm
Congregational Choir 7:00 People of the Book 7:30
“Mussar” Shabbat Evening Service 6:00pm (see page 9)
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Wise Aging w/ L.Thal 9:30 Bridge 10:00am Infant/Toddler Class 9:30 Shabbat Evening (late) Service & Installation of Rabbi Lisa Berney 7:30pm Oneg following
Bridge Class 11:00am
No Classes or Events
OFFICE CLOSED
OFFICE CLOSED
Thanksgiving Day
Shabbat Evening Service 6:00pm (PrOneg at 5:45)
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Spirituality Workshop 9 am
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COE - WATT 9:30am 10:00 Opera Talk with Dick Hutman 11:30 Dr. Joseph Meltzer 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Bridge & Yoga Heb. Sch. 4:30 Choir 7:00
Infant/Toddler Class 9:30 Bridge 10:00am Shabbat Evening Service 6:00pm “PrOneg” 5:45
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Wise Aging w/ L.Thal 9:30 Infant/Toddler Class 9:30 Shabbat Morning Minyan Bridge 10:00am 9:30am Shabbat Evening “Mussar” Tot Shabbat 9:30am Service (see page 9) 6:00pm “PrOneg” 5:45
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chanukah 3rd candle
LBRTY Jr (offsite) 12:30 Post B’nai Mitz. 5:00pm
Women’s Torah 10:00 Topical Torah 12:00pm
First Night of Chanukah
Congregational Choir 7:00 People of the Book Club 7:30
Current Events Series with Jonathan Dobrer 1:30pm
LBRTY Gathering 6:00pm
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Bridge Class 11:00am
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NO CLASSES
Shabbat Evening (late) Service 7:30pm Oneg after
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Bridge Class 11:00
NO CLASSES
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Wise Aging 9:30am Infant/Toddler Class 9:30 Bridge 10:00am Chanukah Service Celebration & Dinner ALL AGES 6:00 Infant/Toddler Class 9:30am
Winter Break
Shabbat Morning Minyan 9:30am
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Relationships...with N.Feshbach & H. Soares Executive Committee 10:00am Meeting 6:30 Yoga with Norm Gee 1:30 Hebrew School 4:30 Congregational Choir 7:00
Bridge Class 11:00am
chanukah 6th candle
Bridge 10:00am
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Religious School 9:30 D’Vash Pre-K 9:30
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Infant/Toddler Class 9:30
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Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 6:30pm
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Saturday November 1
27
Bridge Class 11:00am
Religious School 9:30 ECC Movie Night 5:00pm Post B’nai Mitz. Classes Grades 7-10 5:00
13
10:00 Relationships...with N.Feshbach & H. Soares, ECC Night Out 5:00pm and Rabbi Timoner 11:30 Dr. J. Broder, Soldiers Project 12:30 Lunch 1:00 Bridge 1:30 Yoga Heb. Sch. 4:30 Choir 7:00
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Spirituality Workshop 9 am Tot Shabbat 9:30 8 Infant/Toddler Class 9:30 Bridge 10:00am Shabbat Shabbat / Consecration for Morning Grades K-6th & Dinner Minyan 9:30am 6:00 “PrOneg” 5:45
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Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 6:30pm
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12 Full Day - WATT 9:30
Friday
25
Bridge Class 11:00am
Women’s Chanukah Brunch & Boutique 9:30
14
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 6:30pm Board of Trustees 7:00
Religious School 9:30 D’Vash Pre-K 9:30 Sports Writer Bill Plaschke Speaking at 10:30am LBRTY Lite (offsite) 2:30 Post B’nai Mitzvah 5:00
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Thursday
Congregational Choir 7:00
10
Parenting as Spiritual Practice 10:00am
Wednesday
CHESHVAN | KISLEV | TEVET
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january Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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5
6
7
TEMPLE CLOSED
ECC Classes Resume
Bridge Class 11:00am
Yoga with Norm Gee 1:30 - 3:00
Winter Break
TEVET | SHEVAT
Thursday
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Religious School 9:30 D’Vash Pre-K 9:30 Hartman Series (at LBT) with Elana Stein Hain 4:00-6:00pm (see pg 6) Post B’nai Mitzvah Classes Grades 7-10 5:00
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Bridge Class 11:00am Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 6:30pm
TEMPLE CLOSED New Year’s Day
Shabbat Evening Service 6:00pm “PrOneg” 5:45
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COE Field Trip to Skirball (see page 11) 10:00
Wise Aging w/ L.Thal 9:30
Shabbat Morning Minyan 9:30am
People of the Book Club 7:30
Heb. Sch. 4:30 Choir 7:00
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New Orleans Trip (away)
New Orleans Trip (away)
Board of Trustees 7:00
Cutter-Fisher Lecture: Hebrew School 4:30 with Journalist / Writer Congregational Choir 7:00 Franklin Foer 7:30pm (see page 5)
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Infant/Toddler Class 9:30
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 6:30pm
Congregational Choir 7:00
Bridge 10:00am
LBT Women’s Retreat
Shabbat Evening Service 6:00pm “PrOneg” 5:45
(overnight - away)
FAX:
310.476.0426
Debbie Lauterbach, Billing x 202 Email: debbie@leobaecktemple.org
Rachel Timoner, Assoc. Rabbi x 206 Email: rtimoner@leobaecktemple.org
Thierry Weibel, Controller x 203 Email: tweibel@leobaecktemple.org
Linda Kates, Cantor x 206 Email: lkates@leobaecktemple.org
Tosha Petronicolos, Assistant to the Clergy x 206 Email: toshap@leobaecktemple.org
Ben Siskin, Assistant to the Department of Education x 300 Email: ben@leobaecktemple.org
Tot Shabbat 9:30am
Hebrew School 4:30
Kenneth Chasen, Senior Rabbi x 206 Email: kchasen@leobaecktemple.org
Sally Loevner, ECC Director x 301 ECC Phone: 310.476.2274 Email: ecc@leobaecktemple.org
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Bridge Class 11:00am
ONLINE: www.leobaecktemple.org
Rabbi Lisa Berney, Asstistant Rabbi, Director of Lifelong Learning x 211 Email: lberney@leobaecktemple.org
Shabbat Morning Minyan & Mussar Study 9:30am
Spirituality Workshop 9:00
EMAIL:
Abigail G. Spiegel, Exec. Dir. x 204 Email: aspiegel@leobaecktemple.org
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Topical Torah 12:00pm
310.476.2861
Bar Mitzvah of Robert Bloomfield 10:30am
Infant/Toddler Class 9:30am Bridge 10:00am Shabbat / Teacher Appreciation Service 6:00pm “PrOneg” 5:45
Women’s Torah 10:00
CONTACT US:
New Orleans Trip (away)
Shabbat (late) Service Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 7:30pm Oneg following
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Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class 6:30pm
Post B’nai Mitzah Classes Grades 7-10 5:00
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New Orleans Trip (away)
Current Events Series with Jonathan Dobrer 1:30pm
Bridge Class 11:00am
LBRTY Lite (offsite) 2:30
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TEMPLE CLOSED Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend
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Shabbat Evening Service 6:00pm “PrOneg” 5:45
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TEMPLE CLOSED Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend
Religious School / Intergenerational Day 9:30
Saturday
2
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COE - WATT 9:30am 10:00 Jan Berlfein Burns 11:30 Diana Winston 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Bridge & Yoga
Friday
January 1
Congregational Choir 7:00 Executive Committee 6:30
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november - december - january services
at lbt
Friday, November 7
Shabbat / Consecration - Grades K-6 & Dinner 6:00pm
Saturday, November 8
Shabbat Morning Minyan
Friday, November 14
Shabbat Evening / Mussar Service (see page 9) 6:00pm
Friday, November 21
Shabbat Evening (late) Service
Saturday, November 22
Shabbat Morning Minyan
9:30am
Friday, November 28
Shabbat Evening Service *
6:00pm
Friday, December 5
Shabbat Evening Service
6:00pm
Friday, December 12
Shabbat Evening / Mussar Service (see page 9) 6:00pm
Saturday, December 13
Shabbat Morning Minyan Saturday Morning Tot Shabbat
9:30am 9:30am
Linda Kates
Friday, December 19
Chanukah / Shabbat Dinner & Celebration
6:00pm
Abigail G. Spiegel
Friday, December 26
Shabbat Evening (late) Service
7:30pm
Saturday, December 27
Shabbat Morning Minyan
9:30am
Friday, January 2
Shabbat Evening Service
6:00pm
Friday, January 9
Shabbat Evening Service
6:00pm
Saturday, January 10
Shabbat Morning Minyan
9:30am
Friday, January 16
Shabbat (late) Service Honoring MLK, Jr.
7:30pm
Senior Rabbi Emeritus
Saturday, January 17
Bar Mitzvah of Robert Bloomfield
10:30am
Leonard I. Beerman
Friday, January 23
Shabbat Evening / Teacher Appreciation Service 6:00pm
Saturday, January 24
Shabbat Minyan | Mussar Study
9:30am
Friday, January 30
Shabbat Evening Service
6:00pm
Shirl Lee Pitesky
Saturday, January 31
Saturday Morning Tot Shabbat
9:30am
Organist
9:30am 7:30pm
Installation of Rabbi Lisa Berney (see page 3)
* All Friday evening services beginning at 6:00pm are preceded by a 5:45 “PrOneg”
Kenneth Chasen
Randi Levine Fett
Senior Rabbi
President
Rachel Timoner
Lori Stein
Associate Rabbi Cantor Executive Director
Lisa Berney Assistant Rabbi / Director of Lifelong Learning
Sally Loevner Director, Early Childhood Center
Sanford Ragins
Founding Rabbi
William Sharlin z”l Cantor Emeritus
TRUSTEES
Todd Bloomfield Vida Brucker Norm Gee Larry Sterling Vice President Communications Wendy Glickman Elizabeth Jacobs Richard Grant Vice President Development Paul Hollombe Lloyd Segan Rachel Kennison Vice President Education& Lifelong Learning Matt Maccoby Pam Cohen Vice President Finance & Administration-CFO Nancy Marks Roberta Poster Sue Meltzer Vice President Membership Brian Rose Caroline Saltzman Joel Allan Vice President Programming Bruce Shragg Jill Halper Josh Strok Vice President Religious Affairs Karen Weil Sid Richman Steven Weinstein Financial Secretary Lewis Wilkenfeld Melissa Conn Immediate Past President
Recording Secretary