“The opportunity to give is, in and of itself, a gift. ” - Temple Isaiah

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F R O M R A b b I K L E I N
September brings with
it many gifts. It brings to
students the opportunity
to reconnect with
friends, and although
some are wistful about
summer ending, the gifts
of wonder and education
are treasures beyond
measure. Autumn is
accompanied also by the Days of Awe, which bring the
gifts of reflection, meditation, centeredness, majesty,
music and gathering.
Gift of For-give-ness: The High Holy Days offer
us the contemplative space to think about the hurts
we bear. We each have a tremendous power: the
power to forgive. In many cases, there is no greater
gift to receive than this. It is also a gift to the one
who forgives, in that it allows us to
lay down a burden we have carried,
lightening our load and illuminating
our lives. In Biblical times, people
sought forgiveness through animal
sacrifices or offerings of grain
which are described in the Torah.
Judaism teaches that we can be
cleansed of our mistakes through
such sacrifices or the modern
equivalent. Once I met with a
congregant who felt guilty about
staying silent when his friend was bullied. Although
he had apologized and received forgiveness, the
incident haunted him. We talked about donating
some of his time or money to an organization that
advocates against bullying. Through this small
sacrifice, he gained the feeling of making a positive
difference, and the courage to go forward stronger
than ever.
Gift of Joy: Talmud teaches, “Better is one who shows
a smiling face than one who offers milk to drink.” Some
commentators suggest that more than God’s gift of
Torah it was Moses’ shining face that gave inspiration
to the Israelites. We have the ability to give joy,
either in grand gestures or tiny ones – a squeeze of a
hand, a smile, a compliment, a listening ear. Puppies
are able to give joy by just being themselves. We, on
the other hand, sometimes withhold joy because of
very real feelings of jealousy, inadequacy, insecurity
or shyness. Start with someone you may not know
very well; for example, tell the Temple custodians
how much you appreciate the hard work they do and
how meaningful it is to come into a space that is
kept up so nicely. They are doing holy work, too.
Saying, “I appreciate your help” to anyone is a spark
of unexpected joy for them. Then think about how
to give joy to the people with whom you are close.
Say to your sibling or your friend, “I want to set
aside time to hear about your life because I think you
are wonderful.” Or write a card…
Which leads me to:
Gift of Words: Talmud teaches, “Whoever gives a small
coin to a poor man has six blessings bestowed upon him, but the one
who speaks a kind word to him obtains eleven.” With email and
texting so convenient, we get very few cards anymore.
But a handwritten card which just lets someone know
you love them - what a gift! Or call a relative and say,
“I know I could have texted, but I wanted to hear your
beautiful voice.”
“The opportunity to give is,
in and of itself, a gift. ”
Gift of Time: Society teaches that time is money.
Judaism says time is priceless. Heschel says that the
Sabbath is a day to “spend” with family, community,
and friends. When we invest our time in each other,
or volunteer for causes, it is an
invaluable gift. This year we are
beginning a mentorship program,
inviting congregants to share the
gift of their time with high school
students. Please let me know if you
are interested in participating.
Gift of Giving: The opportunity
to give is, in and of itself, a gift.
Once, a woman came to my office.
She had been through terrible pain,
facing vast hardships relationally, financially, and
physically. I was stunned when after her story, she
said, “Rabbi, how can I help you? I know I have a lot
to contribute to the world, and I want to give as well.”
We know that giving is about generosity. It is also
about human dignity and having the opportunity to
actively participate in concrete, direct ways.
May each of our homes and this Temple – our
collective home – all abound this New Year with
the gifts of for-give-ness, joy, time, kind words, and
giving. Shana Tova! •
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F R O M C A N T O R K E N T
From My Home
to Your Home
Since arriving in Los
Angeles two decades
ago, I have had three
homes. The first was
a multi-level condo;
the second was one of
those houses with the bird houses perched above
the garage that are sprinkled throughout the
Valley. And the most recent residence, our home
in Sherman Oaks, is truly my home. Nestled on
an undeveloped canyon that is part of the Santa
Monica Conservancy, my house in Sherman
Oaks is home to the four of us: me, Don, and
the two cats. As our back yard is also part of the
migratory space for a variety of wildlife, we also
begrudgingly share the gardens and hill behind
the house with a family of raccoons, a skunk
whose girth causes her to waddle comically, the
resident back yard lizards, a couple of snakes we
just ignore, and the family of deer that considers
our backyard vegetation their own private
twilight buffet.
“From the opening strains
of Hin’ni … to the final lines of
Neilah … I am bringing you
a bit of my home”
Although my office is also my work place
“home” and is well suited to singing, writing,
teaching and meeting, I often retreat to the piano
in my living room when I have new music or
challenging music to learn. It’s here, seated in
front of a 1927 Steinway that humbles me every
time I play, that I practice much of what you hear
at our High Holiday services. Surrounded by
the comforts of home- and two cats that actually
enjoy the singing and playing- I try to translate
the ancient words and hallowed melodies into
sacred moments for our congregation.
As I sing and practice the nusach, chazzanut,
and all the contemporary pieces that provide
our liturgy with its musical life, I become acutely
aware of all those chazzanim who preceded me
in life and how they too prepared for the Yamim
Noraim in exactly the same way. Year after year,
I start looking at the prayers almost as if I were
looking at them for the first time, and each year
the interpretation is slightly different. Singing
prayers is like interpreting Torah: although the
words may be the same, we are not the same
since the last time we looked at the Hebrew
lining the pages of our machzor. The prayers
remain the same, but we have moved on. Our
lives are different, the people we count as part of
our lives have changed, and the world of which
we are a part has been amended.
Each year, from the opening strains of Hin’ni
that begins our calls to prayer on Rosh Hashanah
to the final lines of Neilah that concludes our
service on Yom Kippur, I am bringing you a bit
of my home: the antique piano, the raccoons in
the back yard, the deaf cat who sits on my lap as
I play, my loving husband who encourages every
single eighth note. These words and music are
transferred from my home to the sanctuary of
Temple Isaiah- your spiritual home- and I hope
and pray the messages these songs deliver, the
stories they tell, become part of your true home,
wherever that may be.
This year as the prayers and songs recall the
ancient stories of our people and retell the
journeys of those who came before us, I offer
them to you as a housewarming gift. May these
gifts enliven your spirit, soothe your woes, ease
your burdens and help to usher in a joyous and
healthy New Year. •
Zip Code Sukkot:
Saturday, October 3
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 4
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
There are over twenty Temple Isaiah
families opening up their homes and their
back yard Sukkot to you and your family.
We’ll all gather at our local neighborhood
sukkahs for pot luck dessert and a chance
to make connections with people who
might live down the block from you.
Call the Isaiah office to find a sukkah
near your house. •
Selichot
Saturday, September 12
7:30 p.m.
The Selichot service is one of the most
beautiful of the entire year. Taking place
in the late evening, the synagogue is bathed
in shadow, the High Holiday melodies are
heard for the first time since the previous
year, and the messages of forgiveness and
repentance are prominent in the liturgy.
This year our Selichot service Saturday,
September 12 at 7:30 p.m. is preceded by an
extraordinary dramatic presentation written
by Debbie Pearl. Debbie is not only my covocalist
at our jazz services, but she’s a fine
playwright, as well. In her one-act work,
“Incomplete Strangers” two senior citizens
confront their past as they spend their days
in a convalescent home. By the conclusion
of the play, their memories and actions have
us asking ourselves if forgiveness is possible,
even in the most dire situations.
We welcome an all-star cast to Isaiah for this
semi-staged reading: Ed Asner and Shelley
Berman interpret the roles of the nursing
home residents with John Rubenstein and
Susan Hull rounding out the cast.
Ed Asner is well known as television’s Lou
Grant in the award winning “Mary Tyler
Moore Show” and most recently as Carl the
balloon seller in the animated feature “Up.“
Shelley Berman is a noted comedian, satirist
and author. He is a veteran of multiple
appearances on the “Ed Sullivan Show”,
“Jack Paar” and more recently “Curb Your
Enthusiasm”, “Boston Legal” and “Friends.”
Mr. Berman is also an instructor in the
graduate writing program at USC.
John Rubinstein is a veteran of film and
theater. He originated the role of Pippin
on Broadway and starred in such other
monumental works as “Children of a Lesser
God”, “Ragtime” and most recently in
“Wicked.”
Susan Hull is a veteran television actress,
producer and writer and appeared recently in
“Criminal Minds.”
Join us for Selichot as we begin to welcome
the New Year with melodies filled with the
spirit of Rosh Hashanah, prayers reflecting
the mood of these Days of Awe, and a
dramatic presentation that will provide
us with an opportunity to challenge our
assumptions of good, evil and forgiveness. •
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F R O M R A b b I F R I m m e r
Of all the rooms
in my home, I
think the kitchen
is my favorite.
It holds all of
the spices, the
sweet and savory
treats, the strong
morning coffee
and the calming evening teas. Glass jelly
jars filled with colorful beans, barley, quinoa
and lentils line the back of my counter. In
the kitchen, surrounded by fresh vegetables,
whole grains, and raw foods, I feel myself
slow down. I consider my options. I try out
different combinations. I take risks with
flavors and textures, and I wait in anticipation
for the first uncharted taste.
My home is a Jewish home not only because
of the mezuzah on my front door, but also
because of my practices in the kitchen. (And
I’m not just talking about keeping kosher.)
To live with a heightened awareness of what
I consume, where it originated, who pulled
it out of the ground, and how I can express
thanks for receiving the bounty – this is a
Jewish value brought to life in a Jewish home.
To take the time to prepare nourishing food
and to invite friends to join me around
the table for an evening of conversation and
connection – this, too, is a Jewish value.
The relationship of Jews and food has never
been limited to shellfish and pork or fasting and
feasting. Jewish values are expressed through
food when we consider what we buy, where
we purchase, and how we eat each and every
day. “Obesity, vegetarianism, food packaging,
genetically-modified foods, carbon footprints,
battery-caged hens, fast-food…” Judaism has
something to say about it all. “Our eating has
become symbolic of our lives: hurried, reactive,
disconnected from land, family, tradition and
place.” (Food for Thought, p.x) It’s time to slow
down and reconnect to some of our core Jewish
values: expressing gratitude, pursuing justice,
welcoming guests (hachnasat orchim), and
celebrating life.
As we begin the New Year of 5770, I invite
you to return to your kitchens with a new year’s
resolution: If you are WHAT you eat (and, more
importantly, if you are HOW you eat!), then
become the person you wish to be and make one
healthy, sustainable change to your food system.
Perhaps you’ll join our Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) program and receive a box of
fresh, seasonal, organic vegetables once a week
from a local farm. Perhaps you’ll introduce the
practice of a blessing before dinner each night,
slowing down to offer a few words of thanks
before taking the first bite.
You don’t have to do it alone! Talk to your
fellow Isaians and ask them for their best
“Kitchen Table Wisdom.” What do you
eat? How do you shop? Can you pronounce
quinoa or acai? Talk to Rabbi Dara Frimmer
about joining our CSA. For more ideas about
blessings, veggies, eco-kashrut, or the history
of kugel, drop by the office for a shmooze and
a snack. (Warning: it may be kale.) May this
be a year of healthy, sustainable change for our
families and for our world!
For more food celebration and exploration,
join Rabbi Klein and Rabbi Frimmer at the
Hazon Food Conference Thursday - Sunday,
December 24 - 27, 2009 at the Asilomar
Conference Center in Monterey, CA.
www.hazon.org/foodconference •
F R O M
R A b b I
K E L L N e r
“Inscribe them on the
doorposts of your house
and on your gates.”
(Deuteronomy 6:9) The
familiarity of these
words pervades our
very existence as Jews. Central to the words
of the Shema, we are to inscribe its words
on the entrance way to our home by hanging
a mezuzah on the doorpost. It is more than
just words that we affix to our doorpost; we
affix a way of life, a commitment to certain
ideals and a set of actions that are holy. The
Jewish home is a place to feel safe and to
create sacred space bound up in the wisdom
of what Judaism offers us. To strengthen each
individual Jewish home is to strengthen the
entire Jewish community.
The rabbis teach us that the Jewish home is
the first Jewish classroom, and it is incumbent
upon parents to take on the role of being the
first Jewish teachers that a child has when s/he
enters the world and embarks on her/his Jewish
journey. This is such a great responsibility
impressed upon parents, one that often seems
daunting for the most well-equipped and wellversed
Jewish adult. So how do we do it? How
do we create a Jewish home that is filled with
meaning and powerful Jewish experiences?
When I meet with wedding couples, I sometimes
ask them to take a look at their home and draw
a picture of all the places that are imbued with
Judaism. They often point out a bookshelf that
contains the Tanach and other Jewish books.
They point to the mezuzah on the door or the
Shabbat set in the dining room. Some point to
the kitchen where they prepare their Shabbat meal
according to their individual practice of Kashrut.
In some houses, we find Jewish art on the walls
and a place set aside for their ketubah. Studies
show that when we are in a place for more than
six months, we become accustomed to everything
that is there. Things that are out of place seem
normal in this situation. The challenge for us as
we enter our Jewish home is to look at it with
fresh eyes. What’s missing or out of place? What
do we need to make our home “Jewish?”
The answer to that question may be found
by the adding of objects, but it is also
found in a set of values and actions that
go along with those values. Temple Isaiah
offers many outstanding programs that
enrich these values and encourage holy
actions that make the home more Jewish.
We are offering two exciting programs to
families with school-age children. Shabbat
B’yachad and TIYUL: Connections help
to strengthen the family and the home.
Through learning and action, we discover
the wisdom of Jewish texts and history
and apply it to our lives. These programs
emphasize whole family participation in
which our priority goal is to live our lives
guided by Torah. Together as a synagogue,
as a community and as individual families,
we can take these lessons and shape our lives
to find meaning and to make a difference in
the world. •
September 2009
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I S A I A H W o m e n
This is the season of new beginnings, and, as
Isaiah Women starts its official second year
of existence, we look forward to making new
connections in the Temple Isaiah community,
adding new and innovative activities and
programs to our previously popular events, and
inviting new members to join us on our journey.
To become a member of Isaiah Women,
please contact Jill Smith at (310) 459-9019,
email: jillesmith1@gmail.com or Diane Gross
– e-mail: gross.diane@sbcglobal.net.
Isaiah Women wishes you all a Shana Tova,
a sweet New Year filled with good health,
contentment and fulfillment.
Annual Fall Kick-Off Event
Sunday, September 13, 6:00 p.m.
We invite you to join us for our very special
Annual Fall Kick-Off Event as we honor
Rabbi Klein on the success of her debut novel,
Drawing in the Dust. In addition to dinner, we
will be treated to a reading and commentary
by Rabbi Klein. Autographed books will be
available for purchase. All Temple members are
welcome including men.
Temple Isaiah Social Hall
$30.00 for 2009-2010 Isaiah Women members
and their significant others
$36.00 for all other Temple Isaiah members
To RSVP or for more information, please
contact Lynn Rogo at (310) 475-9459 or
e-mail: lmr724@aol.com.
Monthly Mah Jongg
Monday, September 14, 7:00 -10:00 p.m.
Players of all levels are welcome. We will be
playing in the recreation room of Lynn Rogo’s
condo building at 10490 Wilshire Blvd.
Please RSVP to Ellen Canter at
(310) 645-4966 or e-mail: ellenjcanter@aol.com
Isaiah Women Members – no charge
Non-members - $5.00
Monthly Hiking Group
Saturday, September 26, 10:30 a.m.
This month we will be hiking in Franklin
Canyon. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with
the group after the hike.
To RSVP or for more information and
directions, please contact Sari Spiro at
(310) 475-1162 or e-mail: spiroJJS@aol.com
No charge for this event. Men are welcome
Sukkot Celebration
Sunday, October 4, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
We will meet in the Temple Isaiah Sukkah for
wine, cheese, fruit and dessert highlighted by
an inspiring program presented by the rabbis.
Watch for details in the weekly
online bulletin. •
W e C A r e a b o u t Y O u r m e m b e r S H I p
As the incoming Vice President of Membership at Temple Isaiah, I am very curious about all our
Temple members. It is my goal to ensure that all our members know that they are valued, and that their
membership needs are being filled.
This year, we want to learn more about you! We’d like to strengthen your involvement in the Temple as
members and as volunteers. While we know how many preschool and religious school families we have,
we haven’t quantified many other important affiliations: i.e., how many of you are empty nesters, retirees,
interfaith, single, divorced, widowed, or without children?
We will be sending you a short survey to ask for this information. When you receive the survey, please
answer it! The more responses we get, the better we can be at making membership as meaningful as
possible.
I want to thank Lynn Rogo, the past Vice President of Membership, for all she accomplished. She
introduced the successful Ambassador program and helped to rebuild a thriving women’s group, Isaiah
Women, which attracted nearly 200 women in its first year. Yasher koach, Lynn!
The aforementioned survey will not be ready for a few months, so in the meantime, I welcome your
comments about membership and invite you to get more involved in participating and/or volunteering
opportunities.
Feel free to email me at jillesmith1@gmail.com and put the word “membership” in the subject line.•
W e L C O m e N e w M e m b e r s
Talmud says, “Welcoming guests is greater than receiving the face of the divine presence.”
We welcome those who have become part of our Temple family:
Paul and Sherry Altura
Brad and Barbara Ballard
Alexander and Nazanin Cohen
Nancy and Alex Gardos
Lisa Rubel and Kim Hartley
Iuval and Ornit Hatzav
Sina and Pourat Khodadadi
Belinda Lantz
Craig Kurland and Lori Pantel
Kary and Jodie Perelmutter
Keith and Michelle Richman
M. Craig Singer and Kate Rosloff
Roee and Adi Rubin
Roy and Harriet Shaham
N O t e S F R O M T H E G r e e N t e A M
An Even More Eternal Light - Next time you are in the sanctuary, gaze up
at our solar-powered Ner Tamid. Hardly an eye-catcher before, but now,
from most vantage points, it sparkles brilliantly, using only power it gets from
the sun, shining a light not just in space, but also through time. It shines above
the ark, lighting the way to the Torah, and symbolizes God’s eternal presence, and is
therefore never to be extinguished. Shining into the past, we see oil lamps (menorahs)
burning in the Temple from evening until morning, and the continuously burning fire
on the altar for burnt offerings. Illuminating the future, it informs our path with the message,
“Live sustainably.” Use only what can easily be replaced, and do no harm other than that which
quickly heals.
The Temple is grateful to the Board of Rabbis who organized this project and the AQMD
(Air Quality Management District) who helped sponsor it, giving twelve congregations the
wonderment of what a 1 Watt bulb can do, and providing a constant reminder that there are
solutions! Besides we do not have to depend on the limited resources that we need to share
with our children and future generations. •
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The proportion of
U.S. adults who
are obese increased
to 26.1 percent in
2008 compared
to 25.6 percent in
2007. The data
comes straight
for the Center for
Tamar Andrews
Disease Control
Early Childhood
Program Director (CDC) and is
alarming to those
of us that work in
early childhood education.
“Obesity is a major risk factor for many
chronic diseases such as heart disease and
diabetes. As obesity increases among all
age groups, we are seeing chronic diseases
in much younger adults compared to a
few decades ago,” said Dr. William Dietz,
director, CDC’s Division of Nutrition,
Physical Activity and Obesity.
“For example, we now see young adults
who suffer from heart disease risk factors
and other conditions such as Type 2
diabetes that were unheard of in the past.”
And the percentage of overweight
children in the United States is growing
at an alarming rate, with one out of three
children now considered overweight or
obese. Many children are spending less
time exercising and more time in front
of the TV, computer, or video-game
console. And today’s busy families have
fewer free moments to prepare nutritious,
home-cooked meals. From fast food to
electronics, quick and easy is the reality for
many people in the new millennium.
Preventing children from becoming
overweight means adapting the way we feed
and educate children and families. Helping
children lead healthy lifestyles begins with
parents and teachers who lead by example.
And so, for this Rosh Hashanah, the
Preschool is taking on a New Year’s
Resolution: We are going sugar-free.
I watch the lunches children bring and then
the candies their parents bring after school,
and then I see them at the mall and shops
and how much sugar we are all consuming,
and I believe that it is time for someone to
step up and say, “ENOUGH!” As of the
first day of school, Temple Isaiah Preschool
is pledging to serve only nutritious
foods. Visibly gone will be the refined
and processed sugar to which we have all
become addicted. Teacher resources have
been purchased, meals have been planned,
and parent information sheets are being
created to provide healthy alternatives to
foods such as cupcakes with a mile-high
frosting tops, sugar cookies full of M&M’s,
and fruit juices and sodas. Instead, we will
be recommending whole fruit, muffins,
biscuits, water, and healthier choices for
healthier lifestyles.
“For this Rosh Hashanah,
the Preschool is taking on a
New Year’s Resolution:
We are going sugar-free.”
However, sugar is not the only villain in
this story. Hydrogenated oils, processed
foods, and canned foods will also not be
welcome in our preschool. Instead, we will
offer healthy food choices with all snack
times becoming a shared experience where
children assist in preparations and clean up.
Think back to the meals that you have
enjoyed with family and friends. Recall the
great conversations, the laughter, and the
intimacy. Food times should be times of
joy, laughter and fulfillment of both body
and soul. But certain foods are poisoning
these experiences, and it is time we stop
surrendering to the mass media and sugar.
Rabbi Dara and a core group of Isaiah
members are starting up a Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at
Temple Isaiah in which I hope many of you
will participate. Show children the beauty
of seed-to-table farming and supporting our
local agriculture. Pick up your CSA box
with your child and have your child assist in
preparing these fresh foods for the family.
My goals are simple: to raise a new
generation more interested in fruit than
they are in Fritos, to have children prefer
vegetables more than Value-meals, and
prefer forks to plastic wrappers. We will
help children learn to eat well and play
hard. But we need YOUR help. Make sure
you are a good role model by providing and
eating a sound breakfast every morning.
Carefully select foods you purchase and
prepare. And sit with your children for
mealtimes so that it becomes a relationshipbuilding
experience.
What is your resolution for
Rosh Hashanah? •
Join us as we introduce
Fourth Fridays at
Temple: a New and
special Shabbat
experience for the
whole community!
Beginning on Friday, September 25
and continuing the Fourth Friday of
every month we invite you to join
us for:
Family Shabbat Service
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
An engaging Shabbat Experience for
families with younger children (ages
3 - 8; older children are welcom too).
Bring the whole Family - children,
parents, and grandparents - all are
welcome!
Oneg Shabbat with
Finger Foods and Cholent
6:30 p. m.
Pre-Oneg and Lighting
Shabbat Candles
7:00 p.m.
Shabbat Service
7:15 p.m.
The same Shabbat service you love
so much is at a new time once a
month. Welcome Shabbat with your
Temple Isaiah family and join with
Temple Isaiah’s rabbis and Cantor in
prayer, song, meditation and Shabbat
reflection.
An Oneg will follow the 7:15 p.m.
Shabbat service •
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Temple Isaiah provides a unique and
exceptional opportunity for people in grades
4-12 to gather and celebrate Jewish life and
have FUN. Similar to a Jewish club, programs
are designed to give participants a chance to
interact socially and in a safe environment
while exploring their Jewish roots. Our goal
is to foster friendship and Jewish identity and
increase the likelihood of staying connected
to the Temple and to each other through high
school and into young adulthood.
ITY (Isaiah Temple Youth for grades 9-12)
and Jr. ITY (for grades 7-8) are run by a
board of teens who are voted in each year
by teens at the Temple. The ITY board
meets twice a month to plan, organize, and
run ITY’s monthly events. CLUB 456 (for
grades 4-6) has an event every 6-8 weeks and
is programmed by the youth advisor. The
boards, events, and programs are overseen by
Lisa Greengard, Youth Director.
Temple Isaiah members and friends from
other synagogues are invited to our events
and activities. Often, we gather with other
youth groups from other Southern California
regions. We hope to see you at an event!
For more information, please contact Lisa
Greengard at (310) 277.2772 ext. 23 or
lisa@templeisaiah.com.
Look at our calendar for the
rest of 2009! Don’t miss these
exciting events through the
end of the year!
CLUB 456
Sunday, October 18 – Deck Party
Sunday, December 6 – Beyond Shelter
Holiday Party
Jr. ITY
Saturday, October 17 –
Kick-off Bowling Event
Sunday, December 6 –
Beyond Shelter Holiday Party
ITY
Friday – Monday, October 2 - 5 –
ITY hosts LTI (Leadership Training
Institute)
Wednesday, October 21 –
Sleepless in Hollywood
Friday – Sunday, December 18 - 20 –
Fall Kallah
Teen Social Action
Opportunities
Thursday – Sunday, October 22 - 25 –
Katrina Relief, New Orleans
MAZAL TOV
TO THE NEWLY ELECTED
ITY (Isaiah Temple Youth)
09-10 Board
President
Sophie Trauberman
Membership Vice-President (MVP)
Giulia Fabi
Religious and Cultural Vice President (RC)
Sam Landsberg
Treasurer
Shelly Grinfeld
Secretary/Historian
Danny Greenberg
NFTY Regional Treasurer
Brianna Weissbord
Join ITY on Facebook! Contact
Lisa Greengard, ITY Advisor for more
information and become involved with
Temple Isaiah’s High School Youth
Group! 310.277.2772 ext 23 or
lisa@templeisaiah.com •
M a z A l t O V t o o u r B ’ n e i m I t Z V A H
RObbIE DUNST
Son of Sarah
and Daniel Dunst
Saturday, August 1, 2009
CLAIre KOTARSKI
Daughter of Jill Franklin
and Ken Kotarski
Saturday, August 8, 2009
ALEXANDRA
SHAMASH
Daughter of Juli
and Charles Shamash
Saturday, August 22, 2009
NATHAN
DurCHFOrt
Son of Susan
and David Durchfort
Saturday, August 8, 2009
CLEO tuCKer
Daughter of Susan
Feldman-Tucker
and Robert Tucker
Saturday, August 22, 2009
CELIA ruSKIN
Daughter of Karna
and Morris Ruskin
Saturday, August 29, 2009
September
EMILY SurLOFF
Daughter of Joanne Van Emburgh
and Samuel Surloff
Saturday, September 12, 2009
ZOEY FRANKEL
Daughter of Cheryl Marks
and Gordon Frankel-Light
Saturday, September 26, 2009
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Dear School
Families,
After 29 years
as part of the
w o n d e r f u l
Religious School
staff here at
Temple Isaiah, I
Ellen Goldberg will be retiring
Religious School Director
at the end of
the 2009-2010 school year. As this will be
my last year as Religious School Principal,
I want it to be the best. I am so excited
for the opportunity to share it with you. I
wanted to give this wonderful community
advanced notice of my retirement in order
that we have ample time to go through the
process of finding someone great. Upon
my retirement, I will become Principal
Emeritus and enjoy continuing to be
involved in the community I love.
We are so excited to welcome a new year
at Temple Isaiah Religious school. This
summer, we launched our brand new
online registration as part of our continual
exploration of new ways to grow. Not just
administratively, but educationally as well,
we continue to find new ways to engage
and enrich our students. This coming
year will see the second year of our new
Religious School alternative for families:
Shabbat B’Yachad for which we received
a Legacy Heritage Grant and the launch
of our family-styled model called Tiyul:
Connections designed by our Re-Imagine
team.
Together, we have grown our school from
185 to 530 students, and I’ve seen many
of our students grow into adulthood and
then return as Temple members, or as
teachers here, which really makes me kvell!
I look forward to continuing to grow and
learn together and sharing a great year
together beginning in the fall. I also look
forward to being a part of the transition
when a new person takes on the leadership
of our educational programming in this
amazing congregation.
B’Shalom,
Ellen Goldberg •
R E L I G I O U S
S C H O O L N E W S
Shalom! I hope you all had a wonderful
summer! Our opening days for Religious
School will be Sunday, September 13,
Tuesday, September 15 (for afternoon
classes only) and Thursday, September 17.
Evening teen classes will begin on Tuesday,
October 13. Let’s work together to make
this a successful and meaningful year for
both you and your children! After all, your
children are only here for a few hours per
week, so you have much more influence
on their Jewish identities than any of us
do. Please be supportive of our programs
by encouraging good attendance, attending
our family programs and family Shabbat
worship, and asking about your children’s
accomplishments each week.
I have been encouraging all teachers to send
weekly emails to the parents, informing you
of the topics and activities covered in that
week’s class session. Please try to connect
with your son or daughter on the activities
each week If your child is learning Hebrew,
please make sure he/she practices during the
week so the teacher does not have to re-teach
the same letters, vowels, or prayers when the
students return to class. A week is a long
time in the life of a child.
We are continuing our wonderful Shabbat
B’Yachad program, an alternative to Jewish
studies classes for grades K - 3 and their
parents. In addition, we are beginning our
exciting new Tiyul program, an alternative
to Sunday classes for grades 4 - 6 and their
parents.
This year we have many wonderful teachers
returning to our staff: Rachel Ackerman,
Aliza Benitah, Libby Clearfield, Mark
Cohen, Leora Dan, Rocki DeGroot, Rina
Etkes, Jonathan Friedmann, Dov Gottesfeld,
Shula Hazany, Barbara Kaye, Julie Kohner,
Deborah Kreingel, Amalia Levine, Israel
Marshall, Tatyana Neyman, Deb Pitt,
Stephanie Pressman, Yona Schloss, Cantor
Richard Schwartz, and Dustin Tiep.
In addition, we have a very exciting group of
new staff members: Sarah Cohen, Michelle
Dadoun, Rabbi Steve Finley, Daniel Fliegel,
Julie Greenberg, Eliana Hall (returning after
a two-year hiatus,) Cathy Heller (returning
after a 1 year hiatus,) Rachel Kinkade,
Shoshana Kinsbursky, Aron Klein, Howie
Kramer, and Jordi Schuster.
We are looking forward to many special
programs, which you will hear about as they
get closer to the date: Blessing of the Animals,
Family Programs for all Sunday classes, our
brand new Shabbat Family Services which
will take place on the fourth Friday of each
month beginning in September, Consecration
of new students, Beit Teshuvah Program
about teens and drugs for parents and
students in grades 8 and 9, L.A. Riverwalk,
Student Retreats, Big Sunday, and a program
for grades 8 and 9 on understanding how to
communicate with and support the elderly.
As always, I am available for your questions
and other issues throughout the year.
Together, we can make this a wonderful
experience for your children and yourselves. •
Tiyul Connections
An Exciting Learning
Adventure
Do you want to know how Jacob became
one of our forefathers instead of his older
brother Esau; why Moses didn’t get to go
into the Promised Land, after spending
40 years leading his people? That and a
lot of other juicy gossip will be acted out,
discussed, played with and discovered, as
you and your children learn together (and
sometimes apart) in our new education
program for families with children in
Grades 4 -6. We will also be welcoming
and celebrating Shabbat together and
saying goodbye to Shabbat by celebrating
Havdalah.
Groups of five to seven families will be
created and will meet three times per
month, twice at the Temple, (one Friday
evening and one Saturday afternoon.)
The third meeting will be at a family’s
home. The children will also participate in
Tuesday Hebrew classes from 4:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.
I will be happy to answer any questions
you might have. Please fill free to contact
me at carla@templeisaiah.com or
(310) 277-2661. I look forward to
hearing from you soon.
September 2009
THE ISAIAN | Page nine

JustICe, JustICe SHALL YOu pursue
THANK YOU, tempLE ISAIAH WALK FOR
DARFur teAM!
This year’s Temple Isaiah Team had 65 walkers and was the fourth largest
team at the 3rd Annual Jewish World Watch Walk for Darfur—Walk to End
Genocide. And if you add all of our “virtual walkers” who supported us with
sponsorships, then we had more than 200 Isaians, family members, and friends who participated
in this year’s Temple Isaiah Walk Team and we raised more than $6,500!
The event itself had more than 60 teams and 2,000
walkers, raised nearly $118,000, and had major
stories in the Los Angeles Times and the Daily News
as well as TV coverage by KABC and Fox News.
We owe our Temple Isaiah Team success to the many
participating Temple groups and leaders within those
groups—our Board of Trustees, Chai Club, Green
Team, Daughters of Torah, Isaiah Temple Youth,
Isaiah Women, Preschool, and Religious School.
We can feel proud that we really walked the walk for
justice—including all of our virtual walkers and supporters.
Thank you for your amazing support in this year’s
very successful Walk for Darfur. With this support
we can continue helping countless Darfuri refugees
and continue working to end genocide and other
egregious acts against humanity.
Want to get involved and make a difference?
Contact Susan Silver, Temple Isaiah JWW Team
Chair at ssilver@posorg.net or 310.282.8440.
And do stop by the Temple Office to get your free, JWW High Holiday Kit! •
September COLLECTIONS:
We will be collecting the following:
• Men’s Clothing for PATH
• Birthday Bank
• Toiletries for SOVA and
Beyond Shelter
An AfterNOON IN the City – CommuNIty OrGANIZING
On Sunday, July 12, 2009, 800 people from across Los Angeles poured into Wilshire Boulevard Temple
for a One LA-IAF community action to express our collective concern about issues facing Los Angeles.
Forty-eight Isaians were among them! We were people from the many different faith and ethnic
communities of Los Angeles: our different faces, languages, and amulets around our necks reflected the
beautiful diversity of our city. The community action focused on quality public education, job-training,
and rolling back foreclosures. Consistent with the style of community actions, each issue was explained
by a presenter and was illustrated with stories by people impacted by the issue, and a solution to a piece
of the issue was proposed. The public officials in attendance – Controller Wendy Greuel, LAUSD
Superintendent Ramon Cortines, L.A. City Council-members Jose Huizar, Bernard Parks, and Jan Perry
– each responded, each embracing the solution proposed by One LA. When asked if we are prepared
to continue our work, the crowd responded with a resounding “yes.” Our own Rabbinic Intern Rachel
Joseph Marah took a leadership role in planning the event and was one of the program presenters.
Our work at Isaiah continues to focus on our concerns with public education and strengthening westside
schools. We are excited to involve more Isaians this fall as we build relationships with principals, parents
and teachers through our neighborhoods.
If you would like to join us in our community organizing work, contact Honey Kessler Amado
(hkaatty@earthlink.net). •
SOVA is a Hebrew word that means
“eat and be satisfied.” We are currently
experiencing one of the worst times
of food insecurity in which people
are unable to purchase food to feed
themselves and their families. SOVA
food pantries provide free groceries
and supportive resources to nearly
7000 men, women and children
each month, and sadly the number
continues to grow. Temple Isaiah will
be holding three major collections
of food for SOVA: Yom Kippur (at
the Century Plaza Hotel), Passover
and Shavuot. We need your help! In
addition to food donations, we are
looking for help with advertising,
inspiring and collecting. Contact
Rabbi Dara Frimmer in the Temple
Office for more information. •
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New!
Family Services for
Rosh Hashanah and
Yom Kippur mornings
September 19 - 9:00 am
Royce Hall - UCLA
September 28 - 9:00 am
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel
,hc
“House”
Beginning with the High Holy Days, Bayit,
or house is one of the central themes that we
will be celebrating throughout the year
at Temple Isaiah.
The house, or home, is where people feel the
safest and most comfortable, surrounded by
those they love. We at Temple Isaiah are so
very fortunate to have another home beyond
the place where we rest our heads at night
…we have our congregation.
This year we invite you to bring both
homes together for an unforgettable
worship service.
For the first time in our congregation’s
history, we are presenting a complete service
that invites parents and their children to pray,
learn and celebrate the High Holidays together
in meaningful, interactive worship.
Listening to our Temple family,
we’ve heard you say that you dream
of a way families can experience
meaningful worship together.
Through our High Holy Day
family service we want to make this
dream come true. It is our dream
to see children and parents side by
side in a loving, sacred environment,
to hear the voices of grandparents
and grandchildren lifted together,
and to feel the spirit of whole
families open in joy to our faith and
tradition.
rusu rusk
On Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur, we come together as a
community to join with our families
to hear the sounds of the shofar, the
words of Torah, and the songs we
love that help to express our hopes
and dreams for the New Year.
We invite you and your family
to join Rabbi Zoë, Rabbi Rick,
Rabbi Dara and Cantor Evan for
this memorable High Holy Day
experience.
High Holy Days Family Service
September 2009
THE ISAIAN | Page eleven

Shana Tova!
As we approach the Jewish
New Year, we think about
the dreams we’ve dreamt:
the dreams that have been
realized and the ones that
we still nourish with hope.
We are reflective on the
past and thoughtful about
the future. This year,
consider not only devoting
this sacred season to the
past and future but to
being present. How can we
be more mindful of those
with whom we find ourselves now? How can we find contentment
here? How do we arrest our yearning for something else and instead
savor the gift of this very moment?
In Hebrew there is a word makom which means “place.” This year
we pray that you find beauty, blessing, and the wonder of possibility
in whatever makom you find yourself. May it be a year of rooted-ness
and security, a year where you realize that where you need to be is
right where you are.
Saturday, September 12, 7:30 p.m.
Selichot
Temple Isaiah
The Selichot Service is an opportunity to begin the reflective and
soul-searching process that commences the Days of Awe - our
High Holy Day Season. This year, our Selichot Service features a
new dramatic work by playwright Debbie Pearl. “Imperfect
Strangers” is a one-act play in which two strangers try to reconcile
their past and the wrongdoings of which they were a part.
The play is provocative and at times humorous, but mostly it asks
us to look deeper into our own souls and determine what sins may
ultimately be forgiven.
Friday, September 18, 8:15 p.m.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Royce Hall - UCLA
Join Rabbis Zoe Klein, Dara Frimmer and Rick Kellner, along with
Cantor Evan Kent and HaSharim, our Temple Isaiah choir, as we
greet the beginning of the Jewish New Year.
Saturday, September 19, 9:00 a.m.
Rosh Hashana Family Service
Royce Hall - UCLA
The Family Service is a highly participatory, energetic, and
thoughtful service led by the Temple Isaiah clergy team.
Through music, prayer, song and storytelling, families will have
a meaningful prayer experience and connect to Rosh Hashanah
themes and liturgy. We encourage families with kids in 3rd-6th
grade to attend as a family! Grandparents are welcome, too! (Just
remember to check off your preference.) Childcare is available
for preschool children (ages 2-7) concurrent with our Rosh
Hashanah Service. Students in grade 7 and above are encouraged
to worship with their parents in the Rosh Hashanah Day Service
at 11:30am.
Saturday, September 19, 11:30 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah Day Service
Royce Hall - UCLA
Our celebration of the creation of the world continues. At
Temple Isaiah, the ancient prayers of the High Holidays
machzor come alive through prayer, song, blessing, Torah
reading and the traditional sounding of the shofar. Our liturgy
is enhanced by the insight and wisdom of our rabbis and the
majestic and participatory music of our cantor and choir. We
rejoice as a community in the New Year and the blessings for
which we are thankful. Childcare is available for preschool
children (ages 2-7) concurrent with our Rosh Hashanah service.
Saturday, September 19, 4:00 p.m.
Rosh Hashanah Afternoon Tashlich Service
Santa Monica Beach
Trade your holiday clothes for t-shirts and shorts and join us on
the beach for Tashlich.
Sunday, September 20, 10:30 a.m.
2nd Day Rosh Hashanah
Temple Isaiah
Join us for a second day of celebration and reflection in our
sanctuary at Temple Isaiah. We will once again immerse
ourselves in the themes of the High Holy Days through dynamic
prayer and creative explorations of rabbinic texts and Torah.
High Holy Days
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Friday, September 25, 6:00pm and 7:15 p.m.
Shabbat Shuvah
Temple Isaiah
Fourth Friday and Shabbat Shuva
The Fourth Friday of every month we will have a 6 p.m.
Family Service in our sanctuary filled with song, story and
Shabbat joy, followed by Kiddush and a healthy Oneg.
At 7:15 p.m., we will have our Shabbat service followed by Kiddush,
Oneg and a bring-your-own picnic dinner.
Sunday, September 27, 8:15 p.m.
Kol Nidre
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Kol Nidre is known as the evening in which even the angels stood in awe
of God. For many, the sacredness of Kol Nidre is unparalleled. It is an
evening when hearts are opened and souls transformed. We enter with
hopes for all the good that might emerge in our lives and in the world
for the coming year.
Monday, September 28, 9:00 a.m.
Yom Kippur Morning Family Service
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
We encourage families with kids in 3rd-6th grade to attend as a
family! Grandparents are welcome, too! (Just remember to check off
your preference.) Childcare is available for preschool children (ages
2-7) concurrent with our Yom Kippur Family Service. Students in
grade 7 and above are encouraged to worship with their parents in the
Yom Kippur Day Service at 11:30 a.m.
Monday, September 28, 11:30 a.m.
Yom Kippur Day Service
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Together we begin a day of self-reflection and renewal.
Childcare is available for preschool children (2-7) concurrent
with our Yom Kippur Service.
Monday, September 28, 2:00 p.m.
Yom Kippur Preschool Family Service
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Our lively, interactive, and musical High Holy Day Family Service is
geared for families with preschool-aged children, but all are welcome
to attend!
Monday, September 28, 2:00 p.m.
Yom Kippur Afternoon Discussion
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
“The Challenge of Liberal Religion in an Increasingly
Fundamentalist World”
A panel including Rabbi Zoë Klein, Pastor Brenda
Lamothe, Pastor Samuel Chu, and Jihad Turk, the
Religious Affairs Director at the Islamic Center of
Southern California.
Monday, September 28, 3:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur Yizkor and Neilah
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
Please mark your calendars:
Saturday, October 3, 9:00 a.m.
Sukkot Celebration and Hike
Temescal Park
Saturday & Sunday, October 3 & 4
Zip Code Sukkot
Information to follow.
Friday, October 9, 6:15 p.m.
Simchat Torah
Temple Isaiah
SOVA Food Collection
SOVA food pantries provide free groceries and
supportive resources to nearly 5000 men, women
and children each month. Temple Isaiah will be
holding three major collections of food for SOVA:
Yom Kippur (at the Century Plaza Hotel), Passover
and Shavuot. For our first major collection, we
are asking everyone to bring a bag of food to the
Century Plaza Hotel on Yom Kippur.
High Holy Days
September 2009
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S e p t e m b e r M e m o r I A L p L A q u e s
September 4
Jennie Esensten
Benjamin M. Ferguson
Rudolph G. Heller
A.G. Jerry Isenberg
Dolly Keisler
Adele Ann Kessler
Sidney Samuel Korman
Hertha Maschkowski
Lauren Neuborne
Ann Neuman
Max Radoff
Lucille Reffe
Louis Reuben Riave
Hilda Rosenberg
Isadore Rosner
Richard Edward Shulman
Bernice Smith
Sara Dorothy Terrence
Nathan Zevi Wolfson
September 11
Israel Binen
Dorothy Blitzer
Fritzy Greenspan
Irving I. Helfgott
S. Harry Hyman
Doris Jacobs
Zachary M. Justman
Jay Kaplan
Anna Korn
Ida Leinow
Isadore Marx
Sidney Needelman
Ida Neiditch
Jean Sall
Sol Shachory
Rose Shapiro
Max Shushan
Leon Wasserman
Sol Winnick
September 18
Mollie K. Abeles
Freida Avidon
Jacob Banoff
Louis Albert Baumer
Birdye Cohn Milner
Pauline Schneider
Barney Shane
Olive G. Shine
Jack Simon
David M. Simons
Ethel Wilkey
Helen Wynbrandt
September 25
Celia Baker
Gussie Birken
Amelia J. Fabian
Bessie Fainstein
Etka Lehman Huss
Anna Jacobs
Charles Oscar Jacobs
Herman Kertz
Charles Landau
Anna Rosenberg
Jacob Shapiro
Barnett Sherman
Samuel C. Shine
William Stern
Albert Lloyd Tiger
Philip Yudovin
M i l e s t O N e s
L I F E C Y C L E S
Mazal Tov to Larry & Janice Weiner on the marriage of their son
Brian to Megan; Robin & Jeffrey Strug on the birth of their daughter
Lillian Esther; Erica & Joshua Fox on the birth of their daughter, Maya
Robin; Caroline & Robert Altman on the birth of their grandson,
Maxwell Theodore; Steve Fox and Tina Oberman on the birth of their
granddaughter Jett; Lynn & Mark Rogo as they celebrate their daughter
Dr. Lisa Rogo’s new fellowship in uro-gynecology at UCLA. •
S Y m p A T H Y
We would like to express our sympathy to the following Temple
members and their families on the recent loss of their loved ones:
Suzanne Kreshek on the loss of her mother, Isabel; Martin Solig on
the loss of his uncle, Erwin; Barry Hochberg on the loss of his brother,
Jeff; Rosy Manor on the loss of her beloved father; Maty Baruch on
the loss of her mother, Esther; Diane Murray on the loss of her mother,
Toni; the family of Pattie Birnbaum on her recent passing, and to the
family of Charlotte Stern on her recent passing. •
S p e e D Y r e C O V e r Y
The following Temple members or their loved ones have been ill,
and we want to wish them well: Eva Vollmer, Steve & Rita Emerson,
Melissa Lane, Dale Perry, Miss Sara Levine. •
If there is a Life Cycle Event you would like listed, whether a wedding, birth or graduation or an illness, surgery or
death, please send complete information to Misty Morgan at Misty@TempleIsaiah.com or call her at (310) 277-2772.
CONtrIbutIONS TO tempLE FUNDS
A big thank you to those who have contributed to the various Temple funds. Your contributions allow us to do so much and
give back to the community. A true mitzvah!
ADULT EDUCATION FUND
In Memory of
Benjamin Fleischman David and Laurie Gantz
CAHN ULPAN FUND
In Memory of
Harry Pittler Jill and Irwin Pittler
Ida Gan
Frank and Hannah Cahn
CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of
The birth of Sheri and Sumner Feldman
William Spencer
Croson
In Memory of
Marion Jacobs
Hyman Udelf
Jacob Blitzner
Kathleen Murray
Sidney Friedman
Suzanne and
Martin Solig
June Wynbrandt
Leonard and
Susan Milner
June Wynbrandt
June Wynbrandt
CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
In Appreciation of
Rabbi Zoe Klein Elizabeth
and Glen Friedman
Rabbi Zoe Klein Margaret Sobel
Rabbi Zoe Klein Daniel Yampolski
Cantor Evan Kent Elizabeth and
Glen Friedman
In Honor of
The Bar Mitzvah of Wendy and Jeff Turk
Chandler Turk
The Birth of Samuel A. Kunin
Aidan Zachary Egerman
Lexi’s Baby Naming Carol and Kevin Gelbard
Julia Berg’s
Bat Mitzvah Katherine Chilton
Brian and Megan Larry Lee and
Weiner’s Wedding Janice Weiner
Cantor Kent’s Birthday Michael and
Ellen Goldberg
Nathan Katz’s Mark Katz
Bar Mitzvah
Cantor Kent’s Birthday Judie Rice
The Siroty & Judie Rice
Flowers’ Wedding
In Memory of
Bertie Murphy Diane Murray
Maurice Amado Honey and
Ralph Amado
Abraham Frumkin Arthur and
Patricia Lee Frumkin
Alex Schoenbrun Leonard and
Maxine Lyons
Bernard Dworsky Stephanie
Spector-Asher
Beverly Fleischman David and Laurie Gantz
David Steinborn Ruth Kaplan
Florence Isenberg Barbara Isenberg
Honey Park-Davidove Andrea and Terry Pullan
Ida Fishman Dorothy Fishman
and Family
Ilse Feiger
Andrew Moss
and Helen Feiger
Joseph Gordon Emily Kaye
Lillian Bernstein Seymour and
Harriet Bond
Pattie Birnbaum Douglas and Jodi Galen
Rae Lichenstein Joseph and
Roberta Gillerman
William Schwartz Betty and Lee Rafner
and Linda Fertonani
Clara Rosen Ellie and Fred Rosen
Margaret Weinberger Karol Dean and
Ralph Cataldo
Dr. Donald Bernstein Sandra Bernstein
Pattie Birnbaum Amy and
Charles Martinez
Boris Wolfson,
Amanda Walling and
Benya Wolfson
Douglas & Jodi Galen
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Al Sachs
Dennis Munjack
Harry Gottlieb
Ida Gan
Julia Wolochow
and Richard Wallis
Lillian Hersckowitz
Norman Sadofsky
Samuel Levine
Samuel Rogozenski
William Leader
Howard Zuck
Toni Murray
September 2009
CONtrIbutIONS TO tempLE FUNDS cont.
Sheldon and Rosalie Sacks
Lois and
Michael Friedman
Mrs. Charlotte Rokaw
Sheldon and Rosalie Sacks
Betty and Sid Wallis
Sheldon and Rosalie Sacks
Shirley Greene
Howard and
Toby Wolfberg
Sharon Berger
Maureen and
Robert Fleischman
Francine and
Bennett Zuck
Diane Murray
CARING COMMUNITY FUND
In Memory of
Pattie Birnbaum Martha Sklar
Toni Murray Flori Hendron
DONNA GROSS FUND
In Honor of
Armin and Karen Bev and Sandy Weinberg
Weinberg’s Anniversary
The Marriage of Samuel and
Adelle and Bob Beverly Sheldon
In Memory of
Donna Gross Samuel and
Beverly Sheldon
Ida Gelman Michael and
Dena Horowitz
Donna Gross Susie Vizvary
GENERAL MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of
The Bar Mitzvah of Wendy and Jeff Turk
Andrew Friedman
Temple Isaiah Eva and Andrew Fogg
Temple Isaiah Mama’s Home
Care Company
In Memory of
Abe Schechter Irv and Dena Schechter
Abraham Kentor Shirley Bennett
Adelyne Joyce Leo Charles Leo
Anne Cohen Lynn Bennett &
Fletcher Hill
Avrum Greenberg R. A. Greenberg
Barbara Lipsun Kahn Scott Epstein and
Diane Kahn-Epstein
Bertha Lind Harvey Lind
Cantor Robert Nadell Lucille Nadell
Eva Kamin Herbert and
Nedra Kamin
Fanny Sacks Sheldon and
Rosalie Sacks
Herman Fishman, Ronnie Fishman
Ida Fishman
and Irene Cammorata
Ida Frazin, Ruth Miller
Dorothy Schlesinger,
and Sam Miller
Israel Goldstein Morton Goldstein
Jack Birnholz Richard and Diane Birnholz
Joseph Gold Sherry Gold
Jose Skrande Priscilla and
Stuart Levine
Laura Quint Carole Barnett
Laurence De Roy George and
and Elizabeth Elman Honey De Roy and Family
Lena Share Edward Diamond
Leo Zucker Larry Zucker and Kim Perry
Leonard Linde, Shirley Linde
Ben Linde,
and Marsha Linde
Lillian Nevell Louis and Grace Nevell
Louis Boish Jerome Boish
Marc Reiter Geoffrey Tully
and Genise Reiter
Margaret Weinberger Evelyn Brandin
Marvin Wax Wendy Wax
Max Davidson Jonathan and
and Abraham Kares Leslie Davidson
Milton Brown Marjorie Cohen
Morris Mannis Mr. and Mrs.
Jeffrey Mannis
Morton Clamage Irwin and
Margaret Clamage
Myriam Wells Karol Wells
Norman Sadofsky Martin Kesselman
and Eleanor Zalin
Perry Beubis and Alan and Arlene Karpel
Elaine Beubis Sipelstein
Rachel Fields Stuart Freeman
Rebecca Erin Diamond Eve Schweitzer
Rose Marmer Jonathan and
Leslie Davidson
Ruth Greengard Nathaniel and
Gloria Greengard
Ruth Roth Priscilla and
Stuart Levine
Ruthe Fabrick Carolyn Saltsman
Sam Quint
and Laura Quint Carole and Stuart Barnett
Samuel Natterson Dr. Joseph Natterson
Selma Field Harry and Nancy-Jo Field
Seymour Green Naomi Green
Shirley Reiter Genise Reiter
Stanford Clamage Irwin and
Margaret Clamage
Stella Studner Peter Studner
Toby Risch Neil Risch
Your Loved Ones Anita Polinsky
Zoltan Lebovitz Diane and Moses Lebovits
Margaret Weinberger Morton Teitelbaum
Jan Murray Diane Murray
Leona Saltzman Steven Marks and
Sharon Jacobs-Marks
GREEN TEAM EARTH STEWARD FUND
In Honor of
Steve Fox and Phyllis and
Tina Oberman David Rothman
Joe and
Diane Weinstein
Roberta Gillerman
HUREWITZ FAMILY MEMORIAL
LIBRARY FUND
In Memory of
Pauline and Phalen and
Max Loftman Renee Hurewitz
Dr. Samuel and Phalen and
Lillian Hurewitz Renee Hurewitz
Lt. Ronald Hurewitz Phalen and
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LEVINE LIBRARY FUND
In Honor of
Judie Rice’s Birthday The Ilan Family
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Bat Mitzvah Barbara Jacoby
In Memory of
Dr. Donald Bernstein Elizabeth Burns
& Associates
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Pattie Birnbaum Naomi Goldurs
Toni Murray Eddie and Gloria Ilan
PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of
The Preschool Bertrand and Benita Ginsberg
In Memory of
Dr. Donald Bernstein Ann Weinman
Isabel Sirof The Smiler Family
Michel Cynkus Judie Rice
RABBI GAN FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND
In Memory of
Ida Gan
Marian Kent
Ida Gan
Edward and Rose Sanders
In Honor of
Mildred Ash’s Gail and Terry Feigenbaum
Special Birthday!
RABBI LEWIS MEMORIAL FUND
In Honor of
The Birth of Jed Sandler Edith Davidson
In Memory of
Anna Jacobs Ira Salzman
Florence Wallbert and Robin and
Maurice Wallbert Michael Weintraub
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory of
Ana Dryjansky Carla and Philippe Kopf
Barnett Catch Gaye and Jeni Catch
Charles Goldberg Michael and Ellen Goldberg
Chas Brotman Gaye and Jeni Catch
Dr. Donald Bernstein Deborah Kreingel
Dr. Donald Bernstein Diane Weinstein
Jennie Catch Gaye and Jeni Catch
Louis Gillerman Joseph and
Roberta Gillerman
Luba Slodov Deborah Kreingel
Marie Weissburg Allen and Evelyn Kwawer
Patricia and
Lawrence Miller
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L I N E S F R O M T H E L I b r A R Y
Ellen G. Cole, Librarian
DIGS teLL ALL
Who can imagine the forbidding
prophet Jeremiah arousing the
passionate love of a woman? Our
own Rabbi Zoë Klein!
In her stunning first novel, Drawing in the
Dust, Klein weaves Tanach, archeology,
and ancient and modern Israel with
stirring human desire. She delivers a
romantic read rich in interesting Biblical
information, strong characters with ego
and empathy, and lyrical prose. This well plotted novel starts slowly; stay
with it; soon it proceeds at a smart pace, surprising twists propelling you
through time, place and adventures to a satisfying end.
Archaeologist Page Brookstone, an American Christian digging in Israel,
leaves her tel to help a scorned Palestinian couple whose home is mystically
charged by romantic ghosts. With her kooky team, Page makes a major
discovery: Jeremiah had a muse and a lover, Anatiya, herself a poetic writer of
moving verses. As Page acts to proclaim and protect her work, determined
not to repeat the clandestine history of the Dead Sea Scrolls, she finds herself
on a voyage of self discovery and in love with an Orthodox Jew.
The novel considers friendship, marriage and love juggling intellectual career
pursuits through Jeremiah’s passion, Page’s quest and other subplots. Klein’s
lapidary language is the special quality here, especially in the fictional scrolls
she creates for Anatiya.
Klein’s well-drawn characters, their failed or fruitful relationships, mirror the
interfaith, multinational character of the fiction’s setting: contemporary Israel.
Klein skillfully utilizes Israel’s political tensions, religious clashes and the rules
of archeological claims to naturally sharpen her fictional drama. Drawing in the
Dust will draw you in and hold you. Let the Library draw you to it.
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Rose Grauer
Michael and Ellen Goldberg ROSALEE LIPMAN PRESCHOOL FUND
Vicki Kwawer
Allen Kwawer
In Memory of
In Honor of
Dr. Donald Bernstein Donald Lipman
Eddie Ilan’s Birthday Judie Rice
Marion Jacobs
Donald Lipman
Hyman Lipman Donald Lipman
Speedy Recovery to
Rita Emerson
Michael and Ellen Goldberg SOCIAL ACTION FUND
Steve Emerson
Chavurah S’dinim
In Memory of
Michael and Ellen Goldberg Toni Murray
Chavurah S’dinim
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S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 9 C A L e N D A r
S u n d a y M o n d a y T u e s d a y W e d n e s d a y T h u r s d a y F r i d a y S a t u r d a y
3 0 3 1 1
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Hasharim
2
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah~
Learning Circle
3
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Committee Night
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
SBH & TC Prof
Development
4
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Shabbat Pre-Oneg
6:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Shabbat Services
followed by a bringyour-own
dinner
5
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Shabbat Torah Study
6 7
Temple Office
Closed
Labor Day
8
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Hasharim
9
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah ~
Learning Circle
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Executive Board
Meeting
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Board Meeting
1 0
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Open House for TP/
GP Tues/Thurs
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Open House for SM
& SS
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Open House for GS,
RR, GG
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
PS Back to School
Night
1 1
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Open House for YS & RC
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Open House for TP/GP
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Open House for CC,
MM, BB
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Shabbat B’Yachad -
Welcome
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Shabbat Pre-Oneg
6:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Jazz Shabbat Services
followed by a bring-yourown
dinner
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
TIYUL: Connections
1 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Hearts and Minds: A
Torah Roundtable
Room 204
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Tot Shabbat
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Shabbat Torah Study
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Shabbat Morning Service
Emily Surloff will
become Bat Mitzvah
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Selichot
1 3
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Religious School 10:00
AM - 12:00 PM
Zip Code Sukkot
Orientation
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
RS “Meet and Greet”
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Isaiah Women Annual
Kick Off Event
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Back to School Picnic
(Loc-AWAY)
2 0
Rosh Hashanah
(2nd day)
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Services Followed by
Lunch
2 7
Erev Yom Kippur
8:15 PM
Kol Nidre Services
Hyatt Regency
Century Plaza
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Religious School
First day of
Preschool
Center for the
Widowed
1 4
2 1
Early Morning
Dropoff for PS begins
Carpool Pick up &
Drop Off Begins
Center for the
Widowed
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Back to School Night
for YS, RC, HC, BB
2 8
Preschool Closed
9:00 AM
Yom Kippur Morning
Family Service
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
11:30 AM
Yom Kippur Day Service
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
2:00 PM
Yom Kippur Preschool
Family Service
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
2:00 PM
Yom Kippur Afternoon
Discussion
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
3:30 PM
Yom Kippur Yizkor &
Neilah
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
1 5
Opening Day for
RS AFTERNOON
classes
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
T.I.N.G Meeting
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Religious School
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
RS Parent / Teen
Workshop & Sundae Bar
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Hasharim
2 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Religious School
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
TB Mon/Tues Coffee
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Hasharim
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Religious School
7:00 PM-8:30 PM
TB Wed Coffee
(Loc-Away)
2 9
1 6
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
PPA Welcome Breakfast
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah~
Learning Circle
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
2 3
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah~
Learning Circle
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Back to School Night
for SM, SS, RR, GG,
GS, MM, CC
3 0
9:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Preschool Tour
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah~
Learning Circle
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Preschool Kindergarten
Panel
1 7
8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
PPA Welcome Breakfast
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Religious School
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Green Team Meeting
2 4
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Religious School
1 8
PS Closes at Noon
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PPA Meeting
8:15 PM
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Services
Royce Hall-UCLA
2 5
Fourth Friday Family
Service
6:00 PM
Family Service
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Kiddush
7:15 PM
Shabbat Services
1 9
9:00 AM
Rosh Hashana Family
Services
Royce Hall UCLA
11:30 AM
Rosh Hashana Day
Services
Royce Hall UCLA
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Rosh Hashanah
Tashlich Service
Santa Monica Beach
2 6
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Shabbat Torah Study
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Shabbat B’Yachad
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Shabbat Morning Service
Zoey Frankel will become
Bat Mitzvah
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
TIYUL
CONNECTIONS
5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Parents Night Out
1 2 3
September 2009
THE ISAIAN | Page nineteen

ISAIAN
THE
10345 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
DATED MATERIAL
L I F e L O N G L e a r N I N G
IntrODuCING Temple ISAIAH’s Adult
CONFIrmatION CLASS
Did you become an Adult B’nai Mitzvah here at Temple Isaiah?
Did you become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah as a teenager and have a desire to learn more about
Judaism as an adult? This class is for you. Beginning in the fall of 2009, Temple Isaiah
will offer an Adult confirmation class that meets twice a month on Tuesday evenings.
We will study Theology, Spirituality, Jewish texts and examine the way we can incorporate
Judaism into our everyday lives. To register, please log in to your member account at
www.templeisaiah.com Contact Rabbi Kellner at rabbirick@templeisaiah.com if you have
questions about this class. Dates and times will be listed on the website. •
Adult WeekeND Retreat:
“From DarKNeSS to LIGHt”
Join us in the hills of Malibu for our Adult Retreat
Weekend at Camp Hess Kramer. We will celebrate
Shabbat as a community and engage in conversations
about “From Darkness to Light.” The dates for this
weekend will be November 20 – November 22. We
look forward to another great weekend.
$275 per person $75 single supplement
Register now at www.templeisaiah.com •
JOIN us FOr a JeWISH YOGA eXperieNCe
Please join Sara Abrams, RYT and 2nd year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College, for a
heart-opening Hatha yoga class that develops and incorporates deep breathing, vibrant poses,
self-awareness and Jewish spirituality. Sara has taught yoga with Jewish spirituality in
Boulder, Colorado, Jerusalem, Israel and most recently at Kutz Camp in
upstate New York where she inspired motivated Jewish teens
to become confident and eager practitioners.
Our Jewish yoga class will take place in the Social Hall on Friday mornings.
Time TBA. Please look for update information in the weekly bulletin and
on the Temple website. •