OctOber - Temple Isaiah

October 2011
THE
FROM RABBI KLEIN
Enough Space
We have threaded the theme
“Sacred Space” throughout
this month’s Isaian. We find
ourselves now in the midst of the Days of Awe
between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
It will not be long before we erect booths
for Sukkot, creating Sacred Space filled with
fresh air, fruit and friends. (See our Sukkot
celebrations on the back cover!)
For now, we concentrate on a different kind
of Sacred Space: creating the space within us
to renew.
The rabbis said, “Open the door of teshuvah
(repentance) only the width of the eye of a
needle, and God will open it wide enough for
carriages and wagons to pass through.” (Song
of Songs Rabbah 5)
The space we need to clear now is not large. It
is not measured by hectares or square footage.
It may seem that the accumulation of goo in
our lives is overwhelming, crowding out the
light. However, we only need a pinhole to let
in the Godshine.
I used to get
horrible coughs,
deep rattling
exhausting attacks
that had me
fighting for breath,
sleeping sitting up,
tears streaming
down my face
when I tried to
suppress it to lead prayer. I would sound like
a lawn tractor mowing reeds at the bottom of
a lake. When I lived in New York City, a friend
told me, “Don’t worry. It’s like a prerequisite.
If you want to be a Jewish author, you have to
have upper respiratory problems. Makes you
authentic.” A couple of years ago, I went to
an ENT for the first time who said the cause
was in my head. Literally. It was not my lungs
but my sinuses. A cheap spray, a small space
cleared, decades of coughing soothed for
good.
May the eye of the needle open for you to
bring in carriages and wagons, breathfuls of
fresh air, armfuls of fruit and housefuls of
friends.
“Open the door of teshuvah (repentance)
only the width of the eye of a needle, and
God will open it wide enough for carriages
and wagons to pass through.”
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FROM RABBI NICKERSON
During the Fall, just as it starts to get cold, our
tradition calls on us to spend significant time
outdoors, in dwellings that are so flimsy they
would never pass inspection as permanent
structures. With a thatched roof through
which we view the stars (or city lights) and
with at least one side open, the sukkah
literally and figuratively exposes us to the
world around us. It is a space that is unstable
and insufficiently protective, leafy and leaky. The sukkah is a vulnerable
place where, according to one rabbi from the Talmud, “one must exit the
known world of security and enter a world of insecurity.”
And yet, at the same time, the laws of Sukkot state that we are supposed
to make the sukkah our home for seven days. That very structure that
embodies and engenders the momentary is somehow to be given roots.
That modest place of exposure is to be embraced as reliable shelter.
And it is through this process that the sukkah becomes a sacred space – a
space in which we attempt to navigate between what is comfortable and
common and that which is frustrating and foreign. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
describes this foundational concept:
Jewish faith is not about believing the world to be other than it is. It is not
about ignoring the evil, the darkness, and the pain. It is about the courage,
endurance, and the capacity to hold fast to ideals even when they are ignored
by others. It is the ability to see the world for what it is and yet still believe
that it could be different. It is about not giving up, not letting go. Faith is what
the Song of Songs calls ‘the love which is stronger than death.’ (Excerpt from
Radical Then, Radical Now)
A sacred space is a place in which we struggle to connect and build
spiritual, communal and intellectual relationships. This Sukkot, we hope
to create a variety of sacred spaces, both at the synagogue and throughout
the community, and we hope you will join us.
Please see the Sukkot Calendar in the Isaian for event details.
“A sacred space is a place in which we
struggle to connect and build spiritual,
communal and intellectual relationships.”
FROM CANTOR KENT
Sacred Space and
Transculturation
When you study ethnomusicology— the study
of social and cultural aspects of music in global
and local contexts—you become aware that
almost no single musical culture exists apart
from any other. There is constant borrowing
of musical sounds and ideas between cultures and societies. This is not a
new phenomenon— it has existed since the first traveler visited another
town or village and shared melodies on his flute or songs his grandmother
taught him with those living in a nearby village. When this borrowing from
another culture is extensive —it is often referred to as transculturation:
the music of one culture being transferred to another and an entirely new
musical vocabulary is created in the process.
The most sacred space in our synagogue —the sanctuary — becomes witness to
this notion of transculturation on Erev Sukkot at 7:00 p.m. when Rabbi Andrew
Hahn will lead our congregation in a Kirtan celebration ushering in our fall harvest
festival. Kirtan is a musical form of worship that originated in India and is based
on call and response. The leader sings an easy musical phrase and the congregation
sings it back. Rabbi Hahn has written a special Kirtan for the evening based on
the traditional Jewish Hallel— or Psalms of Praise. When you join in the singing
of Kirtan, the room begins to create its own vibration. Two traditions merge:
the Hindu custom of Kirtan and the ancient words and traditional melodies of
Judaism combine to create a liturgical experience that cannot be described; it must
be experienced. The sound does not feel linear, but rather the sound waves seem to
wrap around each worshipper and quiet the mind and draw each person back to
the center of his or her being.
Our sanctuary is always a sacred space, but, with the sound of voices joining
together combined with traditional Indian instruments like the harmonium, tabla
and sitar, a new transculturated experience awaits.
“When you join in the singing of Kirtan, the
room begins to create its own vibration.”
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October 2011

Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue
HOMELESSNESS
Beyond Shelter
Contact: Beth Goss
Beyond Shelter works to develop systemic approaches to
combat poverty and homelessness among families with
children and enhance family economic security and well-being.
Save the Date! Thanksgiving Dinner Market, November 17-
20. We are looking for volunteers to help us staff the market
and welcome our students, young and old, into a space that will
help them think about hunger, poverty, holiday celebrations
and gratitude. To volunteer your time or resources, please
contact Beth Goss at bethlaurengoss@gmail.com
Birthday Bank
Contact: Rabbi Dara Frimmer
Birthdays are a perfect time to have a conversation about how
many blessings there are in our lives and how important it
is to share those blessings. At this year’s birthday party, have
your child identify one present that he or she would be willing
to give to someone whose family cannot afford to buy them
presents. Come with your child to the Temple office and
exchange your gift for a beautiful certificate of appreciation,
signed by the clergy, recognizing your child’s generosity on his
or her birthday. The certificate will be presented at the weekly
Shabbat celebration. Gifts will be donated to families at
Beyond Shelter. For more information, please contact Rabbi
Dara Frimmer at rabbidara@templeisaiah.com .
GLOBAL JUSTICE
HUNGER
Please Consider Making
This Important, Gooddeed
Phone Call:
The government of Sudan has launched full-scale
attacks against Nuba civilians in the state of South
Kordofan. Credible
reports have surfaced of door-to-door raids,
summary executions, forced displacement,
abductions of peace-keepers, and intentional
destruction and obstruction of humanitarian
aid resources. The attacks on South
Kordofan – which an internal UN memo
called “ethnic cleansing” – are disturbing
echoes of the genocide committed against
the Nuba by the Khartoum regime in the
1990s.
Please call President Obama at 202-456-
1111. Demand that he impose immediate
coercive consequences on Khartoum,
including expanding sanctions, freezing assets of the regime’s leaders,
investigating war crimes and increasing protection of civilians.
It is a good deed you can perform as often as possible!
Thank you!
Gail Solo, JWW Chair gailsololaw@aol.com
SOVA Food Pantry
Contact: Rabbi Dara Frimmer
SOVA food pantries provide free groceries and supportive
resources to nearly 10,000 men, women and children
each month. Donate non-perishable, nutritious foods in
our Temple lobby. SOVA’s Favorite Foods: Tuna, Canned
Soup, Peanut Butter, Whole Grain Cereal, 100% Fruit Juice,
Canned Chili/Beef Stew.
October COLLECTIONS: Food and Toiletries for SOVA (All Bins)
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October 2011

Sacred Spaces from Stewart Bogen
What space can be more sacred to a congregation than our
Temple? It is where our community gathers to worship, meet,
eat and even sometimes play.
That is what Temple Isaiah’s High Holy Day campaign is about.
Participating is a way for every member to make our community
stronger. It allows us to reach out and help our fellow parents,
worshippers, learners, activists and most of all friends. It allows
every one of us to take a larger step to move our community
forward – and to move us all closer to one another.
We are incredibly blessed to be members of Temple Isaiah at
this moment, when our sacred community – our second home
– is bursting with ideas, energy and vitality. Our Temple is
blossoming.
But our need to care for one another is growing as well.
Giving to the High Holy Day campaign provides the
funds to ensure that everyone can share fully in our
community regardless of economic circumstance.
Dues do not cover this means of embracing all.
Giving provides the funds needed to realize our
community’s dreams. Dues alone do not cover
the costs of the amazing new ideas and programs
reshaping our religious school, our worship, our
quest for justice, our creative community and our
connection with Israel and with each other. The
High Holy Day campaign allows us to dream big –
and realize our dreams.
During the holidays, please answer the call with a contribution of any amount.
Participating is a simple, small, easy step that lets all of us share in the joy of drawing
closer and the joy of beautiful dreams becoming real.
Put Your IRA to Work
for Temple Isaiah
This year, take advantage of a “charitable IRA rollover.”
If you are 70½ or older, you may make a tax-free gift of up to
$100,000 directly from your IRA to Temple Isaiah.
If your gift is made before December 31, 2011, your IRA
withdrawal will be free from federal income tax and can
count toward your required minimum distribution.
For more information contact Stewart Bogen, Director of
Development, at (310) 277-2772.
Caring Needed?
by Paulette Benson
Being ill is no fun, as everyone knows. Being seriously ill,
is scary and I so appreciated caring members of the Temple
who made it possible for me to still participate in Temple life.
How did they do this? Mostly, they went out of their way
to drive me to or from some Temple event. That is what I
needed most since I was on massive doses of pain meds and
I did not trust my ability to “safely” drive. I will be forever
grateful to the many people who said yes when I asked for a ride.
Also warming my heart was knowing two things, that Joe Gillerman and others prayed for
my health during the “mi shebeirach” prayer Friday nights, and that I was also the recipient of
music from Cantor Kent.
The Temple’s official Caring Community sent a card and dry soup in a jar, I received a call
from our clergy and Honey Amado sent over hot Chicken soup with a full chicken for Shabbat
dinner. I felt cared for, and my doctors say that the CARING truly aided my recent recovery.
If, God forbid, you are ill and let the clergy or Gail know, then some of the caring community
can be there for you too.
Welcome (back!) to our Community
Organizing/Rabbinic Intern
Suzy Stone
We are so excited that Suzy Stone is returning to Temple Isaiah as our
rabbinic intern for 2011-2012. Currently, Suzy is a fifth year rabbinic
student at Hebrew Union College-Institute of Jewish Religion in Los
Angeles. This year, Suzy will be leading the Israel Roundtable/Breakfast,
guiding our eighth grade Teen School program in justice and serving as
rabbi for occasional lifecycle events and Shabbat/Holiday services.
In her capacity as an organizer, she will continue her work with the
Isaiah community organizing team as they identify and train new leaders
committed to the transformation of public life in Los Angeles as well as life
inside the synagogue. Her organizing work is supported by a grant from
the Union for Reform Judaism’s Just Congregations, the Center for Jewish
Organizing and Progressive Jewish Alliance-Jewish Funds for Justice.
Originally from Minneapolis,
MN, Suzy received her
B.A. in 2002 from Brandeis
University, where she earned
a degree in History and
Sociology. After graduating from Brandeis, she remained in Boston as
a community and labor organizer. She began her rabbinical studies in
2007. She is passionate about the connection between Judaism and social
justice, working with teens and families, and teaching Torah. To contact
Suzy, please call the office or e-mail her at stoneCBCO@gmail.com.
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October 2011

Notes from The Green Team by Steve Fox
Manhattan Island
and Sacred Space
I grew up on the upper west side of Manhattan
and have always been extremely grateful
for that opportunity. We had fine schools,
including the High School of Music and Art,
where students could develop their musical
or artistic abilities—but athletics: forget it! A
large Jewish community shaped us seemingly
by osmosis rather than by conscious teachings;
there were nine Jewish friends living on the
very same block as I, so I only had to cross
one street to play stickball with all of my
buddies—a mother’s dream come true.
But something was missing living amidst all
that concrete and steel, where skyscraping
towers occasionally permitted sunlight
to reach the sidewalk below during brief
moments of the sun’s trajectory. It was not
until adulthood when my eyes were opened
to the majesty, the sacredness of the planet
we live on. I saw the curvature of the earth
at dawn from a plane at 35,000 feet. It was
breathtaking, forcing thoughts about one’s
place on the earth. Then as a young family,
we took a photographic walk with Yosemite
naturalist Dana Morgensen. He showed us a
beautiful tiny flower, and said we had to get
on our knees to really see it, adding that being
on our knees was really the only appropriate
posture before such magnificence. It is a
remark which I will never forget.
As modern urban city dwellers, we need to
work harder to regain that reverence for the
earth and its ability to care for us and to be
very aware that our ultimate food source is
not a plastic wrapped Styrofoam package so
immediately available at the supermarket but
is so often the earth that has been planted and
nurtured by our fellow humans to permit the
wondrous processes of growth about whose
genesis we can only wonder.
ISAIAH WOMEN
Calendar of Events for October:
October 5—Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. - Isaiah Women Board meeting.
Meeting will be held at the home of Wendy Plottel.
October 16—Sunday Sukkot event
Early dinner with Rabbi Klein
October 21—Friday - Tour of the Gamble House in Pasadena
followed by lunch.
For more information, contact Laurie Gantz at lbgantz@sbcglobal.net.
October 27— Thursday evening Rosh Hodesh
with Rabbi Klein.
Join us for the first of our monthly women’s night at the home of Bobbie Allen.
Please welcome our fantastic board for the 2011-12 year
President ..........................Ellen Canter
Vice-President ......................Laurie Gantz
Membership .......................Kathy Pollak
Special Events ......................Helene Korn
Treasurer ............................Lisa Turin
Assistant Treasurer .................... Sari Spiro
Corresponding Secretary ...........Suzanne Solig
Recording Secretary .................. Cheri Katz
Programming Chair .......... Rochelle Neuburger
Programming Committee ............ Bobbie Allen
Wendy Plottel
Fran Wenger
Betsy Wuliger
Publicity/Historian .....................Lisa Engel
Members at Large ...................Cory Schwab
Ginny Solomon
Wendy Turk
Past President .................. Simonne Yaroslow
Isaiah Women wishes you a
wonderful New Year and hopes you
will join us for our upcoming events
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October 2011

WELCOME New Members
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. Our goal at Temple Isaiah is to encourage your involvement as both members and volunteers.
Melissa and Brad Bertner
Jill and Gary Cogan
Jori Finkel and Michael Lubic
Hillary and Gregory Fishman
Shirin and Ramin Kahenassa
Sharona and Fouad Katan
Sylvia Martin-Stone and Daniel Stone
Renee and Gregory Newmark
Mara and Franklin Simon
Natalie and Assaf Tarnopolsky
Josephine and Andy Yesharim
Emilia and Alvin Zeidenfeld
Lines from the Library
By Ellen G. Cole, Librarian
DAYS OF ATONEMENT
A title that pluralizes Yom Kippur just as we
observe it piques curiosity. This novel of
politics, religion and complex mystery revs
your rational thoughts and reverses your
emotional responses. Enter the world of
Napoleonic victories when his Rights of Man
revolutionized secular life for European Jews
turning prayer to possibility.
We meet the major characters in 1807. A
horrific murder - by slit throats - of three
children frightens everyone in town. No one
can find mother, motive, weapon, perpetrator
or … blood. Two professional criminologists,
gloating or smarting at Prussia’s defeat, must
work together.
The nature of the
crime and the
specter of blood
libel implicate the
Jews, at risk of
violence before
guilt or innocence
is proved. While
protecting the ghetto,
the criminologists involve leaders of the Jewish
community to help with clues and deductions.
Investigating the father of the young victims
reveals political connections which the
Prussian must hide from the Frenchman.
The children’s father, a professional Prussian
soldier, is in a secret army plotting revolt
against their French occupiers. Historical
figures drag red herrings across the pages.
Pressure builds as the clock ticks; town
officials fear they cannot much longer protect
the ghetto or keep the sinister army secret.
Where is the mother if she is not alive with her
husband or dead with her children? Readers
warm to the main characters. In this period
of history, ironically, Germans are victims;
hindsight across ugly wars cannot dampen
your sympathy for them even as you feel odd
feeling so!
The crisp, smart writing is notable as the
author Michael Gregorio is a pen name for
two people. Their sophisticated, intellectual
mystery unravels to a shock in Days of
Atonement in the Library.
Library Hours
Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Are you interested
in learning Hebrew?
Temple Isaiah will be offering two opportunities
to learn Hebrew beginning this fall. We will offer
two courses in Hebrew. One for beginners who
would like to learn to read and one for people who
have a basic knowledge of Hebrew who would
like to focus more in depth on reading prayers
and understanding the concepts of prayer. These
courses will meet on Tuesday evenings.
Look for our
Adult Education
brochure
highlighting our
exciting upcoming
Adult Education
opportunities!
How does Torah apply
to your life?
Each week Temple Isaiah is proud to offer two opportunities for Torah learning. Join us for
Torah Study each Shabbat morning at 9:30 a.m. with our Senior Rabbi, Zoë Klein, to dive
into the hidden meanings of the Torah. The group studies Torah verse by verse, nothing is
left uncovered.
On Wednesday mornings from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. our Daughters of Torah group meets with
long time member and Hebrew Union College Graduate, Elaine Diamond. Using the newly
published Women’s Torah Commentary, the group looks to find deeper meaning in the Torah
portion if the week.
ISAIAH
CONTINUING
ENRICHMENT
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October 2011

PRESCHOOL
Tamar Andrews
Early Childhood
Program Director
Sacred Space
As the teachers came back to set up their
classrooms in early September, they were
greeted with a new concept: Sacred Space. The
goal of the preschool staff this year is to
create a sacred space within each
classroom, and here I would like to
share with you the questions and
solutions we shared.
How will you be spending your
set-up week? Will you spend
hours making your room look
attractive? Will you spend
countless hours on the aesthetics
of the environment? What
about the “other atmosphere?”
Little children may not say
this, but they walk into the
classroom thinking…
“Will I be safe? Will I be taken care of? Will I be respected
for the person I am? Where will my mommy be?”
The answers to these questions are NOT in the colorful
decorations or cubby signs.
The answers are in the Sacred Community we create.
Long ago, the Rabbis knew that a classroom is a sacred space.
They knew that wherever there is a classroom, the Shehkinah,
the nurturing presence of God, can be found.
with others?
In a Sacred Space, we focus on
something greater than ourselves,
and we celebrate our blessings. We
stop and make note of moments of
wonder. There is also an attitude of
gratitude.
We honor God and ourselves by being
intentional and being our best. Then,
and only then, does a room become a
sacred space.
This New Year, how will you work to
create a sacred space where you work,
where you live and where you share time
Wishing you and your families a happy and healthy sweet
New Year.
RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL
Joshua Mason-Barkin
Director of
Congregational
Learning
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Spaces aren’t sacred, at least not inherently. I’ve
recently come to believe that it’s not the space
that’s sacred, but what happens when being in a
shared space that facilitates people to transition
from a collection of individuals to an authentic community
united behind shared experience, shared purpose or a
shared vision for changing the world.
Our cynical selves might find that idea trite or idealistic.
But anyone who’s ever experienced the phenomenon
knows it’s not. Just ask our students.
In Washington, DC, our confirmation class turned hotel
lobbies and congressional offices into holy ground when
they gathered with other young leaders to learn about
justice and to stand up for important causes before the
people who shape our nation’s policies. At our religious
school retreat, students turned a drab meeting hall into
a sacred sanctuary, filling the room with songs of prayer,
laughing voices and ear-to-ear smiles. In the lower ninth
ward of New Orleans, a group of Isaiah youth and their
parents lent a hand to transition a neighborhood ravaged
by poverty and hurricanes with their faith that a shared
commitment to action can bring about systematic change.
I’m particularly grateful to some specific Isaians who
teach us by example to recognize the value of that spiritual
elevation.
The Youth Opportunity Scholarship Fund, conceived of
and created by Gail Solo, offers financial assistance to enable
participation in service trips, youth group gatherings and
Israel programs. Gail teaches that becoming a mensch,
dedicating yourself to tikkun olam and developing Jewish
identity can all result when youth create sacred space as
part of community.
Isaiah Women, who know about creating sacred space
anywhere they come together, teach a similar message.
Their recent gift to our religious school helps ensure that
cost doesn’t prevent children in our community from
participating in school retreats, class trips and other
programming that builds and strengthens the bonds
between our students.
These acts of tzedakah are important acknowledgments
that sacred spaces at Temple Isaiah can be those created
far outside our Temple’s walls.
To learn more about trips that
build communities and transform
individuals, check the religious school
blog, templeisaiah.com/rsblog.
October 2011

Become a part of
YOUth Group!
CLUB 456
October 2, 12-2 p.m., Deck Party
November 20, 12-2:30 p.m.,
Pre-Hanukah Party
Jr. ITY
October 2, 4-7 p.m., Welcome BBQ
November 20, 4-7 p.m.,
Pre-Hanukah Party
ITY
October 14-16, NFTY Leadership
Training Institute
Join ITY on Facebook!
Events and details will
be advertised there.
Find out more about CLUB 456, Jr. ITY and ITY!
Contact Lisa Greengard at (310) 277-2772 ext. 23 or lisa@templeisaiah.com.
Thank you for an incredible summer!
Love, Your Camp Isaiah Staff
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October 2011

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!
Albert J Neiditch Memorial
Scholarship Fund
In Memory of
Ida Neiditch by Robert Neiditch
Clergy Discretionary Fund
In Appreciation of
Cantor Kent by Krupp Family Foundation
Shiva Minyan Service by the Family of Sherwood Schwartz
In Honor of
Cantor Kent by Jeni Catch
In Memory of
Bernice Amado by Honey Amado
Irene Dinkoff by Honey Amado
Bertha Dyen by Sheila Moncavage
Gussie Fendell by Honey Amado
Beverly Fleischman by Laurie and David Gantz
Benjamin Fleischman by Laurie and David Gantz
Ida Frazin by Carol Ellis and Ruth Miller
Alma Friedman Hutkin by Elliot Hutkin
Irving Kessler by Honey Amado
Lillian Miller by Ralph and June-Ellen Miller
Sam Miller by Carol Ellis and Ruth Miller
Edmund Russo by Karen and Stuart Feldstein
Don Weinman by Pearl Seidman
Don Weinman by Ann Weinman
Get Well Wishes for
Phyllis Rothman by Chavurah Ha Chee Tov
Caring Community Fund
In Memory of
Rick Gillerman by Joe and Roberta Gillerman
Jenny Oskinsky by Kim Perry and Larry Zucker
Donna Gross Fund
In Honor of
The anniversary of Harriet and Mel Morris by Adelle Gross
In Memory of
Ida Gelman by Dena and Michael Horowitz
Irving Ginis by Adelle Gross
Donna Michelle Gross by Adelle Gross
Donna Michelle Gross by Gail and Terry Feigenbaum
Gail Solo Youth Opportunity Fund
In Memory of
Edmund Russo by Gail Solo
General Fund
In Appreciation of
Temple Isaiah by Dr. Andrei Doran
In Memory Of
Diane Bostick by Naomi Green
Selma Wolfberg by Howard Wolfberg
Ginnie Fox Memorial Fund
In Memory of
Hilda Rosenberg by Geri and Gary Rosenberg
Ha Sharim
In Honor of
Barry Korn’s birthday by Judie Rice
Barry Korn’s birthday by Naomi Goldurs
Israel Action Fund
In Memory of
Max Radoff by Sandra Radoff-Bernstein
Levine Library Fund
In Honor of
Barry Korn’s birthday by Gloria and Eddie Ilan
In Memory of
Marion Stiebel Siciliano by Gloria and Eddie Ilan
Rabbi Gan Discretionary Fund
In Memory of
Mark Solig by Marty and Suzanne Solig
Rabbi Norman Mirsky Adult
Education Fund
In Memory of
Rabbi Norman Mirsky by Elaine Mirsky
Irving Weiss by Elaine and Michael Diamond
Rosalee Lipman Preschool
Scholarship Fund
In Memory of
Gaye Catch by Donald Lipman
Shabbat Celebration Fund
In Memory of
Rae Lichtenstein by Roberta and Joseph Gillerman
Fanny Sacks by Sheldon and Rosalie Sacks
Social Action Fund
In Memory Of
Dorothy Adler by Amy Levy
Dr. Ira Carson by The Turk Family
Yarzheit Fund
In Memory of
Gaye Catch by Betty and Sid Wallis
William Fayer by Robert Altman
Seymour Green by Naomi Green
Zachary Justman by Geneva Trifon
Terry Karp by Fern Karp
Sidney Samuel Korman by Irwin Korman
Rose Marmer by Leslie and Jonathan Davidson
Julius Morris by Paul Morris
Marion Stiebel Siciliano by Sheri and Sumner Feldman
Leon Wasserman by Lionel Rosenfeld
We gratefully acknowledge
these generous contributors
who support Temple Isaiah
programs. Your help has made
it possible for us to serve our
community this year in broadreaching,
meaningful ways.
Honey and George De Roy
Gail Solo
Ann and Bill Warnick
Ellen Goldberg Religious School
and Camp Scholarship Fund
In Honor of
Temple Isaiah by The Goldhirsh Foundation
In Memory of
Dorothy Blitzer by Leonard and Susan Milner
Gaye Catch by Janet and David Marcus
Miriam Dantus by Carla and Philippe Kopf
Ana Dryjansky by Carla and Philippe Kopf
Robert Hayes Boatwright by Cheri and Manny Katz
Birdye Cohn Milner by Leonard Milner
Olive G. Shine by Ellen and Michael Goldberg
Get Well Wishes for
Phyllis Rothman by Ellen and Michael Goldberg
Religious School
Scholarship Fund
In Memory of
Gaye Catch by Saralee Kaufman
Margaret Deger by Evelyn and Allen Kwawer
Kenneth Goodwin by Paul Goodwin
Milo Petrovic by Evelyn and Allen Kwawer
Rishonim Fund
In Memory of
Isadore Rosner by Ralph and Jackie Rosner
Anita Witherspoon by Jill and Rodney Sabel
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October 2011

B’NAI MITZVAH
BRANDON WINTER
Son of Sheryl
and Richard Winter
Saturday, October 1
ZACHARY ANTIN
Son of Cynthia
and Blaise Antin
Saturday, October 1
CASSIDY GLOBERMAN
Daughter of Wendy
and Brian Globerman
Saturday, October 15
NOAH KINGSDALE
Son of Stephanie
and David Kingsdale
Saturday, October 15
JACOB TAITELMAN
Son of Lisa
and Michael Taitelman
Saturday, October 22
JUSTIN PARTOVI
Son of Elham
and Behrooz Partovi
Saturday, October 29
JANE ROTHSTEIN
Daughter of Emily
and Richard Rothstein
Saturday, October 29
October Memorial Plaques
October 2
Sam Berniker
Gussie Birken
Joseph Blumberg
Ralph Cohen
Louis Dash
Leo Hirsch
Ellen Ruth Joseph
Abe B. Krimstein
Harry Kuppin
Charles Lieberman
Fanny Light
Max Pullan
Anna G. Schwartz
Hannah Silverstone
David Stell
Minnie Yudovin
Howard Lewis Zeidenfeld
October 14
Charles Bellman
Eva Berniker
Annette Brounstein
Esther K. Brounstein
Frances Canter
Jack A. Colvin
Mildred Goldstein
Celia Grimes
David C. Korman
Dora Koskoff
Mollie Kotz
Kate Loeb
Herman Reffe
Rose Rokaw
Miriam Shachory
Georgiana Sidlow
Irving Wershow
Miriam Wershow
October 21
Samuel Blau
Evelyn Dyser
Ida D. Gurvitch
Florence Osheroff
Anne Ostry
David Paller
Max Pastor
Max Schloss
Dr. Henry Schnitman
Sadie Shannahoff
Faye Silverman
Lillian Wasserman
Dr. Phillip Samuel Zeff
October 28
Syrel Balser
Phyllis F. Benach
Bernard Fabian
George Isaac Fink
Joe Flatte’
Max Joseph
Milton Lehman
Sarah Lesser
Herman Loevner
Gilbert Person
Joel Ritz
Bernard Sklar
Byron Smith
David Steinberg
Isadore Harry Stone
Albert R. Wager
Anna Helen Wager
LIFECYCLES
MILESTONES: Mazel Tov to Jennifer and Michael Eisenberg on the birth of their daughter, Eliana Reese; Lynne and Ron Kaufman on the birth of their
grandson, Jackson Scott Fallows; Lauren and David Ravitz on the birth of their daughter, Sydney Emma.
SYMPATHY: We would like to express our sympathy to the following Temple members and their families on the recent loss of their loved ones:
Susan De Bre on the loss of her husband, Alvin; Jonathan and Monique Kagan on the loss of Jonathan’s step-grandmother, Joyce Fynke; Kim Lee on the
loss of her father, Richard Kraver; Connie Sommer on the loss of her grandmother, Helen Marquis Lee; Ann Weinman on the loss of her ex-husband, Don.
SPEEDY RECOVERY: The following Temple members or their loved ones have been ill and we want to wish them well: Avital Etehad; Joe
Gillerman; Hayden Hartman, daughter of Hillary and Steven Hartman; Deborah Kreingel; Phyllis Smolen Rothman.
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October 2011 Calendar
Shabbat Service Schedule
Fridays, October 7*, 14 # and 21
5:45 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services
7:30 p.m. Oneg
*October 7 – Kol Nidre (Service at UCLA)
#
October 14 – Jazz Services and Religious School
Consecration
Fourth Friday - October 28 Note Time Change
5:30 p.m. Family Shabbat Service
6:00 p.m. Family Shabbat Dinner
5:45 p.m. Pre-Oneg
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services
7:30 p.m. Oneg
Mon
Wed
Sat
Center for the Widowed
Every Monday
Daughters of Torah ~
Learning Circle
Every Wednesday | 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Cantor Kent Meditation Circle
Every Wednesday in October | 6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Shabbat Torah Study
Every Saturday | 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Study with Rabbi Zoë Klein every Shabbat morning,
exploring Torah verse by verse
Temple Closures: October 13 and 20
Closed at 12:00 p.m. on October 7
5
Israel Roundtable
Wednesday, October 5 I 8:30 A.M.
Join us for an Israel Roundtable and breakfast.
12
15
16
Board Meeting
wednesday, October 5 I 7:30 P.M.
Kirtan Rabbi for Erev Sukkot
wednesday, October 12 I 7:00 P.M.
Join us as we celebrate Sukkot with a visiting Rabbi.
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, October 15 I 9:00 a.m.
Join us for our monthly Tot Shabbat.
Blessing of the Animals
sunday, October 16 I 12:30 P.m.
HIGH HOLY DAY SCHEDULE
Royce Hall - UCLA
Friday, October 7
6:00 pm or 9:00 pm
Kol Nidre
Saturday, OCTOBER 8
9:00 am
Yom Kippur Family Service
10:00 am
Meditation room opens
18
19
Isaiah Women Sukkot Dinner
Sunday, October 16 I 5:00 P.m.
T.I.N.G. Meeting
Tuesday, October 18 I 8:00 a.m.
This is open to all Temple members and those who want
to build their business through referrals.
For questions, call Ivy Rappaport at 323-782-3032.
Yizkor Service
and Simchat Torah Celebration
wednesday, October 19 I
6:00 p.m Yizkor
6:30 P.M. Light dinner of sandwiches
7:00 P.M. celebration
12:00 PM
Yom Kippur Morning Service
3:30 pm
Yom Kippur Afternoon,
Yizkor and Neilah
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holiday events in October
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Blessing of the Animals
sunday I 12:30 P.m.
Bring your furry, feathered and finned family members to the
sukkah for a ceremony of blessings, treats, fun and prizes.
12
Erev Sukkot Kirtan Service
w/ Rabbi Andrew Hahn
wednesday I 7:00 P.M.
Rabbi Hahn will be joining our community for
an evening of Kirtan. Kirtan is an ancient musical
form of call and response singing. We will then
join together in the Sukkah for seasonal desserts
and to wave the lulav.
Isaiah Women Sukkot Dinner
and Program
sunday I 5:00 - 7:00 P.m.
Join Isaiah Women for a dinner and program in the sukkah.
Permanence and Impermanence –
A Sukkah Study
tuesday I 1:15 - 2:15 P.m.
Learn about major themes of Sukkot, including permanence vs.
impermanence, as well as some interpretations of the objects
associated with the holiday (lulav, etrog, etc.).
14
Social Justice in the Sukkah
FRIday I 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
This study session will examine Jewish texts
on the topics of work (jobs, wages, workers’ rights), healthcare, and
housing, and challenge us to connect ancient and modern themes
of community obligation and social justice.
18
Religious School Consecration &
Shabbat Services
FRIday I 6:15 p.m.
Join us for Shabbat services and a special Consecration
ceremony honoring our children entering Kindergarten
and any new students in our religious school.
19
Yizkor (Memorial) Service and
Simchat Torah Celebration
wednesday
YIZKOR I 6:00 P.m.
Join us in prayer and remembrance for those we
continue to cherish.
15
Preschool Sukkot Celebration
For families in the preschool
saturday I Late afternoon/early evening
For families in the preschool – join us at peoples’ homes for
some Sukkot socializing and celebration. Contact Rabbi Joel at
rabbijoel@templeisaiah.com for more information.
Light dinner of sandwiches I 6:30 P.m.
CELEBRATION I 7:00 P.m.
We will unroll the entire Torah scroll around our Sanctuary as we
dance and sing in joyful celebration.