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F R O M R A B B I K L E I N
While the four sons of
the Passover haggadah
each represent different
personalities (wise,
wicked, simple, silent),
they all have one thing
in common. They are all
present at the table. They
are all engaging, in varying
extremes, in the retelling of the story of our
people’s redemption from slavery and birth
as a nation.
Today, we might add to our
haggadot a fifth child - the Jew
who is absent from the table.
One who isn’t asking questions,
wrestling with beliefs or showing
any interest at all.
Imagine, for a moment, that
the table is Israel. As a congregation we have been
cultivating an ongoing conversation about Israel.
It is a conversation that includes complex issues
surrounding security, peace-making and human
rights. It touches on issues of Jewish identity,
responsibility and community. Some come to the
table with personal stories and an embrace of the
concept of homeland. Some come to the table
with provocative questions and intelligent disputes.
Some come to the table seeking simple explanations,
wanting to understand history and current affairs.
And some come to the table quietly, wanting to
absorb, process and consider.
There is a fifth person, however, who is not at the
table at all. This person shows no interest and poses
no challenges. This person, if asked about Israel,
might respond, “Why should I care? Why should I
be Wednesday, March 3 8:30 a.m. in the Temple
Social Hall, where Cantor Kent will share the History
of Zionism. At our “Israel Over Breakfast” on
Wednesday, April 7, we will speak with a member of
the Israeli consulate to learn about the current political
climate in the country.
Monday, March 15, we will be welcoming Alan
Dershowitz in our sanctuary as part of our ongoing
engagement with speaking about Israel. Professor
Dershowitz has been called “Israel’s single most
visible defender – the Jewish State’s lead attorney in
the court of public opinion.” He
is the author of 27 fiction and
non-fiction works with a worldwide
audience. His most recent titles
include The Case for Israel, The Case for
Peace and The Case for Moral Clarity:
Israel, Hamas and Gaza. There will be
hors d’oeuvres in our lobby starting
at 7:00 p.m. and the lecture begins
at 7:30 p.m. Following Alan Dershowitzs’ presentation
and Q & A, we will have an opportunity to continue
the conversation in smaller groups facilitated by each
of the clergy over coffee and desserts.
The Passover seder always ends with the declaration
L’Shana haba’ah b’Yerushalayim, “Next year in Jerusalem!”
What does that mean to you? Does it make you think
of Am, Eretz, or Medinat Yisrael? Is it symbolic, poetic or
literal to you? What do you think of when you think
of Jerusalem?
Come to the table, with all your complexity and
character. Come to the table for nourishment, sweets
and spice. It wouldn’t be the same without you! I look
forward to continuing to grow together. •
310.277.2772
www.templeisaiah.com
“I want to extend an invitation to
you to come to the table. There is a
special place for you.”
go?” And however apathetic these questions seem,
they are reasonable questions to ask in the modern
age. Our scholar-in-residence Paul Liptz devoted
one entire lecture to addressing the question “Why
should we care?”
If you recognize “the fifth child” in yourself, I want
to extend an invitation to you to come to the table.
There is a special place for you. Come to learn, to
ask, to respectfully disagree and to grow. We began
an “Israel Over Breakfast” discussion last month. At
our first gathering at Factor’s Deli, we discussed
the differences between Am Yisrael (the people of
Israel), Eretz Yisrael (the land of Israel) and Medinat
Yisrael, (the State of Israel). Our next meeting will
M A R C H AT I S A I A H
O N E L A A S S E M B LY
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W E L C O M E N E W M E M B E R S
p a g e fo u r
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M E E T O U R FA R M E R
p a g e f i v e
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F O U R T H F R I D AY S
p a g e s e v e n
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A L A N D E R S H O W I T Z
p a g e s i x t e e n

F R O M D A R A F R I M M E R
As Temple Isaiah
continues to engage in
a conversation about
Israel – our relationship
to the land, the state
and the people – I
offer you four more
questions, written by
the staff of J Street, to
add to your Passover seder:
2009 will not be the first year that cynicism about
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will likely outweigh
hope at Passover seder tables around the world.
However, just as the ancient Israelites left Egypt
in search of freedom, we must continue to hope
that all people – including those in Israel and
the Palestinian territories – will have the chance
to choose their own destinies in true peace and
security in the coming months and years. As we
enter a new year of pushing for peace and security,
the following “Four More Questions” provide
an opportunity to talk at the seder about the
prospects for peace in the coming year and reasons
to be hopeful in the face of cynicism.
“It is not incumbent upon
you to complete the task.
But neither are you free
to desist from it.”
1. Why is this year of US-Israel relations
different from all other years? [Note: Remember
to allow others the chance to answer first!]
J Street’s answer: We have a new American President
in Barack Obama who is committed to active
American leadership to resolve the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict through a two-state solution.
We also have a new Israeli government that has
not yet fully committed to the two-state solution
framework.
It is also different because time is running out on
the viability of the two-state solution to the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict, endangering Israel’s future as
a Jewish, democratic homeland. As the previous
Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert said, “The
day that the two-state solution collapses… the
State of Israel is finished.”
2. Do you think you can be “pro-Israel” and still
criticize Israel’s government or actions?
J Street’s answer: Our relationship with Israel should
be like the ones we have with our closest friends –
loving, honest and candid.
We feel compelled to air our criticism with
Israeli government policy when necessary in
order to help Israel realize the vision of a Jewish,
democratic homeland and refuge set out by its
founders.
According to a poll we conducted in March
2009, 58% of American Jews are not bothered
when “American Jews disagree publicly with
Israeli government policy.”
3. What do you hope your children and
grandchildren will know and learn about Israel?
J Street’s answer: We want to take that long plane
ride to Israel with our children and grandchildren
to show them a country that is a light unto the
nations.
We want to show them a secure and proud Israel
that had the strength to make peace. We want
to show them a country with world-class food,
arts, music, culture, technology, science and
education. We want to show them how the Jewish
people formed and maintain a government based
on democracy, justice and equality and with full
rights for all its minorities.
We want to take our children and grandchildren
to a promised land.
4. Do you think President Obama can lead
us to a promised land of a two-state solution
to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and
finally provide real peace and security to Israel,
the Palestinians and the whole region?
J Street’s answer: Of course President Obama can
not solve the conflict all by himself! He will
need lots of help from people like you to make
sure that he has the political support to push for
the tough compromises a resolution will require.
That is what J Street is all about – I hope you
will join us at JStreet.org
The road to freedom and peace will not be easy,
but as Rabbi Tarfon said, “It is not incumbent
upon you to complete the task. But neither are
you free to desist from it.”
The full text can be found online at
http://passover.s3.amazonaws .com/
JStreetHaggadahInsert.doc •
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON BIG SUNDAY?
O N E L A A S S E M B L Y
P U B L I C E D U C A T I O N :
S U P P O R T I N G O U R
C H I L D R E N , O U R
N E I G H B O R H O O D S
A N D O U R C I T Y
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Temple Isaiah
10345 West Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Will all children in our communities have
the support they need to be successful
as they move from elementary to middle
school? On March 7, we will present
a plan developed by parents, teachers,
administrators and community members
to support children as they transition to
middle school.
Childcare will be provided for children ages
2-5. (Childcare check-in on Vollmer Deck
begins at 2:45) Children 6 years or older are
invited to participate in the public action.
Invited Guests:
LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines
LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer
Local District 3 Superintendent Michelle King
LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz
Space is limited. Please rsvp (or direct
questions) to Diana Hardy at
dianaehardy@yahoo.com.
Sunday, May 2 is Big Sunday, and Temple Isaiah is once again a hub. Thousands of volunteers
will help others across the city. We need your help here at Temple Isaiah! Volunteer opportunities
will include: donating blood; writing letters to soldiers; making cards and soup in a jar for the
Caring Community; creating snack bags, art kits and hygiene kits for Beyond Shelter; donating
tools for school back pack project through Jewish World Watch, and so much more. For more
information contact Rabbi Kellner at the Temple Office. •
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F R O M C A N T O R K E N T
Freedom from
All That Stuff…
You don’t have
to watch a lot of
television to see the
commercial that
tells the story of a
family that has acquired too much stuff: the
dad’s beer can collection, the old tricycle,
the too-small skis, papers and books and
old clothing. Salvation is found through
the rental of a self-storage facility. The
commercial message, in between scenes of
“CSI: Las Vegas” or “Survivor: Thailand” is
that if you have a lot of stuff, you should box
it up, drive it over to “Public Storage” and
periodically you can come on over to visit
your old papers or your beer can collection
or admire your too-small skis.
Pesach is our Festival of Freedom and
traditionally we celebrate our liberation
from Egyptian slavery. Through the Seder
and the songs, prayers and blessings found
in the Haggadah and ritual foods, we reenact
our passage from servitude to freedom. But
is it enough to just reenact the concept of
Freedom if our lives and homes are jailed in
the prison of too much stuff ? Too much
food. Too much clothing. Too many books.
Too many papers. Too many choices. Too
many sets of dishes. Too many useless
kitchen utensils. Too many pills in the
medicine chest. Too many shampoo bottles
in the shower. Too much and too many.
If Pesach is the moment when we truly
remember the Exodus from Egypt (zecher
l’tziyat mitzrayim), then maybe we can begin our
personal liberation by expunging our lives of
all the extra stuff. Along with all the casting
away of chametz, maybe we can throw away
the chametz cluttering up the drawers in our
desks, kitchens and night stands. There is a
great distinction between what we need and
what we want, and I will be one of the first
to admit that I have more than I need. And
once we begin to toss all the physical stuff,
perhaps we can begin to tackle the piles of
emotional and psychological baggage…
(That’s another article).
As the Israelites stood at the shores of the
Red Sea, Moses told the people to not be
afraid. And then God tells Moses that they
should stop their crying and whining and
just get going. As we begin the process of
“If Pesach is the moment when we
truly remember the Exodus from
Egypt (zecher l’tziyat mitzrayim),
then maybe we can begin our
personal liberation by expunging
our lives of all the extra stuff.”
getting rid of our excess stuff, the message
of Torah resonates strongly. The first step in
this path towards decluttering our lives and
our hearts is not being afraid to throw out
what is not needed, and the next step is one
of action: actually wheeling the garbage can
into the den or kitchen.
For three years, I worked with a professional
organizer. Week after week, for three hours
at a time, we tackled bulging files, piles of
Xeroxed music and notebooks filled with
class notes from graduate school. The first
trashcan you throw out is painful. You cry
out, “What if I need it?” and “How will I
survive without it?” and somehow you realize
that there is no turning back to the stuff that
enslaves us.
On Passover, we recall not only the historical
slavery of Egypt, but the contemporary
Egypt we encounter daily. May this Passover
truly be a liberation from our overabundance,
and may the spirit of the festival help us
better understand our personal and societal
wants and needs.
Chag sameach •
LOS ANGELES MARATHON RUNNERS:
TAKE YOUR MARKS.
GET SET – BUT BEFORE YOU RUN
Join fellow Temple Isaiah marathon runners
for a special pre-race blessing.
Friday night, March 21st at 6:15 p.m.
We will share with you prayers for strong legs
and fortitude as you run 26.2 miles from
Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
Isaiah Women
for their generous donation
for a new sound system
in our Social Hall.
S A V E T H E D A T E
T E M P L E I S A I A H
ALL-MEMBERS PICNIC
SUNDAY, MAY 23
Games and crafts
for children
Mah Jongg and board
games for adults
Hamburgers, hot dogs,
veggie burgers
Free for all members
MARCH 2010
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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. Our goal at Temple Isaiah is to encourage your involvement as both members and volunteers.
Jennifer Brandt-Herschko
Glenn Kirschbaum and Cindy Craig-Kirschbaum
Roberto Scaramuzzi and Elizabeth Jereski
Bruce Wolfowitz and Nanessa Kerner
Stuart Simpson
David and Choiwan Essey
Dorothy Brenner
I S A I A H W O M E N
Our “Bingo-Rita” fiesta was a huge success and will become our newest annual event!
March is jam-packed with wonderful activities, and we invite you to join us for all the fun.
Our Mah Jongg Tournament has been re-scheduled for Sunday, April 25. Please watch for details
in the April Isaian.
If you are not yet a member and would like to join Isaiah Women, please contact Jill Smith at
jillesmith1@gmail.com or call (310) 459-9019
Monthly Mah Jongg
Tuesday, March 2, 7:00 p.m.
Players of all levels welcome. Location to
be announced. Space is limited so there is
only room for Isaiah Women members and
Temple Isaiah members. To RSVP, please
contact Ellen Canter at (310) 645-4966
or e-mail: ellenjcanter@aol.com
No charge for this event
Hiking Group
Saturday, March 6, 10:00 a.m.
Join us as we enjoy the scenery of
Franklin Canyon. Bring a picnic lunch
to enjoy with the group after the hike.
Men are welcome
Please RSVP to Sari Spiro at
(310) 475-1162 or e-mail:
spiroJJS@aol.com
No charge for this event
Mani-Pedi Night
Thursday, March 11, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
We will be gathering at Artistic Nails,
2351 Westwood Boulevard, to enjoy
an evening of pampering, bonding and
fun. We will have the salon to ourselves.
Refreshments of course! Please RSVP to
Sari Spiro at (310) 475-1162 or e-mail:
spiroJJS@aol.com
No charge for this event other than
the cost of the Manicures ($10.00) or
Pedicures ($15.00)
Lunch Bunch
Friday, March 19, 12:00 p.m.
Join us for lunch at Prado Restaurant where the
Caribbean Cuisine and eclectic menu will excite
the senses. The restaurant is located at
244 N. Larchmont (south of Beverly Blvd.) in
Larchmont Village. Please RSVP to Sari Spiro at
(310) 475-1162 or e-mail: spiroJJS@aol.com
No charge for Isaiah Women members
Non Isaiah Women members - $5.00
Women’s Passover Seder
Sunday, March 21, 3:00 p.m.
Please join us as we celebrate and re-affirm our
Jewish history by gathering together around the
Seder table to celebrate Passover. This very special
event will be led by Rabbi Klein and feature a
Haggadah that has been created by and for
Isaiah Women.
Our feast will be pot-luck, and we invite you to
bring a favorite Passover recipe to share.
To RSVP, please contact Ellen Canter at
(310) 645-4966 or e-mail: ellenjcanter@aol.com
There is no cost for this event.
Walking Group
Friday, March 26, 10:00 a.m.
We will be walking in Sullivan Canyon and
gathering at the Brentwood Country Mart
for lunch. Please RSVP to Sari Spiro at
(310) 475-1162 or e-mail: spiroJJS@aol.com
No charge for this event except the cost of lunch. •
N O T E S F R O M T H E
G R E E N T E A M
Freedom — Too Much
of a Good Thing?
Sometimes words acquire a sanctity that inhibits
critical evaluation. Geocentricity, the concept that
the earth is the center of the universe, achieved
such holiness that one risked one’s life to question
it. The “free market” has, for many, become an
idol to be worshipped, the best mechanism to
solve problems.
This month we will celebrate Passover, one of our
most joyous holidays, exhilarating in our freedom
and well-being as American Jews, worshipping
and joining with friends and working to make our
world better. But this cherished value also warrants
challenge and the courage to think critically. Our
Jewish obligation to justice and future generations
requires us to limit the exercise of that freedom,
to not permit unlimited spending by corporations
to influence elections, nor the manufacture of
gas guzzlers, nor the decimation of 1500-yearold
trees that should belong to all of us, nor the
contamination of the food we eat and the air we
breathe, nor mountaintop removal to mine coal
thereby endangering local water supplies…
It is hard to argue against FDR’s Four Freedoms:
freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom
from want and freedom from fear. But with so
many of us living on this little planet with limited
resources, some freedoms need restrictions for the
sake of peace, justice and our children. While
Judaism exalts freedom, it exhorts us to embrace
limitations, too. •
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M E E T O U R F A R M E R
BY PAULETTE BENSON
Curious about the difference between
“certified organic” and the food grown by
vendors at the farmers markets who say they
“use no pesticides?” Come ask the farmer who
partnered with some Temple Isaiah families
in the fall for our Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) program. Phil McGrath
will talk about his McGrath Family Farm
and answer questions at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday,
March 7 in the Social Hall. Coffee and bagels
will be provided.
The talk is open to everyone. If you are
thinking of joining a CSA or want to know
what is it all about, please join us
If you were part of the CSA, come meet Phil
McGrath, a fifth-generation farmer, and hear
about his NEW plans for the spring and
summer, including adding more fruit to the
CSA boxes.
In the fall, Phil McGrath invited CSA
members to take a tour of his Camarillo farm,
and allowed kids to pick their food. This time
he is coming to us to share his ideas about
the health of the food we eat and answer any
questions we have.
Stay after the farmer’s talk and members of
the CSA can answer questions and sign you up
to get a box of locally grown, organic, seasonal
vegetables each week beginning Tuesday,
March 23. For further information, ask CSA
Coordinators Mary McVean, Jessica Torney
and Beth Goss. This special event is being cosponsored
by Sinai Temple CSA. •
I S R A E L : H O M E L A N D
JORDI SCHUSTER
(rabbinic intern)
Every year, at the conclusion of our Passover
seders, we say the words, “L’Shanah ha ba’ah
b’yerushalayim – Next year in Jerusalem!” Do
we mean what we say? Do we truly want to
celebrate our next Pesach in Jerusalem?
For some of us, the answer is yes, whether
because Israel truly does feel like home or
because it is a nearly three-millennium-long
tradition to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
for the Pesach festival. For others of us,
the answer is no: our families, friends and
community with whom we make a seder are
here. Home is here. We want our seder to
be here.
But it is not only Diaspora Jews who say
L’Shanah ha ba’ah b’yerushalayim. Seder celebrators
in Israel—and in Jerusalem itself!—say it
too. How can those already in Israel express
longing to go to someplace they already are?
Our tradition makes a distinction between
Yerushalayim shel mata and Yerushalayim shel ma’alah:
the Jerusalem of this world and the Jerusalem
of “above”—Jerusalem as it should be.
Indeed, as Jews, we aspire always to live firmly
rooted in this world of reality while striving
to build the world as it should be. This year,
we, and our family in Israel, are in Jerusalem
as it is. Next year—and if not then, then
soon—may we have come together to build
Jerusalem as it should be. •
IT’S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT SUMMER!
JEWISH SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
Are you interested in going to Jewish summer camp? Temple Isaiah has a special opportunity
for you. With much appreciation to Andrea Spatz and Bob Wunderlich we are excited to be
able to offer the annual Jerome and Freyda Spatz Camp Scholarship.
Each year, this scholarship provides one Temple Isaiah religious school student in grades
2-7 with a campership to one of three Southern California Jewish overnight camps: Camp
JCA Shalom in Malibu, Camp Hess Kramer or Gindling Hilltop Camp in Malibu or Camp
Alonim in Simi Valley. This scholarship may be for you.
One lucky student will be chosen by the rabbis and the religious school staff to receive a camp
scholarship toward a week at summer camp. Special priority is given to first time campers and
those children that merit financial assistance. If you are interested in applying, please contact
Rabbi Kellner at RabbiRick@templeisaiah.com •
F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T
S u s a n B a r t h o l o m e w
Dear Temple Family – I would
love to have more of you
involved in the lay leadership
of our Temple, and in this
column I am going to tell you
how.
Probably the best introduction
to lay involvement in the Temple is through joining
one or more of our many committees. There are
multiple committees involved in just about every
aspect of Temple life – education, social justice,
membership and temple administration. Some of
our ongoing committees are: Day Camp, Preschool
Cabinet, Religious Education, Congregational Based
Community Organizing (CBCO), Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA), Ambassadors
(welcoming new members), Green Team, Security
and Safety, Bylaws Review, Facilities, Caring
Community, Lifelong Learning (adult education),
Jewish World Watch…and many more.
While the above committees meet more or less
regularly, there are other committees that come
together to work on one particular event. They meet
for a few weeks or months and then are disbanded.
These committees are an especially good way for
a newcomer to be quickly immersed, and some
of these include Big Sunday, our Purim Carnival,
our Annual Giving Campaign and the committee
that is currently planning the celebration of Ellen
Goldberg’s work at Temple Isaiah.
In theory, the president (that would be me) appoints
all committee members; however, the reality is that
there are so many committees with so many folks
involved I would be spending all of August and
September on the phone or sending emails to get
things going each year. There are a few Temple
committees whose membership is prescribed by our
bylaws, and there are a few others whose membership
is carefully composed to accurately represent the
demographics of our congregation (e.g. Religious
Education.) But most committees are only too
happy to welcome newcomers who are willing to roll
up their sleeves and get to work.
An added bonus to committee work – hangin’
out with our clergy. Each committee has a clergy
member who provides guidance and support to the
group. But it is not just the clergy – if you join a
committee, you will suddenly discover a ready-madegroup
of friends, people with whom you will have
plenty in common, not the least of which will be a
strong connection to Temple Isaiah.
I am more than happy to talk with you about
possible committees, to find one in which you
would be interested. My first involvement with the
Temple was on the Social Action Committee and
the Artisans Festival Committee. I met wonderful
people, had lots of fun and felt like I was making a
significant contribution to our thriving community.
Please contact me through the Temple Office – I
promise I will get back in touch with you. •
MARCH 2010
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JUSTICE, JUSTICE SHALL YOU PURSUE
BEYOND SHELTER
CONTACT: ANDREA GREENE
Beyond Shelter works to develop systemic approaches to
combat poverty and homelessness among families with children
and enhance family economic security and well-being. Please
contact Andrea Greene at ascadron@yahoo.com. •
MARCH COLLECTIONS:
We will be collecting the following:
• Birthday Bank
• Toiletries
• Tools for Schools
C O N G R E G A T I O N B A S E D C O M M U N I T Y
O R G A N I Z I N G ( C B C O )
CONTACT: DIANA HARDY
Today, increasing numbers of synagogues are engaging in interfaith campaigns on vital issues of local
concern, from public education to building affordable housing. We are partnering with One LA-IAF
to strategize change across the city. Save the Date! Sunday, March 7: Public Action at Temple
Isaiah. For the next few months, we will be doing the relational and research work necessary to run a
public action addressing concerns in the neighborhood, with a special focus on Westside public schools.
For more information, please contact Diana Hardy at dianaehardy@yahoo.com or our community
organizing intern Rachel Joseph at rjmarah@gmail.com. •
J O I N T H E T E M P L E I S A I A H
E L L E N G O L D B E R G T E A M F O R
T H I S Y E A R ’ S . . .
WHEN: Sunday, April 18, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Sign up at www.WalktoEndGenocide.org, and select the Temple Isaiah Ellen Goldberg Team.
For more info about Jewish World Watch (JWW), go to www.JewishWorldWatch.org or contact
Temple Isaiah JWW Chair Susan Silver via ssilver@posorg.net or 310.282.8440.
This year’s team is named in honor of Ellen Goldberg for her 20 years of exemplary service and
dedication to Temple Isaiah as well as to social justice education. •
BIRTHDAY BANK
CONTACT:
ALLISON REVIVO
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 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 Allison Revivo
at alirevivo@gmail.com. •
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Tamar Andrews
Early Childhood
Program Director
FREEDOM
REALLY
MEANS
BEING
BOUND…
When the Jewish
people were given the
opportunity to once
and for all escape
400 years of slavery
in Egypt, why did
God have to make them wander the desert for so
long, why did he have to give them so many laws in
the Torah (the ten commandments were only the
prelude to the large voluminous books we actually
live by) and why, as Jews, do we continue to live
with so many rules? What kind of freedom is this?
We usually equate freedom with an absence of rules
and rulers.
Indeed, when the Jewish people made their mass
exodus from Egypt, they were like children. The
exodus really was their birth into the world. Before
this, they were shackled to the womb of Egypt,
bounded both physically and emotionally to another
and under its constant supervision. They were being
told where to go, what to do and how to live. There
was no choice.
Once the Jewish people are liberated and born into
the larger world, they are presented with many
choices. Do you want to follow Moses? Do you
want to follow the laws of the Torah? Do you
believe in God? But to move from absolute slavery
to absolute freedom would have been catastrophic.
People need rules. People need boundaries and
governance. We thrive when we know what to
expect, how to live and how to live with others.
Children are very much the same. They are born
into a world where they have to learn to make
choices. The hardest choice of all is to recognize that
freedom is actually nothing more than the choice
to surrender to laws, other people and boundaries.
Just as children sometimes make the wrong choice,
adults do so, as well. Even the Jewish people, after
all of the miracles God performed for them, chose
to create a golden calf instead of making the better
choice and waiting for Moses to return from the
mountain.
As parents, just as God has done for us, it is
important to recognize the importance of rules,
boundaries and surrendering ourselves to others.
We must instill in our children the importance of
rules and the necessity of boundaries and make the
right choices as often as possible. When we live
by appropriate rules, when we choose to adhere to
social and civil laws, we live a more free life than
if we did not. When we do it under pressure, it is
called slavery. When we do it of our own accord,
of our own free will, when we choose to follow, it is
called freedom. I prefer to call it love. •
Join us!
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, MARCH 27, 9:00 a.m.
March 26, for
Fourth Fridays, our new
and special Shabbat
experience for the
whole community!
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
welcome 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 •
Please join us for our next Tot Shabbat program. Our theme this month is Pesach. We will have
a child-appropriate service, snacks and themed projects (so dress for a little mess). We look
forward to seeing you and your family there! Come for the service, and, if the weather is nice,
we will be outside on the Vollmer Deck for the activities. We look forward to seeing you and
your family there! •
MARCH 2010
THE ISAIAN | Page seven

Ellen Goldberg
Religious School Director
MEET
RABBI STEVE
FINLEY
Steve Finley is a fascinating
and very popular teacher,
of grades 5, 6, 8, and 9
in our Religious School.
He grew up in Compton,
California, and attended
the Compton Jewish Community Center Hebrew
School. Later on his family moved to
Long Beach, where he finished junior
high and high school. He attended Long
Beach Hebrew High School in his senior
year, and decided to go to Israel after
graduation. What was intended to be a
summer vacation ended up being the next
twenty years of his life, as he ended up
spending much of his adult life living on
a Kibbutz there.
He continued to receive a Jewish education in
Israel, with a mixture of formal studies, years in
the IDF (Israel Defense Force,) life on a kibbutz,
pilgrimages to Jerusalem and to Sinai, marrying into
an Orthodox Yemenite family, and being a hardcore
Zionist. He attended Haifa University and
received a BA in English language and linguistics,
and also teaching credentials. A few years ago
he acquired a Masters in Education from the
American Jewish University, with a minor in
Rabbinic Studies.
When I asked Steve what motivated him to be a
rabbi, he replied: “When my wife, children, and I
came back to the USA after living in Israel, a few
years passed and I began to feel a void. I missed
Israel and was looking for something to fill the
gap. I had never really been a “Torah Scholar,”
but at age 40, I began to look more seriously into
the world of Jewish text. This, together with my
personal spiritual journey, brought me to rabbinical
school.”
“I attended the Academy for Jewish Religion
/California. They have a rabbinical school, a
cantorial school and a chaplaincy school, and the
student body is a great mixture of Jews from all
backgrounds and traditions. The talents, skills,
background and life experiences that the average
student at the AJR brings to the learning experience
made for an amazing journey.
Steve describes his hopes and dreams for his classes:
“For my 5th grade Hebrew class, I hope that they
each can become confident Hebrew readers. I
would like them to develop a love and appreciation
for both the biblical and modern Hebrew. For
my 6th grader Judaic studies class, I hope they
receive a deeper sense of the joys of Judaism,
and that living a Jewish life is a celebration for
the individual, family and community. I also
hope that they can discover their answers to the
intricate balance between being an American and
a Jew. For the 8th and 9th graders, I hope that
learn the value of compassionate listening and
caring for others, and through our visits with the
elderly, experience personal growth and become
young Jewish leaders.”
“I really appreciate the fact that I
see much communal effort in the
many programs that go on here. As
a former “kibbutznik” who truly values
the “community effort = community
reward” philosophy, I sense a very
strong and cohesive team of leaders
that inspire the families by means of
leading by example and stimulating
an active religious and spiritual
Judaism that is very warm and inviting.”
When asked what else he would like us to know
about him, he replied: “I am married to Yaffa.
We have been together for 18 years. We have
three children. Ayelet, who, after finishing a two
year stint in the Israeli Air Force, has recently
graduated from Berkeley with a degree in Public
Health, Yonatan, who finished a three year
enlistment in the Israeli Paratroopers, and is
at present actively and successfully pursuing a
business career, and Ben, a 5th grader who plays a
lot of basketball and football with me in the park.
We all feel very fortunate to have Rabbi Steve
Finley on our teaching staff. •
TIYUL: CONNECTIONS
CARLA KOPF
When I think of Passover, I immediately think
of my paternal grandmother who taught me how
to make charoset (apples, nuts and Manischewitz
wine) and chrain (bitter herbs with red beets).
Every year, as we prepared the foods for the seder
together, she reminded me, “we have to taste the
bitter with the sweet, to remember the sad, harsh
lives of the slaves and the sweetness of freedom”.
During the Tiyul sessions, as we learned about the
stories of the plagues and departure from Egypt
and freedom from slavery, we discussed with the
children what kinds of things we would take with
us if we had to leave our homes within the hour,
never to return, even for a good reason. Children
are very practical, and to most of them this was
not a difficult task. “All the food and water we
can carry, a blanket (it gets cold at night and to
sit on when you are tired), a special stuffed animal
and our clothes.” No mention of electronic items,
no mention of pictures, no mention of things to
remember - just the basics, elementary, simple, easy.
As we begin to prepare for Passover, the Holiday
of Freedom, let us continue to think about those
who are not free. Remember those who could not
prepare and take anything from their homes as
they crumbled around them in Haiti. And as we
continue to think and be thankful for what we have,
let us try to continue to help those without. •
SHABBAT B’YACHAD
RACHEL ACKERMAN
(rabbinic intern)
One day last year I was speaking to a child
from Shabbat B’Yachad. I asked him, “What
is your favorite part of the morning services
that we do together?”
He responded with the following, “I like
the part where we say something good that
happened this week. We don’t have big
miracles, like the one where the sea parted.
This is an ordinary town with ordinary people
and ordinary stuff. But good things happen
to us, too.”
During every weekday or Shabbat service, there
is the “big miracle” that we focus on when we
sing the Mi Chamocha. We sing the words
that Moses, Miriam and the Children of Israel
sang when the Red Sea split and our ancestors
crossed from slavery to freedom. But, as this
child pointed out, every morning we also focus
on the miracles in our own time. Part of the
morning blessings include a section called
Nisim B’Chol Yom, Miracles of Daily Life. They
are a series of blessings where we acknowledge
the “ordinary stuff.”
During this part of our services, it is the
Shabbat B’Yachad custom to have children,
parents and teachers share the miracles that
happened for them over the course of the week.
This point in our service allows us to not only
acknowledge the miracles in our lives but to
build community as well. We hear miracles of
loose teeth, good grades, new friends, births,
successful surgeries and many more. We are
given the opportunity to celebrate, but this
sharing of miracles also gives us insight into
the lives of the families with whom we share
Shabbat. The sharing of our Nisim B’Chol Yom
gives a framework for us, as “ordinary people”
with “ordinary stuff,” to sanctify that in our
lives which is truly holy. •
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Calling all 9th - 12th graders! Join ITY for JEWCHELLA on Saturday, March 20. Check out our Facebook page, ITY (Isaiah
Temple Youth), or contact Lisa Greengard for more details at 310.277.2772 ext. 23 or lisa@templeisaiah.com.
Jr. ITY flew to San Francisco the weekend of February 5 - 7 and had an awesome time with Peninsula Temple Sholom youth members sight-seeing
and enjoying a Jewish community outside Los Angeles. •
Y O U T H R E T R E A T
M A Z E L T O V T O O U R B ’ N A I M I T Z V A H
ELLA SINFIELD
Daughter of Deanna
and Paul Sinfield
Saturday, March 6, 2010
MALI KAGAN
Daughter of Marilyn Kagan
and Alan Duncan Ross
Saturday, March 6, 2010
ZACHARY LERMAN
Son of Yvonne
and Steven Lerman
Saturday, March 13, 2010
BRYAN HORN
Son of Lori
and Sidney Horn
Saturday, March 13, 2010
CALLIE FISCH
Daughter of Stacy
and Denny Fisch
Saturday,
March 20, 2010
CLAIRE SUMMERS
Daughter of Lesley
and Jon Summers
Saturday,
March 20, 2010
JACKSON SUMMERS
Son of Lesley
and Jon Summers
Saturday,
March 20, 2010
MARCH 2010
THE ISAIAN | Page nine

C H A I D I N N E R , F E B R U A R Y 2 0
L I F E C Y C L E S
M A R C H M E M O R I A L P L A Q U E S
M I L E S T O N E S
Mazel Tov to Rachel Davidson and Jeffrey Janger on the birth
of their daughter; Jan and Mark Lipschutz on the birth of their
granddaughter, Brooke Morgan. •
MARCH 5
Bud Blitzer
Gary Allen Brodsky
Anna Goodman
Isaac Harris
Rose Jacobs
Lawrence Allan Joseph
Samuel Kaminker
Abe Levatter
Adele Levine
Arthur Maschowski
Augusta Miller
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: Honey Amado on the loss of her mother;
Lucienne Aroesty on the loss of her mother; Honey De Roy
on the loss of her sister; Elizabeth Friedman on the loss of her
father; Nancy Hoffman-Weisbord on the loss of her father;
Dany Javaheri on the loss of his father; Scott Lewis on the
loss of his grandmother; Morad Zahabian on the loss of his
mother. •
Daniel Gregory Hinden
Henry Kolb
David Levich
Louis Levitz
Sara Mishne
Herman Peskay
Abraham Pinchasi
Herbert Polinsky
Boris Posner
Charna Kodimer
Cpl. Michael Allan Marshall
Hyman Miller
Fanny Roth
Jacob Sands
Bess Lazere Yettra
MARCH 19
Herman J. Bayless
Muriel Pines
Celia Radoff
Ida Sands
Dr. Louis Shapiro
MARCH 26
Morris Avidon
Herman Birken
Lucy Bretzfelder
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: Rabbi Linda Bertenthal,
Lorri Herman, Howard Wolfberg •
Wolf Sales
Samuel Sax
Jerome Spatz
Sol E. Ziskind
Morris Brounstein
Morris Davidson
Morris Fabrick
Jean Hildegard Gerber
Rita B. Clayman
Lottie R. Firestone
Anna Freidson
Hannah Morton Glassman
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 Ruth Berg at
ruth@templeisaiah.com or call 310-277-2772.
Ronald Zsupnik
MARCH 12
Minnie Freeman
Lillian R. Goldman
Harriet Jacobs
Abraham Jaloff
Zerlina N. Katz
Harold Kreisberg
Morris H. Leinow
Helen Gootkin
Lillian Needelman
Leah Rector
Isaac Joseph Slott
Betty Zsupnik
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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!
CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In memory of
Minnie Katz
Manuel and Cheri Katz
Harry Isaac Stone Faye Scholnick
& Laurie Scholnick Woods
Jack Wynbrandt June Wynbrandt
Lydia Braude
Ruth T. Shuman
GENERAL FUND
In memory of
Milton Nirenberg
Jerry and Judy Kravitz
Paula and Laurence Shuman
Ruth Canter
Herman Kwawer
Martha Robinson Madoff
Frances Mittleman
Barnett Schiff
Judith Lynn Schiff
Aaron J. Sultan
Allen Kwawer
Gloria Nimmer
Allen Kwawer
Harold and Fern Schiff
Harold and Fern Schiff
Mr. Robert Sultan
CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation to
Cantor Evan Kent Toby and Howard Wolfberg
David and Karen Leichenger
Rabbi Zoe Klein George and Honey De Roy
David and Karen Leichenger
In Honor Of
Eve Schweitzer’s Elaine and Michael Diamond
Chanukat Ha-bayit!
In Memory of
Bourse C. Allen Joan and Irwin Allen
Gabriel Berger
Sharon and Jerry Berger
Florence Clare
Deborah Reamer
and Andrew Clare
Sandra Elliot
Eva Englander and Edgar Ardon
& Frank Englander
Dr. Philip Feiger Helen Feiger and Andrew Moss
Abraham Frazin Ruth Miller
Milton Friedman David Friedman
Barney Greenberg Margie and Arthur Schwartz
Doris Kaufmann Elaine and Michael Diamond
Hanna Kohner
Julie Kohner and Steve Greenberg
Harriet Kuhn
Sherrie and Jimmy Berger
& family
Nan Allen Lipstein Irwin and Joan Allen
James Loeb
Kim and Samuel Lee
Harold Martone Earl and Rita Shor
Anna Miller
Ruth Miller
Anna Plotkin
Rosalie and Sheldon Sacks
Morris Rosengarten Chuck and Renee Hurewitz
Lawrence Schaefer Charles and Amy Martinez
Irving Siegel
Earl and Rita Shor
Ralph L. Vasa
Ellen Brener
CARING COMMUNITY FUND
In memory of
Auntie Eva Clayman Sherilee and Sumner Feldman
Mildred Kessler Gail Solo
DONNA GROSS FUND
For the Yahrzeit Of
Donna Michelle Gross
and Josiah Mishne
In Memory Of
Donna Gross
Donna Gross
Donna Michelle Gross
Donna Gross
Harold Shuman
MARCH 2010
Adelle Gross
Jerry and Judy Kravitz
Dena and Michael Horowitz
Terry and Gail Feigenbaum
Harriet C. Morris
Laurence and Paula Shuman
GINNIE FOX MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of
Olga Kahan
Geri and Gary Rosenberg
HA SHARIM
In Memory of
Esther Gordon Joffe
Dr. Harold H. Lank
Aaron Levine
In Appreciation of
Cantor Kent
Judie C. Rice & Family
Dorothy and Gerald Lank
Toby and Howard Wolfberg
Judie Rice
LEVINE LIBRARY FUND
In memory of
Lillian Berger Cole Marshall B. and Ellen Cole
Sarah Scodel
Eddie and Gloria Ilan
Rosalind Verbellen Karol Wells
NORMAN MIRSKY ADULT EDUCATION FUND
In memory of
Isadore Beierfeld Roberta and Joseph Gillerman
Gertrude Clyman Katherine and Basil Clyman
Anna Tobias
Janice Smith
Fanny Torf
Elaine Mirsky
Harold Torf
Elaine Mirsky
PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In memory of
Arnold Shulman Jean and Jay Abarbanel
RABBI GAN DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of
Rosamond Brody Loretta Siciliano
and Scott Silverman
Richard H. Oshman Marcia Oshman
Ida Seegel
Fay Singer
Richard Alan Rosenblum Mr & Mrs. Jerry Abbott
RABBI LEWIS MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of
Hella Langer
Irene Joseph
Dr. Paul Joseph Irene Joseph
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In honor of
Caren completing her PhD Michael and Ellen Goldberg
Caren Goldberg’s PhD Ephraim and Joan Sales
In memory of
Bracha Dantus
Carla and Philippe Kopf
George Falke
Evelyn Miller Kwawer
RENAISSANCE GROUP FUND
In memory of
Harriett Goldie Corn Russ and Charlene Krasnoff
RISHONIM FUND
In memory of
Joseph Subotnick
Miriam Wilenker
Sybelle Subotnick
Deborah Kreingel
ROSALEE LIPMAN PRE-SCHOOL FUND
In memory of
Arthur Lipman Donald Lipman
Betty Lipman
Donald Lipman
Noah Lipman
Donald Lipman
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
In memory of
Edith Brandes
Leslie and Ronald Ostrin
YAHRZEIT FUND
In memory of
Mr. Harold Berger
Jay Cohen
Frances Harris Finkelstein
Bernice Friedman
Isidor Gerber
Jean Hildegard Gerber
Lottie Glassman
Joshua & Naomi Glick
Herman Grotenstein
Charles Horlick
Hugo Kanter
Pearl Kerstein
Sam Kessler
Phyliss Ruth Klein
Pearl Lieberman
Charles Lind
Henrietta Mayer
Arthur Richman
Zelda N Ross
Arthur M. Rubin
Andrew Elliott Singer
Joesph Isaac Turner
Rose Wasserman
Edith Weissfeld
Ms. Sherrie Berger
Larry and Martha Cohen
David Finkelstein
Adelaide Friedman
Phillip Gerber
Phillip Gerber
Ms. Helen Glassman
Paul and Tama Deitch
Bertha Goldman
Anne Horlick
Susan Bartholomew
and Sanford Jacoby
Stelle and Fred Strozer
Harry and Nancy-Jo Field
Mr. David Klein
Charles Leo
Harvey Lind
Naomi Green
Jeni Catch
Eldrie Lubick
John Shapira
Mr. Raymond Singer
Paul and Shirley Turner
Renee and Robert Wasserman
Susan Bartholomew
and Sanford Jacoby
THE ISAIAN | Page eleven

L I N E S F R O M T H E L I B R A R Y
By Ellen G. Cole, Librarian
THE YEAR’S BEST JEWISH CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Mazel Tov! The Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) proudly
announces its 2010 coveted Sydney Taylor Book Awards for the most
Margarita Engle captures the gold in the Teen Readers’ category for Tropical
Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba. Several European and Cuban teens provide
different perspectives of personal situations and feelings in verse. Vibrant
poems capture the lush Caribbean setting and the harsh political climate,
revealing little-known history.
distinguished contributions to Jewish children’s literature. Winners
There are eight Honor and 23 Notable Books. The Younger
are a charming holiday vignette, an involving middle school
Readers’ include quirky holiday tale Nachshon, Who Was Afraid
journey of self-discovery and a teen refugee tale relayed in verse.
to Swim, charming biblical story Benjamin and the Silver Goblet,
These are the best of more than 120 Jewish books released
smashing history Yankee at the Seder, and a peppy, wildly
in 2009 and submitted by Jewish and secular publishers for
illustrated sports biography You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?
judging in AJL’s three reader categories.
Older Readers’ honors are moving Holocaust books Anne Frank:
The 2010 Younger Readers’ gold medal winner is New Year at the
Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story by April Wayland, illustrated by Stephane
Jorish. This contemporary, fun, moving picture book captures the
Her Life in Words and Pictures from the Archive of the Anne Frank House
and A Faraway Island. Teen honors are strong historical novel, Lost
and tense biblical novel, Naomi’s Song.
spirit of Tashlich and our commitment to a fresh start each New Year.
Winners receive a cash prize from the estate of Sydney Taylor, author of the
The little boy protagonist communicates to his peers on their level.
All-of-a-Kind-Family series, the theme of this year’s Levine Library Reading
The Older Readers’ gold medalist is Robin Friedman’s The Importance of
Wings. This involving novel for grades four through seven captures the
Contest. Taylor’s success created American Jewish children’s literature.
Librarian Ellen Cole recommends these special award winning books. •
social angst of budding teens who happen to be secular Israelis living
Library Hours:
in New York. The girls reevaluate their values as they mature past
Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
the overwhelming desire to have the “wings” in a perfect flip hair do.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
B E L M A R C H I L D A N D F A M I L Y C E N T E R ’ S 2 2 N D A N N U A L S Y M P O S I U M
F R I D A Y , M A R C H 1 9 , 9 : 0 0 A . M . – 4 : 0 0 P . M .
Belmar Child and Family Center is a non-profit Child Guidance Clinic whose therapists volunteer in the LAUSD. Join us for the 22nd Annual
Symposium at Temple Isaiah. Students, mental health workers and the lay public are welcome to any part of the free meeting. Speakers include Bella
F. Schimmel, psychiatrist and horticulture therapist, and Thelma Z. Kornreich, art therapist. Also speaking are therapists and teachers working in
hospitals, schools and the community. •
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
MARCH 2010
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Caron Schwartz
Broker/Realtor
310.383.0831
CaronSchwartz.com
Keller Williams Realty
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M A R C H 2 0 1 0 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
2 8 1
Center for the Widowed
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Teddy Bear
Wednesday Coffee
4:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Religious School
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Adult Confirmation
2
3
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Israel Round Table
with Rabbi Klein &
Jordy Schuster &
Cantor Even Kent
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of
Torah~Learning Circle
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Religious School
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Tamar’s Pre-Yosemite
Meeting
4
3/5 - 3/7
Grade 4-6 Retreat...
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Pre-Oneg
6:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Shabbat Services
5
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
Bat Mitzvah of
Ella Sinfield
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Art Workshop with Flori
Hendron
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Bat Mitzvah of
Mali Kagan
3/5 - 3/7
Grade 4-6 Retreat...
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
“Meet the Farmer”
CSA Event
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Religious School
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Public Education
Core Team - Public
Action Event
7
8
Center for the Widowed
4:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Religious School
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
HaSharim Rehearsal
9
1 0
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah ~
Learning Circle
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
1 1
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Religious School
1 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Jewish Yoga
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Shabbat B’Yachad
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Pre-Oneg
6:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Jazz Shabbat Services
followed by a bring-yourown
dinner
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Shabbat Schmooze
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
TIYUL: Connections
1 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Hearts and Minds:
A Torah Roundtable
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Shabbat Torah Study
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Bar Mitzvah of Zachary
Lerman
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Bar Mitzvah of
Bryan Horn
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Chavurah Trivia Night
1 4
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Religious School
1 5
Center for the Widowed
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Lecture by
Alan Dershowitz
1 6
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
T.I.N.G Meeting
4:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Religious School
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Adult Confirmation
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
HaSharim Rehearsal
1 7
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah ~
Learning Circle
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Monthly Movie Lunch -
Cinema Isaiah
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
1 8
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Religious School
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Poker and Backgammon
7:00 PM - 9:00PM
Green Team Meeting
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
PS Cabinet Meeting
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Israel Task Force
1 9
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Belmar Child & Family
Center’s 22nd Annual
Symposium
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Pre-Oneg
6:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Shabbat Services
followed by a
bring-your-own dinner
2 0
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Shabbat Torah Study
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Shabbat B’Yachad
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Bat Mitzvah of
Callie Fisch
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
B’nai Mitzvah of Claire
and Jackson Summers
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
ITY Event (Away)
2 1
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Men’s Cycling Chavurah
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Religious School
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
JR ITY Event
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Women’s Seder
2 2
Center for the Widowed
2 3
4:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Religious School
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
HaSharim Rehearsal
2 4
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah ~
Learning Circle
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
PK Dining with Dad
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Tisch #3
2 5
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Religious School
2 6
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Jewish Yoga
FOURTH FRIDAYS
5:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Pre-Oneg
6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Tiyul
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Family Service
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Kiddush
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
Main Services
2 7
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Tot Shabbat
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Shabbat Torah Study
2 8
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Religious School
2 9
Erev Passover
Center for the Widowed
3 0
Passover
Temple Closed
No Religious School
3 1
Hol H’Moed Passover
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Daughters of Torah ~
Learning Circle
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Cantor Kent
Meditation Circle
1 2 3
MARCH 2010
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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
TISCH: TABLE TALK WITH RABBI KELLNER
ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 7:30 P.M.
SLOW DOWN, YOU MOVE TOO FAST
Join us for a Rabbi’s Tisch with Rabbi Kellner at the home of Terry and
Andrea Pullan on Wednesday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. As we learn about
the importance of slowing down our lives when we are stuck in the fast lane,
Rabbi Kellner will offer insights from contemporary authors as well as Jewish
texts about the value of slowing down. Tisch is Yiddish for table, and in the
tradition of our ancestors Temple Isaiah will host four tischen taught by each
of our clergy. A tisch is an opportunity to gather informally, learn together,
eat sing and have a good time with out Temple friends. Please RSVP to Julie
Moldo at Julie@templeisaiah.com. Cost of admission: bring dessert, wine,
or fruit. •
ISRAEL OVER BREAKFAST
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 8:30 P.M.
Join with Rabbi Klein and Rabbinic Intern Jordi Schuster for a monthly
roundtable conversation about Israel, the first Wednesday of the month.
Our next meeting is Wednesday, March 3 at 8:30 a.m. in the Social Hall.
Please RSVP to Gail Minkow at 310-277-2772. •
SHABBAT SCHMOOZE
WITH RABBI DOUG KOHN
FRIDAY, MARCH 12,
8:00 P.M.
Life, Faith and Cancer:
Telling Our Own Stories
Each one of us knows someone who has
battled cancer, whether it is a member of our
family or a friend. Rabbi Doug Kohn is a
rabbi at Congregation Emanu El. He is a cancer survivor, and he will share
his work about confronting our issues of faith as we fight cancer by helping
us share our own personal battles. To order dinner for the evening, please
contact Nancy in the temple office at 310-277-2772. •
ALAN DERSHOWITZ
ON THE CASE
FOR ISRAEL
MONDAY MARCH 15,
7:30 P.M.
Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter
Professor of Law at Harvard Law
School, has achieved international
distinction as one of Israel’s most
prominent and articulate advocates. •