Holiday Season at Beth Jacob!

Rosh Hashanah, Sunday Evening, Sept.13 - Tuesday, Sept.15 • Yom Kippur Tuesday Evening Sept. 22 & Wednesday Sept. 23

Upcoming Events - At a Glance

Shofar Factory & Crafting Party, Sunday, August 30

Jewish Community Day at Dodgers Stadium, Sun., Aug. 30

Sisterhood Brunch, Tuesday, September 1

Rabbi Dov Lipman, Scholar in Residence, next Shabbat Sept. 5

Meet & Greet with Congressman Paul Cook, Monday, Sept. 7

Yizkor Booklet Submission deadline, Friday Sept. 4

Rosh Hashanah, September 13-15

Yom Kippur, Tuesday night, Wednesday, September 22 - 23

Torat Imecha Bat Mitzvah Program begins, Sunday, October 18

Movie Night, Body and Soul, Wednesday, November 4

Expand your mind

Learn Torah With Us This Week!

Rabbi Topp’s Chumash Shiur this Shabbat morning, 8 am. Sponsored for a speedy recovery of Grainam ben Gittel.

Rabbi Posy’s Pre-Mincha Shiur, this Shabbat at 6:25 pm.

Weekly Classes

Monday Classes, given by Rabbi Topp, August 31 at 11 am The Intersection of Judaism and the Modern World, 12 pm Bread & Bible.

BMW- Beit Midrash for Women, Monday August 31, 7:30 pm. Women of all ages & backgrounds are invited to come as we prepare for the High Holidays. Please join us we learn and grow.

Gemara Gems with Rabbi Arye Sufrin, Tues., September 1 at 7:30 pm. Learn Masechet Bava Kamma in depth.

Treasures of Alef-Bet With Rabbi Posy, Thurs., September 3, 12 pm. In the Ives Lounge.

Beth Jacob Congregation We Welcome You Shabbat, August 29, 2015 14 Elul, 5775 Parshat Ki Teitzei pg. 1046 Haftorah pg. 1201, 1199

Hashkama Minyan 7:10 am Schoenfeld Beit Midrash; Parsha Shiur 8 am Eisenstat Beit Midrash;

Benny’s Minyan 8:30 am Eisenstat Beit Midrash; Main Service 9:00 am Shapell Sanctuary; Jr. Congregation 9 am Schoenfeld Beit Midrash;

Teen Minyan 9:30 am Ives Teen Lounge; Young Professionals 9:30 am Bayer Hall

Mincha 6:55 pm • Seudah 7:15 pm • Havdallah 8:06 pm

Candle Lighting after 6:03 pm; before 7:06 pm

SHABBAT MORNING SPEAKER- IZZY TAPOOHI

President & CEO, Israel Bonds Countering BDS

ON THE BIMA Harry Markowitz, Mark Rubin, Izzy Tapoohi

SHACHARIT & MUSSAF Chazan Wollheim

BA’AL KOREH KOREI ALIYOT Jay Braun Joshua Klugman

KIDDUSH SPONSORED In loving memory of Chana bat David a”h. In Jacob’s Garden.

SEUDAH In Bayer Hall

Mazal Tov!

► To Rachel & Rabbi Boruch Sufrin on the birth of a grandson; to parents Chavi & Avi Dayan.

► To Dr. Annette & Rabbi Mel Gottlieb on the birth of a grandson; to parents Floryn & Daniel Rosenberg.

► To Israela & David Harkham on the birth of a granddaughter, Miriam Noa; to parents Jaqueline & Nathaneal Harkham; to grandparents Ruth & Sam Rosenberg.

► To Vivian & Irving Berger on their 68th wedding anniversary.

Welcome ►To our new members Mercedes Oviedo and Donna Lipofsky.

Thank you! ► To Ira Unterman for donating the lollypops for the children all year round— both in groups and in shul.

Condolences ►To Josh Rothenberg on the loss of his beloved father Emanuel Rothenberg a”h.

The Maccabeats are back again!

In Shapell Sanctuary

We look forward to an unforgettable davening

experience.

Come as you are. Five services to choose from! If you have not yet done so please return your membership & seating forms to the shul office as soon as possible. Your participation in our community makes a big difference!

It’s

Rabbi Dov Lipman

Scholar in Residence Next Shabbat!!

See attached flyer for details.

Bayer Hall

Eisenstat Beit

Midrash

Explanatory Minyan

TEEN MINYAN

Young Professionals Corner

Friend YP Beth Jacob on Facebook! For info on our YP programs email rabbisufrin@bethjacob.org.

The Next Friday Night Inspire Minyan will take place on October 9, location TBD.

Teen Programs

Beth Jacob Teens! Beth Jacob is an amazing place for teens, with a weekly Shabbat minyan at 9:30 am and exciting field trips and events throughout the year.

Upcoming Teen Events for September 2015

Sunday 9/6: Fantasy Football Draft

Shabbat, 9/12: Nosh and Drash – a pre-minyan learning

Sunday-Tuesday, 9/13-9/15: Rosh Hashanah Teen Minyan

Tuesday-Wednesday, 9/22-9/23: Yom Kippur Teen Minyan

Sunday, 9/20: Sukkah Decorating

Date TBD: Teen Rosh Hashanah University (16/17)

BILU is a high school program geared towards Jewish public school students who would like to develop a Jewish connection.

- New session begins with a kick-off scavenger hunt on Thursday, Sept. 3. - First class takes place on Thursday, Sept 10.

For more info. contact rabbiswigard@bethjacob.org

Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family youth department

Shabbat Youth groups begin at 9 am and run until services end. Exciting activities include davening, snack, games and Torah learning.

Groups: 6 months to 2 years old; 2 to 4 years old; 4

to 6 years old; 7 to 8 years old; 9 to 12 years old (Junior Congregation)

Our Shabbat Youth Groups are nut sensitive. We can't guarantee that we're nut free, but we make a sincere effort to serve only nut-free snacks. Please refrain from sending nut products with your child to Shul.

Exciting Youth Dept. High Holiday Events!

Pre-Rosh Hashanah Shofar Factory & Crafting, August 30, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Sukkah Decorating Party & Wacky Sukkah Contest, September 20, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Simchat Torah Children’s Hakafot, Monday, Oct. 5, 5 pm Entertainment ● Story time ● Dancing & Hakafot for kids &

parents ● Treats ● Pasta Dinner

For more info. contact Rabbieli@bethjacob.org

Refuah Shleimah

Names will remain on the list until Shabbat Mevorchim unless otherwise instructed. If you or someone you know is a choleh and you would like the

name included, please call Debora at the office.

Ilan Ashkenazi, Gavriel Akiva ben Esther Hanah • Dr. Sheldon Michel, Shalom ben Uri • Jerome Schechter, Yosef Shalom Halevi ben Elka • Shalom Raphael Yitzchak ben Chana Gittel • Avraham Yisrael ben Devorah Gittel • Chana Tzivea bat Chava Tziporah • Benzion ben Chaya Yehudit •

Pesel Hencha bat Leah • Sarah Gittel bat Chava Raitzel • Miriam bat Malka • Ber Laib ben Malka Nicha • Betzalel Mordechai ben Raizel Rochol • Yochevet Tova bat Beila Ita • Chaim Yehuda ben Chana Rachel • Rivka Mishket bat Serel • Eliot Klugman-Eliezer David ben Rifka • Reuven Halevi ben Ratza •

Shoshanah bat Esther • Giora ben Ester • Darla bat Peggy • Sarah bat Yetta • Pinchas ben Gittel • Avner ben Simcha • Pesha Malka bat Benyamin • Yehudit

Esther bat Miriam Sarah • Shlom ben Pauline • Rochel Emunah bat Rifka Devorah Bryna • Rivka bat Tova • Yehudit Esther bat Miriam Sarah • Yaakov

ben Zelda • Eliezer ben Chayei Sarah • Zohra bat Rachel • Shlomo ben Seulika • Simcha ben Braindel Yaron ben Nitza • Heather bat Barbara • Chana

Sarah bat Malka Margolit • Ruth Hirsch-Rut bat Rais • Tzipporah bat Yochevet • Leah bat Barbara • Yehuda ben Merusha • Yishayahu Avraham

ben Frieda • David ben Aviva • Chaya bat Malka • Esther bat Rut • Vivaian Raizel bat Bayla • Joseph Garfinkel, Yosef Yitzchak ben Tzila •

Yosef ben Freidel

Davening - Next Week

Shacharit: Sunday 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 am

Monday & Thursday 6:00, 6:45, 7:40 am

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 6:15, 7:00, 7:40 am

Mincha/Maariv: Sunday - Thursday 7:15 pm

Friday 6:45 pm

Beth Jacob YP Membership rates: Single Members under 34 -

$380 College Student Membership -

$300 No one will be turned away

for financial reasons

YP Project Uplift

Pre High Holidays Shiurim For Young Professionals

YP Women’s Shiur:

Tuesday, September 8 at 8:00 pm Shiur by Rabbi Sufrin More to Friendship than Sending Emojis: Interpersonal Teshuva: Bein Adam L’Chaveiro

Shiur for all Young Professionals:

Mission Impossible? Repentance Day Now or Never Thursday, September 10, 7:00 pm at the home of Tamar & Rabbi Arye Sufrin, 464 S. Palm Drive, Beverly Hills

Young Professionals Membership

www.bethjacob.org

Connected to the Past - Committed to the Future

Zumba at Beth Jacob!

Tuesday Nights 7 pm in Bayer Hall For Women of All Ages

$15 per class

Class Dates: September 1

For more information please contact Melissa at zumbawithme123@gmail.com

Notices

Not meeting: Conversational Hebrew Class, Parenting & Parsha and BILU are on summer hiatus.

Bridge Club: meets every Tuesday at 1 pm. Just show up.

Security: To ensure everyone’s safety, no unattended items are to be left anywhere at any time. If you see something suspicious, say something!

Areivim Opportunities

Shabbat Hospitality The Shalom Aleichem team strives to make our shul a welcoming place. If there’s a Shabbat or Holiday meal when you could have extra guests, email esthergbraun@gmail.com or tennenbaum.lisa@gmail.com

Bikur Cholim If you or someone you know is unfortunately ill or homebound, or if you want to participate in the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim, email Rabbi Topp at rabbitopp@bethjacob.org, or Michelle Dolgin at michellehb@aol.com, or call 278-1911.

If you are available to host a wheelchair bound young man for dinner on a weeknight, please be in touch with Jonah Sanderson of Etta Israel Center at 818-336-4751.

L.A. – Beverly Hills Community Thank you for not wearing perfumes in consideration of those with asthma or allergies. AMIT invites you to Learn Healthy and Unique Holiday Recipes with Shula Chocron- Wed. Sept 2nd @ 7pm in Beverlywood - See delicious recipes to be demonstrated and RSVP at www.amitchildren.org/LA or call 859-4885. YULA Jewish History Lectures by Rabbi Abraham Lieberman, Travelogues-Jewish Travelers Through the Ages and Their Narratives-A source of Historical Knowledge. Motzoei Shabbat-Saturday Night, August 29,2015. 9:15-10:15 at the home of Allen and Estie Samson, 1442 South Durango Ave, LA 90035.The rest of the lecture series will resume October 10,2015. For information please call 310-203-0755. YULA GIRLS ALUMNI CLASSES with Rabbi Abraham Lieberman. “The Rambam and Rabbi Yehudah Ha-levy: Two philosophies in conflict.”This class will be based on the writings of the Rambam and Rabbi Yehudah Ha-Levy (Kuzari). It will concentrate in contrasting these two different philosophers in light of important is-sues in our lives. Sunday mornings, starting August 30, 2015. 9:30-10:45 am, in the Kestenbaum Library at YULA Girls, Gindi Family Campus. For information call:310-203-0755. Hats by Tzippy, get the latest NY styles at LA prices! Thursday, Sept., 3, 7pm-10pm at 1561 S. Beverly Dr. #201. Proceeds benefit the Beth Jacob Youth Program. Monday Sept. 7, 6 pm-9pm at 1450 Edris Drive. Proceeds benefit the 8th grade trip of Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy.

Jewish Community Day at Dodger Stadium!

This Sunday, August 30, 5:00 pm

We will be behind home plate, in the shade for most of the game. Thank you to Bennet Simon for helping us secure these seats!

We look forward to enjoying the game with all those who have reserved tickets!

Ezra Network Social Services at Beth Jacob

Beth Jacob is part of this Los Angeles-wide program of The Jewish Federation, through which the Jewish Family Service

of Los Angeles (JFS) brings social services into the synagogue every Tuesday, during business hours. The

following programs and services are available, in private and free of charge:

Learning about governmental financial assistance and

government program eligibility. Access to one-on-one sessions with a JFS social

worker, Beit Tzedek legal counselor or Jewish Vocational Service job counselor

Referrals for other services and information about upcoming workshops.

To set up an appointment or speak with one of the Ezra

Network professionals today, contact: Rochelle Shapiro, Social Worker: (323) 229-0235

Liz Mohler, Job Counselor: (323) 761-8888 ext. 8998 Emily Carroll, Legal Counselor: (323) 549-5827

High Holiday Notices

The mitzvah of hearing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is an intricate part of this special holiday. We know that unfortunately some members of our community cannot make it to shul during the holiday and we would like to assist them in fulfilling this mitzvah. If you or someone you know is homebound this Rosh Hashanah, please notify Rabbi Topp at rabbitopp@bethjacob.org or 310.278.1911 ext. 203. We will make sure to arrange for someone to come to your home (or hospital) to blow the shofar.

Yizkor booklet Submission deadline has been extended to next Friday, September 4. If you would like to remember and honor your lost or loved one(s) by having them recorded in a special section in the Yizkor booklet, please fill out and return the attached form, which includes all submission details.

There will be no solicitations.