David’s WordTemple Beth David | September/October Volume 21, Issue 5

"On Rosh Hashana it is writ-ten and on the fast of Yom Kippurit is sealed … who by fire and whoby water."

Canadian Jewish poet andsongwriter LeonardCohen’s song “Who By

Fire,” parallels our un'taneh tokefprayer. "And who by fire, who by water, who in thesunshine, who in the night time. Who by high ordeal,who by common trial, who in your merry merry monthof May, who by very slow decay. And who shall I sayis calling?"

The un'taneh tokef prayer is difficult for modernJews. When it appears in our mahzor, it sees God asthe ultimate judge. On Rosh Hashana it is written, onthe fast of Yom Kippur it is sealed, who shall live andwho shall die, who by fire and who by water. We arejudged not only by our efforts and how we face adver-sity, but if we listen to the calls of the needy, throughTikkun Olam.

Many are deeply troubled by that prayer. A fewrabbis have tried to delete it, but it is an integral partof our High Holiday message and liturgy. New 21stcentury adaptation of this prayer as interpreted byLeonard Cohen gives a very different meaning:

Each verse ends with the refrain "who shall I say iscalling." No matter how broken we are, God calls outto each of us if we are listening. Whether by fire or bywater, whether by high ordeal or common trial, God iscalling us. The question is, will we answer God's calland challenge to make our lives matter to those be-yond us? How many listen to the haunting melody insynagogue and realize that God is calling us to go be-yond simple faith into a leap of meaningful actionsduring the year 5779?

Some analyze that Leonard Cohen sees the prayernot in a vision of a judgmental God, but God pleading

to us to live more meaningfully. Who by fire and whoby water, God is calling us. God wants us to make5779 a year of pivotal changes in the focus of ourlives. Not to be passive, but to be partners in addinghumanity to our daily lives and helping those who areneeding of our outstretched hand.

I love the image that we pass before God, and Godcalls us like God called to Abraham. We need to an-swer as Abraham answered “hineni, here I am." Imag-ine a universe that instead of judging us, calls to us,challenges us, makes demands of us. Not only the holybut all can answer God's call.

Please join us for our High Holy Days this 5779 aswe listen to the beautiful sounds of our Cantor andchoir. May we aspire to reach new levels of Jewishspiritual challenges and inner revival.

Inside this issue:

Temple Beth David Calendar Page 2From Gal Kessler Rohs Page 3Message from the Cantor Page 4Special Events Page 5Sisterhood Page 6Stars of David Page 6Special Events Continued Page 7Men’s Club Page 8Service Calendar Page 9

MESSAGE FROM THE RABBIRABBI ALAN LACHTMAN

Welcome to the TBD Family! Karina and Vitali Putra

and their children David andLiel from Arcadia

2 | Calendar

TEMPLE BETH DAVID CALENDAR 2018September, 2018Sun, 9/1 8:00 pm Havdalah, Dessert & Discussion

@Temple Beth Israel9:00 pm S’lichot @Temple Beth Israel

Mon, 9/3 *Temple Office Closed*Tues, 9/4 7:30 pm Sisterhood Meeting

7:30 pm Sweet Singers of David Rehearsal Wed, 9/5 6:30 pm TOV CHAI Meeting Thurs, 9/6 7:00 pm Jewish Yoga with

Cantor Sugarman Fri, 9/7 7:30 pm Shabbat Services Sun, 9/9 9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld7:30 pm Erev Rosh Hashana followed by

Oneg Yom TovMon, 9/10 9:00 am Rosh Hashana

Young Family Service10:30 am Rosh Hashana Adult Service

Fri, 9/14 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: TeshuvahSun, 9/16 7:00 am TBD Breakfast Volunteering at

Union Station Homeless Services9:15 am First Day of Religious School9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class 12:45 pm Shir Joy: Youth Choir1:00 pm TBD Book Group

"Dreidels on the Brain"1:15 pm Sweet Singers of David Rehearsal

Tues, 9/18 7:30 pm Kol Nidre Wed, 9/19 9:00 am Yom Kippur

Young Family Service10:30 am Yom Kippur Adult Service3:30 pm Afternoon Service5:00 pm Yizkor Service5:45 pm Closing Service followed by

Break-the-FastFri, 9/21 7:30 pm Shabbat ServicesSun, 9/23 9:00 am Men’s Club Sukkah Set Up

9:15 am Religious School9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class

Fri, 9/28 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: Sukkot Sun, 9/30 9:00 am Foothill Unity Food Sorting with

Feo Shutman9:15 am Religious School9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class

October, 2018Mon, 10/1 7:30 pm Sisterhood MeetingWed, 10/3 6:30 pm TOV CHAI Youth Group MeetingFri, 10/5 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: Simchat TorahSun, 10/7 9:15 am Religious School

9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with Victor Herzfeld

9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amCommunity Forum10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class

Fri, 10/12 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: Sydney Young Helping Lead Services

Sat, 10/13 5:00 pm Sydney Young Bat Mitzvah ServiceSun, 10/14 9:15 am Religious School

9:30 am Adult Education Bagel Breakfast9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class 2:00 pm Lorraine Bernstein Tribute @

Foothill UnityFri, 10/19 7:30 pm Shabbat ServicesSun, 10/21*No Religious School or Free Adult Hebrew*

7:00 am TBD Breakfast Volunteering @ Union Station Homeless Services

9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation 10:00 am2018 Honoring Community Leaders:

Rabbi Lachtman to be honored Fri, 10/26 7:30 pm Shabbat ServicesSun, 10/28 9:15 am Religious School

9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class

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UPDATES FROM OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOLGal Kessler Rohs

The deeper meaning behind afusion dessert, and how it signifies apositive light for our Religious School

This week, I returned from ahistorical, cultural, andpilgrimage experience in an

effort to strengthen my Jewish self,and the Jewish State of Israel. One ofthe German sights I encountered

included markings on the floor, called Stolpersteine, ofnames of a Jewish family of four who perished from NaziBerlin. Israel's experience, was likewise deep. It included the

happy sounds of children playing in a playground, where arestaurant once used to be. At the entrance of thatplayground, is a memorial for three young women, two ofthem mothers, who perished in a terrorist attack duringtheir pre Shabbat social get together at that restaurant. Aschildren and parents enter that play space, they do so, notbefore memorializing those three young women.

Yet this Israel and German trip, albeit filled with Judaichistory, included also positive light seen through a dessertat the end of a meal (pictured). Sabra, or cactus fruit, isIsrael's national fruit, and is associated with thestereotypical identity of Israelis- sweet on the inside, andprickly on the outside. The fruit, was served withtraditional Arabic cardamon coffee , a drink associated withgenerosity.This fusion Israeli-Arabic meal ended with fusion of

generosity, and sweetness, both Jewishly Warm andRelevant qualities of our TBD families. This dessertreminds us, that though we encounter memorials, and painat times, we also encounter qualities necessary forcoexistence, for living together, for holding hands, andteam work. Yes, there are hardships in our lives, but yes,there are also positive lights along the way, readilyavailable for us to focus on. I welcome you to take Israel's example of a simple

dessert, to be an encouraging tool for you when in need of asweet, generous, hand to hold.-Gal

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Shirah Chadashah: A newlanguage for the music of our liturgyfor the New Year

In the tenth century text ofmidrash, D’varim Rabbah, it says“Where there is song there is

prayer.” As we are preparing to enter the

Jewish year of 5779 I am grateful formy new sacred partnership as the

cantor of Temple Beth David of the San Gabriel Valley. Iwant to express my appreciation to the TBD community forwelcoming me over the last two months with open heartsand sweet singing voices. As we approach a new Jewish year, I want to invite us to

think of the music of our service in a new way. When wethoughtfully choose melodies that lend themselves to thefunction of the prayer and the place of the prayer in theservices, the music can enhance our prayer experience.Music is also a midrash on the prayer’s written text. Themusic becomes a way of adding new meaning to the prayerand maybe even helps us think of the prayer in a new light.Rather than look at the music itself, who wrote it and when,I want to look at what purpose the music plays within theservice. In her article “The Many Faces of Jewish SacredMusic,” my teacher and mentor Cantor Benjie EllenSchiller gives us words to understand the differentfunctions of Jewish music in services. In her article, shecategorizes the music of the services into five categories--Majestic, Meditative, Meeting, Moving along, andMemory. By looking at these five categories, we can take adeeper look at what is happening when we sing Jewishliturgy and what helps to activate a sense of prayerfulness.

Majestic—Music in this category Cantor Schiller writes“evokes within us a sense of awe and grandeur.” The HighHolidays are alternatively called the Days of Awe, andappropriately reflecting this name; there are many momentsin the High Holiday liturgy that create a sense of majesty.“Avinu Malkeinu” by Max Janowski, which is sung onboth Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur invokes a sense ofgrandeur. Often the prayers that are sung when putting theTorah away at the end of the Torah service also ignite asense of majesty. This feeling of grandeur can connect us tothe idea that there is something bigger than ourselves,which can be both humbling and inspiring.

Meditative—Music that falls into the meditativecategory cause us to go inward, to reflect and lead us tocontemplative prayer. Niggunim, which are often wordlessmelodies, can lead us towards reflection. Short repetitive

chants also can create a meditative state. Meeting—Music in this category could be any music

during the service in which the whole congregation singstogether, which at TBD is a good portion of our Shabbatservices. Particular prayers like Debbie Friedman’s “MiShebeirach,” the prayer for healing emphasize a moment ofmeeting. When we sing this melody of this prayer, weconnect to those around us and support those in need ofhealing.

Moving along—Such music allows us to support andmove our worship from one section of the service toanother. Cantor Schiller writes that this music “functionsas the ‘connective tissue’ of the liturgy.” An example is theChatzi Kaddish, which at TBD we chant according toEastern European nusach, prayer mode. The ChatziKaddish allows us to transition from one section of theservice to another. For example, in Friday night Shabbatservices the Chatzi Kaddish transitions us from KabbalatShabbat into the main Ma’ariv service. These moments ofmoving along are still very prayerful transitions and can becrucial times of reflection that allow us to reflect on whathas happened and look forward to what is yet to come.

Memory—This is the music that allows us to becomeemotionally attached. This is the music that people will say,“this reminds me of my childhood,” this reminds me ofShabbat with my grandparents or High Holidays with myparents. One of the reasons why the traditional music of thepast is so important is that it connects us to our past and thegreater Jewish history. Music in this category can be verypersonal, it can remind us of a particular memory fromyour past. It can also be communal and when it's acollective moment of memory it “creates continuity withour communal past.” Kol Nidre is an example of music thatstirs our memory. It can also be a simple song like “BimBam” that we sing on Shabbat or “Light One Candle” thatwe sing on Chanukah. The melody we use may span more than one of these

five categories. However, these five categories Majestic,Meditative, Meeting, Moving along, and Memory allow usto create a common vocabulary when discussing ourliturgical music or even just have more of a connection tothe liturgy and the music of the service. My blessing forthis upcoming new year is that we all continue to share ourvoices. Psalm 96 says “וריש ייל ריש שדח Shiru L’AdonaiShir Chadash,” “Sing unto God a New Song”. May wecontinue to use our voices this new year to pray the songsof our tradition to teach the values of Judaism and celebratethis new year.

MESSAGE FROM THE CANTORCantor Lilah Sugarman

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6 | Sisterhood

As I look back on the past year, we should be full ofpride for what Sisterhood has accomplished. Oursupport, both financial and via hundreds of volun-

teer hours, makes a real difference for the life of the temple.When the temple lobby was redone several years ago, Joel

Zneimer, our president at the time remarked,”I want a templepeople will walk into and feel comfortable.” What could usethe most help now is the kitchen! I have narrowed down thefirst step to replacing the ovens. Later we expect to upgrade thecabinets and storage spaces, refrigerators and working areas.The goal is to create a space that not only is more attractive, butalso more safe and efficient for everyone. This is so important,the kitchen is shared with so many people! So far we have$2,000 towards the estimated $5,000 cost for commercialovens. Please contact me (tbdsisterhood18@gmail) if you

would like to help. Everyone’s input is valuable. Our gift shop sidewalk sale will take place in the lobby

on Sunday, September 16th. There will be lots of items onsale, including many at markdown prices. We also a lovelyselection of Brighton items for sale. Thank you to Terriand Jerry Kohl who generously donate Brighton items tothe sisterhood gift shop.

The Hanukkah Boutique is Sunday, November 18thfrom 9:30am-1:00pm in the Social Hall. Come shop, noshand schmooze and support the Sisterhood!

In November we will start taking orders for Sister-hood’s Latka Mix. A quart of Latka Mix is still just $8.00.Everything is included, just add eggs and fry! Latka Mixwill be available for pick-up on Sunday, December 2.

Wishing you a beautiful and sweet New Year 5779!

GREETINGS FROM SISTERHOODCarol Ozer

Sisterhood President

STARS OF DAVIDOneg SponsorsPeter & Susan IvoryJoel & Laurie Kleinberg in Honor of Cantor Sugarman and Laurie & Joel's 50th Aniversary

Temple Beth David GeneralFundLarry AlpertKenneth & Shirley Anhalt in Memory of Leonard Miller

Ben & Sandra BroderDr. Richard Davis in Memory of Sonia Davis

Dr. Ira & Christine Felman in Memory of Richard Felman

Michael & Ruth Gillmore

in Memory of Margit KleinSamuel & Pauline Ginsburg in Memory of Robert Brodsky

Lonette Rappoport in Memory of Stanley Rappoport

Bob & Gabi Sacks in Memory of Norman, Miriam and Laurie Sacks

Dr.Lawrence & Lisa Schall in Memory of Sydney Schall

Dr. Mindel Spiegel

High Holy Day DonationsCrystal DrysdaleRachel GiserAndrea Vassilev

Barbara & Bob Ellison ReligiousSchool FundRichard & Paula EllisonJeanne Gerson in Memory of Robert Ellison

Library Fund Yoshiko Solomon in Memory of Sylvia Drossman

Cantor’s Discretionary FundCrystal DrysdaleJames & Lisa Reckon

Rabbi's Discretionary FundCrystal DrysdaleYoshiko Solomon in Memory of Takeo Yamane

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Sydney Young Bat Mitzvah Announcement

Sydney Young is proud tocelebrate her Bat Mitzvahwith her family and

friends at Temple Beth Davidon October 13. Sydney attendsMarshall Fundamental Schoolin Pasadena where she is in the8th grade. She has many hobbies and

interests. She loves cars andplaying sports, especially

basketball. She also enjoys video games, riding her scooterand skateboards, learning to play the guitar, swimming,listening to music, traveling and singing in the school choir.Sydney’s Bat Mitzvah represents a culmination of all

she has learned and experienced at Temple Beth David’sReligious and Hebrew School, B’nai Simcha pre-school,the Jewish Federation’s Camp Gan Shalom, and from herfamily. For Sydney’s Bat Mitzvah project, she wanted tohelp feed the homeless. She has been volunteering at UnionStation, Adult Homeless Services in Pasadena, for the last3 years. Union Station is the San Gabriel Valley’s largestsocial service agency, assisting homeless and very lowincome adults and families. Sydney helps prepare Sundaybreakfast, serving 50 homeless people, and then helps cleanup after they are finished.

To help support Union Station, Sydney will continuevolunteering, and will donate a portion of the money shereceives from her Bat Mitzvah. Sydney wants to thank her parents, grandparents, all

her teachers, Rabbi Lachtman, Cantor Schwartz, CantorSugarman, and her tutor, Sondra Dreshner, for helping herreach this important milestone and simcha.

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Exciting Summer at TBD

The Men’s Club is pleased to report that we have hadtwo fantastic family events this summer. The firstwas watching the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes battle

it out with the Modesto Nuts at a stadium small and inti-mate enough where you could see the faces of the playersat bat. It was, indeed, a very relaxed and fun time for all.And thanks to Jerry Shutman for organizing it. We reallyappreciated it.

In July, the Men’s Club hosted another family-friendly

event—an evening concert and picnic at Memorial Park inLa Canada/Flintridge. Star attraction to this Beach Boys &Surf Tribute Band was the one and only “Woodie & theLongboards”. No, we had not heard of this group beforeeither but the music was pretty darn close to the real thing.The TBD turnout was among the best we have had in a longtime including none other than our very own Cantor Lila,her husband Ben, and other family members. She did notoffer, however to sing along with main attraction. Most im-portantly, we were able to kibbitz, share a great dessert andjust while away a few easy-going melodic hours. Thanks toHank Bailey for his help in making the phone calls andbringing on the “Temple masses”.

At 9:00 am on Sunday, September 23rd, Men’s Clubmembers are meeting at the temple to perform our annual

“barn raising” of our beloved sukkah designed by Templemember, Stuart Blatt. If you can help out, please contactme at email: bjoseph@kiddermathews.com, or cell: (323)420-4282). We don’t need a whole army of people, but itwould be helpful to know well ahead of time that we have acore group to do the work. And don’t forget, we also needhelp taking down the sukkah on Saturday, October 16thstarting at 8:30 am. Again, please, please contact me andlet me know that he can depend on you to help.

As many of you know, the Men’s Club has seen asomething of a rebirth over the last year or so. Under thedirection of myself, the Men’s Club has sponsored an eventalmost every month. Following the high holy days in Sep-tember and taking down the sukkah in October, we areplanning a breakfast and speaker at the temple on Sunday,November 4th. The topic will be “A Better Balance ofTime Between Work, Spouse, Children and even Self.”Not easy to accomplish for sure. More details to come.

Lastly, the Men’s Club is here to support the Temple.Therefore, this year, we have made contributions to cele-brate TBD’s 70 years and will be contributing towards theHigh Holy Day services where it is needed and to the sorelyneeded kitchen remodel as well.

For more information about the Men’s Club, or to con-tribute ideas for or lead future events, please contact me byemail or phone as shown above.

MEN’S CLUBBill Joseph

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10 | Temple News

A MOMENT IN TBD HISTORY

Confirmation Class of 1958: Marge Gorda, Rabbi Einhorn, Principal Anne Kaitsman, Rabbi Marian, Paul Wynman, Richard Kaplan, David Sanda, David Kaplan,Joyce Schwartz, Alice Feebkes, Sandra Scheiff, Laurie Recklein, Sheila Shciehaf, Carolyn Minsky, Roger Schwartz, Carol Gaedma, Alan Schrier, David Blacher, Barbara Kahn, Robert Leigh

BIRTHDAYSSeptember1 Sarah Domb6 John Golper 9 Tim Brown12 Victor Herzfeld12 Rona Sulloway-Poli13 Michael Rose17 Paul Cass20 Richard Weise24 Brad Miller

24 Louis Rubenstein26 Jo-Ann Rosenberg29 Rabbi Alan Lachtman

October1 Lonette Rappoport1 Charles Weinstein2 Laurie Averitt2 Samuel Ginsburg4 Karen Wilcoxen

5 Alane Moss6 Melissa Schoonmaker8 Merrily Basham8 Robert Morrison9 Elizabeth Tuch11 Peter Ivory13 Elliot Abravanel15 Wayne Alhadeff15 Sheree Kaplan16 Michael Adelman

18 Ruth Gillmore19 Paul Schwartz 23 Stacey Young24 Karina Putra25 Yoshiko Solomon27 Allen Lasko29 Henry Jones29 Bob Sacks31 Enid Joffe31 Jason Young

ANNIVERSARIESSeptember1 Theodore Chandler & Julie Solberg1 Rabbi Alan & Ellen Lachtman1 Joe & Carol Ozer 2 Joshua & Sheree Kaplan 4 Ira & Christine Felman5 Dr. Bill Saltzman & Ms. Carol Impara14 Stanley & Denise Butman20 Wayne & Denise Alhadeff

October7 James & Lisa Reckon9 Kenneth Gross & Mrs. Jan-Jan Wu18 Samuel & Pauline Ginsburg20 Stuart & Brenda Blatt22 Eric & Suzanne Hepner27 Milton & Linda Lavin31 Jim Parker & Susan Kahn Parker

YAHRZEITSeptember 7Hershel BermanLeo KleinJanet MillerDorothy BernsteinNick MrakichJoseph Spiegel

September 14Elias HanaMendel MaskewitzElie CassIsaac GleizerRichard G. Davis

September 21Louanne Houff Simon ScheppsIsadore Kates

Bruce Charles Weinstein

September 28Donald AlpertMarilyn CooperJerome RoseBetty KaplanSarah LaskoSidney LaskoNancy MrakichAri Kenneth BermanDr. Roy Weinstein

October 5Diane L. Alpert Frances CohenJules SandfordFrances GettelsonDiamante Hana

John RichardsonMildred Lapson Stevens

October 12Elaine Weise Ely SolomonJack LevineJean Becker Golper

October 19Cecil AnhaltHelen WeinsteinSylvia Sulloway

October 26Arnold MossBeatrice AptakerHilda Steinberg

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We note the passing of Norman Schwartz and Lillian Kravitz. May their memories be a blessing to theirloved ones and our community as we perform good deeds as they would have wanted us to perform.

Temple Beth David of the San Gabriel ValleyTemple Beth David is the home of a Reform Jewish congregation

that embraces Judaism’s values and traditions including spiritual discovery, educational richness,community, loving kindness, and personal responsibility.

We welcome all Jews and interfaith families committed to living a Jewish life.

Temple Beth David is a�liated with the Union for Reform Judaism.

Rabbi Alan R. LachtmanCantor Richard Schwartz, Cantor and Education Director

9677 East Longden Avenue, Temple City, California 91780Phone (626) 287-9994 Fax (626) 287-2846o�ce@templebd.com www.templebd.com

O�ce Hours Monday-Friday 12-4:30 p.m. andWednesdays 12-5 p.m.Rabbi is not available on Tuesdays; Cantor is not available Mondays.

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