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WILSHIREBOULEVARDTEMPLEBULLETIN Volume 96, Number 15 October 1, 2009
In This Issue
Kehillah Kedoshah
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A Golden History Meets a Brilliant Future
Every night before I go to bed, I brush my teeth, give the dogs one last chance outside, check tomorrows schedule and plan what Ill wear. Who among us doesnt have habits that end our day? This fundamental human ritual is powerfully mirrored in Jewish life: the reality and the need to have spe-cial time, and special opportunities, to mark the passage of time, but more importantly, to imbue what time we are given with meaning.
When we end Shabbat with Havdalah, we yearn for the messianic age
when we imagine every day being a Shab-bat, full of peace, reverence for God and love of community. When we end our yearly reading of Torah, Simchat Torah offers us the chance to show our eternal love for the sacred words of our tradition. Even as we dance around with scrolls in hand, we know just as weve concluded the last words of Deuteronomy that its immediately back to Genesis, once again in search of spiritual meaning, comfort and enlightenment.
Having passed through the sacred gates, of the Days of Awe, weve looked
back on a year that was; now we look forward to the year that will be. May this Jewish circle of life instill in us the strength, desire and will to hold fast to promises made to God and to those in our community we know and love, and to know that in the coming year, even when we drop the ball, God is there for us to give us a second chancefor truly, in ev-ery ending there exists a new beginning.
Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein
Every Endingis a Beginning
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Every night at camp, our campers have a special activity designed by their counselors to develop bonding and unity. One of the most time-honored and effective activities is the trust walk. Campers line up, put on blindfolds and place their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them. They are then led on an adventure through camp. They maneuver around obstacles, over hills and down paths, kept safe by their counselors. The campers have no idea where
theyre going or how theyll get there. What they do know is that their adventure will be worth their while, often ending in a special treat of ice cream or a healthy alterna-
tivebut in order to succeed, they must trust their leaders, each other and themselves.
This month, were introduced to a 5,000-year-old trust walk, the first of our people. Abram is told by God to leave his homeland and go to a land
that God will show him. Abram gathers his family and his belongings and goes, having absolutely no clue where he is going. What he does know is that he will be rewardedmay-be not with ice cream, but with a great nation, a great name and a blessing. With trust in God, his family and himself, he travels over hills and through the wilderness, overcoming obstacles and finally making it to the Promised Land.
As we have entered into our new year, we too are on a trust walk of sorts. Where will our lives take us this year? What obstacles will we have to overcome? What hills must we climb? What paths will we follow? Perhaps only God knows the answers. What we do know is that with trust in God, our families, our friends and ourselves, we too can make it to our own Promised Land.
Rabbi David Eshel
Torah Portion
Plugged In
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Have you noticed a new kind of email in your inbox with the header Digital Postcard? In our effort to be green and save paper, we are sending postcards via email to congregants that have an email address in our database. Congregants without an email are still receiving a printed postcard. If you are still receiving printed postcards but want to participate in this new green program, please contact us and well gladly add your email to our system. But dont worryif you LOVE that paper postcard and digital postcards arent your thing, you can still be on the printed list. Call us and well switch you over. In other words, what you want is what you get!
Our Marketing Goes Digital
Lech Lcha: The First Trust WalkGenesis 12:117:27
Looking for ways to deepen your
Sukkot celebration?
Visit our website to download
the Sukkot Home Celebration Kit,
submit your familys favorite recipes
or listen to our own Cantor Gurney
chant Sukkot blessings.
www.wbtla.org/pages/sukkot
Sukkot ONLINE!Sukkot: Opening Doors to Friends an
d Neighbors
This imperative from Torah is one we follow through many acts of tikkun olam, and may be most powerfully under-stood through our newest initiative, community organizing. In addition to all the great tzedakah we do (food pantries, relief for Darfur and the High Holy Days Tikkun Olam Project, among many others), we can improve the quality of life in our city through deeper, more sustainable meansjoining together in one large voice so elected officials will heed our call to create positive change in Los Angeles.
Last July, we hosted 800 citizens who met with about half of the Los Angeles City Council as well as members and repre-sentatives from LAUSD and the County Board of Supervisors. We were able to cut through the static and get them to commit to expanding a math curriculum (the Algebra Project) that has been proven to have dramatic results for high school students; an expansion of a successful pilot program in the Valley in which banks, mortgage institutions and homeowners cooperate to reduce foreclosures and bankruptcies; and a commitment to
readdress the deepening needs of citizens to access job-training programs that give a leg up on acquiring work that pays well and is long-lasting.
Continue this great journey with us as we turn the page in the New Year by joining forces with LA Voice (www.lavoicepico.org), a community-organizing group with nationwide roots and
a long track record of success. This is THE program to participate in if you want to change the course of our citys direction, make your voice heard and uphold Jewish ideals in the process. We need YOU!
Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein
Please contact our congregational coordinator, Bob Wunsch, at [email protected] to learn more. Or call me at (213) 388-2401 x269. We will not stand idly by!
PROJECT RENEWMENT: The First Retirement Model for Career Women Tuesdays, Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 17 from 7:30-9:00 p.m
Registration is $36 for the series. Contact Ruth Stoch at [email protected] or (213)388-2401 to enroll.
Tikkun Olam
Adult Opportunities
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EPAIRING THE WOR
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TIKKUN OLAM
DO NOT Stand Idly By!
Retire? Who Me?After making it as teachers and doctors, lawyers and archi-tects, rabbis and engineers, what will we women do when retirement looks us in the face? What does it mean to leave our business cards behind? How does it feel to take yoga during the day and see a play on a weekday evening?
This is the first generation in history in which large numbers of professional, working women are facing retirement in the next five to fifteen years. What does it mean to leave work, with its social and financial rewards? How does a queen of multitasking take a break? How will women reshape their lives, their relationships and their sense of self ?
Bernice Bratter and Helen Dennis, authors of the chal-lenging book Project Renewment: The First Retirement Model for Career Women, will lead a workshop at the Irmas Campus, available to the first twenty women who register. They have guided more than 10,0000 people through this process. Their workshop encourages optimism and opportunity, growth and discovery, courage and faith, openness and good humor!
Join me as I enroll in this series to consider the next stage of life!
Rabbi Karen L. Fox
To learn more about the Center for Learning & Engagement, visit www.wbtla.org/pages/religious_school
To learn more about Brawerman Elementary School, visit www.brawerman.org
Center for Learning & Engagement
Brawerman Elementary School
What does it mean to be a Kehillah Kedoshah? Just ask any Brawerman Elementary School student. This years school theme which means holy community adds meaning to our New Year. Together we study, celebrate and plan our tikkun olam (repairing the world) projects.
Susan Isaacson
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We at the Center for Learning and Engagement have a wonderful team of personalities who have been work-ing together to create a special environment for the children of Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Each of us brings a high level of talent and experience from the world of Jewish education. We have been working tirelessly to develop new and exciting programming for our students from kindergarten through high school. The dedication of our team can only be matched by our desire to teach our children to be inspired by everything Judaism has to offer.
Meet Our Center for Learning & Engagement Team The CLE Team (from left to right):Sarah HanukaDirector of the Center for Learning & EngagementDaniel Green Logistics CoordinatorErin Mason Director of Temple Site Eric Nicastro Director of Teen Programs/Assistant Director of Camps Vinny GreenDirector of Curriculum & Educator Development Shira BrownDirector of Operations Rabbi David Eshel Rabbi of the Center for Learning & EngagementDavid Green Director of Family Education/Ozrim Program
On September 1, our thirty-eight nursery school teachers came back to school. After a long summer vacation, the staff from both the Mann Family Nursery School and the Erika J. Glazer Nursery School assembled for a full week of teacher in-service training. Carol Bovill, Director of the Early Childhood Centers, conducted numerous workshops on the three pedagog-ic philosophies that we practice in our schools. In addition, the staff was treated to an exciting afternoon with Roleen Heimann, Director of New School West, a Reggio Emiliainspired school located in West Los Angeles. As a result of learning with these two educators, our teachers have created a warm, cozy, comfort-able atmosphere in all of our classroomstruly a home away from home.
As another impor-tant part of our teacher in-service, the teach-ers and staff members became certified in CPR and first aid. Even
though we were covering a very serious topic, sitting on the floor practicing on mannequins and on each other was a fun, team-building, bonding experience. Thirty whooshes, two pushesthirty whooshes, two pushes!
To learn more about the Early Childhood Centers, visit www.wbtla.org/pages/ecc
There is no charge for this event, but space is limited. RSVPs are required. Email Cheri Lauterbach: [email protected] or call (213) 388-2401
Camps
Early Childhood Centers
Each fall, after campers have returned home from summer sessions at Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp, the camps year-round maintenance staff be-gins refurbishing, repainting and replanting
the facilities and grounds. Its a process that takes many hours, many days and many hands.
This year, camp alumni are invited to help outto roll up their sleeves for a day of fun thats full of purpose.
Join us at Camp Hess Kramer on Sunday, October 18, for our first Avodah Day. Bring a picnic lunch, grab a paintbrush or a shovel, and help refresh our facilities and grounds in prepara-tion for the summer of 2010!
Cheri LauterbachAlumni & Development Director
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Alumni
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Developments
A Golden History Meets
a Brilliant Future
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During the recent High Holy Days services, while reflecting on Rabbi Leders words about where we come from, we had an opportunity to see our future. A small slice of the ornate-ly finished surfaces in the sanctuary on the west wall underneath the stained glass lunette has been restored by EverGreene Archi-tectural Arts. The company is an award-winning conservation and restoration firm that specializes in architectural finishes such as paint, plaster, molding, stone, metal and murals.
EverGreenes craftsmanship can be seen in some of the nations most treasured architectural monuments. The firm was recently featured in the New York Times for its restoration of the murals in the lobby of Rockefeller Plaza (known as 30 Rock), and is also responsible for the amazing work at the El-dridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
The restoration process begins with analysis and investi-gation that combines the sleuthing skills of Sherlock Holmes with the chemistry skills of Marie Curie. Small chips of paint, plaster and other materials are subjected to chemical analyses to determine their composition and what kinds of pigments were originally used to produce the hues and colors. EverGreene also determines how the finishes were applied and with what kinds of materials. Cleaning techniques are evaluated and treatment recommendations are developed.
At 80 years old, our sanctuary is showing its age. Exterior and interior paint is flaking and some historic decorations have been painted over. The gold leaf is tarnished to a dull a ver-sion of its former glittering brilliance. The cast stone is stained
and dirty, and accent glazes are degraded. The plaster in the coffered ceiling has suffered from leaks, causing a fine dusting of powdery efflorescence that resembles fallen snow. Various treatments will recast plaster elements that are loose and other-wise clean and retool surfaces.
The large columns in the sanctuary are actually made of a gypsum-based material known as scagliola, which is often mis-taken for marble. Scagliola was widely used in neoclassical civic and religious structures, particularly state capitols, courthouses and cathedrals. The columns will be cleaned, repainted and polished, and minor cracks will be repaired.
The Warner Murals, painted by Hugo Ballin, are lifting from their frames and need cleaning. A preview of what lies in store can be seen at the Griffith Park Observatory. In 1934, five years after completing the sanctuary murals, Ballin painted a mural diorama depicting mythological deities relating to the heavens. The observatory murals were recently restored as part of a comprehensive redevelopment and restoration project overseen by architect Brenda Levin, who is directing the proj-ect at our Temple and who will guide the process and develop-ment of all the final finish selections.
It will take some time to accomplish such a detailed and large-scale job, but our future is certainly looking bright!
Gina LobacoDevelopment Director
The Ballin Murals are painstakingly cleaned.The gilded finish of the archway is cleaned and refinished, showing original luster.
Eight decades of grime are cleaned from the cast stone of the foyer stairwells.
Upcoming Events
project renewment: the first retirement model for career women Select Tuesdays, October 13, 20, 27; November 17, 2009
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. $36 per person for the series
join experts Bernice Bratter and helen dennis, authors of project renewment, as they guide the first twenty women who register for this intriguing workshop.
ruth stoch at [email protected] or (213) 388-2401
www.wbtla.org/events/item/346/adult_events
2009 Book fair: ride the reading waveTuesday - Friday, October 13 - 16, 2009 12:30 p.m.
Build community as we purchase incredible books to suit all interests and needs. a percentage of each sale goes to support the programs and scholarship funds of our schools.
tricia pierce at (213) 388-2401 x116
www.wbtla.org/events/item/215/youth_events
finding holiness: new lens on the ancient pathway of musar Select Wednesdays, October 14, 20, 2009
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.$36 per person
musar is a centuries-old jewish learning path, that can help you increase awareness and bring about changes in the essence of your soul.
ruth stoch at [email protected] or (213) 388-2401
www.wbtla.org/events/item/343/adult_events
israel and iran: where do we go from here? Sunday, October 18, 2009 IMAN (Culver City) and 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
join us for three sundays as congregants and members of iman (iranian muslim-american network) explore whats really happening inside iran and why, and how that countrys multifaceted crisis will impact the region.
phyl wallace at [email protected] or (213) 388-2401
www.wbtla.org/events/item/345/adult_events
high holy days 5770!
For a full calendar of events and services, please visit www.wbtla.org/events
temple campus irmas campus regisration required contact for more information information availaBle online free of charge
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simchat torah
simchat torah celeBration for young families saturday, october 10, 2009, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
www.wbtla.org/events/item/353/worship_events
five raBBis, five wines, five Books of torah saturday, october 10, 2009, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
www.wbtla.org/events/item/354/worship_events
dance, dance, dance! a celeBration for school aged children sunday, october 11, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
www.wbtla.org/events/item/353/worship_events
sukkot celeBrations sukkot with the Blvd Thursday, October 1, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
soul sounds in the sukkah Friday, October 2, 2009, 6:00 p.m. center for learning & engagement sukkot celeBrations Sunday, October 4, 2009, 11:30 a.m.
early childhood centers sukkot picnic Monday, October 5, 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
something in the sukkah: a sukkot celeBration for our teens and wednesday night program Wednesday, October 7, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
soul sounds in the sukkah Friday, October 9, 6:00 p.m.
sukkot yizkor service Saturday, October 10, 10:30 a.m.
www.wbtla.org/events/item/254/worship_events
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MUSIC PUBLICATION FUNDIn Loving Memory Of:John Blankey by Maggie BlankleyMy husband, Gilbert Robinson by Elaine Robinson
JORDAN EHRLICH FUND FOR PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS ETHICSIn Loving Memory Of:Gladys Ehrlich by Susan & Bill Ehrlich
THE CENTER FOR RELIGIOUS INQUIRY FUNDLinda Moussa
In Loving Memory Of:Danny Mandell by The Mandell Family
THE BIKUR CHOLIM FUNDIn Honor Of:Rabbi Karen Fox for officiating at the service of Richard Eisendrath by Danielle & Marvin Appel
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE CAMPSLisa & Leonard Dick
In Honor Of:Camp Staff / Ally, Megan, Julia, Andrew & Cheryl by Robin & Ron Israel
In Loving Memory Of:Irving Barshap by Leah Barshap & FamilyEster Blachman by Steve SauerJenny Chapnick by Steve SauerCynthia Gottlieb by Steve SauerHedy Herz by Karin SchaerRobert Adlen & Sibyl Adlen Lewinstein by Paula Hoffman
RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP FUNDIn Honor Of:Cari Schwartz & David Winners Anniversary by Janis SchwartzAmit and Noa Prishkolniks Bnot Mitzvah by Frances & Rabbi Jerrold Goldstein
In Loving Memory Of:Bertha Arkush by William SpectorHarold Garber by Robert Wolf
Mitchel Lehrner by Joyce & Robert WolfEdith Leveson by Linda & Larry WolfHarriet Office by Miriam WolfJordan M. Phillips, M.D. by Mary Zoe PhillipsHerta Roberts by Marilyn & Eric RobertsGrandma, Lillian Weinberg by The Plotnik Family
EVELYN K. KRAMER MEMORIAL CAMP FUNDIn Loving Memory Of:Irving Bassman by Harriet Burton & Family
SILLS CAMPERSHIP FUNDIn Honor Of:Howard Kaplan by Robin & Robert Sills
In Loving Memory Of:Samuel Sills by Susan & Tom CasamassimaThelma Sills by Susan & Tom CasamassimaThelma Sills by Robin & Robert Sills
LOIS JEANNE LEVY MEMORIAL CAMPERSHIP FUNDIn Loving Memory Of:Ellis Levy, Esther Levy and Millicent Levy Small by J. Lampert Levy
KEHILLAH COMMUNITY CAMP FUNDRabbi Laurie Coskey
In Loving Memory Of:Cynthia Gottlieb by Arlene DickCynthia Gottlieb by Elaine & James DillonCynthia Gottlieb by Barbara, Bruce, Marsahll & Kevin EskowitzCynthia Gottlieb by Jamie & Douglas LynnCynthia Gottlieb by Barbara MindellCynthia Gottlieb by Marcia & Dick SchulmanCynthia Gottlieb by Will & Jada Smith Family FoundationCynthia Gottlieb by Rosalyn & Irwin SpiegelmanCynthia Gottlieb by Jacqueline WeisenbergSidney Stern by Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
FOOD PANTRIESSunday, October 4, 2009 Sponsored by Banky La Rocque Foundation
Thank you to those individuals and families who have chosen either to underwrite ($1,000) or sponsor ($500) a week of food. If you are interested in joining this effort, please contact Gina Lobaco at (213) 388-2401 or [email protected].
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Welcome to new Temple membersAbraham and Andrea Barukh and their children, Sarah, Alex, Nathan and HannahDavid and Jessica Berman and their daughter, AbigailAdam Feldman and Morgan SmithJordan and Samantha Friedman and their son, JacksonRobin and Goli Ghodooshim and their daughter, JordanGary and Valerie HerschmanCraig HiltonNoah and Allison Oppenheim and their son, AscherLeslie Saxon and her children, Rose and JosephCorey and Jacqueline Shapoff and their son, NicholasSteven and Nancy Silver and their daughter, TaylorChad and Amy Wootton and their children, Siena, Kaia, Tyler and JadeAmit and Jesse Zilberstein and their children, Zeve and Oren
Congratulations toSuzanne and David Goldman on the birth of their daughter, Eliana Fredricka Goldman and to big brother, JacksonJenna and Jay Grosfeld on the birth of their daughter, Janie Grosfeld and to big
brother and sister, Jay and Alex and to relatives, Jodi and Michael Price and their children, Ella, Georgina and JackKeri Levitus and Marc Millman on the naming of their daughter, Cecelia Bea Millman and to big sister, Isabella
Condolences toFriends and family of Irving BassmanMarc Binenfeld and Julie Miller on the death of his father, Norton Binenfeld and to grandchildren Molly and Sophie BinenfeldAustin and Raquel Richter on the death of his grandfather, Sanford Brandt and her uncle Rodolfo Suchowiecky and to great nephew, ColeRob Ellin on the death of his mother, June Ellin and to grandchildren, Alec, Jessi and Tabitha Gail and Bob Levy on the death of her mother, Joan Teller and to grandchildren, Rachel Ann, Rebecca and Hannah
And to all immediate and extended family.
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Wilshire Boulevard Temple3663 Wilshire Boulevard los angeles, Ca 90010RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
ClergyRabbi Steven Z. Leder, Pritzker Chair of Senior RabbinicsRabbi Karen L. Fox, M.F.T. Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein Rabbi David Eshel Cantor Don Gurney Cantor Susan Caro Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, Ph.D., Emeritus
Board of TrusteesRichard Pachulski, PresidentAlyce de Toledo, Vice PresidentAndrew E. Haas, Vice PresidentJohn Schulman, Vice PresidentMary Brussell, SecretarySteven Romick, TreasurerSusan Adler Jannol, Alan Berro, Stephen Davis, Alan Epstein, Michael Flesch, Jami Gertz, Barbara Grushow, Teri Hertz, Richard Kurtzman, Donald Levy, Richard Powell, Carlos Siderman, Steve Sugerman Julie C. Miller, Immediate Past PresidentBarry Edwards, Counsel
Honorary Board Members Lionel Bell, Howard M. Bernstein, Audrey Irmas
AdministrationHoward G. Kaplan, Executive DirectorCarol Bovill, Director, Early Childhood CentersNadine Bendit Breuer, Head of Elementary SchoolSarah Hanuka, Director, Center for Learning & EngagementDouglas F. Lynn, Director, Camps & Conference CenterGina Lobaco, Director of DevelopmentJessica Accamando, Director of CommunicationsRebecca Sills Nudel, Membership Director
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published monthly by Wilshire Boulevard Temple
www.wbtla.org (213) 388-2401
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Schedule of Shabbat Worship & StudyFRI, OCTOBER 2 - 9 Sukkot FRI, OCTOBER 2
Shabbat Services Rabbi Stein and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Soul Sounds ShabbatRabbi Eshel, Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
SAT, OCTOBER 3
Torah Study 9:00 a.m.LEVITICUS 22:26 - 23:44
Shabbat ServicesRabbi Stein and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m. Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
FRI, OCTOBER 9
Shabbat ServiceRabbi Leder and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Soul Sounds ShabbatRabbi Stein, Cantor Gurney
6:00 p.m.
SAT, OCTOBER 10 Yizkor/Shemini Atzeret
Torah Study 9:00 a.m.DEUTERONOMY 14:22 - 16:17
Shabbat ServicesRabbi Stein and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Leder and Cantor Caro 10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Eshel and Cantorial Soloist Marshall Voit Camp, Malibu 10:30 a.m.
SAT - SUN, OCTOBER 10-11 Simchat Torah Celebrations See your HHD guide FRI, OCTOBER 16
Shabbat Services Rabbi Stein and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m. Rabbi Leder and Cantorial Soloist Jacqueline Rafii
6:00 p.m.
SAT, OCTOBER 17
Torah Study 9:00 a.m. GENESIS Breshit 1:1 6:8
Tot Shabbat 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Minyan 9:15 a.m.
Shabbat ServicesRabbi Stein and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Leder and Cantorial Soloist Ellen Sugerman
10:30 a.m.
FRI, OCTOBER 23
Shabbat Services Rabbi Fox and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Eshel, Cantor Gurney & the Youth Choir
6:00 p.m.
SAT, OCTOBER 24
Torah Study 9:00 a.m.GENESIS Noah 6:9 11:32
Tot Shabbat 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat ServicesRabbi Fox and Cantor Caro
10:30 a.m. Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
Rabbi Stein and Cantorial Soloist Marshall Voit Camp, Malibu 10:30 a.m.
FRI, OCTOBER 30
Shabbat ServicesRabbi Leder and Cantor Caro
6:00 p.m.
Rabbi Eshel and Cantor Gurney 6:00 p.m.
SAT, OCTOBER 31
Torah Study 9:00 a.m. GENESIS Lech Lecha 12:1 17:27
Shabbat Morning Minyan 9:15 a.m.
Shabbat ServicesRabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney
10:30 a.m.
all shabbat and worship information can be found online at www.wbtla.org
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