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14 Elul - 14 Tishrei 5772/5773September 2012

ServicesRabbi Joshua Levine Grater

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High Holy Days, Year 10

Temple President Matt Ober

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Moving Forward

T h i s coming year will mark a decade since I arrived at P J T C . M y c h i l d r e n w e r e t w o years old and now they are beginning 5th

grade! We have seen a great deal of growth, change, challenge, depth and incredible community building in the last decade. We have had births and deaths, sickness and recovery, the merger of CST and PJTC, and the arrival of our Executive Director Eitan Trabin and Cantor Ruth. Our annual budget has nearly doubled to

over $1 million, we have supported and visited Israel, learned lots of Torah, helped refugees in Darfur, raised money and awareness for Union Station, Foothill Unity and Friends in Deed, celebrated 90 years of our synagogue’s life and had lots of fun along the way! This is just a taste of what we have accomplished, and it is only the tip of what we can accomplish in the coming years. Thanks to your amazing commitment to PJTC in the last six months, we are back on solid financial footing and we are looking to secure our financial future with the help of Eitan Trabin, Matt Ober and our finance team, under the able leadership of Sandy Hartford. As we approach these holy days, we have much to be grateful for,

It’s great to begin a new P J T C y e a r w i t h e a c h of you and I w e l c o m e y o u b a c k f rom w h at seemed like a pretty quick summer.

To me, a new year at PJTC with all its component parts, is a new project. I tend to begin a new project, venture or hobby with excitement, enthusiasm and a little trepidation. Project PJTC 5773 is no exception. But I also begin any new project with a vision of the end result–how I imagine the project

will turn out or what I hope to achieve through this new venture.

As we begin a new year together, I invite each of you to take a moment and imagine what your PJTC 5773 will be; what are your intentions and your expectations, and what will be your level of commitment to PJTC this year. And yes, what concerns, uncertainties or anxiety do you have about the year ahead.

Your Board of Directors has started its new fiscal year doing its own imagining. One of the functions of the Board is to set goals for the synagogue, both short and long term. So at our July meeting, the Board spent considerable time on strategic planning. We broke into groups,

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August 31/ Sept. 1 Parashat: Ki TeitzeiFri. Service 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary

Oneg hosted by Sisterhood

Sat. Service 9:00 AM Knell ChapelKiddush hosted by Shabbes Minyan Group

September 7/8 Parashat: Ki TavoFamily Picnic 6:00 PM Katz TerraceTot Shabbat 6:45 PM Knell ChapelFri. Service 7;30 PM Galpert Sanctuary


Sat. Service 9:00 AM Knell ChapelKiddush hosted by Victor & Diana Zlotnicki

SelichotSat. Havdallah & Program 8:00 PM

Knell ChapelIce Cream and Refreshments 10:15 PM

Wohlmann HallSelichot Service 11:00 PM Knell Chapel

September 14/15 Parashat: NitzavimFri. Service 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary


Sat. Service 9:00 AM Knell ChapelKiddush hosted by Ofer Ho in honor of his

daughter Miranda's 6th birthdaySeptember 16/17/18 Rosh Hashanah

Erev Rosh HashanahSun. Service 8:00 AM Galpert Sanctuary

First Day Rosh HashanahMon. Service 8:30 AM Galpert SanctuaryMon. Tashlich 4:00 PM L.A. Arboretum

Second Day Rosh HashanahTues. Service 8:30 AM Galpert Sanctuary

Family Service and Picnic 4:00 PMKatz Terrace

September 21/22 Parashat: VayelekhFri. Family Serv. 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary


Sat. Service 9:00 AM Knell ChapelKiddush hosted by Shabbes Minyan Group

September 25/26 Yom KippurKol Nidre

Tues. Early Kol Nidre 6:00 PM Knell ChapelTues. Kol Nidre 7:00 PM Galpert Sanctuary

Yom Kippur/YizkorWed. Service 8:30 AM Galpert Sanctuary

September 28/29 Parashat: Ha’AzinuFri. Service 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary


Sat. Service 9:00 AM Galpert SanctuaryKiddush hosted by Shabbes Minyan Group

The FLAME 2 September 2012

Staff and Officers Cantor Ruth Berman Harris

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Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center1434 N. Altadena Drive

Pasadena, California 91107(626) 798-1161 • (626) 798-8410 (Fax)

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– PJTC Clergy and Staff –Joshua Levine Grater – RabbiGilbert Kollin – Rabbi EmeritusRuth Berman Harris – Cantor

Gabbaim:Barry Segal – Sondra Dreshner

Eitan Trabin – Executive DirectorDebby Singer – Education Director

Dorienne Elston – Religious School AssistantBruce Applebaum – Operations Manager

Jane Hirschkowitz – Assistant to the RabbiMarian Rosen – Bookkeeper

Robert Brown – Facilities Manager

– PJTC Officers –President – Matt Ober

Secretary – Bob LevinsonTreasurer – George Roegler

Exec. VP Management – Jonathon WeiszExec. VP Programs – Faith SegalVP Administration – Jeff Landau

VP Adult Programs – Judith PettigrewVP Finance – Sandy Hartford

VP Membership – Rebecca GolbertVP Religious Affairs – Erich Schlecht

VP Youth Programs – Maureen McGrathPlanning Committee Chair – John CarltonSisterhood President – Barbara Levinson

Men's Club President – Jerry Halpert– Board of Directors –

Noah Golden-Krasner, Valerie Grover, Jerry Halpert, Shoshana Hess,

Stephanie Ivler, Lonne Lane, Meredith Rose, Ruth Several, Larry Sharfstein,

Bob Weiner, Lindsay Wetmore-Arkader–Voting Past Presidents –Judy Callahan, David Lorin,

Stu Miller, Mickey Segal

– The FLAME Staff –Bruce Applebaum – Layout

Edie Taylor and Roz Scherr – EditorsKaren Hochman Brown – Advisor

I invite you to join Rabbi Grater and me on Saturday September 8 at 7:00 PM to prepare ourselves spiritually for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by attending a very wonderful service called Selichot (forgiveness). The Selichot service is designed to help us direct our hearts and minds to the process of teshuvah, in order to give us a chance to reflect on the changes of behavior that we wish to make.

Our internal journey will begin during the Selichot service, to examine the deeds of the past year, seeking forgiveness from God, and committing ourselves to improve our behavior in the New Year. Some of the prayers and music for the Selichot service are taken from the services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This provides a musical transition between the “old year” and the New Year.

Selichot services are usually held late on a Saturday evening after Shabbat is over. There is also a custom of holding Selichot services close to midnight, which is related to the belief that the Gates of Heaven open the widest at midnight. Therefore, it is believed, God will hear our prayers most clearly at this time of night. Year after year, the Selichot service puts me into the High Holy Day mood. Selichot is very special. Part of the story is the glorious music. Equally important are the words of the liturgy that convey the season’s distinctive theological message: Our God is a forgiving God. This is the night of forgiveness, a step essential to the healing of the heart. Selichot, the penitential prayers said from the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, ask God for forgiveness. If we want forgiveness, we have to offer it and ask for our own. As we are merciful, so is God merciful to us.

The word for the process of self-examination, making amends, and asking forgiveness is called teshuvah. The word for forgiveness, mechilah, comes from the root, machol, which means circle. We turn within ourselves to find answers; it’s our creative process. And when we enter the courageous and creative work of

self-judgment, we too turn within for answers. Our process also requires the addition of making direct amends to the one we have harmed. To face ourselves, to face the one we’ve hurt, to say I’m sorry, is so hard! It needs teamwork. First, the individual has to choose the path, then we gather as a community to strengthen each other to walk the path,

and finally, we recognize that the lightness of heart that follows the deed is God’s gift.

It is equally difficult to forgive those who have harmed us. Forgiving doesn’t mean forgetting, it doesn’t mean accepting. It simply means that I will no longer take responsibility for your behavior by being victim to it. I break that relationship to you when I forgive you for what you have done to me. Offering forgiveness will bring the grace that asking forgiveness brings. Most importantly, by behaving in these ways, we demonstrate that we are in God’s image, the One who forgives and pardons abundantly.

God wishes us to turn away from sin and helps us to do so. The High Holy Days focus almost exclusively on the notion of teshuvah, a Hebrew word that means “turning away from sin.” In Judaism, the word “sin” can refer to many different things. We sin when we break God’s laws. We sin when we hurt others. We sin when we do things that hurt ourselves. During the High Holy Days we have many opportunities to demonstrate to God and to ourselves, that we have made sincere efforts to change our behavior from that which is hurtful or wrong to that which is constructive and healing. We also have many opportunities to reflect on our behavior and ask for God’s help to lead better lives.

I ask for your forgiveness for the sins that I have committed to you, my congregants, and I forgive you for the sins that you have committed towards me. May this year bring you good health, happiness and prosperity.

L’ Shana Tovah, Cantor Ruth

Dear Congregants,


by Debby Singer, Education Director

Religious School News

One of our wonderful office volunteers casually said to me “You are going to love retirement, but who is going to make all those lovely speeches at the Bar and Bat Mitzvahs?” I sighed heavily, clomped up the stairs to my office, let a few tears flow and decided I really needed to talk about this with you and really needed to use the R-word I have been avoiding since my decision to leave after 26 years of directing the Religious School and 11

more as a teacher here at PJTC. It’s just time. It’s time for me to change course and it’s time for the temple to continue to re-assess its vision and find that person who will fit. That special someone is out there and the wheels are in motion to search for him or her, and I will not leave until that person is in place for the 2013-2014 school year.

Right now I can’t imagine my life without the Religious School as my main focus, next to my family, of course (although my husband would probably say the order of focus was quite often reversed). I will definitely miss….well almost everything about this job….the people, the challenges, the privilege of seeing that our work makes a difference.

But change is good and I am also looking forward to what life holds next. My first order of business will be to search for some productive, gratifying and worthwhile projects that will make me feel like I am still contributing to society in some small way. That’s really all I can say for now and when the R-word rolls off my lips smoothly and unencumbered by a tearful gulp, we will talk some more, I promise.

In the meantime, please know that we are in the planning stages for another productive, exciting and creative year here at LBS. We have added three new members to our excellent faculty and staff. Our Office Administrator is Dorienne Elston who is a member of PJTC with lots of administration experience. She has very positive energy that will help our office run both smoothly and efficiently. Gal Kessler-Rohs will teach both our Baynaim and Ganeinu Classes. Her teaching credits include positions both stateside and in Israel. She has an MA from Columbia University in Early Childhood Education. Lauren Adler will teach Kita Aleph and will also be the B’nai Mitzvah Tutor. She is a credentialed teacher, has taught at several Religious Schools in the L.A. area as well as locally at Waverly School, is fluent in Hebrew and has wonderful ideas about making learning fun.

Our first day of classes is Sunday, September 9 and we welcome all parents to join us in the Sanctuary for a welcoming assembly at 10:00 AM. We are holding a Parent Orientation Coffee for new and returning families on Wednesday evening, September 5 from 7:00-8:30 PM. Please RSVP.

You know the old Yiddish saying that “Man plans and God laughs”? My prayer for all of us for the coming year is that we are afforded the health and good fortune to dream our dreams, envision our visions and make our plans and that with God’s help, it will be so.

L'Shana Tovah, Debby

Interfaith Study Groupby Cecilia Fox, PJTC’s ISG representative

All are welcome at our next meeting on Sunday, September 9, 2012 from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Islamic Center of Southern California, 434 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles. Our carpool will leave All Saints Church in Pasadena at 4:15 PM. At 5:00 PM promptly, we will welcome guest speaker, Kun Gu Rinpoche, a Buddhist nun, who will speak about her life.

We bring food for the potluck vegetarian meal which follows, and enjoy getting to know each other in conversation on the speaker’s topic.

Our group is made up of members of Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center, Islamic Center of So. California (Los Angeles), and All Saints Episcopal Church (Pasadena)--a wonderfully diverse, interesting group. We gather monthly at one of our institutions, in rotation. Our purpose is to grow in understanding, to be open, respectful, curious, and interested in learning from each other.

Note: We encourage you to read for future discussion, our summer reading list’s first item: Religion Gone Astray: What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith, by Pastor Don Mackenzie, Rabbi Ted Falcon, and Imam Jamal Rahman, published by Skylight Paths, $16.99. For the entire reading list, contact Cecilia Fox, via PJTC office at (626) 798-1161.

Contact Cecilia Fox for any general questions.To add your name to the ISG emai list contact Ana Camacho

at All Saints, (626) 583-2737.

Exciting 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah

Family Service and PicnicTuesday, September 18

Join us for this PJTC option on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah. Rabbi Joshua and Cantor Ruth will lead families in a spiritually alive, musically exciting and kid-friendly service for parents and children. The service will be geared for kids 10 and under, but all ages are welcome. A special machzor (prayerbook) will be used, and it will be fully participatory and fun! Come and experience a new way to pray and learn at the same time. Following services join us for a bring–your own–family picnic on the Katz Terrace.

Led by Rabbi Joshua Levine Graterand Cantor Ruth Berman Harris

4:00 PMPasadena Jewish Temple and Center

PJTC gratefully acknowledges the Basseri family for donation of cleaning of 33 of our tallitot

in time for Rosh Hashanah. Their generosity has been a big help in the preparations for the High Hollidays.

The Basseris are the owners of Steamer Cleaners, 13646 Ventura Blvd, in Sherman Oaks.

Many thanks -- Todah Rabbah!


Barbara Levinson, Sisterhood PresidentIt is amazing to me that it has now

been over one year since Sisterhood first asked me to be their President. I am now into the second year and have the opportunity to look back at the many fine Sisterhood–sponsored events. We had a fabulous Purim Mishloach Manot where Purim Bags were collected and distributed by the

hard-working Purim committee headed by Ricky Calvin. Sheila Padlipsky and her large committee of volunteers (too numerous to name) earned money standing in the sun and rain to act as docents for the fabulous Pasadena Showcase House, this year a house in La Canada. And of course, who can forget the tireless efforts of Ruth Kaye, who almost single handedly manages our wonderful New Year's greetings booklet. With the gifted help of Karen Brown, our New Year's greeting booklet earned over $8,000 last year.

Many other events took place during the year including an amazing Sukkot Potluck spearheaded by Nancy Carlton, (with our 2012 potluck scheduled for October 5) a wonderful poetry and jazz night held in the lovely back yard of Carolyn and Scott Siegal, challah sales organized by Ricki Lane, and the lovely Torah Fund Chay’ay Olam event chaired by Bobbi Sloan, with the luncheon expertly organized again by Nancy Carlton.

Sisterhood sent two of its board members to a leadership training workshop in Las Vegas, made donations to B’nai Simcha, Weizmann Day School and the Jewish Federation Book Festival.

All in all, Sisterhood has had a wonderful, fun–filled and inspired year of events, some fund–raising and others simply fun–raising, (Match n’ Marry and the Cantor’s Concert to name a few).

We are looking forward to our Artisans Boutique on November 18 (see article on this page).

At our last board meeting, Sheila Padlipsky suggested that Sisterhood develop a Mitzvah Corner to be published monthly. That is such a great idea that I am now asking members to email me and let me know about special women doing special things, little and big. so that I can start a regular Mitzvah Corner in my column. I will publish what we are all doing (or have done) every month or whenever I see something happening or you report a special effort you observed. We need to let the world know how wonderful we are and this is a good way.

By the way, ladies, don’t forget to mail in your Sisterhood dues. Yep! It is that time again.

Below are pictures from our last Rosh Chodesh and Installation.

L’ Shana Tovah, Barbara

It's Happening with Sisterhood!

Calling all Artisans: Sisterhood Boutique is Back! Sunday November 18

After a two year hiatus, PJTC Sisterhood is now seeking artisans for their fall boutique. The 2010 event was a great success and enjoyed by shoppers, exhibitors and volunteers alike. Two dozen exhibitors sold many one-of-a- kind creations including jewelry, tallitot, scarves, baby sweaters, gift cards, quilts and wood toys.

According to 2010 exhibitor, Linda Rourman, “ My overall experience as an exhibitor was phenomenal. I had no idea what to expect and I sold so many tallitot

that it blew me away. I’m definitely looking forward to exhibiting my work this coming November. I can’t wait!”

The boutique is a fundraiser for Sisterhood with 20% of proceeds donated by the exhibitors. In 2010 several very generous exhibitors – Edie Taylor, Ruth Kaye, Moshe Aviram, Pearl Tyree, and Ruth Roberts – donated 100% of their proceeds to Sisterhood. Edie said that “It was great to see the amount of talent in our community. It was fun to participate and support Sisterhood at the same time.” Chairperson of the event, Carolyn Siegal, added “ It was just so amazing to see the creative capabilities of our temple members and the many beautiful things they created. We hope that this year’s event will be bigger and even better!”

There is still time for exhibitors to sign up, although the event is filling up. Both temple members and nonmembers are invited to participate. To get more information on the event and to download an application form, go to http://www.pjtc.net/Downloads/ArtisanBoutique.pdf.

This year’s Boutique Committee also includes Ruth Failer, Debbie Guest, Ellen Dinerman, Karen Brown and Suzie Kustner. Anyone wishing to volunteer the day of the event or join the committee can contact Carolyn directly at (626) 794-7760.

The October FLAME will promote the event for shoppers.

Women’s Book Club by Connie Taus

Anyone interested in reading and discussing books is most welcome to join us. We meet on the second Thursday of each month, in Wohlmann Hall at 7:30 PM.

Our next meeting will be on September 13. The book is Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie. The novel is set in India as it was transitioning from a colony to a partitioned country. With the help of Saleem Simai and his gift of telepathic powers, we are told the story of two children, one Muslim and the other Hindu, born and switched at birth at the hour of India’s independence

Our October 11 book is Catherine the Great, by Robert Massie. This biography details the life of the woman who after a disastrous marriage to a grandson of Peter the Great, became empress of Russia and ruled for thirty-four years guided by the ideas of the Enlightenment.

Books are available at Vroman’s at a discount.

Chris Bogad displaying her hand-made wares at last year's Boutique.


PJTC Sisterhood welcomes this gathering of Jewish women to celebrate the new moon with

study, discussion and, of course, dessert.

Topi c : “Je wish Women Poets on the Jewish Experience” (selections chosen by our local poets)

Chaired by Susan Auerbach

RSVP to [email protected] or Kathy Kobayashi

For more information

RoshChodesh

elebration5772

Thursday Evening7:30 to 9:00 PM

We welcome the month ofHeshvan — October 18

at the home of Susan AuerbachFor more information call

(626)798-1161 or [email protected]

Pick up on Sunday, September 16Temple Parking Lot – 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Call to orderEmail to order

[email protected] call in your order to

Wendy Frankel Ricki Lane (949) 631-6673 (626) 355-8628

Torah Fund by Bobbi Sloan,VP, PJTC Sisterhood Rae Goodstein Memorial Torah Fund

Education is one of the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition from one generation to the next. When you contribute to Torah Fund, you are investing

in the future of our children, an investment in knowledge that pays the best interest! Torah Fund

supports The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Israel, and The Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires.

Our 2012-2013 Campaign has begun. This year's Torah Fund theme is URI URI: Awake--Greet the New Dawn! Being roused to action is often the prelude to awakening others. We take action by using our voices and networks to focus on the critical needs of our families and communities, our movement, and our people. The imagery of dawn invokes an awareness of the challenges before us as well as our need to be alert to address them.

We appreciate any amount that you are able to give. Donors of $180.00 and above will be given this yearís pin/pendant as a gift for their participation. Please contact me for more information or donations.

Annual

Sisterhood

Challah Sale

2 Lb. Round Challahs – Plain or Raisin$8.00 each

Honeycakes – $8.00 eachHome-Made Rugalah Too! – $14.00/lb

Original or Chocolate ChipLocally Produced Honey!

A 16 oz. Jar of New Honey for the New Year – $8.00

DO NOT SEND ORDERS OR CHECKS TO THE TEMPLEPay when you pick up. Cash or Checks only.

Make checks payable to PJTC SisterhoodL'Shana Tovah

Sisterhood Promotes Tzedakah During High Holy Days

In the UnetanaTokef prayer on Rosh Hashanah, we are reminded that three things are necessary to convince God to forgive our sins: teshuvah (repentance), tefilah (prayer) and tzedakah (charity).

The last of these, in a sense, is the most difficult, because there is no formal setting for its accomplishment. Yet it is as important as the first two. Isaiah reminds us of the importance of tzedakah in the haftorah that we read on Yom Kippur morning. In this portion, Isaiah tells us that the fasting is useless if it does not lead to concrete action in the form of Gimilut Hasadim (acts of loving kindness).

PJTC joins with United Synagogue congregations across America to participate in Operation Isaiah. The program asks each congregation to develop projects to meet the needs of the less advantaged members of our community. Once again, Sisterhood is coordinating a food collection—items which will be taken to Foothill Unity Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing for individuals and families in need. Foothill Unity Center’s goal is to help local people in crisis attain self-sufficiency by providing food, clothing, crisis services and referrals for other critical needs.

From Erev Rosh Hashanah until the end of Sukkot, PJTC members are asked to bring donations to the synagogue. Sisterhood members will distribute shopping bags and lists of needed items and bags on Erev Rosh Hashanah, to be filled and returned to us during this period.

This High Holy Day season, give all you can, not just for forgiveness, but because there are those in need. For further information, or to learn more about how you can become involved with Foothill Unity Center, contact Laura Shutman Luna at (909) 239-9907.

It’s Sisterhood Membership Time!by Carol Mills, VP Membership

It’s time to join/renew your dues to Sisterhood!! Please join an energetic, philanthropic group of women representing PJTC Sisterhood. Whether you take an active role, or just maintain your membership by paying dues, we want you! There is strength in numbers and your representation counts! Please mail your check made out to PJTC Sisterhood, to Carol Millls, 3775 Greenhill Road, Pasadena, CA 91107. Dues are $35. We will publish the names of our members soon. Make sure your name is on the list! Thank you!


Annual Quakes Baseball GameThirty PJTC men

and families met at the Epicenter on August 12 to watch the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

(Dodger A Farm team) beat the Lake Elsinore Storm in the ninth inning. As in the past, everyone had a great time. Thanks to Joel Padlipsky for chairing the event.

New Member Wine and Cheese EventMembers of the Men’s Club supported the Membership

Committee’s annual New Member wine and cheese welcome event before services on Friday August 17.

PJTC Beautification Day A number of Men’s Club members participated in the PJTC

Beautification Day event on August 19 by painting, fixing, cleaning and performing a number of tasks to help keep PJTC beautiful.

Federation Maccabee Games Men’s Club helped with the food and supervision and

supported the Federation youth program of Maccabee Game athletics held at held at the Foothill Middle School in Arcadia, on August 26.

Jerry Halpert, Men's Club President

Upcoming EventsJoin us Sunday, September 9 at

10:15 AMThe Men’s Club in cooperation with

the PJTC Membership Committee is holding a festive brunch, free for new and prospective members. This is a chance to meet the PJTC officers,

clergy and interact with PJTC members. Simon Burrow will speak on “Rational Immigration: Good for America, Good for the World”. We hope to see you. Please call to let us know you are coming.

Recent Events2012-2013 Men’s Club Dues

Dues letters have been mailed and we hope the Men of PJTC will respond in a timely manner. The dues are still a bargain at $25. Please send checks to the Men's Club c/o the PJTC office.

Football Pool Raffle FundraiserFootball Pool Raffle Tickets were mailed and are awaiting

your response by sending in the front page with your checks to the PJTC Men’s Club to win cash each week for 17 weeks. This is the major fundraiser for the PJTC Men’s Club that supports our youth in USY, Louis B. Silver Religious School, Weizmann Day School and B’nai Simcha and we look to you, the men of PJTC, to participate in our program . You don’t have to know anything about football. If your randomly selected teams have the highest score we will send you a check for $50, second highest $20 and lowest, $10. Please send checks $10 per ticket and any unused tickets to the Men’s Club at PJTC. Thanks to Ken Gerst for preparing computerized ticket plan, Stu Miller for tracking tickets and to the many who prepared the mailings.

June Annual MeetingThe Men’s Club had a busy summer

with a number of sponsored and fund raising activities.

We held our annual meeting in June with election of officers for 2012-2014 and a interesting lecture by Nadav Bar-Chaim (photo left).

Thanks to Jim Hogan and the kitchen staff for providing the eggs and pancakes and to all the other men who helped with setup and preparation.

Installation DinnerThe new 2012-2014 Men’s Club Board

members were installed at a dinner held at the Hamlet Restaurant in Pasadena on August 9. Thanks to the President Bob Levinson and the previous Board for their efforts in moving the Men’s Club forward. Best wishes to the new Board for continued success (New Board members were listed in the Summer FLAME). Thanks to Bob Levinson and Maury Weiss for chairing the event.

I n c o m i n g p r e s i d e n t , J e r r y H a l p e r t , h o n o r s outgoing president, Bob Levinson.

Men's Club News

Photos by Ira Blitz

And Membership Committee Invites Everyone to Our Open House

Especially our New and Prospective Members To Meet and Schmooze at our

Lox & Bagel BrunchSunday, September 9 from 10:15 - noon

in the Social HallSpeaker: Simon Burrow,

His topic is “Rational Immigration: Good for America, Good for the World”.

Join us for a festive brunch prepared by the PJTC Men's Club "catering crew," including lox, bagels, fruit, sweets

and MORE! Enjoy this opportunity to meet the Rabbi, Cantor,

Temple President and other PJTC leaders! Babysitting Available – Call to Reserve

New and Prospective PJTC Members dine free!All others are welcome! Suggested donation:

$15 ($20 at the door) PJTC Men's Club urges you to RSVP to:

Jerry Halpert ([email protected])by Thursday, September 6 - See you there!


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From the Eugene and Marilyn Fingerhut Memorial History Project

by Michael Several, Project ChairThis is the first of a four part series on Pearl HasslerAfter attending a Friday night service at Temple B’nai Israel

of Pasadena on January 29, 1932, Albert Einstein singled out the music for praise, noting in his diary that it was “in general moving and poetic, especially the ‘Scholem Alechim.’” What Einstein heard that night was a choir composed of five women, which according to the 1932 temple year book was “indispensable to the Friday night services.” Pearl Hassler directed the choir and accompanied on the organ, and as the congregation’s soloist, probably sang the Scholem Alechim.

Hassler had been involved in the congregation’s music since 1924, starting as the organist and shortly thereafter becoming the choir director and soloist. During the forty-year span she served the Pasadena Jewish community, Hassler worked with seven rabbis, from Rabbi Raphael Goldenstein to Rabbi Maurice Galpert. During her association, the Pasadena congregation had three names—Temple B’nai Israel of Pasadena, Pasadena Jewish Community, and Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center. She led the congregation’s High Holy Day services in at least five locations, ranging from the initial temple at Walnut and Hudson, the B’nai Israel Chapel (now known as Knell Chapel), and what is now called Galpert Sanctuary. In addition, she performed at special events as early as 1929, when she played the organ at the confirmation rites. By the time she retired in 1964, she had served the congregation as a soloist, choir director, vocal instructor, and piano and organ accompanist. What makes this extraordinary record of long service particularly unusual is the fact that Hassler was not Jewish.

Born January 26, 1884 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pearl Elizabeth Sleeth showed musical promise at an early age. When she was 16, she became the organist of the Emory Methodist Church, where she met her future husband, Norman Hassler, the church’s music director. After their marriage, they went on the road, performing as a duet with a wide repertoire. They performed Bach, opera, and light classical music at women’s clubs in major cities, where she was able to display her talent as a soprano. She reconnected to church music after moving to Alhambra in 1913. A few years later, she and her husband moved to Pasadena, where she quickly became the music director of the Lake Avenue Methodist Church and later the First Baptist Church. She also began a 53-year relationship with the Pasadena mortuary, Turner & Stevens, serving as their organist. During World War I, the Hasslers were frequent performers at Caltech, where they helped calm the intense students with their singing. They also led a community singing group initiated by the City of Pasadena and were members of a quartet that sang with the Pasadena Community Orchestra. After the war, Pearl Hassler was a soloist at the Hollywood Bowl when it opened in 1920 and sang the soprano role in a 1922 performance of the Messiah with Lawrence Tibbett. Marjorie Sinclair, the Pasadena Star-News music critic at the time, wrote that “When Pearl Hassler gets up to sing, I thoroughly relax and enjoy myself…She has the voice and tone of real music, and to hear her sing is a real joy.”


ACTS Summer Salad SupperSasha Monterroso

and Jacob Tragarz spoke about their b’nai mitzvah experiences at the ACTS salad supper we hosted in June. The topic was “Rites of Passage in Different Traditions”.

Thank you, Sasha and Jacob!

Friday, September 7Picnic, 6:00 PM

Katz TerraceTot Shabbat Service,

6:45 PMKnell Chapel

Come for more evenings of togetherness, song and prayer!

Bring your own dairy dinner and a blanket, we will have drinks and challah.

Join Judy Callahan, Director of B’nai Simcha Preschool, and Cantor Ruth for a half-hour Shabbat experience filled with music and movement for families with children age seven and under.

Family Picnic and Tot Shabbat

Service

randomly selected, to identify the issues we felt were most important to the temple. We did not set a timetable or other parameters. We then came together to identify all the issues identified from among the groups. The issues ranged from new carpet and facilities maintenance to greater spirituality, and everything in between. Then each of us had an opportunity to identify our top three PJTC priorities. From among the list of many issues emerged these three: 1) financial stability; 2) conflict resolution and healing; and, 3) deeper spirituality and more meaningful prayer. Of course each of us has our own interpretation of what these three items mean but in general, I think our identified priorities reflect balanced leadership and a focus on three broad topics that intersect with most aspects of synagogue life.

This does not mean the board will not take on other issues or have other priorities in the coming years. We all have learned from the past few years that priorities shift with unanticipated demands. The July strategic planning exercise was just a starting point. We will continue throughout the year with other planning exercises, so feel free to share with us your thoughts, ideas and suggestions on PJTC priorities for the future.

As for the immediate future, PJTC is poised for a great year of growth, maybe not so much in terms of numbers, but in terms of strengthening our community in many ways. We continue to put efforts into our facilities maintenance thanks to the help of Robert Brown and his staff, along with our VP of Administration, Jeffrey Landau. We just completed another successful grounds clean-up day which was as much about community building as it was about cleaning up for the start of a new year. My thanks to each of you who participated in the planning and the execution. Our membership drive is in full swing with the capable leadership of Membership VP Rebecca Golbert and Membership Committee Chair Lindsay Wetmore-Arkader. Many membership events are scheduled between now and the High Holy Days, so join us and bring along a potential new member. Finally, it’s hard to believe that Cantor Ruth just celebrated her one–year anniversary with us. She looks forward to becoming further acquainted with each one of us throughout the coming year, as well as leading us in prayer with Rabbi Kollin during Rabbi Grater’s sabbatical.

I hope you fully enjoy the few remaining days of summer and I look forward to greeting you at PJTC as we welcome another year of growth, promise, spirituality and celebration together.

L'Shna Tova, Matt

Matt Ober's article continued from page 1

Diane and Mike Burr thank Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater, Rabbi Gil Kollin, Cantor Ruth Berman Harris, the PJTC staff, the Spiritual Committee, MAC Committee, and the many friends in our PJTC family from the deepest place in our hearts for caring thoughts, tributes, cards, calls, emails, visits, friendship, kindness and amazing food during Diane’s mother’s illness and recent passing.

We are forever grateful.

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Israel MattersThe Israeli Scouts’ Friendship Caravan’s Visit to PJTCby Anita Landau

The Tzofim Israeli Scouts’ Friendship Caravan had to reschedule their planned visit to PJTC in August and, as a result, the Caravan arrived three weeks early, on Monday afternoon, July 16. After a long hot drive from Las Vegas, where they had entertained

at a JCC that morning, nine parched sixteen- and seventeen-year-old Israeli Scouts pulled into our parking lot with their two leaders. They were grateful to feel the cool breezes as they started to unload their lighting and sound equipment from the trailer attached to the van. After a quick pizza dinner on the Katz Terrace, the five boys and four girls set up their makeshift stage. Over 100 people came to the event, many with young children in tow, filling up every seat in our breezy Katz Terrace. Visitors came from other synagogues as well. The children sat in the front rows, many on the ground, and waited eagerly for the show to begin. And what an energetic and talented group of singers and dancers these high-school-aged goodwill ambassadors from Israel were. Many times the children got up to dance with the Tzofim and everyone was caught up with the music and stories from Israel. For our mature crowd, they even sang one song in Yiddish. In addition to songs about Israel, they performed a medley of Disney favorites for the younger children..

After the show, the audience and Tzofim devoured ice cream sundaes and lemonade. The teens chatted with their young audience, continuing the magical feeling of being so close to Israel.

Jeff Landau, chair of our Israel Committee, made all the arrangements for the Tzofim to visit PJTC and to entertain the B’nai Simcha Preschool children the next morning. Host families from PJTC, Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, and Temple Sinai in Glendale, provided housing for the Scouts after the show. On Tuesday morning, the hosts drove their guests to CST, where the Tzofim put on a somewhat shorter program for the children of the preschool. The young children were mesmerized and danced during the entire show. The Tzofim spent an hour after the show visiting with the children.

Afterwards, the troupe gathered at the Landau’s for a barbecue lunch, some swimming, resting up, texting, tweeting,

PJTC Adult Education Programsby Carol Sofer, Adult Ed Chair

Shalom ve AhavahPJTC Celebrates the Jewish

Holiday of Love Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center

Adult Education Committee held its own version of a Tu B’Av celebration on Thursday evening, August 2, 2012 at 7:30 PM. After a sumptuous wine and cheese reception on the lovely Katz Terrace, small groups studied and discussed selections from Jewish

texts on love, including Song of Songs and poems by Yehuda Amichai and Chaim Bialik. Then Cantor Ruth Harris sang love songs in Hebrew, Spanish and Ladino, concluding with “Bei Mir Bist Du Shein” in Yiddish. Appropriately, exotic fruits and a chocolate fountain for dipping added to the love theme of the evening. Biblical Plants Tour at LA County Arboretum October 7

The Adult Education Committee will sponsor a docent-led Biblical Plants walking tour of the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia on Sunday, October 7 from 11:00 AM to noon. The tour will include sections of the Arboretum that display the growing plants mentioned in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. In order to pre-arrange the groups, it is important to have an advance count of the number of participants. If you are interested in attending, please call PJTC to RSVP (626) 798-1161. Attendees will meet at the entrance to the LA County Arboretum at 10:45 AM prior to the tour.

Continuing Adult Education ProgramsBook Group-Modern Jewish Writers with Peter Brier on

the third Tuesday evening of each month. We will resume on October 17. Anyone wanting to read ahead should be looking at Philip Roth’s American Pastoral, our first book for 2012-2013.

Join Rabbi Kollin’s Talmud class at 7:00 PM on Wednesdays for a leisurely tour of the Talmud and how it has been interpreted by succeeding generations of rabbis. First session October 10.

Rabbi Kollin's Bible Class will resume on October 24.Torah & Lunch with Rabbi Grater will continue noon on

Thursdays. “HEBREW (is) the deep structure of Jewish civilization,

its DNA, as it were... a bridge that spans many cleavages: between classical Judaism and the present, between religious and secular Jews, and between Israel and the Diaspora... Any Jewish society that takes place largely in translation runs the risk of floating free of its tether to Jewish authenticity”. Quoted from Cynthia Ozick.

Our Modern Hebrew language classes at PJTC, taught by Nurith Brier, for reading, understanding and conversing in Hebrew, will resume on Thursday, September 6. Please call the PJTC office for details. Intermediate -5:15 PM, Advanced - 6:30 PM and Beginners at 7:30 PM.Adult Programming

Hazak – Yiddish Club meets the first and third Mondays of the month at 2:00 PM in the Lounge.

Movie Days are on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 1:00 PM in the Lounge.Click here to continue


Dovrei Ivrit–Hebrew Speaking Flourishes in Weizmann Day School’s Kindergarten by Lisa Feldman, M.A. Ed. Head of School, Weizmann Day School

We are ve r y p l e a s e d t o announce that we have enhanced our Hebrew language immersion program with the adoption of Chalav u’Dvash (Milk and Honey), a new, innovative Hebrew language instruction program which is designed especially for early

childhood education. This new curriculum, developed by the Jewish Agency for Israel, offers a broad range of developmentally appropriate activities and interactive teaching aids and is a wonderful prelude to the Tal Am Hebrew materials we use in first grade. Chalav u’Dvash focuses on conversational Hebrew, thus teaching the language by using it in everyday situations. The contents of the program derive from the children’s everyday life and are therefore more likely to become part of the child’s everyday vocabulary since this is how children naturally acquire language.

At Weizmann we are fortunate to have Geveret (Mrs.) Carmit Eliyahu work with our kindergarten class. An energetic and creative talent, Geveret Eliyahu began her tenure at Weizmann in the fall of 1995, and has been a true asset to our success in transmitting the values of Hebrew education at our school. This newly developed program was made known to us by Mrs. Ofra Dor, a renowned and beloved Hebrew educator who spent most of her career at Stephen S. Wise Temple schools. An esteemed colleague, Mrs. Dor presented these materials to us and we are most grateful.

If Not Now - When?New Hebrew Beginners Class are on Thursdays at

7:15 PM. Intermediate and advanced classes at 5:15 PM and 6:15 PM

To follow the Siddur and the Parasha• To understand the Torah and our heritage in its • original languageTo converse in modern Hebrew•

For more information call Nurith Brier at (626) 798-1161

or email [email protected]

Come for a visit! For a personal tour of our school please call the office at (626) 797-0204. Weizmann Day School is still able to accept applications for the 2012/13 school year with limited slots available in grade levels K through 8

High Holy Day Ushers Needed The High Holy Days are just around the

corner, and we are once again recruiting ushers. Our ushers’ main job is to make

congregants feel welcome and secure and to help them have a good experience at PJTC. Ushers will be deployed somewhat differently this

year in order to better greet people and improve the environment in the

sanctuary. There will again be two shifts for evening services and three during the day. Your help in filling the nearly one hundred slots throughout the holidays would be much appreciated.

You can volunteer by emailing Phil & Judy Callahan at [email protected]. We will also be happy to answer any questions. Every effort will be made to give you your requested time and location. We will be holding an usher training session Sunday, September 16 at 10:00 AM. Please make every effort to attend.

Clean-Up Day at PJTCDespite the heat, on Sunday

morning, August 19, about 25 adults and children volunteered their time, effort, energy and expertise to beautify our temple grounds. The group represented all aspects of our PJTC family: teens, parents, grandparents, Sisterhood and Men’s Club. They painted, cleaned, inside and out, Wohlmann Hall, Knell Chapel, Galpert Sanctuary, the

Social Hall and even stocked the Judaica Shop. PJTC is ready to “wow” returning and new members as

they get ready to attend the High Holy Days services, return to religious school, and enjoy the myriad activities we have scheduled for the fall season.

This clean-up day created camaraderie and showed the type of special congregational family we are, reminding everyone of the importance of volunteering for the synagogue we love. Thanks to all those who came and gave of themselves.

— Contact for Donations —Donate to Temple Projects & FundsOrder a Memorial PlaqueFreeman Passover FundOrder Leaf/Stone on Tree of Life ... Temple Office (626) 798-1161Shabbat b'Lev Music FundOhr Hadash Vision Fund..................Rabbi Grater (626) 798-1161MAC Committee............................................................Edie Taylor PJTC Oral History Project ...................................Michael Several Simcha & Memorial Tablecloths ............................ Paula Waluch Send a Sisterhood Tribute .......................................... Roz Scherr Dedicate a Prayer Book ........................................Jo Anne KindlerLarge Print Sim Shalom .................................................Roz Scherr Rabbi Galpert Memorial Fund ....................................Janice Pais

Shirley Hoffman Fuchs Award Fund ...................................................Debby Singer L.B. Silver Religious School........................................... Jan PaisTorah Fund Donations ...............................................Bobbi SloanJudaica Shop ...............................................................Stacy Miller Sisterhood Kitchen Fund ....................................Nancy Copeland Women's Retreat Fund .........................................Nancy Copeland


Thanks to Our July & August VolunteersPJTC offers our members a variety of ways to be of service

to the Temple. Those who are able to give of their time are vital to sustaining our community.

To host an Oneg, call Anita Landau To host a Kiddush, call Roz Scherr

Dr. Breyne MoskowitzPasadena

Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Rebecca JohnsonLa Crescenta

Rabbi Joshua and Dr. Kristine GarrowayPasadena

Ms. Elise KnepperPasadena

Oneg & Kiddush HostsJuly 6/7 Oneg and Kiddush hosted by Bonnie Pais-Martinez

and Raul Martinez in honor of their son Shai’s bar mitzvah

July13/14 Oneg hosted by Lyn and Bud Slotky, celebrating the birth of their first grandchild, Sawyer Jameson Reitano

Kiddush hosted by Hy Vego, celebrating his 90th birthday

July 20/21 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood Kiddush hosted by the Shabbes Minyan GroupJuly 27/28 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood Kiddush hosted by Franci Levine Grater, Ella and

NoahAug. 3/4 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood Kiddush hosted by Richard SamuelsonAug. 10/11 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood Kiddush hosted by Carolyn Kunin & Asher ButnikAug. 17/18 Membership Wine & Cheese reception hosted by

Sisterhood Kiddush hosted by Linda Rourman, Pat Sullivan,

Trudie Strobel & Susan PindakAug. 24/25 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood Kiddush hosted by Roz and Larry Scherr and

friendsAug. 31/Sept. 1 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood Kiddush hosted by the Shabbes Minyan Group

Gabbai’im Sondra Dreshner Vic Ryden Roz Scherr Barry Segal Mickey Butnik

Torah, Haftorah & Tisha b’Av Readers Marcia Alper Mark Chodos Sonda Dreshner John Guest Sam Haddad Ofer Ho Olivia Honowitz Andres Martinez, Shai Martinez David Miller Samantha Miller Roz Scherr Erich Schlecht Ruth Several Bobbi Sloan Bailey Woolsey Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

Office Volunteers Ryna Aviram Ginny Blitz Judy Ellis Sue Galpert Mila Gierowitz Jerry Halpert Ruth Kaye Ernie Robinson George Roegler Roz Scherr Edie Taylor Arlene Weiss

PJTC Library NewsThe High Holy Days are a time of renewal and the PJTC

Library is participating. We have new books, new hours and a date for the ever-popular, almost annual used book sale.

Donate BooksIt is time to clean out your cupboards and donate all of your

old books to the library for the book sale. Have lots of books? We can arrange to pick them up. Call the office. We don’t collect old newspapers. But anything else that is printed we will take from you and use to create value for the PJTC community. Give your old books a new home.

Used Book Sale: Sunday October 28, 2012This year we have lots of bargain books, children’s books and

science books. Be sure to attend. For an early look, volunteer to help.

New HoursThe library now opens a little before 10:00 AM on Sundays

when the LBSRS is in session and closes at 12:30 PM. Stop in and chat with Sharon Goldberg or Simon Burrow, borrow a book, ask a question or use our WIFI connection, now working extremely well

The PJTC Library:Free WIFI, a quiet space on Sunday morning, and books.

The Authors Among UsThis is a new feature in the FLAME, prepared by the PJTC

Library staff. It will feature a monthly story about one of the authors in our community. All nominations are welcome. These will not be full-fledged reviews, you can find those on Amazon; these columns are meant to be introductions to the work of people in our community who are writing, editing and publishing books.

This month our featured author is Temple member Patricia Bunin and her recently published book: Password: SeniorMoment.

If you are old enough to remember LA Times columnist Jack Smith, then you will enjoy Password: Senior Moment for two reasons. First, you’re old enough to get the humor, and second, the warmth and humor of the short articles is reminiscent of Jack Smith. The short essays in the book are reprints from Patricia’s weekly column in the Pasadena Star-News. It is nice to read simple stories about people of a certain age facing new technologies, sometimes winning and sometimes being forced to regroup.

Patricia is having a book signing at Vroman’s on Thursday evening, September 17 at 7:00 PM. You are all welcome to attend.


Teshuva

MeditationWorkshop

Led by SheLdon and SheiLa LewiSwedneSday, September 12

wohLmann haLL, 7:00 - 9:00 pm CoSt $80.00 CaSh or CheCk to mitzvah Fund

Micha Feldmann to Speak on Exodus of Ethiopian Jews

Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 10:00 AMJewish Federation of San Gabriel and

Pomona Valleys550 S. Second Avenue, Arcadia, CA

In dramatic fashion, Operations Moses and Solomon, in 1984 and 1991, respectively, rescued the Jews of Ethiopia (“Beta Israel”) and brought them to Israel. A little known operation continues, in which a related group of Ethiopians, known as Falash Mura, are currently immigrating to Israel. The challenges these

new immigrants face in becoming full members of Israeli society are equally daunting, and much work is being done to prepare them.

Feldmann has been helping Ethiopian families on both ends of their journey since 1970. He will speak about his newly released book, On Wings of Eagles. Told through diary entries interspersed with the stories of many Ethiopian Jews in their own words, the book is a gripping account of the Jewish Agency’s coordination of Ethiopian aliyah. Feldmann’s crowning achievement as the Jewish Agency’s representative and Israeli consul was to oversee the immigration of over 14,000 Jews from besieged Addis Ababa in the dramatic two day Operation Solomon.

No Charge -- RSVP requested -- [email protected]

Information: Ricky Calvin, (626) 744-9904

New Year greeting cards Honey and apple plates and bowls 2012-2013 New Year calendars New talleisim Pomegranate everything!

Fabulous new jewelry in every price range Hostess gifts Yahrzeit and Shabbat candles from Israel

See us when the shop is open!3:30 - 5:00 PM Tuesdays & Thursdays

10:00 AM to Noon SundaysWhen School is in session

The Judaica Shop

Please visit the Judaica Shop for your High Holy Days Needs:

Selichot

2012/5773

September 8

8:00 PM–Havdallah and Program

10:15 PM–Ice Cream and Refreshments

11:00 PM--Selichot S

ervice

We will view an 18 minute tra

iler

of the documentary The F Word and have

a conversation with

the film

makers

on forgiveness. The f i l m

focuses on the stories of people

who have experienced acts of unimaginable

violence. The F Word is about the ‘real’ people whose stories seem

both close and far away. They have lost loved ones on both sides of the conflict in

Northern Ireland, in the apartheid struggle in South Africa, in the Oklahoma City bombing and

on September 11th. The film aims to touch the heart of the audience, not to descend into arguments about who

is politically right or wrong, but to consider alternatives to retribution and the cycle of violence–presenting often more complex and challenging choices of risking dialogue between “enemy,” “perpetrator,” and “victim.” At a time when people around the world are hungry for change, The F Word explores the power of ‘forgiveness’… and, its companions: revenge, violence, reconciliation and peace.

The F Word

A documentary on Forgive

ness

Tune In, Turn In: A Teshuva Meditation Retreat

Longtime meditation teachers Sheila and Sheldon Lewis turn teshuva into a vehicle for

transformation in this hands-on, contemplative, two-hour meditation journey. Through meditation,

movement, guided imagery, niggun, and other practices, we will play and work with mind, heart, and soul to ready ourselves for the New Year. All

levels of proficiency welcome. Look back, focus on the present, envision the

future, and move on.Limited Space AvailableTo register by September 10 call (626) 798-1161 or email: [email protected]


September Birthdays ...and Anniversaries

Rock-a-Bye BabyDouble Mazel Tov to Cary and Sheila Presant, grandparents

of Emalyn Grace Presant, born on July 7, 2012 to Seth and Leigh Presant. Emalyn joins her big sister, Rylie Presant, age 7.

Then on July 26, 2012, the Presants became grandparents AGAIN with the birth of Mackay Rhys Presant, son of Jaron and Erin Presant. We can picture these cousins playing together in the near future!

We are continuing PJTC Basketball for adults (high school age and above) at 8:00 PM on the 3rd Monday of every month. We will be dark for the month of September.

September 1 ....Allen Emmerich Natasha Feuer

Zachary Schmidt September 2 .... Helen Freeman

Norma Pratt September 3 ....... Max Fishman September 5 ...........Talia Harris

Max Polansky September 6 ..... Jo Beth Cohen

Shayna Goldstein Shoshana Hess

Ava Leonard Larry Moore

Abigail Sheklow September 7 ...........Nick Brown

Arlene Weiss September 8 ......... Fay Breslow

Barnaby Douglas Henny Moskowitz

Barbara Solish Sandra Sonies Eileen Temple

September 9 ........Roger Brown Thomas Painter

Kylie Spindler September 10 .........Carol Sofer

Kristine Garroway September 11 ......... Bryn Burke

Aaron Golden September 12 .......... Ellie Gerst

Janet Kadin September 13 .Andres Martinez

Raina Markham Gail Moore

September 14 ......Robert Bruck Marvin Donner

September 15 ........ Miranda Ho Jackson Douglas

September 16 ...... Liana Kindler Shana Levin

Monica Mitrani September 17 ....Maxwell Beller

Bonnie Skolnik Leo Garroway

Sylvia Paz

September 18 ....Daphna Enzer Julia Hartford

Felice Mittman September 19 ........ David Miller

Cherylynne Berger Evelyn Rappel

Stephen Rappel Hannah Temple

September 20 .......... Ricki Lane Grace Leonard Louise Wannier

September 21 ..Sharon DeMerit Hannah Friedman

September 22 .... Julian Benson Max Brunngraber

Joy Silverman Kimberly Spindler

September 23 ........Kara Cohen Paris Cohen

Deborah Noble September 24 .....Francine Katz

Sylvia Schleimer September 25 ....Paul Andersen September 26 ....... Daniel Levin September 27 ....Roberta Braun

Maya Golden-Krasner Paula Svonkin

Jill Wright September 28 ....Samuel Crane

Mark Bershatsky Lisa Grossman

Sanford Grossman Shoshanah Gurvis Rebecca Johnson

Michael Klekner September 29 .... Michael Kadin September 30 .......Ed Honowitz

Craig Pettigrew Sutton Spindler Acsa Villasenor

Jordan and Judy Ellis ..........................................................9/2/1958Geoff and Jen DeBoskey .....................................................9/2/2001Marc and Haley Karish ........................................................9/3/2000Steve and Jennifer Leonard ................................................9/3/2000Stuart and Stacy Miller ........................................................9/3/2005Neil and Melissa Gabriel ......................................................9/5/1999Larry and Roz Scherr ..........................................................9/6/1970Steve and Roberta Breton ...................................................9/7/1969Mark and Alice Rothenberg .................................................9/7/1991Thomas and Tania Painter ...................................................9/7/2003Peter Nortman and Jodi Kinzler ...........................................9/9/2000David and Jane Feinberg ....................................................9/9/2001Peter and Genevieve Danenberg ......................................9/10/2006Scott and Laura Van Dellen ...............................................9/11/1983Daniel Katzen and Carol Stewart ......................................9/13/1984Matt and Stacy Ober ..........................................................9/14/1985Ed Honowitz and Ellen Pais ..................#25 .....................9/19/1987Richard Novak and Joiline Hardman .................................9/21/1997Bob and Barbara Levinson ................................................9/25/1983Laurence Harris and Ruth Berman Harris .........................9/25/1997Robert and Jessica Weiner ...............................................9/28/1991

Theatre Havurah NewsOn Thursday evening, October 18 at 8:00 PM, the Theatre Havurah will go to our local theater,

A Noise Within, to see Shaw’s classic “The Doctor’s Dilemma.”

The dile)mma in this play is who should be saved: a kindly colleague who serves the poor, or an extremely talented but unscrupulous young artist. Shaw’s incisive comedy is an indictment of both the

medical profession and the artistic sensibility.The Havurah will meet before the play for dinner,

information on location to follow. Cost for each ticket is $30.00. To make a reservation, send your check to Ricky Calvin. For more information, email her at: [email protected].

Each year PJTC members trek miles through the forest (metaphorically speaking) to gather sch’ach (palm fronds) for the roof of the sukkah. We will be gathering sch'ach (palm fronds) at the LA County Arboretum, Thursday or Friday, September 20 or, 21 at 9:00 AM. It is always a fun outing to do some "hands on" Judaism. Bring gloves (a must), long handle nippers or a small saw. Respond to the PJTC office or to Cara Jaffe to let us know you are coming. Watch for email or web page updates on the exact date and time.

Help Build Our Sukkah


Yahrzeits for September (announced Fri/Sat preceding the date)Elul 15 September 02, 2012

Judith Barron Laura Feiner

Frieda Fishman Max Hassman

Frieda Wohlman Elul 16 September 03, 2012

Darlene R. Seligman Irving Teitelbaum

Elul 17 September 04, 2012Israel Fradkin

George Schaffer Raymond Seligman

Elul 18 September 05, 2012Milton Bogad Sam Gordon

Elul 19 September 06, 2012Frances Goldberg Rachel Goodstein

Isaac Levy Jeffrey Michaels

Elul 20 September 07, 2012Irving Pemstein

Jacqueline Sencer Esther Weise

Elul 22 September 09, 2012Cindy Bernath

Martin Segal Elul 23 September 10, 2012

Nathan Kuchinsky Elul 24 September 11, 2012

Dorothy Gross Elul 25 September 12, 2012

Tessie Phillips Elul 26 September 13, 2012

Juda Fox Jerome Howard Lois Kronsburg

Elul 27 September 14, 2012Carolyn Nolan

Louis Silberberg Elul 28 September 15, 2012

Mohammad BasseriElul 29 September 16, 2012

Miriam Farstad

Tishrei 1 September 17, 2012Bernard Bowman Maurice Lassman

Rose Ostrow Norman Whitman

Tishrei 2 September 18, 2012Lynda Brown Goldy Davis

Dena R. Jackson Tishrei 3 September 19, 2012

Shari Cohen Miriam Goldberg

Kenneth Kaye Tishrei 4 September 20, 2012

Jack Clotzman Dorothy Factor Laura Kreitman

Emanuel Ufland Tishrei 5 September 21, 2012

Goldie Landsman Adolf L. Levy

Tishrei 6 September 22, 2012Martin Bender Ernest Beutler Ila B. Klekner

Tishrei 7 September 23, 2012Bernard Barron

Cecila Eisenberg Lenore Yanoff

Tishrei 8 September 24, 2012Adele Abrams

Raphael Simcha DavidsonSandra Lehrer

Steven J. Markman Tishrei 9 September 25, 2012

Miriam Rosen Sylvia Rosenberg

Sol Weisenberg Tishrei 10 September 26, 2012

Alexander David Frank Emmerich

Henry Sandig Herman Sofer

Tishrei 11 September 27, 2012Rose Chessen

Frederick Gologorsky Tishrei 12 September 28, 2012

Jeanne Cornetto Molly Helman Rose Soshnik Ida Vegotsky

Tishrei 13 September 29, 2012Rose Connick Raye Morgan

Tishrei 14 September 30, 2012Alex Feiner

Leonard Kustner

Rosh HashanahErev—Sunday, September 16

Service ........................................8:00 PMFirst Day—Monday, September 17

Brachot/Shacharit .........................8:30 AMTorah Service ..............................9:45 AMRabbi's Sermon ..........................10:45 AMShofar Service ............................ 11:15 AMMusaf Service .............................To Follow

Tashlich and Mincha—Monday, September 17LA Arboretum ................................4:00 PM

Second Day—Tuesday, September 18Brachot/Shacharit .........................8:30 AMTorah Service ...............................9:45 AMRabbi's Sermon ..........................10:45 AMShofar Service ............................ 11:15 AMMusaf Service .............................To FollowFamily Service ..............................4:30 PM

For families with children 10 and under

Yom KippurKol Nidre—Tuesday, September 25

Early Kol Nidre .............................6:00 PMKol Nidre .......................................7:00 PM

Yom Kippur Day—Wednesday, September 26Brachot/Shacharit .........................8:30 AMTorah Service ...............................9:45 AMYizkor Memorial .......................... 11:00 AM

Followed by Rabbi's SermonMusaf Service .............................To FollowStudy Session ..............................3:45 PMMinchah ........................................4:45 PMNeilah ...........................................6:00 PMHavdalah ......................................7:15 PM

High Holy Days Service Schedule Yasher Koach to Cary Presant!Besides congratulating Cary on two new grandchildren,

best wishes are in order to celebrate his new book, Surviving American Medicine, which will appear this month. It tells people how to use the health care system more effectively to find the best doctors, health insurance and hospitals, how to know if their doctors are good, when and how to get a second opinion, how to find affordable medications, and how to deal with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.

Thank You from Pasadena Highlandsby Roslyn Terfansky

Pasadena Highlands Independent and Assisted

Living for Seniors has a wonderful thank you for each

person or couple that rents a unit at the Highlands and notifies them that they were referred by the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. After the move-in, the Temple will receive $1,000 as a special thank you from the Highlands.

Call Denese Reistetter at (626) 791-1981 to hear about the special dinners they have for Hanukkah, Passover and whatever the residents want to celebrate. Also, every Friday afternoon, thanks to some very special Temple members, we have what is called Jewish Studies. It’s a little time of discussion, remembrance, movies and speakers. We end the studies with a Kiddush and blessing over the wine and challah.

Call me if you have any questions.


July/August DonationsMAC (Membership Assistance Committee)

From Carolyn Siegal , in memory of her beloved grandparents, Rabbi George and Emmie Vida.

Sisterhood TributesTo Lyn & Bud Slotky in honor of the birth of their grandson, Sawyer

Jameson Reitano, from Ginny & Ira BlitzTo Roz & Larry Scherr in honor of the birth of their grandson Josiah

Carriles-Scherr, from Ginny & Ira Blitz, and from Linda & Paul Rourman

To Carol & Matt Sofer in honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Oren Hanna Sofer, from Ginny & Ira Blitz

To Sheila & Cary Presant in honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Emalyn Grace Presant, from Ilona Fuchs & family, and from Ricki & Lonne Lane

To Jan & Josh Pais in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Shai Martinez, from Ginny & Ira Blitz, Ricky Calvin, Mena Shapiro, and from Joan & Jerry Halpert

To the Pais/Martinez family in honor of Shai’s Bar Mitzvah, from Mena Shapiro

To Hy Vego in honor of his 90th birthday, from Ginny & Ira Blitz, Ricky Calvin, Margaret & Jack Farbstein, Ricki & Lonne Lane, and from Ilona Fuchs & family

To Ike Langholz in honor of his special birthday, from Ricky CalvinTo Simon Burrow in honor of his birthday, with best wishes from Connie

& Art TausTo Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron in honor of their wedding anniversary,

from Ilona Fuchs & familyTo Debby Singer to thank her for all that she’s done for the religious

program at PJTC “and so much more,” from Ellen & Harvey KnellTo Brian Mark in memory of his beloved wife, Madeline Mark, from

Ginny & Ira BlitzTo the Plessner family in memory of Gerald Plessner, from Ginny & Ira

BlitzTo the Feldstein family in memory of Julius Feldstein, from Stacy & Stu

Miller, and from Edie TaylorTo Sylvia Schleimer & family in memory of her beloved husband, Lou

Schleimer, from Ginny & Ira BlitzTo Stacy Miller & family in memory of her beloved father, Melvin Feiner,

from Ginny & Ira BlitzTo the Furman family in memory of Reva Furman, from Ellen & Harvey

KnellTo Linda & Elliott Mazur in memory of Elliott’s beloved sister-in-law,

Lynne Mazur, from Stacy & Stu Miller, and from Nancy & John CarltonTo the Negin family in fond memory of Maury Negin, from Stacy & Stu

Miller, and from Edie TaylorTo Franci Levine Grater & family in memory of her beloved grandmother,

Rose Altschule, from Stacy & Stu Miller, Marcia Alper, Edie Taylor, Connie & Art Taus, Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath, Pearl & Vance Tyree, Ellen & Harvey Knell, and from Carol & Eric Mills

To the Lubow family in memory of Betty Lubow, from Pearl & Vance Tyree

To the Edmondo/Brown family in memory of Sheldon Brown, from Pearl & Vance Tyree

To Diane Burr & family in memory of her beloved mother, Mimi Harris, from Marcia Alper, Carol & Eric Mills, Stacy & Stu Miller, and from Nancy & John Carlton

To Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath in memory of Mickey’s beloved mother, Ruth Bernath, from Edie Taylor, Marcia Alper, Nancy & John Carlton, Aty & Howard Rotter, Linda & Paul Rourman, and from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Jane Hirschkowitz & family in memory of her beloved mother, Esther Hirschkowitz, from Stacy & Stu Miller, Edie Taylor and from Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath

To Judy Cain & family in memory of her beloved mother, Esther Hirschkowitz, from Stacy & Stu Miller and from Edie Taylor

To Tricia Feibig & family in memory of her beloved husband, Ed, from Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath

GuardiansStuart & Natasha Feuer, in memory of Paul and Betty Lubow

Sending a Sisterhood Tribute Get Well card to:Shoshana & Karl Hess from Mena Shapiro, Linda Rourman & Paul

Rourman, Nancy & John Carlton, Ginny & Ira Blitz, Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath, and from Pearl & Vance Tyree

Phil Binder, from Mary Ann & Mickey BernathMickey Bernath, from Stacy & Stu MillerSteve Edberg, from Ricki & Lonne Lane, Linda & Paul Rourman, and

from Bonnie Buratti & Kai LamJan Pais, from Edie Taylor, Connie & Art Taus, Pearl & Vance Tyree, and

from Marcia AlperShirley Hoffman, from Marcia AlperZehava Eckstein-Sweet, from Pearl & Vance TyreeFrancine Katz, from Pearl & Vance TyreeRuth Kaye, from Ellen & Harvey Knell, Connie & Art Taus, Pearl & Vance

Tyree, Florita & Joe Linett and from Nancy & John Carlton To Loretta Slifkin wishing her a speedy recovery & return to good health,

from Edie TaylorGeneral Fund

In honor of Hy Vego’s 90th birthday, from Connie & Art Taus, Kai Lam & Bonnie Buratti, Harriet & Irving Fiebert & Minky Feuerberg

From Evelyn & Ernie Robinson, in honor of Hy Vego’s 90th birthday, “Mazel Tov!”

From Evelyn & Ernie Robinson, honoring Lynn & Ben Broudy’s granddaughter, Scarlett Bea, “Mazel Tov!”

Evelyn & Ernie Robinson, in honor of Shai Martinez’ Bar Mitzvah, “Mazel Tov!”

Connie & Art Taus, in honor of Joshua Shai Martinez’ bar mitzvahMike & Janet Klekner, in memory of Betty LubowSue Galpert, in memory of Rita Warshaw’s beloved motherTed & Lucine IskenderianJudy & Jordan Ellis, A big “thank you” to Anita & Jeff LandauThe Hassman Family, wishing Ruth Kaye a speedy recoveryRoza Kuppermann, in honor of Mickey Segal, who is being recognized as

a community leader by the Jewish FederationFreeman Passover Fund

Helen Freeman, in memory of husband, Joseph FreemanOral History Project

David & Doris KadingPrayerbooks

Sim ShalomTwo books in honor of our good friend Hy Vegoís 90th, with love from

Faye & Ike LangholzIn memory of Larry Figner from the PJTC Men’s ClubIn memory of Madeline Mark from the PJTC Men’s Club

Shabbes MinyanSylvia Schleimer, in memory of Brother, Philip KarrHelene & Allen Emmerich

Donations to General FundFrom: In Memory of:Stacy Miller Step-Father, Ed SchwamGail Snyder Sister, Paula Forman SchiffmanRalph Wolveck Mother, Mary WolveckEugene Roberts Father, Ruvim RabinowitchVictor Berlant Father, Herman BerlantTamar Cutler Father, Herb SchiffHava Ben-Zvi Father, Herman BrombergTerry Meng Aunt, Genena WadsworthBob & Barbara Levinson Mother, Charlotte LevinsonFritz & Hilde Gottfeld Sally GottfeldVance Tyree Mother, Marcella “Sally” TyreeMichael & Janet Klekner Father, Benjamin KleknerShirley Robbins Loved onePeter & Nurith Brier Mother, Stella Brier

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and Facebooking, and celebrated Tomer’s 17th birthday with a delicious chocolate cake. They sang Happy Birthday in Hebrew with a peppier tune and lyrics than we do in shul. Their leaders were Karen, a computer engineering student whose parents are from Tunisia, and Omer, a 14th generation Israeli who served as a medic in the IDF and plans to attend medical school in Israel. At 4:00 PM the Caravan departed for Camp JCA Shalom in Malibu, where they were to spend a few days entertaining and mingling with the campers. We were sad to see them go. The teens were wonderful guests and their enthusiasm for Israel is thoroughly contagious. The Tzofim have traveled up and down the West Coast and had visited Arizona before their gig in Vegas. They had the opportunity to see Yosemite and the Grand Canyon as they made their way to various Jewish camps, centers, temples and schools since their tour began in June. There are three other caravans that follow routes in other parts of the country. They all reunited in New York before their return to Israel in early August.

much to be proud of and so many more dreams to be realized and fulfilled. As we embrace the good things, we must also let go of the negativity; as we celebrate the successes, we must accept the disappointments and let them go; as we move into the new year, 5773, let us seek to strengthen the bonds that tie us together and never allow hurts, pain or disagreements to weaken our resolve. As our liturgy teaches, we are an agudah achat, one, strong, vibrant and awesome kehillah kedosha, holy and sacred community.

The Yamim Noraim, High Holy Days, offer us a perfect framework for entering into our communal makeup. This time of year, when we examine our hearts and souls, ask for forgiveness, offer forgiveness, do teshuvah, and seek to improve upon our lives, we can also let go of any pain or hurt we may be carrying, not allowing our souls to be tarnished by carrying grudges. In Leviticus 19, known as the Holiness Code, the Torah reminds us that in order to be truly a holy people, we must not bear a grudge, seek revenge or hate one another in our heart. I have been so proud to be the leader of this community for almost a decade, and I am so grateful for what we have accomplished together. I am well aware that not everyone has been happy in the last decade with some of the direction we have chosen, which is totally fair. I have been sad to see a few families leave our community. Through the years, with the help and support of amazing lay leaders, though, PJTC has grown stronger, is a model of stability and success and is attracting new families and members because of what we are achieving together. Our congregation is poised to enter the coming year with hope and possibility, even as we get ready for some other big transitions, including my sabbatical and more importantly, the retirement of my beloved friend and teammate, Debby Singer. I hope everyone who is a member of PJTC, whether for one month or 50+ years, is here with a full heart, a loving spirit and is ready to work hard for the betterment and sustainment of our blessed community.

I take my role as spiritual leader very seriously and with that role I know that I sometimes succeed and sometimes fall short. As we approach these holy days, I humbly ask your forgiveness if I have hurt you, intentionally or unintentionally. I will try hard to do better in the coming year. I want to thank our amazing staff for their daily commitment to PJTC, and our lay leadership, particularly our president Matt Ober, who help run our synagogue with grace, efficiency and deep love. Cantor Ruth and I hope you come to pray with open hearts and open mouths–our tefillot soar higher and higher when every one of us, from the front row to the back row, sings, prays, cries, laughs, thinks and ponders the nature of existence, for that is why we come to synagogue at this time of year. No passivity, no watching, no observing–Judaism and prayer is about engagement, vulnerability and awesome harmonies.

Franci, Ella, Noah and I wish each of you, your families a year of peace, joy, health, Torah and moments of connection; may our community, our nation, the State of Israel and our world know more peace and harmony. Shana Tovah, G’mar Chatimah Tovah, may we all be sealed for life!

Rabbi Joshua

Peter & Nurith Brier Aunt, Valli LoewenbergJeff & Anita Landau Father, Gregory FreyConnie & Louis Friedman Father, Benjamin FriedmanPauline Witkin Brother, Sidney LipserPauline Witkin Uncle, Morris FinesodPauline Witkin Grandfather, Harry FinesodPauline Witkin Grandmother, Fanny FinesodPauline Witkin Father-in-law, Louis WitkinRuth Stinson Juanita E. Murray-WessonDolores Schwam Mother, Freda WatsonDolores Schwam Husband, Edward SchwamIra & Ginny Blitz Grandfather, Morris WeprinskyIra & Ginny Blitz Father, Julius BlitzHoward Rambach Wife, Sandie RambachKathryn Gundersen Father, Maurice CohenEllen Ardman Father, Jack ArdmanBeverly Ingall Mother, Rose HellerRicky Calvin Mother, Lea SchafferJudy Fox Father, Harold CarshGil Kollin Father, Charles KollinMartha Ruffman Husband, Joel RuffmanRuth Saffman Husband, Philip G. SaffmanEdie Taylor Husband, Sam TaylorEdie Taylor Brother, Irvin VegoEdie Taylor Mother-in-law, Jennie TaylorMichael & Janet Klekner Sister, Merle KleknerMichael & Janet Klekner Good friend, Hanne O’DellPeter & Nurith Brier Father, Francis BrierJosh Goldberg Father, Zygmunt GoldbergRuth Genss Larner Grandmother, Rebecca FoxRuth Genss Larner Grandfather, Isaac FoxRuth Genss Larner Aunt, Lena SchultzSylvia Schleimer Brother, Andrew KarrRoza Kuppermann Mother, Tema DavidsonAshley & Rubin Hassman Grandma, “We miss you”Ricky Calvin Father, Herbert Peter SchafferShirley Hoffman Mother, Lena Berman

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