2016/5777 High Holy Days Schedule

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1 the Ma alot October 2016 Elul 5776 ~ Tishrei /5777 High Holy Days Schedule (All services will be held at SHM) Erev Rosh Hashanah Sunday, October 2nd 5:30 pm Early Service 8:15 pm Late Service Rosh Hashanah Monday, October 3rd 8:30 am Family Service 11:00 am Morning Service 11:00 am Children s Workshops 4:00 pm Tashlikh at the beach Corona del Mar Kol Nidre Tuesday, October 11th 5:30 pm Early Service 8:15 pm Late Service Yom Kippur Wednesday, October 12th 8:30 am Family Service 11:00 am Morning Service 11:00 am Children s Workshop 2:00 pm Study Session 2:45 pm Ask the Rabbi 4:00 pm Afternoon, Yizkor & Ne ilah Break-the-Fast immediately following Join Us for These Events & Much More! SUKKAH SURVIVOR SUKKOT ISLAND C O M M U N HARVEST I T Y All School Family Holiday Celebration at Mason Regional Park, Sukkot Island Sunday, October 16th at 9:30 am Sukkot Celebrations at SHM Member Homes Sunday, October 16th at 5:00 pm Chai Society: Lunch in the Sukkah at Rabbi Lewis home Wednesday, October 19th at 11:30 am Simchat Torah & Kindergarten Consecration at TVT Lower Campus Sunday, October 23rd at 10:30 am Friday Night Live! Shabbat Service at Mormon Center, Hebrew Jazz XVII Friday, October 28th at 7:30 pm A LIFETIME OF BELONGING

2 Executive Committee Beth Carroll Co-president Rachel Harman-Friedman Co-president Sharon Blindell Past President Richard Sternberg Treasurer Heath Liner Secretary Charlotte Radziminsky 1st Vice-President Carole Frankel 2nd Vice-President Rod Stern 3rd Vice-President/Legal Board Members Marty Hart Jamie Evans David Susson Mickey Gubman Lisa Monette Bob Yonowitz Eileen Lenson Karen Brutman Jerry Silver Linda Greene Ellen Winters Miller Debra Goldman Rob Fleishman Raschel Greenberg Teri Bassman David Teincuff Laura Van de Merghel Stephanie Mitchell Brotherhood David Teincuff, Co-President Brandon Mitchell, Co-president NaSHiM (SHM Women) Katherine Liner, Co-Chair Jamie Evans, Co-Chair the Ma alot Rabbi Richard M. Steinberg Beth Shikler, M.S. THE LOEB FAMILY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR Stacy Bleiweis, M.B.A. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Heather Rosenthal, M.A., Ed. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL THE ALPERT-WALDMAN FAMILY EDUCATION CHAIR Lindsey Morlan, M.A. OFFICE MANAGER/ASSISTANT TO RABBI STEINBERG AND CANTOR SHIKLER Friday, October 7th at SHM 7 pm: Family Shabbat Service, Shabbat Shuvah Return Again Friday, October 14th (at the Mormon Center, 23 Lake Drive, Irvine) 7:30 pm: Shabbat Service with Temple Musicians Sunday, October 16th 9:30 am: Family Holiday at Mason Regional Park, Sukkot Island 5 pm: Sukkot Celebrations in SHM member homes THE RONA PERLEY MEMORIAL SENIOR RABBINIC CHAIR Rabbi Leah Lewis RABBI AND DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING THE JAFFE FAMILY RABBINIC CHAIR Cantor Arië Manela Shikler THE HOLLANDER FAMILY CANTORIAL CHAIR Jordan Pelavin DIRECTOR OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT Kat Key Entzminger ASSISTANT TO RABBI LEWIS & EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Lynne Koffler BOOKKEEPER Lynda Cline COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/GRAPHIC DESIGN Rabbi Bernie King, z l FOUNDING RABBI SHABBAT SERVICES ~OCTOBER 2016 Friday, October 21st (at the Mormon Center, 23 Lake Drive, Irvine) 6 pm: Family Sukkot Service with New Member Blessing 6:45 pm: Sukkot Pizza Dinner Sunday, October 23rd 10:30 am: Simchat Torah & Consecration at TVT Lower Campus Monday, October 24th 10:30 am: Yizkor Service at Temple Bat Yahm Friday, October 28th (at the Mormon Center, 23 Lake Drive, Irvine) 7:30 pm: Friday Night Live! Shabbat Service, Hebrew Jazz XVII 2 OCTOBER 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

3 FROM OUR SENIOR RABBI THE HIGH HOLY DAYS ARE A DICHOTOMY Meaning in Today s World The High Holy days are a dichotomy. On the one hand, on the holy days we have a greater sense of gratitude and appreciation for one s blessings. On the other hand, there also exists inside of us a sense of foreboding, a feeling of inner sadness, a compulsion to seek and give forgiveness. The juxtaposition of the competing emotions of these holy days is descriptive of the human dynamic. Aren t our lives filled with such contrasts? One day we feel on top of the world and the next day difficulty comes our way. In exploring both of the emotional sides of these holy days, we come to insight. Gratitude and Appreciation: Prayer is one of the Jewish ways to give thanks. Such prayers allow us the time we need to reflect and give thought and thanks to that which made us who we are. Too often, we human beings live in ways in which we never stop to smell the roses. Judaism and Jewish prayer in particular, is our tool to stop and smell the roses. The words inspire us to contemplate and acknowledge all the goodness that has come our way. Even when one walks in the valley of shadows, during trying times, we can find lessons for which to give thanks, love that is unending, kindness that abounds and family and friends who comfort us. How much the more so in times of joy life is filled with ups and downs and the holy days give us the opportunity to realize the goodness in our lives. The essence of being good is being able to see goodness around us. If we can t see it, appreciate it or thank it we can t be it! Take the holy days and make that time a thank you fest, in which we verbalize to any and all the goodness in our lives. We all know, throughout our journeys, life is too short. Don t leave things unsaid don t be the man who standing at his wife s graving was crying, I love you, I love you. To which the rabbi said, I know you love her. And the man said, No you don t rabbi! I loved her and once, I almost told her. Tell those you love why you love them and tell them now. Foreboding, Sadness, Forgiveness The holy days bring out the tears, the heaviness of the heart and the sense of not having reached our goals. The broken and unrepaired relationships that could have been healed and the anger that still resides in us bring that heaviness to the fore during the holy days. But make no mistake about it this is good! To feel means we are alive. To have sadness means we can transform it into meaning. To experience loss means we felt love and kindness at one point, even though now it is gone. The holy days do their trick feelings are good, even ones that make us sad. The Torah tells us that when God created the human being, God said, This is very good. The fullness and richness of a life well lived is seen in the spectrum of emotions one encounters no human being is immune from them. And this is very good. The holy days give us a spiritual structure and pathway to purpose and meaning for the year ahead. Don t let it pass us by. Let s not send our children to school bring them here. Let s not go to work on the holy days for this is our holy work on these days and doing such soul searching will only make us better at school or at work. Rabbi Richard Steinberg The Rona Perley Memorial Senior Rabbinic Chair I invite you to bring your whole self to services this season and together we can find the deeper meaning of our own existence through a Jewish lens. May you all have a sweet and wonderful New Year. A LIFETIME OF BELONGING OCTOBER

4 FROM OUR RABBI & DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING TURN, TURN, TURN Rabbi Leah Lewis Rabbi & Director of Lifelong Learning The Jaffe Family Rabbinic Chair In the world of competitive swimming, not only is it critical to have a well-formed, smooth stroke, but also a seamless turn. During this summer s Olympic Games, I watched with amazement as, lap after lap, these athletes glided through the water. They make it look so easy, but we know that it is not. Neither the stroke nor the turn. Through 12-time medalist, Ryan Lochte, the world saw just how difficult this can be. And although we watched him in the pool, it was his actions outside of the pool during a night out in Rio that offer us an important lesson during this month, when we will observe and celebrate Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur the High Holy Days. Back in August, I was sitting with my two boys, ages 13 and 10, when the headline appeared on my computer screen Ryan Lochte had been held up at gunpoint. Without hesitating, my boys, blessedly naïve of the often dangerous realities of our world, turned to me, confused. What does it mean to be held up at gunpoint? Wanting them to have a truthful grasp on our world, I found myself explaining the nature of this violent crime. I wish there hadn t been a need for them to understand. Now, it has, and they will forever carry in their minds an image of a gun pointing at an innocent human being. How fortunate that in their lives, this had simply never before come up. If nothing else, I am thankful that it appeared in the news and not in their neighborhood. Then, a couple of days later, it was revealed that the story had been fabricated. The events of that fateful evening hadn t happened at all the way that Lochte had described. He issued the following statement: I want to apologize for my behavior last weekend for not being more careful and candid in how I described the events of that early morning and for my role in taking the focus away from the many athletes fulfilling their dreams of participating in the Olympics. I waited to share these thoughts until it was confirmed that the legal situation was addressed and it was clear that my teammates would be arriving home safely. It s traumatic to be out late with your friends in a foreign country with a language barrier and have a stranger point a gun at you and demand money to let you leave, but regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I should have been much more responsible in how I handled myself and for that I am sorry to my teammates, my fans, my fellow competitors, my sponsors, and the hosts of this great event There may have been many words in Lochte s carefully scripted apology, yet I heard only three: I m sorry, but Whether guided by legal counsel or parents or teachers or peers, our society encourages us to apologize all the time. And often, those two words, I m sorry, become void of meaning. They lose their meaning enough that we do not hesitate to follow them with the ultimate dismissal of responsibility. I m sorry, but I can only take partial responsibility for my actions. And, so, to the famed championship swimmer, I say, I m sorry, but I was not planning to tell my children about violent crime, only to later have to un-tell the story. I m sorry, but I hadn t aspired for them to see an Olympian they admired be their teacher about the consequences of lying. For in these most absurdly and extremely insincere apologies, I am reminded that saying I m sorry and doing the work of this High Holy Day season are two very different things. The ten days of teshuvah, repentance, are a time for making amends. Part of that process involves apologizing for the wrongs we have done. But the Jewish notion of teshuvah asks more of us than rote I am sorry s. Literally translated as turning, doing teshuvah demands that we turn back in reflection and turn in new ways as we move forward. This requires us to carry honest regret for our actions, to feel remorse, to accept responsibility (without any buts), to confess, to make amends with those we have hurt, and to resolve to not repeat our wrongdoing when put in a similar situation. We are human. We all make mistakes and Judaism gives us an opportunity to move forward, refreshed, having done the hard work to master the turn. The ten days of teshuvah are a time to turn and to reflect, and to take responsibility for our actions qualifiers aside. When we do that, we can emerge into the new year having learned and having grown champions. May this new year be a year of reflection, responsibility and masterful turning for us all. 4 OCTOBER 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

5 All School Family Sukkot Celebration at Mason Regional Park, Irvine SUKKAH SURVIVOR SUKKOT ISLAND C O M M U N Sunday, October 16th at 9:30 am The Season of Our Rejoicing HARVEST I T Y Join us to rejoice as we begin our congregation s time in the wilderness and welcome the festival of Sukkot with a casual and fun dairy potluck Sukkah party! Sunday evening, October 16th 5:00 7:00 pm In the backyard sukkah of a temple member near you! RSVP online at or by contacting the temple office by October 10th. Your host will contact you after Yom Kippur to coordinate the potluck. ADULT LEARNING /COMMUNITY Torah Study with Rabbi Steinberg and Rabbi Lewis Saturdays at 8:30 am Meets: 10/1, 10/15, 10/22 & 10/29 No Torah Study on 10/8 (at the Mormon Center, 23 Lake Rd) Each week our Torah portion invites us to search our souls for meaning, memories, mitzvah, and lessons on how to be a mentsch. We read the Torah over and over again each year as we gain more insight into its depth. Study the weekly Torah portion with the Rabbis and gain inspiration that will nourish your soul. Mussar: Seeking Everyday Holiness for Beginners Facilitated by Karen Busch Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Begins November 2nd Mussar means instruction. At the center of the program is the inspiring material in Everyday Holiness written by Alan Morinis. Working with this text, participants become exposed to the core teachings of the Mussar tradition and its relevance to every day life. If you are ready to engage in the deeply personal work of Mussar, register to be part of this ongoing group. Contact the temple office at or register online at www. shmtemple.org. Registration fee (includes book & Mussar Institute fee) is $100 per person. Questions? Contact Rabbi Lewis at Llewis@ shmtemple.org Brit Tikvah: Support Group for Parents of Children with Special Needs Tuesday, November 1st at 6:30 pm (Daily Grill, 2636 Dupont Drive at Jamboree, Irvine) This ongoing program provides a safe place to discuss the joys and difficulties families face, and how to ensure your child feels safe, affirmed, and loved in a Jewish environment. A LIFETIME OF BELONGING OCTOBER

6 CONGREGATION SHIR HA-MA ALOT THE BLESSINGS OF RELIGION CELEBRATING FAITH Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Gershom Sizomu November 4 6 Friday, Nov. 4th at 7:00 pm Family Shabbat Service at Mormon Center, Being an African Jew Friday, Nov. 5th at 8:30 am, Torah Study at Mormon Center Sunday, Nov. 6th during Religious School at TVT, Irvine Lecture sharing Rabbi Sizomu s life story and his vision for Judaism and Africa Shabbat Guest Speakers (All at Mormon Center) CATHOLICISM: FATHER QUAN TRAN Friday, December 16th at 7:30 pm AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL: REVEREND MARK WHITLOCK Friday, January 13th at 7:30 pm REFORM JUDAISM: RABBI MIRI GOLD Friday, January 20th at 7:30 pm ISLAM: DR. ZAKYI IBRAHIM Friday, March 10th at 7:30 pm SIKHISM: DR. GURPREET AHUJA Friday, March 17th at 7:30 pm MORMONISM: PRESIDENT TAIT EYRE Friday, March 24th at 7:30 pm UNITARIAN: REVEREND KAREN STOYANOFF Friday, May 12th at 7:30 pm COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH: FATHER BISHOY KAMEL Friday, May 19th at 7:30 pm 6 OCTOBER 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

7 FROM OUR CO-PRESIDENTS SHM: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE BY: RACHEL HARMAN-FRIEDMAN As you know, over the past few years, we have been working diligently on our building project. Planning this building has required that we really look at how we use our building, on all the ways we learn, pray and play together as a community. There are times when we come together as a community in its entirety, such as Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur. There are moments when we celebrate as a congregation for Shabbat, Channukah, Sukkot. There are even more occasions when we are engaged together in small groups of friends as chavurot. According to Wikipedia, a Chavurah is a small group of like-minded Jews who assemble for the purposes of facilitating Shabbat and holiday prayer services, sharing communal experiences such as lifecycle events, or Jewish learning. The word Chavurah is typically translated as fellowship coming from the Hebrew word chaver meaning friend. It is with these small groups that we study Torah on Saturday mornings, that we have Mussar study together. These types of groups are many in our congregation and include our brotherhood, NaSHiM, Israel Matters committee, Brit Tikvah, Empty Nesters, and many more. These are ways we come together to share experiences and interests. It is often easier to find a niche, to find a small group to connect to, to create meaningful relationships, to learn together. It is the strength of these small groups that allows our entire congregation to grow, thrive and maintain a feeling of close community. Chavurah also describes the very active program we have at SHM, where groups of families, couples or singles join together to form an extended family. These groups meet regularly, enjoy activities, shared interests, or just being together. My children and I are blessed to belong to our SHM Chavurah. Our group has been together for about 13 years all together, some members from the beginning, some coming later. We have had our share of families who have moved in and out of our group for various reasons, yet we remain a strong core group. This is our extended family, an intimate group that shares a bond that is SHM and being Jewish. We share lifecycle events such as bar and bat mitzvahs (adult and kids!), confirmations and graduations, funerals. Our Chavurah family is the first on our simchah (happy occasion) list and the first I would call in times of need. Watching the kids in our group grow into amazing young adults is as meaningful to me as watching my own children. The first of our kids recently headed off to college and the next group is quickly approaching. Our events together have morphed from picnics in the park to adult nights out as our kids are busier than the adults these days! While our events do not always focus on Jewish learning or holidays, the fact that we are all Jewish bonds us together in a way that cannot be replicated by any other activities or groups in which we may be engaged. Synagogue life, raising Jewish kids, the importance of being part of a Jewish community is the way in which we are like-minded. It is the tie that binds us. As our children grow up in secular Orange County, they know they have an extended Jewish family that is watching them grow, sharing with pride in their accomplishments and helping provide them with a Jewish connection that extends beyond the immediate related family. My Chavurah is just one of about 250 Chavurot at SHM. Many have been together for decades, some for just a short time. It takes some effort to get groups together. We all lead busy lives, our lives evolve and change over time, but keeping these small groups together strengthens our community, keeps us connected in ways that are meaningful to each of us, provides us with a family to lean on, celebrate with in times of joy and console in times of sorrow. The effort is worth it, over the years our group has struggled to find dates on a calendar that suits most and have worked to come up with events and activities that are fun and engaging for our different aged children. In the end, it is being together that matters most. Whether it is a Chavurah or other group of like minded Jews, I hope you find your niche at SHM. We have so much to offer, so many ways to get involved and so many different groups to join. This year will is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen those friendships that bind us together as community. If you are looking for ways to get involved or looking for Chavurah to join, please let us know. There is something for everyone at SHM. Beth Carroll & Rachel Harman-Friedman Temple Co-Presidents Building Program Update We are continuing to make quick progress on the Building Project and the Capital Campaign. Capital Campaign: We have raised $9,400,000! Don t miss out everyone has an opportunity to participate contact the office now and a fund raiser will connect with you. Building Project: We continue to collaborate with our various consultants (domus, Oltmans, AV, HVAC, Mechanical, Gafcon, etc.) to fine-tune the drawings and specifications to meet the 100% construction document deadlines. Security Grant A team is applying for a grant for some of the security features in the project. There are funds available from both the Federal and State governments for this purpose with the right justification and application. Finance Committee The Finance Committee has been meeting to identify financing options for the bridge period. Moving forward with contacting financial institutions is dependent on a final budget from completion of the construction document phase. Given the commitment our congregants have made and their level of fulfillment, we are in very good shape to project the incoming funding. Details are beginning to be discussed such as design of the Ark, where signage should go, etc. Packing up for the move continues with boxes stacked high in many of the nooks and crannies of the Temple. We received expert advice on packing and storing items and making good progress on readiness for move out which will happen very shortly. Planning for temporary offices for the Temple Clergy and Staff is underway more to come on this important element as we finalize the approach. A LIFETIME OF BELONGING OCTOBER

8 Welcome New Members Jeffrey Kahn Nancy Matassarin Isaac & Deana Matarasso Alon Yair & Susmitha Reddy Eleanor Weinstein Lior & Wendy Zitzman Bonnie Praver Travis & Stella Gold Jan & Sanae Horowitz Jordan Pelavin JOIN A CHAVURAH TODAY! Calling all SHM members who would like to join a Chavurah In mid-october, right after the High Holy Days, we will begin matching up members of similar interests, age groups, talents, etc. We have a vast array of Chavurah s to choose from, with our newest group made up of hiking enthusiasts! Contact Carole Frankel at carole444@aol.com or Lunch in the Sukkah At Rabbi Lewis Home Mazel Tov to John & Linda Tharp on the birth of their grandson, Hudson William Condolences to Jack Selcer and Marvin Selcer on the death of their aunt, Ruth Kelman Raquelle Basto on the death of her aunt, Liz Kinsman FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! Hebrew Jazz XVII Friday, October 28th at 7:30 pm (at Mormon Center, 23 Lake Drive, Irvine) Music is a powerful tool for evoking the inner space within which trans-formative prayer can happen. The ancients knew this, and music was a big part of the ancient temple ritual. This service features congregational melodies and eclectic, contemporary music which compliment the creative service booklet compiled by Cantor Shikler, specifically for this service. 8 OCTOBER 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

9 OCTOBER 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 8:30 am - Torah Study 10 am - Bar Mitzvah of Noah Pearlstein 2 Erev Rosh Hashana 5:30 pm - Early Service 8:15 pm - Late Service 3 Rosh Hashana 8:30 am - Family Service 11 am - Morning Service 11 am - Children s Workshops 4 pm - Tashlikh at Corona del Mar Beach 4 6 pm - Executive Committee Meeting 7:30 pm - Board of Trustees Meeting 5 6:45 pm - Adult Choir 6 6:30 pm - Temple Musicians 7 7:00 pm - Family Shabbat Service, Shabbat Shuvah Return Again 8 No Torah Study this week 9 No Religious School Kol Nidre 5:30 pm - Early Service 8:15 pm - Late Service 12 Yom Kippur 8:30 am - Family Service 11 am - Morning Service 11 am - Children s Workshops 2 pm - Study Session 2:30 pm - Ask the Rabbi 4:00 pm - Afternoon Service, Neila, Yizkor 6:30 pm - Break-the-Fast 13 7 pm - Nashim: Beautiful - Carole King Musical at Segerstrom Center 14 (All Friday night services are now at 23 Lake Road, Irvine) 7:30 pm - Shabbat Service with Temple Musicians 15 8:30 am - Torah Study 10 am - Bat Mitzvah of Ruby Figeroa Perlman 6 pm - JiFTY Event 16 9:30 am - All Family Holiday at Mason Regional Park, Sukkot Island 1 pm - MiTY Event 5 pm - Sukkot Celebrations at SHM member homes 17 Sukkot Office Closed 18 (Back Bay Conference Center above the Irvine Lanes) 4:15 pm - Hebrew School 6:30 pm - Board of Education Meeting 19 11:30 am - Chai Society: Lunch in the Sukkah at Rabbi Lewis house 6:45 pm - Adult Choir 20 6:30 pm - Temple Musicians 21 (All Friday night services are now at 23 Lake Road, Irvine) 6 pm - Family Sukkot Service with New Member Blessing 6:45 pm - Sukkot Pizza Dinner 22 8:30 am - Torah Study 10 am - Bat Mitzvah of Emma Reichert 6 pm - SHMoFTY Event 23 (Religious School is at TVT Lower Campus) 8 am - Early Hebrew Chavurah 9:15 am - Judaica Classes 10:30 am - Simchat Torah & Consecration 11:30 am - Youth Band 24 Simchat Torah Office Closed 10:30 am - Yizkor Service at Temple Bat Yahm 25 (Back Bay Conference Center above the Irvine Lanes) 4:15 pm - Hebrew School 5 pm - 8th-10th Grade 6:30 pm - 11th & 12th Grade 7:30 pm - SHMoFTY Board 7:30 pm - Men s Spirituality Group 26 6:45 pm - Adult Choir am - Living Room Learning at the home of Lori Schwartz 28 (All Friday night services are now at 23 Lake Road, Irvine) 7:30 pm - Friday Night Live! Shabbat Service, Hebrew Jazz XVII 29 8:30 am - Torah Study 10 am - Bat Mitzvah of Jordan Goldstein 30 (Religious School is at TVT Lower Campus) 8 am - Early Hebrew Chavurah 9:15 am - Judaica Classes 9:30 am - Sunday Speaker Series, Rabbi Spitz 9:30 am - New Member Discussion 11:30 am - Youth Band 1 pm - Mini-MiTY Event 31 A LIFETIME OF BELONGING OCTOBER

10 Rabbi Bernie King Mitzvah Projects ~ B nai Mitzvah Students Noah Pearlstein October 1, 2016 Son of Shweta & Daryl Pearlstein I attend: The Pegasus School I enjoy: Math, swimming, and science Mitzvah Project: Tutored underprivileged students Ruby Figeroa Perlman October 15, 2016 Daughter of Anastasia Figueroa & Kenneth Perlman I attend: Dwyer Middle School I enjoy: Photography, dance, gymnastics, Hamilton Mitzvah Project: Helped penguins against the forces of global warming Emma Reichert October 22, 2016 Daughter of Nicholas & Zena Reichert I attend: I enjoy: Swimming, yoga, and the beach Mitzvah Project: Donated hair to Locks of Love and Volunteered for NCL Jordan Goldstein October 29, 2016 Daughter of Lysa & Myron Goldstein I attend: Sierra Vista Middle School I enjoy: Softball, hanging with friends, and playing with my dogs Mitzvah Project: Volunteered at HemoPet YOUTH SHM (Register online at shmtemple.org/events & RSVP or follow the link in your notice. See you there!) SHMoFTY 9th 12th Grade Youth Group Murder Mystery Mayhem! Saturday, October 27th from 7:00 10:00 pm Come prepared to be a part of the mystery! Your SHMoFTY friends will all be a part of the intrigue as we come together to solve the mystery Stay tuned for the location, any questions contact Jordan at jordan@ shmtemple.org. $20 each, register online asap! JiFTY 6th 8th Grade Youth Group JiFTY Goes Mad with Science! Saturday, October 15th from 6:00 10:00 pm Watch your for updates from Jordan about the location of our event. Join your other JiFTY Mad Scientist friends for a fun and fabulous adventure. Any questions, contact Jordan at jordan@shmtemple.org. $15 each, register online asap! Mini MiTY 2nd & 3rd Grade Youth Group Spooky Strikeout! at Irvine Lanes Sunday, October 30th from 1:00 3:00 pm Meet your Mini MiTY friends at the Irvine Lanes for a fun day of bowling and hanging out. Wear your favorite costume and let s see if we can figure out who is behind that mask! $20 each, register online asap! See you there. Event Photography by Gidon Over 20 years of experience capturing the intimate, spontaneous and joyous moments of your special day Gidon Shikler gshikler@gmail.com 10 OCTOBER 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

11 SCHOOL NEWS Yasher Koach (Congratulations) to our students, our parents and our staff on an AMAZING opening for our Religious School year! Our first day of school went smoothly with transitioning onto our temporary campus for the year, Tarbut V Torah (TVT), and our Alef to Tav Fair was filled with the lively events happening within temple life and several opportunities for families to get involved. Thank you to Rachel Harman, our co-president and Rabbi Lewis for organizing the Fair, and thank you to those who volunteered for the Fair. I would like to thank our Board of Education members and our Brotherhood Brew Crew members for sponsoring a plentiful First Day brunch for our entire school. In case you missed it, our Board of Ed members were out in full force on the first day, helping guide families to the brunch, to their classrooms, and passing out TVT Campus maps, which had classroom information on it. In addition, the Brotherhood Brew Crew members continued to be a pillar of consistency that get up early on Sunday mornings and serve bagels, snacks and drinks for both our parents and our students. For those that weren t at the Parent Meeting on the first day of school, please know that TVT is a kosher campus and, therefore, Brotherhood will not be serving hot dogs in the later part of the morning, so plan accordingly. However, they will be selling some healthier alternative snacks in addition to the bagels. As smoothly and quickly that September began and ended, October will be a busy month for Religious School. Although we do not have classes on October 2nd, 4th, 9th and 11th due to High Holiday observances, we will be kicking off our very first All- Family Holiday Celebration for Sukkot on October 16th from 9:30-11:30 am at Mason Regional Park! This event is not to be missed as we are completing on Survivor- Sukkot Island. More information will be ed to all families in the congregation with details about location, parking and what to expect. We will also have the pleasure of consecrating our Kindergarten students on October 23rd during a very meaningful ceremony, and on this same day, we will be celebrating Simchat Torah for a communitywide celebration! With lots of events coming up, October is sure to be a meaningful and fun-filled month! Heather Rosenthal Religious School Principal The Alpert-Waldman Family Education Chair Please enjoy some pictures from the First Day of School below! A LIFETIME OF BELONGING OCTOBER

12 Simchat Torah & Kindergarten Consecration Sunday, October 23rd at 10:30 am (TVT Lower Campus) NaSHiM Girls Night Out We not only celebrate Torah on this day, we celebrate the learning of Torah by consecrating the newest students to our Temple. Each year we read the Torah in its entirety. Please join us this year as we read the last lines of Deuteronomy and the first lines of Genesis. This is a celebration for the entire congregation! There will be singing, live music, dancing, flag waving and much more! CONGREGATION SHIR HA-MA ALOT Are you or someone you love going away to college this year? Do you know about the Shir Ha-Ma alot College Outreach Program? We want to keep in touch with our college-age family members. If you are interested, please provide us with current college addresses and addresses so we can maintain the connection during the upcoming academic year. Students will receive messages, special greetings in the mail, care packages, and who knows what else Please Add to/or Update the College Roster to include: Student s Name: Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior College/University: College Mailing Address: Address: Parent(s) Name: Parent(s) Phone: Address: Send this completed form to: Debbie Spielman Shadow Rock Lane Trabuco Canyon, Ca OCTOBER 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

13 Special SHM Fundraiser Don t Kiss Me! Written ten & Produced by HOPE SHERWOOD & JON WHITE Music & Lyrics by JON WHITE In 1973, the daughter of a Hebrew teacher from Long Island falls for a non-jewish guy from rural New York. The complications encountered on their way to the altar will tickle and touch you. Sunday, November 13, :30 pm Merage JCC Theater Champagne & Cake reception follows $18 in advance $20 at the door Tickets online at or call Shir Ha-Ma alot A LIFETIME OF BELONGING OCTOBER

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15 TZEDAKAH DONATIONS RABBI STEINBERG S DISCRETIONARY FUND Marc & Marci Franklin in memory of Ben Kraut Connie O Connor in memory of Rose Greenblatt Bill & Shelly Frank, thank you to Rabbi Steinberg Marc & Marci Franklin in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Pat Glickman in memory of Richard Gorelick Ina Zeleznick, thank you for being here Peter Cohen & Rick Manzo, thank you for all your efforts for our children s B nai Mitzvah RABBI LEWIS DISCRETIONARY FUND Maureen Taub in memory of Maurice Klein Peter Cohen & Rick Manzo, thank you for all your efforts for our children s B nai Mitzvah Maureen Taub in memory of Rita Klein CANTOR SHIKLER S DISCRETIONARY FUND Marc & Marci Franklin in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Bill & Shelly Frank, thank you to Cantor Shikler Peter Cohen & Rick Manzo, thank you for all your efforts for our children s B nai Mitzvah Katie & David Fliegler in memory of Joan Ciamaga Marc & Marci Franklin in memory of Ben Kraut Linda & Gary Greene in memory of Dick Gorelick CULTURAL ARTS/FNL FUND Ellen Nadel, congratulations to Bill & Shelly Frank on their 50th Wedding Anniversary Bob & Nancy Wolf in memory of Dick Gorelick, with sympathy to Betty Russell & Jane Greene in memory of Dick Gorelick Wilma Nishball in memory of Dick Gorelick FLORENCE RUTH KING CHESED FUND Rosa Lee Rothblatt & Family in memory of Dr. Harold D. Rothblatt. A mentsch for all seasons and reasons. GENERAL FUND Ellen & Marty Jacobs in honor of Donna Weinstein s special birthday Bernie & Rita Ostravich in memory of Dick Gorelick Wendy & Bruce Gary in memory of Dick Gorelick Debra David in memory of Alexander David and Gary David Marina Slepack, tzedakah donation Andrea Asimow in memory of Leora Brodner Phyllis & Marvin Rosenhaft in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Bill & Shelly Frank Nate & Linda Spiewak in memory of Dick Gorelick JESSICA HERRON SHARING CARING FUND Mark, Cindy & Ariana Spero in memory of Dick Gorelick SPECIAL EVENTS FUND (AARON BROCK SILVERSTEIN) Deborah & Stan Silverstein in memory of our beloved son, Aaron Jay Stan Silverstein in memory of Irving Silverstein Stan Silverstein in memory of Hilda Silverstein Wendy & Jim Worrell in honor of David & Cathy Weiss 5th Wedding Anniversary YOUTH GROUP FUND Debbie Spielman in memory of Michael Crafton YAHRZEIT FUND Sid & Judy Kuperberg in memory of Betty s beloved husband, Dick Gorelick. Love Sid & Judy. Kory Hittelman in memory of Vic Braden Kory Hittelman in memory of Joan Braden Sandy Schekman in memory of Ronald Gechman Alfie Schekman in memory of Helen Feinberg Marcia Labowitz in memory of Michael Malin Esther Kettler in memory of Neil Kettler Audrey Greenberg in memory of Iris Berest Katherine Liner in memory of Mike Klima Norm Einhorn in memory of Edith Einhorn Bunnie & Don Mauldin & Family in memory of Jerome Blatt Cookie Soland in memory of Edward Brener Bernice Malkin in memory of William Malkin Susan Segal in memory of Sally Segal Ron Radziminsky in memory of Sue Radziminsky Tammy Cooper in memory of Gloria & Ralph Bauer Samuel Smetana in memory of Roman Smetana Janet Lawrence & Family in memory of Dr. Harold D. Rothblatt Greg Berkowitz & Family in memory of Dr. Frederick Berkowitz Barbara Kaitz in memory of Rona Mael Lawrence Goelman in memory of Pearl Goelman Lysa Goldstein in memory of Roberta Chapnick Miriam Birnkrant in memory of Ida Grant Lisa Anderson in memory of Alice Quateman Louise Litwack in memory of Arthur Gronsky Karen Jaffe in memory of Stephen Lafer Bruce Gary in memory of Elsie Cohen Tami Cooper in memory of Isador and Gloria Bauer Jayne Ruane in memory of Claire Frisman Julie Hart in memory of Ruth Grayson Ellen Winters Miller in memory of my cherished mother, Lorraine Winters Lori Schwartz in memory of Sidney Schwartz Anna Worrell and Family in memory of Bradley Schmitt Jim, Wendy & Anna Worrell in memory of Jesyca Marshall Sherrie Kaplan in memory of Lynn Hale Dr. Marvin & Betty Blum and Family in memory of Sophie Blum Les Taub in memory of Philipp Taub Harriet Malmon in memory of Sylvia Newman David Susson in memory of Martin Susson Gary Soland in memory of Harry Soland Ted O Connor in memory of Kathleen O Connor Myron Goldstein in memory of Laura Livingston Lysa Goldstein in memory of Michael Chapnick Lloyd Lenson in memory of Gary Lenson Lloyd Lenson in memory of Sidney Lenson Jerri Loeb in memory of Shirley McGovern Julie Hart in memory of John Grayson Sponsor a Student Linda & Gary Greene, congratulations to Brenda & Joe Colgate on the birth of your grandson, Joseph Capital Campaign Donations Carol & Terry Applebury, parents of Andrew Applebury, celebrate their 43rd Wedding Anniversary A LIFETIME OF BELONGING OCTOBER

16 CONGREGATION SHIR HA-MA ALOT 3652 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA (949) ph NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID NEWPORT BEACH, CA PERMIT NO. 272 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED DATED MATERIAL Please Deliver Before October 1, 2016 Other Donation Opportunities Memorial Board $360 per name Tree of Life $180 per name Prayer book Fund $35 per book Congregation Shir Ha-Ma alot has many Sanctuary and Facility Giving and Naming Opportunities. Please contact the Temple office for further information. Donation Given by: Tzedakah Contributions Please enclose contribution and mail with this form to the Temple office. (Minimum $10.00 per name or occasion) Name Address City/Zip: Amount of Donation $ Check Acknowledgment sent to: Name Address City/Zip: Credit Card on file Visa/MC Exp. In Honor of In Memory of Special Occasion Other t Please apply my contribution to the following special fund(s): Alex Zeleznick Children s Fund Oneg Shabbat Fund Shir Ha-Ma alot adopted this new High Holy Day Machzor last year order your s today $46.00 per set (Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur books) Books available at the Temple for pick-up at your convenience Campership Fund Cantor Shikler s Disc. Fund Cultural Arts/Friday Night Live! Fund Elana Frenkel Memorial School & Youth Fund Florence Ruth King Chesed Fund General Fund Jessica Herron Adopt-a-Family Fund Library Fund Prayer Book Fund Rabbi Lewis Disc. Fund Rabbi Steinberg s Disc. Fund Ritual (Jerry Jacobs) Fund Special Events Fund (Aaron & Brock Silverstein) Todd Evan Ross School Fund Yahrzeit Fund Youth Group Fund