Still Rockin. Father & Son. at 7:00 pm. Shavuot Celebration Cantor s s Concert. Your People Shall Be My People. June 2016 IYAR~SIVAN 5776

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1 the Ma alot June 2016 IYAR~SIVAN 5776 Join Us for These Events & Much More! Congregation Shir Ha-Ma alot presents 2016 Cantor s s Concert Father & Son Still Rockin Saturday, 2016 at 7:00 pm June 4th, 2016 Shavuot Celebration Your People Shall Be My People Join us for an evening of study, celebration and, of course, cheesecake! Saturday, June 11th 7:00-9:00 pm With special guest, Rabbi Stephen Einstein in celebration of 40 years teaching Introduction to Judaism in Orange County dd d d h bb 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 Sharlene Konowitch Jamie Evans David Susson Mickey Gubman Lisa Monette Shannon Coleman Bob Yonowitz Eileen Lenson Karen Brutman Jerry Silver Ellen Olshansky Linda Greene Ellen Winters Miller Debra Goldman Rob Fleishman Raschel Greenberg Teri Bassman 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 Lindsey Morlan, M.A. OFFICE MANAGER/ASSISTANT TO RABBI STEINBERG AND CANTOR SHIKLER Heather Rosenthal, M.A., Ed. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL THE ALPERT-WALDMAN FAMILY EDUCATION CHAIR Friday, June 3rd 7 pm: Family Shabbat Service THE RONA PERLEY MEMORIAL SENIOR RABBINIC CHAIR Friday, June 10th 6 pm: Eat, Pray, L Chaim dinner at Corner Bakery 7:30 pm: Shabbat Service with Confirmation Friday, June 17th 6:30 pm: Tot Shabbat Service 7:30 pm: Shabbat Service with Temple Musicians & Adult Choir and Board of Trustees Installation Rabbi Leah Lewis RABBI AND DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING THE JAFFE FAMILY RABBINIC CHAIR Cantor Arië Manela Shikler THE HOLLANDER FAMILY CANTORIAL CHAIR Lindsey Eskow YOUTH DIRECTOR 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 ~ JUNE 2016 Friday, June 24th 7:30 pm: Friday Night Live! Shabbat Service, Mussar: TRUST/Bitchon 2 JUNE 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

3 FROM OUR SENIOR RABBI GROWING IN OUR PAIN I have a mantra that pain should never be in vain. Every human being has experienced physical and emotional pain at one point or another in his or her life it is the definition of being human. The question for us to always consider is, What do we do with our pain? I think of the parent who has lost a child no explanations in the world will help to balm the wound created by that loss. On the other hand, allowing that pain to motivate a person do good, to transform the energy of pain into the energy of power for blessing, is a remarkable feat. My teacher, Rabbi Sheldon Marder, told the following in a High Holy Day sermon: Listen to the story of a young man named Jerry Long, as told by psychiatrist Viktor Frankl. A newspaper account tells us that Jerry Long has been paralyzed from his neck down since a driving accident which rendered him a quadriplegic three years ago. He was 17 when the accident occurred. Today Long can use a stick in his mouth to type. He attends two courses at Community College via a special telephone. The intercom allows Long to both hear and participate in class discussions. He also occupies his time by reading, watching television and writing. (Texarkana Gazette). And Jerry Long wrote the following words in a letter to Viktor Frankl: I view my life as being abundant with meaning and purpose. The attitude that I adopted on that fateful day has become my personal credo for life: I broke my neck, it didn t break me. I am currently enrolled in my first psychology course in college. I believe that my handicap will only enhance my ability to help others. I know that without the suffering, the growth that I have achieved would have been impossible. (Man s Search for Meaning, p. 148). I broke my neck, it didn t break me. Words of defiance. Words of hope. Words of a human being with something to live for. Viktor Frankl was different from the early psychiatrists, like Freud and Adler, who came before him. Everything he needed to know about life he learned as an inmate in Auschwitz. There, in the midst of the worst suffering on earth, Frankl discovered that people were more likely to survive if they had something to live for, if they could just find something that gave their life meaning. Frankl himself managed to do exactly that nurturing his personal project, holding it deep within himself, throughout his years in the camps. And he reasoned that, if he could find meaning for his life in that place of utter despair, then a human being can find meaning in any circumstances. Frankl s legacy to us is captured in one simple sentence so simple, and so important, that I urge you to memorize it: A person is not destroyed by suffering, he is destroyed by suffering without meaning. Writes Frankl: There are three main avenues on which one arrives at meaning in life. The first is by creating a work or by doing a deed. The second is by experiencing something or encountering someone; in other words, meaning can be found not only in work but also in love. But, most important, says Frankl, is the third avenue to meaning in life: even the helpless victim of a hopeless situation, facing a fate he cannot change, may rise above himself, may grow beyond himself, and by so doing change himself. He may turn a personal tragedy into a triumph. (Man s Search for Meaning, pp ). [ Rabbi Richard Steinberg The Rona Perley Memorial Senior Rabbinic Chair Dr. Frankl believed very deeply that each person is created with the ability to make meaning (it is one of the four Ms of our Temple s mission Making Meaning). As we traverse through life we will face many mountains we need to climb. We will walk in the valley of shadows. The Jewish way is to make meaning from those journeys so that our pain is never in vain. EAT, PRAY, L CHAIM Nobody Goes to Services Alone at SHM! Friday, June 10th 6:00 pm dinner at Corner Bakery 7:30 pm Shabbat Service Make new friends, eat dinner together, attend services! This is a new friendship group designed for members who do not want to go to services alone. This is no longer an issue there will always be someone to join you. At SHM, no one has to come to services alone. Contact Stacy at for more information. A LIFETIME OF BELONGING JUNE

4 Congregation Shir Ha-Ma alot presents 2016 Cantor s s Concert Father & Son Still Rockin Saturday, 2016 June 4th, 2016 with special guest, Duvid Swirsky of the Moshav Band & Distant Cousins at 7:00 pm Cantor Arie Shikler and Gidon Shikler Gold Patron $360 Includes 1 Reserved Parking Space, 2 Reserved Seats & Patron Listing Patron $180 Includes 2 Reserved Seats & Patron Listing General Admission $18 ($20 at the door) RSVP before May 30, 2016 online at or call the Temple at JUNE 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

5 FROM OUR RABBI & DIRECTOR OF LIFELONG LEARNING HaYom shtem esrei yom la omer. Today is the 12th day of the Omer, which is one week and five days of the Omer. That is how I began a eulogy that I delivered not for a member of our congregation, but for a member of my family. My aunt, Shelly Hoberman, was buried on the twelfth day of the Omer, May 5th, She died just a couple of days before that, after a fierce battle with a fierce disease called Alzheimer s. The Omer is the period of time between the second day of Passover and the festival of Shavuot, when Jewish tradition asks us to quite literally count the days. We count the days and the weeks between the holidays, symbolically recounting our people s journey from the Exodus from Egypt (commemorated during Passover) to the gift, responsibility, and freedom of Torah, which tradition teaches was given at Mount Sinai (celebrated during Shavuot). In 2016 and every year, we recount the journey from the beginning of freedom to the beginning of responsibility. In many ways, as a people of faith, this journey is a source of comfort since there is, I believe, a natural tendency in our world and within each of us, to incline away from all those things that constrain us and towards a freedom that is understood as a sense of fulfillment, an ability to shoulder responsibility for a greater good, and a life filled with meaning. Moving towards a freedom of this sort is the way life is supposed to happen. With each passing day, as Jews who are taught to recognize our blessings, we count every step on the journey towards the blessing of freedom. My aunt may not have known she was doing it, but she taught my family in a most personal way what the calendar tries to teach us as a people. She made every day count. Her life was not always the easiest, but it was good. She appreciated it. And she lived it the way she wanted to, finding fulfillment and meaning freedom, if you will in the choices she made. That is, until these final years when Alzheimer s disease enslaved her mind and eventually her body. The journey of people who live with Alzheimer s disease goes in reverse, away from life lived with intention, back towards their own personal Egypts. Backwards. Cruel. Pharaoh. No family is unaffected by this disease. Currently, it is estimated that there are 5.3 million Americans living with Alzheimer s. Recent reports by the CDC claim that by the year 2050, up to 16 million will be affected. This is an epidemic. Today, there is no cure. In the spirit of the human tendency to incline towards freedom, though, we cannot give up hope that a cure can exist tomorrow, or the next day. During my last visit with my aunt, I was mindful that her mind and body had been overtaken by her disease. Today, I am mindful that for those of us who continue down the road to freedom, Shavuot and, thus, a symbolic Sinai lies ahead. At Sinai we receive Torah and in doing so, we come face to face with our responsibility to do our part to bring others to freedom. It is my prayer that those who are able to take hold of the responsibility to support efforts to cure this cruel disease, to show love to those in our families, synagogue community and broader community who suffer, and to care for their caretakers, will do so. Counting the Omer, let us be inspired to lean toward freedom for each individual mind and soul and to make every day count. t Rabbi Leah Lewis Rabbi & Director of Lifelong Learning The Jaffe Family Rabbinic Chair Shir Ha-Ma alot adopted this new High Holy Day Machzor last year order your s today $42.00 per set until July 30th (Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur books) $56.00 per set after 7/30/16 The New Machzor of the Reform Movement Inspiration, Tradition, Innovation A few of the Machzor s Special Features: Expanded options for Torah Readings Study texts that provide background and context New transliterations that capture the beauty of the Hebrew A LIFETIME OF BELONGING JUNE

6 FROM OUR CO-PRESIDENTS SUMMER AT SHM, THE START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL BY RACHEL HARMAN-FRIEDMAN It is unbelievable to me that summer is almost here. It seems like just yesterday I was writing my article about the start of the school year and all the excitement to look forward to in this year. Amazingly, the older I get, and the older my kids get, the faster the year seems to fly by. At SHM, we have spent the school year very busy planning for our building project which is to begin in the fall. We hope you all had a chance to read last month s Ma alot, which was filled with updates about the building project and plans for our accommodations for the coming year. Meanwhile, while all this planning has been going on, synagogue life has continued to be filled with stimulating, active programing for kids and adults alike. While school for our kids comes to an end, summer programing continues. We hope you will all take this chance to stay engaged and find summer events to join in with our community. We will kick off summer with the Cantor s concert on June 4 an annual event which helps to support our wonderful Friday Night Live program. This year promises to be as fabulous as ever with the theme of Father & Son Still Rockin. Cantor Shikler and his son, Gidon Shikler, along with special guest Duvid Swirsky, will entertain us with music and song. Summer services will be a great way to join in our SHM community with fun Tot Shabbats, the annual Beach Shabbat, and of course services with the joyful sounds of our choir and temple musicians. Looking forward to the coming year, in the midst of all the planning and building, the plan is a year filled with stimulating, educational, and engaging programs. The theme for next year is: The Blessing of Religion: Celebrating Faith. We will take this opportunity to engage in conversation and learning about different faiths.over the course of the year we will have many stimulating speakers to engage us in discussions of various religions such as Catholicism, Mormonism, Buddhism, Islam, as well as different sects of Judaism. For those of us who enjoyed our study of Mussar this year, there will be opportunity to continue on in this study. If you did not have the opportunity to engage in one of the Mussar study groups this year, there will be opportunity to begin this study in the coming year. I have personally found the course of study of these character traits to be stimulating, thoughtful, and a wonderful opportunity to get to know members of my study group on a more intimate level. As we vacate our current building after Yom Kippur, we will look forward to coming together again in a new and inviting home. In the meantime, it is our priority to make sure we all stay connected as a congregational family. This large family is made up of smaller communities and we hope to be able to strengthen these relationships with opportunities for Shabbat dinners, study groups, family programs, and holidays in homes, parks and community centers. If you build a Sukkah at your home or host a Passover Seder, we hope you will invite our SHM families to join you. If you have always wanted to do these things, reach out, let us know, we are happy to help! We are thankful to have the Mormon Center in Irvine available to us to use for Shabbat services, Torah Study and our large congregational events. Beth Carroll & Rachel Harman-Friedman Temple Co-Presidents Nashim events, brotherhood events and youth group events will all continue throughout the year with off-site planning while we are out of the building, Our Religious school program has been a success this year in uniting our kids into a single session. We are bursting at the seams with all of our kids under one roof at the same time, and counting the days until we have more space for them to sing, dance and learn together. The school planning for the year is in progress. We are working to confirm a gathering place for Sunday school and will continue to enjoy off-site family camps throughout the coming year. Keep your eye out this summer for the program book, filled with ways to get involved and ways to engage and connect with our SHM family. We hope to see you at summer events and will continue to keep you apprised of the building progress. 6 JUNE 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

7 CONGREGATION SHIR HA-MA ALOT Join us at Temple as we taste wines from the top 4 regions in the world Saturday, June 25 th at 7 pm Wine and light snacks to cleanse the pallet between tastings will be served. ITALY FRANCE Merlot Malbec Montefalco Rosso Chianti sponsored by the SHM Brotherhood SPAIN Tempranillo Garnacha CALIFORNIA Cabernet Sauvignon Zinfandel Pinot Noir CONGREGATION SHIR HA-MA ALOT 3652 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA All proceeds will go to support programs at Shir Ha-Ma alot. Adults only. $26.00 per person RSVP by Wednesday, June 22nd to or online at shmtemple.org A LIFETIME OF BELONGING JUNE

8 Welcome New Members Ira Marcus Bret & Jennifer Anderson Ari & Kim Novick Barbara Gunther Mazel Tov to Diana Danesh on the marriage of her daughter, Daphna to Damian McCoy Condolences to Herb Malmon on the death of his sister and Rabbi Leah Lewis on the death of her aunt, Shelly Hoberman Torah Study with Rabbi Steinberg and Rabbi Lewis Saturdays at 8:30 am Meets: 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 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 with the Rabbis the weekly Torah portion and you will have inspiration for the week to come. Krav Maga Class 3rd Wednesday of month at 6:30 pm June 15th, July 20th, August 17th Join us at temple for an evening of Israeli Self Defense instruction with a Krav Maga of OC instructor. No experience is necessary and all ability levels are welcome! Wear workout clothing. Mouthguard and/or cup recommended. No fee for the class, however RSVP to the Temple office at or online at is appreciated. 8 JUNE 2016 Your People Shall Be My People Join us for an evening of study, celebration and, of course, cheesecake! Saturday, June 11th 7:00-9:00 pm With special guest, Rabbi Stephen Einstein in celebration of 40 years teaching Introduction to Judaism in Orange County 7:00 pm Keynote address and discussion with Rabbi Einstein 8:00 pm Break with traditional Shavuot dairy goodies 8:15 pm Study with the clergy* *Choose from the following learning opportunities: Is Being Jewish an Identity? with Rabbi Steinberg 21st Century Judaism How Inclusive Are We? with Rabbi Lewis There is no fee for this celebration, but please RSVP to the temple office at , or online at so that we may adequately prepare FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! Mussar: Trust Friday, June 7:30 pm Music is a powerful tool for evoking the inner space within which transformative 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. MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

9 JUNE 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 6 pm - Executive Committee Meeting 2 6:30 pm - Temple Musicians 7:30 pm - Board of Trustees Meeting 3 7 pm - Family Shabbat Service 4 8:30 am - Torah Study 10 am - Bar Mitzvah of Jason Baum 7 pm - Cantor s Concert Father & Son, Still Rockin 5 6 9:30 am - Mah Jongg 6:45 pm - Adult Choir 7 5 pm - Confirmation Rehersal 8 9 6:30 pm - Temple Musicians 10 6:30 pm - Eat, Pray, L Chaim Dinner at Corner Bakery 7:30 pm - Shabbat Service with Confirmation 11 8:30 am - Torah Study 10 am - Bar Mitzvah of Rhys Cathey 7 pm - Adult Shavuot with Study and guest, Rabbi Stephen Einstein, Your People Shall Be My People 12 Shavuot 10:45 am - Shavuot Service at SHM with members and clergy from Temple Bat Yahm 13 9:30 am - Mah Jongg 6:45 pm - Adult Choir :30 pm - Krav Maga Class 16 6:30 pm - Temple Musicians 17 6:30 pm - Tot Shabbat 7:30 pm - Shabbat Service with Temple Musicians & Adult Choir and Board Installation 18 8:30 am - Torah Study 10 am - Bar Mitzvah of Evan Radensky :30 am - Mah Jongg 6:45 pm - Adult Choir 21 6:30 pm - Board of Education Meeting am - Torah Time for TINY Tots 7:30 pm - Friday Night Live! Shabbat Service 25 8:30 am - Torah Study 10 am - Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Duzman 7:00 pm - Brotherhood Wine Tasting Event :30 am - Mah Jongg 6:45 pm - Adult Choir :30 pm - Temple Musicians A LIFETIME OF BELONGING JUNE

10 SHM Summer Special Event! Gbnjmz!Tibccbu!Tfswjdf! Sfe-!Xijuf!boe!Cmvf!gps!! Fbdi!boe!Fwfsz!Kfx! Gsjebz-!Kvmz!2tu!! bu!8;11!qn Join us as we celebrate Shabbat and American Independence Day as a community, as Jews in America, able to worship in freedom.! SHARE IN SHAVUOT 12 TH SUNDAY,, JUNE 12, J 12 10:45 AM AT SHM EMBERS & C SERVICE AT MEMBERS SHM WITH & CLERGY FROM TEMPLE BAT YAHM We will join together with Temple Bat Yahm to celebrate Shavuot morning and observe Yizkor. Come and join us and the clergy (from both temples) to share in this community service of friendship, learning, joy, and celebration. Rabbi Bernie King Mitzvah Projects ~ B nai Mitzvah Students Jason Baum June 4, 2016 Son of Jodi & Eric Baum I attend: Las Flores Middle School I enjoy: Baseball, football, movies, the beach, and hanging out with friends and family Mitzvah Project: Volunteered and raised funds for Veterans of Foreign Wars Evan Radensky June 18, 2016 Son of Michael & Kelli Radensky I attend: Newhart Middle School I enjoy: Movies, video games, playing saxophone, and boy Scouts Mitzvah Project: Spent time with residents at Heritage Pointe and Jeremiah Society, playing music and visiting with them Rhys Cathey June 11, 2016 Son of Donna & Oliver Cathey I attend: Orange County School of the Arts I enjoy: Video games, singing, coding, science, reading, and drawing monsters Mitzvah Project: Raised money for the All American Boys Chorus Ethan Duzman June 25, 2016 Son of Eran & Cheryl Duzman I attend: Lakeside Middle School I enjoy: All sports, swimming is my favorite. Junior Olympic level swimmer with SoCal Swim Team Mitzvah Project: Collected 1,000 pairs of socks to donate to Michah s Way Homeless Shelter 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 JUNE 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

11 SHIR HA-MA ALOT RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 5777/ REGISTER ONLINE AT EARLY BIRD RATES END JUNE 30 TH! CLASSES FOR AGES 1 18 A CENTER FOR JEWISH LEARNING & LIVING A LIFETIME OF BELONGING JUNE

12 2016 GALA FUNDRAISER Thank you to everyone who supported Shir Ha-Ma alot and our continued programming at this year s Gala Fundraiser. It is our pleasure to present these celebratory ads in the Ma alot as they were incorrectly not placed in the Gala Program book. Our apologies With love and pride, Judy & Mort (mom & dad) 12 JUNE 2016 MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

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14 SHM Bakes: From our Temple Bakers Banana Snickerdoodle Cake Submitted by Gabrielle Applebury INGREDIENTS 2 over-ripe bananas 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp baking powder 1 pinch salt 14 JUNE /3 cup sugar (plus extra to sprinkle on top) 2 Tbsp cinnamon (plus extra for top 1/3 cup almond milk 3 Tbsp olive oil PREPARATION Mash the bananas and add in the wet ingredients. Add in the dry incredients and mix well. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Read into a spring-form pan and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick placed in the center of the cake comes out clean. Sprinkle the cake with cinnamon and sugar. Enjoy! Tzedakah Donations RABBI STEINBERG S DISCRETIONARY FUND Marcey & Rick Alpert in honor of Marcia & Bernie Labowitz hard work and dedication to the temple Jill Berg, wishing a speedy recovery to Wendy Gary Jill Berg, thank you for being there whenever I need you! Howard & Donna Weinstein in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Charles & Anne Greenberg in honor of Tyler Samuel s Bar Mitzvah and for us being called up for an Aliyah Linda Smith, congratulations to Lloyd Sellinger on his Bar Mitzvah David Teincuff, thank you for your support and guidance during this important time of my life Wendy Gary, thank you for your care and support during my recent surgery Bonita Stern, Lois Garcia, Sandy Fleissig and Sheryl Kramer, thank you for sharing your guidance and knowledge as we go through our B nai Mitzvah journey RABBI LEWIS DISCRETIONARY FUND David Teincuff, thank you for your support and guidance Wendy & Bruce Gary in memory of Shelly Hoberman, aunt of Leah Lewis Aviva & Fred Forster in memory of Shelly Hoberman, aunt of Leah Lewis CANTOR SHIKLER S DISCRETIONARY FUND Charles & Anne Greenberg in honor of Tyler Samuel s Bar Mitzvah and us for being called up for an Aliyah Diana Danesh in honor of my daughter Daphna s wedding to Damian McCoy Helene & Dan Frainer in honor of Corinne L. Leister, we love you mom! Linda & Hy Algazi in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s 83rd birthday and Bar Mitzvah ALEX ZELEZNICK CHILDREN S FUND Kara Jacobs in memory of Charlotte Alber Irwin & Lana Alber in honor of our good friend Ina s birthday Beverly & Jake Jacobs in honor of Ina Zeleznick s birthday Pat Glickman, wishing a happy birthday to my dear friend, Ina Zeleznick CAMPERSHIP FUND Bill & Dana Cohen in honor of Ethan and Talia CULTURAL ARTS/FNL FUND Kara Jacobs in memory of Tom Rizzo Bill & Nancy Platka in memory of Tom Rizzo, a great bass player and wonderful member of the Friday Night Live! Band. We will miss you. Curtis & Anne Browne in memory of Tom Rizzo, a very special musician and friend of SHM Wendy & Bruce Gary in memory of Tom Rizzo Hara, Hal, Michael and Sarah Stern in memory of Tom Rizzo, dear friend to Cantor Shikler and Paul Carman Beverly & Jake Jacobs in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Bob & nancy Wolf in honor of David Teincuff on his conversion to Judaism Robin & Phillip Lugar in honor of Marcia & Bernie Labowitz MEMORY MITZVAH MENTSCH MAKING MAKING MEANING

15 Tzedakah Donations Stacy & Mark Bleiweis, Mazel Tov to Lloyd Sellinger on your 2nd Bar Mitzvah ELENA FRENKEL MEMORIAL SCHOOL YOUTH FUND Marilyn Stemper in memory of Peter Cohen s father, Sid Cohen FLORENCE RUTH KING CHESED FUND Lori & Michael Reznick, wishing a speedy recovery to Wendy Gary GENERAL FUND Irwin & Lana Alber in honor of Lloyd s Bar Mitzvah and because of all he has done for our temple family Bob & Nancy Wolf, wishing a speedy recovery to Wendy Gary Jack Pariser, tzedakah donation Todd & Cherie Creager, wishing a speedy recovery to Wendy Gary David & Deborah Galuhn in honor of David Teincuff s conversion. Mazel Tov! Harriet & Herb Malmon in honor of David Teincuff s conversion to Judaism The Yonowitz Family in memory of Estelle Allen, grandmother of Kimberlee Allen The Yonowitz Family in memory of Estelle Allen Linda Davis in honor of Marcia & Bernie s dedication to our temple Sandy & Marshall Goldman, congratulations to David Teincuff on his conversion to Judaism Mark & Karen Hyman in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Ike Kempler, tzedakah donation Lois Jacobs in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Ben & Eleanor Kagan in honor of Fred Forster s Bar Mitzvah David & Linda Stoll in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Wendy & Bruce Gary in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Martin Dodell in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Wendy & Bruce Gary in memory of Shelly Hoberman, sister of Herb Malmon Joy & Howard LePatner in honor of Lloyd Sellinger s Bar Mitzvah Elliot & Roz Vogelfanger in honor of Lloyd Sellinger. Mazel Tov on your wonderful second Bar Mitzvah The Beshert Chavurah, congratulations to Bonita Stern and Fred Forster on their B nai Mitzvah JESSICA HERRON SHARING CARING FUND Harriet & Herb Malmon wishing a speedy recovery to Wendy Gary Hope Snyder in memory of Josh Rubell Ike Kempler, Adopt-A-Family for Passover Louise Silver donation Adrienne & Norm Witkin, Adopt-A-Family for Passover LIBRARY FUND Maureen Thompson Family in memory of Richard Ensworth Maureen Thompson Family in memory of Maureen s father, Royston Isa Sandler SPECIAL EVENTS FUND (AARON BROCK SILVERSTEIN) Ricky & Howard Gilman, thank you to Monica Cohen and Karen Brutman for creating an unforgettable Gala event YAHRZEIT FUND Roz Sherman in memory of Fanny Zapolsky Jodie Levine in memory of Bernie Skolnick Sheryl Anderson in memory of Sanford Perlman Bernie Labowitz in memory of George Nissenson Bernie Labowitz in memory of Dorothy Nissenson Marcia Labowitz in memory of Patricia Avidan Ronnie Lasky in memory of Irene Billig Ronnie Lasky in memory of Daniel Billig Sharlene Konowitch and Family in memory of Gilbert Konowitch Marcy Mayer in memory of Sally Cobrink Sandy Perlmutter in memory of Benjamin Ganderson Larry Sogolow and Family in memory of Sid Sogolow Phyllis Modlin in memory of Martin Drucker Ned & Audrey Greenberg in memory of Scott Greenberg Sid Kuperberg in memory of Julia Kuperberg Barbara King in memory of Mickey Jones Bernice Malkin in memory of John Malkin Todd Smith in memory of Harold Smith Bernice Malkin in memory of Laura Sandig Joanne Grossman in memory of Morrison Grossman Bella Orion and Daniel Orion in memory of Lt. Colonel (IDF) Dr. Gershon Orion The Brenner Family in memory of Laura Brenner Bob Sherman in memory of Ben Sherman Joan Weiss in memory of Albert Weiss Heath Liner in memory of Maureen Liner Heath Liner in memory of Celia Fishman Bruce Gary in memory of Lila Gary Wendy Gary in memory of Marilyn Hirsch Barbara Elter in memory of Jerome Bronfman Barbara Elter in memory of Robert Bronfman Ron Elter in memory of Simon Elter Beshert Chavurah in memory of Shelly Hoberman, sister of Herb Malmon Ralph Simmonds in memory of Melvin Simmonds Howard Nathanson in memory of Peter Nathanson Darin Blindell in memory of Richard Blindell Sponsor a Student Heath & Katherine Liner, congratulations to David Teincuff on his conversion to Judaism Mark & Dyanne Drucker, congratulations to David Teincuff on his coversion to Judaism Rena Yusufova in honor of Sammy Slepack continuing with his Hebrew studies A LIFETIME OF BELONGING JUNE

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 June 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. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words We tell Shir Ha-Ma alot s story through words and pictures each year in our Event Catalog, website and monthly newsletter. I collect photos from events throughout the year to use for a variety of printed and online pieces. Quite a few of them are from our Facebook page but many come from you via . Please feel free to send me any of your favorite SHM photos: lcline@shmtemple.org Lynda Cline, Communications 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 Please apply my contribution to the following special fund(s): Alex Zeleznick Children s Fund 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 Oneg Shabbat 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 Library Fund Youth Group Fund