BULLETIN WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE. Shabbat on the Fly. They called him Rabbi to the Stars. During his 69 years. Our Hollywood History

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1 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE BULLETIN Online Edition Please call to obtain a full printed copy. Volume 99, Number 7 July 1, 2012 Our Hollywood History They called him Rabbi to the Stars. During his 69 years as senior rabbi at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin cultivated close, personal relationships with legendary entertainment industry executives and celebrities. He presided over the life-cycle events of larger than life movie moguls Louis B. Mayer, the Warner brothers and Irving Thalberg, among many others. These show business pioneers both inspired and helped build, in 1929, the historic Temple we now call home. For the third Temple of what was then Congregation B nai B rith, Rabbi Magnin envisioned a main sanctuary with an interior like a theater. Mayer donated the funds for the Main Sanctuary s east and west triple lancet art glass windows. The Warner brothers commissioned the creation of the panoramic murals. Carl Leammle donated the Sanctuary s spicebox chandeliers; and Thalberg, renowned producer of such classics as Grand Hotel and Mutiny on the Bounty, donated the ornately decorated interior dome and Sh ma oculus. Thalberg s early death, at age 37, brought a crowd of 8,000 mourners to the steps of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, where Rabbi Magnin officiated his funeral in September Thalberg s spirit lives on among the scaffolds and platforms rising up to the ceiling of the dome where today restoration work on its coffered plaster, the Sh ma and oculus are at full speed. Once crumbling to the floor, plaster is being repaired or replaced, the gold trim regilded and the center repainted to appear as it was in 1929, in its original, dazzling glory. Rabbi Magnin died in 1984 at the age of 94. Shortly before his death, he summed up his life: God has been good to me. I ve been very fortunate in the choice of my ancestors and the choice of my friends. This history has come full circle recently illustrated in an article in the Hollywood Reporter s June 8 issue. The article, Hollywood s Hottest $150 Million Project is an 83-Year-Old Synagogue, draws parallels between Hollywood support for the construction of the Temple Campus in 1929, and Hollywood s support for the reconstruction happening today. It s an entertaining read; a link is available on our website in the news section, and it s highly recommended. Visit to read about Hollywood s Hottest $150 Million Project... Save these dates wilshireaders Wilshire Boulevard Temple Book Club Thursday, July 19 Irmas Campus 7:30 p.m. Shabbat on the Fly (fishing with Rabbi Leder) Aug 9-13 Irwin, Idaho India with Rabbi Leder Dec 23 - Jan 4 India

2 Torah Portion The Power of Words Matot (Numbers 30:2-32:42) Whoever said that sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me was wrong. The truth is, words have a lot of power sometimes positive, sometimes negative. In B reishit, when God creates the world, God does so with words. Let there be light. God spoke, and then there was existence. God s words are powerful. It s true we cannot simply speak and create something out of nothing, but our words have power too. As we read the closing chapters of the Book of Numbers this month, the Torah reminds us of the importance of vows and oaths the importance and power of our words. The Torah commands us to put thought into the words that cross our lips, and the commitments we make with those words. Torah Online: We all know at least one person who is a nice, wellmeaning person in the world, but has absolutely no followthrough. Someone who says: Don t worry about it, I ll take care of it, but never does. Someone who says: Let s get lunch next week, I ll call you, but never does. We all make these casual commitments with good intentions that sometimes fall by the wayside, but the Torah reminds us that there really is no such thing as a casual promise. Despite our smartphones and Skype, our ipads and the internet, keeping our word matters just as much today as it did three millennia ago. Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro Plugged In Around the Temple Camp 60 th Recommitment Ceremony The Maccabeats Camp 60 th Evening Celebration 2

3 Tikkun Olam It s Fun and Makes You Feel Good It s just after nine o clock and I m sitting crisscross apple sauce (cross-legged) on the floor in a circle with two dozen students at the Mann Family Early Childhood Center at the Irmas Campus. It s their last week of Nursery school and it s time to decide where the tzedakah they ve been collecting all year should be donated. Proudly, they present three tzedakah boxes overflowing with change. Where should we donate our money, Rabbi? they ask me. Well, what do you think is the most important thing we can help needy people with? I ask them. Toys, cars, houses, clothes, jobs, food, and shoes, their eager hands wave in the air as they call out suggestions. With the help of their teacher, Randee, we make a list and take a vote. It is nearly unanimous food. Feeding the hungry is how they want to use their tzedakah. Rabbi, can you suggest an organization that feeds the hungry that we could donate our tzedakah to? asks Randee. Well, you know the Temple has two food pantries that feed hundreds of hungry people every single week, I tell them. But before I can finish my sentence, Beth, an energetic five-year-old, chimes in, Sometimes on Sunday mornings, I go to the Food Pantry and we make sandwiches and hand them out to all of the hungry people, she shares. It s fun and it makes me feel good. Just five years old, but Beth understands how meaningful a morning spent at either of our Temple s food pantries can be. This summer, between camp and vacations, spend a Sunday morning with your family at either our Temple Campus or OPCC Food Pantries and discover what Beth has discovered it s fun, and it makes you feel good. Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro Join our food pantries, Adult Opportunities Summertime And... Summer is the time to catch up on reading. Whether in a plane, near a pool or in the garden, a book leads us into the new, the different, the interesting, the challenging. I so look forward to opening the pages of summer reading! Here s my list a. The Sh ma and the Mezuzah Listening to Each Other (Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Jewish Lights): This lovely story based on a 12th century rabbinic debate raises the key issue in Judaism and life that of listening and truly hearing. b. Mission to Paris (Alan Furst, Random House): Alan Furst again writes a thrilling novel that calls us to the darkness in our history, and links us with the spirit of hope and passion that allows us to survive. c. A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry (Edited by Gabriel Goldstein and Elizabeth Greenberg, Texas Tech University Press): Jews literally shaped the American garment industry by designing, cutting, pressing, sewing and selling. Read about the natural garment industry from the 1860s forward. d. My Life in Jewish Renewal: A Memoir (Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shlomi, Rowman and Littlefield): This book reflects on a powerful, ever growing thinker who began his youth in Europe, became a dynamic Jewish leader in the 1960s, challenged his Orthodox origins and opened questions of Jewish spirituality to the non-jewish world. He documents his relationship with the Dalai Lama, as well as Catholic theologian Thomas Merton. e. All Other Nights (Dara Horn): Join the wilshireaders as they open Dara Horn s latest novel of history and intrigue. Happy Reading! Rabbi Karen Fox Our next wilshireaders meet up is July 19, visit

4 Brawerman Elementary School The World in Our Hands, Celebrating Our 13 th Year We are Brawerman reverberated through a filled Marcia Israel Chapel/Auditorium as Brawerman Elementary School celebrated its 13th year. Parents, faculty, clergy, alumni and friends gathered for an inspirational evening that included a delicious dinner and memorable program. Everyone had an opportunity to decorate tiles for a wall on Leder Playground that will serve as a backdrop for a new water filling station and breathtaking garden. Carrying out the water theme, a significant donation was made to both the Jewish National Fund for Water Renewal Project and to Charity Water, to bring safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Head of School, Nadine Breuer, shared her reflections on how a little school has grown up, and Rabbi Steven Leder offered blessings for the b nei mitzvah with the charge as we go forward to always remain true to who we are. YES, WE ARE BRAWERMAN! Photos courtesy of Tom Pascucci, Videosyndicate Religious School Congratulations Confirmands and Graduates This was a very exciting year for the Religious School. Our Teen Program participants were confirmed on Shavuot. As they read and chanted Torah, and participated in a special service with family, friends and fellow congregants, they stepped forward into a new era of Jewish responsibility. Under the leadership of Rabbi David Eshel, our confirmands studied together regularly. They developed into the most diverse group of teens, each with his or her unique perspective on what it means to be Jewish, and differing reasons for their continued involvement in our program through grade 10. We would also like to congratulate our three grade 12 students who have just graduated from our Temple Programs: Tracie Brown, Jesse Grossman and Erica Tooch. We thank their parents for the commitment and support they have given these students in their pursuit of deeper, informed Jewish connections. Their many educators over the years have listened to their amazing questions and challenged them to arrive at their own conclusions, using Jewish values and Torah as their guide. This group blossomed into fine representatives of each of our Teen Programs Beit Midrash, W(ednesday)N(ight)P(rogram), WBTY (Wilshire Boulevard Temple Youth) and Ozrim (Teacher Training Program), as well as participants in Choir and tikkun olam activities. We are very proud of them all and wish them continued success. 4

5 Early Childhood Centers The Language of Materials By exploring relationships between materials, children learn to understand relationships between themselves and the world around them. This idea was explored in an in-depth, long-term art project, culminating in the 2012 Mann Family Early Childhood Center Art Show, showcased on May 30 and 31. Students began with encouragement from their teachers and resident atelierista, Aynav Yefet, to discuss projects of interest to them. For example, the Kochavim students were inspired to make birdbaths after witnessing, one day after a heavy rainstorm, birds taking a bath in a container outside the classroom door. As a group they discussed materials and agreed upon clay; then distributed tasks among each other to shape, or to paint, or to glaze the clay. The process of creating the birdbaths helped the children gain insight into working as a group, working with clay, as well as a deeper love for animals and nature. After reading the book Mr. Popper s Penguins by Richard Atwater, a child in the class posed the question, how do you get to the North Pole? This inspired the Eshel class to create maps of the school, their bedrooms, train tracks and basketball courts. The process built upon itself from there, with map collecting, observing and, finally, creating. Based on the Reggio Emilia educational approach, where teacher and student partner in learning, all art projects on display in the show began with teachers setting up an environment for the students that was conducive to the exchange and exploration of ideas. As the students began work, teachers documented their process using tape recorders, videos, ipads, cameras and paper and pencils. Teachers then studied the documentation and helped guide the children through their project. Not only were the final works of art on display in the Saffro Dining Room and in the courtyard at the Irmas Campus, but the documentation of the process of creating the art as well. Like the children, our educators are continually learning, and the 2012 Art Show was a celebration of the accomplishments of both students and teachers. Camps A Camp Shabbat in New York City It began with an from former camper Mikey Latner to Camp Director Doug Lynn asking if it would it be all right to hold a camp reunion in New York City. Fast forward several months, and thanks to the efforts of Mikey and Sasha Feldstein, 20 camp alumni gathered in Brooklyn in April for a Shabbat dinner, singing and dancing just like they had experienced at camp. The dinner, catered by a local deli (good, but not quite the same as a John Bard Shabbat dinner!), included chicken, challah, salad, rice pilaf and apple turnovers, with some homemade treats brought by attendees. While many who attended arrived thinking it would be a nice, two-hour Shabbat dinner with some familiar people, it ended up being an amazing four-hour event that included a full song and dance session. One alum brought a guitar and ipod, with familiar Israeli dance music that encouraged attendees to dance through the night, until, as one alum wrote: everyone was dripping with sweat. She continued It was so nice to escape the busy city life and come together with this community that felt like home. It also rekindled relationships with people that I did not even know lived here in the city. It is evident by this event in New York City that camp truly is wherever alumni come together. What campers of all ages remember as fond experiences are held close and important, and span a lifetime. Cheri Lauterbach Camp Alumni & Development Director 5

6 Developments Dedicated to You This is a particularly special year at Wilshire Boulevard Temple. We are smack in the middle of the restoration of our beloved Sanctuary, with scaffolding, wood boarding, plastic wrapping, drilling, concrete pouring, vacuuming, painting and polishing pervading the iconic room through the sun drenched days of summer and on into next year. As you are now aware, our High Holy Day services this year will take place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. For the first time since it was We will make sure this (High Holy Day services) is an exceptional experience for all members. dedicated in 1929, the Sanctuary will be dark during the holiest days of the year. But rest assured, we are all in good hands. Not only have we secured one of the most magnificent spaces in our city for services, we have the finest, most dedicated High Holy Day staff to make sure things run smoothly. Membership Services Director Cheryl Mandel Garland will oversee all High Holy Day logistics related to congregants this year. Cheryl transitioned into her new position as Membership Director in January 2012, after having served Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camp families as Registrar for nearly two decades. What she most wants Temple members to know regarding this year s services is: Everything has been well thought out, and carefully and meticulously planned. We will make sure this is an exceptional experience for all our members. Cheryl s responsibilities beyond the High Holy Days include welcoming new families into the Temple family, and working with those that require financial assistance; partnering with our Director of Adult Programs, Susan Nanus, in crafting meaningful events and programming to engage and enrich congregants lives; planning Kiddush lunches for b nei mitzvah families; and representing the Temple at community-wide events, such as the Larchmont Fair and other Jewish-related events like Israel Day at Rancho Park. Working closely with Cheryl for the High Holy Days is Cristina Mauro, an administrative professional at the Temple for the past ten years. Cristina began her career at the Temple on the switchboard and as a receptionist, transferring into a more expansive role in membership services. Currently, Cristina assists the camps, schools, manages the Memorial Wall in the Temple Sanctuary, incoming tribute donations, helps manage the membership database and makes sure everyone has their challah on Shabbat. For the High Holy Days, Cristina assures congregants, Cheryl and I are get it done people, we will get it done for you to the best of our abilities. If you re happy, we re happy. Cristina has deep affection for the Temple and the community. She explains: The Jewish community does so much outreach, not just within the Jewish faith, but in the greater community, for example the Food Pantries and the Big Give. The Temple really lives up to tikkun olam. Cheryl and Cristina are also at the center of another special change this year. The Membership Department has replaced the former Donor Circle program where members give above and beyond their normal membership contribution with Each One Help One. Each One Help One introduces new levels of giving to help support families who can otherwise not afford a Temple membership, and to help continue the excellence of services at Wilshire Boulevard Temple that congregants are accustomed to. Cheryl s investment in the Temple is not only professional, but also personal. She has two daughters who have attended the camps for many years. Camp is their second home, she says. The Temple s rabbis have helped nourish their growth and we re so grateful to the Wilshire Boulevard Temple family that has provided so much support to us from baby namings to deaths, and, maybe one day, a marriage or two. For questions regarding High Holy Days or Each One Help One, please call the Membership Department at (213) or visit 6

7 Upcoming Events wilshireaders Thursday, July 19, :30 p.m. Join our Book Club and explore, consider and discuss four distinct novels that have achieved critical acclaim, received nationally recognized literary prizes and stimulated great popular interest. This month s book is All Other Nights by Dara Horn, facilitated by Rochelle Ginsburg. Phil Wallace, pwallace@wbtla.org, (424) shabbat on the fly with rabbi leder August 9-12, 2012 Lodge at Palisades Creek, Idaho We are going to take over the Lodge at Palisades Creek for three days of fishing, with a little Torah and Shabbat thrown in for good measure and good luck. Nan Brostoff, nan@wbtla.org, (213) India with rabbi Leder Sunday, December 23, Friday, January 4, 2013 Wilshire Boulevard Temple and American Jewish World Service invite your family on a journey of a lifetime. Visit Mumbai, Lucknow, Dehli and Jaipur with Rabbi Leder. Nan Brostoff, nan@wbtla.org, (213) Temple Campus Irmas Campus Registration Required Contact For More Information Information Available Online Free of Charge For a full calendar of events and services, please visit 7

8 Kol Rinnah Torah Study and Service Combined Helicopters... July WILSHIRE 2012 BOULEVARD TEMPLE Friday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Kabbalat Shabbat 7 Torah Study and Service Combined Independence Day 8 Food Pantries 9 10 Spousal Bereavement Support Group 11 Israeli Dancing Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group Kabbalat Shabbat 14 Torah Study and Service Combined Shacharit Shabbat 15 Food Pantries Spousal Bereavement Support Group 18 Israeli Dancing 19 wilshireaders 20 Kabbalat Shabbat 21 Torah Study Shacharit Shabbat Food Pantries Spousal Bereavement Support Group Israeli Dancing Kabbalat Shabbat Torah Study and Service Combined Food Pantries Spousal Bereavement Support Group For more information, including time and location, on all of the events in this calendar, visit Temple Campus Irmas Campus OPCC Annenberg Access Center, Santa Monica Service time different than usual - please check online

9 Tributes RABBI EDGAR F. MAGNIN FUND Terry Bell s Birthday by Joyce & Herb Rosenblum Emma Adler by Frederic Adler Fannie Berliner by Tracy & F. Ron Smith Nettie Citron by Cecile Bartman My parents, Heintje Corper and Levi Corper by Betty Cohen Blanka Eisen by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schwarz Lori Eisenberg-Wolper by Jerome Eisenberg Lillian Evans by Joanie Reisman Beloved father, Samuel Gerry by Janice & Arthur Gerry Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Regina Fischer by Ruth Channon, Sheila Rimer, Tracy, Tina and Tami Sydney Hoffman by Paula Hoffman Gisela Lipsky by Helena Smerling Edith Marcus by Janice & Daniel Wallace Susan Menin, Albert Menin and Alberta Menin by Lloyd Menin Edna Mosk by Sandra & Richard Mosk Doris Orlikoff by Steven Orlikoff Leo Orsten by Drs. Maskit & Gary Schiller Joyce Reisman by Louis Reisman Robert Rhein by Linda & Peter Rhein Jennie & Louis Romoff by Ruth Romoff Larry Rosenbloom by Jill & Burton Epstein Milton Rosenfield by Elaine & Stephen Sterman Phoebe Rosenthal by David Rosenthal Misha Rudin by Efim Rudin Dr. Victor Schiller, Gustav Schiller and Lilly Schiller by Liesa & Frank Schiller Dr. Victor Schiller, Gustav Schiller and Lilly Schiller by Dr. and Dr. Gary Schiller Lawrence Silberkleit by Kelly & Timothy Prather Morris Stone by Bobbie and Gerry Watkins Leonard Straus by Dorothy Straus Dear aunt, Floren Tilzer by Corryne Schuster Shirley Tuch & Susan Tuch by Shelley & Richard Bayer Aaron Tucker by Nancy Ellin Tom Wallach by Dorothy Royce Anna Weisman by Lynn Weisman Harvey Yatman by Ryan, Hannah & Dea Yatman WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE REDEVELOPMENT FUND My darling special husband, Harold Gross by Janet Gross Leo Guthman by Patricia & Stanley Silver Dobalee Harris by Bruce Brown and Ada Goldberg-Brown Sidney Katz by Jean Rosenbaum-Katz Herbert Ginsburg and Raymond Kurtzman by Rochelle & Dr. Eli Ginsburg Sylvia Morris by Ronnye & William Grueber and Anneliese and Bill Morris Jeanette Sherman by Dr. and Mrs. Neil Sherman Lawrence Tapper by Andrew Perry and Cara Tapper CLERGY FUND Rabbi Steve Leder by Brenda & Marty Goldmark Julie Harris and Paul Nesbitt by Marie Siegel The marriage of Lauren Cohn and Todd Rosenberg by Jackie & Robert Rosenberg Evon Gotlieb by Terry & Lionel Bell Mollie Labiner by Marilyn Reingold Morris Shapiro by Libby & Norm Shapiro, Robert & Melissa Lawrence Tapper by Joyce Tapper Vi Tuch by Carole and Mike Miller SISTERHOOD PULPIT FLOWER FUND Sam Goldberg by The Gardner Family ANN AND SAM BERNSTEIN CHILDREN S LIBRARY Mary Edelstein by Ruth Yablans Diane Kartoon by Chorna Family OSCAR AND EVELYN MELAMED FERN MEMORIAL FUND Samuel Dickman and Sally Dickman by Morrie Dickman FOOD PANTRIES FUND Irving Baron by Frank Baron Sherrill Cheda by Andrew Perry and Cara Tapper Molly Greenberg by Ann Rubin Grandmother, Sarah Hartfield by Marian Brown Rose Joffe by Lori Pollack Jean Jones and Baird Jones by Jeffrey Mandell and Abigail Jones Gertrude Justman by Judith & Harvey Flax Helen Klein by Flo & Mayo Stark Sylvia Krevin by Marvin Meyer and Helen Lewis Helen Levy by Edith Weiner Anne Lubin by Pamela & Mark Mischel Edward Mandell by Jeffrey Mandell and Abigail Jones Kenneth Randall by Dr. and Mrs. Neil Haas Norman Rubin by Ann Rubin Evelyn Schuchman by Alan Schuchman Pearl Segall by Helen Sherwin Vi Tuch by Marian Brown Joseph Weisman by Lynn Weisman TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION FUND Jana Haley Sevin and Scott Marshall Sevin s B nei Mitzvah by Myra & Jack Porter Rabbi Beau Shapiro on the occasion of Jana and Scott s Sevin s B nei Mitzvah by Richard Sevin and Mardy Wasserman PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION FUND Julius Fligelman by Mona Brandler Molly Greenberg by Suzanne Rubin & Family Molly Greenberg by Margery Schwartz & Family GERI AND RICHARD BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Sloane and Dane Silverman s Birthday by Ellen Dorfman ANNE AND NATHAN SPILBERG ANNUAL LECTURE ON JEWISH LIFE Betty Heyman by Sherry & Edward Heyman Anna Segall by Sherry & Edward Heyman RABBI HARVEY J. FIELDS EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Murray Weingrod by Herschel Weingrod ANAT BEN-ISHAI SCHOLARSHIP FUND Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney on the occasion of Molly Lovett s Bat Mitzvah by Nancy & Steven Lovett MUSIC PUBLICATION FUND Cantor Don Gurney on the occasion of Jana and Scott s Sevin s B nei Mitzvah by Richard Sevin and Mardy Wasserman Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney on the occasion of Molly Lovett s Bat Mitzvah by Nancy & Steven Lovett Irma Maier by Maggie, Gary and Emma Maier BIKUR CHOLIM FUND Murray Finebaum a great husband, father and fabulous grandpa. Most of all a very honorable man by Harriet Finebaum WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE CAMPS 60 years of wonderful camping at Camp Hess Kramer by Rosalie Appel 60 years of wonderful camping at Camp Hess Kramer by Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Gordon Molly Lovett s Bat Mitzvah by Mandy and Dennis Eisner RABBI ALFRED WOLF CAMP FUND Cass and Jason Adelman Ronnye Grueber 75th Birthday by Sally & Max Blecher Irving Kornblum by Dolph Kornblum Bluma Kornblum by Dolph Kornblum David Lubitz by Linda & Stuart Lubitz Mel Saltzman by Ann Saltzman-His rabbit, his children and grandchildren CHARLES BENDIT CAMPERSHIP FUND Sister and aunt Frieda Mendelson by May Bendit LOIS JEANNE LEVY MEMORIAL CAMPERSHIP FUND Jacqueline Fuhrman by J. Lampert Levy & Family YONI LICHT CAMPERSHIP FUND Samuel Goren by Miryam & Samuel Tarica KEHILLAH COMMUNITY CAMP FUND Andrew Perry and Cara Tapper Samuel Goren by Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camp Committee Continued on page FOOD PANTRIES Sunday, July 15, 2012 Underwritten by Banky La Rocque Foundation Thank you to those individuals and families who have chosen either to underwrite ($1,000) or sponsor ($500) a week of food. If you are interested in joining this effort, please contact Bruce Berman at (213) or bberman@wbtla.org. Mitzvah go reret mitzvah doing a mitzvah leads to doing more. TIKKUN OLAM REPAIRING THE WORLD WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE Thank you to Canter s Deli, Brooklyn Bagel, Noah s Bagel Larchmont, and Western Bagel West L.A., for their weekly donation of bread to our Food Pantries. We appreciate your generous donations. An $18 minimum donation is required for each acknowledgment card. 9

10 B nei Mitzvah Temple Campus Irmas Campus Tributes Continued WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE CAMPS 60TH ANNIVERSARY ENDOWED CAMPERSHIP FUND Greg Adler Scott Allen Eliott Alper Judith and Rene Altervain Robin and Alan Aronson Ruth Ann and Ken Bachrach Dede and Kenneth Beard Joy and Howard Becker Keith Bernstein Carol and Neil Bernstein Dawn and Brian Berson Sherri Fisher Bobrosky Stephanie and Harold Bronson Julie and David Burg Wendy and David Cohen Patricia Cole Donna and Stephen Cooper Angie and Michael Corritone Caryn Weingard Devaney Lisa and Leonard Dick Tony Dimond Jacob Donnelly Jill and Bruce Dresser Linda and Larry Dressler Nancy and David Eagle Patricia Eagle-Schnetzer Andrew Einhorn Karen Davis and Daniel Faigin Rena and Peter Falk Alisa Feinstein Lea and Chuck Feldman Daniel Feuerlicht Shelley and Jeff Finci Audrey and Joe Finci Kathy Finn Peggy Fisher Lauren and Eric Freedman Liz Biderman Gertz and Howard Gertz Rochelle and Eli Ginsburg Caron Golden Sandra and Steven Goodman Andrea and Ken Gootnick Jon Grant Lindsey and Robert Grant David Green Ilene Greenspan Betti Greenstein Martha and Bruce Greenwald Wendy Guerin Julianne Gwin Penny and James Gwin Martha and Frank Hartley Geri Hill Tani and Bruce Isaacs Jan Cohen Iscovich Lynn Johnson Sara Kahlenberg Josh Karbelnig Janis and Steve Karbelnig Lynne Diamond and Gary Kates Margie Katz Lisa Kaufman Sharon Dressler Kipersztok David Kohn Stephanie Krajchir Bernice Lake Jeffrey Lake Julia Levine Jennifer and Reid Liebhaber Barbara Lauterbach Loeser Jill Halper and Jonathan Losk Stacey Madrid Richard Makoff Susan Mattoon Jamie Mayer Jeanette and Robert Miller Penny and Jonathan Miller Judy Mintz Miller Randy Mitzman Judith Monetathchi Vicki and Marc Moore Sheryl Moss Sheila and Richard Nasch Lisa Newmark Lauren Neustadler Debbie and Paul Olshan Adam Panish Blake Pick Robert Pierpont Lya and Mark Pinkus Hannah Power Jill Rosenberg Price Dean Prober Lainie and Michael Queen Lani and Ronald Riches Dani and Michael Rogers Joan Ryan and Howard Rootenberg Robin and Steve Ross Robert Roubinov Tobi Royer David Rubin Galit and Randall Rubin Savannah Rubin Mindy and Dan Schiffman Robin Seigle Robert Seltzer Diane Shader Smith Jamie and Shai Shwartz Robin and Bob Sills Deborah Silver Deborah and Stuart Simmons Kim Singer Rich Singer Larry Stock Diana Tash Susan and Murray Taubman Deborah Turobiner Debora and Arthur Valner Jamie and Michael Weil Shelby and Daniel Weiser Linda and Gene Weiss Adam Weissler Randi Woythaler Farrah Zatcoff Alan Zimmelman 10

11 News Check out the latest temple news If you haven t heard, read about the news going on around your Temple... hollywood reporter profiles the Temple s hollywood connection The entertainment community helped build our magnificent Temple, now they re helping restore it. the temple featured on kcrw s which way LA KCRW Reporter Saul Gonzalez, who recently visited the Temple, discusses the renovation on the program Which Way L.A Each One Help One You can help the Temple and you can help another Temple family that desperately wants to remain a part of our great congregation. each help ne for Wilshire Boulevard Temple Temple Family Welcome to new Temple members Drs. Bardia and Tania Anvar and their son, Justin Mark and Stacie Binder and their children, Gracie and Mason Arik Casden and his children, Yardena and Miriam Kuo and Marla Chao and their son, Milo Shahriar and Shiva Hebroni and their children, Lauren and Joshua Jason and Sarah Lefton and their son Judah Dwayne and Avril Love and their children, Naomi and Joshua Nicholas Nesbitt and Amanda Siegel Jonathan and Darcy Praw and their son, Andrew Arthur and Judithe Salter Eric and Emily Scheinbaum and their son, Oliver Steven and Annabelle Shulman Marc and Jessica Sonnenthal and their daughter, Ruby Michael and Lainie Tarter and their son, Simon Craig and Ashley Varnen and their sons, Hunter and Luke Nicole Zajak and his son, Luke Congratulations to Lauren Cohn and Todd Rosenberg on their recent marriage and to parents, Jackie and Bob Rosenberg Kimberly Merin and David Sivak on their recent marriage and to parents, Barbara and Robert Merin Congratulations to Eyde and David Banks on the naming of their children, Zoey Jane Banks and Andrew Miles Banks Jessin Lui and Jim Bloomfield on the birth of their daughter, Lucy Bloomfield and to big sister, Hannah Jennifer and Daniel Cubell on the birth of their son, Hunter Bennett Cubell and to big sister and brother, Piper and Sawyer Erica and Joshua Friedman on the baby naming of their son, Hunter Emmitt Friedman and to big brother and sisters, Zander, Madison and Olivia Stephanie and Jeff Gimbel on the birth of their twin daughters, Sloane Avery Gimbel and Zoe Claire Gimbel and to big brothers, Gray and Jonah Nilou and Jon Raiman on the birth of their son, Noah Liam Raiman and to big brother and sister, Dylan and Ella Tracy and Alon Wiessbrod on the birth of their daughter, Noa Juliette and to big sister, Danielle Condolences to Jan and Beth Goren on the death of his father, Samuel Goren Friends and family of Molly Greenberg Helen Rosin, Chuck and Karen Rosin on the death of Barbara R. Hornichter Michael and Beth Moskowitz on the death of his father, Alan Moskowitz and to granddaughters, Georgie and Sidney Dr. Judith Reichman-Cates on the death of her father, Israel Senitsky Daniel Siegel and Caroline Welch and to their children Alexander and Madeleine on the death of his father, Martin J. Siegel Amanda Siegel and Nick Nesbitt on the death of her father, Robert M. Siegel, MD Kathy Rowe on the death of her mother, Violet Tuch Elaine Warsaw on the death of her husband, Ernest Warsaw and to daughter Tina and Michael Gittelson and their son Max Steve and Joni Weinberg on the death of his father, Alvin Weinberg And to all immediate and extended family. 11

12 Wilshire Boulevard Temple 3663 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID LOS ANGELES, CA PERMIT NO. 785 Clergy Rabbi Steven Z. Leder, Pritzker Chair of Senior Rabbinics Rabbi Karen L. Fox, M.F.T. Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim Rabbi David Eshel Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro Rabbi Lindy Davidson Cantor Don Gurney Cantor Susan Caro Rabbi Harvey J. Fields, Ph.D., Emeritus Board of Trustees Richard Pachulski, President Andrew E. Haas, Vice President Teri Hertz, Vice President Alan Epstein, Vice President Rick Powell, Secretary Philip De Toledo, Treasurer Susan Adler Jannol, Alan Berro, Steven Brown, Barry Edwards, Barbara Grushow, Richard Kurtzman, Brian Shirken, Steve Sugerman, Dan Wolf Julie C. Miller, Immediate Past President Scott Edelman, Counsel Honorary Board Members Lionel Bell, Howard M. Bernstein, Audrey Irmas Administration Howard G. Kaplan, Executive Director Carol Bovill, Director, Early Childhood Centers Nadine Bendit Breuer, Head of Elementary School Sarah Hanuka, Director, Center for Learning & Engagement Douglas F. Lynn, Director, Camps & Conference Center Bruce Berman, Chief Development Officer Jessica Accamando, Director of Communications Cheryl Mandel Garland, Membership Services Director The Wilshire Boulevard Temple Bulletin is published monthly by Wilshire Boulevard Temple (213) Printed on recycled paper. Please remember to recycle it again! Schedule of Shabbat Worship & Study Friday, JULY 6 Shabbat Services Rabbi Shapiro Rabbi Leder and Cantorial Soloist Sugerman Saturday, JULY 7 Torah Study and Service Combined Numbers Balak 22:2-25:9 Rabbi Shapiro 9:00-10:30 a.m. No Service at Irmas Campus Friday, JULY 13 Shabbat Services Cantor Caro Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney Saturday, JULY 14 Torah Study and Service Combined Numbers Pinchas 25:10-30:1 Cantor Caro 9:00-10:30 a.m. Shabbat Service Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Gurney 10:30 a.m. Friday, JULY 20 Shabbat Services Rabbi Fox and Cantor Caro Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney Saturday, JULY 21 Torah Study Numbers Matot/Masei 30:2-36:13 Rabbi Fox 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Services Rabbi Fox and Cantor Caro 10:30 a.m. Rabbi Leder and Cantor Gurney 10:30 a.m. Friday, JULY 27 Shabbat Services Cantor Caro Rabbi Fox and Cantorial Soloist Sugerman Saturday, JULY 28 Torah Study and Service Combined Deuteronomy Devarim 1:1-3:22 Cantor Caro 9:00-10:30 a.m. No Service at Irmas Campus Temple Campus Irmas Campus All Shabbat and worship information can be found online at