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Kabbalat Shabbat Fri, Jan 1 6pm
Special Oneg 5:30pm
Please note special time for New
Year's Day.
Journey Through the Bible with
Rabbi Rick Schechter
Sun, Jan 10 10am
Lunch and Learn with the Rabbi
Thur, Jan 14 12pm
Tot Shabbat on Sat, Jan 16 10am
Tu BiShvat Seder and Dinner
Fri, Jan 22 6pm
Shabbat Service and Claire Galicia
Bat Mitzvah Ceremony Fri, Jan 29
7pm
The return of
Shabbat in the Round featuring Visual T'filah
A New Shabbat Experience at Temple Sinai
Friday, January 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Social Hall
January 2016
Tevet / Shevat 5776
Cover photo Welcome Ceremony for New Members
From the Rabbi Living Your Strengths in the New Year
President’s Message Promises Remembered
Bat Mitzvah Profile Claire Galicia
Issue Highlights
In This Issue
From Our Leaders Living Your Strengths in the New Year from the Rabbi Page 4
Promises Remembered The President's Message Page 5
Message from the Sisterhood, WRJ - Page 7
Notes from Brotherhood - MRJ - Page 10
Features Bat Mitzvah Profile Claire Galicia – Page 14
GTY Happenings - Page 21
Announcements Donations – Page 19
Flower Fund – Page 19
Yahrzeit, January - Page 25
Birthdays - Page 26
General Information
Judaica Shop News - Page 13
Oneg Thank Yous, - Page 15
Morning Minyan Page 23
The Scribe Publication Policy – Page 30
Calendar – Page 31
Events & Flyers
Tu BiShvat Dinner – Page 6
Super Bowl 2016 – Page 9
Mitzvah Day Weekend – Page 9
Living YOUR Strengths – Page 11
Family Night Shabbat Dinner Jan. 5 - Page 12
Social Action Committee - Page 15
Shabbat across Temple Sinai – Page 17
Senior Book Club – Page 18
Tot Shabbat – Page 20
Mommy, Daddy & Me - Page 24
Shabbat 150 – Page 27
Drum Circle – Page 28
Journey through the Bible with Rabbi – Page 29
January Torah Readings
Parashah Haftarah
January 1 – 2 Sh’mot Exod. 1:1–6:1 Isa 27:6–28:13; 29:22-23
January 8 - 9 Va’eira Exod. 6:2–9:35 Ezek. 28:25–29:21
January 15 - 16 Bo Exod.10:1 – 13:16 Jeremiah 46 : 13 - 28
January 22 - 23 B’shalach Exod. 13:17 – 17:16 Judges 4:4 – 5:31
January 29 - 30 Yitro Exod.18:1 – 20:23 Isa 6:1–13;7:1–6;9:5-6
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From Rabbi Rick Schechter
Each and every new year cradles the promise
of new beginnings and a wiser approach to living. We
see it as a time to start again—with new goals, new
dreams, and a new spirit for a fresh chapter in our
lives.
More often than not, it seems we focus our
new year’s aspirations on things we want to improve
about ourselves or our lives. We make that resolution
to start exercising more frequently, or to begin that
new diet program that promises to shed some
unwanted pounds. Such self-improvement
resolutions can ultimately be good for us, assuming
we follow through on them. Yet such a focus on
improvement can too easily become centered on
what’s wrong with our lives. Instead, what if we used
the start of a new year to focus on what’s right in our
lives? What if we paused to reflect upon and
appreciate what’s going well in our families, our
work, our relationships, ourselves, and our lives?
I can tell you which approach, of the two, is
more energizing, life-affirming, and ultimately more
fulfilling. It’s the strengths-based approach—focusing
on what’s right in our lives. That’s why gratitude,
optimism, and hope are such important values and
virtues within Judaism. That’s why at the very
beginning of the Torah, in the opening chapter of
Genesis, God reflects upon the creation of the world
and everything in it, and finds it all “very good.”
(Genesis 1:31)
Judaism is very much concerned with what’s
right with the world and how to create a good life.
Thousands of years of Jewish wisdom on how best to
live is today being confirmed by
the latest scientific findings in
psychology and the social
sciences. A strengths-based
approach to how we think, feel,
and act is being shown to lead to greater happiness,
productivity, engagement, achievement, meaning,
and better relationships in our lives.
The current scientific research and practices
are fascinating—and they have much in common
with Jewish thought and practice. As a temple
community, we’ll be exploring this next month in
“Living Your Strengths—For a Meaningful and
Fulfilling Life.” I’ll be teaching this four-part series on
Wednesday nights in February, sponsored by our
Adult Education Committee.
In this program, you’ll discover the six virtues
and 24 character strengths that lead to greater
human happiness, meaning, and fulfillment. You’ll
also uncover the top character strengths that are
unique to you, and then learn how to best use all of
them in your everyday life—whether at work, home,
or at school; with family, friends, co-workers, and
everyone you meet. Please look for and join us for
this special program at Temple Sinai this February,
beginning on Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m.
May you and your family be blessed in this
new year 2016 with health, happiness, and
fulfillment.
Shalom uvracha,
From Rabbi Rick Schechter
Living Your Strengths in the New Year
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the president’s message By Donna Baar
Promises Remembered
Two of my campaign promises while
running for temple president …okay so
maybe I didn’t exactly have to run for
president…were to bring back Shabbat
Across Sinai and the Temple Sinai Family
Retreat. This past spring we had a wonderful
Shabbat Across Sinai event with many of
our temple members gathering at each
others' homes and sharing a delicious
Shabbat dinner and an evening of talking
and getting to know each other. We will be
doing another Shabbat Across Sinai on
March 25, 2016. It's my sincere hope that as
the word spreads about what an incredible
experience this is more and more members
will participate until it really becomes a
Shabbat across all our membership.
It has been many years since the Temple
Sinai community had a family retreat. Five
years to be exact. But members who
attended our last retreat still smile when they
talk about how much fun it was. We look
forward to rekindling this tradition. This
year the family retreat will take place on
May 22, coinciding with the last day of
religious school. What a great way to end
the school year! You don’t need to have
school age children to attend, you just need
to be young at heart. There will be activities
and learning opportunities for all age groups
and interests. Our children love going to
camp. Won’t it be great to join them for a
one-day Jewish camp experience in the
beautiful mountains of Altadena? Both
Shabbat Across Sinai and the Temple Sinai
Family Retreat are designed to help us
expand our connections within our
community. Making connections and being
an active part of the community is what
Temple Sinai is all about. I hope you will
join us for these very special events.
L'Shalom
Please join us
for Temple Sinai of Glendale’s
Tu BiShvat SEDER and DINNER
Friday, January 22nd at 6:00 pm
Come celebrate Shabbat & Tu BiShvat at this family-friendly service.
Enjoy dinner and taste the seven species of foods that grow in the land
of Israel. Celebrate the “birthday of the trees” in this story and song-filled seder modeled on the Passover seder.
Free of charge - RSVP is a must
Please call the Temple Office (818-246-8101) by Wed., January 20th.
We hope to see you there!
Please note: This Seder replaces our regular Friday evening service which is usually at 7:30 pm.
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Festive Lights At Our Hanukkah Dinner
By Flo Cohen
Happy 2016 to you and your family from
Sisterhood. We ended 2015 with a terrific Hanukkah
party on December 13th. Beautifully chaired by Carrie
Meyers and Elizabeth Rausch, the event had everything
– menorah lighting, singing, great food, fun
entertainment, and the opportunity to celebrate the last
night of Hanukkah with temple friends and family.
Thanks to Rabbi Rick and Cantor Steve for all their
support and for setting such a warm, welcoming tone
for the evening. Thanks to the Campership families for
making the latke mix we used for the party, for making
the adorable gelt necklaces they sold to help support the
event, for setting up the room so beautifully, and for
serving the food at our dinner buffet.
One of the ways we keep the cost of the dinner
affordable is by having temple members donate briskets
they have prepared at home according to our “never-
fail” recipe. This year we had 18 briskets donated by the
following members: Donna Baar, Ilena Blicker, Flo
Cohen, Lisa Ducore, Beth Fabinsky, Phillip Hain, Robi
Hellman, Tracy Kaplan, Ruth Lambert, Suzy
Lenkowsky, Stephanie Loew, Melissa Mertens, Dannah
Phirman, Susie Ribnik, Melissa Rosen, Dana Schwartz,
and Ellen Strauss. These briskets were sliced and
prepped for the party by Ruth Lambert, Carrie Meyers,
and Linda Ribnik, Susie’s sister. Thank you to the
Cohen, Lowenthal, Ribnik, Simon, Thomas, and Weiss
families who donated additional money to help sponsor
Hanukkah Festival of Lights
Hanukkah Helpers
Family Friendly
Funukkah
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this event, and thank you to Party Plaza in downtown
Glendale, who gave us special discounts on balloons
and lots of extras toward our party décor. And speaking
of discounts, Continental Kosher Bakery (temple
members Emily Payne & Eddy Polon) not only gave us
a generous discount on the delicious sufganiyot &
cookies we had for dessert, they made an additional
hefty donation to our Campership fund! A special thank
you goes to our TSG staff: Azo Khachatourian, Barak
Malkin, and Susan Hain for publicizing the dinner,
fielding inquiries, and handling registration. Finally, a
HUGE thank you goes to Santos Diaz, our amazing
custodian, for all his time and efforts on our behalf.
In Fine Voice
Let There Be Light
We brought Menorahs from home. We ate. We sang. It was Hanukkah!
Be sure to join us on Sunday, January 31st
at 3:00 pm, when we will host our Sisterhood
drum circle. Young in age or young at heart,
whether you consider yourself musical or not,
please plan to make some noise with us (aka
participate with us.) A drum circle is a unique
activity and an uncommon opportunity... you
owe it to yourself to give it a try. You’ll be so
very happy that you did! Look for a flier in
this month's Scribe however you can sign up
online at www.temple-sinai.net or contact
Ilena Blicker at 818/439-1546 for more
information.
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Super Bowl 2016
is coming
Sunday February 7th
Save the date for our Benefit Super Bowl Party, supporting Temple Sinai of
Glendale’s membership in Jewish World Watch, advocating for victims of genocide
around the world.
Will Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers still be undefeated?
After our Mitzvah Day activities, plan to come to the Freed's for the football, the halftime show, the
ads, and/or the great chili!
Suggested donation: $15 per person, $30 per family, made out to Temple Sinai of Glendale,
with memo line For JWW
RSVP to Maggie Freed 323.527.7989 or [email protected]
Save the Date for TSG's
Mitzvah Day Weekend - February 5th-7th
Your hands can help the world!
Join us for our Social Action Committee's annual Mitzvah Day weekend. Come enjoy a presentation from IsraAID
with our 2nd grade class on Friday night, glean fresh fruit at the Burbank Farmers Market on Saturday, join our
religious school students as they complete their mitzvah projects on Sunday, and enjoy a delicious benefit Super
Bowl party.
More information and programs to come!
If you have any questions or ideas, contact Michelle W. Malkin at [email protected].
Notes From Brotherhood Men of Reform Judaism
Night of the Empty Round Table by Larry Moskowitz
We hope you had an enjoyable Hanukkah and a fun, safe New Year celebration.
December was a quiet month for Brotherhood. With the BBQs, breakfasts, hot dog lunches, Sukkot Dinner and
Brotherhood Shabbat behind us, and the holiday season before us, we decided to take a bit of a hiatus. We even
cancelled our December meeting.
We shall return in January, beginning the new year with a Texas Hold’em poker game. And we'll start gearing up for
Yom HaShoah.
Our first meeting of 2016 is scheduled for January 12 at 7:30 pm. Please join us. Wouldn't attending a Brotherhood
meeting be a great way to fulfill your new year’s resolution to participate more in temple activities?
On behalf of Bill, Phillip, Larry, Larry, Harley, Steve, George, Seth, Roger, Tim, Jordan, Marc, Craig, Jan and all the
other Brotherhood members, we wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.
For a Meaningful
& Fulfilling Life
A four-part series taught by
Rabbi Rick Schechter
Wednesday Evenings
February 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2016
7:30-9 p.m.
7:30-9 p.m.
Living YOUR
Strengths
TEMPLE SINAI OF GLENDALE
ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE PRESENTS
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Adults ____ x $12.00 = $_______
Children (12 and under) ____ x $ 7.00 = $_______
Total Due $_______
Checks should be made payable to Temple Sinai Sisterhood. To allow us to plan for
the correct number of people, you must make your reservation by the date shown
above, although you may pay at the door. If you have questions, call the Temple
office at (818) 246-8101.
If you make reservations but are unable to attend, it is still your responsibility to
pay. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation.
Family Night
Shabbat Dinner
RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
AFTER WEDNESDAY, January 6 2016.
Make reservations on the Temple web
site at Temple-Sinai.net or by calling
Lorna Simon at (818) 357-0174
Friday, January 8, 2016
at 6:00 p.m.
in the Temple Social Hall
l Chicken Kabobs, Grilled
Mixed Vegetables, Rice Pilaf, Salad, Challah,
Wine, and Dessert
Friday, February 5, 2016,
at 6:00 p.m.
in the Temple Social Hall
l
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Judaica Shop News for January
Well Chanukah is over and Purim is a while
away but there are always things you might
need: Shabbat candles, cards for birthdays,
anniversaries, b'nei mitzvah, a gift for
someone maybe even to yourself. Come and
see what Suzy has or can order for you.
Condolences
Robert Lowenthal
Father of Marc Lowenthal and
Grandfather of Hannah and Sarah Lowenthal
The entire congregation sends its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends
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BAT MITZVAH
PROFILE
CLAIRE GALICIA by Joyce Moskowitz
Claire leads the charge on January 29, by becoming the first bat mitzvah of the secular new year. "My Torah portion is Yitro from the book of Genesis," she tells us. Listen to what Claire was able to glean from her studies and apply to her life today. "There were three major lessons I took from my Torah portion...Asking others for help, trusting those who you ask for help, and collaborating with others."
Claire enjoys reading but insists she doesn't have one favorite book. "But I do have a favorite series of books," she admits. "The Divergent Series has been my favorite series for the past three years because the author talks about every subject you would want in a book," she says. "From survival and romance to adventure...The author, Veronica Roth, discusses it all."
Which is a great segue to one of Claire's favorite memories about this journey. "When I met with Rabbi to talk about my speech, all of a sudden we were discussing favorite books like Divergent and favorite movies...like The Hunger Games." Claire admitted that Rabbi was a pretty knowledgeable resource. "It was actually fun to talk about this for awhile."
Claire's enthusiasm for books and the written word has led her to consider a career in teaching in the future. "I'm still thinking about what I want to be when I grow up. My mind changes all the time," she says. "However, for the past year, I have really been interested in becoming an elementary school teacher. At religious school I'm a teacher's assistant for a third grade class," she enthuses. "It's fun to help the younger kids learn Hebrew plus I enjoy listening to all of their stories." Seems it runs in her family. "My mom teaches second
graders and my grandma was a pre-school teacher. I guess you can say it is in my genes." For Claire's bat mitzvah project, she collected new or gently used books and donated them to low-income school kids. "By doing this I get the opportunity to share my love of reading with younger kids who aren't able to afford books." Aside from reading, doing school work and studying hard for this day, Claire also plays the violin in her school orchestra. "I've been doing this since the 4th grade," she tells us. She also has two pets...one dog and one cat that keep her busy. "Molly is a bull dog, boxer, pit mix and my cat is a black and white Tuxedo named Percy." [From the book series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan.]
Claire wants everyone to know that she considers her mom her hero. "She does so much for me," she reflects. "She drives me everywhere, cooks for me... there is never a time when she is too tired to say she can't do something for me." The one person – out of anyone in the world – Claire would love to have at her bat mitzvah? "My Opa," she says. (Grandpa, Walter Goldsmith). "He sadly passed away five years ago. I had an extremely tight bond with him and he would be very proud of me in all that I was able to accomplish this evening."
Please join us at The Scribe in congratulating Claire and her family – mom and dad (Laura Goldsmith and Walter Galicia), and older brother Gabriel on Claire becoming a bat mitzvah. Mazel Tov!
Bat Mitzvah Date: January 29, 2016
Torah Portion: Yitro, Genesis 18:1-20:16
School: Toll Middle School, 8th Grade
ASCENCIA THANKS Many thanks to our Ascencia guest chefs for December: David Schwartz and Adam Sheldon, who
planned, prepared and served dinner to residents at the Ascencia shelter with mom Martha Sensel (with
supervision by dad Joel Schwartz).
If you would like would like to help with this mitzvah, please call or email to Jan Freed, coordinator, at
323.363.0452 or [email protected]
at 323.363.0452 or [email protected]
Join the Social Action
Committee and
help repair the world!
We usually meet monthly on Sundays
after religious school at 12:45,
and begin with a potluck dairy/vegetarian lunch.
All are welcome!
Upcoming meeting dates
January 10
February 14 - March 13 - April 10 - May 8
December
Oneg Sponsors
12/4/15
Jeff and Marissa Goldberg in honor
of their daughter Salomé’s Bat
Mitzvah, and also by the parents of
the Sixth Grade Class in honor of
their children.
12/11/15 – Sisterhood
12/18/15 – Sisterhood
12/25/15 - Sisterhood
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More Prayer Books Donated and Appreciation!
I am happy to say that we have been able to find a new home and new life for 85 copies of our old blue Gates of Prayer.
We donated them to the Irving Havurah in Irving Texas, where Roger Baar's sister Vicki was our "matchmaker"!
Also, we received a lovely letter of thanks from Temple Har Shalom of Idyllwild for the prayer
books we donated to them in November. From the letter sent by the temple president, Patricia
Schnetzer: "Should ... any members of your congregation be up in Idyllwild, you would all be so
welcome to join us for services, which are usually held on the second Friday evening of the
month." See their website, templeharshalomidyllwild.org for location and current events.
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Sinai Seniors Book Club
For Monday, January 11, 2016
The Lawgiver
by
Herman Wouk
The title definitely belongs on a movie marquee. This charming little novel centers on the
possible making of a movie about Moses. Not the Charlton Heston one, but one based on
the actual story in the Torah. Characters in the novel include a young woman writer who left
a rigid Orthodox background, a lawyer, a screen writer, an Australian multimillionaire, an
actor with little experience and Herman Wouk and his wife Betty. The tale is told through a
series of letters, emails and journal entries. Pivotal to the novel is that Wouk always wanted
to write a novel about Moses but didn’t feel ready for it. This book was written in 2012
when he was only 97. It was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. Enjoy!
For Monday, February 8, 2016
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
By
Gabriel García Márquez
Considered one of the best Spanish language writers, as well as one of the best writers
period, Márquez presents us with a dilemma. A man returns home after many years to
investigate who killed his friend. We find out who the killer was in the first chapter but then
go back in time throughout the novel to look into all the details as they happened. A young
woman, newly married, returns to her family in disgrace. Her brothers find out the name of
her lover and threaten to kill him. Márquez leads us on a journey and along the way
condemns not only the murderers but an entire society as well.
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DECEMBER DONATIONS
General Fund
Randi Burke Aguiar and James Aguiar
For the yahrzeit of Randi’s uncle Samuel
Michael Forman and Kim Fedrick
In appreciation of Susie Ribnik
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Lois Lovi
For the yahrzeit of her niece Leslie Cohen and
for the yahrzeit of her father Samuel Cohen and
her aunt Rose Rosenberg
Jerome Berkman
For the yahrzeit of his nephew Robert
Blumenthal
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
Jerome Berkman
For the yahrzeit of Charles Berkman
Educator’s Discretionary Fund
Glenda and Jerry Berman
In memory of Eugene Jamin, father of Debbie
Heller
Adult Education Fund
Nancy Rosen
In memory of her mother Mary Clark
Janice Buente and Irene Chazanoff Jewish Studies
Fund
Dr. Nancy Cohen and Rebecca Chazanoff
In honor of Seth Chazanoff
Sisterhood General Fund
Doreen Hawbecker
For the yahrzeit of her father Harold Sachartoff
and her sister-in-law Susie Hawbecker
Sisterhood Simcha Oneg Fund
Larry Cohen
In memory of his father Morrie Cohen
Bella Molho – Agnes Lieberman Flower Fund
November 6, 2015 – 25 Heshvan, 5776
Lorna and Michael Simon
in honor of Leah’s Bat Mitzvah
Joyce and Larry Moskowitz
for the yahrzeit of Larry’s uncle Harold Moskowitz
Sylvia Miller
for the yahrzeit of her brother Alvin Krolowitz
Alan Snitzer
for the yahrzeit of his mother Honey Snitzer
George Loew
for the yahrzeit of his mother Suzanne Loew
Parents of the Kindergarten Sunday school class
students
in honor of their kids’ consecration
November 13, 2015 – 2 Kislev, 5776
Kim and Michael Fedrick
in honor of Raymond’s Bar Mitzvah
Maggie and Jan Freed
for the yahrzeit of Jan’s mother Shirley Freed
Donna and Rodger Baar
for the yahrzeit of Donna’s mother Anna Nann
Elaine, Kari and Dana Edelman
for the yahrzeit of mother and grandmother Mary
Cohen
Randi Burke and James Aguiar
for the yahrzeits of Randi’s grandmothers Elizabeth
Burke and Rose Forman
Joyce and Larry Moskowitz
for the yahrzeit of Larry’s step-mother Helen
Moskowitz
November 20, 2015 – 9 Kislev, 5776
Jennifer Mervis and family
in honor of Madeline’s Bat Mitzvah
Mindy and Gene Stein
for the yahrzeit of Mindy’s mother Freda Koen
Pat and Steven Smith
for the yahrzeit of Pat’s mother Virginia Warren
Lori Gross
for the yahrzeit of her grandfather George Michaels
November 27, 2015 – 16 Kislev, 5776
Cynthia and Jerry Berkman
for the yahrzeit of Cynthia’s brother Robert Lutsky
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Vista del Mar thanks
Thanks to all our congregants who generously donated
new toys for the children in residence at Vista del Mar.
We continue our long association with this wonderful
organization that was founded in 1908 as the Jewish
Orphan’s Home of Southern California. The toys and gifts
were picked up by Vista staff before Hanukkah began,
and I'm sure are being enjoyed by the children there.
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Shabbat Morning Minyan
A minyan is traditionally a quorum of ten or more adult (over the age of b’nai
mitzvah) Jews for the purpose of communal prayer; a minyan is often held within
a synagogue…
-- adapted from Wikipedia
Come to the Temple Sinai of Glendale monthly minyan and enjoy an intimate
Shabbat morning service and discussion of the week’s Torah portion or other
related topic. Our minyan meets at 10:30 am on the third Shabbat of each month
and is followed by a delicious vegetarian/dairy potluck lunch where discussion
can continue.
Want to know more?
Call Maggie Freed at 323-527-7989 or email at [email protected]
Mark your calendars for upcoming dates:
Jan 16
Feb 20 - Mar 19 - Apr 16 - May 21 - Jun 18 - Jul 16
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Jan 1, 2016 – 21 Tevet, 5776 Harold Behrman - father of Marshall Behrman Sarah Behrman - mother of Marshall Behrman Samuel Greenberg - father of Sharlene Behrman Murray Bennett - father of Joel Bennett Sarah Cohen - mother of Lois Lovi Rebecca Ellis - sister of Jan Freed Fae Jaloff - grandmother of Steve Seidner Leo Kasoy - grandfather of Irina Mazor Sally Lambert - grandmother of Ruth Lambert Alex Liker - brother-in-law of Selma Stevens Rosa Sulam - wife of David Sulam Benjamin Loiben - father of Flo Cohen David Cohen husband - of Edith Cohen David Gerald Staff Abraham Gerber Charles Kessler Yetta Levy Bertha Serin
Jan 8, 2016 – 28 Tevet, 5776 Toby Blum - mother of Deena Lester Ann Chazanoff - mother of Seth Chazanoff Frank Grappone - father of Todd Grappone Morris Levy - uncle of David Levy Esther Markowitz - mother of Susan Simon David Mervis - grandfather of Jennifer Mervis Julio Plutt - father of Miriam Burten Cheshie Silfen - aunt of Regina Robinson Fred Sutton - husband of Beverly Sutton Yale Waterman - brother of Albert Waterman Kathryn Welch - mother of Glenda Berman Roberta Lynn Coutin - sister of Leonard Coutin Evelyn Cantor Hyman Coutin Abraham Gottleib Marias Hirsh Hulda Levi Sydney Schneider Minnie Shrager Fannie Weinrib
Jan 15, 2016 – 6 Shevat, 5776 Isaac Berman - father of Gerald Berman Roselyn Braun - grandmother of William Klipstein Janice Buente - wife of Bob Buente Diane Allan Goodman - mother of Linda Pillsbury William "Bill" Hymanson - father of Marsha Hymanson Marguerite Mehler - aunt of Donna Baar Judith Lorraine Mervis - mother of Jennifer Mervis Lionel Michael - father of Mrs. Wendy Bennett Frank Miller - grandfather of Dana Bouton Laura Richelson - mother of Mark Richelson
Sam Silfen - grandfather of Regina Robinson Dorothy Simmons - sister-in-law of Louise Mayeri
Spillman Helen Stevenson - aunt of Connie Rohman Joseph Weisman Harold Leff David Levy Morris A. Levy Billy Morhaime Sarah Poska Rebecca Rosenthal
Jan 22, 2016 – 13 Shevat, 5776 Rose Baker - grandmother of Cynthia Baker Joanne Haney - mother of Lise Geller Margaret Moore - mother of. Carolyn Moore Mooso Mike Nemiro - father of Dr. Jill Nemiro Morris Robinson - grandfather of Regina Robinson Patricia Stevenson - cousin of Glenda Berman David Waterman - brother of Albert Waterman Debbie Friedman Thelma Baker Annie Rogo Jan 29, 2016 – 20 Shevat, 5776 Morris Cohen - brother-in-law of Edith Cohen Charles Freed - father of Jan Freed Sarah Heim - mother of Marcia Sainer Barney Kron - grandfather of Lisa Martin Catherine L'Amoreaux - grandmother of Leslie Klipstein Peter Lopez - cousin of Deena Lester Dr. Bernhard Packer - cousin of Rebecca Kaufman Milton Polon - father of Edward Polon Bessie Robinson - grandmother of Regina Robinson Juliette Robinson - mother of Regina Robinson Dorothy Rogers - aunt of Deborah Blake Louis Rosenberg - uncle of Lois Lovi Donald Sang - father of Irene Sang Yakov Tamim - father-in-law of Leah Soltes Rhonda D. Wach - sister of Jeffrey Fuchsman Rose Weiner - mother of Joyce Hirsch Rudi Welch - step-mother of Glenda Berman Pearl Zuckerman - grandmother of Mr. Allen Rausch Rebecca Brostoff Jacob Deutsch Esther Forkos Sylvia Kaye Janice Leichter Louis Melczer Raymond Morris Mertz Martha Milgram Nathan C. Niederman Arnold Okum Sara Seiden
Yahrzeit – We Remember
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Birthdays for January
1 Sharlene Behrman
1 Bob Buente
2 Madeline Adkins
3 Heather Halperin
3 Rebecca Kaufman
4 Adam Aronovsky
5 Bennett Grappone
5 Zoe Levy
5 Steven Smith
7 Jared Levine
7 Eileen Quast
7 Marilyn Silva
8 Lisa Gallegos
9 Jonathan Wieder
10 Ann Ransford
10 David Rausch
10 Linda Reisz
10 Doris Shi
11 Kim Fedrick
11 Ross Silverman
12 Gene Burten
12 Carrie Meyers
13 Randi Burton
14 Jennifer Kowal
15 Jay Hawbecker
15 Mike Phirman
16 Zachary Burnstine
16 Eileen Hirsch
17 Khanh Horne
18 Helen Bairstow
18 Michael Fedrick
18 Ellen Senitt
19 Kate Hirshberg
20 Gabriel Galicia
20 Ina Joseph
20 Lily Kaplan
20 Jennifer Mervis
21 Caroline Gordon
23 Ezra Broms
29 Adam Goldfaden
29 Dylan Jeffries
29 Naomi Leader
30 Leah Soltes
31 Roger Baar
31 Selma Stevens
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Journey Through the Bible
With Rabbi Rick Schechter
A monthly series on Sunday mornings
at 10:00-11:30 a.m.
This year: We continue the dramatic and fascinating stories from the biblical
books of Samuel. Discover and discuss their wisdom, value, literary artistry, and
relevance to our lives today.
“The Original Game of Thrones:
David and Saul” Sunday, January 10 at 10 a.m.
Beit Lev Lifelong learning to engage the heart and mind Part of Temple Sinai’s Adult Education Committee’s Community of Practice
It Returns!
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The Scribe Publication Policy
The editorial staff of The Scribe, under the direction of the Communications Committee, in collaboration with Temple Sinai of
Glendale president and clergy, is issuing the following publication policy:
Purposes and goals. The primary purposes of The Scribe are to (a) provide information and opportunities for involvement in temple
programs and surrounding community affairs, and (b) to communicate messages to the congregation from our officers, clergy,
committees and interest groups. Our goal is to ensure that publication content is always consistent with the core values named in our
temple’s vision statement.
Consequently, we gladly continue to encourage and accept the following items for inclusion in The Scribe:
Regular features such as articles from clergy and officers.
Reports and announcements from committees, interest groups and event coordinators.
News of upcoming temple activities, such as social events, Shabbat services, classes, seminars, guest speakers, fund-raising events and
youth group outings; and reports of such activities after they occur.
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Hanukkah latke mix.
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Acknowledgement of cash donations, flower fund donations and oneg sponsorship. Monthly information such as yahrzeits, Torah
readings and condolences.
Any other material, including reports, events and activities from the wider community, must be consistent with the purposes and goals
stated above.
While we encourage and support individual creativity and diverse points of view, we regretfully can no longer accept personal articles
and opinion pieces for publication.
As always, the editorial staff reserves the right to review, edit, and approve any and all material submitted for inclusion in The
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hearing from the congregation regarding
any issue that may concern you. Feel free
to contact us as follows:
President, Donna Baar
Executive Vice President, Mark Fabulich
1st Vice President, Arthur Ross
2nd Vice President, Mike Simon
Treasurer, Dan Heller
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