The moment all of you have

been waiting breathlessly

for - my first Kol Ha’Am article.

Thank you, Sue, for passing the

shovel to me. Thank you for

getting our construction project

started, just as you promised.

My promise is to do everything

I can to get it completed just as quickly and efficiently as possible.

And thank you, Sue, for coming up with JOYFUL FLEXIBILITY.

What could be a more perfect expression of handling everything

associated with our construction projects.

Our new Sanctuary will be done before we know it. Watching it go

through the process of demolition and creation is extraordinary. We

will continually be posting photos. We have set up a camera that will

continuously stream what is happening from moment to moment.

Check out www.tbala.org/construction. We have set up regular tours

of the Sanctuary space as it is being worked on. We will provide the

hard hats. Check the website for exact day and times.

I’ll focus on the Pressman Academy part of the construction

in the next Kol Ha’Am, or I may do a special update in the coming

weeks. We will continue our fundraising with our team of Fearless

Fundraisers. The goal is to reach out to EVERYONE so that

all of you can be an integral part of what TBA & Pressman are

creating. Here’s a tip on how to best handle the awesome Fearless

Fundraisers: Listen patiently to their pitch, give serious reflective

thought to what they are requesting, and then tell them you’ll give

twice what they have suggested. Then duck as they will smother

you with gratitude and excitement.

We’re also looking for new slogans for our fundraising. I was at

the Dodger game with Dan Messinger of Bibi’s Bakery Café on Pico.

He suggested, “Raisin the Dough.” For such brilliance, Dan deserves

no less than our community regularly descending upon Bibi’s and

buying everything there. Email Hilary Hellman, our magnificent

Director of Advancement, with any other slogan suggestions.

Well, that’s a wrap for Kol Ha’Am article #1. Here’s a sneak

preview for the next one: we’ll continue to do construction

updates, with a focus on Pressman Academy. High Holidays will

be an exciting once-in-a-lifetime experience throughout our

campus. Special thanks as always to the entire staff at TBA, and

to the extraordinary group of officers and members of the Board

of Trustees. Take a moment whenever you’re around to thank

everyone working at TBA/Pressman. And I mean everyone –

from janitors, security and construction people on down to your

humble president!

Have a great summer. Avi Peretz

FROM THE PRESIDENT

TEMPLE BETH AM AFFILIATED WITH THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM • VOL 18, NO. 4 • Tammuz/Av/Elul 5778 • July/August 2018

Voice of the People

OGV KUE

After six years of working full time at Beit T’Shuvah, Rabbi

Shapiro is excited to move from congregant to rabbi at

Temple Beth Am. In his work at BTS, Rabbi Shapiro has worked

as a spiritual counselor, educator, and pulpit presence, bringing

out his interests and skills as a teacher and pastor. In addition to

previously interning at TBA, he has worked in a variety of rabbinic

and educational settings, including BCI, Mosaic Law Congregation,

and Los Angeles Hebrew High School. He hopes to develop

programming and teaching emphasizing personal spiritual growth

grounded in the Jewish tradition while working at TBA, as well as

focusing on pastoral counseling. Rabbi Shapiro is thrilled to move

into this interim role, and looks forward to bringing as much joy,

Torah, and ruach as possible to the coming year!

Rabbi Shapiro is blessed to be married to Rabbi Sarah Barukh,

and is the proud, grateful, and often exhausted father of Jonah,

Eliav and their newest addition born in May, Rafael Gilad.

Now that the interim position is set, we will be convening

a committee, to be chaired by Mike Cohn, that will conduct a

comprehensive search for completing our clergy team on a long-

term basis. We will update the community on those developments

as they materialize. And though we remain sad to have said

goodbye to Rabbi Lucas, we feel confident that we have set up our

community for thriving for next year, and are well on the way to

doing so for the years beyond.

Rabbi Shapiro—we welcome you with open arms and hearts!

We are excited and honored to welcome

Rabbi Matt Shapiro, who joins our clergy team

as Interim Associate Rabbi

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Temple Beth Am celebrates traditional and innovative Judaism

and inspires lifelong learning in a warm, embrac ing community.

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Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Senior Rabbi

Rabbi Hillary Chorny, Cantor

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Sheryl Goldman, Executive Director

Rabbi Yechiel Hoffman, EdDDirector of Youth Learning & Engagement

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Kol HaRavThe tiny, potent seed at the heart of prayer innovation at

Temple Beth Am is a question, one that fuels my vision as

cantor: can prayer be intentionally good?

Three years ago, our rabbinic intern and I talked over cups of

coffee, reflecting on the most memorable prayer services we

had ever attended. Every example was painted with a veneer of

happenstance: the right crowd happened to be in the room, or I was

in the right mood. Or the world happened to be in a precarious place

and in that moment I needed prayer. Our memories of heightened prayer experiences

were all marked with a heavy layer of beautiful accident: it just seemed to come together.

The rabbinic tradition preserves a paradigmatic tension that spontaneity and

intentionality in prayer are all bound up with one another, and they are set in opposition

to the set script in our prayer books. The two juxtaposed elements of prayer are keva,

the fixed texts that we are obligated to say; and kavannah, the impromptu personal

supplications that rise to our lips. I wanted to challenge the assumption that prayer

experiences draw their power from improvisation or coincidence.

Already we had a model for that at Temple Beth Am: by the time I arrived at TBA,

Hama’alot was going strong. Every Hama’alot is a fully curated, built-from-scratch

Shabbat morning service mapped onto a loose skeleton of essential elements. A lot

of sweat equity goes into producing a single 90-minute Hama’alot, and the reward is

as great as the effort, every single time. We grafted that value of planfulness and

production of tefillah onto the model of our twice-monthly Friday night Sovev services,

and voila: another thriving prayer archetype was born.

With pride in our fruitful innovations and genuine curiosity for what other brilliant

novelty might be ripening in other Conservative congregations, we proposed to the

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism that we convene a national gathering at

TBA that focused on raising the bar on prayer. This past April, we did just that: Kol Tefilla

was born.

There are not enough words to describe the joy I experienced in welcoming Kol

Tefilla to our community. Hundreds of voices from more than thirty congregations

across the country elevated prayer throughout every space in our building. We sang,

and networked, and studied, and dreamed. From Rabbi Adam Kligfeld’s passion came

months of sweet collaboration with Rabbi Rebecca Schatz, and with the partnership of

USCJ we produced this holy gem of a weekend. I feel deeply invigorated by a reinforcing

network of thinkers that prayer is worthy of investment and loving revisitation. And I

am so proud of our community, and boundlessly grateful for our extraordinary staff and

supportive lay leadership. To those who led us and encouraged us to stretch our visions

of worship, we are indebted.

So much of the beauty brought into Shabbat services with my clergy partners has

been predicated on this vision: that it is indeed possible to take one-time, accidentally

extraordinary worship experiences and recreate them, or at least bits and pieces

of them, over and over again. Excellence in tefillah rises from thoughtfulness and

attentiveness to all possibilities for both the fixed and spontaneous.

Months later, I am still riding the wave of the heightened heights of tefillah at the

April Shabbaton. And I am craving the next elevated worship experience, and the next,

and the next - which is why I am thrilled to share that Kol Tefilla 2019 is already in the

works. Please mark your calendars for Shabbat Shira, January 18-21, 2019 for the next

iteration of this endeavor. We look forward to broadening our circle of song, expanding

to new sites in the Los Angeles area and featuring the world-renowned, Jerusalem-

based the tefillah artists of Nava Tehila.

Excited? Good. We intend for it to be bigger and better than we have yet imagined

prayer could be.

Rabbi Hillary Chorny, CantorKol Ha’am 2

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YOUTH LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT

TBA Teens Take Over Far West USY Regional Convention

Over Memorial Day weekend, 21 TBA Teen Leaders (one of the largest delegations) joined their friends for Far West USY’s

Annual Convention, held at Camp Alonim. The weekend was planned and implemented by our very own Mira Berenbaum and Oryah Cohen-Hodos who served as co-chairs for the “Diversity” themed weekend. Two of our TBA Teen leaders were elected by their peers to represent FWUSY on the Regional Board. Noa Kligfeld (11th grade) was elected President and Tobey Lee (10th grade) was elected Religion/Education VP. Both teens will have an opportunity over the next year to impact their USY region and we look forward to all that they will accomplish together.

Why We Do YLETo engage children, teens and their families in

dynamic Jewish experiences, in order to empower them as they embark on Jewish journeys

• JLC Family Experiences – Opened the year with “Ha Otiyot - The Letters,” a program on the Hebrew language, Created an intergenerational experience for families with “L’Dor V’Dor - A Tu B’Shevat Family Program,” and collaborated with Programming and Engagement to “Celebrate Israel at 70”! – JLC families came together for two special Kabbalat Shabbat experiences to celebrate and engage in community. – JLC students culminate the year with exhibit of final projects showcasing their learning and connection to Judaism in annual Siyum (completion) program.

• Epic Family Programming – Over 90 distinct families with Gesher-3rd graders participated in specially themed Epic Chag and Shabbat communal prayer and learning experiences

• Family Shabbaton – Even the steady drizzle couldn’t dampen the spirits at the 2018 TBA Family Shabbaton! From the inclusion of an Epic Kabbalat Shabbat program, to Morah Kira’s leading programming for ECC and Elementary school aged children and parents, to the Adult Trivia Night and all of the familiar wonderful offerings for learning, praying, playing and gaming made this year a legendary experience for the sold-out Shabbaton of 317 participants.

• Purim Celebration – For the 2nd year, ECC and Elementary School aged Temple Beth Am families celebrated Purim with YLE, with over 250 kids participating.

• 6th Grade B’nei Mitzvah Cohort

– 24 Sixth grade TBA families, from across JLC, JPA and J-Girls

and elsewhere, participated in meaningful conversations, learning activities, and rituals, utilizing the Moving Traditions B’nei Mitzvah Pilot curriculum.

• Teens – New model provided 80 Premier Members, up from 35 last year, access to USY, Teen Minyan, leadership opportunities and special pricing for Moving Traditions and Teen programming. – Partnership with Challah for Hunger, Westside JCC and Wilshire Blvd. Temple brought together teens from various communities four times throughout the year to learn about hunger issues in Los Angeles and bond together in the making of deliciously braided hallot.

• Yachad Teens – 12 students participated in the 2nd year of our 7th & 8th grade supplemental social learning program, which included guest speakers, field trips,and a curriculum focused on Jewish values and creativity.

• Moving Traditions – 57 teens met monthly in boys and girl groups serving 8th, 9th and 10th graders.

Coming Soon: Many more ways YLE continues its partnership with youth, teens and families in 2018-19.

A Year in Youth Learning and EngagementThis year, YLE invested in partnering with parents and teens to create these new opportunities

for Jewish learning and engagement for our community’s children and their families:

JLC Kitah Vav Completes their JLC Journey

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Mazal Tov to our Grads!

Amanda Abeles, daughter of Debbie & Jerry Abeles, graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in International Studies and a minor in French.

Shelley Ackerman, daughter of Ellen & Larry Ackerman, received her Doctorate in Bioengineering, from the Stanford School of Medicine and the School of Engineering. Dr. Ackerman is joining Bolt Biotherapeutics, a company which licensed the cancer immunotherapy technology developed as part of her doctoral thesis.

Liat Bainvoll, daughter of Renne & Ephraim Bainvoll, graduated from UCLA Phi Beta Kappa. She will be working in a doctor’s office and applying to medical school for Fall of 2019.

Michelle Barton was awarded her EdD from UCLA. She will be moving to Houston, TX to become the Head of School at the Shlenker School.

Mira Berenbaum, daughter of Melissa Patack & Michael Berenbaum, graduated from Milken Community Schools. She will be completing a gap year in Israel with Nativ. She then plans to attend Syracuse University – Whitman Business School/Newhouse Communication.

Avi Bernat-Kunin, son of Rabbi Gordon & Dina Bernat-Kunin, graduated from Milken Community Schools. He is going to Maale Gilboa Yeshiva in Israel for a year, and when he returns he will be attending SUNY Binghamton.

Michal Brill, daughter of Dale & Morris Brill, graduated from New West Charter and will be attending Cal State Northridge in the fall.Oryah Cohen-Hodos, son of Andrea Hodos & Aryeh Cohen, graduated from Hamilton High School. Next year he will be attending Maale Gilboa Yeshiva in Israel.

Aaron Feldman, son of Tali & David Feldman, graduated from Milken Community Schools. He’ll be attending Caltech in the fall.

Talia Goldberg, daughter of Ivonne & Daniel Goldberg, graduated from Milken Community Schools. After a gap year she will be attending Barnard College.

Noah Feldman Greene, son of Lisa Feldman & Brian Greene graduated from University of Virginia Law School.

Sam Feldman Greene (and his fiancée, Danielle Rockman), son of Lisa Feldman & Brian Greene graduated from JTS Davidson School of Education with an MAEd.

Jeremy Greenstein, son of Pamela & Jay Greenstein, grandson of Tamara & Marvin Greenstein, graduated from Hamilton High School Academy of Music and Performing Arts. In the fall, he will be attending UC San Diego.

Sarah Goldzweig, daughter of Caroline & Mark Goldzweig, graduated from UC Berkeley.

Aaron Mordecai Herman, son of Larry & Diane Herman, has graduated from Yale University with an MBA. Aaron will be doing an internship with Zebra Technologies in Los Angeles.

Sam Hirschhorn, son of Lilia & Gary Hirschhorn, graduated from Shalhevet. He will be attending Yeshiva Orayata for a year, and then UCLA.

Zach Hirschhorn, son of Lilia & Gary Hirschhorn, graduated from Shalhevet. He will be attending Yeshiva Orayata for a year, and then UCLA.

Talia Wolf Jacobs, granddaughter of Ellen L. & Marty Jacobs, graduated from Berkeley High School. She will be attending UCLA in the Fall.Joshua Katchen, son of Sheryl & Larry Katchen, graduated from David Nazarian school of Business at CSUN.

Hannah Lande, daughter of Mandy & David Lande graduated from Milken Community Schools. She will be attending UCLA in the Fall.

Jake Maman, son of Rishelle & Eric Maman, graduated from Beverly Hills High School. He plans to attend Sacramento State in the fall in the College of Business Administration.

Ariel Maor, son of Juliette & Noam Maor, received his Master’s Degree in Kinesiology - Sports Management from Long Beach State and is working for the Los Angeles Clippers.

Rabbi Rachel Marder received her ordination from the Ziegler School. She will be moving to New Jersey, to assume the position of Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Beth El in South Orange.

Daniel Ornstein, son of Michelle & Steven Ornstein, graduated from Shalhevet High School. He will be attending UCLA.

Moriah Pretsky, daughter of Susie & Josh Pretsky, graduated from de Toledo High School and she will be attending Northeastern University.

David S Rubin, son of Michael & Sonia Rubin, graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelors of Business. He will be working for the NFL as a Club Operations Coordinator beginning in June of 2018.

Jonah Sanders, son of Sara & Jay Sanders, graduated from Shalhevet High School and will be attending Brandeis University.

Leor Saghian, daughter of Janet Haivy & Haroon Saghian graduated from Hamilton High School and will be attending Santa Monica College.

Jacob Serber, son of Stacey & Barry Serber, graduated from Culver City High School. He will be attending UCLA in the fall.

David Schimmel, son of Julie & Joseph Schimmel, graduated from the Hamilton Music Academy. He will be going on to the American Jewish University.

Aaron Schimmel, son of Julie & Joseph Schimmel, graduated from Lewis and Clark College magma cum laude He will teach in Israel next year in a Masa program.

Miriam Schweiger, daughter of Amy & Bruce Schweiger graduated from Hamilton High School. She will attend Smith College in the fall.

Ben Spar, son of Annie & Elon Spar, graduated from Stanford with a degree in Physics and Math. He will continue his studies in the fall, pursuing a PhD in Physics at Princeton.

Steven Steiner, son of Nancy & Neal Steiner, graduated from Venice High School. He will be attending UC San Diego in the fall.

Sara Stolzenberg-Myers, daughter of Nomi Stolzenberg & David Myers, graduated from Milken Community Schools. She is going to the American University of Paris for a year, and then will be attending USC.

Cantor Michelle Stone was ordained at Academy for Jewish Religion. She will continue to serve TBA as part of our clergy team in a variety of capacities, while continuing her work leading the Los Angeles-based activities for the Shalom Hartman Institute.

Jonah Torgan, son of Deborah & Michael Torgan, graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology.

Rabbi Chaim Tureff has been awarded his Doctorate degree from Gratz College. His dissertation on the role spirituality and Judaism plays in helping recovering addicts was awarded the L. Bernard Rabinowitz Memorial Award.

Hannah Yaron, daughter of Emily & Itzhak Yaron, graduated from LACES and will be attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

If we missed your graduation news, please email editor@tbala.org

and we will be happy to share it in the next KHA.

IN MEMORIAMWe mourn the passing of:

Leslie Bard, father of David (Shlomit) Bard

Betty Cogan, mother of Alejandra (Sheldon) Linderman

Ruth Esther Har Zion, mother of Adam (Erith Jaffe-Berg) Berg

Sylvia Koenigsberg, mother of Beth (Michael Williams) Koenigsberg

Roslyn Klarman, mother of Ellen Klarman (Larry) Ackerman and David (Wendy) Klarman,

Sara Pearlman, mother of Eli (Leslie) Pearlman

Esther Pilch, mother of Jessica (Mark) Samuel and Rebecca (George) Greenberg

Shirley “Shandy” Small, wife of Melvin Small

Pauline H. Szkolnik, sister of Bella (Howard) Kapp

Maurice White, father of Marlisse (Gary) Bachrach

Valentina Eyda EzrosGranddaughter of Stella Ezros

Daughter of Sabrina and Lucien EzrosSister to Sateen and Allegra and niece of

Sasha and Alice Ezros, and Jeff EzrosBorn on November 7, 2017

Given the name Eyda

Josephine Freda Moskatel SandGranddaughter of

Barbara Schochet and Ira MoskatelDaughter of Elizabeth Moskatel

and Avram SandBorn on February 5, 2018Given the name Yael Freda

Asher Benjamin KlitofskySon of Lauren and Wayne Klitofsky

Brother of EllaBorn on April 24, 2018

Given the name Asher Benyamin

Rafael Gilad ShapiroSon of Rabbi Sarah Barukh

and Rabbi Matt ShapiroBrother of Jonah and Eliav

Born on May 2, 2018Given the name Rafael Gilad

Natalia Rose Hepner

Granddaughter of Dale and Mark Bodenstein

Daughter of Adina and Boaz HepnerBorn on May 13, 2018

Given the name Nacha Lylah

Lucien Abenhaim, Benjamin Altman, Irwin Bales, Helen Bank, Basil Banks, Sara Lee Barnes, Jack Berman, Rose Bernstein, Mary Kaplan Blank, Bertha Bodian, Mac Bodian, Harry Braun, Bertha Broudy,

Gertrude Bunnage, Gertrude Chorna, Lottie Citron, Seymour Cohen, Shirley Cohen, Meyer Robert Colker, Umberto de Picciotto, Freda Sarah Cantor, Stanley Dvorak, Isadore Murray Eisen, Rebecca Feifel, Simon Feinberg, Frances Friedman, Hyman Friedman, Robert Friedman, Charles Glaser,

Bertha Goldsmith, Aaron Gootkin, Sadie Greenstein, Milton Gritz, Anne Grossman, Esther Hakman, Ruth Esther Har Zion, Herbert Hecht, Sara Hoffman, Ann Hill-Horowicz, Abraham Horn, Fanny Jacobs,

Mildred Jacobs, Samuel Jacobson, Ira Jacoves, Benjamin Kapp, Eva Konheim, Gershel Kaunator, Mildred Kittenplan, Marcy Colker Klein, Charles Klein, Ruth Kraushaar, Isaac Kravit, Naomi Leevan,

Nellie Lefkowitz, Lena Gabler Lemel, Rifca Lovinger, Leonard Low, Edgar Maas, Martha Maas, Sara Maroko, Dvorah Mermelstein, Paul Migdal, Sally Miller, Bessie Millet, Ephraim Moed, Jack Irwin Morris, Jack Ostrow,

Mary Paikow, Sara Parker, Aurora Parras, Marcia Pflug, Dena Post, Aaron Ben Pretsky, Sonya Rakhshmir, David Rebarber, Irene Rebarber, Anne Rosen, Neal Rubin, Abraham Rucker, Joseph Sabban, Charles Sachs,

Lillian Saiger, Mariya Savinskaya, Jacob Samuel, Bina Sherman, Tillie Schechner, Celia Schulman, Irving Schulman, Harold Segel, Yehoshua Sender, Borouch Sirebrenik, Emil Snyder, Stanley Sperling, Abe Spiwak, Richard Spronz, Dora Stein, Beatrice Farkas Stone, David Alan Stone, Amalia Szkolnik,

Suzie Temkin, Lois Tochner, Jerome Ungerleider, Alexander Wagner, Nanny Weinreb, Nathan Weisdorf, Daniel Wilkin, Pearl Witas, Ruth Wolfe

ETHAN KHALILISon of Forouzan and Emil KhaliliMay 10, 2018

Yahrzeit DonationsWe thank those who support the synagogue community

in memory of their loved ones named below:

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Our B’nei Mitzvah

LOLA BASSIRATDaughter of

Lailee and Farzad BassiratJuly 7, 2018

Bris and Baby Namings

Kathe Pilch on the engagement of her daughter, Kimberlee Walbourne

to Neil Baron.

Pressman Academy’s Sari Abrams and Rav Yosef Kanefsky on the marriage of

their son Adin Kanefsky to Amanda Weiner!

Engagements and Weddings

Mazal Tov to:

LIOR BERRINSon of Sonja and Paul BerrinAugust 18, 2018

OPHIR BERRIN Son of

Sonja and Paul BerrinAugust 18, 2018

SAVYON PETELDaughter of Liora and Eliyaho PetelAugust 25, 2018

JULY/AUGUST 2018 CALENDAR

JULYINDEPENDENCE DAYTemple and Camp Closed

Friday - 6:15 p.m.SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS (ON CORNING FIELD)Followed at 7:30 p.m. by COMMUNITY SHABBAT DINNERJoin together as we welcome our new interim Associate Rabbi, Matt Shapiro RSVP at www.tbala.org/communityshabbat

Sunday - 7:00 p.m.Screening of the documentary Raise the Roof at TBA.(see below for more information)

Saturday - 7:15 p.m.EREV TISHA B’AVService and chanting of Eicha

SundayTISHA B’AVFast Day8:00 a.m. Morning Minyan and chanting of Eicha1:30 p.m. Early MinhaEvening Program with B’nai David Judea & IKAR6:00 p.m. Evening Minyan

FridayLAST DAY OF CAMP KESHET

CLASSES OF THE REMBAUM INSTITUTE OF ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY PROGRAMMINGFor information and class sign-ups, visit www.tbala.org/rembaum, or email RembaumInstitute@tbala.org, or call Lia Mandelbaum at (310) 652-7354 x 215

HUMASH WITH RASHI WITH RABBI ADAM KLIGFELDWednesdays, 8:30 a.m., July 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 15, 22, 29

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Screening of the documentary Raise the RoofSunday, July 15

7:00 p.m.18th-centruy inspired

artists Rick and Laura Brown spend 10 years reconstructing

the elaborate roof and painted ceiling of the

Gwozdziec synagogue.

JOIN US THIS SUMMER FOR A TWO-PART PROGRAM:

During Passover of 2016, I started my

journey as the Director of Programming and

Engagement at Temple Beth Am. Rabbi Lucas

and I sat down to discuss the goals and themes

to incorporate as we began to develop programming. While laying the

groundwork, Rabbi Lucas gave me a book written by past TBA scholar

in residence, Dr. Ron Wolfson, called Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community. As we set goals, he

wanted me to make sure to apply the main messages of the book about

the dire importance of building/deepening relational engagement,

and to create Jewish experiences that strengthens individual Jewish

consciousness, identity and commitment.

With this goal in mind, one of my main focuses for programming has

been using storytelling to highlight the diverse individual journeys

that exist within our community, and the collective experience(s) as a

richly diverse Jewish peoplehood. After all, the Jewish people are a

nation of storytellers.

This began with my Humans of Beth Am blog, where we conducted

interviews and highlighted close to 30 Temple members. From

there, we had the Global Jewish Fair. Another event was Navigating Difference: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Jewish Community. This year we took storytelling to another level, and had two incredibly

successful storytelling events. The first was, The Hanukkah Monologues: Heroes, Miracles, and Lights in the Dark; and the most recent was Inspiration from the Desert: Not All Who Wander Are Lost. Both events really helped

build bonds between the storytellers, as well between the storytellers

and the audience.

Common comments that make me feel I’ve accomplished my goals

are: “I’ve known the storyteller for many years and realized there was so much I didn’t know about them, and now feel closer,” “The program helped me to feel seen and heard, and proud about my Jewish journey,” and “the program made me feel proud to be a Jew, and proud of our community.” As I enter my third year as program director, I can’t wait to continue

to approach 5778-5779 with Kavanah, and strengthen relationships,

individual and collective Jewish consciousness, identity and

commitment.

Let me know how you’d like to be involved - I’d love to meet you!

Lia Mandelbaum

From our Director of Programming & Engagement

Resplendent Synagogue: The Art and Architecture of the

Polish Wooden Synagogues With Professor Thomas Hubka

Sunday, August 2610:00 a.m. - noon

at Temple Beth Am

These synagogues and their

communities were destroyed by the Nazis, and their photographic record allows a glimpse into lost liturgical art that was developed

over hundreds of years within Eastern European communities. The striking wooden synagogues

were unique examples of an original Polish-Jewish architecture

that was completely destroyed.

Saturday Morning ServicesMeditation Plus

9:15 a.m. Whiteman Conference Room

Shir Hadash and Beiteinu (combined)9:15 a.m. in Adelson Hall

all weeks exceptJuly 7 and August 25 – in Dorff Nelson Chapel

Library Minyan9:45 a.m. in Dorff Nelson Chapel

all weeks exceptJuly 7 and August 25 in Adelson Hall

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MORNING MINYAN:

Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m.

Sunday & Federal Holidays: 8:00 a.m.

*Check our website for special holiday morning and evening minyan times

Daily Minyan Times

FRIDAY NIGHTSMonth of July at 6:30* p.m.*July 13 at 6:15 p.m. – Shabbat Under the StarsMonth of August 6:15 p.m.

Saturdays: 90 minutes before the end of Shabbat

EVENING MINYANSunday – Thursdays

Month of July & August at 7:00 p.m.

*July 22 1:30 p.m. Early Minha &

6:00 p.m. Tisha B’Av Program

AUGUSTWednesday - 7:30 p.m.HOW TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN HEALTHY AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE AGING PROCESSPresented by Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles Jewish Outreach Program

Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.JEWISH MINDFULNESS MEDITATION DAY RETREATLed by Dr. Adam Fogel & Rabbi Ariel Sholklapper$75 per person, kosher lunch includedTo register, visit: mindfuljudaism.com/registration

Friday - 6:15 p.m.SHABBAT UNDER THE STARS (ON CORNING FIELD)Followed by 7:30 p.m. CAMP REUNION SHABBAT DINNERDaven with us under the stars, and join together in the Ballroom - we promise lots of camp ruach! All campers and their families are invited for this TBA annual tradition, a great way to end the summer.RSVP at www.tbala.org/communityshabbat

Sunday - 10:00 a.m.RESPLENDENT SYNAGOGUE: THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE POLISH WOODEN SYNAGOGUESPresentation by Professor Thomas Hubka (see more info on previous page)

Friday - 10:00 a.m.PRESSMAN ACADEMY YOM HEKEIRUT 31

July 6 7:49 p.m.

July 14 7:47 p.m.

July 20 7:44 p.m.

July 27 7:39 p.m.

August 3 7:34 p.m.

August 10 7:27 p.m.

August 17 7:19 p.m.

August 24 7:11 p.m.

August 31 7:02 p.m.

July 7 Pinchas

July 14 Matot-Masei

July 21 Devarim

July 28 Va’etchanan

August 4 Ekev

August 11 Re’eh

August 18 Shoftim

August 25 Ki Tetze

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HIGH HOLIDAY DATES TO REMEMBERSELIHOT, A Musical Service Under the Stars: Saturday night, September 1

EREV ROSH HASHANAH: Sunday, September 9

FIRST DAY ROSH HASHANAH: Monday, September 10

SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH: Tuesday, September 11

TASHLIKH: Sunday, September 16

KOL NIDRE: Tuesday, September 18

YOM KIPPUR: Wednesday, September 19

SUKKOT: Sunday night, September 23-Sunday September 30

SHEMINI ATZERET: Sunday night September 30 - Monday, October 1

SIMHAT TORAH: Monday night, October 1 - Tuesday, October 2

Specific details regarding High Holiday services times and locations will be listed on the back of your tickets and may also be found at www.tbala.org/HHD

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A Date with a Jew and a Muslim

The Temple Beth Am and Pacifica Institute communities

came together on May 31 for an iftar dinner (Ramadan

break fast). The evening included a conversation between

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld and Haroon Moghul, author of How to be a Muslim: An American Story and the Fellow in Jewish Muslim

Relations at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.

The two spoke candidly about how their own faith traditions

both elevate and challenge them. The evening included an

opportunity for the two communities to get to know each

other and ask each other the same questions. Rabbi Kligfeld

posted after the event, “We need more of these events. They don’t solve world problems. They don’t tell us how to feel about Gaza. And the US Embassy. But Jews and Muslims knowing one another. Being with one another. Eating with one another. Laughing with one another. Finding mirrors of self in one another. That is just a good thing. And the world needs more of it.”

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We are thrilled to welcome two stellar educators to the

Pressman Academy leadership team.

We are pleased to welcome Yonatan Rosner

as our new Judaics Studies Principal. Yonatan

comes to Pressman from deToledo High School,

where he was the Co-Director of Jewish Life, the

Director of the T’fillah Kehilah Institute, and the

Curriculum Designer and Advisor for grades 9-12

at deToledo High School. Yonatan has a B.A. in Jewish Philosophy

and Cognitive Science from Hebrew University, an M.A. in Jewish

Education from Hebrew University, an MBA from California State

University in Northridge, and has completed the Officer Training

Academy in the IDF. Additionally, Yonatan is a 2013 Pomegranate

Prize winner, a prestigious award given to Jewish educators from

The Covenant Foundation in recognition of their exceptionalism as

emerging professionals in Jewish educational settings across the

country. Beyond his resume, we have been consistently impressed

by Yonatan’s energy, creativity, and dedication. He has proven

himself to be both a confident and innovative educator as well as

a reflective professional. He possesses a depth of knowledge and

passion for Jewish education that will enhance the strong program

already in place. We are excited to welcome Yonatan, his wife,

Jessica, and their three children - Avriella (10), Ness (8.5), and Shiloh

(7) - who will also be joining the Pressman Academy community in

fall 2018. Yonatan’s first day at Pressman will be on July 9th. He can

be reached at yrosner@pressmanacademy.org.

Sarah Walker is coming in as our new Interim

General Studies Principal for Kindergarten

through eighth grade. Sarah has over 24 years of

experience in schools. Most recently she worked

as the Head of School at the Montessori School

in Connecticut and at the Shreiner Academy

in Atlanta, both serving ECC through 8th grade. Prior to these

Headships, Sarah worked as a middle and high School English

teacher, as a K-12 reading specialist, as a Dean of Student life,

and as an Academic Dean. Sarah’s references described her as a

person who “exudes positivity, joy, encouragement, and a profound

respect and reverence for learning.” They shared that Sarah is an

honest and thoughtful leader whose open lines of communication

build trust and community. Indeed, from the first conversation I

had with Sarah, I found her to be warm, astute and knowledgeable,

and I know that Pressman will benefit from her experience and

insight. Sarah’s first day at Pressman will be on July 2nd. She can be

reached at swalker@pressmanacademy.org.

Please join me in welcoming Yonatan and Sarah to the Pressman

Academy & Temple Beth Am communities!

Dr. Erica Rothblum

High Holidays 2018 Children and Teen Programming

Temple Beth Am offers a variety of exciting activities for

children age 6 months through 7th grade. Children will enjoy

davening together, listening to the Shofar, and interactive games

and learning. These programs are provided to accommodate

children and teens whose parents and/or relatives daven in

Shir Hadash, Library Minyan and Beiteinu. Teen programing

for grades 8th-12th occur each of the High Holidays, with

interactive prayer, learning and snacks.

If you are in 8th grade or above, bring your love for working

with children and serve as a Madrikh Counselor. Successful

Madrikhim are responsible, dynamic, energetic and patient

people who want to work in Jewish environment during High

Holidays. All Madrikh counselors must formally apply for the

position before being hired for this important role.

For more information on any of these opportunities,

Please visit www.tbala.org/hhdyouth or contact Reut Sklar at

rsklar@tbala.org or (310) 652-7354 x 212

FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL

TBA ONE LA LEARNS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND HOLDS

OUR OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE

Members of TBA OneLA are interested in the issues

of homelessness. On April 10th we hosted Leticia

Colchado, Principal Analyst, Homeless Initiative, Office

of Homelessness, County of Los Angeles who informed

us about the plan for using Measure H funding to serve

people who are homeless. We heard that the plan was

created with an inclusive and collaborative planning

process that included people who had been and are

homeless. One of the most important aspects is a large

increase in the number of outreach teams who match

the homeless to the appropriate services.

The next Sunday, we joined Temple Emanuel at

Temple Isaiah for an action with Councilmember

Paul Koretz. After a discussion, in small groups, of

our experiences with affordable housing issues,

Councilmember Koretz joined us. He heard three

stories from the community and then was asked to

respond to questions regarding his agreement to

create an emergency shelter in CD5. We told Koretz

that we would like to partner with him in his efforts. A

follow up meeting is being planned for June.

If you are interested in issues of affordable

housing and homelessness and would like to join us,

email Nancy at warrennancy1@gmail.com, Paula at

pauladpearlman@gmail.com, or dfshersh@aol.com

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Oh What A Night! From JPA parents to staff to long-time

TBA members, there was consensus that the May 6th

Groundbreaking gala was one for the record books! Councilman

Paul Koretz joined us for a Groundbreaking Ceremony to mark

this milestone occasion for our building projects. “Super Sue”

Hetsroni and “Wonder Karen” Fried, our extraordinary honorees

were worthy of all the praise they received - and then some!

From the set-up on Corning Field, the delicious menu, the fun

Passing of the Shovel, the Weather!, the lovely ballroom decor,

the eloquent tributes and the hysterical, professional videos

- it was an incredible night for over 350 guests. Special thanks

to our wonderful Gala Co-Chairs Stuart Tochner, Cindy Levey,

Lisa Aaron Petlak, Elyssa Elbaz and Jennifer Elad, in partnership

with our talented TBA Staff for making this a night to remember.

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GENERAL FUND IN HONOR OFAliyah & 2nd Bar Mitzvah Len FeldmanTemple Beth Am Edward Miles-ArnoldSusan Hetsroni’s honor at A Groundbreaking Gala Renee BainvollThe birth of Lee & Luis Lainer’s grandson Susan Laemmle & John AntignasSusan Hetsroni & Karen Fried Ariella Moss PeterseilThe birth of Dale & Mark Bodenstein’s granddaughter, Sandra & Bob BraunNacha Lylah Rabbi Kligfeld Hannah Levenkron & Nathan Stoppleman

IN MEMORY OFMiriam Elkins Melissa & Michael BerenbaumRuth Esther Har Zion & Yehudah Har Zion Donna GeffnerInga Jensen Melissa & Michael BerenbaumEstela Martinez Melissa & Michael Berenbaum, Karen & Zev Fried, Bobbie Feinberg & Ely Malkin, Deborah Musher & Rabbi Joe Menashe, Susie & Josh PretskyPeggy L. Miller Jeff & Judy GottesmanLucia Muller Melissa & Michael BerenbaumSara Pearlman Adrian & Larry MillerSandra Shipow Melissa & Michael BerenbaumEdith Stern Melissa & Michael BerenbaumMaurice White John Antignas & Susan Laemmle, Melissa & Michael BerenbaumEsther Pilch Susan Green & Robert Ring

BILL STRICK MEMORIAL HELPING HAND FUNDIN MEMORY OFMiriam Elkins Allan TobinPauline H. Szkolnik Sherri & Mike CohnMaurice White Vivian & Ron Alberts

REMBAUM INSTITUTE OF ADULT & FAMILY PROGRAMS IN MEMORY OFMaurice White Anita Happel

CAMPUS RENOVATION & EXPANSION PROJECTIN HONOR OFMichael Carloni Linda & Nessim HamiThe Elias Family Laurie Stone Parker & Stephen W. Parker

IN MEMORY OFEstela Martinez Susan Laemmle & John Antignas, Shani & Seth Fisher, Nadine Gerson, Marlene & Harvey Glaser, Frida & Mark Greenberg, Tina & Leon Kaminski, Rosanne Keynan & Elizabeth Flier, Monica, Gabriel, Nina & Jesse Kramer, Kathy Lebovic, Phyllis & Mitchell Miller, Susan & Arthur Mishler, Debbie Rich, Natalie Roberts, Liora Rothchild-Reder & Ben Reder, Roberta, David, Adina, Sam Rosenberg, Silon Family, Regina, Steven and Samantha Silver, Dianne Shershow, Natalie Weiss & Aaron Willis, Julie & Eric WeissmanMurray Ravett Leslie & Eli PearlmanEsther Pilch Dorit & Joel Cooper

DAILY MORNING MINYANIN HONOR OFAliyah and Hagbah Robert Bird

PRESSMAN ACADEMY DAY SCHOOLIN HONOR OFThe birth of the baby grandson Schwimmer Natalie RobertsTobie Schwimmer to get well soon Natalie RobertsRabbi Chaim Tureff officiating The Kapp & Szkolnik FamiliesShiva services for our beloved Pauline Szkolnik Avi Litvak’s Bar Mitzvah Nina LitvakThe birth of Rafi Shapiro Elaine Parker & BJ Elias

Temple Beth Am Gratefully Acknowledges Donations through June 2, 2018

PROGRESS CONTINUES IN THE SANCTUARY - a picture is worth 1000 words

Check it out!www.tbala.org/construction

We will be posting photos and timely updates

as we move from the demo phase through foundation and renovation work in our Sanctuary and on Corning. A new camera is being set up so you can view our progress in real time! We’re also scheduling site visits, or contact our Executive Director Sheryl Goldman to arrange for a private viewing. It’s not too late to support our projects! Contact Director of Advancement Hilary Hellman at hhellman@tbala.org to discuss a naming opportunity or other ways to contribute to our Campus Expansion.

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Rabbi Tureff receiving his doctorate Sanders Family Jacob Kahtan and Pressman class of 2018 Mickey & Haim Kahtan

IN MEMORY OFPauline H. Szkolnik Sheryl & Seth Goldman, Lisa & Alan PetlakSusie Temkin Natalie Roberts

JPA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUNDIN HONOR OFBarbara Breger Helen & Martin Wachs

PRESSMAN ACADEMY ECCIN HONOR OFThe birth of Amelia Belle Spiwak Metson Urman FamilyJacob Kahtan and Pressman class of 2018 Mickey & Haim Kahtan

IN MEMORY OFAlan Weissman Leslie & Eli Pearlman

PILCH SCHOLARSHIP FUND (JLC)IN MEMORY OFEsther Pilch Jessica Liberman, Janet Metson Urman & Harold Urman

THE LAINER LIBRARY IN HONOR OFGail Maloff Judith Snyder

IN MEMORY OFLeslie Bard Kamras Family

MUSIC PROGRAMMINGIN HONOR OFKol Tefilla Shabbaton Irving Prengler

PROGRAMMING AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENTIN HONOR OFRabbi Ari Lucas Lori Harrison & David Horwich, Family Kupferwasser

PRESSMAN ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIN HONOR OFThe birth of Dale & Mark Bodenstein’s Sharon & Brad Grobgranddaughter, Nacha Lylah The birth of Sheila & Alan Spiwak’s granddaughter Sharon & Brad Grob

IN MEMORY OFEstela Martinez Abbey Bacharach & Jeff Presser, Lesley Bloom, Elham MakabiMiriam Elkins Sharon & Brad GrobPauline H. Szkolnik Sharon & Brad GrobEsther Pilch Sharon & Brad GrobMaurice White Sharon & Brad Grob

PRAYERBOOK FUNDIN HONOR OFRabbi Ari Lucas Susan Laemmle & John Antignas, Michael Grusd, Ellen L. & Marty Jacobs, Hannah & Marshall Kramer, Roberta, David, Adina & Sam Rosenberg, Rabbi Adam Kligfeld for officiating at Matt Shapiro & Sarah Barukhthe bris of Rafael Gilad Shapiro

MARCY COLKER KLEIN/BARRY SHAPIRO MEMORIAL FUNDIN HONOR OFDvorah Colker as the 2018 Marjorie Pressman Beryl E. ArbitLegacy Award recipient from Friends of Sheba Medical Center

IN MEMORY OFStanley Sperling Leona Sperling

ROBERT FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL FUNDIN HONOR OFJerry Becker’s Birthday Elaine & Larry Friedman

IN MEMORY OFTerry Myerson’s father Elaine & Larry FriedmanStanley Sperling Leona Sperling

EMILY GREENSTEIN MEMORIAL FUNDIN HONOR OFMarvin Greenstein’s 90th Birthday Marlene & Harvey GlaserJay Greenstein’s Birthday Jonathan FriedmanTorah Club Laraine & Allan Kokin

IN MEMORY OFEmily Greenstein Ed Elhaderi, Rabbi Susan Leider, Bobbie Fienberg & Ely Malkin

TORAH CLUB IN HONOR OFEitan Feldman David FeldmanNina Golden David FeldmanJoshua Lefferman’s Graduation Jill & Matt Lefferman

IN MEMORY OFGrace Friedman, on her birthday Jonathan Friedman

WALTER J. COHEN FUNDIN MEMORY OFRegina, Harold Urman’s sister Roberta, David, Adina, Sam RosenbergBates F. Metson Roberta, David, Adina, Sam RosenbergBarbara Silverstone Roberta, David, Adina, Sam Rosenberg

RABBI KLIGFELD’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN HONOR OFIn thanks and in gratitude to Rabbi Kligfeld Ron & Vivian AlbertsIn thanks for yahrzeit acknowledgment Elaine & Larry FriedmanIn thanks to Rabbi Kligfeld Tamara & Marvin GreensteinYom Hashoah Rachmil HakmanMy Birthday Rachmil HakmanAliyah to the Torah Rachmil HakmanJacob Kahtan and Pressman class of 2018 Mickey & Haim Kahtan

IN MEMORY OFEsther Hakman Rachmil HakmanFanny Jacobs Morton Jacobs MDPauline Skzolnik Fred & Gail Szkolnik

RABBI MATT SHAPIRO’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN HONOR OFIn thanks to Rabbi Lucas Tamara & Marvin GreensteinIn thanks to Rabbi Lucas Pam & Jay Greenstein & Family

RABBI CHORNY’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIN HONOR OFIn thanks to Rabbi Chorny Tamara & Marvin Greenstein

LIBRARY MINYAN FUNDIN HONOR OFLarry Herman’s Birthday and d’var Torah Diane & Larry HermanReunion of Alice Weit & Simon Gronowski Mark Hess & Miriam Prum HessLibrary Minyan Kiddush Robert & Sandra Braun, Jules Kamin & Cathy-Ann Lippman, Eric Chaim KlineElliot Tessel reading Torah Ted CofskyLorri Tessel’s birthday Ted CofskyBirth of grandson to Dale & Mark Bodenstein John Antignas & Susan LaemmleBirth of granddaughter to Dale & Mark Bodenstein John Antignas & Susan Laemmle50th anniversary of my Bar Mitzvah Henry MorgenAbe Berman reading Haftorah Annette BermanOccasion of my rabbinic ordination Rachel Salston60th birthday of Cantor Joey Schimmel Kate & Stephen Adney, Wilma SchimmelInspiring love my parents share Lia MandelbaumAliyah to the Torah Baruch LinkWarm welcome to Library Minyan Phyllis Cohen & Jeffrey LazarusElementary school graduation of Hannah Ilana & Tal Grinblat8th & 12 grade graduation Michael & Melissa Berenbaum, Dina & Gordon Bernat-Kunin, Robert & Tamara Bernstein, Dale & Morris Brill, Aliza & Dave Chameides, Dorit & Joel Cooper, Andrew & Stephanie Eisen, David & Revital Feldman, Karen & Zev Fried, Daniel & Ivonne Goldberg, Ilana & Tal Grinblat, Gary & Lilia Hirschorn, Rabbi, Adam & Havi Kligfeld, Glen & Lara Krinsky, David & Mandy Lande, Jill & Matthew Lefferman, Charles & Laura Mandel, David Myers & Nomi Stolzenberg, Michelle & Steve Ornstein, Joshua & Susan Pretsky, Benjamin & Liora Rothchild, Gregory & Shari Sabo, Eldad & Hengameh Safaei, Joseph & Julie Schimmel, Steve & Sue Wallock, David & Janet WeissmanIN MEMORY OFYahrzeit of Jenny Bazyler, mother of Manya Beier Don & Manya BeierPaul Miller’s mother John Antignas & Susan LaemmleMiriam Elkins Rachel Sisk

SISTERHOOD DONATIONS

To place a Sisterhood Tribute, contact Marlene Glaserat (310) 550-1738 or email: hagesq@aol.com

SPEEDY RECOVERYJudy Bunnage Elaine Gross

CONDOLENCESThe Family of Miriam Elkins Elaine GrossLoss of Mother & Grandmother, Miriam Elkins Harriet Fox Navarra Marlene & Harvey Glaser Loss of Father, BobAlejandra Linderman & Family Tamara, Marvin, Jay & Jeremy Greenstein, Cathy and Jeff Turkell Jessica Samuel & Rebecca Greenberg & Family Marlene and Harvey GlaserLoss of Mother, Esther

SPECIALRuth Moll Thank you for the Purim BasketRuth Moll Torah Fund Contribution

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