Eyes on Wise 1.25.18

 A Song of Miracle
By Rabbi Sari Laufer
This week is known as Shabbat Shira, the Shabbat of Song, referring to the song the Israelites sing upon crossing the sea. This year, I will once again have the honor of chanting these words—with its special melody; this time, I’ll get to do it at Camp Ramah, with our families on Family Camp. The words, the song, is known as Shirat HaYam—the Song of the Sea.
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Camp Newman Benefit Raises Funds to Support Beloved Camp
Thank you to the hundreds of people who came out to show their support for URJ Camp Newman at our benefit concert on Saturday! In case you missed it, we’ve posted the complete concert video on our web site and some terrific photos on Facebook. You can still support Camp Newman’s future!
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WATCH THE FULL CONCERT
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Wise Gala Auction Bidding is Now LIVE!
We are excited to announce that online bidding for our Wise Gala silent auction is now live! Seeking a special getaway to Park City? Or a family park-hopping trip to Disneyland? You can now bid on these experiences and more: health and beauty treatments, VIP tickets for LA’s teams, restaurant gift certificates, and nearly 100 other items!
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BUY TICKETS – FINAL DAYS!

This Week’s Torah Portion: Beshalah

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Sanctuary
Led by Rabbi David Woznica and Cantor Nathan Lam. Rabbi Woznica’s sermon topis is: “Awe: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary“

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27
Saturday Morning Services and Torah Study | Plotkin Chapel
9 a.m. Torah Study
10 a.m. Morning Service followed by potluck lunch
Led by Cantor Paul Dorman and Rabbinic Intern Bryan Zive

NEXT WEEK:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Sanctuary
Led by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Cantor Nathan Lam

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Saturday Morning Services and Torah Study | Plotkin Chapel
9 a.m. Torah Study
10 a.m. Morning Service followed by potluck lunch
Led by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Cantor Emma Lutz

Tot Shabbat | Witzman Yard
10 a.m. Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Sari Laufer. Rejoice in the invigorating spirit of Shabbat with your little ones’ favorite Shabbat songs and an uplifting artistic activity.
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Center for Jewish Life presents
How to Read the Bible
with Rabbi Ron Stern
Tuesdays, February 6, 13, 20 | 7:30-9 p.m.
The most sacred text of the Jewish people stands at the center of our identity as Jews.  For centuries it has been read as the revealed word of God and a source of history for our people from ancient days.  Modern research and archeology are constantly providing us with insights that challenge the traditional view of the Bible by providing us with a rich context for understanding its origin.  However, far from undermining the meaning and significance of the Bible, our expanded knowledge actually makes the text more inspiring by explaining how our ancestors captured some of their deepest ideas in this most complex text.
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Wise Years
Thursday, February 8
9:30 a.m. | Registration
10 a.m. | Program begins
Rabbi David Woznica will lead a learning session on what the Talmud tells us about raising children and grandchildren. Dr. Judith Hyman, an Opera League Board member, will explore the connection between Jewish and Italian history and the arts. Stay for lunch and our post-lunch film screening of the 2009 film Lemon Tree or play games.
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Wise Walking Group
Sunday, February 11 at 10 a.m.
Meet at Fulton Ave and Valleyheart Dr. N.| Google Map
Join our intrepid Wise Walking Group as they visit different picturesque and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods all over Los Angeles! The group meets monthly on Sunday mornings for exercise, conversation, and community while enjoying Southern California’s natural beauty and historic areas. February’s excursion will take the group along the mighty Los Angeles River – a flat walk, perfect for the easygoing wayfarer. Afterwards join the group at Corky’s in Sherman Oaks for lunch.
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Soulful Shabbat
Friday, February 16
Dinner | 6:30 p.m.
Services | 8 p.m.
Soulful Shabbat is a one-of-a-kind musical service, one of Wise’s most popular traditions. Join our clergy and our Soulful Shabbat musicians and singers for a spiritual evening featuring the rhythms and melodies our members have come to love.
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Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health and Cedars-Sinai present
Jewish Wisdom and Wellness: A Festival of Learning
April 15 — April 29
Learn about health and wellness at this annual community-wide series of events, lectures, workshops, and experiential classes hosted by community organizations and synagogues throughout Los Angeles and Southern California. Jewish Wisdom & Wellness is intentionally multidenominational and interdisciplinary, and programs will be offered across the streams of Jewish life.
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Post-Hanukkah Sale at the Temple Gift Shop!
Visit the Temple Gift Shop for our post-Hanukkah sale! Stock up now on Hanukkah items for next year. All Hanukkah items 25% off! Do you have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah coming up? Tallits for these special occasions are all 25% off.

Marilyn Horwits, Abraham Oberg, Harold Jay Rosen, Jeff Sydney, Marilyn Wenzel

We observe the yahrzeits of:

Evelyn Auerbach*, Ida Berger*, Loretta Schwartz Berger, Nelson Berr*, Stephanie Birnbaum*, Lottie Bloom, Bessie Bordo, Israel Boyarsky, Leonard Allen Brown*, Sidney C. Caine*, Jennie Cloobeck*, Hyman Cohen*, Gertrude Conrad*, Gabriel Elias, Jerome Ettinger, M.D. F.A.C.S, Gussie Fenmore*, Bella File*, Louis J. Furstman*, Harry Gagerman*, Anne Goodman*, Janet Weiss Goodman*, Sam Gotlieb, Rachel Hammer*, Betty Hinderstein, John Stanley Horn*, Sarah Karp*, Bernie Katz*, Joseph Kaufman*, Bessie Kleiman*, Alfred Kuschinski*, Ellice Leff Laub*, Esther Kosdon, Harry Maron*, Violette Mizrahi*, Arnold Naftalin, Sol Nudelman*, Marsha Kelback Olivier*, Ilona Paul*, Helga Ponder*, Max Ponder*, George Richter, Lawrence Richter, Rose Sarnoff*, Henny Saslow*, Goldie Shear*, Sam Sloven*, Rae Tugentman, Leon Venick*, Sarah Walshin*, Blanche Winnick*, Pearl B. Young*

*Designated on our memorial walls

We reach out as a community and offer our support and deepest sympathy to those among us who are mourning the loss of a loved one.

Sharon and Ofer Almany on the loss of Sharon‘s father Abraham Oberg.

Do you have a milestone birthday or anniversary approaching? We’d like to celebrate your special day on the bima during Friday evening Shabbat Services! Invite your family, join your Wise community, make it a “shehechianu moment” – a time to give thanks for life, health, and the blessings that enable you to reach this great moment in your life. Let us know by emailing Arlene Spiegelman or calling 310.889.2272 and she’ll make sure to schedule a date that works for you. We’d love to share your celebration!
 

Wishing you a future filled with joy and blessings.

Mazal tov to:

Nancy and Peter Sheerin on the marriage of their daughter Erica Sheerin to Daniel Davis.

To our B’nai Mitzvah — may the Torah guide and inspire you every day of your adult life.
Mazal tov to:

Neda and Michael Shak on their son Jacob becoming Bar Mitzvah this weekend.

Steven Wiseman on his son Max Wiseman becoming Bar Mitzvah this weekend.

We honor people through charitable giving.

RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND

IN HONOR OF:

Rabbi Lisa Berney and Rabbi Josh Knobel on the birth of their daughter Shifra, by Lori and Rob Goodman and Family

Robert Siragusa on his 70^th birthday, by Laurie Ackerman and Carly Ackerman-Canning

Nika Shahery on her birthday, by Laurie Ackerman and Carly Ackerman-Canning

Susan Berger on her birthday, by Laurie Ackerman and Carly Ackerman-Canning

the birth of Hannah Schwartz, daughter of Bethany Slentz and Bryan Schwartz, granddaughter of Jodi and Marc Schwartz, by Patty and Dave Newmark

in honor of Rabbi Ron Stern officiating at the wedding of their daughter Erica Sheerin to Daniel Davis, by Peter and Nancy Sheerin

in honor of Rabbi Ron Stern officiating at the wedding of her granddaughter Erica Sheerin to Daniel Davis, by Pearl Glick

Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback in support of the Centennial Endowment Event, by Michael Koss

I

N MEMORY OF:

Jeff Sydney, by Laurie Ackerman and Carly Ackerman-Canning

WISE READERS TO LEADERS FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

Bradley Sonnenberg, by Larissa and Scott Klein

PARENTING CENTER

IN MEMORY OF:

Dafna Presnell, by Lori and Rob Goodman and Family

SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

IN HONOR OF:

the Bat Mitzvah of Emma Fox, granddaughter of Jana and Neil Freedman, by Lori and Rob Goodman and Family

the birth of Harper Jay Hersch, daughter of Hillary and Jen Hersch, by Lori and Rob Goodman and Family

IN MEMORY OF:

Bessie Borun, by Sonia and Martin Borun

LIFELONG LEARNING ENDOWMENT

IN HONOR OF:

the birth of Harper Jay Hersch, granddaughter of Sharon and Mitchell Hersch, by Lori and Rob Goodman and Family

AFSANEH YOUSEFZADEH MEMORIAL FUND

IN HONOR OF:

Nona and David Yadegar on the birth of their son, by Faramarz Yousefzadeh

IN MEMORY OF:

Afsaneh Yousefzadeh, by Parvaneh Yousefzadeh, Niloofar and Michael Moghavem, Nathan Moghavem, and Ellie and Sam Khorsandi

WISE SCHOOL GENERATIONS ENDOWMENT

IN HONOR OF:

the birth of Emilia Clair Heyman, daughter of Stephanie and Daniel Heyman, by Deena and Ed Nahmias

AVI EFRAIM GESUNDHEIT FUND FOR MUSIC

IN MEMORY OF:

Betty Hinderstein, by Evaline Fishman

John S. Horn, by Tom Hall

METUKA BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

Loretta Berger, Phyllis Berger Germansky, and Morton Rosen, by Michele Zwillinger and Family

Jerome Ettinger, M.D. F.A.C.S., by Virginia Ettinger

MELTON SCHOOL

IN HONOR OF:

Rabbi Karen Strok and Neal Schnall, by Ed Horowitz

SHABBAT MORNING MINYAN FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

Arnold Naftalin, by The Shpall Family

DIENER AND KADNER FAMILIES LIBRARY FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

Pearl Young and Ellice Laub, by Barbara Young Leff and Family

SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

Sol Nudelman, by Nancy Norris

YAHRZEIT FUND

IN MEMORY OF:

Sidney Caine, by Sunny Caine

Esther Kosdon, by Lynne and Leon Kosdon

Serene Aftergood, by Joan and Bill Feldman

Nosh Volunteer:
Susan Firestone

Gift Shop Volunteers:
Terrie Baumann
Rochelle Fox
Lori Rubin
Carol Sookman

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