 Super Bowl Hangover
By Rabbi Josh Knobel
The festivities commenced late this morning, as the parade began on South Street and marched slowly toward center city. With thousands upon thousands of fans lining the streets, nearly the entire city of Philadelphia shut down in honor of its first Super Bowl champions, the 2017-18 Philadelphia Eagles.
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Wise Gala Celebrates Honorees, 40 Years of Jewish Education
What an incredible night! Last Saturday evening, over 500 guests descended on Katz Family Pavilion to honor the Goodman family, the Katz family, the Nahmias family, the Ruby family, and the Tyberg family; to recognize 40 years of Wise School; and to dance the night away! Together we raised funds for scholarships, camperships, and to continue the daily work of Wise to make meaning and change the world.
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 Wildcats Debate Team Dominate at Tournament
This weekend, our Wise School Debate Team competed against five other private schools in the second Middle School Debate Tournament of the school year. After four rounds of debates, our Wildcats walked away with 2nd, 3rd, and 8th place team awards, 6th, 8th, 13th, 17th, and 20th place individual speaker awards, 1st place in Percentage of Wins, and 3rd place overall. We are incredibly proud of our team and are already looking forward to our next competition in April! Go Wildcats! |
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Wise Center for Youth Engagement leads way in re-imagining Jewish education
We are proud to announce that Reshet-LA: The Network For Re-imagining Synagogue Education in Los Angeles has selected Wise for its first Synagogue cohort. “Through our participation, the Center for Youth Engagement is looking forward to engaging its families in conversations about their Jewish life, education, and experiences,” said Rabbi Sari Laufer, Director of Congregational Engagement. “Through these conversations and modes of experimentation, we look forward to continuing to offer Religious School and youth experience that meet the needs of our Stephen Wise Temple families.”Reshet-LA is a community initiative by BJE and the URJ to stimulate and support innovation in synagogue schools in Greater Los Angeles through workshops, mentoring, and a Community of Practice. The project is funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. |
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 This Week’s Torah Portion: Mishpatim
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Sanctuary
Led by Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Rabbi Ron Stern, and Cantor Nathan Lam
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10
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 |
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Plotkin Chapel
Led by Rabbi Ron Stern and Cantor Nathan Lam
Soulful Shabbat
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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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
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 Sari Laufer and Cantor Paul Dorman |
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Learning Opportunities with Clergy
Bible Study with Rabbi Ron Stern: Monday, February 12 at 9 a.m. | Temple Conference Room
Talmud Study with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback: Wednesday, February 14 at 12 p.m. | Taub Annex |
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| How to Purim with Wise |
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 Purim Carnival
Sunday, February 25
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Be here at Wise for the biggest, bestest, most festive carnival in town! Rides, games, attractions, music, performances, costumes, food, and more fun than really anyone has a right to have!
Featuring a special appearance by The Beat Buds!
EARLYBIRD TICKETS: $38 for kids aged 4-18
Free admission for parents and kids 3 and younger!
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 Purim Tikkun Olam Drive
Clean out your kids’ rooms, closets, and toy chests! During the week leading up to our Purim Carnival (February 20 – 23) bins will be placed around campus to collect items benefittng local organizations helping children in need including Baby2Baby, Jewish Family Services, and more! Items needed (new or gently-used) include toys, books, and baby/toddler/kid items such as clothes, bedding, furniture, and more. Questions? Contact Jennifer Smith at [email protected]. |
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 Purim for Grown-Ups
Wednesday, February 28
7 p.m.
Celebrate the magical goofiness of Purim with happy hour cocktails, appetizers, and hors d’oeuvresataschen! (That’s actually the term, we promise. It’s from the Talmud.) Festivities will include music, dancing, food, and plenty of quality schmooze-time.
This is strictly a 21+ event. Free event. RSVP required.
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 WiseFit Class Registration Now Open
At Wise, we strive daily to help our community make meaning in a variety of ways: through worship, through learning, and now through physical fitness. WiseFit allows you to stretch both body and soul in the comfort and beauty of the Wise campus and experience wholeness in a whole new way!
Registration for our classes is now open!
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Jewish Camp Fair
Sunday, February 11, 11:30am – 1 p.m. | Tyberg Lab
Give your child the gift of Jewish camp this summer! Join us for an open house and meet with representatives from Camp Wise (registration is now open!), URJ Camp Newman, URJ 6 Points Sports Academy, URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech West, and Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps. Please join us to hear more about these awesome summer programs and maybe even pick up some swag! |
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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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 Center for Jewish Life presents
How to Read the Bible
with Rabbi Ron Stern
Tuesdays, February 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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 Rosh Hodesh Women’s Gathering
Wednesday, February 14 at 8:30 a.m.
Please join Wise women as we gather in learning, prayer, and community to celebrate the beginning of the month of Adar. We’ll join in song and study, creating a time and space for reflection and connection. We’ll learn more about the traditions of Rosh Hodesh and the joyful month of Adar. Bring a friend, bring your spirit, bring a song.
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 Stephen Wise Temple and West Coast Jewish Theatre present:
Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers: A Staged Reading
Sunday, February 18 at 3 p.m. | Stephen Wise Temple
Following on the heels of their uproarious reading of The Sunshine Boys, West Coast Jewish Theatre is returning to our campus with another hilarious reading of a Neil Simon classic, directed by and starring Howard Teichman. This cast, which includes Maria Spassoff, Erica Ibsen, and Tracy Winters, will have you in stitches!
Tickets: $25
Call 323.821.2449 for tickets |
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 Jews United for Democracy and Justice and co-sponsor Stephen Wise Temple present
The Challenges of Trump’s America: A Conservative’s View on Trump
Tuesday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. | Temple Israel of Hollywood
Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post will moderate a conversation with Honorable Mel Levine and Honorable Zev Yaroslavsky, exploring what it means to be a conservative in today’s political climate. This ongoing series is presented by Jews United for Democracy and Justice, Community Advocates, Inc., the Jewish Journal, Valley Beth Shalom, Temple Israel of Hollywood, and Stephen Wise Temple.
Free admission.
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Lunch Bunch: Caring for the Stranger
Tuesday, February 27 at 5 p.m.
Help our Lunch Bunch care for the stranger – we have been making lunch for the clients of the Valley Shelter for over 20 years. Delivery of the lunches to the Valley Shelter will take place on Wednesday, February 28. To RSVP for Tuesday’s food preparation or if you have questions, contact Diane Kabat at 818.981.5485. |
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 Shloshim in Memory of Rabbi Zeldin
Friday, March 2 at 6:15 p.m.
Please join us for a special Shabbat service and oneg in memory of Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin. |
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 Jewish World Watch Walk to End Genocide
Sunday, April 22, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Pan Pacific Park
Join our Wise Talks team for this annual event that brings thousands of people together to speak out and raise awareness and funds to end worldwide genocide. March with our students, parents, friends, teachers, and clergy as we stand up for the millions of people around the world who cannot stand up for themselves.
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 Jews United for Democracy and Justice presents
Bans, Walls and Dreamers: Immigration in America
with Senator George Mitchell
Sunday, March 18 at 7 p.m. | Leo Baeck Temple
Senator George Mitchell served for several years as Chairman of DLA Piper, now Chairman Emeritus. Before that he served as a federal judge; as Majority Leader of the United States Senate; as Chairman of peace negotiations in Northern Ireland, which resulted in an agreement that ended an historic conflict; and most recently as U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East. In 2008, Time Magazine described him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Free admission.
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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. |
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| Lifecycle • Yahrzeits |
We remember with love those who died in recent days and weeks:
Alex Chaplan, Richard Cohen, Norman Ira Eichberg, Alan Gottschalk, Marilyn Horwits, Abraham Oberg, Fred Rosen, Jeff Sydney, Cyrus Yavneh, Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin
We observe the yahrzeits of:
Max Abrams*, Etta Aratow*, Anna Blatt*, Belle Bodner*, William Buchalter, Frieda Canter, Miriam Cohen*, Abraham Dolgen, Ada Eiferman*, Richard Laurans Feller*, Henry Fidler*, Sally Glaser*, Dr. Morris B. Gluck*, Florence Hechtman*, Lucy Herscher*, Vivian V. Hill*, Andree Hoffman*, Jack Jasper*, Al Kadner*, Dora Kahn*, Herman Kahn*, Nan Korngute*, Rayda Kramer*, Herbert Kuskin, Sam Lakin*, Lewis Lax*, Bernice Lee, Anne R. Leff*, Marvin Levin*, Frieda Loeb, David T. Miller*, Harry Joseph Miller*, Helen R. Ontman*, May K. Packtor*, Samuel H. Rosenthal, Ethel Rothenberg*, Esther Sacks*, Chloe Sampson, Anna Schainsinger, Bernice (Bunny) Shorr*, Abraham Singer*, Melvyn Walton*, John J. Williams*, Jean I. Winston, Samuel Zacky*, David Robert Zide*, Ted Zidell*
*Designated on our memorial walls
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| Lifecycle • Condolences |
| 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.
The family of Richard Cohen on his loss.
Charlie and Joan Fox on the loss of their cousin Cyrus Yavneh.
Perelene Chaplan on the loss of her husband Alex Chaplan. Condolences also to Sheryl and Gary Fidler, Alex’s daughter and son-in-law.
Seth and Audrey Rosen on the loss of Seth’s father Fred Rosen. Condolences also to Fred’s grandchildren Stephen Rosen and Rebecca Rosen.
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| Shehechianu Moment
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:
Daniel Sherkow and Randi Sunshine on the birth of their granddaughter Zora Ann Sherkow to proud parents Amanda Fein and Jacob Sherkow.
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| Lifecycle • Tributes |
| We honor people through charitable giving.
RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF:
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, by Shandy and Shaun Gabbay
Rabbi Ron Stern for officiating at our wedding, by Rebecca Goldberg and Randal Rosman
Rabbi David Woznica for officiating at the funeral of Alan Gottschalk, by The Gottschalk Family
IN MEMORY OF:
Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, by Gloria Stone
Rochelle Blank, by Roslyn Spiegelman
Charlotte Simon, by Owen Simon
Bess Waldman, by Irene and Marvin Perer
Abraham Dolgen, by Susan and Jonathan Dolgen
ZELDIN CHAIR FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, by Janine and Rick Kolodny, Lilian Jensen-Tabibian and Dr. B. Sam Tabibian, Sandra Novicoff, Sonia and Martin Bordo, Laurie Ackerman and Carly Ackerman–Canning, Heidi and Albert Praw, Wendy, Barry, Brandon, and Brooke Levin, Rita and Sam D. Schwartz and family, Shirley and Phil Sniderman, Rabbi Leah Kroll, Madelene and Richard (z”l) Teperson, Nancy Norris, Karen and Allan Entous, Patricia Ogden, Joan and Arnold Stein, Norma Cooper, Randee and Martin Leffler, Susan Firestone, Lori and Rob Goodman and family, Sylvia Ward and Frank Pinkus, Gerald Otelsberg, Joyce and Paul Krasnow, Andrea Sossin-Bergman, Toby and Paul Rothman, Frankie and Joel Berger, Daniel Redman, Jeffrey Eissenstat, Darlene Fogel, Allan and Adriane Morrison, Sandy and Stu Newmark, and Ardythe Jasper
WISE SCHOOL GENERATIONS ENDOWMENT
IN MEMORY OF:
Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, by Joyce and Kevin Anderson and family
Fred Rosen, by Janine and Rick Kolodny
READERS TO LEADERS FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Bradley Sonnenberg, by Joan and Sid Marantz
SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND
IN HONOR OF:
Lori and Rob Goodman, by The Schulman and Karo Families
IN MEMORY OF:
Frieda Loeb, by Carol Russ and family
LIFELONG LEARNING ENDOWMENT
IN MEMORY OF:
Fred Rosen, by Penny and Mark Berns
MAX HESS LIBRARY FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Chloe Sampson, by Barbara Sampson
GALA 2018 (FUND-A-NEED)
IN HONOR OF:
Deena and Ed Nahmias, by Dana and Scott Ehrlich
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
IN MEMORY OF:
Melvyn Walton, by Lynda Robbins
AFSANEH YOUSEFZADEH MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Afsaneh Yousefzadeh, by Susan Yousefzadeh and Hamid Moghavem
YAHRZEIT
IN MEMORY OF:
John J. Williams, by Marilyn and David Williams
Ada Eiferman, by The Dor Family
Davene Ginsburg, by Irving Ginsburg
Bertha Fink, by Shirley Bigel
Frieda Canter, by Arlene and Eli Chernow
Anna Schainsinger, by Gloria and Ron Gurvitz and family |
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| Thank You |
| We appreciate our wonderful volunteers:
Nosh Volunteer:
Susan Firestone
Gift Shop Volunteers:
Terrie Baumann
Rochelle Fox
Lori Rubin
Carol Sookman |
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