Eyes on Wise 8.9.18

This Week’s Torah Portion: Re’eh

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Geldin Chapel
Led by Rabbi Ron Stern and Whitney Norton

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11
Shabbat Morning Services | Plotkin Chapel
Led by Rabbi Josh Knobel and Cantor Paul Dorman
9 a.m. Torah Study
10 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

NEXT WEEK:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Geldin Chapel
Led by Rabbi Josh Knobel and Cantor Nathan Lam

Shabbat by the Shore
with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Cantor Emma Lutz
Friday, August 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Crescent Bay Park, Santa Monica
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
Shabbat Morning Services | Plotkin Chapel
Led by Rabbi Josh Knobel and Cantor Emma Lutz
9 a.m. Torah Study
10 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

Learning Opportunities with Clergy
Bible Study with Rabbi Ron Stern: Monday, August 13 at 9 a.m. | Temple Conference Room
Talmud Study with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback: Wednesday, August 15 at 12 p.m. | Levine Fitness Studio

Yizkor Book Deadline is August 20
Our Yizkor Book of Remembrance is a time-honored and meaningful way to remember your departed loved ones during this year’s High Holy Days and throughout the year. Submissions will be open from July 12 through August 20. We encourage you to make a contribution of $18 per name listed. This donation allows us to a printed version of the book for all who attend our Yizkor services. Please contact us during office hours at 310.476.8561 if you have any questions or if we may assist you in completing your submission.
SUBMIT ONLINE
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High Holy Days tickets now on sale – BUY NOW
Member tickets are currently being mailed with your member decals. Additional member guest and guest tickets are mailed separately.

What’s new this year?

• Worship with our new machzor created by your Wise clergy at Rosh Hashanah morning and at Kol Nidre services
• Join the entire Wise community for our All Community Erev Rosh Hashanah service at 8 p.m. on the Stephen Wise Temple campus (there will be no Erev Rosh Hashanah service at Skirball or the Church this year). And, of course, we have our beloved Family Soulful Service at 5 p.m. also on the Stephen Wise Temple campus.

  Visit WiseLA.org/HighHolyDays – Your one-stop guide to schedules, tickets, membership, family experiences, and more.

Make A Difference During LA Family Housing Week – Aug. 13-17
Donation deadline: August 15
In honor of its 35^th birthday, LA Family Housing is celebrating its efforts to end homelessness and empower the community to take action in support of homeless neighbors. Change starts here – and with you! Wise is now collecting items needed for “Donation Drop-Off Day!” Bring the following new toiletry items to the Sanctuary lobby by August 15: shampoo, bar soap, body wash, toothpaste, deodorant, razors. Also, during LAFH Week, you can take tours of LAFH’s brand-new facilities, volunteer with friends, drop-off your donations, and become an ambassador for this important partner in our tikkun olam work.
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Voting is for the Wise
Casting your ballot is the single most important way that you can personally influence the policies and positions of our city, state, and country. It is the way that we, as a Jewish community, can make sure that our interests and those principles we uphold are represented. Are you registered to vote? Are your children over the age of 18 registered? Share this link with any non-registered voters. Make sure to register yourself. You can even register to receive a permanent vote-by-mail ballot if you have difficulty voting in person. Make your voice heard!
REGISTER HERE

Shabbat by the Shore
with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback and Cantor Emma Lutz
Friday, August 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Crescent Bay Park, Santa Monica
Our seaside service has become a beloved summer tradition, bringing together friends from all over Los Angeles for a sunset Shabbat full of meaningful prayer and uplifting music. As always, arrive early to stake out a spot for your blanket and picnic “pre-neg” and be sure to pack your frisbees and beach balls for an after-service hangout!
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Lunch Bunch: Caring for the Stranger
Tuesday, August 21 at 5 p.m. | Sanctuary Building
Help our Lunch Bunch care for the stranger by assembling lunches for residents at LA Family Housing’s valley shelter. Delivery of the lunches will take place on the morning of Wednesday, August 22. Your help is greatly appreciated, especially in the summer months when school is not in session and many are traveling. To RSVP for Tuesday’s food preparation or if you have questions, email Diane Kabat or call 818.981.5485.

Concert on Cañon
with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Cantor Nathan Lam, Cantor Emma Lutz, Music Director David Kates, and the Stephen Wise Temple Soulful Musicians and Singers
Thursday, August 23 at 6 p.m.
Beverly Cañon Gardens, Beverly Hills
For the past two years, our extraordinary clergy, musicians, and singers have wowed audiences at Beverly Hills’ beautiful Beverly Cañon Gardens, performing an eclectic mix from traditional Jewish and Israeli music to pop favorites to last year’s stunning “Summer of Love” selections. This hidden gem of a venue has plenty of seating, lawn space for family picnickers, and restaurant patios for those grabbing a happy hour cocktail and nosh. Limited free parking is available.

Selichot
Save the Date: Saturday, September 1
7 p.m. | Meditation and learning sessions with your Wise clergy
8 p.m. | Dessert
8:30 p.m. | Selichot Havdalah Service

Jewish National Fund presents
Gaza Border Crisis: The Trauma, The Damage, The Needs
Sunday, August 19 at 10:30 a.m. | Stephen Wise Temple
Meet a mother, a young pioneer, and a farmer — all residents of Gaza border communities — who will share their personal stories of living under attack. Hear about the needs in their communities and the issues they face on the ground: their experiences running to bomb shelters and sleeping in saferooms, their fears of a ruined economy, the ecological disaster, and their challenges dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). For more information contact Lou Rosenberg ([email protected] or 323.924.1400 x963).
RSVP HERE

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.

Debbee and Robert Schwartz on the loss of Debbee’s mother June Klein, grandmother of Carey Swartz and Courtney Ross.

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!

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

Shaun and Ronen Malekmehr on their son Cameron becoming Bar Mitzvah.
 

Wishing you a future filled with joy and blessings.
Mazal tov to:

Marc Gendelman and Eva Quirab on the birth of their son Aaron Quirab Gendelman, grandson of Andrew Guerdat and Michele Gendelman.

Brett and Natasha Kleinman on the birth of their son Luca Kleinman, grandson of Assistant Head of School Pam Kleinman.

Ali Strocker and Andrew Tennenbaum on the birth of their daughter Lucy Rose Tennenbaum, granddaughter of Gail and Jack Eskenazi.

We honor our loved ones, our family simchas, our communal losses through charitable giving. To give in honor or in memory of a cherished family member or dear friend please visit WiseLA.org/Giving.

RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF:

Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, for a wonderful trip to Eastern Europe, by Lana Sternberg

IN MEMORY OF:

Lea Bleviss, by The Bleviss Family

Andrew Bradley Greene, by Carol and Gilbert Greene

CANTORS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF:

Cantor Nathan Lam, for a wonderful trip to Eastern Europe and for allowing me to light the Shabbat candles at services last Friday, by Lana Sternberg

IN MEMORY OF:

Andrew Bradley Greene, by Carol and Gilbert Greene

WISE SCHOOL GENERATIONS ENDOWMENT
IN HONOR OF:

the birth of Mariella Luna Roessler, daughter of Amanda Koosed and Max Roessler, and granddaughter of Gentille and Terry Koosed, by Janine and Rick Kolodny

the birth of Luca Kleinman, grandson of Pam Kleinman and son of Natasha and Brett Kleinman, by Tami and Robert Weiser, Janine and Rick Kolodny, and Jessica Lebovits

IN MEMORY OF:

June Klein, by Janine and Rick Kolodny, Roz and Bob Weiner, Jody and Dan Furie, Penny and Mark Berns, Deena and Ed Nahmias, Cara Rifkin, Susie and Bruce Goren, and Heidi and Albert Praw

WISE READERS TO LEADERS
IN MEMORY OF:

Phil Shubb, by Carol and Ed Horowitz

SOL AND ESTHER SMITH LIBRARY FUND
IN MEMORY OF:

Sidney Berkman, by Irene and David Smith

HOMES FOR HEROES
IN HONOR OF:

Homes for Heroes, by Shirley and Phil Sniderman

WISE HEARTS FUND
IN MEMORY OF:

Robert Caine, by Sunny Caine

2018-2019 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
IN HONOR OF:

the birthday of Hooman Nissani, by Patricia Glaser and Sam Mudie

YAHRZEIT FUND
IN MEMORY OF:

Ernest Wohl, by Lisa and Steven Weiss and family

Lou Slutsky, by Sonia Bordo

L.K. Lloyd, by The Lloyd Family

Paul W. Glick, by Marshall Glick, Marni Glick, and Heather Glick-Atalla

David Epstein, by Norman, Ann, Mark, Laura, Rebecca, Madeline, and Adrienne Epstein

Irene Klein, by Walter Klein

Nosh Volunteer:
Susan Firestone

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

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