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 Your Ten Questions
by Rabbi Ron Stern
Each fall I spend a semester teaching a new group of rabbinical students beginning their studies at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. It’s both a reminder of my own early, less experienced years as well as inspirational and refreshing to hear them struggle to find meaning in the Jewish tradition, assimilate ancient ideas with millennial sensibilities, and convey their insights to their congregants at their internships.
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 Announcing a Transformative Gift to Our Community
On the eve of the New Year, I’m pleased to share some wonderful news. With a vision to create the finest possible Jewish and secular early childhood education experience, philanthropist and longtime member Lowell Milken has made a transformative $12 million gift to Stephen Wise Temple. This commitment by the Lowell Milken Family Foundation will dramatically enhance our facilities and program. New buildings will house state-of-the-art learning environments to nourish and support Wise’s youngest students from 3-month-olds in the Parenting Center through Pre-K. A key element of the gift will be ongoing, powerful professional development opportunities to recruit and retain the finest early childhood education faculty. This gift is an extraordinary expression of the values that have animated Stephen Wise Temple and Schools since our inception.
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 High Holy Days: What’s New at Your Venue and What You Need to Know
Shanah Tovah! We know the High Holy Days are an exciting and busy time in your life. So let’s make your life a whole bunch easier and direct your attention to the TOP things you need to know going into this amazing Rosh Hashanah weekend with Stephen Wise Temple.
Wise Campus Edition
Skirball Cultural Center Edition
Bel Air Church Edition
And remember, there’s a lot more information here:
Full High Holy Days Site | Family Experiences
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Worship
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 This Week’s Torah Portion: Nitzavim
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Sanctuary
Led by Rabbi Sari Laufer and Cantorial student Sara Anderson
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Shabbat Morning Services | Parenting Center
Led by Rabbi Josh Knobel and Cantor Emma Lutz
9 a.m. Torah Study
10 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service | Stephen Wise Temple
5 p.m. Family Soulful Service (fun for all ages)
8 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah All Community Service
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NEXT WEEK:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Sanctuary
Led by Rabbi Josh Knobel and Cantor Emma Lutz
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Shabbat Morning Services | Plotkin Chapel
Led by Rabbi Ron Stern and Cantor Emma Lutz
9 a.m. Torah Study
10 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Tashlich at the Beach
3 – 4 p.m.
Tower 24 – Santa Monica Beach
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Learning Opportunities with Clergy
Bible Study with Rabbi Ron Stern: Monday, September 17 at 9 a.m. | Temple Conference Room
Talmud Study with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback: Wednesday, September 26 at 12 p.m. | Udko Annex
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 Yom Kippur Afternoon Learning, Music and Contemplation
On Yom Kippur afternoon, enjoy the opportunity to learn from lay leaders and participate in open discussion on engaging topics or attend a music and contemplation session to reflect on the past year and the year ahead. Our learning topics will vary by venue (view the complete schedule of speakers and topics here). In our music and contemplation areas, you will receive source texts on mindfulness and healing and have the chance to pray silently or simply listen to soothing and spiritual music.
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 Family Experiences: Learn What’s New and What’s Changing
Families with children of all ages have a variety of amazing options when it
comes to High Holy Days with Wise! At our Family Services, parents and kids can pray, sing, and learn together. During our Days of Awesome, kids can learn through activities tailored just for them (no grown-ups allowed!) And, of course we offer Child Care for all services on the Wise campus and
at Bel Air Church.
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 Melton School Opens Enrollment for Kabbalah/Mysticism Class
Wise’s award-winning Melton School is proud to open registration for adult education classes to those who have never enrolled in a Melton course before. Our History of Kabbalah/Mysticism class is a look into the rich history of Jewish mysticism, along with understandings of many of the texts that have been so central to that tradition, speaking to the deepest mysteries of human existence and to many of life’s eternal universal questions. There are no prerequisites for this course.
LEARN MORE HERE or contact Rabbi Karen Strok ([email protected]).
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Send a Wise Back-to-School Gift to Your College Student!
It’s that time of year – our college kids are hitting the road (or taking a quick trip down the 405) on their way back to school and we want them to know Wise is wishing them a sweet new year! If you would like us to send them a special back-to-school gift, please let us know.
SIGN UP HERE
PACKING DATE: Friday, September 28. If you’d like to help, contact us.
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 New Family Shabbat Parenting Class Begins September 15
Wise School’s Parenting Center is excited to announce a new Saturday Shabbat class that’s sure to be fun for parents and kids alike! Bring your children (1-3 years old) for a morning of play, challah baking, singing, and making great new friends. This class will be a wonderful way for parents and grandparents to experience the community of our amazing Parenting Center.
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| Upcoming Events |
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 Tashlich at the Beach
Sunday, September 16 from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Tower 24 – Santa Monica Beach
Bring a blanket to the beach for an uplifting gathering of song and inspiration as we prepare for the coming of the new year. Hear the sound of the shofar resonating against the crashing waves as we cast our misdeeds into the sea. This beautifully symbolic ritual is a cherished tradition for all ages!
How to get there: meet us at Tower 24, south of the pier! We recommend parking in the Crescent Bay Park parking lot.
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Jews United for Democracy and Justice and Community Advocates present
The Assault on Ethical Democracy: Ambassadors Norman Eisen and Dennis Ross
Co-sponsored by Stephen Wise Temple
Wednesday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. | Valley Beth Shalom
Hear two former ambassadors, Norman Eisen and Dennis Ross, in dialogue with Rabbi Ed Feinstein of Valley Beth Shalom. This special evening is sixth in the Community Conversations series funded by Wise’s partners Jews United for Democracy and Justice and Community Advocates.
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 Rosh Hodesh Women’s Gathering
Wednesday, October 10 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 Sivan. We will usher in the holiday of Shavuot, celebrating its themes of revelation, learning, growth, and compassion. As always, we’ll join in song and study, creating a time and space for reflection and connection. Bring a friend, bring your spirit, bring a song.
RSVP HERE
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 Soulful Shabbat
Friday, October 12
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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Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion presents
Symposium 2
November 11-12 | Stephen Wise Temple
Join esteemed clergy and scholars from all around the world, including members of our own clergy team, for HUC-JIR’s Symposium 2, an engaging exploration of ideas and attitudes. Nowadays, there is “my news” and “your news,” “your truth” and “my truth,” and consensus about facts is increasingly elusive. Even the university, once the place where young minds pursued “veritas,” is more likely today to teach its students the postmodern prioritization of subjectivity over objectivity, discourse over reality, perspective over universal truth. Against this backdrop, HUC-JIR Symposium 2 will explore the various ways in which contemporary Jews grapple with the concept of the truth.
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| Lifecycle • Yahrzeits |
We remember with love those who died in recent days and weeks:
Malihe Benyamini, Howard Besbris, Helen Dardashti Shadgoo, Hooman Farahmand, June Klein, Frances Leigh, James Ring
We observe the yahrzeits of:
Miriam Abramson, Lena Berlin *, Bessie Berman*, Morton Cohen, Lee Cowan*, David T. Factor*, Bernard Fineman*, Samuel E. Gilbert*, Ann Girard*, Mary Glick *, David S. Goldman*, Howard Gurvitz, Doris Jacobs, Sydney Kahn, William Kamer*, Miriam Kogen*, Rebecca Davis Levy*, Richard E. Levy, Beverly Ann Miller*, Mollie Neuman*, Bernard M. Packtor*, Ann Barbara Pushkin*, Abraham Rabin*, Celia Rabin*, Jacob Rose*, Ruth D. Ross*, Rose Seligman*, Miriam Esther Sloven*, Harvey Solochek*, Melanie Beth Taylor*, Max Winston
*Designated on our memorial walls
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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!
To our B’nai Mitzvah — may the Torah guide and inspire you every day of your adult life.
Mazal tov to:
Dana Guerin on her daughter Katelyn Frohlich becoming Bat Mitzvah.
Cindy Capeloto on her daughter Siena becoming Bat Mitzvah.
Nilou and Avi Yroshalmiane on their son Troy becoming Bar Mitzvah.
Wishing you a future filled with joy and blessings.
Mazal tov to:
Peyman Ghasri and Mrs. Beata Pezeshki on the birth of their daughter Leah Ghasri.
Nancy Isaacs and Gary Tenzer on their recent marriage.
Shirley and Phil Sniderman on celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
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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.
RABBI RON STERN DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF:
Laurie Ackerman and Carly Ackerman – Shana Tovah! by Susan Firestone
AFSANEH YOUSEFZADEH MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Doris Jacobs, by David and Linda Salzman
DIENER AND KADNER LIBRARY FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Max Winston, by Ken and Roberta Lloyd
CYE SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Miriam Abramson, by Alan Abramson
Rose Seligman, by Michael and Gail Glick
Mary Glick, by Michael and Gail Glick
HOMES FOR HEROES
IN HONOR OF:
Phil and Shirley Sniderman’s 60th Anniversary, by Ann Ellenson
WISE SCHOOL GENERATIONS ENDOWMENT
IN HONOR OF:
the Bar Mitzvah of Tobey Allen Miner, grandson of Michael and Linda Wachtell, by Janine and Richard Kolodny
June Klein, mother of Debbee Klein Schwartz and mother-in-law of Robert Schwartz, grandmother to Carrie, Courtney Ross and Casey Schwartz, by Donald and Donna Gindy
Frank Pinkus’ 80th birthday, by Mort and Barbara Sommer
IN MEMORY OF:
Rebecca Alterescu, loving mother and grandmother, by Ed and Deena Nahmias
Helen Dardashti Shadgoo, grandmother of Shirly Daneshgar, by Janine and Richard Kolodny
Sydney Kahn, by Arthur and Ginny Kahn
METUKA BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Ruth Ross, by Albert and Heidi Praw
YAHRZEIT FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Morris Feinberg, by Marilyn Sobelman
Howard Gurvitz, by Ron, Gloria, & Family Gurvitz
RABBI ISAIAH ZELDIN RABBINIC CHAIR
IN HONOR OF:
Shirley and Phil Sniderman’s 60th Wedding Anniversary by Donna Glassman and Samuel Firestone
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We appreciate our wonderful volunteers:
Nosh Volunteer:
Susan Firestone
Gift Shop Volunteers:
Terrie Baumann
Rochelle Fox
Lori Rubin
Carol Sookman
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