Vol. 32 no. 7 July 2019 Sivan/Tamuz 5779

THIS MONTH

Friday, July 5 @ 7pm Shabbat Family Service

Monday, July 8 @ 12pmTSG Book Club

Friday, July 12 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Service

Friday, July 19 @ 7:30 pm Shabbat Service

Saturday, July 20 @10:30 am Monthly Minyan

Friday, July 26 @ 7 pm Jewish Meditation followed by 7:30 Shabbat Service

Please note:Tot Shabbat & Lunch and Learn with the Rabbi will be on hiatus this month and resume in August

Congratulations to our 2019 Confirmation Class

MazelTov!

T E M P L E S I N A I

O F G L E N D A L E1212. N. Pacif ic Avenue

Glendale, CA 91202-1697

www.temple-sinai.net

Tel 818.246.8101

Rabbi Rick Schechter

Cantor Steve Hummel

President Maggie Freed

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LIBRARY HOURSThe Freedman Library is open after services on Fridays from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday mornings when there is Religious School.

Everyone is encouraged to use the library and check out a book

Date Time Parashah Torah Haf tarah

7/6/19 3 Tammuz 5779 Korach Num. 16:1-18:32 I Sam. 11:14-12:22

7/13/19 10 Tammuz 5779 Chukat Num. 19:1-22:1 Jud. 11:1-33

7/20/19 17 Tammuz 5779 Balak Num. 22:2-25:9 Mic. 5:6-6:8

7/27/19 24 Tammuz 5779 Pinchas Num. 25:10-30:1 Jer. 1:1-2:3

Switching to the Being Mode

by Rabbi Rick Schechter

The Rabbi?s Reflections

Emails. Text messages. Errands. Endless to-do lists. Responsibil it ies at work and at home. Open 24/7. The breakneck speed of l ife today can be measured in nanoseconds. Sometimes, we just need to slow down f rom our hectic and hurried lives, and switch from the ?doing? mode to the ?being? mode of l iving. Catch our breaths and rediscover our lives.

The mitzvah and practice of a weekly Shabbat, or of ?Shabbat moments? as a professor of mine liked to say, helps us make the switch. Shabbat beckons each one of us to slow down and savor the life we?ve been given. During our musical celebration of Shabbat 150, I sometimes share the wise words of American author Wilferd A. Peterson. I offer them to you now as we enter summer, when hopefully the pace of our lives can slow a few steps.

Slow me down, God! Ease the pounding of my heart, by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with the vision of the eternal reach of t ime. Give me, amidst the confusion of my day, the calmness of the everlasting hil ls. Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of the singing streams that l ive in my memory. Help me to know the magical restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking a minute's vacation? of slowing down to look at a f lower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines from a good book. Remind me each day of the fable of the hare and the tortoise, that I may know that the race is not always to the swift, that there is more to life than increasing its speed. Let me look upward into the branches of the towering oak tree and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well. Slow me down, God, and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of l ife's enduring values that I may grow toward the stars of greater destiny.

Shalom uvracha,

A Grateful Postscript re: Nina?s Bat Mitzvah Ceremony

It was such a t remendous joy to celebrate Nina's bat mitzvah with so many of our temple family! Our deep and heart fel t grat itude to you for blessing us with your presence and sharing the sacred moments. Apri l , Nina, Evan and I thank you f rom the depths of our hearts.

The President's Message

Summer Is Upon Us!

by Maggie Freed

The Temple Sinai Board is interested in hearing from the congregation regarding any issue that may concern you. Feel free to contact us as follows:

President: Maggie Freed - mwfreed@gmail.com Exec.VP: Steve Abrams - steve.abrams.tsg@gmail.com First VP: Harley Haas - harleythaas@gmail.com Second VP: Phill ip Hain - phain@hotmail.com Treasurer: Dan Heller - djhellers@yahoo.com Recording Sec: Pat Smith - pasmith29@yahoo.com Financial Sec: Larry Cohen - labhoncho@gmail.com

I hope you are all having a good summer ? whether vacation, staycation, short trips, long trips, or just enjoying some of the fun things to discover around Los Angeles, l ike the Bunny Museum or the Museum of Il lusions!

Our parking lot renovation is virtually complete, with beautiful new landscaping, and you may notice that we now have a bike rack for those who take their exercise more seriously than I do! Thanks to everyone for their cooperation and patience during this project.

Special thanks to past president Mike Simon for leading this effort, with help and advice from Jason Marx, Emil Mertzel, Dan Heller and Susan Hain, and with the cooperation of our tenants, the Grandview Preschool. We?ll be happy to have our social hall back, none the worse for wear by the litt le ones who?ve been using it as play space while their outdoor space is under construction.

On a completely dif ferent note, summer is a good time to catch up on your reading,

and I?d like to suggest a few Jewish-themed books that I?ve enjoyed, and that we?ve read for the temple?s book club (which meets the second Monday of each month at noon, just sayin?).

The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish

My Promised Land: the Triumph & Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit

The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht

The Jew Store by Stella Suberman

Another activity you might want to consider for you and/or your family is cooking a dinner for the Ascencia shelter in Glendale. See the article elsewhere in this issue for more information, and help brighten the summer for people who are struggling.

L?Shalom,

TSG Social Action Committee

Erica Whinston erica.whinston@gmail.com

A Cal l to Act ion f rom Temple Member Ruth Lambert ....Dear Temple Family - as many of you know, my son Charlie was born in and adopted from Guatemala in 2002. Charlie and I have been extremely blessed in our lives together and with the wonderful, loving community that we?re a part of at Temple Sinai. Charlie is an active member of our temple and feels loved and respected by all of you. Our community matters to him.

Hundreds of children from Central America are being held in detention centers near our southern borders. They are being held in f ilthy facil it ies and are not being given beds, blankets, soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, diapers, fresh food, water and comfort. Their l iving conditions are horrif ic and they need our assistance and support. This crisis goes beyond polit ics, it 's just about basic humanity.

Imagine Charlie Lambert with his dark eyes and hair and his brown skin... now imagine him in one of those camps. There but for the grace of God? .

If you?d like to learn more about the situation please read the article at this l ink: https:/ /www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/ inside-a-texas-building-where-the-government-is-holding-immigrant-children

If you?d like to donate and want some resources please start with: https:/ /www.charitynavigator.org and pick from their l ist or go to https:/ /www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/

You can also sign up to donate weekly/monthly to:

https:/ /www.raicestexas.org

https:/ /www.theyoungcenter.org

https:/ /www.aclu.org

https:/ /mijente.net

Shalom, Ruth Lambert

AN AFTERWARD FROM THE RABBI -- To help these children and their families who deserve and need humane treatment, dignity, and compassion, I encourage you to research and decide if you want to support one or more of these organizations that Ruth has kindly brought to our attention. Our Torah teaches, ?You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.? (Exodus 23:9)

? Rabbi Rick Schechter

Flow er Crow ns for our Torahs for Shavuot

Once again this year we prepared beautiful f lower crowns for our Torah scrolls to help celebrate the spring/summer chag (holiday). This year congregants Leah Soltes, Linda Pillsbury, Sally Davis, Cathi Comras, and Erica Whinston, and her boys Noah, David & Solomon and I worked together to create these f loral masterpieces.

We had special help from Claire Gorf inkel and Kathy Kobayashi, both former TSG members. Kathy organized the whole event, even going to the downtown f lower market early in the morning.

TSG Social Action Committee

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Erica Whinston erica.whinston@gmail.com

Ascencia By Ruth & Mike Devine

Since joining Temple Sinai, one of our favorite family activit ies has been cooking dinner as part of the Guest Chef program at the Ascencia Homeless Shelter here in Glendale. The fact that it is on a Sunday means we can have fun cooking a meal as a family and then have a nice evening sharing it with others.

Our June Ascencia date brought with it the beginning of summer and thoughts of smoked meat and ice cream. Mike spent the day outside happily smoking brisket for delicious brisket sandwiches.

We were joined that evening with some close family friends who love to participate with us, one a college student who had just come back home from the east coast at the end of the term, so it was also a nice reunion of with some of our daughter Johanna?s friends.

We also welcomed help from Temple Sinai member Sophia Mertzel, her mom Becca and friend Anika. This was Sophia?s f irst t ime volunteering at Ascencia and hopefully not the last! She is working on her Mitzvah Project for her upcoming bat mitzvah. The girls spent a lot of t ime making a fantastic fruit salad, and amazing homemade brownies and banana bread.

Their contribution along with the brisket sandwiches, potato salad, kale slaw and ice cream sundae?s made for a fantastic summer feast.

We had a smaller crowd than we have had in the past but we all enjoyed sitt ing and dinning with the the residents that were there. As it usually happens, some residents are eager to engage and some prefer to stay to themselves.

Our greatest hope for Johanna and her friends, and for Sophia and Anika is that they see the great importance of helping others in their own communities and will continue to make activit ies like the Guest Chef program at Ascencia and cooking and serving meals for Family Promise (another Devine family favorite!) a constant in their l ives.

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Thanks to Ruth & Mike Devine and their helpers! If you?re interested in this mitzvah which we?ve committed to on the f irst Sunday of each month, please contact Jan Freed 323.363.0452 freed358@gmail.com and he can give you all the details.

TSG Social Action Committee

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Erica Whinston erica.whinston@gmail.com

A M orning of Shavuot Study and Fel low ship By I lena Bl ick er

It was a beautiful Sunday morning and it was Shavuot. Twenty of us walked into the chapel for what became a marvelous experience of Shavuot study with our Temple Educator, Carolyn Moore Mooso.

The topic, "Jewish Wonder Women: From Ruth (Biblical) to Ruth (RBG)" had intrigued us. In addition to the two Ruths, we discussed: Rebecca Gratz, founder of the f irst Jewish Sunday School; Clara Lemlich Shavelson, one of the founders of the ILGWU; Hannah Senesh, writer, poet, Zionist who parachuted into Nazi occupied territory during WW II; Loretta Cottin Pogrebin, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and editor; Natalie Portman, actress born in Israel; and Gal Gadot, actress (Wonder Woman) who also was in the Israeli army.

What we looked at specif ically was how each of them shared values that were based in Jewish Mitzvot including Justice, Social Justice, Integrity, Tzedakah among them.

Since it was Shavuot, we started the day with bagels and cream cheese, fruit and for our study break we feasted on cheesecake. More importantly we had the chance to study with our amazing, talented Carolyn Moore Mooso.

Todah Rabah Carolyn for all that you do to teach your pupils, young and not so young!

M embershipA nniversaries!

20 YearsAmy Wohl

15 YearsMichael and Lorna Simon

5 Years Kris and Rachel White

Brian and Sarah Bairstow

Welcome to our new est congregant!

Elaine and Simon Hammel are delighted to announce the arrival of

Louis "Louie" Wel ls Hammel on June 4, 2019.

Mazel Tov to the entire family!

JULYBIRTHDAYS

1Rachel Kaufman Albert Muzquiz

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Marty Sharkey 5

Danielle Simon 6

Clif f Welch 7

Joyce Hirsch Ruth Jacobson Abigail Lewis Riley Millward

8

Elisa Geris Debbie Heller Hannah Shavit?Weiner

10

Matthew BarriosNathan Johnson

11Eden BashanLeor CambreMolly Wallschlaeger

12Paloma Elfassi

13Laurie BashanTracy KaplanRichard Weiss

15Guillaume Lemoine

16Julianna GershenRabbi Rick Schechter

17Ken CooperCarol CoutinEnrique Fleischman

18Michael Burnstine

19Miriam BurtenMara GobyDan JeffriesSarah Lowenthal

20Donna BaarAlden GellerDelilah MooreKathy Richelson

21

Marc GoldsteinMadeline KarpelAndrew KowalLiam SeltzerDonald Wallschlaeger

22Traci EisenJennifer KirschenbaumDes MooreMolly RibnikCathleen Richland

23Stuart KarpelErica Whinston

24Emily BergmanBenjamin SilvaGus Zarefsky

25Daniel Dash

26Shane Smith-Almagor

27Jan Freed

28Ruth Goldstein

29Kevin OlmedoEryn Seltzer

31Ava MansonAllen Rausch

The Temple Sinai Book ClubFor Monday, July 8

Hidden Ones by Marcia Fine

It is the mid 17th century in Mexico and the Spanish Inquisit ion is rooting out any who practice, even secretly, rites not sanctioned by the Catholic Church. Among these is a family of conversos, including the abuela and her young granddaughter who are arrested and imprisoned. Their story, based on records of the Inquisit ion in Mexico, details the perilous life that conversos l ived and the journeys they had to be prepared to take to survive.

Al l The Rivers by Dorit Babinyan

This winner of the Israeli Bernstein Prize for Hebrew literature is a love story between an Israeli Jewish woman and a Palestinian man who meet in Greenwich Village. Despite the knowledge that being together back home was not viable, their joy in each other continues to its inevitable end. A best seller, the book was init ially banned by the Israel Education Ministry for its theme. They later relented in that it could be taught in advanced literature classes. Join us in exploring this fascinating book.

For Monday, August 12

Shabbat Morning Minyan

A minyan is traditionally a quorum of ten or more adult (over the age of b?nai mitzvah) Jews for the purpose of communal prayer.

Al l are welcome at the Temple Sinai of Glendale monthly minyan for our Shabbat

morning service and discussion of the week?s Torah port ion or other related topic.

We meet at 10:30 am on the third Shabbat of each month and end with a del icious

vegetarian/dairy pot luck lunch where discussion can cont inue.

Quest ions? Contact Maggie Freed 323-527-7989 mwfreed@gmail .com

Mark your calendars for upcoming dates:

July 20Aug 17 - Sept 21 - Oct 19

Thanks for the Delicious Oneg

Temple Announcements

June 7 - by the Parents of our Confirmands in honor of their children

June 14 - by the Sisterhood of Temple Sinai of Glendale

June 21 - by April and Rabbi Rick Schechter in honor of their daughter Nina's Bat Mitzvah and the Sisterhood

June 28 - by the Temple Sinai Board in honor of their installation

If ANY

Family Night

Shabbat DinnerFriday, TWO MONTHS AHEAD DATE at 6:00 pm

in the Temple Social Hal l

RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTEDAFTER WEDNESDAY, MONTH DATE

Make reservat ions on websitetemple-sinai.net

or cal l Lorna Simon at (818) 357-0174

ENTREE ITEMITEM ITEM

Chal lah Wine

Donations MAY/ JUNE

Rabbi?s Discret ionary Fund

David Sulam - For the yahrzeit of his mother Venecia Lamboglia

Cantor?s Discret ionary Fund

James Aguiar and Randi Burke-Aguiar - For the yahrzeit of Randi?s grandfather Isaac Forman

Energy Ef f iciency Fund

Dan and Debbie Heller - For the yahrzeit of Dan's mother Betty Heller

Sisterhood Campership Fund

Aileen Goldstein - For the yahrzeit of her husband Julian Goldstein

Simchat Oneg Fund

Larry and Flo Cohen - In honor of Nina Schechter?s Bat Mitzvah

Bella Molho ? Agnes Lieberman Flower Fund

June 7, 2019 ? Sivan 5, 5779

Parents of the Conf irmat ion Class ? in honor of their children

Ruth and Richard Goldstein ? for the yahrzeit of Ruth?s father Heinz Lowenstam

Stephanie and George Loew ? for the yahrzeit of Stephanie?s brother Tim Cutler

Heather and Arthur Ross ? for the yahrzeit of Heather?s father Harry Pogorelsky

June 14, 2019 ? Sivan 12, 5779

Glenda and Gerry Berman ? for the yahrzeits of Gerry?s mother Ann Berman and Glenda?s father Glenn Welch

Ruth and Richard Goldstein ? for the yahrzeit of Richard?s brother Samuel Goldstein Jr.

El len Strauss - for the yahrzeit of her uncle Leonard Strauss

June 21, 2019 ? Sivan 19, 5779

April and Rabbi Rick Schechter ? in honor of Nina?s Bat Mitzvah

El len Strauss - for the yahrzeit of her cousin Lucy Goodman

Marilyn Silva - for the yahrzeit of her grandmother Rebecca Kistenberg Schneider

Aileen and Marc Goldstein - for the yahrzeit of Aileen's husband and Marc's father Julian Goldstein

June 28, 2019 ? Sivan 26, 5779

Gene and Mimi Burten ? for the yahrzeit of Gene's father Nathan Burten

David Greenbaum - for the yahrzeit of his mother Aileen Greenbaum

Susan, Phil l ip and Andrew Hain - for the yahrzeit of Susan's cousin Cathy Fair

Stephanie and George Loew - for the yahrzeit of Stephanie's father Thomas Cutler

July 5, 2019 ? 3 Tammuz, 5779

William Abermanfather of Dean Aberman

Eugene Abramsfather of Steve Abrams

Kathryn D. Dunhammother of James Aguiar

Stephen Bankfather of Julie Bank

Charlotte Altschulgrandmother of Arline Golden

Richard Zaksbrother of Blanca Hadar

Betty Hellermother of Dan Heller

Elaine Laezmanmother of Richard Laezman

Jane Lenkowskymother of Suzy Lenkowsky?Krikorian

Maria Ziglemangrandmother of Irina Mazor

Darlene Irishaunt of Steve Seidner

Sidney Speilfather of Howard Speil

Bonnie Van Alenfriend of Ellen Strauss

Ezekiel Booth Jr.

Adele Bril l iant

Lil iana Faigen

Dorothy Tepper Lockrem

Samuel Schneider

David Solomon Schwartz

Harry L. Teitelbaum

Rose Weisberg

Sadie Winkelstein

July 12, 2019 ? 10 Tammuz, 5779

Edward Cornellhusband of Carol Cornell

Herman Glaserfather of Carol Cornell

Jose Gonzalezhusband of Francine Gonzalez

Etta Kaysgrandmother of Ruth Jacobson

Edward L. Keyfather of Adam Key

Freda Kleinmother of Clif ford Klein

Shirley Krelensteinaunt of Rebecca Kaufman

Lionel Lambertfather of Ruth Lambert

Dr. Harold Marcusfather of Beth Marcus

Arthur Millerhusband of Sylvia Miller

Sarah Muzquizgrandmother of Raymie Muzquiz

Nelida Renskoffmother of Alex Renskoff

Simon Sonenscheinfather of Philip Simon

Norman Straussfather of Ellen Strauss

Coppel Bloomgrandfather of Jan Sway

Michael Louis Staff

Dr. Jack M. Bailis

Theodore M. Brostoff

Will iam Devitz

Melvin Fields

David I. Kirschbaum

Bonnie Kruchkoff

Solomon Levy

Rose Lewis

Minnie Mannison

Yahrzeit We Remember

July 19, 2019 ? 17 Tammuz, 5779

Ed Rossbrother-in-law of Steve Abrams

Norman Hindleyuncle of Cindy Cordes

Betty Marcomother of Tzipora Dash

Richard Searsbrother-in-law of Sally Davis

Carol Freedenthalfather of Shelly Freedenthal

Steve Novackcousin of Heather Halperin

Esther Mervisgrandmother of Jennifer Mervis

Deanna Muzquizsister of Raymie Muzquiz

Martha Simonsister of James Nichols

Rachel Erin Levittgranddaughter of Maryon Parnes

Adaline Teitelbaum Sonenschein mother of Philip Simon

Lyn Wenzelaunt of Steve Seidner

Paula Wiedermother of Jon Wieder

Jacob Gross

Tina Labovitch

Pearl Marias

Samuel Rifken

Sam Small

Robert Shalom Vivante

July 26, 2019 ? 24 Tammuz, 5779

Walter Goldsmithfather of Laura Goldsmith

Mildred Hoffmangrandmother of Angela Goby

Max Tratnerfather of Francine Gonzalez

Elaine Lowenthalmother of Marc Lowenthal

Christine Mulhollandsister of Cathleen Richland

Thelma Ribnikmother of Susie Ribnik

Paul M. Silberbergfather of Earle Sanders

Touba Ezri Mayerimother of Louise Mayeri Spillman

Gerry Steinfather of Gene Stein

Rabbi Carole Meyerswife of Ralph Zarefsky, mother of Joe and Gus

Minette Rifken

David Sternseher

Sarah Vallen

Mariam Vego

Yahrzeit We Remember

Weizmann Day School : L?hitraot to the 2018-19 School Year

by Lisa Feldman, M.A. Ed. Head of Weizmann Day School

Weizmann has completed another incredible school year! Thanks to the generous support of our donors, Weizmann was able to provide these fabulous programs (among others) for students and the community:

- Middle School Overnight Trip. Weizmann?s Middle School students ?bonded? early in the school year with an escape room project, pizza, ice cream, and a movie, all while ?camping out? in the Jewish Federation off ice suite.

- 15th Annual Interfaith Concert . In October, Weizmann again hosted students from neighboring schools New Horizon and St. Marks for a beautiful interfaith concert honoring the memory of Daniel Pearl.

- ?Cat In The Hat? Performance. In March, Weizmann students in grades K-4 performed Dr. Seuss?s ?Cat In The Hat.? It was a special opportunity for our youngest students to showcase their dramatic talent.

- Two Shakespeare Celebrat ions. In April, Weizmann Middle School students performed ?As You Like It? before audiences of family and friends. On another day, they joined with New Horizon students for a special recitation of Shakespeare sonnets at the beautiful Maxwell House in Pasadena.

- LA County Science & Engineering Fair. Weizmann sent six projects to County and returned with six signif icant awards. Among these were a 1st Place Team Award - Behavioral Sciences, a 1st Place UCLA Brain Research Institute Award, and acceptance to the California State Science Fair.

Weizmann is looking forward to an exciting 2019-20 school year. Watch for details ? and have a great summer!

Weizmann?s Mission: to provide an enriching educat ion, rooted in Jewish t radit ions and values, which fosters crit ical thinking, creat ivity, col laborat ion, character and compassion.

To schedule a tour of our school , inquire about the school , or make a donat ion, please call the off ice at (626) 797-0204 or visit www.weizmann.net.

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