AHAVAT TORAH CONGREGATION · 2020. 3. 18. · In Ekev, Moses promises the Israelites that if they follow God’s rules they will enjoy all the benefits of the covenant made by God

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9:00AM Ethics-Mussar with Rabbi Miriam Hamrell and

Greg Metzger 10:00AM –12:15PM

Shabbat Service 12:15PM-Potluck

Dairy Lunch

AHAVAT TORAH CONGREGATION 343 South Church Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90049 (310) 362-1111

ONE TORAH, ONE COMMUNITY, MANY TEACHERS COMMITTED TO REPAIRING THE WORLD

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Torah Portion: Ekev Deuteronomy 7:12 -

11:25 Torah Teacher:

Judy Weinberger Torah Chanter:

Jonathan Troper and Jean Katz

Greeter: Helene Silber

AHAVAT TORAH CONGREGATION P.O. Box 442 Santa Monica, Calif. 90406

August 4, 2015

In Ekev, Moses promises the Israelites that if they follow God’s rules they will enjoy all the benefits of the covenant made by God with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He recalls all the suffering the people endured in their 40 years of wandering in the desert but after all that, they had survived. Moses reminds the people that the first generation had rebelled against God but that God forgave them. He describes the land they shall enter as flowing with milk and honey. Throughout this parshah Moses warns the Israelites that they must obey God’s commandments describing the rewards if they do so and

the punishments if they don’t.

Rabbi: Miriam Hamrell MHL,MAEd Cantorial Soloist: Gary Levine Associate Cantorial Soloist: Kimberly Haynes Co-Presidents: Judy Kollack & Shoshi Wilchfort Treasurer: Hal Jaffee Secretary: Linda Badger Board Members: Debra Barrath Barbara Burbank Vicki Crawford Gary Levine Jonathan Troper Co-Social Action: Vivian Gold Renee Schwartz Past Presidents Michael Stevens Rena Jaffe Jean Katz Ron Estroff Sid Rosenblatt Blanche Moss Ex-officio Members: Rabbi Miriam Hamrell & Charles Hamrell, MD

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THE WEEKLY ARTICLE

FROM OUR CO- PRESIDENTS JUDY AND SHOSHI

MESSAGE FROM CO-PRESIDENTS

Another week has come and gone. Some of us may remember the song made famous by two Jewish boys in the mid 1950’s (Irving Berlin wrote it and Eddie Fisher sang it) that says “When I’m worried and I can’t sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep, and I fall asleep counting my blessings!” In a world as riddled with problems as ours is, with senseless murder, violence, starvation, human trafficking, discrimination, ignorance, poverty, etc. (the list is long), it behooves us all to count our blessings, if not 100 times per day as we are instructed, but at least in the morning, at the “aha” moments we encounter throughout the day, and when we entrust our souls to God for safe-keeping at night.

Amidst all the turbulence (which unfortunately was reflected in Israel this past week as well) we indeed have much to be thankful for not the least of which is our little synagogue in the Glen which weekly anchors us to our traditions and fosters a very important sense of community. How does it do that? We have not only our thought provoking Mussar class each Shabbat morning and our exuberant Shabbat services and potluck, but we also find all sorts of ways to celebrate simchas, holidays, special events and to take advantage of special learning opportunities provided by members of the congregation as well as the classes offered by Rabbi Miriam who will be back from Israel and with us this coming Shabbat.

Please read this newsletter in its entirety so you won’t miss any of the events coming up this month - our Rosh Hodesh observance on Sunday, Aug. 16, our Havdalah on the Beach Aug. 22, the second preparation of the hygiene kits for the PATH homeless on Aug. 22, bringing in gently used clothing for our participation in the VA event in December, our special 5th Shabbat with speaker Rabbi Jonathan Klein, Executive Director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice on Aug. 29…… -the list is long!

We want to thank Bernice Brown for being such a conscientious JNF tree coordinator for the past few years, and since Bernice will be leaving us for Orange County in a few weeks we welcome Shayna Lester who will be taking over the JNF tree project.

We want to thank Sasha for coordinating the Torah chanters for the past few years. Sasha will still be involved but Michael Stevens has graciously offered to step up to take the lead in the scheduling of the chanters. Jonathan will work with him as needed.


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CO-PRESIDENTS’ ARTICLE CONTINUED

There will be a Board meeting on August 8 beginning at 1:15. Board meetings are always open so if you have a pressing issue, please feel free to attend – even if you don’t have a pressing issue, feel free to attend and share your thoughts.

Please send in your registration forms for all of the things associated with Ahavat Torah’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur observance ASAP so we can plan appropriately.

We are thankful for the close to 100 “blessings” we have in our congregation who are you, its members. We look forward to your continuing support as we approach the New Year.

B’shalom, v’brachot, v’ahava – Shoshi and Judy

B’YADO

B’yado afkid ruchi

b’eit ishan ve’a’i’rah

Ve’im ruchi geviati

Adonai li v’lo irah

My soul I give to you

My spirit in your care

Draw me near,

I shall not fear

Safely in your hand

by Craig Taubman

THIS SONG IS NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS. WHEN GARY AND KIMBERLY SING IT AS A DUET IT IS JUST AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL


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LAST SHABBAT Ahavat Torah is definitely one community and many teachers. Gary you amaze us. Greg you will always be our teacher. Michael we can depend on you.

Revital Goldreich please come back soon. Your chanting touched all of our souls. Thank you so very much.

Phil you make our service a little more special with your music.


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Shoshi always brings out the dancer in us all.

Jean we look forward to your next drash. You are such a special teacher.

LAST SHABBAT CONTINUED


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Led by Rabbi Miriam Hamrell and Ariella Shira Lewis, M.A., SLP

ELUL- a month for self improvement and coming closer to God. Gathering the women in sacred circle to observe Rosh Hodesh, the Festival of the New Moon is an ancient and deeply nourishing part of our Jewish tradition. Come and take part in this celebration of ourselves, of our uniqueness as women, of our relationship to each other, to the Earth, to the Universe and to the Divine.

Ahavat Torah Congregation invites you to a

ROSH HODESH GATHERING IT’S A GIRL THING!

DATE: August 16, 2015 @2:00 pm to 4:00 pm PLACE: Sybil Michelson 10560 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., Ca 90024 - Recreation Room on Main Floor Free Valet Parking RSVP To: Linda Badger at (310)625-3146 or [email protected]

COME AND BRING A FRIEND!

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WHERE: 6 Fleet St., Marina del Rey, CA WHEN: 6:00 -9:00 pm

JOIN AHAVAT TORAH CONGREGATION FOR A POTLUCK DAIRY DINNER AND HAVDALAH ON THE BEACH SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2015

Bring: Your friends, a beach chair, warm clothes & your dairy/vegetarian potluck. Admission: $10  

YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT! We will be having a duet from the Band Mostly Kosher!

CAN WE ALL KEEP A SECRET? THIS IS ALSO A SURPRISE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR RABBI MIRIAM

DONATIONS TO THE RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND AT AHAVAT TORAH WOULD BE A WONDERFUL WAY OF RECOGNIZING HER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Violinist Janice Mautner Markham will be performing with Leeav Sofer

MOSTLY KOSHER


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YOU ARE INVITED! To our Ethics-Mussar class on

Saturdays at 9:00 - 9:50AM

Rabbi Miriam and Greg Metzger are teaching this very special Mussar class at Ahavat Torah.

Come, enjoy and bring your friends.

Dear Members and Friends,

Let’s keep this Surprise Birthday Celebration for Rabbi Miriam a Secret. Can we all do it? As

the editor, I will delete the information from the Rabbi’s copy of the newsletter.

This promises to be a great evening. You may drop off your potluck and chairs in front of the house (someone will be there to assist you) then park in the public parking lot at the end of Washington Blvd. and come back to the house and walk down Fleet Street to the beach. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THROUGH THE HOUSE.

THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE.


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JOIN AHAVAT TORAH CONGREGATION FOR THE

HIGH HOLIDAYS

To our members and friends, if you have not received your High Holidays’ brochure or have any questions, please call AT at (310) 362-1111. We look forward to ushering in the High Holy DAY season with you.

AHAVAT TORAH’S BOARD MEETING is scheduled for this Shabbat after our potluck lunch at 1:15 PM. in the Fireside room. Board meetings are always open to our members. Please feel free to attend.


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Please join Rabbi Miriam Hamrell, Cantorial Soloists Gary Levine & Kimberly Haynes and our

warm and welcoming congregation for reflective, spirited and song-filled services.

Ahavat Torah’s High Holiday services are held at Kehillat Ma’arav Synagogue

1715 21st Street, Santa Monica. For ticket information see below or go to:

www.ahavattorahla.org or call (310) 362-1111. We hope to hear from you. B’Shalom!


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WHEN: AUGUST 29TH, 2015 TIME: 9:00 a.m. Mussar Class (with emphasis on

Economic Justice) 10:00 a.m. Services with Kavanah to

emphasize parallel prayers 1:00 p.m. Educational/Activism Workshop

WHERE: 343 S. Church Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90049 (310) 362-1111 ahavattorahla.org

AHAVAT TORAH CONGREGATION’S 5TH SHABBAT

JOIN US

for a thought provoking class with special guest speaker Rabbi Jonathan Klein, Executive Director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (C.L.U.E). Rabbi Klein will speak about his work uniting the religious communities together to advance economic justice.

"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy,

whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your

towns.”

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PURSUING JUSTICE AT AHAVAT TORAH: Seeking Workers' Rights and Economic

Justice in Los Angeles

WHEN: August 29th, 2015 WHERE: 343 S Church Lane, Los Angeles, CA

90049

Our Greg Metzger has done it again. What an inspiring and informative 5th Shabbat he has organized for us. Rabbi Jonathan Klein, Executive Director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (C.L.U.E), will speak about his work uniting the religious communities together to advance economic justice.

Get info about CLUE’s work: CLUE-LA’s mission is to bring together clergy and lay leaders of all faiths to join low-wage workers in their struggles for justice. CLUE and its network of leaders and congregations partner with activist community organizations and unions to increase workers’ capacity to influence their working conditions, to attain worker-friendly public policies, and to pressure commercial/industrial developers to agree to a community benefits package in exchange for permits and subsidies.

To further the work of economic justice in our region, CLUE-LA collaborates with over 600 religious leaders and 1200 lay people throughout the Los Angeles County area. These churches represent a very broad range of ethnic and denominational constituencies, including Christian Evangelicals, Muslim leaders, all of the Jewish denominations, historic African-American churches, Hispanic Pentecostals, and Korean congregations.

Workers seeking justice face intimidation, unjust treatment, and harassment on and off the job. They can grow weary and afraid. As in every conflict, we can serve as counselors, chaplains, and friends. Also, faith communities have ways to provide direct assistance to workers and families facing unemployment and hardship. Ahavat Torah has responded to members who find themselves in exactly these situations. Corporations effectively discourage community involvement by portraying the struggle as a private competition between economic interests. We know better. Workers aren’t just workers – they are friends, neighbors, spouses, children, parents, parishioners and synagogue members. A good job affects a person’s life and relationships with others everywhere. Our faith calls us to love our neighbors and seek justice for each other – in the workplace and every space in our lives. When CLUE-LA speaks, we speak with the conviction that faith demands justice always and everywhere.

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SAVE THE DATE

JUNE 2016

Rabbi Miriam will be leading a trip to Israel for Ahavat Torah members and their friends!

Watch for further news.

MORE NEWS TO COME!

On December 4th, 5th, and 6th Ahavat Torah Congregation will have a booth at the Veterans’ Celebration at the V.A in West L.A. We are asking our congregants and friends to bring to the Synagogue their gently used clothing to distribute to our Veterans and their families. Some of our Veterans are homeless. We also need new underwear and socks. Linda Badger is accepting all clothing donations now.

The incarcerated female veterans and their supporters at VIP Post One at the California Institution for Women are crocheting afghans, hats, scarves and eye glass cases. PLEASE look in your closets for that yarn you never used and donate it to these causes near to our hearts. 100% of any money donated will be used to buy yarn and sewing materials.

WE CAN HELP!

The Torah - Tanya - Haftarah Study the Mystical Torah, the Kabalistic Tanya, and the Awesome Haftarah

Every Thursday @ the Rabbi’s home

11:00 pm - Kabalistic Tanya ($5)

12:00 - Potluck Dairy Lunch

12:15 pm -Torah Portion of the Week

1:30 pm -Awesome Haftarah of the Week

You may bring a friend!

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“LIFE ON THE BRIDGE “ OUR MEMBERS JUDY WEINTRAUB AND JOEL WARREN PRESENT THIS FOR YOUR INFORMATION. YOUR SUPPORT IS WELCOMED. WHEN: SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH FROM 4-6-P.M. WHERE: TEMPLE BET AM 1039 LA CIENEGA BLVD., LOS ANGELES, CA 90035


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Donations June/July TRIBUTE CARDS

Ellen Dubois -- Happy 90th birthday to her mother; to Dr. Gwen L. DuBois, congratulations on her retirement

Shoshi & Izydor Wilchfort – to Ben Greenberg, Mazel Tov on your Torah chanting – terrific; to

Raphael and Judith Ohayon, wishes for healing; to Andrea Yahudian, wishes for a speedy recovery

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Natalie Roberts

Judy Kollack

GENERAL FUND

Lynda J. Jackson

Dolores Stern, in honor of her niece, Sherry Modell

JFS TREES

Shoshi & Izydor Wilchfort -- to Bill & Jackie Adams, wishes for a speedy and complete recovery

Rabbi Miriam and Dr. Chuck – in memory of the life that could have been

Rabbi Miriam -- in memory of “Cookie” by the Ya, Ya sisters, Dorryce, Mimi, Mindy and Robin

SPEAKERS FUND

Shoshi & Izydor Wilchfort

SOVA


LOX FUND



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