July FLAME

23 Tammuz - 24 AvJuly 2013

Temple President Jon Weisz

Cantor Ruth Berman Harris

Time to Prepare

Accepting Our Differences

ServicesMinyan Services are held every Sunday in Knell Chapel, beginning at 9:00 AM

1434 N. Altadena Drive • Pasadena, CA 91107 http://www.pjtc.net/ ( 6 2 6 ) 7 9 8 - 1 1 6 1

July 5/6 Parashat: Matot/Masei6:00 PM Family Picnic Katz TerraceTot Shabbat 6:45 PM Knell ChapelShabbat Service 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary

Rachel Spaizman Bat MitzvahSat. Service 9:00 AM Galpert Sanctuary

Oneg and Kiddush hosted by Heather Spaizman

July 12/13 Parashat: DevarimFri. Service 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary

Ben Shilling Bar MitzvahSat. Service 9:00 AM Galpert Sanctuary

Oneg and Kiddush hosted by Cynthia and Howard Shilling

July 15 Tisha B’AvTisha B’Av Service

Service 8:00 PM Knell ChapelJuly 19/20 Parashat: VaetchananFamily Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Katz Terrace

Oneg hosted by Sisterhood

Sat. Service 9:00 AM Knell ChapelKiddush hosted by Sarah and Jon Weisz

in honor of the Aufruf for Aaren Weisz and Clay Heller

Family Havdallah 7:00 PM Katz TerraceJuly 26/27 Parashat: EkevShabbat Service 7:30 PM Katz Terrace

Oneg hosted by Theatre Havurah

Sat. Service 9:00 AM Knell ChapelKiddush hosted by Saturday Minyan Group

The summer t ime at PJTC can often be perceived as a quiet time of the year. After all, the calendar is not as crammed w i t h p r o g r a m m i n g , and many congregants go away on vacations. However, there can be much happening at PJTC in the summer, especially behind the scenes. This summer in particular is a profound time, a time for significant planning and preparation.

What is there to prepare for? To start, our PJTC Board of Directors works very hard in the early summer to prepare and establish a

budget for the fiscal year beginning on July 1. It is a big job and a challenge! Despite the Shaarei Torah funds, the Board must pass a budget that is both viable and prudent. The congregation also needs to understand that there are some large extra expenses and anticipated decreased revenues for this year.

Among the issues are full dues for the United Synagogue, accounting for a new Education Director, and the loss of rental income from the Shaarei Torah campus. It is equally essential to plan and budget for the possibility of decreased fundraising

During one of my moments of research, I came across a n a r t i c l e w r i t t e n b y Janet Sternfield D a v i s , a L e c t u re r i n R a b b i n i c

Studies at the Ziegler School, called “Are You Lonely?” I read it, and read it again… I was profoundly touched by it and decided to modify it and share it with our board of directors at our last board meeting. Several people came to me afterwards conveying how much they liked it and what an eye-opener it was for them. I hope you take the time to read it and I

look forward to your comments afterwards. Here is the article:

"Recently, a rabbi told our students that addressing loneliness was the most important part of his job. I was struck because he was saying an emotion rather than an issue like Israel, anti-Semitism, or Jewish literacy was the key Jewish problem in his community. I recalled hearing many stories of Jewish loneliness over the past several months: a shomer Shabbat young person who couldn’t find friends to share Shabbat in his Conservative Jewish community, another young person attending an Orthodox day school who felt shunned by her more observant fellow students and different from the

The Scouts Are Coming!The Israel Scouts

Friendship Caravan Is Coming to PJTC Tuesday, July 2

7:30 PMSocial Hall

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The FLAME 2 July 2013

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by Debby Singer, Education Director

Religious School NewsPasadena Jewish Temple and Center

1434 N. Altadena DrivePasadena, California 91107

(626) 798-1161 • (626) 798-8410 (Fax)http://www.pjtc.net/

[email protected]– PJTC Clergy and Staff –Joshua Levine Grater – RabbiGilbert Kollin – Rabbi EmeritusRuth Berman Harris – Cantor

Sondra Dreshner - GabbaiEitan Trabin – Executive Director

Debby Singer – Education DirectorEitan Lowenstein – Religious School Assistant

Bruce Applebaum – Operations ManagerZachary Madick – Youth Director

Jane Hirschkowitz – Assistant to the RabbiMarian Rosen – Bookkeeper

Robert Brown – Facilities Manager

– PJTC Officers –President – Jonathon WeiszSecretary – Bob Levinson

Treasurer – Mickey BernathExec. VP Management – Faith Segal

Exec. VP Programs – Jeff LandauVP Administration – Noah Golden-Krasner

VP Adult Programs – Felicity SwerdlowVP Finance – Sandy Hartford

VP Membership – Andrea EdwardsVP Religious Affairs – Richard SamuelsonPlanning Committee Chair – Mickey Segal

Sisterhood President – Carolyn SiegalMen's Club President – Jerry Halpert

– Board of Directors –Keri Axel, Judy Balian, Judy Callahan,

Ricky Calvin, Geoff DeBoskey,Valerie Grover, Stephanie Ivler,Haley Karish, Amy Richardson, Meredith Rose, Ruth Several–Voting Past Presidents –

David Lorin, Brian Mark Matt Ober, Art Taus

– The FLAME Staff –Bruce Applebaum – Layout

Edie Taylor and Roz Scherr – EditorsKaren Hochman Brown – Advisor

Sunday morning, June 9 was graduation, or rather the celebration of the completion of educational milestones for our seventh and tenth graders. The three tenth-graders who represented their class of six, spoke about the fact that they were not done with their Jewish education yet. In fact, Dylan Jack quoted Voltaire who said, “The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.” She and classmate Boa Pistol-Boesch referred to this occasion as the anti-graduation because both will be back next year in our school as teaching a s s i s t ant s . A nd ré s Martinez counted the seconds he spent at LBSRS but not in a bad way, thank goodness. He said, “Religious school changed me in a series of different ways. It wasn’t just learning about Torah and Hebrew, but many other topics: the service projects I participated in during religious school were unlike any other place. Most schools have their own community service programs, but none compare to the depth and seriousness that PJTC has to offer.”

O u r p o s t - b’n a i m i t z v a h s t u d e n t s r e c o u n t e d t h e i r Tikkun Olam projects, which ranged from teaching children with disabilities how to ski to raising money for the National Math and Science Initiative; from coaching youngsters with autism, to raising money for the Israel Guide Dog Center; from serving food at Union Station to building a clean water well in South Sudan; from raising money for Power the World to making craft kits for Ronald

McDonald House. It was quite an awe-inspiring list! We also heard from our first Madeline Mark Memorial Scholarship award winner, Shai Martinez. He recounted an experience he had teaching guitar to underprivileged children, which had a great personal impact on him.

The annual Fuchs Award was presented by Marta Fuchs Winik, the daughter of Ilona

and Morton, of blessed memory, to eighth grader Sasha Monterroso. Sasha was unanimously selected by her teachers and members of the committee. Having Marta

Fuchs and her daughter Sophie present brought back fond memories of our beloved gabbai who devoted many years of his life being the silent but strong guardian of our Torah service.

There were many memorable moments in the program that m o r n i n g . J a n i c e Markham’s beautiful violin accompaniment to two songs penned by prolific songwriter Debbie Friedman, of blessed memory, stood out for me. The final song, L’chi Lach has become a graduation tradition here at LBS. The lyrics speak of journeying to a new land accompanied by God’s blessings. L’chi Lach, on your journey I will bless you; and you shall be a blessing Lechi Lach.

What more can we ask as our precious students end one phase

of their lives and begin a new one. Again in the words of Debbie Friedman: "May they be blessed beneath the wings of Sh’china. Be blessed with love, be blessed with peace. May we all say, Amen”.

Photos by Edie Taylor


Men's Club Newsby Jerry Halpert, Men's Club President

It's Time to Become a Valuable Men’s Club Member: Letters inviting PJTC men to join our dynamic Men’s Club have been sent. The letters describe the Men’s Club’s role in the congregation and significant accomplishments for an organization that’s only five years old. Many new programs are being planned that are interesting, entertaining and educational. We hope that we have convinced you to want to be a part of

our team that is so important to PJTC. You can easily become a member by sending a check for $36 in the return envelope enclosed with your letter.

Purchase Tickets for the MC Football Pool -- Now Available: The membership letters also have a provision for purchasing Football Pool tickets at the same time as joining Men’s Club. The Football Pool has been a successful MC fundraiser from the start. The tickets are randomized by computer and are not related to which teams are playing each other. Winners are determined by the scores of the teams on your ticket during each of the 16 NFL weekends and are mailed. There are three chances to win; highest total score ($50), 2nd highest ($20) and lowest ($10). You don’t have to know anything about football or the teams. Each $10 ticket gives you a chance to win and support the Men’s Club programs. Add to the $36 check for membership for X number of $10 tickets. Or you can become a Platinum Men’s Club Member by sending $100. In return you will receive membership and five football pool tickets. We look forward to having you join us and participate in our fundraiser.

Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 7:05 PM – Quakes Baseball at the Epicenter: Families and friends are all welcome to join us at the Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga for a professional baseball game between the Quakes (Dodgers' Farm Team) and the Lancaster JetHawks (Houston’s Farm Team). Tickets are for reserved seats protected behind home plate. Fireworks follow the game. Tickets are only $10.00 each and must be reserved by contacting Joel Padlipsky by July 21.

Successful and Ongoing Programs:Sunday, June 30, Men’s Club/Israel Committee Breakfast

with Jerusalem Post Speaker on Skype: We were especially honored to have Tovah Lazaroff, Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post, speak and take questions on the situation in Israel at the MC Annual Sunday bagel breakfast co-hosted with the Israel Committee. An annual update of Men’s Club accomplishments and events was also presented by President Jerry Halpert. Thanks to Jeff Landau and the PJTC Israel Committee for their efforts.

June/July Yad Presentations to PJTC B’nai Mitzvah: Men’s Club continues to provide a gift of a yad to each B'nai Mitzvah on the Friday night of their event, thus making it easier to read from the Torah on Saturday morning. On June 29, Jerry Halpert presented the yad to Abby Schlecht. Eric Schlecht will make the presentation on July 6 to Rachel Spaizman; and Bob Levinson will present a yad to Ben Shilling on July 13.

“Jewry Duty” – Sunday Mornings: We are still looking for a few good people to join us at 9:00 AM on Sunday mornings for a one-hour Minyan. This is a valuable service to the PJTC community and especially those who wish to say Kaddish.

Everyone is invited to share ideas at the open Men’s Club Board Meeting 7:30 PM Monday, July 1 – For more info, send email to [email protected]

We inadvertenly ommiteed the following names from last month's Guardian list. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Francine and Marshall KatzMichael and Janet Klekner

Sylvia Schleimer

PJTC Guardians

Without Sustenance There is No Torah

We are continuing PJTC Basketball for adults (high school age and above) at 8:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month.

LETS GO TO THE

MOVIES WITH HAZAK

Please Join us in the lounge

at PJTC on the second and fourth Mondays of the

month at 1:00 PM

August/September FLAMEThe next issue of the FLAME wil cover August and

September. Please get your information for both months to us by the July 10 deadline. Send to [email protected].


It's Happening with Sisterhood!by Carolyn Siegal, Sisterhood President

On June 3, Sisterhood held our installation for the upcoming year’s board and it was a fun, high-energy evening with great food and conversation. Nominating Committee Chair Stacy Miller and incoming co-VPs of Programming Aty Rotter and Nancy Carlton put together a great event with lovely tables, delicious sangria, salads, appetizers and desserts. As long as we have chocolate we are happy campers!

Barbara Levinson spoke from the heart in her farewell speech, and it made me a bit teary-eyed. I know how much this position has meant to her and how appreciative she has been of everyone’s help. We are lucky that Barbara won’t be going far, as she will stay involved in her new role as Immediate Past President. Next, I and all my fellow board members were officially installed as your 2013-2014 Sisterhood Board. As incoming President, I received a bunch of gifts. I am now the proud owner of a gavel that I hope I won’t have to use, a Sisterhood President’s pin that I will wear with pride, a huge notebook of information (in addition to the boxes I already have at home), and a key to the Sisterhood supply closet. I also have a hat courtesy of Barbara that says “Sisterhood Rocks!’ and indeed we do. But most importantly, I have the love and the support of my fellow Sisterhood members without whom I could not, and definitely would not, do this job. So I guess I am ready.

If you are an active participant in Sisterhood then you will know what I am talking about.

There is always an extra pair of hands to help and the spirit is one of community and collaboration. Even after some very tough discussions in the past year, in the end as a group we found our way to a consensus that captured our

fervent commitment--to be an essential and integral part of the PJTC community. If you haven’t participated in Sisterhood activities, or haven’t for a while, then I encourage you to do so now. I have found the best support group in Pasadena among these wonderful women. Across generations we are joined at the core by our “Jewishness.” My jokes always get laughs (well almost always), and my worrying personality is understood and accepted. The women of Sisterhood “get me.”

By now I hope you have already received the 2013 Sisterhood membership letter from our VP of Membership, Stacy Ober. The modest fee not only supports the wonderful things Sisterhood does, but also the programs of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism.

This year we really want your involvement and your ideas. There will be many opportunities to participate this year, including a Women’s Day of Study, Bunco nights, Rosh Chodesh, Sisterhood Seder, Sisterhood Shabbat and more great stuff still in the planning stages by the wonderful women of Sisterhood.

So sign up, show-up and be a part of Sisterhood!

- Wanted - Bunco Babes

Must know how to toss dice.Must know how to add to twenty-one.

Must be able to recognize three of a kind.Must be willing to have a great time.

No experience necessary.Sisterhood Members are Invited to

play Bunco!Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Wohlmann HallBunco babes are welcome to bring appetizers or wine.Please RSVP by July 19 to Aty Rotter.

The PJTC Sisterhood Cookbook is coming BACK!by Debbie Guest, Sisterhood VP of Development

Come join the committee that will organize a new edition of the PJTC Sisterhood Cookbook. There are various opportunities to contribute your talents in producing a new collection of recipes from our community. We can use your help in the following areas: graphic design, recipe solicitors, marketing and sales, for starters. We welcome all creative input. We will be using a professional publishing company that specializes in cookbook fundraisers,

and which provides many resources to facilitate the process. If you have had experience in working on the earlier editions, or perhaps worked on your high school yearbook or college poetry newsletters, we can use your help. If you have no experience, we can always use a discerning eye, and innovative suggestions. You will be able to choose to do a few discrete tasks, or take on a larger challenge if that is your desire.

Please contact Debbie Guest to offer your help.

Save the Date for our next

Rosh Chodesh -- Tishri --

A special program Thursday, October 3

7:30 PM at PJTC

Questions? Contact Kathy Kobayashi

RoshChodesh

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Sisterhood's Rosh Chodesh gatherings are taking a

summer break!

Sisterhood Past Presidents


Madeline Mark Award-First Winning Essayby Shai Martinez. January 31. 2013

Sharing My Music with OthersIt was a gloomy summer morning, and

my father had aroused me from my sleep. I looked at my clock, which read five o’clock AM. I did not understand why I had to depart so early from my slumber when it was the day of the World Cup finals. My father informed me that I had to teach a guitar lesson to a small group of little children at a church, because their teacher had failed to show up that morning. I was quite perplexed and confused, having heard this information, because I had never ever given anyone a lesson before, and most importantly, I was not great with younger kids. I was also upset because I was not an early-bird. After groaning and moaning, my father finally pulled

me out of bed, and I quickly grabbed my jacket and guitar and strolled out of my house to our car, off to this uncomfortable adventure.

When we arrived at the church, I couldn’t help but notice the very humble neighborhood, a sight that was rather unfamiliar to my eyes. Right away, one of the people working at the church escorted me to the room where this supposed lesson would take place. He told me in an assured voice that I could enter whenever I was ready. I remember standing there for a minute or so collecting my thoughts. I then took a deep breath and entered the room, where ten kids of approximately the age of seven awaited me as I walked slowly to the center of the room. Small guitars were clung to their chests, and nervously I introduced myself to the group sitting before me.

As I took out my instrument, their huge eyes lit up with eagerness, as if they had been waiting for hours until someone would finally teach them something. The first thing I did was try to discover what they had previously learned. That way I could decide what would be a good first song for me to teach them. Within no time, it was very clear that they had received very minimal instruction of playing guitar from their previous teacher. I remembered the very first song that I learned and decided that Twinkle-Twinkle would be the best piece to begin because that was the most basic and elementary song.

When I went through my first warm-up exercise, I noticed that their guitars sounded as if they had not been tuned for years. A strong feeling of sadness overcame me, because it was very apparent that their real teacher had not taken the necessary time and steps with these youngsters for their progress. He deprived them of a more positive music experience that they deserved. This thought brought me to a new passion and energy towards helping these students even more that morning. Because of my past experiences with younger children, I thought that there would be havoc the second I arrived, but thankfully, I was completely wrong. They listened intently to every instruction I gave them, and just halfway through the lesson, they had already learned three scales, and two songs. At this point, they finally became a little restless, so I decided to play music games for the rest of the time. At the very end of the class, they asked me to play a song for them. When I finished the piece, I witnessed

The Scouts Are Coming!The Israel Scouts

Friendship Caravan Is Coming to PJTC Tuesday, July 2 at 7:30 PM

Social HallAn Entertaining Evening of Israeli Songs,

Dances and Storytelling for Children & Adults and an Ice Cream Dessert!

Traditionally, the Scouts and their supervisors are hosted at congregants’ homes. If you would be interested in having a Scout stay at your home on the evening of July 2, please contact Jeff Landau ([email protected], 818-952-9521) or the Temple office.

Presented by the PJTC Israel Committee

how their mouths were agape in awe. When thinking back on that summer morning, I did not

have one complaint during the entire class from my ten young guitar students. When leaving the church and heading back home, I will never forget how amazing I felt about myself. I learned how easy it was to help out others in just the spur of the moment. Most of all, I was truly satisfied that I was able to share my music with these spirited and passionate children, who deserved to have these types of opportunities and experiences. Aside from that, I realized that I enjoyed working with little kids, and in addition, I had it in me to be a decent teacher. Finally, if someone were to ask me to give another lesson like that, I would without a doubt agree to it. Music is not just about playing an instrument or listening to a song; it is about experiencing it through passion and sharing with others.

Do you have a student at LBSRS? Or do you MISS having your child as a student at LBSRS? We're looking for a Thursday volunteer to staff the Judaica Shop from

4:00-6:00 PM. Ponder this over the summer and let us know. You will be joining a great group of PJTC women. There are great perks to this job!

Contact Stacy Miller. She'll look forward to hearing from you.


July 5Picnic - 6:00 PM

Service - 6:45 PMKnell Chapel

Come for an evening of togetherness, song and

prayer!

Join us on July 5 and August 2 at 6:00 PM for a picnic on the Katz Terrace lawn. Bring your own dairy picnic and a blanket (tables are also available). We will provide challah and drinks. The Tot Shabbat service begins at 6:45 and the regular service is at 7:30.

Tot Shabbat and Family

Picnic

Adult Education Committeeby Carol Sofer, Committee Chair

Adult Education Committee is sponsoring a docent-guided tour of “Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic," the exhibit at the Autry National Center in Griffith Park, Los Angeles that everyone is talking about. The tour is planned for Sunday, August 4, at 11:00 AM.

There is a $8 per adult group(10 or more) ticket charge for admission to the museum and all exhibits & films that day. Seniors are $5. Autry members are free. Here is the address: The Autry in Griffith Park 4700 Western Heritage Way, Phone: (323) 667-2000. Parking is always free at 4700 Western Heritage Way, directly in front of the Autry. The PJTC group will meet in the Autry’s courtyard entrance to the building.

On that Sunday, August 4, in addition to the docent tour of the exhibit, visitors will be treated to a special program, “What Makes a Jewish Movie?” which includes a conversation with Kenneth Turan and Vincent Brook, and also includes film screenings of Act of Violence and A Serious Man from 11:30 AM to 5:30 PM. From Billy Wilder to the Coen Brothers, Jewish directors have made varied contributions to the Los Angeles movie industry over the years. Kenneth Turan, film critic of the Los Angeles Times, and Vincent Brook, media and cultural studies professor at USC and UCLA, will consider some of those movies as they discuss the choices made by Jews in Hollywood and what influenced those filmmaking decisions. Their conversation will be at 2:00 PM, followed by one of the films at 3:30 PM. Act of Violence (1948) confronts the survivor guilt faced by many of the émigré directors of the era and is described by Brook as “a compendium of noir elements.” A Serious Man (2009) is an Academy award-nominated movie from the Coen Brothers, which is, according to Turan, “their most personal, most intensely Jewish film, a pitch-perfect comedy of despair that, against some odds, turns out to be one of their most universal as well.”

RSVPs are required. For more information, please contact Carol Sofer or call Bruce at PJTC (626) 798-1161; if you need a ride, contact Carol.

The 39 Steps

By John BuchanFilmed by Alfred Hitchcock

Winner of 2 Tonys, Best New ComedyThursday Evening, August 8 at 8:00 PM

Glendale Centre Theatre324 N. Orange Street, Glendale

Tickets $18.00We will meet for dinner before the play at Billy's Deli at

6:00 PM. Send your checks to Ricky Calvin.

Monday, July 15, 8:00 PMKnell Chapel

Tisha B'Av, is the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av, the day on which both the First and the Second Temples were destroyed. Join us for Tisha B'Av services and the reading of Eicha, Lamentations, as we commemorate the sad and tragic aspects of our communal history. Please wear dark clothing and bring a flashlight as we read Lamentations by candlelight. Please note that Tisha B'Av is a fast day, so no food or drink will be served.

Mazal TovTo Lori and Fred Rotenberg

on the engagement of their daughter Corinne to James Wessell. The young couple plan to marry on August 31, 2014. They met while both were at UC Davis and plan to make their home in the Sacramento area.

Theatre Havurah


Library NewsFrom the Eugene and Marilyn Fingerhut Memorial History Project

by Michel Several, Project Chair This is the sixth and last of a series of articles about the

El Monte Jewish community. After B’nai Israel Temple Center in El Monte was established

in 1947, services were lay-led for ten years by congregant Joseph Malatsky. He was assisted by Cantor Laib Gelbhart from Sweden during the 1954 High Holy Day services. Beginning in 1957 and continuing until the congregation merged with the Foothill Temple Center in 1964, the El Monte congregation had a succession of professional rabbis. The first was Montague Issacs in 1957. The following year, the temple installed Rabbi Elijah D. Stampfer who served until 1961. He was followed by Rabbi William Fertig and Cantor Eli Kagan. Hired in 1963, Rabbi Irving Ganz and Cantor Saul Dubin were the congregation’s last clergy.

After years of conducting Conservative services, and structuring itself as a synagogue center, which was primarily a Conservative movement phenomenon, the temple formally joined the United Synagogue of America in late 1960 in a ceremony where Rabbi Max Vorspan presented it with its charter.

The El Monte congregation, like other synagogue centers, held a wide range of cultural and social events designed to create a sense of community and strengthen Jewish identity. And as was typical of other synagogue centers, not all the events related to Jewish topics or issues. In 1954, a dinner for new members included entertainment by talented students from Rosemead High School. The following year, the congregation staged a “Roaring 20s review” with a cast of congregants to raise funds to complete the building program. Installation dinners and dances, a New Year’s party, outside speakers, fundraisers, such as an annual carnival to raise money for the religious school, and theatrical performances were among the other types of non-Jewish related social and cultural events held at the center.

The El Monte congregation also held events relating to Jewish issues. For example, a “Bonds for Israel” program in 1954 included musical entertainment. A number of the events related to Jewish culture, such as a 1960 Hanukkah Latke Party sponsored by the Sisterhood. Two years earlier, the congregation held its first Purim Ball, which the Sisterhood then continued to sponser as a fundraiser for the Sunday school until 1964, when the congregation merged with Temple Beth Israel of Sierra Madre.

The temple also worked with other congregations on a number of social programs. In 1956, it joined with the Citrus Valley Jewish Center of Covina, Temple Beth David of Temple City, and the Foothill Jewish Community Center of Sierra Madre in sponsoring a Yom Kippur Night Dance at the San Gabriel Valley Shrine Club in Arcadia.

Demographic changes brought Jews to and from El Monte. During the 1950s, the city became increasingly Hispanic while Jewish residents moved to more upscale communities in the northern San Gabriel Valley, or moved out of the area.

Summer Readingby Simon Burrow, Chief LibrarianCome into the PJTC Library and borrow some books for

summer reading. Here is one idea:

Thomas Cahill’s book makes you proud to be a member of the Jewish people.

There are more than 400 fiction books available for loan including novels by Singer, Wouk and Uris and you don’t have to buy them. In fact, with our liberal lending policy during the summer, you won’t even have to hurry to finish reading all the books you borrow.

The Annual Used Book Sale In the autumn after the High Holy Days (October 20)•Are you thinning a book shelf and planning to donate •some books?Consider donating them to the PJTC Library.•It is easy, tax-deductible, and the books will help our •Temple library thrive.

Contact Simon through the temple office for more details.Special thanks to Claire Gorfinkel and Teri Tyler for their generous donations of books to the library

HoursDuring the summer the library is open by appointment. If you want to browse, study or borrow a book, ask in the

temple office and they will fix you up.

The PJTC Library:Free WiFi, a quiet space on Sunday morning and booksLots and Lots of Jewish Children’s Books

Kiddush Lunches by Roz Scherr

Our weekly Kiddush lunches are a Shabbat delight, But without enough sponsors, we’re in a terrible plight.Especially over the next month or two, We desperately need help from YOU.For an anniversary, new baby, or your own birthday, Celebrate it with a luncheon after we pray.Join with a friend or three or four, Then the work isn’t such a chore.We can provide each fork and cup and plate, But without you, it’s just wine, challah & cake.

(For more information contact Roz.)


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

For the Jewish people, our relationship with music can be traced back to biblical times. Indeed, Miriam led the Children of Israel in song after the crossing of the Red Sea and King David played the harp and lyre. At Weizmann Day School, music and art are both important parts of the curriculum, not just because of their Jewish significance, but also because of their educational benefits. Music and art stretch the mind, inspire the spirit, build self-confidence and foster free expression. In addition, these disciplines celebrate cooperation and appreciation of other cultures – values that are close to our hearts.

Music and art are a part of every school day. Exposure to musical instruments begins in Kindergarten and culminates with mastery of the recorder in upper elementary grades. Each year, our middle school students study and perform a work of Shakespeare in the original language and in period costume. And the piece d’resistance is our end-of-year Art Show.

It was with this deep commitment to music and the arts in mind that our PTO decided on the theme to our Spring Fundraiser: Viva la MÚsica! This elegant event, featuring tapas and sangria, was held on Sunday, May 19, at the home of Noah and Maya Golden-Krasner. The highlight was an extraordinary concert by Weizmann parent and LA Philharmonic Primary Trombonist, Nitzan Haroz, and his piano accompanist, Cindy Lam. The event was capped off with an amazing silent auction with 62 items, all donated and solicited by members of our incredibly dedicated community.

I am proud to announce that our Spring Event raised over $10,000--double our initial goal! We have now exceeded this year's Annual Fund stretch goal of $110,000 – every penny of which will be invested into our school. On behalf of the board, our faculty and staff, and especially the students of Weizmann Day School, who are the ultimate beneficiaries of this achievement, I would like to sincerely thank each of you who supported this wonderful event.

I would like to thank our event Chair, Maite Bernath and all the many talented and hard-working parents who made this accomplishment possible.

Welcome Back Rabbi Grater Cantor Ruth, our PJTC staff and

lay leaders invite and encourage you to join us in welcoming back our rabbi and his family into our congregational community. We look forward to hearing about some of the most striking and powerful experiences during their sabbatical stay in Israel. Please join us

as we gather on these Friday evenings.When: Fridays, August 9 and 16 at 7:30 PM•Where: Katz Terrace•What: Kabbalat Shabbat services•Why: To hear Rabbi Grater speak about his •experiences during his sabbatical

Festive onegs will be sponsored by the Board on August 9, and by Connie and Lou Friedman on August 16.

Fuchs Award Presented at GraduationThe Mor ton and

Ilona Fuchs Award was presented at our religious s c h o o l g r a d u a t i o n ceremony on Sunday, June 9.

This year’s honoree is Sasha Monterosso, daughter of Jane and William Monterosso. Presenters were Marta Fuchs Winik, daughter of Ilona and Morton, and

her daughter Sophie Winik, together with our Education Director, Debby Singer.

The awardee must have concluded his/her first year of theTihon Program. Three major criteria constitute the Fuchs Award:

1. dedication to bar/bat mitzvah studies2. dedication to the Temple community3. dedication to the larger community (Tikkun Olam).Congratulations to Sasha, who has fulfilled all the above

requirements – and more. We are very proud of her. Contributions to the Fuchs Fund are most welcome.

Please send them to PJTC marked for the Fuchs Fund.

Fuchs Award winner, Shasha Monterosso, with Debby Singer, Sophie Winik and Marta Fuchs Winik

Photo by Edie Taylor

Do we have your email address? Has there been a change in your email address?

We would like to send you our weekly email bulletins as well as other special notices. Please email the office at [email protected] with the correct address. Thanks so much.

Please come for a visit! Weizmann Day School provides an outstanding academic education enriched by Judaic principles and a commitment to service for grades K-8. For a tour of our school please call the office at (626) 797-0204 or visit us at www.weizman.net.


Rachel Francis Spaizman, daughter of Heather Hutchins and David Spaizman, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on July 6, 2013. She started her Jewish education at Weizmann Day School, and continued on at the Louis B. Silver Religious School. She has just finished seventh grade at Sierra Madre Middle

School. Rachel loves the arts and is very creative. She has won two awards in art this year. Rachel is currently exhibiting a piece at Pasadena City Hall and won third place for the entire Los Angeles area in the “Dream at 50” art contest celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. She is a girl scout as well, having earned her bronze and silver awards, so community service keeps her busy.

With the help of a family friend’s store, Little Junebugs, Rachel has used her love of crafting to organize two fundraisers, one adult crafting night and one children’s crafting day. The funds raised were used to help build craft kits for children staying at our local Ronald McDonald house, and those receiving treatment at Huntington Hospital. In addition, Rachel volunteered to make crafts for “Milk & Bookies,” an organization that donates books to needy children, and helped run a booth at Terry Hatcher’s Celebrity Yard Sale to benefit the Juvenile Arthritis Association.

Benjamin Shilling, son of Howard and Cynthia Shilling, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on July 13, 2013. Ben attended B’nai Simcha Preschool, Atid Hebrew Academy, the Louis B. Silver Religious School at PJTC, and will be in 8th Grade at Weizmann Day School in September. He represented the Jewish youth of Arcadia by speaking at the Arcadia Interfaith Action Group Thanksgiving and

National Day of Prayer services.Ben began participating in sports programs at age 3, and

played with Arcadia National Little League for seven years. He has been a member of the Play Hard Baseball travel club team for the past four years, playing in tournaments in Southern California, Nevada and Colorado. In August, he will play with his team in Cooperstown, New York.

Ben enjoys reading, traveling, dogs, and sports analysis. He is an avid fan of the Yankees and the UCLA Bruins. His mitzvah project benefits the Autism Youth Sports League in San Dimas, where he was an assistant coach for this year’s baseball season. Ben received an Honorable Mention at this year’s L.A. County Science Fair, and recently had a poem published in “Highlights” magazine.

B'nai Mitzvah Celebrations“The Whole Truth” at the Jewish Museum by Michael Several

This is the second of four parts about my trip to Germany and Poland

The historic Jewish community in Berlin has a strong public presence, which can be seen in part by the exhibits and events in the “Diversity Destroyed” commemoration that began on January 30, the 80th anniversary of the accession of Hitler, and will

end on November 10, the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht. However, with only about 10,000 to 15,000 in a city with a population of 3.5 million, the present Jewish community’s presence is weak. Perhaps that is why the question, “Are there Jews in Germany?” is included among the 30 questions making up the exhibition at the Jewish Museum, “The Whole Truth…everything you wanted to know about Jews” that opened on March 22 and closes on September 1. While answers to the other questions are explored with quotations, videos, and documents, this question is handled by a person sitting on a small platform answering questions from visitors to the exhibit. The media dubbed this component of the exhibition “Jew in a Box” and compared it to displaying a cultural artifact and Eichmann in the glass booth during his trial in Jerusalem. Leaders of Germany’s Jewish community were outraged, complaining it was “degrading,” and “not helpful to German-Jewish relations.” Because of the controversy, I visited the Jewish Museum and was surprised to discover that the “Jew in the Box” is not in a box, and the exhibition is informative, humorous, and thought-provoking.

Some questions touch on Jewish identity. “How does someone become a Jew?” presents a gallery of celebrities that includes people born of a Jewish mother, and converts such as Sammy Davis Jr. and Elizabeth Taylor. It also includes people who were neither born of a Jewish mother nor converted, such as Gwyneth Paltrow, whose father was Jewish and is raising her children as Jews. “How do you recognize a Jew?” is answered in part by displaying various headgear—wigs, black hats, and different kippot, including one saying “Obama for President.”

Other questions relate specifically to Germany: “Do Germany and Israel have a special relationship?” is partially answered with a copy of the 1952 Luxembourg Agreement in which Germany assumed responsibility for the Holocaust; and “Is a German allowed to criticize Israel?” includes “10 tips for an Israel Critic” by Philip Meinhold.

A strong sense of humor runs through the exhibit, such as the answer to the question “What do Jews do on Christmas?”which includes a message from the Chinese Restaurant Association thanking the Jewish people for eating their food on Christmas Day.

The end of the exhibition is a video brilliantly edited as a dialogue among seven rabbis in Germany answering a variety of questions relating to the application of Jewish law to everyday life: “can a person cease being a Jew?" "Can a person ride public transportation on Shabbat with a pass purchased earlier (as the person will neither be initiating a spark, which is the source of the prohibition to driving on Shabbat, or handling money)?"

Though the exhibition is directed to non-Jews, I wondered if they relate to it without the life experiences that give the answers a depth and color to Jews. I also wondered if German Jews understand the American Jewish humor that is so powerfully present. I know the answers to these two personal questions will be as varied as the answers to the 30 questions in the exhibit.


A Friendship Gathering of People of Different Faiths

Potluck Supper* at 6:30 PMPresentation from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Thursday, July 11“Harmony” Variety Show**

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church1014 East Altadena Drive, Altadena

Thursday, July 18Experiments with Interfaith Cooperation

Altadena Baptist Church, 791 East Calaveras Street, Altadena

ACTS includes representatives from local Baha’i, Baptist, Christian Science, Episcopal, Jewish, Islamic, Lutheran, and United Church of Christ communities.

Donations will be accepted to help sustain the local Bad Weather Shelters for homeless families. Checks can be made out to “ACTS.”

*Please bring a vegetarian dish to share: appetizer, main dish, fruit, salad or dessert.

**To participate in the variety show, please contact Lori Stein at (626) 833-1492, or [email protected]

For further information call the Altadena Baptist Church, (626) 797-8970.

A Message from your PJTC Membership VPby Andrea Edwards

Hello from your new VP of Membership. I am honored and thrilled to be working with many talented people in our community. In order to continue the work that’s been done for many years, I need your help.

My intent in reaching out to you via the FLAME is to update you on the Committee’s activities, how it will impact the future of our Temple and even….wait for it….how YOU can help.

The purpose of Membership is not only to attract new members; it’s also to retain members. The work we do responds to both elements of our charter. Allow me a few minutes to explain our strategy around these goals.

On Saturday, July 20, the Membership Committee will be hosting a family Havdallah. Yes, there will be food (of course) and a Bouncy House (of course ) and a way to continue to forge relationships amongst the newest members with our existing members. Festivities begin at 6:00 PM.

Every year, the Membership Committee hosts a few events immediately preceding the High Holy Days to encourage prospective members to become new members. This year, the events are on Saturday, August 17 and Friday, August 23. The first event (Saturday, August 17) is a family Havdallah. Here, we encourage existing members to bring their families, to help potential new members feel welcome, and to showcase our energies around the future of our Temple: families in all shapes, sizes and styles. The second event (Friday, August 23) is a Wine and Cheese Open House. This is where our Temple really shows its moxie….we bring out the welcome mat in a big way and show potential new members the depth and breadth of our Temple.

I also would like to recognize the work of the Membership Committee, previously led by Rebecca Golbert, and ably assisted by Lindsay Wetmore-Arkader, along with help from the committee members (I dare not list them individually, for fear of leaving someone out). They’ve laid the foundation for us to continue honoring our charter and experiencing success for our Temple.

May we count on you to pitch in? We need folks to make phone calls, to coordinate and help with the August 23 event (a great big thank you to Anita Landau for pointing me in the right direction). Please think about donating an hour or two of your precious time; it’s so gratifying to be part of the welcoming committee and be able to boast about our unique and marvelous community….so pitch in!

My email is [email protected]. But you can call, text, email…or use carrier pigeon. It doesn’t matter what communication method you use. Please just use one!

Thanks so much!

What if Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center had a penny for every time you searched the Internet?

Search the web with www.goodsearch.comand money from Yahoo advertisers

will go to PJTC without you spending a dime!

Saturday, July 206:00 PM

We will have food, ice cream, and a bounce house - come play, eat, and meet old and new friends. We will gather together to close the evening with the traditional havdallah ceremony.


Friday, July 19, 20137:30 PM, Galpert Sanctuary

Please join us for the Family Shabbat Service Friday, July 19, at 7:30 PM. The Family Shabbat Service is the regular Shabbat service with a family vibe. The music is upbeat, the atmosphere is welcoming, and the sermon is a storytelling session geared toward all ages! The Family Shabbat was created to fill a growing need among families and elementary school-aged kids wanting to celebrate Shabbat through music, prayer, and stories in a welcoming and inclusive space.

Our next Family Shabbat Service will be on:August 16

September 20

Family

Shabbat Service

Special PJTCDocent-Led Tour

Sunday, August 4, 11:00 AMAutry National Center

RSVP by July 31(626) 798-1161

PJTC Adult Education [email protected]

Interfaith Study Groupby Cecilia Fox, PJTC’s ISG representative

The Interfaith Study Group consists of members of Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center, All Saints Episcopal Church of Pasadena, and the Islamic Center of Southern California. A congenial group, we usually meet on the second Sunday of each month, rotating locations at each institution. Our purpose is to grow in understanding, to be respectful, and to be interested in learning from each other. All are welcome! Please bring an item for our potluck,which follows the program.

ISG meets next on Sunday, September 8, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Islamic Center of So. California, 434 So. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, with a speaker on Zoroastrianism, followed by our usual vegetarian potluck meal and discussion. We’ll have a carpool leaving the north parking lot at All Saints departing at 4:15 for the Islamic Center.

For questions, to join the ISG email list or to ask for our suggested Summer Reading List, contact Norma Sigmund, [email protected]

Cub Scout Award For Nicholas Belz

Nicholas Belz, son of Andrea and Eric Belz, was recently honored by his cub scout troop with the Arrow of Light, the highest honor a cub scout can achieve. This was a two-year project; he had to demonstrate proficiency in a number of areas, including first aid, camping, good grades, using tools to build several projects, demonstrating leadership and understanding faith and his religion as well as boy scout principles.

Nick completed this award in Pack 1, based in Altadena and chartered by St. Mark’s Church. We are very proud of the accomplishments of our youngsters and pleased to make note of them in the FLAME.

How to Order Prayerbook Dedications Let’s start off the New Year with the joy of giving

Dedicate a prayerbook in honor of a special birthday, anniversary, new grandchild, in memory of, etc. Sisterhood will see to it that a beautiful book plate with your dedication is placed inside the front cover of our temple’s prayerbooks. We will also send a letter to the recipient, a receipt to you and have the donation publicized in the FLAME.

The prices are:Sim Shalom -- $35 •Etz Hayim Chumash $65•High Holiday Machzor -- $35•Large print • Sim Shalom (purchased through Ritual Committee) -- $60

For Sisterhood books, please contact Sheila Padlipsky; for a large print Sim Shalom from Ritual Committee, contact Roz Scherr.

Deborah Sullivan Altadena


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less observant, and many more. Creating a place for everyone is a challenge for individuals

and institutions in our Jewish community. We might not know how to accommodate each other and be flexible, while honoring our own sense of Jewish integrity and our identity as a community.

Our Torah portion commands “You shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy” (Lev. 19:2). The commandments which follow are varied: parental respect, Shabbat, idolatry, sacrifice, tzedakah, and then many ethical rules about how to behave towards your fellowman. Over and over these laws are punctuated with some version of the words, “I the Lord am your God.” We also are told that the one who does not uphold the laws will be cut off from the community (19:8; 20:6). Among these laws are a few that touch on our challenge (19:17 - 18):

“You shall repeatedly give a warning to your fellow and do not bear as sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against your fellow. Love your neighbor as yourself: I am God.”

Tell your truth so you get it off your chest in a way your fellow Jew can hear, and perhaps act on it. Be careful about how you do this so the criticism is out of love and concern, and neither hateful nor insincere. The God who ordained these rules is the God who created and covenanted with the Jewish people - you.

The commandments in Parashat Kedoshim are demanding. The attempt to live a holy life, a life observing the mitzvot of the Torah and the laws of our rabbis, may place us outside the orbit of folks who, even within our congregation, share “our same label” but not our practices, our preferences or theology/ideology. Holiness can mean otherness, and keeping separate. It is even possible to understand why the more observant keep boundaries between themselves and others: “We can’t eat your food, we can’t share your Shabbat, and sometimes we choose not to allow parts of (your) contemporary culture to enter our homes and social lives.” It is also possible to understand how they feel, “You won’t eat our food, you look down on our lives, and don’t recognize what we in fact do observe, and how we live life according to Torah.”

But surely living a holy life calls upon us to examine the shared meaning under these commandments and laws. Can we find a way to celebrate Shabbat and to live a congregational life so that the more observant are not lonely, and the less observant get a beautiful experience? Do we really want to cut off friendships or potential relationships? Where is our sensibility and flexibility towards others? And towards “The Other”?

Can we find ways to embrace folks who don’t practice like we do, but must share something in common to want to attend the same school, congregation, and community events? This is not easy, but is the Torah asking us to be lonely among our own? Torah asks us to love our fellow."

As we move forward, let us find ways to help each other to deepen our Jewish experience and our belonging to the same people. Let us not cut people off from one another. Let us not be lonely.

L’Shalom,Cantor Ruth

Save The DateThe 13th Almost Annual

PJTC Library Used Book SaleMore Than 1,846 Books will be Sold

Sunday October 20 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PMOn the Wohlmann Hall Breezeway

Now is the time to: Volunteer to help •(early admission)

Donate Books (get space in your house •and tax deductions)

Give advice on how to run the sale •(sharing wisdom)

Mark your calendar so you don’t miss the bargains. Contact Simon Burrow at

[email protected] for more information.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a fun evening

of Professional Baseballwith the PJTC Men’s Club

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Dodger Farm Team)

vs the Lancaster JetHawks (Houston Farm Team)

Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga 8408 Rochester Avenue,

Rancho Cucamonga, Ca 91730-3904

Saturday Evening, July 27, 2013Game Time at 7:05 PM

$10 includes Reserved SeatReservations with check by July 21

To PJTC Men’s Club1434 N Altadena Dr., Pasadena, Ca 91107For Information call Joel (626) 351-8489

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revenue from you, our congregation - but please, we still need your strong support.

To prepare for these expected shortfalls, our Board has now passed a new investment strategy for the Shaarei Torah funds as well as our PJTC endowment. These funds should collectively enable us to earn secure and low-risk income to augment our revenues for the year. The strategy has a realistic and conservative income goal of CPI (consumer price index) plus 2%, with a five-year horizon. The funds will be invested in a maximum of 40% equities with the balance in fixed income/credit holdings at the discretion of the manager. We have authorized Alan Whitman to manage the investments; and we will appoint an Oversight Committee to independently monitor the funds. Amendments to the investment strategy can be made at any time.

Preparation and planning at PJTC this summer is not only financial. Our Education Director Search Committee has begun its work. The Search Committee has a wonderful and diverse representation from our community, with most committee members having LBSRS students or alumni in their families, and many having education backgrounds. Their unifying passion and ambition is to find the “perfect fit” Education Director for the school. The committee plans to meet about every other week to accomplish this important task. The initial goal will be to research the Education Director “position” and the typical search process on a national level. They will then need to define the specific PJTC congregational expectations for the position. Drafting a job description will be the final step prior to conducting the search and interviewing candidates. The timeline for the entire process certainly depends on the availability of excellent applicants, but it is likely to take 6-12 months. We await further updates on their progress.

PJTC will also be preparing for the return of Rabbi Grater, who will be coming home from his sabbatical this summer. It is hard to believe that the seven-month period is almost over, and I am sure he agrees. We need to give incredible thanks to Cantor Ruth Berman Harris and Rabbi Gil Kollin for capably filling in during the hiatus. Their assistance has been on many levels, and I have received only rave reviews from our congregants. Again, many thanks! Rabbi Grater will be returning to the bimah in August with two Friday night services where he will be addressing his sabbatical experiences. These special Shabbat services will include onegs hosted by the PJTC Board on August 9 and by Connie and Lou Friedman on August 16. So mark your calendars: August 9 and 16 for these “Welcoming” events. Temple e-mail blasts are sure to remind everyone. I hope to see a great and enthusiastic turnout from the congregation.

So a busy summer is ahead! There is much to prepare for and much to look forward to.

Rock-a-Bye BabyMazal Tov to great-grandmother

Alice Shulman on the birth of Ariella Ann on June 1 to Yael and Rich Nygren. Grandparents are Jeff and Rivi Shulman. The young family lives in Northridge, close enough for frequent visits.

As we go to press, we have another Mazal Tov to announce: Ginny and Ira Blitz have their first grandchild, Ariel Joseph, son of Matt and Daphna Blitz, born on June 15 in New York.

Thanks to Our June Volunteers

PJTC offers our members a variety of ways to be of service to the Temple. Those who are able to give of their time are vital to sustaining our community.

To host an Oneg, call Anita Landau.To host a Kiddush, call Roz Scherr.

Oneg & Kiddush Hosts June 1 Kiddush hosted by Sam Haddad in honor of Carolyn KuninJune 7/8 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood. Kiddush hosted by the Greenberg family in honor

of the marriage of Ben Greenberg and Sara HahnJune 14/15 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood. Kiddush hosted by Tami Cutler and Craig Fox in

honor of Tami’s birthday and retirement from public school teaching

June 21/22 Oneg hosted by the Wetmore-Arkaders, Golden-Krasners, Golbert-Cranes, and Levin-Mendels to say “Bon Voyage” to the Golbert-Cranes on their move to Berkeley, and for the Levin-Mendel’s sabbatical year in Israel.

Kiddush co-hosted by the Shabbes Minyan Group and by Helen Freeman in loving memory of her husband, Joe.

June 28/29 Oneg and Kiddush hosted by Deborah Noble and Erich Schlecht in honor of their daughter Abby’s bat mitzvah

Gabbai’im Mickey Butnik Sondra Dreshner John Guest Roz Scherr

Torah and Haftorah Readers Darrell Cozen Sondra Dreshner Noah Golden-Krasner Sam Haddad Ofer Ho Matt Hurwitz Debbie Noble Linda Rourman Abby Schlecht Erich Schlecht Ruth Several Bobbi Sloan

Office Volunteers Ryna Aviram Ginny Blitz Judy Ellis Jerry Halpert Ruth Kaye Breyne Moskowitz Marlene Reichenbach Ernie Robinson George Roegler Roz Scherr Edie Taylor Arlene Weiss

Please remember to bring canned food whenever you come to the temple. Be sure to notice the basket on the table in the main lobby. Please bring a couple of cans of food to help fill it.

We Have a Lost and Found Closet!Many items are in our lost

and found cupboard. Pick them up or we will donate them in early July.

Just ask one of us in the office.

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General FundKai Shue Lam & Bonnie Buratti in honor of their aliyahRachel & Virgil Cooley in memory of Marlene SegalKai Lam & Bonnie Buratti in memory of Marlene SegalJill Goldstein in memory of Marlene SegalFred & Sharon Nigro in memory of Marlene Segal, a wife, mom &

grandma, a truly wonderful personMabel Tash in memory of Marlene SegalChris Dingman in memory of Marlene SegalFirst Republic Bank in memory of Marlene Segal

Madeline Mark Memorial FundJane KavaloskiIra & Ginny BlitzPenny SparkCarla Epstein in memory of a loved oneStephanie IvlerCharlotte Eiser & Family in memory of a true woman of valor – an

inspiration to allLibrary Fund

June Brodie & Harriet Berkowitz in memory of mother, Annie WiskindMAC (Membership Assistance Committee)

From Ricki & Lonne Lane in memory of Noah LangholzSim Shalom Prayerbook

In memory of Daniel Bayer from the PJTC Men’s ClubLarge Print Sim Shalom Prayerbook

Donated in memory of Noah Langholz, beloved son of Susan Auerbach & Bryan Langholz, dear grandson of Faye & Ike Langholz, from Miriam & Jack Pitson

Sisterhood Kitchen FundFrom Sylvia Scheimer in honor of her great-granddaughter Orli Rae

EatonSisterhood Tributes

To Stacy Miller in appreciation of the wonderful job she & Nancy did for Sisterhood Installation, from Edie Taylor

To Nancy Carlton in appreciation of the wonderful job she & Stacy did for Sisterhood Installation, from Edie Taylor

To Alex Weisz, “Congratulations to Arcadia High School’s drum major for 2013-2014,” from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Lori & Fred Rotenberg with best wishes on the engagement of their daughter Corinne to Jimmy, from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Ginny & Ira Blitz in honor of the birth of their first grandchild, Ariel Joseph Blitz, from Joan & Jerry Halpert

To Steve Edberg, wishing him a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Linda Rourman, and from Nancy & John Carlton

To Liz Green, wishing her a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Patricia Bunin & George Roegler

To Rulene Hochman, wishing her a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Nancy & John Carlton

To Cecelia Fox, wishing her a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Evelyn & Ernie Robinson

To Connie Friedman, wishing her a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Edie Taylor

To Marina & Bryan Jick & family, in memory of Bryan’s beloved mother, Anita Dora Jick, from Stacy & Stu Miller, Nancy & John Carlton, Carol & Eric Mills, and from Marcia Alper

To Barry Segal & family, on the loss of his beloved wife, Marlene, from Florita & Joe Linett, Edie Taylor, Judy Ungar, Aty & Howard Rotter, Joan & Jerry Halpert, Sue Galpert, Ilona Fuchs and family,Trudie Strobel and from Carol & Eric Mills & family

To Mickey Segal & family, on the loss of his beloved mother, Marlene Segal, from Nancy & John Carlton, Aty & Howard Rotter, and from Carol & Eric Mills & family

To Howard Segal & family, on the loss of his beloved mother, Marlene Segal, from Carol & Eric Mills & family

Yahrzeit Donations to General Fund Donated by: In Memory of: Ellen Ardman Father, Jack ArdmanMichael Baker Father, Phil BakerEdward Gomperts Father, Arthur GompertsVictor Berlant Father, Herman BerlantTessie Edlen Father-in-Law, Benjamin EdlenRebecca Mintzer Mother, Mirla Englander BirmanMatilda Feuer Mother, Laura SandigRaymond Rubenstein Mother, Ruth RubensteinShirley Hoffman Brother, Les BermanTamar Cutler Father Herbert SchiffBud Sampson Daughter, Susan SampsonPeter Mendel Grandfather, Siegmund MendelRay Weinberg Father, Maurice WeinbergGail Snyder Sister, Paula Forman SchiffmanRalph Wolveck Mother, Mary WolveckKenneth Goss Grandmother, Ruth GossKenneth Goss Great-Grandfather, William GossHoward Rambach Mother, Mary RambachHoward Rambach Father, Morris Rambach

We Are Collecting:by Edie Taylor

Used cell phones – LBSRS is collecting them; look for their box

Printer ink cartridges - bring to BruceUsed eye glasses, clear and sunglasses,

also hearing aids - box in WorkroomToiletries from hotels, all sizes - box in

Workroom - goes to Union Station Plastic bottles- recycled by USY

A l u m i n u m cans - also recycled by

USY, place in blue barrel in back of building

Yarn, 4-ply acrylic, all colors, used to make afghans for Huntington Hospital and County/USC Pediatric Dept. Bring to my attention. No wool please.

R e m e m b e r the Foothill Unity Center barrels near t h e e nt r a n c e t o Wohlmann Hall. You may drop in canned go o ds , c loth ing , household items, and anything that they

may be able to sell in their Thrift Shop to raise funds for the food bank.

These are all mitzvah makers. Everything is recyclable.


Yahrzeits for July (announced Fri/Sat preceding the date)Tammuz 24 July 02, 2013

Gustav Fleischhacker Jeanette Lorber

Harriet Padlipsky Marie Roegler Mariam Vego

Tammuz 25 July 03, 2013Yetta Hollander

Ray Miller Tammuz 26 July 04, 2013

Zvi Bar-Chaim Gregory Frey

Tammuz 27 July 05, 2013Edward Solomon

Tammuz 28 July 06, 2013Rose Altschule Bess Pemstein

Sam Phillips Martin Spellman

Tammuz 29 July 07, 2013Jay Hoffman Fritzi Lerner

Janice Lipton Valli Loewenberg

Juanita Earlene Murray-WessonAv 1 July 08, 2013

Harry Koz David Kristan Julian Snyder

Av 2 July 09, 2013Bernice Feldstein

Anna Friedenberg Philip Karr

Howard Lassman Charlotte Levinson

Louis M. Witkin Av 3 July 10, 2013

Gertrude Budnitsky Goldie Gordon

Av 4 July 11, 2013Ferrel Rosenberg Armin Rosenblum William Terfansky

Nathan Witt

Av 5 July 12, 2013Miriam Dinerman

Richard Goodman Shuey Greenberg Estelle Greenblatt

Peter Silverman Shimon Weitmann

Av 6 July 13, 2013Leonard Goss Ruth Lehman

Rosel Schlachter Gene Slater

Mother of Marcia Spies Av 7 July 14, 2013

Howard Finn Rose Heller

Eva Katz Tonia Sugarman

Av 8 July 15, 2013Marc Bayer

Herman Bromberg Pauline Claridy

Diana Klein Av 9 July 16, 2013

Eleanor Kittiver Margit Klein

Thomas Kurey Nathan Ostrow

Ruvim Rabinowitch Jona Siev

Av 10 July 17, 2013Esther Friend

Samuel Futterman Florence Goldstein

Mimi Harris Bessie Levy

Sarah Sax Av 11 July 18, 2013

Betty Case Benjamin Friedman

Carole Meyers Jacob Miller

Anna Susskind

Av 12 July 19, 2013Grace Epstein Frieda Mandel

Morris Weprinsky Av 13 July 20, 2013

Aaron Brenessel Sylvia Cooper

Henry Greenberg Frances Kirkish Hakala

Gertrude L. Krantz Belle Lewis

Sarah Rappaport Isaac Singer

Av 14 July 21, 2013Miki Benedek Philip Friend

John Gorfinkel Howard Gross

Louis Kittiver Thomas McGrath Bertha Orenstein Sandie Rambach

Av 15 July 22, 2013Julius Blitz

Violet Dorfman Rebecca Fox

Sophie Hassman Henrietta Holzer Oscar Susskind

Av 16 July 23, 2013Rita Gross

Alison Heath Stephen Knepper

Rose Lipser Harriet Munoz Philip Saffman

Av 17 July 24, 2013Harold Carsh Herman Lane

Lynn Seshadri Esther Vego

Raymond Walter

Av 18 July 25, 2013Samuel Chait

Theodore Epstein Adele Glick Ida Rimsky

Edward Weiss Av 19 July 26, 2013

Arthur Berman Lillian Levine

Augusta A. Levy Susan Lowitz

Av 20 July 27, 2013Doris Becker

Debbie Dinnocente Bessie Dorman

Florence Mandel Av 21 July 28, 2013

Eugene Galindo Mark Hurwitz Harry Lipser

Zelda Rosenberg Herbert Schaffer

Av 22 July 29, 2013Michael Clemens

Deborah Ginsburg Macewan Jacob Levin

Sarah Levine Samuel S. Taylor

Irvin Vego Av 23 July 30, 2013

Samuel Bergman Jeanne Eisenberg

Isaac Karsh Cecelia Knell Morton Mintz

Samuel Richman Pauline Weinberger

Av 24 July 31, 2013Erna Baris

Ruth Bernath Bella Lubow

Jewish Spirituality and Meditation Workshop

Workshop leadersYehudit and Reuven Goldfarb

Sunday, July 28, 2013, 3:00 to 6:00 PMTemple Beth David

9677 Longden Ave, Temple City, CA 91780 (This workshop is not sponsored by PJTC.) For more information see flier in lobby.

Register by July 24, $50. After July 24, an additional $10.

Couple discounts & sliding scale available.For more information: Visit www.templebd.com or

contact PJTC member Linda Elyad.

Host an Oneg!

Do you have an event to celebrate at one of our Onegs following Friday Shabbat Services? How about a birthday, an anniversary, an upcoming or belated engagement or wedding celebration, the birth of a grandchild, a college graduation, a new job or promotion, a book publication or anything else wonderful to share with your PJTC family? Please host an Oneg.

Are you a member of our meditation group, a Mah Jongg or bridge group, the Theatre Havurah, an adult education class or one of the basketball players? Organize your group and please host an Oneg.

Please contact Anita Landau, Sisterhood Oneg Chair, or Bruce or Eitan at PJTC to reserve your date. We will provide you with a set of instructions to guide you through the details. Many dates are still available in July and August.


and AnniversariesJuly BirthdaysJuly 1 ................ Nora Eidelberg

Joshua GouldIzak Langholz

Janice MarkhamRachel Spaizman

July 2 ...............Ed BrunngraberJanet Klekner

July 3 ............. Jennifer LeonardJoel Padlipsky

July 4 ................... Ilana Basseri Ira Blitz

Anne CheslowJuly 5 ...............Marshall Cohen

Arlene HoganEllie Mendel Alex Weisz

Jeremy Weisz July 6 ................. Erich SchlechtJuly 7 ............... Louis FriedmanJuly 8 ............... Jill Adler-Moore

Stephen Belz Sara Bloom

Haley KarishMaria Libman

Fred RotenbergRachel Weisz

July 9 .......... Norman AckermanAva Kate Arkader

Margaret Ho Eitan Pattow

July 10 .......... Theodore Krieger July 11 ................ Darrell Cozen

Lynn GouldAlex Jacobs

July 12 ................Simon BurrowPeter Dreier

Ale KiguelmanAndy Owen

Carol Rader-MeislinFaith Segal

July 13 ............Joseph JohnsonJosh Pais

Benjamin Shilling July 14 .................... Noah Adler

Ryan Adler Ilene Donner

Eden Golden-Krasner Meredith Rose

July 15 ......................Coby Earll Margaret Frerking

July 16 ............... Audrey Cohen Hyman Vego

July 17 ................. Chloe Awaya Marjorie GulkisDiana Howard

July 18 ..........Michael BurnstineBenjamin Teitelbaum

July 19 ............. Talia Nissimyan July 20 ..............Michael Ostroff

Marlene ReichenbachAmy Richardson

Ryan Sharp Arthur TausJudy Ungar

Robert WeinerJuly 21 ................Emma Beubis July 22 ..............Barbara Cohen

Dovid Zvi SilberbergDavid Snyder

Hayley Yoskowitz July 23 ..........Helene Emmerich

Miran Painter July 24 .........................Lisa Fox

Jonathan FuhrmanCharlotte Jorban

Rosa Nicely July 25 .................Victor Berlant

Tzedek Segall-Gutierrez July 26 ................Tucker Cobey

Stephanie IvlerElizabeth Loughren

July 27 .......... Melissa BergmanSusan Claster

Martin LewinAnita Pemstein-Roth

July 28 ................ Gaston ArayaKirk Brattkus

Cara JaffeBonnie Pais-Martinez

July 29 ................. Zoe Fishman Isaac Paz

Arielle Sharfstein James Weiss

July 30 ................ Janice BetrueJuly 31 ..................Sherri Hauer

Jessica Hencier Emile Painter

Gregory Beirich and Karen Liquornik ..................................7/2/1995Russell and Emily Marcus ...................................................7/2/2000George and Roz Lubow .......................................................7/3/1954Norman and Hannah Ackerman ..........................................7/3/1960Dave and Susan Lorin .........................................................7/3/1977Isaac and Sylvia Paz ...........................................................7/4/1982Daniel Fishman and Sandra Lavine ....................................7/4/1993Peter Dreier and Terry Meng ...............................................7/5/1992Matthew and Lauren Krieger ...............................................7/5/2002Todd and Stacey Sharp .......................................................7/7/1996Ryan and Candice Earll .......................................................7/7/2007Jim and Cari Yoskowitz ........................................................7/8/1990Ray Marcus and Jennifer Golub Marcus .............................7/9/2006Jonni and Felicity Swerdlow ..............................................7/11/1976Joe Ucuzoglu and Cristiane Guberman .............................7/11/2004Hervey and Doris Segall ....................................................7/14/1962Greg and Susan Harlan .....................................................7/14/2002Jack and Debby Singer .....................................................7/15/1967Maury and Arlene Weiss ....................................................7/15/1984Jerry and Shelly Kaplan .....................................................7/16/1961Isaac and Ojig Ergas .........................................................7/17/2004Fred and Lori Rotenberg ...................................................7/22/1979Larry Moore and Jill Adler-Moore ......................................7/23/1977David and Felice Mittman ..................................................7/26/1987James and Joan Weiss .....................................................7/29/1964Art and Chris Bogad ..............................#40 .....................7/29/1973Joshua Tornek and Claudia Argueta ..................................7/29/1993

1968 Confirmation Class ReunionWe are seeking members of the LBSRS confirmation class of

1968 (high school graduates of ’70) for a festive reunion.A reunion committee has been formed to plan a

gathering.If you have information about how any of the following class

members can be found, please contact Janice Feldstein Bender at [email protected]. Many thanks!

Annette Lynn AlbertSheldon H. BolotinKerri Susan ChaseBarbara Eileen DeutschRuthann Frances DeutschDaniel A. DobrinGail Maurine FeldsteinJanice Lynn FeldsteinJack Robert FuttermanDahlia GoldEdna GottfeldMarsha Fern GrifkaMarian Amy GruberRona Hildy HalpernAllan Mark HamburgDavid Mark HoffmanJames Anthony IvlerDavid Louis Kazan

Robyn Lydia KilimnikLaura Lee KrawetzSamuel Morse MagrillAndrea June MoyerNancy Lynn PessinDavid PillerRonald M. RosenCheryl Nancy SocherJeffrey Wayne ShrifterBernard Samuel ShutmanLinda StahlEllen Jennie SternbergDeborah Jeanne StevensBruce TruboSusannah Kay WeinbergJames WeissmanDavid R. WinogradSteven Allen Zaslaw

— Contact for Donations —Donate to Temple Projects & FundsOrder a Memorial PlaqueFreeman Passover FundOrder Leaf/Stone on Tree of Life ... Temple Office (626) 798-1161Shabbat b'Lev Music FundMAC Committee............................................................Edie Taylor PJTC Oral History Project ...................................Michael Several Simcha & Memorial Tablecloths ............................ Paula Waluch Sisterhood's Lena Berman Tribute Fund .................. Roz Scherr Dedicate a Prayer Book ...................................... Sheila PadlipskyLarge Print Sim Shalom .................................................Roz Scherr Rabbi Galpert Memorial Fund ........................................ Jan Pais

Shirley Hoffman Fuchs Award Fund ...................................................Debby Singer L.B. Silver Religious School........................................... Jan PaisTorah Fund Donations ...............................................Bobbi SloanJudaica Shop ...............................................................Stacy Miller Sisterhood Kitchen Fund ....................................Nancy Copeland Women's Retreat Fund .........................................Nancy CopelandMadeline Mark Memorial Fund ...................................Ruth Several

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• For dinner, visit each restaurant up to three times. On each visit, with a party of two, your lower priced entree is free or reduced substantially in price.• Valid for dinner any evening through Dec. 30, 2013• Valid for unlimited lunch visits at select restaurants• Include your membership card when paying your bill.

To orderSend your request, along with a check for $25 per membership to:

PJTC, 1434 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107 Make check payable to: PJTC Sisterhood.

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Sisterhood’s Annual High Holy Day Greetings BookExtend High Holy Day Greetings to the Pasadena Jewish Community.

•Greetings from your immediate family or business are available in the following sizes:

3.5”(w) x 2.25”(h) — $36.00 • 3.5”(w) x 4.5”(h) — $54.00 • 7”(w) x 4.5”(h) — $72.00Listing on the name page. (Greeting #4 is used on this page.) — $18.00

The Greetings Booklets will be available for pick up at Rosh Hashanah Services. If you wish to have yours mailed to your home, please include $5.00 to cover postage and packaging.

You may choose from the following messages or submit a message of your own.Camera ready artwork or graphic file may be submitted as well. Contact Karen Brown for requirements.

1. Warmest wishes for a New Year of health, peace and success.

2. The _____________ family extends best wishes for a Happy New Year.

3. May the New Year be one of good health, inspiration and love.

4. Ktivah V’chatima Tova - may you be inscribed and sealed for a good year in the Book of Life.•

Print the names you wish to appear in your greeting: _________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________Print the copy as you wish it to read or circle your choice of greeting above. This option is not available at the $18 level: ___________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________Please make a separate check, payable to PJTC Sisterhood, and mail it, along with this form to:

PJTC Sisterhood - HH Greetings1434 Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107

The deadline for submission of greetings and payments is July 22, 2013Questions about greetings? Call Ruth Kaye.

Or contact the temple at 626-798-1161 or [email protected]

Rosh Hashanah is early this year, and so is our deadline!Please honor our volunteers by placing your order before July 22.

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