Reaching Out During Elul
by Cantor Emma Lutz
During this Hebrew month of Elul, our tradition creates time and space for us to prepare for the High Holy Days by beginning our process of teshuvah (repentance). Elul is our invitation to reflect on where we missed the mark in the past year and to make active amends for any missed opportunities to reach out and connect to our neighbors, friends, family, and loved ones.

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Wise Welcomes Emissary from Israel for 2018-19 
We are so excited to introduce Roy Zigdon, our Wise School Shaliach – Israel’s emissary. The Shaliach are Israeli high school graduates who are voluntarily giving one year of pre-army service known in Israel as a Service Year. The Service Year Shlichim are entirely devoted towards volunteer work as they spread their love, insights, and passion for the State of Israel with our community. Roy arrived in Los Angeles earlier this month and is being hosted by Wise families. He will be an active part of Wise School in both the Early Childhood and Elementary School programs. In addition, Roy will work with CYE on youth engagement and he is excited to be a part of Camp Wise next summer. We know you will welcome Roy into our community – please make sure to introduce yourself to him when you see him on our campus.
Roy made a special video to introduce himself to his new friends in Los Angeles: watch it here!
 

High Holy Days Alert: We have extended our Yizkor Book of Remembrance submission deadline until Friday at 5 p.m.After Friday’s deadline, we cannot guarantee inclusion in the book. Call us if you prefer to make your submission and contribution by phone: 310.476.8561.


Worship

 

This Week’s Torah Portion: Ki Tetze

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Geldin Chapel

Led by Rabbi Ron Stern and Cantor Emma Lutz

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
Shabbat Morning Services | Plotkin Chapel
Led by Rabbi David Woznica and Cantor Paul Dorman
9 a.m. Torah Study
10 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

 

 

NEXT WEEK:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31
6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services | Sanctuary
Led by Rabbi David Woznica and Cantor Nathan Lam

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Shabbat Morning Services | Sanctuary
Led by Rabbi Ron Stern and Cantor Paul Dorman
9 a.m. Torah Study
10 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service

 

Learning Opportunities with Clergy
Bible Study with Rabbi Ron Stern: Monday, August 27 at 9 a.m. Temple Conference Room
Talmud Study with Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback: Wednesday, August 29 at 12 p.m. | Udko Annex


 
High Holy Days with Wise
 
 

Ridesharing for the High Holy Days: Wise Offers Lyft Discount Codes
During the High Holy Days, we encourage members to rideshare for easy drop-off and pick-up at any of our three venues! With designated rideshare spots at all locations, it’s easy to use a service like Lyft. We are now offering discount codes (while supplies last) for those who register online. Sign up today and you will receive $5 off for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
REGISTER HERE

 
Selichot
Saturday, September 1
7 p.m. | Meditation and learning sessions with your Wise clergy
8 p.m. | Dessert
8:30 p.m. | Selichot Havdalah Service
Experience a deeply meaningful and meditative evening of prayer and music with your entire Wise clergy team and our full High Holy Days choir. Selichot is an opportunity to elevate your spiritual preparation for the Days of Awe: a chance to participate in uplifting worship and begin to reflect on your path towards self-improvement.
 
Family Experiences: Learn What’s New and What’s Changing
Families with children of all ages have a variety of amazing options when it
comes to High Holy Days with Wise! At our Family Services, parents and kids can pray, sing, and learn together. During our Days of Awesome, kids can learn through activities tailored just for them (no grown-ups allowed!) And, of course we offer Child Care for all services on the Wise campus and
at Bel Air Church.
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Wise Bulletin Board
 

Send a Wise Back-to-School Gift to Your College Student!
It’s that time of year – our college kids are hitting the road (or taking a quick trip down the 405) on their way back to school and we want them to know Wise is wishing them a sweet new year! If you would like us to send them a special back-to-school gift, please let us know.
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PACKING DATE: Friday, September 28. If you’d like to help, contact us.

 

New Family Shabbat Parenting Class Begins September 15
Wise School’s Parenting Center is excited to announce a new Saturday Shabbat class that’s sure to be fun for parents and kids alike! Bring your children (1-3 years old) for a morning of play, challah baking, singing, and making great new friends. This class will be a wonderful way for parents and grandparents to experience the community of our amazing Parenting Center.
LEARN MORE AND ENROLL

 
WiseFit presents Open Gym — Pick-Up Sports for Adults
Final Summer Date:
Wednesday, August 29 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Stephen Wise Temple members are invited to play pick-up basketball in our beautiful new Katz Family Pavilion athletics facility. Bring your A-game and up to two friends to show off your hoops skills. Open gym is completely free. Note that only persons 18 and over are eligible. Please wear appropriate gym clothing. Waivers must be signed upon entry.
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Upcoming Events
 

Tashlich at the Beach
Sunday, September 16 from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Tower 24 – Santa Monica Beach
Bring a blanket to the beach for an uplifting gathering of song and inspiration as we prepare for the coming of the new year. Hear the sound of the shofar resonating against the crashing waves as we cast our misdeeds into the sea. This beautifully symbolic ritual is a cherished tradition for all ages!
How to get there: meet us at Tower 24, south of the pier! We recommend parking in the Crescent Bay Park parking lot.

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Jews United for Democracy and Justice and Community Advocates present
The Assault on Ethical Democracy: Ambassadors Norman Eisen and Dennis Ross

Co-sponsored by Stephen Wise Temple
Wednesday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. | Valley Beth Shalom
Hear two former ambassadors, Norman Eisen and Dennis Ross, in dialogue with Rabbi Ed Feinstein of Valley Beth Shalom. This special evening is sixth in the Community Conversations series funded by Wise’s partners Jews United for Democracy and Justice and Community Advocates.
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Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion presents
Symposium 2
November 11-12 | Stephen Wise Temple
Join esteemed clergy and scholars from all around the world, including members of our own clergy team, for HUC-JIR’s Symposium 2, an engaging exploration of ideas and attitudes. Nowadays, there is “my news” and “your news,” “your truth” and “my truth,” and consensus about facts is increasingly elusive. Even the university, once the place where young minds pursued “veritas,” is more likely today to teach its students the postmodern prioritization of subjectivity over objectivity, discourse over reality, perspective over universal truth. Against this backdrop, HUC-JIR Symposium 2 will explore the various ways in which contemporary Jews grapple with the concept of the truth.
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Lifecycle • Yahrzeits

We remember with love those who died in recent days and weeks:

Malihe Benyamini, Howard Besbris, Hooman Farahmand, June Klein, Frances Leigh, James Ring

We observe the yahrzeits of:

Frances Beneson*, Alex Barta, Sidney Barton, Eugen Bergher, Liliana Bergher, Leona Berman*, Minnie Blumenkrantz, Marjorie A. Bovill*, Rose Caplan*, Beatrice Goldberg Cochran*, Ann Glassman Cohen*, Bernard Cohen*, Emanuel S. Colbert*, Fred Conrad*, William Jacob Cooper*, Ralph Davis, Henry Duskis*, Rosetta Feinberg*, Richard D. Felmus, M.D.*, Joann Fineberg*, Irene Freedman*, Todd R. Green, Max Zachary Hess, Robert Hoffman*, Alex Indich, David M. Joseph, Judi Kaufman, Roy Kaufman, Robert Kleiman, Julyous Korsvnsky*, Philip Latchman*, Sydell Leebove*, Robert Lerner, Morris Levitt*, Margit Ponder Levy*, David “Ted” Lewis*, Reuben Joseph Lockitch, M.D.*, Sophie R. Morris*, William A. Perer, M.D.*, Maurice Rogosen*, Miriam Popick*, Sonia Rosenblum*, George Shaw*, Charles Simon*, Rose Soloway, Irvin Sterman, Emanuel J. Taub*, Meyer “Mike” Waldman*, Harold Wenzel*, Morris Yavitch*, Lottie Yousem*

*Designated on our memorial walls

 
Lifecycle • Condolences

We reach out as a community and offer our support and deepest sympathy to those among us who are mourning the loss of a loved one.

Ashley and Patrick Javaheri on the loss of Ashley’s mother Malihe Benyamini.

 
Lifecycle • Mazal Tov
Shehechianu Moment

Do you have a milestone birthday or anniversary approaching? We’d like to celebrate your special day on the bima during Friday evening Shabbat Services! Invite your family, join your Wise community, make it a “shehechianu moment” – a time to give thanks for life, health, and the blessings that enable you to reach this great moment in your life. Let us know by emailing Arlene Spiegelman or calling 310.889.2272 and she’ll make sure to schedule a date that works for you. We’d love to share your celebration!

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

Lida and Payam Kashfian on their daughter Leila becoming Bat Mitzvah.
Stacey and Mark Bronson on their daughter Grace becoming Bat Mitzvah.

Katy and John Tishbi on their sons Justin and David  becoming Bar Mitzvah

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

Jared Flamm and Kala Savage on the birth of their son Frankie Flamm, grandson of Joanne Savage.
Daniel and Stephanie Schneider on the birth of their son Max Barrett Schneider.
Sheila Nourian and Salar Yamini on the birth of their daughter Lilah Yamini.

 
Lifecycle • Tributes

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

RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF:
of Teddy Rotgin’s Bar Mitzvah in Israel, by Erin and Michael Rotgin

IN MEMORY OF:
Sarah Baumann, by Terrie and Richard Baumann

Frances Leigh, by Barbara and Andrew Leigh

 

CANTORS’ DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF:
of Teddy Rotgin’s Bar Mitzvah in Israel, by Erin and Michael Rotgin

 

2018-19 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Thank you, by Samuel A. Berkman

 

WISE SCHOOL GENERATIONS ENDOWMENT
IN HONOR OF:
the birth of Luca Kleinman, grandson of Pam Kleinman and son of Natasha and Brett Kleinman, by Janine and Richard Kolodny

Janine Kolodny being installed as President of Stephen Wise Temple, by Lori and Rob Goodman and family

the marriage of Zach Lebovits, brother of Jessica Lebovits, and son of DeDe and Moses Lebovits, by Lori and Rob Goodman and family

the Bar Mitzvah of David and Justin Tishbi, by Lori and Rob Goodman and family

the Bat Mitzvah of Francesca Tyberg, by Lori and Rob Goodman and family

the Bar Mitzvah of Ilai Khalili, by Tami and Robert Weiser

the Bar Mitzvah of Elliot Lichtman, by Tami and Robert Weiser

the Bat Mitzvah of Gabriella Soleimani, by Tami and Robert Weiser

IN MEMORY OF:
June Klein, by Lynn and Les Bider

 

LIFELONG LEARNING FUND
IN HONOR OF:
the 80th birthday of Frank Pinkus, by Cheryl and Ralph Pinkus

 

AVI GESUNDHEIT FUND FOR MUSIC
IN MEMORY OF:
Liliana Bergher, Eugen Bergher, and Alex Indich, by Hilda and Dan Bergher

 

SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Laurence Baumann, by Terrie and Richard Baumann

 

METUKA BENJAMIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
of Minnie Blumenkrantz, by Bonnie and Michael Blumenkrantz

 

YAHRZEIT FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
Sidney Barton, by Ann and Alan Barton

Rosetta Feinberg, by Sheila Lokitz

Robert Kleiman, by Shirley Kleiman

Irvin Sterman, by Anida Sterman and Carole Rosner

Robert Lerner, by Caryn Lerner Rosenblatt

Rose Soloway, by Ellen Shumsky

 
Thank You

We appreciate our wonderful volunteers:

L.A. Family Housing Lunch Bunch Volunteers:
Mike Berk
Janis Berkman
Norma Cooper
Ilene and Harry Jacobs
Diane Kabat
Liz Koppelman
Sally Levine
Shelly Levy
Freda Moscowitz
Heidi Praw
Sheila Rosenberg
Barbara Sampson
Lana Sternberg
Gail Woskow

Nosh Volunteer:
Susan Firestone

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

 
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