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Upcoming Events
Make it a Soulful Shabbat Tomorrow | Tomorrow night, our Soulful Shabbat falls on the Torah portion of Beshalach; also called Shabbat Shirah – the Sabbath of Song. It is referred to as the Sabbath of Song because it commemorates the Israelites crossing the Sea of Reeds. We will commemorate every Soulful Shabbat as a Sabbath of music that speaks to our hearts. Join Rabbi David Woznica, Cantors Nathan Lam and Marcus Feldman, and the David Kates Rock Band for this Soulful Shabbat, featuring pop-jazz music that will uplift your spirit. Our community is abuzz about Soulful Shabbat ... so don't miss another incredible service! | Tomorrow, Friday, February 3 | 8 p.m. Service in the Sanctuary| Immediately Followed by Dessert Oneg in Zeldin-Hershenson Hall | | | Calling All Elementary & Religious School Families for a Family Shabbat | Join us tomorrow night for the Family Shabbat Nosh and Service with our Elementary and Religious Schools' families. All School families are welcome to attend our Nosh and Service, but the Dinner is for Grade 4 Elementary School families only in Hershenson Hall. | Tomorrow, Friday, February 3 | 5:30 p.m. Nosh | 6:15 p.m. Service | Sanctuary | | | Attend the AIPAC Conference & Show Your Support for Israel | The annual AIPAC Policy Conference is the largest gathering of the pro-Israel movement. Thousands of participants come from all 50 states to take part in “three of the most important days affecting Israel’s future.” Each year, we are one of the largest synagogue delegations to attend the conference. With over 140 people already registered for the conference, sign up today to make this a reality! Don’t miss out on this truly remarkable experience to be in our nation’s capital with thousands of fellow pro-Israel supporters. | March 4-6 | Washington, D.C. | | | Learn New Recipes at the WOW Cooking Class! | "What should I make for dinner tonight?" It's the age-old question. Well, we have some suggestions. How about Joojeh Bademjan or Baghali Polo Ba Tahdig-e-Morgh? Our own Nilou Binafard (Temple Member) will teach us these and more exciting Persian favorites at the Women of Wise's Persian Cooking Class. Come join us for a fun morning of cooking and eating! | Tuesday, February 7 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Casiano Kitchen | $36 Members | $50 Non-Members | | | Make Sandwiches for a Good Cause! | Join us for an early evening of sandwich making for the patients of the County/USC AIDS Clinic. This will be a rewarding experience for everyone, and it’s also a great opportunity for students to earn community service hours! Note that this program is taking place at a new time. Click “Contact” below to RSVP. | Tuesday, February 14 | 5 p.m. | Binkoff Art Room | | | The Jewish Federation Super Week: February 12-17 | Begin Super Week with a chance to volunteer all over the L.A. area and make a real impact in our community. Super Week events offer you a variety of ways to help people right here in our community, through programs and services promoting inclusion for Jewish people with disabilities. Activities include decorating kippot for special needs teens, playing games with kids, gardening at a group home, assembling Purim gift baskets, and much more. Can't make it? No problem – you can do your part with a donation during Super Week. Click "info" for more information, to make a donation, or to volunteer today! | | | Watch Rabbi Stern's Shabbat Sermon Online | If you missed Rabbi Ron Stern's Friday night sermon on "From Ridicule to Ridiculous: Insights on the Power of Words and the Way We Speak About Others", or want to watch it again, click the "Info" button below. | | | Important Road Closure Information | Van Nuys District DWP crews are currently doing construction work on Mulholland Drive between Stone Canyon Reservoir and the 405 Freeway. For the next week, between 9 a.m.-3 p.m., westbound traffic on Mulholland will be detoured between Woodcliff Road and Longbow Drive, while eastbound traffic will continue to flow unobstructed. After construction is finished, the traffic pattern will alternate so that the westbound side is unobstructed and the eastbound side will be detoured. | | |
School News and Events
Early Childhood Center | | | Elementary School | | | Milken Community High School | | | Religious School | | | Wise Parent Association | | |
Mazal Tov to | Sheila and Frank Ariel and family on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jordan Azita and Saeed Hekmat-Niaz and family on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Kobi Meredith Levine and Jeff Hirschberg and family on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Justin Elene and Daniel Whalen and family on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Teddy Kathy and Moise Tishbi and family on the birth of their son, and to Natasha and Elijah on the birth of their brother, Jonah Jessica and Josh Etting and family on the birth of their son, and to Oliver Dash Etting on the birth of his brother, Sawyer Chance | |
Condolences to | Roslyn Berkman and family on the loss of her husband, Sam | |
Thank You to Our Volunteers | Nosh Volunteers and Greeters: Norma Cooper Susan Firestone Peggy Wehrle | |
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February 04, 2012 - 11 Sh'vat 5772
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This Week's Torah Portion: Beshalach |
Shabbat Services for Friday, February 3 – Shabbat, February 4 | Friday, February 3: 6:15 p.m. | Family Shabbat Service (see description at left) | Rabbi Ron Stern and Cantors Nathan Lam and Marcus Feldman | Rabbi Stern's sermon is entitled: "The Story of Miriam's Tambourine" | Rabbis Eli Herscher and Lydia Medwin
will also be present at services and look forward to seeing you and wishing you Shabbat Shalom. | Sanctuary | Childcare available Friday, February 3: 8 p.m. | Soulful Shabbat (see description at left) | Rabbi David Woznica and Cantors Nathan Lam and Marcus Feldman | Rabbi Woznica's sermon is entitled: "When Our People Sang: At a Moment of Epiphany and at a Moment of Extraordinary Fear" | Sanctuary Saturday, February 4: 10 a.m. | Shabbat Morning Minyan | Dennis Prager and Cantor Nathan Lam | Hershenson Hall | Minyan Minors (Children's Program) runs concurrently with the Service | | |
Shabbat Services for Friday, February 10 – Shabbat, February 11 | Friday, February 10: 6:15 p.m. | Shabbat Service | Rabbi Lydia Medwin and Cantor Nathan Lam | Sanctuary | Childcare available
Saturday, February 11: 10 a.m. | Shabbat Morning Minyan | Rabbi Lydia Medwin and Cantor Marcus Feldman | Hershenson Hall | Minyan Minors (Children's Program) runs concurrently with the Service | | |
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