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APRIL 2016 ● ADAR II/NISSAN 5776 RABBI DAVID LAZAR
Pesach Workshop Community Seder 2nd NightWednesday, April 6. Saturday, April 23. See page 2 Reservation form page 3
Doug Morton & Christopher Greene accept DBA Award
❖ From Our President’s Desk Gary Miller
Dear Congregants,
March has been another busy andsuccessful month for Temple Isaiah,and I hope many of you had a chanceto participate in the many events thatwere held. The Temple Isaiah Jewish FilmFestival was a huge success. Theopening-night event and all the filmswere well attended. The films were ofhigh quality and received considerable praise from thosewho saw them. The success of the Festival lies in the hardwork of Eileen Stern and her committee. They workedexceedingly hard, resulting in a truly high qualityexperience for all who attended. Thank you to Eileen andcommittee … and thank you to all of you who helpedpromote it and attended. Temple Isaiah’s Women’s Auxiliary (TIWA) was alsovery busy in March. Their High Tea, held in our WarsawBallroom, was a big success. Beyond planning aspectacular afternoon, they prepared all the delicious food,had a fashion show featuring our Temple Isaiah ladies,arranged entertainment (including our Rabbi singing “If IWas a Rich Man” from Fiddler), and held an auction. Thisis the second event put on by TIWA (remember the greatPotluck Supper they arranged and facilitated for theShabbat of Chanukah?) since its recent establishment. Welook forward to many more TIWA events for all toparticipate in. Congratulations to Shoshana Barer andTIWA. Also in March, we celebrated Purim with the reading ofthe Megillah by Rabbi Lazar, followed by a celebration withwine and cheese and lively discussion. Temple Isaiah/Jewish Community Center has beenawarded the DesertBusiness Association’s(DBA) 2016 OutstandingCommunity ServiceOrganization. We wererecognized for being “ahub of events - not onlyf o r t h e J e w i s hcommunity, but as anopen and welcomingcommunity center for people of all faiths, ages, income levels, gender, sexualorientation, and sexual identity in Palm Springs and theentire Coachella Valley.” This is something we should alltake pride in. If you would like to participate in the Seder on the firstnight, and do not have a Seder to be a part of, please callthe office and we will see if we can help you. Vicki joins me in wishing you all a very happy Pesach.
Shalom,
to our newest members!Randy Gallagher
Gail Minkow
Vivi & Yossi Moshonov
We’re delighted you have joinedour Temple Isaiah family!
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COMMUNITY SEDERSECOND NIGHT OF PESACH,
conducted by Rabbi David Lazar
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2016 • 6 PM Members Non-members
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Passover Hagaddah, Amsterdam, 1662, Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv
❖From the Rabbi’s StudyRabbi David Lazar
Sitting at the Seder, we findourselves preoccupied with manythings: How long will it take? Did thematzah balls and gefilte fish come outthe way they’re supposed to? Will Ihave to read from the Haggadah? Howmuch longer will this go on? Whydidn’t we use the “real” tune? Willthere really be enough haroset to goaround? Does red horseradish countfor marror? Really, when will we get to the food? It is, however, far more difficult to concern ourselves with the actual message of the Seder as stated clearlyin the Haggadah: “Each of us must see ourselves as ifwe are the ones who have been brought out of Egypt.”We are, according to our tradition, commanded to takeourselves out of our own reality and imagine that we aresomeplace and sometime else. For many, this means going into great detailregarding the biblical story or the way it was told by therabbis of the Talmud. For others, it is a chance todiscuss other periods of Jewish history in which ourpeople were persecuted. And still, there are those whobring this back to themselves in the most personal wayin an attempt to free themselves of the particular“bondage” - be it a toxic relationship, substance abuse,a bad job or anger management - and liberate theirsouls. All of this is good and useful, but I would like tomake another suggestion that slightly alters thetraditional interpretation of the quote above, one thatasks us to imagine ourselves as slaves in our worldtoday. While most people would say that slavery wasoutlawed and ceased to exist in the US over 150 yearsago, they know that it has continued to thrive outside ofour country all these years. Images of children forcedinto carrying weapons and working in sweatshops andfactories cross our screens from time to time. Human
trafficking - yes, the actual sale of a human being - is
also in the news and featured in novels, TV and movies,mostly with regards to parts of Asia, the Middle Eastand Africa. But in truth, it has really never stopped in our owncountry; it has just taken different forms. From transientfarm workers and domestic nannies to sex workers andhealth aids, individuals, who seemingly have no otherchoice, find themselves in a situation of exhaustinglabor and restricted freedom. For more informationabout this, please check out:http://www.endslaverynow.org/ & http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Topics/Human-Trafficking-Series.
What I’m saying is that this year we ought to challengeourselves beyond the traditional text of the Haggadah,beyond the wonderful food and company and makeourselves just a little uncomfortable. Instead of dwellingupon our own slavery - both collective and personal - wetake on the issue of the slavery of others. Would you like some ideas of how your Seder at homemight be more meaningful and interesting for those aroundthe table? Please join us for a pre-Pesach workshop thisWednesday, April 6 (see page 2). And for those who arestill looking for a place to be on the second night, we stillhave room at our communal Seder (for more see page 3). May this Pesach be a liberating experience for all!
❖From the Executive Director
Doug Morton Wow! The Film Festival wasincredible! Thank you, thank you, thankyou to Eileen Stern and her committee:Harley Rudofsky, Sally Goodman, EllaOhana, Miriam Bent, Larea Pettersen,Howard Missner, and Debbie Orgen-Garrett; plus special thanks to theadditional people who helped out witharrangements and checking people inthe days of the festival: ChristopherGreene, Michelle Mueller, Irwin Sacks, Dottie Fields,Richard Jeffery, Sandie Ovesen,Shirley Waterman,Tristan Pettersen, Jackie Smason and Vivi Moshonov. Our opening film, special guest Neil Friedman ofMenemsha Films, and reception held at the TempleSunday afternoon, was a great addition to the Festival ...and the six films that followed were incredible. Kudos toEileen for her selection of these amazing films. The filmfestival is growing every year. Truly, it’s an event TempleIsaiah is deservedly proud of!
Seder is around the corner. We have moved theCommunity Seder to the second night of Pesach. Therehave been some rumblings about the price but, honestly,it is only $4 more than last year. I truly hope thateveryone can join us. It will be our first Seder with ournew Rabbi so this should be a wonderful experience. Weare giving you the menu to whet your appetite! Note thata vegetarian dinner will also be available, but it must bepre-ordered. PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONSNOW. We cannot accept any walk-ins or reservationspast April 19th.
A reminder that Rabbi will be having a PesachWorkshop on April 6th for those who want to learn moreabout putting on a Seder. Also this month, considerjoining the interfaith mini-course being held with St.Paul’s Episcopal Church each Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:15pm.
A huge “thank you” to Sherman’s Deli for sponsoringthe Shabbat dinner we held in February, allowing us touse the funds collected as a fundraiser for the Temple! Itwas an overwhelming success and we raised $1,700! Itwas a great evening. I know I personally had a wonderfultime. When you are at Sherman’s, please tell Sam,Gordon or Janet how much you appreciate theirgenerosity.
Speaking of which, we have scheduled our nextShabbat dinner for May 6th, the first Friday of May,following our 6:30 pm services. I’m excited that we arehaving our second wonderful evening of Shabbatservices and Shabbat dinner together as a Temple familyand I hope to see you all there! (See RSVP on page 7)
Chag Sameach! May you all have beautiful andmemorable Seders.
Doug Morton
May Events and Beyond
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
April 2016
1 6:30 pmShabbat services
2 10 amShabbat service
3Temple office closed
4Temple officeclosed
5 7-8:15 pm“Psalms” MiniInterfaith Courseat St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church
6 3-4:15 pmExploraTorah
6:30 pmPre-PesachWorkshop
7 6:30-8:30 pm“On One Foot”Intro toJudaism class
8 7:30 pmShabbat services
9 10 amShabbat service
10Temple office closed
11Temple officeclosed
12 7-8:15 pm“Psalms” MiniInterfaith Courseat St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church
13 3-4:15 pmExploraTorah
146:30-8:30 pm“On One Foot”Intro toJudaism class
15 7:30 pmShabbat services
16 10 amShabbat service
17 Temple office closed
18Temple officeclosed
19 7-8:15 pm“Psalms” MiniInterfaith Courseat St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church
20 3-4:15 pmExploraTorah
21
22 No Shabbat Evening Service tonight.
EREV PESACH.FIRST SEDER
23 10 amShabbat/holidayservice
6 PMCommunitySeder
24
25Temple officeclosed
26 7-8:15 pm“Psalms” MiniInterfaith Courseat St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church
27No class today 28 No class today 29 Temple office closed10 am 7th dayPesach service
7:30 pmShabbat services
30 10 am Shabbat/holiday service
YIZKOR
CANDLELIGHTING TIMES
Friday, April 1 Shabbat Parah 6:24 pmFriday, April 8 Shabbat Hachodesh 6:30 pmFriday, April 15 Shabbat Metzora 6:35 pmFriday, April 22 Shabbat Pesach 6:40 pmSaturday, Apr.23 2nd Night Pesach After 8:06 pmFriday, April 29 Shabbat Pesach 6:46 pm
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
May 2016
1 3 pmCommunity YomHaShoah Obser-vance at GalenAuditorium atEisenhowerMedical Center
2Temple office closed
3 4 3-4:15 pmExploraTorah
56:30-8:30 pm“On One Foot”Intro toJudaism class
6 6:30 pmShabbat servicesfollowed byShabbat dinner.
7 10 amShabbatservice
8Temple office closed
9Temple office closed
10 11 3-4:15 pmExploraTorah
126:30-8:30 pm“On One Foot”Intro toJudaism class
13 7:30 pm Shabbat services
14 10 amShabbatservice
15Temple office closed
1Temple office closed
17 18 3-4:15 pmExploraTorah
196:30-8:30 pm“On One Foot”Intro toJudaism class
20 7:30 pmShabbat services
21 10 amShabbatservice
22Temple office closed
23Temple office closed
24 25 No class today
26Lag B’Omer
27 7:30 pmShabbat services
28 10 am Shabbatservice
29Temple office closed
30Temple office closed
31
Candle Lighting TimesFriday, May 6 Shabbat Achare 6:51 pmFriday, May 13 Shabbat Kedoshim 6:56 pmFriday, May 20 Shabbat Emori 7:02 pmFriday, May 27 Shabbat Behar 7:06 pm
Our singing MC, Denny Siedenfeld, headed the entertainment,plus octogenarian Joyce Brizz and a rendition of “If I Were aRich Man” sung by our Rabbi, all accompanied by the Shelley Yoelins Jazz Band.
DELICIOUS FOOD
FUN FASHION SHOW
Master of Ceremonies Denny Seidenfeld walking Kerry Turnerdown the red carpet, Denny with Roni Spetalnick, Michelle Mueller,TIWA President Shoshana Barer with Denny, Fashion ShowCommentator Janis Fulford and Shirley Waterman.
CHARMING MC
Thank you to Alberto Tapia for all the lovely photos!
Congratulations to Templemember Heddy Salerno ofInside Plants, honored as“2016 Business Person of
the Year” by DesertBusiness Association.
In Memory of: Yahrzeit Fund Gerald E. Lerman in loving memory of
his wife, Barbara Ellen Lerman
Sheli Thoman in loving memory of her
mother, Barbara Ellen Lerman
Beverly Bell in loving memory of her
mother, Anne Walters
Hannah Cahn in loving memory of her
uncle, Max Gutenstein
Marvin and Rosalyn Friedman in
loving memory of Rosalyn’s father,
Harry Shimberg
Don Hein in loving memory of his
aunt, Helena Weingarten
Phyllis Lyman in loving memory of her
mother, Helen Lyman
Julie Bornstein in loving memory of
her mother, Pearl Bornstein
Helene Holland in loving memory of
her sister-in-law, Simone Holland
Julius Blackman in loving memory of
his mother-in-law, Anna Waldman
Shirley Waterman in loving memory of
her aunt, Shirley Lew
Helene Holland in loving memory of
her brother-in-law, Edward Safire
Helen Varon in loving memory of her
husband, Morgan Varon
Robert Pennes in loving memory of his
wife, Alice Pennes
Elaine Land-Dexter in loving memory
of her mother, Mollie Grinstein
Robin Burg in loving memory of
mother, Marian Crane
David Cheifetz in loving memory of his
mother, Cissie Cheifetz
Helene Holland in loving memory of
her niece, Marilyn Holland
Elaine Land-Dexter in loving memory
of her father, Ben Grinstein
Lee Appel in loving memory of her mother,Jennie Landau
Robin Burg in loving memory of her father,Lloyd Crane
David Cheifetz in loving memory of hisniece, Susan Sheaffer
Carl Witas in loving memory of his wife,Roz Witas
Jerome Lapidus in loving memory of hiswife, Lillian Birer Lapidus
Larry Sogolow in loving memory of hisfather, Nathan Sogolow
Gail and Bill Kanter in loving memory ofBill’s mother, Sallie Davis Kanter
General Contributions
Phyllis Eisenberg in honor of ShoshanaBarer & Denny Seidenfeld
Barbara Leder in honor of ShirleyWaterman
Sandie Ovesen in honor of Rabbi SallyOlins’ birthday
Marilyn Buchwald in honor of her Aliyah onFebruary 27
Lila Blane and Lottie Kaplan in honor ofEileen Fine
Pearl White in honor of Eileen Stern
Phyllis Eisenberg in honor of ShoshanaBarer’s birthday
Douglas Morton in honor of Ira Helf & JohnKnoebel
Richard Jeffery in honor of Sandie Ovesen
Lory Wainberg
Jay and Roni Spetalnick
Harold and Elaine Charlat
Claire and Aaron Nierenberg
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Alan Douglas Ira HelfDouglas Morton
April 2016 Yahrzeits * Names Inscribed on Memorial Board
Shabbat Services: Friday nights at 7:30 pm (first Friday @ 6:30 pm) & Saturdays at 10:00 am. We will attempt to provide a morning minyan for a yahrzeit if given several days notice.
April 1-2 Listed inannouncements on April 1 & 2
*Shirley Cohen*Lillian FaulknerEugene HeringClara Honigman*Sol NeishulerMichael Redstone*Morris Schwartz*Reba Spector*Sarah Tuch
April 3-9 Listed inannouncements April 8 & 9
*Samuel Beck*Seymour Brown*Seymour Buschsbaum*David Chapman*Louis Garfield
*Clara GoldsteinDavid HaimoffDavid Jewett*Jack Joseph*Howard KochmanDr. Samuel LandauBernard Liftin*Shevach Levin*Clarence MallinPhillip Moses*Winnie OrrAaron Pepper*Harriet Rabin*Florence Rothbardt*Johanna SchiresohnBerdie R. SteinDavid Zucker
April 10-16 Listed inannouncements April 15 & 16
*Sam Avedon*Samuel BarskyLeonard Bent*Edward Cole*Lillian Conner*Israel Einbinder*Anna Feltenstein*Annette Ginsberg*Samuel GreenburgFrank KaminskyEd Kanter*Abe L. LevinIsaac LevinNissan LevyLenore Rabin*Gloria Robinson*Gussie Rosenberg*Yetta Rosener*Joseph RossMiriam RubensteinCelia Rutenberg*Leopold SchiresohnBarney ShatzMalka Silverberg*Isobel Thal*Anna Waldman
April 17-23 Listed inannouncement April 23(No service Friday, April 22 - 1st Seder)
*Murray Abel*Ruth AbramsBeverly Baum*Annie Bolter*Benjamin FeldmanBetty Fraenkel*Henry Frank*William Friedman*Herman Geller*Jeanne Grossman*Esther Held*Nettie Halbreich*Carl Israelson*Molly Israelson*Jerry JacobsSidney KadingBertha Kroll*Esther A. Lerman*Helen Osterman*Robert Ostertag*Abe Patterson*Ruth Redstone*Fannie Rosenbaum*Samuel SiegelIsrael SimkinGus SimonRabbi Ralph Simon*Mollie SirottCecilia SpellmanMary VangroveRobert Vinson*Sara Yecheskel
April 24-30 Listed inannouncements April 29 & 30
*Esther Barsky*Jules Blum*Leo Blum*William BrownMarie Cahn*Millie Chapman
Joseph Crane*Mary Einbinder*Arthur FrankLew Freedman*Ben Greenblatt*Abraham Harmatz*Risa Kalfuss*Rae KatesGussie Leiner*Lillian LevineHyman Levitt*Selma MandinachSidney Mantell*Alfred Piser*Morris RubinMyron Schwartz*Jack Slomann*Sam StaymanWilliam Volk*Richard WassermanPhillip Waterman
May their memories endure for a blessing.