David’s WordTemple Beth David | November/December Volume 21, Issue 6

My heart is full of pride andgratitude from the tributesand accolades that were be-

stowed upon me at the Jewish Federa-tion Honoring Community Leadersbrunch.Commemorating forty two years of

service makes me look to our sharedhistory and to our future. I am gratefulto be part of such a wonderful, giving

and kind community, and for the many relationships that havebeen enriched over the years. I look forward to the continuedgrowth of our synagogue.Attendees spanned milestones from my career serving

the local community: Dr. Michael Emerling, a member ofmy first TBD Confirmation Class; Rochelle and Clint Arse-nault, the first couple I married at TBD; Don Pollock, oneof the teen participants of the UAHC Eisendrath MitzvahCorps that I directed in 1970; and five past TBD presidentsrepresenting thirty four of my forty two years as your rabbi. I am extremely grateful to Jason Moss, Jewish Federa-

tion Director, and the Honorary and Planning Committeemembers who worked together to make the day so mean-ingful for me, my family and our community. Committeemembers Julie Solberg and Ted Chandler, Robin and JimEvans, Helen and Irwin Frazin, Leslie and John Golper,Ina and David Labowitz, Julie Miller, Lori and TedSamuels, Josette and Paul Schwartz, Jan and RonRobertson, and Tina Snedaker all gave their time and en-ergy. I also owe a huge debt of thanks to Josette and PaulSchwartz, and Ken Gross for sharing reflections and rec-ollections, and Cantors Doug Cotler,Mimi Haselkorn,Richard Schwartz and Lilah Sugarman for sharing theirbeautiful voices and music. Ellen,Micah and Shane join me in wishing all of you a

meaningful Chanukah. Please consider each night as an op-portunity to give a gift to those less fortunate in our com-munity. Please see page 9 article on lifting our fingers tohelp others.Shalom

Inside this issue:

Temple Beth David Calendar Page 2Message from the Cantor Page 3From Gal Kessler Rohs Page 4Stars of David Page 6Men’s Club Page 7Giving Page 9Sisterhood Page 10Service Calendar Page 13

MESSAGE FROM THE RABBIRABBI ALAN LACHTMAN

WELCOME TO THE TBD FAMILY! Jordan and Lisa Alkana and their children

Chloe and Gianna of Azusa;Amy and Steve Austin and their daughter

Molly of Pasadena;Marshall and Sharlene Behrman of Glendale;Hector and Abigail Cabrera and their child

Indiana of San Gabriel;Orin and Ainsley Kerr and their children

Levi and Jonah of San Marino;Gloria Klaparda of Pasadena;

Vitali and Karina Putra and their children Danieland Liel of Arcadia;

Stephen and Kathryn Sachs and their children Ryan, Jacob and Sloane of Pasadena;

Rabbi Keara and Jason Stein and their children Elliot Scott, Nora Kay and Johnathan of Pasadena;Barry and Lainie Sugarman of Pacific Palisades;Gavin and Linda Wasserman and their childrenAsher and Alexander of South Pasadena;

Louis Zwick of Rosemead.WELCOME BACK

Jeffrey and Judy Alkana of Glendora;David Berger and Ming Zhu and their child

Nathaniel of Monrovia;Beth Hoffman and David Riggs and their

daughter Zoey of Los Angeles.

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TEMPLE BETH DAVID CALENDAR 2018November, 2018Fri, 11/2 7:30 pm Cantor Sugarman’s Installation

Shabbat ServiceSun, 11/4 9:15 am Religious School &

Toddler Gan Class9:00 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld9:30 am Men’s Club Bagels and MORE

Breakfast9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class 12:35 pmShir Joy Youth Choir1:10 pm Hebrew School

Mon, 11/5 7:30 pm Sisterhood Meeting Wed, 11/7 6:30 pm TOV CHAI Meeting Fri, 11/9 7:30 pm Shabbat Services:

Erica Christle Bradley Bat MitzvahSun, 11/11 *No Religious School/Todder Gan/

Hebrew School/Shir Joy*9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor HerzfeldTues, 11/134:00 pm Sisterhood Panera Fundraiser:

Ends at 8pmFri, 11/16 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: Veteran’s ServiceSun, 11/187:00 am TBD Breakfast Volunteering at

Union Station Homeless Services9:00 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld 9:15 am Religious School &

Toddler Gan Class9:30 am Sisterhood Holiday Boutique &

Bagel Breakfast9:30 am TBD Turkey Drive Drop Off.

12:30 pm Deadline9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class 12:35 pmShir Joy Youth Choir1:10 pm Hebrew School

Fri, 11/23 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: Thanksgiving Service

Sun, 11/25 *No Religious School/Todder Gan/Hebrew School/Shir Joy*

9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with Victor Herzfeld

Fri, 11/30 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: Lay-led

December, 2018Sun, 12/2 9:15 am Religious School &

Toddler Gan Class9:30 am Sisterhood Latke Mix Pick up.

Ends at 12pm9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amCommunity Forum10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 amFree Adult Hebrew III Class 12:35 pmShir Joy Youth Choir1:10 pm Hebrew School

Mon, 12/3 7:30 pm Sisterhood Meeting Wed, 12/5 6:30 pm TOV CHAI Meeting Fri, 12/7 6:00 pm Young Family Service

6:30 pm Dinner7:30 pm Chanukah Celebration Service

Sat, 12/9 9:15 am Religious School & Toddler Gan Class

9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with Victor Herzfeld

9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 amFree Adult Hebrew III Class 12:35 pmShir Joy Youth Choir1:10 pm Hebrew School

Fri, 12/14 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: 70s Themed Service

Sat, 12/15 TBA 70s for the 70th Anniversary PartySun, 12/167:00 am TBD Breakfast Volunteering @

Union Station9:15 am Religious School &

Toddler Gan Class9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class 11:30 amFree Adult Hebrew III Class 12:35 pmShir Joy Youth Choir1:10 pm Hebrew School

Fri, 12/21 7:30 pm Shabbat Services: Kumzitz ServiceSun, 12/23 *No Religious School/Todder Gan/

Hebrew School*9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor HerzfeldFri, 12/28 7:30 pm Shabbat Services with Cantor

SugarmanSun, 12/30 *No Religious School/Todder Gan/

Hebrew School/Shir Joy*9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation with

Victor Herzfeld

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Olam Chesed Yibaneh- A Worldof Loving-Kindness will Come.

There are so many ways thatwe can show our love forGod and our community,

two of these include showinggratitude and helping others.Modim anachnu lach, we aregrateful to all the people whoparticipated in our 5779 High

Holiday services. There are so many people whohelped make our services possible and moremeaningful. Thank you to our Torah readers JulieSolberg, Janice Robertson, Susan Ivory, JosephOzer, Carol Ozer, Jan Robertson,MickeyAdelman, and Joey Angel-Field. Thank you also toour English prayer readers Arlene Bailey, JackieGreen, Richard Shapiro,Meryl Zwanger, BillJoseph, Shari Herzfeld, Doris Robin, RonRobertson, Lia Kamhi-Stein, Robin Evans, JoeyAngel-Field, Jerry Schwartz, Susie Kahn-Parker,and Shari Herzfeld. A big thank you also goes to Laurie Averitt who

coordinated our English prayer readers and to JoeyAngel-Field and the ritual committee for theiroversight and support in so many aspects of the HighHolidays services. We express our gratitude to ourshofar blowers who awaken our souls with thesounding of the Shofar, Mark Gersh, Hannah Mossand Joey Angel-Field and to our soloists SarahArellanes, Sarah Evans, Lori McKenna,MichaelChong, and Susan Rooks. Thank you to our greetersLarry Alpert,Arthur Glazier,Vic Herzfeld, Dulceand Rachel Dubin, and Lia Kamhi-Stein. Thank youto Rena and Carol for all the behind the scenes workthey did for our High Holiday services. A big thank you to the singers of our newly formed

youth choir “Shir Joy,” Sarah Arellanes and HannahStein whose voices have added so much joy andmeaning to our services. Thank you to our Sweet Singers of David adult

choir who added so much beauty, holiness, and heartto our holidays, including Michael Adelman, JoeyAngel-Field, Lindy Bornstein, Michael Chong,Linda Elyad, Sarah Evans, Lori McKenna, ReneMichaels, Amy Ollendorf, Joseph Ozer, CourtneyParisi, Susan Rooks, Jennifer Rose, and DianeSmiarowski. Our gratitude is also extended to SteveBermann for serving as our rehearsal accompanistand conducting The Sweet Singers of David. Looking forward to our next holiday Chanukah, I

wanted to touch on a way that we can help others. Thefrenzy of ‘Holiday Shopping’ impacts and magnifiesour tradition of Chanukah gifting. Just as theMaccabees struggled with the influence of Greekculture on their lives, we modern-day Jews alsowrestle with how much to let secular culture influenceour daily lives. Reform Judaism has created a wisecompromise: Ner Shel Tzedakah, the Candle ofRighteousness Project. The initiative encouragespeople to devote the sixth night of Chanukah tolearning about poverty and donating gifts (or money)to organizations helping those living in poverty. Through our small acts of chesed, loving-kindness,

we can together imagine an olam chesed yibaneh, aworld of loving-kindness will come. As we continueinto the year 5779 together may this be a year inwhich we continue to show our love for God and ourcommunity through gratitude and helping others. If you are a teen or have a teen who is interested in

joining our youth choir, Shir Joy, or are an adultinterested in joining our adult choir, The SweetSingers of David, please contact me, Cantor Lilah, atcantor@templebd.com or (626) 287-9994.

MESSAGE FROM THE CANTORCantor Lilah Sugarman

UPDATES FROM OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOLGal Kessler Rohs

As we wrapped up the HighHolidays, with a culminationof Simchat Torah’s

celebration, I think about how somany of us TBD friends, joinedtogether in the past few weeks, andon many levels, to form a unitedcommunity. One of these examples was during

Sukkot. Men’s Club, with theleadership of Bill Joseph, gathered

together, to build TBD's Sukkah foundations, while JasonMoss’ Haskala students, helped put up the fronds. They didso collaboratively, and with mentorship from the men of theMen’s Club. Meanwhile, Jason explained to his students,that the mitzvah that they were doing, of collaborating withthe Men’s Club, was bringing on another mitzvah for thewhole community, of sitting in the sukkah. This notion ofmitzvah goreret mitzvah (one good deed leads to another)was paralleled to the one Domino pushing another affect byRabbi Keara Stein, who demonstrated the effect to herstudents using Dominoes. On Sunday last, our youngest of students made

decorations for the Sukkah, and used the help of their 3rdand 4th grader friends from Miss Doris Robin's class to

hang all up. Susan Grodsky’s class sat in the Sukkah, onthe laps of their buddies in Rabbi Keara’s class, andCynthia Arndt’s toddlers rode their push cars into theshade of the Sukkah. Sarah Evan’s class crafted the fourspecies from recyclable material, for us to perform themitzvah of shake shake shaking the lulav. Meanwhile MissDoris explained to her students, who then passed along themessage to the community, about how each part of the fourspecies is related to parts of the body. Once the Sukkah wasup, decorated, shaded, and set up, our youth group TOVCHAI, with the leadership of Lauren and Joey, dined aftertheir Havdalah ritual together. Adult Hebrew education'sJan Robertson kindly fed the team with delicacies ofcakes, salads, beverages and more. The building, decorating, shading, setting up, nourishing

and arranging for the erection of the Sukkah, was indeedteam work. This is a reflection of Rabbi Lachtman’swords in his interview for October’s JLife magazine abouthis honoring. Rabbi says: “Our lives are enriched byaffiliation and relationships, and when we share ideas andideals, we are not a uniform community but a unitedcommunity.” May we share many more moments of talent

appreciation, including the work and laughter of children atTBD, ledor vador!

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Temple News | 5

I’m Erica Bradley, a seniorat Arcadia High School, andI’m proud to celebrate my

Bat Mitzvah with family andfriends on November 9th. I’m sure you’re wondering,

“Why wait until 18 to have aBat Mitzvah?”I decided to wait until I

turned 18 because I wanted tolink my coming of age as anadult both in the Jewish

community and legally. Some of my hobbies include mediocre karaoke, video

games, and last-minute makeup.My Bat Mitzvah represents a culmination of what I’ve

learned at Temple Beth David’s Religious and HebrewSchool, and from attending services. At first, I had a long list of possibilities for my Bat

Mitzvah Project but I knew I wanted to positively affectthe community through hands on work. Eventually, I optedto volunteer at the Pasadena Humane Society since I enjoycaring for and bonding with animals.Last but not least, I would like to thank my mom, all my

teachers, Rabbi Lachtman, Cantor Schwartz, CantorSugarman, and Bernice Blacher for helping me reach thisimportant milestone in my life.

6 | Stars of David

STARS OF DAVIDDinner/Oneg SponsorsDavid and Ina Labowitz &Jason and Stacey Young in Honor of Sydney Young’s 13th Birthday

Mr. Louis Zwick

General Fund DonationsSteven AbramsKenneth and Shirley Anhalt in Memory of Cecil Anhalt

Irving and Norma Aptaker in Honor of Rabbi Alan Lachtman

Ben and Sandra BroderPaul and Eva Cass in Memory of Elie Cass Z "L"

Dr. Richard Davis in Memory ofRichard G. Davis

Jeanne Gerson in Honor of Rabbi Lachtman

Samuel and Pauline Ginsburg inHonor of their Marriage Anniversary

Debbie Jones in Memory of Alfred F. & Aster F. Ganz

Joshua and Sheree Kaplan in Memory of Betty Kaplan

Gloria Klaparda in Memory of Norman Klaparda

David and Ina Labowitz in Honor of Sydney Young's Bat Mitzvah, her teachers and her 13th Birthday

Alan Jamie and Terrie L. Langerin Honor of Rabbi Lachtman

Alan and Alane Moss: in Honor of Hannah Moss blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah so superbly

Lonette Rappoport in Memory of Simon Schepps

Jan and Ron Robertson in Memory of Lorraine Bernstein

Louis Rubenstein in Memory of Esther Rubenstein

Aleksandr and Julie Rysin in Memory of Arcadi & Tzilia Rysin

Dr. Charles and Ann-Marie Weinstein in Memory of Helen B. Weinstein

High Holiday DonationsTod BarrySharlene and Marshall BehrmanMs. Crystal DrysdalePeter and Susan IvoryCourtney ParisiAleksandr & Julie RysinDr. Bill Saltzman and Carol Impara

Yoshiko SolomonDr. Charles and Ann-Marie Weinstein in Memory of Roy C. Weinstein M.D.

Gary AckermanLarry AlpertEmma AndersonCollin and Maria BidinianLarry and Kathy BrendzalJanet and John ClarkJohn and Caren CollierAlan Coren and Pam Winston Coren

Donn and Nancy DuffordPauline FieldLawrence FriedbergMarla Beller and James Francis Gilb

Judith HarrisSteve HensonKarla JenkinsRobert Kent JonesJay JovanorHarriet KatzMr. Mitchell Kauffman and Dr. Joanne Moran

Rita LossettDavid and Oi MartelLori Anne McKennaPaul and Josette SchwartzBenjamin and Lilia ShabtayAmos and Sara ShapiroRichard and Diane SmiarowskiAdele WeisbergMarianne Zwanger

Doris Robin Religious School FundDoris Robin

Lorraine Bernstein Food Bank Gary AckermanHank and Arlene BaileyBrad and Vicky Balmot in Memory of Lorraine Bernstein

Paul and Eva CassLawrence FriedbergJudith HarrisPeter and Susan IvoryDebbie Jones in Memory of Alfred F. & Aster F. Ganz

Jerry and Terri KohlMicah LachtmanDr. Michael and Dr. Ellen LinseyJan and Ron RobertsonLouis RubensteinRobert Rubino and Janice RockerJoel Shapiro and Enid Joffe

Library FundJerry and Feo Shutman

Rabbi's Discretionary FundLawrence FriedbergMichael and Ruth Gillmore in Memory of Leo Klein

Brent and Anita Hunsaker in Memory of Mildred Lapson Stevens

David and Ina Labowitz in Honor of Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Young and Sandra Dreshner

David and Elizabeth Tuch

Cantor’s Discretionary FundDr. Allan BoodnickJulia and William E JensenDr. Lia Kamhi-Stein in Memoryof Alan Paul Stein

David and Ina Labowitz in Honorof Sydney Young's Bat Mitzvah

Educator’s FundCrystal Drysdale

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The Men's Club and Reli-gious School ComeThrough Again!

On Sunday, September 23rd,eight men from the Men's Clubplus Jason Moss and his Reli-gious School crew assembled forthe annual fall ritual of buildingthe Sukkah. Directed by ourvery own architect/set designer,Stuart Blatt, the barn-raisingstyle project was knocked out inless than two hours. Specialthanks not only to Stuart, but toHank Bailey,Arthur Glazier,Hank Jones, Bill Joseph, JoshKaplan, Joe Ozer, RonRobertson and to Jason Moss'crew: Cailin, Nathaniel, Sylvie,and Carmel. And even morethanks to Jan Robertson for thesukkah building nourishment,and the Temple City Parks andRec Dept. for delivering about75 palm fronds ...on Yom Kip-pur morning no less. Finally aspecial hand of applause to theMen's Club members Hank Bai-ley, Michael Chong, KennyGross, Victor Herzfeld, BillJoseph, Josh Kaplan, Joe Ozer,Lou Rubenstein, and AlekRysin who returned to takedown the Sukkah.

MEN’S CLUBBill Joseph

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MESSAGE FROM THE FOOD BANKFeo Shutman

Our annual High Holy DaysFood Drive was again awonderful success. Temple

Beth David Congregants showedthat they truly believe in helpingthose in our community who are inneed. As many of you may have no-

ticed we have renamed the FoodBank Fund to the Lorraine Bern-stein Memorial Food Bank Fund.Lorraine was tireless in her questthat no one should go hungry andthat children and seniors should beable to go to their cupboards andfind something nourishing to eat.She was an inspiration to me per-sonally and to many others in thecommunity. I know that TempleBeth David will continue to honorher memory by continuing to support the food bank.The Food Bank Committee is busy throughout the

year collecting food and other necessary supplies,and making sure that every dollar you donate goes asfar as possible. We will again be having a TurkeyDrive from 9:30 to 12:30 on November 18 to coin-cide with the Chanukah boutique. Frozen turkeys,gift cards and cash are all appreciated. Thank you foryour continuing support to the Lorraine BernsteinMemorial Food Bank Fund. We need your support as we expand our efforts to help a more di-verse population and increase our impact in our com-munity.

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CHANUKAH LIFT A FINGERTZEDAKAH ACTIONS FOR 5779

RAISE A FINGER AND YOU CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE

Ideas inspired by Rabbi Alan Lachtman

1. Our faith teaches that we can make adifference in the lives of others. OneMitzvah leads to multiple Mitzvot. Visitwww.thehungersite.com for a portal to nineother sites. Your clicks helps feed thehungry with the value of 1.1 cups of staplefood. Please click not only every day ofPassover but throughout the year. Clickingevery day on the nine linked websites is aneffective way to help alleviate the darknessthat is brought on by childhood illiteracy,hunger, cancer, environmental pollution,lack of medical care, and neglect of ourveterans.

2. Donate children’s books to a local hospital(www.reachoutandread.org) or donatebooks for all ages to a local homelessshelter. The Temple Beth David library canalso use your support to build our library’schildren’s and adult collections.

3. Donate to help our military service peoplewho are fulfilling their mission to serve ourgreat nation by giving to the USO atwww.uso.org.

4. Visit the North American Conference onEthiopian Jewry’s (www.nacoej.org)Website for donation ideas such assponsoring a child’s lunches for the year.

5. Make a donation to Mazon(www.mazon.org) such as 3% of theamount you spend for holiday dinners.

6. Visit www.savedarfur.com andwww.jewishworldwatch.org to keepupdated on the crisis in Sudan. Givegenerously to help stop genocide or simplybuy a solar oven to be used in one of thevillages.

7. Donate a gently used Judaica item to theWorld Union for Progressive Judaism(www.wupj.org) for a newly formedReform synagogue in the former SovietUnion or other countries around the world.

8. Help local animal shelters by visitingwww.LAanimalAlliance.org,www.PETLANTHROPY.orgor www.theanimalrescuesite.com anddonate to the shelter of your choice or learnhow to help our four-legged friends bydonating time and resources to promotespaying, neutering and pet adoption andfostering.

9. Visit the Coalition on the Environment andJewish Life’s (www.coejl.org). You cangive a gift to your home such as energyefficient appliances or compact fluorescentlight bulbs.

10. Want to feed your mind and feed the lessfortunate without leaving yourcomputer? Go to www.freerice.com andanswer questions in the subjects of English,Chemistry, Humanities, Language, Mathand Geography and for every correct answeryou donate rice while building yourknowledge. What could be easier?

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This year’s Chanukah Boutique will have many newand returning vendors. J&S books will be back again!They supply a great selection of current Jewish-

themed books for children and adults. There will be a wishlist posted by the Religious School teachers and library forbooks they would like to receive.Also available will beBrighton leather goods and accessories! A big thank youto Terri and Jerry Kohl for always donating beautifulitems. If you haven’t checked the Chanukah Boutique outyet, this is your chance! Mark the date and time: SundayNovember 18th from 9:30 – 1:00 pm in the social hall. Don’t forget to order our amazing Latka mix! It’s only

$8.00 a quart and makes 10-12 guaranteed delicious latkas.You just add eggs and fry in hot oil! Email your order to:tbdsisterhood18.com. Pick up will be on Sunday, December

2nd from 9:30am -12:00pm during Religious School. Youcan pay when you pick up your order.Please join us on November 13, for our Panera Restau-

rant fundraiser located at 3521 E. Foothill Blvd anytime be-tween 4:00 pm -8:00 pm. Take a picture of the flyer in thisissue and you’re set to go!Also, save the date of Sunday, January 27, 2019 for our

Sisterhood Winter Brunch. New temple members are wel-come at no charge. Get the nitty gritty on TBD Sisterhoodand how we support the temple. There will be an engagingspeaker you will not want to miss! This will be a fun morn-ing of delicious food, coffee, tea, dessert and raffle prizes.Come schmooze (talk) with us! We can’t wait to meet you!Wishing you a Happy Hanukkah and New Year!

GREETINGS FROM SISTERHOODCarol Ozer

Sisterhood President

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Temple Beth David

Friday Night Services November to December 2018

November 2 | Installation Shabbat Service November 9 | Shabbat Services Erica Bradley's Bat Mitzvah November 16 | Shabbat Services Veteran's Service

November 23 | Shabbat Services Thanksgiving Service November 30 | Shabbat Services Lay-led

December 7 | Shabbat Services Chanukah Celebration

December 14 | Shabbat Service 70s Throwback Service December 21 | Shabbat Service Kumzitz Service December 28 | Shabbat Service with Cantor Sugarman

Schedule Subject to change. Please stay updated on the website or via e-mail or phone. Services start at 7:30 PM. OUTSIDE services weather permitting July & August.

-Field at joeyangelfield@gmail.com * Please contact the Temple Office for service information.

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Certificate of Appreciation from Board of Supervisors meeting

Rabbi Lachtman honored at Jewish Federation’sHonoring Community Leaders Brunch.

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Doris Robin’s 3rd Grade Religious School Class

Cantor Lilah’s Installation with Cantor Lilah andthe Sweet Singers of David

Cantor Lilah’s Installation with Rabbi Lachtman,Rabbi Matt Cutler and Cantor Lilah

2018 Consecration

Cantor Schwartz’s Installation at Bet Shalom in Minetonka,MN, Rabbi David Loketz, Amy Silver, Gal Kessler-Rohs,Cantor Schwartz, and Rabbi Lachtman

Trick-or-Treat for Homeless Pets

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ANIMALS TOO ARE JEWISHLYWARM& RELEVANTElle Rohs, 7th grade Religious School student

1974 Confirmation Class with Rabbi Angel and Student Rabbi Mark Goodman

There are many things that I love. Some of thosethings are animals. I love animals because they canlisten to people. I don’t mean take orders, I mean if

there is something you want to talk about but aren’t com-fortable talking about, you can confide with animals be-cause they won’t go around telling everyone. You can trustanimals, to keep your secrets confidential. I also love animals because we can learn from them. For

example, the tiger never backs down. What you can learnfrom that is when you think something is right, stand up forit. Or if you fail at something, don’t give up. Fish can teachteamwork because they stay together in a group. Dolphinsteach bravery because they sometimes help swimmers whoare being attacked by sharks. Recently, a surfer from Cali-fornia was drowning from a shark attack. A few dolphinshelped him swim back to the beach, and the surfer survived.Even some bugs can teach people how to adapt because theyneed to adapt when there is rain or temperature change. Peo-ple should adapt to new situations just like the bugs.I am really heartbroken that people eat animals because

the idea of killing an animal and eating it is unfair. I feellike the animals are losing their family for the benefit ofpeople to eat. To me it is like a cow family or chicken fam-ily eating a human. I love animals yet I still eat them. Thisis because I am about 30 pounds underweight and a lotshorter than my peers. My doctor suggested I eat fattymeat. I really wish I wouldn’t have to eat animals becauseevery time I see meat it makes me sad.

This summer when I went to Germany, we went to acow farm and there were many calves (baby cows). All thecalves had been taken away from their moms and put inseparate cages. They all seemed really sad and lonely somy mom, brother, sister and I went into their cages and laiddown with them. All the baby cows were female. Thefarmer said it was because the male calves were sent to an-other farm where they would be fed a lot until they were fatenough. Then they would kill the cows and sell them.Imagine being taken away from your mother when you

were a baby and raised just to be eaten. This is very sad tome. I not only like being with animals, but I also like help-ing them. I have two cats, and I let them out every day,bring them home in the evening, and feed them. I also takecare of my neighbors’ dog every time they go on vacation. I want to thank Atticus Blatt, my kind Sunday School

teacher from last year because she had us do a project onhelping animals in a shelter. We made blankets, toys andmore for the animals. She also arranged a field trip to theshelter so we could see the animals. I also wish to thankRabbi Lachtman for always saving animals that needhelp. I think animal lives are equal to the lives of people.So please, if for some reason you have to evacuate, and Ihope you don’t, please take your pets with you and don’tleave them to die.For animal advocacy, to join our animal committee, or

to be part of our animal committee, please be in touch withAtticus Blatt, animal committee chair at TBD.

A MOMENT IN TBD HISTORY

BIRTHDAYSNovember1 Susan Kahn ParkerMr. Robert Rubino

4 Alan Moss5 Denise Alhadeff9 Lisa Alkana14 Robin EvansSusan Grosbard

15 William Finn

18 Ann-Marie Weinstein23 Ira Felman24 Carol Marver28 Dorine Davis29 Bradley Cooper30 Joshua Schneiderman

December2 Michael Spindler3 Martha Karsh4 Shirley Anhalt5 Clint Basham7 Ellen Feldman10 Karen JacobsonJanice RobertsonRichard Snedaker

13 Darren Averitt16 Orin Kerr17 Pauline Ginsburg18 Lynn Finkel20 Norma W. AptakerDenise Butman

28 Jerry Shutman29 Weiyi Abravanel

ANNIVERSARIESNovember5 Hank & Margie Jones8 Barry & Lainie Sugarman14 Jerry & Terri Kohl 27 Michael and Frances Rose

December4 Brent & Anita Hunsaker20 James & Robin Evans26 Alan & Alane Moss28 David & Elizabeth Tuch

YAHRZEITNovember 7Richard ShambaughEdward ShutmanSamuel Trubin

November 9Sybil TrubinLeon BlacherJeanette Goodwin

November 16Sally MausnerArthur MillerTerrie RobertsonDan Averitt Jr.Steven AlpertSarah ArndtDr. Joel SolomonIsabela Yamane Solomon

November 23Marion H. BashamEsther RubensteinBilly DavisEmma AnhaltEdward ArndtZoe Kleinberg

November 30Natalie ShutmanPhyllis BrownHilda EllensonMary FelmanMeyer WolffCelia A. Hana de Kamhi

December 7Joseph Schrier

December 14Helen DavisIrving Tuch

December 21Pearl Mae AlpertHelen GrosbardLillian AlpertEtta HeegerIsidore SullowayGloria BojoroquezMilt HollanderBernard ZwickJudy BottenbergHarry Mausner

December 28None

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Temple Beth David of the San Gabriel ValleyTemple Beth David is the home of a Reform Jewish congregation

that embraces Judaism’s values and traditions including spiritual discovery, educational richness,community, loving kindness, and personal responsibility.

We welcome all Jews and interfaith families committed to living a Jewish life.

Temple Beth David is a�liated with the Union for Reform Judaism.

Rabbi Alan R. LachtmanCantor Richard Schwartz, Cantor and Education Director

9677 East Longden Avenue, Temple City, California 91780Phone (626) 287-9994 Fax (626) 287-2846o�ce@templebd.com www.templebd.com

O�ce Hours Monday-Friday 12-4:30 p.m. andWednesdays 12-5 p.m.Rabbi is not available on Tuesdays; Cantor is not available Mondays.

Please call for an appointment if you would like to meet with Rabbi Lachtman or Cantor Schwartz.

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PAIDSAN GABRIEL, CAPERMIT No 10048

Temple Beth David of the San Gabriel Valley

Rabbi Alan R. Lachtman, MHL, DD, MFCT, LTC ret. USAR Cantor Lilah Sugarman, MSM

Temple President Michael J. Adelman • Education Director Gal Kessler Rohs • Office Administrator Rena Shaw

9677 East Longden Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780Phone: (626) 287-9994 Email: office@templebd.com Website: www.templebd.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-3:30

Serving the Reform Jewish community since 1947, Temple Beth David of the San Gabriel Valley embraces Judaism’s liberal values and traditions of community, spiritual growth, educational richness,

loving kindness, and personal responsibility.

We welcome all Jews and interfaith families committed to living a Jewish life.

Cantor is not available Wednesdays. Please call for an appointment if you would like to meet with Rabbi Lachtman or Cantor Sugarman.

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