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The Bulletin-Adat Ari El Adar/Nisan/Iyar 5780 ● Spring 2020Quarterly Edition ●Volume 82, No. 3

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///From The Clergy & Religious Life Committee

Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard

Friends,

Last Thanksgiving, Adat Ari El made a plea to our members to help feed the hungry. The issues of homelessness and hunger run deep in our city. We are reaching out once

again to seek your support for agencies that help feed the homeless and the hungry as Purim approaches. Here are five easy ways that you can offer support:

1. Make Monetary Donations to the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry: Make a gift to the pantry to help support their on-going efforts to help those in need. Donations can be made either via the website (www.nhifp.org) or via check mailed to:

North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry4390 Colfax Ave.Studio City, CA 91604

2. Food Donations to the NHIFP: Donate food on a monthly basis. Donations of food (proteins, pop-top cans, peanut butter, etc.) can be dropped off at:

a) The blue bin outside the Deiber Chapel

b) The distribution site at First Christian Church, 4390 Colfax, entrance near Troost

c) The lobby box at Temple Beth Hillel (entrance through parking lot off Laurelgrove)

3. Time Donations to the NHIFP: Volunteer to help at the pantry. This gift of time can take several forms:

a) packing and sorting on Sunday morning (8:30am- 10:00am) in the basement at Temple Beth Hillel

b) Unloading food on Friday mornings at Temple Beth Hillel from 10am-noon. Help is also needed the last Friday of each month at Temple Beth Hillel, unloading the food truck, and at the distribution site at First Christian Church any Monday or Friday from 7:30- 10:00am Email Barbara Javitz (barbara@nhifp.org) in advance, as space is tight.

c) Drivers with commercial licenses or anyone who can drive a 5-ton truck with air brakes are needed.

d) For other volunteer opportunities please email Barbara Javitz at barbara@nhifp.org for more information.

4. Donations to SOVA. SOVA is part of Jewish Family Services, and they also have programs to feed the hungry. If you have a Ralphs Rewards card, you can log in to the Ralphs website, create your account, and then scroll down to “Community Rewards.” Thereafter, follow the directions to Edit Community Contributions Program Information. When asked to “Find Your Organization,” enter “Jewish Family Service,” and select “Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles,” with SOVA’s 16439 Vanowen Street address. For other opportunities to work or donate to SOVA, please go to their website at https://www.jfsla.org/sova. They accept donations by mail and over the phone.

5. Support the JLC’s Mishloah Manot Drive. Buy a package for distribution to others.

We can all see the problems of hunger with our own eyes. And while the nature of the problems requires organizations and government to solve, in the immediate present YOU and I can make a difference!

///Committee UpdatesJessica BiberDirector of Community Relations

For those of you who have indicated on your membership form that you were interested in joining a committee or starting a club, we have provided your information to the respective committee chair and/or have reached out to you regarding your specific club interest. If you would like more information or are interested in joining a committee, volunteering, or starting a club here on campus, please let Jessica Biber know at 818-766-9426 or jbiber@adatariel.org.

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///From The President

David L. Burg

April is a critical month for Adat Ari El. This is when each of us is asked to financially sustain our Synagogue—to help compensate our clergy, professionals, and staff; to ensure that our campus remains safe and secure; to support our worship, educational, musical, and social functions;

to maintain our facilities; to keep the lights on.

Adat Ari El exists because of us. We rely upon the commitment and generosity of our entire membership to sustain this warm, historic, egalitarian shul.

This will be our third year under the Sustainability Model. Thanks to you, our decision to jettison mandatory dues has proven successful. We’ve added hundreds of new and returning members.

But we are beginning to see a disconcerting trend: an escalating reduction in the average contribution of our members. This is because too many of us are contributing at minimum levels, and are doing so year over year. Were this downward trend to continue, it could undermine the long-term viability of our Sustainability system. It’s up to all of us to ensure this does not occur.

Each of us must consider whether we are doing all we can to sustain Adat Ari El. And those contributing at lower levels should strive to increase their contribution from year to year. We cannot forever rely upon a shrinking minority of members to contribute the vast majority of our revenue. Our system requires both deep and broad commitment.

Previous generations saw synagogue membership as an obligation—for which they dutifully paid dues year after year. This obligatory view has eroded, just as Judaism is needed more than ever to battle the radical secularism and moral confusion of our age.

Modern Jews tend to look at synagogue membership as a value proposition. We ask what we’re getting for our money. This is an appropriate question, and I hope each of us believes we receive significant value from Adat Ari El.

But I make this request: When you consider the value of your membership, do not think of your family alone. Consider also the value that your commitment to Adat Ari El brings to the entire Jewish people, to Judaism, and to the great country in which we are so blessed to live. Think about whether Judaism could exist without thriving synagogues such as Adat Ari El. And think about what our world would look like were Judaism to fade into irrelevance.

Then think about what you truly can do to sustain Adat Ari El.

Thank you.

Adat Ari El's

Purim WorldPurim World

Join us for the whimsical magic of Purim World, our 2nd annual Purim experience! Enjoy the rush of "High Striker," the adventure of the "Ninja Warrior," and the challenge of "Hippo Chow Down."

This year's Purim World guarantees to delight those of all ages. Come out and join the community for delectable foods, thrilling rides, entertaining games, and experience Purim like never before!

NEW THIS YEAR:Party Pub, Beer Garden, and "Rosé" Garden!

To purchase tickets or for all sponsorship opportunities, please go to: adatariel.org/purimworld or contact Eric Chafetz:echafetz@aaeds.org

March 8 10:00am-3:00pm

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///Lifecycle AnnouncementsB’nai Mitzvah

3.7.2020Lily BensussenDaughter of Noelle and William Bensussen

3.21.2020//MinchaZachary GittelsonSon of Myah and Steven Gittelson

3.28.2020Matthew ShlesingerSon of Kimberly and Amir Shlesinger

5.2.2020Sophie EliDaughter of Rachel and Daniel Eli

5.16.2020Ellie MendelsonDaughter of Joanna and Lee Mendelson

Condolences

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BirthsMia René JoseffMazal Tov to parents Kristin and Jeff Joseff; big brothers Gryphon Martin and Edward Joseff

Sasha Jay KingMazal Tov to parents Rachel Adler and Jonah King; big brother Jacob King; grandparents Brenda Fabe and Michael Adler, Ellen King, and Jonathan King Z”L

Jenna Sally ReynoldsMazal Tov to parents Dr. Rachel Felber and Benjie Reynolds; grandparents Kathy and Peter Reynolds, Dr. Merril Gersten, Dr. Frank Felber; great-grandmother Bea Reynolds; great aunt and uncle Miriam and Dr. Ron Reynolds

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Skyler Avery KrassMazal Tov to parents Katie and Aaron Krass; grandparents Jacalyn and Paul Pepperman, and Debbi and Gordon Krass; great-grandmothers Mickie Welan and Harriett Krass

Benjamin Ari ReichMazal Tov to parents Rachel Abuav and Filip Reich; big sister Maya; grandparents Dalya and Aron Abuav, and Lydia and Vojtech Reich

Matthew Diamond TaxierMazal Tov to parents Ariella Diamond Taxier and Jason Taxier; grandparents Lois and Rabbi Mark Diamond, and Madelene and Jeff Taxier; great-grandparents Roberta and Stanley Taxier

Herbert Leo RapoportFather of Gregg Rapoport (Susan Haimowitz) and Diane (Roberto) Liberman; brother of Lita Zingaro; grandfather of Chelsea and Hannah Rapoport, and Natalie and Kathleen Liberman

Dorothy OsmanMother of Rochelle (Mike) Seeman, Lawrence (Laura), Jacqui (Todd), Gabrielle (Ben); sister of Valerie; grandmother of 13

Kenneth TuchFather of Amy (Brent) Zacky, Lauri (Bruce) Lipsey, James (Talia) Tuch, Donald (Ronit) Tuch, William Tuch, Edward Tuch, and Maggie (Dan) Caruso; grandfather of 12; great-grandfather of 3

Ted BregmanHusband of Paddi Bregman; father of Aaron (Cami), Brian (Dawn), and Julie Bregman; grandfather of Jake, Sydney, and Ryder

Susan (Shavey) WassermanMother of Hillel Wasserman, Mandy (Jeffrey) Sunderland, and William (Bill) Wasserman; grandmother of Michael and Irene Sunderland, and Hannah Wasserman

Doris GoodmanWife of Ernie Goodman; mother of Sari Goodman (Ron Kahan), Jerry Goodman, and Judy (Dr. Michael) Greenwald; grandmother of Stephen, Gregory, Daniel, Adam, Melissa, and Hallie

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Dear temple members, Thank you for the many cards that were sent to me in loving memory of Jack. Your kindness is much appreciated! Zi Gezunt!!

Gilda Green

It is with great joy in our hearts that we announce the marriage of our eldest son, Aaron, to the love of his life, Rachel Wachtel. They met while attending the Day School at AAE and reconnected in college where they both attended UC Santa Barbara.

The wedding occurred on January 19, 2020, on the grounds of Aaron’s paternal grandmother Trana Labowe’s home with Rabbi Bernhard officiating.

We are truly blessed.

Rick Labowe and Helen Labowe

Dear Adat Ari El family,

There aren’t words to thank you enough for your care and concern at the time of my mother’s passing. The notes, the calls, offers of meals, visits, and especially all the donations in my mother’s memory to Sisterhood meant the world to me!

Belonging to Adat Ari El is belonging to a very large and caring family and it is a wonderful feeling.

With much gratitude,

Bruce Gellis

Mazal Tov to Yvonne Emus and Ted Alpert on the marriage of their daughter, Adina Alpert, to Alex Swan, son of Randy and Lib Swan of South Kingstown, RI, on September 15, 2019.

Congratulations, also, to siblings Michael Alpert, Tim and Allie Swan, Jeremy Swan.

The newlywed Swans will be living in Boston.

Thanks &Mazal tov

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///condolences continued

Robert NusbaumHusband of Susan Nusbaum; father of David (Stephanie) Nusbaum and Melinda (Jonathan) Pardes; grandfather of Stanley Nusbaum, and Noah and Julia Pardes

Seymour PrellFather of Rick (Christine) Prell, Nancy (Bruce) Abrams, Judy (Ira) Frazer, and Gary (Lisa) Prell; grandfather of Alex, David, Brendan, Taylor, Philip, Kathryn, and Matthew

Ben BarakFather of Ellen (Stanley) Deutsch, Debra Neinstein, and Mark (Michelle) Barak; grandfather of 10; great-grandfather of 20; brother-in-law of Beverly Barak

Melvin WallaceFather of Alan (Nomi) Wallace and Orli Wallace; grandfather of Rachel, Ariela, Noah, and Eytan; brother of Judy Maisels

Stanley (Stan) WeinerHusband of Rosalie Weiner; father of Fred Weiner (Ellen Weinstein), Brad Golstein, Ron (Bonny) Weiner, Jill Weiner Z”L, Sheryl Weiner, and Carrie Sue (Mitchell) Jacoves; grandfather of 9; great-grandfather of 6

Helen and Albert MurrayParents of Leslie (George) Silver, Jeremey Fishberg, Evette Murray, Abbe Murray (Glenn)-Coté; grandparents of Yoel Laeb (Chava Esther) Silver, Zachariah Silver, Graeme Coté, and Griffin Coté; great-grandparents of Menachem Shalom, Tsiporah. Milcah, and Aharon. Helen is also survived by her sister Pamela Ripinsky.

Marvin JaffeFather of Stuart (Fran) Jaffe and David (Tracy) Jaffe; grandfather of Jacob, Emily, Leah, Liam, Daniel, and Nolan Jaffe.

Melvin (Mel) WynnHusband of Julie Wynn, father of Jan (Ron) Field, Jeff Wynn Z”L, Andrea Wynn Z”L; grandfather of Rachel (Jake) Zacuto, Michael (Madeline) Field, and Justin Field; great-grandfather of Leo and Logan.

SHAVUOT 5780//05.28.2020People of the BooksTikkun Leil Shavuot

More info to follow

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///From the JLC

Julee Snitzer LevineDirector

JLC Family Camp 2020

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The JLC community migrated slightly north for a weekend in January for our annual Family Camp. In a program that meets weekly, we create opportunities outside of classes to cultivate and curate community, so that the families feel a deeper connection to Adat Ari El through each other as well as through their children and the learning they do together. Family Camp asks everyone to share the experience of being outside of their usual realm and routine and gives many opportunities for growth and identity building…as well as just plain camp-style fun!

We were honored to be joined by Charlie Kramer as our artist-in-residence, who shared his story and his music throughout the weekend. Together as a community, we all became vulnerable as we experienced “Singing in the Dark” together, trusting the guides who led us to our seats and Charlie to guide us through the evening. We saw kids challenge themselves and fly high on the Ropes Course, and we asked ourselves and each other what it means to be an upstander in our world today. Through shared meals, wine, stories, and song, our community grew together and continues to do so. We were able to welcome first-timers and thank and acknowledge veteran families whose children are aging out of the JLC this Spring.

Family Camp taps into the shared comfort of discomfort. When the experiences and the people are of the caliber and level of warmth as were present, the creature comforts of home become less important, outranked by being fully immersed in community amidst the stunning natural setting of Camp Ramah in Ojai. I am so grateful to Charlie Kramer, our Parent Association, our staff, and our generous sponsors who made the weekend the success that it was. I am already looking forward to January 2021 and thinking of ways for JLC Family Camp to be even bigger, better, and more memorable.

In the words of Charlie Kramer, I went home with love like an ocean, peace like a river, joy like a fountain, strength like a mountain, calm like the land, and friendship like a stream in my soul.

JLC Enrollment for 2020-2021 will begin in April 2020. We will have spaces in all grades, K-6. If you have a child you would like to enroll, please reach out to Julee Levine, Director of Supplemental Education, jsnitzer@adatariel.org, to schedule a time to talk!

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Shara PetersHead of School

///From the Day School

Do you know what generation label our children have? People born between 1995 and 2015—that’s ages 4-24—are known as Gen D (for digital), Gen Z (following Gen Y, otherwise known as Millennials), or the iGen. This is the largest generation, representing 25% of the nation’s population.

They are “Digital Natives,” media multitaskers, publishers, creators, entrepreneurial, and activists who are ready to make the world a better place. They struggle with faith, patience, attention spans, being disconnected, discomfort, and uncertainty. They are our children.

With the ease of access to technology, childhood looks different today than it did when we were children. Our kids will never know what it means to wait through the MoviePhone recording, waiting to hear the announcement of the movie title they want to see. We teach them how to use an encyclopedia and a dictionary mostly for our own nostalgia purposes. They will not know what it means to look at a map before they leave on a trip to plan a route. They will only know instant gratification. As adults, we have come to expect instant gratification—I emailed you three hours ago; why haven’t you responded?—but at least we still know a world without it.

Parenting in this climate can be scary; technology is developing at such a rapid pace that it’s almost impossible to be up-to-date on the most current advantages and dangers. We are seeing children with smart phones at younger and younger ages in elementary school. It gives them access to the entire world before they are developmentally ready for it.

At this year’s TK/Kindergarten orientation, I mentioned a movement starting among parents to opt out of the technology race for their children. You’d be surprised by who is starting this movement: tech executives who are parents in the Silicon Valley.

Remember that it takes a village to raise a child. Setting limits regarding technology is exponentially easier if you are not the only parent doing it. Talk with your parent friends about the norms you want to set regarding technology, and make those decisions before your children ask you about it. That being said, don’t be afraid to be the only one. YOU are the parent.

///Around the Day School

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A little while ago I had a wonderful conversation with a congregant and parent in the JLC about education. I was explaining the ECC’s approach to education and how it came to be. This parent was surprised by this history and the ideas I shared. I thought I would take this opportunity to share some of the ideas about education, in particular progressive education, with you.

Let’s start with an agreement we probably all have: that institutions of learning should reflect the values of and be able to prepare young people for a future within a given culture and society. We also can agree that here in the United States of America our system of governing is a democratic republic, so our schools should prepare students for that reality. The first to speak to this idea was education philosopher John Dewey, known as the founder of progressive education theory of pragmatism. When educating young minds, our school systems should create a curious, creative person who knows their culture, while respecting their fellow citizens. Like most systems, there is a recipe for execution. The same is true when creating a progressive school; the schools I look to for guidance are the schools created or inspired by Caroline Pratt, the worldwide “creative schools” advocated by Sir Ken Robinson, and of course the municipal schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Progressive education is not a political movement; however, just like all of education, it is very political, because schools educate citizens. In 1938 John Dewey wrote Democracy and Education, advocating for progressive education as opposed

to what was known “traditional education.” He argued that the schools must raise “democratic citizens,” and that pragmatism was the best way to go about this. At this point cultural influences were the enlightenment and the industrial revolution. What is defined as traditional education was a result

of the industrial revolution. During the industrial revolution “school houses” (think “Little House on the Prairie”) and apprenticeships in the trades began to be replaced by public systems of education. The goal of public schools was to prepare people for higher education or work in factories. This education was standardized. Standardized education made sense. You needed a way of knowing who could do what for you, and an employer needed to be able to expect the same thing from their employees in Milwaukee as their employees in Cincinnati. Standardized education is efficient and simple. The issue with standardized education is that it does not work for everyone—it does not create democratic citizens, and it does not encourage diverse thoughts and ideas. If the enlightenment was

meant to encourage reason, the scientific method, and progress, then traditional education was not doing this, nor does it do it very well today.

Progressive education was a rejection of standardized education. In 1914, Caroline Pratt started a school in Greenwich Village with six children from local immigrant families. She founded the approach to learning with open-ended play, real experiences, and social studies. She created what we know in early education as wooden unit blocks, so children could express their own endless imaginations and ideas. If you have been in a preschool, you have seen these blocks today. She took the children on walks around the city to get to know the bakers, the truck drivers, and whoever else was working in their community. The children would ask these people questions and build their understanding of how their world works. She would learn with them about how the extended world worked though social studies. All the disciplines were covered this way by scaffolding upon knowledge and following students' interests. The school she founded, City Country Day, is still in Greenwich Village today and has inspired many other schools and educational thinkers.

The schools of Reggio Emilia began in 1949 by the Italian Women’s Union; they wanted schools to educate their children away from the ideas of fascism from which they were recovering. Their belief was that making a society better began with the children. Soon Loris Malaguzzi, an educator, poet, philosopher, and artist, joined them to answer the question

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Ori ZadokDirector

From the ECCApproaches in Education

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When educating young minds, our school systems should create a curious, creative person who knows their culture, while respecting their fellow citizens

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>>>For additional information about the Adat Ari El Rose Engel ECC or how you can get involved, please contact: Ori Zadok, Director: ozadok@adatariel.org

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of how to create a democratic citizen. Together Malaguzzi and a community of educators developed what is now known as the Reggio Emilia approach. The schools were to be democratic, child centered, and pragmatic. It is a pedagogy that is child-centered and consists of self-directed, experiential learning in relationship-driven environments. A child’s development and ideas were to be used to develop the learning, as opposed to a curriculum that would tell a child what was important to know. Children actively participate in the everyday business of the school by cleaning, setting up, planning, and overall school functioning. In this they had created Dewey’s vision: “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” The schools of Reggio Emilia were unique in their approach by emphasizing art. Like Pratt who created the unit blocks for creative play, Malaguzzi believed in expressive art and all forms of it. “Creativity seems to emerge from multiple experiences, coupled with a well-supported development of personal resources, including a sense

of freedom to venture beyond the known.” I have heard the educators of Reggio Emilia describe their schools not as art schools but as creativity schools. Creativity has strengthened humanity; from the wheel to the internet, it is creativity that drives civilizations forward—so schools must mine it like gold.

Ken Robinson, a contemporary education thought leader, has sounded the alarm for an “education revolution” away from standardized education to what I have written about above. In his various books he profiles high-achieving schools that are project based, where students run TV stations, build and restore cars, or create art with small children. Hands-on pragmatic experience is what allows young learners to thrive. Standardized education may have made sense for a few and for factory workers. However, now that factory work is no longer desired, Robinson says schools should reflect farming instead: “In farming, a crop has different needs at different times in order to

produce the greatest yield. Why not apply the process to education?” His argument for an education revolution is to have student-centered experiential education to cultivate boundless human potential: “Human communities depend upon a diversity of talent, not a singular conception of ability. And at the heart of the challenge is to reconstitute our sense of ability and intelligence.” Progressive models with project-based learning allow for this education to be reality.

Ben Zoma said, “Who is wise? He who learns from everyone.” Abraham Joshua Hershel said, “Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.” Our Jewish tradition teaches us that learning is to be student-centered and experiential. These are the ideas that inspire our progressive approach to education in the ECC. All schools can and should be this way too.

If you would ever like to talk about these ideas, I love talking about them, so let’s keep the conversation going.

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The women of Sisterhood have been busy...

...so far this year, from our Membership Kick-Off event to our fall Mah Jongg Play Day, and most recently our wonderful Torah Fund Dinner, honoring Marcia Fink and Julie Burg. We’re excited to keep the year going with our NEW Speaker Series and Sunday Night Socials, as well as our Women’s Passover Celebration and the spring Mah Jongg Play Day. Additionally, for the first time ever, we will have a rosé garden alongside the Men of Adat beer garden at this year’s Purim Carnival. So please come say hi and have a drink! And as always remember to send a beautiful and thoughtful Tribute Card to your fellow members when you want to recognize an important event in their lives.

It’s never too late to join the fun. For more information regarding membership or any of our upcoming events, please feel free to contact us!!

We are deepening our roots into the ancient and verdant fields of Torah in three ways: by growing food, composting, and teaching the next generation to steward the landscape here at Adat!

We harvested organic and heirloom mustard and lettuce greens, as well as kitchen herbs for salads in the ECC. We then sold out the rest of our first crop of greens to health-conscious congregants, parents, and staff. We have since replanted our next season’s produce with the students of the ECC, and ALL of this organic goodness is now growing in our homemade compost! And that’s not all. The Biblical Garden is planted with a small food forest, and we’ll be planting five raised beds with the Day School on Tu B’Shevat, Friday, February 7, from 1-3pm. There are 120 students and parents gearing up to go on a tour of the #GreenAdat sites. The tour will stop at four stations, boasting the chance to do a meaningful action to cultivate a year-round sustainable campus here at Adat. The four

stations include: plant, feed, compost, and sort.Lastly, we launched a Community Compost Hub. Soon, you’ll be able to learn how and why to compost, as together we process all the food scraps, coffee grounds, and shredded paper on campus—starting this spring.

Want to Get Involved?

Choose a focus area: WASTE, FOOD, or LANDSCAPE. No prior experience is needed, just the will to steward our campus.

We plan to convene the #GreenAdat committee four times a year, and we are eager to engage in between our quarterly meetings. It takes work to implement effective institutional-scale systems and craft inspiring family programs. There is always room to join or take the initiative with #GreenAdat. Please be sure to calendar our upcoming meeting: Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 7:30-9pm.

Devorah BrousGreen Adat Campus Coordinator

///Upcoming Sisterhood EventsSisterhood Cooking Series3.11//10:00am

Wise, Wicked Women: A Women’s Passover Celebration3.25//7:15pm

Spring Mah Jongg Play Day4.26//10:00am

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Chai Neighbors, a newly-formed organization of members of Adat Ari El and Temple Beth Hillel (ages 65+), invites you to join us at Adat Ari El for an inspiring Friday night service featuring the N’ranena Band and a delicious catered dinner. For more information please contact Jill Lasker: jilasker70@gmail.com

More info coming soon!

Save the Date!Friday Night Service & Shabbat DinnerMarch 20//6:00pm

Havdalah 2 Saturdays: 3.28 & 4.25

More info: adatariel.org/calendar

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Spring@Adat Ari El3.8.20 Purim World 10am-3pmJoin Adat Ari El for our second annual Purim World!

3.9.20 Dear Evan Greenspan, Write Me a Purim Shpiel 6:30pmTefillah, Megillah, and Shpiel. Join us as we gather as a community to enjoy a festive and fun Ma’ariv service, Megillah reading, and shpiel. Fun for the whole family. Light triangle-shaped refreshments!

3.11.20 A Sisterhood Cooking Series 10amCome and join all who enjoy cooking and learning new skills and techniques in the kitchen!

3.20.20 N'ranena 6:00pmA dynamic musical Shabbat experience. All are welcome, participation is highly encouraged! Purchase a hearty meat meal in advance and we will provide the Challah. Stay to hang out after services! Please do not bring a picnic dinner to this event.

3.21, 3.28, 4.4.2020 Mad Pesach Skills 1:00pmSessions on three consecutive Shabbatot to ramp up your mad Pesach skills!

3.22.20 Sunset Healing Service 7:00pmA safe, friendly space away from the constant onslaught of the week, with plenty of mindfulness, meditation, music, and healing strategies for coping with tough realities.

3.25.20 Wise, Wicked Women: A Women’s Passover Celebration7:15pm We invite all women and those who identify as women to celebrate our wise, wicked, innocent, and wonderstruck natures that dwell within each of us in harmony and cacophony!

4.3.20 678 Shabbat 6:00pmRabbi Paul Steinberg, our featured speaker, will discuss the spiritual challenges of addiction and the Jewish practices that help us attend to our spiritual health.

4.8.20 Synagogue Passover Seder 6:00pmLooking for a place to celebrate? Come join your synagogue family for an innovative Seder led by our clergy. Don't be a slave to the kitchen, we'll cook amazing food for you!

4.20 Yom Ha’Shoah 7:00pmWe honor the memory of those we lost in the Holocaust, with services, learning, and a special candle lighting ceremony.

4.26 Sisterhood Mah Jongg Play Day 10:00am

4.26 Rosh Chodesh Gathering 7:30pmShare a female space in time with Sue Epstein, Jessica Yarkin, and special guests. Enjoy light refreshments and the opportunity to learn, sing, create, laugh, explore, and celebrate.

5.8.20 Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale 6:00pmEnjoy the varied and creative works of SoCal Jewish composers!

5.15.20 N’ranena 6:00pmA dynamic musical Shabbat experience. All are welcome, participation is highly encouraged! We provide the challah, you bring a picnic dinner to eat and a dessert to share (Dairy or Non-Dairy as indicated), or purchase a meal in advance instead! Stay to hang out after services!

5.17.20 Sunset Healing Service 7:00pmA safe, friendly space away from the constant onslaught of the week, with plenty of mindfulness, meditation, music, and healing strategies for coping with tough realities.

5.23.20 Rosh Chodesh Gathering 7:30pmShare a female space in time with Sue Epstein, Jessica Yarkin, and special guests. Enjoy light refreshments and the opportunity to learn, sing, create, laugh, explore, and celebrate.

5.28.20 “People of the Book” Tikkun Leil ShavuotInformation coming soon!

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>>>For more complete and detailed program info please visit our website: adatariel.org

Adar/Nisan/Iyar 5780 ● Spring 2020

Spring Tefillah Schedule

Saturday, 3.7.209:30 a.m., SanctuaryBat Mitzvah: Lily BensussenParshah & Torah reading: T’tzaveh (ZACHOR): Exodus 27:20-28:30 Darshan: Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard

Candle Lighting Times3.06.19//5:36pm3.13.19//6:42pm12.20.19//6:47pm12.27.19//6:52pm

Candle Lighting Times4.03.20//6:58pm4.10.20//7:03pm4.17.20//7:08pm4.24.20//7:14pm

Candle Lighting Times5.01.20//7:19pm5.08.20//7:25pm5.15.20//7:30pm5.22.20//7:35pm5.29.20//7:40pm

Saturday, 3.14.209:30 a.m., David Familian Chapel Parshah & Torah reading: Ki Tissa (PARAH); Exodus 30:11-31:17 Darshanit: Rabbi Jessica Yarkin

Saturday, 3.21.209:30 a.m., David Familian ChapelParshah & Torah reading: Vayakhel-P’kudei (HACHODESH): Exodus 35:1-37:16Darshan: Bruce Adelstein

>>>Mincha Bar Mitzvah: Zachary GittelsonParshah & Torah reading: Vayikra; 1:1-13

Saturday, 3.28.209:30 a.m., SanctuaryBar Mitzvah: Matthew ShlesingerParshah & Torah reading: Vayikra; Leviticus 1:1-2:16Darshan: Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard

Saturday, 4.4.209:30 a.m., David Familian ChapelParshah & Torah reading: Tzav (HAGADOL); Leviticus 6:1-7:10Darshanit: Rabbi Jessica Yarkin

Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat Services begin at 6:oopm throughout SpringN'ranena Services: 3.20, 5.15.2020

Saturday, 4.11.20Chol Ha’moed Pesach9:30 a.m., David Familian ChapelParshah & Torah reading: Ki Tissa; Exodus 33:12-34:26Darshanit: Clara Sandler

Saturday, 4.18.209:30 a.m., David Familian ChapelParshah & Torah reading: Sh’imini; Leviticus 9:1-10:11Darshan: Evan Greenspan

Saturday, 4.25.209:30 a.m., David Familian ChapelParshah & Torah reading: Tazria-Metzora; Leviticus 12:1-13:39Darshan: Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard

Saturday, 5.2.209:30 a.m., SanctuaryBat Mitzvah: Sophie EliParshah & Torah reading: Acharei Mot/Kedoshim; Leviticus 16:1-17:7Darshanit: Rabbinic Intern Jenna Turow

Saturday, 5.9.209:30 a.m., David Familian ChapelParshah & Torah reading: Emor; Leviticus 21:1-22:16Darshan: Mel Aranoff

Saturday, 5.16.209:30 a.m., SanctuaryBat Mitzvah: Ellie MendelsonParshah & Torah reading: B’har-B’chukotai; Leviticus 25:1-38Darshan: Lee Mendelson

Saturday, 5.23.209:30 a.m., David Familian ChapelParshah & Torah reading: B’midbar; Numbers 1:1-54Darshan/it: TBD

Saturday, 5.30.209:30 a.m., SanctuaryParshah & Torah reading: Re’eh: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17Darshanit: Rabbi Jessica Yarkin

March April May

Daily Minyan-Deiber Chapel Mornings: Monday-Friday 7:30am; Sundays & Holidays 9:00am

On the first Saturday of each month during the school year. For ECC-aged children at 9:30am in the Deiber Chapel and concluding with snack and play time from 10:15-11:00 a.m.

3.07.204.04.205.02.20

Tot Shabbat @ Adat

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///PESACH 5780

Wednesday, 4.8: Erev Passover1st Seder: Synagogue Seder 6:00pm

Please join us beginning at 9:00 a.m. for our Passover Services:

Thursday, 4.9: David Familian ChapelFriday, 4.10: David Familian ChapelWednesday, 4.15: David Familian ChapelThursday, 4.16–Sanctuary

YIZKOR will be recited during services on Thursday, April 16.

///SHAVUOT 5780

People of the BooksThursday, 5.28//8:00pm-MidnightJoin us for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a night of study, programming, and Tefillah

Please join us beginning at 9:30 a.m. for our Shavuot Services:

Friday, 5.29 David Familian ChapelSaturday, 5.30 Sanctuary

YIZKOR will be recited during services on Saturday, May 30.

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We gratefully acknowledge these thoughtful contributions to Adat Ari El donated in Fall 2019.Giving

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Memorial Fund by Anita Jane & Richard L. DavisPeter Trenk by Eva TrenkMary Aronson by Rae BergerAlex Polland by Rae BergerSol Sosnovsky by Lily KaufmanRuth Belfer by Terry & Jeffrey EllisSam Rawitch by Robert & Cynthia RawitchEsther Cohen by Hedy MishkindJoseph Zebrack by Herbert ZebrackIrving Belfer by Terry & Jeffrey Ellis Fortune Babani by Vicky & Al AbramsBenjamin Neiman by Hope & Mark SarkowskyAaron Schneiderman by Vera SchneidermanAmy Sloane by Perri Sloane GoodmanDr. Otto Kalina by Nadezda NewmanAdrienne Sachs Ziene by Ellen RosenGenia Asher by Herbert ZebrackBarnett Berdigoff by Beatrice RicheimerAlex Chernoff by Janice ChernoffLilly Hendlish by Roslyn Hendlish RibohGregory Asher by Herbert ZebrackJack Koretz by Grace & Ron KoretzMorris Silverman by Florine & Bernie SilvermanMiriam Wise by Janet PapkinCarl Bromberg by Gail & Michael BrombergShlomo Jonathan by Meira JonathanAaron Shapiro, Frieda Sternhill, Shmuel Sternhill, Mary Shapiro, Ruth Sternhill, Irving Sternhill by Leslie CravitzHeinz Salomon & Beate Czarlinski by Reha SalomonFarzad Laaly by Behzad LaalyHoward Gladstein by Barbara G. BreslerRuth Bresler by Marc S. BreslerMolly Zebrack by Herbert ZebrackWalter Notkin by Adria & Phil Metson

Petty Metson by Adria & Phil MetsonHenrietta Dvorin by Michael & Adriane KreisbergMax Orenstein by Jean & Steven Orenstein & Family

Scholarship FundIn Memory of Arlene Menzer by Wendy Wolf & Mitch MenzerEthel "Mongy" Mendelsohn by Wendy Wolf & Mitch MenzerGennady Ginzburg by Olga & Jacob GinzburgAllen Simon by Janice ChernoffBen Dibner by Helen & Sol BialeckBen Zipperman by Grace & Ron KoretzBertha Farsht by Grace & Ron KoretzCal Menzer by Wendy Wolf & Mitch Menzer David Dauber by Felice ResnickDavid Roberts by Rosalind FreedmanDiane Foreman by Bridget & Dan ShycoffEric Denner by Pearl DennerEugenia Lauterbach by Ann & Alex LauterbachEva Berdigoff by Beatrice RicheimerEva Frankel by Pearl DennerFlorence Koretz by Grace & Ron KoretzGeorge Deitchman by Alberta KaplanGeorge S. Schairer by John & Jessica SchairerHenrietta Supowitz by Judith BrickmanHerbert Freedman by Rosalind FreedmanJeff Miller by Belle MillerJudith Lyon Noll by Michale NollJulian Ken Kinrich by Lisa SilvermanKay Clejan by Rae BergerKenneth Blumberg by Kate BlumbergLillian Gardner by Alfred GardnerLouis Frankel by Pearl DennerLynn Alan Spector by Esther SpectorMargit Epstein by Peter Epstein

Michael Bronstein by Ruth BronsteinMorris Cohen by Rochelle & Freddy CohenNathan Bialeck by Sol and Helen BialeckNathan Zimmelman by Belle MillerPearl Farsht by Grace & Ron KoretzPolina Pekarskaya by Olga & Jacob GinzburgRose Sils by Carole & Phi EnowitzRuthie Forer by The Dehrey FamilySam Spector by Esther SpectorRosalind Freedman by Samuel SherrSelma Enowitz by May KramerSelma Enowitz by Carole & Phi EnowitzSol Hershberg by Sarah HershbergTed Bregman by Joanna KishnerTillie Zimmelman by Belle MillerYeta Sack by Dr. Stephan & Glenda Bensussen

Prayer Book Fund by Lynne Goldklang In Memory of Margaret Berkowitz by Neil Turbov

Library FundIn Memory ofAdele Rothenberg by Betty RothenbergAnita Wolfson by Maxine RussellCelia Silverberg by Louise & Charles SilverbergDoris Goodman by Midge Campbell-ThomasJoseph Friend by Masha & Alfred GardnerJudith Lyon Noll by Michale NollLillian Kaluzna by Mark GitigRebecca Epstein by Robert Rodine

Annual Campaign by Lynne Goldklang In Memory ofLeon Ellis by Terry & Jeffrey Ellis & FamilyMelvin Wallace by Susan PorterTed Bregman by Liz & Evan Greenspan

Toby Shandel by Terry & Jeffrey Ellis In Honor ofAnne Garbowitz by Beatrice Richeimer

Endowment Funds by Daniel Shycoff by Linda Landau by Lynne Goldklang by Haim Linder by Neil Turbov by Harmon Levine by Norman KachuckIn Memory of Charles Friedman by Kenneth FriedmanDoris Goodman by Marcia & Fred FinkDoris Goodman by Joe Glossberg & Scott FrazinDoris Goodman by Harriet & Myron KusnitzDoris Goodman by Kimberly SlaveskiDoris Goodman by Janet FarberDoris Goodman by Corlyn SchwabDoris Goodman by Alice GreenfieldDoris Goodman by Cindy & Ronald OlchDoris Goodman by Debbie & Bob FeinbergDoris Goodman by Helyn & Bob FriedmanDoris Goodman by Harriet & Myron Kusnitz Dr. Oscar Goodman by Ernest GoodmanEva Labes by Helyn & Rob FriedmanJacob Katzman by Ernest GoodmanPhilip Davidson by William & Cheryl DavidsonRabbi Marvin Labinger by Joette LabingerSusan Wasserman by David GruberIn Honor ofArielle & Sam Naim by Virginia Rubin

Early Childhood CenterIn Memory of Saul Olch by Ronald OlchRose Lieber by Toni Hertz

Abe’s Tent by Joette Labinger by Michael & Adriane Kreisberg

Adar/Nisan/Iyar 5780 ● Spring 2020

///How to DonateWe encourage you to support Adat Ari El's Operating and Endowment Funds to sustain us and help us thrive now and in the future. If you have named Adat Ari El in your will or would like to do so, please contact:

Eric Nicastro, Executive Director, (818) 766-9426, ext. 202

enicastro@adatariel.org

>>>You may also donate directly at:adatariel.org/donate.

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by Joette Labinger by Mark GuralnickIn Memory of Doris Goodman by Dan RothblattIn Honor ofSybil & Manny Kaplan by Karen & Tom ZimmermanCarol & Stuart Zimring by Joseph Zimring

Adult Learning Fund by Michael and Adriane Kreisberg

Labowe Family Day School by Ronald OlchIn Memory ofMurray Garrett by Chaplain Barry E. Pitegoff & Apollonia van Vuurden

Marilynn and Kenneth Friedman Family Jewish Learning Community by Cindy & Ronald Olch by Sara BorensteinIn Memory of Doris Goodman by David GruberIn Honor of Joanna Mendelson and Estee Copans by Karen BenderJulee Snitzer Levine by Lisa Gruen

Masor Youth Department by Richard RabinIn Honor of Michelle & Elliot Masor’s Wedding by Rabbi Ruben & Sohaila Milikan

Cantor Aranoff’s Discretionary FundIn Memory of Doris Goodman by Ernie GoodmanHenry Godfrey by Nickie & Mike GodfreySylvia & Martin Zimring by Joseph ZimringIn Honor of Zebrack B’nai Mitzvah by Herb Zebrack

Rabbi Bernhard’s Discretionary Fund by David Gruber by Ilana SmithIn Memory of Susan (Shavey) Wasserman by Carol & Stu ZimringDoris Goodman by Kimberly Slaveski

Faye Friedman by Kenneth FriedmanTed Bregman by Carol & Stu ZimringDoris Goodman by Bruce Littman Doris Goodman by Ernie GoodmanStanley Weiner by Kenneth HailpernIn Honor of Zebrack B’nai Mitzvah by Herb Zebrack

Rabbi Rothblum’s Discretionary FundIn Memory of Doris Goodman by Ernie Goodman

Rabbi Yarkin’s Discretionary Fund by Lilian Steiner by Gregg Rapoport, Susan Haimowitz & FamilyIn Memory of Joseph & Barbara Joblin by Merrie Joblin BoranSelma Gellis by Carol & Stu ZimringSusan Wasserman by Carol & Stu ZimringTed Bregman by Carol & Stu Zimring

General FundIn Memory of Doris Goodman by Susan & Joel SternSeldon Baker by Evelin EiglerPat Gittelson by Arnold GittelsonJacob Blatt & Rose Blatt by Charmaine, Jacqueline & Marjorie BlattTed Bregman by Joanna KishnerIn Honor of Michelle & Elliot Masor’s Wedding by Rabbi Ruben & Sohaila MilikanJanet Farber by Rae Berger

Music ProgrammingIn Memory of Selma Gellis by Ronald & Shelley ElkanIn Honor of Toni & Marc Hertz by Joseph Zimring

Minyan Fund by Karen LevitanIn Memory of Fortune Menashe by Esther Spector

New Building Fund by Rae Berger

Operation BackpackIn Memory of Harriet Poulin by Joseph Zimring

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Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard, Senior RabbiJessica Yarkin, Associate Rabbi

Judy Dubin Aranoff, CantorMoshe J. Rothblum, Rabbi Emeritus

Eric Nicastro, Executive DirectorDavid L. Burg, Synagogue President

Adat Ari El is affiliated with the United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism

Please visit us online at:

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The Bulletin (usps 661-900) is published quarterly byAdat Ari El at 12020 Burbank Boulevard, Valley Village, CA 91607-2198

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POSTMASTER- send address changes to:Adat Ari El at 12020 Burbank Boulevard, Valley Village, CA 91607-2198

Adat Ari El Sisterhood Presents

Wednesday March 25, 20207:15pm//Jacoby Social Hall

Wise, Wicked Women: A Women’s Passover Celebration

We invite all women to celebrate our wise, wicked, innocent, and wonderstruck natures that dwell within each of us in harmony and cacophony!

Sponsor: $72,General price: $36, under 21: $18

RSVP:adatariel.org/calendaror make checks payable to sisterhood

Join us as we gather as a community to enjoy a festive and fun Ma’ariv service, Megillah reading, and shpiel. Fun for the whole family. Light triangle-shaped refreshments!

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Purim WorldPurim WorldMarch 8 10:00am-3:00pmInfo inside on page 3!