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Rabbi's Message
Much Love, Rabbi Jerry
Rabbi Jerry Ram Cutler
It was my first day of class. I had never been to school before nor had I ever left my mother's side. I was the perennial appendage to her hip. I don't remember which hip. Besides, it doesn't matter as I had yet to learn my left from my right.
At any rate, it was my mother, Edna, who walked with me on a blistering hot Bronx summer's day, hand in hand, towards the school she hoped I was to attend. I believe it was on a hill, but then again, what wasn't on a hill in the Bronx?
To digress, I distinctly remember being on my tricycle one day when we were walking on a street, a hilly one, of course, when my mother (I never called her anything else) turned her head for a split second and I decided to ride down the hill. As I rocketed down, unescorted, my mother realizing that I was heading straight for a heavily trafficked avenue, started to yell at the top of her lungs, "Help, somebody stop my son, help"
As my momentum escalated, a man came out of a store and just before I reached the avenue stood spread eagle in my path. As I hit him, he flew in one direction and I in another.
My mother huffing and puffing reached us and after retrieving his hat, which had flown into the street, gingerly assisted the man to his feet. She then tried to wipe the smudge from his hat - it had fallen in a puddle. Embarrassed, he told her it was okay and continued on his way. . She watched him limp away and hugged me tightly. I really loved that woman!
Now, back to school. I was led into a classroom, never once letting go of my mother's hand. The teacher took me to a seat. I noticed my mother wasn't going to sit next to me. Tears started to well up in my eyes. With compassion, the teacher told me not to worry as my mother was going to sit in the back of the room.
The class began. A few minutes into reciting the A's, B's and C's written on the blackboard, I turned to look at my mother. She wasn't there.
I got up and started to leave. When asked where I was going, I said, "To find my mother."
I was told that she would be waiting just outside the door when class was over. I told her it wasn't good enough and made a mad dash for the door. The teacher blocked my escape lest all of the kids made a break for it. I started to cry very, very loud.
Soon, the principal, vice principal and a couple of other teachers were trying to calm me down as well as a few other kids who were, before I entered the classroom, well adjusted to the fact that their mommy's weren't going to stay.
My beautiful mother showed up shortly after my scene and promised never to leave me again. A few weeks later, my mother enrolled me in Ramaz Hebrew Academy. But, that's a story for the next Mother's Day.
Happy Mother's Day, my dear mother, I miss you more than you can ever realize.
Your loving son, Jerry
Happy Mother's Day to all of our mothers. Needless to say, I love you all.
Rabbi Jerry Ram Cutler
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Shabbat Services
When:
7:30 pm on Friday,
May 6, 2016
Extras Turn into the driveway that has the sign "Church Parking" and park on levels P2 or P3. Take the elevator up to P1 (which is also the lobby). Services are in the Town Hall room directly across from the elevator.
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CAT Designer & Collectibles Flea Market
Sunday, May 1, 2016
8 AM till 3 PM
at the
Santa Monica Airport Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market
Noted as One of the Top Ten "Flea Markets' in America.
CAT wants to thank Barbara Marmorstein (who has been amazing) who co-coordinated the event! Nolan & Patrice Zappa Porter who pitched in and helped tremendously,
Fern Field
who donated her storage space for April and Steven Fisher who not only shlepped, but will set everything up at the event.
We also want to thank everyone who donated items for the sale and everyone who will be volunteering the day of,
Please come by and support us!!!
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$5 Entrance Fee
will be deducted from
$30 Purchase
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Ralphs Rewards Card
Donate to CAT while you grocery shop
Only 14 families have registered!
We need more participants!
Please register with Ralphs now!!! We need your help Just download and print this letter with the scan bar and take it with you the next time you go grocery shopping. Present it to the cashier as you check out and from that time on, you will be contributing to Creative Arts Temple for this year.
It's so easy and doesn't cost you a penny and helps the temple out exponentially. Thank you!
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Monthly Events
Services, Dinners, and Flea Market
Sun. May 1, 8:00am - 3:00pm
CAT Designer & Collectibles Flea Market
Santa Monica Airport
Fri. May 6, 7:30pm
Shabbat Service
Belmont Village
Fri. June 3, 7:30pm
Shabbat Service
Belmont Village
Fri. July 1, 7:30pm
Shabbat Service
Belmont Village
Fri. August 5, 7:30pm
Shabbat Service
Belmont Village
Fri. September 2, 7:30pm
Shabbat Service
Belmont Village
Sun., October 2, 8:00pm
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Mon., October 3, 10:00am
Rosh Hashanah
Tues., October 4, 10:00am
Tashlich
Mother's Beach
Tues., October 11, 8:00pm
Kol Nidre
Wed., October 12, 10:00am
Yom Kippur
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May
Anniversaries
Mazel Tov to our CAT lovebirds!
| Joshua & Tiffany Glass |
5/4/16 |
| Peter Mark & Helen Richman |
5/10/16 |
| Tom & Stephanie Stern Lazarus |
5/30/16 |
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May Birthdays
And many happy returns!
| Pamela P. Oland |
5/2/16 |
| Fern Bloom |
5/3/16 |
| Caroline Lembeck |
5/4/16 |
| Robert Leevan |
5/11/16 |
| Martin Levine |
5/12/16 |
| Gerald Doren |
5/13/16 |
| Barbara Rae Levine |
5/13/16 |
| Martin Gilmore |
5/15/16 |
| Jennifer Crestol |
5/16/16 |
| Joann Oseary |
5/18/16 |
| Stephen Ellman |
5/19/16 |
| Douglas Cohen |
5/23/16 |
| Rochelle Blumenfeld |
5/24/16 |
| Ronnie Trugman |
5/24/16 |
| Marsha Heller |
5/25/16 |
| Steven Zax |
5/27/16 |
| Gloria Jennings Milkowski |
5/28/16 |
| Idell Goldstein |
5/29/16 |
| Nicole Levisman Kessler |
5/29/16 |
| Steven Doren |
5/30/16 |
| David Rothman |
5/30/16 |
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March Onegs
Thank you to our sponsors!
As always, thank you to our annual Oneg sponsors:
Arne & Gladys Charitan &
June Miller
Arlene Sidaris in honor of Birthday
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April Tributes
CAT Member Shout-Outs
Norman Kantor
sent Happy Birthday wishes to Arne Charitan & Ross Bloom
Emory & Lucy Weltsch sent Condolences to Kristin & Steve Belin on the passing of their son, Max
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Get Wells
Refuah Shleima
CAT wishes a speedy recovery to:
Joe Bologna, Alexis Crestol,
Harriet Crestol, Faye Frankel, Rocky Kalish, Allan Diamond, Norman Kantor, Marvin Markowitz, Arlene Sidaris, Phyllis Slayton and Robert Slayton and Barry Smith.
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April Yahrzeits
Thank you for your donation and may you be comforted by the mourners of Zion
| Joni Berry & Stephen Maitland-Lewis |
In memory of Benny Davis & Philip Maitland-Lewis |
| Charlene Block |
In memory of Beth Block |
| Arnold & Gladys Charitan |
In memory of Ivan Charitan |
| Sidney & Harriet Crestol |
In memory of Ruth Chernin |
| Alan & Karen Elias |
In memory of Martin Elias |
| Robert & Rochelle Lasnik |
In memory of May Lasnik |
| June Mille |
In memory of Nicholas Goldman |
| Joann & Yossi Oseary |
In memory of Janet Zaifert |
| Daniel Paulson |
In memory of Bess Paulson |
| Warren & Lois Sefton |
In memory of David Sefton |
| Bernard & Jane Shapiro |
In memory of Caryn Sanders & John Loeffler |
| Phyllis Spear & Irwin Schwartzman |
In memory of Jack Spear |
| Tootsie Veprin, |
In memory of Anna Veprin |
| Emory & Lucy Weltsch |
In memory of Cecilia Victor & Simon Weltsch |
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REVIEW FROM THE PEW
By Rabbi Jerry Ram Cutler
"The Man Who Knew Infinity"
Had it not been for a Brooklyn Board of Education (yes, there was such a board) edict that it was okay to graduate students who earned sufficient academic credits in subjects other than math, I would still be a student at Thomas Jefferson High School.
With that being said, I couldn't fully grasp the true story of the mathematic genius, Srinavasa Ramanujan who was born in 1887 to a religious Indian family.
However, I was enthralled with the direction of Matthew Brown who also wrote the screenplay and brilliant acting of Dev Patel (Ramanujan) and Toby Jones (Professor Littlewood). Jeremy Irons is outstanding in his depiction of Ramanujan's mentor and friend, the acerbic Professor GH Hardy.
Against all odds, the young, recently married Ramanujan is accepted to Cambridge at the behest of Hardy who overrides his fellow faculty members' objections.
Hardy's request for Ramanujan to write out the steps he takes before reaching his conclusions are never given as the young genius explains that solutions are given to him by God while he slept and prayed. Hardy, a practicing atheist, is hard put to accept that mystical explanation.
Ramanujan's strength and convictions go through strains of racial verbal and physical attacks but he never gives up his fight for his work to be published, The story line about revolutionizing math through unconventional methods is deliberate and done without gunfights, blood gushing or loud pyrotechnic explosions. What we have is a low-key feel good story, told very well and filled with spurts of humor.
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Advertise your business or service in our online newsletter. Call the office for advertising rates. 15% discount to Creative Arts Temple members. Discounts for 3 - 5 months and 6 months to 1 year.
(310) 446-1800
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C.A.T. is now on yelp!
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Creative Arts Temple
P.O. Box 241831
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 446-1800
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