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Click here to view the Corner Bakery lunch options. Contact Maureen Fried to order lunch. |
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Board of Trustees Nominating Committee
The Board Nominating Committee is currently beginning work to identify new members for the Temple Ahavat Shalom Board of Trustees. New Trustees will begin their two year term July 1, 2020. Three positions are open for the upcoming term and we welcome your participation.
Trustees are required to attend monthly meetings, serve as Shabbat Ambassadors and Bimah Buddies, chair or be a significant presence on a Temple committee, and meaningful participation in temple events and annual giving. To be considered, please provide your name and contact information to
[email protected] no later than March 31, 2020.
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ECEC Champagne Brunch & Boutique Postponed
We recognize that the recent national, state, and local news regarding the
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) may be confusing and worrisome. In the interest of ensuring that our members have current and accurate information,
we encourage you to check in with the
Our temple leadership, clergy, and staff are meeting regularly to evaluate the impact to our community and are committed to being a Beit Knesset (House of Worship), Beit Midrash (House of Gathering), and Beit T'fillah (House of Prayer) for our congregation during this time. We are working hard to ensure a clean and safe environment for learning, worship, and community activities.
Based on general caution and what other similar institutions in our area are doing we are postponing the ECEC Brunch & Boutique to Sunday, May 17, 2020. We are
evaluating
whether to hold, postpone or cancel events on a case by case basis.
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TODAY
is the
LAST DAY
for American Jews to vote online in the election for the 38th World Zionist Congress and impact the Jewish future in Israel and around the world.
More than a dozen slates representing the diversity of thought, opinion and cultural identity of the American Jewish community are running. The slates, comprised of over 1,800 candidates, will vie for 152 American seats at the 38th World Zionist Congress in October 2020 in Jerusalem, where they will make decisions about the priorities and direction of important international bodies including the World Zionist Organization, Jewish National Fund and the Jewish Agency for Israel and the allocation of nearly $1 billion annually in support for Israel and world Jewry.
The power of small Jewish communities is being felt across the United States and in Israel through our participation in the World Zionist Congress election when we vote for the Reform/ARZA slate. Small congregations comprise more than 64% of the congregations affiliated with the URJ and have a voting power of more than 61,196 households. If just one person from every household voted, the small congregations of the URJ would double the number of votes received five years ago that resulted in more than 20 million dollars going to Reform causes, Reform congregations being established in Israel and election of organizational leaders who are collaborating on matters of conversion, marriage and divorce, gender rights and recognition of all Jews in their homeland. Please vote and have members of your household vote.
Cast a ballot for the future of Israel and the diaspora.
AND SIGN-UP TO VOTE.
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The Violins of Hope event is
SOLD OUT
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We are no longer accepting reservations. (Need tickets - Join us at the March 15 ECEC Brunch because the silent auction will include 4 tickets to Violins of Hope.)
For those that have purchased tickets,
come early,
doors open at 6:15PM, get through the security line and find a seat. Please do not save seats! If you want to sit together, arrive together.
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Violins of Hope by James A. Grymes, will be available for sale in the Sisterhood Judaica shop and at the March 19 Violins of Hope program. The price is $15 (including tax). If you would like to reserve a copy, please email
Diane Levine. (You can pay for the book when you pick it up.)
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The April 2, 2020 Sisterhood Seder is now SOLD OUT.
Email
Laurie Scher
to be placed on a wait list. You will be contacted if space becomes available.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Operation Gratitude Assembly Day
Fill Care Bags for our Soldiers and First Responders
Saturday, April 18, 2020
9AM to Noon
9409 Owensmouth Ave, Chatsworth, CA 91311
Spots fill up quickly, so register now!
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TAS Religious School & ECEC News
Religious School News
TAS students, family, and community enjoyed a day of Purim fun! Students got to see a magic show, play games with a DJ, and create various Purim themed crafts. Thank you to all who came out and to MoTAS for the yummy lunch!
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ECEC News
The ECEC children all dressed up to celebrate Purim. Our senior staff performed a short play for the children and their parents, which included lots of singing and dancing. We ended our celebration with delicious hamantaschen.
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JOIN US AT TAS EVENTS
(click links below for more information)
Lunch and Learn
Thursday, March 12
12PM
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For many, the challenges of life can and do trigger fear in a variety of ways. Research shows that when our loving hearts are open, we find acceptance, gratitude, and compassion toward others and ourselves-our mind and body become one. Knowing how to respond from love rather than react from fear can boost our physical health and mental well-being.
In the later part of the session we will explore questions such as "Are there limits to love and acceptance? Is it ok to say no to love and turn the other cheek?
Hear fellow congregants share their personal experiences and share your own.
Cantor Ken will kick off the conversation! See flyer below for ordering lunch.
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Book Group Meeting
Thursday, March 12
7PM
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The Book Group will be discussing,
The Library Book
, by Susan Orlean. Her latest book is a wide-ranging, deeply personal and terrifically engaging investigation of humanity's bulwark against oblivion: the library. At the center of
The Library Book
is a seven-hour fire that raged through the Los Angeles Central Library on April 29, 1986, destroying or damaging more than a million books. In one of those weird coincidences that Orlean always manages to spot, a library official was meeting with the fire department that very morning to consider finally adding sprinklers to the building. The Book Group meets in the Rothenberg Chapel.
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Sunday, March 15
10AM- Boutique Opens
11:15AM- Brunch
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Join us for our Annual ECEC Brunch and Boutique to support our wonderful Early Childhood Education Center. Tickets and table sponsorships are still available. Not able to attend, no worries, make a donation for a teacher to attend.
Click here for more details
. Boutique opens at 10AM and is open to everyone. Brunch begins at 11:15AM.
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TAS Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 18
7PM
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The next TAS Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 at 7PM in the Social Hall. The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees is open to all to attend.
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Sisterhood Presents: Violins of Hope
SOLD OUT
Thursday, March 19
7PM
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The Violins of Hope event is SOLD OUT.
We are no longer accepting reservations. (Need tickets - Join us at the March 15 ECEC Brunch because the silent auction will include 4 tickets to Violins of Hope.)
For those that have purchased tickets, come early,
doors open at 6:15PM, get through the security line and find a seat. Please do not save seats! If you want to sit together, arrive together.
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Sisterhood Monthly Mah Jongg
Wednesday, March 25
6:15PM
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Join members for a fun evening of Mah Jongg. All skill levels are welcome. Be sure to bring your sets.
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Sisterhood Bingotini Event
Saturday, March 28
7:30PM
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Join us for a fun evening of Bingo, Martinis, and prizes. See flyer above for details.
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Torah Study & Worship Services at TAS
Lay-led Torah Discussion
Friday, March 13
6:45PM
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Join us as a member of our congregation leads us in a discussion of the week's Torah portion. The Lay-led Torah Discussion is held in the Rothenberg Chapel.
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Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, March 13
7:30PM
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Join Rabbi Kalfus and Cantor Ken as we celebrate Shabbat with song and prayer. |
Bar Mitzvah of Jackson Weinstock
Saturday, March 14
10:15AM
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Join us as we celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Jackson Weinstock, son of Steven and Lisa Weinstock.
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Torah Study
Tuesday, March 17
9:30AM
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Join us for our weekly Tuesday morning Torah Study and discussion held in the Rothenberg Chapel.
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Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, March 20
6:15PM
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Join Rabbi Kalfus and Cantor Ken as we celebrate Shabbat with song and prayer.
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Torah Study
Tuesday, March 24
9:30AM
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Join us for our weekly Tuesday morning Torah Study and discussion held in the Rothenberg Chapel.
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Lay-led Torah Discussion
Friday, March 27
6:45PM
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Join us as a member of our congregation leads us in a discussion of the week's Torah portion. The Lay-led Torah Discussion is held in the Rothenberg Chapel.
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Erev Shabbat Service
Friday, March 27
7:30PM
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Join Rabbi Kalfus and Cantor Ken as we celebrate Shabbat with song and prayer.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS
The names posted below are the donations made within the past two weeks.
Click here for a list of our various funds and descriptions.
Annual Giving Fund
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- Fran and Al Lapides in honor of the birth of the grandchildren of Wendy and Barry Krowne
- David and Beth Meltzer in memory of Joseph Meltzer
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Vi & David Lieber Memorial Fund
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Fran Krimston in honor of Cantor Ken Cohen, Rabbi Cantor Alison Wissot, and Cantorial Soloist Kelly Cooper,
"Your beautiful voices and sweet souls brought much joy to our TAS Community. Toda raba!"
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Yahrzeits
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Jerry and Marcy Hilecher in memory of Daniel Hilecher
- Ruth Lupul in memory of David Werner
- Barry and Andy Mann in memory of Fred Mann
- Bernard and Tammy Singer in memory of Nathan Singer
- Jim and Isy Wiefel in memory of Shirley Bernhardt
- Jim and Isy Wiefel in memory of Esther Goldstein
- Howard and Laraine Miller in memory of Tillie Miller
- Becky and Dave Breuer in memory of Ben Young
- Sue Miller and Daryn Pakcyk in memory of Phyllis Goldenberg
- Sue Miller and Daryn Pakcyk in memory of Marvin Yellin
- Cathy Meyers in memory of Anna Goldfield
- Laura Weisshar in memory of Augusta Green
- Bruce and Terry Hatkoff in memory of Leon Hatkoff
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Healing List
We pray for a speedy recovery for:
| Deyna Alexander |
Milton Arnold
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Ralph Bamm |
| George Lawrence Bancroft |
Eileen Banta |
Leland Baum |
| Dave Breuer |
Donald Britcher |
Tanya Brodsky-Levy |
| Godeane Eagle |
Richard Espinoza |
Tamar Gitlin |
| Julian Goldstein |
Cheryl Hatkoff |
Mildred Hoffman |
| Charlotte Hunneche |
Mel Janis |
Samantha Kayne |
| Missy Lavintman |
Bob Levin |
Fred Lieber |
| Jonathan Lieber |
Judi Lieberman |
Janet Lipman |
| Coral Markle |
Ana Rofe |
Betty Edith Roseman |
| Joanie Schneider |
Frankie Schwartz |
Alexis Sheppick |
| Marvin Skolnick |
Kimberly Solomon |
David Swedlove |
| Candi Trop |
Jeffrey Trop |
Alison Weissman |
| Esther Weissman |
Debbie Winters |
Steve Winters |
| Monica Witt |
Pamela Witt |
Kenneth Wolfe |
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As members of our caring and joyful community, we discover personal meaning through diverse opportunities to: Enrich and sanctify our relationships (K'hillah Kedosha), Explore our connections with the Divine (Brit), Celebrate Jewish Life and Torah (Talmud Torah), Be a force for healing and justice in our world (Tikkun Olam).
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