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Congregation Vision Committee
Update
on the Rabbi Search
The members of the Congregation Vision Committee (CVC) have been very busy! After surveying the congregation to find out what our greatest needs and desires are in a potential Senior Rabbi, we submitted our application to the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). Over the last couple months, the committee has reviewed every application received from the CCAR and interviewed all of the candidates we thought could be a potential match for our AMAZING community.
During our weekly meetings, the committee has narrowed the list of potential rabbis and invited the finalists for on-site visits. To date, we have already brought out two candidates and have planned for a third. During these 3 day on-site visits, we scheduled tours of the facilities, meetings and meals with staff, Board members, clergy, TASTY, Committee Chairs, and others. After the visits, the committee surveyed the stakeholders for their feedback on each of the candidates. The CVC has already begun to review this feedback, contact references, and will continue to deliberate until a final recommendation is made.
We are hopeful that the CVC's final recommendation will be presented to the Board of Trustees within the next couple of weeks. Upon approval of the Board, the congregation will be asked to approve the new rabbi at a Special Congregational Meeting. This will allow sufficient time to negotiate a contract and for the new rabbi to make arrangements to begin serving TAS on July 1, 2020.
On behalf of the CVC, we appreciate the support and encouragement we have received from everyone. We will continue our efforts to find the best possible candidate that can fulfill our needs for our Senior Rabbi. It is our hope that this new rabbi will become an integral part of our cherished community. If you have any questions, comments, or thoughts to share, you can contact CVC Co-Chairs, Angela Hyam at [email protected] or Justin Koretz at [email protected].
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Today is the last day to sign up.
Click here to sign up for the Shabbat at Your Home Celebration on Friday, January 31, 2020. Please note,
NO Erev Shabbat Service at TAS on January 31.
**If you would like to say Kaddish there is a Learner's Minyan in the Sanctuary on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 9:30AM.
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Click here to view the Corner Bakery Lunch Box Menu Options.
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Tickets and Sponsorship Opportunities available, click here for details.
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Join the Men of TAS for the next Dining Does Good on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 11AM to 10PM at Chi Chi's Pizza located at 9080 Tampa Avenue, Northridge CA, 91324. Be sure to bring a flyer and Chi Chi's Pizza will donate 15% of your purchases to MoTAS to support programs and activities at TAS.
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Sign Up Now and Save a Life!
Blood Drive on Sunday, March 8, 2020
during the Purim Celebration
8AM to 2PM
To schedule a blood donation appointment, please contact
Thanks for helping to Save a Life!
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Click the image or
here for more details and to order tickets
to this wonderful event.
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TAS Religious School & ECEC News
Religious School News
Our 3rd-6th graders enjoyed a weekend retreat where they got to pray with ruach (enthusiasm), sleep in cabins, meet Jewish kids from other synagogues, climb an alpine tower, make lasting memories, and enjoy some time with our clergy and Religious School staff.
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ECEC News
Last Friday was our annual ECEC Family Shabbat Dinner. Thank you so much to all who joined us for this fun event. We sang, prayed, schmoozed and had a wonderful time together. Special thanks to our ECEC teachers who helped with our candle lighting.
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JOIN US AT TAS EVENTS
(click links below for more information)
Adult Education Film and Discussion
Thursday, January 30
7PM
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Join us as we watch Playing for Time, a 1980 film. Fania Fenelon (Vanessa Redgrave), a classical pianist and singer in Paris, is arrested during the Nazi occupation for her support of the French underground resistance. After being sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp, she is recognized as a famous musician, and becomes a member of the camp's all-female orchestra. After the movie there will be a brief discussion.
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Adult Education with Rabbi Kalfus
Sunday, February 2
10:30AM
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This one session class will explore beautiful insights about what Shabbat can mean for us. Also, we will discuss how we can make Shabbat celebrations at home with family and friends a time everyone can look forward to each week. If you are interested in spiritual matters and how we can make time "sacred," join Rabbi Kalfus for this wonderful class.
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Religious School Grades K-2 Family Education
Sunday, February 9
10AM
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Join Rabbi Samansky and Six Points Sci Tech as we learn about Shabbat, Science, and Challah. Parents please plan to attend from 9:30AM to 12PM with your child.
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Count Me In Thank You Brunch
Sunday, February 9
10AM
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In appreciation to all the 2019-2020 Count Me In! Campaign contributors the TAS Leadership and Fund Development Committee are hosting a Thank You Brunch starting at 9:30AM in the Social Hall. If you have not yet made a donation to the CMI campaign please do and we will add you to the guest list.
Click here and select the Annual Giving/CMI donation option.
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Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
Tuesday, February 11
7PM
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Join us as we continue to monitor the current financial statements and begin preliminary work on the 2020-2021 fiscal year budget. Meeting is being held in the Social Hall Alcove.
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Book Group Meeting
Thursday, February 13
7PM
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The Book Group will be discussing,
The March, by E.L. Doctorow.
The March is a historical fiction novel set in late 1864 and early 1865 near the conclusion of the American Civil War. Central to the novel is the character of General William Tecumseh Sherman as he marches his 60,000 troops through the heart of the South, from Atlanta to Savannah, carving a 60 mile wide scar of destruction in their wake. Doctorow retells Civil War history according to the individual lives of a large and diverse cast of characters whose lives are caught up in the violence and trauma of the war. The Book Group meets in the Rothenberg Chapel.
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Temple Office and School Closures
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Sunday, February 16: Religious School Closed
Monday, February 17: Temple Offices and School Closed
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Torah Study & Worship Services at TAS
Shabbat at Your Home Celebration
Friday, January 31
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Please note, NO Erev Shabbat Service at TAS on Friday, January 31, 2020. Sign up to attend a Shabbat Potluck Dinner and service at a member's home. Sign up by TODAY.
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Learner's Minyan
Saturday, February 1
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The Shabbat morning Learner's Minyan is a family prayer experience, designed for those with children in grades K-7. Please plan to come and stay with your children as the morning is to help your child feel more comfortable with our Saturday Shabbat services.
Schedule:
Grades K-2: 9AM-10AM
Grades 3-7: 9:30AM-11AM
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Torah Study
Tuesday, February 4
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, February 7
6:15PM
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Join Rabbi Kalfus and Cantor Ken as we celebrate Shabbat with song and prayer, featuring our 3rd Grade Religious School students.
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Torah Study
Tuesday, February 11
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, February 14
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, February 14
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.
Early Childhood Education Fund
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- Michael and Lindsey Johnson
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Social Action Fund
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Judy Stehr and Bob Brostoff in memory of Ida Young
- Sheila Reback to Barry and Andy Mann in honor of their 40
th
Wedding Anniversary
- Sheila Reback to Joe Esquenazi in honor of his 90
th Birthday
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Yahrzeits
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Laura Weisshar in memory of William Weisshar
- Jerry and Marcy Hilecher in memory of Anne Hilecher
- Sue Miller and Daryn Pakcyk in memory of Myron Brynjegard
- Hildie Gold and Sherman Gratch in memory of Jeanne Mallet
- Ruth Lupul in memory of Dr. Erich Lupul
- Carrol and Henry Cohen in memory of Marione Silverman
- Terry and Bruce Hatkoff in memory of Lorraine Smith
- Rhonda Mayer in memory of Harvey Krantz
- Barry and Andy Mann in memory of Diane Walts
- Barbara Sunenshine in memory of Martin Sunenshine
- Anita Hoch in memory of Maria Yoss
- Harvey and Gale Lawson in memory of Harry Levine
- Elaine Rosenfield in memory of Ruth Schnell Silver
- Cathy Meyers in memory of Phyllis Wilburn
- Cathy Meyers in memory of Anne Francis
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Healing List
We pray for a speedy recovery for:
| Deyna Alexander |
Grace Amato
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Milton Arnold |
| Ralph Bamm |
George Lawrence Bancroft |
Leland Baum |
| Dave Breuer |
Donald Britcher |
Tanya Brodsky-Levy |
| Godeane Eagle |
Richard Espinoza |
Julia Feldman |
| Brian Friedstadt |
Tamar Gitlin |
Cheryl Hatkoff |
| Mildred Hoffman |
Charlotte Hunneche |
Samantha Kayne |
| Missy Lavintman |
Bob Levin |
Fred Lieber |
| Jonathan Lieber |
Janet Lipman |
Coral Markle |
| Betty Edith Roseman |
Alexis Sheppick |
Marvin Skolnick |
| Kimberly Solomon |
Rebecca Solomon |
David Swedlove |
| Candi Trop |
Jeffrey Trop |
Shelly Trop |
| Tori Usgaard |
Alison Weissman |
Esther Weissman |
| Debbie Winters |
Steve Winters |
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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