A joyous community of Jewish women engaged in prayer,
study, and spiritual growth
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Wishing everyone a very HAPPY HANUKKAH! |
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LEV EISHA RETURNS TO IN-PERSON SHABBAT/HANUKKAH SERVICES!
Come pray, sing, and schmooze together IN PERSON
at Beth Shir Shalom in the sanctuary.
Saturday, Dec. 4, 10am-11:45am
We will be indoors, in the sanctuary at Beth Shir Shalom. Masks must be worn at all times, and PROOF OF VACCINATION IS REQUIRED.
If you cannot attend in person, you can still watch services virtually at home. You can get the link on the day of the service by going to our website, www.leveisha.org.
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Hanukkah is here already, and is gone in a blink of an eye!
Too soon after Thanksgiving, we do not have enough time to have latke parties, read our Hanukkah books or even buy presents! Yet we do have time to join LEV EISHA LIVE this Shabbat, Dec. 4th. Almost a miracle that we are able to attend in person, vaccinated, masked, following protocols and finally “seeing” each other.
We will celebrate Hanukkah together! Singing our favorite songs, praying Hallel, remembering the miracle, laughing, learning and reflecting on the gifts of friendship which Lev Eisha provides.
Looking forward to being together this Shabbat.
Happy and Healthy Hanukkah to us all!
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In Person Service at Beth Shir Shalom |
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The health and safety of our Lev Eisha community is our top priority. We are committed to ensuring that you have a spiritual and uplifting experience in a safe environment for all. Our policies and procedures align with LA County Department of Public Health’s protocols and will continue to be updated to comply with any changes.
Shabbat services will take place indoors. Everyone is required to be fully vaccinated and will also be required to wear masks. Masks with exhalation valves, bandanas, scarves, or gaiters will not be permitted.
- Seating will be socially distanced.
- Services will begin promptly at 10:00 so please arrive between 9:30 and 9:45 to check in.
- Your vax card or a photocopy on your phone are equally acceptable.
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To ATTEND in person, please REGISTER HERE so we know you are coming.
You will be asked to show proof of vaccination at the door. Plan to arrive between 9:30-9:45am so we can check you in before services start.
As we will be indoors, masks are required at all times. There will be no Kiddush after this service.
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How to Watch the December Service at Home |
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To REGISTER for livestreaming:
If you are unable to attend in person, you can still view a
livestream of the service. Please note: livestreaming is not the same as a Zoom; you will be able to see only what is occurring on the bimah. You will not be able to see other Lev members, nor can anybody see or hear you. There will be no break-out groups after the service.
Lev Eisha is sustained by support from our members and our guests. If you feel enriched by what we offer, your donation of any amount will help Lev continue to provide sisterhood and inspiration during these trying times.
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The health and safety of our Lev Eisha community is our top priority. We are committed to ensuring that you have a spiritual and uplifting experience in a safe environment for all. Our policies and procedures align with LA County Department of Public Health’s protocols and will continue to be updated to comply with any changes.
Shabbat services will take place indoors. Everyone is required to be fully vaccinated and will also be required to wear masks. Masks with exhalation valves, bandanas, scarves, or gaiters will not be permitted.
- Seating will be socially distanced.
- Services will begin promptly at 10:00 so please arrive between 9:30 and 9:45 to check in.
- Your vax card or a photocopy on your phone are equally acceptable.
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More Than Ever – We Need the Hanukkah Lights
If you were asked, “What is one of the most important tasks you can attain during your lifetime?" what would you say?
Perhaps it is to be the best parent or to do a good a job at work or school. Or maybe it is to be a good friend, to travel and see the world, to succeed at a sport, or to master a musical instrument. There are so many answers to what we can achieve during our lifetime.
An old fable states that a person’s task in their lifetime is to be a “lamplighter.” What is this? Before electricity, there was a person in every town who would light the gas street lamps with a light carried on the end of a long pole. On street corners, the lamps were ready to be lit; sometimes, however, the lamps were not easily accessible. There had to be someone even in forsaken places to light those lamps, so they could light up the paths of others.
Lighting the candles for Hanukkah is like being a lamplighter. Sometimes we are ready and excited to perform the mitzvah of lighting the Hanukkiah. Yet other times we are tired or apathetic, not wanting to bother to light the candles at all that night. The street could stay dark and forsaken, for all we care.
It is especially at these moments that we must be a lamplighter! And especially now, after almost two years of COVID. Many of us are still in a somewhat depressed state. There aren’t many Hanukkah parties, and if there is one, and many people are attending, we are too nervous and cautious and do not go. Our lives are still circumscribed. We are interacting less, and this affects our emotional and psychological state. We feel a constriction, and perceive less light to awaken our souls.
The Hanukkah lights can counter this state. When we gaze at the lit candles, we can feel calm and comforted. Sitting still for a few moments in contemplation and sweet thoughts can fill us up with hope, dreams, joy and peace. We can find clarity, purpose and know that we can share our illumined souls with others, and will again, when it is safe, in the future.
Hanukkah lights are “spiritual” in an interesting way. Usually, when you use up a physical resource, it is diminished. The more money you spend, the less you have; the more gasoline you use, the more empty your tank becomes, etc. But spiritual things like the flame of a candle increase with use.
If we share love with one another, we become more loving, not less. When we light a candle, we can light hundreds of others and the original candle always remains as bright as ever. The more goodness we practice, we become more compassionate and caring. Lighting the Hanukkah candles, especially now during uncertain times, allows us to be lamplighters - sharing the intangible gifts of light and laughter, love and forgiveness, tolerance and peace with all.
May we all be blessed with a meaningful and light-filled winter holiday season, and may healing, health and peace find its way into our troubled world as we say, Amen.
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New and Returning Members |
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If you haven't already renewed your membership, you can add your name to our long list of Lev Eisha sisters who have renewed. It's easy to renew online at leveisha.org. Or mail back your paper application with your check.
In addition to the many who have renewed and donated this year, we thank the following people:
Ruth Belonsky
Lottie Cohen
Barbara Honig
Looking for a gift for a special person? A Lev Eisha membership is the perfect gift! Let us know if you'd like an acknowledgement sent to the recipient.
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(Please note: DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
December 4, 2021
January 8, 2022
February 5, 2022
March 5, 2022
April 2, 2022
May 7, 2022
June 4, 2022
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Please note we now have a new mailing address:
11270 Exposition Blvd., Box 64256, Los Angeles, CA 90066-9998
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Lev Eisha Travel Totes
Free with donation of $36 or more!
These fashionable totes pack into pocket-sized pouches so you can show your love for Lev everywhere you go, if you've made a donation of $36 or more.
Limited one tote per donation.
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2021-2022 Board of Directors
President: Carolyn Wispe Burns
Treasurer: Ruth Grossman
Recording Secretary: Wendy Aleman
Corresponding Secretary: Leslie Geffen
Membership: Robin Winston
Catering: Lynn Beliak
Ritual: Judy Fishman
Hospitality: Joan Spiegel
Newsletter: Rose Ziff
Outreach: Gail Heim
Past Presidents: Barbara Brown, Susie Yuré
Advisory Council
Janis Cohen
Linda Zweig
Holly Zucker
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Shop on Amazon and Support Lev Eisha! |
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AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. You use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.
To sign up, visit smile.amazon.com/. You will be prompted to select Lev Eisha from a list of eligible organizations. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at AmazonSmile will result in a donation. You only have to sign up once.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING FRIENDS WHO ARE CELEBRATING DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS:
Tonia Agron
Wendy Aleman
Lynn Beliak
Joan Bernstein
Coleman Colla
Nadine Antin Colla
Lorraine Factor
Sara Fields
Andie Hecht
Teri Lewis
Donna Malamud
Hilda Mills
Ellen Satkin
Linda Zweig
Do you have a birthday and we didn't acknowledge it? Please send us your birth month and we will be glad to wish you a Happy Birthday!
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