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We Welcome You To
Beth Jacob Congregation
Shabbat, December 13, 2014
21 Kislev, 5775
Parshat Vayeshev pg. 198, Haftorah pg. 1142
Candle
Lighting
4:27 pm
Hashkama Minyan 7:10 am Schoenfeld Beit M idrash; Rabbi Topp’s Parsha Shiur 8 am Eisenstat Beit M idrash;
Benny’s Minyan 8:30 am Eisenstat Beit M idrash; Main Service 9 am Shapell Sanctuary; Jr. Congregation 9 am Schoenfeld Beit Midrash;
Teen Minyan 9:30 am Ives T een L ounge; Young Professionals 9:30 am Bayer Hall
Mincha 4:10 pm • Seudah 4:30 pm • Havdallah 5:27 pm
We Welcome
Rabbi Moshe Weinberger
In conjunction with the OU West Coast Convention
SHABBAT MORNING DRASHA
Rekindling the Flame
ON THE BIMA
Rabbi Dov Emerson, Rabbi Alan Kalinsky,
Rabbi Moshe Weinberger
Expand your mind
Learn Torah With Us This Week!
Rabbi Topp’s Chumash Shiur this Shabbat morning, Dec. 13,
8 am. Sponsored by Abby Weitman Karp in memory of her
mother, Sylvia Weitman, Slava bat Yehuda, a”h
Rabbi Posy’s Pre Mincha Shiur, this Shabbat at 3:40 pm.
Topic: Contemporary Halacha.
SHACHARIT & MUSSAF
Cantor Wollheim
BA’AL KOREH
Jay Braun
KOREI ALIYOT
Neil Silverstein
KIDDUSH SPONSORED BY Sharon & Morris Silver
for the Yahrzeit of Morris' mother Elaine/Aliza a”h and the
birth of their first grandchild, Aliza Fruma;
In Jacob’s Garden.
SEUDAH SPONSORED BY Fela and David Shapell in
loving memory of their grandson, Jacob Shapell, a”h.
In Bayer Hall.
Weekly Classes
Conversational Hebrew, Mon., Dec. 15 at 9:45 am. If you can read
and write basic Hebrew, come and join our friendly group.
Monday Classes, given by Rabbi Topp, Dec. 15 at 11 am The
Intersection of Judaism and the Modern World, 12 pm Bread & Bible.
BMW - Beit Midrash for Women, Monday, December 15, 7:30 pm.
All women of any age or background encouraged to come learn &
grow with us. Bring your own chavruta or join our 3rd Monday of the
Month study group on Midot: Balancing our character traits.
SEUDAH SPEAKER Rabbi Dovid Becker
Gemara Gems with Rabbi Arye Sufrin, Tues., Dec. 16 at 7:30 pm.
Learn Masechet Bava Kamma in depth.
Mazal tov!
Parenting & Parsha Shiur, Wed., Dec. 17, 9 am. A joint program of
Beth Jacob & Harkham Hillel. Given this week by Rabbi Y. Boruch
Sufrin.
►To Sharon & Morris Silver on the birth of a granddaughter, Aliza Fruma; to parents Alison & Eli Snyder; to
Eli's parents, Fran & Bruce Snyder; to Alison's brother and
sister in law Evan & Dalia from NY; to Eli's brothers and
sisters; to great grandparents, Selma & Arnold Patent and
Fern and Walter Silver.
►To Lynn & Marc Rohatiner on the engagement of their
daughter Danielle to Ranan Mendelsberg, son of Susan
& Jeffrey Mendelsberg; to Danielle’s siblings Adena &
Jordan Frenkel and Tamar & Chezki Bendheim; to
grandparents Rosalie & Ed Zalis.
►To Brenda and Harold Walt and Eva and Abe Kaplan
on the birth of a grandson born to their children Amira and
Donny Tashman.
Thank You!
► To Rabbi Kalman & Jordana Topp, Cantor Arik &
Tehilah Wollheim, Rabbi Posy and Rabbi Sufrin for their
support during the shiva and during the time of my
brother's illness and hospitalization.
~ Shery Gargir
Condolences
► To Robert Blitzstein on the loss of his beloved sister
Frances Paula (Blitzstein) Ickovic a”h.
Treasures of the Alef Bet, Thurs., Dec. 17, 12 pm. With Rabbi
Posy. In the Ives Lounge.
Calendar of Events - At a Glance
Young Professionals Amazing Race, Sat. Night, Dec. 13, 7:00 pm
Bat Mitzvah Seminar, Sunday, December 14, 10 am
Sisterhood Chanukah Luncheon, Wed., Dec.17 in Bayer Hall
Modern Minds Series: Ruth R. Wisse, Wed., Dec. 17, 8 pm
Chanukah Trip to Herzog Winery, Thurs., Dec. 18 departing at 5:45 pm
YP Glow in the Dark Chanukah Bash, Thurs., Dec. 18, 7:00 pm
YP Friday Night Dinner, Friday Dec. 19
Learning & Fun Program, Shabbat, Dec. 20, 11:30 am
Bar Mitzvah Seminar and Tefillin Making Workshop, Sunday, Dec. 21
Chanukah Party for Kids, Sunday, December 21,10 am –12 pm
► To Judith Arnall & Yosef Yaakov Arnall on the loss of
their beloved husband and father, our member Rabbi
Daniel Arnall a”h.
Next Dor L’Dor Breakfast, Sunday, December 28
► To Lilly Adler on the loss of her beloved brother, Harry
Stern a”h. Shiva hours are Sunday through Tuesday,
9 am to 6 pm.
Scholar in Residence Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Lau, Shabbat, Jan. 10
Modern Minds on Jewish Matters
Series Finale, Wed., December 17, 8 pm
Ruth R. Wisse
No Joke: Making Jewish Humor
Shabbat Morning with Hadassah & Senator Joseph Lieberman,
Shabbat, January 3, presented by Hillel Hebrew Academy.
Avraham Fried Concert with Chazan Arik, Sunday, January 11, 6:30 pm
Annual Blood Drive, Sunday, February 8
Genetic Screening, Sunday, February 22
AIPAC Policy Conference, March 1-3
For more information, please refer to this packet or visit bethjacob.org
Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family
youth department
Shabbat Youth groups begin at 9 am and run until
services end. Exciting activities include davening, snack,
games and Torah learning.
Groups:
6 months to 2 years old; 2 to 4 years old; 4 to 6 years old
7 to 8 years old; 9 to 12 years old (Junior Congregation)
Our Shabbat Youth Groups are nut sensitive. We can't
guarantee that we're nut free, but we make a sincere effort to
serve only nut-free snacks. Please refrain from sending nut
products with your child to Shul.
Learning & Fun Program for parents & children ages 48, Shabbat Morning, December 20, 11:30 am to 12:00 pm
in the Eisenstat Beit Midrash. Please join us for learning with
Rabbi Topp, games, prizes and treats!
Chanukah Party, Sunday, December 21 at Beth Jacob! 10
am drop-off, please pick up promptly at 12 pm. For kids ages
4 to 12. Game truck, lazer tag, and extreme velcro dodge
ball! Please bring a toy that will be given as a Chanukah gift
to children of families in need. Sufganiyot will be served.
Cost is $5 per child. RSVP to rabbieli@bethjacob.org
Young Professionals Corner
Divrei Torah: If you would like to give next month’s five
minute vort, please contact Rabbisufrin@bethjacob.org
YP Amazing Race! Tonight, December 13 at 7
pm. Great prizes, dinner, friends and fun. RSVP with
Lauren Packer, laurenbpacker@gmail.com or Chaim Katz,
kevinkatz@gmail.com.
Connect with YP community at the Glow in the Dark
Chanukah Bash on Thursday, December 18 at 7:00 PM.
Hosted by Ariela and Ari Shandling. Featuring great food,
Dreidel Tournament, Divrei Torah, and lots of fun! Please
RSVP to schmidt.ariela@gmail.com. #YPLights.
YP Friday Night Dinner, December 19, with Captain
Nathan Brooks. Captain Brooks is a Blackhawk pilot in
the US armed forces, and will speak about his experience
as a lay leader for Jewish Services while deployed in
Afghanistan.
We invite you and your daughter to Beth Jacob’s
Torat Imecha Bat Mitzvah Program
Led by Rebbetzin Jordana Topp
Teen Programs
BILU Thursday evenings 5:30 – 7:30 pm. BILU is a weekly after-school program for public high school students who
want to develop their Jewish identity.
Beth Jacob Teens! Beth Jacob is an amazing place for
teens, with a weekly Shabbat minyan at 9:30 am and
exciting field trips and events throughout the year.
For more information contact rabbiswigard@bethjacob.org
Sundays December 14, 21, 28 &
January 4, 11, February 1, 10:00-11:30 am
This seminar connects girls and their mothers to the chain
across the generations through text study, dance, drama, art
or music.
We invite teens, parents & grandparents to our
Dor L’Dor Breakfasts
Includes davening, light
breakfast, and 30 minutes of
parent/teen learning.
Remaining Sessions:
Sunday mornings: December 28;
January 11; February 1, 22, at 9 am.
For more information, please email
jordanatopp@gmail.com or visit bethjacob.org/batmitzvah
BAR MITZVAH PROGRAM
Next Session:
Sunday, December 21, 9:30 am
Given By Ronnie Sieger
Attend 4 out of 5 breakfasts,
and receive Clippers game
box-seat with dinner from
PKD!
For more information please contact
Rabbi Swigard at 818-800-3646
Over 30 people attended the first Dor L’Dor
Breakfast. Join us at the next one!
For pre & post Bar Mitzvah boys. Learn and see how
Tefilin are made at our workshop with Sofer Ronnie Sieger.
Parents are also invited!
For more information, or to register, please contact
Rabbiposy@bethjacob.org
GREAT CHANUKAH EVENTS COMING UP!
Celebrate Chanukah with
a Gourmet Five Course Dinner & Wine Tour
At the Acclaimed Herzog Winery &
Tierra Sur Restaurant
Thursday, December 18
Bus leaves Beth Jacob at 5:45 pm
$100 per person
Includes all wine, food and transportation.
Evening will also include Cuban cigar presentation.
Space on the bus is limited. To reserve your spot,
RSVP by Monday, December 15 to
(310) 278-1911 or rsvp@bethjacob.org
We thank Aviva Tivon for initiating
and organizing this event!
GET SCREENED LA
Jewish Gene
c Disease Preven
on Project
In partnership with Genetestnow
Upcoming community screening at Beth Jacob
Sunday, February 22, 2015, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
AIPAC Policy Conference 2015
March 1-3 in Washington DC!
We invite you to join
Jack Fenigstein, Rabbi Topp, and dozens of other Beth
Jacob members for three of the most
important days of impact for Israel’s future!
To register: h*p://jgdpreven.on.cvent.com/GetScreenedLaBJ
Beth Jacob has a limited number of discounted tickets at
the rate of $399 (regular rate $599).
For more informaon about ways to get involved, contact
Stacy Sharf at stacyrsharf@gmail.com,
Heidi Bendetson at designedfromtheheart@gmail.com, or
Rachel Shapira at rachels@genetestnow.com
or 1-844-GENE-TEST.
Call the AIPAC office asap at 323-937-1184 and ask for
Rachael Ripps to request the special Beth Jacob ticket
rate before they are sold out. Sign up today to participate in a transformational experience. We thank all
those who have already signed up!
L.A. – Beverly Hills Community
Thank you for not wearing perfumes in consideration of those with
asthma or allergies.
Women's Tehillim Group, Mondays 9-10 am, Mellon home, 1148
Beverwil Dr. Newcomers welcome. Hebrew skills not required.
Agunah support group for current and former victims of get abuse.
Contact Esther Macner at info@getjewishdivorce.org to register.
YULA Jewish History Lectures by Rabbi Abraham Lieberman - The Role of Jewish
Women in the History of Hebrew Prinng- Motzai Shabbat, December 13, 2014,
7:30-8:30 pm, 159 South Hudson Place, Ca 90036. For informaon call 310-2030755.
Bnei Akiva Events: Shabbat Afternoon SNIF Program: THIS WEEK
Sat. Dec. 13th 4:00pm SNIF Shluchot at Beth Jacob. Walking group
LEAVES at 3:30pm from Circle Park.3:45pm SNIF Saad at Yeshivat
Yavneh. 4:00pm SNIF Tirat Tzvi at Shaarey Zedek. Also 4:00pm Snif
V'Za'Ch-City at Beth Jacob. SUN. Dec. 14th 11:15am Manhigut –2nd Session at Rancho Park. 9th Graders can still join! Sat. Dec. 20th V'Za'Ch Chanukah Scavenger Hunt at S.M. Pier. Sun. Dec. 21st Chev. Alef ValleyCounselor Hunt at Topenga Mall! Sat. Dec 27th Chevraya Bet Scavenger
Hunt at SM Pier! Sun. Dec 28th 9:30-11:30am Chev Alef-City Counselor
Hunt at Century City Mall For more Bnei Akiva info call: Eyal 310-220-1459
or Avi 818-442-8608. Shabbat Shalom!
The Jewish Women's Repertory Co. presents its 10th annual musical
for Women Only, "Into the Woods," on December 13-14. For tickets, visit
www.JewishWomensTheater.com.
Project M.O.T. sends care packages to U.S. Jewish Soldiers
deployed abroad to show them support and appreciation for their service.
We are currently collecting donations for Hanukkah boxes for the troops.
For More information or to donate please contact Joan Rimmon at:
projectmot@aol.com.
Tomchei Shabbat will be having a reverse toy drive on Sunday December 14, 10-1130am. We invite the community to wrap and pack the
items that have already been generously donated for Tomchei families.
There will be refreshments and fun, chesed-related activities for children of
alllages. Suggested donation to Tomchei of $36 per family greatly
appreciated. For further info, please email ajk212@gmail.com
NCSY 1st Annual NCSY Trustee Dinner - An evening of appreciation for
West Coast NCSY partners featuring a 24 course meal prepared by 5-Star
Napa chef, Isaac Bernstein, in a private Brentwood home. Contact Chana
310-229-9000 ext 226 or chana@ncsy.org for more information.
Reservations required
Refuah Shleimah
Names will remain on the list until Shabbat Mevorchim unless otherwise
instructed. Please note that the below represents an updated list. If you or
someone you know is a choleh and you would like the name included,
please call Debora at the office.
Ilan Ashkenazi, Gavriel Akiva ben Esther Hanah • Dr. Sheldon
Michel, Shalom ben Uri • Jerome Schechter, Yosef Shalom
Halevi ben Elka • Shalom Raphael Yitzchak ben Chana Gittel •
Avraham Yisrael ben Devorah Gittel • Binyamin Refa’el Menachem
Mendel ben Tovah Chana • Chana Tzivea bat Chava Tziporah •
Rickey Bloom - Chana Rivka bat Michla • Benzion ben Chaya
Yehudit • Faige Channah bat Bayla Rachel • Dina bat Chaya Sarah •
Pesel Hencha bat Leah • Debora bat Yehudit • Sarah Gittel bat
Chava Raitzel • Miriam bat Malka • Rafael David ben Ella • Ber Laib
ben Malka Nicha • Eliyahu Menachem ben Toba • Shmuel Gershon
ben Toba • Henna bat Bayla • Miriam Sarah bat Tziporah • Eliyahu
Lipman ben Leah • Yeshayahu ben Tova • Melech ben Miriam •
Betzalel Mordechai ben Raizel Rochol • Yochevet Tova bat Beila Ita •
Hinda bat Malka • Shimon Dov ben Shifra • Chaya Revital bat
Rachel • Chaim Yehuda ben Chana Rachel • Chaim ben Mahin •
Mordechai Yitzchak ben Rifka • Rivka Mishket bat Serel • Eliot
Klugman-Eliezer David ben Rifka • Reuven Halevi ben Ratza •
Shoshanah bat Esther • Giora ben Ester • Darla bat Peggy • Sarah
bat Yetta • Zahava Sarah bat Esther Batya • Pinchas ben Gittel •
Avner ben Simcha • Pesha Malka bat Benyamin • Dick Weiner,
Israel Shimon ben Yaakov Nachum • Dovid ben Leah Esther
Davening - Next Week
Shacharit: Sunday 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 am
.
Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 6:00, 6:45, 7:40 am
Tuesday 6:15, 7:00, 7:40 am
Mincha/Maariv: Sunday-Friday 4:35 pm
Zumba Fitness at Beth Jacob!
Tuesday Nights 7 pm in Bayer Hall
For Teens & Women of All Ages
$10 per class for 10 class series or $15 drop-ins.
Remaining Class Dates:
December 23, 30; January 6, 13, 20, 27
For more information, or to sign up,
contact Melissa Gruenfeld (424) 666-8167 or
zumbawithme123@gmail.com
Notices
Not Meeting: Zumba & Rabbi Topp’s Living the Good Life
Series will not meet this Tuesday, December 16, & Ulpan will
not meet Wednesday, December 17.
Reinforce your memory. Please join us for bridge every
Tuesday from 1 pm to 3 pm.
Security: To ensure everyone’s safety, no unattended
items are to be left anywhere at any time. If you see
something suspicious, say something!
Areivim Opportunities
Shabbat Hospitality The Shalom Aleichem team strives
to make our shul a welcoming place. If there’s a Shabbat or
Holiday meal when you could have extra guests, email
esthergbraun@gmail.com or tennenbaum.lisa@gmail.com
Bikur Cholim If you or someone you know is unfortunately ill or homebound, or if you want to participate in the
mitzvah of Bikur Cholim, email Rabbi Topp at
rabbitopp@bethjacob.org, or Michelle Dolgin at
michellehb@aol.com, or call 278-1911.