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Tuesday Oct. 11

Mincha: 1:30 pm, 6:00 pm Candle lighting & fast begins: 6:04 pm

Kol Nidrei: 6:15 pm Drasha Rabbi Topp

Wednesday Oct. 12 Shapell Sanctuary: 8:30 am

Eisenstat Hall: 8:30 am

Bayer Hall: 9:00 am

Explanatory Minyan in Ives Lounge: 9:00 am

Teen Minyan in Schoenfeld Beit Midrash: 9:00 am

Yizkor 10:30 am

On the Bima: Kol Nidrei Mark Rubin, Ben Shapell, Zalman Harari

Shacharit Steve Shrier, Dr. Chaim Graff, Yona Conzevoy

Mussaf Dr. Robert Adler, David Slomovic, Dr. Ivor Geft

Neila Jonathan Gerber, Selwyn Gerber, Moshe Graber, Dr. Steven Tabak

Davening: Psukei D’zimra Jess Dolgin Shacharit Rabbi Topp Ba’al Koreh Jack Fenigstein

Drasha Rabbi Topp Mussaf Cantor Wollheim & The Maccabeats

Mincha Harold Walt

Neila Cantor Wollheim & The Maccabeats

Mincha - 4:20 pm; Neilah 5:35 pm Shofar and Havdallah– 7:03 pm

Beth Jacob CongregationBeth Jacob CongregationBeth Jacob CongregationBeth Jacob Congregation

OUR COMMUNITY IS STRONG - MAKE IT STRONGER!

AREIVIM COMMITTEE: Provides support and a helping hand for those in need. Areivim has been dedicated by the Samson family in memory of their parents and grandparents, Estelle & Sam Samson a”h, who were pillars of our community and giants in the realm of chesed. To benefit from these services or to volunteer for any of the following Chesed opportunities please email areivim@bethjacob.org, or contact the individuals listed below: SHIVA SUPPORT, FRUIT PLATTERS AND MEALS: If you are able to provide a meal for the bereaved please contact Myra Monk, Phyllis Katzin or Marcie Meier. To provide a meal for a family with a newborn please contact Dr. Rachel Kessler at rachelkkessler@gmail.com

BIKUR CHOLIM: The Bikur Cholim team visits the sick or homebound in our community. Please contact Adele Goldsmith at adelegoldsmith@gmail.com

SHABBAT HOSPITALITY: To volunteer to be hosted for Shabbat meals, or to open your home for guests, please contact Esther Braun at esthergbraun@gmail.com

SHALOM ALEICHEM TEAM ensures that newcomers to our shul receive a warm welcome. To volunteer to greet visitors contact Ilana Melmed: ilanamelmed@gmail.com

AIPAC MEMBERS lobby our elected representatives to strengthen the U.S.- Israel relationship. For info contact Sam Garelick at samilynn@mac.com

FRIENDS OF ISRAEL: This committee secures bipartisan support for Israel in Congress. To get involved, contact Marc Rohatiner at mrohatiner@wrslawyers.com

NEKADESH COMMITTEE Organizes programs of social justice and chesed to benefit greater society.

CHEVRA KADISHA: Chesed Shel Emet. To volunteer or for more information: Myra Monk: myra.monk@gmail.com or Benny Adler at badler222@gmail.com

SECURITY: To volunteer to keep our shul safe, please contact Marvin Goldsmith at MarvinGoldsmith@gmail.com

TORAH PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS: To sponsor a scholar-in-

residence or Modern Minds program, please contact Rabbi Topp at rabbitopp@bethjacob.org or Rabbi Posy at rabbiposy@bethjacob.org, or speak to them in person. .

BMW: Women learn together Monday evenings in a nurturing environment. To attend, contact Adina Rimmon at arimmon@aol.com

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Upcoming Events Upcoming Events ---- At a GlanceAt a GlanceAt a GlanceAt a Glance

Youth Sukkah Decorating Event, Sunday, Oct. 16, 10 am

Sisterhood Sukkah Brunch with a speaker from The League of Women Voters, Thursday, Oct. 20, 9 am

Jordana & Rabbi Topp’s Sukkah Party, Thursday, Oct. 20, 7:30 pm

Young Professionals Sukkah Dinner, Friday, Oct. 21

Hoshana Raba Teen Breakfast Bonanza, Sunday, Oct. 23

Simchat Torah Children’s Hakafot & Show, Monday, Oct. 24, 5 pm.

Simchat Torah Scholar In Residence, Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, Oct. 24- 25.

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Rebbetzin Topp’s Bat Mitzvah Seminar Begins, Sunday, Oct. 30

Young Professionals Luncheon with Rabbi Menachem Burg, Shabbat, Nov. 5

Modern Minds with Elliot Abrams, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7:30 pm

Shabbat guest speaker, Rabbi Marc Wildes, Shabbat, Nov. 11-12

Modern Minds with Tal Brody & Dani Menken, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 7:30 pm

Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family

youth department youth department youth department youth department

Groups are for ages: 6 months to 2 years; 2 to 4 years;

4 to 6 years; 7 to 8 years; 9 to 12 years(Junior Congregation)

Our Shabbat Youth Groups are nut sensitive. We can't guar-antee 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.

Yom Kippur Group Schedule

Yom Kippur Evening, Tuesday, October 11 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Supervised play and child care in

group rooms.

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm "Kid Nidre" in group rooms.

Yom Kippur Day, Wednesday, October 12 8:30 am - 10:30 am Supervised play and child care in

group rooms.

10:30 am - 1:00 pm Tefillah ● Outdoor activities run

by the Lion Heart Professional team ● Story Time ●

Indoor games ● Snacks ● Raffles and Prizes

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Supervised play and child care in

group rooms.

4:15 pm - 7:45 pm Supervised play and child care in

group rooms.

Young Professionals Corner Young Professionals Corner Young Professionals Corner Young Professionals Corner

Our Friday night dinners feature gourmet meals, cocktail hour, notable guest speakers, and most importantly provide you with an opportunity to socialize with new friends! For info on our YP

programs email rabbisufrin@bethjacob.org.

Friend the YP Beth Jacob group on Facebook!

Friday Night Dinner in the Sukkah, October 21, 7:45 pm. Details below.

Teen Programs & Upcoming EventsTeen Programs & Upcoming EventsTeen Programs & Upcoming EventsTeen Programs & Upcoming Events

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.

Wednesday, 10/12: Yom Kippur Teen Minyan

Sunday, Oct. 23, Hoshana Raba Breakfast Bonanza

For more info. contact our Teen Rabbi & BILU Director, Rabbi Zach Swigard, at rabbiswigard@bethjacob.org

High Holiday Notices High Holiday Notices High Holiday Notices High Holiday Notices

We thank all those who volunteered to blow shofar for those who are homebound or in the hospital. Thank you to Michelle Dolgin for all her efforts organizing this initiative.

Areivim: Holiday Meals If you would appreciate being hosted for a Sukkot Meal or you are available to host guests please contact Esther Braun at esthegbraun@gmail.com

High Holidays Security. We thank you for your cooperation with enforcing entry procedures during the holidays. Entry will only be permitted to those who have a ticket. If you did not receive your ticket, just stop by the table outside the shul before you enter the building. To ensure everyone’s safety, no unattended items are to be left anywhere at any time. If you see something suspicious, say something!

High holiday parkingHigh holiday parkingHigh holiday parkingHigh holiday parking

Parking restrictions have been waived for Yom

Kippur for the following streets: La Peer,

Almont, Wetherly, one block North & South of

Olympic, and on Whitworth, between La Peer and

Whetherly. Exemptions apply to overnight parking

restrictions, preferential parking zones and

residential parking limits. Exemptions are not valid

at meters, red or yellow zones or disabled parking

spaces– unless a valid placard is displayed.

UPCOMING SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCEUPCOMING SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCEUPCOMING SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCEUPCOMING SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE

SHMINI ATZERET &

SIMCHAT TORAH,

Oct. 24-25

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

SHABBAT

PARASHAT VAYERA

Nov. 18-19

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin

SHABBAT

PARASHAT TOLDOT

Dec. 2-3

Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter

WEEKLY CLASSESWEEKLY CLASSESWEEKLY CLASSESWEEKLY CLASSES

Daily, Monday-Friday

Daf Yomi with Rabbi Yosef Greenhaus, 7 am. Mishna Shiur with Rabbi Posy, 8:30 am.

Mondays

Rabbi Topp’s classes, 11 am The Intersection of Judaism and the Modern World, 12 pm Bread &Bible. Beit Midrash for Women, 7:30 pm. YP Conversations, Bi-weekly with Rabbi Topp & Rabbi Sufrin over wine and cheese, 8 pm.

Tuesdays

Hidden Women in the Bible given by Chazan Arik, 11 am. Begins Nov. 1. Men’s Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Nechemia Langer, 7 pm. Sefer Shmuel: Bring Tanach to life with this new series of weekly classes given by Rabbi Topp, 8 pm, begins Nov. 1.

Wednesdays

Parenting & Parasha, given by Rabbi Topp & Rabbi Boruch Sufrin, 9 am, in the Ives Lounge. Modern Minds on Jewish Matters, 7:30 pm. Join us for our Winter & Spring semesters.

Thursdays

Treasures of the Alef Bet with Rabbi Posy, in the Ives Lounge, 12 pm.

Shabbat Rabbi Topp’s Chumash shiur, 8 am. Rabbi Posy’s Pre-Mincha shiur Unlocking the Sidur, 15 minutes before Mincha.

Ezra Network Social Services

We all need help sometimes—The Ezra Network is now here to help. “Ezra” means help in Hebrew. When it’s

easy to get, that means everything!

If you’re facing economic problems, living with the chal-lenge of helping an aging parent or a teen in trouble,

you’re not alone. Now, here at our synagogue, you have access to one-on-one sessions with a social worker, legal counselor or job counselor, as well as referrals for other services and information about upcoming workshops. It’s

all there for you—in private—and it’s free.

Contact one of our Ezra Network professional today: Social Worker: Rochelle Shapiro (323) 229-0235

Job Counselor: Giselle Hartman (323) 761-8888 ext. 8998

Legal Counselor: Alan Zenoff (323) 549-5827

For maps, directions and a listing of other resources available in the community, visit

www.JewishLA.org/Ezra

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Names will remain on the list until Shabbat Mevorchim unless otherwise instructed. If you or someone you know is a choleh and you would like the name included, please

call Chen in the shul office.

Rivka Mishket bat Serel • Bentzion ben Chaya Yehudit •Shalom Refael Yitzchak ben Chana Gittel •

Tamar Lipke bat Gruna • Sima bat Leeba •