David’s WordTemple Beth David | July/August Volume 21, Issue 4

I am immensely grateful forCantor Richard Schwartz’snine years of dedication hehas bestowed upon TempleBeth David. His love, affec-tion and musical stewardshipat Temple Beth David has de-lighted and made a signifi-

cant spiritual impact on so many. I amespecially fortunate for our partnership and hispulpit presence with me. Cantor Schwartz willdefinitely be missed. Hazahk, hazahk V’nitz-hazek!

As part of any 70+ year old congregation,there are chapters that have closed and newones to be written. Last year we were ex-tremely fortunate to have Gal Kessler Rohs,our Education Director, lead, engage, shape,inspire and revitalize our school. Gal is anoverwhelmingly positive force in multiple as-pects of TBD. Her three children have been apleasure to watch share in her Judaic enthusi-asm, while her husband Remo, is an accom-plished scientist at USC. Gal’s tireless energy,devotion, organization and communicationskills have combined to be one of the brightestlights of the past year and to insure our contin-ued vitality for years to come.

Cantor Lilah Sugarman enthusiasticallyjoins our team at Temple Beth David. Shebrings with her a wonderful array of talents as

a formally ordained Cantor from our ReformMovement’s Hebrew Union College. CantorSugarman has been with Temple Isaiah inWest Los Angeles and comes with an abun-dance of warmth and excitement. I am certainyou will enjoy listening to her on the pulpitand will love meeting her in person.

There are few Cantors who come with her port-folio of skills and Jewish knowledge. She willbe a blessing to our leadership and entire con-gregational. Please introduce yourselves to her,you too will certainly find her extraordinary.

I also welcome the new members of our boardand their fresh visions which will complimentthe experiences and knowledge of our continu-ing board members. The foundations for thecoming years will be strengthened by theirjoint engagement, dedication and love of ourJewish community.

Inside this issue:

Temple Beth David Calendar Page 2From Gal Kessler Rohs Page 3Message from the Cantor Page 4Special Events Page 5Sisterhood Page 6Stars of David Page 8Service Calendar Page 9

MESSAGE FROM THE RABBIRABBI ALAN LACHTMAN

2 | Calendar

TEMPLE BETH DAVID CALENDAR 2018May, 2018

Sun, 7/1 9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class at

Temple Beth David10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class at

Temple Beth David11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class at

Temple Beth DavidFri, 7/6 7:30 pm Shabbat Services Welcoming

Cantor Lilah SugarmanSun, 7/8 9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation

9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class at Jan’s10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class at Jan’s11:00 amTOV Chai Pool Party (Ends at 4 pm)11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class at Jan’s

Fri, 7/13 7:30 pm Shabbat Services Rosh Hodesh AVSun, 7/15 *No Adult Free Hebrew Class*

7:00 am TBD Breakfast Volunteering at Union Station Homeless Services

9:30 am Mindfulness MeditationFri, 7/20 7:30 pm Shabbat ServicesSat, 7/21 5:30 pm Men’s Club Baseball

Quakes vs ModestoSun, 7/22 9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation

9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class at Jan’s10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class at Jan’s 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class at Jan’s

Fri, 7/27 9:00 am Challah Club7:30 pm Shabbat Services Tisha B’av with

Cantor SugarmanSun, 7/29 9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation

9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class at Jan’s 10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class at Jan’s 11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class at Jan’s

August, 2018Wed, 8/1 6:30 pm TOV CHAI Youth Group MeetingFri, 8/3 7:30 pm Shabbat Services Rosh Hodesh ElulSun, 8/5 9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation

9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class at Jan’s10:30 amCommunity Forum10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class at Jan’s11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class at Jan’s

Fri, 8/10 7:30 pm Shabbat ServicesSun, 8/12 9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation

9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class at Jan’s10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class at Jan’s11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class at Jan’s

Fri, 8/17 7:30 pm Shabbat ServicesSun, 8/19 7:00 am TBD Breakfast Volunteering @

Union Station Homeless Services9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class at Jan’s10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class at Jan’s11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class at Jan’s

Fri, 8/24 9:00 am Challah Club7:30 pm Shabbat Services, Cantor Sugarman

Sun, 8/26 *Religious School Registration Begins*9:30 am Mindfulness Meditation9:30 am Free Adult Hebrew I Class at Jan’s10:30 amFree Adult Hebrew II Class at Jan’s11:30 am Free Adult Hebrew III Class at Jan’s

Fri, 8/31 7:30 pm Shabbat Services, Cantor Sugarman

We welcome the following families who have joined our

congregational family:Katherine “Leah” Gross

from La Canada with ChildrenJulian & Sophie HarmonAmanda & Jason Tracey

from San Marino with Children Jack & Hank Tracey

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UPDATES FROM OUR RELIGIOUS SCHOOLGal Kessler Rohs

Reflections of changes in ourpast year, excitement for thepresent, hopes for the future

Recently, I spoke with one ofour longest active and respectedTBD members, Mr. IrwinFrazin. Mr. Frazin hasvolunteered at almost every

position at our temple, including two presidencychairs, vice president, rebuilding committee chair,board member, treasurer, and teacher. All this andmore of his exemplary contributions have spun fora short duration of more than 65 years. Given Mr.Frazin’s young at heart age and thoroughknowledge of TBD, I hunger for his words andtake his guidance as a tool for leadership.

In our conversation, Mr. Frazin positivelyassured me that TBD is heading in the rightdirection, thanks to the changes now underway. Iopenly thank Mr. Frazin for his words ofencouragement, which bring me fulfillment. Thisis our temple, our home, our children, and ourcommunity that we are catering for, and so Iwould like to share some of the year’s highlightedinnovations. I hope you too will see a positivelight, and be encouraged to join me in fulfillmentthrough these changes:

We, as a school, now have a sharper and uniqueidentity, encompassed in our recent promotionalpostcard. TBD Religious School, as is TBD,carries the flag of excellence in six recurring andunique themes: Social action, inter-generationalexperiences, parental involvement, engagedfaculty, buddy system, and hands-on learning.

With the leadership of Feo Shutman andJason Young, we proudly extend our open heartto the homeless community through volunteerwork at Union Station, and food and toiletrydonations to Foothill Unity. I now am proud toprovide a platform of outreached hands also to

senior citizens, and the caring for animals. Thesetwo (and more) charitable fields are what I yearnTBD to cater for, and what I seek for you to joinme, if you will. Atticus Blatt culminated herreligious school teaching year with engaging thecommunity, also outside of our school, in servingther sheltered animals at the San Gabriel HumaneSociety. She will be our point person, or liason,for all animal care.

Other changes we have seen are throughtechnology. We had a Passover Seder whereRabbi Lachtman walked us through websites onyour tablets and phones to reach out to peoplewho need us. We had, in almost every gathering,slide show presentations with music and emotions.Our social media pages and group, moreover, aregrowing and connecting us. We are eagerlypursuing the younger generation’s love of tabletsand phones in TBD’s classrooms. Namely, JasonMoss’ students mapped out Israel for us usingGoogle Maps, Sarah Evans’ students calculatedHebrew dates using JI Interactive Calendar, MissDoris Robin (she herself!) communicated viaemails and texts (wow!), Atticus Blatt’s studentscreated Google Slide flyers, and our little darlingsin Susan Grodsky’s class traced the Alef Bet withtheir tender little fingers on iPad screens.

I am sure you too, throughout this year, havelooked around as you opened a TBD door tonotice but a few changes. Next time you come toTemple, be sure to take yet another look, becausethe biggest change you’ll notice, is the growth ofchildren. Children do not slow down, and nor doestheir growth at TBD. That to me, is this year’soptimistic change that our friend, Mr. Frazinreassured me of. As you think about our future, Ihope this will be your reassurance too.

Happy Summer!- Gal

4 | Temple News

Shir L’adoni shir chadash,Sing to Adonai a new song. I am so excited and

grateful to be joining theTemple Beth Davidcommunity as your newcantor. I am looking forwardto collaborating with Rabbi

Lachtman, Education Director Gal KesslerRohs, other staff, and the congregational teamto continue to create a Kehilah Kedosha, asacared community. It is my aim as a cantor tocultivate the many unique voices of ourcommunity, so we can use them to pray thesongs of our tradition, teach the values ofJudaism, and create meaningful connections. B’shirah הרישב (in song),Cantor Lilah Sugarman

To learn more, you can visit Cantor Lilah’swebsite www.lilahsugarman.com

Bio:Cantor Lilah Sugarman believes in

empowering individual voices to createinclusive sacred communities through song,study, celebration, and tzedakah. Cantor Lilahwas raised in Los Angeles where she grew upworking and volunteering at her homesynagogue, Kehillat Israel. Her family andsynagogue community fostered a deep love forJudaism, learning, and music. She attendedSan Diego State University where shegraduated with high honors in Music, English,and Dance. Cantor Lilah received her Master

in Sacred Music and ordination from theDebbie Friedman School of Sacred Music atthe Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute ofReligion.In addition to her love for Jewish music,

Lilah is also passionate about learning andteaching Torah. She has been a Jewisheducator teaching children and adults for tenyears. Cantor Lilah received the AdvancedPedagogic Award from the San Diego JCC twoyears in a row. Additionally, in collaborationwith Rabbi Molly Kane she rewrote thereligious school curriculum for BrooklynHeights Synagogue. Cantor Lilah’s poetry ispublished in the San Diego Poetry Annual. In the Book of Psalms, it is written: "Let

them Praise God's Name in Dance.” This textspeaks to Lilah’s interest in engaging in full-body Judaism that engages the mind, body andspirit. She explores this idea in the intersectionof movement and prayer in the way she leadsprayer, teaches music, and through teachingJewish yoga classes. Lilah is a 200-hourcertified Vinyasa yoga instructor, and alsostudied with Rabbi Myriam Klotz, a leader inJewish yoga. Cantor Lilah has led Jewish yogaprograms, classes, and services in schools andsynagogues in New York and Los Angeles. She has also served communities in New

Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Colorado, andLos Angeles. Cantor Lilah lives in LosAngeles with her husband Ben and their threecats. Ben is a social worker and works atPacific Clinics in South Los Angeles. TogetherLilah and Ben love to cook, read, practiceyoga, and explore the outdoors.

MESSAGE FROM THE CANTORLilah Sugarman

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SPECIAL EVENTSMen’s ClubCalling all TBD men, come and hang out with otherTBD men and have fun and share interest withothers. In April we had a bike ride along the beachfrom Playa Del Rey to Manhattan and then a lunchat the beach. In May we met for breakfast at MaryJane's cafe in San Gabriel. June we did a B.B.Q. atthe Temple with a nice turnout. July look in David’sWord or Constant Contact for our baseball game inRancho Cucamonga family event, Quakes vs.Modesto Nuts, July 21st. August brings a picnic inthe park for one of the summer concerts in the park.

Men's Club Baseball Meet Saturday, July 21, 2018 at5:30 P. M. TBD parking lot (Carpooling) or6:45 P. M. LoanMart Field Ticket BoothLoanMart Field in Rancho Cucamonga (RanchoCucamonga Epicenter Stadium). RanchoCucamonga Quakes vs the Modesto Nuts.Admission: Early RSVP gets you a cheaper price!$9.00 by July 6th, $10 by July 7th-20th, or $10 Dayof the Game + Parking: $4-5 + Additional $ forDinner.“Take me out to the ballgame!” …Yes we will!…With peanuts, crackerjacks and fireworkstoo. Wives, kids, and grandkids invited too!Early RSVP REQUIRED BY JULY 1stWe need to order our block of tickets ahead of time,preferably by 7/6/18 (to know how many to orderand to get a better ticket price). Interested in Carpooling or Being a Driver? LetJerry know.RSVP: Jerry Shutman (Event Coordinator) Phone/Text:626-873-6503 or Email:geraldshutman@gmail.com

August: TBD Picnic and Concert “In the Park” – Inthe Planning Stages (Date, Time, and Venue to BeAnnounced)

6 | Sisterhood

June is the last sisterhood meeting of the year. InJuly a couple of us will attend “All Sisterhood Day,”at Temple Beth Hillel in Valley Village. The event isorganized by the WRJ (Women of Reform Judaism).Part of our Sisterhood dues goes to the WRJ whichuses it for projects including scholarships for futurecantors and rabbis. (I really like that!)

Robin Evans (our past Sisterhood President) and Ihave made wonderful connections at these meetingsand we look forward to seeing our friends, old andnew. We always come back reenergized and eager toshare what we experienced in the workshops.

Here is a list of a few things that Sisterhood hasaccomplished for 2017-2018:

-Donated over $3000 to the Temple.-Rabbi Lachtman received $500 for camp scholarships.-A new vacuum and a mini fridge for the office. -Paid for the estimate of getting the water heater repaired.-Polished the torah silver rimonim and breastplate.-Paid for plush stuffed torahs that were given to

new Religious School students attending the consecration ceremony.

-Baking hamantaschen for Purim. Fundraised and also supplied for the Purim oneg.

-Shopped and donated the dinner for Family Fun Night.-Supplied new groggers for Purim. -Shopped and prepared the “Break the Fast”

at the end of Yom Kippur.-Organized our world famous Latka mix fundraiser!

We also donated a very generous amount of Latka mix for temple Hanukkah dinner.

-Arranged to have the kitchen oven and hood commercially cleaned.

-Supplied gelt and dreidels for Hanukkah. -Organized and ran the Hanukkah boutique.-Supplied Bar/Bat mitzvah gifts.-Contributed to the Rosh Hashana oneg.-Held our “Paid up sisterhood brunch” in January and

our end of year Sisterhood Sping Benefit event.-Started raising funds with the goal of replacing

the kitchen ovens.

Here’s a little about me and most of my 20 templeyears...

I help out in the temple as office support, includingworking with Temple tenants and congregants to havea smoother transition of timing and space for neces-sary temple usage.

Shop weekly for the oneg and arrange servers as needed.Purchase merchandise for the sisterhood gift shopHold special gift shop sales throughout the yearArrange onegs with congregants for special occasion. Run the annual Temple Hanukkah BoutiqueWork with custodial staff so that tables and chairs

are set up correctly(I have also been known to wash and clean out the oneg refrigerator when messy)

In the end it’s all about supporting the temple. Wehave a great support system. But by joining your Tem-ple Sisterhood we can continue to complete our proj-ects. You will see, we are as powerful as theMacabbees!

Just a reminder: Rosh Hashana is September 9thHanukkah starts December 2!Have a lovely summer and a Sweet New Year!

GREETINGS FROM SISTERHOODCarol Ozer

Sisterhood President

Honey Fundraiser for Rosh Hashana: Sad news,our distributor lost a lot of bees this year. Looking for a replacement honey vendor.

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8 | Stars of David

STARS OF DAVIDOneg Sponsors

Kimberly Brendzal & Michael Arellanes in Honor of Sarah Arellanes’ Confirmation

Ms. Ya-may Christle in Honor of Erica C. Bradley’s Confimation

Mrs. Barbara Field in Honor of Joey Angel-Field’s Birthday

Melanie & Arthur Glazier in Honor of Sebastian Glazier’s Confirmation

Joe & Carol Ozer in Memory of Harriet & Jerome Ozer and Donald & Jean Chauss

Peter & Susan Ivory in Memory of Alex K. BillensDr. Steve Sommer in Honor of Sassah Sommer’s

Confirmation

General Fund Ben & Sandra BroderMichael ChongEllis-Sigel EnterprisesIrwin & Helen Frazin in Memory of

Sylvan and Toni FrazinSamuel & Pauline Ginsburg in Memory of

Lee BrodskyZvia Hempling in Memory of Howard GilfordLonette Rappoport in Memory of

Adele Holzman Schepps

Ron & Jan Robertson in Memory of Aaron D. KayLouis Rubenstein in Memory of Linda Rubenstein

and Norman RubensteinMatthew & Carol Sofer Shirley Wolman in Memory of Robert Marver

Barbara and Bob Ellison RS FundJack & Rhonda BrukerRichard & Paula EllisonJeanne GersonRon & Jan RobertsonDr. Mindel SpiegelPhillip WeiseShirley Wolman

Library Fund Larry & Valerie Kates in Memory of Dorothy Kates

Cantor Discretionary FundPeter & Susan Ivory

Rabbi's Discretionary FundYoshiko Solomon in Memory of Hannah SolomonMargie Zwick in Memory of Sam Widawski

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Temple Beth David

Friday Night Services July to August 2018

July 6 | Shabbat Services Welcoming Cantor Lilah Sugarman

July 13 | Shabbat Services Rosh Hodesh AV July 20 | Shabbat Services*

July 27 | Shabbat Services with Cantor Sugarman

August 3 | Shabbat Services Rosh Hodesh Elul August 10 | Shabbat Service* August 17 | Shabbat Service* August 24 | Shabbat Service with Cantor Sugarman

August 31 | Shabbat Services with Cantor Sugarman

Schedule Subject to change. Please stay updated on the website or via e-mail or phone. Services start at 7:30 PM. OUTSIDE services weather permitting July & August.

-Field at joeyangelfield@gmail.com * Please contact the Temple Office for service information.

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A MOMENT IN TBD HISTORY

Confirmation Class of 5778Cantor Richard Schwartz, Sophia Avants, Rabbi Alan Lachtman, Sebastian Glazier,Sarah Arellanes, Hadassah Sommer, Erica C. Bradley.

BIRTHDAYSJuly

1 Janice Rocker5 Brent Hunsaker6 Aleksandr Rysin 10 Stanley A. Butman12 Margie Jones 13 Charles Searls15 Michael Emerling15 Laurie Kleinberg 15 Jan-Jan Wu

21 Roberta Preskill22 Anita Hunsaker22 Jerry Kohl28 Ellen Lachtman28 Michael Linsey28 Cathy Weise

August1 Ruth Alpert2 Claire Marlow 6 Jacquelyn Green

7 Mark Gersh9 Carol Ozer11 Bill Saltzman12 James Reckon13 Melvin Kahn16 Theodore Chandler18 Brenda Blatt18 Lia Kamhi-Stein18 Gal Kessler Rohs20 Irving Aptaker

20 William Chau20 Jerome Schwartz21 Bernard Shutman22 Hank Bailey22 Carol Impara27 Helen Frazin28 Ronald Robertson28 Juli Schneiderman29 Michael Schoonmaker31 Joseph Ozer

ANNIVERSARIESJuly

3 Bill Joseph & Perli Adef6 Ron & Jan Robertson7 Joel & Laurie Kleinberg 11 Henry & Arlene Bailey 12 William Finn & Linda Elyad14 Paul & Eva Cass18 Bob & Gabi Sacks18 Jerome Schwartz & Karen Jacobson29 Bernard & Joan Shutman

August4 Gal Kessler Rohs & Remo Rohs6 Michael & Ellen Linsey16 Richard & Renee Klein20 Joshua & Juli Schneiderman21 Richard Shapiro & Jacquelyn Green25 Jeffry & Sarah Schrier27 Alexander Annala & Dr. Karen Aboody27 Michael & Ruth Gillmore27 Bradley & Jo-Ann Rosenberg30 Lynn Finkel & Victor Davila

YAHRZEITJuly 6

Takeo YamaneSylvia DrossmanJack HeegerJeanine MillerRobert KoritzkeJuly 13Arthur Stanley RockerSydney Schall HelenBernard M. (Mike)Davis Louis BrandzelEdward Reckon

July 20Marian W. Cohen Samuel N. LinseyDorothy FrazinLeonard Miller

July 27 Hillard Marver Betty Forbes Maske-witzSadie WeinermanJoel Halle

August 3Dr. Myron Solberg

Margit KleinClara Sarah AlpertStanley RappoportRobert EllisonStella Kaufman

August 10Norman P. SacksRabbi/CantorSamuel Dov Berman

August 17Lottie AlhadeffHarry FrazinFrieda Kopanke

Milton MillerRichard FelmanJack Leizerowitz

August 24Arion LevineRobert Brodsky

August 31Isidore KerstineHarold SommerSonia DavisDavid AngelMilton MausnerShelley Ellenson

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We note the passing of long time member, Lorraine Bernstein last month. She was married to CharlesSearls and they worked diligently together to aid the hungry and homeless for decades long food driveswithin the religious communities of the San Gabriel Valley.She inspired dozens of followers to carryon with this mitzvah of feeding the homeless.Lorraine will be missed but her inspirational acts will endure through those who have been inspired toemulate her food drives.

Temple Beth David of the San Gabriel ValleyTemple Beth David is the home of a Reform Jewish congregation

that embraces Judaism’s values and traditions including spiritual discovery, educational richness,community, loving kindness, and personal responsibility.

We welcome all Jews and interfaith families committed to living a Jewish life.

Temple Beth David is a�liated with the Union for Reform Judaism.

Rabbi Alan R. LachtmanCantor Richard Schwartz, Cantor and Education Director

9677 East Longden Avenue, Temple City, California 91780Phone (626) 287-9994 Fax (626) 287-2846o�ce@templebd.com www.templebd.com

O�ce Hours Monday-Friday 12-4:30 p.m. andWednesdays 12-5 p.m.Rabbi is not available on Tuesdays; Cantor is not available Mondays.

Please call for an appointment if you would like to meet with Rabbi Lachtman or Cantor Schwartz.

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9677 East Longden Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780Phone: (626) 287-9994 Email: office@templebd.com Website: www.templebd.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-3:30

Serving the Reform Jewish community since 1947, Temple Beth David of the San Gabriel Valley embraces Judaism’s liberal values and traditions of community, spiritual growth, educational richness,

loving kindness, and personal responsibility.

We welcome all Jews and interfaith families committed to living a Jewish life.

Rabbi is not available Tuesdays. Cantor is not available Mondays. Please call for an appointment if you would like to meet with Rabbi Lachtman or Cantor Sugarman.

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