B'ruchim ha-ba'im, welcome, to Temple Beth Am. We are a Conservative Jewish congregation that takes pride in our reputation as a warm and caring multi-generational synagogue family that encourages personal spiritual and intellectual growth as well as active communal involvement through dynamic spiritual, educational and social experiences.
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coming soon to temple beth am
You are
invited to attend the TBA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Sunday, May
18, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m
“PLANNING
FOR OUR FUTURE”
Please come join us as we
elect the Officers and Board of Trustees for the 2008 – 2009
year. We will review our strategic
planning survey results, transition issues for our
clergy and hear the goals of our shul leadership as we plan for the future
of Temple Beth
Am. Complimentary
Brunch for the whole family. Activities
for children (sixth grade and under) during the
Meeting. Join us in
Making a Difference for OUR Shul! RSVP by May
13 for Brunch online or call:
310-652-7354 x200.
TEMPLE
BETH AM 2008 – 2009
OFFICERS & BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Slate
of Officers
President: Diane Shapiro
Executive Vice President:
Robert Ring
Vice
Presidents: Budget & Finance: Larry
Miller, Education: Linda
Salem, House & Grounds: Paul
Kalt, Membership: Stuart
Tochner, Personnel: Steve Davis, Programming: Karen
Kass, Resource Development: Mike
Cohn, Ritual: Steve
Leventhal, Youth: Brad Grob
Recording
Secretary: Janet Urman
NEW MEMBERS
TO THE TBA BOARD, Nominated
for a one year term through JUNE 30, 2009
Renee
Bainvoll, Larry
Braman, Sharon
Swerdlow
MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Nominated
for a two-year term through JUNE 30, 2010
Ron
Alberts, Alan
Broidy, Deborah
Cohen, Stacey
Datnow, Marnie
Friedman, Agnes
Emert, Susan
Green, Steve
Grey, Ann
Istrin, Pam
Kurtz, David
Lauter, Pam
Levine, Robert
Malina, Cipra
Nemeth, Jay
Sanders, Julie
Shuer, Bill
Seligman, Jill
Sperling, Neal
Steiner, Michal
Vaakil
MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, whose
two-year terms continue through JUNE 30, 2009
Michael
Bacharach, Melissa
Berenbaum, Bob
Braun, David Cohen, Jon
Drucker, Brant Dveirin, Joel
Grossman, Michael
Harris, Sam
Jason, Mallory
Lee, Laura Landesman
Mandel, Jessica
Samuel, Mark
Samuel, Dianne
Shershow, Sheila
Spiwak, Judy
Weinstock, Stuart
Weiss
SISTERHOOD
PRESIDENT –
Sandra Braun
Join us in participating in the Westside Lehrhaus.
Attend an event celebrating Israel at 60! See the full list of events .
AIPAC Policy Conference in D.C. - June 2-4. Join Rabbi Rembaum and a delegation from TBA. More information is available here.
View this calendar for counting the Omer until Shavuot.
THE
LOS ANGELES JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL- MAY
8-15
TBA is cosponsoring the
festival and you can purchase your tickets directly online or by calling (323)
938-2531 x2201. When buying your tickets, tell them you are a Temple Beth Am
congregant and a percentage of the ticket sales are donated back to the shul.
For a full
schedule and to purchase tickets, go to www.LAJFilmFest.org. Call Cori at
x210 for information/
BEIT
MIDRASH: MAY HASHEM TURN HIS FACE
TO YOU
God’s relationship with us and our
relationship with God as reflected in our Biblical, Rabbinic, Philosophical and
Kabbalistic traditions. Our text will be Walking With God, produced by the Ziegler
School of Rabbinic Studies of the American Jewish University. Knowledge of
Hebrew is not required, although Hebrew texts will be available for those
interested. Tuesdays, May 20, May 27 and Thursday, June 5 from 8 – 9:30
p.m. Material fee: $10.00. Taught by Rabbi Joel
Rembaum.
SHUL WIDE
TALENT SHOW
The Youth Department is
hosting a Shul wide Talent Show on Sunday, May 18th. All proceeds
benefit Tikkun Olam, the fundraising branch of the Youth Department, to benefit
charity and provide scholarships. Contact Becky at 310-652-7354 ext. 212 or rbarron@tbala.org ASAP!
ISRAELI
DANCING ON MONDAYS!
Join our new Israeli Dance
class on Monday, May 19, 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the Ballroom at TBA. More than
30 adults and children (ages 5 – 50+) enjoyed our first class with popular
instructor Orly Setarah. Everyone is welcome! $10 per person at the door; call
Sheryl Goldman at x223 for more info.
View the current Temple Beth Am Shabbat Bulletin, click here.
upcoming events
More Westside Lehrhaus events can be found here .
MASTER
TEACHER SERIES WITH WENDY MOGEL- May 22
Sylvia
Ross(z’l) Master Teacher Series of Temple Beth Am proudly presents Dr. Wendy Mogel on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 7:45 pm
discussing her book The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant,
Optimistic Children In A Nervous World. Dr. Wendy Mogel is a nationally known clinical psychologist and
parent educator and a New York Times best-selling author of parenting books. $12 payable at the door or RSVP here.
Shavuot at Temple Beth Am: June 8, 9, 10. Click here for information.
Save the Date: Spring Gala honoring TBA President, Vivian Alberts- Sunday, June 15. The Third Annual Ben Siegel Award will be presented to Judy Cowan.
