elul project

REFLECT
Brief texts and questions will be sent weekly via email for reflection prior to Rosh Hashanah. If you do not currently receive email from Temple Beth Am and would like to receive the reflections, email us at elul@tbala.org.

WRITE
Writings for the Elul Project will be submitted by our congregants and selected from the vast body of Jewish spiritual wisdom. This booklet will be available to our entire community to supplement the prayers in the Mahzor, the High Holiday prayer book.

STUDY

Celebrating Mahzor Lev Shalem
With Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
Thursday, September 2 . 8:00pm
TBA celebrates the publication of Mahzor Lev Shalem, the new High Holiday prayerbook of the Conservative movement. Rabbi Kligfeld will focus on innovative additions to the Mahzor, as well as new interpretations of traditional texts. Come for one or, better yet, come for both! Please bring your new Mahzor (or purchase here).

SPECIAL EVENTS & SOCIAL ACTION

Community-Wide Selichot: Preparing to Forgive
Saturday, September 4. 6:30pm
Co-Sponsored by IKAR, Pico Egal, and Shtibl Minyan. A spiritual moment in time – a moment of learning and of worship, preparing us for the repentance and forgiveness that is the essence of the High Holidays. We welcome the entire Pico-Robertson community as we daven Minha, study, enjoy Se’udah Shlisheet (the third meal of Shabbat), and conclude Shabbat with Ma’ariv and a spirited Havdalah. Enjoy a wide array of study sessions that night and conclude the evening with Selichot prayers. Please contact x210 or email cdrasin@tbala.org to RSVP for the meal by Wednesday, September 1st.

Serve Dinner at P.A.T.H. (People Assisting the Homeless)
Tuesday, September 7. 5:45pm
340 North Madison Avenue, Hollywood. TBA arranges for adults and children to provide and serve dinner to the homeless at the PATH shelters on the 1st Tuesday  of every month and 3rd Wednesday of every even month. Please email tikkunolam@tbala.org to be added to the email list.

SOVA Food Drive, sponsored by the Social Action Committee
September 1 – October 4
Please bring canned foods, cereal, soup, and other non-perishables that will be donated to SOVA. SOVA is a non-sectarian program of Jewish Family Service of LA dedicated to fighting hunger and poverty in the community through food distribution and offering a wide range of supportive services. For more information, visit www.tbala.org/soc or call Alicia at x215.