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DRASHA—Rabbi Topp
The Song of Miriam: Women’s Spiritual Leadership in the 21st Century
On The Bima
Isaac Tivon, Alon Tivon, Hugo Rose
Shacharit & Mussaf
Cantor Wollheim
Ba’al Koreh KoreI alIyoT
Jay Braun Ari Miller
Kiddush: Sponsored by Karen & Darrin Holender in
honor the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Yehuda.
Seudah SHLISHIT: Sponsored by Paul Venze, in
memory of his father, David ben Hershel, a”h.
Welcome to Beth Jacob Congregation Shabbat, February 10-11, 2017; 15 Sh’vat, 5777
Parashat Beshalach pg. 366, Haftorah pg. 1152
Happy Tu BiShvat! Hashkama Minyan 7:10 am Schoenfeld Beit Midrash
Chumash Shiur 8 am Eisenstat Beit Midrash Benny’s Minyan 8:30am Eisenstat Beit Midrash
Main Service 9 am Shapell Sanctuary Young Professionals 9:15 am Bayer Hall
Jr. Congregation 9 am Schoenfeld BM; Teen Minyan 9:30 am Ives Mincha 4:55 pm • Seudah 5:15 pm • Havdallah:6:16 pm
Candle Lighting:
5:15 pm
Mazal Tov
► To Karen and Darrin Holender, and their entire family, on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Yehuda.
► To Alice Schoenfeld on the birth of a great-grandson, born in Israel to Ariel and Tamar Friedman; to grandparents Esther and Eddie Friedman.
► To Tzviah and David Mayman, and the entire family on the birth of a baby boy.
CONDOLENCES
► To Dr. Steven Weinstock, & Georgette Westerman, and family on the loss of their beloved
father and grandfather, Monroe “Whitey” Weinstock.
THIS SHABBAT
Chumash Shiur this Shabbat morning 8 am, given by Rabbi Topp
Sponsored by Stuart & Fran Miller in memory of Stuart’s father, Samuel Miller, Shmuel Yosef Ben David Halevi.
Pre-Mincha Shiur w/ Rabbi Posy Topic: Unlocking the Siddur 4:35 pm
OTHER WEEKLY CLASSES
Conversational Hebrew, Monday Feb. 13, 9:45 am. In Bayer Hall.
BMW-Beit Midrash for Women, Mon., Feb. 13, 7:30pm Women of all ages and levels are welcome. Please join our group study this week as we continue learning Sefer HaChinuch, or bring your own chavruta. In Ives.
Gemara Shiur w/ R’ Nechemia Langer, Tuesday Feb. 14, 7 pm.
Parenting & Parasha Shiur given this week by Rabbi Topp, Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 9 am. In Ives.
Bat Mitzvah Program w/ Jordana Topp, next class is this Sunday, Feb. 12, 10-11:30 am. In Ives.
Join over 70 Beth Jacob members & over 15,000 Pro-Israel activists for:
AIPAC’s Policy Conference
March 26-28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Get your tickets at the discounted price of $399
today!
To register please email Benny at [email protected]
The Sylvia and David Kellerman Beit Medrash Program
Featuring 5 mornings of Torah each week. All Classes in Session
Mondays with Rabbi Topp—given this week by Rabbi Posy 11:00 am-Remarkable Talmudic Passages
12:00 pm-Parshat Hashavua: A Fresh Look
Tuesdays with Chazan Arik
11:00 am – Hidden Women in the Bible
Wednesdays with Rabbi Posy
10:30 am Great Jewish Thinkers of the Last Millennium
Thursdays with Rabbi Yisroel Gordon
11:00 am – The Weekly Ramban
Shabbat
8:00 am – Chumash Shiur
Purim is around the corner!
Sign up for Misloach Manot with your
unique member code at happypurim.com.
If you do not have a code, please call our office at 310-278-1911. ——————————————————————————————
Also, Volunteers are needed to deliver Purim baskets.
You can sign up at happypurim.com
Beth Jacob Trip to Israel, May 17-25, 2017
For more info about this exciting trip, contact Rabbi Topp
at 310-278-1911 ext. 203,
Spark returns this Shabbat Shira, February 11th
Join us in Shapell Sanctuary to sing Shirat Hayam. Shacharit begins at 9:00 am.
Tu BiShvat Seudah & Storytime This program will begin at 10:45 am during regular groups and end at 12 noon. In Ives
Lounge
Refuah Shleimah
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 the shul office.
Rivka Mishket bat Serel • Bentzion ben Chaya Yehudit •Shalom Refael Yitzchak ben Chana Gittel • Tamar Lipke
bat Gruna • Sima bat Leeba • Yitzchak Matana ben Masuda • Yosef Shalom Halevi ben Elka • Yaacov Isaac ben Chana Tzipora • Chana bat Faga Bluma • Tinok ben Avigail
Chana • Akiva Zvi ben Avigail Rachel • Tinok ben Chava Tova Leah bat Rachel • Aliza bat Leah • Sara Leya bat Slata
Abba Yosef ben Esther • Shoshana bat Miriam • Dina bat Esther • Esther Miriam bat Doris • Chana Gitel bat Sonia
• Miriam bat Sara • Leah Shayna bat Chana • Yitzhak ben Raizel
Areivim Committee
Dedicated in memory of Estelle & Sam Samson, z”l
Shabbat Hospitality If there’s a Shabbat or Holiday meal when you could have extra guests, please email Esther Braun at [email protected]
————————————————————————————————- Bikur Cholim Would you or someone you know
appreciate a visit at the hospital or at home? Is there a need for a ride to grocery shop or have someone shop for you or them? Need a ride to a Dr’s appointment? Please call the shul office at (310) 278-1911
or contact Adele Goldsmith at (310) 652-4233, or at [email protected]
LA-Beverly Hills Community
LA Jewish Community Children’s Choir: our weekly rehearsals will be on Sundays at 5-6:30pm, at the Workmen’s Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., 90035. Please contact Michelle Willner for more info at (310) 839-3327 or at [email protected].
Yachad: Join team Yachad for an incredible weekend and run the Las Vegas Marathon for Inclusion & Disability Awareness. For more info visit: vegas.teamyachad.com, or email [email protected]
EXPERIENCE Moshava California! 7 weeks + 2 sessions = friends and memories for a lifetime! Camp application and information available at www.moshavacalifornia.org or call 855-MOSHAVA.
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament: for boys grades 4-8. February 19-20 at Mogen David. Pizza and drinks will be sold to raise money for the 8th grade Hillel trip. To register or for more info email [email protected] or call 818.288.6564.
Annual Blood Drive at Beth Jacob: To benefit the patients at Cedars Sinai Hospital, Sunday, March 19, 2017. In Bayer Hall. To join the blood drive committee, please email: [email protected].
Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy’s 10th Annual Poker & Blackjack Tournament: February 16, 2017 at The Mark. Doors open at 6:30pm. To register, please go to: www.hillelhebrew.org/poker.
Westwood Kehilla is currently seeking a new part -time Executive Director. Email resume and cover letter to [email protected].
USC Family Caregiver Support Center Group: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month from 2-3:00pm. For more info, contact Family Care Navigator, Lisa Shainberg, MSW at 213-740-3953.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Jonas Kahan, Feb. 10
Asher Schames, Feb. 10
Tzippora Topp, Feb. 11
Emily Westerman, Feb. 11
Nachum Moshe Lowenstein, Feb. 11
Avi Halpert, Feb. 12
Isaac Krinsky, Feb. 13
Cole Spivak, Feb. 13
Daniella Prager, Feb. 15
If you would like to co-sponsor a Kiddush in honor of your child’s birthday, please call the shul office.
If your child’s name was inadvertently omitted from the list, please contact the office and we will update our database and be happy to include it in the following
week’s seat announcements.
Davening - Next Week
Shacharit: Sunday: 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am
Monday, Thursday: 6:00, 6:45, 7:40 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:15, 7:00, 7:40 am
Mincha/Maariv: Monday-Friday: 5:15 pm
IBD Support Foundation presents its 10th Annual Evening of Inspiration. IBDSF provides psychosocial support to those suffering from Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Gala on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. To RSVP or place a Journal ad email [email protected].
Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Annual Aliyah Fair: Sunday, March 5th from 10am– 3:30pm at Shalhevet High School. This year’s fair includes a wide selection of topics and vendors as well as a children’s program and Israeli “shuk” with food and music. Official Efrat representative, Alissa Fried Harbater, will also be there. To register, please go to: www.nbn.org.il/LA.
Bnei Akiva Events: Friday 2/10 - Chevraya Bet Oneg, 8:30 at the Steinlauf home; Shabbat 2/11 - Vzach lunch, 12:30pm at Mogen David; Snif Shluchot, 5:00pm at Beth Jacob (walking groups LEAVE Canfield and Airdrome at 4:40pm; Snif Saad, 5:00pm; Motzei Shabbat 2/11 - Manhigut meeting for 9th graders, 7:30pm at the Rosenbaum home. Upcoming: Feb 24-26 - 9th-12th graders, sign up now for the Chevraya Bet Winter Shabbaton. For more info, contact Eyal at (310) 220-1459.
HADASSAH’S Defining Zionism in the 21st Century in partnership with Jewish Journal: What EXACTLY Does Zionism Mean to You? Speaker Panel on Wednesday, March 15, 7:00 pm at Sinai Temple.
Brunch for 50th Anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem & Commemoration of Lou Kestenbaum’s 1st Yahrzeit: Sunday, February 26 at 10:30am at the Luxe Hotel. Organized by Chair, Alice Schoenfeld & Paul Jeser of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center of Jerusalem. Keynote Speaker Rabbi Steven Weil. Performances by Cantors Wollheim & Baram, Mike Burstyn, & the Duo Reim. More info: 310.229.0915; [email protected].
Beth Jacob Newbies PlayGroup
Get to know other new parents and babies from Beth Jacob
during this monthly group. Group locations are determined by
suggestions from participating parents and change each month.
For more information or to join this wonderful network of new
parents. Contact Ilana Jurkowitz at [email protected] The Beth Jacob Book Club: Wednesday, March 1st at 7pm for a stimulating discussion of: The Books of Rachel by Joel Gross. Meetings are downstairs next to the Ives Teen Lounge. New members welcome! For more information contact Stefanie or Harry Feld at [email protected] or 917-363-0190.
Looking for Auction Sponsors or donation of products for our
Annual Tiferet Award Gala Raffle. Please contact Michelle
Conzevoy at (818) 943-2654 if you are able to donate any of
the following items: airline tickets, technology, jewelry,
Judaica, artwork etc...
UPCOMING EVENTS
For more details go to www.bethjacob.org
Bat Mitzvah Program with Jordana Topp
Sunday, Feb. 19, at 10-11:30 am
Youth Happenings
Spark Shabbat, Feb. 11
Geared for parents & children ages 6-12
Save the Date Beth Jacob Tiferet Gala
Sunday, March 5 at 5 pm—Sinai Temple
Tu BiShvat Lunch & Seudah Shabbat, Feb. 11 at 10:45 am
Kids Meal / Fun Games & Special fruits of Israel for dessert
Harmony Shabbat
Shabbat Parshat Terumah, March 4 All our Minyanim come together to
celebrate our Shul.
Beth Jacob YP’s Conversations over Wine & Cheese
Can IDF Halachically Destroy the Homes of a Terrorist Family? with Rabbi Sufrin
Monday, Feb. 13 at 8:00 pm
Beth Jacob’s Annual Misloach Manot Program
Sunday, Mar. 12
Annual Blood Drive at Beth Jacob To benefit patients at Cedars Sinai Hospital
Sunday, March 19 in Bayer Hall To join the blood drive committee,
please email: [email protected]
Yeshiva University Shabbaton in Los Angeles
Shabbat Morning Speaker - Rabbi Yaacov Glasser
Dean, The Center for the Jewish Future Shabbat, Feb. 25
Beth Jacob Pico Crawl Sunday, Feb. 12 at 6:30-9:30 pm
Eat & Drink your way down Pico $90 p/p The Amazing Yury will be in attendance
To RSVP, please go to: https://www.bethjacob.org/