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Rabbi Deborah Silver was ordained in 2010 by the Ziegler School at the American Jewish University, Los Angeles and is currently the Assistant Rabbi at Adat Ari El, Valley Village.

Prior to ordination she was educated at Cambridge University, England, and went on to become the Senior English

Editor of the Oxford English-Hebrew Dictionary of Current Usage. She then went to law school, practiced as a litigator at Mishcon de Reya, London, and subsequently took a post as Associate Professor at BPP Law School, London, before the pull of the rabbinate proved irresistible. She won the Whizin Prize for Jewish Ethics in 2009 with her responsum about fair trade, and believes passionately in Judaism’s enduring power to add meaning and richness to our contemporary lives. Rabbi Silver is a recently qualified yoga instructor; her other interests include dance, theater, food and music. She hopes that her rabbinate embodies the deep love of Jewish learning – in all its many and varied forms - which has characterized her journey to date.

Rabbi Silver will be leading services on Friday, March 18, at 7:30 PM and Saturday March 19 at 9:30 AM.

In addition, there will be opportunities to get to know her during the following times:March 18 (Friday) 9:00 PM: Meet Rabbi Silver at a festive oneg following services, hosted by Sisterhood. RSVPs REQUIRED.March 19 (Saturday) 8:45-9:30 AM: Torah Study with Rabbi Silver in Galpert Sanctuary.March 19 (Saturday) 12:00 PM: Kiddush Luncheon following services RSVPs REQUIRED.March 19 (Saturday) 1:30-2:30 PM Following our Kiddush luncheon, Rabbi Silver will have an open forum for congregants to meet her and ask questions.March 20 (Sunday) 10:00-11:00 AM: Rabbi Silver will meet with the Religious School Committee, open to the congregation.March 20 (Sunday) 1:30-3:00 PM: Rabbi Silver will meet with the Ritual Committee and Spiritual Task Force, open to the congregation.

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Please Join our PJTC community to Welcome the Rabbi Candidates:

Rabbi Noam Raucher was born and raised in southern Connecticut by loving parents and siblings; and enjoyed wonderful Jewish experiences in his home, synagogue, USY and Ramah. He attended and graduated Hofstra University with a bachelors degree in

Psychology, Judaic Studies, and Philosophy. In 2005 he attended the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and was ordained in 2011. Since then Rabbi Raucher has enjoyed the last five years in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving as Associate Rabbi at Temple Israel. Recently Rabbi Raucher added the role of Educational Director to the Temple Israel Religious School. When not working, Rabbi Raucher loves to run, read, go for hikes, eat ice cream, and spend time with his family, his wife Tamar, their two boys Judah and Elijah, and their two dogs, Lucy and Dixie.

Rabbi Raucher will be leading services on Friday, March 11 at 7:30 PM, and Saturday March 12, at 9:30 AM.

In addition, there will be opportunities to get to know him during the following times:March 10 (Thursday) 8:00 PM: Rabbi Raucher will meet with the Religious School Committee, and the meeting will be open to congregants to attend. March 11 (Friday) 9:00 PM: Meet Rabbi Raucher at a festive oneg following services, hosted by Sisterhood. RSVPs REQUIRED.March 12 (Saturday) 8:45-9:30 AM: Torah Study with Rabbi Raucher in Galpert Sanctuary.March 12, (Saturday) 12:00 PM: Kiddush Luncheon following services RSVPs REQUIRED.March 12 (Saturday) 1:30-2:30 PM: Following our Kiddush luncheon, Rabbi Raucher will have an open forum for the congregants to meet him and ask questions.March 13 (Sunday) 11:00 AM -12:30 PM: Rabbi Raucher will meet with the Ritual Committee and the Spiritual Task Force, open to the congregation to attend.

Rabbi Noam Raucher: March 10-13, 2016

Rabbi Deborah Silver: March 18-20, 2016

The FLAME 2 March 2016

T h e A d u l t E d u c a t i o n C o m m i t t e e i s excited to sponsor a Scholar-in-Residence program during the weekend of March 5 & 6 , S h a b b a t Shek a l i m . R abbi D vora Weisberg ,

Ph.D. is our Scholar, participating with our congregation for just those days. Having a visiting scholar affords us a special, short term intensive learning opportunity…a chance to really study with a noted expert. Rabbi Weisberg is an authority on Rabbinic texts, particularly the Talmud. In addition, she is director of a rabbinical school. Rabbi Weisberg will attend and participate in Saturday morning Shabbat services and then speak during the Kiddush Lunch after services on Saturday, March 5. She will also be the featured lecturer/teacher on Sunday afternoon, March 6. The 1:00 PM Sunday event, which includes a light lunch buffet, is co-sponsored by PJTC's Sisterhood. Both programs are open to the entire community. Earlier on Sunday, Rabbi Weisberg will be teaching a special class to Louis B. Silver Religious School students and teens as part of a regularly scheduled morning learning program.

Rabbi Weisberg is Professor of Rabbinics at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and a noted Talmudic scholar. In addition, she is director of the School of Rabbinical Studies of the Los Angeles Skirball Campus of the College Institute. R a b b i Weisberg is an interpreter of classical Jewish texts (Talmud in particular.) She specializes in connecting the historical ancient world of Jewish texts with contemporary Jewish life today. She has written on gender issues in rabbinic texts, exploring the rabbis' understanding of family and familial relationships. Her experience includes teaching lay people, frequently in informal settings, as well as enlightening her rabbinic colleagues at regional and national conventions and conferences.

She received her BA from Brandeis University and her MA and Ph.D. in Talmud and Rabbinical Literature from Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in

New York. She has taught at JTS,

the College of William and Mary and the University of Pittsburgh. She was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

Her scholarly program at PJTC will provide a learning opportunity for all who attend. The weekend is sponsored by the PJTC Adult Education Committee. For more information and to RSVP, please call the PJTC office at (626) 798-1161 or email [email protected].

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– PJTC Clergy and Staff –

Gilbert Kollin – Rabbi EmeritusRuth Berman Harris – Cantor

Claire Gorfinkel - Caring Community Coordinator

Sondra Dreshner - GabbaiBeryl Strauss - Executive Director

Rabbi Becky Silverstein – Education DirectorEitan Loewenstein –Religious School Assistant

Bruce Applebaum – Operations ManagerMelissa Levy – Youth Director

Christina Ortega – Clergy AssistantMarian Rosen – Bookkeeper

Robert Brown – Facilities Manager

– PJTC Officers –President – Faith Segal

Secretary – Erich SchlechtTreasurer – Mickey Bernath

Exec. VP Management – Jeff LandauExec. VP Programs – Noah Golden-Krasner

VP Administration – David LorinVP Adult Programs – Ruth Several

VP Youth Programs – Geoff DeBoskeyVP Finance – Sandy Hartford

VP Membership – Andrea MarkVP Religious Affairs – Jacob Levy

Planning Committee Chair – Brian MarkSisterhood President – Debbie GuestMen's Club President – Andy Schwarz

– Board of Directors –Keri Axel,

Liane Herbst,Haley Karish, Carol Rader-Meislin, Amy Richardson, Richard Samuelson, Carolyn Siegal,

Nathan Temple, Roberta Tragarz–Voting Past Presidents –Phil Callahan, Cathy KrasnerMatt Ober, Jonathon Weisz

– The FLAME Staff –Bruce Applebaum – LayoutEdie Taylor, Roz Scherr and Breyne Moskowitz – Editors

Karen Hochman Brown – Advisor

Adult Education Committee Scholar-in-Residence March 5-6by Carol Sofer, Adult Education Chair

ServicesMinyan Services are held every Sunday in

Knell Chapel, beginning at 9:00 AM.

March 4/5 Parashat: Vayakhei6:30 PM Tot Shabbat Knell ChapelFri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Social Hall

Oneg hosted by Sisterhood

Rabbi Dvora WeisbergScholar-in-Residence

Torah Study 9:00 AM LoungeShabbat Service 9:30 AM Social Hall

Kiddush hosted by Adult Education Committee

March 11/12 Parashat: PekudeiGuest Candidate Rabbi Noam Raucher

Family Kabbalat Service 6:30 PM Galpert SanctuaryFri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM

Galpert Sanctuary Oneg hosted by Sisterhood

Torah Study 8:45 AM Galpert SanctuaryShabbat Service 9:30 AM Galpert Sanctuary

Kiddush hosted by PJTC and the Rabbi Search Committee

March 18/19 Parashat: VayikraGuest Candidate Rabbi Deborah Silver

Fri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary


Torah Study 8:45 AM Galpert SanctuaryShabbat Service 9:30 AM Galpert Sanctuary

Kiddush hosted by PJTC and the Rabbi Search Committee

March 23 Fast of EstherWed. Megillah Reading 7:30 PM Galpert Sanctuary

March 25/26 Parashat: TsavFri. Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Social Hall


Sisterhood ShabbatTorah Study 9:00 AM LoungeShabbat Service 9:30 AM Social Hall

Kiddush hosted by Sisterhood

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Rabbi Becky Silverstein

With the addition of the extra month of Adar I, we have waited longer than usual, but Purim is coming. What exactly are we celebrating during Purim? And how might this prepare us for Passover?

Seen through the experience of Esther, Purim has within it the recognition of the hidden, as well as the exposing of that which we keep to ourselves. Esther’s very name alludes to this theme, as the Hebrew world nistar means hidden. The revelation of Esther’s Jewish identity is

a foreshadowing of the nahafochu, the reversal, of the decree against the Jews. Though the establishment of the 14th and 15th of Adar as days of celebration is a clear celebration of our victory over those who sought to destroy us (or our killing of many non-Jews, but that is another column), it is also a celebration of the power of revealing our identities to the world.

Revealing ourselves to the world around us is risky business. It makes us vulnerable to the responses of others, responses of support, of solidarity, of confusion, of hate - all of which can be difficult to respond to and to internalize. This is true whether we are revealing our music preferences, our genders, our politics, our food preferences, or any other piece of what makes us who we are. In Esther’s world, revealing her identity was dangerous, the threat to her life is both perceived and real. In our world, this threat may be larger or smaller depending on who you are, how you walk through the world, and what messages you internalize from the world around you. Nonetheless, sharing ourselves with others is at the core of what it means to be human.

How does Purim prepare us for Passover? My teacher, Rabbi Ebn Leader, suggests that we need to have the crazy, unbounded joy of Purim to counter the strict laws that govern our Passover observance. Purim also provides us a foreshadowing of liberation: the Jews liberation from the decree of death, and Esther’s personal liberation. It is a reminder of the agency we have in telling our stories and sharing ourselves. We might prefer to keep certain things private, but we can push to determine how we share the personal, information about ourselves that when revealed has the power to connect us to other people and change the landscape of the world we live in. This is the way we make change, big or small.

In the pivotal moment of our story Mordecai asks Esther, “Who knows if you were brought to the crown for this moment?” What are the moments that we are each brought to where we can share ourselves and in doing so contribute to the world?

There are several ways to celebrate Purim at PJTC this year -- the Purim Carnival with a retelling of the Purim story for our youngest community members (Sunday, March 20), a festive Megillah Reading for adults and older children (Wednesday, March 23), a USY Purim Lounge (Wednesday, March 23), and a Purim Program for 3rd-6th graders (Thursday, March 24). I look forward to celebrating with all of you!

Revelation at Mt. Purim

Shabbat Shirah- A Celebration of FreedomOur concert on January 24 was a resounding success!

Gregory Jones from the First AME Church of Los Angeles and a very gifted group of gospel singers were our guest performers for our concert this year. Together with Cantor Ruth, Melissa Levy, and Jill Wright, and our musicians, David Boesch, Matt Cheadle, Betsy Kahn, and Jeff Landau, they created a high energy, exciting evening of music and song. Mazel tov to Cantor Ruth!!

A big thank you to all our sponsors, who together made this a very successful fundraiser:

Shomrei Zahav membersMary Ann and Mickey BernathSandy and Steve HartfordFrancine KatzEllen and Harvey KnellBarbara LevinsonLee and Mickey SegalSarah and Jon WeiszSandy and Alan Whitman

Freedom Sponsors Amy and Landis RichardsonLee and Mickey SegalSandy and Alan Whitman

Harmony SponsorsJudy and Phil CallahanSandy and Steve HartfordPJTC Sisterhood

Rhythm SponsorsKeri and Doug AxelGinny and Ira BlitzKaren Hochman Brown and Neil H. BrownJen and Geoff DeBoskeyValerie and Mike KronsburgRichard SamuelsonSarah and Jon Weisz PJTC Men's Club

Spirit SponsorsSusan Auerbach and Bryan LangholzBonnie Burrati and Kai LamJo Anne and Andrew KindlerBarbara LevinsonAnita and Jeff LandauSusan and David LorinStacy and Stu MillerDebbie Noble and Erich SchlechtFaith and Howard SegalCarolyn and Scott SiegalGail and David SnyderMarcia and Melvin Spira

Thanks to everyone who attended and supported this important fundraiser for PJTC!


Debbie Guest, President PJTC Sisterhood For this month’s column, I am sharing

a little of what I heard from Marcia Alper at our Rosh Chodesh Adar last month. These are direct quotes:

“I don’t consider myself a spiritual Jew nor a Saturday-go-to-shul Jew. I have a kosher house because it’s what I knew and because I realized it’s the world’s best visual

aid for teaching Jewishness to children. If choosing one spoon instead of another can subliminally remind a child, or ourselves, that he or she is descended from kings and prophets, has a particular set of values and ethics and belongs to an ancient people who share a sense of kinship with each other, why wouldn’t I do that?”

“...my Judaism was firmly embedded (and) I made a major discovery a few years later. As Sisterhood Vice-President for Programming, I went to the annual Conference for the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism (the international umbrella organization for Conservative Sisterhoods.) Sunday night was the installation of the new officers and I heard speeches, wonderful, intelligent, meaningful and moving speeches given by attractive, well-dressed women. So what was my discovery? That you could be an attractive, well-dressed woman and still be committed to Judaism. Somehow in my mind, I had divided the world of Jewish women into somewhat dowdy and nerdy committed Jews and the other world of attractive, up-to-date women who were only nominally Jewish. Three of those committed women leaders became my role-models.

“Sisterhood also gave me the opportunity to teach Judaism and to share my love of its customs and traditions. There is a well-known book, written in the Middle Ages, of the rules of Judaism. It is called “The Shulkan Aruch”, which means "The Set Table." To me Judaism offers a table spread with delicious wisdom, laws, customs and traditions that I enjoy consuming and sharing with others. How can I not love a religion that 2,000 years ago set down laws on the fair treatment of workers and the poor, ordered farmers to set aside a portion of their fields at harvest time for the poor and decreed that if you lent money to a man who put up his tools for collateral, you had to return them to him every morning so he could work and if he put up his blanket, you had to return it to him every night.”

The Sisterhood Calendar from January through March: January:

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat – Ruth Several’s presentation on her recent travels to the Jewish Baltics “Bimah Etiquette” classes led by Marcia Alper, (basics of participating in the Torah service) Sunday, January 31 and February 6

February: Rosh Chodesh Adar – “Marcia’s Journey” Wednesday,

February 10Ricki Lane led USYers in a Rolling Rugelach workshop

Thursday, February 10 Chay ‘ay Olam luncheon honoring Carolyn Siegal, Sunday,

February 28 March: Luncheon for our visiting Scholar-in-Residence, Sunday

March 6Hamantaschen Bake, Sunday March 13Happy Purim (third week of March)Sisterhood Shabbat, Saturday March 26Andrea Mark will be honored at Federation’s Annual Forum, Thursday March 31These are all the programs your Sisterhood has brought to you in just three months!

It's Happening with Sisterhood

RoshChodesh

elebration5776

Wednesday, 7:30 PMApril 6

Sisterhood welcomes the month of

NissanAt the Home of

Stacy Miller

Topic: A Taste of Yoga and Torah

Congregant and yoga Teacher Ida Unger

shares Jewish spiritual approaches to yoga and leads some seated and

standing exercises.

Questions and RSVP toSusan at sauerbach2063@

sbcglobal.net or [email protected](no March meeting)

The Annual Sisterhood Hamantaschen Bake

Some call them hamantaschen (Haman’s hats), some call them oznei haman (haman’s ears). Whatever you call them, it is not a true Purim celebration without them. We have Megillah readings, children and carnivals totaling a need for about 1,000 hamantaschen. Are we up to the challenge? Of course! Come join us. Whether you are a seasoned pro or first-timer, this is a great morning

of baking, laughing and lots of fun.When: Sunday, March 13, 2016

Where: PJTC Social HallTime: 9:30 AM – until we finish

The more bakers we have, the more fun for all. If you know you are coming, RSVP to Judy Callahan at [email protected]. It is OK to just drop in last minute.

Ricki Lane led USYers in a Rolling Rugelach workshop

Rosh Chodesh Adar


The Clock Is Ticking So Place Your Purim Greetings Order Now!!

Remember to place your order for Ricky Calvin's “Happy Purim” greetings to your choice of PJTC friends, clergy and staff soon.

The absolute deadline for all orders is Friday, MARCH 11. If you are ordering with a check, Ruth Kaye must receive it in the mail at 170 North Grand Avenue, Pasadena 91103 no later than the deadline, so allow time for your check-in-the-mail to get to her before March 11.

Your unique password can be found in the letter that you received about Happy Purim. Make your check out to PJTC Sisterhood and send it with your order form to Ruth Kaye.

Your own Purim bag and greetings will be available at Friday night Shabbat Services, March 18, the Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 20, and the Megillah reading on Wednesday evening, March 23, or you can pick up your bag in the office all that week.

Questions? Call Barbara Levinson at (626) 334-7033.

Earn Money for Sisterhood or Men's Club Without Baking a Cake or Selling a Ticket!!!!

It is now time to sign up for a shift at the Pasadena Showcase House.

by Wendy FrankelThe dates are Sunday, April 17-Sunday, May 15—closed

all MondaysThe hours of the shifts are a little different this year:• Morningshift:10:00AMto2:00PM• Afternoonshift:2:00PMto6:00PM• Evening:5:00PMto9:00PM(Thisshiftisonlyon

Friday nights, Saturday nights and Thursday, April 21)Everything else is the same! You will park at the Rose

Bowl and take the shuttle to the house, which is in La Canada. Sisterhood and Men’s Club will receive $40 per shift for every shift worked. YOU will receive ONE FREE TICKET for working 2 shifts, and TWO FREE TICKETS for working 4 shifts. We were told that the house does not have many steps, so if that was a problem last year, it won’t be one this year.

I will sweeten the pot by giving each person one pound of fabulous, homemade rugalah for every shift worked!!!

You do not need to be a member of Sisterhood or Men’s Club to volunteer, but the money will go to those 2 organizations. Other family members and friends can volunteer if they are 18 or older. Please let me know which dates work best for you. You can reach me at (626) 523-8540 or by email at [email protected]. Thank you so much for signing up. I look forward to hearing from you.

A new PJTC group,Z’havah

(not your Mother’s Sisterhood)Aimed at younger and young at heart women

Invites you to our Inaugural event“Paint and Wine-Sounds Divine Night!”

Thursday, March 10, 7:15 PM, Wohlmann HallHeidi Briggs of Art Departure will be there to help bring

out your creative muse. Share the night with good women, art, wine and cheese!

RSVP to Kaileh Pistol [email protected] or (818) 970-1838 (text or phone)

Sisterhood Shabbat 2016Saturday, March 26 at 9:30 AM

This special morning will be organized by Susan Auerbach and Franci Levine-Grater, with the participation of some of our community’s accomplished, amazing women…and you!

All genders are very welcome. Add your voices to our annual Sisterhood Shabbat celebrating the women of PJTC.


Men's Club NewsOn behalf of the Men's Club I want to thank everyone who

once again made our Night at the Races the great social event that it is. I would especially like to acknowledge the entire Men's Club Board of Directors, Bruce Applebaum and his family, and Robert Brown and the janitorial crew for their tireless work, without whom this event would never have taken place. I also thank all those who attended and helped us raise money for the Louis B. Silver Religious School, the USY and for Camping Scholarships. A special thank you to our race sponsors: Judy and Phil Callahan, Barbara and Mel Cohen, Sandy and Steven Hartford, the Herbst Family, Anita and Jeff Landau, Stacy and Stu Miller and Connie and Art Taus.

Our next major event is on Tuesday night, March 15 – our annual Dinty Moore Men's Club Man of the Year Dinner. This year I am proud to announce that we will be honoring Ira Blitz, our current Men's Club Secretary and Photographer. Entertainment will be provided by the Gem City Jazz Cats, a 19-piece big band. The cost of the dinner is $30 per person. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 8. You can send your check made payable to PJTC Men's Club to the Temple Office. This will be another great event and I hope to see you all there.

On a very sad note, the Temple and the Men's Club have lost four members in the last month. I wish to extend our condolences to the Emmerich, Gerst, Phillips and Segal families on the loss of Allen Emmerich, Ken Gerst, Herb Phillips and Barry Segal. We will dearly miss them all.

The Men's Club will be co-sponsoring a bagel breakfast with the Adult Education Committee later this spring. More information will be coming soon.

And finally, as I have mentioned before, for those of you who have camping-age children, please note that the Temple has money in a Camping Scholarship Fund. The Men's Club is pleased to help fund this program. Please contact Rabbi Silverstein to get more information about this exciting event for our Temple's youngsters.

Night at the Races

AnnualDINTY MOORE DINNER

An evening of schmoozing, noshing, and entertainment!

HONORINGIra Blitz

PJTC Men's ClubMAN OF THE YEAR

Tuesday, March 156:30 PM

PJTC Social Hall$30.00 per person

(Includes Deli Dinner and Drinks)Music by 16-piece Gem City Jazz Band!

RSVP by March 9To [email protected]

PJTC Board Of Directors ReportFebruary 22, 2016 Meeting

Mickey Bernath, treasurer, continues to report that we will have a balanced budget by the end of the fiscal year and, as a result of unbudgeted reductions in compensation expenses, we will likely be withdrawing significantly less income from the Endowment Fund than originally planned. The total amount of bank and investment account balances decreased to $7,960,00 at the end of January, a reduction of $50,000 from the end of December, primarily as a result of the stock market decline.

The Rabbi Search Committee, headed by Sandy Hartford and Noah Golden-Krasner, has identified two candidates who will be visiting PJTC in March. Specifically, Rabbi Noam Raucher, Assistant Rabbi of Temple Israel in Charlotte, North Carolina, will be here from March 10 through March 12; Rabbi Deborah Silver, Assistant Rabbi of Adat Ari El in Valley Village, will be here from March 18 through March 20.

The Board approved the hiring of Beryl Strauss to fill the position of Executive Director. She’ll join PJTC on Monday, February 29.

Three minor amendments to the By-Laws were approved by the board. These did not require Congregational approval.

The Board approved a motion to fund the solar power project from the Endowment Fund. A final contract will be negotiated to determine the actual cost.

Faith Segal, President, appointed Sandy Hartford to replace Valerie Grover on the L’dor v’Dor Endowment Fund Board.

The terms of the new officers and Board begin April 1. The installation will take place at the Whitman dinner on Friday evening, April 8.

Cantor Ruth’s Shabbat Shirah concert was a great success, netting more than $20,000.

Christina Ortega was hired to replace Debi Bunting as Clergy Assistant.

The next Board meeting is set for Monday evening, March 28.

Respectfully submitted by Jeff Landau.


Adult Education Opportunity! An on-line Learning experience!

Journey Through the Bible: The Next Best Thing to Time Travel

a Hebrew College Me’ah Online offering

Internationally renowned Bible scholar Dr. Marc Brettler has planned your itinerary of captivating lectures, selected texts and questions to ponder. Your experience will be enriched by stimulating discussions in the context of a warm and welcoming community of adventurers.

Classes begin the week of March 7, 2016 •Cost: $310 ($295 tuition; $15 registration fee)•10 Sessions•

Registration and more information: http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/meah-online

Documentary Discussion GroupThursday, March 31

7:00 PM, Lounge This evening will feature a documentary

focusing on the tumultuous early days of this iconic vaudeville superstar Sophie Tucker, who ruled the 1920’s Flapper Era in the U.S. Tucker was the first woman to infatuate her audiences with a bold, bawdy and brassy style unlike any other previous performer. Using all of The Last

of the Red Hot Mamas 400+ recently rediscovered personal scrapbooks, authors Susan and Lloyd Ecker take you on their seven-year journey retracing Tucker’s 60-year show business career. This film includes Barbara Walters, Tony Bennett, Carol Channing. 2014. Time 96 Mins

Please RSVP to [email protected] to assure adequate seating

Save the Date! Congregant of the Year

Celebration

Honoring Judy and Phil Callahan Saturday evening

June 4, 2016

March 6, 9:30 AM

You are invited to the 2016 Annual Women’s Forum

“Women Who Make A Difference”

Celebrate the Special Women of our Jewish Community

Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center will be honoring

Andrea Mark

Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:15 am

Doubletree Hotel, Monrovia

Keynote Speaker – Dr. Ron Wolfson

~ Tributes ~

Congratulate a Women’s Forum Honoree in the event program with a single line tribute @ $18 or more.

Deadline: March 16

For more information, please contact Marilyn Weintraub at (626) 445-0810, x 304 or [email protected]

Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys

Ron Wolfson is a visionary Jewish educator whose enthusiasm for bringing Judaism alive in homes and synagogues has shaped his work in the community. He is the author most recently of Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community. Ron is currently the Fingerhut Professor of Education at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles.

Andrea Blum Mark


An Update from the Rabbinic Search Committeeby Debby SingerThe interviewing part of the Rabbinic Search process is well

underway. So far we have met three of our potential candidates; two via skype and one in person. As of this date, three more initial interviews are scheduled and one for round two.

Each interview has lasted about 45 minutes and includes questions like: Why did you become a rabbi? What rabbinic roles give you the most/least satisfaction? Who has had the most important theological influence(s) on you? What has been your approach and experience in attracting and integrating interfaith families? Why are you interested in coming to PJTC?

We are still receiving applications from the Rabbinic Assembly and we continue to be very discerning about those that we select to pursue. The qualifiers include the number of years the candidate has had as a pulpit rabbi and the types of other work experience he/she has had. Conducting the interviews has allowed us to see if the impressions gleaned from the paperwork provided by the candidates, is in sync with the impressions we get from these more personal interactions.

We had meetings through the month of February and as of this date we have two candidates scheduled in March: Rabbi Noam Raucher, March 11/13 and Rabbi Deborah Silver, March 18/20. Our committee is grateful that many congregants chose to participate in the three focus groups designed to get input from our members. We hope that many more of you will participate in forthcoming opportunities to meet the candidates in person. In the meantime our co-chairs Noah Golden-Krasner and Sandy Hartford welcome your input. Please feel free to contact them with your questions and impressions. Email Sandy or Noah.

Membership Committee by Andrea Mark, Committee Chair

It was a fabulous event!Do you recall our Congregational Survey?

It was done in November 2014 … yes, that long ago. One of the strong messages from the survey was your desire to create closer relationships among yourselves. And, we listened. So, on Friday, February 5, we held a ‘Get to Know Your Fellow Congregant’ event, followed by an Oneg honoring our new members. It was great fun! We nourished both

our souls and our tummies. This wonderful evening was co-sponsored by the Membership Committee and the Relational Programming Task Force.

For our Shabbat service, we formed small study groups, guided by Rabbi Becky, and talked about the Torah portion for the week. Well, some groups talked about that. Others took the time to get to know one another … a few groups wanted to continue talking, even after our services were over. And they certainly did!

As we gathered in the Social Hall to enjoy a beautiful Oneg, the energy we created in the sanctuary continued. We noshed and schmoozed and made new acquaintances, and all that continued past the time we’d all normally leave. It was fabulous to see that, as late as 10 PM, there were still a number of small groups talking and kibitzing.

Based on comments we received, we will be having more of these events. We look forward to your presence!

Honoring Nancy and John Carltonby Roz Scherr

Mother’s Club Family Learning Center in Pasadena will be honoring long-time dedicated volunteers: our own Nancy and John Carlton at their “Power of Two” fundraising dinner on Thursday evening, March 10. Mothers’ Club is celebrating 55 years of offering comprehensive two-generation learning programs to more than 100 low-income families each day. For more information, contact Mara Leong-Nichols at (626) 792-2687, ext. 122 or [email protected]. Kudos to Nancy and John for all their work with PJTC, our Jewish Federation, and the greater Pasadena community!

Book Club by Liz Green, Committee Chair

Please join us in our lively discussions of books and help us make decisions about choosing readings for future meetings. Books are available at Vroman’s at a 20% discount. We are listed as the PJTC Book Club. We meet on the second Thursday of the month, in the Lounge, at 7:30 PM.

Thursday, March 10 - The Happy Bottom Riding Club by Lauren Kessler. Florence “Pancho” Barnes was a California heiress, a force of nature, and a woman who lived a big, messy, colorful, unconventional life. Kessler tells the story of a high-spirited, headstrong woman who was proud of her successes, unabashed by her failures, and the architect of her own legend.

Thursday, April 14 - Snow in August by Pete Hamill. Set in a working-class Brooklyn neighborhood in 1947, this poignant tale revolves around two of the most endearing characters in recent fiction: an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael Devlin and Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a refugee from Prague.

The PJTC Caring Community Program presents:

“A Holistic Approach to Medicine; Spirituality and its Role in Healing”

Thursday, March 17, at 2:00 PM in Wohlmann Hall Understanding how to find meaning in the setting of illness

can bring great comfort and “healing” to those who are ill and their families. Dr. Jason Mann, a new member of the PJTC community, is studying to become a rabbi. He is an oncologist whose current practice focuses on Spiritual Direction, Chaplaincy, and creating effective relationships between patients and their physicians. He will share some thoughts on how he teaches medical providers, patients and their families to provide loving support to others.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For information, call (626) 798-1161.

Please remember to bring canned food whenever you come to the temple. Be sure to notice the basket on the table in the main lobby. Please bring a couple of cans of food to help fill it.


Come One Come All!The PJTC Purim Megillah Party

The Party:Come prepared to pray, play, make some noise, and wear your favorite costume as we celebrate Esther’s, Mordechai’s, and our victory! A festive Megillah reading, jugglers, cocktails and mocktails, popcorn, candy, and lots of fun are being planned.Save the date and don’t miss out!

When: !Wednesday, March 23rd, 2015

Where: !PJTC Social Hall

Time: ! 7:30 PM

Who: ! Open to all adults and children over 8 years old.

Additional Events:! Sisterhood Mishloach Manot Baskets! Hamentashin Bake--Sunday, March 13th! Purim Carnival--Sunday, March 20th! LBSRS Purim--Thursday, March 24th! B’nai Simcha Megillah Reading--Wednesday, March 23rd

PURIM CARNIVAL

March 20th 10AM-12PM

Costume Parade, Games, Prizes,

Purim Story-Telling for Young Children, Fun for All Ages

Please Note: There will be no Religious School classes on 3/20

Get ready for the PJTC

Interfaith Study Group Presents: My Hidden Childhood

in WW II Occupied FrancePresented by:

Monique Saigal, Ph.D.Sunday, March 13, 5:00-7:30 PM.

Pasadena Jewish Temple and CenterDr. Saigal, retired faculty member,

Pomona C ol lege , C laremont , Professor of French, Emerita, will speak of her life as a French Jewish child being sheltered by a loving Catholic family in Nazi occupied France and share stories from her book, French Heroines, 1940–1945.

Please bring an open heart and mind willing to listen and learn, and a vegetarian dish to share in our potluck.

For more information contact Ada Ramirez (626) 583-2734, [email protected] or Cecilia Fox, c/o Temple office (626) 798-1161, [email protected]

Theater Havurahby Adrienne Bass

Once Upon a MattressMusic and lyrics by Mary Rogers and Marshall Barer

Book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer and Dean Fuller

Sunday afternoon, March 27 3:00 PM, The Clarke Center400 Rolyn Place, Arcadia

All congregants are welcome to join the Theater Havurah for a fun-filled afternoon and support the Federation at the same time. Set in medieval Europe, “Once Upon a Mattress” is a musical interpretation of the children’s story “The Princess and the Pea,” but for adults. This delightful

production is sure to brighten your afternoon.The play starts at 3:00 PM and there is no reserved

seating. Tickets are $20 each. Please send your check, made out to Adrienne Bass, to Marcia Alper, 2286 Lambert Drive, Pasadena 91107. Your check is your reservation.

If you have any questions, feel free to call or email Adrienne at (626) 794-3676 or [email protected], or Marcia at [email protected].

We will go to dinner after the show. The dinner location is to be determined, so stay tuned for more information.


A Mitzvah Project from the LBSRS Hei Class Students:

Fruit for EveryoneThe Hei class of the Louis B. Silver Religious School is coordinating a new Mitzvah project. During the project they will

be working with an organization called Food Forward, which is Southern California's volunteer-powered produce recovery resource. Food Forward's goals are to harvest food, fight hunger and build community.

The areas the Hei class will be involved with are: farmers' market recovery, Can It! Academy, and Backyard harvesting. Farmers' market recovery is when Food Forward recovers surplus produce at local farmers' markets. The Can it! Academy is when Food Preservation and education classes are provided. Backyard harvesting is when Food Forward helps find homes with fruit trees and shares the unused fruit on the tree.

Food Forward volunteers pick up the fruit from the trees. They then donate the fruit picked to local food banks. The Hei class wants to help the organization find the local homes, like yours, that have trees to donate unused fruit to help hungry people.

100% of the fruit collected will be donated to local hunger relief agencies. The families who donate their fruit will receive a tax deduction receipt. If you would like to register your fruit tree, there are a couple of requirements that you should know. Make sure your tree has at least 100 pieces of fruit on the tree you are registering, and your tree can not exceed 15 feet tall. Food Forward wants to make sure their volunteers will not get hurt. Food Forward will coordinate a convenient time for the harvest / picking up the fruit.

Register your trees online at www.foodforward.org or by calling Food Forward's office at (818) 530-4125. Please notify Sondra Dreshner, Hei class teacher, if you are interested. The Hei class hopes you will participate with us by helping Food Forward. If you need any further information please visit Food Forward's website, www.foodforward.org, or call their office at (818) 530-4125.

Yahrzeits for March (announced Fri/Sat preceding the date)Adar I 21 March 01, 2016

Jeffrey Bass Morris Fertel

Helena Goldman Shirley Kronick Yolanda Miklos

Alvin Seigan Jacob Snow

Florence Weissman Adar I 22 March 02, 2016

Harry Cohen Gustave Goldin

Martin Gould William Gross

Fannie Grossman David Jacobson

Harry Kippen Sonia Krakowsky

Daniel Siegel Irving Soshnik

Harris Taylor Adar I 23 March 03, 2016

Mildred Ellis Ed Legatowicz Sarah Ostrow

Lillian Ward Adar I 24 March 04, 2016

Eli Cohen Adar I 25 March 05, 2016

Batya Berlant Abe Hermanson

Nathan Jaffe Sylvan Kelin

William Miller Benjamin Saperstein

Adar I 26 March 06, 2016Louis Brown Mae Fischer

Esther Popick Isaac Schiffer

Esther Schuster Ben Schwartz

Leah Zimon Adar I 27 March 07, 2016

Steven Levine Yonkel Oserowsky

Betty Sonies Helen Turney

Adar I 28 March 08, 2016Edward Collins III

Charles Gabriel Zev Gabriel

Harry Kaplan Bertha Katzman

Aaron Lash Shiraga Tenenbaum

Adar I 29 March 09, 2016Sarah Bernstein

Emma Cohen Carlie Ellinger Anne Furman

John Gallagher Ira Green

Abraham Katzman Cary Peters

Monica Tobias Adar I 30 March 10, 2016

Samuel Ober Bertha Zelinka

Adar II 1 March 11, 2016Marshall Katz

Albert Priester Adar II 3 March 13, 2016

Noha Applebaum Laszlo Lengyel

Bertha Michaels Philip Vego

Adar II 4 March 14, 2016Trudy Coca

Natasha Feuer Leah Kalman

Al Socher Adar II 5 March 15, 2016

Edith Arnow Theodore Tarnove

Adar II 6 March 16, 2016Morton Fuchs

Adar II 7 March 17, 2016Irene Entner

Adar II 8 March 18, 2016Rebecca Burston

David Splaver Adar II 9 March 19, 2016

Leonard Rotter Adar II 12 March 22, 2016

Albert Reichenbach Adar II 13 March 23, 2016

Rosa Aladjem Barbara Grossman

Adar II 14 March 24, 2016Max Miller

Deborah Schram

Adar II 15 March 25, 2016Freda Chemel

Ruth Larner Robert Rosen

Adar II 16 March 26, 2016Rose Golbin Elsie Green

Jules Larner Samuel Seigle

Adar II 17 March 27, 2016Paul Arnow

Judith Ashkenas Edith Goodstein

Lillian Kustner Todd Norton

Adar II 18 March 28, 2016Barbara Kuhn

Adar II 19 March 29, 2016Sam Weisz

Adar II 20 March 30, 2016Mary Gordon

Louis Hochman Marvin Warschaw

Adar II 21 March 31, 2016Morris Gliner

Melvin Spicer, Sr. Barbara Splaver


February DonationsGeneral Fund

Peter & Nurith Brier in honor of Rabbi Kollin. “We’re delighted you are home from the hospital and we wish you a speedy recovery.”

Edward & Barbara GompertsMichael, Valerie & Noah Kronsburg in honor of the birth of Jesse Duker

& Leah Stein’s babyCarole Grant in memory of Rob Anderson’s mother, Margaret AndersonBarbara Weisenberg in memory of Faye Langholz’ brother, Stuart ChasonKenneth & Lois CohenKai Shue Lam & Bonnie Buratti in memory of Ken GerstSimon and Nurit Burrow in honor of Jan Pais' 80th birthday

Galpert Scholarship FundRoza Kuppermann in honor of Jan Pais 80th’ birthdayShirley Hoffman & family in memory of Ken Gerst, husband, father &

grandfatherMarlene & Ira Lowenthal in memory of Ken GerstEdna Cott in loving memory of father, Joseph Goldberg, husband, Edgar

Cott & sister, Beatrice YorkeMadeline Mark Fund

Florence & Larry Zysman, Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath, Rochelle Weiss & Henry Levenson, Diana Mark & Jason Hollins, Gail Meltzer, Jeff & Anita Landau, Naomi & Scott Marcussen, Penny Spark and Michael, Valerie & Noah Kronsburg in honor of the marriage of Brian & Andrea Mark

The Louis B. Silver Religious School Jeff & Anita Landau, Arthur & Connie Taus, Ike & Faye Langholz, Edie

Taylor, James & Denise Schaefer, Hal Barron & Kathy Kobayashi, Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath, Nancy & John Carlton, Harvey & Ellen Knell, and Fred & Lori Rotenberg in honor of Jan Pais’ 80th birthday

Roza Kupperman in honor of Josh Pais, Federation’s 2015 Volunteer of the Year

PJTC’s Union Station Fund Rochelle Weiss & Henry Levenson, and Phil & Judy Binder in honor of

Jan Pais’ 80th birthdayKaren & Daniel Levin

USYPJTC Men’s Club in memory of Ken Gerst

Large Print Sim Shalom PrauerbooksAnita Pemstein, Matt & Stacy Knight, Ira & Marcia Pemstein, and Jeff &

Christine Pemstein in loving memory of Ken GerstMiriam & Jack Pitson in memory of Faye Langolz’s beloved brother,

Stuart Chason (two books)Yahrzeit Donations to General Fund

Donated by: In Memory of:Sandy Hartford Father, Robert GortmanAl Levy Relative, Rose LevyTerry Meng Father & Mother, James Meng & Catherine J. MengSteven Hartford Father, Allen HartfordHelen Rotenberg Brother, Shiraga TenenbaumPeter Braun Father, Jennings BraunPeter Braun Aunt, Shirley KronickSemyon Tsarovsky Father, Naum MintskovskyHava Ben-Zvi Mother-in-Law, Sarah SokalScott Siegal Mother, Barbara SiegalRuth Judkins Mother, Anna Grenadier SpielbergJudy Ellis Father, Bruno LoebShirley Hoffman Husband, Robert HoffmanDave Peters Mother & Father, Helen Sugarman Turney & Cary PetersSusan Factor Mother & Father, Beatrice & Herbert BargAlice Shulman Mother, Alice Krakowsky & Father, Morris FertelEdie Taylor Father-in-law, Harris TaylorJordan Ellis Mother, Mildred EllisJill Adler-Moore Mother, Bertha MichaelsLinda Elyad Father, Harry Steingold

Sisterhood TributesTo Rabbi Becky Silverstein & Naomi Sobel in honor of their marriage,

from Stacy & Stu Miller, Nancy & John Carlton, and Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron

To Karen Rosenthal & Clark Linstone in honor of their marriage, from Shirley Hoffman

To Faye & Ike Langholz in honor of the birth of their first great-grandchild, Izak Mayer Stark, from Edie Taylor

To Cantor Ruth Berman Harris in appreciation of a fabulous Shabbat Shirah concert, from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Melissa Levy in appreciation of her sharing her beautiful voice and talents at the Shabbat Shirah concert, from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Geoff DeBoskey for his excellent MC gig at the Shabbat Shirah concert, from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Marcia Alper in honor of her being installed as the new President of our Jewish Federation, from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Marcia Alper in appreciation of her teaching PJTC Sisterhood’s Bimah Etiquette Class, from Nancy Carlton

To Ariela & Bruce Applebaum & family in appreciation of all their effort behind the wonderful Night at the Races, from Edie Taylor

To Carolyn Siegal in honor of her being named Torah Fund’s Chay’ay Olam honoree, from Ginny & Ira Blitz, Nancy & John Carlton, Nancy & Craig Copeland, Sue & Jim Hogan, Ruth Kaye, Aty & Howard Rotter, and Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron

To Andrea Mark in honor of her being named PJTC Sisterhood’s “Woman Who Makes a Difference”, from Marcia Alper, Aty & Howard Rotter, and Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron

To Raul Martinez, “Congratulations on passing the fiduciary test” from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Ira Blitz in honor of his being named PJTC Men’s Club “Man of the Year”, from Nancy & John Carlton, and Edie Taylor

To Barbara Gomperts, wishing her a speedy recovery from surgery & return to good health, from Stacy & Stu Miller

To Carol Mills, wishing her a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Shirley Hoffman

To Josette Bellan, wishing her a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Nancy & John Carlton, Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron, and Edie Taylor

To Peter Brier, wishing him a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron

To Rabbi Gil Kollin, wishing him a speedy recovery & return to good health, from Liz & Bud Green, and Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath

To Aty Rotter in memory of her beloved uncle in Israel, from Nancy & John Carlton

To Helene Emmerich in memory of her beloved husband, Allen Emmerich, from Ginny & Ira Blitz, Marcia Alper, Sue & Jim Hogan, and Susie & Barry Kustner

To Ariela & Bruce Applebaum in memory of Ariela’s beloved father, Sabino Shabtay, from Ginny & Ira Blitz, Marcia Alper, and Edie Taylor

To Ellie Gerst & family in memory of her beloved husband, Ken Gerst, from Judy Ungar, Liz & Bud Green, Valerie & Aaron Weiss & family, Nancy & John Carlton, Edie Taylor, Hy Vego, Aty & Howard Rotter, Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath, Susie & Barry Kustner, and Ginny & Ira Blitz

To Mickey & Lee Segal, Howard & Faith Segal & families in memory of their dear father, Barry Segal, from Judy Ungar, Nancy & John Carlton, Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron, Aty & Howard Rotter, Mary Ann & Mickey Bernath, Valerie & Aaron Weiss & family, Susie & Barry Kustner, Hy Vego, and Ginny & Ira Blitz

To Faye & Ike Langholz & family in memory of Faye’s beloved brother, Stuart Chason, from Edie Taylor, Linda & Paul Rourman, Stacy & Stu Miller, Kathy Kobayashi & Hal Barron, Marcia Alper, and Nancy & John Carlton

Adult Education ProgramsMatt & Carol Sofer in celebration of Ruth Several’s birthday


March Birthdays and Anniversaries

Thanks to Our February VolunteersPJTC offers our members a variety of ways to be of service

to the Temple. Those who are able to give of their time are vital to sustaining our community.

To host an Oneg, call Arlene Weiss.To host a Kiddush, call Roz Scherr.

Oneg & Kiddush Hosts Feb. 5/6 Oneg hosted by the Membership Committee Kiddush hosted by the Shabbes Minyan GroupFeb. 12/13 Oneg and Kiddush hosted by Jodi Kinzler and Peter

Nortman in honor of their daughter Lucie’s bat mitzvah

Feb. 20/21 Oneg hosted by the Temple in honor of the marriage of Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Naomi Sobel

Kiddush hosted by the Shabbes Minyan GroupFeb. 26/27 Oneg hosted by Sisterhood Kiddush hosted by Linda Rourman and friends

Gabbai'im Sondra Dreshner Jacob Levy Roz Scherr Rabbi Silverstein

Torah and Haftorah Readers Mark Chodos Ella Grater Noah Grater Jonathan Greene Raina Markham Lucie Nortman Linda Rourman Roz Scherr Abby Schlecht Erich Schlecht Ruth Several Ethan Sharp Bobbi Sloan

Office Volunteers Ryna Aviram Ginny Blitz Judy Ellis Jerry Halpert Ruth Kaye Sheila Padlipsky Marlene Reichenbach George Roegler Roz Scherr Edie Taylor Arlene Weiss

March 1 ......... William Dreshner Michael Epstein

Moss Rosen Lori Rotenberg

Madeline StukelMarch 2 .................Sara Dachel

Craig DeMerit Karen Liquornik

March 3 .....................Talya Axel Aaron Lam

Richard Samuelson Erika Sanchez Hernandez

March 4 ......Kathryn Gundersen David Lorin

March 5 ....................Peter Brier Diana Granat

David Holland-Moritz Priscilla Kershner Gideon Markham

Annette SilverstoneMarch 7 ............Melissa Gabriel

Stuart MillerMarch 8 ............Jesse Kaufman

Max Lesser Shoshana Rosenbaum

Ethan Sheklow Alfred Solish

March 9 .............. Shirley CohenMarch 11 ............. Burton Green

Diana SpiegelMarch 12 ......... Sara KiguelmanMarch 13 .............David Boesch

Lionel Bush Valerie Grover Shai Martinez

March 14 ...... Nadav Bar-Chaim Ezekiel Callahan

Wendy Crump Jean Tarnove

March 15 ..............Ethan Cohen Barry Kustner

Merrill Spiro

March 16 .....................Keri Axel Cathy Krasner Noam Maitless

Lee Segal Jessica Zlotnicki

March 17 .........Joshua Dolinsky Sara Michelson

March 18 Feridey Carr Louis Zwick

March 19 ...... Michael ReynoldsMarch 20 ..........Rachel Schmidt

John WatsonMarch 21 ................. Dana Ladd

Howard Segal Anna Sheklow

March 22 .........Rachel FishmanMarch 23 ................Kailani Jack

Noelani JackMarch 24 ............ Ezra Callahan

Mariko HowardMarch 25 .............. James Davis

Julie Feiner Ruth Wolman

March 26 .................... Edith Apt Janis Fuhrman

Hannah Goldman Joey Lorin

Iris MalakoffMarch 27 ........ Samantha Bruck

Sandy Hartford Michael Krakower

March 28 ...............Stuart Feuer Martin Kirschen

March 29 ....... Yehouda Masjedi Lawrence Teitelbaum

March 30 ...............Elliott Mazur Levi Passanisi

Heidi Rosen Heather Spaizman

March 31 ...........Joan Feynman Ilona Fuchs

Ellen Pais Mena Shapiro

Jerry and Shelly Silberberg .......................... #55 ....................... 3/5/1961Craig and Sharon DeMerit .........................................................3/10/2002Jesse and Florence Kaufman ....................... #50 ......................3/13/1966Darrell and Chris Cozen ...............................#40 ......................3/13/1976Warren Meislin and Carol Rader-Meislin ...... #25 ......................3/17/1991Evan and Mary Steinberg ..........................................................3/18/1977Karl Yeh and Debbie Beaser .....................................................3/19/2010Eugene and Ruth Roberts .........................................................3/21/1974Richard and Diane Smiarowski .................................................3/22/1970Filiberto and Karen Lujan ..........................................................3/24/1996Patrick and Jill Wright ................................................................3/24/2002Michael and Tamara Silver ........................................................3/25/1989Mike Beubis and Amy Larion-Beubis .........................................3/25/2006

Rock-a-Bye BabyMazel Tov to:

Sylvia Schleimer on the birth of her seventh great-grandchild, Liam Oz Lipson, son of Elie Lipson and Yonat Jellinek. He was born on January 26. Liam, big sister Maya, and their parents live in West LA.

Valerie and Aaron Weiss on the arrival of their first grandchild, Joseph Atlas Weiss, born to Adam and Meredith Weiss on February 6. Adam and Meredith were married on May 25, 2013 and live in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Ike and Faye Langholz, on the birth of their first great-grandchild, Izak Mayer Stark, on February 7 in Seattle. Joyful parents are Cody and Samantha Stark, grandparents are Sherry (Langholz) and Brian Stark.

Judy and Shlomo Sofer, on the birth of their first grandchild, Winter Emilia Fox Kaplan, born on February 22 to Kara and Oren Kaplan.

FridayApril 8 at 6:00 PM

Social Hall

Whitman Dinner and Board Installation

Dinner at 6:00 PM will be followed by the installation and services at 7:30 PM. Join us as we welcome in Shabbat and our new officers and Board members

There is no charge for the dinner but we must have your reservations by Monday, April 4. Reservations will not be accepted after that date. Call the PJTC office at 798-1161 or email at [email protected].


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Just Added: Special Adult Ed. Program!!! Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 20 at 7:00 PM

for a very special program provided by our own PJTC members, Irene and Otto Kahn. They are hosting Thilo Figaj, a German citizen with a lifelong interest in the Jewish history of the hometown he shares with Otto Kahn, Lorsch, Germany. Lorsch is a town 60 kilometers south of Frankfurt. Mr. Figaj, through his research, has developed a program on the Jewish history of that area which he often presents to groups. In March, Mr. Figaj and his family are visiting the Kahns for just a few days. His presentation includes a special ceremony, called stolpersteine, held in Lorsch, which Otto and Irene Kahn attended after having been located by Mr. Figaj. A stolpersteine is a monument to commemorate victims of Nazi oppression, including the Holocaust. His presentation also includes photos and documentation of the Jewish community. Don't miss this special program.


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Check out our great Purim display. Make 2016 your year to dress up and make noise. We have great costume hats and masks and fabulous groggers from around the world. Oh, and the Queen Esther

puppets are a must see…and a must buy!

Happy Purim! PJTC will have its celebration on Wednesday night, March 23.

Great volunteer opportunity!Love to shop? Love to socialize? The Gift Shop needs more

volunteers for Sunday mornings. We will train you and we ask for one Sunday a month (or more!) Contact Stacy Miller at [email protected]

We are continuing PJTC Basketball for adults (high school age and above) at 8:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month.

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Community Second Night SederCelebrate Pesah with Family & Friends at PJTC's Catered Seder and Service

Saturday, April 23, 2016 • 7:30 PMAdults — $50.00 • Children 12 and under — $35.00

Non-members pay an additional $5.00Response Deadline is April 18.

Call the Temple office for more information. (626) 798-1161

If you are aware of someone seeking to join a Jewish family for a first night Seder, or are willing to open your home to allow community members to attend your Seder, please

contact Neil Brown at (626) 798-5657

The Joseph & Helen Freeman Passover FundDonations to this fund enable Jewish students from Caltech, Art Center and other local colleges as well as our community

menbers who may need monetary assistance to attend the Passover Seder that is held at PJTC each year.Generously created by Joseph z"l and Helen Freeman

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_________ # Adult, PJTC member ............................$50.00 = _______ _________ # Adult, Non-member ..............................$55.00 = _______ _________ # Under 12, PJTC member ......................$35.00 = _______ _________ # Under 12, Non-member .......................$40.00 = _______ _________ # Infant & toddler (need chair count) _________ I would like to make an additional donation to the Freeman Passover Fund _______ Total cost = $ _________

Circle payment choice —> Check payable to PJTC Charge to my accountSend reservation and payment to: PJTC, 1434 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107

*Vegetarian entree available with advance request.

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