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Greetings from Jerusalem

Rabbi Norbert Weinberg
July 31 and August 7.
Special Guest Leader- We welcome our friend, Dr. Isaac Norman, who will lead services and Torah discussion. Dr. Norman has been spiritual leader of the Iranian congregation at Hollywood Temple Beth El for many years and a valued advisor to us.

August 14 Rabbi Weinberg returns.  He continues his theme on great Jewish minds:
Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig- the pair of opposites who created a revolution in modern Jewish  thought and philosophy.

21-  The Rabbinic opposites and colleagues: Rabbis Mordecai Kaplan and Abraham Joshua Hescehl Heschel.

August 28-  Special Guest- Richard Hirschhaut, American Jewish Committtee, on the attack against Israel and Jews  by members of LA’s teacher’s union. Why are these teachers so intent on blaming Israel while they condemned our children to lockdown and isolation for over a year?

September 4. A Taste of Honey- Shabbat service with emphasis on High Holy Days music with Cantor Issac Boudaie.
Join us in person every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer  food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us, enjoy kiddush and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke.  
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.
If you can’t make it in person, you are welcome to drop in online:By internet: Click on the link:   [Call or email 
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  924 8450 5314  at the prompt, then press #.

You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
Now?
Yes!

Rosh Hashanah is coming up sooner than you know it.
We plan on in-person services as well as live streaming on zoom for those who register.
Shabbat Sept 4- A pre-Rosh Hashanah Sampler with Cantor Issac Boudaie.
Monday evening, Sept 6-Weds.. Sept 8-Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday evening, Sept 15-Weds, Sept 16- Yom Kippur. Watch your email for deatils coming soon.
Help us enhance our services and reach a wider audience by clicking here to donate via Paypal account
Our deepest gratitude and massive Thank You to BARBARA DROTOW, MARCELO KUPFERWASSER, GEOFFREY BUCK, JOE BENLOULOU, CARMEN FRASER, JOE ALEXANDER, ROGER and KARLA ROSEN, TERESA WAXER, RACHEL AFLALO for their tremendous donations toward our Shul and for the purchase of a new computer and media system. 

 Everyone, we still need more help and donations.  Checks can also be sent by mail to our address at the bottom of this email. All donations go to support our Jewish outreach.

.Our most heartfelt thanks Dr. Norman for leading our services last Shabbat.

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/


or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Here are my notes for my earlier discussions.
The notes include the link to the video recording for July 17:
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/2021/07/why-me-for-tisha-b-av-for-individual.html
Copyright © 2021 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.

Our mailing address is:
Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Add us to your address book

From the Desk of Rabbi Norbert Weinberg
July 17– Rabbi Weinberg will be back to lead services and discussion theme for the Shabbat before  the 9th of Av: Picking up from trauma-a look at the story of Job and picking up again when all has been lost.July 24, 31 and August 7.
Special Guest Leader- We welcome our friend, Dr. Isaac Norman, who will lead services and Torah discussion. Dr. Norman has been spiritual leader of the Iranian congregation at Hollywood Temple Beth El for many years and a valued advisor to us.August 14, 21 – Rabbi Weinberg continues his theme on great Jewish minds- Buber, Rosenzweig, Kaplan, Heschel

August 28 –  Special Guest- Richard Hirschhaut, American Jewish Committee, on the attack against Israel and Jews  by members of LA’s teacher’s union.

July 18, 6 PM- Tisha B’Av. Our members are invited to join in communal study at the end of Tisha B’Av with Temple Beth Am, Ikkar and B’nai David Judea.
RETURNING TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD: with IKAR, B’nai David-Judea and TBA
6:00 PM Minha Minyanim
6:45 PM Learning with Shul Clergy
In person at Temple Beth Am( present proof of vaccination)  or click for registration to follow on   Zoom.

July 25- 11:00 AM– A personal guided tour of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Pan Pacific Park. Our own Joe Alexander will be the host. $12 per person admission. Meet afterwards at the Farmer’s Market for lunch ( buy from vendor, or bring your own). Details to follow.We would appreciate a heads up of who is interested, so please reply to rabbweinberg@htbel.org to let me know. You are welcome to invite guests;just let us know in advance.
Join us in person every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer  food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us, enjoy kiddush and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke.  
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.
If you can’t make it in person, you are welcome to drop in online:By internet: Click on the link:    [Call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org) for the link]
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [Call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org) for the meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.

You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live

and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Now?

Yes!

Rosh Hashanah is coming up sooner than you know it.
We plan on in-person services as well as live streaming on zoom for those who register.
Shabbat Sept 4- A pre-Rosh Hashanah Sampler with Cantor Issac Boudaie.
Monday evening, Sept 6-Weds.. Sept 8-Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday evening, Sept 15-Weds, Sept 16- Yom Kippur. Watch your email for details coming soon.

Help us enhance our services and reach a wider audience by clicking here to donate via Paypal account
We are investing in upgrading our computer system so we can improve the visual and musical elements of our services as well as enhance the experience for those who are still following from home, You can contribute to our project by clicking on the donate button just above this paragraph. If we can get $100 from a minyan of people, we will able to get the work done ! ( We gladly accept any amount towards this project) Checks can also be sent by mail to our address at the bottom of this email. All donations go to support our Jewish outreach.

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:


or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Here are my notes for my earlier discussions.
The notes include the link to the video recording:
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/
Copyright © 2021 Synagogue, All rights reserved.
You are receiving these email notifications as a member of Hollywood Temple Beth ElOur mailing address is:

Synagogue

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

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From the Desk of Rabbi Norbert Weinberg
This is our Shabbat Services Lineup:July 10, 24, 31and August 7.
Special Guest Leader- We welcome our friend, Dr. Isaac Norman, who will lead services and Torah discussion. Dr. Norman has been spiritual leader of the Iranian congregation at Hollywood Temple Beth El for many years and a valued advisor to us.July 17- Rabbi Weinberg will be back to lead services and discussion theme for the Shabbat before  the 9th of Av: Picking up from trauma.August 14, 21-Rabbi Weinberg continues his theme on great Jewish minds- Buber, Rosenzweig, Kaplan, Heschel

August 28-  Special Guest- Richard Hirschhaut, American Jewish Committee, on the attack against Israel and Jews  by members of LA’s teacher’s union.

July 18, 6 PM- Tisha B’Av. Our members are invited to join in communal study at the end of Tisha B’Av with Temple Beth Am, Ikkar and B’nai David Judea. Details to follow.
July 25- 11:00 AM- A personal guided tour of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Pan Pacific Park. Our own Joe Alexander will be the host. $12 per person admission. Meet afterwards at the Farmer’s Market for lunch ( buy from vendor, or bring your own). Details to follow.We would appreciate a heads up of who is interested, so please reply to rabbweinberg@htbel.org to let me know. You are welcome to invite guests;just let us know in advance.
Join us in person every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer  food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us, enjoy kiddush and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke.  
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.
If you can’t make it in person, you are welcome to drop in online:By internet: Call or email (temple@htbel.org) the temple office for link 
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID:  [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.

You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Now?
Yes!
Rosh Hashanah is coming up sooner than you know it.
We plan on in-person services as well as live streaming on zoom for those who register.
Shabbat Sept 4- A pre-Rosh Hashanah Sampler with Cantor Issac Boudaie.
Monday evening, Sept 6-Weds.. Sept 8-Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday evening, Sept 15-Weds, Sept 16- Yom Kippur. Watch your email for deatils coming soon.

Help us enhance our services and reach a wider audience by clicking here to donate via Paypal account
We are investing in upgrading our computer system so we can improve the visual and musical elements of our services as well as enhance the experience for those who are still following from home, You can contribute to our project by clicking on the donate button just above this paragraph. If we can get $100 from a minyan of people, we will able to get the work done ! ( We gladly accept any amount towards this project) Checks can also be sent by mail to our address at the bottom of this email. All donations go to support our Jewish outreach.

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/


or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Here are my notes for my earlier discussions.
The notes include the link to the video recording:
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/
Copyright © 2021 Synagogue, All rights reserved.
You are receiving these email notifications as a member of Hollywood Temple Beth ElOur mailing address is:

Synagogue
1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Add us to your address book

From the Desk of Rabbi Norbert Weinberg
This is our Shabbat Services Lineup:
July 3- USA Independence Day theme. Discussion on Great Jewish Thinkers continues with

Albert Einstein, who upended Newton, turned our ideas of time and space inside-out and stretched to infinity. Einstein as a God-conscious non-believer, and a staunch defender of the Jewish people.July 10, 24, 31 and August 7.
Special Guest Leader- We welcome our friend, Dr. Isaac Norman, who will lead services and Torah discussion. Dr. Norman has been spiritual leader of the Iranian congregation at Hollywood Temple Beth El for many years and a valued advisor to us.

July 17- Rabbi Weinberg will be back to lead services and discussion theme for the Shabbat before  the 9th of Av: Picking up from trauma.

August 14, 21-Rabbi Weinberg continues his theme on great Jewish minds- Buber, Rosenzweig, Kaplan, Heschel

August 28-  Special Guest- Richard Hirschhaut, American Jewish Committtee, on the attack against Israel and Jews  by members of LA’s teacher’s union.

July 18, 6 PM- Tisha B’Av. Our members are invited to join in communal study at the end of Tisha B’Av with Temple Beth Am, Ikkar and B’nai David Judea. Details to follow.July 25- 11:00 AM- A personal guided tour of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Pan Pacific Park. Our own Joe Alexander will be the host. $12 per person admission. Meet afterwards at the Farmer’s Market for lunch ( buy from vendor, or bring your own). Details to follow.We would appreciate a heads up of who is interested, so please reply to rabbweinberg@htbel.org to let me know. You are welcome to invite guests;just let us know in advance.
Join us in person every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer  food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us, enjoy kiddush and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke.  
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.
If you can’t make it in person, you are welcome to drop in online:By internet: Click on the link:   Call or email, temple@htbel.org, the temple office
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID   [Call or email, temple@htbel.org, the temple office for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.

You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Help us enhance our services and reach a wider audience by clicking here to donate via Paypal account
We are investing in upgrading our computer system so we can improve the visual and musical elements of our services as well as enhance the experience for those who are still following from home, You can contribute to our project by clicking on the donate button just above this paragraph. If we can get $100 from a minyan of people, we will able to get the work done ! ( We gladly accept any amount towards this project) Checks can also be sent by mail to our address at the bottom of this email. All donations go to support our Jewish outreach.

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:

or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Here are my notes for my earlier discussions.
The notes include the link to the video recording:
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/
Copyright © 2021 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.Our mailing address is:

Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Add us to your address book

Marching with the Torah Once Again!
We have now run regular Shabbat services indoors as well as on-line and we have ironed out the wrinkles. Our worshippers came in, celebrated, learned, and enjoyed kiddush together.Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. 
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.( Pacific Time) in person or live streaming:

By internet: Click on the link: [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for the Zoom link]
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #. You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
Our series on Great Jewish Thinkers Continues as we examine Jews of the modern period who shake up both the Jewish and the Western World and set in motion the cascade of events that has shaped the Twenty-First Century.0Shabbat May 29- Memorial Day Weekend
This Shabbat, we will honor the memory of the members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives for the sake of the ideal that is America.
 (Title page of the 16th Century Yiddish version of the Jewish Knight. Bova of Antona)

Study theme: From Bova Meises to Broadway and the Founding of the Start-up Nation.

Our discussion continues with the theme of modernity and the creative responses– the creation of  Yiddish and Hebrew as languages of great literature, and the ” Self-Emancipation” of Jews as a people and civilization.

Future Shabbat Services- we will continue with our themes of “Great Jewish Thinkers” .   the Jewish Trinity of Marx-Freud-Einstein, and  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel, and unsung pioneers of the involvement of women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  
By attending our services in person you are affirming:
That you have had  COVID-19 Vaccine. If not, you agree to keep safe distance and mask on at all times for the safety of others and yourself.
That you have no COVID‐19 symptoms, such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty  breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell; likewise, no COVID-19 positive test results or direct contact with someone tested positive in the last 14 days.
That you agree to following safety precautions as indicated by LA County health authorities–including  maintaining safe distance and masking, as needed.
That you understand that  attending services is your own choice and that HTBE is not responsible for any health consequences that may arise as a result of my attendance.
We will ” follow the science” as far as LA County protocols require.

Help us bring the values of Judaism to our community by clicking here to our Paypal account

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
Copyright © 2021 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.Our mailing address is:

Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Add us to your address book
 


The Jewish Trinity of Modern Times
Our series on Great Jewish Thinkers Continues as we examine Jews of the modern period who shake up both the Jewish and the Western World and set in motion the cascade of events that has shaped the Twenty-First Century.

“I Am Not A Marxist” Karl Marx-This Shabbat discussion examines how an irascible philosopher and journalist created a theory of world history that offered unbelievable hope to the world’s oppressed masses, and with it, unbeliveable destruction. Karl Marx, the grandson of Rabbis, builds his theory of communisim on a foundation of disdain for his fellow Jews.

Future Shabbat Services- we will continue with our themes of “Great Jewish Thinkers” :with Freud and Einstein who blow up all our conceptions of the world, then to  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel-Kaplan who all give expression to Judaism for a newly disrupted world, and unsung pioneers of the women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  
Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. 
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.( Pacific Time) in person or live streaming:

By internet: Call or email the temple office: temple@htbel.org
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [Call or email the temple office for this meeting id: temple@htbel.org ] at the prompt, then press #. You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
Help us enhance our services and reach a wider audience by clicking here to donate via Paypal account

We have managed to operate throughout the pandemic and into our re-opening with jimmy rigged equipment. We need help to do this the right way.
We need a larger LED screen so our participants in shule can see special readings for the services and educational notes for Torah study, permanent speakers to enhance our selection  of Shabbat music,  a decent microphone and a web camera, proper mounts for our equipment, and a dedicated laptop that has the power to handle all of this smoothly. Many of our members are still following from home, so our live-streamed services will also be more enjoyable.You can contribute to our project by clicking on the donate button just above this paragraph. If we can get $100 from a minyan of people, we will able to get the work done ! ( We gladly accept any amount towards this project) Checks can also be sent by mail to our address at the bottom of this email.

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/


or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Here are my notes for my earlier discussions.
The notes include the link to the video recording:
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/
Copyright © 2021 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.

Our mailing address is:

Hollywood Temple Beth El1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Add us to your address book
Help us enhance our services and reach a wider audience by clicking here to donate via Paypal account

We have managed to operate throughout the pandemic and into our re-opening with jimmy rigged equipment,as you can see from the picture above. We need help to do this the right way.
We need a larger LED screen so our participants in shule can see special readings for the services and educational notes for Torah study, permanent speakers to enhance our selection  of Shabbat music,  a decent microphone and a web camera, proper mounts for our equipment, and a dedicated laptop that has the power to handle all of this smoothly. Many of our members are still following from home, so our live-streamed services will also be more enjoyable.You can contribute to our project by clicking on the donate button at the top of this email. If we can get $100 from a minyan of people, we will able to get the work done ! ( We gladly accept any amount towards this project) Checks can also be sent by mail to our address at the bottom of this email.

Was this man a secret Zionist?

Our series on Great Jewish Thinkers Continues as we examine Jews of the modern period who shake up both the Jewish and the Western World and set in motion the cascade of events that has shaped the Twenty-First Century.

The Least Likely Moses
This Shabbat, we continue with the theme of the reawakening of the Jewish people. A Viennese playwrite,a Protestant chaplain and a Welsh-speaking Prime Minister lay the foundations for the State of Israel.What did the Sherif of Mecca think of this?
   
Future Shabbat Services- we will continue with our themes of “Great Jewish Thinkers” : the Jewish Trinity of Marx-Freud-Einstein who blow up all our conceptions of the world,  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel who all give expression to Judaism for a newly disrupted world, and unsung pioneers of the women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  
Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. 
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.( Pacific Time) in person or live streaming:

By internet: [Call or email the temple office for the Zoom link.]
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID:  [Call or email the temple office for the meeting ID.] at the prompt, then press #.

You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
By attending our services in person you are affirming:
That you have had  COVID-19 Vaccine. If not, you agree to keep safe distance and mask on at all times for the safety of others and yourself.
That you have no COVID‐19 symptoms, such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty  breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell; likewise, no COVID-19 positive test results or direct contact with someone tested positive in the last 14 days.
That you agree to following safety precautions as indicated by LA County health authorities–including  maintaining safe distance and masking, as needed.
That you understand that  attending services is your own choice and that HTBE is not responsible for any health consequences that may arise as a result of my attendance.
We will ” follow the science” as far as LA County protocols require.

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Here are my notes to the discussion on Moses Mendelssohn:
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/2021/06/how-jewish-hunchback-conquered-gates-of.html
Copyright © 2021 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.Our mailing address is:

Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Add us to your address book

Don’t just spy from afar- come on in!
This weeks Torah portion is about the  12 spies Moses sent into the Land of Canaan to check it out. You don’t have to ” check it out”- You can now come on in!\Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. 
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.( Pacific Time) in person or live streaming:

By internet: Call or email the temple to the get Zoom link. temple@htbel.org
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID at the prompt, then press #. You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Our series on Great Jewish Thinkers Continues as we examine Jews of the modern period who shake up both the Jewish and the Western World and set in motion the cascade of events that has shaped the Twenty-First Century.

“From Victims of  Pogroms to Creators of the Start Up Nation”
This Shabbat, we follow up the reawakening of the Jewish people in modernity as a response to the shutting of the gates of society in Europe and the Middle East.  Auto-Emancipation, a Viennese op-ed writer, and a Welshman lay the foundations for the State of Israel.
   
Future Shabbat Services- we will continue with our themes of “Great Jewish Thinkers” .   the Jewish Trinity of Marx-Freud-Einstein, and  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel, and unsung pioneers of the involvement of women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  
By attending our services in person you are affirming:
That you have had  COVID-19 Vaccine. If not, you agree to keep safe distance and mask on at all times for the safety of others and yourself.
That you have no COVID‐19 symptoms, such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty  breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell; likewise, no COVID-19 positive test results or direct contact with someone tested positive in the last 14 days.
That you agree to following safety precautions as indicated by LA County health authorities–including  maintaining safe distance and masking, as needed.
That you understand that  attending services is your own choice and that HTBE is not responsible for any health consequences that may arise as a result of my attendance.
We will ” follow the science” as far as LA County protocols require.

Help us bring the values of Judaism to our community by clicking here to our Paypal account

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
Copyright © 2021 Synagogue, All rights reserved.
You are receiving these email notifications as a member of Hollywood Temple Beth ElOur mailing address is:

Synagogue

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90046

Add us to your address book

WE DID IT!!!
We had some trepidation about how to pull it off, but we did it! We had our in-person service this past Shabbat and Shavuot and we are ready to go back to celebration as usual.For our ” shake-down cruise”, we held services in the lobby outside the chapel, with Jerusalem stone and a stained-glass window as a back-drop. We spaced out seats and the place was well ventilated.  Afterwards, we raised a kiddush cup for a l’chaim and had some light refreshments.

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. 
Every Saturday at 10:00 AM.( Pacific Time) in person or live streaming:
 You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
Our series on Great Jewish Thinkers Continues as we examine Jews of the modern period who shake up both the Jewish and the Western World and set in motion the cascade of events that has shaped the Twenty-First Century.
Shabbat , May 22- Every Action Has an Equal But Opposite Reaction: The opening of the West to the Jew and the Jew to the West gave rise to new movements-the early Reform ( a sermon in German), the rejectionist Orthodox ( All that is new is forbidden by the Torah) to the neo-Orthodox ( Torah with Science), and the Positive-Historical synthesis of the opposites.
Future Shabbat Services- we will continue with our themes of “Great Jewish Thinkers” .   the Jewish Trinity of Marx-Freud-Einstein, and  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel, and unsung pioneers of the involvement of women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  
By attending our services in person you are affirming:
That you have had  COVID-19 Vaccine. If not, you agree to keep safe distance and mask on at all times for the safety of others and yourself.
That you have no COVID‐19 symptoms, such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty  breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell; likewise, no COVID-19 positive test results or direct contact with someone tested positive in the last 14 days.
That you agree to following safety precautions as indicated by LA County health authorities–including  maintaining safe distance and masking, as needed.
That you understand that  attending services is your own choice and that HTBE is not responsible for any health consequences that may arise as a result of my attendance.
We will ” follow the science” as far as LA County protocols require.

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If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:


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A Hamas rocket lands on an Israeli street. Hundreds have been fired in the last few days reaching Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

Stand In Person Together With Israel
This Shabbat, May 15, 10:00 AM, we will join together, in person, in the Chapel for the first time in a year, to mark our solidarity with the people of Israel.  500 or more rockets have landed across vast reaches of Israel ; Israel is blamed for defending itself. We will also mark this Shabbat in honor of Jerusalem, the City of Holiness, following Israel’s own Jerusalem Day.
Monday, May 17, 10:00 AM – Shavuot Services- We will mark Yizkor on the first day of Shavuot, in parallel with the practice in Israel. A focus on  Matan Torah, The Giving of the Torah, and the Story of Ruth. Services in person as live streamed.
To attend in person, please reply with your name , phone, and email. This reply indicates your affirmation of the conditions for safe attendance:
I affirm that I have had my COVID-19 Vaccine.
I affirm that I have no COVID‐19 symptoms, such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty  breathing, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell; likewise, no COVID-19 positive test results or direct contact with someone tested positive in the last 14 days.
I agree to following safety precautions as indicated by LA County health authorities–including  maintaining safe distance and masking, as needed.
I understand that  attending services is my own choice and that HTBE is not responsible for any health consequences that may arise as a result of my attendance.

Can’t attend? The follow us on Zoom:
By internet: Call or email the temple office for Zoom link.
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  924 8450 5314  at the prompt, then press #.

You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
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This Yizkor, help us perpetuate the cherished Judaism of your loved ones. Click on this box to donate or mail your check. Thank you.
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We plan to see you here next week in person, God and the CDC willing!
We are doing a trial-run of in person services for the weekend of May 15-17
Saturday, May 15- A focus on the Book of Ruth and the Concept of ConversionMonday, May 17- Shavuot Services- We will mark Yizkor on the first day of Shavuot, in parallel with the practice in Israel.

In person attendance will be limited to people who have had their COVID vaccinations . We will attempt to provide live stream to make it accessible to who need  to stay at home.Other details will follow in next weeks e-mail
Lessing and Lavater, the great European philosophers,visit Mendelssohn to find out what makes a Jew tick
May 8-
Moses Mendelssohn Shattered the Barriers Between Jew and Christian and influenced the course of Western Civilization. We will examine how this 14 year-old Talmud scholar walked nearly 100 miles from Dessau to Berlin,  knocked on the gates of Berlin, and became one of Europe’s dominant intellectuals!Our series on Great Jewish Thinkers Continues as we examine Jews of the modern period who shake up both the Jewish and the Western World and set in motion the cascade of events that has shaped the Twenty-First Century.

Future Shabbat Services- we will continue with our themes of “Great Jewish Thinkers” . SR Hirsch, Isaac Meir Weiss, Solomon Schechter,  the Jewish Trinity of Marx-Freud-Einstein, and  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel, and unsung pioneers of the involvement of women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  
JOIN IN:
By ZOOM: Call or email the temple office for the Zoom link.
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.Live stream Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and  You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:

Click here to donate to our Paypal account and support our efforts

Donations can also  be mailed to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood , Los Angeles, CA 90046

 If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Watch my comments on the Karaites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmORooXvKcs&list=PLxjc3h0xSwvPyfOCfgEFAcPhqz1frLijK&index=1&t=679s
On the Samaritans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQtyPwQEIG0&list=PLxjc3h0xSwvPyfOCfgEFAcPhqz1frLijK&index=2&t=11s
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NOW THAT MOST OF US HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, WE ARE PLANNING ON  OPENING  IN PERSON– NOT VIRTUAL–SERVICES  SOON. WILL YOU BE WILLING TO ATTEND IN PERSON (VACCINATED, WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING ) ?
PLEASE REPLY YES OR NO TO RABBIWEINBERG@HTBEL.ORG.
Shabbat  Services Schedule : Start at 10:30 AM
April 24
Who is the real “Good Samaritan”?
We will look at a community who are Israelites-but not Jews-the remnants of the “Lost Tribes” who were never lost, and are our “kissing cousins”.We will examine their origins, their ancient Hebrew script and Biblical practices, and distinct genetic similarities with Jews around the world despite a break of 2700 years!

May 1- We continue the theme with Jews without Rabbis-the Karaites.

Future Shabbat Services- we will continue with our themes of “Great Jewish Thinkers” .
JOIN IN:
By ZOOM: Call or email the synagogue.
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.
Live stream Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and  You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:
Click here to donate to our Paypal account and support our efforts
A big thanks to all those who donated for Passover and Yizkor!
Donations can also  be mailed to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood , Los Angeles, CA 90046

 If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Here is the link to our on-line discussion on Anti-Semitism Today with Richard Hirschhaut of the American Jewish Committee-Los Angeles.
https://youtu.be/WeZUPdDEQHc
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Shabbat  Services Schedule : Start at 10:30 AM
April 10: Yom HaShoah-Conversation on Anti-Semitism Here and Now : Between “Rothschild Space Lasers” ( Rep. Green) and  and “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and let them see the evil doings of Israel” ( Rep. Omar).

Special Guest: Richard Hirschhaut, American Jewish Committee, will discuss our concerns about increased incidents of reported anti-Semitism and the fight to get California Depart of Education to  include anti-Semitism and Jews  in the Ethnic Studies Curriculum, an uphill fight!

Richard S. Hirschhaut, Director of American Jewish Committee, Los Angeles, chief strategist and principal spokesperson in advancing AJC’s global advocacy mission in Southern California. This is considered the “ dean of American Jewish organizations.” He has been involved for over 30 years in civil rights, humanitarian, and Jewish communal advocacy, serving in senior professional roles across the U.S. with the Anti-Defamation League, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and American Friends of Rambam Medical Center.

April 17-Israel Independence Day-Why I am proud to be a Zionist!

 
JOIN IN:
By ZOOM: Call or email the temple office at htbel@htbel.org
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.
Live stream Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and  You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:
Click here to donate to our Paypal account and support our efforts
Donations can be mailed to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood , Los Angeles, CA 90046

 If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Missed out on our Seder? Don’t Be Sad

Catch up on You Tube Part 1 and Part 2
https://youtu.be/KovTC9Vlm84
https://youtu.be/wM1vDRO1Mjk

And on Facebook Part 1 and Part 2
https://fb.watch/4AK4oRJHbz/
https://fb.watch/4AJ_XaT9Ai/
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Don’t let the Seder float away from you!

Register Here for Front Row On-Line Seats at our Virtual Seder Table

Some Enchanted Second Night Seder
Sunday Evening, March 28, at 7:00 PM.

We are marking our Exodus from the Ten Plagues to Freedom with our on-line, virtual Seder.

Our “Some Enchanted Pesach Seder” for the Second Night of Passover, with a mélange of traditional and contemporary texts ,music and audio-visual extras , will be live-cast on Sunday, March 28 at 7:00 PM via Zoom.com and simulcast on Youtube and Facebook. We will have Pesach elements from around the world, some serious, and some light-hearted, to mark our Exodus.

To reserve a seat at our virtual zoom table, go to Eventbrite and give a donation to help us further our activities: Suggested minimum is $18, Chai, for a good life. Hurry, because we can handle only 100 active participants on zoom. Link to donate:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some-enchanted-2nd-night-seder-goes-on-line-tickets-143877859551

Details for joining in on line Zoom Meeting will be sent via Eventbrite to registrants prior to the Seder.

If you are not comfortable with Zoom, you can also follow the Seder on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live and on You Tube at https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww .
Your donation will still be appreciated and it can be sent through Paypal , account temple@htbel.org .You can click on the donate button at the bottom of this email. Regular checks in the mail can be sent to Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights, West Hollywood, CA 90046.
Shabbat and Pesach Morning Services Schedule : Start at 10:30 AM
March 27- Shabbat HaGadol- The Great Shabbat-name taken from the Haftarah- will be kept small and short-no discussion after service to allow us all to prepare for the Seder

April 3- 7th Day of Pesach-Yizkor- Because of logistics, we will hold our Yizkor service on the 7th day ( as is  practiced in Israel). Yizkor at 11:30 AM.

On a Personal Note from Rabbi Weinberg: My wife, Ofra, lost her mother, Margalit Zadok, Z”l, this past week. She had a full life of 97 years, and just two weeks before, had the pleasure of attending her great- granddaughter’s wedding, and merited seeing great-great-grandchildren.

  
Our Zoom Log in shows” Some Enchanted Seder” for Shabbat mornings. That is still our Shabbat meeting log in
By internet: Call or Email the Temple Office for the Zoom link. 
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.
You can also follow our service and discussion live streaming on on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke.Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:

Click here to donate to our Paypal account and support our efforts
Donations can be mailed to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood , Los Angeles, CA 90046

If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Go to
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/2021/03/r-yehudah-halevi-poet-and-anti.html for source text and the recording of our discussion on Judah HaLevi. poet and anti-philosophy philosopher.

http://www.rabbinorbert.com/2021/03/the-ramban-rabbi-moshe-ben-nachman-on.html for the account of Rabbi Moshe Ben Nachman, Ramban, the counter to Rambam, views on Jewish love and the body, and the brilliant defense of Judaism against the medieval Church at Barcelona.
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This is how you wash away the Chametz!
Register Here for Front Row On-Line Seats at our Virtual Seder Table

Don’t get all wrapped up in kashering-Here’s an easy guide:
https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/Pesah%20Guide%205781.pdfTraditional sale of Chametz- now on line:
https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/webform/sale-hametz

An odd year ( once in 12), where the Seder starts Saturday night. Friday, the house is already clean for Pesach, so Shabbat food is KP only. What to do about Hamotzi & Challah?
Option 1) Keep one corner of the house, far from the kitchen & table, to make hamotzi, eat the Challah there only, and clean up any crumbs, throw any leftover in the garbage outside.
Option 2) The panic-free version, especially if there are little children who won’t stay in one place: Use Egg Matzah, which is and isn’t a bread , OK for Hamotzi, but not for Matzah.

Some Enchanted Second Night Seder
Sunday Evening, March 28, at 7:00 PM.

We are marking our Exodus from the Ten Plagues to Freedom with our on-line, virtual Seder.

Our “Some Enchanted Pesach Seder” for the Second Night of Passover, with a mélange of traditional and contemporary texts ,music and audio-visual extras , will be live-cast on Sunday, March 28 at 7:00 PM via Zoom and simulcast on Youtube and Facebook. We will have Pesach elements from around the world, some serious, and some light-hearted, to mark our Exodus.

To reserve a seat at our virtual zoom table, go to Eventbrite and give a donation to help us further our activities: Suggested minimum is $18, Chai, for a good life. Hurry, because we can handle only 100 active participants on zoom. Link to donate:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some-enchanted-2nd-night-seder-goes-on-line-tickets-143877859551

Details for joining in on line Zoom Meeting will be sent via Eventbrite to registrants prior to the Seder.

If you are not comfortable with Zoom, you can also follow the Seder on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live and on You Tube at https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww .
Your donation will still be appreciated and it can be sent through Paypal , account temple@htbel.org .You can click on the donate button at the bottom of this email. Regular checks in the mail can be sent to Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights, West Hollywood, CA 90046.
Shabbat and Pesach Morning Services Schedule
10:30 Service. Noon -Discussion

March 20- Rabbi Moses ben Nachman, Nachmanides, the intellectual counterpoint to Maimonides,  the undefeated champion of the Disputation at Barcelona, and purported author of the original “kosher sex”.

March 27- Shabbat HaGadol- The Great Shabbat-name taken from the Haftarah- will be kept small and short-no discussion after service to allow us all to prepare for the Seder

April 3- 7th Day of Pesach-Yizkor- Because of logistics, we will hold our Yizkor service on the 7th day ( as is practiced in Israel). Shabbat and Pesach Service start at 10:30 AM, Yizkor at 11:30 AM.  
Our Zoom Log in shows” Some Enchanted Seder” for Shabbat mornings. That is still our Shabbat meeting log in
By internet: Click on the link : Call email the temple office for Zoom link.
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.
You can also follow our service and discussion live streaming on on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke

Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:

Click here to donate to our Paypal account and support our efforts
Donations can be mailed to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood , Los Angeles, CA 90046

 If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Go to
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/2021/03/who-was-mysterious-avicebron-author-of.html for source text and the recording of our discussion on the mysterious Avicebron.
Copyright © 2021 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.

Our mailing address is:

Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

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From the Desk of Rabbi Norbert Weinberg


They’re coming from all over the world to our Seder

Sunday Evening, March 28, at 7:00 PM.

We are marking our Exodus from the Ten Plagues to Freedom with our on-line, virtual Seder.

Our “Some Enchanted Pesach Seder” for the Second Night of Passover, with a mélange of traditional and contemporary texts ,music and audio-visual extras , will be live-cast on Sunday, March 28 at 7:00 PM via Zoom.com and simulcast on Youtube and Facebook.

“Next Year in Our Kitchen” is our theme and we will serve you with an delicious experience to keep you going strong as we cross through the Red Sea , over the desert, and into a land of Milk and Honey and freedom from masks and social distancing! We will be introducing elements from varied Jewish traditions around the world,

Since we can’t offer our usual delicious Passover fare, we are not charging for seats this year. However, we will appreciate donations, which can be made by reserving a spot through Eventbrite and giving a donation to help us further our activities: Suggested minimum is $18, Chai, for a good life. Hurry, because we can handle only 100 active participants on zoom. Link to donate:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some-enchanted-2nd-night-seder-goes-on-line-tickets-143877859551

Details for joining in on line Zoom Meeting will be sent via Eventbrite to registrants prior to the Seder.

If you are not comfortable with Zoom, you can also follow the Seder on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live and on You Tube at https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww .
Your donation will still be appreciated and it can be sent through Paypal , account temple@htbel.org .You can click on the donate button at the bottom of this email. Regular checks in the mail can be sent to Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights, West Hollywood, CA 90046.
Our series continues in March:


Shapers and Shakers of the Jewish World

Shabbat , at noon, after services at 10:30 AM

A Khazar horseman


March 13- Rabbi Judah Halevi – Enjoy some beautiful poetry and music, explore The Jewish Khaganate of Khazaria, and  see why History, Not Philosophy, is the Foundation of Truth.


March 20- Rabbi Moses ben Nachman, Nachmanides, the intellectual counterpoint to Maimonides,  the undefeated champion of the Disputation at Barcelona, and purported author of the original “kosher sex”. 

After that, we move on to the Modernist- Mendelsohn, SR Hirsch, Isaac Meir Weiss, Solomon Schechter,  the Jewish Trinity of Marx-Freud-Einstein, and  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel, and unsung pioneers of the involvement of women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  

FAVORITE TOPICS-Please send me your requests for topics for our discussions. If any of you have a special topic you are knowledgeable about and would be willing to lead a session, please let us know. Email me with your choice of topics, or your own willingness to lead a discussion, to rabbiweinberg@htbel.org.
Our Zoom Log in shows” Some Enchanted Seder” for Shabbat mornings. That is still our Shabbat meeting log in
By internet: Call or email the temple office for the Zoom link.
By Phone:  1-669-900-6833 or 1-346-248-7799, enter meeting ID  [call or email the temple office (temple@htbel.org for meeting id]  at the prompt, then press #.
You can also follow our service and discussion live streaming on on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke

Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:
Click here to donate to our Paypal account and support our efforts
Donations can be mailed to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood , Los Angeles, CA 90046

 If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:
or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Go to
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/2021/03/who-was-mysterious-avicebron-author-of.html for source text and the recording of our discussion on the mysterious Avicebron.
Copyright © 2021 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.Our mailing address is:

Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

Add us to your address book

From the Desk of Rabbi Norbert Weinberg

 Pharaoh was really swept off his feet  at the first Seder

Sunday Evening, March 28, at 7:00 PM.

We are marking our Exodus from the Ten Plagues to Freedom with our on-line, virtual Seder.

Our “Some Enchanted Pesach Seder” for the Second Night of Passover, with a mélange of traditional and contemporary texts ,music and audio-visual extras , will be live-cast on Sunday, March 28 at 7:00 PM via Zoom.com and simulcast on Youtube and Facebook.

“Next Year in Our Kitchen” is our theme and we will serve you with an delicious experience to keep you going strong as we cross through the Red Sea , over the desert, and into a land of Milk and Honey and freedom from masks and social distancing!

Since we can’t offer our usual delicious Passover fare, we are not charging for seats this year. However, we will appreciate donations, which can be made by reserving a spot through Eventbrite and giving a donation to help us further our activities: Suggested minimum is $18, Chai, for a good life. Hurry, because we can handle only 100 active participants on zoom. Link to donate:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some-enchanted-2nd-night-seder-goes-on-line-tickets-143877859551

Details for joining in on line Zoom Meeting will be sent via Eventbrite to registrants prior to the Seder.

If you are not comfortable with Zoom, you can also follow the Seder on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live and on You Tube at https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww .
Your donation will still be appreciated and it can be sent through Paypal , account temple@htbel.org .You can click on the donate button at the bottom of this email. Regular checks in the mail can be sent to Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights, West Hollywood, CA 90046.
Our series continues in March
Shapers and Shakers of the Jewish World – Great Jewish Thinkers Who Shaped Our  World. We will examine the teachings of these great minds and how they shaped our Jewish Mind Set and also shaped the World at Large.
Every Shabbat, after services.

March 6- Who was the philosopher, known as Avicebron, author of Fons Vitae, The Source of Life, that rocked the medieval Christian world? His identity to be revealed, together with his impact on Europe and his remarkable poetry.March 13- Rabbi Judah Halevi , The Jewish Khaganate of Khazaria, and History, Not Philosophy, as the Foundation of Truth

March 20- Rabbi Moses ben Nachman, Nachmanides, the intellectual counterpoint to Maimonides,  the undefeated champion of the Disputation at Barcelona, and perported author of the original “kosher sex”. 

After that, we move on to the Modernist- Mendelsohn, SR Hirsch, Isaac Meir Weiss, Solomon Schechter,  the Jewish Trinity of Marx-Freud-Einstein, and  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel, and unsung pioneers of the involvement of women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  

FAVORITE TOPICS-Please send me your requests for topics for our discussions. If any of you have a special topic you are knowledgeable about and would be willing to lead a session, please let us know. Email me with your choice of topics, or your own willingness to lead a discussion, to rabbiweinberg@htbel.org.
Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or jokeEvery Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:

Log in:
Contact office for link.
You can also follow our service and discussion live streaming on on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
Click here to donate to our Paypal account and support our efforts
Donations can be mailed to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood , Los Angeles, CA 90046

 If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/

or on You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Go to:
http://www.rabbinorbert.com/2021/03/how-my-fathers-thesis-written-almost.html
for my father’s lessons for modern democracy.

http://www.rabbinorbert.com/2021/02/from-moses-to-moses-guide-to-guide-to.html

to read the source and watch the video of my discussion on the groundbreaking philosophy of The Guide to the Perplexed
Statue of Maimonides in Cordoba, Spain

From the Desk of Rabbi Norbert Weinberg
Shapers and Shakers of the Jewish World – Great Jewish Thinkers Who Shaped Our  World. We will examine the teachings of these great minds and how they shaped our Jewish Mind Set and also shaped the World at Large.
Every Shabbat, after services.Feb 6 and 13-
From Moses to Moses, there was none like unto Moses.

(Image of Maimonides in the US Congress building, as one of 23 great founders of law that shaped American law.)

Up until modern times,  major historians threw Jews into the dustbin of history, a one-time great people who stopped contributing to the world once the Second Temple was destroyed, a” fossil remnant”. What such historians missed, when looking for emperors and kings, palaces and cathedrals, was the Jew, as lover of wisdom, whose quest for spiritual knowledge shaped the broad world around,

The exemplar par excellence was  Moses ben Maimon, Rambam, Maimonides, who faced the renewed challenge to Judaism in his day from Christianity, Islam, and the new philosophers of his day. In the  process, he established new paradigms of thought that influenced the modern world. Session one will examine his life and reputation as “The Great Eagle” of Judaism. Session two ( and more if needed)  will examine his ground-breaking philosophy.

 Future Figures- In antiquity: the unMaimonians, Judah Halevy and the Ramban ( Nachmanides).
In the modern Period- Mendelsohn, SR Hirsch, Isaac Meir Weiss, Solomon Schechter,  the Jewish Trinity of Marx-Freud-Einstein, and  Martin Buber-Rosenzweig-Heschel, and unsung pioneers of the involvement of women in modern Jewish life, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin and Rabbi Regina Jonas.  

FAVORITE TOPICS-Please send me your requests for topics for our discussions. If any of you have a special topic you are knowledgeable about and would be willing to lead a session, please let us know. Email me with your choice of topics, or your own willingness to lead a discussion, to rabbiweinberg@htbel.org.
Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke0Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:

Call or Email for the Zoom link. 

You can also follow our service and discussion live streaming on on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
and on You Tube
https://youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
Click here to donate to our Paypal account and support our efforts
Donations can be mailed to : Hollywood Temple Beth El, 1317 N Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood , Los Angeles, CA 90046

 If you missed it, you can watch past  Services on Facebook:


https://www.facebook.com/pg/htbel/videos/:

or on You Tube:


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww

Go to http://www.rabbinorbert.com to read my commentaries
You can still register for Yom Kippur. Click on this button
Yom Kippur Update

Schedule and Program Information

We are making some changes in the format for Yom Kippur to Assure a Moving Experience

Join in for beautiful and deeply moving services led by Rabbi Norbert Weinberg and Cantor Andrew Erman , with participation from Cantor Isaac Boudaie, Andrea Beth Vassilev, Dr. Isaac Norman and musician/accompanist, Diane Brownson. Services will include music by world-class choirs and cantors.

People who want a virtual “Seat by the Eastern Wall” can still register and donate through Eventbrite.  Log in information and password to zoom will be sent to all who enroll through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rosh-hashanah-and-yom-kippur-services-brought-right-to-your-door-tickets-117615153089
Zoom Session will be used only for Yom Kippur Day- Torah Service, Musaf and Yizkor, stating at 10:00 AM.

BOTH KOL NIDRE at the start  AND NEILA at end of Yom Kippur will be streamed on  https://www.facebook.com/htbeland You Tube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIy6AgIiXsTsTIgVTWY_2E-ScEV0GapKA

If you just want to watch, but not be in the zoom service, you can follow streaming on these same Facebook and You Tube sites. There is no charge, but donations are appreciated. They can be made through Paypal.com to the temple@htbel.orgaccount or by clicking on the link below.

Follow Yom Kippur Day services on this link:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww/featured
or check our Facebook page.
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Schedule of services:

YOM KIPPUR

Yom Kippur Eve- Kol Nidre . Sunday, September 27, Service 7:00 PM .streamed on Facebook and You Tube, not on Zoom

Yom Kippur and Yizkor, Monday, September 28 On Zoom and live streamed on Facebook and You Tube
Opening and Torah service:10:00 AM
11:00 AM Musaf 12:00 noon Yizkor

1:30 PM Special Guest presentation with Dr Yitzhak Brooks, MD, on
“ A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War”. Streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)

In lieu of full Mincha service, there will be an online  reading of the Torah portion and parts of Jonah in Hebrew and English at 5:45 PM.

Neilah starts at 6:15, Havdalah and Shofar at 7:15  Streamed on https://www.facebook.com/htbel   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)
About our Yom Kippur Presentation


Yom Kippur day, September 28, following Yizkor.1:30 PM
Special Guest presentation with Dr Yitzhak Brooks, MD, on
“ A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War”. Streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)
On this Holy Day, in 1973, Israel faced an unprecedented existential threat from both north and south. This presentation includes a background of the Yom Kippur War and its effects on the Israeli society, as well as Dr Brook’s personal experiences and challenges as a battalion physician in the Sinai. A too often ignored look at the price Israelis  had to pay for their very   survival. A look at physical and psychological traumas of his his soldiers, the effect of religion on them, the cost of war in human life and suffering. Each day was a struggle for survival in the difficult war which threatened Israel’s existence.

Itzhak Brook, M.D., M.Sc., Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC. Bborn and raised in Haifa, Israel. MD from Hebrew University, Hadassah School of Medicine. He served in the Israeli army as a medic in the Six Day War in 1967 and as a battalion physician during the Yom Kippur war in 1973.Completed  fellowship in adult and pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. He served in the medical corps of the US Navy for 27 years.

Dr. Brook has authored several hundred publications in scientific journals and ten textbooks. He authored the books:” In the Sands of Sinai- A physician’s Account of the Yom Kippur War” and “My voice – a physician’s personal experience with throat cancer.”
September 26, Shabbat Teshuvah, The Sabbath of Return. Rabbi Weinberg will take your questions and give you a “Teshuvah”-an answer.Services at 10:30 AM (PDT), presentation at 12 noon.

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. Later on, we will be adding our afternoon favorite of Jeopardy and other social games. 
Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:

NOTE: WE HAVE CHANGED THE ZOOM MEETING SETTINGS.  BE SURE TO CALENDAR US IN WITH OUR NEW ZOOM LINK OR PHONE MEETING ROOM.
10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)  every week on Saturday
Join Zoom Meeting: [Call or email the temple office for the Zoom link]

Meeting ID: [Call or email the temple office for the meeting ID]

By phone
+16699006833, enter 92484505314#  or
+12532158782, enter 92484505314#

You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
Recorded on You Tube ( Temple HTBEL Channel) at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIy6AgIiXsTv_d2VROjAoOA6tjbsgC9Ym
You can find Rabbi Weinberg’s comments on
http://www.rabbinorbert.com
Follow HTBE on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/htbel
and   http://www.htbel.org
Copyright © 2020 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.

Our mailing address is:

Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046

From the Desk of Rabbi Norbert Weinberg
Register Now for the High Holy Days. Click on this button

High Holy Days at Hollywood Temple Beth El

Schedule and Program Information


What was a necessity caused by safety concerns has become an opportunity for multiple innovations for this High Holy Days season.
 
Join in for beautiful and deeply moving services led by Rabbi Norbert Weinberg and Cantor Andrew Erman , with participation from Cantor Isaac Boudaie, Andrea Beth Vassilev, Dr. Isaac Norman and musician/accompanist, Diane Brownson. Services will include music by world-class choirs and cantors.

 We will also have 2 special guest presentations by Richard Hirschhaut, Los Angeles Regional Director of the American Jewish Committee, on the state of Jewry today, and Dr. Yitzhak Brooks, on a personal look back at the Yom Kippur War. More information below).
 
People who want a virtual “Seat by the Eastern Wall” can register and donate through Eventbrite. Your presence will be visible on our zoom screen and you will be able to join in with the Cantors for parts of the services. Log in information and password to zoom will be sent to all who enroll through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rosh-hashanah-and-yom-kippur-services-brought-right-to-your-door-tickets-117615153089
 
First night Rosh Hashanah and Neila at end of Yom Kippur will be streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww
 
If you just want to watch, but not be in the zoom service, you can follow live streaming on these same Facebook and You Tube sites. There is no charge, but donations are appreciated. They can be made through Paypal.com to the temple@htbel.orgaccount or by clicking on the link below.
Help us bring the values of Judaism too ur community by donating here

Schedule of services:

ROSH HASHANAH


First Night. Friday Evening, September 18, 2020. 8 PM. Live- streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)
 
 
Rosh Hashanah. 1st and 2nd Day, Saturday and Sunday, September 19 and 20. 10:00 AM. On Zoom and live streamed on Facebook and You Tube


Special Guest Presentation:

2nd Day Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, Sept 20: At 1:00 PM, Rabbi Weinberg interviews Richard Hirschhaut, Los Angeles Director of the American Jewish Committee, on “The State of American and World Jewry Today”. Live- streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)

YOM KIPPUR


Yom Kippur Eve. Sunday, September 27, Service 7:00 PM .On Zoom and live streamed on Facebook and You Tube
 
Yom Kippur and Yizkor, Monday, September 28 On Zoom and live streamed on Facebook and You Tube
Opening and Torah service:10:00 AM
11:00 AM Musaf 12:00 noon Yizkor
 
1:30 PM Special Guest presentation with Dr Yitzhak Brooks, MD, on
“ A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War”. Live- streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live
and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)
 
In lieu of full Mincha service, there will be an online  reading of the Torah portion and parts of Jonah in Hebrew and English at 5:45 PM.
 
Neilah starts at 6:15, Havdalah and Shofar at 7:15  Live- streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)

About Our Guest Presentations:

2nd Day Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, Sept 20: At 1:00 PM, Rabbi Weinberg interviews Richard Hirschhaut, Los Angeles Director of the American Jewish Committee, on “The State of American and World Jewry Today”. Live- streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)
Rabbi Norbert Weinberg interviews Richard Hirschhaut, the Los Angeles Regional Director of the American Jewish Community. Presented for Rosh Hashanah, Day 2, Sept. 20, for Hollywood Temple Beth El. Issues covered: 1)The opening of the Arab World to Israel with the UAE establishing of diplomatic relations 2) What are we experiencing in terms of extremism of bithleft and right in the uS ? 3) What is happening with Balck-Jewish relations today 4) Are our youth being intimidated on campuses for expressing their Jewish identity?
Richard S. Hirschhaut became Director of AJC Los Angeles in September 2019. He is the organization’s chief strategist and principal spokesperson in advancing AJC’s global advocacy mission in Southern California, leading a vibrant leadership network and talented professional team.
Rick brings to this position more than 30 years of civil rights, humanitarian, and Jewish communal advocacy, serving in senior professional roles across the U.S. with the Anti-Defamation League, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and American Friends of Rambam Medical Center.
Yom Kippur day, September 28, following Yizkor.1:30 PM
Special Guest presentation with Dr Yitzhak Brooks, MD, on
“ A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War”. Live- streamed on www.Facebook.com/htbel/live   and You Tube at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUIqJSPikcnCs0-7vD2PWww for the whole Jewish public ( not on Zoom)
On this Holy Day, in 1973, Israel faced an unprecedented existential threat from both north and south. This presentation includes a background of the Yom Kippur War and its effects on the Israeli society, as well as Dr Brook’s personal experiences and challenges as a battalion physician in the Sinai. A too often ignored look at the price Israelis  had to pay for their very   survival. A look at physical and psychological traumas of his his soldiers, the effect of religion on them, the cost of war in human life and suffering. Each day was a struggle for survival in the difficult war which threatened Israel’s existence.
Itzhak Brook, M.D., M.Sc., Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC. Born and raised in Haifa, Israel. MD from Hebrew University, Hadassah School of Medicine. He served in the Israeli army as a medic in the Six Day War in 1967 and as a battalion physician during the Yom Kippur war in 1973.Completed  fellowship in adult and pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. He served in the medical corps of the US Navy for 27 years.
Dr. Brook has authored several hundred publications in scientific journals and ten textbooks. He authored the books:” In the Sands of Sinai- A physician’s Account of the Yom Kippur War” and “My voice – a physician’s personal experience with throat cancer.”

Register Now for the High Holy Days. Click on this button

Help us bring the values of Judaism too ur community by donating here

Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. Later on, we will be adding our afternoon favorite of Jeopardy and other social games.
Every Saturday at 10:30 AM.( Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:

NOTE: WE HAVE CHANGED THE ZOOM MEETING SETTINGS.  BE SURE TO CALENDAR US IN WITH OUR NEW ZOOM LINK OR PHONE MEETING ROOM.
10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)  every week on Saturday
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/92484505314
Meeting ID: 924 8450 5314

By phone
+16699006833, enter 92484505314#  or
+12532158782, enter 92484505314#

You can also follow our service and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/htbel/live
Recorded on You Tube ( Temple HTBEL Channel) at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIy6AgIiXsTv_d2VROjAoOA6tjbsgC9Ym
You can find Rabbi Weinberg’s comments on
http://www.rabbinorbert.com
Follow HTBE on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/htbel
and   http://www.htbel.org
Copyright © 2020 Hollywood Temple Beth El, All rights reserved.
Thank you for supporting Hollywood Temple Beth El.

Our mailing address is:

Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Hts Blvd

West Hollywood, CA 90046


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EREV ROSH HASHANAH

Friday Evening
September 18th 2020
8:00 PM

ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1

Saturday
September 19th 2020
10:00 AM

ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2

Sunday
September  20th 2020
10:00 AM

Be part of a truly inclusive, participatory and tremendously welcoming community

SHABBAT SHUVA
Sunday
September  26th 2020
10:00 AM

KOL NIDRE
Sunday
September 27th 2020
Candle lighting 6:30 PM; Service 7:00 PM

YOM KIPPUR and YIZKOR
Monday
September 28th  2020
10:00 AM

SUKKOT
Friday
October 2nd  2020
PLEASE RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND DONATE
Fellow Congregants and Friends

Reserve Zoom
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This past year we have been overwhelmed by the ferocity of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Our community has experienced the hardships that have been brought to bear.  Exhausting and frustrating though this time has been, we have held our congregation together.  Despite the difficulties, our family has stood strong. We have supported each other, helped each other and prayed together.

Our family has remained intact throughout with the determination and hard work of Rabbi Weinberg and with help from Marcelo Kupferwasser, Joe Benloulou, Judy Alcalay, Douglas (Yoni) Workman, Geoff Buck and others.  We keep Shabbat with our weekly Zoom Shabbat services.  Our services have been innovative and I am excited to see our growing outreach and the participation of new and younger people who join us via Zoom and our Facebook Live broadcast.   Our gratitude to Rabbi Weinberg, Joe, Marcelo, Yoni, Geoff, Judy and everyone who participates and helps to maintain and sustain us.  You epitomize the unquestionable strength and character of our community and we are encouraged by you.

The fight against this pandemic continues however.  With that we have faced ever changing legislative restrictions.  As a result we have had to plan and replan and make changes to the replans for High Holy Days.  Because of the recent COVID surges in Los Angeles we will not hold in person congregation services for High Holy Days this year.

Our plan is to live stream our services on
Zoom, Facebook and Youtube.

We are sending a special invitation to everyone to please join us for services on one of these platforms.  We will raise our voices together as joyously as we have ever done.  We will still see each other and still greet and welcome and laugh with each other.

This year we are not charging for streamed services.  If you are participating on Zoom you must pre-register through Eventbrite.com to get the Zoom ID and passcode for our meeting. 

Now we have said we are not charging for High Holy Days Services.  So how can we expect to survive this year and next?  We must depend on your generosity.

This bears repeating “WE ARE DEPENDING ON YOUR GENEROSITY, Please donate”.
More than ever we are asking you to get your regular membership.  In addition please donate generously.  We cannot survive without your donations.  If you would like an Aliyah for High Holy days you may still participate in the service and perform this honour only on the Zoom platform.
The 100th anniversary of our shul is less than 2 years away. We hold our collective breath, waiting for these unprecedented times to end.  We wait for that grand moment when we can all exhale and take in a sweet breath of fresh air and join together again for live services and to celebrate the momentous occasion.  However, we will not be here for that celebration if you do not donate today to sustain us.
We are all hard at work putting together High Holy Days services that will be embracing, and welcoming to everyone.   We do understand that some of our members may not know how to access the services on Zoom, Facebook or Youtube. You will need either:
  • a cell phone
  • Or a tablet
  • Or a computer.

Now this is where the youngsters in the family or your household will be handy.  On the days of High Holy Day please ask your helpers, children, grandchildren or even a neighbor with whom you are comfortable, to get you logged into Zoom or Youtube or Facebook Live so that you may participate with us.  Having said that, keep in mind we are in a pandemic. Please limit your contact only to those with whom you are safe.
Invite them to join you and us to be a part of the celebration of the New Year and Yom Kippur.
If you are not able to get help to setup please call the synagogue and we will do our best to get you setup so that you can enjoy the holiday services.

Here are a few of the other changes we are making for this year’s High Holy Days.

  • We are producing a COVID-19 specially abbreviated Machzor. This will be a version of our own HTBE High Holy Days Machzor. This will be available only as an Electronic (PDF) version.This will be available by donation only and of course will be yours to keep on your device.  You may print it to follow the services as you see fit.
  • We are producing a limited number our 5781 Yizkor Memorial book in black and white printing only.We will also produce an electronic (PDF) version that will be sent everyone who has made a donation and submission for Yizkor memorial. We implore donors; please send us an email address so we can send you the electronic copy.On special request we will send a hard (paper) copy to those persons who do not have an email account.
  • 10 seats (Minyan) are reserved for persons who would like to be in the shul for High Holy Days and participate in the services.These persons will be required to use the same seat throughout the High Holy Days, maintain social distance from others, wear masks, pass temperature checks to enter the building, answer health questions and have their own tallit and Kippas.They will be asked perform certain tasks assigned i.e. carrying/raising Torah, open Ark etc. We ask if you participate in this honour, please make a donation to the shul.  First come first serve availability.

Message from  Rabbi Norbert  Weinberg

There is a phrase in the Torah that is used to described troubled times: “You shall grope at noon as a blind man gropes in the dark; Deut 28:29.”

To this, one of the rabbis commented:
What does it matter to a blind person whether it is dark or light?
He cannot see in any event, so why does the verse speak about a blind man in the darkness?
I continued to ponder the matter until the following incident occurred to me. I was once walking in the absolute darkness of the night, and I saw a blind man who was walking on his way with a torch in his hands. I said to him: My son, why do you need this torch if you are blind? He said to me: As long as I have a torch in my hand, people see me and save me from the pits and the thorns and the thistles. (Megillah 24b)

There are times when we feel things are so dark, that even those who have sight are themselves in the dark as to what must be done. We have worries about the pandemic, social unrest, economic and political issues.  So, it is natural that we feel that we are groping about vainly in the darkness.

That is where our religion comes in.   As Jews, we are taught to keep a collective memory of much greater darkness, repeatedly in our history-slavery, destruction, exile, genocide. Yet, through all this, we have managed to get up on our feet, create light where there was darkness, and move forward. That is the power of our faith; that is the theme of our Jewish High Holy Days, the faith that we can pick ourselves up, together, and move forward, to a better day.  So, how can we help shed light for you, for these High Holy Days, under conditions we had not imagined in the lifetimes of most of us, certainly not in these United States.

If you cannot come to us this year, we will come to you!  We will bring the light right into your living room!

The Cantor and I will prepare a beautiful and moving service for you.  We will present a mix of the classic melodies of this sacred season and words of wisdom to brighten you up. Services will be televised live from our synagogue through Zoom.com, YouTube or Facebook. You will be able to participate on your computer screen or iPad, on your TV screen, and even on your phone! (If you don’t have the technical tools and experience, your family members or friends can help you set up for viewing. Just ask them, and they will be happy to do it for you.)

For public safety, we will be admitting only a limited number of attendees to the live service.  Only those who have the OK from their doctors may attend. You will be required to pass a temperature check at the door, wear protective face mask, and follow all the health precautions required by our health agencies. Everything that we do for this year’s High Holy Days will focus on the well-being of all our participants, whether our staff or our members.

Almost two centuries ago, when there was a similar plague in Eastern Europe, Yom Kippur services were cancelled. There was no technology then to bring people together—and no medicines either.   This year, for all the concerns, our healing skills are far greater than before, and the tools we have to come together, even at a distance, are also greater than have been before.

Let us shine a light for you this year so you won’t feel that you are groping in the dark.
Come, pray, meditate, expand your heart together with us this High Holy Days season.
May God bless us all with health in this New Year,
L’Shanah Tovah u’Briah- For a Good and healthy year,

Rabbi Norbert Weinberg

Message from  Cantor Andrew Erman

Dear Members and Friends of Hollywood Temple Beth El,
I appreciate the opportunity to return to Hollywood Temple Beth El this year to serve as your High Holy Day cantor.  For those of you who do not know me, I would like to introduce myself.

I was born in Los Angeles and, from a young age, I loved to sing.  I grew up singing in several school musicals and serving as a junior cantor at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks.  As a teenager, I began studying cantorial music under Hazzan Alan Michaelson (z”l) of Temple Adat Ari El, who taught many of the leading cantors in Los Angeles.  By the time I was 15 years old, I had served as guest cantor at Temple Adat Ari El and performed on the Israel Today radio and television programs.  After graduating from college, I continued to train to be a cantor with Hazzan Michaelson and Hazzan Jeremy Lipton of Temple Beth Am.

Since 1987, I have officiated as High Holy Day cantor at congregations throughout the United States.  I have also served as year-round cantor for three synagogues in the Los Angeles area – including Hollywood Temple Beth El in the 1990s with Rabbi Norbert Weinberg, officiating at Shabbat, High Holy Day, Festival, B’nai Mitzvah, wedding, and funeral services.  Over the years, I have collaborated with congregations to design services that have both traditional and modern melodies.  I have also encouraged congregants to join along with me during services to create a more meaningful experience.

Since our last High Holy Day services in 2019, our lives have significantly changed.  I believe that this year’s High Holy Day services will be very special.  Many of you will join us via computer while some of you may join in person.  Either way, we will have an opportunity to come together in song, in prayer, and in community as never before.

I look forward to sharing this unique High Holy Day experience with you and your family.
L’Shana Tova,
Cantor Andrew Erman

Other Service Participants
In addition to Rabbi Weinberg and Cantor Erman, we will be joined by:
Dr Isaac Norman
Cantor Isaac Boudaie,
accompanist Diane Brownson,  and others

We will also bring you some of the best Cantorial music from a variety of outside sources

EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING AT HTBE

COUNTDOWN TO HIGH HOLY DAYS

Come Blow Your Horn
And Bring The Walls Down Like Joshua

High Holy Days Schedule

First Night. Friday Evening, September 18, 2020.   8 PM start
Rosh Hashanah. 1st and 2nd Day, September 19 and 20.   10 AM start
Yom Kippur Eve. Sunday, September 27, Candle lighting 6:30 pm.   Service 7::00 PM
Yom Kippur and Yizkor –
Torah service and Musaf 10 AM start
Martyrology and Yizkor
No Minchah service.  Open discussion on zoom.  Topic to be announced.
We will have a recorded reading of the Torah and part of Jonah for those who  want to follow at 5:45 PM.
Neilah start at 6:15, Havdalah and Shofar at 7:15

Shabbat Service
Our weekly Shabbat Services continue on Zoom every Saturday.
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HTB Education Series
Our current series of “Jew around the world”

Set us in your calendars so you won’t miss!!!

August 22 :The Jews of the Maghreb  (North West Africa)

Joachim Benloulou will speak on The  Jews of the Morocco and the Maghreb at 12 noon,  following Shabbat services on line at Hollywood Temple Beth El on Saturday, August 22 at 10:30

Other upcoming lectures

Spanish Jewish Music History
Other lectures and speakers from other countries are planned.
Crypto (Hidden) Jews.  Moranos and early South American Jewish History
Mr. Henriques will be presenting from Jamaica via Zoom.
History of Jews in Caribbean, particularly Jamaica.  Presenter Ainsley Henriques.
Jews of Yemen.  Presenter Rabbi Weinberg.  August 29.

If you have an idea for a lecture series please send us an email or call us.

Toda Raba   Thank you!

As we prepare the New Year in this time of uncertainty and disruption, our congregation is greatly appreciative of the generous donations and contributions of the organizations that continue to support us.

Special thanks to

Mt. Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries,

Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary

Groman Eden Memorial Park and Mortuary

Malinow and Silverman Mortuary

Home of Peace Memorial Park & Mortuary

Chevra Kadisha Mortuary

……for their financial support and sponsorship of our High Holy Days Services.

High Holy Days Membership Fees and Dues

☐  Membership: One Adult – $300
☐  Membership: Students- $75
☐  2020 HHD Minyan

– Suggested donation $100.00.  Only 10 Family seats available.

   Must be reserved by September 10th, 2020

OTHER

 Book of Remembrance –  $18.00 per name
Memorial Plaque Maintenance Donation  –  $18.00 per Name
New Memorial Plaque – $500.00
Sisterhood –  Membership $36.00/year
Sponsor a High Holy Days Machzor* – (Minimum  Donation $36.00)
Soft (PDF) High Holy Days Machzor (download) – (Donation $18.00)
My Donation Amount: $
*Sponsor or Honouree’s name will be entered in High Holy Days Machzor

Special High Holy Days Honors

Aliyah
Rosh Hashanah – – $100.00
Yom Kippur: – $100.00

Ark Openings/Closings –  $18.00

Rosh Hashana Day 1  or  Yom Kippur
Hold the Torah  –  $100.00 Annual Giving

In this coming year we appeal for your generosity in giving.  Your commitment is valued and greatly appreciated.
Donations may be made in single lump sum or on a monthly plan.  If you are able, please consider donating at a level show below.

Community Builder  –  $18 – $150
Listing in our recognition booklet
High Holy Day Honor – To be determined

 Friends Circle  – $151 – $500
Carry a Torah on Kol Nidre
Above plus invitation to special appreciation event
Special HTB Donor “T” Shirt

 Leaders  –  $501 -$3000
Above plus Invitation to special Leaders Society appreciation event
1 copy of High Holy Days Machzor signed by Rabbis Weinberg
Dinner with the Rabbi
Aliyah on High Holy Days

Benefactors  Society –  $3001 and above
Above plus Invitation to special Leaders Society appreciation event
Dinner with the Rabbi
Family Household High Holy Days tickets
Aliyah on Rosh Hashana Day 1 and Yom Kippur

ORDER INFORMATION

Memorial Plaque Appeal

Over the years and generations your loved ones names have been inscribed in our Temple’s Memorial Plaques.  We honour their life, love and commitment to our synagogue.

Your  help  is needed to maintain the memorial  plaques for your loved ones. To continue our service of honor to you and your loved ones, we ask for a yearly donation of $18.00 per plaque.
For your donation HTBE will ensure
  • the inclusion of your loved one’s name in our Memorial Book for Yizkor prayer
  • turning on of yahrzeit lights for your loved one
  • turning on of lights for your loved one at all Yizkor services
  • any necessary repair and maintenance of your loved ones’ plaques
  • email or US post reminders to you of the yahrzeit of your loved one
We thank you for your continued support of Hollywood Temple Beth El.  We welcome and greatly appreciate your generosity and ask anyone who is able, to give beyond the measure stated here.

Book of Remembrance / Memorial Book

 Honor the memories of loved ones

It is the tradition of HTBE to publish our High Holy Days Remembrance and Memorial Book as a loving reminder of those we held close.  This book offers a source of comfort to those of us who grieve and  honors the life and memory of our loved ones.  It includes the names of those who remember, the ones being honored as well as the special prayers and meditations for use when observing Yahrzeit. Prayers and meditations are written in Hebrew, English and Russian.

Names are not automatically renewed.  To include your loved ones please complete the form below.
Suggested Donation:  $18.00 per name

PLEASE PRINT NAMES CLEARLY
Deadline:  September 15 2020

YIZKOR DONATION

 PLEDGE TO DONATE AND SUSTAIN YOUR SYNAGOGUE

Thank you for your generosity.  Be sure to include the following in your pledge form.

Your Name:
Your Phone No:
Your Email:

☐   I am making an Annual Donation $  
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☐   I am making a MONTHLY  Donation Pledge of $                      .  Please bill me monthly
☐   I am making a QUARTERLY (4 BILLINGS) Donation Pledge. $                   .  Please bill me quarterly.

If you would like us to bill your credit card automatically please call us at
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Saturday Morning Virtual Shacharit Services

@10:30 AM (Pacific Time)

Isolation is everyone’s nemesis, so we are looking to combat it.


Join us every Shabbat morning for our services, where we offer ” virtual” food for the heart and mind. Then, stay along with us and schmooze, share how the week went, share a good upbeat story or joke. Later on, we will be adding our afternoon favorite of Jeopardy and other social games, once we figure out the tech specs to do it.

Zoom Logo in to Shabbat with us every Saturday @ 10:30 a.m. (Pacific Time) until we are liberated from our bondage to the virus:

Join with a web browser on a computer, smartphone, or tablet or call into the Zoom session with an ordinary telephone.

Call the Temple ((323) 656-3150) or email us (temple@htbel.org) before Shabbat to get the Zoom Logo link and phone numbers.

The web browser client will download automatically when you start or join your first Zoom meeting.

Some Past Events

Hollywood Temple Beth El, The Consulate General of Poland, The Polish Film Festival and Beit Polska invite you to commemorate

The 75th year of the Liberation of Aushchwitz with the screening of

The Last Stage

7 P.M.

Monday, January 27, 2020

Hollywood Temple Beth El, in conjunction with the Consulate General of Poland-Los Angeles, the Polish Film Festival of Los Angeles, and Beit Polska (Jewish Renewal in Poland), is screening the historic Polish film, The Last Stage (Polish: Ostatni Etap), to mark United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day  on Monday, January 27, at 7:00 PM. This is a landmark film, the first feature film after the Holocaust, directed by a woman, Wanda Jakubowska, herself a former inmate at Auschwitz, and acted by former prisoners; it was based on the actual account of Mala Zimetbaum, who was executed at Auschwitz. This was a cinematic first in many ways, notable for the director’s struggle with her Communist Party supervisors in order to emphasize the Jewish victims. Many Holocaust films, such as Spielberg’s Schindler’s List, were influenced by her pioneering work. Jakubowska has been called “the grandmother of Polish cinema.”

Panel Discussion

Following the film, Rabbi Norbert Weinberg will moderate a brief panel discussion of this groundbreaking film. The Panel will consist of

1.) Jaroslaw Lasinski, Consul General of Poland

2.) Ms. Elizabeth Kanski, President of the Polish Film Festival of Los Angeles

3.) Rabbi Chaim Dov Beliak, Rabbinic advisor to Jewish Renewal in Poland and Beit Polska

Rabbi Norbert Weinberg

Message from Rabbi Norbert Weinberg

Why do we need these High Holy Days?

Believe me, God is doing fine without our services, but we, his children, need them. To say that we live in contentious times is an understatement. Everyone’s grievance and grudge, however much justified, is multiplied and magnified by conventional and social media, to the point that we do not see or hear each other. We are the ones who need this time to shut off our gadgets and electronic “ smart” stuff, a time to clear all our circuits, empty the “trash” from our brains, and push “ restart” on ourselves. What do we need to achieve inside of ourselves these High Holy Days? It is echoed in a Confucian proverb which suggests the path we must take,” If there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.”- Come and be with us. Pray, meditate, and study, in Hebrew or English, Russian or Farsi, set your hearts aright and begin the year anew here at Hollywood Temple Beth El.

Days of Awe

5780

EREV ROSH HASHANAH
Sunday, September 29th 2019
7:00 PM
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1
Monday, September 30th 2019
9:00 AM
ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2
Tuesday, October 1st 2019
9:00 AM
KOL NIDRE
Tuesday, October 8th 2019
7:00 PM
YOM KIPPUR
Wednesday, October 9 2019
9:00 AM
AND
SUKKOT
Sunday, October 13 2019
7:00 PM

 

Cantor Andrew Erman

Welcome Back to Cantor Andrew Erman

We are thrilled to welcome back to Hollywood Temple Beth El our former Cantor, Andrew Erman, who served in the 1990’s as HTBE’s Cantor together with Rabbi Weinberg. The “Dynamic Duo” are now back on the pulpit together. Cantor Erman was personally trained and mentored by some of Los Angeles’ greatest Cantors and has served as full time Cantor in local congregation, including Hollywood temple Beth El. Communities across the country, such as New Orleans, Washington DC, Portland and Wichita, have flown him in to serve as High Holy Days Cantor. In Cantor Erman’s words,” I work collaboratively with congregations to design a service that has traditional, modern, and familiar melodies. I encourage congregants to join along with me during services to create a more meaningful High Holy Day experience. “ We look forward to a moving High Holy Days experience with Cantor Erman

Hollywood Temple Beth El is blending Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewish traditions this year, as it welcomes the participation of Dr. Isaac Norman, a noted leader of the Iranian Jewish community, to its High Holy Day Services, as well as Cantor Isaac Boudaie.  This is the congregation’s first experiment to meld such ancient and divergent Jewish traditions together with readings and commentary that reflect the mindset of contemporary American Jewry. Musical accompanist, Diana Brownson will also be participating.

Join us for the High Holy Days at Hollywood Temple Beth El.

Be part of a truly inclusive, participatory and tremendously welcoming community

Advanced reservations required for security purposes at www.eventbrite.com

For more information: (323) 656-3150

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High Holy Days Tickets, Membership Fees, & Dues

MEMBERSHIPS

One Adult Membership $300
Includes 1 High Holy Days tickets and Parking for High Holy Days.
Make Your Donation ▸
Student Membership $75
Includes 1 High Holy Days tickets – NO Parking for High Holy Days
Make Your Donation ▸

GENERAL ADMISSION

General Admission for High Holy Days Services Only $120
Includes 1 High Holy Days tickets – NO Parking
Make Your Donation ▸
General Admission for High Holy Days Services & Parking $175
Includes 1 High Holy Days tickets and Parking for High Holy Days
Make Your Donation ▸
Please note: We have only limited parking available as we share our parking lot. We recommend you  park in the neighborhood, or take Uber/Lyft, or public transportation. 

SPONSORSHIPS & MEMORIALS

Book of Remembrance:

$18.00 per name ▸

Memorial Plaque Maintenance Donation:

$18.00 per name ▸

New Memorial Plaque:

$500.00 ▸

Sisterhood Membership

$36.00 per person ▸

Sponsor a High Holy Days Machzor:

Minimum Donation $36.00 ▸

High Holiday Special Honours

Aliyah

Rosh Hashana Day 1 (Please specify which Aliyah) $100
1st Cohen, 2nd Levi, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th
Hold the Torah
Make Your Donation ▸
Yom Kippur (Please specify which Aliyah) $100
1st Cohen, 2nd Levi, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th
Hold the Torah
Make Your Donation ▸
Kol Nidre March of the Torahs and Holding Torahs $100
Make Your Donation ▸

Ark Openings/Closings

Rosh Hashana Day 1 $36
  • Avinu Malkenu
  • Start of Torah Service
  • End of Torah Service
  • Musaf Amidah
  • Aleynu (in the Amidah)
Make Your Donation ▸
Kol Nidre $36
Make Your Donation ▸

Hagbah 1 & 2

Rosh Hashana Day 1 $36
Make Your Donation ▸
Yom Kippur $36
Make Your Donation ▸

Geliah 1 & 2

Rosh Hashana Day 1 $36
Make Your Donation ▸
Yom Kippur $36
Make Your Donation ▸

Annual Giving

In this coming year, we appeal for your generosity in giving. Your commitment is valued and greatly appreciated. Donations maybe made in single lump sum or on a monthly plan. If you are able, please consider donating at a level shown below.

GIVING LEVELS & RECOGNITION

Community Builder $18-$150
  • Listing in our recognition booklet
  • High Holy Day Honour (to be determined)
Make Your Donation ▸
Friends Circle $151-$500
  • Carry a Torah on Kol Nidre
  • Listing in our recognition booklet
  • High Holy Day Honour (to be determined)
  • A special HTB donor tee-shirt
Make Your Donation ▸
Deborah Society / Leaders Nevi’im $501-$3,000
  • 1 copy of High Holy Days Machzor signed by Rabbis Weinberg and Rosenberg
  • Invitation to special appreciation event
  • Dinner with the Clergy
  • Aliyah on High Holy Days
  • Carry a Torah on Kol Nidre
  • Listing in our recognition booklet
  • High Holy Day Honour (to be determined)
  • A special HTB donor tee-shirt
Make Your Donation ▸
Benefactors Society / Builders Bonim $3,001+
  • 1 copy of High Holy Days Machzor signed by Rabbis Weinberg and Rosenberg
  • Invitation to Leaders Society special appreciation event
  • Dinner with the Clergy
  • Family Household High Holy Days tickets
  • Aliyah on Rosh Hashana Day 1 and Yom Kippur
  • Aliyah on High Holy Days
  • Carry a Torah on Kol Nidre
  • Listing in our recognition booklet
  • High Holy Day Honour (to be determined)
  • A special HTB donor tee-shirt
Make Your Donation ▸

Message from Rabbi Norbert Weinberg

Why do we need these High Holy Days?

Believe me, God is doing fine without our services, but we, his children, need them. To say that we live in contentious times is an understatement. Everyone’s grievance and grudge, however much justified, is multiplied and magnified by conventional and social media, to the point that we do not see or hear each other. We are the ones who need this time to shut off our gadgets and electronic “ smart” stuff, a time to clear all our circuits, empty the “trash” from our brains, and push “ restart” on ourselves. What do we need to achieve inside of ourselves these High Holy Days? It is echoed in a Confucian proverb which suggests the path we must take,” If there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.”- Come and be with us. Pray, meditate, and study, in Hebrew or English, Russian or Farsi, set your hearts aright and begin the year anew here at Hollywood Temple Beth El 

Come Blow Your Horn And Bring The Walls Down Like Joshua

Sunday, September 15, @ 10:30 AM Join us for a free workshop, for all ages, on how to blow your shofar, on Sunday, September 15, at 10:30 AM. Everyone who attends High Holy Day services at the Temple will be given the opportunity to come up and participate in the great triumphant celebration of Rosh Hashanah with the sounding of the Shofar. The session will include the blessings of the shofar and its significance, as well as drills in getting the reluctant ram’s horn to sound the notes of the festival. There is no fee, but reservations in advance are requested to 323-656-3150 or email to temple@htbel.org . Participants should bring their own shofar, which can be bought in the many Judaica shops in Los Angeles, or online. There are also inexpensive child’s size shofars on the market. The Temple has a limited number available for use as well.

Come Blow Your Horn And Bring The Walls Down Like Joshua

Welcome to our Book Club 

  Last meeting was: Sunday, August 18 at 6:30 pm. 

Enjoy light refreshment, a glass of wine and terrific discussion. 

 

Check back soon for our next Book of the Month! 

 
 
AUGUST -  BOOK OF THE MONTH
EINSTEIN AND THE RABBI

by Rabbi Naomi Levy 

 

Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Award in the Religion/Spirituality of Western Thought Category -A bestselling author and rabbi’s profoundly affecting exploration of the meaning and purpose of the soul
Einstein and the Rabbi is an inspiring and deeply affecting book for people of all faiths, Rabbi Naomi Levy sets off on a three-year exploration of the mystery behind a moving and mystical letter that Albert Einstein wrote to a grieving father about the unity that underlies all existence.  

 
Sign up for our Book Club

FILM CLUB

Check back for our next Film. Our last was: 

 

Thursday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 pm. 

Fiddler on the Roof - Sing-A-Long! 

Dress as your favorite character!   Raise your singing voice!
Donations: Adults $12,  Students $5 - -  advance @ www.brownpapertickets.com. 
Door $18.00   Popcorn supplied. 

Hollywood Temple Beth El

1317 N. Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood

(323) 656-3150


Saturday Morning Breakfast and Study 9:15 AM

Join us every Shabbat morning, before services, for breakfast and learning opportunity with Rabbi Weinberg. The themes for the coming sessions are “ Prayer: Who Needs It?  Why We Pray, How we Pray, What We Pray For”, followed by a series of themes leading up to Rosh Hashanah.

Shabbat of Sukkoth, Oct 19. Breakfast and Study with Rabbi Weinberg, “ Koheleth, the first great Jewish pessimist.”

Shacharit Services start at 10:45 a.m.

Kiddush and schmoozing follow services!

Join us for Shabbat Games Afternoon featuring Jeporardy with HTBEL’s version of Alex Trebek.