Shabbat At Adat
Friday, March 5 ~
Candle Lighting Time 5:34 PM
Shabbat Morning Services begin at 9:15 AM ~ Rabbinic Intern Ari Kaiman officiating.
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News from the Rabbinic Search Committee
You are invited to join your Adat Shalom Family as we welcome candidates for the position of Rabbi at Adat Shalom.
Join us this weekend, March 5 - 7 when Rabbi Scott Perlo wil be here.
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What's Happening in our Schools this week
ECC is now learning about
Passover. They are looking forward to spring when they
can begin planting vegetables.
Our Religious School students are continuously
learning about the holidays and their meaning and traditions as well as
the prayers and blessings that are associated with them.
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Rabbi
Cheryl Peretz is always available to speak with you if you need
assistance with illness, a personal situation or any other needs. You
can email her directly at: rabbi@adatshalomla.org
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SOVA NEEDS OUR HELP
Please
remember to bring canned and boxed foods to our SOVA barrels. Now is
the time of year when so many don't have enought to eat. This is our
chance to help. No Glass Please!
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time to time we find items that are left behind following a Shabbat
Service, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a meeting or a school activity. If you are
missing something of value, please call the Synagogue office to see if
your possession is in our hands.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT ADAT
March 5-7 ~ The second Rabbinic Candidate Weekend with Rabbi Scott Perlo
Rabbi Scott Perlo, the next
of our candidates for Rabbi at Adat Shalom will be here March 5-7. It
will be a very full weekend with many opportunities for Rabbi Perlo to
meet our members. Rabbi Perlo will be delivering sermons, leading
services, and speaking throughout services and in other venues. For
more information on opportunities to meet Rabbi Perlo plese refer to
the earlier email and/or contact the synagogue office.
Friday, March 5 ~ 7:30 PM ~ Shabbat Service followed by Oneg
Saturday, March 6 ~ 9:15 AM ~ Shabbat Morning Services followed
by a Kiddush Luncheon for members to meet and greet Rabbi
Perlo. There will be a brief study session facilitated by Rabbi Perlo
followed by questions and answers. Then a Mincha service led by
Rabbi Perlo. RSVP requested.
Saturday, March 6 ~ 6:30 PM ~ Havdallah & Dinner
hosted by USY will give the Adat Shalom members another opportunity to
get to know Rabbi Scott Perlo. Everyone is invited to stay and have
fun with Rabbi Perlo at the USY Casino Night. RSVP requested.
Sunday, March 7 ~ 8:30 AM ~ Sunday Morning Minyan
Sunday, March 7 ~ 9:15 AM
~ Our Religious School K/1 classes invite their parents to join us at
10:30 for a program lead by the Rishonim Class. ECC students and
parents are invited to join us for this program.
Monday, March 8 ~ 7:30 PM ~ Women's League Meeting
Thursday, March 11 ~ 7:30 PM ~ Nifty Fifties
Friday, March 19 ~ 7:30 PM ~ 3rd Friday Shabbat Service in which Adat Shalom takes part in the American Jewish World Service's "Global Hunger Shabbat." We welcome Fred Summers, Director of Operations for the SOVA Food Pantry who will speak on "Fighting Hunger in L.A."
Watch for
details the next Rabbinic Candidate Shabbaton, March
26-28, with Rabbi Micah Caplan. More details to follow.
For more information about any of our programs log onto our website www.adatshalomla.org or call the Synagogue office at 310.475.4985.
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Torah Bytes Rabbi Cheryl Peretz
Earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides - sometimes it seems like every day brings a new tragedy. As a person of faith, I cannot help but cry out and wonder - where is God in the wake of natural disasters and human suffering? Haven't
we all had some moment(s) in our life when we were left wondering how
it could be possible for God to allow the moment to occur? Have we not all had moments when we struggle with how to see God when it feels like God may have turned God's back on us?
In this week's Torah portion, it is God who tells us: "Then I will take My hand away and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen." After all the people had been through, now God says - I will turn my back on you and you will not see my presence? It not so surprising, therefore, that the people might react to God's turning away?
When someone we care about turns his or her back, there is anger, hurt, pain, doubt, and a sense of abandonment. Yet,
the ties that bind us to those dearest to us often nurse us to
re-establish contact and to rebuild the relationship with new
understandings even as we struggle with the pain and hurt.
In a very powerful visual image, the Talmud sees the verse from our Torah portion as part of a dialogue between Moses and God. In
an effort to understand how bad things happen to good people, Moses
asks God: "How is it that some righteous people prosper and some
righteous people suffer? And, how is it that some evil people suffer and some evil people prosper?" God's response, says the Talmud, is our verse - God turns God's back and Moses sees the back of God's head. According
to the Talmud, however, what Moses sees is the knot of God's tefillin -
the very symbol through which we Jews bind ourselves to God each
morning in symbolic matrimony.
In the moment of greatest struggle, we are left with the image of intimacy
and connection. So, what do we derive from the fact that God, like
Moses, remains dressed not in the garb of separation, but in the garb
of unity?
Reconciling the pain and anger inflicted by a loved one is hard. At
the same time, if there is reconciliation to be found, it can only come
from the depths of love and commitment that exist in the relationship. The deeper the connection, the greater the hurt and pain. Likewise,
the deeper the connection, the more there is to reconcile and
recapture. Likewise with God - when the impact of tragedy that befalls
us is the sum total of our relationship, it is easy to see how that
could sever the relationship. But, when we
invite God into our everyday lives and nurture that relationship, we
can see the ties of connection and unity even in the moments of
challenge.
Shabbat Shalom
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USY LOX BOX FUNDRAISER
After Pesach, USY is having its lox box fundraiser on Sunday, April 11. Lox boxes feed 4-5 people and cost
$25. They include bagels, cream cheese, lox, tomato and onion.
Proceeds
directly support Adat Shalom youth activities including social,
educational, religious and Israel programming and provide scholarships.
Drop off your order form in the USY box or email adatshalomusy@hotmail.com by March 28.
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a continuation of filling the Purim Mitzvah of Matanot L'evyonim (gifts
to those in need) we will continue to collect baby food/formula for
SOVA and clothing for refugees in Haiti. Please bring your items to
the temple office when you come.
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3030 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034 (310) 475-4985 (310) 474-4975 fax www.adatshalomla.org
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