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Rabbi's Message
I was back again at Cedar Sinai - this time for a broken vertebrae I've been walking around with since I tried putting both feet into one pajama leg. I tried suing the pajama company for not including a "how to" set of instructions. The only one who accepted my case pro bono was an attorney who lived by the beach in Santa Monica. Actually, he lived on the beach, close to the sanitary facilities.
That's where he got arrested, but I digress.
The operation was only an hour and a half. The recovery was five hours. I forgot to bring my Kindle, the kids were working, Jefferson was busy trying to sell another - yes, I said another house. So, I was alone for a couple of hours with a few lovely nurses stopping in every so often to check my vitals. They were the most delightful women who had gifts of gab. We gabbed about what else? Judaism, religion and faith.
One was a devout Catholic...that limited the strength of my appeal. The other grew up Catholic, but was "looking". I said, "look no more." After telling her of the glory of being Jewish, I promised to send her an introduction to Judaism book. She was very receptive. Another, more elderly, was a director of the nurses program at Cedars. Immediately, she walked in and started speaking Yiddish...Mama Loschen! She thoroughly enjoyed my fractured Yiddish and I, of course, enjoyed her expertise in the language I love.
All in all, I had a terrific time there. The five hours, filled with a lot of laughs and good cheer, passed quickly. About the third hour, Jeff returned. My harem of women was complete. And then, Lee Bernstein, one of our members who volunteers at the eighth floor information desk, walked in to see how I was doing. At this time, I was doing great! Sadly, it was time to go home. A wheelchair appeard with Jason, a young man, calling out my name. I raised my hand and he gingerly helped me into the chair, and Jeff at my side, may she never leave, the three of us went to the elevator and down to the first floor. Jason gingerly helped me into the front seat of Jeff's car and she drove us home.
I had this big smile of appreciation and gratitude for the time spent...and, thanks to Doctor Marcel Menachem Maya, I felt terrific.
I'd be remiss if I omitted my very special angel at Cedars, Dr. Richard Van Allen from The Bronx whom I first met when he surgically put stents in my leg to ward off a blood clot. He is a shining example of what a doctor should be and is most definitely a credit to the Hospital and our people. Come meet him in person at High Holiday services - if he's not on call.
When we returned home, Jeff guided me to my chair in the TV room and watched Harvey's continued onslaught of Houston. Nothing was spared. Thousands of homes gone. Houses, Freeways, Streets, Gardens now a wall of frightening gushes of water destroying everything in its wake. Memories, small treasures, precious photographs and keepsakes gone forever. A framily of six generations - grandparents, children and small grandchildren, drowned in their SUV. Water was meant for the survival of life, not to be the cause of death.
My hospital stay and the joys shared now a blur. I was brought back to the ongoing reality and tragedy of life. What had God wrought - again?
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Shabbat Services
Where
When
7:30 pm on Friday,
September 1, 2017
Why?
Tradition!
Extras
Going west on Wilshire as you approach Warner Blvd., one long block west of Beverly Glen, turn into the driveway that has the sign "Church Parking" and park on levels P2 or P3. Take the elevator up to P1 (which is also the lobby). Services are in the Town Hall room directly across from the elevator.
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She's Baaack!
Jackie Bonds Has Returned
Hi Everyone -
I'm back at my desk in the office at 310-446-1800 anxiously awaiting your calls!
Of course, I will make sure that each of you have the "Best Seats in the House"!! But, if I haven't heard from you by today, Friday, the seats you had last year will be released and it will be first come first served.
Because of postal problems, please send all checks and correspondence directly to me at:
Creative Arts Temple 1630 Hilts Avenue, Suite 107, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
Love to All
Jackie
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High Holidays are Approaching
Early Bird Pricing Over
the beginning of July
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Join us for 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah/Tashlich Services at Mother's Beach
Make Your Reservation To Stay for Brunch
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Break The Fast with us at
Belmont Village
Directly After Neilah Services
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Arne's Corner
L'SHANA TOVA! As we welcome Rosh Hashana (year 5778). My New Years wish list is replete with good intentions. The eternal optimist, I actually believe in you, and me. We Jews are in (G-ds) good hands - you can't do better than that.
My New Years wish is for you and I to be kind, giving, and caring. To do our Mitzvahs without being asked or seeking recognition. To do the right thing, because it's the right thing to do. Tikkun Olam!
It doesn't seem to matter what we Jews contribute. We have always given far more that whatever we've received - wherever we called home. Henai Matov! Whether it was in the Arts, Entertainment, Sciences, Medicine, Math, Physics, etc. We made life better for mankind - "and you can take that to the bank".
Am Israel Chai.
Arnold Charitan
President
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Vital Options International Honors the Legacy and Work of Its Founder Selma Schimmel with Free eBook, The Cancer Concierge®
Advocate for Cancer Patients Around the World Died Three Years Ago Last May
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Renew Ralphs Community Contributions Now!
Please Register today!
For your convenience, step-by-step website registration instructions can be found at
www.ralphs.com, click on Community, click on Community Contributions, click on 'Enroll Now'.
If you don't have computer access, please call Ralphs at 1-800-443-4438 for assistance.
CAT NPO# 92136
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Ralphs Rewards Card
Donate to CAT while you grocery shop
Participants are required to register for the new term online at
www.ralphs.com
or by calling Ralphs at
1-800-443-4438.
You will be asked for The Creative Arts Temple NPO number. It is NPO# 92136
Even if you registered as recently as August 2017, you are required to register again beginning
September 1
st.
Please Note!!
The Scan Bar letters will no longer work at the register.
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Do you shop on Amazon?
Support CAT when you shop on Amazon!
If you want Amazon to donate to Creative Arts Temple, you need to start each shopping session at
http://smile.amazon.com and they will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases.
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Monthly Events
Services, Dinners, High Holidays
Friday - September 1 @ 7:30 pm
Shabbat Services
Belmont Village - Town Hall
10475 Wilshire Blvd
Wednesday, September 20 @ 8 pm
Erev Rosh Hashanah Services
Westwood United Methodist Church
10497 Wilshire Blvd.
Thursday, September 21 @ 10 am
Rosh Hashanah Services
Westwood United Methodist Church
10497 Wilshire Blvd.
Friday, September 22 @ 10 am
Tashlich
Mother's Beach
Marina del Rey
Friday - September 29 @ 8:00 pm
Kol Nidre Services
Westwood United Methodist Church
10497 Wilshire Blvd.
Saturday - September 30 @ 10:00 am
Yom Kippur Services
Westwood United Methodist Church
10497 Wilshire Blvd.
Saturday - September 30 @ 7:30 pm
Break The Fast
Belmont Village - Town Hall
10475 Wilshire Blvd.
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131 S. Rodeo Drive Suite 100
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Cell 310-995-0340
Bus 310-248-6440
I will be with you every step of the way. That is my promise, that is my commitment.
Also, a FREE mezuzah hanging on your new home from our esteemed Rabbi.
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Real Estate Tidbit from Lady Jeff Cutler
Home prices in Los Angeles climbed again in July, breaking or tying a record for the fourth month in a row.
The median sale price in LA County jumped to $575,000 in July-a 1.1 percent. The highest price ever recorded in the area.
Though prices climbed the total number of homes sold dropped off 4.7 percent.
A reduction in sales is typical between June and July, but this year that decline was particularly steep.
The smaller number of sales is due to the fact that an
unusually high number of homes sold in June. L
ate-spring homebuyers bought a sizable chunk of an already tight inventory of homes for sale.
That
tight inventory
may help to explain the soaring prices across Southern California.
The current surge in sale prices is reminiscent of the housing bubble that led to the mortgage crisis beginning in 2007, but today's market is less dependent on the risky loans that fueled the explosion in prices at that time.
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September Anniversaries
Mazel Tov to our CAT lovebirds!
Jonathan & Eva Ellman |
9/3/2017 |
Howard & Sheila Krupnick |
9/3/2017 |
Arnold & Sue Kogen |
9/6/2017 |
Earl L. & Aya Kimura Goldberg |
9/7/2017 |
Mitchell & Rochelle Blumenfeld |
9/20/2017 |
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September Birthdays
And many happy returns!
Robby Fraser |
9/1/2017 |
Dee Simon |
9/8/2017 |
Sylvia Brown |
9/9/2017 |
Marty Trugman |
9/10/2017 |
Melville Glickman |
9/13/2017 |
Stacey Levine |
9/13/2017 |
Sharon Karp |
9/14/2017 |
Elaine P. Schulman |
9/14/2017 |
Norm Crosby |
9/15/2017 |
Ken Bittecks |
9/21/2017 |
Marianne Kahn |
9/21/2017 |
Art Metrano |
9/22/2017 |
Warren Sefton |
9/22/2017 |
Ann Radow |
9/24/2017 |
Paul Bernstein |
9/26/2017 |
Rabbi Jerry Cutler |
9/26/2017 |
Etan Markowitz |
9/27/2017 |
Murray J. Smith |
9/28/2017 |
Beatrice Boykoff |
9/30/2017 |
Laurie Waldstein |
9/30/2017 |
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August Onegs
Thank you to our sponsors!
Mitchell & Rochelle Blumenfeld |
September Oneg Sponsor |
Arnold & Gladys Charitan |
August Oneg Sponsor |
Sherwyn & Edythe Horwitz |
In honor of Sherwyn's Birthday |
Steven L. Kaplan |
August Oneg to honor his birthday on 8/22 |
As always, thank you to our annual oneg sponsor:
ARNOLD & GLADYS CHARITAN
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Get Wells
Refuah Shleima
CAT wishes speedy recoveries to
LOIS BENNETT,
ALEXIS CRESTOL, JOAN DOREN, FAYE FRANKEL, CHARLOTTE HELLER, DR. MARTIN LEVINE, MARVIN MARKOWITZ, JUNE MILLER
, BARRY SMITH & PAUL WAYNE
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Send their condolences to
CAT member, Pamela Oland, on the passing of her mother, Lily Phillips, on July 11 at age 93.
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May you be comforted by the mourners of Zion
Arnold & Gladys Charitan |
In memory of Dr. Jeffrey Charitan |
Norm & Joanie Crosby |
In memory of Ann Crosby |
Harriet Diamond |
In memory Martine Feuerman |
Lorain Goldberg |
In memory of David Chotiner |
Barbara Rae Levine |
In memory of Avis Levine |
Harold Lubick |
In memory of Eldrie Joan Lubrick |
Malcolm & Barbara Marmorstein |
In memory of Stuart Fleming |
Constance Martinson |
In memory of Lewis and Leslie Martinson |
Lynne Melnick |
In memory of Yetta Levine |
Joann & Yossi Oseary |
In memory of Ha Rav Hayim Oziri |
Joseph & Kathleen Rips |
In memory of Irving Rips |
Phil Scheff |
In memory of Mollie Scheff |
Elaine P. Schulman |
In memory of Stanley Lewis Schulman |
Muriel Silver |
In memory of Calvin Silver |
Tootsie Veprin |
In memory of Harry Raphael |
If you made a donation in memory of your loved one and you don't see it here, it is because it was received after publication deadline and will appear next month
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Bracha Bar
Silky clay based handmade soap bars that are made only with natural ingredients that nourish you.
BODY BARS:
Bracha Detox Bar with Activated Charcoal and Bentonite Clay to draw out impurities and detoxify your skin (unscented)
FACIAL BARS:
Bracha Clarify Bar with French Green Clay, Activated Charcoal, and Lime to balance and toneify combination/oily skin,
HAIR BARS
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Bracha Lustrous Shampoo Bar with Moroccan Red Clay, Neem Oil, Amla, Rosemary, Nettle, Lavender, and Tea Tree oil to promote growth, tame frizz while giving volume, and prevent graying
Bracha CinnaMan Bun Bar with Moroccan Red Clay, Bentonite Clay, Neem Oil, Cinnamon and Eucalyptus to smooth beard and promote even and robust growth
Bracha Bark Dog Bar: Bracha Fur Baby Bar with Bentonite Clay, Neem Oil, Cedarwood, and Lemongrass to deodorize, control fleas, alleviate itchy skin/hot spots while giving a healthy shiny coat.
Handmade by
Chelsea (Bracha) Cutler
(310) 995-1943
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Bracha Detox Bars
Bracha Bark Dog Bar
Bracha Lustrous Shampoo Bar
Pricing:
Body, Facial, Pet,
$10
Hair Bars
$12
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Review from the Pew
by Rabbi Jerry Cutler
Hamilton and The Hitman's Bodyguard
Within two days I saw a movie and a play. They were diametrically opposed to one another. The first was "The Hitman's Bodyguard." The next night it was "Hamilton." The first night was very painful to my ears and my love for cinema. Those who get paid to review movies like the above, have definitely earned their wages with this one. The second is an homage to stage direction, acting, choreography, singing, costumes, scenery and theatrical brilliance.
My question to Ryan Reynolds and Samuel Jackson is simple. Why "The Hitman's Bodyguard?" I am sure they have a plethora of scripts to choose from as both are world renowned and highly thought of within their craft.
It is a nonsensical movie with an abundance of pyrotechnical blasts placing undo pressure on the paying customers' eardrums. Also, the unnecessary and constant barrage of the "f" word, oft times preceded with a word whose mere mention brings warm memories of softness, morality, caring and love. A dichotomous pairing of words, indeed.
As for "Hamilton." A debt of gratitude to Lyn-Manuel Miranda whose creative genius gave us this American classic. It is all at once vivacious, energetic, spirited and American! With all the discord percolating throughout our country, remember that it is the freedom we share that makes it possible for us to create, appreciate and enjoy movies and legitimate theatre. It's what truly makes America Great!
My advice, save your money and go see "Hamilton" at The Pantages!
"
Hamilton
" on the Bagel scale of one to four
4 Bagels
"The Hitman's Bodyguard"
1 Bagel
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Creative Arts Temple
P.O. Box 241831
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 446-1800
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