Ongoing at AR
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1525 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90035
310.552.2007
If you are coming to our Center, please call in advance to be sure we'll be here!
Yiddish
Classes!
The Fall semester began Sept 13 with Mon night classes. It's not too late to join a class!
Beginning: 5:30-6:30 p
($160 for 18 wks for AR members, $225 for non-members)
Intermediate: 6:30-8 p
($225 for 18 wks for AR members, $300 for non-members)
Advanced: 8-9:30 p
($225 for 18 wks for AR members, $300 for non-members)
Late enrollees will be charged pro rata.
Yiddish Conversation
with Hadasa
Every Monday, 2-3:15 p
(by voluntary donation)
Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
Oct 4, 18
Voices of Conscience Chorus
Alternate Mon @ 7:30 p
Oct 11, 25
Poetry Plus with
Uncle Ruthie Buell
On summer hiatus
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George Mann Folksinger on Fri Oct 1
Larry Bush, Jewish Secularist: Oct 3 & 6
Sing Earl Robinson Songs
Social Action Notes (important!)
Sep 29, 2010All events at Arbeter Ring Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.
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Larry Bush is Coming, Oct 3 and 6
The Sholem Community and Arbeter Ring present
LAWRENCE BUSH
editor of the flagship progressive secular magazine Jewish Currents, leading two
provocative discussions:
Waiting for God: Secular Jews &
Spirituality
Sun, Oct 3 at 5 p
at the home of Jan Goodman and Jerry
Manpearl
939
San Vicente Blvd / Santa Monica, CA 90402
What
do people mean when they say, "I'm not religious but I'm spiritual"? Why have so many
descendants of secular Jewish families become comfortable with religious
language? Does atheism have its own spirituality? Lawrence Bush addresses the
varieties of spiritual experience, and suggests a definition of spirituality
that can fit into a humanist worldview.
The Ambivalent Jew: Progressive Politics
& Jewish Identity
Weds, Oct 6 at 7 p
Arbeter Ring (Workmen's
Circle)
1525 S. Robertson Blvd / Los
Angeles, CA 90035
Do you feel a tension between
affirming your Jewish identity and affirming your humanism? Does the Israeli
Occupation make you want to become a Unitarian? Lawrence Bush will lead a
discussion of the forces that both attract and repel progressive Jews from
Jewish life and Jewish affirmation.
Lawrence
Bush is "an atheist who has nevertheless worked
intimately in Jewish religious institutions" as a writer and editor for much of
his adult life. His work has appeared in Tikkun,
Mad Magazine, The New York Times, and The
Village Voice, and many other publications. His newest book is Waiting for God: The Spiritual Explorations of
a Reluctant Atheist (Ben Yehuda Press).
Suggested donation: $10 per
session or purchase a subscription to Jewish Currents ($18) and attend
both! No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay. For child care or more information, please contact Julie@Sholem.org or call 818-760--6625
Please plan to become a subscriber if you are not one already, or plan to give a gift sub to a friend or family member. This is an excellent time to invite friends and family for some truly stimulating discussion about secular progressive Jewish ideas and involvement.
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| Boycott Hyatt! | Here is a letter from the Jewish Labor Committee:
Dear Friends in Jewish, Labor and Civic Organizations: The
union that represents restaurant and hotel workers, Unite Here Local
11, has implemented a boycott against area Hyatt hotels. Accordingly, we
request that you honor Unite Here Local 11's current boycott of Hyatt
hotels in our area, especially the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Century
City, Hyatt Andaz West Hollywood, and the Hyatt Regency Long Beach. Workers at these hotels have been without a contract for over eight
months. Workloads have become unreasonably heavy in Hyatt hotels.
Without proper safety standards, we're seeing unprecedented worker
injuries at hotels nationwide. Hotel workers suffer the highest rates of
industrial injury - more than miners and firefighters. Why should it be
more dangerous to make beds than to fight a raging fire? We must send a strong message to Hyatt hotels and those who choose to exploit working women and men. Please honor this boycott by not booking your events at Hyatt hotels, pulling out and changing venues if you have an event booked at one, and not attending
any events at these hotels. The Jewish Labor Committee pulled our
annual fundraising brunch from the Hyatt Century Plaza this summer and
held it at a union-friendly venue. We'll be happy to assist you in
relocating to an appropriate union venue. An updated boycott list and more information can be found at www.unitehere11.org/In solidarity, Floyd Glen-Lambert, Pres., JLC Western Region Leslie Gersicoff, Exec. Dir., JLC Western Region |
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Arbeter Ring cosponsors with the Sholem Community a 5-session course this year, a respectful secular view of Jewish traditions, laws, customs and practices.
Oct 10: Is Secularism atheistic? Is religious practice spiritual?
Dec 5: Holidays-- How they grew
Jan 30: Dissent and division over thousands of years
Feb 27: What to wear, what to eat, how to woo, whom to greet
Mar 27: Can Secular Jewishness be spiritual? If so, how?
All sessions begin at 10:15 a on Sundays, and are held at Westside Neighborhood School, 5401 Beethoven St, Los Angeles (W of 405, N of Jefferson Bl)
Course fees: Sholem or AR members: $20. Non-members: $50. Single sessions, $5 for members, $15 for non-members.
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George Mann Folksinger on Fri Oct 1!
Potluck at 6:30, Concert at 7:30
Please bring a nonperishable food item for the hungry!
Arbeter Ring joins with Veterans for Peace and the California Nurses Assn in sponsoring an evening of progressive topical songs by nationally known singer and recording artist George Mann. We begin at 6:30 pm with a potluck dinner (bring drinks, entrees, or desserts) and the music begins at 7:30. George sings of labor and activism, songs of hope, healing, struggle and triumph. His new CD "Until You Come Home" features such folk legends as Tom Paxton, Utah Phillips, Holly Near, Magpie, John Gorka and others, with songs about the experiences of war and of returning home, recognizing the sacrifices our service members and their families have made. Concert admission $5-10, no one turned away! Please let us know if you plan to attend! RSVP to 310.552.2007! At our Arbeter Ring Center.
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Sing Earl Robinson Songs!
Centennial Concert Sun Dec 5 at 2 pm
Our Voices of Conscience Chorus will sponsor an all-Earl Robinson concert celebrating his Centennial, and we invite you to sing with us! It's just a few rehearsals between now and then...Monday nights, Oct 11 and 25, Nov 8, 22, and 29. We'll do classic songs such as "Joe Hill," "Black and White," "The Quilting Bee," "Flying Squadron," and we'll also do the famous "Ballad for Americans." If this is the kind of music you identify with, come join us for a wonderful experience of immersion in Earl's music. Come next time and plan to attend all our rehearsals, open up your voice and sing! You do not need to read music, just be able to hold your own in a mixed chorus of other voices. Invite your friends!
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Shabes by the Book, Fri Oct 29 at 6:30 p
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Potluck and Book Chat
Fourth
Fridays @ 6:30 p
We will discuss Paul Buhle's non-fiction work
From the Lower East Side to Hollywood: Jews in American Popular Culture.
No RSVP required. Just bring an entree or drinks or dessert to serve about 8 people.
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 Speak Yiddish!
Why not? Far vos nisht?
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Every Monday at 2 p
Hadasa is a hit! Thanks to your attendance, her Conversational Yiddish group is thriving. We've gotten people's Yiddish speaking muscles flexing with world-recognized Yiddish teacher, scholar, translator and raconteuse Hadasa Cytrynowicz. Originally from Lodz, and later a long-time resident of Brazil, Hadasa brings a wealth of experience and stories, songs, proverbs and sayings, poetry and interesting topics for discussion to her group. Each session is an hour and 15 minutes.
Keep your Yiddish kite flying by attending this group! Admission is by voluntary donation. All levels of Yiddish are welcome. Kumt arayn! Far vos nisht?
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Social Action Notes
1) Join the One Nation Grassroots Movement and Work for Change!
Nearly 200 progressive groups, including the NAACP, AFL-CIO and those focusing on immigration, environment, education, social justice, labor, faith and LGBTQ rights, have come together in One Nation Working Together, a movement to reorder our nation's priorities to invest in our nation's most valuable resource: our people! Come Sat, Oct 2, 9 a - 12 noon, to LA City College, 855 N Vermont Ave, LA 90029, The Quad at Normal Ave entrance or Admin Bldg on Heliotrope.
2) Peace, Security, Judaism and Democracy: Can Israel Have Them All?
Hear Stuart Schoffman, scholar-in-residence with our friends from Ameinu, Sun, Oct 3, 10:30 a - 3:30 p. The morning session is: Israelis, Palestinians and the Moslem World: From Despair to Peaceful Coexistence?, followed by a kosher lunch, then the afternoon session: Israel, Judaism, and the Jewish World: The Prospects for Pluralism. Cost is $25 for Ameinu members, $35 for nonmembers. At the Jewish Federation Bldg, 6505 Wilshire Blvd, LA 90048. Call ASAP for reservations at 323.655.2842 or email: LZinLA@aol.com
3) Governor Vetoes Wage Theft Bills!
Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two bills addressing wage theft on the part of employers in California. Wage theft costs L.A. County workers $26 million a week!! But the Governor says it's not necessary to call wage theft a misdemeanor, and that existing laws are adequate. Mark Schacht, deputy director of the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation said that these vetoes in essence defend "the worst actors in the underground economy, and the governor and his allies at the Chamber of Commerce know it."
4) We urge all our members and friends to get active in the midterm elections coming up November 2. There are critical issue st stake for the future and it makes a big difference who our elected officials are!
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Contact Us
Ruth Judkowitz, Chairmentsh
Eric A. Gordon, PhD, Director
Phone: 310.552.2007
E-mail: circle@circlesocal.org
Web: www.circlesocal.org
1525 S. Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035 |
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