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May 25, 2016
STS E-NEWSLETTER

Annual Congregational Meeting Pillar2
Wednesday, May 25 | 8:00pm
All members are encouraged to attend to vote on the new slate and hear about progress made this past year in every STS department. Bring some cash with you for raffle tickets! You'll have a chance to win a Four Seasons Westlake Two Night Bed & Breakfast Stay (approx. value $1500), $500 to the Marriott Hotel, or $250 to the Hyatt Hotel. Winners will be pulled tonight!
This Shabbat at Shomrei Torah
Friday, May 27, 2016
6:30pm: Welcome Home Shabbat Service

Saturday, May 28, 2016
9:00am: Shabbat Service
12:00pm: Kiddush Lunch
12:30pm: Torah Trainers Meeting
1:30pm: Shabbat Afternoon Study

Click Here for our full calendar of events.
Shabbat Opportunities
Welcome Home Shabbat Pillar1
Friday, May 27 | 6:30pm
Come for a taste of a unique Shabbat service welcoming people of all ages and abilities to our home, Shomrei Torah! Led by Cantor Steve Puzarne, join us for an inclusive, musical service with the purpose of building meaningful relationships with our entire community.
Musical Musaf Pillar2
Saturday, May 28 | 9:00am
Right before musaf, Rabbi Bubis will introduce the congregation to some new and inspiring melodies and reveal the meanings of the prayers. Please join us! Click Here for a sneak preview of the melodies.
Shavuot Service Schedule
Saturday, June 119:00am
7:30pm
Shabbat Services
Tikkun Leil Shavuot (Offsite; Learn More)
Sunday, June 129:15am
7:30pm
Morning Minyan
Evening Minyan
Monday, June 139:15am
8:15pm
Morning Minyan
Evening Minyan to end the holiday
Spring Social Action Tikkun Olam Project
STS Sisterhood supports Project Open Hands and joins the entire STS Community collecting travel size toiletries, new cosmetics, and gently used purses for the Jewish Family Service's Family Violence Project. We will be filling the purses with the toiletries and cosmetics; recipients will be women victims of domestic violence.

Items can be dropped off in the STS Main Office and ECEC Office from May 1-31.

Want to help assemble packages? Carol Levin is looking for volunteers on Sunday, June 5 at 10:00am! For more information contact, Carol at 818-591-8110.
MAY EVENTS
STS Challah Bake 
Tuesday, May 31 | 6:00pm
Join us for an evening of baking with friends! Come pray, wish, braid, and enjoy the company. RSVP Here or call the Main Office at (818) 854-7650.
Melton Now Enrolling 
Classes Begin Sept 13 at Temple Aliyah/Sept 15 at VBS
Looking to enhance your week? Melton classes invite you to discover a profound understanding of what it means to be Jewish. Explore texts, ancient and contemporary, in our interactive, pluralistic classes designed for adults at all levels of knowledge. Please contact Melton Director Pamela Rooks at (818) 854-7685 with questions.

Meditation Group for Everyone and Anyone Pillar2
Mondays | 8:00pm
This weekly Meditation Group is for everyone and anyone! This group will meet in the Chapel from 8:00-9:00pm and will consist of a short discussion and meditation. Please contact Linda Feder at (847) 767-7173 with any questions.
JUNE EVENTS

Contemplative Minyan
June 4 | 10:30am
Mindfully processing the week gone by creates space within for the divine to enter and honors the space between us. Join Cantor Sue Deutsch for Contemplative Minyan; dress comfortably!
Tefillin Minyan
June 5 | 8:45am
Join the Minyannaires and our 7th grade JLC class for their Siyum (graduation from JLC) and Tefillin Minyan. Delicious breakfast to follow!
HAZAK Seniors
Welcome Bee Lipson
June 5 | 10:30am
Join HAZAK Seniors in welcoming special guest comedian Bee Lipson. Lunch will be served. $5 for HAZAK Members, $10 for Non-Members. Please RSVP to the Main Office.

Mah Jongg Madness
June 8 | 7:00pm
Join us for our monthly evening of fun and camaraderie playing Mahj! $5 donation per evening. Beginners welcome. Please RSVP by email no later than the day before you plan to join us. Lessons available. We will be using the NEW Mah Jongg cards.
Imagine LA Comes to Shomrei Torah
June 8 | 8:00pm
Join Project Open Hands in welcoming Imagine LA, a nonprofit that works with volunteer teams to sponsor and mentor families to transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency.
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
June 11 | 7:30pm
How can we put the "polite" back into politics? Together with Temple Aliyah, join us for an evening of "civil" learning. There will be three sessions between 7:30-11:30pm and many inspiring classes to choose from! Learn MoreEvent held at Temple Aliyah, 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367


Shabbat Under the Stars
June 17 | 6:00pm
Come say farewell to Rabbi Bubis at our first Shabbat Under the Stars of the summer! Celebrate Shabbat on our school yard with a BYO dairy picnic and a lively, free musical service. Fun for the whole community; newcomers welcome!
Meditation Minyan
June 18 | 10:30am
Dr. Hanna Chusid leads a contemplative Hebrew chanting and a silent, focused meditative Shabbat practice structured around and inspired by the traditional shabbat liturgy. No prior experience in music, chant, meditation, Hebrew or Shabbat observation is required.

Community News

Check back next week for more community news!

Community Events

JACS Olim: Helping Jews and Jewish Families to and through 12 Step Recovery
Thursday, June 9 | 7:00pm
If you are someone looking to understand your own destructive behavior, a concerned friend seeking tools to be able to provide support, or a desperate family member who needs guidance, JACS Olim at Congregation Or Ami will provide a confidential and supportive environment. JACS stands for Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others (including food, sex, gambling, and other addictions), hosts meetings in cities all over North America; Olim, which means "rising up" or "we rise," is the new name of our own JACS meeting at Congregation Or Ami. Learn More

California-Israel Start Up Pavillion
Thursday, June 30
Together with the Consulate General of Israel and the City of Beverly Hills, Cybertech will bring together industry leaders, government officials, venture capital funds, and start-ups for a one-day event on cyber, technology, innovation, and investment opportunities at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Learn More

Sisterhood Judaica Shop: Ingredients for a Jewish Life
Enjoy 30% Off all Wedding Items for the month of May!

Picture of the Week  

Community Helpers week in the ECEC
Thank you, Topanga Police Department!

Todah Rabah
We thank our STS members and friends for their contributions this past week:
 
Rabbi Camras' Discretionary Fund
Davida Coutin in memory of Bob Marcus.

General Fund
Gail & Stephen Shapiro in memory of Robert Yelin.
Ann & David Steinberger and Family in memory of Robert Yelin.

HAZAK
Davida Coutin in memory of her husband, Sidney Coutin.

Israel Ambassador Program
Judy & Stan Podolsky:
in memory of Milton Kerker.
in honor of Rabbi Jay Strear as he is honored by Kadima Hebrew Academy.
condolences to the Miller Family on the loss of their son/grandson/brother, Davey Miller.

USY/Kadima
Renee & Barry Cohn in honor of Ashleigh graduating from Sonoma State with a BFA with distinction.

Yahrzeit
Marcia & Lowell Delbick in memory of Lowell's loved one, Barney Manalis.
Edith Donath in memory of her husband, Victor Donath.
Frances Friedman in memory of her mother in law, Jean Friedman.
Evelyn & Jay Goodman in memory of Everlyn's mother, Minnie Rothman Levine and father, Joseph Levine.
Arlene & Herbert Katz in memory of Herbert's loved one, Jacob Katz.
Ruth Lerner in memory of her husband, Murry Lerner.
Benjamin Levine in memory of his sister, Shulamith Levine Lynn and father, Judah Mayer Levine.
Madeline Lewis in memory of her mother, Roselle Lewis.
Nurit Lovi in memory of her husband, David Lovi.
Sy Lowe in memory of his wife, Lesta Lowe.
Reva Sternbach in memory of her brother, Zolkin Sigmund Sachs.

Click Here to learn more about these and other funds, send a tribute card or to make a contribution online. Click Here to send a tribute card through Sisterhood.

The Six Pillars of Shomrei Torah Synagogue (Click Here to learn more):

Pillar1 Knowing Before Whom You Stand - Da Lifnei Mi Atah Omed

Pillar2 Learning and Teaching - Lilmod u'Lelamed

Pillar3 Upholding and Practicing Mitzvot - Lishmor v'La'asot

Pillar4 Opening Our Hands to Those in Need - Poteach Et Yadecha

Pillar5 Supporting Israel - Bonei Yerushalayim

Pillar6 Celebrating with Community - L'sasson u'L'simcha

Daily Minyan
Monday-Friday: 8:00am
Monday-Thursday: 7:30pm
Sunday: 9:00am

Sisterhood Gift Shop Hours
The gift shop is open on Sundays from 9:00am-12:00pm or by appointment. Please contact the shop at (818) 854-7925 or by email.
Cemetery Plots
Plots are available at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley. Support our community while planning ahead for yourself and your family. Payment plans available. Please call Lee Stein, Executive Director, at (818) 854-7650.

Memorial Plaques
Memorialize your loved ones with a beautiful plaque at Shomrei Torah. Please call Leslee Lipstone in the Main Office at (818) 854-7650 for more information or to place an order.


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