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APRIL

 

Tuesday, April 1
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
6:30 PM            Green Committee Meeting
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     
8:00 PM            Talmud Class with Rabbi Diane Cohen
8:00 PM            Ritual Committee Meeting

 

Wednesday, April 2
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge
8:00 PM            Guest Speaker:  Discussion with a Persian Rabbi (Rabbi Asher)
                           (Sponsored by Men’s Club)

 

Thursday, April 3
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:30 PM            Kadima Lounge
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg
8:00 PM            Israeli Dancing

 

Friday, April 4              (6th GRADE KINNUS – OFFSITE)
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:00 PM            ECE Spring Shabbat Dinner
7:00 PM            ECE Shabbat Service
8:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, April 5          (6th GRADE KINNUS – OFFSITE)
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (Bat Mitzvah of Jamie Smuckler)
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Warren Levy
7:30 PM            Texas Hold em Poker Party (adults 21+, pre-paid reservations a must!)
                           (Sponsored by Men’s Club)

 

Sunday, April 6            (6th GRADE KINNUS – OFFSITE)
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan (Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Fishman)
9:45 AM            Torah Study with Elisabeth Kesten
9:45 AM            Hebrew Class: Beginners with Barbara Klaristenfeld
10:30 AM          Year of Israel: “Discover Israeli Authors!” Book Club (“The Lover” by A.B. Yehoshua)

 

Monday, April 7

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Passover Workshops
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, April 8

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Haven House Program for 6th – 7th Grade Families with Rabbi Richard Camras
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     
8:00 PM            Talmud Class with Rabbi Diane Cohen
8:00 PM            Guest Speaker:  Neil Lazarus – “Israel Now: Behind the Headlines”

 

Wednesday, April 9
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge
8:00 PM            Women’s Seder (Pre-paid dinner reservations a must!) (Sponsored by Sisterhood)

 

Thursday, April 10
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Children of Aging Parents Support Group
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg

 

Friday, April 11            (SR. USY SHABBATON AT TEMPLE ALIYAH – 12TH GRADE ONLY)
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:00 PM            Ugandan Shabbat Service with Gershom Sizomu
6:30 PM            USY Shabbat Club (call Synagogue Office for location)
7:00 PM            Congregational Shabbat Dinner (pre-paid dinner reservations are a must!)
8:00 PM            Theatrical Encounters with Israeli Personalities

 

Saturday, April 12        (SR. USY SHABBATON AT TEMPLE ALIYAH – 12TH GRADE ONLY)
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (Bat Mitzvah of Catherine Rudoy)
10:30 AM          STAR Program
11:00 AM          TOT Shabbat
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Gershom Sizomu
12:30 PM          Lunch/Learn at Rabbi Camras’ House (8th - 9th graders)

 

Sunday, April 13          YES – THERE IS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL!
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:00 AM            Men’s Club – pack Yom Hashoah candles
9:30 AM            STS Networking Group
9:45 AM            Torah Study with Elisabeth Kesten
9:45 AM            Hebrew Class: Beginners with Barbara Klaristenfeld
10:00 AM          “Walking with God” Series with Rabbi Richard Camras
10:30 AM          Guest Speaker: Gilbert Epstein (present information on the activities of the
                           National Yiddish Book Center to preserve Yiddish books, films and records)
                           (Sponsored by Hazak)
1:10 PM            Jewish Community Day at Dodger Stadium (contact Steve Wold at
                           swphoneman@aol.com for tickets) (sponsored by Men’s Club)

 

Monday, April 14         

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Scholastic Book Fair (10:00 AM – 3:30 PM sponsored by ECE)
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, April 15        

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Scholastic Book Fair (10:00 AM – 6:00 PM sponsored by ECE)
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     
8:00 PM            Talmud Class with Rabbi Diane Cohen

 

Wednesday, April 16
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Scholastic Book Fair (10:00 AM – 3:30 PM sponsored by ECE)
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge

 

Thursday, April 17        NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL – SPRING BREAK
7:30 AM            Morning Minyan – Special Service for the First Born
7:00 PM            Sisterhood Meetings
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg
8:00 PM            Israeli Dancing

 

Friday, April 18            SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
8:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, April 19        EREV PESACH – FIRST SEDER
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Rabbi Richard P. Camras
7:00 PM            Mincha/Ma’ariv Service
7:53 PM            Candle Lighting (First Seder)


Sunday, April 20          PESACH (SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED)
9:15 AM            Morning Minyan (Pesach, Day #1 Service)
6:30 PM            Second Seder/Community Seder (pre-paid dinner reservations are a must!)
7:54 PM            Candle Lighting

 

Monday, April 21          PESACH (SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED)

9:15 AM            Morning Minyan (Pesach, Day #2 Service)
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, April 22         PESACH

(NO ECE, RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OR FLORENCE MELTON ADULT MINI SCHOOL)

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     

 

Wednesday, April 23    PESACH (NO ECE)
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge

 

Thursday, April 24        PESACH

(NO ECE, RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OR FLORENCE MELTON ADULT MINI SCHOOL)

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg
8:00 PM            Israeli Dancing

 

Friday, April 25            PESACH (NO ECE)  
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:00 PM            Shabbat Service
7:15 PM            Candle Lighting

 

Saturday, April 26        PESACH
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (Pesach Service, Day #7)
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Rabbi Diane Cohen
7:15 PM            Mincha Ma’ariv Service
7:58 PM            Candle Lighting

 

Sunday, April 27          PESACH (SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED)
9:15 AM            Morning Minyan (Pesach Service, Day #8) 
10:30 AM          Yizkor Memorial Service

 

Monday, April 28          (ECE RESUMES)
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, April 29

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Program with 6th Grade Families with Rabbi Richard Camras
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
6:30 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting
8:00 PM            Talmud Class with Rabbi Diane Cohen   

 

Wednesday, April 30
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
5:30 PM            ECE – Daddy (or special person) Night
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge

May ^Top

 

Thursday, May 1
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:00 PM            Yom HaShoah Program – Guest Speaker: Deborah Dwork
                           “Survival in Theresienstadt: The History of Marianka Zadikov”
                           (co-sponsored by STS, Temple Aliyah and CSUN Dept of Jewish Studies)
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg

 

Friday, May 2               YOM HaSHOAH
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:30 PM            USY Shabbat Club (House TBA)
8:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, May 3          
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (Bat Mitzvah of Adrienne Lane)
10:30 AM          STAR Mishpacha Program
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Rabbi Richard Camras

 

Sunday, May 4            
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:45 AM            Guest Speakers: authors Susanne Rento & Eli Kantor
                          “Surviving the Holocaust” (sponsored by Men’s Club)
9:45 AM            Torah Study with Elisabeth Kesten
9:45 AM            Hebrew Class: Beginners with Barbara Klaristenfeld
10:30 AM          Year of Israel: “Discover Israeli Authors!” Book Club

 

Monday, May 5

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, May 6

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting
8:00 PM            Talmud Class with Rabbi Diane Cohen   

 

Wednesday, May 7
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:00 PM            Yom HaZikaron Service/Program (sponsored by Year of Israel Committee)
7:30 PM            USY Lounge
8:00 PM            Sisterhood Program

 

Thursday, May 8
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:30 PM            Yom Ha’Atzmaut Program – Celebrate Israel 60!
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Children of Aging Parents Support Group
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg

 

Friday, May 9
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, May 10
  9:00 AM            Shabbat Service
                            Guest Speaker: Jerry Guon
10:00 AM          TOT Shabbat Service
11:00 AM          Family Shabbat Service
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Rabbi Diane Cohen
8:15 PM            STS “Tree of Life” Gala honoring Mireille & Barry Wolfe

 

Sunday, May 11            MOTHER’S DAY (NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL)
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Investment Club Meeting
9:45 AM            Torah Study with Elisabeth Kesten
9:45 AM            Hebrew Class: Beginners with Barbara Klaristenfeld

 

Monday, May 12          

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, May 13         

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     

 

Wednesday, May 14
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge
8:00 PM            Men’s Club Program

 

Thursday, May 15        
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:00 PM            Sisterhood Meetings
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg

 

Friday, May 16             
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
8:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, May 17         
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (Bar Mitzvah of Gabriel Lee)
10:30 AM          STAR Program
11:00 AM          Special Needs Shabbat Service
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Rabbi Richard P. Camras

 

Sunday, May 18
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            STS Networking Group
9:45 AM            Torah Study with Elisabeth Kesten
9:45 AM            Hebrew Class: Beginners with Barbara Klaristenfeld
10:30 AM          Hazak Program

 

Monday, May 19          

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, May 20         

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
TBA                  Tour Japanese Garden in Balboa Park (sponsored by Hazak)
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     

 

Wednesday, May 21
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge

 

Thursday, May 22
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg

 

 

Friday, May 23              LAG B’OMER
                                         (USY REGIONAL CONVENTION IN IRVINE (8th – 12th grade)
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:00 PM            Shabbat Service
7:00 PM            Religious School Shabbat Dinner (pre-paid dinner reservations a must!)

 

Saturday, May 24          (USY REGIONAL CONVENTION IN IRVINE (8th – 12th grade)
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (B’nai Mitzvah of Mikayla Moss & Daniel Isaacson)
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Gershom Sizomu

 

Sunday, May 25            NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
                                         (USY REGIONAL CONVENTION IN IRVINE (8th – 12th grade)
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:45 AM            Torah Study with Elisabeth Kesten
9:45 AM            Hebrew Class: Beginners with Barbara Klaristenfeld
10:00 AM          Stitches Knitting Group

 

Monday, May 26           MEMORIAL DAY (SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED)
                                         (USY REGIONAL CONVENTION IN IRVINE (8th – 12th grade)
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, May 27         

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
6:30 PM            Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class
6:30 PM            Beit-Midrash on Israel with Rabbi Gershom Sizomu
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     

 

Wednesday, May 28
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge

 

Thursday, May 29        
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:30 PM            Kadima Lounge
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
8:00 PM            Conversational Hebrew 101 with Ron Goldberg

 

Friday, May 30             
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
8:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, May 31         
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (B’nai Mitzvah of Mikayla Moss & Daniel Isaacson)
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Rabbi Richard P. Camras

June ^Top

 

Sunday, June 1            (AIPAC CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.)
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:45 AM            Torah Study with Elisabeth Kesten
9:45 AM            Hebrew Class: Beginners with Barbara Klaristenfeld
10:00 AM          Hazak Program

 

Monday, June 2            YOM YERUSHALAYIM

                                         (AIPAC CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.)

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, June 3           (AIPAC CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.)

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     
8:00 PM            Ritual Committee Meeting

 

Wednesday, June 4      (AIPAC CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.)
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge
8:00 PM            Sisterhood Program

 

Thursday, June 5
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
5:00 PM            Religious School Graduation/Dinner
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
8:00 PM            Florence Melton Adult Mini School Classes

 

Friday, June 6
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:00 PM            Religious School Teacher Appreciation Dinner
8:00 PM            Shabbat Service (Religious School Teacher Recognition Service)

 

Saturday, June 7
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (Bat Mitzvah of Samantha Benji)
8:30 PM            Membership end-of-Year Havdalah Event

 

Sunday, June 8            EREV SHAVUOT
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Sizomu Family Celebration & Farewell
9:30 AM            Investment Club Meeting
7:00 PM            Tikkun Leil Shavuot Program & Service

 

Monday, June 9            SHAVUOT (SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED)

9:00 AM            Morning Minyan (Shavuot, Day #1 Service)
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, June 10         SHAVUOT (SCHOOLS/OFFICES CLOSED)

9:00 AM            Morning Minyan (Shavuot, Day #2 Service honoring High School Seniors)
10:30 AM          Yizkor Service
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     

 

Wednesday, June 11
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
5:30 PM            Pre-K Graduation
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge
8:00 PM            Men’s Club Program

 

Thursday, June 12       
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
5:30 PM            Kindergarten Graduation Service
7:00 PM            Sisterhood Meetings
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Children of Aging Parents Support Group

 

Friday, June 13            LAST DAY OF ECE (SCHOOL CLOSES AT NOON)
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, June 14       
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (Bar Mitzvah of Alana Chetlen)
11:00 AM          TOT Shabbat Service

 

Sunday, June 15          FATHER’S DAY
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
9:30 AM            STS Networking Group
10:30 AM          Hazak Program

 

Monday, June 16          GOLF TOURNAMENT

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:45 PM            Sisterhood Change Over Board

 

Tuesday, June 17        

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting
7:00 PM            Boy Scout Court of Honor        
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     

 

Wednesday, June 18
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge

 

Thursday, June 19
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Friday, June 20           
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:30 PM            Sisterhood Installation Dinner
8:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, June 21       
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service (Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Schlesinger)

 

Sunday, June 22          STS TRIP TO ISRAEL LEAVES LOS ANGELES
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Stitches Knitting Group

 

Monday, June 23          ECE SUMMER CAMP BEGINS
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Tuesday, June 24        

8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
2:00 PM            Red Cross Blood Drive
7:00 PM            Cub Scouts Den Meeting          
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            Boy Scouts Meeting     

 

Wednesday, June 25
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
10:00 AM          Hazak Humor Appreciation Class
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan
7:30 PM            USY Lounge

 

Thursday, June 26       
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan

 

Friday, June 27           
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
6:00 PM            Shabbat Service

 

Saturday, June 28       
9:00 AM            Shabbat Service
12:30 PM          Shabbat Study Group with Rabbi Richard P. Camras

 

Sunday, June 29
9:00 AM            Morning Minyan

 

Monday, June 30
8:00 AM            Morning Minyan
7:30 PM            Evening Minyan