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Board of Directors OFFICERS Carol Katzman Chair, Board of Directors

Vista Del Mar is Moving Forward 16 | B’Nei Mitzvah

17 | Bennett Gross

18 | Alumni Story

19 | Donor Spotlight

20 | Arts

21 | Vista Schools

A Gift for Two

I am my beloved

Expression Through Art

24 | Prevention

Thursday Nights at Vista

26 | New Game Room Ready Set Play

Joel R. Mogy* Immediate Past Chair

Stubs 4 Kids

Rick Wolf Treasurer/Chair, Finance

Al & Hedi Azus

Julie Miller Assistant Treasurer

Donna Baker & Edie Bartnof

25 | Residential Program

Deedy Oberman Secretary

27 | In Memorium

Dee Dee Dorskind Assistant Secretary

Amy Jaffe & Wendy Abdalla Ruth Myerson Shuken

Lyn Konheim Pamela Pacht Dana Sigoloff

Child and Family Services

Mark Slavkin Vice Chairs

the growth issue

Features 08 | L’Dor V’Dor The Black Family

MISSION STATEMENT To provide comprehensive, familycentered social, educational, and behavioral health services that encourage children, adolescents and their families to lead self-reliant, stable, and productive lives.

10 | Vista Inspire Program Miracle Theater & Elaine Hall

23 | A Place to Turn

Dr. Jim Incorvaia and the Reiss Davis Child Study Center

Vista Inspire Program

Elias Lefferman, Ph. D. President/ Chief Executive Officer

Marlene Canter Irvin Cooper Michael Dates

Betty Sigoloff Julie Smooke Mitchell Stein

Nancy Tallerino, L.C.S.W. Senior Vice President, Outpatient Services & Professional Training

Betty Deutsch Mimi Feldman Helene Feuerstein

Lynn Pollock Gayle Rodgers Peekie Schaefer Carolyn Siegel

Philip M. Stein Janis Susskind Bradley Tabach-Bank*

Brindell Gottlieb Heidi Haddad Lois Harwin

Freda Teller Steve Wallace Janis Black Warner

Marcia Hoffer Sydney Julien Marla Kantor Bruce Kates* Jon Konheim Jean Leserman

Donald S. Wolf* Elaine Wolf

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OFFICERS Bruce Kates Co-Chair Freda Teller Co-Chair Al Azus Vice Chair

Connie Austin Roger Behrstock Harold Berlfein Jean Reiss Berlfein Ira Bilson Stanley Black Eli Blumenfeld Terri Konheim Cooper Richard Elzer Ira Goldberg Gogi Grant Howard M. Hansen, MD Anita Hecht Marvin Hoffenberg Fay Kozberg

John Lear Roger Lewis, DDS Arthur Malin, MD Stacy D. Phillips Hugo Rosenstein Mike Rothberg Richard Schulman Butch Schuman Larry Schwimmer Charles Shuken Stephan Tow Alex Urbach Robert Waldorf Richard Weisdorf Sylvia Weisz

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Tim Hayes Vice President, Human Resources Laurie Feldman, M.A. Vice President of Development Entered as 2nd Class matter at Los Angeles, Calif and at additional mailing offices. The View is a publication of Vista Del Mar, Reiss-Davis Child Study Center, Julia Ann Singer Center, HomeSAFE, and Family Service of Santa Monica. Vista Del Mar is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Western Association of Schools & Colleges, and a member of California Alliance of Child and Family Services and the Child Welfare League of America. Vista is also affiliated with the Los Angeles Jewish Federation Council and the American Association of Children’s Residential Centers.

Address all communications to: THE VIEW 3200 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90034 310.836-1223 phone 310.839-2820 fax www.vistadelmar.org

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Wyatt is a leader, taking charge with willfulness and determination. If you ask him where he sees himself in the next five years he will tell you he plans to be on a Broadway stage staring in Once Upon a Mattress or Billy Elliot. Perhaps he will be a philosopher and share his many insights on life. At such a young age, Wyatt already has an impressive career as a world traveler. He was recently in India with his family and found the path of Buddha, which paralleled and enhanced the principles he lives by. His experiences there gave him lots to share with the world.

Vista continually encourages Wyatt to grow and today he is able to stand up and be who he is. At Vista you can learn a lot…dance a lot…sing a lot—you can say what you feel and no one will laugh at you. And just like Wyatt, you can be yourself!

Wyatt is a leader taking charge with willfulness and determination. If you ask him where he sees himself in the next five years he will tell you he plans to be on a Broadway stage staring in Once Upon a Mattress or Billy Elliot.

“Profiles of Courage” on stage at the Odyssey Theater here in Los Angeles

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Donna Baker, M.A. Vice President, Director of Education

In the last four short years, he also has found a passion in The Miracle Theater, which gives kids like Wyatt the opportunity to perform on stage in original musicals. He was one of the focuses in the HBO documentary “Autism the Musical” and starred in “Profiles of Courage” on stage at the Odyssey Theater here in Los Angeles. He is a natural! The Vista Inspire Program and its many branches have allowed Wyatt to open up, be himself, and even write his own music and songs.

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yatt Isaacs is not your typical teenager. He’s charming, well spoken, extremely funny, an actor, student, and, oh yes…. he’s autistic. And not once has that ever held him back from pursuing his dreams and, as one of his favorite sayings goes, “being the change” he wishes to see in the world. For Wyatt, growing up was tough at times. Kids can be pretty judgmental and his frequent experiences with being bullied still haunt him. Still, Wyatt is the first to remind you how important it is to be loving and accepting of everyone. At any chance, he advocates compassion by reminding us, “Be in the right action!” Wyatt is a very wise young man whose wisdom transcends his communicational boundaries.

Michelle McDonald, MBA Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

His relationship with Vista Del Mar started when he was 12 years old and needed specialized training for his Bar Mitzvah, which he received through The Vista Inspire Program’s Nes Gadol initiative. Now 16 years old, Wyatt has seen Vista grow through many changes: more teachers, more staff, and more programs to benefit the young people that Vista reaches.

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Margot Bamberger Marcia Baron Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass Terry Bell*

Board of Ambassadors

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Donald J. Alschuler Lise Applebaum

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THREE GENERATIONS OF JEWISH BIRTHRIGHT FROM INGA ROIZM AN’S VIEW p. 59

A QUARTER CENTURY OF T’SHUVAH p. 25

MAGAZINE

VOLUME3 NUMBER 1

PASSING IT ON

CELEBRATING

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

THE UNEXPECTED

OR SOMEONE ELSE’S- BEIT T’SHUVAH RUNS THE HONDA L A M ARATHON FOR ITS 3RD YEAR IN A ROW p. 63

AN ORTHODOX YOUNG M AN FINDS HIS SPIRIT IN PREVENTION

The First Ever

REDEMPTION ISSUE!

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COUCH CUSHIONS ARE LIFE SAVERS

HOW YOUR FURNITURE DONATION COULD MEAN SOMEONE’S SOBRIETY p. 28

HOW TO PRAY BETTER

25 INSPIRING PORTRAITS of REDEMPTION & REENTRY

WITH RABBI ED FEINSTEIN p. 30

EX- CONS and ENTREPRENEURS

NIGHTS TO REMEMBER: KNOCKOUT ADDICTION II SISTERHOOD BOUTIQUE STEPS TO RECOVERY GAL A 2012 THE HAVDAL AH TALENT SHOW HIGH HOLIDAYS p. 27

Plus EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SHERIFF BACA &RABBI VS. HARRIET?

SAYING GOODBYE TO OUR DEAR FRIEND

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EL AINE BRESLOW

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the past two decades of using his charismatic persona to “hustle for good.” 8:00am, Monday, September 1, 1969: Faye Ross Jr. High School, Artesia, California It is the first day of school for a young, bright teacher by the name of Leroy D. Baca. Here he will form his philosophy on the human condition: “The nature of the human being’s responsibility, more than any other one, is to learn…and no two people learn the same.” This philosophy will come to shape his second career path. 8:00am, Monday, December 7, 1998: Los Angeles County, California Leroy D. Baca is elected as the 30th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, which is home to the largest jail system in the United States. Many years later, it will become evident that though they may not read from the same book, Sheriff Baca—the longest standing Sheriff to hold office in county history—and Rabbi Mark are definitely on the same page. Recognizing that the where he tapped into skills that would inspire his county jail system’s primary eventual career path. After delivering a riveting focus on punishment won’t three-minute pitch (winning the $10,000 1st reduce crime and rampant prize as well as an additional $2,500 coach’s recidivism, Sheriff Baca will award), Sullivan is approached by Adrianne direct a department-wide Ferree, a civilian staff member of the JEU who philosophical shift toward is touched by his story and impressed with emphasizing rehabilitation. his dynamic pitch for BTS Communications (BTSC)—a new kind of not-for-profit creative resent day: agency that trains recovering addicts in various Over a series of exclusive aspects of advertising and marketing. They discuss interviews taking place Sullivan’s dramatic turnaround and bringing the n, , Fanya Cohe at Sheriff Baca’s headquarters, BTSC model of recovery into the county jail system. Leroy Baca iff Sher an, various jail sites, and Beit Such a collaboration would require extensive PR and John Sulliv Mark Borovitz i Rabb T’Shuvah and marketing efforts, serving as a perfect opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of BTSC. Spearheaded Rabbi Mark, John Sullivan, Sheriff by BTSC Marketing Manager Fanya Cohen - who Baca, Commander Cooper, and other Beit T’Shuvah and LASD herself embodies heightened professional productivity as a direct result personnel join together to form an addiction and reentry workshop to of a life in recovery- this partnership would ultimately showcase the be implemented in the L.A. County jail system with Beit T’Shuvah’s practical application of the BTSC mission. And thus the beginning expertise. Rabbi Mark credits Sheriff Baca for promoting a paradigm of what Sullivan calls a “mind-blowing” relationship will take root. shift within the county jail system that makes for a synergistic and natural relationship between the two organizations. “I think [a Beit 7:00pm, Friday, December 19, 1986: T’Shuvah/LASD partnership] honors Harriet Rossetto’s original Van Nuys, California vision for Beit T’Shuvah,” says Rabbi Mark. “It’s [also] a way of In the back of a squad car, silently muttering, “Oh shit, here I go again,” honoring the blessed Pauline Ladeen for every one of us who got the future Rabbi, Spiritual Leader, and COO of Beit T’Shuvah Mark visited by [Beit T’Shuvah’s original] Jewish Jail Lady. Pauline never Borovitz is awash in feelings of despair, disbelief, yet predominately gave up on anybody.” surrender as he is carted back to prison. Eventually, right there in prison, he will wholeheartedly embrace his Jewish faith, spurring a Sheriff Baca agrees. “If you’re just doing it as a job, it won’t work,” he

From left to right, Commander Gerald Cooper, Alex Solowitz, Dr. Weintraub, Deputy Bates, John Sullivan, Chief Alexander Yim

PLANNING STAGE Clockwise from left, John Sullivan, Sheriff Leroy Baca, Rabbi Mark Borovitz, and Fanya Cohen hold court in the Sheriff’s office.

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A look at the growing partnership between Beit T’Shuvah and the LA County Sheriff’s Department the fighter

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When you are in a custody environment your role is not the role of an educator, it’s the role of someone providing security and discipline [for] people who we look at as convicts and inmates—and it is our job to try to maintain control of that. In order to change that [role] perception it requires that we also make a transformation. Just as the Chief has described, an inmate in jail who changes his life through the educational, spiritual process, we as deputy sheriffs can also experience a change in the way we view our role.” – Commander Gerald Cooper 12:35pm, Tuesday, December 6, 2011: Pitchess Detention Center’s North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) Castaic, California Returning to Supermax for the first time in three years, an eerie echo follows the sound of the heavy metal door locking shut behind John Sullivan, escorted by a commander and a lieutenant. It is a far cry from Sullivan’s previous visits: No heavy shackles hanging from his wrists, no chains linking him to a string of other inmates, and no waiting to be transferred into the state prison system to serve out the remainder his sentence. Sullivan was once an inmate sign shop worker of the Jail Enterprise Unit (JEU) - part of LA County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca’s Education Based Incarceration (EBI) initiative. Today, he is an

Rosette Delug, World Renowned Contemporary Art Collector Mother of 3; philanthropist; Hammer Museum overseer.

Rosette Delug says that the key to life is adaptability, the phoenix-like principle that has ignited her many rebirths. External circumstance has caused many ripples in the “predestined” fate of a woman born to one of the oldest Jewish families in Turkey. Rosette broke the ancestral mold, however, when she ran away from her arranged marriage, chasing her spirit of individuality to Los Angeles. Her insatiable hunger for knowledge led her to study everything from medicine to folklore, from lost-generation literature to Torah. After a marriage, three children, and a divorce, Rosette found passion in the “moveable feast” of the contemporary art world. Being a world-renowned collector of art has not exempted her from the harsher hues of reality; Rosette has a son who had to go through Beit T’Shuvah. But that has only been another rebirth, strengthening her family’s bond and furthering her long-standing support of Beit T’Shuvah. Rosette is one of the true masters of Chiaroscuro, balancing a life of contrast to form one beautiful piece of art.

If the portrait of reentry is black and blue and tatted all over, Zach Wohlman is it. Zach fought for his recovery. Literally. In December Zach made his professional debut into the boxing arena. He arrived at Beit T’Shuvah at age 19, trailing his then addict, criminal father’s footsteps. Following a promise by Zach’s counselor Andrew, at 30 days sober Zach was introduced to Freddie Roach, the legendary boxing coach. “Freddie put me in the ring on that first day and I got the shit kicked out of me by a world champion.” Zach spent every day since of the 13 months at Beit T’Shuvah juggling a kitchen internship and getting his ass kicked in Roach’s gym. But he’s not all tough guy. Bar-Mitzvahed at Beit T’Shuvah at age 20, his newfound Judaism and Shakespeare lessons with counselor Kelly is what kept him grounded. When asked what recovery means to him, he snickers: “I’m so tired of the sob story. Being sober is the bare minimum that it requires for me to not be an asshole in the world and play nice with God’s kids. My dad’s my best friend in the world. He’s sober. I’m sober. It’s all good.” His portrait title (The Fighter), though literal, is ironic - “I pretty much just go with the flow.” Well, Zach, as Polonious of Hamlet encourages, whatever it takes, ‘To thine own self be true.’ Words by Katz & Photo by Barillas 3 6 | B E I T T ’S H U VA H | w w w. b e i t t s h u v a h. o r g

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Zach Wohlman, Professional Boxer

4 years sober; 18-4 amateur record; California Golden Gloves Champion; 2-0 professional record.

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honored guest, sharing his story with the currently incarcerated sign shop workers. He will impart a lesson he learned firsthand: Freedom begins within. It is not constrained by bars or criminal records. It is determined by what a man is able to contribute to this world. As he walks away, astonished, he reflects, “I was just talking to my former self.” 4:00pm, Thursday, September 26, 2008: Los Angeles County Correctional Facility, California Sitting on the wrong side of the thick plexi-glass when Beit T’Shuvah alternative sentencing staffer Phil Hamburger asks him what he is going to do differently this time, Sullivan responds, “If I knew that, I wouldn’t be sitting behind this glass.” The transparency of his answer must reveal a measure of willingness, because Beit T’Shuvah (BTS) decides to go to bat for a convicted felon who is not Jewish, has no money, and has a lengthy track record of missteps with the law. 6:30pm, Sunday, October 10, 2010: Social Innovation Fast-Pitch Competition. The University of Southern California A seed is planted for Sullivan’s ironic return to the JEU Sign Shop, A P R I L 2 012

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dark place and have recovered make excellent resources as teachers.” -Sheriff Baca 180-degree shift that will finally end his “cycle of destruction.” 11:30am, Tuesday, December 16, 2012: En route to North County Correctional Facility, California In what Rabbi Mark Borovitz thoughtfully calls a “surreal experience,” he reenters the back seat of a squad car driven by LASD Commander Gerald Cooper. He and John Sullivan are headed to visit the inmates at NCCF. Almost 25 years since his incarceration, he invigorates and inspires his audience - A reaction that he has come to know well in A P R I L 2 012

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tells deputies who become involved in the EBI programs. “But if you sense that you can change a life for the better, that’s what we’d like you to see your duty as. Not just security. Security is fine, but we want you to appeal to the inmates’ higher thinking.” Commander Cooper, who embraced Beit T’Shuvah from his first encounter, acknowledges that the old system of simply warehousing prisoners did little to prepare them for reentry into society. He’s energized by the prospect of partnering with Beit T’Shuvah as a whole, and Sullivan in particular. “It is just a perfect fit,” he says, w w w. b e i t t s h u v a h. o r g | B E I T T ’S H U VA H | 6 1

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On the Sunny and Isadore Familian Campus at American Jewish University Fletcher Benton is known for his kinetic sculptures, which are sculptures that move. But, he began his career as an abstract painter in the 1950s and 1960s. Frustrated with the limitations of paint on canvas, he

began work on movement

with geometric pattern pieces and boxes which he was familiar with from his work in commercial signs. This was at the very beginning of the kinetic movement, and Benton worked largely in isolation, not aware of the other efforts of kinetic artists. The early works were more concerned with change, rather than movement. The pieces were really more like three-dimensional paintings. Full three-dimensional sculptures designed to be viewed from all angles came later and the movement of the pieces became less prevalent in his later works. In the late 1970s, he abandoned kinetic art, switching to a more traditional bronze and steel. Donors- Carol and Shelly Appel

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Sol Lewitt was born in 1929 in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended Syracuse Universitytaught at several universities including the Museum of Modern Art School, Cooper Union, The School of Visual Arts and NYU. He is best known for his work with geometric designs on all possible permutations on a grid. He believes that the most important part of art is in the process, not the outcome, he does not think the way viewers perceive art is as meaningful as the thought that went into it. His work is found in most major museums throughout the world. Donor: Marcia Weisman

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Jake’s bile ducts were malformed told us that

2 he was given an adult dose of chemotherapy

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meds. While somewhat more successful in

one MRI scan, one of the gastroenterologists

killing the tumors, the stronger medication

came into the sedation room and ordered a CT

resulted in a bad case of mucositis. Throughout

scan for a better view of Jake’s pancreas. The

these first 13 weeks, Jake has had numerous

gastroenterologist advised me later that day

biliary drain replacements/fixes, two PICC lines

that a swollen lymph node was spotted by the

and one port placed, three lumbar punctures,

radiologist and that Jake needed a biopsy. At

and two visits to the PICU. Through all of this,

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December 2011 Dear Friend, This Hanukkah, we at Beit T’Shuvah fight against Addiction, just as the Maccabees fought for religious freedom 2,200 years ago. When the Jewish people were expelled from their holiest temple, the Maccabees, a small Jewish liberation army, did not allow this indignity to continue. Taking on an army much larger than their own, the Maccabees successfully repelled the occupiers of their land and their temple. They defeated a force much greater than them in number, but far weaker in spirit. They did not fight in the name of a greedy King. They did not fight for land or to attain anything in the material world. They fought for something much more powerful, something much greater than themselves — they fought for freedom. In 2011, we at Beit T’Shuvah fight another tyrannical enemy—ADDICTION— the occupying force of countless enslaved minds and the master of innumerable broken souls. We don’t have vast resources, we need your help. We are a small community. But in spirit, we are growing more powerful each year. We have a strong resolve to fight and a courageous mission that can and will prevail over the dominant forces of Addiction. In the past 25 years, Beit T’Shuvah has fought for the freedom of: 3,100 addicted adults who received room, board, and integrated faith-based Jewish recovery services including individual, group, and spiritual counseling, helping each person recover their passion and discover their purpose. 1,310 outpatient clients who have been helped with their recovery from various addictions. 68,000 people who have experienced Spiritual Healing from our original musical,“Freedom Song.” 8,800 inmates in jail who have received advocacy services along with emotional and spiritual assistance. 9,000 family members who have learned new ways of dealing with themselves and their addicted family member in order to have healthy relationships. 1,210 non-addicts who struggle with life have been helped through our counseling services. 62,500 people who have been infused with the spirit and love of Judaism through our Shabbat and Holiday services. (over)

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Are you ready to leave Egypt behind this year? If so...

Beit T’Shuvah Recover Your Passion Discover Your Purpose

Dr. Bill Resnick Chairman of the Board Annette Shapiro President of the Board

Join us on the first 2 Seder evenings (Friday, April 6th and Saturday, April 7th) as we nourish the body and the soul. Both nights will include full dinners and profound discussions led by Rabbi Borovitz, Yeshaia Blakeney, Cantor Rachel Goldman Neubauer and residents reflecting gratitude, T’Shuvah and hope for new beginnings. You won’t want to miss this collective learning of how to be free from the slave within.

Freedom Song!! Join us again on a special third evening (Sunday, April 8th) as we challenge all in attendance to take a good look at our inner and outer enslavements with our original musical production, Freedom Song. This evening will include a shorter Seder meal followed by the performance and a spirited discussion session. Experience true liberation this Pesach with this special night!

Let all who are hungry come and eat! No one shall be refused because of money. This year we offer a special opportunity to fulfill this creed by sponsoring a resident’s seder meal for $36.00

Questions? Call Rachel Lurie at (310) 204 - 5200, x202

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Nancy Mishkin Warren Breslow Chairs Emeriti

Passover is such a wonderful and significant celebration for Beit T’Shuvah. Our powerful message of liberation from personal bondage touches addicts and nonaddicts alike.

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Sheldon Appel Donald J. Berghoff Robert Felixson* Herb Gelfand Brindell Gottlieb Blair Belcher Kohan Shelley Kozek Chuck Maltz Cheri Morgan Mike Nissenson Jan Rosen Craig Taubman Greg Vilkin

$36 adults, per night | $18 children under 12, per night

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Rabbi Mark Borovitz Chief Operating Officer

BOARD MEMBERS Lynn Bider Emily Corleto Samuel Delug Jon Esformes John Fishel Mel Gagerman Jeffrey Glassman Robert Gluckstein Carolyn Gold Beverly Gruber Salli Harris Roberta Holland Dr. Susan Krevoy Dr. Gady Levy Diane Licht Virginia Maas Bradley H. Mindlin Donald S. Passman Joan Praver Ed Praver Heidi Praw Avi Reichental David Ruderman Richard Schulman Rena Slomovic Ronnie Stabler Lisi Teller Dr. Howard Wallach Brad Wiseman Hal Wiseman* Robert Wiviott Jill Black Zalben

$36adults, per night | $18 children under 12, per night/$36 sponsored resident meal

This event is partially sponsored by the Clarence Gerber Memorial Passover Program, a division of The Jewish Family Service of LA Beit T’Shuvah is a constituent agency of The Jewish Federation

February 20, 2012

Harriet Rossetto Chief Executive Officer

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This year, we will be gathering for Seders on Friday, April 6th, Saturday, April 7th and Sunday, April 8th. On Sunday evening, Beit T’Shuvah’s special 3rd night, we will host a final Seder, presenting our original musical, “Freedom Song.” This unique music and narrative collaboration by our residents, staff and Stu Robinson highlights the personal and national journey from Slavery to Freedom. In the spirit of Passover in which we welcome all the hungry to our Seder table, we are offering a new opportunity this year to sponsor a resident’s Seder meal. Please fill out the attached form and enclose a check or credit card number to confirm your reservation and if desired, a resident’s sponsored meal for one or more of our Seders. You may also purchase tickets online at www.beittshuvah.org. We promise you an experience you will not forget. If you have any questions, please call Rachel Lurie at 310-204-5200, x202. B’Shalom,

Rabbi Mark Borovitz

Joan Praver Temple Membership Chair

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( AMEX, VISA or MC ) Please Make Checks Payable to Beit T’Shuvah or Purchase Your Tickets Online at www.beittshuvah.org Beit T’Shuvah is a constituent agency of The Jewish Federation

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