TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY Inside ETZetera August 2015 Av-Elul 5775 FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN 4 TZEDAKAH SisterhoodHAVERIM Update TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY TIKKUN 6 FRIENDSHIP B’nai Mitzvot OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH Rabbi Richard Spiegel 9 CHAIM Contributions TEMPLE ETZ COMMUNITY rabbi@templeetzchaim.org FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING 11 High Holiday Schedule TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM new bulletin format and, in a few weeks, a New Year. In fact, the month of TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM Elul begins in two weeks and with it, the time to start to prepare for the COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN incoming year arrives as well. TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH A story is told about a Hasid who came to his Rebbe during the month of Elul TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY to ask for permission to be dismissed from studying. The Rebbe asked “Why are FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING you hurrying?” He answered “I am a reader and I must look into the Mahzor (the TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM High Holiday prayer book) and put my prayers in order.” The Rebbe responded “The COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN prayer book is the same as it was last year. But it would be far better for you to look OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN into your deeds and to put yourself in order.” TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY So it is with all of us. Let us begin the process of looking inward so that we will FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING be truly ready when our Days of Awe are here. TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN 1080 E. Janss Rd. Thousand Oaks Ca 91360 (805) 497-6891 www.templeetzchaim.org OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN
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