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 Inside ETZetera TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARN3 FUN TZEDAKAH Calendar ING TORAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ 6 USY CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH 7 HAVERIM UpcomingTODAH Events FUN TZEDAKAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP OLAM 8 TIKKUN B’not Mitzvot a-makom yenachem etchem betokh LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH she’ar avelei Tziyyon vi-Yirushalayim HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIEND“May G-d comfort you among the SHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TO- other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.” RAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM These words have been spoken to me and my COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN sons, Zachary, Noah and Jacob, and my sisterOLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN in-law, Shari Lecker, and my brother-in-law, TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH Richard Finn, countless times throughout TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARN- these past several weeks. To the Temple ING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAV- Etz Chaim community, Thank You. Your ERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ tremendous outpouring of love and support CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH has truly been a blessing to us and to Jeff, of FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH blessed memory. RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COM- Many of you have asked what you can MUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM do to help. My only answer is please attend LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ weekly minyanim so that we can say Kaddish. CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP Shari, Richard and I need to say Kaddish for TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH shloshim (30 days), and my children need FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM TODAH to say it for a year. Unfortunately, there are RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM many times when we cannot say Kaddish LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH because there is not a minyan of 10. HAVERIM TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP TIKKUN OLAM LEARNING TORAH FUN TZEDAKAH HAVERIM 1080 E. Janss Rd. Thousand Oaks Ca 91360 TODAH RABAH TEMPLE ETZ CHAIM
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Sherri Finn, President, Temple Etz Chaim president@templeetzchaim.org
Attending a minyan so that others can say Kaddish is a mitzvah for our souls, the living, and performing a mitzvah in the name of the deceased is good for those souls as well. TEC offers minyanim Sunday mornings from 8:30am-9:15am, and Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:15pm-7:45pm. Please try to attend when you are able, but Wednesdays happen to be the most difficult day to complete. Please come when it is convenient, and please try to come even when it is a little inconvenient. It is so important for those who need to say Kaddish, and all are so appreciative of your support. Even when my family is done saying Kaddish, we will still need to say it on the anniversary of passing and at Yizkors throughout the year, but there are ALWAYS individuals who need a minyan. I implore you to be there for them as well. Again, thank you Etz Chaim for being there for my family in our greatest hours of need. (805) 497-6891
www.templeetzchaim.org