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October 1
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9:30 a.m. Lev Eisha Service at Vista Del Mar
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October 7-8
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Kol Nidre-Yom Kippur
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October 12-21
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Erev Sukkot-Sukkot-Simchat Torah
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November 5
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8:30 a.m. Breakfast & learning with Rabbi August
9:30 a.m. Lev Eisha Service at Vista Del Mar
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November 13
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2 p.m. Fundraiser
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This year Sukkot is about as late in the secular year as it ever gets. It tends to be chilly and damp here, and we bundle up to sit in the sukkah. Here's a dairy dish that's sweet for the New Year, and warm to combat the cool weather, with harvest bounty and the richness of a little cream. This is really easy to make, but does take a couple of hours hands on.
Risotto with Apples and Dates
3/4 lb. arborio rice
1 quart vegetable stock
1 smallish onion (8 oz.), chopped
1 fragrant apple (8 oz.), peeled and diced small
1/4 cup creme fraiche
1/2 - 1 cup grated, pungent hard cheese (e.g., parmigiana, asiago, manchego)
1/2 - 3/4 cup white wine
1/2 large sweet bell pepper, yellow or orange, chopped (4 oz.)
6 large medjool dates (6 oz.), seeded and diced small
6 - 12 sprigs of parsley, stems removed and coarsely chopped
olive oil
butter
seasoning to taste--at the end
Pre-warm heavy crockery to eat the risotto from so it won't lose its soothing heat in the sukkah.
In a large, flat, heavy pan (e.g. 5 qt. braiser or 12" frying pan), on medium heat, saute the chopped onion in a little olive oil. When it gets glassy, add the bell pepper and stir well. When the pepper starts to get a little soft, add the apple.
Heat the stock in a small pot.
Once everything is starting to appear cooked, and the onions are starting to brown, add the dates and a pat of butter, or a drop more oil. Stir, trying to separate the date pieces, but don't get too anxious about it.
Add the rice and stir well, so that the rice is wetted by the other ingredients. When the rice starts to look a little translucent, add the wine and stir until all the wine is absorbed. Start adding the stock, one ladle (or about a cup) at a time. Stir until all of the stock is absorbed before adding more. It should take about 20 minutes to cook the rice, but go by how the rice is, not the clock. Taste. Add seasoning if you think it needs it, but remember the cheese will be a bit salty.
Once the broth is cooked down and the rice is cooked, add the creme fraiche and cheese and stir quickly and thoroughly, and remove from heat. Serve in the warmed dishes, garnish and eat immediately.
It's also delicious cold or reheated the next day, though risotto snobs might be horrified.
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Members joining and renewing this month are: Eve Axelrad, Elinore Belilove, Janis Biederman, Levi Buckholtz, Suzanne Buckholtz, Helen Budin, Lottie Cohen, Sivan Cohen, Pearl Councelbaum, Ellen Dorfman, Leslie Dorfman, Holly Factor, Lorraine Factor, Lydia Friedlich, Barbara Haberman, Debbie Heisman, Helena Hershkowitz, Joy Krauthammer, Sherrill Kushner, Lois Miller, Laurel Newmark, Cathy Novak, Linda Owen, Kate Rosloff, Betty Ross, Janice Ruben, Laurie Samson, Arielle Singer, Craig Singer, Karen Weinstein, Sandy Williams
It's not just about memberships! Thank-you for all of the donations and tributes!
Donations sent this month:
- Shirley and Joel Belinfante - In memory of Gene Agron
- Helen Budin - In memory of Selma Newman
- Pearl Councelbaum - In memory of Juanita Hoffman
- Lois Miller - In honor of Edna Blumenfeld
- Laurel Newmark - To my dear friend, Myrna Kayton, sending wishes of healing
- Marla Osband - In memory of Gene Agron and Howard Kayton
Prayerbooks inscribed sent this month:
- Barbara Brown - Prayerbook in honor of my grandsons, Max and Noah Knopf
- Barbara Brown - Prayerbook in memory of my parents, Hilda and Bob Michaels
- Olivia Goodkin - Prayerbook in memory of Marti Goodkin
- Joy Krauthammer - Prayerbook in memory of Howard Kayton
- Kate Rosloff - Prayerbook in honor of Blanche Rosloff's birthday
- Kate Rosloff - Prayerbook in memory of Howard Kayton
- Sandi Williams - Prayerbook in memory of Anne and Harry Lisker
It is getting cooler outside and it is time to replant the annual flowers. The nights are longer and days are shorter. The season is changing and fall is almost here.
This Shabbat at Lev Eisha is Shabbat Shuvah: The Sabbath of Turning.
Just a week before Yom Kippur, this time is filled with anxiety. For us, we are engaged in "Ten Days of Repentance" - calling, emailing and Facebooking our family and friends asking for forgiveness and reconciling old grudges and hurts from the past year.
In ancient agricultural time, it was a matter of life and death. Would the harvest be plentiful? Would enough rain fall in the coming winter to nourish the new crops?
Shabbat Shuvah seems redundant after our Rosh Hashanah services, but I believe it is a way of internalizing and concretizing the Yontif prayers.
Aveenu Malkeynu: Our loving, forgiving parent, who also judges and notes consequences, where am I and what am I supposed to do?
Teshuvah presents us with three types of possible behaviors, based on three definitions for this word.
Teshuvah literally means repentance which is admitting mistakes and asking for forgiveness. This first and most popular meaning is about truly making a shift in behavior and practicing this change regularly.
The second definition from the root: Shin-Vav-Vet, means moving backwards, retreating like a frightened army in battle who are unable or unwilling to face the enemy. For us psychologically, this could mean that we are "retreating" and are "unwilling" to make changes in our lives this coming year. Perhaps we are content and fulfilled in our current habits and familiar behaviors. Or maybe we are just afraid, tired or apathetic and cannot face new challenges.
A third meaning for Teshuvah is moving back and forth, going to and fro, trying a little of this and a little of that and not making a real commitment. This sounds familiar, doesn't it? We have great intentions to get more involved, and we really want to go to exercise, a lecture, or attend a committee meeting, but hey, don't count on me.
Where are you on this spectrum? Are you able to "return" to who you are, to what you are, and what you are meant to be?
If nothing else, Shabbat Shuvah is a day to choose, and any of the three choices is OK. There is no judgment or recrimination necessary.
I believe we can simply take stock and note where we are emotionally and be grateful for this insight and awareness.
Shabbat Shuvah: Know where you are, and slowly, with love, courage and forgiveness we can become more of what we are meant to be!
G'mar Tovah: May We All Be Inscribed For a Year of Health,
Prosperity, Meaning and Joy!
Watch your mailbox for your invitation to Lev Eisha's Annual Fundraiser!
The West Coast premiere of Dvorah Telushkin in her one-woman play
The Search for the Perfect Pocketbook
Sunday November 13, 2011 from 2-5 pm
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Temple Isaiah
10345 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064-2695
Silent Auction, food and music!
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Mazel Tov to Gabrielle and Steve Leventhal on their 17th wedding anniversary!
If you have a milestone to share please send it to: editor@leveisha.org. Our
newsletter gets printed about a week before each service. Please send the info ASAP.
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