In This Issue:

1. DECEMBER (DEC 3) MEMBERSHIP MEETING*
2. MOTAS MENS DISCUSSION GROUP – THU NOV 30
3. A CONVERSATION  WITH JONATHAN GREENBLATT OF THE ADL – TUE NOV 28
4. DINING OUT – ROSIES BARK & CHAR (BBQ) – THU DEC 14*
5. GIFTS FROM THE HEART*
6. IN CLOSING

(* indicates updated items)

From the Editor: The goal of the Weekly is to get MoTAS members the information they need on upcoming activities, and then get out of the way. If you have any information on MoTAS activities you need to get out to the membership, please contact the Weekly Editor at cybermaven@tasnorthridge-motas.org.

1. DECEMBER (DEC 3) MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Our December Membership Meeting will be Sunday, December 3 at 845am. Note: This is the first Sunday, as the temple facility is closed the second Sunday. Our speaker will be Janet Rice, TAS President. Note that this meeting will be in the Activity Center, as Sisterhood is using the Social Hall

2. MOTAS MENS DISCUSSION GROUP – THU NOV 30

Take this opportunity to meet with other men to have some serious conversations about real personal issues or concerns.  We are once again, on Thursday evening, November 30 at 7 PM, inviting you attend our next Men’s Only Discussion Group.  We are limiting it to 12 guys.  It includes dinner for only $15.  What are we going to talk about?  We will start out with the subject of “What Do I Wish My Father Taught Me Growing Up!”  The conversation will remain private and not to leave the room in a safe environment.  Address will be provided upon RSVP to Brian Hatkoff at bhatkoff@aol.com or at 818-571-6554.  Have questions?  Just reach out.

3. A CONVERSATION  WITH JONATHAN GREENBLATT OF THE ADL – TUE NOV 28

Please join MRJ and our Reform Movement partners for a conversation with Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, November 28th at 5PM Pacific.

Jonathan Greenblatt is CEO of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world’s leading anti-hate organization with a distinguished record of fighting antisemitism and advocating for just and fair treatment to all. Jonathan joined ADL in 2015 after serving in the White House as special assistant to President Obama and director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. He joined the government after a distinguished career in business as a successful social entrepreneur and corporate executive: he cofounded Ethos Brands, the company that launched Ethos Water (acquired by Starbucks, 2005), founded All for Good (acquired by Points of Light, 2011), and served as a senior executive at realtor.com (acquired by News Corp, 2014).

Since becoming CEO, Jonathan has modernized ADL while refocusing it on the mission it has had since its founding in 1913: to fight the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. Under Jonathan, ADL has modernized its operations, innovated its approaches to counter antisemitism from all sides and enhanced its efforts to combat extremism in all forms. Jonathan’s first book was published in 2022.  It Could Happen Here: Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable—And How We Can Stop It, is a bracing primer on how we—as individuals, as organizations, and as a society—can strike back against antisemitism and hate.

REGISTER NOW: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rLy8CFOxTdqfASBVETP5BQ

4. DINING OUT – ROSIE’S BARK & CHAR (BBQ) – THU DEC 14

“Dining Does Good” has returned. Things have gotten more complicated since the pandemic with all the delivery apps and such, so this is DINE IN or PICK UP only. Let’s support MoTAS, and all show our smiling faces at Rosie’s BBQ in Northridge on Thursday, December 14.

Would you like an easy way to help MoTAS financially? How about taking your family to dinner. The MoTAS “Dining Does Good” allows you to go out to dinner, and have the restaurant donate a portion of your check support the Men of TAS. Our June Dining Does Good” will be Thursday, December 14 at Rosie’s Bark & Char (nee Rosie’s BBQ and Grillery), 8930 Corbin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91324,  (818) 349-3055. You can find a flyer for the event at https://wp.tasnorthridge-motas.org/activities/dining/ or download it directly from our Box account (to do this, (1) go to the link or click on the flyer on our dining out page; (2) click on the white DOWNLOAD button; (3) there will be a pop-up about logging in to do more — ignore that. You will be prompted on where to save the download, or it will go into the downloads directory; (4) when the download is complete, open the PDF and print it)..

We really encourage you to come and support these events: we raise a little extra funds for our work, but more importantly, we come together and break bread as a Temple family on a regular basis. It is a real joy to walk into a neighborhood restaurant and see your Temple friends, to sit down and share a table and talk. This is the heart and goal of MoTAS: Building Relationships.

5. GIFTS FROM THE HEART

It’s time for the Annual children’s toy drive Honoring the Memory of Congregant Fran Rosenfield of blessed memory. Toy drive run by Tricia Spiegel and TAS Social Action.. Campaign Dates: November 9 through December 12,2023

What you should do: Please donate NEW UNWRAPPED gifts for ages 0 through 18 years Also accepted: Greetings & Christmas Cards & Calendar for next year!

How do you do it: Three Easy Ways to Participate

1. Drop off your unwrapped gift at TAS during office, school, services, or meeting hours. Use the large box at TAS in the main hallway.
2. Purchase  a  gift  through  your  Amazon  account:  Gifts  from  the  Heart itanot Mi Libeinu) 2023 wish list. See the weekly TAS Bulletin for link or visit https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/PTW34LN8TAG4?ref_=list_d_wlJfu_nav_l . Choose a gift or gifts from the list to purchase, then proceed to checkout. Select delivery address for “Patricia Spiegel PhD” and complete purchase. Check that your purchase will arrive by Dec. 12. Order early to assure timely delivery.
3. Purchase  gift  cards  through  TAS  –  call  Sophia  Redondo at 818.360.2258 x201 by 12/6 to order.

IN CLOSING

As always, remember that the Men of Temple Ahavat Shalom is *your* organization. Keep up to date on our activities at http://www.tasnorthridge-motas.org/ and participate. Sign up for our action alert list at http://tinyurl.com/motas-action-alert. We want to serve all the men of Temple Ahavat Shalom and welcome new participants from the TAS membership. Join our Facebook group and “follow” our website. Join the MoTAS Google Group at https://groups.google.com/g/tas-motas (you may need to be logged into your Google account, if you have one). Come be part of the Men of Temple Ahavat Shalom!