Rabbi-Cantor Didi Thomas

07/11/2025

07/01/2025

Musicologistas the World Wide, but particularly at
Temple Emet,

We were planning to get together for a talk next Wednesday, but it turns out that, due to my own circumstances, I must postpone until next month.
So let us look forward to the second-last (because
why postpone a whole month???) Wednesday of
July: July 23rd to finish our talk on Leonard Cohen,
and to start our talk on the great Debbie Friedman,
as well as touch on some of the other popular greats
​​​​​​​like Billy Joel, Paul Simon. and the lesser well-
known, but still noteworthy, David Bromberg. (It's
a good thing he won't be reading this.)

I will send out another reminder e-mail when we
get closer to the date.

I am sorry for this delay, but "good things come to those...", etc., etc.

Truly,

-Dan

P.S. This notice is being resent because we learned
not all emails have been properly received and
have worked with our server who, hopefully, has
​​​​​​​remedied the problem.

07/01/2025

Please Join Us!

​​​​​​​Lunch Bunch
Wednesday, July 16 at
11:30 am

Good Stuff
PV Mall

Please RSVP to
Rabbi/Cantor Didi
text/call/email
(310) 617-1738
[email protected]

Please note: This notice is being resent because we
learned not all emails have been properly received and
have worked with our server who, hopefully, has
​​​​​​​remedied the problem.

07/01/2025

Please note: This notice is being resent because we
learned not all emails have been properly received and
have worked with our server who, hopefully, has
​​​​​​​remedied the problem
​​​​​​​
TEMPLE EMET:
"We do things differently!"

Culinary Club is once again going for crustaceans!
LOBSTER!!! Maine Lobster!

Temple Emet's Culinary Club invites you to
join us Thursday evening,
July 10, at 5:00 pm at

MARMALADE CAFE
2014 East Park Place
El Segundo, CA 90245

Reservations for whole lobsters
must be made in advance.

Please let us know
NO LATER THAN
Thursday, July 3
if you want a lobster by REPLYING
​​​​​​​to this email

For anyone NOT WISHING to eat shellfish, there are a
MULTITUDE of other menu options available;
it's your choice! We welcome ALL!

To arrange carpools from Temple Emet
please notify Jeremy
by JULY 8:
[email protected]
​​​​​​​
Carpools will leave from temple at 4:15 pm

06/19/2025

Please Join Rabbi/Cantor Didi
and your Temple Emet
family and friends as we
celebrate Shabbat tomorrow
June 20 at 6:30 pm
in our sanctuary
followed by Oneg Shabbat
in our social hall

Please contact Natalie Spencer if you would
like to sponsor flowers or an oneg for this or any
​​​​​​​future services: [email protected]

06/19/2025

Join Rabbi/Cantor Didi and Temple Friends
for TACO TUESDAY!!!

July 1 at 5 PM

San Pedro Elks Lodge No. 966
1748 Cumbre Dr, San Pedro, California 90732

*​​​​​​​Meet Rabbi Didi at reception desk for admission*

RSVP to Rabbi/Cantor Didi:
(310) 617-1738

Please join us!!

05/30/2025

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!

Rabbi/Cantor's Cabaret
featuring a fabulous line up
of Temple Emet talent!

Magnificent music - all genres
and even a bit of MAGIC!!!

Come join us for drinks,
treats, and a terrific time with
Temple Family and Friends.

JUNE 14 at 7 pm
$18 tickets

Buy online or mail your check to
​​​​P. O. Box 1324
Torrance CA 90505

05/27/2025

Join Rabbi Didi and Temple Friends
for dinner at
Crème de la Crepe
located in the Promenade Mall, PV

Thursday May 29th
at 6:00pm

Creme De La Crepe
550 Deep Valley Dr, Unit 145, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274, United States

Please RSVP to:
[email protected]

05/20/2025

Dearest Musicologistas!

Let's get together and be all right! Wednesday
evening, May 28th, 2025 at 7:30pm. See the
ZOOM LINK below.

We'll move to another of the great Jewish
Folk/Pop/Rock writer/singers who sit atop their
stellar reputations for great poetic lyrics and
heartbreaking songs.

Many of you might know of Leonard Cohen
because of one song: Hallelujah!. He wrote and
released as many studio albums as the Beatles,
as well as many volumes of poetry and even a
pair of novels. If you don't know much about him,
and you watch the documentary below, shot while
he toured in 1972, I think you'll become captivated
with his talent.

His relationship with his parents, his children, and
most of all his Judaism, are actually quite
fascinating. He grew up in Westmount, Quebec,
(a suburb of Montreal), in an orthodox household,
and from there found his way into a struggling
literary career that took him to Greece, to Cuba, to
Israel, to New York, and ultimately to Los Angeles. Somewhere along that way, he broke down,
somewhat against his will, and began singing.

https://youtu.be/SXsfLUQ8QhM?si=wuXqc6Eg66a6GUy5

Come join us for more music and talk!

-Dan

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