👣 Relay for Life Recap
Team TAE made a big impact at Relay for Life! They walked in honor and memory of loved ones, raised over $22,000, and joined the community in celebrating survivors and supporting the fight against cancer.
Collection Drives 2025
❄️ Join us in spreading holiday cheer!
Help provide gifts for guests attending this year’s Annual Community Holiday Dinner taking place on campus on December 25.
Quick Links:
COAT DRIVE
- 🧥 Donate new or gently used, clean coats in children’s and adult sizes.
- 📍 Drop off your donations in the Sanctuary foyer by December 16.
- 🔗 Click here to learn more about the Coat Drive.
TOY & BOOK DRIVE
- 🪀 Donate new toys or very gently used children’s books (picture or chapter books)
- 📍 Drop off donations in the Sanctuary foyer between October 19 and December 16.
- 🔗 Click here to learn more about the Toy and Book Drive.
SOCK DRIVE
- 🧦 Donate a pair of colorful, decorative adult socks
- 📍 Drop off your donations in the Sanctuary foyer by Thursday, December 11.
- 🙏 Then, help package the socks on Thursday, December 11, at 6:00 PM at Temple Adat Elohim. RSVP is required. Please email SocialAction@AdatElohim.com.
- 🔗 Click here to learn more about the Sock Drive.
Questions? Please email SocialAction@AdatElohim.com.
Never Forget
A theatrical presentation of Holocaust literature & contemporary reflections on antisemitism.
🕯️TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 Temple Adat Elohim
Please RSVP by Sunday, November 2, 2025. RSVP here >>
👉 Those who attend Religious School on Tuesday evenings will attend this production with their classes. We’d love for parents to join us as well!
👉 If you have any questions, please call the Temple office at (805) 407-7101.
About Never Forget
Stories that must be told. Voices that must be heard.
Written and compiled by local Agoura Hills eighth grader, Charlie Seigel, Never Forget brings Holocaust stories to life through moving monologues and scenes from Holocaust literature, paired with reflections on antisemitism today.
What makes this performance so powerful is that the stories are told through the voices of children who lived through the Holocaust, brought to life by Jewish young actors, including our very own TAE partner and 2024 bat mitzvah, 14-year-old Madelyn Friedman!
Featuring: Isabella Campbell, Madelyn Friedman, Olivia Liff, and Charlie Seigel
From bat mitzvah project to stories never forgotten.
Never Forget began as Charlie Seigel’s bat mitzvah project for her Calabasas synagogue, with the hope of creating something deeply personal and meaningful. She brought in three friends who attend school in the Conejo Valley: middle school students Olivia and Isabella, and TAE partner and high school student Madelyn.
All four young actresses have been accomplished on stages across the Conejo Valley, and while they have all been part of much larger productions, this one is the most impactful.
Inspired by her great-grandparents, Abram and Ester Dancygier (both Holocaust survivors), and committed to ensuring their stories and those of many others are never forgotten, Charlie created this powerful stage production that has gone on to support Holocaust education, specifically giving back to the Holocaust Museum L.A. during the first run of Never Forget in May 2025.
Powerful performance. Meaningful Q&A.
This 40-minute performance, followed by a brief Q&A, invites us to remember, to reflect, and to confront antisemitism in a way that inspires dialogue, connection, and hope for the future.
Click here to learn more about this production.
Havurah Event – 10/26/25
🙌 New Group Forming: Married Couples Ages 60–75
🗓️ Sunday, October 26, 2025
⌚ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 Paul Martin’s American Grill
100 S. Westlake Blvd, Westlake Village, CA 91362
Join us for a fun gathering to connect and get to know one another! This is your opportunity to meet fellow TAE partners and build friendships. Together, you might: celebrate holidays, share dinners, enjoy concerts and plays, host BBQs, and more.
- Celebrate holidays
- Share dinners
- Enjoy plays and concerts
- & more!
👉 To RSVP, contact Cheryl Landsberg at CherylLandsberg@gmail.com
🔗 Want to learn more about Havurot at TAE? Click here.
🔗 Submit a Havurah interest form here.
Seniors Meeting Seniors Presents
Protecting Seniors from Modern Scams & Fraud by Jordan Lippel, CPP
& Music by Pianist, Michael Preddy
- Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Temple Adat Elohim – Social Hall (2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks)
This event is FREE. Please RSVP so we can plan for seating and refreshments.
Click here to RSVP >>
About the Event:
Jordan Lippel, CPP, will speak on how to recognize and avoid today’s most common scams and frauds targeting seniors. There will be a Q&A session at the conclusion.
Michael Preddy will perform live on piano, share stories from his career, and present slides from his journey in music. Expect an engaging, entertaining, and inspiring program.
About Pianist Michael Preddy:
Early Talent: Michael Preddy discovered the piano at age three, deciding that tickling the ivories was more fun than tickling his teddy bear. By five, he was playing gospel music; by ten, classical sonatas. At 14, he formed his first band. At 16, he won the Texas-Oklahoma Young Artist Competition, and at 17, he made his Carnegie Recital Hall debut.
Education & Early Career: Michael earned his Master of Music degree at the University of Houston, studying with Abbey Simon and Albert Hirsch. During this time, he also performed with headliners such as Pia Zadora, Vicki Carr, Tony Martin, and Cyd Charisse, while continuing to perform with his own bands.
The Smothers Brothers Years: In 1981, Tom and Dick Smothers discovered Michael on tour in Texas, beginning what became a 20-year collaboration. He conducted their orchestra while accompanying them on piano, appearing with the duo on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Saturday Night Live, The Dolly Parton Show, Showtime specials, and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Onstage, he showed both versatility and humor—once playing Chopin’s Minute Waltz while Tom danced with a yo-yo on the piano lid. Michael also conducted major orchestras for Smothers Brothers symphony shows, including the Boston Pops, Minnesota Orchestra, Houston Symphony Pops, and Dallas Symphony.
Solo Work & Recent Highlights: Michael has returned to Carnegie Recital Hall and conducted at the Hollywood Bowl. He created and debuted his one-man show, What Makes the Piano Grand!, blending humor, storytelling, and performance to both entertain and educate audiences of all ages. He has also served as music director for productions such as Children of Eden at the Conejo Players and arranged/recorded a new CD for singer-songwriter Lenny Welch, best known for Since I Fell for You.
Save the Dates for Future Gatherings:
- November 12, in partnership with Hillcrest Royale
- December 10, No Program
- January 14, Party 🎉
- February 11, Tatjana, a One-Woman Show, in partnership with Sunrise Senior Living
- March 11, in partnership with Oakmont, Agoura Hills
Questions? Please reach out to Bobbie Eckstein at bobbie.eckstein@gmail.com or Marilyn Lippel at momlipps@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you soon — don’t forget to mark your calendar!Download the flyer >>