Messages from the Mountain, September 2010

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Number 613September 2010/Tishrei 5771

My summer sabbatical was filled with

opportunities for learning. One body of work I was

able to explore more deeply was the world of

Hasidic Torah commentary. Heres a Hasidic

teaching for the New Year, from Rabbi Pinchas of

Koretz (1726-1791):

When a person sees himself as nothing, the decrees nolonger hold sway over him. It says in the Midrash,

On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish

People becomes a new creation, as it is written, A

people newly created will sing the praises of Yah.

Why should we see ourselves as nothing? Because on

Rosh Hashanah, the curvier the better. That is, we

make ourselves so small that we disappear, and then

we are created anew, like a seed in the ground which

first decomposes, and only then sprouts.

Three elements make up this teaching: a biblical

text, a Talmudic text, and an observation from thenatural world. Each requires some explanation.

The biblical text is fairly straightforward. On the

verse (Psalm 102:19) am nivra thallel yah, a people

created to sing Yahs praise, Rabbi Pinchas

emphasizes the word nivra, created, to support

the idea that the people are newly created for that

purpose. He connects this verse to Rosh Hashanah

and Yom Kippur, our special time devoted to

renewal and rebirth.

But how does that renewal happen? By getting

small. Thus, the move toward a Talmudic passage

(BT Rosh Hashanah 26b), which considers the

proper shape of the shofar. It teaches that a straight

horn (from an antelope) should be used for

announcing the jubilee, but a curvy horn (from a

ram) should be used on Rosh Hashanah. It seems

that the medium is the message: jubilee is about

walking unbent into freedom, while Rosh

Hashanah is a time for submission, embodied in the

act of bending and taking up less space.

How bent should we be? The Talmud says, the

curvier, the better, and so Pinchas takes the

teaching all the way. We should make ourselves so

small that we actually disappear! Like the seedwhich disintegrates before becoming a new

creation, our work on Rosh Hashanah is to be like

the shofar that bends in on itself to the point of

vanishing.

And what of the evil decrees? Things that

presented such problems when we were big (in our

minds) have no power when we get smaller. (Think

of the way a good martial artist just disappears in

response to an attack, causing the opponent to fall

out of balance). And after weve reemerged from

our smallness, were someone else entirely, a new

creation in the fullest sense. The plant is not the

seed from which it came, and the person who

emerges from the drama of the High Holidays

renewed is not the same one whose ego vanished

into the undifferentiated Whole. That the decrees

no longer have an effect is a direct result of the

persons re-creation.

In this season of renewal and rebirth, the staff and

leadership of Temple Mount Sinai and our families

wish you a year that is fresh and new, filled with

growth and reaching toward the light!

Shanah Tovah,

Rabbi Bach

Renewal and Rebirth


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Page 2 September 2010/Elul 5770-Tishrei 5771Messages from the Mountain

Worship Schedule, September 2010

September 3-4

Parashat Nitzavim-VayeilechFriday, September 3

Candlelighting, 7:10pmOneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm

Family Shabbat Service, 6:15 pmBirthday Blessings and Anniversaries

Saturday, September 4

Torah Study, 9:30 am

Shabbat Moring Service, 10:30Slichot Service, 10:30 pm

September 8-9

Wednesday, September 8Erev Rosh Hashanah

Evening Service, 8:00 pm

Thursday, September 9Rosh Hashanah

Family Service, 9:00 am

Morning Service , 10:30 am

September 10-11

Shabbat Shuvah/HaazinuFriday, September 10

Candlelighting, 7:01 pmOneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm

Saturday, September 11

Torah Study, 9:30 amShabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am

Wednesday, September 15

Kever Avot

Memorial Service, 6 pm (at the Cemetery)

September 17-18

Erev Yom KippurFriday, September 17

Candlelighting, 6:52 pmKol Nidre 8:00 pm

Yom KippurSaturday, September 18

Family Service, led by mini-MSTY 9 am

Morning Service 10:30 am

Study and Conversation, early afternoonAfternoon Service, led by MSTY 3 pm

Grief Support 3:30 pmYizkor, Memorial Service 4:30 pm

Neilah, Concluding Service 5:15 pm


Erev Sukkot

Festival Evening Service, 6:15 pm

Thursday, September 23

Sukkot

Festival Morning Service, 10:30 am

September 24-25

Chol Hamoed Sukkot

Leviticus 23:4-14Candlelighting, 6:42 pmFriday, September 24

Oneg Shabbat, 5:45

Sukkot Service & Consecration 6:15 pm

September 25

Torah Study , 9:30 am

Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30


Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah, 6:15 pm

Thursday, September 30

Shemini Atzeret

Festival Morning Service/Yizkor 10:30 am


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Page 3September 2010/Tishrei 5771 Messages from the Mountain

September Birthdays

September 1

Limor BelkinAdam Nazarian

September 2Jackie Gulbas

September 3Greta DuranDavid Novick

September 4Cindy (Louis) Cohen

Katie Schmidt

September 5Rosalie KaufmanSteve LauterbachCameron Mansfield

September 6Olga KoshelevaNancy Schwartz

September 7Lori GamanGabriel Levin*

September 8Bill BelfordSylvia KrapinAnn LauterbachLouann PransesBen Puschett

September 9

Salomon HolaschutzZach KrasneAnat Reiter

September 10Marlene FassMark FenenbockPeter HermanJack Heydemann

September 11Jeremy Gopin*

Brent GulbasRichard KatzVladik Kreinovich

September 12Tova Herman*Elaine Rosen

September 13Jamie Tennen

September 14Ross Blackburn*Alan GamanEllen Goodman

September 15Alan KrasneArlene SonnenBob Washer

September 16

Zachary DucorskyBill GoldfarbSara Rueff

September 17Barry Kobren

September 18Carsen CulterSid KligmanPhillip Tennen

September 19Ricky Rosales

September 20Ed BabencoBecky HorowitzWilliam KleinAmelia KrohnDouglas LeffmanAl SchlusselbergSarah Velasco*Sylvia Wechter*

September 21Bita MobbsElise PuschettCraig SchecterMuriel Tucker

September 22

David EisnerKen GivenQuyen NguyenIrma OppenheimAmanda RobalinAlex Stein

September 23Lynn Ames*Suzi Davidoff

September 24

Jamie FrankFred MarcusHelene Solomon

September 25Aaron Goodman*

September 27Haidi AppelSy Ash

September 28Amanda MetrikinJean Scherotter

September 29Mike Robalin

September 30Andrew Marcus*David Pearlman*Asa ShiloffSammy WestermannJo Witkoff

Please remember to use your key tag each time you shop for groceries at

Albertsons. All you need to do is have the card scanned when you check out.

Temple will earn 1% of your shopping total each time you scan the card. If you

have a card from another organization, you may scan more than one card and

thereby benefit both organizations.

If you need an additional key tag, contact the Temple office.


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to Shari and Stuart Schwartz on the marriage of their son, Jason, to Jennifer Simar

on August 21; grandparents are Evelyn and Edward Schwartz and Reba and Harry

Swiff of Dallas; Jennifers parents are Karen and Ray Simar of Richmond, Texas.

to Debra & Michael Trejo, parents, and Tina & David Wolfe and Jan & Chet Frame,

grandparents, on the Bat Mitzvah of Katie Schmidt, which will be celebrated at our

Shabbat Morning Service on October 2.

to Tom Given, father, and Marian Given, grandmother, on the Bat Mitzvah of

Allison Given, which will be celebrated at our Shabbat Morning Service on October

2.

to Carmen and Charles Yates on the marriage of their daughter, Carmen, to Robert

Mussig on July 31 in Santa Barbara, CA. Carmens brothers are Charles and David

Yates, and her sister is Yvette Yatesall former MSTY members!

Mazel Tov! Congratulations...

Do you know that you can honor or remember a loved one with a leaf or a stone on theTree of Life? This beautiful work of art is displayed on the wall in the foyer at Templejust outside the Sanctuary.For a minimum donation of $300 for a leaf or $3,000 for a stone, the brass will beengraved according to your instructions and will remain on the Tree of Life forever.Your donation becomes part of the Foundation Trust and benefits Temple Mount Sinaiin perpetuity.For more information, contact Sally Parke at the Temple office at 532-5959.

Leaves and Stones on the Temples Tree of Life

Marshall & Stacy BerryDavid & Tiffany ChristensenKevin & Elisa Lerer

Do you know someone who is new to town, new to Judaism, or interested in getting involvedwith a synagogue? Please help them be in touch with Susan Jaffee at 532.5959 [email protected].

Bruchim Habaim Welcome, New Members!


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September AnniversariesSeptember 1Paul & Susan Krupp

Garrett & Sylvia Levin

September 2Ron & Debbie MarcusHal & Pat MarcusMickey & Susan

Schwartz

September 3Ross & Linda

FruithandlerJeff & Ruth Katz*Alan & Mimi PittleStuart & Shari Schwartz

September 4Bernie & Judy

Lauterbach

September 5Phil & Judy BargmanRichard & Rosalie

Kaufman

September 7Marty & Jody KleinPhil & Ann Rothstein

September 11Steve & Lori Shapiro

September 12Marv & Char Abrams*

Dennis & Anat Reiter

September 13Randy Goldstein &

Karen Herman

September 17Bob & Jane Rosen

September 19Alan & Jean Kahn*

September 20

Charlie & Sue Zaltz

September 24Charley Pittle & Kristie

Eichhorn-Pittle*

September 25Charles & Betty Stein

September 29Steven & Linda Miner

MRJs World Series Baseball Pool is now underway. Pricing is as fol-

lows: $5 per card or 5 cards for $20. You have the opportunity to win

$1000! If you are interested in purchasing tickets or helping sell tickets,

please contact Scott Feldt at 526-8478 or [email protected].

MRJ World Series Baseball Pool

JWV celebrated the Post's relocation to the Holocaust Museum in June. Please take the

time to find our Charter near the Library the next time you visit the museum.

Our next scheduled meeting will be in September.

Anyone wishing to contact The Maurice Kubby Post #749, may do so at:

P.O. Box 13180, El Paso, Texas 79913, or 915-526-8478.

Jewish War Veterans News


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Temple wants no one to miss the chance to worship during the Holidays,

or year-round, because of difficulty in attending or special hearing, vision

or mobility requirements. A few of the ways we can help:

Assistive listening devices are available at all services, in both the

Sanctuary and the Chapel. This system provides improved sound

quality through headphones. Receivers are available at the entrance to

each room. Large-print prayer books and programs are also available. Ask an

usher near the entrance to the Sanctuary.

A section of our Sanctuary will be easily wheel-chair accessible during

all High Holiday services.

Select High Holiday services will be videotaped and made available to

those unable to attend. Call us to arrange for this service.

That All May Worship: Meeting Special Needs

Temple Mount Sinai will offer child care at the following times:

On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur evenings at 8:00 pm in the Zork Library.

On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings, following the Family Services, around

10 am in the Zork Library. This program is for children 11 years and under.

On Yom Kippur afternoon, child care for younger kids (a less-structured program than

our morning activity-based offering) will be available in the Zork Library.

Please call the Temple office at 532-5959 to RSVP for the child care programs.

High Holiday Child Care at Temple Services


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Following close on the heels of Yom Kippur comes Sukkot, perhaps the most joyfulholiday on the Jewish calendar (indeed, the Torah commands You shall rejoice on

your festival, being nothing but joyful).

We will celebrate with an Erev Sukkot service in our Sukkah on Wednesday evening,

September 22, beginning at 6:15 pm. The Sukkot Morning service takes place on

Thursay morning at 10:30 am. On Friday evening, September 24, we will continue

our celebration of Sukkot, and as a part of that service, well consecrate our newest

Religious School students. The service begins at 6:15 pm.

The holidays continue on Wednesday evening, September 29, at 6:15 pm withSimchat Torah the joyful dancing with the Torah scrolls as we complete the

annual cycle of reading. On Thursday, September 30, the Festival Morning service

for Shemini Atzeret will begin at 10:30 am and will include Yizkor, the recitation of

names of those whove died within the past year.

Chag Sameach

Sukkot and Simchat Torah at Temple

Kever Avot, September 15

Memorial Service at the Temple CemeteryOur Cemetery service ("Kever Avot") is a longstanding Temple tradition. We

gather at the cemetery during the Holidays to remember those who have gone

before us. One neednt have relatives buried in the Temple cemetery to perform

this mitzvah. The brief service allows us to remember our loved ones wherever

they are.

This year, our service will be held on Wednesday, September 15 at 6 pm. The

Temple Mount Sinai Cemetery is at 3911 Gateway West near the intersection of

Interstate 10 and US 54.


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MSTY News

I hope everyone had a great summer. MSTY kicked off the new school year with

our annual "kidnapping" which took place on August 19th. There was a total of 14

MSTYites, 7 of whom we "kidnapped". Thank you to Lori Gaman for driving and

Tobi and Jon Purvin for hosting this event, as well as our mini-MSTY "Back To

School" party held on August 21st. We had 23 mini-MSTYites attend this event.

MSTY just returned from Santa Fe, NM, where 8 MSTYites joined the rest of NFTY-

SW for the annual "LTI" (Leadership Training Institute). The training took place

August 26th-29th.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Mini-MSTY and MSTY practice for Yom Kippur Service: September 12th right af-

ter religious school from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served.

Mini-MSTY will be leading the Yom Kippur Childrens Service September 18th at9:00 am. Mini-MSTY needs to be there by 8:30 a.m.

MSTY will be leading the Yom Kippur Afternoon Service September 18th at 3:00

p.m. MSTY needs to be there by 2:30 p.m.

MSTY will also be attending NFTY-SW Fall Kallah in Phoenix, AZ at the end of the

month with fellow NFTY-SWites

Join Temple friends as we journey up to Sacramento, New Mexico for our

annual Shabbat retreat away from the pressures of life in El Paso. We willstay at the beautiful Sacramento Methodist Assembly Retreat & Confer-ence Center. Retreat activities include: thematic programming for chil-dren, teens, families, and adults; Shabbat services; adventure activities; To-rah study; campfire and smores, a talent show, and more.

Put these dates on your calendar and plan on attending our retreat, its be-come an annual tradition! Watch your mail for registration information.You may also contact Alanna Bach with questions at

[email protected] or 532-5959.

Family Retreat October 29-31


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A new year of Lunch and Learn, Rabbi Bachs popular monthly

series, kicks off on Tuesday, September 14. Lunch is served from

11:45 am, and we begin learning together shortly after noon,

wrapping up by 1 pm. Lunch is $10, and reservations may be

made through the Temple office or online.

For the first session of this year, Rabbi Bach will teach on a topic

that is often requested by Temple members: Judaisms conceptionof chosenness. Our point of departure will be a provocative

opinion piece by novelist Michael Chabon which appeared in the

New York Times this summer, along with some of the responses

it engendered. Where does the notion of chosenness come from,

and can we embrace it fully without falling into the trap of feeling

superior? Lets talk about it together!

Chosen, But Not Special

Lunch and Learn, September 14

Teens from Temple and elsewhere in the Jewish community are

welcome to attend our first Dessert and Discuss on Sunday,

September 12 at 6:30 pm. Rabbi Bach will lead the conversationand learning. Well meet regularly throughout the year (a sched-

ule is in the mail to teens, and will be distributed on the first day

as well.)

Tuition for our High School programming, which includes Des-

sert and Discuss as well as MSTY, is $180 per year.

Dessert and Discuss Kick-off

September 12, 6:30 pm


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by Tobi Purvin

I recently returned from a week in Prescott,

Arizona. I worked at Camp Swift (formerlyknown as Mitzvah Corps) hosted at Camp

Charles Pearlstein. I went to volunteer as

an assistant cook, van driver, carnival

decorator and all around schlepper in or-

der to help the staff, all of whom are volun-

teers, run a camp for underprivileged

Phoenix children.

Temple Mount Sinai should be very proud

of its past and present MSTY members be-

cause we were once again very well repre-sented. Two of our present MSTY mem-

bers, Maddy Goldfarb and Leah Gluck,

went to camp to be counselors. Seven past

MSTY members, Whitney Jacobson, the

camp director ;Bradley Jacobson; David

Knipp; Donny Holaschutz; Robyn Purvin;

Erin Purvin, the camp social worker, and

Craig Lesser, the camp chef, all worked

hard to help this wonderful camp work.

Craig Lesser gives up his vacation time in

order to work at the camp and feed at least

200 people (campers and staff) three times

a day.

This is a camp for inner-city children, some

of whom come to camp with no more than

the clothes on their back, (in which case

they can shop at no charge, in Keppies

the camp store, for gently used clothing

and shoes). The children come to CampSwift to have a camp experience that they

might never have without the help of the

North American Federation of Temple

Youth - Southwest Region. The campers

come from homeless shelters, Boys and

Girls Clubs and school districts serving at

risk and low-income populations. Many

of the campers come from an environment

where the only meals they eat each day

come from the school meal plans, which

they get for free. Many of the campers are

amazed that they will be fed three square

meals a day, plus snacks. The kitchen does

its best not to run out of food, even if it

means that the camp staff eats cereal for

dinner. Youth Groups from El Paso, Las

Vegas, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Albuquerque,

Tucson and the Phoenix valley, get to-

gether to raise funds and in-kind donationsfor the camp. The camp serves about 450

disadvantaged children each summer and

about 100 children during the school

year. The camp is supported entirely by

donations, grants, and fundraising.

The Camp Swift Foundations mission is to

inspire and improve the lives and futures

of economically disadvantaged youth

through education, cultural enrichment,and athletic programs. The Foundation also

instills a commitment to social action and

community service to high school and col-

lege students who staff these programs.

If you have any questions about Camp

Swift or you would like to make a dona-

tion, please contact me at

[email protected] or 584-2233.

Monetary donations are wonderful but ifyoud like to make donations of gently

used sleeping bags, towels, toiletries, or

just about anything a camper could use, it

would be much appreciated.

Camp Swift Report


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Creativity for PeaceOn a quiet Monday night at Temple Mount

Sinai around 50 community members were

informed, enlightened, and even a little

overwhelmed. By the graciousness and joint

collaboration of The El Paso Jewish Federation,

Bnai Zion Synagogue, and Temple Mount

Sinai, an informative presentation was made

about Creativity for Peace Camp.

While the majority was unsure what to expect,

the event quickly turned from informative to

sharing the lives and stories of three beautiful

young woman and their mentors. The camps

Executive Director Dottie Indyke, Camper

Program Director Anael Harpaz, and threeyoung leaders who were former campers

themselves: Maya Hochstadter, Mai Shbeta,

and Dima Khalifa made us laugh, cry, think,

and most importantly realize how crucial

programs like this are to the future of Israel,

the Middle East, and the world.

As President Obama said in Cairo in 2009, the

Talmud tells us: "The whole of the Torah is for

the purpose of promoting peace."

Creativity for Peace Camp, located in Santa Fe

New Mexico, is fulfilling the mission of the

Torah by taking young woman out of their

home countries and changing their lives in

order to change the lives of others. As it states

on their website, the vision of Creativity for

Peace is a time of peace when people and

nations coexist by understanding and

respecting each other. Toward that end, our

focus is on developing the next generation of

female leaders and peacemakers in Israel andPalestine. Our Mission is to nurture

understanding and leadership in Palestinian

and Israeli adolescent girls and women so that

they aspire to and take on significant roles in

their families, communities, and countries that

advance peaceful coexistence.

Dottie Indyke spoke eloquently with fervor, at

times having to defend the camps position to

the curious crowd that commented and

questioned all about the activities and

challenging the realistic possibility of achieving

the vision and the goals. However some people

in the crowd thanked Dottie for her selfless

work and for believing in such a strong cause

at such a fragile time in the world.

Although a 501c3 that is completely supported

by contributions from private foundations and

individuals, Creativity for Peace camp has

managed to change the lives of over 140 young

women continuing the wonderful summerprogramming throughout the year in Israel.

Creativity for Peace faces adversity on many

levels from political to societal, but through the

strength of advocating for a brighter future full

of young women guiding their generation and

the generations that will follow to Israeli/

Palestinian harmony, the young leaders and

the staff at Creativity for Peace will continue

their endless efforts changing the world one

summer camp at a time.

For more information please visit their website

www.creativityforpeace.com.

Article submitted by Joshua Schwartz


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Tributes From July 10, 2010 to August 20, 2010Amelia G. Krohn Basic JudaismCollection

in honor of Jim Krohn's Birthdayby Matt & Elizabeth Krohn

in memory of Ed Krohn by Matt& Elizabeth Krohn

in memory of Edna Krohn byMatt & Elizabeth Krohn

Caring Community Fund

in honor of Curtis Spier's SpecialBirthday by Bill & Anne Spier

Cemetery Fund

in memory of Marcus Simon byMarion Garmel

in memory of Sylvan Landau byIrene Zimmerman

in memory of GertrudeSchweitzer by Lee Schweitzer

Ethel Oppenheimer BimaFlower Fund

in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Jeanne Moye

in memory of David Goodmanby Evelyn Goodman

in memory of Edna MathiasKrohn by Amelia Krohn

in memory of Fanny Margolis byJohn & Gloria Lavis

in memory of Morris Main by

Anne Hollanderin memory of Sam Levenson byNorma Levenson

in memory of Wolf Bowman byArnold & Lila Bowman

in memory of Norman Farb &Herman Siegel by Jeff & WendySiegel

Floyd Fierman Religious SchoolFund

in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Dorothy Borschow

in honor of Rabbi Ken & SueWeiss' new granddaughter,Jessica Lederman, by Ron & JudyBlumenfeld

in memory of Jeanette Riter byRon & Judy Blumenfeld

speedy recovery to Grace Bir byBud & Charlotte Ramenofsky

speedy recovery to Simon Bir byBud & Charlotte Ramenofsky

Friedman/Bloom/RothsteinOutdoor Chapel

in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Phil & Ann Rothstein

speedy recovery to LyndonMansfield by Sam & GayleBelford

General Donations Fund

in appreciation of Temple MountSinai by Joel Schancupp

in appreciation of Temple MountSinai by Douglas Waters

in appreciation of Temple Mt.Sinai by Mike Pariente

General Donations Fund(continued)

in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Arthur & Rhoberta Leeser

in honor of Dick Harris' SpecialBirthay by Paquita Litt

in honor of Evelyn & EdwardSchwartz's Special Anniversary& Birthday's by Paquita Litt

in honor of Irene Oppenheimer'sSpecial Birthday by Paquita Litt

in honor of Sue Bendalin'sSpecial Birthday by Paquita Litt

in honor of Toni & Dick Harris'Special Anniversary by PaquitaLitt

in memory of Betty Kolhagen byBob & Edi Brannon, Jack &Ladye Ann Miller, Marcia & BillDahlberg

in memory of Bruce Litt byPaquita Litt

in memory of David Goodmanby Mildred Marcus

in memory of Jeanette Riter byShelly & Carolyn Gopin

speedy recovery to BarbaraEttinger by Sister Blumenthal

Isadore Kahn Memorial Fund

in memory of Jeanette Riter byStuart & Frances Kahn

Jo Ann Rothbardt PetersenHealing Resource Center

in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Phil & Judy Bargman

in memory of Gale Mendeloff byEd & Lory Oppenheimer

Jon Heller High Holiday FlowerFund

in appreciation of Temple MountSinai by Boris Kaim & Fifi HellerKaim

in honor of Boris Kaim's Birthdayby Fifi Heller-Kaim


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Krasne Discretionary Fund

in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Marty & Bonnie Colton

in honor of Curtis Spier's Special

Birthday by Marty & BonnieColton

in memory of Becky Clayton byBob & Elaine Krasne

in memory of Jeanette Riter byBob & Elaine Krasne, Bill &Anne Spier

in memory of Tham Friedmanby Bob & Elaine Krasne

in memory of Bettye Kohlhagenby Elaine & Bob Krasne

speedy recovery to Simon &Grace Bir by Bob & ElaineKrasne

Landscape Special ProjectsFund

in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Dick & Jean Scherotter

in memory of Bella JacobsHarris by Dick & Toni Harris

in memory of Lindsay Gronichsmother by Louis & Cindy Cohen

MAZON Donation

in honor of Shirley & BobbyGoldfarb's Special Anniversaryby Ed & Lory Oppenheimer

Plaque a Prayer Book

in memory of our parents,

Irving & Soletta Schwartz, bythe Schwartz Family

in memory of Bettye Kohlhagenby Shirley Schecter Family

Rabbi Bach's DiscretionaryFund

in appreciation of Rabbi Larry &Alanna Bach by Marty & BonnieColton

in appreciation of Rabbi LarryBach by Louis & Laura Alpern

in honor of Henry Kellen'sSpecial Birthday by JudyLeonard

in honor of Sam & GayleBelford's new granddaughter,Caroline Belford by Bob & JaneRosen

in memory of Adolph Eisner byDavid Eisner

in memory of Bettye Kohlhagenby Judy Leonard, StefanieCargill & Jerry Emily & BobHarris

in memory of Jeanette Riter byBob & Jane Rosen

in memory of Larry Gladstoneby Judy Leonard

in memory of Louis Catalano byArthur E. Weiss

in memory of Manuel H. Eisner

by David Eisnerin memory of Shirley Freed byJudy Leonard

Rabbi Ken & Sue Weiss URJYouth Travel Fund

in honor of Rabbi Ken & SueWeiss' new granddaughter,Jessica Lederman, by Bob & JaneRosen,

Bill & Marcia Dahlberg, Bill &

Anne Spier, Bernie & JudyLauterbach

Ruth Kahn and Andrew KahnRose Garden Fund

in honor of Dick Harris' SpecialBirthday by Stuart & FrancesKahn

in honor of Ellen & BudDorfman's Anniversary byStuart & Frances Kahn

SKIP Fund

in memory of Bettye Kohlhagenby John & Shirley Leonhardt

Special Oneg or Kiddush

in appreciation of Rabbi Larry &Alanna Bach by Marty & BonnieColton, Bob & Elaine Krasne

in honor of Haidi Appel's Sister,Tzipi Hofland, visit from Israelby Jerry & Haidi Appel

in memory of Andrea Valdez byRaquel Aldama

in memory of Ben Gelfand byFifi Heller-Kaim & Boris Kaim

in memory of David Goodmanby Evelyn Goodman

in memory of Esther Goldmanby Estelle Goldman

in memory of Harry Cohen byMartin Kern

in memory of Irving & Soletta

Schwartz by The SchwartzFamily

in memory of Isaack Feldt byLeon & Judy Feldt

in memory of Jay D. Sherwin byRene Sherwin

in memory of Julius, Joseph &Sara Waxman by ArleneEllenburg

in memory of Rebecca Claytonby Jo Witkoff

in memory of Corrine Sonnenby Jon & Arlene Sonnen

Tree Of Life Donation

in memory of Bernice K. Freidenby Sally Genecov


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Yahrzeits for September 2010

September 3-4

Eduardo Assael

Sanford Belkin

Jack A. Bernard

Maurice Blaugrund

Paul Borschow

Harry Herskowitz

Rudy Kahn

Edmund H. Krohn

Arthur Lawrence

Sydney Levenson

Helen Migdal

William M. Rosen

Joe Rosenwasser

Jean Schecter

Leon Schydlower

Etta Zimmerman

Solnick

Sue Ann Weinstein

September 10-11

Louis Baskind

Carlos Cortes

Lorrayne Dargan

Irving Forbes

Pauline GoldmanArchie Goodman

Jake Katz

Morris Marcus

Margarito Martinez

Frieda Mathias

Roger Metcalf

Georges Meyer

Ceclia Proctor

Sarah Purvin

Grace Raileanu

Stanley Rivin

Mickey B. Rose

Jack Rosenfield

Netta Sandler

Frieda Simon

Kenneth Simon

Sidney Simon

Ida Weiss

September 17-18

Barbara Beckoff

Max Blumenthal

Sidney Borschow

Marie Broghamer

Vernon Carvajal

Millie Feldberg

Lillian Finke

Richard Given

Norman Goldberg

Sam Gordon

Ella West Hardy

Abraham Kahn

Ida KahnMary Karsch

Regina Kellen

Lidiya Kosheleva

June Lieberman

Harold Medoff

Jacob Oppenheim

Larry Oppenheimer

Richard Robinson

Oscar Rybak

Paul Schieman

Bernard Schoichet

Henry Silberman

Mordecai I. Soloff

Herbert Trackmann

Hedwig Wertheim

Isaac Wertheim

Lottie Wertheim

Anne Zaltz

September 24-25

Louisa Adar

Miriam Beck

Minnette Blecker

Sarah Borschow

Sam Charles

Frieda Eisen

Solomon Harrison

Fred Kahn

Emily Lapowski

Betty Levy

Theodore Levy

Dorothy Lubbert

Anna Main

Herman MarkowitzMahin Nazarian

Margie Sagor

Shirlee Scharf

Henry Schlusselberg

Edgar Schnadig, Jr.

Fern Schrier

Sarah Silverman

Daniel Washer

Hilda Weinstein

Roma Zederman

October 1-2

Joseph Davidson

Mollie Feldt

Harry Feurberg

Jerry Harris

Ben Itzkovitz

Sylvia Kozak

Mamie Feldt Krull

Alfred Levin

Salomon Pollak

Sophie Press

Bill Rodenhaber

Celia Schecter

Samuel I. Schwartz

Clara Stone

Charlotte Weiss

The Mourners Kaddish speaks not a word about death, grief, mourning or loss. At the time of

our greatest grief and sadness, our tradition asks mourners to stand and recite the Kaddish in

the presence of our community so that we affirm life. Through the words of the Kaddish, we

affirm that life is good, that the life of the deceased was good, and that we pledge to go on liv-

ing carrying their legacy with us into life.Eitan Weiner-Kaplow


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Staff

Rabbi......................................................................... Larry Bach

Rabbi Emeritus ........................................................ Ken Weiss

Administrator ......................................................... Sally Parke

Office Assistant ............................................. Buddy Schwartz

Religious School Director .........................................Grace Bir

Outreach Director ................................................. Susan Jaffee

Family Educator ................................................... Alanna Bach

Youth Advisors ...................................................... Stacy Berry

Bulletin Editor .................................................. ...Mark Schrier

Building Manager ....................................... Frank Hernandez

House Keeping............................................... Ramona PinalesAccompanist ..................................................... Linda McClain

Officers

David Kern ................................................................ President

Shari Schwartz ................................................ President-Elect

Marian Daross ................................................... Vice President

Greta Duran ....................................................... Vice President

Ellen Goodman ................................................. Vice President

David Leffman .................................................. Vice President

Jon Sonnen ......................................................... Vice President

Stephanie Calvo ......................................................... Secretary

Marcia Dahlberg ........................... Immediate Past President

Trustees

Rick Amstater, Joyce Davidoff,

Scott Feldt, Lori Gaman, Susie Goldman,

Jack Heydemann, Maria Klein, Hal Marcus,

Susan May, David Novick, Debby Robalin,

Phil Rothstein, Mark Schrier, Jane Snow

Temple Mount Sinai4408 North Stanton StreetEl Paso, TX 79902Phone: 915-532-5959Fax: 915-533-0092www.templemountsinai.com

Temple Mount Sinai is the Reform

Jewish congregation serving El

Paso, Texas.

We are a congregation of

supportive, caring and diversepeople with a rich history.

Temple is a place for prayer, ritual,

spirituality, education, wholeness

and healing, social action and

celebration.

Join us as we explore, through theseelements of sacred living, the

richness of Jewish faith and

tradition.

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ORGANIZATION

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Messages from the Mountain, September 2010