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The Shofar is the monthly newsletter of Temple Sinai, a warm and welcoming Reform Jewish community located in Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada. www.templesinailv.org
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December 2015 Kislev / Tevet 5776
TEMPLE SINAI ANNUAL GALA,
A GREAT SUCCESS
Temple Sinai’s fifth annual Gala, held on October 24th at the Red Rock Resort, was a great success. Everything from the silent auction to the dinner to the live auction to the entertainment was first class. There were many exciting and valuable items available in both auctions and the bidding was lively. The Gala Committee had been working hard for months to secure a wide variety of fabulous auction items, including golf outings, jewelry, guitar lessons, a private wine tasting for 20 people, a one-of-a-kind stained glass menorah, gift certificates for many of the area’s finest restaurants and many, many more extraordinary items. The most spirited bidding of the night took place during the live auction, when ‘Lunch with Rabbi Cohen’ was offered. Although there was only one such certificate, several guests offered to match the winning bid and four additional bidders won duplicate certificates. The musical entertainment for the evening was provided by Temple Sinai’s fabulous Cantorial Soloist Heather Klein, who performed several pieces, including a Yiddish song, a gypsy aria from an operetta and a musical theater piece from a Marx Brothers movie, and by the multi-talented professional singer, dancer and producer Jeff Leibow. Until recently, Jeff starred as “Nick Massi” in the Las Vegas production of Jersey Boys. They both did a wonderful job of topping off a spectacular and memorable evening.
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I'm biased but I happen to think Temple
Sinai is a great place with amazing people.
The thing is, it gets better. I'm writing this
on the flight back from Orlando with Les
Sherman, our 1st Vice President. We didn't
go to Florida for Mickey or the parks. We
went for the Union for Reform Judaism
(URJ) Biennial Convention, a gathering of
5000 Reform Jews and some of their closest
friends. Temple Sinai is better, enhanced,
because of our association with the URJ.
Imagine bringing in Shabbat with 5000
people, all of whom know similar melodies. Imagine swapping ideas with URJ shuls
from Vancouver to New Orleans. Imagine being inspired by Israeli Rabbis working in
Reform shuls on the border with the Gaza Strip. Imagine being addressed by top
ranking officials of both political parties due to our movement's importance.
Don't ever forget the impact of the URJ on the American landscape. 900
congregations, 1.5 million people. When we speak, folks in D.C. and Jerusalem listen.
We are Temple Sinai, Las Vegas, but we are also Temple Sinai plus Congregation Ner
Tamid in Henderson, plus Temple Sinai in Reno, and so on across North America
and around the world through the World Union for Progressive Judaism. In services I
was alongside Lea Muhlstein, one of the first ever female Rabbis ordained in
Germany. I had dinner with Rabbi Celia Surget who has worked in Paris and London.
I had coffee with Rabbi Golan Ben Horin who has worked in Philadelphia and
Northern Israel.
The overriding message of the convention was about how our movement should be
open, welcoming and kind. Open to non-Jews who are on our periphery, welcoming
to Jewish people who not yet been touched by the gorgeous opportunities of Jewish
life, kind to our current members who need our loving embrace.
In other words, I return from that convention, as I always do, with broadened
horizons, renewed friendships and a soul filled with love and beauty. Never think for
a second that we only cover Summerlin or the West part of Vegas. Our reach as
Reform Jews extends nationally and globally. That should be a source of excitement
and pride.
L'shalom/to peace
Rabbi Malcolm Cohen
Part Of Something
Greater
Table of Contents
President’s Message………..3
Events……………………..4
Cantorial Soloist…………...5
Religious School…………...5
Men’s Club………………...9
Sisterhood………………..10
Tzedakah...............................14
Temple News and Notes....15
Life Cycles……….…18 & 19
Life Long Learning……….25
Picture courtesy of Ryan Reisman
3 December 2015
Rabbi Malcolm Cohen [email protected]
Heather Klein Cantorial Soloist
Executive Committee Julie Littmann, President
[email protected] Les Sherman, 1st Vice President
[email protected] Marty Hagans, 2nd Vice President
[email protected] Ricki Greenspon Treasurer [email protected]
Shel Kolner, Recording Secretary
Trustees Isaac Cohen
Stephanie Helms Jay Kenyon
Mordecai Labovitz Bob Levin
Ilana Shapiro Steve Weiner
Immediate Past President Rick Hollander
Sisterhood Tina Drago, President
Men’s Club Sean Lyttle, President
Education Director for Temple Sinai and Shenker Academy Dr. Sharon Knafo
Temple Office Phil Scully, Executive Director
Lori Dougherty, Controller [email protected]
Kim Israel, Executive Assistant [email protected]
Lisa Vittallo, Event Co-Ordinator
Sinai Shofar Kim Israel, Editor
President’s Message
“Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. “ Jim Rohn We are quickly coming into the season of giving with Chanukah
right around the corner. For me, this time provides the
opportunity to focus on what I can do for others, especially for
those in need. Every year, Eric and I seek out a family in need
within the area that he works. We shop and collect donations so
we can help with a meal, toys and anything else that that might
brighten their lives, if only for that one day. I challenge all of our
congregants to find their own way to do the same and help someone in need. That need
may come in the form of emotional support within our own congregation. Unfortunately,
there have been several congregants that have passed in a short time frame and I urge
anyone that knows a family member affected by the recent losses to reach out to them to
offer support in any way.
On a lighter note, our congregational dinners have started up again prior to Friday night
services. This is a fantastic, fun avenue to sit, eat and kibbitz with fellow members, further
strengthening our relationships with one another.
Finally, a reminder about our quarterly town hall meeting scheduled for December 6th, at
10:00. Please come and find out the latest information and ask questions in an informal,
warm setting.
My door is always open,
Julie Ann Littmann
President
Committees & Chairpersons Caring - Laurie Kelman—[email protected] Education – Sharon Knafo – [email protected] Fundraising—Jack Klein—[email protected] Marketing & PR – Stephanie Helms – [email protected] Membership – Bob Levin – [email protected] Mens Club – Sean Lyttle – [email protected] Music – Heather Klein – [email protected] Programming—Open Retreat – Jackie & Shel Kolner – [email protected] Ritual – Les Gilbert – [email protected] Senior Social—Open Sisterhood – Tina Drago – [email protected] Social Action – Robyn Roth & Gail Dupre – [email protected] Tzedakah – Shel Kolner – [email protected]
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Every Friday Night - Shabbat Worship at 7:30pm Every Saturday Morning Worship - 10am unless there is a Bar/Bar Mitzvah, then Torah study precedes morning worship at 9:00am Every Sunday 9:30am Religious School Every Tuesday 4:30pm Hebrew School/ Confirmation Every Wednesday 5:30pm Chair Yoga 5:45pm Cub Scout Meeting 7:00pm Boy Scout Meeting Every Thursday 6:30pm Mahjong 6:30pm Choir Rehearsals Tuesday, December 1 6:00pm Ritual Meeting 7:00pm Adult Education: The Story of the Jews Wednesday, December 2 2:00pm Finance Committee Meeting 7:00pm Retreat Committee meeting Thursday, December 3 1:00pm BNC - The Survival of Ashkenazi Jews, Part III 7:00pm Jewish Federation Meeting at Temple Beth Sholom Friday, December 4 6:15pm Tot Shabbat Saturday, December 5 9:30am Summerlin Minion Project service Sunday, December 6 9:30am Religious School / Chanukah Celebration 10:00am Town Hall Meeting 12:15pm Sinai Junior Songbirds (Junior Choir) 7:00pm Choir performance at Opportunity Village Magical Forest No Religious School over the Winter Break
Tuesday, December 8 6:00pm Fundraising Committee meeting 6:15pm Temple Sinai Board Meeting 6:15pm Sinai Junior Songbirds (Junior Choir) Wednesday, December 9 2:00pm Korean War Veterans meeting 4:30pm Temple Sinai Junior Songbirds @ Downtown Summerlin Thursday, December 10 7:00pm Pop-Up Shul Presents: Downtown Lights Friday, December 11 6:00pm Congregational Dinner Saturday, December 12 10:00am Shabbat Morning Worship including the Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Weinberger Sunday, December 13 9:00am Summer Camp Fair 9:30am Religious School / B'nai Mitzvah Family Orientation 10:00am Men's Club Breakfast 7:00pm JRT Gala Performance Wednesday, December 16 6:30pm Sisterhood Chanukah Party 6:30pm Festival Planning Committee Meeting Friday, December 18 5:45pm Friday Night Live Saturday, December 19 6:00pm Shenker Holiday Party Sunday, December 20 9:30am No Religious School 10:00am Sisterhood Board Meeting 5:00pm Sisterhood Holiday Dance Wednesday, December 23 3:00pm Dine Out - Bagel Cafe
Events
5 December 2015
From the Desk of Heather Klein December is such an exciting time to be celebrating and around the ones you love. I am looking forward to some wonderful concerts with the Adult and Junior choir at Downtown Summerlin as part of the 8 Crazy Nights Celebration, Opportunity Village and Tai Chi and a performance at the Adult Day
Care Center. We are going to be performing a wonderful mix of songs in different languages and genres to create lots of fun for the holiday of Chanukah. So please come out to these events and support our wonderful singers. Rabbi and I are also getting ready to present another Pop-Up Shul at Artifice Bar in the arts district. This will be a wonderful event focusing on the idea of light for the 5th night of Chanukah, with Yiddish songs, an Arab band with a belly dancer, photography, sufganiot, and lots of people celebrating from around the greater Las Vegas Jewish community. An idea that is fun for all ages. I really enjoy going to the Ethel M Chocolate factory to see the lights on all the desert landscaping, though it’s on the other side of town, I think it is a really fun thing to do around this time of the year. I hope you take some time at home to make latkes, sufganiyot, play dreidl, or if you are like me, just eat some gelt because it’s in a candy dish in front of you at your parents’ house. And I hope you do it with an old movie starring Gene Kelley.
Religious School News Hanukkah @ the Religious School
Our Chanukah celebration is coming up on December 6, 2015, and our focus this year will be the songs each grade will sing during our closing as-sembly @ 11.30-12.00. We will start with the blessings for lighting the Chanukkiah by Rabbi Cohen and Cantorial Soloist Heather Klein and continue with Seventh Grade- Light One Candle / Peter Yarrow, Sixth Grade - It’s Chanukah, Fifth Grade - Not by Might Not by, Power/ Debbie Fried-man, Fourth Grade - Ocho Kandelikas, Third Grade - Cha-nukah in Santa Monica / Tom Lehrer, Second Grade - Lots of Latkes, First Grade - Chanukah, O Chanukah, Pre K & Kindergarten - I Have a Little Dreidel and the traditional songs if we have time. Our teachers worked with the students on these songs in the classrooms and Cantorial Soloist Heather Klein has rehearsed with each class. Please feel free to join us as we celebrate Chanukah as a vibrant Religious School.
Special Jewish Summer Camp Presentation
On Sunday 12/13/2015, we will host the second annual JEWISH SUMMER CAMP FAIR. The IAC organization will coordinate a special summer camp presentation. Repre-sentatives of 15 Jewish camps from Arizona, California and more will come to TEMPLE SINAI RELIGIOUS SCHOOL from 9:45am for a special camp fair. Parents are encouraged to visit the booths (Temple Sinai Social Event Center A-B) and receive essential information about the wonderful region-al camps. We will have a special Mifgash from 11:20-12:00, where all camp representatives will talk to the students about their own camps. Special raffles and special discounts will be available for those who plan to attend and register for one of these camps during that weekend. In addition to that, Temple Sinai continues to offer scholarship funds for students who will attend Jewish camps for the first time. We will hand out the scholarship forms on that Sunday.
Other fun activities are planned for this special month, and we hope that the children will take the knowledge and experi-ence from our lessons and implement them at home.
Wishing you a Happy Chanukah,
Dr. Sharon Knafo Education Director
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Aaron Lee Weinberger will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at Temple Si-nai on Saturday, December 12, 2015. Aaron Weinberger was born in South Africa and came to U.S. with his fami-ly when he was 4 ½ years old. He has lived in Las Ve-gas ever since. He currently attends Doral Academy and is in the 7th Grade. His favorite subjects are Math and Science. Aaron has always loved Science and has won two Science Fair Awards (First and Second place). He loves physics, in particular theoretical and quantum physics. He enjoys forming his own theories, calculations and diagrams as well as questioning Einstein’s theory of general relativity! He would like to become an astronomer or physicist one day. He is pictured here holding a small battery powered de-vice that you place in water to separate oxygen and hydro-gen. This is just one of his small daily experiments! Aaron also likes technology and anything related to it. For his Bar Mitzvah project Aaron will be collecting and donating toys to those less fortunate, which goes hand in hand with the theme of his Torah passage. He will be placing a donation bin in the foyer of the Temple and all donations from the congregation are greatly appreciated. Aaron’s parents, Heather & Mark, as well as his brother Joshua, are very proud of Aaron and are looking forward to seeing what amazing new theories he will come up with in the future!
Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Weinberger
7 December 2015
Wishing all our Congregants a very Happy Chanukah
Barbara and Mort Berg
Dorothy and Mitch Cohen
Jim Dixon
The Drago Family
Phyllis and Marty Feigenson
Rick and Howard Greenspon
The Helms Family
Donna and Rick Hollander
The Kenyon Family
Jackie and Shel Kolner
Carolyn and Mark Kosowsky
Marcia and Ivan Lambert
Eileen and Bob Levin
Anita Lewy
Julie, Eric, Danielle and Joseph Littmann
Lucie and Mark Sample
Suzy Schucker
Rona and Larry Schwartz
Eileen and Les Sherman
Gabi and Howard Silverman
Ilana, David, Matthew, Arianna and Talia
Shapiro
A Happy Birthday To Our Son
Alan on Dec 9th
A Happy Chanukah
To The Bernsteins
And All Our Temple
Mishpuchah
Myron and Phyllis
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9 December 2015
Don’t Let the Light Go Out! “Light one candle for all we believe in / That anger not tear us apart / And light one candle to find us together / With peace as the song in our hearts / Don’t let the light go out…” – Peter, Paul & Mary. It’s almost time to ring in 2016, but before that, we remember the triumph of the Maccabees in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, and we pause for a few moments on eight nights to bask in the peaceful glow of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. As a convert to Judaism, I don’t miss decorating a tree this time of year, but I admit it: I do sometimes miss singing the songs of a different holiday I grew up celebrating. I’ve fallen in love with Chanukah and its traditions, but let’s face it: there just aren’t many great Chanukah songs! One notable exception is Peter, Paul & Mary’s “Light One Candle”, quoted above. Over the last few months, the news has been replete with stories that make it feel like the cause of peace in our world is, like the Maccabees of the Chanukah story, facing an insurmountable challenge. In our own country, race relations are strained, political rhetoric is nasty, and we seem to be gripped by an epidemic of gun violence. Abroad, we read about the growing influence of terror groups in the Middle East, a refugee crisis in Europe, and the streets of Paris stained with blood. In Israel, knives have replaced suicide bombs as the weapon of choice. Hearing all of this news, it’s tough not to get angry, disheartened, or both. However, the message of Chanukah compels us to remain ever hopeful, to light candles of faith that peace and justice can and will prevail. This Chanukah, don’t let the light of peace and renewal go out. As the song reminds us, it has lasted for so many years, sustaining us from generation to generation. The Men’s Club of Temple Sinai wishes you Chag Chanukah Sameach, and a Happy New Year. Kol Tuv, Sean Lyttle
From Your Men’s Club
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Tot Shabbat Friday, January 1st
6:15 PM to 6:45 PM
Bring your little ones, ages 1-5
for a lovely service just for kids (and their parents)!
From Your Sisterhood
Happy Chanukah. I hope everyone is ready for the Holiday Season! This is my first year with no kids in the house and I have a BUNCH of mixed emotions. I am proud my young men are c o n f i d e n t e n o u g h t o b e independent, yet worry I won’t be close enough if they need me. They keep telling me I did a good job
raising them, but if I really did a good job why would they want to leave me? I find myself biting my tongue when I really want to know what they have been up to and if they are making smart choices. Instead I listen to their stories with interest and try not to get caught interrogating. I asked them both to tell me what they need for Chanukah, but get pat answers like “your confidence”, “your happiness”, and “microwavable meals.” I am sure Paul and I will figure out what to do with our independence as time goes on, but for now it just seems too quiet in the house. Sisterhood Pot-Luck Chanukah Party will be at my home Wednesday December 16th. We will be once again collecting gift cards for the Rabbi’s discretionary fund. Please see the flyer for more details. The Sisterhood’s Gift Shop is OPEN during Temple Hours of Operation. Please contact the office to peruse the goods! The Gift Shop has weekly shipments for Chanukah gift giving and will special order (allow 6 weeks) and as always they OFFER INVITATIONS for any celebration and SPECIAL ORDERS! Get your Bar/Bat Mitzvah shopping done in one convenient location! Sisterhood is always looking for fun-loving conscientious ladies to join the fun. Contact Marge Nordell for more information at [email protected]. As always, any women who are members of Temple Sinai are welcome to join the Sisterhood. Shalom, Tina Drago
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13 December 2015
What’s ahead in our Torah? December 4-5 Vayeshev Jacob favors his son Joseph over his brothers. Joseph is sold into slavery. Our 400 years in Egypt begin. Joseph rebuffs Potiphar’s wife and is thrown in jail. December 11-12 Miketz (Shabbat Chanukah) Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams and ascends to a position of great powers. Joseph marries and has two sons, Manas-seh and Ephraim. When his brothers come to Egypt to buy food, Joseph withholds his identity and demands to see Benjamin. December 18-18 Vayigash Judah pleads for Benjamin’s release. Joseph reveals himself and forgives his brothers. Jacob comes to Egypt, is welcomed by Pharaoh, and set-tles in Goshen and thrives in Egypt. December 25-26 Vayechi Jacob ‘blesses’ his sons. Jacob is buried in Hebron in the cave of the field of the Machpelah The Children of Israel promise Joseph that they will take his bones with them when they leave Egypt.
Temple Sinai’s Ritual Committee
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Pavers are customized bricks which can be used to honor special occasions as well as your friends and family whose names will be placed in the decorative walkway in our courtyard next to the Hebrew School classrooms. Please note, they are not intended as memorials since people will be walking on them. Pavers are 7 1/8” by 3 1/4 inch and may contain up to 3 lines of engraving, with 16 characters per line including spaces. A donation of $118 for each custom paver is required. Please call the office or Shel Kolner at 702-334-8914 to order and arrange payment.
Announcing Dedication Pavers
The Eitz Tzedakah…the Tree of Donations which delineates many opportunities for making donations to the Temple. Please contact Shel Kolner at 702-334-8914 with any questions.
The Tree of Donations Donation Tributes $8.00 Tributes Listed in the Shofar $18.00 Birthday/Anniversary/Yahrzeits Various-no minimum Monthly ad in Shofar $15.00 + Shabbat Flyer Sponsorship $18.00 E-blast Monthly Sponsorship $18.00 Honey Sales (Rosh Hashanah) $10.00 Note Card Bundle of 7 $36.00 Tree of Life Leaves $150.00 Tree of Life Pebbles $225.00 Pavers (See below) $118.00 Bima Flowers $200.00 Memorial Plaque - Member $400.00 Memorial Plaque - Non-member $500.00 Reserved Memorial Plaque Add $60.00 Oneg Shabbat Sponsorship $400.00 Sustainability Campaign Contact Julie Littmann
Tzedakah
15 December 2015
Personal Tribute Cards
Have you seen the personal tribute cards? If not, they are available in our Sisterhood Gift Shop. Please stop and take a look. These cards match our standard tribute cards but are used to send personal notes. They allow you to convey your personal sentiments to family and friends while still indicating to them that a donation was made in their honor to the Temple Sinai General Fund. The cards are available in 7-packs for $36.00. They are also available by calling Dorothy Cohen (702-228-7040) or Phyllis Feigenson (973-525-7799). Talk to the ladies or stop in at the Gift Shop. You will be happy you did.
GET THAT w/TUTORING by DUPRE’ Reading, Eng., Soc. St., & Studying Skills
757-375-0732/[email protected] $25.00/hr.
Please ask for Gail Dupre' (M.S.Ed.)
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17 December 2015
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Advertising and Sponsorship Anniversaries
Please Welcome our New Members
Daniel Samavat
Georgia & Larry Ober
Esta Klatzkin
An easy way to help support your Temple is by
utilizing our advertising and sponsorship pro-
grams.
Shabbat Flyer Sponsorship - For just $18
your personal messages are displayed in the fly-
er Sponsor in honor of your anniversary or
birthday. This may be coordinated with Oneg
Shabbat sponsorships or Bema Flower sponsor-
ships.
To place your ad contact Shel Kolner at
702-228-4744 or 702-334-8914 or
Sarah & Sidney Barouch 12/3 2nd Anniversary
Sybil & Stewart Stenzel 12/3 49th Anniversary
Apryl & Sean Lyttle 12/10 4th Anniversary
Elaine & Benny Ruda 12/21 10th Anniversary
Robyn & Bruce Roth 12/24 18th Anniversary
Kim & Sydney Israel 12/26 14th Anniversary
Nancy & Joel Shinder 12/27 40th Anniversary
Gail & Alan Schlossberg 12/30 20th Anniversary
Ilana & David Shapiro 12/30 25th Anniversary
Lorraine & Archie Weitman 12/30 64th Anniversary
19 December 2015
Birthdays
Yahrzeits
Adam Reisman 12/1 Dana Malek 12/12 Ron Minuskin 12/22
Nancy Weinstein 12/3 Kenneth Berman 12/13 Aden Gewelber-Williams 12/22
Gwen Basinger 12/3 Renato Ritter 12/13 Kim Israel 12/23
Mark White 12/4 Morton Friedlander 12/14 Jeffrey Richardson 12/23
Risa Zucker 12/4 Ellery Armstrong 12/15 Herb White 12/23
Madison Bahel 12/5 Annette Alexander 12/15 Phyllis Eisenberg-Helfer 12/25
Elvin Kranen 12/5 Fred Wasser 12/16 Eileen (Bellsey) Levin 12/26
Albert Lobel 12/6 Mark Sample 12/16 Dee Glick 12/26
Arthur Greenberg 12/6 Franklin Wax 12/18 Carl Burlin 12/26
Limor Minuskin 12/6 Nancy Koppe 12/18 Stacey Roter 12/27
Martin Fessler 12/7 Ira Sirulnick 12/19 Jacob Roiter 12/27
Evan Ritter 12/8 Jerry Springberg 12/19 Isaac Heck 12/27
Alan Bernstein 12/9 Mateos Perez 12/19 Peter Lewis 12/27
Susan Rhodes 12/9 Aaron Weinberger 12/19 Stephen Glucoft 12/27
Melissa Goldberg 12/9 George Bagwin 12/20 Aliya Epstein 12/28
Steven Pariser 12/9 Ellen Glaz 12/20 Ivan Lambert 12/29
Gabriel Katz 12/9 Christian Foca 12/21 Antonia Heilman 12/30
Elize Itkis 12/10 Linda White 12/21 Alan Toban 12/30
Todd Steinberg 12/11 Melissa Kegan 12/22 Marshall Everakes 12/31
Aliyah Cohen 12/12 Larry Ober 12/22 Sloane Lachman 12/31
Melissa Kegan 12/22 Dyana Duman 12/31
Rose Friedland 12/1 Addy Garcia 12/11 Henrietta Gursky 12/22
Mark Breslerman 12/1 Helen Frankoff 12/11 Isadore Kosowsky 12/22
Robert Farkas 12/1 Felicia Stevens 12/11 Shelly Apelman 12/22
Sandy Glass 12/2 Pearl Berman 12/11 Sherwin Shayne 12/23
Toby Handelman 12/2 Leon Toban 12/11 Abe Solomon 12/23
Toby Handelman 12/2 Nathan Epstein 12/12 Stephanie Ginsburg 12/23
Louis Gateman 12/2 Herman Broselow 12/13 Faye Schlossberg 12/23
William Stolzenberg 12/2 Harry Malone 12/13 Annie Cohen 12/24
Lillian Rogan 12/3 Harry Malone 12/13 Harry Unell 12/25
Ann Parness 12/3 Richard Branton 12/13 Irwin Heck 12/25
Sharon Nicholson 12/4 Shalom Goldstein 12/14 Helen Kohl 12/25
Sally Brin 12/4 Erika Wolpert 12/14 Irwin Heck 12/25
Morton Orzen 12/4 Rose Linder 12/14 Morris Loeff 12/25
Simon Niekerk 12/5 Murlene Whelan 12/14 Julius Lipstein 12/26
Fran Goldfarb 12/6 Irwin Sirota 12/15 Faye Schlossberg 12/26
Sid Saphire 12/6 Peter Haberkorn 12/16 Sam Hassin 12/26
Helen Zelkowitz 12/6 Byrde Coleman 12/16 Lillian Cole 12/27
Harry Goldberg 12/6 Beatrice Rudnick 12/16 Lily Schilling 12/27
William Edmond 12/9 Bernie Tama 12/16 Rose Klein 12/28
David Safdeye 12/9 Julius Lipman 12/17 Laura Brewer 12/28
Dorothy Herschberg 12/9 Arnold Horowitz 12/18 Edward Rogers 12/29
Pauline Rogow 12/10 Louis Pesekow 12/18 Eva Patzik 12/29
Marilyn Schlossberg 12/11 Blanche Warren 12/19 Miriam Steiner 12/29
Sylvia Landun-Sassoon 12/11 Sam Nasberg 12/19 Joseph Garfinkel 12/29
Minna Levy 12/11 Sanford Rich 12/20 Sylvia Sunshine 12/30
Paul Bodner 12/11 Stella Bernstein 12/20 Maynard Kully 12/30
Paul Bodner 12/11 Leah Weisenberger 12/20 Hyman Bloom 12/30
Lawrence Sabath 12/11 Elsa Weinberger 12/21 Sophie Kenyan 12/31
Marion Sternfels 12/31
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21 December 2015
Donations
General Donations
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Blum IMO Larry Kublin Mr. and Mrs. Sid Blum IMO Lou Arin Ms.Anita Feinstein for the Camp Scholarship Ms. Constance Finnerman IMO Patrise Finnerman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frankoff Ms. Gay Goldstein IHO J Rogan Mr. Robert Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Ian Hassin IMO Harry Brody Mrs. Carolyn Kosowsky IHO Mark Kosowsky's Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kosowsky IMO Rae Engel Ms. Charlotte Kuklin IHO Mr Rogow Ms. Anita Lewy IMO Lou Arin Ms. Anita Lewy IMO Otto Lewy Ms. Marge Nordell IMO Lena Zirinsky Ms. Marge Nordell Mr. and Mrs. Joe Premack IMO Lou Arin Mr. and Mrs. Joe Premack IHO Jackie & Shel Kolner Granddaughter's Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Alan Toban IMO Ruth Kamensky Ms. Risa Zucker IMO Max Narby
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Ms. Ellen Bodner Ms. Anita Lewy Mr. and Mrs. Jason Spindler
Endowment Fund
Mrs. Myrna Brown Mr. And Mrs. Issac Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Paul Drago Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frankoff Marsha Genard and Vera Ginsburg Mr. and Mrs. Les Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Rick Hollander Mr. Ronald Israel Mr. And Mrs. Robert Levin Mr. and Mrs. Eric Littmann Mr. and Mrs. Howard Silverman
All donations received after the tenth of the month will be
included in next month's publication
Building Fund
Ms. Sara Bagwin Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Berger Mr. and Mrs. Les Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Brian Goldman Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kase Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lachman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levin Ms. Pamela Joy Ring Mr. Michael Schilling
Richard Greenberg Memorial Fund
Ms. Ruth Roth IHO Harry Kelman's Birthday
Kol Nidre Appeal
Ms. Ellen Bodner Mr. and Mrs. David Herschberg Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lipman Mr. and Mrs. Mark Snyder
Religious School Fund
Mr. Sanford Bettleman IHO the twins birth Andrew & Lauren Mr. and Mrs. Jason Spindler
Cantorial Soloist Fund
Ms. Anita Lewy
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Social Action
Committee
Ahhh, December in Vegas boasts some of the best winter weather in the world so this month, the Temple Sinai youth group is heading outdoors for a hiking experience in Red Rock Canyon on December 19th. For information or to volunteer as a chaperone, contact me at either [email protected] or (702) 600-1470. Look for flyers and announcements made in the weekly events emails. Looking further ahead to February, we have a winter retreat scheduled for the weekend of February 12th. This will take place at Mt. Potosi where we have reserved the cabins at the Kimball Boy Scout Camp for our youth group. This will be a great indoor/outdoor experience for our teens. Speaking of Boy Scouts, our Temple Sinai Troop 770 has been actively supporting our synagogue. In October they represented Temple Sinai and won 4th place at the annual JCC BBQ Cook Off and in November, they served as Honor Guard for Lt. Governor Mark Hutchinson at the Men’s Club breakfast meeting. Shalom, Brian Williams Youth Group Director & Scoutmaster [email protected]
Youth Group is Happening!
Chanukah is almost here and so is the conclusion of the Giving Tree's
3rd Annual project to benefit Jewish families in need this holiday
season. I wish we could see the smiles on the children's faces when
they open their gifts! Tikun Olam is our commandment to save the
world. We may not be able to save the whole world but we can
certainly help make a life a little easier. Cards are still hanging on the
tree. Please stop by and fulfill a wish for a child or donate a grocery
card for one of the 18 families we have adopted this Chanukah. Thank
you to all of you caring members of Temple Sinai and friends who
have so generously given.
23 December 2015
Temple Sinai Men’s Club Monthly Breakfast
We thank our November speaker
Nevada Lt. Governor
Mark Hutchinson.
Mark your calendars for our December 13th Breakfast
Our speaker will be former Nevada Representative
Shelley Berkley
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25 December 2015
Temple Sinai is a warm and welcoming Reform Jewish community engaged in lifelong learning, social justice, and soulful worship. Lifelong Learning (Torah) – Wherever you find yourself, we want to help you get to the next stage of your Jewish journey. We offer formal and informal opportunities for learners to find genuine meaning and answers to keenly felt moral questions and per-sonal issues within the Jewish tradition. You will notice that we have a wonderful range of events from stand-alone events to three-session mini-courses to a two-year in- depth study. For this congregation, the social experience of learning is extremely important alongside the content of our study. We hope that you will deepen your connections to our heritage and each other as you move to the next stage of your journey. L’shalom/To Peace Rabbi Malcolm Cohen Conversion Class Contact Rabbi Cohen at [email protected] or (702) 254-5110 if you are considering converting to Juda-ism. Sisterhood & Men’s Club Both of these groups work within the synagogue to provide fascinating speakers and educational events. Senior Committee This committee will connect you with learning opportunities around the valley. Look for their events through our communications. Religious School and Youth Group Our Religious school offers formal and informal learning opportunities for young people from pre-kindergarten age through High School. For more information, please contact the Temple office. Tuition $575 K - 2nd Grade $720 3rd - 7th Grade $460 8th - 12th Grade Discount for Each Additional Child (after the first) $50. Saturday Morning Torah Study Sessions Saturdays, 10:00 am - 11:30 am in the Small Shul. Shabbat Morning services enhanced by a stimulating Torah study session held during the service. All are wel-come. No RSVP required. If there is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, then Torah Study begins at 9:00am. Social Media Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @templesinailv
Lifelong Learning At Temple Sinai
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