temple sinai shofar-april 2015
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This month's edition of our newsletter containing all the news & events happening in and around Temple Sinai.TRANSCRIPT
Take A Risk!
Social Action Committee
April: We have one project and one event scheduled:
Project: The committee will once again be collecting toiletries and snacks for
the growing number of troops deployed to Africa who have limited access to base
facilities. Items needed include body wash, bar soap, deodorant, toothbrushes,
toothpaste, shampoo, hand sanitizer, hand wipes, crackers, jerky, nutrition bars, etc. No
chocolate or items that can melt. Please remember all items need to fit in small postal
service boxes. Look for additional details in the Friday flyers and weekly E-blasts.
Event: On Tuesday, April 21st at 5:30 pm we will be visiting and volunteering
at Three Square food bank. Please contact Robert Levin at [email protected] if
you are interested in joining us.
Sarah and I recently tried something
with our family. Before we did it, we
considered it a big risk. The possibility
was that the whole plan would blow
up in our face, but we did it anyway
and we were glad we did. A technology
Shabbat. A Shabbat without phones,
internet, TV, video games. You might
argue that using those things is
keeping with the spirit of Shabbat in
the sense that they help us to relax, but
that has not been my experience.
The advent of four different
people looking at four different
screens has not been pleasant.
Instead we had played games, read
stories and books, sat and chatted,
had a shabbes shluf (nap). We
emerged refreshed. Yes, I was
desperate to see my team’s soccer
score and yes, the one concession
we made was Skyping with Elijah
and Rachel’s grandparents because
that was more family time, but
overall it was an oasis of a day.
Before you start worrying, you are
not about to find that I have put a
separation curtain down the middle
of the Sanctuary nor will I berate
congregants who use their cars to
come to services! I am not about
to go ultra-religious, it’s just that,
for my family, it was a worthwhile
change to our lives and I share it
with you now in case you want to
give it a try. A technology Shabbat is
incredibly relevant to twenty-first
century American Jews.
People are trying to “unplug” all over the world. We just missed the national day of unplugging but you can read more about people’s reasons to do it here: http://nationaldayofunplugging.com/. The day (and you can try it on any Shabbat) is “designed to help hyper-connected people of all backgrounds to embrace the ancient ritual of a day of rest”. There are so many other things that we could explore…just for a day! L’shalom/To Peace
Rabbi Malcolm Cohen
April 2015 Nisan/Iyar 5775
Events……………………………....2
President’s Message………………....3
Cantor…...………………………….4
Life Long Learning……………….....5
Religious School…………………….6
Sisterhood & Men’s Club…………...7
Life Cycles………………………….9
Tzedakah...............................................11
Temple News and Notes....................16
Dine Out...............................................27
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Every Friday Night - Shabbat Worship at 7:30pm Every Second Friday Night – Congregational Shabbat Dinner at 6:00pm Every Third Friday Night - Friday Night Live at 5:45pm Every Saturday Morning Worship - 10am unless there is a Bar/Bar Mitzvah, then Torah service precedes morning worship at 9:00am Every Sunday Morning Religious School at 9:30am Ethics at 9:00am Bemidbar at 9:00am Class Taught by Rabbi Cohen titled 'Beyond Borders: The History of the Arab Israeli Conflict' at 10:00am Every Tuesday Hebrew School, Post B'nai and Confirmation Classes at 4:30pm Every Wednesday 7:00pm Boy Scout Meeting Every Thursday 6:30pm Adult Choir Practice Wednesday, April 1 4:00pm Finance Committee Meeting Thursday, April 2 1:00pm Brandeis Meeting 6:30pm Marketing Meeting Friday, April 3 4:00pm Shabbat Worship - No Later Service Saturday, April 4 5:00pm Family Seder Sunday, April 5 9:30am NO Religious School Tuesday, April 7 4:30pm NO Hebrew School Thursday, April 9 1:00pm Gala Committee Meeting Friday, April 10 6:15pm Tots Shabbat
Events
Sunday, April 12 10:00am Men's Club Breakfast Monday, April 13 7:00pm Social Action Committee Meeting Tuesday, April 14 12:00pm Lunch Bunch for Women Age 50+ 6:00pm Ritual Committee Meeting Wednesday, April 15 4:00pm Finance Committee Meeting Thursday, April 16 6:00pm BBYO Meeting Friday, April 17 6:00pm 1st & 2nd Graders Religious School Dinner Tuesday, April 21 5:00pm Federation Joint Board Meeting Wednesday, April 22 1:30pm Brandeis Meeting 3:00pm Dine Out - BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Friday, April 24 6:00pm Pre & K Religious School Dinner Saturday, April 25 9:30am A-Z Health Safety Early Childhood Development Sunday, April 26 9:00am Sisterhood Executive Meeting 9:30am A-Z Health Safety Early Childhood Development 9:30am Public Education Civic Academy (Nevadans for the Common Good) 10:00am Sisterhood Board Meeting Monday, April 27 7:00pm Bingo Night Tuesday, April 28 6:00pm Caring Committee Meeting 6:15pm Temple Sinai Board Meeting 7:00pm Book Club Wednesday, April 29 4:00pm Finance Committee Meeting
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Rabbi Malcolm Cohen [email protected] Cantor Mariana Gindlin [email protected]
Executive Committee
Julie Littmann, President [email protected]
Les Sherman, 1st Vice President [email protected]
Barry Duman, 2nd Vice President [email protected]
Nachum Golodner, Treasurer [email protected] Jack Kaufman, Recording
Secretary [email protected]
Trustees
Ed Goldenberg Stephanie Helms
Shel Kolner Bob Levin
Jaime Pollack 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 Vitallo, Admin Assistant
Sinai Shofar Kim Israel, Editor
President’s Message
“All the world is a very narrow bridge, and the most important thing is not to fear at all.” “If you won’t be better tomorrow than you were today, then what do you need tomorrow for?” - Rabbi Nachman of Breslov Most of us that are actively involved in our religion
and love for Israel know about the recent visit of
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress.
BiBi’s speech provided our nation with an update on exactly where Israel
stands in regards to the negotiations and sanctions with Iran and their
continued pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
I was in Washington DC at the same time attending the AIPAC Policy
Conference with 16,000 other members. I had the honor of hearing PM
Netanyahu the day before he addressed Congress and heard first hand the
intentions of Iran and what their leaders think of the Jewish people and the
state of Israel. What struck me just as hard as Iran’s goal to become nuclear
capable is their far-reaching terrorist efforts on five different continents.
Iran is not just a Jewish, Israel or a United States issue. Iran’s intention to
terrorize and gain nuclear capability is a world issue, and the world must
take notice. By attending the AIPAC Policy Conference as your President, I
am lobbying our congressman to pass resolutions strengthening sanctions
against Iran and the ability of Congress to review any deal negotiated
between the P5+1 and Iran.
All Temple Sinai members have the opportunity to express their support
for strengthening the relationship of the U.S. and Israel by contacting their
congressional representative. Your voice does matter and this is an issue
that must be addressed and recognized for what it is; a danger to every
person that inhabits this world. We must put an end to the reign of terror
that Iran has been allowed to operate within. I urge you to take the time to
become engaged in our future as a people and a nation. In fact, I believe it
is our responsibility as Jews to repair the world. Tikun Olam.
My door is always open,
Julie Littmann
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Dear Temple Family,
Accompanying my father in his
last days has been the most
difficult task I’ve ever have to
endure in my life. I want to thank
those who reached out to me with
love and support during this
difficult time. Without you, it
would have been a much more difficult experience to go
through.
Daniel was able to meet him, play with his hands and kiss
him. What a joy and a consolation for me, to know that God
made it possible for my son to meet my father and bring him
some naches before he died.
Daniel will be called Daniel Moses, in honor of my father.
I’d like to share with you a poem of Jamie Cirello called “My
Dad, My Angel”
“Your battle is now over, no more tears flowing down your
cheek,
no more pain, no more suffering, now you are no longer
weak.
I still do not understand why this had to happen to you,
but I am proud to say you are my dad, the greatest man I
ever knew.
Although you will not be here to walk me down the aisle,
when that day comes I know you will be by my side with a
smile.
You were always there for me and never once made me cry,
until the day you closed your eyes and had to say goodbye.
Now you are my Angel, so spread your wings out wide,
please wrap them around me whenever you see me cry.
Our time together was memorable and God took you way
too fast,
But the most precious thing to me was you being there for
my first breath,
and me being there for your last.”
His memory will always be a blessing.
B’Shalom,
Cantor Mariana Gindlin
From the Desk of Cantor Gindlin
Tots Shabbat Friday, April 10th
6:15 PM to 6:45 PM
Bring your little ones, ages 1-5
for a lovely service just for kids (and their parents)!
The Officers, Board and Staff of the Temple wish the entire
congregation a Happy and Healthy Passover…
a Zissen Pesach!
5 April 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
personal 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 are considering converting to
Judaism.
Florence Melton Adult Mini-School
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is a world
pioneer in the field of adult Jewish education. The
Mini-School, a social franchise, forms an international
network of community-based schools offering adults
the opportunity to acquire Jewish literacy in an open,
trans-denominational, intellectually stimulating
learning environment. The Florence Melton Adult
Mini-School is the largest pluralistic adult Jewish
education network in the world. For details of the
Vegas branch at which Rabbi Cohen teaches, contact
Lynn Wexler-Margolies at [email protected] or
(702) 875-5387.
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 $500 K - 2nd Grade $625 3rd - 7th Grade $400 8th - 12th Grade
Discount for Each Additional Child (after the first) $50
Saturday Morning Torah Study Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 am - 11:45 am in the small shul.
Shabbat Morning services enhanced by a stimulating
Torah study session held during the service. All are
welcome. No RSVP required. If there is a Bar or Bat
Mitzvah, then Torah Study begins at 9am.
Social Media
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram
@templesinailv
Lifelong Learning At Temple Sinai
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Religious School News
Playtime is for all Ages In her recent Time Magazine article, Dr. Hilary Conklin (an associate professor in the College of Education at DePaul University in Chicago) calls Helicopter parents and teachers to stand down, and allow kids of all ages to have time to learn through play in school. One of the casualties of current education reform efforts has been the loss of play, creativity, and joy from teenagers’ classrooms and lives, with devastating effects. Researchers have documented a rise in mental health problems—such as anxiety and depression—among young people that has paralleled a decline in children’s opportunities to play. And while play has gotten deserved press in recent months for its role in fostering crucial social-emotional and cognitive skills and cultivating creativity and imagination in the early childhood years, a critical group has been largely left out of these important conversations. Adolescents, too—not to mention adults, as shown through Google’s efforts —need time to play, and they need time to play in school. Dr. Conklin describes her daughter’s day in preschool as a playful and creative day. “My five-year-old daughter has daily opportunities to play dress-up in her preschool classroom, transforming into a stethoscope-wearing fairy princess and tending to the imaginary creatures in her care.” Experts say that the children’s choice in their pursuits, their self directs, their learning, their exploration, and their imaginative creation, are essential to the development of the child. The non-stressed state of interest and joy supports this growth and proliferates success. Early childhood educators have known about and capitalized on the learning and developmental benefits of play for ages. Our job as educators, is to infuse the same creativity in all ages, from K-12th grade, and make the learning process more joyous, more hands- on, more tangible, and more 21st century oriented. That is the only way we can secure the needed academic growth for future success of our children. Shalom, Dr. Sharon Knafo
Purim Fun!
All pictures courtesy of Ryan Reisman.
7 April 2015
From Your Sisterhood From Your Men’s Club Happy Pesach!!! It is time to clean out
the crumbs in life and literally in the
pantry. I know I say it every year, but it
is worth saying again...I love Pesach!
Family, food, stories, and wine, wine
wine, wine. To me Pesach represents all
that is good about Judaism. Family,
friends and opening your doors to others
is the core of who we are as a people.
Every year we remind ourselves by gathering around a table
filled with scrumptious foods, even the Charoset brightens the
Maror as we remember our history. Each year we relive our
history adding value to our “traditions” and the wine adds
dramatic character to our exodus. It’s the one night of the year
where your children enjoy a 4 hour dinner and engage in lively
conversation. I can’t wait! I wish you all a Happy Pesach filled
with love and happiness as we remember those who sacrificed
to make a difference in our lives.
This year I am proud to announce Sisterhood’s 3rd Annual
Women’s Seder, firmly adding this event to the traditions of
Temple Sinai. Many thanks to the committee that takes care
and effort to make sure the Seder is a successful bonding
experience for the women of our community: Carol Smolen,
Julie Littmann, Donna Hollander, Marge Nordell, Ricki
Greenspon and Cantor Mariana Gindlin.
Sunday April 26, 2015—10:00am—April General Meeting
Schedule to be announced
Friday May 8, 2015—7:30pm—Sisterhood Friday Shabbat
Sunday June 14, 2015—10:00am—Sisterhood Annual Meeting
& Brunch
The Sisterhood’s Gift Shop hours of operation are: Fridays 6pm-7:30pm, Sundays 9am-1pm and Tuesday 3pm-4:30pm and always by appointment. Look for Jan Shumow. The Sisterhood Gift Shop is NOW OFFERING INVITATIONS for any celebration! Get your Bar/Bat Mitzvah shopping done in one convenient location! Cont. on page 8.
Compassion is Love
“Love of all creatures is also love of
G-d, for whoever loves G-d loves all the
works that G-d has made. When one
loves G-d, it is impossible not to love G-
d’s creatures. The opposite is also true: if
one hates any of G-d’s creatures, it is
impossible to love G-d, Who created
them.” – The Maharal of Prague
This year, the month of April brings that most beloved of
Jewish holidays, Pesach, the Passover. Last year, my wife (who is
coincidentally named Apryl) and I hosted our very first Seder.
We had a somewhat motley crew at our home, comprised of an
interesting mix of fellow congregants, unaffiliated neighbors,
and non-Jewish friends attending a Seder for the very first time.
As the evening was winding down, we had a good conversation
about the holiday and its traditions. One of the topics that came
up was that poignant passage in the haggadah when we recite
the list of the ten plagues visited upon the Egyptians, dipping a
finger in our wine and removing some of it with each plague.
While there are many explanations for this practice of pouring
out some of the wine from our cups as we recall the ten plagues,
the traditional explanation I have always found most satisfying is
the one rooted in compassion: while the horrors visited upon
the Egyptians ultimately paved the way to the Hebrews’
liberation, the plagues’ victims were nevertheless human beings,
creatures of G-d, in whose suffering our joy (represented by the
wine) ought rightly to be diminished.
As Jews, we are taught: “If your enemy falls, do not exult; if he
stumbles, let not your heart rejoice.” (Proverbs 24:17) Pouring
out the wine during the Seder is a wonderfully tangible way to
reinforce this lesson every year at Pesach.
The Maharal of Prague, a famous Sixteenth-Century Rabbi and
mystic, took the lesson of Proverbs 24:17 to its brilliant, striking
conclusion. As distilled in the quotation with which I opened
this month’s column, the Maharal posited that hatred – of any
of G-d’s creatures – is anathema to the love of G-d. That is, one
simply cannot genuinely love G-d without loving all of the
creatures G-d created, even if some such creatures are regarded
as enemies. For the Maharal, compassion, the love of all
creatures, is the only legitimate expression of one’s love for the
Almighty Creator.
Cont. on page 8
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What’s ahead in our Torah?
April 3-4 1st day of Pesach—special reading
Exodus 12:37-42 &13:3-10. By G-d’s mighty
hand, our ancestors fled the house of bondage
and were brought to “a land flowing with milk
and honey.” As a reminder of G-d’s redemption,
we are instructed to eat only unleavened bread
during Passover.
April 10-11 Shimini I Leviticus 11:1-23 A
delineation of what animals we are permitted
and forbidden to eat. This is the naming of
what is kosher and what is not.
April 17-18 Shimini II—the full portion of
Shimini is read. Two of Aaron’s sons, Nadab
and Abihu, bring alien fire to the Altar and are
zapped. We re-read the list of animals that are
kosher and non-kosher..
April 24-25 Tazria-Metzora Priestly
actions and rituals regarding male and female
discharges are described in detail.
Presented by Temple Sinai Ritual Committee
From Your Men’s Club Cont. from page 7
This year, as you pour out or dip your finger in the Seder wine,
may you be filled with compassion, not just for the Egyptians
who endured the plagues, but for all G-d’s creatures – even our
enemies in the world today. In so doing, may you beautifully
demonstrate your love of G-d, and be a “light unto the nations”
(or at least unto your friends and neighbors) as Isaiah foretold.
On behalf of the Men’s Club of Temple Sinai, Happy Pesach,
and chag kasher v’sameach.
Kol tuv,
Sean Lyttle
More Purim Fun!
From Sisterhood
Cont. from page 7
Sisterhood is still looking for fun-loving, conscientious ladies
to join the fun, Contact Resa Snyder for more information
at [email protected] . As always, any woman who is a
member of Temple Sinai is welcome to join the Sisterhood.
Shalom,
Tina Drago
9 April 2015
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Yahrzeits
Committees at Temple Sinai
Caring - Laurie Kelman—[email protected] Education – Sharon Knafo – [email protected] Marketing & PR – Stephanie Helms – [email protected] Membership – Bob Levin – [email protected] Mens Club – Sean Lyttle – [email protected] Music – Cantor Gindlin – [email protected] Programming – Howard Beckerman – [email protected] Retreat – Jackie & Shel Kolner – [email protected] Ritual – Les Gilbert – [email protected] Sisterhood – Tina Drago – [email protected] Social Action – Bob Levin – [email protected] Tzedakah – Shel Kolner – [email protected]
Norma Unell 4/1 Nathan Schwartz 4/15
Mildred Janowitz 4/2 Melody Katz 4/16
John Stallone 4/2 Bernadine Quander 4/17
Trudi Rasmussen 4/3 Irving Kriegshaber 4/17
Estelle Katz 4/4 Lucia Klein 4/18
Anna Cooley 4/4 Gitel Manak 4/19
Suzanne Goldberg Low 4/5 Frieda Galper 4/19
Edward Engel 4/5 Louise Shiff 4/19
Mae Nordell 4/5 Pauline Feit 4/19
Jack Nordell 4/5 Jerome Berman 4/21
Lillian Preisler 4/7 Nina Klevs 4/23
Sol Friend 4/8 Ruth Cohen 4/24
Lillian Smith 4/8 Irving Subrinsky 4/26
Sidney Warren 4/10 Sylvia Feigenbaum 4/26
Scott Schreiber 4/10 Meredith Kenyon 4/28
Shirley Matt 4/11 Helene Sussman 4/29
Ray Brown 4/11 Louis Snipper 4/29
Evelyn Rosen 4/14 Anna Mindell 4/30
Arlie Jackson 4/15 Louis Snider 4/30
Jon & Nicole Taffer 4/4 15thAnniversary
Phyllis & Martin Feigenson 4/6 52nd Anniversary
Sol & Selma Steiner 4/6 40th Anniversary
Seymour & Ann Kaplan 4/18 39th Anniversary
Michael & Jennifer Tenby 4/20 18th Anniversary
Brandon & Courtney Lane 4/21 8th Anniversary
George & Tammy Rivers 4/23 13th Anniversary
Dahn & Laura Tamir 4/24 11thAnniversary
Arthur & Roslyn Greenberg 4/25 50th Anniversary
Edana & Michael Miller 4/27 35th Anniversary
Matthew Flashner 4/1 Donna Hollander 4/16
Sandy Spero 4/2 Carin Bachant 4/16
Merle Roth 4/3 Melody Katz 4/16
Stacey Tarter 4/3 Tayler Jones 4/17
Shayna Kaufman 4/3 Shari Klein 4/17
Jay Schwartz 4/3 Noah Klein 4/18
Judith Levine 4/4 Eric Hirsch 4/19
Nancy Sherman 4/4 Alex Sanchez 4/19
Axel Tamir 4/5 Carl Fuhr 4/19
Martin Myers 4/5 Peter Schellberg 4/20
Kelley Antflick 4/6 Stanley Kaufman 4/20
Evelyn Brunner 4/6 Mickey Coleman 4/21
Emma Greber 4/7 Lawrence Copeland 4/21
Caroline Cohen 4/7 Gregory Conklin 4/21
Linda Copeland 4/7 Taleen Pandukht 4/21
Aaron Fishler 4/7 Sedona Cinelli 4/22
Edward Goldenberg 4/8 Kimberly Bernstein 4/23
Ian Wise 4/8 Gregory Koppe 4/23
Ryan Reisman 4/9 Michael Veseley 4/24
Fred Kaplan 4/9 Callie Barwick 4/24
Sharon Karbal 4/9 Scott Leader 4/24
Rachel Roter 4/10 Calie Barwich 4/24
Nathan Robinson 4/11 Mark Rich 4/25
Martin Hagans 4/12 Barbara Stallone 4/25
Eva Vadya 4/12 Frances Copeland 4/26
Stephen Joseph 4/13 Mason Markowitz 4/27
Elijah Altman 4/15 Matthew Scott 4/27
Victoria Altman 4/15 Mark Ostrovsky 4/28
Victoria Altman 4/15 Sarah Barouch 4/28
Elijah Altman 4/15 Stuart Mann 4/29
Julie Postler 4/16 Shimon Peress 4/30
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Advertising and Sponsorship
An easy and important way you can help support your Temple is by utilizing our advertising and sponsorship programs. We need your help in finding advertisers. The programs are: Shofar advertising - starting at $15 is a really good deal for businesses in the area. They get to 350 families in print or online. All we need to contact them are a person’s name and their e-mail address. We take care of the rest. Please volunteer some names and addresses. See below. E-blast Sponsorship - The weekly e-blast can contain add-on advertising. The advertiser gets 5 weekly e-blasts for $18, a very easy but effective way to get to the 600 members on our e-mail list. All we need is the person’s name and their e-mail address. We take care of the rest. Shabbat Flyer Sponsorship - Personal messages may be displayed in the flyer. e.g. Sponsor in honor of your anniversary or birthday. An easy way to support your Temple and it is only $18. This may be coordinated with Oneg Shabbat sponsorships. To do any of the above or to supply information requested above, contact Shel Kolner (702.228.4744 or 702.334.8914) or send an e-mail to [email protected].
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Eitz Tzedakah…the Tree of Donations delineates opportunities to participate in Tzedakah at Temple Sinai. Please contact
the Tzedakah chairperson (Shel Kolner 702.334.8914) if you have any questions or suggestions.
The Tree of Donations Minimum Donation Contact
Tributes $8.00 Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Tributes Listed in the Shofar $18.00 Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Birthday/Anniversary/Yahrzeits Various-no minimum Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Monthly ad in Shofar $15.00 + Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Shabbat Flyer Sponsorship $18.00 Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
E-blast Monthly Sponsorship $18.00 Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Honey Sales - Rosh Hashanah $10.00 Dorothy Cohen 702.228.7040
Note Card Bundle of 7 $36.00 Sisterhood Gift Shop 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Tree of Life Leaves $150.00 Jackie Kolner 702.228.4744
Tree of Life Pebbles $225.00 Jackie Kolner 702.228.4744
Pavers $118.00 Jackie Kolner 702.228.4744
Bima Flowers $200.00 Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Memorial Plaque - Member $400.00 Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Memorial Plaque - Non-member $500.00 Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Reserved Memorial Plaque Add $60.00
Oneg Shabbat Sponsorship $300.00 Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Sustainability Campaign Various, no minimum Julie Littmann 702.254.5110
Yizkor Booklet (Yom Kippur) Various Marge Nordell 702.896.1610
FAQ's
Can I designate the donation to go to specific funds?
Yes, funds available include The General Fund, Rabbi’s
Discretionary Fund, Cantor’s Discretionary Fund, the
Endowment Fund, the Gertrude Scholarship Fund, the
Religious School Fund and The Richard Greenberg Memorial
Fund.
What are the Pavers?
These are the bricks in the courtyard. When all the details are
completed, members will be able to dedicate pavers with
names on them.
Where can I see what the Note Card Bundle looks like?
In the Sisterhood Gift shop. These cards allow you to write
personal notes to family and friends. The card indicates a
donation was made to the Temple Sinai General Fund.
Is there an installment plan for larger donations?
Memorial Plaques may be paid over a 4 month period.
Tzedakah
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15 April 2015
Donations
Endowment Fund
Phil Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Les Gilbert
Mr. Nachum Golodner & Mrs. Kate Harris-Golodner
Mr. & Mrs. Stanford Heller
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hollander
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Kaufman
Mr. Robert Levin & Mrs. Eileen (Bellsey) Levin
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Silverman
Zena Glazerman
Kol Nidre Appeal
Mr. & Mrs. Les Gilbert
Richard Greenberg Memorial Fund
Asher Rogow IMO Harold Brown
Roslyn Greenberg IHO Myron Bernstein
Roslyn Greenberg IHO Laurie Kelman
Religious School Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Sherman
Prayer Book Donations
Sidney & Sarah Barouch Sidney and Esther Blum Les and Barbara Gilbert Roslyn Greenberg Howard and Jacalynne Kramer Elvin and Jean Kranen Eric & Julie Littmann Ed and Rita Ort Mort and Rickie Orzen Jay and Lana Schwartz Rona & Larry Schwartz Men's Club Sisterhood
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Sybil & Stewart Stenzel
Steven and Maria Sanders
Aracelis Deutschkron All donations received after the tenth of the month will be
included in next month's publication
General
Dorothy & Mitchell Cohen IMO Frances Cohen
George Contarsy
Aracelis Deutschkron IMO Aunt Hilda Fisher
Aracelis Deutschkron IMO Hal Byron
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Fiol
Mr. James Dixon
Mr. Andrew Franco
Ms. Marsha Genard & Ms. Vera Ginsburg
Mr. & Mrs. Les Gilbert
Dee Glick
Robert Goldstein IHO Scott Dingold
Marlene & Stanford Heller IMO Daryl Heller
John Isaacs IMO David Isaacs
Elaine & Jack Kaufman IMO Julia Rosenbloom
Elaine & Jack Kaufman IMO Gary Kaufman
Elaine & Jack Kaufman IMO Hal Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Elvin Kranen
Scott Leader
Aaron Pinkus
Merle Roth IMO Ruth Klapman
Merle Roth IMO Frank Klapman
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Kaplan
Mr. Stephen Weiner
Risa Zucker IMO Blanche Narby
Desert Trails Community Assoc. IMO Harold Browm
Marketshows Inc.
Thomas Family Foundation
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Temple News and Notes
Temple Sinai Personal Tribute Cards
Have you seen the personal tribute cards? If not, they are available in our Sisterhood gift shop. 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.
Temple Sinai Time Capsule
As a result of the efforts of several members, including Archie Weitman, Dr. Lawrence Copeland, Frances Copeland, Steve Haberkorn, Mark Ohriner, Myron Bernstein, Meera Kamegai and Seymour Kaplan, Temple Sinai is putting together a Time Capsule. It will be placed into a wall in our small Shul. The location will be marked by a plaque on the wall. If you have any information, including pictures, and any personal history that relates to the history of Temple Sinai, we would love to have you submit that information for placement in the Time Capsule. All of the information provided for the Time Capsule will be private. It should be placed into sealed envelopes, marked “Time Capsule”, and brought to the Temple. Thank you in advance for your participation.
Safe Nest Drop Off Box
Temple Sinai continues its support for Safe Nest by housing a drop off box on site. Safe Nest is Nevada’s largest and most comprehensive charity devoted solely to domestic violence issues. Safe Nest’s programs are concentrated in four areas of service: shelter, counseling, advocacy and prevention. Safe Nest accepts clothing, toys and baby supplies. For a comprehensive list please visit their website www.safenest.org . The drop off box is located on west side of the property next to the structure which holds our garbage bin. For donation receipts please see Kim/Lisa in the office.
A very happy birthday to our daughter-in-law
Kim on April 23rd.
A very Happy and Healthy Passover to all!
Myron and Phyllis Bernstein
Please Welcome our New
Members
Annette Alexander
Michael Veseley & Edana Miller Phyllis Eisenberg-Helfer
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Retreat * Refresh * Renew
As we draw close to the registration deadline, the committee is working
feverishly to make our fifth annual Retreat the best it can be. There are a
limited number of rooms still available so now is the time to get your
payment in and reserve your spot.
The adult program is taking shape with Rabbi Cohen promising interesting
discussions around Richard Dawkins book, The G-d Delusion. In the wake
of several recent high-profile attacks against Jews around the world, he
addresses the question: “How does Judaism fare?” If you seek answers to
this and other important questions like: “if G-d is so good, how can the
world be so rotten?”, then you must join us at the Retreat to learn more.
The children attending will have their own spiritual and religious
experiences including sessions with the Rabbi, Cantor and our Educational
Director and a lot of fun.
Close to home at Mount Charleston this year, prepare for an uplifting family
experience from the time you arrive and are welcomed by the committee as
we join together for a spiritual and religious weekend in a beautiful natural
setting.
Applications are available at the Temple or you may call Shel Kolner at
702.334.8914 to reserve your room.
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The following businesses help support our Temple! Please make an effort to help support them as well.
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Support our advertisers … they support our Temple.
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