August 2017 Av / Elul 5777
We are ready to start a new and exciting year at the Religious School. We invite parents, prospective parents, students and teens to join us for a fun open house and orientation on Sunday, August 6th, from 10:00am12:00pm. You will get the chance to meet the teachers, the new Youth CoordinatorAlex Weisz, and enjoy an ice cream treat with our Temple Sinai family. Our teachers are ready to meet the students and parents, introduce the new curriculum for each grade, discuss our annual programs, our holiday events and more. We look forward to seeing you.
Inside: President’s Message……….....2 Rabbi’s Message…….…...…...3 Events……………...….…….4 Cantorial Soloist……….…......5 Religious School……….…......6 Sisterhood……….…...…...….7 Men’s Club…….….....…….....8 Tzedakah…….…….……......17 Donations…...….…................13 Life Cycles……...…...……....10 Life Long Learning….……....17
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Dear Congregants,
President’s Message
As I am sure you have noticed over the past year I do not write long articles; however, this one will be shorter than most. This is primarily due to the fact that I was on vacation for part of July and July is normally a relatively quiet month. July is the beginning of the second year of my term as President of Temple Sinai. I am looking forward to an exciting year, however, one that will be challenging. I am pleased to welcome our new board member Vera Ginsburg and to welcome Ilana Shapiro who is assuming the position of First Vice-President. I would like to thank Mort Labovitz for his tenure on the Board. Also, I would like to thank Ivan Lambert for his service as First Vice-President. Ivan will continue as a of the member of the Board. Hopefully we will be able to retain Mort to do some special projects. The summer is normally a relatively slow time from an activity stand point. However, it is busy for the staff and volunteers. We have begun working on various projects for the High Holy Days. This is an extremely difficult and time consuming group of tasks that take approximately three months to complete. We are well on our way and ahead of schedule. We are also working on some maintenance and refurbishing in time for the beginning of Religious School and the opening of the fall semester of Shenker Academy. Some very exciting news is that we have hired a Youth and Community Engagement Coordinator who started on July 5. His name is Alex Weisz and we are anxiously awaiting his getting involved at Temple Sinai. Alex has a great deal of experience working with youth. He will be able to get our youth groups moving forward and hopefully create an environment that will engage our youth and help them to embrace Judaism. When you see Alex please say hello.
We also have a new administrative assistant, Melissa Sirkel, who has been with us approximately six weeks. Melissa is very pleasant and seems to be adapting very quickly to her new job. The next time you are in the Temple office, please stop in and introduce yourself to Melissa. Shalom Les Sherman President
Committees & Chairpersons Caring - Open Education – Sharon Knafo – eddirector@templesinailv.org Fundraising—Jack Klein—j.klein44@icloud.com Marketing & PR – Stephanie Helms – helms.stephanie@gmail.com Membership – Jeff Maren – jeffm@nvwestinsurance.com Music – Heather Klein – cantorialsoloist@templesinailv.org Programming—Jackie Kolner—zeeebrat@aol.com Retreat – Dale & Irwin Thall– itirwin@gmail.com Ritual – Les Gilbert – mrgilbertmath@hotmail.com Senior Social—Myrna Brown—myrnabrown@cox.net Social Action – Bob Levin & Eileen Bellsey-Levin – rmlevinnv@gmail.com Tzedakah – Richard Fogel –richardmfogel@gmail.com
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Rabbi Malcolm Cohen Rabbi@templesinailv.org Soloist Heather Klein cantorialsoloist@templesinailv.org Executive Committee Les Sherman, President LSherman1944@gmail.com Ilana Shapiro, 1st Vice President eyeshaps@gmail.com Marty Hagans, 2nd Vice President martyhagans@gmail.com Steve Weiner, Treasurer Treasurer@templesinailv.org Shel Kolner, Recording Secretary trushel@earthlink.net Board of Trustees Isaac Cohen Vera Ginsburg Ricki Greenspon Stephanie Helms Jack Kaufman Jay Kenyon Ivan Lambert Immediate Past President Julie Ann Littmann Sisterhood Marge Nordell, President sisterhood@templesinailv.org Men’s Club Les Gilbert, President mrgilbertmath@hotmail.com Education Director Dr. Sharon Knafo eddirector@templesinailv.org Ales Weisz, Community & Youth Engagement Coordinator A_Weisz@templesinailv.org Temple Staff Phil Scully, Executive Director pscully@templesinailv.org Lori Dougherty, Controller controller@templesinailv.org Kim Israel, Executive Assistant and Shofar Editor school@templesinailv.org Melissa Sirkel, Admin Assistant receptionlv@templesinailv.org
A Bigger Welcome To Families Than Ever Before
August 2017
It’s with great excitement that we welcome our newest members of staff, Alex Weisz, to the team. Alex will be our Community & Youth Engagement Coordinator. His primary responsibility will be to make families with school age kids feel even more part of the congregation. He will work alongside Heather, Dr. Knafo and myself to deepen the engagement of young people and their families.
Having just returned from summer camp, I know the value of young people who are fired up and proud of their Jewish identity. I spent time with teenagers who had come through the N.F.T.Y. framework (www.nfty.org), and had used part of their High School experience to study in Israel and who were determined to be the next generation of Jewish leaders. It was my privilege in July to be the Rabbi for the C.I.T. (Counselors in Training) group at Camp Newman and see them get excited about nurturing the hopes and dreams of their young camper charges. Alex is here to cultivate all of that within Temple Sinai by getting to know the young families from an early age and building a community for them within our community. Please make him welcome and please respond to his requests for support, either by going to programs or ensuring your kids go to them! This is a wonderful new commitment to our families by Temple Sinai and we all wish Alex so much success and look forward to supporting him in his endeavors. L’shalom Rabbi Malcolm Cohen
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August Events Calendar Every Friday Night Worship - Shabbat Service Worship at 7:30pm
Friday, August 18 6:15pm Tot Shabbat
Every Saturday Morning Worship 9:00am Shabbat Study Group 10:00am Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, August 19 10:00am Shabbat Morning Worship the Bar Mitzvah of Alex Minkoff
Every Wednesday 10:00 am Touring Through the Torah 6:00 pm Choir Rehearsals 7:00pm Boy Scout Meeting Every Thursday 9:00am New Pathways CafĂŠ 11:00am Jewish Study Class Every Friday 10:00am Torah Study Chavurah Every Saturday 8:30am Health & Wellness Class
Wednesday, August 2 9:15am Westside Newcomers Club Thursday, August 3 6:30pm Men's Club Board Meeting
Sunday, August 20 9:00am First Day of Religious School 9:00am Parents Network Breakfast 11:00am Sisterhood Board Meeting 12:00pm Sisterhood Open Meeting Tuesday, August 22 7:00pm Book Club Meeting Wednesday, August 23 6:30pm Red Rock Democratic Club Meeting Thursday, August 24 6:30pm Knights of Pythias 6:30pm Plotz & Pans Cooking Class - Challah Sunday, August 27 9:00am Religious School 3:00pm Keshet Open House
Friday, August 4 7:30 pm Shabbat in the Round Sunday, August 6 10:00am Religious School Open House
Tuesday, August 8 12:00pm The Lunch Bunch Saturday, August 12 9:30am Red Rock Democrats Breakfast Sunday, August 13 10:00am Men's Club Breakfast Wednesday, August 16 5:30pm Social Action Committee Meeting
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Cantorial Soloist Heather Klein Summer is almost over. Its seems to be happy and sad. The summer has held a lot of learning opportunities away from the synagogue to learn new melodies and tools to bring back to our community. Hava Nashira in June, the ACC convention at the end of June, and this month I will head to an educators conference called NewCaje. I am excited and honored to teach a workshop about bringing Yiddish melody into religious institutions and I will be performing a preview of my new show Shanghai Angel. I am sad that the summer feeling of learning cannot continue throughout the year, but I am very happy that the cooler temperatures will come. Besides conventions, I am excited to welcome our new Youth outreach coordinator Alex Weisz. When you have a chance, please get to know him. We are all so excited about all that he will bring to our community and our youth! Also, I am excited to say that in June we had a wonderfully successful turnout for our initial Happy Hour for Sinai Young Adults. We are looking forward to more events throughout the calendar year starting back in the Fall. Also, we look forward to another 4 Shabbat after Dark services taking place for our Young adult community throughout the upcoming year. Lastly, as our young learners are starting to come back to Religious School, I hope some of them will consider joining our Youth Choir. If any of them are interested in playing their instrument at assemblies, they should be in touch with me.
From Dr. Sharon Knafo Summer at Shenker Academy brings much excitement and educational value to our children. The thematic structure of the summer camp enables us, the educators, to focus each week on a different facet of summer type of activities, from beach and sports, to dinosaurs, space, books and cooking. Our themes are planned to be within the classrooms activities, as well as out of the classroom activities ground, media room, music room and art room. Parallel to our busy Shenker summer, we are planning our next school year at Shenker and at our Religious School. This planning includes touring the facility with prospective parents, as well as meeting with all our teachers, and revising the curriculum for 2017-18. We just acquired a new program for the 7th graders focused on creating a personal Yad for their Torah reading now and in the future. As always, we are looking for volunteers for the PTO at Shenker and the Religious School. If you would like to help in the next school year, please contact Kim at school@templesinailv.org. Wishing you a continuing joyful summer, Dr. Sharon R. Knafo Education Director
It’s going to be another great year! Stay cool! Heather
A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WIFE, PHYLLIS ON AUGUST 19, WITH MUCH LOVE MYRON AND THE BERNSTEIN FAMILY
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Alex Weisz
Bar Mitzvah of Alex Minkoff
My name is Alex Weisz, and it is my honor to be your new Community & Youth Engagement Coordinator here at Temple Sinai. I was born and raised in Pasadena, California, and I am a recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University in West Los Angeles. While working on my studies, I have had several years of experience working in informal and supplementary Jewish education. Due to my Southern California upbringing, I am a diehard Dodger and Lakers fan. My favorite TV show is Game of Thrones and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and you can usually find me listening to Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Chance the Rapper, and Drake. I am the He volunteers his time feeding the less fortunate at the Las proud uncle of an adorable 9 month old named Oliver, Vegas Rescue Mission and 3 Square Food Bank, has collected whose younger sibling is due in November. pet supplies for the various shelters around town, in lieu of receiving birthday presents, and is currently collecting socks As my new title would suggest, I am extremely passionate and underwear to donate to the Rescue Mission to help the about the Jewish community and the young people that homeless population. We are proud of the young man Alex is represent our future. Studies have shown that young Jews who participate in Jewish summer camps and youth groups becoming! are considerably more likely to prioritize synagogue membership and lay leadership once they reach financial independence - and that is exactly why I’m here, to bring many of these opportunities to the youth of Temple Sinai. The passion that has sparked my career in Jewish programming originates from my own experiences in summer camps and as a leader in my own youth group growing up in Pasadena. I look forward to re-chartering a NFTY chapter here at Temple Sinai, allowing a space for our teens to make Temple Sinai their second home by taking ownership of their own program - I'm just here to help them along the way. Alex Minkoff will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on August 19, 2017. He lives with his parents and older brother in Las Vegas, where he was born. He attends Sig Rogich Middle School and will begin his 8th grade year shortly. He has been in accelerated classes since elementary school and continues to earn A’s and B’s, with a little push from his parents! He is an avid sports fan with a passion for baseball, which he has played since he was 6 years old. He also enjoys a bit of cooking and drawing.
I am beyond excited for this new adventure - everyone here has been extremely inviting and welcoming throughout this process for me, and I am very thankful for it! I can be found in the Admin. office (first office on the left), or you can contact me at A_Weisz@TempleSinaiLV.org, or by phone at (702)2545110x108. I can't wait to see what we can accomplish together! L’Shalom, Alex Weisz
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August 2017
From Your Sisterhood It doesn’t seem possible that half the summer is over already. As you all know, we have had an exceptionally hot July, and August is going to be more of the same. Presently, we are getting ready for the new Temple season. Our membership applications have been sent out and we hope that you have received and already returned yours. On the 20th and 25th of August, the Sisterhood shop is having a “Back to School” sale; most items will be “buy one get half off the second item of an equal or lesser value”. Our Attic Sale is a definite go and the date will be October 22nd at the Temple. Items for sale can be dropped off at the Temple between October 17th and October 21st. We will need help pricing and arranging all the items for the sale. If you can help, please email Eileen Bellsey-Levin at erbellsey@gmail.com to volunteer or if you have questions. Our first meeting for the new year will be on Sunday, August 20th at 12:00 p.m. Additional information will be forthcoming. Our calendar is being prepared and will be available by the August meeting. This is your Sisterhood and we hope everyone will feel ownership and know that your participation, only makes us stronger and more successful. Looking forward to hearing from you and working with you. B’shalom Marge Nordell
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TIKUN OLAM-Our 2017 School Supply drive is still in progress! Items needed are 3 ring binders, loose leaf paper, spiral notebooks, backpacks etc. Flyers with a complete listing of supplies are available in the lobby and Temple office. In addition to Target and Walmart, there are great prices on these items at various dollar stores. Gift cards are accepted as well. We will shop for you. Coming up in September is Temple Sinai’s Annual Food Drive. We will be handing out grocery bags on Rosh Hashana and asking you to bring them back full on Yom Kippur. Booked on the calendar are two dates to volunteer at Three Square. They are January 9, 2018 and April 10, 2018 from 5:30-7:30. We need 20 volunteers for each date. If you can volunteer let us know, and put it on your calendar!
From your Ritual Committee
Beautiful Timeline Addition to the Library
The month of Elul is rapidly
approaching; and that means Rosh Hashanah is close at hand!
A beautiful and useful addition has been posted onto our Library wall. It is a "Brief Timeline of the Jewish People", from the birth of Abraham (1813 BCE) to the present day. The Timeline is the result of months of work by seven Temple Sinai scholars whose names are posted on the Timeline. Multiple sources for the information were used. Conflicting dates were resolved by the group members' deliberation. When did Masada fall to the Romans? When did the nation of Khazaria become a Jewish country? When was the Exodus? When did the Red Sea part? Expansion of some of the entries will be posted in a notebook already begun. It has been placed on our Library shelves in the "History" section. Temple Sinai members are encouraged to expand or comment on any of the Timeline entries by sending an email message to Dr. Jeffrey S. Kaiser at jeff@vfi-nevada.org containing all three of the following: 1) the Timeline date, 2) your comment (or expansion), and 3) your bibliographical or web source reference for your information. Appropriate comments will be included in the notebook.
It’s time to start thinking about hearing the sound of the shofar. We are gathering those who want to be part of our Shofar Choir.
Interested? Contact Les Gilbert, Chair of your Ritual Committee at mrgilbertmath@hotmail.com
Be part of the great mitzvah of enabling people to hear the sound of the shofar!
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High Holy Day Schedule
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Next Tot Shabbat Friday, August 18th 6:15 PM to 6:45 PM Bring your little ones, ages 1-5 for a lovely service just for kids (and their parents)!
Please Welcome Our New Members Jessica Addis David & Lindsay Avakian & Caleb, Jocelyn & Arielle Avakian Roberta Glovin Martin Gold David Rosenfield & Natalie Cameron David Schwartz & Jessica Baronet Rebeca Trachtman
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Volunteer Grant Writer Do you know any individuals with donor-advised funds or any grant-making organizations that may be open to awarding funds to the Temple, the Religious School or Shenker Academy? If so, please send names and any contact information you may have to our congregant, Joel Shinder (joelshinder@gmail.com), or call him at 702-489-5326.
Announcing our 2018 Gala Save the date for our 2018 gala on March 10th honoring Laura Sussman and Wendy Kraft. New this year, attendees will be able to purchase their tickets on a four-month installment plan starting in October. We hope this will increase participation and we look forward to seeing many more congregants at this wonderful event.
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Anniversaries Marjorie & Gary Abelson Debra & Harvey Browne Kimberly & Jeff Cohn Vera Ginsburg & Marsha Genard Ricki & Howard Greenspon Susan & Jacob Klein Jacalynne & Howard Kramer Sharon Roth & Eric Labastida Lynne & Richard Lober
8/15 8/20 8/26 8/25 8/15 8/20 8/7 8/4 8/24
52nd 56th 16th 28th 52nd 50th 51st 15th 3rd
Karen & Scott Mairs Doreen & Stuart Mann Nancy & Edward Pendleton Faith & Michael Rosenblum Lucie & Mark Sample Carole & Donald Schoengold Sheila & Abraham Schwartz Catherine & Jeffrey Scott Grant & Miriam Seaman Melanie & Joshua Wilner
8/1 8/31 8/18 8/25 8/14 8/22 8/9 8/24 8/23 8/9
13th 38th 38th 4th 46th 52nd 30th 42nd 2nd 36th
Birthdays Harley Antflick Eliah Atlas Phyllis Bernstein Bret Birdsong Karina Blank Ruby Boske-Buchbaum Adara Boske-Buchbaum Deborah Breslerman Stan Broselow Tamatha Canckwell Adam Cinelli Mitchell Cohen Isaac Cohen Michelle Cohen Cindy Davis Raymonde Fiol Marvin Fisher Shirley Fisher Samantha Garr Steven Gleicher Jennifer Graff Harold Handelman
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Kate Harris-Golodner Melissa Heck Sophie Hoffman Ann Jenner Meera Kamegai Brendan Kaufman Heather King Dorothy Klegerman Joan Kline Eric Labastida Ezekiel Labastida Stephanie Lachman Rachel Lieberman Lynne Lober Apryl Lyttle Matthew Maren Betty Margolis Jessica Markowitz Shanna Meyer Barbara Miller Carl Miller Alex Minkoff
8/27 8/12 8/18 8/16 8/14 8/24 8/1 8/5 8/16 8/4 8/31 8/10 8/14 8/5 8/16 8/3 8/29 8/11 8/13 8/18 8/28 8/24
Dean Minuskin Phillip Patzik Edward Pendleton Karly Perez Wayne Pichler Meghan Roter Linda Rubin Steven Sanders Donald Schoengold Helen Schussler Matthew Schwartz James Scott Andi Scully Rose Seaman Stephen Seiden Lester Sherman Victoria Shulman Janice Shumow Marc Smith Mark Snyder Andreas Teresi Art Withop Eugene Zuckerman
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Donations
Building Fund Ms. Sara Bagwin Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Berger Jeff Buchbaum and Jenn Boske Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Fiol Mr. and Mrs. Les Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Heller Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lachman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levin Mr. and Mrs. Victor Perez Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Roter Mr. and Mrs. Jason Spindler
Torah Fund Mr. and Mrs. Myron Bernstein IMO of Gail Schlossberg
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Donations
General Donations
Cantorial Soloist Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Eliah Atlas IMO Alex Karp Mr. and Mrs. Ardi Block IHO Ricki Greenspon's Bat Mitzvah, Bailey's graduation from LVA, Adreja's 1st birthday & Jaq's 50th Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Sid Blum IHO Dr. Steven and Joan Palmer's anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Stan Broselow IMO Stephen Broselow Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Barnett Ms. Charlotte Cuklin IHO Rhoda Ring's birthday Ms. Sandra Fenkel Scher IHO of Ricki Greenspon’s Bat Mitzvah Ms. Gay Goldstein IHO Rhoda Ring's birthday Mr. Frank Curhan IMO Anna Ostrow Curhan Dr. Barry and Mrs. Duman IMO James Duman Dr. Barry and Mrs. Duman IMO Gail Schlossberg Dr. Barry and Mrs. Duman IHO their anniversary Ms. Gail Dupre' IMO Grandfather Philip Lobock Ms. Gail Dupre' IMO Grandmother Sarah Weinstein-Lobock Mr. and Mrs. Barry Feinstein IHO Ricki Greenspon's Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frankoff Mr. David Friedland IMO Leon Friedland Marsha Genard and Vera Ginsburg IMO Gail Schlossberg Ms. Dolores Glick IHO Easton's Graduation, Parker's Austrailian Job and Carson's Sweet 16 Mr. Irving Givot IMO Mr. Howard Landers Mr. and Mrs. Larry Harzstark IMO Adele Cabel Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hoffman IMO Anita Lorraine Fishman Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hoffman IMO Gail Schlossberg Ms. Sheryl Honig IMO Randal Lauren Mr. and Mrs. David Hopgood IHO of Ricki Greenspon’s Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. David Hopgood IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Michael Karbal Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kelman Happy Birthday Harry Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kelman Happy Anniversary Harry & Laurie Mr. and Mrs. Shel Kolner Ms. Ann Koss IMO Benjamin Koss Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Lambert IHO Dale and Irwin Thall Mr. and Mrs. Scott Leader IMO William Leader Natalie Marie Miranda Trust Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nazer IMO Geraldine Nazer Ms. Maxine Niems IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Dr. and Mrs. Ilan Reizes IMO Isaac Goldberger Ms. Rhoda Ring IMO Her Father, John Friedman David Schwartz and Jessica Baronet A thank you to Ann Koss for providing David and Jessica with a membership to Temple Sinai Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Sher IMO my mother, Rachel Faktor Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sherman IMO Gail Schlossberg Mr. and Mrs. Sol Steiner IHO baby David Steiner Steve Taylor and Evelyn Brunner IMO Michael Brunner Steve Taylor and Evelyn Brunner IMO Josefine Gruenspanova Ms. Andrea Weiss IHO of Ricki Greenspon’ Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Avi Weiss IMO Jean Arin Ms. Carol Whitelaw IHO Ricki Greenspon and all her family's simchas Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zeiden IMO Sam Zeiden Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zeiden IHO their 39th anniversary
Mrs. Ellen Bodner IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Ms. Ilene Lande IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Ms. Susan Gilbert IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gould IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Ms. Brenda Hirsch IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Ms. Sandra Kazanow IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Klein IMO Morris Greenstein Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Klein IMO Herbert Klein Ms. Barbara Meditz IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reiff IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Seiden IHO Ricki Greenspon’s Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Seiden IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sherman IHO of Kim Israel’s Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sherman IHO of Ricki Greenspon’s Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sherman IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sherman IMO Anita Lorraine Fishman Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Zinner IHO Linda Reiff's Bat Mitzvah
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Mr. and Mrs. Sid Blum IHO Ricki Greenspon’s Bat Mitzvah Mr. Eric Gladstone IHO Elena Gladstone Bat Mitzvah Mr. and Mrs. Victor Perez Ms. Rhoda Ring IMO her father John Friedman Ms. Rhoda Ring In Honor of Her Special Birthday Dr. and Mrs. Joram Seggev IMO Rudolf Landsberg
Endowment Fund Mrs. Myrna Brown Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Copeland Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frankoff Mr. and Mrs. Nachum Golodner Joe Heflin and Holly Harris Mr. Ronald Israel Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Shel Kolner Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levin Mr. and Mrs. Eric Littmann Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sample Mr. and Mrs. Erik Sirulnick Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Stein
All donations received after the tenth of the month will be included in next month's publication
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Yahrzeits Sonny Anderson David Barstack Dorothy Broselow Frank Chabrow Edith Citron Frieda Cohen Lillian Corday Solly Faktor Martin Farkas Murry Feigenbaum Barry Fisher Allan Fishman Morton Freeman Isador Friedlander Yetta Fuhr Sylvia Garfinkel Albert Glazerman Agusta Glovin Florence Gold Stanley Greenberg Louis Greenberg Jean Greenberg Louis Hauben David Hirschfield Alexander Hopgood Beverly Horowitz Sylvia Jacobs Matilda Jenner Rose Joseph Mildred Karant Ida Karbal Edith Kasmer Cheryl Kesselman Joseph Kirshenbaum Joseph Kirshenbaum Bernard Klein Benjamin Koss Bella Kranen Anne Kriegshaber Anne Labovitz
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Erin Dickler Phyllis Feinberg Stan Broselow Jay Chabrow Carrie Enk Harvey Cohen Sondra Platt Charlene Sher Elaine Schaffer Myrna Brown Shirley Fisher Ellie Sternquist Laurie Kelman Carin Bachant Carl Fuhr Marcia Lambert Zena Glazerman Roberta Glovin Sandra Greene Mark Greenberg Mark Greenberg Diane Kaiser Joan Nazer Terri Hirschfield David Hopgood Nancy Pendleton Arlene Harris Edward Jenner Stephen Joseph Judith Salz Michael Karbal Vivian Yager Bruce Kesselman Yvette Galsky Sam Kirshenbaum Andrew Klein Ann Koss Elvin Kranen Harry Kelman Mordecai Labovitz
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Jacob Leader Sidney Levin Lillian Levine Harry Levy Charles Lichtenstein Peter Littmann Helene Lober Philip Lobock Jack Marcus Carmen Marquez Henry Marquez Pauline Messinger Rachel Modugno Larry Nelson Larry Nelson Evelyn Newman Ida Orzen Eloise Pendleton Walter Popick Lawrence Pullman Syd Rane Daniel Reisman Daniel Reisman Hyman Rosenberg Marla Schellberg Arnold Schmerling Harry Schwartz Marcia Segal Minnie Shakman Abraham Shiff Richard Shiff Ninel Shipota Carmen Spring Nate Statland Rosalyn Stein Jenny Stolzenberg Harold Sussman Edythe Vinocur Mannie Weiner Charles Zelkowitz
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Scott Leader Robert Levin Gary Sanders Mark Greenberg Helen Schussler Eric Littmann Richard Lober Gail Dupre Donald Marcus Mary Marquez Mary Marquez Dee Glick Robert Modugno Adam Reisman Ryan Reisman Laura Coleman Rickie Orzen Edward Pendleton Faith Rosenblum Helene Lobel Maris Everakes Adam Reisman Ryan Reisman Barbara Miller Peter Schellberg Sunni Cinelli Jay Schwartz Jay Segal Carole Schoengold Joan Shiff Joan Shiff Eliah Atlas Robert Bachant Rochelle Pyle Barbara Gilbert Kim Israel Laura Sussman William Vinocur Marjorie Abelson Juliet McCarthy
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Lifelong Learning At Temple Sinai 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. For more information on specific classes, please visit www.templesinailv.org.
L’shalom/To Peace Rabbi Malcolm Cohen
What’s ahead in our Torah? August 4-5 V’etchanan Moses pleads with G-d to let him enter the Land of Israel with the people, but G-d once more refuses his request. The covenant at Sinai and the Ten Commandments are recalled. Moses speaks the words of the Shema, the credo of Judaism, and commands Israel to show their love for Adonai and keep G-d’s laws and ordinances.
Tzedakah Committee The Temple Sinai Tzedakah Committee is asking for volunteers to help with various projects which will enhance the services we offer. If you can spare time for a monthly meeting and a few hours per month to manage a particular project, we need help and assistance. Please contact: Richard Fogel 909-489-4808 Richardmfogel@gmail.com Any support would be greatly appreciated.
August 11-12 Ekev Moses says that the Land of
Israel will overflow with milk and honey if the people obey G-d's commandments and teach them to their children.
August 18-19 Re’eh “See, I place before you
Blessings and Curses,” Moses tells us. They are written on Mt Gezerim and Mt Ebel, near modern-day Shechem. G-d identifies Jerusalem as the site of the Holy Temple.
August 25-26 Shoftim “Justice, Justice shall you
pursue.” A minimum of two witnesses are need to convict. Cities of Refuge are established. Don’t cut down a fruit tree.
Presented by the Temple Sinai Ritual Committee. Join us for
Shabbat worship every Friday night. Study & worship every Saturday 9:00AM
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