Kol Badmidbar, newsletter from Midbar Kodesh Temple, January 2001

THE V O I C E OF M I D B A R KODESH TEMPLE VOL. VII ISSUE 1 T E V E T / S H EVAT 5761 J a n u a r y 2001 C o w e W o r s h i p w i t h ? M i b b A r K o t > e s h ^ ^ T c m p l c ? i ^ j g j j ^ F r i b A i j E v e n i n g * A t 7M f w t y S A t M i f t A i j M o r n l ^ A t 9i00 A W S u h ^ a m M o r n 1 n 5 M l m j A f * 9 X 0 A W M o n i e s M l m j A f i M o H d A l f g & T h u r ^ A t l S A t 7l00 A W F r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t 2 F r o m tVte R * b b i * EbMCAtioM / VSY 4-f E v e n t s &? Photos 6 S V I H A 5 0 5 M C "News #-10 A d v e r t i s e m e n t s 11-13 B i r t h f c s A n n i v e r s A r i e s &? Y a l i r t c i t s 14 T r i b u t e s If C A v t b l e L i g V i t i n g T i m e s 16 JUtiSbw UCadgA Hmfh First class on Sunday, January 7th at 1 0 : 3 0 am details on page 10 Four part program which features an overview of Kashrut, & two cooking demonstrations. J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 1 D _ F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T ( T ^ e c e m b e r was a v e r y e x c i t i n g and busy month for our youth / / d e p a r t m e n t who b o a r d e d p l a n e s , t r a v e l i n g to places f a r a w a y in our r e g i o n . First, Kadimaniks, t r a v e l i n g with 2nd y e a r c o l l e g e student, a Midbar USY g r a d u a t e Adam S c h w a r t z , s t u f f e d their d u f f l e s and f l e w to Salt Lake City Utah. Michael Fieldman, Greg Simon, Eric Stein, Steven Stone, Michelle Stone, N i c o l e G o l d b e r g and Emma S t i e g l i t z r e v e l e d in the " a w e s o m e " e x p e r i e n c e of being away f r om home with their f r i e n d s and c l a s s m a t e s , making new f r i e n d s and r e n e w i n g a c q u a i n t a n c e s f r om our d e s e r t r e g i o n . In the s n o w year of 1998, Midbar Kodesh Temple had the p r i v i l e g e of hosting this s h a b b a t o n for lOO s t u d e n t s 4th through 6th g r a d e . We pitched a tent in the parking lot of Cactus Garden, and managed to house, f e e d , e n t e r t a i n and e d u c a t e e v e r y o n e for an entire w e e k e n d . Many still r e m e m b e r going to plan "C" as we turned our s n o w e d out BBQ into an indoor picnic. This y e a r ' s group can't wait to apply for the Camp Ramah e x p e r i e n c e , when Kadimaniks travel to Ojai in ( in a f e w m o n t h s ) for a w e e k e n d f i l l e d with fun and f r i e n d s c e l e b r a t i n g Judaism t o g e t h e r ! O f f i c e A d m i n i s t r a t o r and Emma's mom, Jacqui S t i e g l i t z accompanied our USYers as they s h a r e d a w e e k e n d t o g e t h e r at V a l l e y Beth Shalom, in the v a l l e y j u s t o u t s i d e of LA. Over 200 t e e n s w e r e hosted by the 3000 member c o n g r e g a t i o n , the l a r g e s t in our six s t a t e region. As Jacqui e x c l a i m e d how e x c i t i n g it w a s to s e e the kids d a v e n i n g , singing and e x p e r i e n c i n g the ruach that is a s s o c i a t e d with USY, I w a s sent back to a time almost 40 y e a r s ago when I s e r v e d Temple Beth Emet in Anaheim as Junior USY P r e s i d e n t and 18 y e a r s ago, when a y o u n g e r , dynamic l e a d e r , now known to us as Cantor Bob Fisher, packed a local s y n a g o g u e with t e e n a g e r s and s h o w e d us that this is what it is all a b o u t . My t w o c h i l d r e n f o l l o w e d this pied piper to Phoenix, New Mexico, Denver, LA, N e w York, H a w a i i , Canada, W a s h i n g t o n DC, San Francisco, San Jose, Salt Lake, J e r u s a l e m , and back a g a i n for more than 5 y e a r s each as teens, and then a g a i n as c h a p e r o n i n g a d u l t s . Marcy s e r v e d as a youth director f o r him, and t o g e t h e r , with our own two, and several who now s e r v e Midbar as l e a d e r s , p a r t i c i p a t e d in a most educational and I n s p i r a t i o n a l time. As p a r e n t s , we connected with our children on many d i f f e r e n t l e v e l s . As J e w s , on a n o t h e r level. As community members, yet a n o t h e r . At that time we met a young teen, f r ig h t e n i n g l y c o n t i n u e d on page 7 ( I DIN roHfi T? 1) P U B L I S H E D MONTHLY Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn C a n t o r Robert D. Fisher O f f i c e A d m i n i s t r a t o r J a c q u i S t i e g l i tz School A d m i n i s t r a t o r M i r a Slobody USY Director Rina Roselinsky P r e s i d e n t G e r a l d Welt E d i t o r S t e p h e n Greer 5 1 1 M I D B A R K 0 T > ? T E M P L E GREEN V A L L E Y R A N C H 1940 ?ASE0 VERDE PARKWAY HENDERSON, NV 89012 phone 4 5 4 - 4 8 4 8 f a x 4 5 4 - 4 8 47 e-mail ? midbarkodeshOjuno.com wwewbw .?m idba rkode sh.or g c Q>i '-X v ' i U M>i rJ i ^ JANUARY 2001 E "A Six Month Review" F R O M T H E H A B B 1 aW 7 1 is hard to believe that six months have passed since Riki, C J Meital, and I f i r s t j o i n e d the Midbar Kodesh family. It seems like it was only a few weeks ago when we were waiting for our moving truck to a r r i v e from New York. Yet, so much has been accomplished over these past six months that sometimes I have to step back, take a deep breath, and digest our progress. The most obvious accomplishment is the growth of our congregation. We have gained nearly seventy new f a m i l i e s since July, and we continue to welcome new members into our c o n g r e g a t i o n each week. On February 4th, following our annual meeting, we will celebrate breaking the 250 member mark for the f i r s t time at our "B" party. I look forward to celebrating with you. As our membership continues to grow, the c r e a t i v i t y of our programming must expand as well so that we can offer a v a r i e t y of programs for the diverse interests of our members. Please let us know how we can best meet your needs. For the younger f a m i l i e s in the congregation, we have now established a F a m i l y Shabbat s e r v i c e that meets the 3rd Friday night of each month. We have added a Shabbat Can, which meets on the first Saturday of each month, for parents and their young children. Also, we have arranged for a series of f a m i l y holiday educational sessions that will suggest creative ways to bring the Jewish holidays into our homes. Your attendance is the only way we can measure whether these programs are worthwhile, so if you are interested, we hope that you will take advantage of what we are offering. In October, our weekday minyan was expanded to Monday and Thursday mornings. The minyan has been a tremendous success thanks to the efforts of Herb Zola and our minyanaires. Perhaps for the f i r s t time in h i s t o r y of Las Vegas, we have established a C o n s e r v a t i v e Hevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society). This project, with which we have j o i n e d hands with Temple Beth Sholom, has received a phenomenal response of dedicated people who are eager and willing to f u l f i l l this most beautiful and compassionate mitzvah. Our Religious School had grown both in q u a n t i t y and quality. Our students have improved their Hebrew reading and Judaic knowledge with the help of our dedicated teachers and director, Mira Slobody. The "Ask the Rabbi" box in each classroom has been an exciting way for me to get to know the students and for the students to get to know me. We have also begun a Religious School Choir that made their debut at Borders Books and continued on page 7 I n t r o d u c t i o n to J u d a i s m Starting this month. See page 5 for details. Please call the synagogue office for more information. J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 1 D i ? ^ (ZX i ^ X C O t i o n 15 you TEACH, you if UN. ? Jiwiili Proverb RELIGIOUS SCHOOL E D U C A T I O N D I R E C T O R M i r a S l o b o d y Our D e c e m b e r "Mitzvah" of t h e month was very successful. We c o l l e c t e d many c o a t s , j a c k e t s and b l a n k e t s . Thank you to all who c o n t r i b u t e d . We a l s o c o l l e c t e d many cans of food and will keep this mitzvah ongoing t h r o u g h o u t the year. We hope to have more mitzvah p r o j e c t s h a p p e n i n g in t h e coming months, where the entire congregation can p a r t i c i p a t e . We had a l o v e l y Hanukkah c e l e b r a t i o n in the religious school and our choir was a smashing success at Borders. Our shining 6th grade s t u d e n t s will be l e a d i n g Shabbat S e r v i c e s on Friday, January 19th. Our " s t a n d a r d of e x c e l l e n c e " continues in our school. Our staff works hard to b u i l d a p o s i t i v e J e w i s h r e l a t i o n s h i p with our students through sparking c r e a t i v i t y in each young p e r s o n , so that they can all succeed. May we all have a s u c c e s s f u l year B ' S h a l o m , Mira R i n a r o s e I i ns ky n 2001. _ US Y NEWS USY^Dnrectoj_ M B i Lt^Y is looking great in t h e year 2001. We have some great new programs t h a t are planned, and are continuing some "old f a i t h f u l s " . Which ones, you might ask? Because of our successful t u r n o u t s on Tuesday nights, we will have our lounge nights and then end the evening with Ma'ayan, our Hebrew High Program. This month also begins the "tsinnus Season". We are sending 8 USY'ers t o Beth El Synagogue in Phoenix, Arizona on January 12th - 14th. We cannot wait. Kadima and Katan have some fun ahead too. Katan will be planting trees early for Tu B'Shevat, while Kadima is going bowling. Don't forget t o RSVP for these events. We are looking forward t o seeing everyone. USYours, Rina M a ' a y a n / K o l A m i , O u r N e w H i g h S c h o o l P r o g r a m C o n t i n u e s ! W E M E E T T U E S D A Y E V E N I N G S 7 : 1 5 PM TO 8:1 5PM C O M E F O R U S Y L O U N G E F I R S T AT 6 P M ? ^ f f l M F Tfl filll) *R' PART At High Holiday time this year Midbar Kodesh Temple hit the 250 member mark, registering us as a "B" category congregation with Rabbinical Assembly of America. To celebrate this milestone, Midbar Kodesh Temple will host a "B" party immediately following the February 4th congregational meeting. Meital Wiederhorn has been selected as the official mascot and will wear a Buzzy Bee costume. She invites other Midbar children to do the same. BBQ luncheon will be available, keeping in the *B" theme, with burgers, buns, beverage and brownies. More info as we get closer to the February 4th date, but mark your calendars to buzz on by at Midbar's "B" party! It will be a Dr. Seuss kind of day! J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 1 O A d u l t Education at Midbar Our e x c i t i n g l i n e - u p of c o u r s e s c o n t i n u e s . D o n ' t miss o u t . . . c o m e and p a r t i c i p a t e ! ! All W e d n e s d a y c o u r s e s will c h a n g e t o M o n d a y s in t h e m i d d l e of M a r c h ! K O S H E R 1 0 1 A f o u r p a r t s e r i e s b e g i n n i n g w i t h an i n t r o d u c t o r y d i s c u s s i o n of t h e o r i g i n s , p r a c t i c a l i t i e s , and s p i r i t u a l m e a n i n g of k e e p i n g K o s h e r . The f o l l o w i n g two s e s s i o n s w i l l be c o o k i n g d e m o n s t r a t i o n s and t a s t i n g s t h a t w i l l r e q u i r e o n l y your p a l a t e . The f i n a l m e e t i n g w i l l be an e l e g a n t w i n e and c h e e s e t a s t i n g . O p e n i n g s e s s i o n : S u n d a y J a n u a r y 7 t h at 1 0 : 3 0 a m COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AND TASTINGS T u e s d a y ? J a n u a r y 1 6 t h 7 : 3 0 p m T u e s d a y ? J a n u a r y 3 0 t h 7 : 3 0 p m W I N E AND CHEESE T A S T I N G S a t u r d a y n i g h t F e b r u a r y 3rd at 8pm C o s t : $ 4 0 for a l l f o u r s e s s i o n s No c h a r g e for t h e I n t r o d u c t o r y K o s h e r 101 d i s c u s s i o n a l o n e HEBREW LANGUAGE B a c k by p o p u l a r d e m a n d , H e b r e w l a n g u a g e c o n t i n u e s at M i d b a r ! Taught by our v e r y own Toby R o s e n b u s h , s t u d e n t s w i l l e n h a n c e t h e i r r e a d i n g , w r i t i n g , and c o n v e r s a t i o n a l s k i l l s , w h i l e l e a r n i n g more a b o u t t h e p r a y e r s in our s i d d u r . B E G I N N I N G HEBREW W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g s 6 : 3 0 p m - 7 : 1 5 p m B e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1 7 t h C o s t : $ 1 8 for m e m b e r s $ 3 6 f o r n o n - m e m b e r s I N T E R M E D I A T E HEBREW W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g s 7 : 1 5 p m - 8 : 0 0 pm B e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 17th C o s t : $ 1 8 for members $ 3 6 for n o n - m e m b e r s TORAH STUDY We w i l l look at t h e w e e k l y T o r a h p o r t i o n ( P a r a s h a t H a s h a v u a h ) t h r o u g h a n c i e n t and m o d e r n eyes and d i s c u s s t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e and m e a n i n g f o r our l i v e s and t h e w o r l d in w h i c h we l i v e . W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g s 7 : 1 5 p m - 8 : 1 5 p m B e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 17th C o s t : $ 1 8 for m e m b e r s $ 3 6 for n o n - m e m b e r s FAMILY HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS We w i l l be h o l d i n g a s e r i e s of h o l i d a y w o r k s h o p s i m m e d i a t e l y p r e c e d i n g the J e w i s h h o l i d a y s to help f a m i l i e s f i n d more c r e a t i v e , k i d - f r i e n d l y ways of b r i n g i n g J u d a i s m i n t o t h e i r h o m e s . Feel f r e e to a t t e n d any or all of t h e s e e x c i t i n g w o r k s h o p s . C o s t : No c h a r g e P U R I M WORKSHOP F e b r u a r y 2 5 t h 1 0 : 3 0 am PASSOVER WORKSHOP M a r c h 2 5 t h 1 0 : 3 0 am SHAVUOT WORKSHOP May 2 0 t h 1 0 : 3 0 am I N T R O D U C T I O N TO J U D A I S M An i n t e n s e , y e a r - l o n g c o u r s e f o r b o t h n o n - J e w s who are i n t e r e s t e d in l e a r n i n g more a b o u t J u d a i s m and J e w s who a r e l o o k i n g f o r a s t r o n g e r f o u n d a t i o n . Each s e s s i o n w i l l b e g i n w i t h Beginning Hebrew f o l l o w e d by t h e J u d a i c c o m p o n e n t . We STRONGLY e n c o u r a g e c o u p l e s to a t t e n d t o g e t h e r . W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g s 6 : 3 0 p m - 8 : 1 5 p m B e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 1 7 t h M e m b e r s ( s i n g l e ) $ 1 0 0 M e m b e r s ( c o u p l e ) $ 1 2 5 Non-member (single) $ 2 0 0 N o n - m e m b e r ( c o u p l e ) $250 (cost does not include r e q u i r e d books) ADULT B'NAI MITZVAH COURSE N e v e r had a B a t / B a r M l t z v a h but a l w a y s w a n t e d one? Now is your o p p o r t u n i t y ! We a r e o f f e r i n g a y e a r and a half l o n g p r o g r a m t h a t w i l l b e g in w i t h t h e I n t r o d u c t i o n to J u d a i s m c o u r s e a b o v e . The c o u r s e w i l l c u l m i n a t e w i t h t h e l e a r n i n g of a H a f t o r a h in p r e p a r a t i o n f o r a S p r i n g 2 0 0 2 B ' n a i M i t z v a h . W e d n e s d a y e v e n i n g s 6 : 3 0 p m - 8 : 1 5 p m B e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y l 7 t h C o s t : M e m b e r s $ 1 1 8 N o n - m e m b e r s $ 2 3 6 THURSDAYS FOR THOUGHT Come s t u d y w i t h t h e r a b b i a n d f r i e n d s over l u n c h . We w i l l c h o o s e d i f f e r e n t t o p i c s t o d i s c u s s e a c h m o n t h . We w i l l m e e t t h e s e c o n d T h u r s d a y of e a c h m o n t h . Feel f r e e to b r i n g a d a i r y b r o w n bag l u n c h . S e c o n d T h u r s d a y of e a c h month 1 2 : 0 0 n o o n - 1 : 0 0 p m B e g i n n i n g J a n u a r y 11th C o s t : M e m b e r s $ 1 8 N o n - m e m b e r s $ 3 6 JANUARY 2001 GREAT HANUKKAH FESTIVAL AND BOOK FAIR The Hanukkah F e s t i v a l and Book Fair a t Border'? Book S t o r e ? on December 3 r d was a huge success. The s t o r e was crowded * m k w i t h s h o p p e r s t h r o u g h o u t t h e day. At 12:30 t h e Temple Choir "H^M^ ' - ^ f l ^ ^ B under t h e d i r e c t i o n Mrs. Mandler sang a g r o u p of Hanukkah ,JK. - ^ s o n g s in t h e Cafe. Everyone sang along, a p p l a u d e d and IrW? - . V l B J w h i s t l e d . And t h e n t h e Steel Velvet, a rock group, f e a t u r i n g UK? 1 J o s e p h F a r r e l l , Edan M i z r a c h i , and Henry Perlman played Hanukkah s o n g s and a s e t of rock and r o l l music. ? ? Danielle Perlman sang, accompanied by t h e band, w i t h JBf much s p i r i t and g u s t o . Again everyone applauded and w h i s t l e d . B o t h t h e Choir and Steel Velvet put everyone ^ V H f l p W in a happy and f e s t i v e mood t o f i n i s h t h e i r shopping. Rabbi Wiederhorn was a g r e a t MC and capped the e n t e r t a i n m e n t f o r t h e a f t e r n o o n . Midbar Kodesh c o n g r e g a n t s were p r e s e n t t h r o u g h o u t t h e day and helped our f u n d r a i s i n g e f f o r t by making many p u r c h a s e s . Laurie Green and her c o m m i t t e e were always p r e s e n t t o wrap purchases. The c h i l d r e n enjoyed c o l o r i n g and p a s t i n g Hanukkah c u t - o u t s , and l i s t e n i n g t o s t o r i e s read by ORT members. I e x p r e s s my t h a n k s t o everyone f o r being so generous t o s u p p o r t t h i s event. I t was a happy and s a t i s f y i n g day! Gay G o l d s t e i n ' T h a n k You" t o t h e B e l k o f f F a m i l y of "Ace C a m e r a " f o r d o n a t i n g t h e f i lm and p r o c e s s i n g for t h e p h o t o s on t h i s pagel D E C E M B E R 2000 Q J uA<j y ij ? JANUARY 2 0 0 1 From the President, continued from page 2. k n o w l e d g e a b l e , committed, and insightful for his years. Could we have known then that we would have the p r i v i l e g e of calling him Rabbi? Jacqui's words of excitement about what she saw and what she l e a r n e d at VBS reminded me of a time I have put away. It reminded me to share with you that "this is what it is all a b o u t . " Youth Director Rina Roselinsky knows it; her mother Wendy serves as Youth Commissioner, and knows it too. Putting children on p l a n e s . . . i s it really as simple as that? Yes and No. Most of our board of directors are made up of former youth group o f f i c e r s , advisors, and d i recto r s . . . m o s t belonged to a USY or other youth group when they w e r e growing up...Each will tell you that the experience played a major role in their personal, spiritual and r e l i g i o u s development. Each will also say that it was not enough. That quality religious school classroom education is e q u a l l y important. That the B'nai Mitzvah training is very significant and that more than any of these experiences, is the opportunity to continue to learn so that we do not only take our 13 year old religious experiences and mentality with us when we enter adulthood. A strong youth commission working in tandem with a strong Religious School and Adult education committee will ensure this personal growth and o f f e r our own children as leaders in the communities where they will eventually go to school and live. Be part of this adventure. I t is about planes and d u f f l e bags and f r i e n d s h i p s that last a lifetime. I t is about shared experiences. It is about developing leadership. It is about continuing to learn, seeing old text in a new way. At Midbar "this is what it is all a b o u t . " " G e r a l d M. Welt i *A Six Month Review" continued from page B will c o n t i n u e to sing at our F a m i l y Shabbat s e r v i c e each month. Ma'ayan/Kol Ami, our H e b r ew High S c h o o l , has over t w e n t y post- B ' n a i Mitzvah s t u d e n t s a t t e n d i n g the program. Each T u e s d a y night we d i s c u s s the hot t o p i c s of the w o r l d and what J u d a i sm has to say a b o u t them. W h e t h e r it's c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t , a b o r t i o n , or e u t h a n a s i a , the s t u d e n t s a l w a y s have s o m e t h i n g to say, w h i c h makes for p r o v o c a t i v e and e d u c a t i o n a l i n t e r a c t i o n s . Our A d u l t E d u c a t i o n program c o n s i s t s of a c o m m i t t e d group of H e b r ew and T o r a h s t u d y students. This month, we w i l l expand the p r o g r am to i n c l u d e an I n t r o d u c t i o n to J u d a i sm course for both Jews and n o n - J e w s i n t e r e s t e d in l e a r n i n g more about J u d a i sm or in need of a refresher c o u r s e . This c o u r s e will a l s o p r o v i d e a wonderful o p p o r t u n i t y for t h o s e who never had a B a r / B a t M i t z v a h c e r e m o n y to f i n a l l y do so. Also, we now have d a y t i m e a d u l t e d u c a t i o n with " T h u r s d a y s for T h o u g h t " meeting over l u n c h on the second T h u r s d a y of each month. Much has happened over the past six months at M i d b a r , and I a n t i c i p a t e more e x c i t i n g developments over the course of the u p c o m i a g year. Just a few of the t h i n g s to look forward to i n c l u d e a Bikkur Holim group to v i s i t the ill members ^ H of our c o m m u n i t y , a s y n a g o g u e - w i d e Mitzvah Day, and perhaps a F a m i l y S h a b b a t zj r e t r e a t . Something new is happening at Midbar every week, and I hope you will be a part of it. g j y - p ^ ~ Rabbi Jeremy W i e d e r h o r n : JANUARY 2001 D Midbar's Cookbook is still Available in The Gift Shop ?1229 per book Was that Joe Kover we saw on the Channel 10 promo announcing for UNLV? Thank you to Fran Goldberg for bringing her special ceramic artwork project to our Hebrew School kids! Good Wishes for a speedy and continued recovery from recent surgeries to: Jerry Welt ? Silvia Gitnacht RELIGIOUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING The next Religious school committee meeting is Wednesday ? January 3rd ? 7pm at the Synagogue. All interested members are welcome to participate. Shabbat Gan Saturday ? January 6th @ 1 0 : 0 0 am Youth Commission Meeting Sunday ? January 14th @ 1 0 : 0 0 am Family Shabbat Friday ? January 19th @ 7:30pm Midbar Mavens Meeting January 31st @ noon The o f f i c e is in need of a c o m m e r c i a l vacuum c l e a n e r . The S y n a g o g u e ' s vacuum "blew up"! Jacqui Stieglitz is moving and is l o o k i n g for the u s u a l household "stuff". Any items would be a p p r e c i a t e d . Hard to b e l i e v e but it w i l l be Academy Awards t i m e soon enough and we need a c h a i r p e r s o n for our a n n u a l Oscar Nite Celebration. We a l r e a d y have a house reserved but need an o v e r a l l c h a i r ? March 25, 2001. Any t a k e r s on t h i s very s u c c e s s f u l "fun" r a i s e r ? KoI Bamidbar is now a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e in color. You can now share S y n a g o g u e i n f o r m a t i o n and events w i t h f r i e n d s and f a m i l y all over the w o r l d at midbarkodesh.org Having a Birthday or Anniversary? Observing a Yahrzeit? Consider Sponsoring a Kiddush! Full sponsorship of a basic Kiddush for Friday Night or Saturday Morning is ?15022. Partial Sponsorships in ?3622 increments are now available. Please call Janet Stein (a) 361-8810 A d v e r t i s e or Send Good Wishes in Kol Bamidbar C o n t a c t lleen & Randy Spoor 6 1 4 - 6 8 6 4 ? e m a i l RS2394@aol.com Deadline for the February Bulletin is January 10th! Is a great tool to help our Synagogue stay in touch with the membership. Get weekly updates on all Synagogue functions, activities and committee projects, e-mail to m i d b a r k o d e s h @ j u n o . c o m to be placed on our hank you to^ [jay [joldstein for her work on the Hook Jair & ^ [Jtanukkah ^festival ^ rBirthday S^lnniversary Shabbat mill be Celebrated at ?M,idbar ZKodesh Temple ; ^January at 7 ^ O p-m. J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 1 D family Shabbat mill be held on the 3rd Friday of every month at 7:30 pm Join us for an evenin? of son?, prayer and stories. This service is tailored for families with elementary school a?e children. (Families with younger children, no children or frown children are always welcome) F a m i l y S h a b b a t P r o g r a m s at Midbar Shabbat Gan mill meet on the 1st Saturday of every month 1 0 am llext Shabbat Gan: January 6 t h - next family Shabbat: January 19th Spend an hour with your child celebrating Shabbat through son?s and stories. This program is tailored for pre-school and kindergarten a?e children together with at least one parent or grandparent, families with younger children are welcome too!! MIDBAR KODESH TEMPLE ^a t am ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL "B" BBQ TO FOLLOW! E N T E R T A I N M E N T 2 0 0 1 BOOKS NOW ON SALE livis Famhy G|fJ J|||p ^ NOW ? Sundays 9 : 3 0 4 A l o ll:30l? 0 P f N ? lueiJoyi 4:00m lo 6:00p? ? Thursdays 4:00pi lo 6: D 0 F ROTUNDA J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 1 0?: Kosher 101 at Midbar Kodesh Temple will take the form of a four part program which features an overview of Kashrut, two cooking demonstrations and a Kosher wine and cheese tasting. Congregants and community members may participate in one or all of the classes. Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn will conduct the first class on Sunday, January 7th at 10:30 am. It will be an overview of kashrut for those who are just beginning, or a refresher for those who already keep kosher. He will talk about the reasons we choose to keep a kosher home; kashrut at life cycle functions; kashrut in and out of the home and will give some "how-to" tips. This class will be open to all who wish to attend and will be held at Midbar Kodesh Temple. There will be no charge for the class. No pre-registration is required. Ryan Sterling and Millie Silverstein, both Midbar Kodesh members and both very familiar with kashrut, will host the cooking demonstrations. Ryan is a trained professional chef and he will prepare a meat entree and share some of his secrets at 7:30 pm on Tuesday January 16th. Millie has done local caterering with her expertise in desserts. "I only use butter, so it will have to be something deliciously dairy," she said. Millie will hold her class, also at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, January 30th. The location of these 2 classes will be given out upon registration. The finale will be "Nothing To Whine About", a Kosher wine and cheese tasting to be held at Midbar Kodesh Temple on Saturday evening, February 3rd at 8:00 pm. Chairperson Steven Doctors, who co-chaired and emceed Midbar's May Gala, promises a special evening. The cost for the 3 sessions will total $4029. The synagogue's first cookbook, "Look What's Cooking At Midbar" may be purchased with the class for an additional jiioes. "Nothing To Whine About" will be open to the congregation and members of the community. Tickets for that single program will cost ?36.00 and will be available in January. The cookbook is now available in Midbar's gift shop for ?12.00 per copy. For more information call 454-4848 or stop by the synagogue at 1940 Paseo Verde Parkway to sign up for the classes. COMING SOON "Honey on the Page: a Taste of Jewish Learning." Please save Monday evenings January 22- March 12 for exciting community-wide educational sessions taught by the rabbis of Las Vegas, including our own Rabbi Wiederhorn! Stay tuned for course listing, times, and location. J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 1 MIDBAR KODESH IS PARTI CPATIN G IN THE WORLD WIDE WRAP JOIN US ON TWO CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS January 21st at 10:15am We are showing "The Ties that Bind" The T i e s that Bind is an e x c i t i n g new video produced by the F e d e r a t i o n of Jewish Men's Clubs that will i n t r o d u c e you to the powerful s p i r i t u a l experience of wrapping t e f i l l i n , an often i n t i m i d a t i n g mitzvah that contains many deep and profound gifts, p a r t i c u l a r l y for our hectic lives. Following the video, we will be j o i n i n g the B'nai M i t z v a h class and their f a m i l i e s in discussing the s p i r i t u a l and h a I a kh i c mea n i ng of wrapping t e f i l l i n today. 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