The Bulletin of Congregation Ner Tamid, November 2002

The Reform Jewish Congregation of Las Vegas ...A Special Place to Belong November 2002 - Vol. XVI No. 9 Sanford D. Akselrad Rabbi Jennifer C. Weiner Assistant Rabbi Bella Feldman Cantorial Soloist Stewart Blumenfeld President 26 Cheshvan - 25 Kislev 5763 Irv Duchowny Jacqueline Fleekop Lois Bergman . Andrea Brunner Executive Director Education Director Preschool Director Bulletin Editor CNT "Mensch of the Year" A beautiful dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel and entertainment from Los Angeles musician Rick Jarrett are in place as Congregation Ner Tamid honors Las Vegas gaming executive and developer Ed Nigro as the temple?s first ?Mensch of the Year?. This is the Congregation?s inaugural dinner honoring an outstanding individual from the community. The black tie event is Nov. 16. Event chairperson Ira Miller said the weekend continues with a charity golf tournament on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Angel Park Golf Club. Nigro will tee ^fcat noon and lead the event that continues on page 16 New "Singles Shabbat" to be held the Third Friday of Every Month at Congregation Ner Tamid Beginning Friday, November 15th, CNT will host a monthly "Singles Shabbat" in the Beit Tefillah. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with an opportunity to "meet and greet" other singles, followed by a short Shabbat service conducted by Rabbi Sanford Akselrad starting at 6:00 p.m. The sermon each month will focus on issues relevant to Jewish singles of any age and the service will feature upbeat, contemporary Jewish music, with guitarist Hal Savar performing. After the service, attendees are invited to enjoy coffee, hot tea, and fruit/light desserts in a "coffeehouse" atmosphere in CNT's Library, or they may form groups to go out to dinner after services if they prefer. There is no charge for this event and it is open to the entire community, regardless of age or affiliation. The "Singles Shabbat" is currently scheduled to take place the third Friday of every month through May. Please tell all of your single friends! Ptease. Join Us For CNT's Chanukah Family Dinner Friday December 6th, 2002 6:15 PM Please feel free to bring your family menorah to light at your table. Adults $16 each Children 4-10 $8 each Children under 4 no charge Please call 733-6292 for more information. RSVP by November 25th In This Issue... Worship Services 2 Rabbi's Message 2 Message from our President 3 Executive Director Message 4 Religious School/Preschool 5-6 Auxiliaries 7-9 November B'Nai Mitzvah 13 Anniversaries 18 Birthdays 18 Tributes 19-21 In Memoriam 15 Yahrzeits 21 (the Bulletin is published monthly) A Speciaf Place To (BelongWorship Services Conducted by Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, Rabbi Jennifer Weiner, & Cantorial Soloist Bella Feldman Friday November 1 Tot Shabbat 6:30 Shabbat Service 7:30 p.m. Oneg sponsored by the Sisterhood Saturday November 2 Josh Capp Bar Mitzvah 10:00 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by the Capp Family Bible Study 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Minyan and Torah Study 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday November 8 Shabbat Services 7:30 p.m. Family Service with the Shabba Tones Baby Naming of Emily Megan Burk Oneg sponsored by Abbie and Jason Burk, Sisterhood and rIhe Jewish War Veterans Saturday November 9 Gabriel Milano Bar Mitzvah 10:00 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by The Milano Family Bible Study 9:00-10:00 a.m. Minyan and Torah Study 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday November 15 Shabbat Services 7:30 p.m. Oneg sponsored by the Sisterhood Saturday November 16 Bible Study 9:00 -10:00 a.m. Minyan and Torah Study 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday November 22 Shabbat Service 7:30 p.m. Fiftieth Wedding Blessing of Edgar and Faye Peresman Oneg sponsored by the Peresmans Saturday November 23 Matthew del Valle Bar Mitzvah 10:00 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by the Goldberg Family Bible Study 9:00-10:00 a.m,. Minyan and Torah Study 10:00-11:00 a.m. Friday November 29 Shabbat Services 7:30 p.m. First night of Chanukah Saturday November 30 Bible study 10:00-11:00 a.m. Minyan and Torah Study 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Rabbi's Message During the month of September, we gathered together to celebrate many holidays, and as Sukkot, the Jew?ish holiday of thanksgiving and re?newal, has passed for this year, and the secular holiday of Thanksgiving is approaching, we will have many more opportunities to celebrate sim- chas as a congregation. One of the upcoming holidays of the Jewish cal?endar that will soon be upon us is Channukah. This year, Channukah and Thanks?giving are celebrated on the same weekend that is actually quite ap?propriate when one considers the themes of the holidays. Thus, the reality of the Jewish and non-Jew- ish worlds meshing together will soon happen as the next few months of advertisements bombarding us with the number of days left to shop for a non-Jewish holiday approach?es. Usually, we expect to be bom?barded with Christmas sales advertisements around the same time as Channukah. This year, we will see advertisements for Thanks?giving. In some ways, Channukah falling so early according to the sec?ular calendar avoids difficult issues for us, mainly what is often referred to as the ?December Dilemma.? This year, though, the dilemma is partially alleviated since the holidays do not coincide. Yet, in its essence, this dilemma is the true struggle that we go though on a daily basis when we try to live Jewish lives in Ameri?ca. As a Jewish community, we make decisions on how to keep or reclaim a holiday that has become secular in nature due to the American culture?s influence. We contemplate how much emphasis we should give to our Judaism and how much to our secular lives. Some are more suc?cessful at integrating the two. So, the question to ask ourselves is what does Channukah really mean to us. It is after all the holiday of freedom and renewal and the reclamation of Jewish values. Thousands of years ago, our ances?tors fought to be able to celebrate their Judaism. In America, we are free to celebrate Judaism, and, yet, many of us take this freedom for granted. At this time of history when our Judaism is a constitutionally pro?tected right, let us not forget that just a few generations ago many of our relatives were threatened because of their religion. We need to recog?nize that we live in a country where our Judaism can be incorporated into our daily lives. Thus, as we enter into the American season of Thanks?giving, let us also give thanks that we can celebrate our Judaism with?out ever having to hide our pride in being Jewish. ?J(a66i Jennifer Weiner Congregation N e r Tamid November 2002 Temple Board Members r. Stewart Blumenfeld President Scott Stolberg VP Administration Cookie Lea Olshein, esq VP Membership Ira Spector Hillary Torchin Mindy Wadkins Gina Polovina Ira Miller Doug Unger Lynn Sasso Maxine Molinsky Yvonne Gordon Beth Bromberg Aimee Knox Cecilia Schafler Stacey Yahraus Marla Letizia Leon Marco Jordie Primack Ruth Urban Howard Layfer Samantha Willey Herman Sthner Drew Levy Bob Unger Esq. Jerry Gordon Esq. Cal Lewis Eileen Kollins Kenneth Schnitzer Dr. David Wasserman Dr. Steve Kollins on. Michael Cherry It. Bernard Farrow llGENE KlRSHBAUM* David Goldwater* Rabbi Sanford Akselrad Rabbi Jennifer Weiner VP Religious Activities VP Education & Youth VP Member Activities VP Social Action VP Ways & Means Treasurer Secretary Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Sisterhood Brotherhood NTTY Golden Chai PastPresident Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Ex Officio Ex Officio Check out ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS ATCNT on page 10 ____________ WL ESSAGE FROM OUR TEMPLE PRESIOENT GO-SEE Last December I used my Bulletin col?umn to urge CNTers to go to Israel and, if possible, to take their children or grandchildren with them. I wrote about the pure joy of taking our 13-year-old granddaughter Nikki for her first visit and how seeing Israel through her eyes elevated the pleasure of our fourteenth visit to the equal of our first. Still, understandably, many people are deferring visits to Israel for now until a less tumultuous time. As an inveter?ate overseas traveler myself (maybe as a result of a career that had me working in more than two dozen countries and traveling in dozens more), I've got a dif?ferent suggestion for those who'd like to probe your Jewish roots?at least if your family came from Europe?a conti?nent Sharna and I began exploring 30 years ago . There are so many fascinating places with significant Jewish history in west?ern and central Europe that it's impos?sible to talk about them all other than in a book. (There is, in fact, a wonder?ful book that's been out of print for about thirty years called ?Traveler's Guide to Jewish Landmarks of Europe" by Postal and Abramson.) Nevertheless, here are some of Sharna's and my favor?ites (wanna see our slides?). munity of Spain. Cordoba was the birth?place of Maimonides in the 12th C. There is a house there that has a plaque claim?ing to be the home of his family, but archaeologists have shown it to date from the 14th C. Nearby is the Rambam Synagogue, built in 1315. It was here in 1935 that the first open Jewish ser?vice in Spain in 443 years was held to honor the birth of Maimonides. Judah ha-Levi, whose poetry is still part of our liturgy, also lived in Cordoba. Gran?ada, although possibly the most beauti?ful city in Span, may also be the saddest for Jews, for it was here that Ferdi?nand and Isabella issued the Order of Expulsion on March 30,1492. The Or?der effectively ended a rich history of Judaism in the country and began a life of misery, terror, and death for the secretly Jewish families called Marra- nos. I want to add one more off-the- beaten-track place that we discovered only recently, a small town called Giro?na. In the 13th C., more than 1000 Jews lived in the town and most of the old Jewish quarter can still be explored. Because so many homes are still intact, a little walking around and a little imag?ination easily transports one back into a time when the Jews of Spain were tolerated and when they thrived. There?s also a decent little Jewish historical museum in one of the old homes. We found that Spain probably has more sites than any other country we'd ever seen. Of these, the cities of Toledo, Cordoba, and Granada offer the most to see Jewishly. In Toledo, the old ghetto area still contains a very large 14th C. home owned by Samuel Abulaf ia, an advi?sor to King Pedro. (Unfortunately for him, he was eventually charged with trea?son and his wealth was confiscated and he was killed.) Right across the street is the synagogue that Pedro allowed him to build while he was still in good stand?ing. After the Order of Expulsion, the building was used for many different pur?poses, including a church, but in 1964 the Franco government declared it a cul?tural landmark of Sephardic Judaism and turned it over to the tiny Jewish com- It is thought that first Jews to arrive in the area that became Germany came with the Roman legions in the 1st C, C.E. Ultimately, the Jewish community be?came so big and so dispersed that it isn't possible to talk about more than a handful of places. Moreover, many sig- nif icant places associated with that com?munity were wiped away by the Nazis and some of what remains is not partic?ularly pleasant viewing, such as the tru?ly wretched portrayals of Jews in some churches. So much of what is left is simply the remnants of ancient ceme?teries. Good examples are available to be seen in Bamberg, Hamburg, Cologne, and Mainz. In the town of Friedburg, a 13th C. mikvah can be seen on a street continues on page 12 November 2002 A Special Place "MeinscIhe" WoRk: One of tIhe bEST Parts of My job, ANd of TbE Tempi's There are many components that go into the job of Executive Director, and all are challenging, rewarding and ful?filling. Today I?d like to share one particular aspect of my job, and how it?s espe?cially rewarding ? Membership. In the September bulletin, I wrote ?Why Join A Temple?, and this month, I?d like to touch on what it?s like on my side of the desk when potential new members come into my office. We sit for a few minutes, get to know each other, and talk about why they want to join, who will be joining, what they expect and hope for from their new potential spiritual home, and of course, at some point, finances enter into the conversation. Sitting and talking with those who want to join our temple is one of the best parts of my job. To learn about peo?ple, and how CNT can provide them with the fulfillment that they seek, or the religious schooling for either their children, or themselves, or both, is very rewarding. Recently, I?ve been privi?leged to meet some incredible families who have wanted to join the temple. (We at CNT have a policy to not turn anyone away for financial reasons, and this is discussed, based upon the words you may have heard me use, ?financial fairness for the temple and it?s mem?bers, alike?. Creativity and flexibility are key points at these times, and it?s challenging to strike a balance between taking care of the families? needs and being financially responsible for, and to, the temple.) Some of the families that have come forth lately to join our temple are won?derful, caring, loving people who, for various reasons, cannot afford at this time to pay full dues. Being able to have them join, to provide a religious school education for their children, to offer them a place to come and enjoy services, to experience the richness of a Shabbat service, and to offer adult educational classes for the parents, is truly being able to perform a mitzvah, and something that I fully appreciate being able to offer. We have, on the other end of the spec?trum, those families who are Menorah Level Donors ? those who have com?mitted to pay over and above their nor?mal temple dues, on an annual basis (various financial levels are offered, each with additional benefits). These families are responsible for allowing us to welcome other families, who are not able to pay full dues, and to our Menorah Level Donors, I say ?Thank you?. If you are interested in helping the tem?ple to continue our policy of not turn?ing anyone away for financial reasons, and still coming up with a balanced budget each year, I urge you to please contact me. This is truly MenschJ work, at it?s best. Thank you, and to be continued......... lrv SHORT TAKES: NEWS FROM ARZA/WORLD UNION, NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICAN REFORM MOVEMENT ASSISTING CENTRAL EUROPEAN FLOOD VICTIMS The Union of Ameri?can Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) has issued an appeal for donations on behalf of Jewish communities in Germany, the Czech Republic and other central European countries that suffered losses due to severe rain-induced flooding. In the Czech Republic alone, synagogues and Jewish museums, institutions and historical sites suffered some $4 million in damage, while five entire families and about a dozen individuals belonging to the local Progressive congregation were left homeless. The Progressive congregation in Halle, Germany, lost its Torah scroll to the floodwaters, as well as books, furniture and equipment. If your congregation would like to donate a Torah scroll to this community, please contact ARZA/WORLD UNION at 818-702-9615. For further information about making a donation for flood relief, please go to http://uahc.org/relicf/. SUMMER CAMPS HELD IN RUSSIA, UKRAINE AND BELARUS Some 600 youth and students from the Progressive movements in the former Soviet Union (FSU) attended summer camps held in June and August. Three camp sessions were held in the Siberian city of Omsk, two outside Moscow, one in Kiev and one in Minsk. Campers studied Judaism, Zionism and Israel, and also enjoyed a wide variety of sports and activities. Most of the 60 counselors and staff members at the camps were from the local Progressive movements and were provided with special training by leaders of Netzer Olami, the international Progressive youth movement. The camps were financed by the Jewish Agency and the World Union, and have become a regular feature of youth activities in the FSU. ^ For more information, please contact your synagogue?s chapter chair, your rabbi, or ARZA/WORLD UNION, North Ameri?ca?s regional office at (818) 702-9615 or mandyeisner@msn.com aft Congregation N e r Tam id November 2002 Religious School News Religious School Calendar November 2002 Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 3 5 6 7 10 No R/S 12 13 14 17 19 20 21 24 26 27 20 No R/S 3rd Chanukah Bazaar, 10th Veteran's Day Weekend 17th 5th grade Israel Slide Project, 28th Thanksgiving Turkey with a I love to decorate my home for every holiday. Now that my children are grown I have cut back a little (very little), jkeaves are on the slider doors to the back yard, candles, Powers and a large ring of red and gold leaves with fall fruits are on the kitchen table. I have a lot of Thanksgiv?ing and Chanukah decorations too. What am I going to do for 2002? Thanksgiving is the 28lh of November, and the first night of Chanukah is the 29th of November. Well, the Jewish people have adjusted and survived many difficulties throughout time. I guess I?ll survive, will I combine the two holidays. After all, aren?t we thankful for the miracle of Chanukah? So this year perhaps I?ll serve Turkey with a side of Latkas and applesauce or cranberry sauce and the decorations will blend together. Side of Latkas There is so much to look forward to this month with the Chanukah Bazaar, Bookfair, Mensch of the Year, the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, Thanksgiving and the start of Chanukah. Please mark your calendar so that you do not miss out on any of these events. Have a Joyful Thanksgiving and Chanukah. Enjoy your Turkey and Latkas. Shalom, Jackie Torah 2 U We live in an age of convenience. We e-mail and we use the Internet for almost everything. It sometimes makes us feel as if the personal touch is missing. Torah 2 U is a program for adults that comes to you. Several friends get together to Study Torah in someone?s house. The portion is discussed in an informal manner. Then the evening seems to take off on a magical journey of its own with everyone sharing their opinions and learning with each other. We conclude with some desserts and beverages. If you are interested in being part of this program contact.. .Jackie Fleekop at the Temple office 733-6292. A S pecial November 2002 Place To Belong CHI PRESCHCei AN? kinbercarten Fall is in the air and the boys and girls of Congregation Ner Tamid?s Preschool and Kindergarten are hard at work and play. October was a fun filled month. . . Nevada Day was observed, by learning history of our state. We had our Back To School Parents night and our annual Pancake Pajama day. Our students enjoyed a field trip to J.R. Farms, we had our portraits taken and The Men?s Club held a safety finger printing for all of our students. This month of November, we also have many projects planned. The Kindergarten and Pre- K classes will continue their secular studies as well as Spanish and Hebrew curriculum We will talk about our countries Vet?s, and other heroes who helped to make the USA great. Of course we will celebrate Thanksgiving with our own CNT preschool kindergarten style feast. Our youngsters will help cook a dinner and dress up as Pilgrims and Indians and travel on the Mayflower, just as our ancestors did many years ago. Our students and teachers are bonding as a family in our wonderful facility . It is a pleasure for us to see our school thriving and growing. Next month we will be preparing and executing ouC Chanukah program as well as learning all there is to kno\^ about this joyful holiday. All of the classes enjoy listening to stories, learning their numbers, letters, shapes, colors, about the weather, and the calendar. It is a pleasure to hear these little ones recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning and to listen to them singing in Hebrew, as well . We have a delightful group of students and dedicated loving teachers, what a perfect mix. Lois Bergman Early Education Director What to do with the kids during track break? Congregation Ner Tamid is starting a track break program. When your child ( grades K-4) is out of school for a few weeks we are offering Arts &Crafts, Field trips, games and a fun time. We will be offering a week of Arts & crafts camp the week of December 23rd (excluding the 25lh) as well. Please call Lois at the Temple office for prices and more information. L-R: Mimi, Ryan and Alex play with the blocks The boys and girls listening to a story Oreya and Michael enjoying the computer L-R: Romi, Josh and Alex decorate the Sukkah with Flana and Sydney watching Congregation N e r Tam id November 2002 Auxiliaries ?iiitiiiiti v, w, iiiiiiiiui a great time. Shalom, I am writing this article the day after our Sisterhood paid up luncheon event, The Magic of Sisterhood, and it was truly a magical event. It is our marvelous members and terrific Sisterhood Board who make the magic happen. For those of you who couldn?t make it or who haven?t yet joined Sisterhood, you missed wonderful appetizers. The Sisterhood Board provided all the delicious desserts. By the time you read this article the Chanukah bazaar will have just occurred or will be occurring as it takes place November 3. Marilyn Polivina Bulavsky has amassed some wonderful raffle gifts, and Arlene Kagan and Darlene Vaturi have secured some exciting vendors. The Sisterhood Party shop?s food, especially our famous brisket sandwiches, will be served along with potato latkes, noodle kugel, and other favorites. Clark County Commissioner Myrna Williams was our guest speaker. U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley also joined us and provided an update on the current events in Israel. Myrna shared her Jewish roots with us and what it was like being a Jewish women in politics. She described the Jewish presence that impacted the Nevada Legislature when she was there as an Assemblywoman, along with our own Sisterhood member and former Assemblywoman Renee Diamond. Myrna helped us better understand the issues facing Mur local government, particularly the Water District?s interest P? supplying our power. The Sisterhood is very proud of County Commissioner Myrna Williams and Congresswoman Shelley Berkley as they are two dynamic and visionary Jewish women, who are excellent role models for us and the generations of Sisterhood members to come. Sheryl Chenin-Webb and Donna Willey the Vice Presidents of Membership, along with Fern Percheski, Administrative Vice President, and Lori Emptage who maintains Sisterhood?s membership data base were the women behind the scenes making our membership drive a great success, as well as the luncheon an event to remember. I want to publicly thank them for all their hard work and tender loving care to make this luncheon a great ?thank you? to our members for renewing their memberships or joining for the first time. Please look for the full page in the bulletin listing our outstanding programs for this year. Sandy Stolberg has been very busy planning a variety of programs that offer something for everyone. The programs are open to the entire congregation. Some are offered during the day, while others are offered in the evening. Check our website for the most up to date information on Sisterhood programs at www.cntsisterhood.com Please feel free to call me at 768-8529, or email me at ruth@ruth- urban-group.com if you have any questions about Sisterhood. I welcome your input and questions My best, SRiitfi Ur6an, Sisterhood President Frances Klamian and Susie Sernoe-Plotkin of the Sisterhood Party Shop and volunteers Phyllis Mark and Cookie Olshein were responsible for a fabulous luncheon meal, including From left to right: Ruth Urban, U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, County Commissioner Myrna Williams,Donna Willey and Cheryl Chenin Webb November 2002 Sisterhood Congregation 9\[er ?Tamicf CALENDAR OF EVENTS Oct 6 Rosh Chodesh 7:00pm Oct 23 Author Toni Kamins 7:00pm Nov 3 Chanukah Bazaar 11:00am Nov 4 Rosh Chodesh 7:00pm Nov 20 Craft Project with Rita Malkin 7:00pm Dec 5 Rosh Chodesh 7:00pm Dec 18 TBA 7:00pm Jan 4 Rosh Chodesh 7:00pm Jan 15 Rabbi Weiner - Women in the Torah 7:00pm Jan 19 Jewish Film Festival Sisterhood & Brotherhood Event TBA Feb 2 Rosh Chodesh 7:00pm Feb 12 Candy Making Demonstration TBA Mar 1 Celebrity City Chorus Sisterhood & Brotherhood Event 7:00pm Mar 3 Rosh Chodesh 7:00pm Mar 13 Rabbi Akselrad Book Review Lunch 11:00am Apr 2 Rosh Chodesh 7:00pm Apr 22 All Women?s Seder 6:00pm May 1 Rosh Chodesh 7:00pm May 21 Sisterhood Elections & Potluck Recipe Exchange TBA Please check your bulletin, sisterhood website, and mail for information on each event. More events may be added. If you have any program ideas please contact Sandy Stolberg at 228-6863. Wf Congregation N e r Tam id November 2002 Auxiliaries Continued CHECK OUR WEB SITE Men's Club SUCCESS AFTER SUCCESS Check out our web site ?www.cntmensdub.org? it is an exciting place. Try it and you?ll discover it?s the best Brotherhood site in the country. Evolving for over a year it has changed significantly. When it started, we had a lot of info but it was slow loading and not very attractive. Now, Stu Solomon has filled it colorful graphics, pictures and more info than ever. The site is quick and easy to navigate. WEEKEY UPDATES Updating it every week, Stu provides news of future and past doings. You may find your picture when you attend a Men?s Club event. You can E-mail us your ideas, suggestions or complaints. You can even apply for membership on line. Is that cool or what? The site is a wonderful way for new and prospective temple members to learn what Men?s Club offers. It has our history, a message from Rabbi Akselrad, news from the National Federation of Brotherhoods, our most recent bulletin article and much, much more. Increase your use of this resource. It is a convenient tool that you can access 24/7. View it once a week and give us your feed back. With your help the site can continue to improve. q NTTY NTTY has started the year off on a very successful note. We sent a record number of 22 NTTY members to Fall Conclave in September! A great time was had by all. NTTY is also preparing for Social Action Weekend, which we are hosting here in Las Vegas. Host families are in great need, as we anticipate a very large turnout. If you are interested in hous?ing some teens on the weekend of January 23-26, 2003, please call Abbie & Jason Burk at 450-1718 or e-mail them at NTTYorg@aol.com. November is NTTY?s Food Drive. Please send all non-perishable food to be donated to the Jewish Family Service Food Bank. There is a box located in the temple lobby. All donations are greatly appreciated. November?s calendar is: November 3rd? Program at CNT in Room 6 from 6-7:30pm November 8th? Dinner and Services. Please check the website for dinner details. November 16th? Program at CNT in Room 6 from 6-7:30pm November 24th? NTTY Chanukkah Party in Room ^^from 6-7:30pm ~nTTY is online. For details on all programs, please check the updated website at: http://www.NTTY.org Thanks to everyone who worked on Project Kid Care, it was a great success. We were able to send over 120 kids? home with Ident-A-Kits with their pictures, fingerprints, and packets for parents to cut a sample of hair for DNA matching. Alan Popowser chaired the event with help from T.J. Coon, Jay Rosen, Stu Solomon and Brad Torchin. We are grateful to Metro Police who volunteered their time for fingerprinting. Michael Geeser from Channel 8 News headlined our Paid Up member Barbeque. Mike, who is a temple member did a terrific job. Thanks to Joe Jolcover and Don Marcus who worked to make the night fun. A highlight of the evening was presenting Jewish Family Services with a check for $500. This gift was made possible because many members sent in an extra $10 with their dues. You are invited on the Third Sunday of each month at 9 AM for our membership meetings, and the third Tuesday evening at 7 PM for our Board meetings. Future events include the Men?s Club Health Fair and Jewish Film Festival in January. Details are on the web site, www.cntmentsclub.org 9ioward Layfer Men?s Club President UAHC Camp Institutes 2002-2003 Winter Events NFTY Fallinter Conclave November 15-17 Camp Newman Hatikvah (grades 7&8) & Retreat (grades 5&6) March 21-23 Camp Newman Family Open Flouse (a change from our previous achedule) April 12 Camp Newman NFTY Spring Conclave April 11-13 Camp Newman NFTY Mitzvah - Torah Corps May 16-18 Camp Newman Whether you have been to camps before, or if this is your experience, join us for a memorable time filled with Shabbat activities, friends, and fun in the beautiful setting of Camp Newman! For more information, call our Camp & NFTY office at: (415) November 2002 392-7080 ext. 10 camp or ext. 15 for NFTY A Special Place To Belong 7? ?V ?ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS AT CNT? Adult B?nai Mitzvah Class As you awakened on your thirteenth birthday, you automat?ically became a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, one who is responsible for the Commandments in the Torah. Yet, not every Jew?ish adult has celebrated the ceremony publicly. If you are an adult who never had the opportunity, for any reason, to celebrate at temple and wish to become a Bar/Bat Mitzvah now, then this is the class for you. Beginning with Hebrew classes and then continuing after?wards, the Adult B?nai Mitzvah class will meet for two years. The first year will consist of Hebrew study, intro?duction to Torah and Haftarah, learning prayers, and class discussions. The second year will include learning the meaning of the prayers, Torah study, a B?nai Mitzvah project, class discussions, and the B?nai Mitzvah service. This class is gear for adults who wish to become a member of an enriching spiritual experience and learning opportunity. Come join the class and create a simcha! Thursdays beginning with Hebrew class on October 3, 2002 6:15-7:15 PM (Classes will continue on Thursdays at 7:30-8:45 PM at the conclusion of Hebrew classes.) Cost is $350 plus Oneg and book fee payable over two years ($175.00 per year) Financial assistance available Rabbi Weiner will be the instructor. Astrology: From Its Jewish Roots to Modern Day Ideology Taught by Shelley Fischer Rabbi Akselrad's Torah Class 0 Schedule For The Balance of 2002 Tuesday, November 12 and 26 and December 10 at noon The Modern Jewish Novel Taught by Josh Wilder A hometown boy comes home. Sounds like a great title for a book? Well, in this case, Josh has returned to Vegas and is now a teacher in the city. Josh will lead class discussions and teach about various novels by well-known notable Jewish authors. Come take this class and whet your appetite for great literature. Class Dates: Tuesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: Members $30.00 Non Members $36.00 Please RSVP for the above classes by calling Mary at the temple at 733-6292. Registration fees are due before class. Ongoing Adult Education Classes: Saturday morning study with A1 Esbin at 9:00 a.m. Services at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning Torah study with Rabbi Jennifer Wein at 11:00 a.m. Upcoming Adult Education Offerings: Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah The Prophets: A Quick Snapshot The Siddur: A Basic Tour Times and dates to be announced If you have any ideas for courses that you would like to be taught, please contact Rabbi Weiner at the temple office. Are you interested in astrology but always thought it wasn?t Jewish? Do you wonder what the heavens have to reveal to us if we could just interepret the signs? If you are courious about these questions or any others concerning astrology, then you will want to sign up for this course! Shelley will lead an exploration of how Judaism and astrol?ogy are related. If you have ever wondered what the connection between Judaism and astrology is then you need to take this class. Class dates: Tuesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 Time: 6:15-7:15 p.m. Cost: Members $30.00 Non Members $36.00 Tell rtrtrf %Vell Marge Lieberman proudly announces the birth of her fourth great grandchild, Charles David Kayne bom September 6. He weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounces. Proud parents are Faye Lieberman Kayne and Robert Kayne. Bella and Michael Feldman are pleased to announce the birth of their niece, Emma Schwartz, bom October 3. She weighed 8 pounds and