The Bulletin from Temple Beth Sholom, June/July 2000

TEMPLE B E TH SHOLOM Bulletin b x r w y m a & a n p y i ^ t h k i n u r r n How lovely are your sanctuaries, people of Jacob, your study houses, descendants of Israel. Save these Dates... September 19-24 For the Dedication Week of our new Temple Beth Sholom! ? SEPTEMBER 19 ? Dedication of the Fanny & Joseph Goldberg ? Education Building ? SEPTEMBER 21 ? Holocaust (Shoah) Torah Scrolls Dedication ? SEPTEMBER 23 ? Selichot Services ? SEPTEMBER 24 ? Temple Beth Sholom Grand Dedication Ceremony Temple Beth Sholom is a Conservative Congregation Affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Visit us on our web page: www.bethsholomlv.org. I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E Message from the Rabbi: Singing the Song of Our Blessings From our President, Sandra Mallin Endowment Opportunities Who Will Be The First...? Religious School Updates The Pre-school is busy! The Annual Meeting & Elections 6 - 7 Our "Door Hanging" 8 Family Shabbat & Israel's Birthday 9 Israeli Independence Day at UNLV 10 Shabbat & Me! 11 The Religious School Picnic Finale 12 Our Young Adults 14 Jewish Life 15 We Need Your Pictures! 16 Hineini - Campaign Contributors 1 7 - 1 9 Donations JUNE/JULY 2000 SIVAN/TAMMUZ 5760 2 9 T H EDITION A Message From Rabbi Felipe Goodman SINGING THE SONG OF OUR BLESSINGS In recent months we have been read-ing with monotonous consistency about all the things that are wrong with America. Political activists and ana-lysts, social scientists, and men involved in public life generally, have been vying with one another in exposing with great zeal and, one sus-pects, even with some delight the many weaknesses and shortcomings of our democratic process. Yes, I do agree with many of the positions taken by some of the candidates that will face off in the next election, but still, for the past months we have been listening incessantly to everything that must be changed. It was, therefore, a most pleasant sur-prise to come across a recent column in a major newspaper entitled "The Untold Story," in which the writer has some good things to say about America. He does not deny that there is much that is wrong with our society, but rather pleads with us not to overlook what is right with it. It is not my intention to enumerate the many positive qualities that the writer finds in American democracy. I cite this column only because it illuminates the general principle that it is easy to find experts to tell us what is wrong, but very dif-ficult to find people with the sensitivity and wisdom to discover the positive and affir-mative aspects of a situation. This human weakness is seen in operation in the biblical portion of Sh'lach Lecha. The children of Most people live quiet, decent, peaceful lives. Most public servants are honest and devoted to he asks. Another translator renders this statement from the Aramaic as follows: "How can we read this verse without a sense of shame?" ( J e r u s a l e m Talmud, Shekalim 1:1). Why should we tremble with fear and be ashamed when we read about the people's reaction to the report? The sage explains as follows: "When it came to the good, it is written 'then sang Moses'" (Exod. 15:1); but for evil it is written: "And all the congregation lifted up their voice and they wept." When the Almighty wrought the great miracle of the splitting of the Red Sea, thus saving the children of Israel from their Egyptian pursuers, only Moses sang the glory of God. It took the children of Israel quite some time to follow Moses in his song of thanksgiving and exaltation to the Almighty. On the other hand, when they heard the bad news from the spies, the children of Israel immediately reacted to the evil and wept. Everybody saw the bad; it took Moses to see the good. Our daily newspapers and newscasts and moreover, our own daily life in its own unique glory and sometimes self proclaimed tragedy reflects this special human tendency. Murder makes the headlines. Divorces are given front-page prominence. Corruption in government, graft in high places, and dishonest officials make hot news and sell newspapers. Yet these are the exception. Most people live quiet, decent, peaceful lives. Most public servants are honest and devoted to their tasks, but they do not make the head-lines. The tragedy is that we look upon every-thing with this modern "newsworthy" approach. For example, there is much that is wrong with the world situation. There are lit- Israel have reached the borders of the their tasks, but they do not Ue wars' andf *reatS ?f ^ ^ ^ are y situations of tension and possibilities or f Promised Land. Moses decides to send twelve spies into the land of Canaan to bring back a report about it and its inhabitants. The intelligence unit comprises one representative of each of the twelve tribes of Israel: "Everyone a leader among them" (Num. 13:2). The mission takes forty days; at the end of that period, the group returns with an alarming report. "The people are strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great; and moreover, we saw the chil-dren of Anak there" (Num. 13:28). Their conclusion, based on what they saw, is unequivocal: "We will not be able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we." (Num. 13:31). The people, upon hearing this report, were sorely distressed. Throughout the long, dangerous journey in the desert they were sustained by the hope of finally set-tling in peace in the Promised Land. Now they find that their hope is only a mirage, and that the land towards which they were traveling is as far away from them as ever. Their reaction is quite human and understandable: "And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night" (Num. 14:1). They had great expec-tations, and therefore their disappointment is all the more bitter. Rabbi Judah ben Pazi was disturbed by the reaction of the children of Israel to the report brought by the spies. "How can we read this verse without trembling with fear?" make the headlines. explosions of violence in many places around the globe. These make the headlines, but the many positive things that are happening are left out. (By the way, we constantly do the same in our own life, we con-centrate on the tragedies and often forget about our bless-ings.) In our day we have seen many nations gain their free-dom and independence. We have witnessed the expansion of human rights on a far broader basis than ever before in the history of man. Our time will, in the future, be known as the age of freedom. That is something to sing about. What about our attitude to our Jewish heritage? Heinrich Heine maintained that "Judaism is not a religion, it is a mis-fortune." There are many who weep for Jews and Judaism. There are many who see the Jewish heritage as a burden and liability. It is not difficult to point out the disabilities and disadvantages under which Jews have to labor. But there are also the blessed few who will see the pride and the glory of being a Jew. They find Judaism not a burden, but a joy. They understand what Albert Einstein meant when he said: "Being a Jew is the best way I know of being human." One of my favorite expressions is, "The joy of the mitzvah." How fortunate are the Jews who not only weep for Judaism, but also know the enrichment and fulfillment of life through Jewish commitment; who, by practicing their tradition, realize the joy of a life of mitzvot, a life guided by continued on page 13 2 )unc/)uly 2 0 0 0 / Sivan/Tammuz 5760 From the President, Sandra Mallin Iknow that in past arti-cles I have begun with, "we are so busy," let me tell you, now, we are very busy! The days are begin-ning to blend into one another. It began with the dedication by Shirley and Sidney Chaplin of the front entry doors and has not stopped since. The syna-gogue is almost complete. We are now into the finishing touches. In the next two weeks the carpeting will be installed in the sanc-tuary and social halls. We are packing our temporary offices and beginning to move into the new building. Our dream is now the reality we were working towards. Please try to attend the many activities that will be taking place this summer at the new synagogue. The mosaic floor will be installed in the lobby on July 25. The artist, Jonathan Mandell will be here from Pennsylvania to oversee the installation. Evelyn Goot, in memory of her husband Max, donated the beautiful floor. Max was a past board member who worked tirelessly to fund raise during the building of the Temple at Oakey. In a few weeks we will be dedicating the Holocaust Memorial plaque, donated by Israel and Lucia Feit. During the official opening and dedication week, we will be acknowledging the many donors who have made our synagogue the magnificient structure that it is. We have been blessed by the generosity of community members who have stepped forward and donated time and materials to make this building as beautiful as it is. I look forward to having the chance to publicly thank each person at our opening. Our dedication ceremony is being planned right now. Marci Ballin, Jacob Raijman, Rabbi Goodman and Philip Goldstein are coordinating this event ? which promises to be one of the most important events for the Jewish Community in many years and for many years to come. I look forward to sharing these milestones with you. Enjoy your summer. Sandy ENDOWMENT GIVING... He who prepares today can be sure of tomorrow. - The Talmud Temple Beth Sholom is proud to announce that we have received our first endowment. This endowment has been earmarked specifically for the maintenance of the Fanny and Joseph Goldberg School Building. This is the start of an ongoing endowment campaign to ensure the future of our new synagogue. There are many ways to make a lasting gift to strengthen the future of TBS. Outright gifts, bequests, life insurance, annuities and life income trusts are a few examples. There are many creative opportunities to endow specific ongoing activities. In the months to come, under the chairmanship of our past-president and estate planner, attorney Jerry Blut, we will be presenting meetings and focus groups in order to familiarize you with this new and exciting project. You will be receiving mailings regarding these future meetings. Who Will Be the First Sharon E. Sigesmund has donated $25,000 to be the first person to enter the new Temple Beth Sholom building and help Rabbi Goodman affix the mezzuzah to the door post. If you would like to IS challenge Sharon with r a larger contribution- [ .... let us know! Call the office at 804-1333 to UP the ante! Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin / / Education & Youth Department Update....From the Desk of Jacob Raijman As our Temple continues to grow and the population of our children soars, we are adding a new and exciting feature to our program. We will be establishing cultural representative groups. A choir, theater and drama company, and an Israeli Folk Dance group will be formed to represent Temple Beth Sholom all over the Greater Las Vegas area.... and any other parts of the world that want us! Rehearsals will begin in the fall and children 18 and under are invited. The groups will meet every Thursday evening and meetings will be held in the form of CHUGIM (workshops). We are so excited to be able to broaden Jewish cul-tural opportunities for our children and hope your child will be a part of our new adventure. We did not forget the adults! We will be offering an Israeli Folk Dance Workshop on Tuesday evenings, beginning in the fall as well! Keep watching the Bulletin for more information! Is your child the artistic type? Does he/she love to he on center stage? A new Jewish Celebration is embarking this fall at Temple Beth Sholom! Pre-School Update....From the Desk of Deborah Jensen have been hired and mini-minyans during participate in special This is definitely not a quiet summer here at the pre-school! Our little office has become a closet filled with books in Hebrew, Spanish and . English, puzzles, games, puppets, crayons, you name it! We are ready to move into our classrooms and set up our centers. And we can't wait! Each classroom has different interest areas for learning. They have dramatic play lofts with puppet theaters, user-friendly science areas that have 30 gallon fish tanks, math and writing areas that focus on aca-demic skills, comprehensive libraries with child-size furniture, block and transportation centers, and of course, music, art, and dance! Our teachers we have a wonderful year planned for the children. The children will participate in the week, they will celebrate Shabbat on Fridays (parents are invited!), and they will monthly events. We still have room ? please tell your friends about us! Our little community of learners still needs the following items: ? Pentium 350 or greater computer with at least 64MB ram, 4 gig hard drive, 56K modem ? Monitors and printers that are newer than three years old ? Compact disc players and Guitars ? Does anyone have an autoharp? If you can help us, please call the office at 804-1333. We would appreciate it so much! Thank you in advance! Have a great summer! a 4 )unc/)uly 2 0 0 0 / Sivan/Tammuz 5 7 6 0 Our Annual Meeting and Election lii^T Jacob Raijman, Executive Director and Education Director The Congregation of Temple Beth Sholom held their Annual Congregational Meeting and Election of Board Members on Wednesday, May 31st. Sandy Mallin, TBS President, spoke of our Congregation's future in their new location at 10700 Havcnwood Lane. She also provided a round-up of the year's accomplishments and the plans for the future. Jacob Raijman, Executive Director and Education Director presented his annual report. Sandra Mallin, Temple Beth Sholom President Congregation members hold their ballots while listening to the candidates present their reasons for seeking a position on the Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors. Mona Silverman, Sandy Mallin, Irwin Goldberg, Mark Scheiner Theresa Sabatino, Louise Appenzeller, Deborah Jensen and Dr. Steve Saxe. Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin / / "Let Us Renew the Old and Sanctify the New." (Rav Kook) n June 7th, 7:30 pm, the community and members of Temple Beth Sholom gathered together to commemorate a most significant moment in the congregation's history as they installed the doors which stood at 1600 E. Oakey and saw the congregation grow to relocate in their new home at 10700 Havenwood Lane (Summerlin). Sandra Mallin, TBS President, welcomes everyone with a huge smile to the "Door Hanging." The Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors proudly gather in front of the newly installed Temple doors. n yv-m i i I D Shirley and Sidney Chaplin, we thank you so much for under-writing the cost of the actual move of these historic doors! The children of Temple Beth Sholom with ]acob Raijman, Executive Director, and Rabbi Felipe Goodman. 6 )unc/)uly 2 0 0 0 / Sivan/Tammuz 5 7 6 0 Shirley Chaplin, Irwin Goldberg (Men's Club President), Edye Goldberg, Ruth Brewster, Rose Raphael and Allen Brewster. Jim Lukasiewicz, Building Chairman, holds a piece of the Jerusalem stone that was donated to adorn the front of the Temple 's entrance. Shirley and Sidney Chaplin are congratulated by Rabbi Felipe Goodman. Gloria Bransky, Irv Bransky and friend Dorothy Demby. Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin / / Rabbi Morton Leifman, Bonnie and Dr. David Rogers. Ilarold Gastwirth, Ann Gastwirth, June Colodny, Sam Showel, Charlotte Showel, Bert Colodny and "Helper", Luke. Blue and White Were The Colors To Wear For Israel's Birthday Dr. Steven A. Saxe, Temple Beth Sholom Vice President (left); Louise Appenzeller, Executive Assistant and Membership Coordinator, with Jacob Raijman, Executive Director, man the Temple's booth at the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas' Israel Independence Day Celebration. "If You Will It, It Is No Dream", tells the story of what has hap-pened and what is planned at Temple Beth Sholom. Included is a floor plan of the Sandra and Stanley Mallin Pre-school. Temple Beth Sholom membership table with a basket of kosher food donat-ed by Appenzeller Photography. The lucky winner, The Silverman family, Gabriela, Howard and their son Carlos, received a one year membership to Temple Beth Sholom and the basket of food. 8 )unc/)uly 2 0 0 0 / Sivan/Tammuz 5 7 6 0 Family Shabbat Celebrates Israeli Independence Day Oau n <)b&i TlJWJVy. \ i)AY r - x ^ The children and their parents enjoyed a beautiful cake with the map of Israel. Dr. Steven A. Saxe, Rob Murdock, Rabbi Felipe Goodman, Jacob Raijman, Executive Director/Education Director. Jacob and Maggie Raijman are decked out in their Israel Independence Day "Cat in the Hat!" Meanwhile the children decorate their own hats in honor of Israeli Independence Day. The Family Shabbat ended with a big circle as we learned a new Israeli dance. Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin / / Shabbat & Me! Ayelet Blit lifts her Kiddush Cup to show the children how to make Friday Night Kiddush. The table is set for a wonderful meal - Friday Night Candles, Challah Bread and Wine! Jaye Strauss is ready to take a bite out of her Shabbat Challah. Yoshua takes a piece of the Challah. 10 )unc/)uly 2 0 0 0 / Sivan/Tammuz 5 7 6 0 Our Religious School Ends the Year with A Picnic! Fitch, Jessica Segal, Jaron Lukasiewicz, Ardon Lukasiewicz and Jordon Ogron. Top right photo has the smiling faces of Carly, Ryan, Liz, Daniella, and Jaime. Teaching Staff members seated in the photo to the right include Elke Sidranski, Maggie Raijman, Ayelet Blit and Shari Schaeffer. Larry Ruderman, Gary Segal & Stuart Honig get ready to cut the watermelon (photo on the far right). During the Religious School's year-end picnic on Sunday, June 4th, School Director Jacob Raijman presented the Graduating Class with special hats. Represented in the top left hand photo are the teaching staff and the 7th grade class. Seated (1-r): Josh Alpert, Leonardo Banchik, Julie Finke, Jacob Raijman, Collin Tepper, Jordon Orgron, and Maggie Raijman. Elke Sidranski in in the forefront. Standing (1-r) Shari Schaeffer and Ayelet Blit, Assistant Education Director. Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin / / Our Young Adults Young Jews and "old" Jacob gather together for a day of hiking at Red Rock. A new youth group at Temple Beth Sholom is coming out of the rocks. Youth advisors Aaron Sidranski and Jennah Montag, along with numerous high school and college-aged Jewish students, gathered for the first ever, "Weekend for you ... by you!" This groundbreaking event incorporated more than 30 students ages 16-22. They enjoyed games, leadership activities, Jewish bonding and rock climbing. This group promises to take an active lead-ership role in the Jewish community as well as encourage interaction within this age group. Mingling, socializing, movies and conversation... it's what we do best! 12 )unc/)uly 2 0 0 0 / Sivan/Tammuz 5 7 6 0 Singing the Song of Our Blessings, A Message from Rabbi Goodman, continued from page 2 the light of the ethical and moral precepts of the Torah. The trouble with Jewish life today is that we have lost the joy of being Jews. We have forgotten how to sing about our Jewishness. What is our attitude to our youth? Admittedly, there is cause for concern. There are some young people who are hooked on drugs. Undeniably, there are some who resort to obscenity and violence. But they are in the minority. The fact is that we have today a most intelligent and compas-sionate young generation, committed to the building of a better society. Growing up in Mexico, I remember how some of our teachers taught us that in American Universities the latest trend was swallowing goldfish, indeed, there was nothing positive to say about such terrible reflection of a life of anguish and lack of usefulness. Today there are more than 300,000 college students in the United States who have volunteered, through many agencies, to work with the poor and disadvantaged. By all means, let us weep for the young people who go astray, but let us also lift our hearts in songs of pride about the majority who live creative, useful lives. Let me illustrate our thesis on a personal note. I write a monthly column in our syna-gogue bulletin. I have written some bad ones and I have written some good ones. It is a rare and welcome occasion when I receive a positive reaction to a good column. Most generally the good columns are met with silence. I hear no words of praise or songs of approval. If, however, a bad column appears, I receive an avalanche of mail in criticism and disapproval. How easy it is to see the bad, and how often we overlook the good! In commu-nity activities, there are people who will point to the diffi-culties, to the problems, to the bad aspects of a project. There are also, fortunately, the few who will see the good and the positive in it. There are some people who will see a problem in every opportunity, and others who will see an opportunity in every problem. Senator Hubert Humphrey once observed that we have too many experts in "Can't do," but very few experts in "Can do." Society is not built by those who show despair and weep over difficulties, but by those who see the positive and affirmative aspects of the situation and sing a song of achievement. As a rabbi, I am often with families touched by tragedy. It is not unusual for the bereaved per-son to cry: "Why should this have happened to me?" But when something good happens, the question is rarely asked: "Why should this happen to me?" How easy it is for us to weep for the bad that enters our lives, but rarely do we lift our voices in song of thanksgiving for the good that comes to us! A famous Rabbi would visit the hospital every morning to ask for the room number of a patient under his own name. When informed that there was no such patient, he would leave a happy man. He knew how to sing about the good! A man who lived in a house for many years became tired of it. It seemed unattractive to him, and he decided to sell it. He called in a real estate broker who immediately sat down to prepare an advertisement for the Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin sale of the house. He described it as "extremely well con-structed, with large rooms, a beautifully furnished base-ment, situated on top of a hill, overlooking a beautiful rolling plain." When the man read the advertisement he said: "If this is how nice it is, I think I'd better keep the house for myself." It would be an interesting exercise for each one of us to sit down and make a list of all the blessings we enjoy. We would be surprised at how much we have to sing about! What is our attitude towards our fellow human beings? We know that we are not perfect and that no person is perfect. We also realize that no person is without some redeeming quality. None of us is so good that there is no bad in him or her, and none of us is so bad that there is no good in him or her. But much too often do we clearly see the evil of others and overlook completely the good in them. We delight in exposing others weaknesses and the errors of their living. It is only the rare spirit and the sensitive person who looks for the good in others. There are many who weep for human depravity and inhumanity, who see all the cruelty and evil of which we are capable; but there are the chosen few who are also aware of the good that we have accomplished, of the kindness and compas-sion of which we are capable, and who know therefore, how to sing about the human potential for blessedness. James Truslow Adams describes an important figure in American history as "a man who was great in tearing down, but was absolutely lost when it came to building up." There are many who know how to tear a person down, using the scalpel of criticism to expose the character weaknesses of others, but only a few can see the positive and good in each person and sing a song of faith in humanity. A well-known Oxford professor always tipped his hat to passing students. Some thought it eccentric, but when asked for the reason he replied: "I never know when I may not be greeting the next Prime Minister of England." What a magnificent attitude! How much better and brighter life is when we believe in people and try to justify our faith by discovering the good that is in them! When we look upon every person with suspicion to find his weak points and his negative character traits, we introduce a note of bitterness and unpleasantness in our lives. But when we look upon every human being as a friend who is capable of much good, we enlarge our horizons and introduce a song of joy into our lives. Let us not overlook the fact that while ten of the twelve leaders sent to spy out the land came back with a negative report, two of them did bring back a positive report. They said: "We should go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it" (Num. 13:30). It is this minority of two that won God's approval and whose report proved to be true. Tomorrow belongs not to those who know how to weep and cry about the problems and difficulties con-fronting man, but to those who know how to sing a song of faith and how to affect change in our ultimate victory over all barriers on the road toward the building of a more just and humane society. / / It would be an interesting exercise for each one of us to sit down and make a list of all the blessings we enjoy. We would be surprised at how much we have to sing about! Jewish Life JOIN US FOR THE DAILY MINYAN.... At The Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy ? Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at 9:00 a.m ? Rosh Hodesh at 7:15 a.m. Friday Services at 7:30 p.m. ? Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Candlelighting Times for Shabbat July 7 - 7:43 pm July 1 i - 7:40 pm July 21 " 36 pm July 2K 7:31 pm We Are Here When You Need Us! A Message From T h e C h c s c d Committee Rose Raphael & Fayv Steinberg, Chairmen The Chesed Committee regularly pays visits to those in the hospital. These visits do as much for the patient as it does for those who visit! If you would like to help with this Mitzvah of Bikkur Cholim. please call Rose Raphael, 897-9804, or Faye Steinberg, 228-7033, or the Temple office at 804-1333- SHARE YOUR SIMCHA! Temple Beth Sholom is a family. Please consider sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush to commemorate a wonderful event in your life! Inform us of your joyous events and those moments when we can offer consolation and provide assistance. Call the office at 804-1333 and keep us informed. Jewish Genealogy - West The Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada-West will meet on Sunday, July 16 in the multi-purpose room of the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara. The theme of the meeting is, "Every Picture Tells a Story." Members are encouraged to bring a family picture that has a story and relate that story to the group. For additional information call 363-8230 daytime, or 871- 9773 after 6 p.m. From The Jewish Family Service Agency.... The Jewish Family Service Agency (JFSA) is now licensed by the State of Nevada as a child-placing agency to provide adoption services. Monthly adoption inquiry/ini-tial application meetings began on March 1, 2000. Persons interested should contact Lisa Burpee at JFSA, 732-0304. JFSA is actively working to assure that insurance claims of Holocaust victims and their heirs are resolved and resti-tution is made. JFSA will be receiving claim forms from the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims for eligible applicants. If anyone believes that their family had insurance prior to the Holocaust, they are wel-come to apply. JFSA is offering their assistance in helping anyone who wants information about possible reparation monies, as well as help in filling out claim forms. To inquire about any of the services for which Survivors are eligible, please contact Adrienne Rosenberg at 732- 0304. Donations for the JFSA Food Pantry would be sincerely appreciated. The new and not so new Temple Beth Sholom Gabbaim include our first woman Gabbai! Please wclcome Morris Golden, Ruth Goldfarb and Mort Karsh. Without you three and your diligence, we would be lost! Mazal Tov! 14 )unc/)uly 2 0 0 0 / Sivan/Tammuz 5 7 6 0 We Need Your Pictures! Brady Exber, Sandy Mallin, Temple Beth Sholom President, and Laurie Exber take a "hard hat tour" of the new site with Past TBS President, Mel Exber. WE NEED YOUR PICTURES!! Do you have photographs from our Temple at Oakey? Please share them with us! We would like to compile a "Memory Book" as part of our dedication of the new Temple building. Call the office and let us know about your photographs or other memorable items from the Temple on Oakey. Temple Beth Sholom Thanks The Patrons For This Year. Your Generosity Has Helped Defray the Costs of Our Bulletin Marcia & Lawrence Bergcnfield Shirley & Sidney Chaplin June & Bert Colodny Suzanne & Dr. Allen Feld Florence Frost Lillian & Henry Kronberg Debbie & Harold Lederer Hylda & Murray Leitner Melissa and Mitchell Ogron Dr. Doris & Bill Soroky, z'l Elaine & Irv Steinberg Faye & Dr. Leon Steinberg If you would like to become a Patron, the Cost is $100 per year. Please call Louise at the Temple Office, 804-1333 and let her know that you would also like to provide financial assistance this year. Rabbi Felipe Goodman and Temple Beth Sholom past president, Mel Exber, are all smiles as they check out the new Temple Beth Sholom building site. Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin / / Hineini ? Campaign Contributors* THE PAST WE INHERIT, THE FUTURE WE CREATE.... As our new Temple nears completion we appeal to you, the members of our congregation to participate in the Capital Campaign. We need every member o f the synagogue to join us in this partnership and help ensure the continuity of our congregation. Eleanor & Martin Adler Susan & Hillel Aronson Louise & Jerry Appenzeller Mrs. Irving Applebaum Lovee & Robert Arum Roberta Baiter Adele Baratz Alan & Raquel Baratz & Family Mary & Dr. Barry Barkan In Memory of Hyman Genzer, Mr. Bruce Bayne, Peccole Nevada Corporation Alvin Benedict William Bennett Foundation Sam Berkley Bonnie Berkowitz Nancy & Ed Bernstein* Seena & Jack Bernstein Evelyn Bittker z'l Arlene & Jerry Blut* Amy May & Dr. Allan Boruszak Nina & Leslie Boshes Ruth & Allen Brewster* Eileen & George Brookman Roberta & Lawrence Brown Sharyn & Jay Brown Adam Brustein Shirley & Sidney Chaplin Shelley & Dr. Stanton Carroll June & Bert Colodny A1 DeArmas Lee & Ed Devore Belinda & Andrew Donner Geraldine Dupler Sam Dvorak Bernice & Ivan Eisenberg Mel Exber* Arlene & Bruce Familian Rene Feinstein Lucia & Israel Feit Susan & Dr. Alan Feld Geraldine Fischer & Herbert Fischer z'l Suriva & Robert Fischer Dr. Joan Silverstein & George Foldesi Patti & Leo Frey Sylvia Friedland Cheryl S. & Steven Friedman Michelle Gavens & Brian Margolis Joyce & Morton Galane Terri Wilensky-Genzer & Robert S. Genzer Dee & Fred Glick Lilian & Ken Glicken Anita & Jay Goldberg Samuel Goldberg Viola & Mort Goldstein Carolyn & Oscar Goodman* Evelyn Goot Joel Goot Estate of Dorothy C. Guberman Sandy Hanson Lisa & Dan Harris Gail & Ambassador Chic Hecht Evelyn & Howard Hertz Sheryl & Stuart Honig Marlene & Maury Jones Carole & Ed Kainen Nadolyn & Kenneth Karchmer Bea Katz Brenda & Jerry Katz Mimi & George Katz Irwin Kishner Wendy and Matthew Kraft Lillian & Henry Kronberg Judith Konigsberg Ishi Kunin & Terry Leavitt Yvette & Ellis Landau Debbie & Harold Lederer Judith & Philmore Leemon Deena & Dr. Steven Leibowitz Maria & Tom Letizia Fran & Leonard Levien Elaine Lewis Anita Lewy Carol & Dr. Joel Lubritz Barbara & Jim Lukasiewicz Judy & Ron Mack Jody & Michael Mack Dawn & Steven Mack Sandy & Stan Mallin Howard Martin Foundation Norman Marsh Agnes Mason Flora & Stuart Mason* Blanche & Philip Meisel Eunice & Albert Merkin Susan & Irwin Molasky Allison & Jon Morvay May Mushkin Nevada Title Company, Robert Graham, President Reesa & Dr. Gerald Niznick Emily