Kol Badmidbar, newsletter from Midbar Kodesh Temple, December 2000

T H E V O I C E O F M I D B A R K O D E S H T E M P L E V O L . VI I S S U E 12 S U N d A Y DECEMBER 3RD 9am TO 9 ? M Fund R a i s e r f o r M i d b a r Kodesh Temple F r e e S i f t W r a p p i n g The Midbar Kodesh Temple Children's Choir The Steel V e l v e t Rock and Roll Group JT BflPDFP.f ROOK STOVE ? T h e r e will be s t o r y r e a d i n g by mothers */ ^ ' Jil/HC # Crafts, j u i c e and c o o k i e s for the Kids SUNSET & STEPHANIE D e t a i l s on page 9 K I S L E V / T E V E T 5 7 6 1 D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 0 Come Worship W I T H M i f c l w o * K o d e s h S h a b h M f H b A M At 7 , 1 0 p m S m u t ^ m j M o r a l w s ? A t 9 : 0 0 A m Morning MIM^aw TU\*t&M\* At 7 i 0 0 A W from the P r e s i d e n t 2 from the R ^ b b i 3 E B M C A T I O M / V / S Y E v e n t s 8- P h o t o s 6 Sv<ha505vic B u s i n e s s 7 N e w s S-1t> A d v e r t i s e m e n t s 11-13 B i r t V i f c s AmmS v e r s * r i e s &? Y ^ V t r z e i t s 14 T r i b u t e s 15 CAV?t>1e L i g h t i n g T i m e s 16 MH^OMMMk c DECEMBER 2000 D ?The December Dilemma" f k o m t h e r a b b i t On December 25, 1 9 9 1 , Riki and I were t r a v e l i n g in Israel on a UJA Student L e a d e r s h i p M i s s i o n . We were having a t e r r i f i c time t o u r i ng the land and meeting with i n t e r e s t i n g people. Later that day, I t u r n e d to Riki and said, "Hey, t o d a y is C h r i s t m a s ! " Until that moment, t h i s fact had not crossed e i t h e r of our minds. People were busy going about t h e i r business, j u s t like any other day of the year. O n l y in I s r a e l ! In A m e r i c a , it w o u l d be n e a r l y i m p o s s i b l e to "forget about" C h r i s t m a s . The malls have been f e s t i v e l y decorated for at least two months. The C h r i s t m a s l i g h t s t h r o u g h o u t the n e i g h b o r h o o d . Christmas trees in nearly every window. Scores of c h i l d r e n w a i t i n g to sit in Santa's lap. C h r i s t m a s music e v e r y w h e r e you go. C h r i s t m a s is a b e a u t i f u l t i m e of y e a r . People are happy and c h e e r f u l , school is out, and a more g i v i n g s p i r i t permeates society. It is easy to understand how C h r i s t m a s could c a p t u r e the i n t e r e s t and e x c i t e m e n t of Jewish c h i l d r e n . From t h e i r point of v i e w , what's not to l i k e ? "Why can't we c e l e b r a t e C h r i s t m a s , mommy? Can I sit in Santa's lap, d a d ? " As young parents, Riki and I c o n t e m p l a t e how we w i l l one day respond to such questions and a t t e m p t to r e c o n c i l e t h e s e p o t e n t i a l dilemmas. To say, "We have H a n u k k a h , they have C h r i s t m a s , " is not s a t i s f a c t o r y . It is i m p o r t a n t for our c h i l d r e n to u n d e r s t a n d what C h r i s t m a s means to C h r i s t i a n s and what H a n u k k a h means to Jews. C h r i s t m a s is a v e r y i m p o r t a n t h o l i d a y for C h r i s t i a n s . C h r i s t m a s c e l e b r a t e s the b i r t h d a y of Jesus C h r i s t , who C h r i s t i a n s b e l i e v e was the son of God and the Messiah. H a n u k k a h is not a major h o l i d a y on the J e w i s h c a l e n d a r . A better answer might be, " C h r i s t i a n s have C h r i s t m a s ; Jews have Purim, Simchat Torah, Passover, Sukkot, Tu B'shvat, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, etc." The December d i l e m m a becomes more c o m p l i c a t e d for i n t e r m a r r i ed f a m i l i e s , when the n o n - J e w i s h spouse wishes to c e l e b r a t e C h r i s t m a s in the home. Or perhaps the f a m i l y of the n o n - J e w i s h spouse i n v i t e s everyone over for C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r . S i m i l a r issues a r i s e for J e w s - b y - C h o i c e . Even though both partners in the m a r r i a g e are Jewish, one side of the f a m i l y is u s u a l l y not Jewish. How do we e x p l a i n t h i s to the c h i l d r e n ? Please join us as we search for answers together on Sunday, December ioth, from 10-.30am-TT.30am in the sanctuary. Riki Wiederhorn will lead the discussion. ~ Rabbi Jeremy W i e d e r h o r n ? I n t r o d u c t i o n t o J i d a i s i We hope to form an "Introduction to Judaism" course in January. Please call the synagogue office to express interest and/or for more information. i n n c DECEMBER 2 0 0 0 D is you hip, you turn, - Itwiill t r : O C O C O o CD c c RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Mira Slobody I l o v e t h e m o n t h of D e c e m b e r b e c a u s e it b r i n g s the h o l i d a y of H a n u k k a h a n d it i s o n e of my f a v o r i t e h o l i d a y s to t e a c h . T e a c h i n g o u r c h i l d r e n to be p r o u d a n d p o s i t i v e a b o u t t h e i r J e w i s h h e r i t a g e i s the e s s e n c e of t h e H a n u k k a h m i t z v o t . D u r i n g t h i s month, the r e l i g i o u s s c h o o l ' s " M i t z v a h P r o j e c t " will be c o l l e c t i n g b l a n k e ts a n d c o a t s / j a c k e t s to d o n a t e to t h o s e l e s s f o r t u n a t e . We a s k t h a t o u r M i d b a r c o m m u n i t y p a r t i c i p a t e a n d c o m m i t t o g e t h e r to h e l p our s c h o o l f u l f i l l t h i s m i t z v a h . B r i n g a b l a n k e t or c o a t w h e n y o u c o m e to t h e s y n a g o g u e a n d d r o p it in t h e M i t z v a h b o x . T h a n k y o u a n d C h a g S a m e c h to all. B ' S h a l o m , Mira R i n a R o s e l i n sM ^ y V o v e m b e r was a busy month f o r U5Y. We began Cafe USY, our coffee and d e s e r t booth, a t t h e Hanukkah Bazaar; and revived i t t w o weeks l a t e r during Hebrew School and g i f t shop hours, in t h e weeks t o come, we are looking f o r w a r d t o becoming t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n ' s very own " S t a r b u c k s " , " J i t t e r s " or what have you. In between t h e s e two weeks, six of t h e USY board members went on a leadership, e d u c a t i o n , and development weekend a t Camp Ramah in Ojai, C a l i f o r n i a . Here, t h e board members learned how t o plan and c a r r y out s u c c e s s f u l programming within t h e i r chapter. I t was not only i n f o r m a t i v e , but also a l o t of fun. The second weekend in December, 7 of our new USY members will be a t t e n d i n g t h e i r very f i r s t kinnus, weekend r e t r e a t , a t V35 in Encino, C a l i f o r n i a . The next kinnus is in J a n u a r y at Beth El in Phoenix, Arizona... a p p l i c a t i o n s are due by December 4 t h . 10 K.adimaniks will be a t t e n d i n g a Shabbaton a t Kol Ami in S a l t Lake City, Utah, on Dec1-3. As always i t is never t o o l a t e t o j o i n in on the fun. You can contact me a t 4 3 5 - 3 2 6 3 or 4 0 7 - 0 1 0 4 . USYours, Rina M A ' A Y A N / K O L A M I , OUR NEW H I G H SCHOOL PROGRAM C O N T I N U E S ! WE MEET TUESDAY EVENINGS 7 : 1 5 P M TO 8 : 1 5 P M COME FOR U S Y LOUNGE F I R S T AT 6 P M Q By'iij DECEMBER 2 0 0 0 E> Adult Education at Midbar Our exciting line-up of c o u r s e s continues, Don't miss out.,,come and p a r t i c i p a t e ! ! KOSHER COOKING Kosher 1 0 1 will be added in J a n u a r y ' s line up with an overview c l a s s opened to everyone at no charge. A total fee of $40 will be charged for 2 cooking demonstrations and tastings and the final project...a wine and cheese tasting on February 3. Sunday, January 7th ? 10:30 am Tuesday ? January 16th & January 30th at 7:30 pm Saturday ? February 3rd at 8 pm HEBREW LANGUAGE A Hebrew course for those who took "Read Hebrew America" or previously knew how to read. We will refine our reading s k i l l s , while delving into the meaning of the prayers in the prayer book. S i g n i f i c a n t time will be dedicated to conversational Hebrew as well. Thursday evenings: December 7 ? 14 ? 21 6 : 0 0 p m - 7 : 0 0 pm $ 1 8 for members $ 3 6 for non-members I n s t r u c t o r : Toby Rosenbush YIDDISH We are looking to form a Y i d d i s h study group. If you are interested, please call the Synagogue office. TORAH STUDY WITH THE RABBI A look at the weekly Torah Portion (Parashat Hashavua) through ancient and modern eyes. We will begin with the book of Genesis. I n s t r u c t o r : Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn Thursday evenings 6 : 0 0 p m - 7 : 0 0 pm December 7 ? 14 ? 21 $ 1 8 for members $ 3 6 for non-members **This class will also be offered during the day over lunch. For more information, please call the Synagogue office. family Shabbat mill be held on the 3rd Friday of every month at 7:30 pm Join us for an evening of (on?, prayer and stories. This service is tailored for families with elementary school a?e children. (Families with youn?er children, no children or ?rown children are always welcome) M i d b a r H o d c s h I n t r o d u c e s F a m i l y S h a b b a t P r o g r a m s Shabbat Gan mill meet on the hi Saturday of every month be?innin? on December 2nd at 10 am 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!! c & -J :?M y V* DECEMBER 2000 <I7yVulbar ZJCotlesh ^J^aftaar N O V E M B E R 5TH "LOOK W H A T ' S COOKIN' AT M I D B A R " , our f i r s t cookbook, made i t ' s d e b u t a t t h e H a n u k k a h B a z a a r ! A t h a n k you t o S a n d y a n d J o e l S t o k e s f o r t h e i r g e n e r o u s d o n a t i o n of t h e c o o t s f o r t h e c o o k b o o k , m a k i n g t h a t all p r o f i t ! C o o k b o o k s a r e now a v a i l a b l e in t h e g i f t s h o p ( S u n d a y , Tues. & T h u r s . d u r i n g H e b r e w S c h o o l ) , which a l s o will t h e c a r r y g r e e t i n g c a r d s a n d g i f t b a s k e t s f r o m our b o o t h s a t t h e B a z a a r . M i d b a r will c o n t i n u e p r o v i d i n g g i f t w r a p p i n g f o r our G i f t S h o p a n d o t h e r g i f t s on S u n d a y s f r o m now t h o u g h H a n u k k a h l The B a z a a r b r o u g h t in over 2 0 v e n d o r s and M i d b a r K o d e s h h o s t e d b o o t h s t h a t i n c l u d e d t h e f o o d , H e b r e w L e t t e r B e a d s , g r e e t i n g c a r d s , g i f t w r a p p i n g , g i f t b a s k e t s & r a f f l e t i c k e t s . C a f e U S Y s o l d c o f f e e s , t e a s a n d s w e e t s . The G i f t S h o p was busy all d a y long. The v e n d o r s were very p l e a s e d w i t h t h e t u r n o u t and s a l e s , w h i c h were s t e a d y all day, p e a k i n g b e t w e e n 11:15 a m a n d 1 p m . Vons on W i n d m i l l p r o v i d e d t h e b a g e l s a n d R a l e y ' s on Paseo Verde s e n t over all t h e s o f t d r i n k s ! C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e R a f f l e w i n n e r s R i c h a r d Brown, C a r o l y n C u r v a n t a n d M a r k G o l d s t e i n ! S p e c i a l t h a n k s t o S a r a - A n n L i p s o n , P e b o r a h Cohen a n d l l e n e S p o o r who were on t h e i r f e e t all d a y p r o v i d i n g l u n c h a n d s n a c k s a n d t o Fran G o l d b e r g , C a r o l Cohen, J a c q u i S t i e g l i t z a n d M a r i a H o l l a n d e r - P o l o t t f o r s a l e s a t t h e f r o n t door. T i f f a n y D o c t o r s , C a n d i c e G r e e n , Debbie S t o n e , L a u r i e G r e e n , Sue Levy a n d L i n d a F e l d b e r g a n d t h e i r c o m m i t t e e s who w o r k e d t h e o t h e r t e m p l e b o o t h s g e t a n o t h e r t h a n k youl And a t h a n k you t o Amy G o l d s t e i n . M a r c i R i c e b e r g , A b b i e S p o o r a n d Kevin S p o o r f o r k e e p i n g t h e l i t t l e ones o c c u p i e d . We a l s o t h a n k N i l s and J i l l F l a n z r a i c h f o r t h e b a n n e r t h a t g r a c e d t h e b u i l d i n g t h i s m o n t h ! C o n g r a t s t o S a n d y S t o k e s f o r b r i n g i n g t h i s g r e a t i d e a t o M i d b a r K o d e s h T e m p l e . T h e b a z a a r b r o u g h t in l o t s of m e m b e r s , new f a c e s , o l d f r i e n d s a n d p o t e n t i a l m e m b e r s . As a l w a y s . . . . a good t i m e was had by a l l ! " T h a n k Y o u " t o t h e B e l k o f f F a m i l y of " A c e C a m e r a " f o r d o n a t i n g t h e f i l m a n d p r o c e s s i n g f o r t h e p h o t o s on t h i s pagel ATTENTION ALL PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS: Please join Riki Wiederhorn for a discussion entitled: "The December Dilemma: Teaching our kids about Christmas." Sunday ? December 10th 10:30am to 11:30am in the Sanctuary. At H i g h H o l i d a y t i m e t h i s y e a r M i d b a r Kodesh T e m p l e h i t t h e 1 5 0 member mark, r e g i s t e r i n g us as a "B" c a t e g o r y c o n g r e g a t i o n w i t h R a b b i n i c a l A s s e m b l y of A m e r i c a . To c e l e b r a t e t h i s m i l e s t o n e , M i d b a r Kodesh T e m p l e w i l l host a "B" p a r t y i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g t h e F e b r u a r y 4 t h c o n g r e g a t i o n a l m e e t i n g . M e i t a l W i e d e r h o r n has been s e l e c t e d as t h e o f f i c i a l mascot and w i l l wear a B u z z y Bee c o s t u m e . She i n v i t e s other M i d b a r c h i l d r e n to do t h e same. BBQ l u n c h e o n w i l l be a v a i l a b l e , k e e p i n g in the *B" t h e m e , w i t h b u r g e r s , buns, b e v e r a g e and b r o w n i e s . More i n f o as we get c l o s e r to t h e F e b r u a r y 4 t h d a t e , but mark y o u r c a l e n d a r s t o buzz on by at M i d b a r ' s "B" p a r t y ! I t w i l l be a Dr. Seuss k i n d of d a y ! c / r V { y d u>i'-] P i DECEMBER 2000 Slate g?he f o l l o w i n g people have been have beWfl^riominated for the board by the nominating committee. This slate has been approved by the board of directors. Barry Fieldman ? Neal Lewis ? Alan Roselinsky Bernie Kaufman ? Laurie Green Returning as board members to fill out their elected term will be: Gerald Welt ? Edward Goldman ? Janet Stein ? Howard Baron Gail Alcalay ? Stan Ames ? Steven Doctors ? Andrew Eisen Amy Fieldman ? Maria Hollander-Polott Per Article V ( d ) , Section 5.02 of the bylaws: Additional nominations may t h e r e a f t e r be submitted in w r i t i n g and must be sponsored by at least ten ( 1 0 ) members in good standing. Any nomination must be signed by the s p o n s o r s and accompanied by a declaration of acceptance s i g n e d by the nomlneee. Any such nomination must be received at the Congregation o f f i c e no later than 30 days prior to the annual meeting [ s c h e d u l e d for Sunday, February 4, 2001]. No further nominations shall be received at the general membership meeting called for the purpose of electing o f f i c e r s and directors. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared e l e c t e d . " CHANGS IN 2001 DUES STRUCTURE YOUR NEW BILL WILL BE EASIER TO READ AND ENABLE YOU TO PAY MONTHLY, QUARTERLY OR IN FULL HEBREW SCHOOL DUES SHOULD BE PAID IN FULL BY DEC. 31ST WITH ANOTHER PAYMENT DUE IN BUILDING FUND PLEDGES ARE DUE BY DEC. 31ST. ALL 1999 AND 2000 OBLIGATIONS SHOULD BE PAID IN FULL BY DEC. 31 CHECH WITH YOUR CPA OR ACCOUNTANT TO SEE HOW YOU MIGHT BENEFIT FROM PREPAYING YOUR 2001 DUES. ^ INQUIRE HOW YOU MIGHT BENEFIT BY PAYING YOUHPUES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS TO THE SYNAGOGUE WITH A STOCK TRANSFER. - ^liKviii - - ' -> ? ?-> f tiffed ?>?*? " - , iXXMh MIDBAR KODESH TEMPLE ANNUAL MEETING To be Held at Midbar on February 4th at 10:30 am SPECIAL "B" BBQ TO FOLLOW! c DECEMBER 2 0 0 0 D Every Sunday through Hanukkah Laurie Green and crew will be available to wrap holiday gifts. They will be at both Borders and Midbar on Sunday, December 3rd. For more info contact Laurie at lgreen@prismcc.com. Speaking of gifts, Midbar's Cookbook is Now Available in The Gift Shop $1222 per book Assorted Holiday Gift Baskets also Available in The Gift Shop. Thank you to Jill and Nils Flanzraich for providing the Hanukkah Bazaar Banner and to Lee Mattson for heading to the roof to hang it properly! Good Wishes for a speedy and continued recovery from recent surgeries to: Mel Krashin ? Isabel Goldberg RELIGIOUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING The next Religious school committee meeting is Wednesday ? January 3rd ? 7pm at the Synagogue. All members interested are welcome to participate. F a m i l y Shabbat F r i d a y ? December 15th (a> 7:30pm Midbar Mavens Meeting Wednesday ? December 29th @ Noon We are l o o k i n g for someone to d i n a t e a c o m m e r c i a l v a c u um cleaner. The Synagogue d e s p e r a t e l y needs one. T H A N K Y O U . A s i n g l e parent w i t h one c h i l d is l o o k i n g to share a home w i t h someone in t h e s o u t h e a s t area. Is w i l l i n g to r e l o c a t e as soon as p o s s i b l e . Please leave a message at 4 5 6 - 6 6 8 6 Hard to b e l i e v e but it w i l l be Academy Awards time 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 C e l e b r a t i o n . 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 ? M a r c h 25, 2 0 0 1 . Any t a k e r s on t h i s v e r y s u c c e s s f u l "fun" r a i s e r ? Thank you to S t e v e Polott for his g e n e r o s i t y in h a v i n g the s y n a g o g u e carpets cleaned. Kol Bamidbar is now a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e in c o l o r . You can now share Synagogue i n f o r m a t i o n and events with f r i e n d s and f a m i l y all over the world at m i d b a r k o d e s h . o rg 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 Contact lleen 8c Randy Spoor 6 1 4 - 6 8 6 4 ? e - m a i l RS2394@aol.com Deadline for the January Bulletin is December 1 0 t h ! e-mai Is a great tool to help our Synagogue stay in touch with tne membership. Get weekly updates on all Synagogue functions, activities and committee projects, e-mail to midbarkodesh@iuno.com to be placed on our list! ?A special thank you to Dr. Stan & Georgia Ames for the donation of a computer and Scanner. Jrom The Offhii ce J rBirthday S^lnniversarij Shabbat mill be Celebrated at i-Mulbar OCodesh Temple cember 1st at 7 3 0 p.m. ??? ??????? , ,.,?.,.?.., Midbar Kodesh Temple will sponsor its Book Fair this year as a Hanukkah Festival at Borders Book Store S u n s e t & S t e p h a n i e S u n d a y ? D e c e m b e r 3rd 9 A M to 9 P M Borders is donating a portion of the pro-ceeds that day to Midbar Kodesh Temple. Hanukkah begins on December 21st, so the "Hanukkah Festival" allows you to get your books and music g i f t s purchased early, before beginning to shop for other items. Free Gift Wrapping available for Hanukkah and Christmas. Donations accepted. Borders will be h i g h l i g h t i n g the day as a "Hanukkah Festival" in their flyers sent to prospective customers. The Midbar Kodesh Temple Children's Choir will be singing at about 12:30 PM. The Steel Velvet Rock and Roll Group will be performing at 2pm (Hanukkah songs included) featuring Joseph, Henry and Edan. There will be story reading by mothers and Hanukkah construction paper cut-outs for the children to color. Also juice and cookies will be served. Please come meet your friends and support Midbar Kodesh Temple. Gay Goldstein will need help in organizing and staffing this special event. R.G. Goldstein@worldnet.att.net mMF^M i m m M i d b a r at the M o v i e s "REE TO A L L , BUT A $ 5 0 0 D O N A T I O N OR M O R E TO " M i d b a r K o d e s h " PER PASS FOR T W O W O U L D BE A P P R E C I A T E D . SEAN CoNNERY "Finding Forrester" TBD CHECK YOUR E-MAIL OR WITH [THE OFFICE FOR MOVIE UPDATES! DECEMBER 2000 J a i m F i ? u y ( | f I $ ( j 0p IS N0? ? Sundays 9:30AA to 11:30m ? * O P E D IN THE E N T E R T A I N M E N T 2 0 0 1 B O O K S N O W ON S A L E Save on meals, events, even travel. The Books are only $30.00 and may be purchased at the Synagogue office or by calling 454-4848. Hurry and get yours TODAY! DECEMBER 2000 0 ? A special four part program designed to introduce Kashrut to those who would like to know, or as a brush up with handy hints, for those who do keep kosher, will be offered at Midbar beginning Sunday, January 7th at 10:30 am. The second and third classes will be a cooking demonstration and tasting with a caterer and will be held on Tuesday evenings, January 16th and 30th. The final program, "Nothing To Whine About" will be open to the entire congregation and will feature a Kosher Wine and Kosher Cheese tasting with docents who will discuss the kosher labels and introduce their vineyards. It is scheduled for Saturday evening, February 3rd and will cost $36?? per person. Rabbi Wiederhorn will present an overview in the first session and it will be open to anyone who would like to attend at no cost. The demonstrations and tastings will be available to those who register for the entire program. The wine & cheese tasting is included in the 4 part class price of $40??. If the class registration is purchased with a "Look What's Cooking At Midbar" cookbook the total package will be $50??. Kosher 101 is reasonably priced to make it easier for everyone to attend and is only $4?? more than the wine and cheese tasting. Tickets for the February wine and cheese tasting will be available in mid-January. Midbar Kodesh Temple and Beth Sholom are forming a joint Hevra Kadishah (Jewish burial society). There will be two very important educational sessions about the history, traditions, and spiritual meaning of a Jewish burial, held at out respective synagogues. We encourage everyone to attend even if you do not plan on joining the Hevra Kadishah. We do ask that you please attend BOTH sessions. Wednesday ? December 6th at 7 : 0 0 pm L o c a t i o n : Temple Beth Sholom led by Rabbi F e l i p e Goodman T h u r s d a y ? December 1 4 t h at 7 : 0 0 pm L o c a t i o n : Midbar Kodesh Temple led by Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn M V { V -j'UXi \j 2> :J f DECEMBER 2000 Israel Bonds Presents Raanan Gissin, Ph.D. at Midbar Kodesh Temple December 20th at 7:00 p.m. Colonel Raanan Gissin, Ph.D., one of Israel's leading spokesmen on security and strategic issues, will be the guest speaker at Midbar Kodesh Temple on Wednesday, December 20th. Dr. Gissin is a political advisor to the Israeli government and provides lectures and strategic analysis on a v a r i e t y of issued related to the Middle East. You may have recently seen him on CNN, talking about the recent crisis between Israel and Palestine. Please make your plans to j o i n us to hear this f a s c i n a t i n g speaker, and learn more about the advantages of investing in Israel Bonds. Light refreshments will be a v a i l a b l e after the lecture. 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Z U L E M A K A J A N O J I A N S I S T E R , R O N A L D Z U K E R M A N F A T H E R , P A U L G O L D E N S O H N G R A N D F A T H E R , H O W A R D P E R L M A N M O T H E R , B E V E R L Y B L O C K M O T H E R , R O C H E L L E S C H N E I D E R G R A N D M O T H E R , P A U L G O L D E N S O H N F A T H E R . B I L L S L O B O D Y F A T H E R . R O B E R T P O P O W C E R A U N T , S T E P H E N G R E E R F A T H E R , L E O L I C H T Please call the o f f i c e 4 5 4 - 4 8 4 8 i m m e d i a t e l y if there is an error in the Y a h r z e i t date or if you need to add a d d i t i o n a l names of your loved ones. The 24-Hour Yahrzeit candle is lit the evening before the Yahrzeit date. We encourage you to recite Kaddish during our Monday or Thursday morning Minyan or on the Shabbat immediately preceding the date. Q Buuki j j y U DECEMBER 2 0 0 0 ? 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