The Bulletin from Temple Beth Sholom, March 2001

TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: ? READ ABOUT OUR UPCOMING ART SALE AND EXHIBIT! ? FINDOUTHOWTOMAKEAHAMANTASHEN! ? CHECK OUT OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS! ? SEE WHO IS CELEBRATING A MITZVAH! VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 MARCH 2 0 0 1 ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 temple 93eth c?holom's Vision 93eing fulfilled Whoever said Jews are not taking their Judaism seriously should come to Temple Beth Sholom on Friday evenings. The 350 + attendees certainly prove the fallacy of that state-ment. Friday night services have become family night at our synagogue in Summerlin. It is gratifying to know that our vision is being fulfilled. Not only are families attending, but also newcomers to the city are meeting and making new acquaintances. Our Oneg Shabbats are lasting longer and longer. On February 15, we had a prospective and new member dessert reception. On the same evening we had adult education classes, meditation, JACS and the preschool open house. Our Temple is being used to its full capacity. Please refer to the bulletin to find the activity that interests you. This year is flying by, Passover is just around the corner and we will have our first Se-der at the Temple.. ..Elaine Steinberg and Melanie Greenberg are coordinating this fam-ily evening. Myra Berkovits and Josh Abbey are on schedule with the archives. The Mel Exber Hall of History will soon be dis-playing our proud Temple story. Nina Boshes is working hard preparing for our fabulous Israeli Art Exhibition and Sale, commencing Thursday, April 26th with a special preview event chaired by Judy Mack followed by a Saturday, April 28th event, "Martinis and Music" and then an all day Sunday event. The pictures included in this article are just a sample of the more than 1600 pieces of art that will be on display. It is a pleasure to be involved with all the exciting events and growth experiences of our congregation. Thank you for all your involvement and support. Sandy Mallin TBS President TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM IS A CONSERVATIVE CONGREGATION AFFILIATED WITH THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM Inside T (ris Issue: COVER STORY: T B S VISION B E I N G FULFILLED A MESSAGE FROM RABBI FELIPE GOODMAN A MESSAGE FROM CANTOR D A N I E L FRIEDMAN EDUCATION. YOUTH A N D PROGRAMMING EARLY C H I L D H O O D CENTER A MESSAGE FROM OPERATIONS A MESSAGE FROM THE W O M E N ' S LEAGUE CALENDAR O F EVENTS ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 *JKJ TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM A Message From Rabbi Felipe Goodman. P ?IE* How to Build a Candlestick One of the most fascinating narratives in the Book of Exodus is the one that deals with the creation of the Me-norah, the seven-branched candelabrum which burned in the Temple. To this day it is honored and revered as one of the great symbols of Judaism. When the State of Israel was established, the Menorah was selected as the emblem of the young democracy. When synagogues are built, the Menorah is usually fea-tured to depict the spirit of Judaism. Our faith has al-ways taught that we must seek light. It conveys two special meanings: One, the presence and inspiration of God; and, second, learning and enlightenment. Throughout the ages, Judaism has upheld this light, beckoning to mankind to accept God's inspiration and to engage in the study and practice of the learned arts of society. We should pay special attention to one of the interesting regulations which the Bible gives concerning the con-struction of this Menorah. We sometimes tend to read hastily. A minor detail may guide us into a deeper in-sight and understanding of Scripture. Note this verse: "And this shall be the work of the candlestick- beaten of gold." The word that interests us is the Hebrew mikshah trans-lated into English as "beaten." The commentators ex-plain that the goldsmith fashioned this Menorah in a very special way. He had two choices to make. He could take small particles of gold, fuse them together, and cre-ate a Menorah. On the other hand, he could take one large piece of gold and by a process of hammering and shaping, construct the entire candlestick of one piece. The Bible insisted that this latter method was the only way in which this candelabrum could be built. It was "beaten" of one solid piece. It could not be blended to-gether from fragments; it had to have a perfect integrity of substance. When we recall what the Menorah symbolized we begin to understand the deeper meaning of the Bible. In re-ceiving inspiration from God and in acquiring learning, there must be integrity represented by the homogeneity of the candlestick. This was well illustrated by a televi-sion program in which gifted students from various uni-versities compete in a display of scholarship. Before the questioning began, the moderator engaged the young contestants in conversation. He asked one young man: "What do you intend to be?" He replied: "I am preparing myself for the study of medicine." He then asked, "What is your major subject?" The young man replied, "English Literature." The director retorted, "This is rather interesting. If you are studying medicine, why are you wasting your time on English Literature?" The young man's response was enlightening. He said, "I am going to spend the rest of my life in medicine. Be-sides being a doctor, I desire to be a human being too, and I want to know world culture and the realms of hu-man creativity." What this student indicated is one of the problems that confronts us today: We need not merely specialists who know much about little; we need people who are integrated into the whole complex of society. Besides the specialization, which may be useful, there must be a broadness of outlook and a participation in the entire work of humanity. This is the hallmark of a truly educated man. This is the symbol of the Menorah. Learning must not be fragmentized. It must be an integrated whole that comprehends the entire world. This need is especially important to Jews. Many of us have lost our sense of in-tegration with our own religious culture and history. I am shocked when I meet people who, in many ways, are highly educated and at home in certain realms of culture, but have fragmentized their lives to such an ex-tent that they know practically nothing about the sources of their own faith, the history of their own tradi-tion, and the background out of which they arose. On a visit to Spain years ago I met some tourists who were discussing their experiences. A man who sat near me engaged me in conversation. I soon discovered that he was a government official in New York City, and that he was a Jew. I asked him, "What impressed you most in Spain?" He listed the magnificent cathedrals and the medieval castles. I then asked him whether he saw any-thing connected with Jewish history. He looked at me quizzically, and asked: "Where?" I reminded him that the city of Toledo was saturated with Jewish memories. In that city alone are preserved two synagogues of Me-dieval Spain. Continued on Page 3... PAGE 2 VOL. 1 NO. 3 F TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 A Message Frow Cantor Daniel Friedman M H i M M H M M R H H H M B P V M M M M H V J W ' i l """ * ' THE POWER OF SONG In his book Tzavoas Horivash, Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov said, "One should constantly be God con-scious, and connected with God in every action one does. From the holiest to the most mundane, one should continuously strive to connect and cleave to God." In Chassidic philosophy there exists the concept of Deveikut - cleaving to God. This is nothing new in I Jewish thought or only limited to Chassidic philosophy. Rather it is an extension of our ancient tradi-tion interpreted and re-interpreted to take on new meaning and a more deep definition of how we ex-press ourselves as Jews. Deveikut means to be one with the Devine, to be conscious of God throughout our lives. Deveikut is, in a sense, an extension of our love for God and our desire to express that love. It is a deep desire to be connected to God in everything we do, especially in our thoughts and in our actions. Rambam writes, "When a man is in love, his entire mind is occupied with his beloved, while sitting, while standing, eating, drinking, his entire being is consumed with this love." Our love for God can reach the same level of intensity as our love for another human being. For, if we are all created in God's image, isn't the person we love God also, and shouldn't we love God as intensely as we would love the object of our affection. Have you ever heard a love song and been overwhelmed with emotion. One of the finest ways, we as human beings express love is through a love song. Throughout the history of the Jewish people, when God showed His love and compassion, we responded with song and dance, thus expressing our deep love for Him. This is Deveikut. Time and time again, we as a Jewish nation and as Jewish individuals, desire to elevate ourselves to higher levels of spiritual con-nectedness. It is written that a love song begins with feelings that find expression in words and melody. As a song pro-gresses the words may be needed to hold our concentration so we can find deeper meaning in the melody, but soon the words become superfluous and almost unnecessary in expressing the feelings of the song. We get a great rush when we hear a familiar song that reminds us of a time in our life, and yet a lot of the time we don't remember the words. We are taken up with the great rush of emotion that we are experiencing and as the song progresses, our entire self becomes in-volved in the music, as the love is revealed. We repeat the song over and over, and soon a melody that began with words has evolved into a wordless wonder. A tiigun is born. When one is in love, one may experience this phenomenon for oneself, the feeling of speechlessness, of some-thing infinitely more complex and spiritual than words. The higher and loftier the Deveikut, the greater our urge to ex-press it through song. This is likened to the elevation we strive for when we sing together on Shabbat, whether it is a tiigun (a song without words) or a prayer melody. Through the power of song, all of us can join together in elevating and cleaving to God. Through the power of song we can transform and connect our souls to our actions and strive to live more fulfilled lives. Through the power of a song on our lips and in our minds we can rise above the challenges of our daily lives and keep God with us in everything we do. I look forward to singing with you in the future. B'shalom. A Message From Rabbi Felipe Goodman continued from page One of the greatest epochs in Jewish history was created on the soil of Spain. Here Maimonides was born. Here Yehuda Halevi wrote. Here the Kuzari was created. Here Ibn Gabriol wrote his poetry. My neighbor looked at me as though I were a stranger from Mars, speaking a language which he had never heard. Here was a man who considered himself a cultured person, yet in terms of his own Jewish culture, he was an utter ignoramus unfit to sit with children in a Sunday school class. It is part of the tragedy of modern life that we have for-gotten to build our candelabrum of one piece. We are part of a tradition that reaches into the past, that exists in the present and that will extend into the future. If we are to be a truly integrated people, we shall have to re-discover the sources of our being. We must not be frag-mentized from the past or the future. May we maintain the lights by our dedication to faith in God and the dis-semination of knowledge to the world. Let us build a golden candlestick beaten of one piece! VOL. 1 No. 3 PAGE 3 ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 L I B TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Education, Youtl) and Programming ? M M M M M W V HOW WE CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AT TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Jacob Raijman?Director of Education Judaism is like a Pandora box full with wonderful tradi-tions, holidays and customs. We have major holidays and minor holidays; we have memorial days and simcha days. And here in Temple Beth Sholom we go throughout the year celebrating and commemorating all the holidays as a big opportunity, yes, an opportunity to be together, an opportunity to grow and learn together; and an opportu-nity to have fun together but always in an educational context. We celebrated Chanuka with a Treasure Hunt full of fun, but also full of culture and creativity. February 11th was the new year of the trees - Tu B'Shevat. Tu B'Shevat in Hebrew means the 15th of the Jewish month of Shevat. It is customary to plant trees and spend the day outside having fun and appreciating nature. However, this year we were forbidden to plant trees be-cause this year is a Shnat Shmitah. It is written in the To-rah that every seventh year one has to give his soil a rest and is forbidden from harvesting and making any profit on the fruits and crops that grow in his fields. The fruit and harvest should be given to the poor and needy. So, we couldn't plant trees this year, but we could still have fun and appreciate the outdoors. You see, the Jewish tradition is a very clever one. It gives us a rest every sev-enth day, and it gives the land a rest every seventh year but it still commands us to get together and shmooze... So, we headed to the park to have a Tu B'Shevat picnic. It was wonderful! Many families of our congregation gathered at the Temple and walked together to the park, the weather was pretty much on our side, and the spirits were high. Families sat together, ate, shmoozed, and played ball. A chil-dren's soccer team was formed to chal-lenge the parents and religious school teachers. Needless to say it was a terrific sight with some painful results. (Mostly to the adults. You know, we haven't really jogged, exercised or kicked a ball in the last few months...) In March 8th we will celebrate Purim with the reading of the Megillah and I promise you a fun evening. We will have groggers for everybody. Please come dressed in a costume because we will have a parade and some sur-prises. But Purim is not only for chil-dren. Saturday March 17th we will fulfill the mitzvah of Purim with a wine tasting so get your amazing Pu-rim costume and join us for the adults only activity directed by a professional wine taster from Southern Wine and Spirits. You will taste wines from all over the world, followed by a costume contest with an incredible first place prize. And speaking about all kinds of holidays, on April 19 we will commemorate Yom Hashoa (Holocaust Day). On this day we will remember and honor the 6 million Jews who died in the holocaust. This year Temple Beth Sholom will host the ceremony for the entire community. As part of an educa-tional activity, we started collecting 6 mil-lion soda can tabs. One of the main goals of the project is to demon-strate how difficult it is to group 6 million of anything, let alone people. With this project, we are trying to get our children and our commu-nity to comprehend and internalize the meaning of the unbelievable number of SIX MILLION. To fulfill the goal we are trying to bring all the community together. Don't think that we have forgotten about Passover. We will have our Seddarim here in our beautiful facilities on April 8. And much more. This is how we celebrate the holidays in Temple Beth Sholom - all together as one family. PAGE 4 VOL. 1 No. 3 F TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 A Message from Ayelet B(it; Assistant Director of Education With terrorism on the rise, a new Prime Minister, and the un-known future of the peace process, Israel can use any support we can give. Last month, our religious school students and our faculty had a wonderful chance to show their support at "Ahavat Israel" (Love of Israel) Project. The project was sponsored by the Jewish Community Day School, and included all Jewish day schools and religious schools in the Las Vegas valley. I have to admit that I was a little concerned about the logistics of having so many children from different schools divided by their age groups and separated into different classrooms. Moreover, I was concerned how our chil-dren would react to being in one class with children they don't know. Soon after the children arrived, my concerns proved to be an overreaction. It was very nicely organized and our students showed no difficulty interacting with other schools' students. On the contrary, they seemed very happy to meet new friends within the Jewish community. The main goal of the project was to show our love and undi-vided support for the State of Israel. All the activities throughout the day were related to Israel. The day started with an assembly in which a very exciting phone call to the president of Israel was made. Children were talking to him in Hebrew and English and ex-pressed our united support. We concluded the phone call sing-ing Hatikvah for him and the whole state of Israel. It was an ex-tremely emotional moment. Following, there was a class about Israel given separately to each age group. The excitement com-ing from these classrooms was contagious. You could see chil-dren researching facts about Israel, putting puzzles of Israel's map together, learning about different important places in Israel, and from the younger groups you could hear singing in Hebrew. Next was the art project. Each child painted a tile with symbols related to Israel. These tiles will be processed and hung on a wall in the new Jewish Federation Building. To top it all off, we had one last excitement waiting for us outside. A huge map of Israel was outlined on the parking lot. Each school stood together to fill up the map and a Channel 3 helicopter took our picture from above. This picture will be sent to the President of Israel to fur-ther show our strong support for the State of Israel. It was a pleasure to see our students interacting so beautifully with the rest of the Jewish children of Las Vegas and working together towards such an important cause. Jacob, the faculty and I are very proud of them.. USY IS SOM Uf? as via W vUr* yaa otr*/ USY has launched 50^ Anniversary celebrations, commencing a year of activity, celebration and programming. They want to track down USY alumni. If you were in USY anywhere in North America, the national organization would like to hear from you. Pass it on to a friend too! To fill this form out online visit www.uscj.org/usy or complete the form below and send it to USY50, 155 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10010. First Name Maiden Name _ Street Address _ City Zip/Postal Code Work Phone Fax What Region are you from? What Chapter are you from? Years involved in Chapter Regional and/or international positions held: Last Name _ Title _ State/Province Country _ Home Phone _ Email Did you go on the following programs? USY on Wheels Yes No Year Bus Pilgrimage Yes No Year Group Many of today's Kadima and USY parents are USY alumni. If you have children currently in USY or Kadima, please indicate their names, birthdays and genders in the space below: VOL. 1 NO. 3 PAGE 5 ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 *JKJ TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Sandra and Stanley Mallin Early c(?iIdfyood Center FROM THE DESK OF DEBORAH JENSEN, PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR The children at the Sandra and Stanley Mallin Early Childhood Center have been very very busy! Walk through our halls and look at our trees we made for Tu B' Shevat. We also had a wonderful and delicious seder filled with nuts and fruits, led by Cantor Daniel for our children and their parents. Everyone had such a great time. (Check out the photos from the seder below!) March is a month of renewal. Right now we are getting ready for Summer Camp! You should see what we have planned. Everyday will be filled with water and sports activities, mini-minyan, music, dance and karate classes, computer labs, and soo much more! Our in-house program is for children 2-5, and we have a special "field trippin" program for kids ages 5-7. Two field trips a week plus daily trips to the pool are just the beginning of a fun filled day camp experience. We are also looking for junior and senior CITs to help our campers. Come on over to the education building or call to find out more information. We are also signing up for the 2001-2002 (5762) school year. Registration has begun so make your plans now. We met some great new parents at our Open House. We look forward to spending time with their children, too! Purim is right around the corner! Our teachers are busy making masks, groggers, and delicious hamen-tashen! Yum yum!!! Rabbi Goodman will be reading the Megillah on March 8 at 6:45 pm. All the children are anxious to shake their groggers and boo for Haman. Did you say that you 'love a parade'? Well then join our Purim parade and see our children dressed in their finest Purim costumes. They will be busy preparing their masks and costumes so come to the preschool to set up a tour. After school doesn't have to be boring any more! Our preschool offers many fun and exciting after school activities. Our children enjoy cooking, pottery, karate, gymnastics, and tap and ballet. Anyone can participate, so join us for all the fun. => Our March Havdalah Pajama Party is sure to be a winner! This monthly babysitting and Havdalah activity is open to all children ages 2-10. This month our party is on March 3rd, and will feature a spaghetti dinner and a magic show! Register soon! The cost is $25 for one child, $35 for two. This party will be from 5:00pm to 11:00pm. Our Havdalah Pajama Parties are the first Saturday of every month! => Our next Bagel Talk will be on Wednesday, March 14, at 8:45am. By popular demand, the Bagel Talk topic will be more on "Discipline". Bagel Talks are on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, and are free to members and preschool parents. PAGE 6 VOL. 1 NO. 3 ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 fTEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Sandra and Stanley Mallin Early Childhood Center Parenting IOI ?Tips and Ideas In a recent poll at ParenthoodWeb.com, 63.26% of parents surveyed said that they spend enough quality time with their children each week. How do you rank with that statistic? Do you feel you give your child enough quality time? Some people believe you have to spend one-on-one time with your child for an hour or more. That is not true! The amount of time you spend depends on how comfortable you and your child are. Some children do great with only 10 minutes a day of quality time, others need 30 minutes or more. There are many expectations set up for quality family time and many times the reality of life does not meet our expectations, thus resulting in feelings of guilt and resent-ment. Quality family time does not need to have a specific agenda or planned activity. This time can be spontaneous and varied in length from a few minutes to several hours, depending on the situation. Below are some things to re-member when planning quality time with your child. => Taking the time to just talk to your child is very important to building an open and honest relationship. Building an environment where children are free to discuss any topic of concern needs to begin while the child is very young. => In addition to talking with your child, remember to listen as well. If your child wants to tell you something, stop and give him or her your undivided attention. Your child's idea or need to share it may be gone in a matter of mo-ments. => Stimulate children's curiosity and interest by asking lots of why and how questions. This helps children learn to verbalize their thoughts and feelings. => Allow children to talk about themselves and what they like to do, their feelings and concerns, and how they feel about themselves. This will help to build an environment of trust and acceptance. => Read to your child. Reading about something they have seen or done is often interesting to children. Reading to-gether encourages children's interest in reading. => Go places and do things together. Visit parks, libraries, the zoo, museums and other places of interest. Allow chil-dren to have a part in the planning of these outings so that it becomes partly their activity as well. => Give special attention to providing experiences in seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and feeling things that are new, different, unique, beautiful, exciting and fun. => Learning to do a hobby together can be an exciting time for both you and your child. Allow the child to express his or her creativity in the project. Offer help with a project, but don't get offended if your child rejects your offer. If you need to do some household errands, have your child help you around the house. Children love to unload the dishwasher, sort the silverware, fold towels, sort the laundry into dark and lights, match-up shoes in the closet and help make a list for the market. 10 Minutes a Day-Quality Time with Kids Cleanup Games Required: Kitchen timer or egg timer Many parents (us included) believe that children should help clean up the toy messes they make. But instead of turn-ing the cleanup into a battle you can make a game out of it. With one child take a kitchen timer or egg timer and offer an irresistible challenge like, "See if you can put away all your dolls before the timer goes off." The trick is to keep the tasks small and manageable rather than say, "Go clean up the play room." With groups of kids assign each a well-defined task and challenge them to see who can clean up their designated areas the quickest. VOL. 1 NO. 3 PAGE 7 ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 *JKJ TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Sandra and Stanley Mallin Early cfcIdlyood Center mm In the Kitchen Together HAMANTASHEN Haman's hats are the most popular sweet made from flour at Purim. One legend tells us that the three corners of the cookie represent Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the founding fathers of Judaism. Although hamantashen traditionally have apricot, poppy-seed, or prune filling, some children like them filled with peanut butter, jelly, and even chocolate chips. You can include them on the shalach manot plates to take to your friends. Ingredients DOUGH: 2/3 cup (11/3 sticks) pareve margarine or unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar legg 3 tablespoons milk or water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2-3 cups sifted all-purpose unbleached flour FILLINGS: Apricot preserves Nuts Peanut butter Chopped apples Chocolate chips Adult: Preheat oven to 350*. Child: Using a wooden spoon, cream the margarine or butter with the sugar. Add the egg and continue creaming until smooth. Add the milk or water and vanilla. Sift the flour and mix it with the margarine mixture until a ball of dough is formed. Divide the dough in 2 cylinders approxi-mately 3 inches in diameter and refrigerate for a few hours or overnight. Child with Adult: Using one cylinder of dough at a time (keep the unused portion refrigerated until needed), cut 1/8-inch slices of dough. Roll them out and place 1 teaspoon of filling in the center of each round. Draw the edges up at 3 points to form a triangle and pinch together care-fully. Place the triangles on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on rack. PAGE 8 VOL. 1 NO. 3 F TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 A Message From clyarlene Herst, Operations.. If you have a child or grandchild that is graduating high school, trade school, community college and uni-versity or from graduate, law or medical school please call the Temple office. We would like to include them all in our May bulletin. We are proud of the accom-plishments of our members and their families. We know that we have a shortage of humash, but we are proud and excited to let you know that we have ordered the new Etz Hayim. It is being published jointly by the United Synagogue and the Rabbinical Assembly and produced by The Jewish Publication Society and will be sent to us by June. Written by lu-minaries in the Conservative Movement, Etz Hayim is an educational tool of the highest order, including the latest scholarship in a wide variety of fields - from an-thropology to biblical history. In addition, it will help us better understand the ideology of our own Move-ment, viewing the events portrayed in the Bible through a Conservative Jewish lens. It will give us new insights into our tradition. It will be a valuable new addition to our synagogue. We also know that we have a shortage of our Shabbat prayer books. We are currently doing inventory and will be ordering additional books. The annual meeting in May is also time to elect mem-bers to the Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors. Per Article VI, Section 3 of the By-Laws, the Nominat-ing Committee submits to the Board of Directors, in March, the names of the candidates selected to run. According to Article VI, Section 4, nominations may also be made by Petition by any full dues paying Tem-ple member and full dues paying members in good standing unrelated to the nominee must second the Petition. The member must submit a resume of his/ her qualifications. Any petition nominee must meet the following requirements as set forth in Article VI, Section 3 of the By-Laws: => General members for not less than six months preceding the date of the January board meet-ing Current on all financial obligations as agreed with the Temple by March 1 => Unrelated to a current Director => Present at the Annual Meeting or, prior to said meeting, must have served the Secretary of the Board with written acceptance of the nomination => Not a member of the board of another syna-gogue in Clark County, Nevada The duties and obligations of Directors are as follows: => Full dues paying member and current on all financial obligations => Directors are invested with the care, custody, management and control of the business, property and affairs of Temple Beth Sholom => Directors must attend all monthly board meet-ings => Directors must be a member of at least one Temple committee => Directors must attend services => Directors must help the Temple with obtaining new members => Directors must help with fund raising for Temple Beth Sholom The letter (Petition) must be submitted on or before 3:00 pm on March 9. As Sandy Mallin stated in her front-page article, the Temple is being used to its full capacity. Just to follow-up, the community is using it as well. For example, on Tuesday, March 27 at 7:30 pm, the Durango High School Camarata with guest artist Dr. Mark Nelson, will perform in our sanctuary. Chuck Jackson, their director, told me the sanctuary acoustics are so won-derful that it is an ideal performing arena. The per-formance is free and open to the community. Please attend and support our community neighbors. If you need additional information about the Camarata call Chuck Jackson at 217-5859. If you have any questions, comments or ideas for the bulletin please call me anytime in the Temple office. VOL. 1 No. 3 PAGE 9 ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM Interest Sheet If you are interested in joining a Temple committee, auxiliary or a Chavara group please fill out and return this form: Name: Address: Phone: Email: Fax: I am interested in the following: Chavarot: Age range: Interests: Time of day: Membership Committee: Ritual Committee: Education Committee: Mikveh Volunteer: Shiva Committee: Men's Club: Women's League Others: *JKJ TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM PAGE 10 VOL. 1 NO. 3 TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM ? ADAR-NISAN 5 7 6 1 MARCH 2 0 0 1 A Message Frow T^e Women's League, Enthusiasm and excitement continue to grow as we approach each month in Women's League. Our adult bat mitz-vah class has begun with a large number of women attending. On November 3 they will celebrate their accomplish-ments. Please join them. If you are interested in having a bat mitzvah, or just increasing your knowledge of Judaism this class is for you. There is no prior knowledge of Hebrew required. Please call me for further information. The Tu B'Shevat seder led by Cantor Daniel Friedman was very spiritual and inspirational. We learned about the sig-nificance of trees and fruits in our tradition. Thank you again Cantor Friedman. A special thank you also to Neil Bar-ris for his wonderful renditions. Our mini series about Queen Esthe