Kol Badmidbar, newsletter from Midbar Kodesh Temple, July/August 2001

THE VOICE OF MIDBAR KODESH TEMPLE VOL. VII ISSUE 7 & 8 f*rf C o m e W o r s h i p w i t i i M i t > b ^ r K o t > c s l i T e m p l e S!t*bb*t I FrSbMj EvcniM5? At |W1 I SMwrt>Mj M<mtfn5? At 9:00 Am i Swnt>A%i M o n t h s MfmjAti 9.10 AW ! M o r n i n g Mlmjftft I MottoMjP 6r TTiwr?t>MjP At 7:00 a w TAMMUZ / ELUL 5761 J u l y / August 2001 On Saturday July 28, 2001 at 8:30 PM (at the end of Shabbat) Midbar Kodesh Temple will again sponsor a community "Tisha B'Av" (Ninth of Av) service. The service will be held outside in Jessica's Garden. After a brief Maariv (evening service), candles will be lit and held in small cups by the participants. The ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, commemorates such national tragedies as the destruction of the First and Second Temple, the fall of Bar Kochba's fortress, and the expulsion from Spain. Like Yom Kippur, Tisha B'Av is a f u l l fast day, from sundown to nightfall. On the Ninth of Av, the book continued on page 10 From the President 2 From the Rabbi 3 Educat ion 4 B'nai Mi t zvah 6 Synagogue News 8 Birthdays 7-10 Anniversaries 10 Advert i sement s 11-13 Tributes T> Candle Lighting Times 35 JULY/AUGUST 2001 D a F R O M THE PRESIDENT X t t seems that e v e r y time you open the mail Midbar Kodesh T e m p l e is asking I you for money and you probably want to know why that keeps h a p p e n i n g ? The answer is as simple as it is in our own h o u s e h o l d s : We do not have e n o u g h to make ends meet. How is that p o s s i b l e , you ask y o u r s e l v e s , and us, each t i m e ? That answer is a l s o simple, but you may not have ever heard it before. Dues are only one source of o p e r a t i o n a l income w i t h w h i c h M i d b a r Kodesh T e m p l e pays o n g o i n g expenses for e d u c a t i o n a l and p r o g r a m m i n g m a t e r i a l s , b u i l d i n g o p e r a t i o n s , s e c u r i t y , insurance, s a l a r i e s and annual s u p p o r t of U n i t e d Synagogue of C o n s e r v a t i v e Judaism. In f a c t , dues c o v e r s only 60?/o of t h e annual o p e r a t i n g budget. We also a c c o m m o d a t e all Jewish f a m i l i e s who wish to be m e m b e r s of Midbar Kodesh T e m p l e . That means that some f a m i l i e s need a s s i s t a n c e to m a i n t a i n t h e i r m e m b e r s h i p or to have their c h i l d r e n e n r o l l e d in our e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m m i n g . Midbar Kodesh Temple makes a d j u s t m e n t s and a l w a y s is w i l l i n g t o work with any f a m i l y r e q u i r i n g special a s s i s t a n c e d u r i n g t i m e s of s p e c i f i c need, based on c i r c u m s t a n c e s of i l l n e s s or e m p l o y m e n t . It is our p o l i c y not t o have a $0 dues c a t e g o r y and ask that all members c o n t r i b u t e at a rate c o m m e n s u r a t e with t h e i r a b i l i t y to pay. There are s u g g e s t e d f e e s and these a d j u s t m e n t s are made by a " p r i v a t e " c o m m i t t e e who is c h a r g e d w i t h the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y to r e v i ew the a d j u s t m e n t s annually. It is t r u e that w h e n e v e r we host a program, we try to f i n d u n d e r w r i t e r s and s p o n s o r s and try to plan that it will be s e l f - g e n e r a t i n g , m e a n i n g that all c o s t s will be c o v e r e d . We have been very f o r t u n a t e that we h a v e c o v e r e d all c o s t s for each p r o j e c t this year, and we have even made a p r o f i t on some p r o j e c t s . That p r o f i t gets t o s s e d into the general o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t , never t o be seen again, and has helped keep Midbar Kodesh T e m p l e in t h e b l a c k , a p e r s o n a l goal of my p r e s i d e n c y , and the two past p r e s i d e n t s , B a r r y F i e l d m an and Mark G o l d s t e i n . A s i d e f r om t h i s y e a r ' s obvious fund r a i s e r s , we have been a b l e to r a i s e extra f u n d s t h r o u g h the g e n e r o u s donations of the S u s t a i n i n g Members and other g e n e r o u s donors. Several c o n g r e g a n t s have p l e d g e d to u n d e r w r i t e s p e c i f i c s t a f f s a l a r i e s . Many c o n g r e g a n t s have been paying off t h e i r 5 y e a r p l e d g e to t h e b u i l d i n g fund. The annual Kol Nidre Appeal b r i n g s monies t h a t we need to keep the budget b a l a n c e d . Individuals c r i n g e when they see my phone number pop up on t h e i r c a l l e r I D . . . t h a t usually means I have a s p e c i a l p r o j e c t or i m m e d i a t e need, and I need them to answer my call. So here we are, w r a p p i n g up the "EMPEROR'S NEW DINNER" where c o n g r e g a n t s p a r t i c i p a t e d in a matched f u n d i n g e f f o r t . With a c h e c k and a sense of humor, you h e l p e d us meet the expenses of the summer. In t h e next few # f h u m;/ < j i a ? LZU D ?on. O f > ! o o Z < ?r-z> - m ? $ UJ < 1- m 2 c =3 IU > X LA i - mStxsJAi D"IN n w i n u \^ PUBLISHED MONTHLY Rabbi Jeremy W i e d e r h o r n C a n t o r Robert D. F i s h e r A d m i n i s t r a t i v e D i r e c t o r J a c q u i S t i e g l i t z R e l i g i o u s School D i r e c t o r M i r a S l o b o d y USY D i r e c t o r Rina R o s e l i n s k y P r e s i d e n t G e r a l d Welt E d i t o r S t e p h e n Greer Bfc TEMPLE GREEN VALLEY RANCH 1940 PASEO V E R D E P A R K W A Y H E N D E R S O N , N V 89012 phone 4 5 4 - 4 8 4 8 f a x 454-4847 e-mail ? midbarkodesht@aol.com wwewbw .?m idbarkodesh.org J U L Y / A U G U S T 2001 E \\ J e w r y Duty'7 hen I meet with a prospective new member, one of the first questions I am often asked is "Does the synagogue have a daily minyan?" I then explain that this year we began a Monday and Thursday morning minyan in addition to our Sunday morning service. Our hope is that some day in the not too distant future we will have a minyan every morning. It is interesting to note that most of the prospective members who ask about our minyan have no intention of attending the minyan on a regular basis. Yet, it is important to them that we have one. While for some this may come as a surprise, it makes a great deal of sense to me. Why is it important for our synagogue to have a minyan? A minyan not only provides opportunities for prayer, Torah study, and camaraderie, but it also serves as a support group for the members of our community. After experiencing a loss, the minyan enables one to recite Kaddish for a loved one. It is the most basic but significant way we can help those in mourning. Our presence means so much to those who are saying Kaddish and the spiritual l i f t that comes from knowing you helped make a minyan is indescribable. Unfortunately, we have not been able to f u l f i l l this mitzvah every Sunday, Monday, and Thursday. There have been days when seven, eight, or nine adults have been present in our small chapel, and we have not been able to say Kaddish. By definition, a minyan is made up of at least ten Jewish adults, and fewer than ten does not constitute a F R O M T H E R A B B I w minyan. Our Minyan Chair, Herb Zola, has worked hard to recruit more people to help make a minyan. He has probably heard every excuse known to mankind for why one cannot attend. I do understand the rigors of a daily schedule and am well aware that many people physically cannot work minyan into their schedule. Having said that, I also know that many of our congregants could potentially attend minyan at least once a week, but have chosen not to make it a priority. If you fall into this latter category, I urge you to take a serious look at your schedule, and make a strong effort to attend a minyan and f u l f i l l this important mitzvah. If you do not feel comfortable following along with the service...don't worry...we will help you. Before long, you will find yourself helping others! It is easy to take for granted that the synagogue will have a minyan when you need to say Kaddish in observance of a Yahrtzeit or when in mourning. But as you can imagine, if we all took this approach, we would never have a minyan. Being part of a community requires us to "be there" for others...not just when it is convenient for us, but when our presence is truly needed. We really do need you. Please come and v o l u n t a r i l y serve on Jewry Duty. Minyan meets Monday and Thursday mornings at 7:00am ? Sunday mornings at 9:30am ~ Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn O w i 1 . .n-uan ? Area ;UJbk A' rrfyp .Ofaqim ' 1 ?BeeK5heba f 3. tyraufor 9m M i d b a r K o d e s h T e m p l e , its' s t a f f ^ ^ \ and B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s w a n t s to a c k n o w l e d g e the c e l e b r a t i o n s of l i f e and j o y w i t h our c o n g r e g a n t s , as well as t h e i l l n e s s e s and s a d n e s s t h a t c o m p l e t e l i f e ' s c i r c l e . P l e a s e c a l l , or h a v e s o m e o n e call f o r you, i m m e d i a t e l y , so t h a t we may s e r v e y o u r n e e d s . At t h e S y n a g o g u e o f f i c e J a c q u i S t i e g l i t z , A d m i n i s t r a t i v e D i r e c t o r or R a b b i W i e d e r h o r n 4 5 4 - 4 8 4 8 If t h e r e is an e m e r g e n c y a f t e r b u s i n e s s hours p l e a s e c o n t a c t Rabbi J e r e m y W i e d e r h o r n 3 6 1 - 9 9 6 6 ... Cantor Bob F i s h e r .. R D F N B A @ a o l . c o m 3 6 1 - 8 0 8 7 Q :"'/$> U f- JULY/AUGUST 2001 Educ at I o i t I! HI m;i. ?,..?? RELIGIOUS ? SCHOOL " pr 1!0! V" t r D D I R E C T O R EDUCATION Mir a S l o b o d y Te n t a t i v e s t a r t d a t e f o r t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e 2 . 0 0 1 - 2 . 0 0 : 2 . r e l i g i o u s s c h o o l y e a r is T u e s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 4 - t h . W a t c h y o u r m a i l f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n l a t e r t h i s s u m m e r . A l l r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r m s s h o u l d be in t h e o f f i c e b y n o w , so t h a t y o u r s o n o r d a u g h t e r m a y be t t p l a c e d in t h e a p p r o p r i a t e c l a s s . U h Have a s a f e a n d w o n d e r f u l s u m m e r . C J , B ' S h a l o m , M i r a e n ' CO y e l a d x m p r e s c h o o l N E ? s Register NOW for Yeladim Preschool! O Summer camp has been a wonderful experience for all children at Yeladim. Camp continues through mid-August CD and there is s t i l l room available. Look at your schedule and give your child a chance t o have fun with the great . staff and awesome children involved in our summer program, Partial week and full week plans are available. ? AND NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR OUR AC SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM!! see Yeladim on page 5 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING The next meeting of the Religious education committee will be held at the Synogogue on Tuesday evening, September nth, at 7 PM. This will be our first meeting for the new school year, and we need new members to join us. Reminder to preregister for Hebrew school, which was due ra May 20th, at the cost of $100.00 per child. The tuition for the year must also be paid 50% by September 1st, unless ^ special arrangements have been made, or the children will vV not be allowed to attend starting September 4th, jfo which is the first day of Hebrew school. ^ We also remind parents of 7th grade students that there will : V be a mandatory Tuesday evening session for their 7th tj graders, from 7-8 PM, following USY lounge night, which will be in addition to their Saturday and Sunday morning sessions. fe ^ JULY/AUGUST 2001 "Yeladim" continued from page 4 ease call Karen at 455-3555 to register for the upcoming year. We our offering a variety of classes for two, three, and tour year old children, we are serious in our commitment of being a Jewish preschool t h a t welcomes Jewish and non-Jewish children. We are thankful the word is spreading!! The philosophy of education at Yeladim has changed and the school is bursting witn energy and excitement. Young Jewish families are finding us and t e l l i ng their friends. That's wnat i t ' s all about. The new children we have enroWed and their parents are t h r i l l e d t o be involved in a q u a l i t y Jewish preschool program in Green Valley. Please call for information and a v a i l a b i l i t y and set up a time t o come register with Karen. We have choices of classes; extended day care hours, kindergarten enrichment, and track break camps. Our classes are based on small child/teacher r a t i o s t o provide for a strong academic learning experience which includes Judaica, computers, foreign language, and physical education. Yeladim Preschool at Midbar Kodesh Temple is a safe, comfortable, and f u n - f i l l ed learning environment for all children. Come t a l k to us about your child's f u t u r e at Yeladim. Karen Ma r a n o ^Preschool Director Support in helping the Claims C o n f e r e n c e and our help centers around the world reach out to all Holocaust s u r v i v o r s and their heirs regarding various German and Swiss Holocaust compensation programs. As you may know, things are moving quickly. The German government on May 30th 2.001 f i n a l l y approved the payments to former slave and forced labor. Advertisements are appearing in both secular and Jewish newspapers and magazines t h r o u g o u t the world; we need your help in order to reach as many e l i g i b l e people as posible. Time is of the: essence, since several of these programs have legally mandated deadlines, but there is s t i l l some time to o b t a i n applications. Please publicize this i n f o r m a t i o n f r om your pulpits, in your synagogue newsletters, on your b u l l e t i n boards and any other way you feel is appropriate. Information and a p p l i c a t i o n s can be obtained either d i r e c t l y f r om the Claims c o n f e r e n c e , local Jewish Family Service agencies, through the "800" number listed in the advertisements or f r om the website. The numbers are as f o l l o w s : 1. ( 8 0 0 ) 697-6094 for German Slave and Forced Labor 2. ( 8 8 8 ) 635-5483 for Swiss Bank Dormant Account 3. Harriet Martin, ( 6 4 6 ) 536-9119, for general information or copies of the advertisements. 4. www.claimscon.org. or w w w . s w i s s b a n k c l a i m s . c om Thank you in advance for your c o o p e r a t i o n . Your assistance in this program will enable s u r v i v o r s to o b t a i n a measure of j u s t i c e . JULY/AUGUST 2001 D B'nai Mitzvah AtMidbar D a n i e l l e Gail P e r l m a n will be c a l l e d t o t h e T o r a h as a Bat M i t z v a h on A u g u s t 25, 2 0 0 1 . S h e is t h e d a u g h t e r of D e b o r a h P e r l m a n a n d Howard Perlman, g r a n d d a u g h t e r of F l o r e n c e and David Perlman of B u f f a l o Grove, I l l i n o i s a n d Nancy and Leon Havre of O r l a n d o , F l o r i d a ; g r e a t - g r a n d d a u g h t e r of Regina S i l v e r s t e i n of D e l r a y B e a c h , F l o r i d a ; a n d s i s t e r of Henry Perlman. D a n i e l l e w i l l be in t h e e i g h t h g r a d e at G r e e n s p u n Junior H i g h t h i s f a l l . A m e m b e r of t h e s t o c k m a r k e t c l u b , her f a v o r i t e s u b j e c t s are m a t h a n d l e i s u r e r e a d i n g . O u t s i d e s c h o o l , D a n i e l l e is a c o m p e t i t i v e g y m n a s t at the A c a d e m y of G y m n a s t i c s and D a n c e . S h e s p e n d s 1 2 - 1 5 h o u r s per w e e k in t r a i n i n g . O t h e r t h a n c o m p e t i n g in N e v a d a , s h e a l s o t r a v e l s t o U t a h a n d A r i z o n a for her g y m n a s t i c c o m p e t i t i o n . M a z e l Tov t o D a n i e l l e a n d her f a m i l y ! Daniella Leigh Silverstein, D a u g h t e r of Michael S i l v e r s t e i n and the late Debbie Silverstein will b e c o m e a Bat M i t z v a h on S h a b b a t morning August 1 8 , 2 0 0 1 . D a n i e l l a Leigh was born in D e t r o i t , M i c h i g a n . D a n i e l l a and her f a m i l y moved to Las Vegas 10 y e a r s ago. D a n i e l l a has just f i n i s h e d t h e 7 t h g r a d e at G r e e n s p u n J u n i o r High, where she m a i n t a i n e d a s t r a i g h t A a v e r a g e t h r o u g h o u t the year. She is also a member of t h e N a t i o n a l Junior Honor Society. Her f a v o r i t e s u b j e c t s at school are math and music. D a n i e l l a ' s g r a n d p a r e n t s Anna and Mason Himelhoch of S o u t h f i e l d , Michigan and Dorothy and J a c k Shapiro of H e n d e r s o n will be j o i n i n g her on t h i s w o n d e r f u l o c c a s i o n . D a n i e l l a is c u r r e n t l y i n v o l v e d in USY and in her l i m i t e d f r e e t i m e she enjoys hanging out at t h e mall and t h e m o v i e s with her f r i e n d s . D a n i e l l a plans to a t t e n d M i c h i g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y or The U n i v e r s i t y of M i c h i g a n t o p u r s u e a c a r e e r as a doctor. M a z e l Tov to D a n i e l l a and her family! Dear Friends, Tamify and Congregants, T'fiank you so much for coming to tfie 'Kitchen Shower. I t was certainty a special morning for us. We wanted to fet you know how much we appreciated a f f o j the wonderfid gifts and generous donations. 'A speciaf thank you goes to Tidy Seaver, chairperson, andaCfoj her committee. T'he room Cooked great and the food was deCicious. The Shower was certainty a success. Due to the generous cash donations, Midhar OCodesh was abCe to purchase Dairy dishes, service for 200, andgfassware. T'hat certainty heCps to complete the Dairy kitchen. T'fiank youjor honoring us with such a speciaf morning. Wc were trufy touched. Sincerety, Janet and'Minna c u v JULY/AUGUST 2001 D m%? \: c/Hojl god comfort ani sustain you together voith the mourners of Zion ani (Jerusalem. Condolences to Audrey Funk and Family on the loss of her Father, Harry Levine Condolences to the Firstenberg, Riceberg & Goussak Families on the loss of Greg Goussak's, mother Rhoda. WELCOME 10 ALL OUR NEWEST MEMBERS!* William and Ellen Spiegel Marc and Deane Cardinalli Gary and Blanche Rever Duane and Aviva loane Michael and Anna Butwinick Stephen and Dorothy Sherry Steven and Sharon Winkler Doseph and Batsheva Shalev Scott and Wendy Bordelove Larry and Shirley Strauss franklin and Lorie Katz Robin Klein and Vivian Markowitz * a t time of publication B I R T H D AY S (T) Joshua Pomerantz ( ^ S t e p h e n Crighton ( 2 ) Marcie Goldstein Taylor Fitzpatrick ( ? ) Joey Glyman (?) Randy Davis f t \ A n A r a \A / C nhon J Marc Grisar Cheryl Weisberg Lawrence Gottlieb (4") Andrew Cohen Vs-< Anthony Perez Lexi Schwartz f Kerry Moseman Nicole Moseman (11) Tai Mizrachi [ Robyn Monkarsh 8) Dana Schwartz ( 5 ) Jennifer Berman ^ ^ Abbe Mattson Alan Morris Ava Naft Valery Herman Cara Klausner (25) Jay Herman (26) Stacey Cohen (28) Ronald Husney ] Lana Woodward (30) Hedda Abbott ^ Sandi Cramer Jorge Gitnacht Ira Goldstein A r i e l Shalin (l2) Danny Sklar v*t/ Jenny Sklar (15) Michael Green Nicole Goldberg M a t t h e w Levinsky Daniella Yacobovsky ^6) Stephen Cane ^ ^ Alex Glyman (l?) Annie Flanzraich Mia Bernstein (l?) Shaye Stephon ( j j ) Stacey Bless W i l l i am Steinkohl (31) Ethan Cruvant Jay Peskin Merle Lehrman 1) Barbara Kaufman Evelyn Lehner Honii Edlow i Joshua Cramer Kenneth Bless 3 ) George Freeman Elaine Siegel Sarah Evins Amy Fieldman Ian Moskowitz 26) Michael Kamer 5) Allan Goldberg Jeffrey Lewis 6) Lisa Moses ? ALona Yacobovsky 22) Eric Davis (23^ (27) ( 2 ^ Jake Bocarsky Barry Cruvant Joel Cruvant Erica Fieldman Drew Stephon Zachary A t t ia Jonathon Eisen Emma Elmaleh-Stieqlitz M o l l i e Goldman Danielle Perlman (19) Michael Butwinick Rose Galperin Susan Schwartz 20) Demain Gitnacht Rita Kolsky Shirley Musselman Liane Perlmutter (?) Randy Davis | Maria Hollander Polott (?) Jil Glyman j Harvey Riceberg Lindsay Kazandjian Daniel Kazandjian Rebecca Gerson (30) Dana Pomerantz Kery Chariton Eric Davis Maqda Fleischer l David Kahan Jo Laurens Hal Rothman Harvey Scher Rafaela Mizrahi David Funk Laurie Green (17) Richard Naft N ' Simone Schwartz ' continued on page JULY/AUGUST 2001 D N e w s Congratulations to Don and Renee Davidson on the marriage of Stuart to Melissa. David Gordon, son of Jim and the late Carole Gordon, grandson of Esther and the late Harry Gordon & Chuck and the late RoseLee Levin was admitted to Cornell University for the coming year. David was an honors student at Silverado High School & recipient of a Millennium Scholarship. He spent the previous year at the University of Nevada in Reno. Congratulations to Sharon Maurer-Schwartz on becoming an LADC Counselor (Alcohol and Drug Counselor). Congratulations to Silvia and George Gitnacht on the marriage o f Natali and Oz. MIDBAR SALUTES Elise Wolfe for all of her lifetime achievements in Education and on the dedication and school opening which carries her name! MAZALTOV! V i s i t the Las Vegas Jewish Federation's new Jewish community website at www.jewishlasvegas.com Your Jewish World . . . a click away Midbar is well represented... Put this site in your favorite places, send it to friends and enjoy. Dedicate High Holiday Prayerbooks in Honor of Family & Friends j>i852 per book includes a Dedication Bookplate. GIFT SHOP NEWS WE'VE RETURNED FROM BACK EAST WITH SOME NEW GIFTS! Call to see some of our beautiful items! Summer hours by appointment only. Call 454-4848 Nancy Gerson & Pauline Greenfield Male Roommate wanted in early 6o's to share with same. Green Valley area. Two bedroom condo. Please contact David Orbach d> 734-0043. Two Plots available at Palm, can be transferred to King David. Please call 263-7337. 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 $15052. 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 & Randy Spoor home 614-6864 ? o f f i c e 740-5929 email RS2394@aol.com Deadline for the September Bulletin is August 10th! - ? l'mi'imm hmm' e-ma > a great tool to help our Synagogue stay in touch with tne membership. Is Get weekly updates on all Synagogue functions, activities and committee projects, e-mail to midbarkodesht@aol.com to be placed on our list! Master Calendar > In order to prevent potential conflicts, all Midbar events, programs, and meetings must appear on our Master Calendar. If you would like to add something to the calendar, please speak with Jacqui in the synagogue office. > rBirtjiday S^-nniversary Shabbat mill be Celebrated at (^Midbar OCodesh Temple S^hiflust Jrd at 6 : O O p.m. JULY/AUGUST 2001 D We are c o n s i d e r i n g a Tuesday a f t e r n o o n study session and minyan at 4pm to 6pm during Hebrew School hours. Please call the o f f i c e if you are i n t e r e s t ed in joining. HOiiiE A i m m o m Home The UHLV Home Away from Home Program, affiliated with the Division of Student Services, needs families and individuals to befriend out-of-town and international students. Some of these students may be away from their own families for the first time and knowing someone in the Las Ve?as community has made a wonderful difference in the students adjustment to college. Throughout the year you would see your student a few hours every month and answer questions your student mi?ht have about Las Ve?as. There is no financial obligation on your behalf. If you would like to participate in this "adopt a student" program please call Program Coordinator Sharlene flushman at 791,-2888. ? r a r e mmmmm I N LE V I ; F a a i l y fi|fT IS N O V ? OPEN ? III I K E ? Aim R O T U N D A V MIDBAR KOD TEM Marta Zender & Terri Baskin, two of our seventeen blood donors giving a very valuable gift. Many others applied, but could not donate for medical reasons. United Blood Services and Midbar Kodesh "Thanks All of You*!!! Plans are underway for another Blood Drive. Midbar Kodesh Temple's First Blood Drive is a Success J U L Y / A U G U S T 2001 Midlar Kodesh continued from page 1 of Lamentations is recited while the congregation sits on the ground or on low stools as a sign of mourning. The Hebrew t i t le of the Book of Lamentations is "Eikhah", derived from the opening word of the book. The Book of Lamentations is actually the third of the five Megillot of the Tanach. It contains five poems. Four of the five poems form an acrostic, meaning that each of the verses begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet and are arranged in alphabetical order. It is our tradition at Midbar Kodesh to observe this fast day by inviting the entire ^ o m m u n i t y to participate in the reading of the Book of Lamentations. Each of the five chapters will be given to a member of the Jewish community, who will chant Eikhah according to the traditional mournful melody. On Sunday morning, July 29, 2001 the Congregation will continue the observance of the fast of Tisha B'Av. At the regular 9:30 AM Sunday morning minyan, the Torah will be read and the Haftorah will be chanted from the Book of Jeremiah. On Tisha B'av, the morning service is recited without Tallit or Tefillin. Anyone interested in participating in this special service is invited to contact Rabbi Wiederhorn at the Midbar Kodesh office at 454-4848. Tsflwsr f continued from page 7 ^ ? (20) H i l a r y M o s k o w i t z 18j Peter Green ^-r (19) Joan Lipman Deborah Stone A n i t a Zola Andrea Kaufman A l a n P e r l m u t t e r m N a t a l i Gitnacht Sheila Harding Douglas Cohen M a r v i n Premack Janet Stein Jason Funk (29) Crystal Flaton (3^ Rebecca Nathanson Alan Schwartz nmversaries 2) Ira 8c Freda G o l d s t e in <J5) Edward & Susan Goldman H a r v e y 8c Janis Riceberg Jay & T h e r i s a Herman David 8c A u d r e y Funk A l l e n 8c Elana S i l b e r s t e in Alan 8c M a d e l i n e Morris ( 4 ) Samuel & Andrea Kaufman (18) Joel & Julie Ostrovsky T V i c t o r 8c Cara Klausner Leon 8c Zulema Kazandjian Steven & T i f f a n y Doctors Jesse & Rinat Stephon 19) Robert & M i l d r e d Alpert S t a n l e y 8c Georgia Ames (S) ? 8) Stephen 8c Joanne Wershba M a r c 8c Robyn Grisar Jorge 8c S i l v i a Gitnacht Wayne 8c Bonnie Palbaum Aron 8c R a f a e l a M i z r a h i (24) Barry 8c Amy Fieldman T Steven 8c L a u r i e Green Ronald 8c Lois Husney (3^ Herb 8c Sara-Ann Lipson Q !1 ;J Uii'] it U ? JULY/AUGUST 2001 From the President continued from page z weeks you will begin r e c e i v i n g l e t t e r s of appeal for our annual Kol Nidre p l e d g e . That money, and your 4th q u a r t e r dues will t a k e us t h r o u g h the end of the year and help e s t a b l i s h our budget for 2002. Just like in your own h o u s e h o l d , it never ends. And we d e p e n d on you to put Midbar at the top of your list when you sit down to a r r a n g e your own budget and pay your own b i l l s . A t h a n k you to our m e m b e r s h i p and friends for s h o w i n g your c o n t i n u e d support that e n a b l e s us as Midbar's Family to continue c e l e b r a t i n g l i f e ' s cycle t o g e t h e r . And a thank you in a d v a n c e , for once again, a n s w e r i n g the call that will be coming your W 3 y , ~ Gerald Welt ?Scrip An U pdate from Jran Qoldberg " N I would like to report that in March of 2001 we raised 5143.74 from escrip. This is so incredible with only 14 families partici-pating. Midbar Building Campaign really appreciates your par-ticipation. I wanted to once again let you know just how much money we realize from the following stores: Chevron gives back 2% of sales. Vons has a sliding scale: Spend $0 to $200, we receive 2% of sales; $200 to $300, we receive 3% of sales; and over $300 we receive 4% of sales. I wish all of you who have not participated, please take a look at the website escrip.com or you can call them and enroll at (800) 592-0942. Please sign up. Midbar needs the revenues from your shopping. If you have any questions, I am always available at nj2lv1977@hotmail.com or you can call me at 458-5174 in the evenings after 7P.M. % % TOitA SitCMtU <fKUitudc 7Lu 70c Huuti, Oun THUll*tx "Kodca/i "Pcutultf, & "?iitntC& "Pan. "KituUuM 7? Otvi CtulcOieK CituUf & tyite} "Devlin^ 76C "Rcccut 7Houa*UK^ atf tfte^a- THot&ct ^AmLo.. 70c JLovc ZaxA <mct Zwuf One Ifau. AH "tyowi Sujtfuvit. SiHCVultf. 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