The Bulletin of Congregation Ner Tamid, November 2001

Ccpgregatioi? Ner Tarpid ?pan u ri?ns The Reform Jewish Congregation of Las Vegas ...A Special Place to Belong November 2001 - Vol. XVI No. 3 Sanford D. Akselrad Rabbi Jennifer C. Weiner Assistant Rabbi Bella Feldman Cantorial Soloist Stewart Blumenfeld President 15 Heshvan-15 Kislev 5762 Leon Marco Interim Administrator Jacqueline Fleekop Education Director Lois Bergman Preschool Director Melanie Gorman Bulletin Editor Rabbi Jennifer Weiner's Installation Rockin? Rabbi Joe Black in Concert! On Friday, November 30th, and Saturday, December 1st, CNT will celebrate the official Installation of Rabbi Jennifer Weiner at Congregation Ner Tarnid. A special Friday night service will be held on November 30th ^^turing Rabbi Margaret Meyer conducting the Installation ^nnony. Rabbi Meyer was ordained as a rabbi in 1986 by Hebrew onion College-Jewisn Institute of Religion, beginning her second career. (She previously taught English language and literature in high school and college, following receipt of her Bachelor's of Arts degree from Miami University and her Masters of Art in English Literature from the University of Cincinnati.) Rabbi Meyer has served as a member of the instructional staff of the Hebrew Union College, coordinating the chapel mentor program and supervising student pulpit field work in Cincinnati. When in Jerusalem, where she and ner husband spend a semester every second year, she counsels and mentors first year students at the Jerusalem campus of HUC-JIR. From 1998-2000, Rabbi Meyer was HUC-JIR Director of Alumni Relations. Rabbi Meyer has devoted her rabbinical career to working with congregations in small communities, serving as rabbi in Middletown, Ohio, Decatur, Illinois andFlower Mound, Texas. She currently serves as rabbi at Temple B'nai Israel in Jackson, Tennessee. The Sisterhood has graciously offered to sponsor a very special Oneg following the Installation service on Friday, November 30th. The festivities will continue on Saturday, December 1st, with other Temple events celebrating Congregation Ner Tamid's newest Rabbi. Please watch your mail for all the details of our formal welcome to Rabbi Weiner... and save the evening of December 1st so you can be present to show Rabbi Weiner that Congregation Ner Tamid JWly is "A Special Place To Belong"! Sunday, November 18th, CNT and the JCC present Rabbi Joe Black, live in concert. The concert, which begins at 2pm, will take place at CNT, and will be the finale to a weeklong array of Book Festival activities celebrating National Jewish Book Month. Children, parents, and grandparents are invited to join Rabbi Joe Black for a concert that is sure to entertain the entire family. Rabbi Joe Black is a vibrant force in today?s contemporary Jewish music scene. A dynamic performer, lyrical composer, and accomplished musician, Rabbi Black appeals to the young and old. Rabbi Black has produced several critically acclaimed albums of Jewish music, a songbook and two videos. Rabbi Black?s music is widely sung in religious schools, Jewish summer camps and community centers, and at youth group events. Rabbi Black has received numerous honors and was recently recognized by Moment Magazine as one of the top ten male performers in Contemporary American Jewish music, as well as one of the top ten children?s performers in American Jewish music. Rabbi Black has been a congregational Rabbi since 1987 and resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his family. For more concert information, contact the Jewish Community Center at (702) 794-0090, or CNT at 733-6292.Worship Services Conducted by Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, Rabbi Jennifer Weiner, & Cantorial Soloist Bella Feldman November 2 Tot Shabbat 6:30pm Baby Naming Zoe Becthel, Parents Troy and Harper Becthel Shabbat Service 7:30pm Oneg sponsored by The Kiamian Family November 3 Torah Study 10am November 9 Baby Naming Madison Alisa Levine, Parents Steven and Sandee Levine Family Shabbat Service with The Shabba-Tones 7:30pm Oneg sponsored by Jacqueline Fleekop and David Fleekop, and Karen and Marvin Levine November 10 Daniel Michelin Bar Mitzvah 10am Kiddush sponsored by The Bale and Michelin Families Torah Study 10am November 16 Shabbat Service with Jr. Choir 7:30pm Oneg sponsored by Women American Ort November 17 Torah Study 10am November 23 Baby Naming David Bruce Arrow, Grandson of Leslie and Joan Dunn Shabbat Service 7:30pm Oneg sponsored by Leslie and Joan Dunn November 24 Torah Study 10am November 30 Shabbat Service 7:30pm Oneg sponsored by The Bagel Cafe J fr* Rabbi's Message Shalom. As I sit to write my first official bulletin article at Congregation Ner Tamid, I am struck by the pace that we live our lives here in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is a city unlike any other place that I have ever lived in or visited. At times, Vegas seems very fairy tale-ish while at others it smacks of re?ality. What do I mean by that statement? Las Vegas, like many other cities depends on tourism, its' major industry. When the American economy is down, so too is the tourist industry in Vegas. Yet, Vegas also provides a means of es?capism that most people visit?ing the city cannot find anywhere else in the world. For this reason, we feel the American economy's highs and lows. We offer Americans and others of the world a place to play and escape reality. We have much to be grateful for even if politics and world events are not at a peaceful place right now. As we ap?proach Thanksgiving, I suggest that we take time out of our everyday lives to examine our riches. Regardless of what is going on in the news or other such events, we need to take time to remind those around us just how grateful we are to have them in our lives. We need to learn to say thank you more often even for those small acts. Let us also learn to practice ran?dom acts of kindness so that oth?ers will have reason to be thankful. When we look around at our tem?ple community, we have so much for which we should be grateful. We have an extended family at Congregation Ner Tamid. For that I am very thankful. So, as we contemplate what we will be doing and where we will be spending our Thanksgiving Day meals, let us take time to be thankful for all of the gifts that we have been given. Let us al|A think of those who may not ha'^r a dinner to attend and invite them into your home. As we are taught in Pirke Avot (The Say?ings of Our Ancestors), "Let your house be a meeting place for the wise, sit at their feet always, and drink in their words with thirst." And in the spirit of being grate?ful, I wish to say thank you to everyone at CNT. Thank you for your warm welcome. Thank you for allowing me to become a part of CNT's family. Thank you for helping to make Congregation Ner Tamid "A Special Place To Belong." B'Shalom, IRabbi Jennifer Weiner Congregation N e r Tam id November 2001 Temple Board Members Stewart Blumenfeld President ^PcOTT STOLBERG VP Administration Howard Skolnick VP Ways & Means Richard Granich VP Membership Ira Spector VP Religious Activities Hilary Torchin VP Education & Youth Mindy Wadkins VP Member Activities Scott Dockswell VP Social Action Leon Marco Treasurer Lynn Sasso Secretary Esther Saltzman Trustee Jacky Rosen Trustee Robb Worth Trustee Beth Bromberg Trustee Cookie Olshein Esq. Trustee Cecilia Schafler Trustee Ira Miller Trustee Gina Polovina Trustee Doug Unger Esq. Trustee Ruth Urban Sisterhood Michael Milano Brotherhood Samantha Saltzman NTTY Sid Garber Golden Chai Drew Levy PastPresident Bob Unger Esq. Past President Jerry Gordon Esq. Past President Cal Lewis Past President Eileen Kollins Past President Kenneth Schnitzer Past President Dr. David Wasserman Past President Dr. Steve Kollins Past President Michael Cherry Past President Bernard Farrow m ^^avid Goldwater* Past President Past President Past President Rabbi Sanford Akselrad Ex Officio Rabbi Jennifer Weiner * Deceased Ex Officio November Torah Study Tates Tuesdays with Rabbi yUqefrad 12pm-lpm/ /Board ?Room November 13th, 27th Saturdays with a [ay [eader 10 am / Library November 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th ESSAGE FROM OUR TEMPLE PRESIDENT High Holy Day Thanks and Notes As I write this, the holidays are just behind us. (In case you want to write for the Bulletin and don?t know, the deadline for material is a whole month before the issue goes out.) It may look a little as if, come Rosh Hashanah, we all just pop into the temple and sit down for services, but really, an awful lot of planning and work go into making sure that both the services and the facility are ready for us. The planning and the work require the hearts and minds and hands of a sizeable number of our congregants and all of our staff. I thanked lots of people at various times during my announcements at services, but there may have been some people I either forgot or didn?t know about at those times, and besides, the work they did merits at least a second mention. So here goes?with apologies if even with time for a little reflection I still forget someone. On behalf of the congregation, a big thank you to Rabbi Akselrad and Rabbi Weiner for delivering a series of sermons that were both timely and inspiring. I know that many of you were not at the early (family) services, in which case you missed two wonderful parables delivered in a story-type format that was entertaining for the kids, yet conveyed a clear message about life and Jewish values. And I received many comments that Rabbi Akselrad?s sharing at Yizkor his story of personal loss touched many people very, very deeply. As it does every year, our adult choir contributed enormously to the beauty and the stateliness of our services. Our Cantorial Soloist Bella Feldman seems to outdo herself each year preparing the choir and herself for the Holidays. She is especially good at displaying the evolution of the Holiday liturgical music by adding just a little bit new, while keeping lots of the familiar traditional melodies, that summon up warm memories of past services in the company of our own parents and grandparents. Bella can?t sing all the parts, so kudos to all the members of the choir, to Peter Bugel who directs the choir, and to Rhonda Greeson, who accompanies both the choir and Bella. Maybe only a former choir member is aware of the number of rehearsal hours that go into making a perfect performance. At Yizkor, there were few dry eyes when Christy Molasky finished singing. This is a CNT tradition that we all look forward to and the question I got most is, why do we have to wait from one year to the next to hear Christy? At the family services, our teen choir provided the music. Again, if you missed the early service, you missed a wonderful experience. Lori continued on page 15 November 2001 A Special Place For the past year I have been sharing soulful writings and stories from a book entitled ?G-d Whispers? in my monthly articles. Each time I have turned to this book for inspiration and have not been let down. It seems I find some new meaning and am touched by a new life lesson or reminded of an old lesson which needs to be re-learned. Still experiencing the awe of the High Holidays, the theme of forgiveness jumped out at me. It was something we weren?t ready to talk about during Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur. The concept was difficult to even imagine, in light of our recent tragedy. E3ut I also know we cannot remain ?stuck?, we must move forward. I read: We must be aware of building gates that keep us out and maintaining boundaries that keep us in. Saying that life is a journey is more than a cliche?. It is a perspective. We must not fear to venture beyond our most basic assumptions of what is true and possible. Go forth into the unknown, with faith and courage ani^. most of all, with an expanded vision of who you can tl?' I find comfort and peace in these words and hope you may too. FORGIVENESS Forgiveness is the Great Mother of inner peace and calm. The wrongs of the world hold you prisoner When your heart can not Release the pain. To forgive is the ultimate act of self-love. Forgive out of kindness to yourself And out of the recognition That despite all the anger and confusion, G-d is everywhere. B?shalom, Beffa Going Grocery Shopping? Traveling? Buying New Clothes or Gifts? Don?t forget the Scrip program! Have you signed up yet? Call the Temple at 733-6292 for more details... 4W Congregation N e r Tam id November 2001 Religious School News Religious School Calendar November 2001 Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 4 6 7 1 8 11 No R/S 13 14 15 18 20 21 No R/S 22 No R/S 25 No R/S 27 28 29 llth-Veteran's Day Weekend, 22nd & 25+h-Thanksgiving Weekend You may not know that this bulletin is put to?gether a month before you receive it. We are all still reeling from the acts of inhumanity that took place on September 11. Trying to get back to business and life?s pleasures has ||en very difficult for everyone. Your chil- ren are the spirit lifters. They stand for hope, the future, and continuation of Judaism. It is ironic that suddenly we are all showing our patriotism, flags and the colors red, white and blue are everywhere. This month we are supposed to remember and honor our veter?ans, yet few of us have ever gone to a parade to show our respect to the people who have protected our freedoms. In November we also celebrate Thanksgiving. Now more than ever these two holidays belong together. Without our veterans and our active military, our free?doms could disappear. We have a lot to be thankful for as Americans. Many times in his?tory our rights as Jews were attacked. First our enemies separated us and caused un?truths to feed anti-Semitic feelings. Then our schools were taken away, and then they tried to take our religion away. Some of us may not have voted for President Bush or even agree with some of his actions, but we need to heed his plea...??Go to your houses of prayer and pray?. ??Go home tonight and hug your children,? said President Bush. You must also do your part to teach your chil?dren respect of our veterans, our military and all who serve and protect us. Come to CNT as a family to pray with your temple family. Encourage your child to learn about their her?itage, and Hebrew, to keep the right to be Jew?ish strong. Let your children dream. We at CNT are dreaming of a better and big?ger CNT and a better world. May you have a Thanksgiving that nourishes your soul as well as your body. Shalom, Jackie f(eel(gp November 2001 CUT PRE/CHeei AM? KINBCMARTEN Fall is in the air and the boys and girls of Congregation Ner Tamid's Preschool and Kindergarten are hard at work and play. October was a fun filled month. We celebrated Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Nevada Day was observed by learning the history of our state. We had our "Back To School" Parents night and our annual Pancake Pajama day. Our students enjoyed a field trip to J.R. Farms and we had our portraits taken. This month of November, we also have many projects planned. The Kindergarten and Pre- K classes will be going on a field trip to the Rain Forest Cafe on the 7th. On November 8th we will have a representative from Nevada Child Seekers, finger printing our children . The boys and girls wilMearn about the weather when Dr. Jim Siebert, the Weather- man from Channel 3, comes to visit us on the 13th. We will talk about our countries Vet's, and other heroes who helped to make the USA great. Of course we will celebrate Thanksgiving with our own CNT preschool kindergarten style feast. Our youngsters will help cook a dinner and dress up as Pilgrims and Indians and travel on the Mayflower, just as our ancestors did many years ago. Our students and teachers are bonding as a family in our wonderful facility . It is a pleasure for us to see our school thriving and growing. Next month we will be preparing and executing our Chanukah program as well as learning all there is to know about this joyful holiday. All of the classes enjoy listening to stories, learning their numbers, letters, shapes, colors, about the weather, and the calendar. It is a pleasure to hear these little ones recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning and to listen to them singing in Hebrew, as well . We have a delightful group of students and a dedicated group of loving teachers, what a perfect mix. Lois ?Beraman Early Education Director Ethan Russo finishes the ABC Puzzle May and Eden Levy play at school ? Azriella Colen and Jacob Gordon ring in the new year 5762 with the sound of the shofar L-R Zoey Capilitti, Michela Shulman, and Jordan Carter, salute the flag Congregation N e r Tamid November 2001 Auxiliaries iiiitititii SutzxkooJ.iiiiiiiiiii As the President of Sisterhood, I have certain bragging rights. I am writing this article the day after the Sisterhood paid up luncheon. The luncheon was to thank all those members who joined or rejoined Sisterhood. 120 members were present for the luncheon and many of the 40 new members who joined this year were present. Sheryl Chenin-Webb and Donna Willey, the Vice-Presidents of Membership did a FANTASTIC JOB making all the Sisterhood members welcome and proud of the organization to which they belong. I want to thank Sheryl and Donna publicly for such a wonderful event. In Sisterhood?s effort to be more inclusive and span the generations, the new Sisterhood logo was unveiled at the luncheon, showing our ?new face?. You will start seeing our new logo on many things as we make the transition and use up our old stationary and supply of envelopes. Our Sisterhood Board members will now be wearing name badges with the new logo at Sisterhood events. Be sure to ask them about Sisterhood if you have any questions. It gives me great pleasure to announce Sisterhood?s activity ?sdule for this year. Sandy Stolberg, who is now the Vice sident of Programming has planned many fun and interesting programs. November 15 - January 13 - January 24 - March 14 - April 3 - Please join Sisterhood and make your own pizza Chai Life Celebration of Jewish Women Artists Ceramic painting Rabbi Akselrad?s book review of Bee Season by Myra Goldberg All women?s Seder Additionally, plastic surgeon, Dr. Goesel Anson will be making a presentation in February, although the date has not yet been confirmed. More details about each program will be mailed to you in advance of each event. Continuing my promise to introduce Sisterhood Board Members, I want to start with Lori Emptage, the Historian. Lori is a single mother of three. Her oldest daughter, is in college and ner youngest daughter just celebrated her Bat Mitzvah. All of Lori?s children have been actively involved at CNT and her middle child, and only son, helps with religious school. She has been in Southern Nevada 17 years and is ^siginally from Los Angeles. This is Lori?s first experience on ^JCNT Board Shirley Gellin who chairs the Tributes Committee, has been in Southern Nevada 28 years and comes from Brooklyn, New York. She is widowed and has 2 daughters, 4 grandsons and 1 great grandson. Shirley regularly volunteers in the CNT office every Monday. Shirley is a long-time Sisterhood member and has been in charge of tributes for many years. Maxine Gratz oversees Internal Communications. She is a New York City gal and has been here for 17 years. Maxine and her husband of 26 years, Steve, have one son and are soon to have a daughter-in-law, when Andrew marries in March. Maxine has been veiy involved at CNT, and is the past recipient of Congregant of the Year, as well as a past Sisterhood President. Marilyn Polovina Bulavsky, co-chairs the FUN-D 4 Youth. She has been in Southern Nevada 37 years after coming from Los Angeles. Marilyn?s entire family lives in Las Vegas, including her parents, sisters and their families. She has one daughter, Gina Polovina, a CNT Board member, and two step children, Jessica and Matthew Bulasky, who went through religious school at CNT. This position is Marilyn?s first involvement with Sisterhood. If you are interested in finding out more about Sisterhood, please join us at our regular board meetings, the second Thursday of each month. The board meetings are open to any Sisterhood member. We have now moved our meetings to 7:00 pm. Also, in response to a request from several members, we will hold a very brief business meeting before each program event. Please feel free to call me at 768-8529, or email me at ruth@ruth-urban-group.com if you have any questions about Sisterhood. I welcome your input and questions. Shalom, Ruth P.S. Although I am waiting this article in October and you will hopefully receive the Bulletin in very early November, don?t forget the Hanukah Bazaar on November 4lh, along with the Miss Noodle Kugel Contest. There will be wonderful vendors, GREAT FOOD and our famous raffle with the best prizes ever! See you there. Congregation 9\[er ?Tamicf November 2001 Auxiliaries Continued Men 's Club Shalom. Can you believe it is November al?ready and our membership is very close to last years number of 103. C'mon people let's break it. So far it has been the most unbelievable year. Our October breakfast with Professor John Marschall of UNR was such a hit. The room size was almost double what is was for Professor Marschall last year. He asked me to thank everyone that attended and those that helped contribute to his research over the past year. Thanks to you John, it was a great educa?tion. I am very proud to make this major announce?ment. Our Men's Club has been awarded the Gerald L. Wartell Jewish Layman Award from the North American Federation of Temple Brotherhoods. This award is for overall achieve?ment for brotherhoods and dedication to the Jewish Chattaqua Society which promotes edu?cation on Reform Judaism. I am extremely proud of this award and the hard work the men have put in to win it. I also thank all of you for your support. As I said from the beginning it is all of you and your support that makes us what we are as a Men's Club. I will be going to Boston for the bi-ennial to accept this award. I am also proud to announce I have been nomi?nated to serve on the National Board of the NFTB and have accepted the nomination. Elec?tions will also be at the bi-ennial in Boston. I am looking forward to taking this step up and representing Congregation Ner Tamid proudly. We will not be having our regular breakfast for November. Instead we will oe working with the JCC on their annual book fair. Men's Club will be providing bagels and cream cheese and coffee and cake. JCC will be providing the books and Congresswoman Shelley Berkley as the speaker. I am thrilled to be participating in this joint venture with them. Come ana buy a book please. Buy two books. Reading is the key to our future. This event will be on Sunday morning November 18, 2001 and there is no admission charge for the breakfast. All mem?bers and non-members are welcome. December we will not be having an event, ev?eryone gets the month off but on January 20, 2002 we will be having a panel of Doctors attend our breakfast. Our own Dr. Fred Tof- fel will head the panel consisting of my friend Dr. Devin Luzod of the Nevada Spine Institute and some of Dr. Fred's collegues from Desert Springs Hospital. Please come and hear these wonderful doctors talk on their areas of ex?pertise and how they can help you. On Febru?ary 17, 2002 we will be having our own Bob Unqer of the Jewish Federation along with Mey?er Bodoff. March 17, 2002 we bring Dack Raba^ Akselrad for "Everything you wanted to asV the Rabbi." On April 7, 2002 we wi I have our Annual Golf Tournament and we will rap up the year with another Men's Club weekend May 10 and 11. Again, I thank all of you for your support. I want to thank my board from last year for being instrumental in our winning our award and I want to thank our new Boarcffor continu?ing the tradition. Shalom, Michaei ?MiCano President Men's Club Cjotten Choi Golden Chai meets the first and third Thursday group. We are planning a trip to either Laughlin of each month at 11:00 AM. We have a Bagel or Primm and we have some great speakers Brunch followed by entertainment. Friendship is scheduled for the future. Come and join us. Our our goal. We really need some new blood in the Bagel Brunch is still $2.00. Congregation N e r Tam id Arkne and ?Marty Mirscf (jert and MLandy November 2001 A Message From Membership ___ fcjhat a great beginning! A few months ago, Wien the executive board held its first meeting with this year's committee chairpersons, Rabbi Akselrad asked me, "How many new members do you think your committee will acquire this year?" I thought for a moment and being opti?mistic, I said, "Probably, 100." After several very successful "Invite-a-Friend" prospective member Shabbat services in July and August, we have already reached the halfway mark! Thank you's go to my committee member and to the Temple office staff who have been an enor?mous help. Our membership committee has plans for some special activities for prospective members in the coming months. As always, we need the assistance from you, the membership of CNT. Please let us know if there is someone who would like to know more about our "Special Place to Belong" - CNT. Finally, Happy New Year and welcome to our new members who have joined us since June: Steven Fazekas, JoAnn Sands, Gerald and Le?slie Mooney, Jack and Carolyn Solomon, Rob- fct and Susan Watman, Seibert and Sylvia Hayman, Gary and Lisa Beresid, Maurice and Betty Finsten, Herman Steiner, Herta Blaine, Robert and Marilyn Brill, Joseph and Kathy Ness, L)r. Stanley and Beverly Canier, Greg and Abby Corpodian, David ana Elissa Cadish, Joel and Diana Seidel, Alvin and Clarice Birn- baum, Donald and Rona Zerlin, Susan Golob Helmer, Haskell and Meghan Robins, George and Lynn Moore, Steve ana Jill Wolfson, Lester and Doris Sandler, Pauline Gorr^\ar\, David and Lorraine Sachs, Vicki Cassman, Bernado Arri- aza, Andrea Harris, Allan and Lindsay Legator, David and Linda Goldstein, Leslie Jensen, Ronald and Hilary Steward, Dr. John and Dr. Goesel Anson, Edgar and Faye Peresman, Fred and Sheila Garvey, Bruno and Linda Borenstein, Stan?ley Parnas, Bruce and Kathleen Feldman, Burton and Linda Cohen, Hillary Lewis and Tim Crow?ley, Florence Bolatin, Fern Jennings, Corey and Andee Goldman, George and Mercedes Ripps, Robert Worth, Ken and Beth Falk, Michael Adler, Tuyet Petersen, Goldie Aberman, Mino and Darlene Vaturi ? Welcome, again!!!!! ?Did^Qranicfi VP Membership r 1 Mazel Tov tc d Our November Bar Mitzvah! Hi, my name is Danny Michelin and I moved to Las Vegas in 1991. I go to Brown Middle School in Henderson. My hobbies are skateboarding and bowling with my friends. I am very excited that my friends and relatives will join me on Nov. 10, 2001 as I am called to the Torah. November 2001 A Special Place Chanukah Dinner and Family Services CNT?s Annual Chanukah Family Dinner will be on December 14th at 6:00 pm. It will be a traditional dinner, lathes and all! Please feel free to bring your family menorah to light at your table. Adults are $16, children (4'10) are $8, and children under 4 are free of charge. Please RSVP by December 7th. Your check is your reservation! So bring it in to the Temple office today! After dinner, please stay for the festive Chanukah Family Service at 7:30pm. The Shabba^Tones will perform, making this evening one that you won?t want to miss! Flope to see you there! Jewish Women Artists CNT Sisterhood is hosting a special show for Jewish Women Artists in the Las Vegas Area. This show, scheduled in January 13, 2002, is not a sale or a fundraiser, but simply an opportunity for artists to display their work. These artists can be professional, but do not have to be. They can be CNT members, but do not have to be. The only requirement is that they be Jewish Women Artists! If you have art (your own or someone else?s) you would like to have considered for the show f?j contact Debbie Levy, Rita / Malkin or Yvonne Gordon. A $ $ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ? jfJ Kf ? Annual Chanukah Bazaar ^ sponsored by CNT Sisterhood ^ Sunday, November 4th in the Social Hall. 11am - 3pm. Raffle Drawing with great prizes! Mouth-Watering lunch made by the Party Shop! Variety of booths for shopping! Gift Shop open! Crowning of Ms. Noodle Kugel! To reserve a booth or enter the Ms. Noodle Kugel Contest, please call Toni Popowcer at 263-0177, or Jan Fleckner at 876-1288. Gift Wrap Holiday time is just around the corner. For the past 5yrs the Temple has run the gift wrap booth at the Galleria Mall. This is a big fund raiser for the Temple. We raise about $10,000.00 each year. This is the one time that all we ask for is your time. We run the booth Sunday's through Thursday's starting Dec 2-Dec 24. Please come to our table at the Chanukah Bazaar and volunteer you time. Call Sandy Stolberg at 228-6863. wa Congregation N e r Tam id November 2001 SISTERHOOD JOINS NATIONAL DRIVE TO -COLLECT OLD WIRELESS PHONES FOR m VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DONATE YOUR USED CELL PHONE AND HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR SISTERHOOD OcTobER is Domestic ViolENCE Awareness MontIi. In an eFFort to oFFer Aid ANd suppoRT, CoNqREqATioN Ner TAMid SisTERhood is joiNiNq in tIie nat'ionaI "Donate a PhoNE CALL to PROTECT" campAiqN to coLIect old wSreLess pboNEs which pROvidc doMESTic violENCE viCTiMS wiTh A liFEliNE IN AN EMERqENCy. ThE pROqRAM, STARTEd by ThE WiRElESS FoUNdATioN, MotoroIa anc) Nat'ionaL CoAlmoN AqAiNST DomestIc ViolENCE, WAS dEsiqNEd TO coLIect old wiReIeSS phoNES ThEN REfuRbish, REpRoqRAM, ANd disTRibuTE tLiem to viCTiMS iN NEEd. To dATE, ThoUSANds oF pEOplE ACROSS ThE COUNTRy hAVE doNATEd ThEiR phoNES. UNFoRTUNATEly, ThERE ARE AN ESTiMATEd FOUR MiLLioN doMESTic violENCE viCTiMS EAch yEAR, SO MORE phoNES ARE NEEdEd. Youth & Education Committee Off to a Great Start! I am absolutely touched at the level of commitment of the more than 20 people who attended the 1st Youth & Education meeting held on September 23rd. Before I could even ask, people were volun?teering to be Room Parents, Committee Chairs and taking active roles in the socialization and ed?ucation of our children. Thanks to Jackie Fleekop for her incredible help with the direction of this committee, and to Roberta Unger for helping me stay organized. I especially want to thank Esther Saltzman for her participation with the Temple Youth Groups. This year?s initial NTTY and TNT events of Crazy Kickball and a Limo Scavenger Hunt were extremely well attended and more than that, excit?ingly enjoyed by our kids. A big thank you to Ab- bie & Jason Burke and Yvonne Weiss for advising our NTTY and TNT kids, and to the entire board ot each youth group for the level of participation your events garnered. CoNqREqATioN Ner TAMid is AskiNq ceLI pboNE users TO ANSWER tF|E CaII ANd TURN iN T^eIr USEd CeII pllONES TO do A MiTZVAh FOR AN AbuSEd WOMAN ANd Also TO do a MiTZVAh For SisTERhood by hElpiNq to raIse FuNds For SisTERhood. SisTERhood will rece'ive $1.00 For EAch phoNE collECTEd. CoIIectIon eFForts will bE ONqoiNq. Donors will rece'ive a RECEipT For tax tf^iRposES, as tIie'ir doNATioN is tax dEducTibU. ANy pORTAblE CeIIuLaR OR PCS phoNE is ACCEpTEd, EXcludiNq bAq phoNES OR VEhiclE'iNSTAllEd ModEls. SisTERhood will Also TAkE tIie phoNE's bATTERy or chARqER, iF AVAiUblE. All doNORS should dEACTivATE ThE w!reIeSS SERvicE oF ANy doNATEd phoNES bEFoRE TURNiNq ThEM iN. IF you hAVE A phoNE yOu'RE NO loNqER UsiNq, plEASE doNATE iT TodAy AT CNT. For more iNFoRMATioN contact DenIse E. WaWrep, SisTERhood MiTZVAh CommIttee ChAiR at dwAldREpl @MSN.COM. Let's start the New Year off right! Wanted 20 people who want to lose weight CNT is looking to start a Weight Watcher's support group but we need your help. We need a minimum of 20 people who are motivated to lose a little weight. If you are interested in dropping a few pounds please call Toni Popowcer at 263-0177 to get on the list. There are a number of ways to become more in?volved in the Youth & Education Committee. We are currently planning Hanukah activities, the Pass- over Candy sale chaired by Elaine Burke, the an?nual Purim Carnival chaired by Trish Messinger, monthly parent breakfasts by grade level chaired by Beth Bromberg and an End-of-Year Family Pic?nic. We?re also trying to get a head start on ideas for the 2002/2003 year. The Youth & Education Committee will meet on the 1st Sunday of each month at 9:15 in the Board Room. Come partici?pate with this fun and enthusiastic group. ^fiffary Torcfiin VP, Youth & Education It's time again for flowers, c