The Bulletin of Congregation Ner Tamid, November 1996

Coigregatiot) Ner Tarpid Tan u n5np The Reform Jewish Synagogue of Las Vegas ...A Special Place to Belong November 1996 - Vol. XVI No. 2 Cheshvan/Kislev 5757 Sanford D. Akselrad Rabbi Bella Feldman Cantorial Soloist Bob Unger President Monty E. Willey Administrator Jacqueline Fleekop Education Director Melissa Roth Program Director It?s Time For Some f azz! Back by popular de?mand on Friday, No?vember 22, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. we will present ?A JAZZ SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE?. If you missed out the first time we had this Service this past Feb?ruary, you?re in for a very special treat. Award winning composer, Dr. Jose? Bowen, who wrote the Service, will be Joining us to speak and conduct. He will also be featured on piano knd will be joined by our Cantorial Poloist and Music Director Bella Feldman, the Congregation Ner Tamid Adult and Junior Choirs? and a five piece band made up of some of the top jazz musicians in the city of Las Vegas. Composer/conductor/pianist Dr. Jose? Bowen is on the music faculty at the University of Southampton, England where he lectures in music and directs the program in jazz and commercial music. He conducts the Southampton University Jazz Orchestra, the Jazzmanix (jazz find gospel choir) and teaches courses in jazz history, impro?visation and arrang?ing. He also teaches classic and romantic music, composition and conducting and he is the Director of the Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Dr. Bowen performs and lectures in both Europe and the United States, appearing as a guest conductor, with the Jose? Bowen Quartet or his own Latin-jazz group. In over 20 ears as a jazz performer, Bowen as appeared with Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Liberace, Bobby Shew, Ed Shanussey and many others. His Jazz Evening Service has been performed at over 40 Congregations throughout the United States. Thanks to an anonymous donor we are able to bring this Service back to our Congregation. We hope you will invite your family and friends to this unique Shabbat Service. The Best Ever Chanukah Bazaar! The Annual CHANUKAH Bazaar sponsored by Sisterhood will be held on Sunday, November 17th in the Social Hall. The fun begins at 11:00 AM and will continue till 3:00 PM. (turn to page 2 for more details!) ( " " ... (Worship Services Conducted by Rabbi Sanford D. Akselrad & Cantorial Soloist Bella Feldman Friday, November 1 Shabbat Services 7:30 pm Oneg sponsored by the Sisterhood Friday, November 8 Junior Congregation 7:30 PM (in the Beit Tefillah) Oneg sponsored by the Sisterhood Friday, November 15 6th & 7th Grade Shabbat 7:30 pm Alternative Services 7:30 pm (in the Beit Tefillah) Oneg sponsored by the families of the 6th & 7th grades Friday, November 22 Jazz Shabbat Services 7:30 pm Oneg sponsored by the Sisterhood Friday, November 29 Bar Mitzvah of Brian Robbins 7:30 pm Oneg sponsored by Bruce and Patricia Robbins V____________________/ features Rabbi?s Message................................2 President?s Message...........................3 Notes from Our Cantorial Soloist.... 4 Administrator?s Desk...........................4 A Message from Melissa.....................4 B?nai Mitzvah Students......................5 Kol Nidre Pledges...............................6 Sukkot Pictures....................................7 Auxiliaries & Committees..... ...........10 New Members............. .....................13 Board Member Profile......................14 Anniversaries & Birthdays...............15 Tributes...............................................16 Yahrzeits............................................18 cVL Sfreeial rPtaee ^BeLonjq,ig & & ie <? & THE BEST EVER CHANUKAH BAZAAR (continued) # & # # # "Sk * # This promises to be the Best Ever Chanukah Bazaar with merchandise available from El Portal and Glass Artistry, hand-made dolls, cotton clothing, children?s custom room accessories,personalized trading cards and much more! Several craft tables will be set up for the children to create hands-on items. A Raffle drawing will be held to benefit the Sisterhood Campership Program with prizes that include a bicycle, a television, and cooking lessons from Williams Sonoma. As always, the Party Shop will be hosting a mouth watering lunch, specially prepared for Chanukah. The Gift Shop will be open with a sensational selection of gift items. You won?t want to miss the crowning of Ms. Noodle Kugel, NerTamid?s award winning contest! Bring your family, bring your friends , to this year?s fun and restive Chanukah Bazaar. # ifcr # * it* One would have to be locked in a closet with no contact to the outside world to be ignorant of the tremendous changes that comput?ers and computer technology has made in our modern day society. Through stories on television, radio and the newspaper, we are all aware that the ?Internet? has quickly begun to change the way people communicate. Congregations throughout the coun?try are slowly becoming aware of the impact and usefulness of this technology. Our Synagogue too, has been a leader in trying to make our Temple, its staff and leaders more accessible through the Inter?net. Currently our Synagogue has its own webpage-thanks to the dedication of Scott Miller and Scott Dockswell. Our web page can be found at: http://info.lv.com/CNT. J This fall we received our first member who investigated our Temple via the Internet while living in California! We also, have an ?e- mail? havurah of around 70 Temple families which allows me to share up-to-the-minute Temple happen?ings with our membership. In addition, it allows me to stay in contact with our members and their children wherever they might move. Currently I am conducting conversion lessons with a student in Japan(l), and corresponding with others in Israel, Australia, California, Washington, Oregon as well as plain old Las Vegas. Through this unique medium I and others in the group are able to offer quick advice and share stories and questions with one another. If you would like to add your name to our list, please send your name to Rabak@aol.com. One additional thought: for those who shrug and say, ?this is for another generation, not me??it is really quite easy to join the fun. And for others who say, ?I prefer human contact, not this computer stuff?. So do I, but like phone answering machines, beepers, and voice mail, this is yet another way to bring ideas together. It is my hope and prayer, however, that we never lose site of the fact that my goal and that of our Temple is always ?people first?. Whether it is via computer, a letter, a phone call, or a visit, as always I want to hear your concerns and your ideas. This year, we gained over 100 new families. This is more families than I started with when I began nine years ago at Congregation Ner Tamid! Your involvement and willingness to get involved is crucial to the continued to success of our Congregation. !Ra66iSanfen-((ytfseirad^^ A 2 A A Congregation Ner Tamid November 1996 tjob Unger President Drew Levy VP Administration Allan Nathanson VP Ways & Means Jacky Rosen VP Membership David Stahl VP Religious Activities Scott Stolberg VP Education Scott Dockswell VP Social Alan Mann Treasurer Debra Kaner Secretary Sylvia Beller Trustee Stacey Yahraus Trustee Ruth Urban Trustee David Mendelson Trustee Jon Sparer Trustee Rita Goldstein Trustee Esther Saltzman Trustee Kenny Epstein Trustee Janis Rounds Sisterhood Jeff Markewich Brotherhood Helen Zliser Golden Chai Joey Unger NTTY Shayna Unger TNT Jerry Gordon 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 Kjgene Kirshbaum* Past President Past President Leo Wilner Advisor Rabbi Sanford Akselrad Ex Officio ?Deceased Jr. CQMGR?GATfOM We hVfU HAV? OUR e/RST Jr, Cohgr?gat/oh SeRY/ce Friday, Moy?mb?r 8, t9 96 ?:30 /h rue fieexop Berr Teen.AH Leo by Mei/ssA Roth A HD MAX'fHe MoUHSKY Gradcs 4th thru Pth ART hVTt.COMe in joy a specral ones hVtTH YOUR PR/eHOS AfT?R seRY/ces ESSAGE FROM OUR TEMPLE PRESIDENT For the most part, our major effort in raising funds for our sanctuary ended in the spring of 1995 just pri?or to groundbreaking. Many of us remember the overwhelming gen?erosity of our congregants which resulted in the Board orTrustees de?cision to construct the sanctuary, new classrooms and offices. There are certainly no regrets by anyone in getting the construction started and all of us are quite proud of the completed Sanctuary and inspired by its beauty. We are grateful to all who have contributed so generous?ly with their contributions and ser?vice to the Congregation. They should all be proud each and every time they enter the Sanctuary. There was one major disadvantage which has resulted from the start of construction in May of 1995. We started before all of the funds nec?essary to fully cover the costs were pledged by our congregants. This was a calculated decision by the Board of Trustees based on the ex?pected growth in membership and the expectation that new members would contribute at approximately the same rate as our previous mem?bership. All members joining since the construction began have been asked to contribute at least the min?imum required of all members. However, we have never approached new members to increase their con?tributions above the minimum. It is easy to see the number of mem?bers who have contributed additional voluntary amounts by examining our Wall of Honor in the lobby. The wall recognizes those families and indi?viduals who will have contributed over five years amounts between $2,500 and $150,000. From the initial $2,000,000 raised, over $1,500,000 came from these in?creased voluntary gifts. Based on the membership of approximately 400 families at that time, the aver?age voluntary five year gift was $5,000. If we were to receive an average gift from our newer mem?bers in proportion to the previous response during the initial cam?paign, our Sanctuary fundraising would be successfully concluded. These new funds would amount to $750,000 from the 150 new fami?lies. With so many new ideas and projects ahead for our Congrega?tion, 1 am anxious and excited to get started on all of them. How?ever, as members of the Board of Trustees, the financial stability of the Temple must be our paramount concern. As a result, completing the Sanctuaiy Fund Campaign must be our first priority. This task is well within our reach. I recognize that it is much more motivating to pledge funds to a building that is about to get started than to pay?ing for it after completion, but please take the time now to con?sider your participation in the vol?untary funding of our Congregational home. In addition to the wonderful feeling that comes with this particular act of giving, all new pledges will be added to the Wall of Honor in our lobby in the appropriate sizes based on contribution level. Now is the time to finish this task and get on with the building of our pro?gramming and the in?stitutional strength of our Congregation itself. November 1996 c/L S p eeial (Jo (Belong. A 3The new year started off with a tremendous celebration at our Simchat Torah Services. As usual, our Junior Choir did an outstanding job leading Services. Thank you to ail the kids for getting ready for their first performance in only two Sunday School sessions! They are truly amazing! With only a moment to breathe between events, our Adult and Junior Choirs began rehearsals in October for the upcoming Jazz Shabbat Service. The Adult Cnoir is veiy excited to have another opportunity to sing the wonderful compositions of Jose? Bowen and the kids are enjoying doing something so different. We are especially thrilled that the compos?er himself will be joining us this year. This is something you don?t want to miss! Later in the month our junior Choir will be joining other local Jewish youth choirs in the opening night of The Festival of Lights. The program will take place at the Sands Expo on November 27. It is a wonderful chance to bring Jewish children in our community together and I am pleased to be able to have our choir be a part of this event. ?Befla ROM THE ADMINISTRATOR?S DESK FIVE HUNDRED...What a nice round number to begin the New Year with. Actually, the membership number at Rosh Has- hanah was 542!!! How did we reach this membership achievement? There are many reasons and the easiest to remember are those most recent in our minds. The new, now a year old, Sanctuary and associated refurbished facility. The sweat and foresight of our leaders like Jeriy Gordon, Mike Cherry and David Gross who led a wonderfully dedicated group of men and women to the completion of a vision. Of course, the growth would not have been realized if it wasn?t for our clergy; without the vision and love of our Rabbi, we would still be at the 100 member mark of 8 years ago. Bella, with all her music, brings warmth and softness into our home. The reputation of our Religious School created by Jackie and her staff perpetuates our growth-our future members. History shows that dedica?tion and warmth not only keep people affiliated, its? reputation brings new members to it. My office staff and those who volunteer in the office, past and present, have presented the best ?FIRST IMPRES- SION? in town to the families looking for a family. They are working very hard this year-say hello to them. They need to get to know you better to help you better. The leadership from Dr. Eugene Kirshbaum to Bob Unger and the resourceful people they have surrounded themselves with are indeed the foundation for our success. What has really made our Synagogue reach the level of growth we are celebrating today is YOU, our families. We are here to provide the warmth, understand?ing, programs and services to you that are meaningful. We hope that the pride you feel as members of Ner Tamid will allow you to reach out to other people who need to find a ?Special Place to Belong.? Just as a reminder, we will be sending out our 1997 Billing Statements in early December. The Board of Trustees voted a 5% dues increase last year, for the dues years of 1996 and 1997. This will be shown on your statement. Also on your statement will be the dues reduction you have earned for your purchase of Scrip. You can pay your dues for the year 1997 in December or throughout the year of 1997. Monty A MessAee From Miussa! We had a wonderful month full of programs in October. During the month of Novem?ber we will have our annual Chanukah Bazaar with deli?cious things to eat and plenty of shopping. Every year the Sisterhood nas a raffle where all of the proceeds go to the Campershipfund. OurCamp- ership program is off to a great start this year. We hope to raise enough money to help send the children in this program to Jewish camp this summer. I appreciate your support. 1 want to thank my co-chairs Gail Husney and Maxine Gratz for working so hard on this program to make it as beneficial for the children as possible. Our Chanukah Family dinner will be at 6:15 pm on December 6, 1996 (see enclosed flier). We are asking that you RSVP by mail with your check to make things easier for the entire office staff. There will be a limit of 200 people for the dinner. Our Bereavement group is very helpful for the people involved. We will start another group for those who are interested. If you or someone you know would benefit from this group please call the temple office. Dr. Ziscrout will do another marriage workshop for re?cently engaged and newly married couples after the first of the year. The Adult B?nai Mitzvah class will begin November 4, at 7:15 pm. For those of you who were wondering it will be a B?nai Mitzvah this year instead of a B?not Mitzvah. There are a few openings left, so call me if your interested. Maxine Molinsky and I will lead the first Jr. Congregation service of the year on November 8 at (continued next page) Congregation Ner Tamid November 1996 Mazel Tov to our November Bar Mitzvah - Brian Bobbinsi My name is Brian Robbins. I am looking forward to my Bar Mitzvah on November 29th and am grateful to my parents, Patricia and Bruce Robbins for all they have done to prepare me for this event. I have an older sister, Heather, 15 years old and a twin brother and sister, Scott and Alyssa, 8 years old. I live in Green Valley and was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on October 23,1983. I attend the Meadows School and am in the 7th grade. I enjoy all sports and my favorite sport is soccer. I play on a competitive team, the "Red Devils" Neusport F.C., in the under 13 division, I am a first degree black belt in Karate and have been taking lessons at Allen Sarac's Professional Karate Center since I was 7 years old. I am also a Boy Scout. (Message from Me/issa/continuecf) 7:30 pm. Grades 4th thru 7th are welcome. After service the children enjoy an Oneg together, then tney can meet their parents when the Rab?bi?s service is over. Wow, there are so many wonderful things going on at the Temple. If you would like to get more involved but don't know how, I can help, please give me a call. Shalom, fMedssa National Conference Our Temple will play host to the National Conference (formerly the National Conference of Christians and Jews.) On Sunday, November 3rd at 7:00 p.m.the National Conference will host a panel with a discussion on Holy Scriptures of Each Faith. An Open Forum will be held on Sunday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. at the Jamir Masjid, 4700 E Desert Inn Road. For further details, please call Janet Belcove-Shalin, Executive Director of The National Conference at 387-6225. November 1996 We Need Your Help... Well, at least Your Extra Room! Both of our temple youth groups, TNT (Teens of Ner Tamid, Grades 6-8), and NTTY (Ner Tamid Temple Youth, Grades 9-12), are off to a great start! This year NTTY has the wonderful fortune of hosting the SWFTY (Southwest Federation of Temple Youth) Winter Regional Conclave from December 12-15. We need the help of congregants willing to provide housing for visiting youth group members from around the southwest. If you are interested, please fill out the enclosed flyer, or contact Melissa Roth at the Tem?ple, or myself at 258-9688. Also, any congregants interested in serving on the Youth Activities Committee, which oversees both TNT and NTTY, please contact me. Thank you, ?EstherSaltzman, Temple Wish List Kitchen Items: Table drapes Commercial chaffing dishes Melissa?s 7th grade class is in need of tape recorders to help the students study Torah. If you can help, please call Melissa at 733-6292. Computer Items: 466 or higher Color inkjet printer Printer 600 dpi or higher Lotus 1-2-3 v.5 (Windows) Color flatbed scanner (600 dpi)We would like to thank the following people for their most generous donation to the Kol Nidre campaign. The following people made their pledge after the Kol Nidre Booklet went to the printer or made an additional pledge on Kol Nidre evening. Our campaign was very successful this year. Over 300 people contributed to our campaign this year. Thanks to everyone for their contribution. SILVER Jeffrey & Jane Gale Dr. Gary & Janet Kantor BRONZE Dr. Steve & Rhonda Glyman Ruben & Rita Goldstein Daniel & Robin Greenspun David Gross Dr. Steven & Debra Kaner Irving & Avis Katz Drew & Debbie Levy Robert & Jennie Litt Dr. Barry & Judy Markman Drew & Janis Rounds Michael & Sonja Saltman Ron & Sue Slocum Eleanor Wender DOUBLE CHAI Dr. George & Sharlene Flushman Gary & Jodi Goodheart Stephen & Scott Greenberg Carolyn Kessler Richard & Frances Klamian Helen Mack CHAI Barney Ales Dr. Leon & Rea Dantzig Dick DeFranco Malcolm & Lois Doctors ? A6 A Jerald & Jean Friedman Lee & Randi Friedman Alfred & Arlyne Gerstler Gary & Sherry Mayman Michael & Susan Mehr David & Rona Mendelson Gary & Cynthia Mono Jack & Madelyn Nitzkin William & Janellen Radoff Christopher & Melissa Roth Steven & Marla Sandere Leonard Stone Martin & Linda Wilner SHOFAR Irwin & Virginia Bronstein Dr. Barry & Deborah Cole Harvey & Linda Eisner Brad Friedman Richard & Janet Frockt Irving & Sylvia Ginsberg Marilyn Glovinsky Dr. Marvin Glovinsky Robert & Sheryl Goldstein Mark Jonah Lars & Brett Klander Mark Lefkowitz Alan & Vivian Markowitz Candy Martin Dr. Joel & Audrey Mishalow Kyle & Marian Moss Leonard & Caro I Raizin Kenneth & Linda Schnitzer Arnold Stux Richard & Jill Swiler Muriel Toffel Earl Ziegel FRIEND Richard & Sheila Allan Keith & Sandra Alterman Stanley & Georgia Ames Hilary Baggs Gaby Beyer Max Blumenfeld Ira & Sheila Brody Joseph Chernicoff Sheri Cohen Michael & Susan Dickerman Sophia Eisner Mollie Etkin Harry & Sally Feinberg Martin & Ramona Fessler Alyson Fine Jeffrey Fine Joseph & Ronae Fink George & Carol Friedman Jeffrey Goldman Rusell & Lisa GoWard Suzan Golob Matilda Green Moses Hazan Leonard Herzog Judith Klein Harvey & Julie Klene Sidney Kosloy Liesel Lefkowitz David Lessnick Abe & Shirlee Levine Martin & Rosalind Litt Marc London Gerald Mandel Alex & Adeline Matzkin Debbie McKinnon Daryl Morris Richard & Ava Naffc Bobbi Hewman Nndrew & Ella Perla Thomas & Gerri Verna Wayne & Lois Peterson Sheldon & Judith Pollins Marc & Bonnie Pomerantz Arthur & Ruth Rachild Henri & Pearl Rouzand Roxanne & Yetta Borland Brittany Shepard Barbara Shulman Anne Silk Edwin & Lois Simon Michael Stern Ellen Sternhill Lillian Tassler Sara Weil Ron & Laurie Weiser Karl & Jordana Wood Aimee Worth Bob Worth Marlene Zinkow Congregation Ner Tamid November 1996 Fun, Food, Friends! Crafts for Kids! Gifts Galore! Raffle prizes: Win Big! Famous Noodle Kugel contest! Family Traditions begin at the CNT Chanukah Bazaar! Our first Sukkot dinner was a wonderful success. Over 100 people attended. Rabbi explained to the children how to put together the lulav and what all the different branches represent. Bella Feldman and Danny Gross led us in prayer and Sukkot songs. Everybody brought a dairy dish to share; the food was great and there was plenty of it. After dinner the children decorated the Sukkah with fruit, pine cones, art work, and the projects that were made during the High idoliday Youth Services. The evening ended with services and the shaking of the lulav and the etrog in the Sukkan. ?e look forward to doing the Sukkot Dairy Dinner again next year. A A7A November 1996 cl (Special ^Plaee &o ''lielout/The Time is NOW!!!!! The Blood Mobile will be with us: NOVEMBER 17,1996 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Please Participate - 17 years old to 75 years young... WE NEED YOU!!!!! Congregation Ner Tamid?s account is very low, help us BUILD OUR SUPPLY for our own use. See you at the Juice Bar after your donation. Thank you, Joe & Ronae Fink MEAL & SPIEL On Saturday, November 16th at 10W am, a "Meal and Spiel " will be held. The format FOR THIS MORNING BEGINS WITH A BRIEF SHABBAT SERVICE. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY BAGELS, JUICE, AND COFFEE. An OPEN DISCUSSION IS THE FINAL ELEMENT OF THE MORNING. THE TOPIC WILL BE: "What are the 61? Command' MENTS AND HOW MANY AM / FOLLOWING?" IF TIME, THERE WILL BE A COMPARISON OF THE NEW "Gender Sensitive Pra yer book" with the older version. Eileen KOLUNS WILL lead THE DISCUS' SION. Jewish Singles Network is a group where singles can get together and enjoy programs and events once a month. The group ranges from age 21 to 45. For more information, call Rochelle Goldstein at 227-8568. Sunday November 10, 11:00 am Bagel Brunch at Las Bagels Sunday Nov. 23, 7:00 pm Dinner at Mt.Charleston A 8 A Congregation Ner Tamid Wow!!! That?s all I can say about the response to our annual High Holiday Food Drive. The response was tremendous. David and I de?livered to WEAP about 25 bags and three cartons of food. They were very grateful for our continued support. I then called Jewish Family Services and told them they could come and pick up the remainder of the food. They were also grateful and told me that they could probably be stocked for close to a year on what we donated. On behalf of the So?cial Action Committee I want to thank everyone who participated in this activity. We have helped not only the Jewish Community but those less fortunate outside of the Jewish Community. t Please remember to bring booi to donate to the library for use b' the Jewish Day School housed in our building, just think what a difference it would make if each family brought just one book. We have over 500 families in our congrega?tion at this time. REMINDER!!! Chanukah is coming up. Please make sure that we have your away from home student?s address so we may send them a Chanukah goody package. We would hate to miss anyone but if we do not have the address we can not send the package. Contact the Temple to pro- ?v vide your information ASAP. ?BetteStafiC November 1996 NO PERFECT TIME The holidays are early...the holidays are late. School starts too early...school starts too late. Is there a perfect time, well I think not! When you have over 200 students in religious school, how can we please everyone? Well, we try even if we cannot always succeed. Our students are learning Hebrew through a developmental program in grades 4 through 7, andit is working. The Post B?nai Mitzvah program is continuing to grow in size as students decide to go beyond B?nai Mitzvah at CNT. The Bat/Bar Mitzvah ceremony is an important part of a students? life, but choosing to go beyond is the true lesson we hope to teach as educators. It is never too late or too early to learn the lessons of living Jewishly. Chanukah is getting closer as we can tell by our Temple Calendar. Perhaps there is a lesson you can teach outside the classroom to your child. A child can give up one gift for a needy child, or the cost of a gift can be donated to tzadakah. In our home, when our children were younger, we asked them to find eight items not worn or played with for a few months that were perfectly good and give it to the needy. Chanukah is too early or perhaps Thanksgiving would have been a better date, which in that case makes it too late. Reminding our children that what we learn in religious school is not just for the classroom, it is for life, can never begin too early. >JadQ?!f(ee%gp Education Director Round trip air from Las Vegas, NV to Washington, D.C. 3 Nights at the Hofidag Inn Capitol Guided tours for Wo (2) dags Two (2) dinners Porterage, Hotel taxes included Tour includes alt of the traditional sites plus, Bnai Brith Jewish Museum, The Klutznick Museum, The oldest sgnagogue in the nations capitol, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. gou Would tike more information, please call Jackie Fleekop at 733-6292. Call eartg, participants are limited. November 1996 V* DV% $ \ Teens of Ner Tamid are proud to announce we have a great year planned full of fun and activity. Our events range from picnics, to youth services, to amusement parks and roller skating. If you are interested in joining our dynamic youth group for 6-8th graders, please contact: Sandee Fleekop, Youth Advisor 454-5196 Shayna Unger, President 269-8037 a Camp Anytown is a place where local high school students are able to come together at Mt. Charleston and express their feelings on racism and ignorance. The National Conference sponsors this wonderful gathering twice a year to create a better understanding of cultural diversity. The weekend of Sept. 27, 28, 29, I was fortunate enough to volunteer as a counselor and witness 80 delegates broadening their perspectives. Through sharing and activity, the delegates could leave knowing there is something every one of us can do to end hatred. I found this to be a wonderful event and feel it should be supported by the general community. Ner Tamid Temple Youth NTTY had an eventful month! During October, NTTY sent 15 members to a very fun and successful week?end in Tempe, AZ for SWFTY?s second regional event of the year, SAW (Social Action Weekend). It was great. Everyone that went had a wonderful time. No?vember is a very exiting month as well, we are devot?ing much time to the planning of Winter Conclave, which will be held in December. This year our very own youth group will be hosting the event here in Las Vegas, and we would love to see everybody at our conclave planning meetings. We enjoy seeing new faces and we encourage you to come to our meetings every Sunday night from 6-8pm at Ner Tamid. If you have any questions, feel free to call joey of Matt Unger at 454-1205 or jolie Alhadeff at 433-1355. cJt Special rfilaee CBeLong. A9 AAUXILIARIES & Golden Chcii Once again Golden Chai will participate in the Sisterhood?s Chanukah Bazaar by manning the baked goods table. Also, our ladies will provide lots of homemade cakes, brownies and cookies to please your palate. If anyone else feels moved to bake for the occasion, we will gratefully accept your donation. The card party scheduled for October has been postponed until November 24, Sunday afternoon from 12:30 to 4:30. The price is still $3, and refreshments will be served. Hopefully, this time, all will go as planned. This year is rapidly dwindling away, and it?s already time for our nominating committee to get next year?s slate of officers on line. Our election is in December and installation is in January. Chai members are urged to get involved. It?s a great way to make freinds, and it really isn?t too much work. We look forward to having another great board that will keep Golden Chai flourishing. Happy Thanksgiving and Shalom, iHetaiZhser ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS ARE NOW ON SALE!! When you get your 1997 ENTERTAINMENT BOOK, make sure if !s purchased from CNT BROTHERHOOD. TOP 10 REASONS WHY: 1) You can save a fortune on Dining and Entertainment. 'i 3 4 5) ? 8 id) You will make your mothers proud because of all the $$$ you save. You will save so much $$$ you won't know what to do with it. All proceeds go to benefit your synagogue. You could win a trip for two to Hawaii and $1500.00 cash! Brotherhood will be able to send more kids to camp this year. They only cost $30.00 (use it 3 times and you get your$$$ back). Keeping one in each car helps to reduce toxic emissions. There will be a world wide break out of PEACE! I am sick of lugging these boxes of Entertainment Books around. Thank you to all Brotherhood members who helped with the Quarters Auction, Religious School Yard Sale, and are now selling Entertainment Books. Your help is very much appreciated. Congregation Ner Tamid Brotherhood is an auxiliary that provides stellar programming for you and your family. The only way to get In on the fun is fo join now. Look for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PARTIES coming up in November and in December. Food...Fun...Football!! A f?A Sincerely, JeffreyS.fMorfiguric/i SISTERHOOD Dear CNT Family, CO 2 As promised in my last ar- tide, I am levelling about our Paid Membership Luncheon! What a wonderful day we ^ had. Fran Sanoff and Mary Zone really out did them?selves. Would you believe we had 103 ladies in attendance! Frances Klamian and the Sisterhood Party Shop did a fabulous job in prepar?ing and presenting lunch and we were serenaded by Don Friend. All new members were introduced and presented with carnations. I can?t tell you how I felt as 1 addressed the wonderful women of Sisterhood...! was flying! 1 would like to thank Ways Means VPs Esther, Gail, Susan for the terrific job they did on the Quarters Auction. We had a gre. time and made some money fi our Kitchen Fund. Frances did h usual great job on desserts and Scott Dockswell was a real treat as emcee. Our annual Chanukah Bazaar is on Nov. 17th. Don?t forget to buy raffle tickets when they come in the mail. All proceeds go to our Campership Fund. Winner need not be present for the drawing. Our annual ?Ms. Noodle Kugel? contest will be a highlight this year. (continued on page 13) ? :== == Quarters Auction Thanks to all of you who participated in last month?s Quar?ter?s Auction. We had a great time, and it was great to see some new faces! Scott Dockswell, as usual, did a fantastic job as emcee. Frances Klamian did a beautiful job on our refreshment spread. Thanks to Triple Win Bingo Supply, Jerome?s Restaurant, Brotherhood and Susan Saskinfor their donations. ?Esther 0 Congregation Ner Tamid November 1996 November 1996 cfc S p atial rf)luce TJo belong. A**A THE OFFICIAL M8. NOODLE KUOEL C0NTE9T RULES 1. Noodle kugels must be brought to Temple's kitchen HOT and READY TO TASTE...NO LATER than 9AM Sunday, November 17, i996. 2. KUGELS MUST BE COOKED IN A 9x13" THROW AWAY pan. 3. Women, men a