Bet Knesset Bamidbar Newsletter, August 2000

Bet Knesset Bamidbar Volume IX Issue 8 NEWSLETTER Tammuz - Av 5760 August 2000 FROM RABBI S DESK HERSHEL BROOKS For those of you who have seen Schindler's List, there is one particularly poignant moment in the movie where the Jews Schindler saved are paired up with their actor counterparts. They visit his grave, which is in a Catholic cemetery in Jerusalem, and then perform the Jewish ritual of placing a stone on the grave. I have been asked numerous times from Jews and non-Jews alike, what's the significance of this ritual? I'd like to explore this issue looking at it from a number of different perspectives. Where did it come from; what was its significance in ancient times; and most important, what is its significance today? Let's looks at Ancient times. Gravestone in Hebrew is called matzevah. The biblical matzevot were in fact piles of stones. In Genesis 35:19 we read: "And Jacob set up a "matzevah", a pile of stones, on Rachel's grave," and this is the pillar of stones on Rachel's grave to this day." Stones were probably used for the matzevah because of their weight and permanence against the shifting desert sands. Biblical piles of stones were not only used for graves, but also to mark great events. . When Jacob woke up from his dream of angels ascending and descending from heaven, he took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up for a "matzevah, a pillar, and poured oil on top of it to conse-crate it. Thus, this matzevah was a sign, or if you will, a consecrated altar that G-d was in that place. In the book of Joshua, we see another example. G-d commands that 12 men be singled out from each of the tribes and that they be commanded to set up 12 stones at the site where Israel crossed the Jordan on their way to Jericho. Thus, the stones were a reminder of the great event that took place at the Jordan. These biblical practices were then carried over to the idea of placing a pebble at the grave of a loved one. The pebble being a sign of the old "matzevah" or monument, a statement that this was a consecrated place, where G-d was present even in the face of death. I have also heard it explained that one of the names of G-d is tzur, meaning rock. At the time of death, G-d is our rock, our protector and our shield. We remember this at the grave as we feel our immortality and loss and pain, as we place a rock at the site. We remember even in the face of death, G-d is our rock, our redeemer. The most well known explanation is that the pebble is a tangible reminder of our caring and concern for the person, even though they are no longer physically with us. Each pebble is a sign that the grave is visited; that the person is remembered; and that the memory is as, strong as a rock, a lasting permanent reminder of our loved ones. I am reminded of the song by Simon and Garfunkel, where one of the lines says: "love me like a rock" Each stone is a symbol of a love that is stronger than death; of the permanence of the blessings that each person brought into our lives, and continues to bring into our lives through our actions and the way we remember them. About our Newsletter: Bet Knesset Bamidbar of Sun City Newsletter is a monthly publication. BKB address is P.O. Box 33503. Las Vegas, NV 89133. The deadline for the September newsletter is August 11*. Anything submitted after the deadline will appear in the next month's newsletter. The Newsletter Staff consists of Alma Brooks, Editor; Arlene R. Goodman, Sarah Greene, Gloria Meyers, Sharlene Tolman, Hershel & Ruth Weinrott and Betty Weltman. PRESIDENT SHEL KOLNER Just a couple of thoughts during the hot summer months in Las Vegas: I was and still am pleased with the way the Temple has progressed during the 7+ months of my presidency. As president I really don't make major policy decisions - that is done by the Officers and Board as a unit. But it seems to me from the feedback I get, that many people like what is happening and appreciate the time and effort that the Officers and Board put in. There are always the detractors - even from the most unexpected places. But they are few and far between and are overshadowed by those who are supporters. These people, who have their whole lives revolving around their importance need to understand that there are ways to help rather than to just criticize. The High Holidays are rapidly approaching. By the time you read this, you should have received or are about to receive the ticket and Book of Remembrance mailing. Be sure to get these back to the appropriate people on time so you are included in both. Tickets are limited to the first 670 applicants so respond on time. Be sure you have the High Holiday book or order it as indicated in the mailing. There will be reminders of this at the Services preceding the Holidays. If you would like to help out during this period, we are looking for ushers for the Services and someone to help with the Book of Remembrance. Please call Lou Pokat (ushering) or Jean Modes (Book of Remembrance) if you are interested in helping. Have a great summer and stay cool. See you at Services!!! ABOUT RITUAL LOUIS KLIONSKY, VP Ritual It seems Prejudice is a standard fare of life. In his folksong entitled "National Brotherhood Week," Tom Lehrer sings: Oh the Protestants hate the Catholics, and the Catholics hate the Protestants, and the Hindus hate the Moslems and everybody hates the Jews. In this song Lehrer expresses a truism, that hatred for the Jew is uniquely commonplace. What lies behind these millennia of hatred? Why has the undercurrent of anti-Semitism bubbled and boiled and exploded against Jews everywhere, time and again throughout History? When we study such theories, it is important to distinguish between a "Cause" and an "Excuse". The difference is not difficult to recognize. When one thing causes another, if we remove the cause, the effect should vanish. If on the other hand, one thing is an excuse for another then taking away the excuse will change nothing?the effect will remain. Concerning anti-Semitism, if we succeed in identifying the cause of anti-Semitism then eliminating that cause should put an end to hatred for the Jews. However, if we can eliminate that which we have identified as the cause and the hatred remains then we know that what we thought was a cause was in fact merely an excuse. The Jews who live in the shtetels of Poland and Russia between the seventeenth and the twentieth centuries were poor and powerless utterly lacking any form of influence whatsoever, yet they were hated. Often they were persecuted and subjected to unspeakable torments. On many occasions entire villages were ransacked and their Jewish inhabitants massacred in cold blood. Under those circumstances, anti-Semitism did not distinguish between rich and poor, between strong and weak, between powerful and powerless. 3 MEN'S CLUB NEWS LOU POKAT, President There are no meetings of the Men's Club in August. Our next regularly scheduled meeting will be Sunday, September 3, 2000 at 9:00 am and will be held at the Plaza, 6031 West Cheyenne Ave which is just beyond Cheyenne and Jones. Attached to this newsletter is a flyer regarding the Men's Club Dinner Dance to be held on November 4, 2000. The following rules will apply: 1) We only have room for 240 people. 2) Reservations will only be accepted upon receipt of the flyer coupon together with a check attached. 3) Tables of ten (10) are available and reservations for these tables will only be accepted with receipt of 10 coupons accompanied by checks totaling $400. 4) The earlier your reservations and payments are received the better the table placements. 5) Reservations, at the present time, are restricted to Temple members. If at some later time we decide to open up to non-Temple members then they will be charged $50 per person. GET YOUR MONEY IN EARLY AND DON'T GET SHUT OUT!!!! If you have any questions, call Lou Pokat at 363-0697. SISTERHOOD NEWS JANICE BARON, President The Wednesday, August 23, 2000, meeting of the Sisterhood will be at the Rainbow Library at 9:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Bobby (Bobby G) Gronauer, Constable of the Las Vegas Township. The next board meeting will be August 7th at the Nevada State Bank. Rhea Sturza, 255-4660, will be signing up people for the Oneg Shabbat before and after services. Let us share in your simcha. Our Bereavement Committee, under the guidance of Freda Greenfield and Mimi Singer provide comfort and service for the bereaved family. The Sisterhood allocates funds to provide this service. The Sisterhood Outreach program provides alternate Friday night services at community retirement and rehabilitation facilities. The Sisterhood's annual luncheon will be September 27th, at the Gold Coast. The headliner will be singer/impressionist Bob Anderson. Reservations are coming in quickly. This one will be a sellout. You may pick up your tickets before or after services. Please see separate flyer for more details. Lillie Weissman, Vice President ONEG SHABBAT SPONSORS On June 23. 2000 we celebrated with: Ida and Henry Wise in honor of their new grandson Dane Preston Wise Mickey and Mickey Abrams on their 44tn Anniversary Lori and Shelly Schwartz on their 45,n Anniversary Rhea Rose and Sidney Sturza on their 47th Anniversary Ben and Jean Lesser on their 50th Anniversary On July 14. 2000 we celebrated with: Rebecca Weiner on her Birthday Jack and Gloria Weiner on Jack's Birthday and their 1st Anniversary Nathan and Norma Weisberg on their 41 Anniversary Irene and Bemie Silver on their 49th Anniversary Ruth and Ed Kaplow on their 50th Anniversary Claire and Jack Bass on their 56th Anniversary Pearl and Lou Sanders on their 60th Anniversary Thank you for sharing your simchas with us. To sponsor an Oneg Shabbat, please call Rhea Sturza at 255-4660. 4 BIRTHDAYS t AUGUST 2000 August 1 August 11 August 22 Samuel Berenbaum Sidney Davidove Dan Galitz Harold Herzlicb Rusty Maimes Chester Maas Jerry Mendell August 12 Shirley Pallas August 2 Harvey Davidson Rita Strom berg Martin Sckalor Marian Rosenblatt Ester Tannenbaum August 3 Jackie Weiss August 23 Irwin Haus August 13 Gerald Miller Joanne Franklin Bob Fleischer Marion Sherman Kurt Mayer Theda Goldschlag August 24 Marvin Solomon Lanore Neiman Ruth Gottesman Beatrice Stahl Claire Swam Bernard Tracht August 4 Marvin Weiss August 25 Joe Cohen August 14 Laurence Davis Judith Newman Beverly Nadelman Dolores Kingston August 5 August 16 Samuel Lossos Mel Cohn Evelyn Feins Richard Dean Smith August 6 August 17 Jerry Standig Eleanor Garrett Gertrude Aronstein August 26 George Guzik Ruth Cherney Bernard Burwick Clara Katz Lorraine Orlans Joe Fleischer Corinne Schechter Joan Postelnek Jacqueline Pachtman Lillie Weissman Gerald Shapiro Arlene Solomon August 7 August 18 Barbara Sussman Aaron Feldman Jeanne Erlich August 27 Jan Jaffe Vivian Martin Annette Bonder Goldman Marshall Siegel Beverly Miller Richard Goodman Harold Sturza August 19 Harold Miller Herb Wall Bernice Kesner Suzy Singer August 8 Estelle Levin Rose Wolfer Arnold Covner Celia Solomon August 28 Harry Gerenstein Lillian Wiener Esther Gluck Melvin Germain August 20 Herb Halpert Ray Izen Herb Abrams August 29 Bill Samuels Marlene Katz Richard Radford Cynthia Turoff Claire Kovitz August 30 Joan Weinberger Henry Wierzbicki Judith Arnold August 9 August 21 Jackie Arouesty Ceceile Feuerstein Marilyn Fried Robert Gluck Sheldon Lurie E.J. Levine Marilyn Mendell August 10 Helen Levitsky August 31 Janice Baron Lea Solomon Anita Schuster Florence Halperin Seymour Wishnoff 5 ANNIVERSARIES August 2 Kurt and Eva Mayer August 3 Roger and Sandy Levine August 5 Harry and Rita Rubin August 6 Irwin and Betty Weltman August 7 Milton and Sue Gerson August 8 Paul and Roberta Glovin Louis and Dolores Kingston August 9 Lester and Ethel Henry August 11 Bernard and Muriel Eisenstein Samuel and Ruth Young August 12 Irwin and Annette Foster August 13 Stanley and Phyllis Bromberg August 14 Marvin and Harriet Rosenberg August 15 William and Sophie Fogelman Jack and Gloria Meyers Ely and Frieda Sorkin August 17 Frank and Anne Goodman Irwin and Gilda Haus Alfred and Rhea Safire August 18 David and Edith Einhorn AUGUST 2000 August 19 Stanley and Susan Herbst Sam and Vivian Martin Howard and Marion Speer Don and Joyce Strull August 21 Mort and Ruth Gottesman Lester and Bemyce Wiener August 22 Davd and Ruth Beckman Malcolm and Bernice Schiffman Sy and Rose Shinder August 24 Alfred and Bernice Fiel Morton and Norma Haynes Arthur and Artene Zonder August 25 Hy and Frieda Gendloff August 26 Mike and Joan Erdman August 28 Al and Linda Apfelberg Samuel and Carolyn Orandle Ivan and Sarah Roth Sy and Flo Shapiro August 29 Louis and Mildred Sklar August 30 James and Phyllis Caruso Louis and Phyllis Pokat August 31 Irving and Rose Goldberg Irving and Sylvia Reback Sam and Lois Weiner PLANT A TREE IN ISRAEL If you would like to plant a tree in Israel, please call DORIS ROSS at 256-8023. Trees can be purchased for simchas as well as memorials. Doris will send a certificate in your name to whomever you designate. 6 Men's Club of Temple Bet Knesset Bamidbar Golden Nugget Hotel - Downtown Saturday, November 4, 2000 Black Tie Optional Cocktails (No Host Bar) 6:00 p.m. Sit-down Dinner 7:00 p.m. Dinner Includes: Soup, Salad, Choice of Chicken Breast or Salmon, Dessert and Coffee far <Ul i&c Entertainment by Piermarini and his Band Showtime Comedian and Singers Donation $40.00 per person All reservations must be accompanied by a check. (Full tables of 10 are available.) Make checks payable to BKB Men's Club and mail to Lou Pokat, 10720 Bennington Court, Las Vegas, N.V. 89134 (702) 363-0697 presents Name: ... Address: Phone: . Your Selection: Chicken Check attached $ Salmon No. of People Deadline for reservations and payments is October 14, 2000 pay? iAoleMixmallif tety blank/. TRIBUTES AUGUST 2000 We gratefully appreciate the offerings to BET KNESSET BAMIDBAR for the following occasions and from those listed. GET WELL FOR ? Richard Smith MESSAGE Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery to my Golf Partner Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery FROM Lynne Widens Gloria & Fred Wishengrad Helen & Leonard Levitsky Nate & Jean Modes Bill & Sophie Fogeiman Shel & Trudy Kolner ? Martha Steinhauer Hope you are feeling better! Faye Arshawsky ? Fran Baum Hope you are feeling better! Faye Arshawsky ? Audrey Peven Hope you are feeling better! Faye Arshawsky ? Anne Goodman Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Marvin & Shirley Weisberg Paul & Freda Greenfield ? Bill Fogeiman Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Janet & Gene Krouse Rosanna & Richard Smith Mimi & Sherman Singer Sam & Dorothy Israel Ruth & Hershel Weinrott Richard & Rosanna Smith ? Paul Seltzer Speedy Recovery Mimi & Sherman Singer ? Eleanor Hill Speedy Recovery Bea & Harry Brody ? Sally Plat Speedy Recovery Trudy & Shel Kolner ? Sheldon Lurie Speedy Recovery Bet Knesset Bamidbar ? Reva Lurie Speedy Recovery Bet Knesset Bamidbar ? Rita Stein Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Speedy Recovery Trudy & Shel Kolner Lynne Widens & Allen Turner Bet Knesset Bamidbar ? Essie Friedman Speedy Recovery Mickey & Mickey Abrams Please send money and requests for tributes directly to Lynne Widens at 9353 Fresh Spring Dr., LV 89134. Do not send to P.O. Box. 9 TRIBUTES AUGUST 2000 We gratefully appreciate the offerings to BET KNESSET BAMIDBAR for the following occasions and from those listed. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ? Tillie Gordon MESSAGE Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday FROM LynneWillens Ernest & Evelyn Ostreicher Rita & Hank Stein ? Carol Helfand Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Rita & Hank Stein Ernest & Evelyn Ostreicher LynneWillens ? Hank Stein Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday LynneWillens Trudy & Shel Kolner Rita Stein Ernest & Evelyn Ostreicher ? Roily Weinstein Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Happy Birthday LynneWillens Rennie & Joel Glabman Trudy & Shel Kolner ? Bernard Hirsh Happy Birthday Bernice & Norman Segal ? Abe Sparber Happy Birthday Bernice & Norman Segal ? Marilyn Borns Happy Birthday Betty & Al Canter ? Murray Korman Happy Birthday Rita & Hank Stein ? Herman Miller Happy Birthday LynneWillens ? Lorraine Ortans Happy Birthday Fran & Paul Seltzer ? Dee Shindle Happy Birthday Ernest & Evelyn Ostreicher ? Sophie Fogelman Happy Birthday Richard & Rosanna Smith ? Muriel Covner Happy Birthday Richard & Rosanna Smith 10 TRIBUTES AUGUST 2000 We gratefully appreciate the offerings to BET KNESSET BAMIDBAR for the following occasions and from those listed. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FOR ? Beverly & Herman Miller MESSAGE Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary FROM Rennie & Joel Glabman Trudy & Shel Kolner Hank & Rita Stein LynneWillens ? Sharlene & Steve Tolman Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Trudy & Shel Kolner Richard & Rosanna Smith Bemice & Norman Segal ? Eunice & Charles Forman Happy Anniversary Trudy & Shel Kolner ? Dick & Judy Radford Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Hank & Rita Stein Betty & Al Canter Evelyn & Ernest Ostreicher ? Lotte & Larry Aron Happy 50th Anniversary Ruth & Bernie Chemey ? Sidney & Rhea Sturza Happy Anniversary Judy & Leon Angel ? Nate & Vivian Mandei! Happy Anniversary Rosanna & Richard Smith ? Harold & Rona Brill Happy Anniversary Rosanna & Richard Smith ? Duch & Herb Groper Happy Anniversary Lynne Willens ? Theda & Fred Goldschlag Happy Anniversary LynneWillens ? Norma & Harry Ellman Happy Anniversary Sam & Dorothy Israel ? Hank & Rita Stein Happy Anniversary Betty & Al Canter ? Louis & Pearl Sanders Happy Anniversary Richard & Rosanna Smith 11 TRIBUTES AUGUST 2000 We gratefully appreciate the offerings to BET KNESSET BAMIDBAR for the following occasions and from those listed. IN LOVING MEMORY OF ? David Greenspun FOR Greenspun Family Belle Greenspun Belle Greenspun Belle Greenspun & Family Belle Greenspun Alice Goldberg Belle Greenspun MESSAGE Our Hearts are with you In Memory of Beloved Husband In Memory of Beloved Husband In Memory of Beloved Husband In Memory of Beloved Husband In Memory of Beloved Brother In Memory of Beloved Husband FROM Eleanor & Ben Hill Bea & Harry Brody Marian Mosden Annette Izaks Bet Knesset Bamidbar Bet Knesset Bamidbar Gail Miller ? Bianca Berger Inge Poger Charlotte Bondy In Memory of Beloved Mother In Memory of Beloved Mother Manfred Berger Manfred Berger ? Shirley Simons The Simons Family In Memory of Wife, Mother & Grandmother Marian Garen ? Albert Krys Anna Krys In Memory of Beloved Husband & Father Bet Knesset Bamidbar ? Jerry Schreiber Edith Lossos Edith Lossos Edith Lossos Edith Lossos In Memory of Beloved Brother In Memory of Beloved Brother In Memory of Beloved Brother In Memory of Beloved Brother Mickey & Mickey Abrams Eleanor & Jim Kenaly Hank & Rita Stein Bet Knesset Bamidbar ? Rickey Seriin Seriin Family In Memory of Beloved Wife & Mother Sam & Dorothy Israel ? Alan Brohner Irv Brohner & Family In Memory of Beloved Brother Mona & Leonard Klein ? Maxine Davis Laurence Davis & Family In Memory of Beloved Mother Bet Knesset Bamidbar 12 WE GET LETTERS: Dear Rabbi and Alma, Thank you so very much for your kind expression of sympathy on the loss of my brother. Edith Lossos Thank you for your cards and good wishes on my recent Bat Mitzvah. They were greatly appreciated. Edith Lossos TRIBUTES AUGUST 2000 We gratefully appreciate the offerings to BET KNESSET BAMIDBAR for the following occasions and from those listed. MISCELLANEOUS FOR ? B'nai Mitzvah Class MESSAGE Mazel Tov Mazel Tov Mazel Tov FROM Bemice & Norman Segal Harris & Maxine Dicker Herb & Ruth Golden ? Hank & Rita Stein Mazel Tov on your B'nai Mitzvah Mazel Tov on your B'nai Mitzvah Mazel Tov on your B'nai Mitzvah Betty & Al Canter Thelma & Herb Halpert Duch & Herb Groper ? Faye Arshawsky Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Mickey & Mickey Abrams Duch & Herb Groper ? Trudy Kolner Good Health & a Year of Mazel Bobby & Maury Coronel ? Jack Bass Mazel Tov on your Bar Mitzvah Thelma & Herb Halpert ? Beverly Miller Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Thelma & Herb Halpert ? Sarah Greene Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Thelma & Herb Halpert Judy & Leon Angel ? Lynne Willens Mazel Tov on your Bat Mitzvah Mazel Tov on your Bat Mitzvah Thelma & Herb Halpert Duch & Herb Groper ? Mimi Singer Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Judy & Leon Angel Eleanor Wilchins ? Rita Stromberg Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Judy & Leon Angel Sam & Dorothy Israel ? Ruth Weinrott Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Judy & Leon Angel Eleanor Wilchins ? Gloria Wishengrad Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Judy & Leon Angel ? Edith Lossos Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Duch & Herb Groper ? Paul Greenfield Mazel Tov on Your Bar Mitzvah Eleanor Wilchins ? Betty Weltman Mazel Tov on Your Bat Mitzvah Norma & Harv Lawrence ? Rennie & Joel Glabman Mazel Tov on Your Marriage & Marriage of Your Son Betty & Al Canter ? Jann Willens/Matt & Paul Good Luck in Your New Home Marilyn & Jordy Borns ? Rabbi Hershel Brooks In Appreciation Lillian Hirshfield 13 YAHRZEITS FOR AUGUST 2000 As we recite Kaddish on Friday evening August 11, 2000 we recall with love: Dora Barondess Milton Ferber Joseph Katz David Roth Sidney Benstock Nathan Fiel Thelma Kaufman Diane Samija Clara Berenson Samuel Frankel Sam Klein Morton Schneider Benjamin Bergman Rebecca Friedman Rudolph Kliffer Betty Ann Schreibman Jacob Berman Morris Gam Jack Klionskj Murray Schwartz Sam Besanty Eva Geller Abraham Kraus Paul Sedacca Rebecca Birz Sadie Glick Minnie Kugler David Sendrow Isidor Cohn Rose Gold Morris Levitsky Harry Sendrow Harry Davidson Ham Goldman Sam Levy Anna Shaevitz Harriet Denenbrg Michael Goldstein Mollie Litvak Tillie Sharp Ruth Dickman Hannah Goldstein Martin Markus Joseph Shiffman Mollie Eimer Beatrice Goldstein Isaac Mart Gary Siegal Esther Eisner Celia Goldstick Bemice MedofT Mary Stein Rose Emmer Ruth Greenbaum Freida Mendell Robert Stein Theodore Emmer William Greene Beverly Morton Marion Stern Pol a Erlich Anna Greenspun Leona Oppenheimer Burten Stromberg Maier Erlich Johanna Hersch Leon Paul Harry Suway Chava Erlich Harry Horwitz Harry Peariman Eva Veltman Szaja Erlich Elba Jacob Rebecca Peariman Sarah Weinberg Betty Ettinger Robert Jacobson Nettie Portman Judith Wikler Essie Falkson Jules Kaplan Annie Putterman Lawrence J. Wilchins Hyman Feldman Isadore Katz Abraham Rosenberg Frieda Wolin As we recite Kaddish on Friday evening August 25, 2000 we recall with love: Israel Alexman Perry Beubis Annette Bien Leon Blumfeld Paul Bregman Joseph Cohen Eva Cohen Samuel Ettinger Michael Frank Meyer Glantz Dora Clatter Israel Goldberg David Goldstein Pauline Goodman Joseph Green Edward Green Bertha Greenman Kala Grossman Gretel Herrmann Aaron Izen Brian Kaufman Sidney Klitzner Eva Koppelman Min Korev Isadore Kulbersch Lillian Levine Helene Lieberman Rose Lipsky Miriam Manning Nathaniel Maskin Abraham Moskowitz Harry Nixon Esther Perlmutter Irving Rappaport Warren Rutsky Kenneth Schuster Samuel Sibulkin Meyer Singer Anna Solomon Sidney Steinman Estelle Sternlicht Randy Toberman Florence Tucker Frank Vehman Sarah Weitzman Edward Wigdor Burton Winston Thelma Zoberman 14 Check Made Out To BKB Sisterhood Must Accompany Reservation. MAIL TO: LILLIE WEISSMAN OR: SHARYN WEINSTEIN 11013 BATTLEMENT AVE. 2916 HADDON DRIVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89134 LAS VEGAS, NV 89134 341-6885 360-5254 NAME TEL MO. Mo of Quests CHECK # fit AMT EMC. TICKET #_ LIST YOUR PREFERRED TABLE COMPANIONS: TABLES WILL accommodate 10 BET KNESSET BAMIDBAR SISTERHOOD ANNUAL LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 GOLD COAST BALLROOM 4000 W. Flamingo Road 11:30 a.m. - Luncheon Noon ENTERTAINMENT: The Stardust's BOB ANDERSON Lynn Burdick's HIGH HATS FASHION SHOW by MACY'S RAFFLES ? ? ? DOOR PRIZES Donation: $20.00 Per Person QUESTS ARE WELCOME Reservations Are Now Being Accepted. DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 10, 2000 ^(ils/ payes lAvteniixmaMij/ lepy blank/. YAHRZEIT DONATIONS AUGUST 2000 REMEMBERED BY Sandra Berenbaum Jack Bass Ethel Bayer Ruth Beckman Sylvia Belter Manfred Berger Morris Berman Fred Bilgrai Bettye Bra us Min Bronstein Helen Burwick Helen Burwick Sheldon DeGraff Sheldon & Elaine DeGraff Harris Dicker Alan Fadem Sandra Feather William Fogelman Harriet Freeman Mai Freeman Harriet Freeman Lillian Rabin Friedman Elinor Friedman Esther Gabriel Dan Galitz Sy Gam Louise Gedal Sue Gerson Hy Glick Stan Glotzer Stan Glotzer Theda Goldschlag Tina Goldstein Anne Goodman Frank Goodman Kenneth Gore Shellie Greenberg Bridget Gross Tillia Habif Florence Halperin Babe Hamilton Lillian Hirshfield Phyllis Hollander Bernie Judd David Kamzan IN MEMORY OF RELATIONSHIP Frank Gelier Father Celia Bass Mother Fannye Klitzner Mother Isadore Bakman Father Rose Richlin Sister Sylvia Berger Wife Louis Berman Brother Estelle Bilgrai Wife Max Loeb Father Tillie Zoberman Mother Laura Cohen Mother Fred Cohen Brother Eva DeGraff Mother Daniel DeGraff Son Frances Dicker Mother Harriet Carter Fadem Mother Louis Tucker Father Minnie Fogelman Mother Al Freeman Husband Irene Freeman Mother Anna Goodman Mother Marvin Rabin Son William Weitzman Father Anna Berg Mother Monique Galitz Wife Joyce Gam Wife Alex Gedal Husband Rae Gordon Mother Emanuel Glick Brother Isidor Ziegler Father Shirley Shapiro Sister Dave Toplitsky Father Morris Frankel Father Bella Schecter Mother David Goodman Father Shirley Gore Wife David Greenberg Father Rose Margelefsky Mother Dora Levy Mother Jacob Nadler Father Rae Goldberg Mother Mary Achtentuch Mother Leon Graber Father Eva Judd Wife Bernard Kamzan Brother Bet Knesset Bamidbar appreciates your donations in memory of your loved ones. Any donation that comes in before the 8t h of the month is acknowledged in that month's newsletter. All others are printed in the next month's newsletter. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. 17 YAHRZEIT DONATIONS AUGUST 2000 REMEMBERED BY IN MEMORY OF RELATIONSHIP Phil Katz Sarah Katz Mother Dolores Kingston Solomon Edelman Father Maxine Kondritzer Max Loeb Father Betty Krassner Rae Rubenstein Sister Janet Krouse Hattie & Abraham Becker Parents Shirlee Kunarsky Lewis Kunarsky Husband Goldie Landau Judy Landau Daughter E.J. Levine Ruth Roth Mother Leonard Levitsky Ida Levitsky Mother Arlene Maas Gussie & Charles Brodie Parents Bernard Magasiny Pierre Magasiny Father Rusty Maimes Fanny Stein Mother Irwin Marcuse Beatrice Marcuse Mother Sam Martin Daniel Matzkowitz Father Vivian Martin Hyman Sheinberg Father Alvin Mifelow Molly Mifelow Mother Ruth Miller Patricia Anolik Sister Gerald Miller Dave Miller Father Ernest Mittelman Parents, Brother, Sister Family Grace Mizrahi Abraham Hob Brother Stuart Newman Joseph Newman Father Elaine Ogulnick Hy Ogulnick Husband Audrey Perlmutter Rochelle Cherkoss Sister Sally Plat Morris Rothstein Father Phyllis Pokat Edward Abrams Father Hannah Pollack Morris Betansky Father Jack Postelnek Jean & Marcel Postelnek Parents Eleanore Resnick Sophie Berez Mother Lorraine Rubenstein Saul Sanders Father Rita Saleman Henry Saleman Husband Phyllis Saltzman Dorothy & Jack Vile Parents Elliot Sapir Jacob Sapir Father Bernice Schiffman Isidor Abrams Father Richard Schweitzer Celia Schweitzer Mother Norman & Bernice Segal Garry Joel Segal Son Corinne Shaftel Judith Newman Mother Stanley Shaftel Sylvia Firestone Sister Gerry Shat Minnie Shumacher Mother Pearl Sherman Alfred Sherman Husband Sanford Shindle Ida Rothchild Mother Bette Siegel Meyer Krosner Father Bette Siegel Jack Krosner Brother Morris Siegel Herman Siegel Father David Singer Sarah Singer Mother Renee Singer Barney Cohen Father Mark Singerman Stanley Singerman Brother Celia Solomon Sarah Elson Mother Sharry Solomon Alex Fishel Stepfather Steve Solomon Esther Solomon Mother Abe Sparber Frank Sparber Brother 18 . YAHRZEIT DONATIONS AUGUST 2000 REMEMBERED BY IN MEMORY OF RELATIONSHIP Marion Speer Sarah Rosenfeld Mother Elayne Tessler Celia Chudner Mother Si Traister Virginia Traister Wife Phyllis Tuck Robert Tuck Husband Joseph Turoff Nat Turoff Father Julius Washinsky Herman Washinsky Brother Dariene Vaturi Wanda Frondorf Mother Max Vinson Pauline Vinson Wife Max Vinson Ruth Vinson Mother Hershel Weinrott Goldie Weinrott Mother Norma Weisberg Dorothy Fox Mother Martin Weiser Ida Weiser Mother Jackie Weiss Milton Weiss Husband Irwin Weltman Benjamin Weltman Father Lewis Weshner Estelle Weshner Mother Lily Wiener Sophie Friedman Mother Fred Wishengrad Shirley Stelnik Sister Sheila York Reba Cutler Mother Norman York Ray York Mother Sarah Zuckerman Raphael Shustak Brother Our Deepest Sympathy The officers and members of Bet Knesset Bamidbar extend their heartfelt sympathy to the families of MAXINE DAVIS Mother of Laurence Davis LILLIAN ADESKA Mother of Roberta Glovin MARSHALL PALLAS Brother of Lawrence Pallas BIANCA BERGER Aunt of Manfred Berger JULIUS FISHBAIN Brother of Ruth Golden REVA LURIE Wife of Sheldon Lurie Listen to your heart.. excerpts...by Jack Shiner Before your life can start you should listen to your heart When old and new ways part always listen to your heart Never walk away unless you know that you did all that you could Do not harm others or yourself and never rely on anyone else Be slow to borrow and fast to pay debt and if you haven't heart enough from me \ Love your family and choose your friends Heal old wounds and make amends One day, find love and stay in love Don't let it fall apart Stay happy and healthy Believe in your dreams and listen to your heart 19 AllQUSI 2000 CALENDAR. August 7*, Monday at 9:00 a.m. Sisterhood Board Nevada State Bank August 11th, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Services Desert Vista August 15*1, Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Temple Board Summerlin Library August 23rd, Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Sisterhood Meeting Rainbow Library August 2!>* , Friday at 7:30 p.m. Shabbat Services Desert Vista Men's Club and Singles' are on hiatus in August.. CANDLELIGHTING August 4*'' ? 7:24p.m. August 11A ? 7:16 p.m. August 18? ?7:08 p.m. August 25th ?6:59p.m. Shabbat Candle Blessing Baruch Ata Adonai Elohenu Mel-ech Ha'olam Asher Kidshanu B'mitzvotav Vtzivanu L 'hadlik Ner Shel Shabbat STANDING COMMITTEES Membership Sarah Greene 256-1213 Membership Statistics Sarah Greene 256-1213 Newsletter Alma Brooks 256-9433 Yahrzeit Bobby Coronel 341-6323 Properties Max Ross 256-8023 Books Ted Friedman 228-9065 Tributes Lynne Widens ( 363-3015y 9353 Fresh Spring Dr Bereavement: Minyons Art Mandel, Chair 254-8103 Shel Kolner, Back-up 838-7413 Sisterhood Co-chairs Freda Greenfield 242-0109 Condolence Meal Mimi Singer 255-7256 Bet Knesset Bamidbar of Sun City P. O. Box 33503 Las Vegas, NV 89133-3503 Hershel Brooks, Rabbi 256-9433 Board of Directors 391-2750 NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Las Vegas, NV Permit No. 1031 President, Shel Kolner 838-7413 EXECUTIVE BOARD President Executive VP VP Religion VP Membership Secretary Treasurer Past President DIRECTORS Manfred Berger Ted Friedman Irvin Haus Sydell Miller Max Ross Sisterhood President Men's Club President Singles' President Shel Kolner Rhoda Schwartz Louis Klionsky Sarah Greene Jean Modes Steve Tolman Arlene R Goodman Norman Segal Rosanna Smith Abe Sparber Hershel Weinrott Gloria Wishengrad Janice Baron Lou Pokat Faye Arshawsky i ' S U f c - ^ V V *? O .1.1.1 II..1.11.1 II 11 II II I III