Kol Badmidbar, newsletter from Midbar Kodesh Temple, March 2001

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VII I S S U E 3 j y d i M r J M A D A R / N I S A N 5761 M a r c h 2001 Purim & Pictures Somethi ng for tveryone in March M c 5 i m i i M ^ r c h S t h 6 : 1 5 p m page 10 Purim M ^ r c l i l i t U 10 Am to *Noor\ nnUiix h/bitbi UfHfrll invites you to n t d t U 4>t&U m t u t sunday march 25th C o m e W o r s h i p W i l l i M i b b A r K o t > e s h T e m p l e S h & b b & t F r i b & t j E v c w i w s * A t 7 . 1 0 p w S A t w ^ A M M o r a t u g g A t AW Swnt>Mj Mor?i ng MimjAH Am MomSns MfmjAw M O H d A f j S & T J i u r * t > M j P A t 7 ^ 0 A W 1 page 11 T r o y y y t h e P r e s i f c e v i t 2 F r o m the RAbbi 3 E b M C A t I o n / V S Y 4 B ' v i A i M i t r v ^ V i Events & P h o t o s 6 S v f M A g o g u c " N e w s #-10 A & v c r t i s c w c M t s 12-13 B i r t l i f c avi s A v t t i i v e r s A r i e s &- Y ^ V i r z c i t s 14 T r i b u t e s If CAV?t>1c L i 5 V i t i ? i 5 T i m e s 16 MARCH 2001 0 a F R O M THE PRESIDENT r e e l e c t i n g a p r o g r am for f u n d r a i s i n g is t r i c k y business. You have to x ^ ^ f i n d s o m e t h i n g that a p p e a l s to most of the c o n g r e g a t i o n at an v ? ' a f f o r d a b l e price and come in with a b u d g e t that will make money f o r the s y n a g o g u e . Venue is i m p o r t a n t . Kashrut needs to be considered. Selecting a day and t i m e becomes p a r a m o u n t . If the p r o g r am is to be on S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g , all p r e p a r a t i o n and s e t u p needs to be completed b e f o r e s u n d o w n on F r i d a y e v e n i n g . If the p r o g r am is in f a l l or w i n t e r , you may have an hour or two for setup j u s t before the e v e n t , but if it is to be in s u m m e r , S a t u r d a y events begin v e r y late and t h e r e is no setup time at all. I n house, i t ' s d a i r y only for the time being and we have t a b l e s and c h a i r s to c o n s i d e r . For the next l O months we have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah e v e r y m o n t h . T h e r e are 3 - d a y h o l i d a y s that j u s t w o n ' t work. There are h i g h season v a c a t i o n times t h a t take people out of town. There are c h a i r p e o p l e b a n g i n g their heads a g a i n s t the walls because the RSVPs are s l ow in coming and the food has to be o r d e r e d now! I n the end it always works o u t . . . o u r f u n c t i o n s have been well received and those who a t t e n d always have a good t i m e . The c h a i r p e o p l e take their bow and a day after (or maybe a week l a t e r ) they begin to breathe n o r m a l l y , r e t u r n to t h e i r j o b s and f a m i l y and recount the pleasures of the event, f o r g e t t i n g the m i d n i g h t sweats and bad dreams of e l e c t r i c i ty g o i n g down, or p r o d u c t s not a r r i v i n g in t i m e ! One f u n d r a i s e r that has been very successful does not take any of the above into account. It has no c h a i r p e r s o n . I t has no venue. Not a meal is s e r v e d ; not a chair or t a b l e moved. Shabbat can come and go. I t is our S u s t a i n i n g Member C a t e g o r y , and t h r o u g h the g e n e r o s i t y of a few it has been our most successful f u n d r a i s e r to date. S u s t a i n i n g Members are f a m i l i e s who opt to pay more than the s t a n d a r d dues for their c a t e g o r y . Four c a t e g o r i e s have been e s t a b l i s h e d , each w i t h specific perks that i n c l u d e e x t r a high holiday t i c k e t s , c o m p l i m e n t a r y t r i b u t es and tickets to social e v e n t s or f u n d r a i s e r s or both, free r e g i s t r a t i o n for adult ed, reserved p a r k i n g and in 3 of the 4 c a t e g o r i e s , no fee for Hebrew School. Each i n c l u d e the LID, t h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e tax paid to the City of H e n d e r s o n , and each may bring a tax b e n e f i t to t h e f a m i l y . The MEMBER CATEGORY is $ 1 8 0 0 ( $ 1 5 0 per m o n t h ) , the SPONSOR CATEGORY is $270 0 ( $ 2 2 5 per m o n t h ) , the BENEFACTOR is $ 3 6 0 0 ( $ 3 0 0 per month) and the FOUNDER is $ 5 4 0 0 ( $ 4 5 0 per m o n t h ) . W i t h no phone calls made, i and no f o r m a l s o l i c i t a t i o n , we have raised over $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 in 2 years. Our S u s t a i n i n g Member C a t e g o r y is not a p r i v a t e club. It is not closed. And it is a v a i l a b l e for sign up all year long. The d o n a t i o n s made c o n t i n u e d on page 7 PUBLISHED MONTHLY Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn Cantor Robert D. Fisher Administrative Director Jacqui Stieglitz Religious School Director Mira Slobody USY Director Rina Roselinsky President Gerald Welt Editor Stephen Greer I I ! I o t W : V \h\ 1 ] i l ! l T E M P L E GREEN VALLEY RANCH 1940 FASE0 VERDE PARRWAY HENDERSON, NV 89012 phone 454-4848 f a x 454-4847 e-mail ? Ml DBARK0DESHT@A0L.C0M web ? www.midbarkodesh.org MARCH 2001 ?Restructuring Midbar" f h o m t h e h a p p u r / f you have noticed that the s t a f f at Midbar Kodesh seems to be i l l , ^ J injured, or j u s t plain exhausted l a t e l y , you are a b s o l u t e l y right! In order to revive the energy that once existed among the synagogue professional and l a y leadership, we have decided to make a few changes: M i r a Slobody has spent too much time and energy running the Hebrew School over the past several years, so e f f e c t i v e March 1st, she will be ordained as a rabbi, thanks to her hard work on an i n t e r n e t y e s h i v a web site. She shall now serve as the s p i r i t u a l leader of M i d b a r Kodesh Temple, and asks to be referred to as ' M r s . Rabbi Mira." Rabbi Jeremy W i e d e r h o r n shall now be called "Bookkeeper W i e d e r h o r n . " He w i l l live out his l i f e - l o n g dream of b a l a n c i n g budgets and harassing people to pay t h e i r bills. In a move to help e x p e d i t e the High Holy Day c o l l e c t i o n s , Bookkeeper W i e d e r h o r n will send out picture postcards of M e i t a l giving her famous puppy dog eyes which read "please send us your pledge." J e r r y Welt will resign his post as President to become the synagogue's first f u l l - t i m e Hazzan. Cantor Welt refuses to t r a i n B'nai M i t z v a h students, but will show off his w e l l - t r a i n e d voice in a s p e c i a l cantorial concert on March m d . When he is not d a v e n i n g on Shabbat and the holidays, Welt will sit at home reading books and l i s t e n i n g to Dudu Fisher CD's. Bob Fisher, the former c a n t o r , will take over as President of the c o n g r e g a t i o n . Fisher looks forward to what he considers a "fabulous o p p o r t u n i t y . " His f i r s t act as president will be to e s t a b l i s h a weekly radio program on 93.1 FM, every Sunday morning at 4 : 3 0 a m . The program shall be e n t i t l e d "Midbar magic in the morning." Former bookkeeper, Bill Henry, will serve as the Hebrew school principal and B'nai M i t z v a h c o o r d i n a t o r . His top p r i o r i t y is to bring the Yiddish language back to life at Midbar. Beginning next year, every student will spend two hours a week reading and speaking Y i d d i s h , and each Bar and Bat M i t z v a h will be r e q u i r e d to d e l i v e r a D'var Torah in Y i d d i s h as well. Jacqui S t i e g l i t z , recovering from numerous ailments and illnesses, will remain our A d m i n i s t r a t o r in order to provide s t a b i l i t y at the synagogue. All phone c a l l s for Jacqui will be f o r w a r d e d to her hospital bed, where she will be rtfhdod. fy ? i W .Otacnm , #B*erslv?L / T iPray for W a x IMPORTANT HIGH HOLY DAY INFORMATION ENCLOSED See I n s e r t F 1 \\crl Midbar Kodesh Temple, its' staff and board of directors wants to acknowledge the celebrations of life and joy with our congregants, as well as the illnessesand sadness that complete life's circle. Please call, or have someone call for you, immediately, so that we may serve your needs. At the Synagogue office Jacqui Stieglitz,Administrative Director or Rabbi Wiederhorn 454-4848 If there is an emergency after business hours please contact Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn 361-9966 Cantor Bob Fisher RDFNBA@aol.com 361-8087 c m MARCH 2001 E > t d u c a t i o r r ^ s C R E L I G I O US ? SCHOOL is you i f i c n , you LEA1N. - Jtwiih Proverb r c o C Q C O o CD Q C R E L I G I O U S S C H O O L r e l i g i o u s S C H O O L D I R E C T O R M i r a Slobody MARCH NEWS / EDUCATION f~ A lease plan on j o i n i n g us f o r S h a b b a t s e r v i c e s on M a r c h 1 6 t h , * f-^ a s o u r t e r r i f i c t h i r d g r a d e r s lead our S h a b b a t s e r v i c e . This is a l s o " F a m i l y S h a b b a t . " There is s o m u c h nachas in w a t c h i n g our s t u d e n t s lead S h a b b a t services. They have such a f e e l i n g of p r i d e . W e will be b u s y with P u r im d u r i n g the m o n t h of M a r c h a n d our " M A R C H M I T Z V A H " is to b r i n g in o l d p a i r s of g l a s s e s to b e d o n a t e d to t h o s e less f o r t u n a t e . Clean out y o u r d r a w e r s and s e n d in t h o s e g l a s s e s . D o n ' t f o r g e t our " A l l F i r e d U p " C e r a m i c p r o j e c t s later t h i s month. The s t u d e n t s may c h o o s e f r om pieces s p e c i f i c a l l y f o r P a s s o v e r if t h e y s o d e s i r e . S i g n up f o r m s are a v a i l a b l e in t h e o f f i c e . B ' S h a l o m , Mira R i n a R o s e U j i s k y \ _ ) r \ F e b r u a r y 1 3 t h we h a d a n e x c e l l e n t I s r a e l awameee program with USY's S h a l i a c h , Y o r am Zvik. For t h e f i r s t hour or s o , t h e U S Y ' e r s s a t in a c i r c l e a r o u n d Y o r a m a n d d i s c u s s e d b o t h s i d e s t o t h e s i t u a t i o n in I s r a e l . The s e c o n d h a l f of t h e program was c e n t e r e d around the s u m m e r p r o g r a m s USY h a s t o o f f e r . A U 5 Y p a r e n t came t o d i s c u s s t h e s a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n s U5Y i s t a k i n g t o e n s u r e a s a f e t r i p t o I s r a e l over t h e s u m m e r . We a r e l o o k i n g forward to t h e P u r im C a r n i v a l on M a r c h 11th. U S Y w i l l be w o r k i n g t h e b o o t h s t o e n s u r e a f u n t i m e will be h a d by a l l . C a n ' t w a i t t o see y o u a l l t h e r e l U S Y o u r s , Rina I EARN CASH FOR YOUR SCHOOL] General Mills L g . O ? t o p * f j p u c A r f e j i Midbar Kodesh Temple Religious School is now a registered participant with Box Tops for Education. The Religious School will receive 10$ for every General Mills "Box Top" we turn in. www.boxtops4education.com These special tops can be found on such products as Big 6 Cereal, Yoplait Yogurt multi-packs, and Betty Crocker products. This may not sound like much money, but it can really add up quickly, so be sure to save your box tops and bring them into the synagogue!!! Midbar Kodesh Would Like To Send Birthday And Holiday E-Greetings To Your College Student Who Is Away At School Please C o n t a c t the Synagogue With The E-mail A d d r e s s or To Laurie Green Idgreen20@aol.com MARCH 2001 o PESACH WORKSHOP Have you ever c o n s i d e r e d holding your P e s a c h seder in a t e n t , s e t t i n g the s t o r y to rhyme, or h o l d i n g a P a s s o v e r p a g e a n t ? The H a g g a d a h was c r e a t e d by our Rabbis as t h e u l t i m a t e t e a c h i n g t o o l . It is p a c k e d w i t h s i g h t s and s m e l l s d e s i g n e d to peak even t h e most d i s i n t e r e s t e d c h i l d ' s i n t e r e s t . Join Riki W i e d e r h o r n f o r a c o n t i n u a t i o n of our h o l i d a y w o r k s h o p s e r i e s d e s i g n e d to h e l p make your seder a more c h i l d (and a d u l t ) f r i e n d l y e v e n t . Sunday March 2 5 t h 10:30 am to 1 1 : 3 0 am In the Small Chapel THURSDAYS FOR THOUGHT C o m e s t u d y w i t h t h e R a b b i and f r i e n d s as we c h o o s e d i f f e r e n t t o p i c s to d i s c u s s e a c h m o n t h . F e e l f r e e to b r i n g a d a i r y b r o w n bag l u n c h . Second Thursday of each month 12 noon to 1:00pm NEXT THURSDAYS FOR THOUGHT MARCH 8th Midbar Kodesh is p a r t i c i p a t i n g in the National Jewish Outreach Program's "Shabbat Across America," on March 23rd and 24th. The goal of the program is to encourage Jews across North America to celebrate Shabbat together. On Friday evening, March 23rd, we will have an early Shabbat service at 6:30pm followed by Shabbat dinner. If you would like to j o i n us for dinner, RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST. Please call the office no later than March 16th. On Saturday morning, March 24th, our services will be i n s t r u c t i o n a l and i n t e r a c t i v e in nature, with the goal of explaining the structure of the service as well as the meaning of our tefiMot. T h i s Shabbat promises to be one f i l l ed with learning, singing, and y ^ n s p i r a t i o n ! www.njop.org 1-888-SHABBAT i l r j ' & y * MARCH 2001 Bar Mitzvah A t Midbar Jonathan Andrew Stamm, son of Denise and Warren Stamm will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, March 10th, 2001. Jonathan was born in Miami Beach, Florida on February 19th, 1988. Jonathan moved to Las Vegas with his parents and older brother Douglas in June, 2000. In Miami Beach, Jonathan was an honor student and received numerous awards for English as well as Hebrew studies at the Lehrman Day School. He was also honored for his achievements in art. Jonathan has successfully adjusted to his new life in the desert. He is currently an Honor Roll student in the seventh grade at the Las Vegas Day School. Among Jonathan's many interests are tennis, volleyball, swimming,snorkeling and his new interest: skiing. He has made many new friends and enjoys his new surroundings. Jonathan is looking forward to sharing his Bar Mitzvah with many of his friends and family. He is most grateful to have his paternal grandparents, Edith and Leonard Stamm, also new Las Vegas residents, in attendance. His maternal grandfather, Leonard Shapiro, is ill and will not be able to attend, and his maternal grandmother, Joan Shapiro, has passed away. They will be in his thoughts, and close to his heart on this special day, however. Jonathan's family is very proud of his successes and achievements and wish him a hearty Mazel Tov in all of his future endeavors. Mazel Tov to Jonathan and his family! MARCH 2001 7 From the President, continued from page 2 by t h e S u s t a i n i n g M e m b e r s e n h a n c e the a n n u a l s u p p o r t of the s y n a g o g u e , c o v e r i n g e x p e n s e s in a r e a s w h e r e t h e b u d g e t , b a s e d on t h e S t a n d a r d Dues s t r u c t u r e , may f a l l s h o r t . I f you a r e in a p o s i t i o n to s t r e t c h to a n o t h e r c a t e g o r y , c o n s i d e r b e c o m i n g a S u s t a i n i n g M e m b e r . I w i l l be h a p p y t o s p e a k w i t h y o u on h ow d o n a t i o n s in t h i s c a t e g o r y , and d o n a t i o n s t o M i d b a r in o t h e r a r e a s , can h e l p m a i n t a i n the s y n a g o g u e and c o n t i n u e t o g r o w . " G e r a l d W e l t ?Restructuring Midbar" c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3 happy to speak with you. When she returns to the office, Jacqui will consider taking on the open maintenance and pre-school director positions. nMI SHE'NICHNAS ADAR, MARBIM B'SIMCHAH... AS THE MONTH OF ADAR BEGINS, OUR JOY IS INCREASED No it is not April Fools', but better yet, it is the month of Adar. During this month, it is customary and appropriate to poke fun of each other and ourselves. The Purim shpiel spirit should permeate this entire month as we cele-brate life together. I hope you enjoyed this small effort, and I look forward to continuing to "increase the joy" with you. ~Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn mm mmmmJ Temple Beth Sholom is trying t o ^ k put together a history of our local Jewish heritage and the role that Beth Sholom has played in the 50 + years. They are making a public request for submissions of names and biographies of individuals who have made a positive contribution over the years. They would appreciate the opportunity to make copies of relevant photographs for the purpose of completing this project and promise that all original, personal photographs loaned for this purpose will be returned in good condition and In a timely manner. They hope to make an exhibit under the themes of HOLIDAYS, EDUCATION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, STRUCTURE/FACILITIES and COMMUNITY ACTION and INTERACTION. For more information contact Josh Abbey (?>898-0511 or Myra Berkovits @ 255-4397 or submit your information to the Archive Committee at Temple Beth Sholom, 10700 Havenwood Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89135 by April 1, 2001. ^ O f f i c e r s & B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s f o r 2 0 0 1 M i d b a r Kodesh T e m p l e is p l e a s e d t o a n n o u n c e t h e O f f i c e r s and Board of D i r e c t o r s f o r t h e 2001 y e a r . G e r a l d W e l t w i l l r e t u r n as P r e s i d e n t of t h e s y n a g o g u e and H o w a r d Baron and Ed G o l d m a n w i l l serve as V i c e P r e s i d e n t s . Gail A l c a l a y w i l l become t h e new t r e a s u r e r and Janet S t e i n w i l l t a k e o v e r as s e c r e t a r y . N e w l y e l e c t e d t o t h e b o a r d are Alan R o s e l i n s k y , B e r n i e K a u f m a n and L a u r i e Green. R e t u r n i n g f o r a n e w t e r m w i l l be B a r r y F i e l d m a n and Neal Lewis. Board members w h o w i l l r e t u r n t o f i n i s h t h e i r e x i s t i n g t e r m are Stan Ames, Steven D o c t o r s , A n d r e w Eisen, Amy F i e l d m an and M a r i a H o l l a n d e r - P o l o t t . M i d b a r Kodesh T e m p l e also asks several members t o sit as n o n - v o t i n g members of t h e b o a r d . These p e o p l e c h a i r or p a r t i c i p a t e in c o m m i t t e e s t h a t need a v o i c e on t h e board of d i r e c t o r s . Shel Sbarra, Randy Spoor, Isabel G o l d b e r g , Isaac F a r r e l l , H e r b Z o l a , Nancy Gerson and W e n d y R o s e l i n s k y w i l l p a r t i c i p a t e as c o n g r e g a t i o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . MARCH 2001 D F a m i l y S h a b b a t F r i d a y ? M a r c h 1 6 t h (a> 7 : 3 0 p m M i d b a r Mavens Meeting March 28th @ noon R e l i g i o u s Education committee meeting Monday ? March 5th at 7:00 pm W E H A V E E X P A N D E D O U R S H A B B A T Y O U T H P R O G R A M M I N G ! ! B e g i n n i n g March 1 7 t h , we w i l l be o f f e r i n g a J u n i o r C o n g r e g a t i o n for R e l i g i o u s School age c h i l d r e n . The s e r v i c e w i l l c o o r d i n a t ed by Cantor Bob F i s h e r and led by the B'nai M i t z v a h class as well as B'nai M i t z v a h a l u m i . Junior C o n g r e g a t i o n w i l l meet in t h e chapel on the 1st , 3rd, and 5th Shabbat at 10 am. S h a b b a t G a n is n o w o f f e r e d o n t h e 2 n d a n d 4 t h S h a b b a t Spend an hour with your c h i l d c e l e b r a t i n g Shabbat t h r o u g h songs and s t o r i e s . T h i s program is t a i l o r e d for p r e - s c h o o l and k i n d e r g a r t en age c h i l d r e n together with at least one p a r e n t or g r a n d p a r e n t . F a m i l i e s with y o u n g e r c h i l d r e n are welcome too. T h i s m o n t h , S h a b b a t Gan m e e t s on M a r c h 1 0 t h & M a r c h 2 4 t h @ 1 0 : 3 0 am. P a s s o v e r S e d e r If you are l o o k i n g for a Passover Seder to a t t e n d , or if you have room to host those who are l o o k i n g , please call the o f f i c e and we w i l l do our best to match you up! Deadline ftr the April Bulletin is March 10th! T o r a h s t u d y in t h e c h a p e l w i t h R a b b i W i e d e r h o r n c o n t i n u e s : M a r c h s e s s i o n s : March 7th, 7 : i 5 - 8 : i 5 p m M a r c h 2 1 s t 6 : 3 o p m - 7 : 3 o pm M a r c h 2 6 t h 7 : i 5 p m - 8 : i 5 p m Looking t o get involved? We could use your help on a committee! Current com-mittees include: Kitchen, Fundraising, Membership, Education, Mailings, Hevra Kadishah, Youth Commission, High Holiday, Ritual, Adult Education, Academy Awards Party, Hanukkah Bazaar, and Building Campaign. If you are interested, please call the office. H a v i n g a B i r t h d a y or A n n i v e r s a r y ? O b s e r v i n g a Y a h r z e i t ? C o n s i d e r S p o n s o r i n g a K i d d u s h ! Full sponsorship of a basic Kiddush for Friday Night or Saturday Morning is $150??. Partial Sponsorships in $36?? increments are now available. P l e a s e c a l l J a n e t Stein (a> 3 6 1 - 8 8 1 0 A d v e r t i s e or Send Good W i s h e s in Kol B a m i d b a r Contact lleen & Randy Spoor 614-6864 ? email RS2394@aol.com M i d b a r ' s Cookbook is s t i l l A v a i l a b l e in T h e G i f t Shop $1229 per book DOG S I T T E R N E E D E D . . . M U S T BE A B L E TO S L E E P O V E R A T DOG'S R E S I D E N C E . . . C A L L D O G G I E ' S MOMMY AT 525*3993 IF I N T E R E S T E D . Thank you t o Jerry & Marcy Welt for your monthly partial sponsorship of t h e Birthday & Anniversary Shabbat. Is a great tool to help our Synagogue stay in touch with tne membership. Get weekly updates on all Synagogue functions, activities and committee projects, e-mail to midbarkodesh@iuno.com to be placed on our list! Special Thank You to Barbara and Bernie Kaufman, Shel and Roz Sbarra, Cantor Bob Fisher, Jerry and Marcy Welt and McDonald's on Warm Springs for underwriting the "B" Party Celebration and BBQ! rBirthday S^nniversarij Shabbat voill be Celebrated at JjWulbar ZKodesh Tempi? CAlarch 2nd at 7^0 p.m. MARCH 2001 9 % \ \ Lewis Family Gift Shop ? ! ! ? ? Sundays 9:30AM l o 11:30m ? Tuesdays 4 : 0 O p m (o k " ? T h u r s d a y s 4 : 0 0 P M l o S : uso m i u h c by mownum ( i f ? ( m i n u t e s mi grut s i f t s! 0 P ? N IN IKE ( m m m u m m m w i family Shabbat mill be held on the 3 r d Friday of every month at 7:30 pm Join us for an evening of son?, prayer and stories. This service is tailored for families with elementary school a?e children. (Families with younger children, no children or frown children are always welcome) F a m i l y S h a b b a t P r o g r a m s a t M i d b a r Shabbat Gan mill meet 2nd and ^th Saturday of every month at 1 0 1 3 O am Hext Shabbat Gan: march 1 0 t h & Z ^ t h - next family Shabbat: march 16th Spend an hour with your child celebrating Shabbat through son?* and stories. This program is tailored for pre-school and kindergarten a?e children together with at least one parent or grandparent, families with younger children are welcome too!! ? Scrip www.escrip.com I want to thank all of you who have enrolled in the eScrip program. In the year 2000 we raised $634.29. The amount we have raised has increased each month. That is a result of your direct participation in the program. Please log on to escrip.com and enroll in the program. As you can see the Temple is really benefiting. If all our membership participated we could get the sanctuary built in no time. If you are unable to pay the $10 per year fee, please do not be embarrassed - contact the Synagogue and we will pay that fee for you. There are many stores participating in the escrip program and if you normally shop these places, the Temple can reap wonderful monetary benefits. I will be reporting to you each month in the newsletter. Should you have any questions about the program I can be reached at nj2lv1977@hotmail.com or you can call me at 458- 5174 in the evenings. If you are not an "Internet" user, you can pick up the form at the Temple office or you can call escrip directly to enroll. That number is (800) 592-0942. We are also enrolled in igive.com. I do not know how many of you have looked into this site, but they also have many participating stores. Go to the site and check it out. Until next month, this is your "dot.com chairperson" signing in!! Jran {joldheryj MARCH 2001 10 f Megillah Reading A d u l t s A N D children are encouraged to come IN COSTUME to hear t h e reading of t h e M e g i l l a h on T h u r s d a y evening, M a r c h 8 t h at 6:15pm. You can expect an e v e n i n g of s p i r i t and f u n as we shake our groggers, munch on h a m e n t a s h e n , and say a f e w wL ' c h a y i m s ! ' Celebrate h r ' r n at MtoW H e b r e w school is not in session because we expect ALL C H I L D R E N to bring t h e i r p a r e n t s t o come cheer M o r d e c a i and boo Haman t o g e t h e r w i t h us. P U R IM C A R N I V A L ^ Join us on Sunday, March 1 1 t h from 1 0 am to 12. noon for a morning filled with exciting games and prizes. USY will be running the booths and receiving the proceeds from the carnival. Hebrew School children will go to their classes at 9 : 3 0 am and j o i n their parents and teachers at 1 0 : 0 0 am for the start of the c a r n i v a l . Chairperson Marci Riceberg has lots of surprises in store, so this is not an event to miss! There will also be a cos-tume parade with prizes for adults AND children so be C R E A T I V E . Food and game tickets will be sold at the door: 4 tickets for $1 or 40 t i c k e t s for $9. Please come prepared for a full morning of fun! \mm - JHaij [joA comfort anil sustain you together with the mourners of Xion ani ^Jerusalem. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A POTENTIAL CONGREGATIONAL TRIP TO ISRAEL? Condolences to the Mattson Family on the passing of Minnie Tannenbaum Condolences to Kathy Brookhart 8c Family on the passing of her Father P l e a s e c o m e t o an i n t r o d u c t o r y d i s c u s s i o n a n d m e e t i n g on T h u r s d a y , March 29th at 7 : 3 0 pm in t h e S a n c t u a r y . M A R C H 2 0 0 1 loots* tun, ; H t U i n h i l u i tttiifblt invites you to u t c l t U btbW m t u t Sunday march 25th iIm ? food ? fun "Watch The Stars Come Out With Midbar Kodesh Temple" when we host our annual Academy Awards Party on March 25th. Chaircouple Maria and David Kahan will be introducing an exciting kosher meat menu! The main livingroom and the TV room will have large screen televisions. A TV can also be viewed from the spa, should anyone wish to be very comfortable while watching the Oscars being awarded! Though there will be a TV on the heated patio, the Kahan's ask that the congregation honor their "NO SMOKING REQUEST", inside or out, since the entire family suffers from allergies to smoke! As always our Academy Awards Party will feature a silent auction. Stacey Cohen has been gathering special gifts for bidding. 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