Kol Badmidbar, newsletter from Midbar Kodesh Temple, December 2001

T H E V O I C E OF M I D B A R K O D E S H T E M P L E V O L . V I I I I S S U E 1 2 i rJ b rJ Y K I S L E V / T E V E T 5 7 6 2 D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 1 vServices & cl)iiriier Come share Hanukkah with your Midbar family on December 15th. see page 9 F r o m the P r c s i f c c n t 2 F r o m tVic R a b b i * ? t > w c A t i o > i 4-f H A M w k k A V t D a i a a t 6 D i r t l i b A V j s 7 S ^ M A g O g M C N e w s 8 A d v e r t i s e m e n t s 11-13 S s f w ^ M j M o m t a g * A t ^ 0 0 a w { Y a J i r r c i t s 14 StmfcAtj M o t r r t ? 5 M i m j M i aw T r i b u t e s If M e m l n s MlmjAW CahJjIc L i g h t i n g T i m e s 16 MowT>mjs & TnurKfeAtf* At 7:00 a w | C o m e W o r s h i p W i t h M i & b ^ r K o t > e s V i T e m p l e S h a b b M Q m m Q i t u i i ' j ' v l } * DECEMBER 2001 / A S Y N A G O G U E P R E S I D E N T ' S LETTER TO HIS GRANDSON | e a r Jordan, V I 1 As I end my two year term as President of Midbar Kodesh Temple, there are some / J things that I would like to share with you. I hope that you will remember these thoughts from these few years In our family's history, and share them with Elizabeth and Sandro and any other babies that may come our way, especially your own children and grandchildren. When Amma and I were first married your Poppa had j u s t finished being President of his synagogue. I remember one morning, probably after a meeting, he seemed annoyed, and Amma said to him, "Why do you do t h i s ? " "For the grandchildren," he told her. We did not understand what he meant, but we do now. Did you know that a long time ago your Crumps was also President of his synagogue and do you remember that at the end of almost every dinner conversation at our house, he would look around the table, smile and say, "Things haven't changed much in 50 years!" Being President of a synagogue is a very important job. It takes a lot of time and you need a lot of help. It is good that Amma is my partner. You meet a lot of people and if you are lucky you get to know them very well. Sometimes you agree and sometimes you disagree, but always you work together for the greater good. That means, no matter what your personal opinion Is, you try to meet the needs of everyone who goes to the temple. And you try to do that w i t h i n the rules that make us a Conservative synagogue. The President is the President because at a particular time in the synagogue's history the congregation thinks that person is the best for the j o b . A President is not more important than anyone else. The President is not the richest person in the synagogue. The President doesn't know all the answers. It is an honor to be President because people put their trust in you. Trust is the most important honor that someone can give you. It is very special to have someone's trust and you worry everyday that you will disappoint someone. It is ok to worry, because that j u s t makes you t r y your hardest to do a good job. I liked being President of Midbar Kodesh Temple. I liked having you sit with me by the door to welcome the congregation on Shabbat. I liked watching you walk with the Torah at High Holy Days, or help to dress the Torah, standing on your tiptoes to put the Yad in place. I l i ke hearing Elizabeth yell out my name when she runs down the hall and she sees my picture on the wall. I r e a l l y like that you have a special mitzvah project. Things won't be too different for us when I am not the President of our synagogue. We will still go to temple together and we can s t i l l sit by the door and I w i l l s t i l l be proud when I see you take an honor. The things I want you to remember about Midbar Kodesh Temple is not j u s t the two , see "Bampa" on page 9 I ? > ?! UZ J l ? a - T i i 0 0 ? 0 i 0 H z ' I < i; >z- ?H <5C <' > < / > 1 Ci e < ^ ^ i m 3 z 1 c 3 j Ui I F J ? X < t- ? - ? DIN mm n u P U B L I S H E D MONTHLY Rabbi Jeremy Wiederhorn Cantor Robert D. Fisher A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Director Jacqui Stieglitz R e l i g i o u s School Director Mira Slobody USY Co-Directors Rina Roselinsky Marci Riceberg Yeladim Preschool Director Karen Marano President Gerald Welt Editor Stephen Greer M 1 D B A H K O D E S H f & s f T E M P L E GREEN VALLEY RANCH 1 9 4 0 PAS?0 V?Kt>E PARKWAY HENDERSON, N V 8 9 0 1 2 p h o n e 4 * 4 - 4 3 4 8 4 * 4 - 4 8 4 7 e - w A i l " midbarkodesht@aol.com web ? www.midbarkodesh.org DECEMBER 2001 \\ T I M E FOR A CHECK-UP // f p v u r i n g the High H o l i d a y s , I spoke V I I a b o u t the i m p o r t a n c e of creating JLJ positive Jewish memories. The idea being t h a t if we want our children and g r a n d c h i l d r e n to love being Jewish, we ought to provide t h em with o p p o r t u n i t i e s for l i v i n g exciting and m e a n i n g f u l Jewish l i v e s . Now that the l a s t "Tekiah Gedolah" of Yom Kippur is a d i s t a n t memory and we are approaching t h e secular New Year, let us ask o u r s e l v e s : "How are we d o i n g ? " Did we p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e s p i r i t - f i l l ed Simhat Torah c e l e b r a t i o n t h i s y e a r ? If you did, you helped make it the best Simhat Torah at Midbar Kodesh yet! H a v e you t a k e n your c h i l d r e n , g r a n d c h i l d r e n , nieces, or nephews to Shabbat Can? We meet on the 2nd and 4 t h Shabbat morning of the month at 1 0 : 3 0 a m in the small chapel. Our preschool t h r o u g h k i n d e r g a r t e n children march with t h e i r s t u f f e d Torahs, sing t h e i r Shabbat r o u t i n e of j o y o u s songs, and always look forward to a special Shabbat story. It is one of the best kept s e c r e t s at Midbar! When was the last t i m e you attended a F a m i l y Shabbat S e r v i c e ? The first F r i d a y night of each month is Family Shabbat. We have l i g h t e n e d up the s e r v i c e by adding s t o r i e s , asking t r i v ia q u e s t i o n s , i n c r e a s i n g p a r t i c i p a t i o n of t h e c h i l d r e n , and of course, lots of s i n g i n g ! We are looking for a stronger R e l i g i o u s School presence, but E V E R Y O N E is w e l c o m e ! Don't miss the ; f K O M T H E R A B P 1 ? next Family Shabbat on December 7th. Our Youth Program is in full swing as well. As a product of Kadima and USY, I cannot give a strong enough endorsement for becoming a c t i v e in USY. In a d d i t i o n to our local c h a p t e r e v e n t s , our USYers attend regional e v e n t s f i l l e d with e d u c a t i o n a l , r e l i g i o u s , and social a c t i o n programs. In USY, our post B'nai Mitzvah learn what it means to be a leader in t h e Jewish community. In our Hebrew High School program, Ma'ayan, Midbar students are c h a l l e n g e d to t h i n k about t h e i r roles as Jews and as young men and women in t o d a y ' s s o c i e t y . The f i r s t semester f a c u l t y includes Rina Roselinsky S t e r l i n g , Cantor Bob Fisher and myself. Whether it be s e a r c h i n g to live l i v e s of m i t z v o t , s t r u g g l i n g with q u e s t i o n s about God, or w r e s t l i n g with Jewish e t h i c a l issues, our i n t e r a c t i v e l e a r n i ng d i s c u s s i o n s are heated and i n s p i r i ng each and every week. Our Adult E d u c a t i o n program l a u n c h ed a new year of courses last month, with greater p a r t i c i p a t i o n than in p r e v i o u s y e a r s . Have you t a k e n a look at the courses we are o f f e r i n g ? What a f a n t a s t i c message you can send to your f a m i l y about the i m p o r t a n c e of e d u c a t i n g o u r s e l v e s as Jews by making a commitment to Jewish learning. We hope you can see t h a t we are working hard to help provide the ^ RefvptJstyy? r&tfV' ?OfaqircL ' A QeTm/ting iTftff tyrou for ANNUAL BOARD MEETING SUNDAY DECEMBER 9th at 1 Oam IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MORNING MINYAN FREE BBQ LUNCHEON TO FOLLOW MEETING atmosphere in w h i c h p o s i t i ve Jewish memories can d e v e l o p in your lives and the lives of y o u r f a m i l y . Now is the time to f i n d the moments in those busy s c h e d u l e s ! It is simply too i m p o r t a n t to let these o p p o r t u n i t i e s pass by. Together we can c r e a t e magical memories t h a t will last forever. ~ Rabbi Jeremy W i e d e r h o r n e-jTZ t / DECEMBER 2001 D is you MEme' nB, f f l r duc a t ioRnE L I G IsO U S you LE1IH - ] e w i s h t , Froverb *0? HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR CHILD'S JEWISH EDUCATION TO YOU? R E L I G I O U S S C H O O L D I R E C T O R Mira Slobody f - H o C Q C O Z D o o ? c HY DO WE SEND OUR CHILDREN TO HEBREW SCHOOL? THERE ARE MANY POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION. MANY PARENTS WANT TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT OUR JEWISH TRADITION. MOST PARENTS' LONG TERM GOAL IS BAR/BAT MITZVAH. FOR SOME FAMILIES THE IMPORTANT FACTOR IS BELONGING TO A COMMUNITY. AT TIMES I FEEL THAT OUR STUDENTS' ULTIMATE SUCCESS OF THEIR JEWISH EDUCATION FALLS SHORT. HEBREW SCHOOL BECOMES A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TAKE PRIORITY AND SOME OF OUR STUDENTS FALL BEHIND THE REST OF THE CLASS. ASK YOURSELF, HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR CHILD'S JEWISH EDUCATION TO YOU? WHAT WILL HAPPEN MANY YEARS FROM NOW WHEN YOUR CHILDREN ARE ADULTS? WILL JEWISH EDUCATION BE IMPORTANT TO THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN? OR WILL IT TAKE A BACK SEAT TO OTHER ACTIVITIES? WE ALL NEED TO MAKE AN EFFORT TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN ATTEND HEBREW SCHOOL AND RECEIVE ALL THAT OUR TEACHERS see "Mira" on page 6 , ? ? Midbar Kodesh Temple in conjuction with Yeladim academy is now providing early childhood programming for children ages 2 through pre-K. The early childhood group, called 'Nitzanim' will offer several different programs throughout the year, to include a Saturday morning Shabbat Gan and special holiday events. Shabbat Gan is offered on the second and fourth Saturday of each month at 1 0 : 3 0 a.m. Holiday programs will be offered once a month on Sunday mornings and will introduce children to Jewish holidays, traditions, crafts and foods. All events will be held at Midbar Kodesh. Shabbat Gan is offered free of charge. The holiday programs will run December 2001 through May 2002. Participants are encouraged to pre-register for the complete set and will be asked to pay a small fee. The first holiday program will be held December 2nd. Those interested in pre-registering or obtaining more information, should contact the Synagogue at 454-4848. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL The second semester EARN CASH FOR YOUR SCHOOL] tui t ion is d u e in full by J a n u a r y 1st . General Mills h Midbar Kodesh Temple Religious School is now a registered participant with Box Tops for Education. The Religious School will receive 10k for every General Mills "Box Top" we turn in. www.boxtops4education.com These special tops can be found on such products as Big G 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 contact the Synagogue with the e-mail address or Laurie Green at Idgreen20@aol.com DECEMBER 2001 D Y o u t h C o m m i s s i o n M e e t i n g USY (United Synagogue Youth) is alive and well at Midbar Kodesh Temple. Youth Activities is an important part of Temple life and our youth department needs your involvement. We invite all interested members of Midbar Kodesh Temple, to join the Youth Commission and help us lead our youth department. Don't have kids in the youth group? You don't have to! You just need to have an interest in seeing our youth become involved and help us guide the programs. We are having a meeting to organize our new youth committee. Feel free to call us with any questions, suggestions or comments. You may RSVP for the meeting or just show up and get involved. ELeen & Randy Spoor Phone: 614-6864 or e-mail RS2394@aol.com Tuesday - December 4th @ 8 p.m. u c B I O - M E D I C A L ETHICS SYMPOSIUM A three part series that will incorporate doctors, Lawyers and Rabbis to discuss THE ethical issues of our time. S e s s i o n #2. Thursday, January 3, 7 pm-8:3opm Who is looking at your genes? What happens to information obtained by your physician? S e s s i o n #3 Sunday, February 3, 7 pm-8:3opm Who owns life? (Embryonic tissue, placenta cells, basic DNA chains) # # " I N T R O D U C T I O N TO T A L M U D " Spend three evenings swimming in the vast sea of Rabbinic literature. Together we will discover the format, important terminology, and concepts that make up the world of Talmud. Mondays ? December 3rd ? 10th ? 17th ? 7pm-8pm B E G I N N I N G H E B R EW Began with Alef-Bet. This course continues with the basics of letter recognition and basic reading and conversational skills. The course will also help the students become more familiar and competent in navigating the Siddur (prayer book). Mondays ? 7pm - 8pm Cost: ?18 members $36 non-members T H U R S D A Y S FOR T H O U G H T Join Rabbi Wiederhorn for an afternoon study break. Each month this course will focus on a different topic ranging from Biblical studies to current events and modern Halakhic (Jewish law) issues. Feel free to bring a dairy bag lunch. 1st Thursday of each month 12. noon - 1pm Cost: $18.00 members $36 non-members Have jn incmiiblc t>x wek expert*?** -.m ?*?e o( mtivupervieti wmmcr ptujiwm ? USY on Wheels: a 6 week trek across North America ? l.JSY on Wheels Mission: Miizvah ? USY Israel Pilgrimage ? London/Israel Pilgrimage ?Spain/Israel Pilgrimage ? Israel Pilgrimage PolandSeminar ? Eastern Europe Israel Pilgrimage ? Heroism and Hope-Italy/Israel Pilgrimage ? Ecgar! The l lcimate Israel Challenge Sponsored by United Synagogue ot Conservative Judaism Write: USY. 155 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 Call: (212) 5>*-~800ext. 2311 Vtr.i site: http: u?.' org usy cv.*pc DECEMBER 2001 H A N J U K A A ? Congratulations to the committee and volunteers who helped make the Hanukkah Bazaar a wonderful success. A special thank you goes to Sara-Ann Lipson and Deborah Cohen for preparing a delicious marathon breakfast and lunch menu that fed everyone all day long and to Bernie Kaufman, Barry Eisen, Shel Sbarra and Randy Spoor for helping to setup. I would have not made it through the day without Jacqui Stieglitz, Lauralee Rothman, Cail Aicalay, Isabel Goldberg, Marcy Welt and Marilyn Mehr. A special thank you also goes to Michael Stein for his wonderful DJ talents and to USY for their Midbar Cafe, to Tiffany Doctors for helping the kids make Hebrew letter necklaces, to Amy Fieldman and Rhonda Kaminsky who sat at the Midbar Booth, and to the Malka Schwartz Chavurah for their Designer Plates. These booths earned money directly for Midbar Kodesh Temple. Madeline Morris baked up some Marvelous Munchies and sold those for the synagogue as well. I hope you will think about Madeline Morris for Catering and Baked Goods when you entertain. She has a great menu items and can design kosher and pareve menus. Call Madeline at (897-4254) for your caterering needs. Our vendors were wonderful. We thank them for bringing their speciality items to us. If you were not able to be at the bazaar, or still need extra gift items, please contact these generous and talented people and tell them you got their name from the Hanukkah Bazaar at Midbar Kodesh Temple. RjnaR f o r Handcrafted Silver & Gemstone Jewelry The Knitwits for Custom Knit Sweaters and Gifts (647-3778) Bola Enterprises for Watches and Sterling Silver (896-9415) Puppets, T-Shirts 8< More for Specialty Gift Items (243-5851) Carol Ackley for Specialty Cookies 8c Beaded Socks (269-8062) Carol Cohen for Antiques 8c Collectibles (361-4018) Vivian Marcowitz of Hemisphere for Remote Control Items (492-0025) Millie Silverstein for Specialty Candies 8< Desserts from "It's Your Party" (896-4350) Hilary Mehr Moskowitz For Pampered Chef for Kitchen Items 8c Party Bookings (451-5906) Art Pieces 8c Party Bookings (407-0104) Randy Spoor of Spoor 8c Associates for Foney Food (740-5929) Cookies By Design in Green Valley (898-0440) Cyn City Gems, Jewelry, Watches, Belts, Bags and Gift Items 8c Party Bookings (897-6292) Pam's Imposters for Handbags 8c Jewelry (456-1151) Tina Aronowitz from RTA Boutique for Handbags, Sweaters 8e Jewelry (617-442.6) Max Lakoff, The Needles' Point for Needlepoint Work and Gifts (564-6800) Joni Akselrad, The Rabbi's Wife" Custom Pottery (456-8180) Thanks, again, to everyone who participated in making this day special. Maria Hollander-Polott, Hanukkah Bazaar Chairperson "Mira" continued from page 4 WORK SO HARD TO INSTILL IN THEM. THE SUPPORT OF OUR PARENTS IS CRITICAL. WE CAN'T JUST "FEEL JEWISH" WHEN WE ARE IN HEBREW SCHOOL CLASSES. WE NEED TO BE JEWISH THROUGH OUR ACTIONS. OUR 6TH GRADE CLASS HAS STARTED TO ATTEND THE SUNDAY MORNING MINYAN. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SERVICE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OUR GOAL IS THAT THIS WILL HELP THEM TO FEEL A PART OF THE CONGREGATION AND THIS SMALL ACTION IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CANNOT ATTAIN ANYWHERE ELSE. OUR TEACHERS ARE WORKING HARD TO DO THEIR PART, BUT WE NEED THE HELP OF OUR PARENTS...PLEASE. B ' S h a l o m , M i r a Every Tuesday night, in the Sanctuary from 8-10PM. Midbar Kodesh will have 'Israeli Dancing' in the Sa nctua ry. Learn how to dance with Israeli Instructor/Choreographer 'Amnon Eilat." Admission is $5?? per person Don't forget to wear comfortable shoes! s r a e l i Dancing' resume on December n t h DECEMBER 2001 I R D A V S Marvin Abramson ( ? ) Maggie Tabach Isaac Wellish Robert Shapiro (jT) Tori Monkarsh Warren Evins Marci Riceberg ? Susan Ruditsky ^3) Yoram Harnik Madelyn Nitzkin Elisa Wershba (?) Jack Borgen Marc Smithline ( ? ) Jocelyn Polott Dara Fonseth Deborah Perlman ^4) Frances Marco Marilyn Mehr Paul Solomon (1155); Jonathon Green Pura Evins 16) Beva Berkowitz 17) Noah Roufus (18) Jordan Doctors Joni Ponzio Simon Pulitzer (19) Mitchell Ostrovsky ] Murray Berkowitz (20) Mark Goldstein Stephen Miller Howard Perlman Senna Spindel (24) Alan Roselinsky ( 2 ^ Kevin Spoor Emil Stein @ Barry Fieldman Blanche Rever (27) Glynda Kahn Mindy Silberlicht Jocelyn Solomon (29) Joshua Genberg ? ? Sarah Kahan Armand Attia Aubrey Baskin Michelle Wershba Board Nominations t Annual Meeting The nominating committee announces the 2001 Slate of Officers which will include the following incumbants for the Board of Directors: Stan Ames, Howard Baron, Steven Doctors, Janet Stein and Gerald Welt If there is not a quorum at the 10 am, December 9th Annual meeting, the meeting will be continued to Monday, December 10th at 7:15 pm, immediately preceding the regular monthly Board Meeting. The December 9th and December 10th meetings will be held in the social hall at Midbar Kodesh Temple. M I D B A R IS L O O K I N G FOR S O M E O N E T O V O L U N T E E R T O T A K E O V E R T H E ' M A V E N S ' G R O U P , S O W E C A N S T A R T UP A G A I N ! M I D B A R M A V E N S IS A H A V U R A H T H A T M E E T S O N C E A M O N T H F O R M E M B E R S 55 Y E A R S Y O U N G A N D UP! C A L L T H E O F F I C E IF Y O U W I S H T O V O L U N T E E R ! Midbar's Annual Meeting and Election of the Board of Directors will take place immediately following 9:30 am morning minyan on Sunday, December 9th. The slate of officers will be presented for approval, a guest speaker from National Airlines will be with us to discuss travel security and safety issues and a complimentary BBQ luncheon will be served. A drawing for a free round trip ticket to anywhere National flies, provided by National Airlines, will pulled at noon. The winner must be present! Gay Goldstein will make a special scholarship presen-tation to Midbar Kodesh Temple in memory of her husband Bob Goldstein, who passed away last December. m ational Airlines' Everything's better up here* - JNF Israel Emissary to . the Western United . States, Mr. Michael ^ Nitzani, will be a special guest speaker at QJ Shabbat Services on v December 14th. Mr. Nitzani, who was rg born in Jerusalem has served in the Special V Forces of the Israel r \ Defense Forces. He will address the congregation on the impact of the ^ worst drought in recorded history in fU Israel, the impact of this ? water shortage on peace negotiations in the ?Tj Middle East and JNF's commitment to solving the water crisis. ^ Be sure to be there for a ^ very informative evening. J c 'J'** DECEMBER 2001 8 Mews C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and Best Wishes to: to Ben and Marilyn Mehr on the upcoming marriage of Ben's son Michael to Jodi. to Barbara Grisar on the recent engagement of Andrew to Taryn. to Larry and Francine Wiederhorn who were honored in Los Angeles by Masorti and the Schector Institute in Jerusalem, for their work with United Synagogue. to Sharon Maurer-Schwartz and Ande Rice on the engagement of their daughter, Julie Malka Schwartz to Ken Zeff. The wedding is scheduled for late summer taking place in the Chicago area. to Steve and Rita Kolsky on the recent engagement of their daughter Pam to Peter C a s t i l l o . Pam & Peter live in Denver but will be in Las Vegas for their wedding in August. to Alan and Wendy Roselinsky and Penny and Chuck Sterling on the marriage of Rina and Ryan. to Danny Riceberg, son of Harvey & Janis, brother to Marci Riceberg and Cindy Goussak, who graduates from U N L V in the School of F i lm in December. Get well wishes to the Father of David Kahan. Carol Kahn, Roz Kover, Cindy Goussak, Myra Farrell, Janis Riceberg, Leona Budin and Leona Saks; to Peter Green's mother Rita Bornfeld and to Michael Cane's mother Lee Mekelburg; Barbara Bregman's s o n - i n - l aw Stuart Lorch, and Bob Alpert. Chavurah Fair and New Member Open House at the Synagogue on Sunday, December 2nd at 2 pm. Contact Fran Marco at 458-3856/ JMarco5681@cs.com or Laurie Green at LDGreen20(a>aol.com, lgreen@prismcc.com for information on joining or setting up a new group. Having a Birthday or Anniversary? Observing a Yahrzeit? Consider Sponsoring a Kiddush! Full sponsorship of a basic Kiddush for Friday Night or Saturday Morning is j>i5022. Partial Sponsorships in $3622 increments are now available. Please call Janet Stein (a> 3 6 1 - 8 8 1 0 Advertise or Send Good Wishes in Kol Bamidbar Contact lleen & Randy Spoor home 614-6864 ? office 740-5929 email RS2394@aol.com Deadline for the January Bulletin is December 10th! ""v..;,*.-.. eIs a- greamt t o o l tao hel p our S &ue stay in t o u c h with the membership Get weekly updates on all Synagogue f u n c t i o n s , activities and c o m m i t t e e projects, e-mail to m i d b a r k o d e s h t ? a o l . c o m to be placed on our list! b ^i DECEMBER 2001 L e w i s F a m i l y IS NOW 0 P ? N IN T W ? M A I N R O T U N D A G I N S h o p ? TU?S0AY I THURSDAYS 4 TO 6 PA ? SUNDAY 5:30 10 11:30 AA ? DURING RUIilOUS SCHOOL HOURS AND BY APPOINTMENT ClfT [fRTIFICATfS MAKE GREAT (SIFTS! "Bampa" continued from page 2 years that your grandfather was President. I want you to remember how we walked through the kitchen to the classroom on Eastern. I want you to remember the handprints on the wall at Cactus Garden Drive and the tours of the Ethel M's f a c t o r y and gardens. I want you to remember the morning we stood on an empty lot and said to each other, "One day we will have a building here," and how I smiled when you asked "where are we putting the cactus garden?" I want you to remember the kindness of a l l the people who came to your house to share in the loss of our Jessica and all of those who came to honor Grandma-mommy and Grumps when we had to say goodbye. I want you to remember the sight of all the people moving four Sifrei T o r a h down V a l l e Verde. And how happy everyone was for us at E l i z a b e t h ' s baby naming, and when Sandro was born. And High Holidays at Eastern, the Convention Center, the Flamingo L i b r a r y , Sams Town and f i n a l l y , squeezing almost 700 people i n to our own building. I want you to look forward to studying Torah and to becoming a Bar Mitzvah. I want you to c o n t i n u e your love for Judaism and share that love with your sister and cousins and f r i e n d s , and then when you are a Daddy, w i t h your own f a m i l y and t h e i r f a m i l y . I want you always to feel that Midbar Kodesh Temple is your home and that you w i l l always look forward to going to synagogue. You see. Poppa and Grumps were r i g h t . . . i t is for all of us! Some things should never change! ~ I Love You to the Moon, Bampa <Services & cL^iiuier Come share Hanukkah with your Midbar family on December 15 th. Afternoon (Minha) services at 4:15pm, Maariv and Havdalah around 5:15pm followed by dinner at 5:30pm. Bring the whole family! The evening will be complete with songs and games. WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEWEST MEMBERS!* Murray & Beva B e r k o w i i z * a t time of publicalion DECEMBER 2001 ? ^Estate* Art Sale & Auction Join A c h a v u r a h Our creative members are always on the look out for a special project for Midbar...have a little fun, make a little money...and this time a group of them came up with something a little different. Born out of the need to do something with all that artwork that looked great in the old house, but has no special place on the walls of the new house the "Estate" Art Sale and Auction will come to Midbar on February pth. We will gather together for conversation and convivality and buy or bid on each other's masterpieces. Anything from poster art to originals will do...framed, unframed, famous or infa-mous! Give it some thought and we will send out more information later. And ask your CPA how this might be of benefit to you either as one who donates, or one who buys! Leave a message for Isabel Goldberg regarding Artwork at 454-4848. ~Kosher Dining ~ Shabbatniks ~ Young Families ~Empty Nesters ~ Malka Schwartz Artist Group ~Women's Study Group ~ Senior Groups ~ And More! Anything You Want It To Do Set Up A Chavurah on December Two Midbar Kodesh Temple at 2 pm FRAN MARCO 458-3856 JMarco5681@cs.com r M i d b a r Kodesh Temple, its' staff and Board of D i r e c t o r s w a n t s to a c k n o w l e d g e the c e l e b r a t i o n s of l i f e and joy w i t h our c o n g r e g a n t s , as well as t h e i l l n e s s e s and s a d n e s s that c o m p l e t e l i f e ' s c i r c l e . P l e a s e call, or have s o m e o n e call for you, i m m e d i a t e l y , so that we may serve your needs. 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