The Bulletin from Temple Beth Sholom, May 2000

Temple Beth Sholom THE SHIRLEY & SIDNEY CHAPLIN SCHOLAR-1N-RES1DENCE GUEST ? JUNE 8-10, 2000 Rabbi Morton M. Leifman A special participant in this year's Shavuot servic-es will be Rabbi Morton Leifman, our Scholar-in- Residence guest. Rabbi Leifman is Senior Vice President Emeritus of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Dean Emeritus of the Seminary's Miller Cantorial School, and continues to teach courses in Jewish Liturgy at the Seminary. Rabbi Leifman was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1926. He studied Philosophy, Psychology, and German Literature at the University of Minnesota, and New York University and was ordained by the Seminary in 1951. Aside from Graduate Studies in Medieval Jewish Literature and Jewish Family Law, Rabbi Leifman worked in the fields of Balkan Sephardic Prayer Chant and Ladino Folk and Art Music as well as in 19th and 20th Century Ashkenazic Choral Music and the Yiddish Art Song Literature. He is currendy translating the Yiddish poetry of Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Aharon Zeitlin into English. He has recently completed his tenure as Dean of the H.L. Miller Cantorial School, a position that he held for 25 years. T I K K U N LEIL SHAVUOT W I T H RABBI MORTON LEIFMAN THURSDAY JUNE 8, 2000 9 P M - I A M M a r k Your Calendar ...MAY 31, 2000 The Board of Directors of Temple Beth Sholom invites you to attend the Annual Congregational Meeting on Wednesday, May 31, 2000, 7:00 pm. at the Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy. The Agenda will include reports by Sandy Mallin, President; Treasurer (Maury Jones). There will also be Committee Reports from the Building, Board of Education, Membership, Ritual, Women's League and Men's Club Committees. Following these reports the election for Board of Directors will be con-ducted by Dr. Steven A. Saxe, Vice President. May 19th is the last date to nominate someone to the Board. All members in good standing are encouraged to exercise their privi-lege to vote on May 31st. If you would like more information, please call the office at 804-1333. Temple Beth Sholom is a Conservative Congregation Affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Visit us on our web page: www.bethsholomlv.org. INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2-3 Message from the Rabbi: About the "Old" and the "New" 4-6 It Was A Wonderful Fashion Show & A Tremendous Success for our School! 7 Religious School Updates 8 Behind the Scenes with Mommy 'N Me! 9 A Special Men's Club Project 10 Women's League in Action! 11 News For Our Youth 12 Hineini - Campaign Contributors 13-14 Tributes & Donations 15 55 + Group Events 16 Jewish Life Leonardo Banchik Celebrates his Bar Mitzvah at TBS 17 The Holiday of Shavuot MAY 2000 ? NISAN/IYAR 5760 {Sr.i A MJ 28TH EDITION A Message From Rabbi Felipe Goodman About The Old and The New: Before the spirit of Pesah entirely leaves us, let us review together a law observed in connection with Pesah which commands "until that very day. . . . you shall eat no bread or parched grain or fresh ears (the new crop). . . (Lev. 23:14)." This law refers to the prohibition of eating new grain, called hadash until the "waving of the Omer" on the 2nd day of Passover. The reason seems to be that new things are forbidden until they have received God's blessing. This law reflects the innate reluctance of people to accept innovation. History tells us that the new must fight a long hard batde until it is sanctified by usage. Looking back over history we see numerous instances where the new was at first opposed, then belittled, and ultimately accepted, but only after a long struggle. Throughout my life as a Conservative Jew I have witnessed with sadness and to a great extent with pain the criticism through which various individuals attack our movement, and some times decisions made by our con-gregations in different places in the world. In my experience there are at least two different types of people who attack our decisions, our form of wor-ship and our historical approach to Jewish Law. The first kind are those who through knowledge and understanding of the Jewish tradition offer their remarks within the context of Jewish observance, time and again they consider anything "new" introduced by our movement as a personal offense and thus take upon themselves the role of "defenders of the faith" actually believing that on their person rests the ultimate measure of wisdom to be admonished upon Conservative Judaism, which by the way is a form of theology that most of the time they can't understand and won't bother to try to in the future. The sec-ond type of person actually comes from within our own congregations and institutions. We all know someone like this. This is the person that only sets foot in the synagogue two or three times a year, who finds services long and bor-ing but complains that they are "shortened", and has never bothered to understand what Conservative Judaism is. They refuse to see that Judaism is not black and white but of many colors and thus offer what sometimes amounts to very destructive criticism on the advice of someone "they know" that has managed to persuade them that Judaism can only be lived in one way. Other times they have a falsely acquired and perpetuated romanticism for certain aspects of our tradition that they sometimes observe at the expense of 2 family union and shalom bayit (peace at home) but that reminds them of their childhood. This completely trivializes our Jewish life, furthermore, it renders Judaism viable in the past but not for today nor for the future . When Ben Franklin discovered that lightning was a form of electricity, he sent a paper to be read for him by a friend before the Royal Society in London. This friend reported that it was "laughed at by the connoisseurs." In 1837, Rowland Hill proposed a postage stamp for Great Britain instead of cash payments made on delivery made by the recipient; the postmaster general, Lord Richfield, declared the idea "entirely repugnant to reason." Rachel Carson, who warned against the disastrous effects of DDT and other insecticides, was laughed at as a prophet of doom. And innovative artists, musicians, and writers must often strug-gle against the accepted criteria of taste before they win recognition, and their innovations become accepted. If in other fields, progress meets strong opposition, in the field of religion it is doubly difficult to introduce innova-tions. There is a widespread feeling that the "old time reli-gion" is the only true religionjanything new is suspect; any-thing new is to be condemned as an eminent danger to the "current system". Some Jews regard Judaism as genuine only when it is iden-tical to the religion lived and practiced by generations past. One 19th century rabbi coined the phrase hadash asur min ha- Torah, anything new is forbidden by the Torah. This view is found not only among punctiliously observant Jews, but among some Jewish intellectuals (and others who are not so intellectual) who consider only the Judaism of the past to be authentic and a valid form of theological expression. Since they themselves cannot accept uncritically the beliefs, laws and customs of Judaism of the past, they reject all of Judaism. We as Conservative Jews believe that the yashan, the old, and the hadash, the new are compatible; that tra-dition and change are compatible. For as in all other areas of human life, change does take place within religion-even though it may be much more slowly. Most people aren't aware that many things that we con-sider to be very old are in truth, relatively new. We picture our ancestors dancing with Sifrei Torah on Simhat Torah, but there is no reference to Simhat Torah in the Bible or the Talmud (the Siddur still calls the holiday Shemini Atzeret). It was not until the Middle Ages that Simhat Torah began to develop as a day with customs and practices of its own. Kaddish, Yizkor, and Yahrzeit all developed during the Middle Ages. The beautiful Kabbalat Shabbat was intro-duced in the 16th century in Safed. And the late Friday evening service itself came into being in the 19th century. When the Bat Mitzvah ceremony was instituted, it was con-sidered revolutionary. But the Bar Mitzvah ceremony, itself, ??????????MMMHMHMnHHHaHHHHHMMaMHHKi May 2000 / Nisan / lyar 5760 There is a widespread feeling that the "old time religion" is the only true religion; anything new is suspect was introduced only a few centuries ago. Do you realize the Magen David, the six-pointed star, was not considered a Jewish symbol until 1897, when the Zionist Congress adopted it for its blue and white flag? The Magen David was hallowed by the blood of Jewish martyrs, who forced by Hitler to wear the yellow star, identified themselves as Jews. New Jewish holidays have been intro-duced in the past few decades. Yom Ha-Shoah commemo-rating the Holocaust, was introduced only a few short decades ago. We celebrate another new holiday, Yom Ha-atzma'ut, Israeli Independence Day, for which our move-ment has introduced a special Torah reading and the recita-tion of Hallel. Several years ago a young friend of mine, excitedly preparing for a year in Israel asked my father, "Did you also go to Israel like your son to live there for a year when you were a student'" To which he replied, "when I was a student, there was no Israel!" How many of us give a second thought to the fact that within the lifetime of so many of us there was no State of Israel, much less a holiday celebrating its independence. There has been much hadash-innovative growth in Jewish life. And much that is yashan, has lost importance, and even vanished. Animal sacrifice, once a large part of our ritual, is no longer a part of Judaism; nor is the Temple itself. The Siddur and the Mahzor have contained many prayers that have been dropped or shortened because the service was getting too long. I would love to see some of our fervent critics both outside and within our ranks sit through an entire Rosh Hashanah service with an unabridged 17-century Mahzor. A study of the history of Judaism would clearly demonstrate that God is the God of both the yashan and the hadash. The Torah does not oppose the hadash simply because it is new. "There are two kinds of fools," a wit once remarked, "one says 'this is old; therefore it is good.' The other says, 'this is new; there-fore it is bad.'" However, Jewish history does teach us to be careful about replacing values and rituals built so laboriously by There has been much hadash?innovative growth in Jewish life. And much that is yashan, has lost importance, and even vanished the generations that preceded us. It also teaches us the need, when changing, to maintain a sense of continuity with the past. Here in our synagogue we do not change merely for the sake of changing. Each change is examined, and we carefully determine whether it will truly enhance our services or the Jewish life of our congregants. If it serves to make our Judaism more attractive, more inspiring, and more creative?then we consider it worthy of receiving God's blessing and we work to make it an integral part of Jewish life. Our efforts are in the spirit indicated by the late Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rav Kook, who said: "Sanctify the new, and renew the sacred." And "renewing the sacred" represents as great a chal-lenge as does "sanctifying the new". For Judaism has accu-mulated numerous practices and beliefs, which may have contributed, in their day, to making Jewish life meaningful, but may now obscure the basic elements of Judaism for the modern Jew. As Conservative rabbis, we feel ourselves cus-todians of a sacred tradition, but we must employ the same cautious yet daring approach used by the curators of the London National Gallery who several years ago advocated that painting by the Old Masters be cleaned by a newly dis-covered process. To this suggestion there were shocked cries of "sacrilege." Many seemed to consider the very grime that had accumulated through the ages to be an essential part of the pictures. Nevertheless, the pictures were cleaned, the grime removed, and new beauty, for-merly obscured, was revealed. This is what we try to keep in mind as we approach the renewal of Jewish life. We try to distinguish between the dust of the ages and the living Jewish faith. But, as traditional Jews, in attempting to remove this dust, we are ever on our guard not to wreak irreparable damage on the picture of Judaism by removing its paint with a too vigor-ous cleaning. We pray that we will, in the years ahead, continue to labor at "Sanctifying the new" while at the same time "renewing the sacred" in our lives and in those of our chil-dren. Candlelighting Times for Shabbat May 12 - 7:20 pm May 19 - 7:26 pm jv May 26 - 7:31 pm F V J June 2 - 7:36 pm ?J Shavuot, June 8 - 7:39 pm June 9 - 7:39 pm ^JodaA cJ^aljati to aio UJUcU fox id zii IJO?UOIJ[E ijotunlzzr aaiitancE. in hfie. ^Uzmjih office.. ^WE couHn t do it uritfiout you!! Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin I I Our Fashion Show Brunch Was A Fabulous Success! ? i i The School Days fundraiser was a huge success! Many, many people helped to ensure the success of this "Sold Out Event"! We would like to personally acknowledge the very hard work of the Co- Chairs: Bridget Shuster and Marcy Saxe. Without their tireless efforts, this fundraiser would never have gotten off the ground. Thank you both so very much! The fundraiser played an integral part in building both our preschool and religious school. We were able to purchase the materials, toys and books necessary to keep our high standard of excellence for our children. Take a look at our wonderful models! They were terrific!! Their smiles are only half as big as that of their parents and friends! We all had a great time, and are extremely grateful for everyone's sup-port and donations. ? Deborah Jensen, Preschool Director Chad Cohen We would like to also personally thank the Dr. and Mrs. Stan Carroll Bernice May following people for their support and Rabbi and Mrs. Felipe Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Neil Meinster donations. Carolyn Siskin Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Meisel Mr. and Mrs. Martin Adler Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kammerling Stacey Alter Mr. and Mrs. Gene Greenberg Joan Schwartz Shuira Alter Daniel and Nicholas Jensen Priscilla Schwartz Barbara Barney Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kronberg Ellen Scully Dr. and Dr. Mark Barney Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mallin Evelyn Shafer Amy May Boruszak Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Mason Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shuster Mr. and Mrs. Darian Braun Mr. and Mrs. James Mason Mr. and Mrs. Brian Shuster 4 May 2000 / Nisan / lyar 5 7 6 0 Our Fashion Show & Brunch Was A Wonderful Succ Our TBS Models were Superb! They twirled, they smiled and they helped raise funds for our new Educational Centers! Thank you kids! We couldn't have done it without you! Mr. and Mrs. Jon Morvay Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ober Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pear Ruthe Spector Mr. and Mrs. Ian Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kraft Mr. and Mrs. Mort Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Charles Silverman Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Ogron Nancy Sia Mr. and Mrs. Ron Turshinsky Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wolzinger Mr. and Mrs. Irv Steinberg Gerry Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fischer Liz Olbur Elaine Goldman Scott Langsner and Mrs. Susan Langsner Mr. and Mrs. Raz Blit Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Appenzeller Adele Baratz Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bransky Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brewster Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Chaplin Mr. and Mrs. Al DeArmas Mr. and Mrs. Maury Jones Baranoff Dr. Shari and Mr. Jeffrey Klein Mr. and Mrs. William Mason Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin I I Our Fashion Show & Brunch Was A Wonderful If you are still interested in supporting our schools, but could not attend, there is still time to help! We have several big items still on the list for fall. Our biggest need is to pur-chase our outside play struc-ture, and 10 more computers. If you would like to help us, please call the Temple office at 804-1333. Thank you! fyry Conner / 0 May 2000 / Nisan / lyar 5760 Religious School Education Update....From the Desk of Jacob Raijman As the school year comes to an end, I would like to thank all of the parents of the Religious school children for their support and encouragement. This year we feel strongly about the sense of community and Jewish values that we have instilled in our children. But how can we keep the momentum going? Is there a way to continue building a strong sense of Jewish community when we aren't meeting twice a week for the summer? Here are some suggestions for you to do at home. ? Celebrate Shabbat at home. Practice the prayers as a family. ? Come to Shabbat services. Show your child your sense of commitment is as strong as theirs. ? Discuss any news stories of Jewish relevance. For some children, you may have to downplay any graphically violent stories, but it is vital that they contin-ue to watch and learn about Jews around the world. ? Participate in at least one community service activity this summer. Volunteer for a walk-a-thon, or help at a food bank. Continue Tzedakah and encourage your child to do the same. ?Find opportunities to talk about your family's heritage and past. ? Look at books with your child that pertain to Jewish heritage. Discuss them and ask your child questions to check for understanding. ?Watch movies with Jewish themes over the summer. If you need help or resources, feel free to call. By working with your children over the summer, you will not only reinforce all the areas we have covered this year, you will also prepare them for a successful start in the Fall. As always, I appreciate your help, and agree that what we do for our children, we do for our future. From the Desk of Deborah Jensen Before I give you updates on our preschool, I'd like to share with you that I have never felt so welcome by any group of people since I was 7 years old and picked to play kickball! Since I started here February 14, I have been inundated with support and good wishes. Temple Beth Sholom has given me a new sense of belonging, and I intend to create a preschool that offers the same sense of community that was bestowed upon me. The Sandra and Stanley Mallin Early Childhood Center is coming along quite well and doing great! We have children registered in all of our classes, and have hired superb teachers who are committed to academic excellence. Our staff is focusing on developing a curriculum that integrates superb academics with a strong sense of Jewish identity. I believe our program is like no other in the valley. You should see our stuff! Feel free to come by the Temple office and let me show you our floorplans, books, materials, and share with you our plan to make Temple Beth Sholom's pre-school the place to be for excellent Jewish preschool education! If you would like to register your child for the fall, you'll need to come by soon! Some of the classes are get-ting rather full! I would like to thank Bridget Shuster, Marcy Saxe, and Mona Silverman for all their efforts during our fundrais-er! You all are sooo wonderful and I am forever grateful for your perseverance! We raised enough money to fill almost an entire classroom! Thank you very much! Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin I I Want To Know What "Mommy & Me" Are Doing....Take A Look! MOMMY 'N ME. Mondays, 10 am to 11 am. If you have an infant or baby up to 3 years old, come check it out! We meet in room 31 7 at the Hebrew Academy. Need more info? Call 804-1333. / 0 May 2000 / Nisan / lyar 5760 Special Projects and Events... Special Men's Club Projects The Men's Club of Temple Beth Sholom is undertaking a very important project on behalf of our Temple. The goal is to raise one million dollars to build and maintain a Mikveh at the new Temple. The funds will be raised in a very unique manner. Members of our Temple are invited to have the names of family and friends inscribed either wishing them health and long life or in memory of departed relatives and friends who are no longer with us. There is a limited amount of space for inscriptions; if you are interested in being a part of this very meaning-ful project please fill out the form below and return it to the Temple Office as soon as possible. The cost of inscrib-ing each set of names is $5,000. If you would like to honor a husband and wife ? that would be one set of names; if you are honoring two separate individuals ? the cost would be $5,000 per name. Each year, after the names have been inscribed, you will be invited to a banquet to honor those who have contributed to this most worthwhile project. r . . . . . . . . ? ? ? ? ? ? _ ? - ? - ? - - ? ? ? ? ? I Yes, I would like to honor my family/friends. Name(s) to be inscribed in a To rah Scroll Hebrew names of those to be inscribed Their relationship to you (ie. family, friends, etc.) Name(s) to be inscribed in aTorah Scroll Hebrew names of those to be inscribed | Their relationship to you (ie. family, friends, etc.) Name(s) to be inscribed in a Torah Scroll Hebrew names of those to be inscribed Their relationship to you (ie. family, friends, etc.) ? Enclosed is my check in the amount of $ ? Charge my Visa or Mastercard. Credit Card Number Authorized signature My name My address ? Please invoice me for $ Expiration Date My phone number Please return this to the Temple Office. PO. Box 36837, Las Vegas, NV 89133-6837 ? 702.804.1333 L JOIN US FOR THE DAILY MINYAN.... At The Milton I. Schwartz Hebrew Academy ? Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at 9:00 a.m ? Rosh Hodesh at 7:15 a.m. Friday Services at 7:30 p.m. ? Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin I I Our Women' s League in Action... Donor Luncheon |PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR DONOR LUNCHEON. X You are invited to join other mem- / bers of Women League for our Donor Luncheon on Sunday, May 21, 11:30 am at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino. This lively luncheon will include entertainment, door prizes, raffles and surprises! For details, please con-tact Debbie Lederer at 242-4612. CREATIVE JEWISH LIVING THE MONTH OF JUNE WILL BE A TIME TO FOCUS ON CREATIVE LIVING AT THE HOME OF JOYCE STRAUS. Sunday, June 11th at 11:00 am we are invit-ed to Joyce Straus' home to take a trip into the world of creative living with a focus on Jewish art. Ms Straus is an artist, teacher of creative thinking as well as an internationally renown fabric designer. Breakfast will be included in the $12 advance ticket price; $15 at the door ticket price. For more information, or to make a reservation, please contact Kim at 646-5401. OUR ONGOING THURSDAY EVENT: MEDITATION Meditation is a Women's League on-going event, Thursdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm. This complimentary pro-gram is led by Irv Bransky. Join us as we embark upon a journey into self-awareness. Meet at the Hebrew Academy. Call Gloria for info 251-4278. If you can wok it, roll it, stir it, blend it, or bake it.... we want it! Women's League at Temple Beth Sholom is undertaking a project to benefit our new Temple. Help us compile a recipe book with tasty recipes; all proceeds will be used for the new Temple. Right now we could use some recipes for main dishes or side dishes. Mail, fax or email your favorite recipes to Lindsay Alpert. If someone has a fond memory or a photo relating to the recipe, please share it with us. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT A RECIPE, contact Lindsay Alpert at: Tel. 228-6881* email: Lshermanlof4@aoI.com / 0 May 2000 / Nisan / lyar 5760 GAME NIGHT This very popular event will be held this month on May 30th at 7:30 pm in Tournament Hills. Bring your friends and play your favorite game. This event fills up fast. Please call Kim at 646-5401 for and to reserve your Counting The Omer What Is Counting the Omer? From the second night of Pesah to Shavuot the next festi-val, there are exactly fifty days, seven full weeks linked by a ritual called S'firat ha-Omer/Counting the Omer (named for an offering brought to the priests at the Temple in Jerusalem at this time of year). In a sense, then Pesah is not only a festival itself but the first part of a lengthy observance that runs through Shavuot, a progression from the liberation from Egypt through the revelation at Sinai. For that reason alone the Omer period has importance. Beginning the second night of Pe-sah during the M a ' a r i v / e v e n i n g service, the leader will rise and an-nounce that he/she is "prepared to per-form the positive commandment concerning the counting of the Omer." He/she then recites the blessing for counting the Omer and announces the day and the number of weeks and days thus far elapsed. In the time of the Temple, Jews were instructed to bring a small harvest offering of grain to the priests on the sec-ond day of Pesah called the Omer offering. From that day, as instructed in Leviticus 23:9, "you shall count seven weeks," up to Shavuot. The Temple is long since gone, and for the most part Jews have ceased to live on farmland. But still we count the Omer according to a prescribed ritual. Why? Maimonides, one of the greatest of Jewish sages says that the reason for counting the Omer is to express the eager-ness of the Jewish people, freed from bondage in Egypt, to receive the Torah at Sinai, an eagerness that we want to There is one day of respite from the mournful Omer period, the thirty-third day of the counting, Lag b'Omer. Lag b'Omer is a minor holiday of obscure origins, celebrated with picnics and bonfires. relive. More than that, the Omer period serves as a bridge between the celebration of freedom at Pesah and the cele-bration of law at Shavuot, a link between two concepts that Jewish thought sees as essential to one another. For historical reasons that are at best uncertain (but probably having to do with a plague that in coinciding with the Omer period, struck and killed 24,000 stu-dents of Rabbi Akiva's period dur-ing the Bar Kokhba revolt against Rome in the 130s C.E.), this is con-sidered a period of semi-mourning and s a d n e s s . Traditionally obser-vant Jews will not get their hair cut or shave; marriages are not held during this seven-week period, and public festivities are avoided. (Although no one actually mourns for the entire Omer period ? Jews observe either the period from the second night of Passover until Lag b'Omer or from Rosh Hodesh Sivan until Shavuot ? marriages are not held in respect for both cus-toms.) However there is one day of respite from the mournful Omer period, the thirty-third day of the counting, Lag b'Omer. Lag b'Omer is a minor holiday of obscure origins, celebrated with picnics and bonfires. There are several rather unsatisfying explanations for its existence; the one most often cited states that the plague that afflicted Akiva's students lifted on this day. In Israel the holiday is particu-larly identified with the great mystic Simeon Bar Yokhai (second century C.E.), allegedly marking the day of his death; Hasids and Sephardim travel to Meron, his birth-place. If they have three-year-old sons, they will give them their first haircuts at Meron on this day. Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin I I Membership Campaign 2000 WE W A N J J O INJJTE Jg your friends * TO BECOME A PART OF THE _ Dear Members: Temple Beth Sholom would like to take every opportunity to communicate information to friends and/or acquaintances who may wish to learn more about our synagogue. Therefore, we recently mailed out a Membership Campaign 2000 card and self-addressed envelope to your home so that we may send potential new members a synagogue bulletin and other information about TBS. We appreciate your help and look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Mona Silverman Membership Chairman P.S. This information is confidential and will be kept in the synagogue office. / 0 M a y 2000 / Nisan / lyar 5760 G.A.P. 20'something Jewish Graduate Students & Professionals now have a place to meet, party and network... at any G.A.P. event! Add yourself to the G.A.P. listserv with hundreds of other friends for weekly event updates OR get a newsletter of future events by calling 661-4GAP or e-mail lvgap@aol.com with your name, address and phone number. New Friends Will Quickly Follow! Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at UNLV ATTENTION JEWISH COLLEGE STUDENTS: ? Meet new friends and old ? Network ? Attend great events ? Socialize ? Explore your heritage Hillel is in the Interfaith Student Center 4765 Brussels Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 To receive a monthly newsletter and weekly e-mails: Phone: 736-0887 or E-mail: hillel@nevada.edu and leave your name, address, phone and e-mail. ONGOING EVENTS FOR EVERYONE MOMMY "N ME. Mondays, 10 am to 11 am. If you have an infant or baby up to 3 years old, come check it out! We meet in room 317 at the Hebrew Academy. SHABBAT 'N ME. Fridays, 9 am to 9:45 am. Come and celebrate Shabbat with your baby, infant to 3 years. It is a unique chance to watch your child learn his/her first prayers. Shabbat BEGINNERS' HEBREW. We now have two classes for beginners. Tuesdays, 7 pm to 8:00 pm and Thursdays from 6 pm to 7 pm. Elke Sidranski will help you get started by learning basic reading and vocabulary skills. Free to Temple Beth Sholom members; $50.00 for non-members. INTERMEDIATE HEBREW. Thursdays, 7 pm to 8:00 pm. Elke Sidranski will help you improve your read-ing and vocabulary skills. Free to Temple Beth Sholom members; $50.00 for non-members. I I I I I I I C O L L E G E ? We are eager to keep your children connected "Jewishly" during their college years. Rabbi Goodman periodically sends care packages, food, birthday cards and e-mails to our college students. To ensure that your child stays "connected" please fill out this form and return it to: Temple Beth Sholom - College Residence Form ? P.O.Box 36837 ? Las Vegas, NV 89133-6837 Student's Name College/University Address Dorm/Apt City/State/Zip School e-mail Student's e-mail ?Freshman ?Sophomore ?junior ?Senior ?Graduate School Tel. Anticipated Graduation Date Temple Beth Sholom Bulletin I I Hineini ? Campaign Contributors* THE PAST W E INHERIT, THE FUTURE WE CREATE.... In the months just passed you have heard several messages about our synagogue's future ? our prospects for a thriving membership and religious school in a facility which will continue to be a vibrant center of our con-gregational life. The time to make this beautiful vision a reality has arrived. The need to build the new synagogue for the next generation ? our most treasured legacy ? is the key message behind our appeal to you as valued members of our congregation. Please find a way to participate in the Capital Campaign. We need every member of the synagogue to join us in partnership to achieve our campaign goal of $9-5 million. We can proudly announce that our Campaign Committee has been hard at work. Pledges have now exceeded $8 million. We also know that reaching the $9.5 million mark requires a major effort. We urge you to participate in HINEINI. With your gift, we will help ensure the continuity of our congregation. Eleanor & Martin Adler Anita & Jay Goldberg Jane & Dr. Ronald Ostrove Susan & Hillel Aronson Samuel Goldberg Barbara & Terry Raben Louise & Jerry Appenzeller Viola & Mort Goldstein Rose Raphael & Sheldon Raphael z'l Mrs. Irving Applebaum Carolyn & Oscar Goodman* Barbara & Jeffrey A. Richardson Lovee & Robert Arum Evelyn Goot Bonnie & Dr. David Rogers Roberta Baiter Joel Goot Philip Rosenberg Adele Baratz Estate of Dorothy C. Guberman Lynn & Arne Rosencrantz Mary & Dr. Barry Barkan Sandy Hanson Marcy & Dr. Steven A. Saxe In Memory of Hyman Genzer, Mr. Lisa & Dan Harris Julie & Mark Scheiner Bruce Bayne, Peccole Nevada Gail & Ambassador Chic Hecht Faye Schulman Corporation Evelyn & Howard Hertz Florence Schulman Alvin Benedict Sheryl & Stuart Honig Abigail & Milton I. Schwartz William Bennett Foundation Marlene & Maury Jones Dorit & Ronnie Schwartz Sam Berkley Bea Katz Priscilla Schwartz Bonnie Berkowitz Brenda & Jerry Katz Sylvia & Howard Schwartzer Seena & Jack Bernstein Mimi & George Katz Ellen Scully & Lawrence Scully z'l Evelyn Bittker z'l Irwin Kishner Evelyn Sh