The Bulletin from Temple Beth Sholom, March 2002

Temple Beth Sholom THE BULLETIN March 2002 ?a Adar-Nisan 5762 Vol. 2, No. 3 Pa-Mover be#Uwihe< evening- of M a r c h 2 7. Look* LwicUy for ieder arui/ chamety itUe? information^ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Mishnah Project 2 From the President Cantor's Message 3 Under the Dome 4 Education Department Preschool News 5 Women's League Men's Club 6 Membership Comer 7 Passover Information 8 Donations 10 Calendar of Events Schedule of Services 16 Temple Beth Sholom is a Conservative Congregation affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism A Message from the Rabbi This Pesach, Let There Be Light! Thomas Lane Butts relates the story of a live circus performance which included a Bengal tiger act. On this particular evening, the tiger trainer entered the cage with several tigers to do a routine act. The door was locked behind the trainer and, in the middle of the performance, the worst possi-ble fate befell the act - the lights went out. For 20 or 30 long seconds, the trainer was locked in with the tigers. In the darkness, they could see him, but he could not see them. All the man had with him was a whip and a small kitchen chair. During the darkness, he kept talking to the animals and crack-ing his whip. And he survived. When the lights came on, he calmly finished the performance. I assume that most of us rarely find ourselves in this kind of situation, plunged into such darkness that even a little light is welcome and mitigates the fear. Yet, is it not strange that Jewish tradition prescribes that we place ourselves in such a situation for, on March 26, in Jewish homes throughout the world, people will conduct the customary bedikat chametz, the search for leaven in preparation for the Passover festival. This search is conducted by the light of a single candle. One wonders how, if we are going to search, a single candle is helpful. Reflecting on complete darkness and its connection to Passover reminds me of the Torah's de-scription of the ninth plague which struck Egypt, that of complete darkness. In the Torah's words, "and thick darkness descended upon all the land of Egypt....people could not see one another, and for three days no one could get up from where he was...." But what made this darkness so thick, so total, so complete? How could there be such a total lack of light? The Torah itself provides the an-swer - "people could not see one another." Linked to the darkness is spiritual darkness, the darkness of the heart, the inability to see one's fellow humans. This is the greatest darkness: when people do not see - do not care to see - their brethren. The plague of moral darkness descends when the needs of others are overlooked because of our own concerns. This is the true absence of light - the absence of concern for other people. Many of us, I am sure, have heard of the City of Danzig. Danzig was the free port on the German- Polish border. Until the 1930s, it had enjoyed a period of peace and prosperity which had lasted for over a century. The Jewish community of Danzig had shared in this serenity and affluence. How-ever, with the rise of Hitler, their property and position were slowly expropriated. The lives that they had built for themselves and their families began to crumble. By 1938 many of the Jews had emi-grated. One of the most magnificent synagogues in Europe, along with other communal institutions and buildings, were entrusted to a mere 2,000 Jews. What made the situation appear even darker and more hopeless was that of these 2,000 Jews, only a few had sufficient funds with which to facili-tate their emigration. Most were less affluent and were trapped. There seemed to be no avenue of escape for them. However, the community's leaders met and devised a plan, a brilliant response to the unthinkable tragedy which was confronting them. Arrangements were made for the sale of all the property belonging to the Jewish community to the authorities of Danzig. The proceeds of the sale were earmarked for a very specific purpose - to enable even the poorest Jews of the city to emi-grate. Unlike the Egyptians, the leaders of the Jewish Community of Danzig kindled lights to enable them to see others. Still, the question of the search remains. Should not searches be conducted with as much light as possible? Why do we use but one small candle? The Rabbis of the Talmud provide an answer to this question. In discussing the teaching that on the eve of the 14th of Nisan the search for chametz takes place by the light of a candle, the Rabbis quote the Biblical prophet Zaphaniah, "And God said, 'It shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles'." The rabbis understand God's statement as meaning that God chose to search out Jerusalem by the light of a candle rather than the light of a torch because the light of a torch reveals all blemishes and errors, and the inhabitants of the city could never be seen as guiltless. They would always appear as transgressors. The light of a candle, however, uncovers only the great transgressions, those that need to be addressed while the lesser faults and indiscre-tions remain undetected. Rabbi's Message Continues on Page 2 Rabbi's Message/Mishnah Yomit Rabbi's Message From Page 1 I recall a story about a man who felt he had been insulted by a resident of a certain town. He decided to seek revenge on the entire town, so he arranged to have a sack delivered to the home of the cashier of the local bank. Attached to the sack was a note saying that it contained 160 pounds of gold, which was to go to the resident who had been kind to the donor a year or so earlier. The individual who claimed the money had to repeat the kind remark he had made to the stranger during that earlier visit. Inside the sack, the note claimed, there was a sealed en-velope containing the remark. When the remark was remem-bered and publicly repeated, the sack of gold would be handed over. This identification would take place 30 days from the date the sack was left. During those 30 days the citizens of the town conspired on ways to claim the gold, even though none of them had helped the man. At the town meeting, one after another, 19 of the town's leading citizens claimed to have made the kind remark to the visitor. Greed and desire for gold began to char-acterize more and more residents. What had formerly been known as an upright, honest community gained the reputation that it was smug, vain and corrupt. The man had managed to bring out the worst in the town's inhabitants. He gained his re-venge, for, you see, the sack left with the bank cashier actually contained lead; there was no gold. Sometimes people respond to wrongs in the same fashion as this stranger. They kindle giant torches and search not only for the wrongs which need to be righted but all the shortcomings of people, both large and small. Such people are out to uncover all faults, every blemish. For what purpose, though? The stranger in the story received no apology, no redress. Instead, he dam-aged the reputation of the townspeople by tempting them with gold. Unlike God, according to the Talmudic passage, this man kindled a torch so he could put all the transgressions on public display even though nothing was really gained by doing so. Several years ago, you may recall that a substantial power blackout took place in New York City's garment district. The employees of the Penta Hotel smoothly and safely evacuated 2,500 guests - without elevators, air conditioning, hot water or lights. In order to say thank you to the employees, the manage-ment asked what they would like. Freed Schoene, chief clerk at the hotel's front desk, replied to the staff: "While we spent a few hours in darkness, we should remember those who spend their entire lives in darkness." So the hotel presented a check for $1,000 to the Lighthouse, the New York Association for the Blind. As we search our homes by the light of a candle, let us bear in mind that the candle does not represent the light of the torch, the light that is vindictive and vengeful, that only indicates and does not comfort, that illumines but does not warm. Rather, it is the light of the candle that consoles, and provides hope that serves to help heal and repair, that not only sweeps away the darkness, but makes us appreciate what we see through the light. As the employees of the Penta Hotel demonstrated, it was not the starting of generators or the illumination of giant chan-deliers which gave the blackout meaning or purpose - rather, it was the lighting of a candle. Project to Help Conservative Jews Learn about Mishnah This Spring, The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism will introduce a second project devoted to daily Jewish learning. Mishnah Yomit, or "the daily mishnah," will build on the success of Perek Yomi, which continues to involve over 8,000 Conser-vative Jews in ongoing Bible study. Beginning in April 2002, participants will learn one or two pas-sages in the Mishnah each day, with the goal of learning an en-tire "order" of Mishnah in the course of a year. According to Joshua Kulp, coordinator of the new program and author of the project's study materials, "The Mishnah is the foundational book of Judaism, second only to the Torah, and it has 'set the agenda' for Jewish laws and customs." Mishnah Yomit - which seeks to make this rich text accessible and interesting to Con-servative Jews of all backgrounds - is designed to familiarize participants with the Mishnah by asking them to learn one or two mishnayot per day. Each day's lesson will include an introduction to the Mishnah in question, a translation, an explanation and questions for fur-ther thought. Participants will also receive a brief introduction to the Mishnah, which will include historical information, tips on how to learn the Mishnah, recommended reading lists and an-swers to frequently asked questions. As with the Perek Yomi project, the material will be sent to participants via e-mail or as hard copy, and it will also be avail-able on the United Synagogue website, www.uscj.org. Partici-pants may also join an online discussion list and might choose, as with Perek Yomi, to form local discussion groups, whether in their synagogues or in private homes. Joshua Kulp has been associated with the United Synagogue Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem since its inception and pre-viously served as its director. Since 1997, he has served on the Yeshiva faculty, teaching Mishnah and Talmud. He is currently completing a Ph.D. in Talmud at Bar llan University. According to Kulp, Mishnah study will prove particularly appealing to those who love to study and debate, since the text is comprised of "arguments" between rabbis, each trying to prove that he is cor-rect. "Our job in studying Mishnah is to follow their reasoning, to understand the inherent logic in their positions," he notes. Rabbi Jerome Epstein, USCJ executive vice president and creator of the Perek Yomi program, points out that "classical Jewish texts are often timeless because they speak to us today just as they influenced our ancestors thousands of years ago. The reading of Jewish texts has been a cherished value be-cause learning is more than an academic exercise; it has an impact on our lives...To take Judaism seriously means to allow Jewish values and ideals to help shape our lives. This, in turn, requires that we devote more time and energy to learning and understanding Jewish sources. Without that 'investment,' we preclude the possibility of Judaism ever being meaningful to us." To help our congregation get involved in this exciting project, Rabbi Goodman will lead a Mishna Yomit study group that will serve as a summary of the week's study materials, every Friday morning, from 8:15 to 9 a.m., after Minyan. Please remember in order to participate in this program you must sign up via the United Synagogue website, www.uscj.org. 2 Mar. 2002 From the President/Cantor's Message From the President Sandy Mallin Congratulations! Because of your spirit and support, our congregation is growing into one of the most exciting con-gregations in the country. There are so many accomplish-ments to be proud of this year. Let me begin with the fabu-lous CD we all received for Purim. It was incredible! Many thanks to Irwin Goldberg and the Men's Club for funding this gift to the congregation. We have many wonderful chavurot groups amongst us. The group that includes the Bouchet, Boshes, Berkovits and Karchmer families unselfishly and eagerly helped a senior congregant in need resettle into a new apartment at the beautiful King Solomon community. Mark Scheiner, Irwin Goldberg, Henry Kronberg, Jim Lu-kasiewicz and Ken Scholl, along with the Friedmutter Group and Taylor Construction, are working hard to complete the plans for the Warsaw Ghetto Remembrance Garden, to be located on our property. Last month I touched upon the new Fanny and Joseph Goldberg School addition. We are so fortunate to be able to expand our school after less than two years at this new loca-tion. The nominating committee is working hard to present a slate of candidates for our board for the 2002-2003 year. Each candidate will be selected for their expertise in an area important to the specific needs of our board. The Annual Meeting will be held on May 1. Details will be available soon. We are certainly moving forward in the most positive man-ner, and I sincerely thank you for all the support you have given Temple Beth Sholom. A Message from the Cantor Daniel Friedman The Haggadah, the book we use to guide our seders dur-ing Passover, is not just about the Exodus from Egypt. When we look below its surface we can discover a rich sub-text that can impart essential lessons about gratitude and how to thank God for being so benevolent. The Haggadah's name comes from the Hebrew verb, "I'hagid," "to tell." There are other verbs that mean "to tell," but "I'hagicT implies paying attention to details. Two times a day, during prayer (at morning and evening minyan) we re-call our deliverance from Egypt: "From Egypt You re-deemed us, Lord our God, and from the House of Slavery You liberated us." Lest we should forget we were once slaves! It is only on seder night that we go over the fine points of what actually happened to us as Jews. We re-member the Paschal Lamb and bitter herbs we ate, the bricks we made, and the matzah we baked. We dwell on the details. We sing songs of freedom and rejoice. We sing songs of gratitude. When we sing "Dayeinu," we list what seems like an itemized account of everything God did for us to take us out of Egypt. Lest we should forget. After each line we say"dayeinu," it would have been enough if that was all God did for us. But before we can end, we go on and on and on and then, there's more! The next verse lists another dayeinu! We say "it would have been enough" to show that each single thing that God did for us made an impression and that we recognize and appreciate the benefit from it, our current freedom. Wow, what a connection, huh? Like-wise, right before we sing "Dayeinu," the Haggadah recounts a disagreement among Rabbi Yossi the Galilean, Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Akiva over just how many facets there were to the Ten Plagues and exactly how many miracles oc-curred at the splitting of the Red Sea. Why does this matter so much? Ten plagues, 50 plagues, 200 plagues, what's the big deal... we get the point that God intervened on our be-half. Isn't the point already made? Well, maybe, the point is that the more details we can find leads us to have more that we can be thankful for. If there were an additional 50 miracles at the splitting of the Red Sea, that means we can thank God 50 more times, and the potential metaphor of the Exodus can only lead us to deeper understanding of what it means to be thankful and to thank someone in our everyday lives. Perhaps, we can use this example in the Haggadah to teach us something very es-sential: when we want to thank someone we should dwell on the details. That goes for God, for our spouse, for our kids, for our employees, for our friends.... whenever we want to acknowledge the good someone did for us. One of the other details we recount at the seder is our people's lowly beginnings. Not only were we once slaves in Egypt, but, our ancestors were idol worshippers. Why does any of this matter? Gratitude comes from tasting the happi-ness of what we have. A poor person who becomes wealthy is more likely to be aware of his or her good fortune than someone who was born into money. Pointing out and re-membering where we came from heightens our gratitude: we understand where we would have been without God. On the most basic level, had God not intervened and taken us out of Egypt, we, the Jewish people, might still be in bond-age today. Can you imagine what it must have been like to be a slave? Today we are bound to God. Everything in our history is a testament to that bond. We live in a world where God wants to give to us, not take from us. In understanding these aspects of Passover we acknowledge that the happi-ness of the seder night isn't only that we left slavery for free-dom, but that we left slavery only to find our destiny as a Jewish nation bound to one God forever. Instead of being Pharaoh's workers, we now belong to God. In taking us from Egypt, even if seen as a metaphor for freedom, a na-tion called the Jewish people was formed. And so we sing and celebrate and joyously feast at the seder. I wish you all a wonderful month. Mar. 2002 3 Under The Dome ? 6 A Group of Friends?Extend your Temple family-make new friends?join a Chavurah group! New family groups are forming for moms, dads and their children. Each group will plan their own activities?movies, plays, dinners, sporting events and more. For information on family groups, call Lara Stone, 240-7998, or Felice Saxe, 228-4881. The new singles group will meet on March 3, at 10:30 a.m., in the chapel. For information about this event, contact Lou Bouchet at 255-4150. Women's League Schedule?Wednesday, March 20: General Meeting and Program, 11:30 a.m.-l:30 p.m. Af-ter a light lunch. Cantor Daniel will let us know what Jewish music is really all about. Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m.: Z'hava, a special interest group for those who are 55 or under, will meet and will take "A Look at a Women's Seder." Reservations (only) can be made by calling 655-6241. Finally, save the date of Sunday, April 21, from 9:30 a.m.-l:30 p.m. A special seminar day for women on "Judaism, Modernism and Feminism" will be open to the community. A registration form is available on page 13 of this issue of The Bulletin. Bikkur Cholim Visits Begin?Mazel Tov and Yasher Koach to our first four Bikkur Cholim volunteers- Barbara A Marlowe Mogill, and Rochelle and Arnold Schneider. Anita Lewy and I r v Herman are also par-ticipating in the committee. They have been visiting Jewish patients at Summerlin Hospital, fulfilling the mitzvah of Bikkur Cholim. Additional volunteers are needed. I f interested in this very necessary and re-warding endeavor, please contact Stan Garber, 256- 4116, or leave your name with the Temple office. Also, please let us know if you know of a congregant who is hospitalized and might appreciate a visit. o Manot Mavens?Thanks to all those who sent Mishloach Manot to their friends. Thanks also to those who helped assemble the parcels?Jeanine Rap-paport, Jerrold Rappaport, Marci Seltzer, Faith Stadtmauer and Sherry Van Mindeno. Congratulations DJ! - Congratulations to Preschool Director DJ Jensen. She has been selected to partici-pate in training to be on the Advisory Task Force for the Child Care Rating System. This system is to begin in September, when all Clark County preschools will be required to have their schools rated for quality and programming. TBS's preschool was selected as a field training site for this rating system. Validators for the rating system will observe our preschool and under-stand what constitutes high quality. We are proud of DJ and the preschool for earning these opportunities. Parashat Hashavua?Join Rabbi Goodman for an in-depth look at the Torah Portion of the Week, every Monday, from noon to 1 p.m. Call the Temple office for information on how to sponsor one of these interesting and informative sessions. Thank you to those who have already agreed to sponsor sessions: Marci A Ed Selt-zer, Elvira A J e f f Michelman, and Morton Silverman. Bet Midrash at TBS?Starting March 12, join Rabbi Goodman every Tuesday night at 6:45 in the Lawrence A. Scully Library, immediately following Minyan. Par-ticipate in a wonderful and nurturing traditional learn-ing environment where the ancient Rabbinic Texts of our tradition will come alive before your eyes. The purpose of the Bet Midrash is to pair people in Chevrutot (a traditional study couple) which are condu-cive to study and discussion. "Under the Dome" is an ongoing column of general information. Read "Under the Dome" to find out the latest tidbits about people and events at Temple Beth Sholom. Mar. 2002 Education Department/Preschool News Religious School News Our USY Cosmic Bowling and Super Bowl Sleepover was a smashing success. Thirty-two children from our congregation joined together for 24 hours of social and educational activities. We met at the Temple for a Havdalah service. Then, we headed to "Cosmic Bowl-ing" at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino for an evening of bowling and pizza. Needless to say, we had a blast. The night was still young when we came back to the Temple for a movie, popcorn and discussion. We watched the movie School Ties and discussed the is-sue of growing up Jewish in a predominantly non- Jewish society. The time was about 2 a.m. when we finally got to our sleeping bags. The next day was full of activity. The morning started with Minyan and a bagel breakfast. Then we were on our way to Sunrise Hospital to pay a visit to the sick and to fulfill the mitzvah of Bikkur Cholim. We had lunch at the Israeli restaurant, Haifa. On a full stomach, we were ready to come back to the Temple for the grand finale?a game of football and watching the real stuff at the Super Bowl. We had a wonderful time. We would like to thank our Youth Advisors Phyllis and Gary Segal for their endless effort and dedication. Thanks also to Andrea Banchik, Larry Brown, Kevin Owens, Ziona Tredup and Rob Starr for their help. ?S ? ? ? ? ? News from the Sandra & Stanley Mallin Early Childhood Center The Early Childhood Center is preparing for a busy Spring. There are many fun and exciting activities for the whole family, so mark your calendars for our up-coming events. Our biggest fundraiser is our annual Children's Fash-ion Show, held in conjunction with the Religious School. The show will take place at TBS on April 28, and the theme will be "Red, White and Blue for 2002." We need your help in obtaining donations, so call if you can offer your help in any way. Passover is right around the corner, and our pre-school will participate in a beautiful seder, to be led by the Rabbi and Cantor, on March 19, at 11 a.m. All pre-school families are invited to attend. Sign up at the pre-school reception desk. March 1 begins our registration for Summer Camp 2002. We have planned eight weeks of exciting fun for children ages 2-8. There will be many activities, visi-tors, themes and field trips, and it will all take place in the safe Temple Beth Sholom environment. Last year's camp was a big success, so come and find out what all the talk is about. Space is limited, and spots fill up fast, so come to the preschool desk to get your camp packet. Registration for the Fall 2002-2003 school year has begun. Like summer camp, spots in the preschool fill up quickly, and there are many people who want in. We have many wonderful things happening here?we invite you to come in and see. Ask for DJ Jensen, or call 804-1333, ext. 201, to schedule a tour. We will be pleased to show you our program. Finally, come and visit our Bear's Science Fair. Our Pre-K class will have their projects on display in the li-brary from March 11-15. Have you. registered your child for preschool avui sucm.kvier camp yet? Contact the preschool at 804-1333, ext. 112, vu)vj\ Pictured (clockwise from top left) are JNF Speaker Michael Nitzani with Education Di-rector Jacob Raijman, at the Tu B'Shevat Program; USY members watching a movie during the Super Bowl Sleepover; Religious School students singing Tu B'Shevat songs; Mother and Daughter, Hillary and Natalie Tischler, planting a bush on Tu B'Shevat Mar. 2002 5 Women's League/Men's Club The Women's League of Temple Beth Sholom Blanche Meisel When we talk about Jewish life, we immediately seem to couple it with the concept of the mitzvah of tzedakah/charity. Let's not forget that there are 612 other mitzvot that one has the opportunity to perform. The Women's League likes to choose its own particu-lar favorite mitzvot to concentrate and act on. The mitzvah of prayer was demonstrated when our mem-bers read from the Torah during the recent Women's League Shabbat. Tzedakah is constantly being per-formed as we not only donate to various organiza-tions like the Jewish Braille Institute and Project Chicken Soup for Jewish Aids patients, in addition to our major yearly gift to Temple Beth Sholom. Study is something we also foster, and we couple that with the enrichment and growth that help us to become better human beings. Then there are deeds of loving kindness that we offer in our community service pro-jects, along with other good deeds that seem to con-stantly catch our attention. There is a lengthy passage in the ancient midrash of Vayikra Rabbah that says, "This world is like a water wheel; the full bucket becomes empty, and the empty bucket becomes full." We started this year?like most fiscal years begin? with a rather empty bucket of happenings and deeds. As our wheel spins around to the three-quarter mark, it is almost full with all the mitzvot we originally only dreamed of happening. Thank you to all who are members, to those who participate in and who help support all our efforts. It is you who are putting all the mitzvot into the bucket. Please check out "Under the Dome" for our upcom-ing events and announcements. The Executive Committee and the Board of Direc-tors of the Women's League wish you and yours a Sweet Passover. 4 Men's Club Irwin Goldberg and Jerry Katz Our February meeting was devoted to the introduc-tion of the new Men's Club organization and to solicit-ing ideas from participants. During the coming year, we will leverage on our membership with the Federa-tion of Jewish Men's Clubs to expand our association into a more meaningful experience for Jewish men. There is still a need for men to step forward to serve on committees as well as those who want to assume a leadership role. Volunteers are needed to help on all committees, and we have opportunities available for Membership, Athletic, Hospitality and Ways & Means committee chairmen. Please let us know if you want to help. We want to take this opportunity to spotlight two of our new committees. David Carroll is chairing the Synagogue Support Committee. This committee will act as the liaisons with the Religious and Preschools, and be the Men's Club contact for all synagogue so-cial and fundraising events. David and his committee will review requests for financial and manpower sup-port for recommendations to the membership. Another new committee is Men's Issues, being chaired by Dr. Andrew Cohen. This committee will provide programming on important health and fitness issues as well as other information vital to men in to- TBS Men at the World Wide Wrap Event, held in January. day's society. The plans for building the Men's Club-sponsored Warsaw Ghetto Memorial are progressing. Construc-tion on the southeast side of the Temple?with actual paving stones from the Ghetto?will begin soon. Check out the drawings in the display case in the synagogue. Donations to the memorial can be made to Temple Beth Sholom. For more information, con-tact Irwin Goldberg. Members and nonmembers are invited to attend our next scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. Nonmembers are encouraged to come and participate before joining. Try it, you might like it! Membership is only $36 a year. For more member-ship information, contact Leon Goldstein, 242-5768. We look forward to your participation in our growing organization. 6 Mar. 2002 Membership Corner Membership Corner Innovative ideas have been flowing from the mem-bership committee this month. We've already met nu-merous times, creating fantastic programs for new, prospective and current membership. We are really excited to include everyone in our plans and can't wait to invite every TBS member to at least one of our par-ties over the next 12 months. You, our valued mem-bers, can meet our new and prospective guests first-hand this way. Our committee is so focused on the fun programs that will be coming your way that we can't stop planning them! Remember to keep your eye on this Membership Corner to stay informed. Last month, invitations were sent out for our first event. If you received one, we hope you were able to attend. If you didn't receive one this time, you will receive one in the months to follow. In the meantime, we want to welcome all of our new members to our Temple Beth Sholom family. We look forward to seeing you in the months to come as we continue to program for you! Barbara Lukasiewicz, Suriva Fischer, Membership Co-Chairs O O NEW MEMBER PROFILE The Kanter Family The Kanters?Sharon, Alan, Gabri-elle and Jack?recently relocated to Las Vegas from Myrtle Beach, S.C. Their "Beach" congregation consisted of 100 families and associate mem-bers. Looking for a larger Jewish community, they fell in love with Tem-ple Beth Sholom. With the help of Sandy Mallin, they found a beautiful place to worship, a great preschool for Jack, and a teaching job for Sharon...all within 24 hours. Alan is at the Circus Circus Mid-way where he enjoys going to work to play games. Gabrielle, age 6, attends Las Vegas Day School and dances at the Nevada Ballet Theatre. She is currently hawking Girl Scout cookies for her Brownie troop. Jack, age 4, is in the Tigers class at TBS. He plays soccer and T-ball, and is an extreme scooter rider. Sharon can be found in the Turtles class, usually getting lots of hugs and wet kisses. The Kanters reside in Summerlin, not far from the Temple. "Moving to a new area without relatives was not as lonely as we thought it would be," said Sharon. "So many people in the TBS family have gone out of their way to welcome us." Jack and Gabrielle Kanter are among the newest mem-bers of TBS. They recently moved hen with their par-ents, Alan and Sharon. o Mar. 2002 Po vjou Tcttcu? 5 ofnivnt wko fniyhtbt intiristt4. i n j r i n i t u j the- Te.fnj>U fctth 5kt>lw*.fmnily? Tle-MC- U t tke. Tttnplt ' f f i u - 1ourW} o tvie cah $en<( t h i m ittjvrnu^ticn f & m t t k t T t t n y l t lUl t ( u \ t f m 4 t r f u l y n y f r t n i Wt o j f t r . Are you interested in hosting a new member/member family for Shab-bat or other special occasion? Please call the Temple office and let us know. C a n / t f i n d / y o u r g l c w & y ? I y y o u r i c o r f ( o r T c C p p a K o r b v d d u r o r b r i b y b l a n k e t ) r y v i ^ C n ^ ? P l e a s e / c h e c k / t h e / T e m p l e / o f f i c e / ' y l o i t a n d / f o u n d / b o x / . A U o - f o u n d s , g o l d / b a n d / w i t h / i n & c r i p t i o n i P l e a w c a U / 8 0 4 - 1 3 3 3 w i t h / d e i c r C f y t i o w t o - gLoatyv it. Passover Seder "Temple E)eth .Sholom Cord iallu Invites Vou T o Join U s A t Our k o s h e r j ^ a m i l y ) e d e r prst Nig^t of f assover March 27, 2002 - J^O p.m. Temple ?)eth .S^olom 10700 Havenwood l_ane L_nj?y a (jourmet Passover feast (Reading of the Daggadah Led by Rabbi felipe (joodman and Cantor ?)aniel Friedman Accompanied by ^inai Afilcomen frizes for the Children Adults 165 per person ?Youth I 2 and under each * No charge for children + and under Kindly