The Bulletin of Temple Beth Sholom, January 2003

January 2003 Temple Beth Sholom THE BULLETIN INSIDE THIS ISSUE Temple Beth Sholom is a Conservative Congregation affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Tevet- Shevat 5763 Vol. 3, No. 1 Tradition and Change ? by Rabbi Goodman One of the things that excites me the most about Judaism is the way in which our tradition has kept us true to who we are. In a world that is sometimes perceived as a chaotic place, things move so fast that it is hard for us to really understand where our society is headed. The Jewish tradition is what gives our people its character, not only our belief in God but the way in which through the centuries we have interpreted God's word and made it relevant in our own lives. That is truly what distinguishes Judaism from any other religious faith; our capability to make God our own God, no matter where we are in our lives, in which point of history we are standing or what our particular situation in a specific moment might be. Looking from the outside in, to the untrained observer, our tradition might seem a monolithic group of beliefs and customs that has not really changed in over 2000 years. For those of us who live Judaism on a daily basis, we know that nothing can be further from the truth. Within our community, and within the Jewish people as a whole, there have always been segments that will try to understand Judaism and to project Judaism as something that has never changed. Simply put, that is not the case! From the very day Moses received the Torah at Sinai until today, things have been in constant evolution. Some of those things are harder for us to perceive, and some of those things become self-evident only with the passage of time. In his masterfully written book, "Man Is Not Alone", Abraham Joshua Heshel ex-plains that "God is unwilling to be alone". That, just as we need God in our lives, God needs us in God's life. What does this mean? It means that Jewish tradition has to be able to speak to us, to grab us, to captivate us so that we may become engaged in the dialogue that has been taking place for so many years, generation after generation. One of the ways in which we establish a relationship with God is through prayer. Be it at the daily Minyan, at Shabbat services or on our own as a burst of sponta-neous prayer, we always try to communicate with our Creator. If you have ever been to Temple Beth Sholom's Minyan during the middle of the week, you will find an incredibly spiritual space that is both warm and inspiring. If you have been to our Friday night service, you will find the spirited Shabbat service where our con-gregation comes together not only to pray but to engage in a very incredible spiri-tual exercise. Starting February 1, both Cantor Friedman and I will be introducing a new kind of Shabbat morning service; a service that hopefully will inspire us in the same way that our Friday night service inspires us. (Continued on Page 3) v n 2 j Cantor's Mess^W 3 President's Message Bar Mitzvah/Mazal Tovs 4 Under the Dome 5 Women's League Men's Club 6 Membership Incentive Program 7 Preschool News 8 Religious School L'Dor V'Dor Photos 9 Donations 10 Board Biz Warsaw Ghetto 11 Mort Karch Eulogy Youth Activities 12 Israel Film Festival 13 Dunbar Profile New Book Group/Auditions 14 Tu B'Shevat 23 Calendar of Events Schedule of Services 24 2?Executive Director 'I CAME TO LAS VEGAS AND BECAME A MINYANAIRE Robert Mirisch, Executive Director In my former life, the one I left behind in Los Angeles, I was never a minyan-goer, other than when I had yahr-zeit. The traffic was a pain getting there. I was too busy. It was too far to go and still get to work on time. I didn't feel comfortable with the service or the people, who were "cliquey." My Hebrew wasn't good enough. Those "boxes" on the head and arms looked weird. I had plenty of reasons, "good reasons," for avoiding coming to either morning or evening minyan. Then I moved to Las Vegas. Here I was - already in the building, just a matter of a few feet from where the service was taking place. No traffic to worry about, no prob-lem in leaving my desk to participate. My employer wasn't going to be annoyed with me for taking time to pray. Nobody insisted that I lay tiffilin - it was entirely up to me. And the people who attend services...well, let me tell you. One of the thinqs I considered in making my career chanqe was the opportunity workinq at a shul would qive me to incrrfas* my copmit- Mcom-lesk and join friends in acknowledging God's place in my life. I find I can reflect on what yesterday was like and what today can be. ment to prayer and enriching my life Jewishly. Sure I could have done it before - but the conditions weren't right for to m ' ^ J i ^ c mitment to daily prayer. I had too many excuses. But, now those excuses are gone. I find each morning that I can get up frdnTr^fae I don't stay totally focused on the prayers every day. My mind wanders, but quietly, not frantically. Some days it come'S back to my rela-tionship to God. I have developed places in the service, guided by the liturgy, to express my personal prayers; my conversation with God. I sit (or stand) in the beautiful Steinberg Chapel, and light reflects the colors of the windows on the walls. My friends surround me, and I real-ize that my presence there helps make it possible for others, both TBS members and out of town visitors, to remember their loved ones as provided by our traditions of thousands of years. I'm a part of an eternal time line. I was quickly integrated into the "regulars," who have become my good friends. They made me comfortable in my new surroundings. I have come to cherish them and the few minutes we spend after services noshing, joking and inquiring about all sorts of things Jewish and non- Jewish. My Hebrew is improving. I still don't lay tiffilin, but I am not alone in that, and I don't feel even slightly embarrassed. My days start with quiet meditation and collegiality. What could be better? Try it. You'll like it. "COME FLY WITH ME, COME FLY, LET'S FLY AWAY" Join "Rabbi Goodman on a Mission to Israel May 4, 2003 to May 14,2003 CELEBRATE YOM HA'ATZMAUT IN ISRAEL WITH FELLOW CONGREGANTS (Watch the Bulletin, the Shabbat handouts and the Web Site for more information.) I ANNUAL WORLD WIDE WRAP Come joio the Men's Club on January 26, for the Annual World Wide Wrap. Don't if you're out of practice putting on Tefillin. There will be many members who can guide you. Help make this one even more successful than last year's! 5 NEW WAYS ON THE WAY?WE SHOULD WELCOME THEM By Cantor Daniel Friedman I was sent a wonderful little story that I would like to share with everyone. A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World. Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes: 1. Egypt's Great Pyramids 2. Taj Mahal 3. Grand Canyon 4. Panama Canal 5. Empire State Building 6. St. Peter's Basilica 7. China's Great Wall. While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student hadn't turned in her paper yet. So, she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many." The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help." The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the Seven Wonders of the World are: 1. to see 2. to hear 3. to touch 4. to taste 5. to feel 6. to laugh and 7. to love." The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. The things we overlook as simple, ordinary and take for granted are truly wondrous! A gentle reminder about the most precious things in life. Personally, every Friday at about 3:00 I am in awe at the fact another week has gone by, and I get the opportunity to celebrate Shabbat. By 5:30 I am beginning to release the past week and concentrate on the gift of Shabbat. How will I celebrate and separate this day from the rest of my week? What simple action can I take to remind me that God is in charge? And then, I remember to actually celebrate this Shabbat I will participate in services and sing. I know this sounds hokey, because this is pretty much what my chosen profession entails. Yet, I would be remiss if I didn't remind you to try one more thing to celebrate Shabbat. Come February 1, 2003, we will start a new prayer experience on Shabbat morn-ings; a simple way to celebrate Shabbat and learn from the Torah. I hope you will consider joining us on Shabbat morning once in a while. You might actually enjoy it. (Rabbi's column continued from Page 1) It will blend the most incredible music, melodies, thoughts and meditations of our 2000 year old tradition with new and inspiring melodies in a renewed understanding of spirituality; a sen/ice that will be the centerpiece of our Shabbat experience. Sometime after the introduction of this Shabbat service, at different times we will also be adding different Min-yanim around the Synagogue on Saturday mornings. Also, we will add different prayer experiences that will take place simultaneously in different spaces but with one single goal in mind: to enhance our observance of Shabbat and to inject our spirit with renewed strength. Eventually, we will add a traditional Minyan, a Shabbat morning ser-vice for Tots and Pre-Schoolers and a vibrant Junior congregation that will meet from week to week. With time we look forward to creating a once a month early Kabbalat Shabbat and a Havurah Minyan, and we hope that young couples and singles who wish to run their own service will join us in trying to create a Shabbat community where our entire congregation feels welcome and inspired. You will be hearing many things about our new Shabbat ex-perience. Our Saturday morning services will become something very different from what they are now. Still, they will hold true to the values of Conservative Judaism and will be deeply rooted in our tradition and everything that we hold sacred as Jews. I would like to ask you to join us, to experience with us, to pray with us, to come and dream with us and to come and be one with God. There is no more important time in the life of a Jew than the time which is spent observing the Shabbat with our family and friends in the midst of our community. Lastly, I would like to thank our ritual committee for their guidance, dedication and shared vision. Jan. 2003 4?President's Message/Bar Mitzvah/Mazal Tovs FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION Jeff Zucker, President When I went to college I was very fortunate. Because of the generosity of alumni over the generations, the college had a large endowment. As a result, tuition was only about a third of what it actually cost to educate each of us, and for those who could not afford even that tuition there were scholarships. I am happy to say that we are beginning to see some of that same foresight and commitment at Temple Beth Sholom. Since our opening at the Summerlin location, the religious school and pre-school have benefited from a sub-stantial endowment which helps keep the school building well maintained. Just recently, we have taken another important step towards assuring the continuity of Jewish education at TBS. We have just received a commitment for our first en-dowed scholarship. The donor, who wishes to remain unnamed at this time, hopes that this will just be a beginning, not only for the donor, but for the rest of us. It is hard to overstate the significance of endowments. Current giving is, of course, important, particularly for an institution like our Temple where dues cover less than half of our annual expenses. In the long run, however, this is not enough. While we are doing a lot, there is a lot more we should be doing. As just one example, it would be nice to be able to grant more and larger scholarships to those who need them. Equally important, even the most generous and well intentioned person at times can find it hard to make a contribution. Endowments allow us to have the assurance that funds will be available forever, so that if we give a scholarship to a three year old we know the money and their opportunity for a Jewish education will be there year after year, and that Judaism can be a part of their lives, not just a one year exception. Some people may do the math and conclude that endowments don't make sense. After all, each year, only the earnings on the principal are actually spent. However, that income will be there forever. Twenty years, fifty years from now, and even longer, generations will benefit from today's generosity. Indeed, endowments last longer than the buildings in which we rightly take pride and will bring enduring credit and honor to their sponsors. The possibilities are as limitless as are the needs of our congregants. Right now we may be emphasizing scholarships, but there are a myriad of other needs which can benefit from long term grants, from book funding, to teachers' salaries to clergy positions. If we are truly interested in the long term future of our faith, we must provide it long term support - I'dor v'dor, from generation to generation. B a r M f c ^ a h / M c i s f r c d / T o v y Brandon Michael Silverman, son of Elaine Silverman and the late Jeffrey Silverman, will be called to the Torah on January 25, 2003 as a Bar Mitzvah. Brandon was born in Las Vegas and began his involvement with Temple Beth Sholom with Mommy and Me. Brandon, a High Honor Roll student at The Mead-ows School, achieved the distinction of being awarded Student of the Year. He also served as the Treasurer of Student Council. Brandon's fa-vorite pastimes include playing video games, baseball, basketball and hanging out with friends. He has two older sisters, Jennifer and Mindy. Brandon would like to thank Rabbi Goodman, Cantor Friedman and Adam Brustein for their sup-port, guidance and encouragement in preparing him for this special achievement. Congratulations Brandon! Mazal Tovs all around!!! Jet* all with. (flazaL (Jov to d/ticAael and fitaceg fiolL on the. birth of thai* ion, J ) avid ^Last, on J)ecembe* 3, 2002 and Qobhua and(felice. fiaxe on the. birth of theix. daughtet, (fieathet. (ftenee, on J)ec.embe*. 18, 2002. 11\ / \? Congratulations!!! Under the Dome?5 YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD Louise and Sydney Hoffman are having a B'nai Mitzvah this month. On January 11 they will come to the Torah. Syd-ney will have the Bar Mitzvah he never had growing up in a very Reform family. Louise will have a rededication of her Bat Mitzvah. They are simultaneously celebrating their twen-tieth wedding anniversary. Oh, by the way, Sydney is 83 years old and Louise (well... it's not nice to discuss a lady's age). They will be joined by their family and friends from all over the country as well as from London and Israel. The fol-lowing week Irv Herman will celebrate the 70th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah. Many of his friends and family will be joining Irv from all over the world. Four generations of his family will witness Irv reading the Haftorah he first read as a boy in New York. TBS PROVIDES DOOR TO JEWISH WORLD Have you checked out the "JEWISH COMMUNITY" button on the TBS Home Page? Now you can find virtually (in both senses of the word) any available information on topics of Jewish interest through the TBS Web Site. There are two types of links provided by the "COMMUNITY" button. One type is to a specific site - such as YIVO or The Jerusalem Post; which takes you directly to those sites. The other type is to Jewish oriented search engines - Shamash or The A-Z of Jewish Resources or the Jewish Network. These links hook you up to indices of a multitude of topics, from literature to politics, from history to Israeli news and a seemingly un-ending variety of topics. By merely clicking on the area that interests you, these sites lead you to the information. If a listed subheading does not seem to cover the topic for which you are looking, merely type in a key word, name or phrase in the Search box, hit the search key, and it will find it for you. These links (of both types) will provide you with entertain-ment, information, controversy and ideas. You can spend as much or as little time at a site as you care to spend. You can link up to current newspapers, magazines or museum exhib-its from all over the world. All it takes is going to your TBS Web Site and playing around with the provided links. If you discover a link that isn't listed at the "COMMUNITY" BUTTON, and you think it would be something others would enjoy, please let us know. We will be happy to pass it on to our TBS community. WELCOME TO NEW STAFF Please welcome Debbie Connelly as the Rabbi and Can-tor's new Assistant, Carol Jeffries as the Temple's new receptionist, Eddie Knight of our Maintenance crew and Harriet Kaufman as the new Administrative Assistant. May they be here a long, long time. GALA KUDOS Our Gala honoring Brad Friedmutter was a wonderful suc-cess. It was dignified and profitable. Such a success is the result of the efforts of many people. At the risk of omitting someone (and with apologies if we do) the efforts of Sheila Beaton, Arlene Blut, Sandy Mallin, Barbara Molasky, Marci Murdock, Marci Seltzer, Mona Silverman and the office staff need to be acknowledged. Without their efforts, and those of many others who helped in many ways, we could not have achieved what we did. Kudos for a job well done. (Don't you just love giving "kudos"?) MAKE LIFELONG FRIENDS?JOIN A CHAVURAH Chavurah Coordinator, Karen Colen, is in the process of forming several chavarot. If you are either a young married couple with children, are young marrieds without children or married and over 55, contact Karen. Has she got a group for you! This is a great way to be part of TBS and to form life-long relationships for your families. Call Karen at 656-8990, or e-mail her at kcol@coam.net. THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC With the roar of "Bravos" and "Encores" ringing in his ears. Cantor Friedman triumphantly returns to Under the Dome from his total success as a soloist with the Las Vegas Phil-harmonic at (you'll excuse the expression) Ham Hall. Those people paid to hear the Cantor. Fridays and Saturdays you can hear him here for free. THANKS TO BOB DUBIN Last month's article "Israel Today?A Beth Sholom Congre-gant's Point of View" ran without the name of it's author. This was unintentional; however, now the mystery author can be revealed. The excellent insights in that article were those of Bob Dubin, who accompanied Rabbi Goodman on his recent Israeli mission. Thanks for your column, Bob. The Bulletin invites other congregants to submit articles for publication (with your name on it). "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. Jan. 2003 6?Women's League/Men's Club HOPE AND MIRACLES?Blanche Meisel, Women's League President It has been said that hope is the spice that keeps life delicious. It also is the essence that makes for courage and resilience. Hope imposes our highest aspirations on our most mundane or painful necessity. To be Jewish....is to hope. We hope that our dreams can be transformed into realities. I believe that "hope" needs an extra push on that one. We have to plan and to work, and grease the wheel on which hope rides, in order to make realities happen as we want them to hap-pen. In this case, hope is a catalyst along with human efforts. Take the first few months of this hectic season. The High Holy Days came early and really squeezed the Women's League calendar out of sync. Our first gathering was in the enlarged sukkah and was a celebration of the holiday. Suddenly our Paid-up Membership event was here and right on its heels was the intensive Holiday Boutique. All this, and we didn't even have a regular meeting, as yet. Our Hanukkah meeting was in Mid-November (how strange) and finally, in mid-December we had our first meeting with real discussion and input. We dreamt and we hoped, long and hard, for all of this to come across successfully. Our women, the diamonds of the universe, planned and worked hard and fast. With this, they hoped and hoped that all would be successful and turn out well. The result - almost perfect success! Any mishaps became reason to plan, work and hope even harder. We did that also - and now, with hope, we will continue with perfect success. Miracle of miracles! Another ingredient in all this is your support and help. Our Grand Raffle tickets are being sold around town. You can win $5,000, $2,500 or $500. Cost of ticket is just $100 and can be shared. Drawing is February 9. We have 5 weeks to go and have sold less than half of our 250 tickets. So when approached, please don't hesitate. Profits will go toward our TBS pledge for the year. To purchase call me at 243-3090. Our formula for successful outcomes is our gift to you as we enter 2003. May you all have a year of health, happiness and dreams come true. Reminder... January 15 - Luncheon meeting 11:30-1:30. Topic will be "Learning, Learning, Learning" - Discover the wonderful students at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Ziegler School of Rabbinics, male and female and their aspirations. You are in for a diverse and great treat. No need to reserve. Come one and all. January 31 - Feb. 1 is Women's League Shabbat. We will have full participation from our women on both days. Colette Segal, Pacific Southwest Branch President will be our guest speaker January. 31. a* mm ? a^m^mmmmmmmmm^mmmimmmmmmmmmmmmi^mmmmmmmmMmmmmmm^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmKma Ne\VS NEWS FROM YOUR MEN'S CLUB Irwin Goldberg & Jerry Katz Our November Men's Club program was filled with important information on how you can save money in getting ready to prepare your 2002 income tax filings, and we heard some insight as to what tax changes are in store for 2003. Thanks to Bob Dubin and Lew Stadtmauer for bringing this information to our attention. If listening about taxes isn't your shtick, then you should've attended our December program. It was filled with the lively music of our own DJ Sinai, who entertained an enthusiastic group of members and guests. Kicking off our program schedule for the New Year will feature none other than our own Temple member, Mayor Oscar Goodman. You can count on this being an informative night and knowing the Mayor, full of fun and a lot of laughs. Remember, this meeting is for men only - sorry ladies - and starts promptly at 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, January 15th. Don't miss attending the Men's Club recognized World Wide Wrap that takes place Sunday morning, 9:00 a.m., January 26lh. The entire congregation is invited to attend. Our goal this year is to have 80 men, women and teenagers all involved in wrapping at the same time. If you are hesitant about coming because you forgot how to put on your tefillin, that's OK because there'll be a lot of people there to help you through it. It's never too late to learn. If you don't have your own tefillin, extra sets will be available. Mark on your calendar for two upcoming special events. Our annual Men's Club Shabbat will be recognized on Saturday, March 29lh. Contact Murray Leitner if you would like to participate in this service. A once in a lifetime event will be held on Sunday morn-ing, May 18lh when the official dedication ceremony will be held for the Men's Club sponsored Warsaw Ghetto Remembrance Gar-den. This will be an event that no one will want to miss. Have you checked the construction of the Garden? Just open the gates and walk in, but watch your step. Construction will be completed soon. Does the Men's Club have a variety of programming? Well, I guess! Suggestions for future meetings are always welcome as we each have different interests. Come be a part, not apart. Membership Incentive Program?7 EVERYONE WINS WITH MIP Last month in his column Jeff Zucker, our President, announced a new program designed to motivate current members to encourage their friends and family to join Temple Beth Sholom. He pointed out the main element of the Membership Incen-tive Program ("MIP"): if you are responsible for recruiting a new member, you may be entitled to a 10% reduction on your dues for one year. Then, to quote President Zucker, he added, "Like everything else in life, there are rules." The Bulletin is hereby publishing those rules for your "easy" reference. First - what is a new member? A new member for purposes of the MIP (don't you love acronyms?) means a family unit, be it a single individual or a family of two or more, that has never previously been a member at TBS. Return customers don't count. Second - the family that is becoming the new member must acknowledge the referring family as the cause that motivated them to join TBS. Third - the family that's becoming a new member must be a full dues paying member, without any reduction in their dues rate for the category of membership which applies to them. Fourth - the new member must be in good standing at the end of his/her/their first year of membership. If they drop out during the first year or fail to meet their dues and building fund commitments, the referring member doesn't get credit for them. Those are the rules. If the family/person being brought in meets these qualifications, the referring member will be credited with a Ten Percent (10%) reduction on their next year's dues bill. Further, the Ten Percent reduction doesn't continue each year the new family remains; it's a one time only deduction. But it is cumulative in a single year. A referring member can bring in multiple new members and accumulate enough in discounts that the referring member ends up paying no dues at all. We will not pay out cash beyond the dues base of the referring member, sorry. We will be very grateful, however. Now that you know the rules - play the game. Who will be the first to get a 10% discount? Who will be the first to earn a free membership? Do your friends and family a service while getting a benefit for yourself. All it takes is remembering what a good turn you are doing when you are turn on people to the joys of TBS. (P.S. As an added benefit, if we grow the con-gregation's size we fight escalating dues for everyone.) Everyone's a winner with MIP. Jacob Langsner makes orange Richard SeFznick n a t e s f r u i t pafferns j u i c e for " 0 " week... on kabobs f o r "K" week... Jan. 2003 8?Preschool News / Hanukkah Party I Winter Performance Dancing & Singing children Celebrating a Miracle Our little stars of the Preschool per-formed "The Sad Dreidle" on Thurs-day, December 12th. It was such a hit and the children looked so cute in their costumes. All of the class-room teachers and our music and dance teachers worked long and hard on dances and songs for this performance. Now that Hanukkah has passed, we will be focusing on the New Year, Tu B' Shevat and so many other fun activities in our Pre-school. C - ^ ^ ^ i M j j J B ^ j ^ ^ ' ^ n r ^ S L ^ ^ ^ J r 1 ' B S j K b B W e a r e s o t h r i l l e d t 0 be welcoming ^s^wiwidiflJm S S ^ ^ S ^ w J p ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 1 t w S . I ] a brand new 2's class in January. [ ) l ^ y ^ z tZ' ?ur l i t t l e 'fro9s' will be ' e a d bY Mrs. Pitegoff and Ms. Tal Shtaynberg They have been working on their jf^PB**-- f^yj* classroom to get ready for these new little ones. We have a few openings in their room, so come by the Preschool for a tour to see all the fabulous things we are teaching the chil-dren! Hanukkah at TBS The Latke Ladies We are starting our second session of our after school programs in January. We are happy to announce that we are adding a sign language class and two cooking classes on Wednesdays, and on Friday's we're adding a Mommy and Me 2's cooking class and a 3/4 year old class. Come to the Preschool front desk to get more infor-mation. The Mitzvah Mavens of the Women's League have donated their time and energy to our Preschool. We could never have thrown such a successful Hanukkah Party or Thanksgiving Feast without their time and expertise on latkes and turkeys! Thank you! A special thank you goes out to Gloria and Irv Branksky. Your help is always appreciated. The Preschool wishes all of their families a very happy and healthy New Year. We look forward to many more milestones and successes that the New Year will bring. Danielle Friefeld Religious School/L'Dor V'Dor Photos?9 Religious School by Ayelet Blit B'ruchim Ha'Baim...welcome back from your winter vacation. We hope you enjoyed your-selves during the holiday and shared some special moments with your family and friends. We at the Religious School have so many wonderful things for which to be thankful, from our vibrant and knowledgeable teachers on Sunday morning, to our dynamic Hebrew school programs during the week. Our energetic students make the school a special place for teaching and learning. As we move forward to the next exciting holiday, Tu B'Shevat, (the birthday of the trees), we would like to thank everyone who contributed to our exciting Hanukkah celebrations by adding your great Jewish ruach (spirit). Thanks to our Religious School Education Committee, who gave each of our students a Hanukkah goodies gift and a card. And thanks to all of our Religious School students for raising our spirit by singing beautiful songs and prayers during Friday night services and again on Sunday morning for the seniors at the L'Dor V'Dor Hanukkah party. (See the photos below.) The seniors showed their appreciation by giving each student a dreidle filled with chocolate gelt. The Temple's Hanukkah party was a smash, and the first new monthly "On Shabbat Morning" family Shab-bat morning service was also a great success. Many of our families attended and shared a fun and spiritual time to-gether. We hope to see more of you at our next family service. With all of that going on during the month of December, perhaps now you can see why we needed a little vacation...(and I didn't even mentioned our regular activities...) but now we are ready to continue our wonderful time at the Religious School. Wishing you all a Chag Sameach - a happy Tu B'Shevat. Jan. 2003 10?Tributes...Donations from our Hearts BUILDING FUND lit memory of: Milly Lassoff Ruth Spector CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of: Their daughter's wedding Leslie & Neil Bialkin The Cantor's great job Harold Lilie EDUCATION FUND In memory of: Heather Saxe Dr. Steve & Marci Saxe Steven Bransky Dr. & Mrs. A.J. Kravtin GENERAL FUND In honor of: Ellen Scully's Birthday Maury & Marlene Jones Mr & Mrs. Edward Devore Nadolyn & Kenny Karchmer For an aliyah Dick and Sally Eskenazi Norman Marsh Sam Sliowel Dee and Fred Glick's 45th wedding anniversary Carole & Bert Levy Renee <6 Don Davidson Maxine & Harris Dicker Sydney Chaplin Edie Barlow For Lunch & Learn Jeff Michaehnan General donations: Rose Raphael Milton Bornstein PRESCHOOL FUND In honor of: liana Cohen's naming The Weissman Family RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of: Visiting Marta Astacio in hospital Norma & Art Staretz Granddaughter's naming Lynn <fi Charles Green A Get Well Prayer for Harry Harry & Ruth Abrahams YAIIRZEIT/MEMORIAL FUND Rose Molasky In memory of: Irwin & Susan Molasky Betty Babendure Larry Mushkin Helen Rosenberg & Lawrence May Mushkin <6 Family Brown Mae Nager Judy Barash Mollie Weiss Memorial Fund Bonnie & Arthur Lupin Jacob Ober Gabriel Bergman D'vorre & Hal Ober Bess Bergman & Family Ida S Ostrov Jennie Brown Lauren Frumes Rose Raphael Thelma Banks Rae Harry Capian Judge David Zenoff Howard Caplait Sheldon Raphael Rae Chaplin Rose Raphael Sidney & Shirley Chaplin Eric Rose Aron Chozahinoff Norman Marsh Barbara & Igal Chozahinoff Lillian Rosenberg Anne Cohen Philip Rosenberg Lily & Max Phillips Betty Rosencrantz Albert & Ethel Koulange Arne & Lynn Rosencrantz Benjamin Dvorak Norman Samoiloff Samuel Dvorak & Family Jerry & Marci Samoilff David Ehrlich Jacob Sclimier Gladyce Ehrlich Paul Schmier Gertrude Fruchter Pearl Sell ussier Rochelle Schneider Charles Schussler Barbara & Bernard Fruchter Sunt Serether Samuel Frush Gerry & Abe Toscher Samuel Dvorak & Family Sherwin Shayne Pearl Gelman Mr. & Mrs. Bert Galper Lily & Max Phillips Anne S/towel Abraham Goldbe