The Bulletin of Temple Beth Sholom, January 2004

TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM January 2004 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Rabbi's Message 2 President's Message 3 Executive Director's Message 4 Israel Mission 5 Art Exhibit 6 Hero of Volunteerism Film Festival 7 Religious School 8 Donations 10 Kolel 11 New Member Bios 12 Under the Dome 14 L'Dor V'Dor 15 Women's League 16 Kindergarten News 17 Calendar of Events 23 Schedule of Services 24 Temple Beth Sholom is a Conservative Congregation affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Temple Beth Sholom THE BULLETIN Tevet-Shevat 5764 Vol. 4, No. 1 GOING, GOING, GAUGHAN Be sure to attend the Temple Beth Sholom Gala and auction on January 11, 2004. The event has Gaughan, Gaughan, Gaughan from the Temple to the Suncoast Casino due to the stagger-ing response from people who wish to honor Michael Gaughan, Chairman of Coast Resorts. We just couldn't seat eve-ryone who was requesting tickets, and rather than turn them down, we moved the Gala to a place that could accommo-date those wishing to come. The dinner will be held in the Grand Ball-room at the Suncoast. A silent auction will be held prior to the dinner in the Madrid Room beginning at 5:30 PM with magnificent gifts available. We will also be having a live auction. Every-thing, of course, benefiting TBS. Here's your chance to get a true bargain on your next vacation on one of several luxury cruises. You can buy your dream jewelry at incredible prices while helping the shul. You can find fun, food and fantastic features while having an Irish fling. Don't miss this opportunity to combine good times with good works. A field of shamrocks wouldn't bring you more luck than you'll have by supporting this Gala. You egg^MBBk can't afford not to attend. The evening will glow like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And don't forget to bring plenty of green (backs, that is) to help our Temple. Check with the Temple office to see if there are still seats available. 2?Rabbi's Message What will we leave our children? utes and His commandments and His ordinances and His Rabbi Felipe Goodman testimonies according to that which is written in the Law of Moses." But then the message ends on a bitter note of poli- Today there is a popular notion that a per- tics and revenge. David cannot forget those who wronged son's ultimate values are known only to his him and he asks Solomon to settle his accounts after his lawyer. It is the lawyer's task to draw up death, the Last Will and Testament. After the per-j son's death, the Will is read and more of- Two interesting contrasts. Jacob attempts to leave his sons ten than not, it deals with the apportioning with a positive note while David cannot see beyond those of the wealth, possessions and material belongings of the who wronged him and for whom he still bears a grudge. The deceased. It represents a legal document in which the person differences between the last Testaments of Jacob and David declares to whom his possessions are to go after his death, are also reflected in later generations as well. But it is more than that. It also represents the Last Will and Alexander, son of Moses Suesskind, died in Grodno in 1794. Testament of the dying person to the next generation. In Jew- In his Last Will and Testament to his children he enjoined ish tradition, this Will occupies much more than the apportion- upon them to live in such a way that God should find satisfac-ment of one's material possessions. It also represents a tion in their conduct. He urged them to see the goodness of statement to subsequent generations. God in all things and in all human beings. A century later one of the descendants of a German-Jewish family, the Oppen- In the Torah portion of Vayehi and in its Haftarah (the last in steins, left a note prior to his suicide in which he declared that the book of Genesis) we have two examples of what Jewish he had lived for the moment to gratify all his desires. This led tradition has labeled "Ethical Wills". These Wills contain no him only to bitterness and disillusionment, lists of assets or properties. Instead they contain the most important assets of the deceased, the values and wisdom The question for us is: Who is to be the model for our Will? which, as the end appears in sight, this person wishes to Jacob or David, Alexander Suesskind or the Oppenstein pass on as a proud legacy to one's survivors. It was tradi- grandchild? Will we be concerned only with the passing on of tional that parents would write a letter to their children in our material possessions to our children and grandchildren or which they would try to sum up all that they had learned in will we also be concerned in handing on to them a spiritual life, and in which they would try to express what they wanted possession as well? Will our main emphasis be our material most for and from their children. They would leave these let- and physical estate and like David ask our children to settle ters behind because they believed that the wisdom they had our accounts? Or will we be like Jacob and instruct our chil-acquired was just as much a part of the legacy they wanted dren to live up to the religious dictates of our faith? to leave their children as were all the material possessions. Will we be like Judah Ben Tibbon and bequeath a Jewish The first Ethical Will occurs in Parashat Vayehi. Jacob real- library to our children, ordering them to "Make your books izes that his death is soon at hand. Before he leaves this your companions," or will we call the local synagogue before earth he gathers his children around his bedside and tries to we pass away and ask them to clear out the remains of what tell them the way in which they should live after he is gone. few Jewish books we still possess? What were his instructions? Did he tell them how to divide up These are the questions we must answer as we view the next his estate? What did he leave behind for them? Jacob called generation and our role in educating them. A story is told of a his children before him and each in turn received a blessing. Rabbi who desperately tried to contact one of his congre- Each was instructed to live up to the moral and religious die- gants. He was continually being told that the congregant was tates of his faith. They are words of guidance and admonition, unavailable, too busy or unwilling to accept his call. Finally "Everyone according to his blessing he blessed them." the Rabbi left the following message: "Please call me, a mu-tual relative of ours died and left us a large inheritance." The Haftarah for Vayehi also contains words of instruction of Within minutes the congregant returned the call and wanted a dying parent to his child. King David recognizes that he has to know the details, little time left and speaks to his son, the heir to the throne, Solomon. These are his words of guidance: "Keep the charge (Continued on page 18) of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His stat- President's Message?3 Whadda Ya Doin' Tonight? By Jeff Zucker One of my more mundane responsibilities as President of Temple Beth Sholom is to give the announcements at Shabbat services. Yet, even the most ordinary task can result in a deeper awareness of what's going on around us. On a recent Saturday morning I made the announcements as usual. They seemed pretty ordinary to me. If anything, I thought less was going on than normal. How-ever, at the Kiddush after services ended I was approached by a congregant who told me that he thought we had an amazing amount of programming. This congregant is very active in the Jewish community and is well aware of what other organizations are doing, so this was no idle compliment. It got me to thinking. What had I announced? First was that the Las Vegas Zimriya Youth Chorale would be singing at a future service. The Cho-rale is a community wide youth choir sponsored by Temple Beth Sholom which has not only en-hanced our services, but also other events throughout the Jewish community. Then there was the Rabbi's weekly parsha lunch and learn session. These regular Monday ses-sions are, as anyone familiar with the Rabbi's insights would expect, always enlightening and enter-taining. Next was our annual gala. This year there has been such demand that we have had to move it to the Suncoast, but don't worry, the food will still be kosher. Also, now there will be room for even the worst procrastinator. But wait, there's more. As part of the third annual Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival, TBS is sponsor-ing a film, 'Train of Life" which will be shown at 4:30 PM at the Suncoast on January 18th. Temple Beth Sholom has been a sponsor of this community event since its inception and, at the risk of pat-ting ourselves on the back, it is fair to say that it might not be possible without our support. Finally, I announced the Kolel, which will be held from January 12, to January 17 at the Temple in conjunction with the Zeigler School of Rabbinics at the University of Judaism. For six days, five rab-binical students will be available to discuss with our members any theological issues, and try to an-swer any questions, that the members wish. All of this was just one week's announcements. When making - and probably when hearing - the announcements they seem so ordinary, but when you look at what it really means it is a lot and it is all available to us. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to take advantage of what is right in front of us, but if we do we will be well rewarded. January 2004 BEING GRATEFUL FOR THE GALA By Robert Mirisch 4?Executive Director's Message Torah tells us that Moses was continually faced with murmuring, grumbling, discontented Israel-ites. Each year at Gala time, a sort of sotto voce murmur rumbles through the congregation. "The price of the Gala is too high;" "I can't af-ford to go on a fixed income;" "The Gala's elitist;" "This place only cares about the mem-bers with money or they wouldn't price the Gala so high;" "Can you believe it - they increased the Gala ticket prices by 10% this year;" and so on and so forth. In point of fact, the Gala is priced high so your dues are kept low. In a previous article I pre-sented facts and figures demonstrating that TBS' dues structure is at the low end of the scale both locally and nationally. We are able to control the level of dues by being aggressive in our fundraising. And whom should we primarily hit for funds if we aren't asking our general mem-bership for more money? The broader commu-nity is the answer. The fundraising concept of the Gala is to try to bring funds to the temple that we would not oth-erwise be able to realize. What do you suppose are the chances of having members of the Irish community come to our Seder, or buy a letter in our new Torah, or spend money at our Purim festival? How likely is it that employees and business associates of this year's honoree, Mi-chael Gaughan, are going to send a tribute check for getting an aliyah or for a yahrzeit? Why would business organizations from New York and New Jersey take an ad in the Bulletin, rather than in an Ad Journal honoring their friend and associate, or set up a scholarship or endowment for the Preschool? All year long we, as active members of TBS, have many (some grumble that it's too many) chances to give to the operations of the shul. We need to support all those efforts throughout the year. The fundraising line on the revenue side of our budget is the line over which we have the least control. We base it on what we have been able to achieve in the past. Fundraising represents about 8% of our revenues. The Gala is really the tail wagging the dog of the Ad Journal. Without the Gala at which to distribute the Ad Journal, who would spend the money for the ads? If you ran a slot machine manufacturing business would you take a $2500 or $5000 ad in the Bulletin? The ads are where the profits lie. We be could be more "inclusive" and price the Gala tickets lower , but then we might have to raise dues by 8 % to make up the difference in our budget. Or we could re-duce the scope of what we do here and cut pro-gramming rather than increase income. If we understand the philosophy behind this fund-raising effort we should welcome it. To those of us who do not have an economic problem with the price of the Gala or its ads, we, of course, want you to participate. It is always a memorable evening as well as a chance to be supportive of the shul. We can celebrate the fact that we have a wide community that helps us keep a check on our dues by supporting our fundraiser. Go Gala! Israel Trip/Adult Choir?5 JOIN RABBI GOODMAN'S MISSION TO ISRAEL ITINERARY DAY ONE: FEBRUARY 15, 2004 TRAVEL DAY TWO: FEBRUARY 16, 2004 ARRIVE IN JERUSALEM GREETINGS FROM JERUSALEM MAYOR, URI LUPOLIANSKY. WELCOME DINNER INCLUDING U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL, DANIEL KURTZER. DAY THREE: UPDATE ON TERRORISM BY ISRAELI JOURNALIST BRIEFINGS AT KNESSET VISIT TEL AVIV DINNER AT AIR FORCE BASE WITH PILOTS IDF BRIEFING ON SECURITY FENCE VISIT TO SECURITY FENCE VISIT TO WEITZMANN INSTITUTE VISIT YAD MORDECHAI VISIT ASHKELON, DINNER WITH ITS MAYOR VISIT THE KOTEL SHOPPING TIME RETURN TRAVEL DAY FOUR: DAY FIVE: DAY SIX: THE TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM MAKELAH IS HERE!!!! AUDITIONS: THURSDAY. JANUARY 15 at 7:00pm in Sanctuary. Question: What is the Makelah? Answer: The Makelah is Temple Beth Sholom's very own Adult Choral Group. AQnusewsetiro: nQ: Wuahloit yc asnin pgaerrtsi ctihpaatt ea rien tmhee mMbaekrse laohf ?T emple Beth Sholom within the ages of 18 to 80. Non-members are welcome to participate but will be subject to an administration fee. Question: When will the Makelah meet? Answer: The Makelah will meet once a week on a day to be determined by consensus of the group. Question: What will the Makelah sing? Answer: The Makelah will sing all ranges of Jewish choral music from liturgical to contemporary, from original to holy day specific. If you can sing, come on out and join us!!!! Experience is not necessary, but we will be working on challenging material. For more information call the Cantor at 804-1333 ext.107. January 2004 6?Art Exhibit PEACE THROUGH HUMOR EXHIBIT LEAVES ITS MARK The "Peace Through Humor" exhibit, which has been on display at TBS since the High Holy Days, has moved on to Montreal, Canada. It brought a new kind of awakening to many children in the Las Vegas community. Students from Von Tobel Middle School were so moved by what they saw, that they went back to their own art classes and created their own Puzzle of Peace?inspired by one of the works in the exhibit they viewed at TBS. In addition they wrote some of their impressions in letters to their teacher, Mrs. Cindy Allen. Mrs. Allen writes: "The students were very Affected by the Israeli children's art. They found it difficult to understand such fear. They did walk away with the knowledge that their responsibility was to be a positive Piece of the Puzzle of Peace. We were greatly thankful to see the Holocaust Memorial and viewing your culture and religious Sanctu-ary. Thank you." Below are some of the drawings and notes the children created after their visit. Above: My puzzle piece symbolizes freedom and friendship. There are no weapons or guns. Everyone gets along very well around the fountain of peace. Left: My puzzle piece is the one with two hands holding each other. One is white and the other is brown. My puzzle piece is saying that together we can have peace. From wher-ever we are we can stand together against things that make us hate. Also whatever race, religion you are from we caN all be friends and help each other. Below: My puzzle piece relates by the heart I have drawn. The heart has the world inside and out of it. The world has Angel wings. I always think Angels are symbolic of peace and are very loving and peace-ful. It makes me happy and peaceful when I thin An-gels are protecting us. Hero of Volunteerism/ Film Festival - 7 HERO OF VOLUNTEERISM Anyone who began their move to Las Vegas on-line probably recognizes our picture of this month's Hero of Volunteerism, Rose Raphael. Jews surfing the Net usually come up with Jewish Vegas, and that's when they first meet "Rose, the real estate maven." Rose moved to Las Vegas thirteen years ago and after three years decided she wanted a second career. She specializes in residences for the Jewish community (although all clients are welcomed). She had been a private accountant in Scarsdale, New York, before moving here with her late husband, Sheldon. While Rose got into the housing business, Sheldon, a retired attorney, went back to school. He was appointed a Judge Pro Tem for Henderson; he received a Master's Degree in American History (with honors) at the age of 74, and was working on a second masters when he passed away 5 years ago. The Raphael's have a daughter who lives in Los Ange-les (with 2 children) and a son who lives in Nebraska (also with 2 children). Rose joined TBS soon after she and Sheldon arrived in Las Vegas. She has been deeply involved in the synagogue ever since. She was on the temple's Board for six years, served as temple Secretary for three years, and it was Rose who sold the Oakey shul to the church for us. This she did for no commission, and she has a policy that "buying or sell-ing, I will contribute 10% of my commission to TBS upon successful close of escrow." This policy has brought, and con-tinues to bring, a steady stream of funds to the synagogue's general fund. We thank Rose for her perpetual generosity and for allowing us to share in her success. In addition, when showing Jewish clients prospective housing, Rose never fails to show off TBS. "Temple Beth Sholom is my spiritual home," says Rose. "I always feel good when I go there." We always feel good when you come here, Rose. Thanks for all you do. TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM BRINGS TRAIN OF LIFE TO LAS VEGAS JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL TRAIN OF LIFE, a comic fable about a community's will to survive, will highlight the Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival January 15th to 19th, 2004. TRAIN OF LIFE has garnered accolades around the world, including the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and the Venice Film Festi-val Press Award. The French language film will be seen in Las Vegas, for the first time, January 18th at 4:30PM. TRAIN OF LIFE was written and directed by Radu Mihaileanu, and stars Lionel Abelianski, Rufus, Clement Harari and Marie-Jose Nat. It is a haunting and powerful comedy; both the story of a vil-lage's dream and a suspenseful tale of great escape. Chicago Tribune called it "A fairy tale comedy with the Holocaust as the background, a collision of terror and community, death and beauty." Film.com said TRAIN OF LIFE is "Every bit as reverent as 'Schindler's List', and no less successful." And, Christian Science Monitor raved: "More imaginative and responsible than LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL." You're invited to join Temple Beth Sholom for a single showing of this remarkable film, January 18th at the Century Suncoast Cinema (in the Suncoast Hotel and Casino) 9090 Alta Drive in Summeriin. Tickets for TRAIN OF LIFE are $10, on sale in the Temple Beth Sholom office. Come in or call Carol at 804-1333 to be part of this rare opportunity. January 2004 8- Religious School Mitzvah Goreret Mitzvah One Mitzvah Brings/Leads to Another Mitzvah What began with incredibly hard work and planning, ended with a morning filled with warmth and smiles. Our Temple Beth Sholom Education Committee provided our religious school with a Hanukkah experience to remember! They bought and organized supplies, cut and baked hundreds of HAnukkah shaped cookies, set up about a dozen booths, worried, and worked to exhaustion. A labor of love. Moving through the crowds of parents and students, a person could be struck by how wonderful it was to be a community celebrating Hanukkah together. Parents were there. Older students helped younger students. Younger students were having the time of their lives decorating gift wrap for their parents or playing dreidal. The 6th graders were making sure that each and every child had what they needed to decorate their Hanukkah cookie and even stayed to help clean up along with their parents. The 7th graders sold latkes and sufiganot. The morning brought to life "Mitzvah Goreret Mitzvah" -One mitzvah leads to another mitzvah. A heartfelt thank you to our Education Committee who made all of these wonderful moments of magic and mitzvah possible! FTQ: Family Thought Question- Discuss with your children how one mitzvah leads to another lives! Making Hanukkah Wrapping Paper 6th Grade helpers at Chanukah Cookie Decorating Booth Ahhh...Making Chanukah Gift wrap for the family! Relilgious School?9 Decorating Hanukkah Cookies! Spin Dreidel. Spin Thank You! To Krispy Kreme Donuts for donating 300 donuts to the Religious School Hanukkah Celebration 7th Grade Latkes and Sufiganot! Yum! Making Hanukkiyah Menorah January 2004 10?Tributes, donations & from the heart PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FUND YAHRZEIT/MEMORIAL FUND In honor of: In memory of: Sidney Chaplin Arthur Ackerman Edie Barlow Barrett & Ackerman Families Sara & Michael Ganton Edward Altman The Merkin Family The Altman Family In memory of: Harry Banks Adele Epstein Thelma Banks Sandy & Stan Mallin David Zenoff Toby Handelman Max Berenkrantz Mi mi Katz Hilda Stein The Murdock Family Susan Berman Ruth Bartnof RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Jean Bluestein Glenn Raynes The Bleecker Family Helen & Ira Rosenmertz Michael Brookman Ziona & Fred Tredup Eileen & George Brookman Thank You Jennie Brown Nancy & Gregory Koppe Rose Raphael Aaron Merkin-Morokoff Lillian Brustowsky In honor of: Ruth & Allen Brewster Matthew Jacob Solomon's Bris Fred Burns Becky, Michael Ella Bums Shaikin & Zachary Solomon Harry Caplan Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Davis new Howard Caplan Grandson Anne Cohen Natalie & Artie Berger Ethel Koulange Doris Bluth?thank you Lily & Max Phillips Linda White Yeheskial Chozahinoff Barbara & Igal Chozahinoff In memory of: Seymour DeKoven Bernard Barish Claudia DeKoven Ellen & Joel Barish Dora Esformes Libby Raynes Jack Esformes Dr. Scott W. Brown Flora & Stuart Mason Bessie Sala Chesna Fisher Nancy Horowitz Nita & Harry Shuster Stephanie Somers Steven Bennett Foundos Cory & Alan Bernstein Eve Harris Albert Fruchter TORAT HAYIM FUND Gertrude Fruchter Ruth & Joel Hoffman Barbara & Bernard Fruchter In honor of: Rochelle Schneider Charles Salton writing 1st letter of Victor Gabay new Torah Ralph Gabay Adele Baratz Bernice Glazer Charles Salton Birdie & Jerry Willick Chaia Goldstein CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND Evelyn & Leon Goldstein Thank You Irving Gordon Tyler Feldman Pat & Don Gordon In honor of: Abraham Gottlieb Cantor & Kevyn's marriage Sheldon Gottlieb Natalie & Artie Berger Sarah Hershkovitz Adam Brustein Dorothy Ellis Sybil & Isadore Greenberg Aaron "Archie" Hodes Ruth & Joel Hoffman Priscilla & Abe Hodes Barbara, Ron & Irving Hulnick Brianna Kirsh Marilyn Hulnick Barkan Barbara & Jeffrey Richardson Shirley Jacoby Paul Schmier Sandy & Stan Mallin Ziona <S Fred Tredup Melvin Kahn Linda & Herb White Priscilla & Abe Hodes In memory of: Dora Kalenson John Burrus Dr. Joan Silverstein Toby Burrus Bessie Kline Michael Kline Harriet Straus Estelle Kulwin Seymour Kulwin Albert A. Kulwin Isadore Jack Lasky Marshall Lasky Aaron Leitner Murray Leitner Abbott Long Blanche & Phil Meisel Henry Marthon Leon Marthon Mary Milstein Eileen & George Brookman Nell Mosse Myra & David Berkovitz Lawrence (Larry) Mushkin May Mushkin Jacob Ober DVorre & Hal Ober Joseph Porath Dr. Alan & Gloria Mintz Sheldon Raphael Rose Raphael Anne Robinson Marcia & Jerry Samoiloff Norman Rofey DVorre & Hal Ober Monroe Rosenberg Helen Rosenberg George Rosencrantz Lynn & Arne Rosencrantz Jacob Rosenthal Molly Rosenthal Florence Bolatin Jack Rubenfield Elaine Levin Gail Pastor-Schiff Maurice Pastor Pearl Schussler Charles Schussler Gary M. Schwartz Lynn & Ron Rosenberg Julius Shaikin Elliot Shaikin Annie Showel, Grandmother Sam Showel Etta Silverman Mona & Charles Silverman Anna Stendig Faye & Dr. Leon Steinberg Harry Stromberg Sarah Stromberg Dr. Alan & Gloria Mintz Rebecca Toscher Gerry & Abe Toscher Myrna Walzer DVorre & Hal Ober Nathan Weitzman Ethel Koulange Lily & Max Phillips Dr. William Winner Dorothy Demby-Lasky Erika Wolpert Evelyn & Leon Goldstein Tributes, donations I Kolel?11 GENERAL FUND Wilfred Kolko In honor of: Ron Mack's Birthday Ruth & Allen Brewster Judy Mirisch?the hostess with the mostest Rose Raphael Happy Birthday Shirley Chaplin Elaine & Irv Steinberg Judy & Ron Mack Happy Birthday Judy Mack Elaine & Irv Steinberg Happy Birthday Ron Mack Elaine & Irv Steinberg Happy Anniversary?Zena & Bennett Fishbain Rochelle & Arnold Schneider Refuah Shleima for Austin Eiseman Sally & Zadick Eskenazi In memory of: Adele Epstein Mona & Charles Silverman Elaine & Irv Steinberg Nissim Eskenazi Sally & Zadick Eskenazi Esther M. Gewercer, Mother Sam Gewercer Toby Handelman Natalie & Art Berger Sybil & Isadore Greenberg Gerry & Abe Toscher Irving Meisel Ethel Byowitz HEATHER SAXE SCHOLARSHIP FUND Happy Birthday to: Heather Renee Saxe Sarah Rose Saxe Papa Larry Get Well?Dr. Stan Abramow Dr. David, Debbie & Joshua Ginsburg In memory of: Jack Bernstein Lawrence Saxe Dr. Steven & Marcy Saxe & Family Ken Gore Lawrence Saxe Dr. Steven & Marcy Saxe & Family Toby Handelman Dr. Steven & Marcy Saxe & Family Judy & Manny Stein Suzanne Steinberg & Sam Green Stephanie Somers Michael, Becky & Zachary Solomon WARSAW REMEMBRANCE GARDEN In memory of: Annette Blitz Annis Blitz Sylvia Blitz Ruthe Spector Abraham Goldberg Irwin Goldberg In honor of: Cantor & Kevyn's marriage Edythe & Irwin Goldberg Shirley Chaplin's Birthday Edythe & Irwin Goldberg Irwin Goldberg's Birthday Judy & Ron Mack Ruth & Joel Hoffman -thanks for all the support during this difficult time Toby Burrus Cecelia & Max Knell's 66th Anniversary Lil & Ken Glicken L'DOR V'DQR Nadine Kaufman Thank you for the wonderful lunch Ruth Golodny Anna Kasten In honor of: Happy Birthday Ruth Goldfarb Rochelle & Arnold Schneider Cecelia & Max Knell's 66th Anniversary Sue & Jack Grossman Jackie & Ron Turshinsky Sally & Zadick Eskenazi Happy, Healthy New Year To Mr. & Mrs. A. Ratner Sybil & Isadore Greenberg In memory of: Toby Handelman Ruth Goldfarb Isaak Weiland Irene Weiland Temple Beth Sholom, University of Judaism, and Midbar Kodesh Temple are proud to annnounce a week long innovative Kolel (January 12- January 17). The first of its kind in the greater Las Vegas Area, the University of Judaism (UJ), Temple Beth Sholom and Midbar Kodesh Temple have joined together to organize a week long Kolel from Monday, January 12 through Saturday, January 17. This Kolel will have daily programs and intensive Torah study led by rabbinic students from the UJ's Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies. The week will include daily minyans, lunch-and-learns, open study sessions and evening programs. The evening programs include addresses by Rabbi Brad Artson, Dean of the Ziegler School, on Tuesday, January 13, and by Dr. Miriyam Glazer, Professor of Literature at the UJ, on Monday, January 12. The week promises to provide substantive learning, Torah study and topical discussions. Daily programs will be held at both Temple Beth Sholom and Midbar Kodesh Temple. All programs are open to the general public. For further information or a full event schedule, please contact Temple Beth Sholom at 702-804-1333 or Midbar Kodesh Temple at 702-454- 4848. January 2004 12?New Member Bios MORE NEW MEMBER BIOS EDITOR'S NOTE: Last month we began listing short bios of TBS new members. Here we con-tinue to introduce you to more new members of our synagogue family. We welcome them. We hope you will help us make them feel at home here. Allen and Karyn Asch: What's it like living in a family where both Mom and Dad are professional cooks? Ask Derrick, age 10 and a 5th grader at Marshall Darnell Elementary School. His Mom and step-father met when both served on Culinary Arts Committees for the Clark County School District and the State of Nevada. Allen teaches at Las Vegas' culinary arts vocational school and at UNLV. Karyn teaches culinary arts at Cimmaron High School. They are newly weds. After trying other LV synagogues, they de-cided TBS was the place for them, and Derrick now attends our Religious School. Who does most of the cooking at home? Allen, whom we interviewed, says he does. Soups every day. Would Karyn agree? Eve Harris and Joe Clark: The more you visit with people, the more interesting they become. Visit a while with this couple and find out what we mean. They permanently moved to LV in December of 1999, after moving around quite a bit. At one time they lived on Long Island (for 18 years), Arizona, and Massachusetts. As a blended family they have 5 children between them and Eve has 5 adult grandchildren (including a grandson serving in the Air Force). Joe is semi-retired from the medical supply business. Eve is a professional artist, work-ing in both watercolors and oils. She is also a historian who taught at State University of New York -Stonybrook, specializing in Medieval and Central Latin American history. Eve is a native of Essex County, England, which may explain her special interest in the Middle Ages. Interesting people - without a doubt. Major Marc and Cindy Fox: Marc and Cindy can see the light at the end of the tunnel. For them, the light is Marc's retirement after 20 years in the Air Force Judge Advocate General's office. It's close enough to taste - less than a year. After having been stationed in a variety of places, their last will be Las Vegas, and their traveling days in service will leave them where they want to stay. Right here. The Foxes have two boys, Hal, 21, who is a singer/songwriter and Evan, 1 4, a student at Rogish Middle School. Cindy is a busy lady - marketing/PR person by days, at nights and weekends she turns into Ms. Fox - TBS Religious School teacher, tending to her 6th graders and post-Bar Mitzvah students. New Member Bios?13 Jeff and Carol Starr: It's nice when a friend brings you to a new shul. Harold Lilie brought the Starrs to TBS. They liked what they experienced, and joined. Jeff says he grew up "pretty religious," but from his teens on he strayed from observance. He is now finding that as he attends services here, much of what he lost is coming back to him, and he likes that. Jeff is an investor and his wife spends much of her time doing volunteer work. She works very hard for Senior Friends and for the Arthritis Foundation where she teaches water exercises. They have 2 children and 7 grandchil-dren. Ben and Jill Super: Ben and Jill arrived in LV in May but already they are well into life here at TBS. They moved here from Los Angeles so Ben could carry on his family's commercial real estate business. With their new location, Jill changed careers from banking to being the National Membership Specialist for Hadassah for Southern Nevada. "It was an easy transition for me since I had done much volunteer work," said Jill. They just moved into their new home in The Arbors; they are part of another new TBS Chavurah; and they feel very happy to have become TBS members. Oh, and by the way, anybody inter-ested in Hadassah, give Jill a call; she's looking to start new groups. MICHAEL AND LOUISA SANDERS: When a dentist marries a dentist, do they do each others teeth cleanings? Ask the Sanders. Michael is organizing the new School of Dental Medicine at UNLV and Louisa teaches there part-time. Together with daughter Carlie, they came to LV about 1 14 years ago from Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Michael has just been appointed Dental Health Consultant for the State of Nevada. He is a West Point graduate who then became a dentist. Louisa (doing a good imitation of Private Benjamin) was a dentist in training in the Army Na-tional Guard when they were assigned to the same base. Love bloomed on base and they began drilling together. Michael's a golfer; Louisa is trying to get an adult choir hap-pening at TBS; they have joined one of our new Chavurot; and Carlie is int