The Shofar newsletter of Temple Beth Am, January 2000

Highlights Inside 3 The Dispossessed, The Homeless 6 Birthdays & Anniversaries 4 Follow the Money 7 New Members 5 Passover Seder 10 This Month's Yartzeits Monthly Newsletter Temple Beth Am January 2000 Temple Beth Am, 9001 Hillpointe Road, Las Vegas, NV 89128 702-254-5110 Vol.10, No. 1 The Shofar W e l c o m e 2000 I! I The 21st Century Begins 2 THE SHOFAR January 2000 Temple Beth Am Board of Director EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Arleen Turok Larry Steckler Mort Friedlander Carin Bachant Fran Fine Linda York President First Vice President Second Vice President Treasurer Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary TRUSTEES Dr. Sheldon Freedman Geri Lynn Grossan Mark Rich Steve Aisenberg Craig Friedbeng Julie Pearlman Alison Berman Amy Stein Dr. Frank Masters Becky Grill Steve Konowalow Hazel Gold William Arager Dr. Frank Masters Education Director Sisterhood Representative Brotherhood President THE SHOFAR Larry and Lorraine Steckler - Co-Editors Temple Belli Am 9001 Hillpointe Road Las Vegas, NV 89134 (702) 254-5110 We Offer: Shabbat Services Tot Shabbat, Friday at 7:00 PM Shabbat, Friday at 7:30 PM Saturday Services Torah Study, 9:30 AM Services, 10:30 AM We Welcome You! TEMPLE BETH AM "Mouse Of The TeopCe" We are the first Reform Temple in the U.S.A. to offer FREE Religious School to members in good standing. "The House of the People" TEMPLE BETH AM 3 The Dispossessed, The Homeless Rabbinic Reflections by Rabbi Mel Hecht, MHL, DD Jn mid-December, I participated in a memorial service for the homeless who have died during the past year. For one of them, I myself performed the funeral. He was perhaps a little more fortunate than others were. There were a handful of friends present - staff from the shelter where he helped out, friends who had known him in better days. He was not buried with no one present as so many others have been, unnoticed and uncared for, as life in Las Vegas goes on unin-terrupted. That service and the faces of the homeless and the com-mitted service workers who gathered to reaffirm their human-ity, was in sharp contrast to the warm, safe, secure neighbor-hood I would return to, far away and sheltered from the stark reality of North Main Street, MASH Village, and the massive tent erected behind the main building to house the overflow this time of year. I remembered the public service announcement I have been hearing on radio and television lately - a wonderful, dedi-cated priest, Father Joe Carroll, trying to remind us of the hu-manity of the homeless. I remembered my own discomfort when I would see the familiar cardboard sign move toward the closed window of the car in front of me. The person holding it would peer in, see the negative shake of the head and then would move towards me and I would have to decide how I would respond. As a Rabbi, a Jew, a husband and father, a citizen, a hu-man being, I've never been comfortable with the feelings of ambivalence and, often times, resentment towards the home-less I either experience in myself or see in others. I know that the values and ideals of Jewish Tradition - about welcoming the stranger, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and providing for the dispossessed ? arc the cause of our ambivalence. Deep in our hearts we know that "there but for the Grace of G-d go I." Or we rationalize that it is somehow their own fault; or, they are on drugs, are alcoholics, don't want to work or whatever else helps us to keep them at arms length. I also know that there is not one of us without our own stresses in life and in human relationship. Why add to it? What could we really do to change their situation without wreaking havoc with our own? But ultimately, we must find ways of dealing with it. A society that can show sympathy for the dispossessed of other lands but cannot adequately respond to the needs of its own is destined to reap a harvest of alienation that will compromise its Spirit and destroy its Soul. We must begin by realizing the danger of stereotyping the homeless by thinking of them as only the mentally ill, addicts, winos, or too lazy to get and hold a job. When we stereotype, we dehumanize and make it more difficult to deal with the is-sues of homelessness in a way that can move us towards reso-lution. I received a mailing from the Poverello House, a homeless facility originally formed by the Franciscans. In it they remind us that Homelessness has many faces: there are entire families who have to deal with issues of keeping their kids in school while finding employment to keep the family together. There are individual men and women who are homeless while look-ing for new jobs. There are homeless who work but can't af-ford housing. There are children driven from their homes or who left for reasons unique to their circumstance and personal-ity. And, of course, there are the alcoholics and addicts who are most visible to us and there are those who are mentally ill, who have been turned away from normal treatment opportuni-ties, or whose families can no longer cope with the magnitude of their illness without assistance. Daily, the homeless have to deal with many things you and I take for granted: finding food and water; finding shelter from the heat, cold or rain; finding bathroom and shower facilities; finding a place to wash clothes; finding a safe place to store belongings. Those who are homeless are like refugees. They have been torn from their homes and familiar surroundings, but they still deserve the respect and dignity due to all of G-d's children. Some 40 years ago, I served as a reconnaissance scout for an archaeological expedition in the Judcan Desert, Israel. I remember our coming across Bedouin (Nomads) who we in-vited into our camp. We fed them and shared conversation. After they left, I asked why we did that, especially since they reeked of the stench of Desert Life to the degree that it was difficult to be in the same tent with them. The answer I re-ceived has relevance to the plight of our own homeless: the Law of the Desert mandates that you care for and protect someone who enters your territory. If you don't and he is in-jured or dies, then the Wrath of Allah fells upon you. We did it - and this is what is most essential - because it then becomes reciprocal. If one of us becomes lost, the Bedouin must then help us. It was done for the possibility of a future where it would be a friend and not an enemy who would be there in our own hour of need. This law goes back to our Ancestral Father, Abraham, who welcomed strangers who were G-d's Messengers. He washed their feet and gave them sustenance. It is a Jewish Value that has come to reflect the essence of any society, which describes itself as civilized. And in the Israel of today, this value is still being implemented. Hundreds of thousands of (please turn the page) 4 THE SHOFAR January 2000 Rabinic Reflections (continued from previous page) Soviet and Ethiopian Immigrants have poured into Israel in recent years. The great majority goes to the home of a relative or a friend. The rest choose from a list of hotels throughout the Nation. There are no tent cities. A number of years ago, a Jewish Spectator editorial asked: "Have the homeless in America no relatives of friends? Or do they have relatives or friends who simply don't care enough? Are there no empty hotel rooms in America? Or are the public monies of this richest Nation in history so allocated that there is none left to take care of this tiny, powerless minor-ity?" There are solutions to this ethical, moral and spiritual problem. But it won't happen while Americans who could make a difference remain in denial. We have felt reasonably safe and secure living in our subdivisions, gated and far re-moved from the Batde For Survival being carried on in the Inner Cities of this Nation. But ultimately, the Inner City will come out to us. It already has begun to do so, witness the number of home invasions that have come to burst the bubble of our false sense of security. The Atlantic Monthly ran an article at the beginning of the 90's. It dealt with what our future would be like in the next Millennium. It predicted that America, if not the entire world would be made up of enclaves inhabited by the "Haves." They would be interconnected by computer, would employ private security forces and guards. Their vehicles would be armor plated and their homes surrounded by walls, locked gates and security systems. How much of this is already a part of our growing reality? Is this the future we want for our loved ones and ourselves? What can we do to ensure a brighter, more compassionate future? These are difficult questions, but they need to be addressed. There are several things we can do. And maybe, if enough of us do these things, others will begin doing them as well and it will grow from there. You could help support those institu-tions directly involved with issues of homelessness; contact those organizations about volunteer opportunities; collect canned goods, toiletries and clothing; (our Temple has helped serve meals and individual B 'Nai Milzvah families have cho-sen to help out in some way at and for local shelters.) And fi-nally we could all learn more about homeless issues and their effects on our society. As a rabbi suggested 2,000 years ago: "Yours is not to complete the task, but neither art thou free to desist from it." We cannot desist from it without doing irreparable Spiritual damage to ourselves, and to the society that still holds such promise for the redemption of all G-d's Children! FOLLOW THE MONEY Managing a Temple involves raising and spending money in a number of funds. It is helpful if you understand the relation-ship between your giving and Temple spending. General Fund: The general fund receives your annual dues, all donations not otherwise specified for another fund including pushke money, and fundraiser income not dedi-cated to some other purpose. The money is used to pay salaries for the Rabbi, Cantorial Soloist, musical accompa-niment, office staff, and teachers in our religious school. It also pays for office supplies, religious supplies from books to candles to yarmulkes, and religious school sup-plies. It also pays for utilities, maintenance, and every other imaginable direct operating expenseBuilding Fund: The building fund receives your $2,000 one-time obligation, all donations designated for the building fund, and specified fundraisers such as the Man of the Year Gala. The money is spent only on items related to the construction of the new facilities including architectural fees. Rabbi's Discretionary Fund: Rabbi maintains control of these funds. It consists only of voluntary contributions specifically made to this fund and is spent for charitable purposes at the Rabbi's discretion. A public disclosure of the use of these funds is never made to avoid any embar-rassment to the recipients of this tzadaka. Other funds. Other funds are not direct funds of the Temple. Sisterhood and Brotherhood raise funds through various efforts ranging from operating the Judaica shop, to providing Friday night Onegs, to rummage sales. These organizations then make donations from their accounts to the temple. The religious school students raise and donate their own charity funds. If you would like your voluntary donation to go to one fund over another, just designate that fund as the purpose on the bottom of your check. The Temple gratefully ac-cepts and acknowledges all donations. Greeters for January Attention Board of Directors Members! The following indi-viduals are scheduled to act as official greeters at Friday night Shabbat Services during the month of January. If you are on this list and cannot be there, please make arrangements for someone to act for you. Our greeters are important. They cheerfully welcome all that attend our services, distribute cop-ies of the current High Lites, and are responsible for making congregational announcements at the beginning of services. January 7 ? Hazel Gold January 14 ? Becky Grill January 21 ? Geri Lynn Grossan January 28 ? Dr. Frank Masters February 4 ? Julie Pearlman February 11 Larry Steckler B'Shalom, Rabbi Mel Hecht, MHL, DD m i r m a i<is>f ^ # 1 1 ' J m i I Temple Beth Am ANNUAL PASSOVER SEDER Conducted By Rabbi Mel Hecht First Seder Night - Wednesday, April 19, 2000 6:30 pm Luxor Hotel Egyptian Ballroom Everyone is cordially invited to join Rabbi Mel and Rebbetzen Micki Hecht and the Temple Beth Am Congregational Family for this very special event. For Additional Information Please Call The Temple Office 254-5110 Make Checks Payable to: Name: Temple Beth Am 9001 Hillpointe Road Las Vegas, NV 89134 Address: Phone #: Number of Congregants Number of Guests Children Under 13 Children Under 5 @ $40.00 ea. $_ @ $55.00 ea. $_ @ $18.00 ea. $ No Charge 0 - Any Special Request: 6 THE SHOFAR January 2000 Happy Anniversary To: Tanya & Robert Kash 12th Anniv, Jan. 16 Estelle & Albert Auslander 17th Anniv. Jan. 16 Sal & Morton Friedlander 45th Anniv. Jan. 19 Deborah & John Miner yth Anniv. Jan. 21 Laura & Kenneth Keating 14th Anniv. Jan. 25 Dara & Lawrence Epstein gth Anniv. Jan. 25 Gail & Hugh Olbur 44th Anniv. Feb. 1 Wendy & Stuart Rubin 12th Anniv. Feb. 6 Becky & Brian Grill 23rd Anniv. Feb. 11 Carin & Robert Bachant 9th Anniv. Feb. 16 We All Have to Eat A nd we do! And a great way to do your grocery ^ f shopping and benefit your Sisterhood and your Temple at the same time is to BUY SCRIP! At the present time scrip is available for Smiths, Vons and Wild Oats. It is sold in the Judaica Shop after Friday night services or by appointment during the week. Scrip certificates are used exactly the same way as cash when you shop. We get our 5% profit rebate from the supermarkets. So shop like you always do and pain-lessly make 5% of your food bill a contribution to the Sisterhood and your Temple. So do stop in at the Judaica Shop every Friday after services! Buy your scrip certificates and use them for your grocery shopping and we all benefit from your pur-chase. Buy a Business-Card Ad l / our business, or your employer's business can use a I bit of promotion. Try a business-card ad in the next issue of J he Shofar. It costs only $10 per issue, or even better, three issues for $25. Join the successful busi-nesses who regularly use The Shofar to boost their visi-bility, attract new customers, and increase their business income. Just mail your card along with a check to the Temple Beth Am office at 9001 Hillpointe Road, Las Vegas, NV 89128. If you would like additional information, or would like a quote on a larger ad, call either Larry or Lorraine Steckler at 838-6917 or 240-0183. Get your business card into the very next issue. The cost is moder-ate. The benefits are outstanding. Larger ads are also available. Please call today to place and order or to obtain additional information. Happy Birthday!!! Elaine Miller Jan. 3 Mrs. Shelli Lowe Jan. 4 Welsey Mitchell Jan. 4 Mrs. Sandy Holtzman Jan. 5 Jacob Landon (1st Birthday) Jan. 7 Brittney Austin (13th Birthday) Jan. 8 Mrs. Berry Schwartz Jan. 8 Richard Yates Jan. 8 Martin Bibicoff Jan. 9 Stevi Wara (15th Birthday) Jan. 10 Jordan Krulewitz (7th Birthday) Jan. 11 Alex Wechsler Jan. 12 Steven B. Lund Jan. 12 Eric Holtzman (20th Birthday) Julie Power (14 Birthday) Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Mrs. Janet Jones Jan. 14 Thomas Farrell (6th Birthday) Jan. 14 Ms. Tiffany Feifer Jan. 15 Adam Buccieri (13* Birthday) Aaron Drizin (8^ Birthday) Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Mr. Lee Sussman Jan. 17 Jonathan Alan Greenbaum Jan. 17 Nathan Epstein (6th Birthday) Jan. 17 Jason Gerstein Wadleigh (16th Birthday) Jan. 18 Mr. Craig Friedberg Jan. 18 Jake Breckner (5th Birthday) Jan. 18 Desi Allazetta (11th Birthday) Jan. 19 Barbara Senner Jan. 20 Brian Robinson (19th Birthday) Jan. 20 Brandon Turok (17th Birthday) Jan. 21 Derrick Nevens (12th Birthday) Jan. 21 Mr. Neil Galatz Jan. 22 Edythe Edwards Jan. 22 Mr. Brian Myers Jan. 23 Mr. Jay Chabrow Jan. 23 Geoffrey Goodman (16th Birthday) Jan. 24 Aaron Glassman (19th Birthday) Jan. 24 Mr. Stuart Stein Jan. 26 Mrs. Cynthia Freedman Jan. 27 Mr. YaJe Cohen Jan. 28 Chad Austin (15th Birthday) Jan. 29 Jeff Rosenthal (17th Birthday) Jan. 30 James Cuccia (7th Birthday) Jan. 30 Alexis O'Brien (11th Birthday) Jan. 31 Mrs. Meta Doran Feb. 1 Randy Tan- Feb. 2 Mrs. Stella Bialac Feb. 3 Mr. Robert Jones Feb. 5 Jordan Miner (17th Birthday) Feb. 8 Allen Cohen Feb. 8 Brett Nadler (10th Birthday) Feb. 9 Louise Carrillo (4th Birthday) Feb. 9 "The House of the People" TEMPLE BETH AM 7 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS There will be a special Shabbat service to welcome new members of the Temple on Friday, January 28, 2000. Please mark your calendars. In the meantime we welcome and wish a happy and healthful New Year to the following members who have joined Temple Beth Am between early October and mid December. Morgan and April Besman Martin and Rhoda Bibicoff Steven and Robin Breckner Allen and Linda Cohen David and Nancy Cohen Ann Grabow Gilbert Hyatt Religious School Makes Donation n December 8th Temple Beth Am delivered a load of toys including a doll, a basketball, children's groom-ing materials, and games to Jewish Family Services for distribution to families in need. The funds, over $150, came from Tzadaka raised by the school, plus a contribu-tion from Rabbi's discretionary fund. Bricks by Roz Ring - 656-7003 To: Barbary & Jeff Klein & Family From: Arlccn & Dax Turok Congratualtions on your beautiful new home. The Pantry Is Empty Jewish Family Services reports that the food locker is very low. They cannot meet current demand. Please make donations of canned goods, and dry goods either directly to them at 3909 S. Maryland Parkway, or drop off your donations at Temple Beth Am either at ser-vices or any weekday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Do a mitz-vah, make a donation. The poor are always with us. Sisterhood & Brotherhood Seek New Members Brotherhood Meeting D rotherhood membership meeting is scheduled for O Wednesday, January 26th at 6:30 pm. This is an elec-tion meeting. Members and non-members of the Brother-hood are all welcome. Only paid-up members can vote for officers for 2000. NEVADA CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES JT SPECIALISTS IN COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE MARTIN D. SCHAFFER, MD, FACC. FACP BERGE J. DADOURIAN, MD, FACC SEAN S. AMELI, MD. FACC FOAD MOAZEZ, MD, FACC SAMUEL E. GREEN. MD. FACC |EFFREY B. GITLIN, MD PATRICK C. HSU. MD 3121 S Maryland Pkwy Suite 512 Las Vegas. NV 89100 702) 706 7150 3150 N Tenaya Way Suite 460 Las Vegas NV 89128 (702) 233 1000 www.nevAdAC4trtliology.com Jf you haven't yet attended a Sisterhood or a Brother-hood meeting, you are missing out on an important activity of our Temple. There are member application forms on pages 8 and 9 of this issue of The Shofar. Com-plete one today and either mail it in or drop it off at the Temple office. The applications also tell you who to call for more in-formation about these two groups, what they do, and what they do for Temple Beth Am. TEMPLE BETH AM SISTERHOOD TEMPLE BETH AM "House Of The People" Name: MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 1999-2000 AND RENEWAL OF SISTERHOOD DUES Please enroll me as an active member of Temple Beth Am Sisterhood One-Year Dues: $25.00 Phone Number: Address: Citv: State: Apt: Zip: Date of Birth: Anniversary Date: Cheek enclosed. Payable to Temple Beth Am Sisterhood 1 am most interested in the following activities/committees: ] Membership | | Programs 1 Hospitality | 1 Telephone | Scrip Sales | | Oneg Shabbat | Additional suggestions for growth of Sisterhood Please mail this form and your dues to: SISTERHOOD Temple Beth Am 9001 llillpointc Road Las Vegas, NV 89128 Att: Hazel Cold 702 254-5110 9001 llillpointc Road ? Las Vegas, Nevada 89128 | | Ways & Means | | Publicity I ] Judaica Shop 2000 January 5760 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thrusday Friday Saturday 1 New Years Day Shabbat Service 10:30am 2 3 4 Adult Judaism Class 7:30pm TBA 5 TBA Board Meeting - Open to all Congregants 6:30pm Bereavement Group TBA 7:00pm 6 7 Tot Shabbat 7pm Shabbat 7:30pm Greeter - Hazel Gold 8 Torah Study 9:30am Shabbat Service 10:30am 9 Hebrew Class 9:00am Religious School 10:am B'Nai Mitzvah 10am JWV Post 30 Mountainview Hospital 9:30am 10 11 ' Adult Judaism Class 7:30pm TBA 12 13 14 Tot Shabbat 7pm Shabbat 7:30pm Greeter - Becky Grill 15 Torah Study 9:30am Shabbat Service 10:30am 16 Hebrew Class 9:00am Religious School 10:am B'Nai Mitzvah 10am Jewish Genealogy Society Meeting 7V. Sahara Library 1pm 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 18 Adult Judaism Class 7:30pm TBA 19 Bereavement Group TBA 7:00pm 20 21 Tot Shabbat 7pm Shabbat 7:30pm Greeter - Geri Lynn Grossan 22 Torah Study 9:30am Shabbat Service 10:30am 23 Hebrew Class 9:00am Religious School 10:am B'Nai Mitzvah 10am JWV Post 64 Meeting Rainbow Library 1:30pm 24 25 Adult Judaism Class 7:30pm TBA 26 Brotherhood Meeting 6:30pm 27 28 Tot Shabbat 7pm Shabbat 7:30pm Greeter - Dr Frank Masters 29 Torah Study 9:30am Shabbat Service 10:30am 30 Hebrew Class 9:00am Religious School 10:am B'Nai Mitzvah 10am 31 1 Adult Judaism Class 7:30pm TBA f e U r u a * ? 2 TBA Board Meeting - Open to all Congregants 6:30pm Bereavement Group TBA 7:00pm 3 4 Tot Shabbat 7pm Shabbat 7:30pm Greeter - Julie Pearlman 5 Torah Study 9:30am Shabbat Service 10:30am Temple Beth Am - Brotherhood 9001 Hillpoint Road ? Las Vegas, NV 89134 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Please enroll me as a member of the T.B.A. Brotherhood Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Date of Birth: Employment: Day Phone: Email Address: $ 25. Check enclosed, payable to T.B.A. Brotherhood I am interested in working on the following committees: Programs Publicity Telephone Ways & Means Membership Hospitality Please mail this form along with your dues to: Temple Beth Am - Brotherhood 9001 Hillpoint Road ? Las Vegas, NV 89134 10 THE SHOFAR January 2000 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 14 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 REMEMBERING LOVED ONES WITH THIS MONTH'S YARTZEITS Adele Friedberg... .mother of Craig Friedberg, Craig & Lauren Bradford Jack Attschuler.... Diane & Mark Attschuler Josephine Weinberger... .wife Stanley Weinberger Jerotd Glick... .brother Laura & Kenneth Keating Darwin Shapiro uncle of Susan Susan Robinson Susan Master... .wife Frank Master Max Berman Jan. 25 Albert Chapman Jan. 26 Adele Fischer... .Aunt of Roselyn Roselyn & Al Ring Jan. 27 Philip Subkow... .Father of Ann Ann Grabow Jan. 27 Ervin Greenbaum Grandfather Joanne Greenbaum Jan. 29 Elizabeth Vemick.... Laura & Kenneth Keating Jan. 30 Doris Olsen Sheila Madtof Jan. 31 Elizabeth Hancock... .Mother of William Lorraine & William Hancock Evelyn Bach Aunt of Carin Carin & Robert Bachant Julius Konowatow... .Father of Stephen Kathy & Stephen Konowatow Elizabeth Bergman Wife Simon Bergman Frank Rosen Grandfather of Judith Judith & Paul Smith Sophye Rosen... Grandmother of Judith Judith & Paul Smith Bernard Mermelstein... .Father of Martin Nancy & Martin Stone Irma Newmark... Sister of Gladys Ronni & Dorfker Goodman, Gladys Sophia Bergman... Mother of Simon Simon Bergman Mildred Levant-Harris. .. Sister of Hazel Hazel & Raymond Gold Rose Hirsch... Mother of Amy Amy & Stuart Stein Jan. 31 Hannah Schulman... .Motherof LeVeme Le Verne Witkow Feb. 1 Mary Darefsky.... Grandmother of Roselyn Roselyn & Al Ring Feb. 1 Anna Tamaroff-Witzel Feb. 2 Abe Ring... .Brother of Albert Roselyn & Al Ring Feb. 3 Max H.Shapiro Father of Ray Barb ira & Raymond Shapiro Feb. 4 Philip Carrol Caudle... .Father Sheila Madtof Feb. 4 NeddoOrdman Sister of Hyman Helen & Hyman Forkos Feb. 5 DaleneRich Wife Mark Rich Feb. 5 Deborah Sabel... Great-Aunt of Carin Carin and Robert Bachant Feb. 5 Lena Soli... .Mother of Helen Helen & Hymen Forkow Feb. 5 Curt Behme Father of Inger Inger & John Keator "House of the People" TEMPLE BETH AM 11 CALLING ALL CANDIDATES If you are a member of Temple Beth Am and are interested in serving on your Temple Board, please submit your nomination by contacting any of the following members of the Nominating Committee. We must receive your nomination no later than January 15th. Larry Steckler - 240-0283 Mort Friedlander - 645-1288 Temple Office - 254-5110 Deadline for Nominations is January 15. 2000. Submissions can not be accepted after the deadline. ? ? ? ? - V ? ' i> Positions open are: Corresponding Secretary - 1-year term Recording Secretary - 2-year term Trustee - 2-year term Trustee - 1-year term ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON WEDNEDA Y MARCH 22. 2000 (No nominations can be accepted at the Annual Meeting and Election) Any election ties will be voted by a run-off election; to be held immediately following the announcement of a tie at the annual meeting. Only those present will be eligible to vote. 12 THE SHOFAR January 2000 Coming in 2000 - Events at Temple Beth Am Start posting these dates on your year 2000 calendar now. These are the events taking place at Temple Beth Am during the year 2000. More will be added as we go. All are important, interesting, and worth your time and participation. Every Friday January 3 January 27 February 3 March 1 March 21 March 22 April 5 April 19 April 20 May 2 May 10 May 20 June 2 June 7 June 9 September 6 September 29 September 30 October 1 October 4 October 7 October 8 October 9 Shabbat Service - Tot Shabbat Temple Board Meeting - All Members Invited Congregational Meeting - Elections - Come and Vote Temple Board Meeting - All Members Invited Temple Board Meeting - All Members Invited Temple Congregational Meeting - Elections Purim Temple Board Meeting - All Members Invited First Passover Seder - At the Luxor Second Passover Seder Temple Board Meeting - All Members Invited Israel Independence Day Gala Dinner for Temple Beth Am at Caesars Palace Jerusalem Day Temple Board Meeting - All Members Invited Shavout Temple Board Meeting - All Members Invited Erev Rosh Hashana 1* Day Rosh Hashana 2nd Day Rosh Hashana Temple Board Meeting - All Members Invited Tashlich on Paddlewheel on Lake Mead Kol Nidre Yom Kippur Please tell our advertisers you saw their ad in "The Shofar" J O R A M S. 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