The Bulletin of Congregation Ner Tamid, May 2003

Correlation Ner Tam id tdd -u The Reform Jewish Congregation of Las Vegas ...A Special Place to Belong May 2003 - Vol. XVI No. 13 Sanford D. Akselrad Rabbi Jennifer C. Weiner Associate Rabbi Philip Goldstein Cantorial Soloist Stewart Blumenfeld President 29 Adar ii - 29 Nisan 5763 Irv Duchowny Jacqueline Fleekop Lois Bergman Andrea Brunner Executive Director Education Director Preschool Director Bulletin Editor Congregation Ner Tamid will for- ^fcally welcome its new Cantorial ^soloist, Philip Goldstein, during Shabbat services on Friday, May 9th at 7:30 p.m. Philip will be working full-time at CNT assist?ing Rabbis Sanford Akselrad and Jennifer Weiner at all services and life-cycle events. Philip will be overseeing our B?nai Mitzvah program, our choirs, and our wonderful ?Shabbatones?. ?I?m very excited to be here at Congregation Ner Tamid, and I truly appreciate the opportunity that?s been presented to me. I look forward to working with Rabbi Akselrad, Rabbi Weiner and the entire staff. I am looking forward to meeting all of our con?gregants, and continuing in the ^^onderful musical tradition that ^BPella has brought to CNT and ex?CNT Officially Welcomes New Cantorial Soloist, Philip Goldstein, on Friday, May 9th panding upon that. I look to?wards a long-lasting relationship with the temple, and I already feel that I am an integral part of the Temple family.? Previously, Philip has served the Las Vegas Jewish communi?ty as the Cantorial Soloist at Tem?ple Beth Sholom and has worked with Bet Knesset Bamidbar for its High Holydays services. In addition to his congrega?tional work, Philip was the Prin?cipal Lead Singer for twelve years in ?Jubilee? at Bally?s and the MGM Grand, and appeared in the London version of ?Folies Berg- ere.? Philip has appeared in nu?merous Broadway musicals, including the Los Angeles pro?ductions of ?My Fair Lady? (as ?Freddy?) and ?The Unsinkable Molly Brown? (as the Prince). Philip?s movie appearances in?clude ?Austin Powers: Interna?tional Man of Mystery,? ?Con-Air,? and ?Vegas Vacation.? He has also appeared in numer?ous ous television shows and done commercial voice-over work. Philip has resided in Las Ve?gas for over thirty years, gradu?ating from Valley High School and attending the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He has also received voice training in New York and Los Angeles. Philip is married to his beautiful wife, Rhonda. CNT invites the entire Las Ve?gas community to come hear Philip?s tenor voice enhance CNT?s Shabbat experience. We hope to see you at Shabbat ser?vices on Friday, May 9th for Philip?s ?official? welcome! In This Issue... Worship Services 2 Rabbi's Message 2 Message from our President 3 Executive Director Message 4 Religious School/Preschool 5-6 Auxiliaries 7-9 Anniversaries 14 Birthdays 14 Tributes 15-16 In Memoriam 10 Yahrzeits 17 (the Bulletin is published monthly) A S p e c i a l s la ce T o ?B e lo n g Worship Services Conducted by Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, Rabbi Jennifer Weiner, & Cantorial Soloist Philip Goldstein Friday May 2 Tot Shabbat 6:30 p m Shabbat Services 7:30 Saturday May 3 9:00-10:00 a m Bible Study 10:00-11:00 a m Minyan and Torah Study Friday May 9 7:30 Shabbat Services with the Shabba tones Saturday May 10 10:00 a m Bar Mitzvah of Samuel Esbin Kiddush sponsored by the Esbin Family 9:00-10:00 a m Bible Study 10:00-11:00 a m Minyan and Torah Study Friday May 16 5:30 Singles Shabbat 7:30 ?Sisterhood? Shabbat Services Saturday May 17 10:00 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Amanda Stuart Kiddush sponsored by Donna and Monty Willey 9:00-10:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:00-11:00 a.m. Minyan and Torah Study Friday May 23 7:30 Shabbat Services Saturday May 24 9:00-10:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:00-11:00 a.m. Minyan and Torah Study Friday May 30 7:30 Shabbat Services Saturday May 31 9:00-10:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:00-11:00 a.m. Minyan and Torah Study A wise person once said, ?nothing is constant but change.? There is a comfort level in the familiar; and a resistance perhaps to change in gen?eral. But there is also a recognition and a welcomeness that comes with change. After quite a number of years of familiar faces, last year (and it is hard to believe it has been a year!) we welcomed a new execu?tive director in hiring Irv Duchowny. Irv has proven himself to be a fine addition to our staff quickly learning the skills associated with his job, and also putting the time and energy to make certain that our Temple runs smoothly and efficiently. We also welcomed about a year and a half ago, a new colleague in Rabbi Wein?er, who was recently promoted to our Associate rabbi. She too has proven herself to be a capable fine rabbi who has quickly integrated her skills into our religious school and many Tem?ple committees and community events. We are now undergoing another change as we welcome our new Can?torial Soloist Philip Goldstein to our Congregation. Bella had been a fix ture at our Temple for nearly 15 years, and her talents and love of our Temple will be deeply felt. But as I shared with Bella personally, I am thrilled for her and Michael and their family as they build a new life in California. While, Philip has ?big shoes? to fill, the reality is that he will bring to his position his own strengths, wisdom and talents. Working full time at our Temple, he will gradually be able to become involved in all aspects of the Temple, including our choirs, shabbatone band, lifecycle events, religious school, coordinating the b?nai mitzvah program and hospital visitations. I have known Philip for nearly 10 years and he has a beautiful, warm, and inspir?ing voice. He is a mensch of the first order, eager to learn and driven to suc?ceed. I know that you will find as I ham that he is a wonderful addition to our cl^ gy team. Please join me, Rabbi Weiner, and our Temple board as we extend a loving ?shalom? to Philip on May 9th at a special Shabbat Sendee of welcome. B?shalom, fab6i Sanford SU^sefrad Rabbi Akselrad to attend Camp Newman this summer Looking for an exciting camp for your child this summer? Think about attending our UAHC camp! Camps Swig and Newman are located in North?ern California and are excellent ways of instilling a love of Judaism in a fun, creative and exciting way. Through sports, song, drama, swimming, hiking and host of other activities students form bonds of friendship that last a life time. This summer, Rabbi Akselrad will be on staff at the end of July through the beginning of August at Camp Newman. He would love to see some of our religious school students attend during this session! For more informatioj| contact Jackie Fleekop in the Temple office, 733 6292. ^ 8 & T Congregation Ner Tamid MAY 2003)r. Stewart Blumenfeld President Scott Stolberg VP Administration Cookie Lea Olshein, esq VP Membership m Ira Spector Hillary Torchin Mindy Wadkins Gina Polovina Ira Miller Doug Unger Maxine Molinsky Yvonne Gordon Beth Bromberg Aimee Knox Cecilia Schafler Stacey Yahraus Marla Letizia Leon Marco JORDIE PRIMACK Ruth Urban Howard Layfer Samantha Willey Herman Steiner Drew Levy Bob Unger Esq. Jerry Gordon Esq. Cal Lewis Eileen Kollins Kenneth Schnitzer Dr. David Wasserman Dr. Steve Kollins Ion. Michael Cherry r. Bernard Farrow Eugene Kjrshbaum* David Goldwater* Rabbi Sanford Akselrad Rabbi Jennifer Weiner *Deceased VP Religious Activities VP Education & Youth VP Member Activities VP Social Action VP Ways & Means Treasurer Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Sisterhood Men's Club NTTY Golden Chai PastPresident Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Past President Ex Officio Ex Officio YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR SHAVUOT Shavuot Services will be observed on Saturday, June 7. Yizkor Services will be held in our Beit Tefillah at 10:00 a.m. with a Shavuot Program to follow right after. Please feel free to join us for a light Kiddush after services. JEWS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN THEIR OWN LAND You may know that CNT is connected to the world-wide Reform movement through its affiliation with UAHC, which in turn is associated with the World Union for Progressive Judaism. ("Progressive" is the term instead of ?Reform" everywhere except North America. Don't ask? it's a cultural thing.) WUPJ's goal is to provide an ?authentic, yet modern" means for Jews to express themselves based on the tenets of Reform Judaism. WUPJ is active in 40 countries comprising more than 1200 congregations and in excess of 1.5M household units. The Progressive/Reform movement is the largest single stream of Judaism when formal institutional affiliation is the metric. There now are twenty Progressive con?gregations in Israel, as well as three kibbutzim organized around Progres?sive observance. But those who wish to follow principles of Progressive Ju?daism face significant discrimination simply because they choose not to ac?cept every aspect of Orthodox prac?tice. Perhaps the best-known controversy concerning religion in Is?rael is over the simple fact of ?Who is a Jew?" Israel's Law of Return gives every Jew the right to reside in Israel as a citizen. The Orthodox establishment that controls nearly all of Israel's religious life, and a great deal of its secular life as well, says that only those who were born to a Jewish mother or who were convert?ed through an Orthodox rabbinical court can be considered Jews. In 1987, Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government must recognize conversions done outside of Israel; in 1995 the Court expanded its decision to include non-Orthodox conversions undergone in Israel. However, the Chief Rabbinate, the arbiter of all things religious in Israel, refused to accept the Supreme Court's decisions and declared that anyone who had un?dergone converion outside Israel must come before an Orthodox beit din to be examined under the rules of halacha (Orthodox observance of the mitzvot). But halachic conversion re?quires the convert to promise that he or she will live according to com?plete halachic observance. The Or?thodox rabbinate has even gone so far as to try to reverse a conversion if the convert fails to live up to that original promise. As a result, many Jews who wish to be classified as Jews in Israel cannot, or will not, meet the test. Orthodox rabbis have a monopoly on marriage in Israel. Reform and Con?servative rabbis are not legally enti?tled to marry anyone and there is no such thing as civil marriage. The re?sult is that Jewish Israeli couples who don't want an Orthodox ceremony must leave the country. Moreover, Orthodox rabbis will not marry in?terfaith couples, so those couples have no option but to leave. This situation is especially hard on the hundreds of thousands of immigrants from the Former Soviet Union states because 30% are not Jewish by Or?thodox standards. A probably unin?tended consequence is that Israel has a high degree of cohabitation. To the vast majority of Israelis who are not Orthodox, one of the most galling aspects of the Orthodox-non- Orthodox divide is the fact that about 30,000 ultra-Orthodox yeshi- va students are exempt from Isra?el's otherwise universal military service. If you have Israeli friends and want to see them become apo?plectic, bring the subject up. There have been some calls for drafting ye- shiva students into a non-combat com?plementary national service, but so far the Orthodox establishment has managed to thwart these afforts. A Special Place To Belong Continued on page 10 MAY 2003 The parents of the Confirmation Class of2003 proudly invite you to share our joy as our children are confirmed on Friday, June sixth two thousand and three at seven-thirty in the evening Congregation Ner Tamid 2761 Emerson Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada Rachel Alterman Adam Bromberg Guy Cohen Adam del Valle Adina Emptage Todd Jasienski Dania Lugo Kari Pink Kurt Plotkin Molly Rosenberger Hilary Scheele Rebecca Sheldon Rachel Toffel The date for the Sisterhood Donor Luncheon was inadvertently listed as May 28 at 6:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE, THE CORRECT DATE FOR THE SISTERHOOD DONOR LUNCH IS SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST AT 11:00 A.M. LAS VEGAS COUNTRY CLUB Executive Director's Message Memorial Plaques Something for you to consider: A wonderful way to remember your loved ones is with a Memorial Plaque. ThiS is a lovely and permanent way to memorialize a loved one which serves as a perpetual reminder of a life well lived. You can choose the spot where you would like the Plaque to be placed, and every year, on the anniversary of your loved one's death, the light is lit, as well as on Yiskor, 4 times a year. We will also be initiating a ceremony on Shabbat Shuvah (October 3),at which time Rabbi Akselrad will be officiating at the dedication of all of the Yahrzeit Plaques placed on our Memorial Menorah during the year. On a personal note, my own Mom bought a Memorial Plaque in honor of my Dad's passing, and whenever I walk through our Social Hall, I can see his name up there. It's very meaningful to me that my Dad is here with me, the place where I work and worship. For a Permanent Remembrance of a loved one, call Roberta at the Temple, and, to be continued..... Iru ____________________ Congregation Ner Tamid Oneg Update 6ij ?fern ?Perches t^i In early February a small group of individuals responded to a call to save the Friday night Onegs. Since then the group has grown and continues to increase in size as people discover that together we can all work to keep that social part of our Friday nights alive. We learned that if we turned the Onegs over to a caterer, they would become far too expensive for most individuals to sponsor, u for one group to support. As a committee, our goal is to simplify the entire process for creating til Onegs. This includes purchasing, inventory, set-up, clean-up, and everything else that needs happen behind the scenes. The Onegs are much more than food?they are a place to socialize, to meet new people, to see friends who we haven?t touched base with that week... CNT is an extension of our home, and we of the Oneg Committee want to welcome people into our home for a nosh after services. But, we can?t do this without your help. Here?s what you can do: 1) First, be patient with us as we try to figure this out. We?re experimenting with different process?es, bakeries, and ways to get more people involved. 2) Sign-up in the lobby before and after services: Sign up to bring a nosh for a specific Friday night, or just bring something with you when you arrive for Services. Bring it into the kitchen and make sure you have your name and date with the item. If you can arrive early (by 6:00 p.m.), we can sure use your help putting the trays together, especially on Shabbatone Fridays. 3) Sponsor or co-sponsor an Oneg, or just donate whatever you can to the Oneg Fund: Sponsorship is $250 for a regular Friday night (about 150 people). Co-sponsorship is $150. Small donations are wonderful too and will help defray weeklycosts. To sponsor or co-sponsor an Oneg, call the Temple office and speak with Irv. To make a donation, please make your check out to CNT, indicating that it is for the Oneg Fund. 4) Answer a special call for help. Please do what you can, when we announce a special need. I?m very pleased with our progress so far, and on behalf of the Committee want to thank all of you for your continued support. We can?t do this without you!! The Committee: Fern Percheski-Chair, Sheryl Chenin-Webb, Irv Duchowny, Lil Finkel, Maxii^^^ Molinsky,Susie Sernoe Plotkin, David Shapin, Lynette Solomon, Sherri Speaker, Ruth Urban and.^^P All of You. MAY 2003Religious School News Religious School Calendar May 2003 Sunday T uesday Wednesday Thursday 1 7 U 6 9 II No R/5 13 W 15 18 20 21 22 25 No R/5 27 Hast Day of School 28 29 "May" looking back, forward and lessons learned "?May? reminds me that I have to prepare for the 2003-2004 school year. It also gives me time to reflect on the past year. Mitzvah day was awesome, with parents and students being supportive and involved in learning the lessons of being Jewish??We are responsible for each other.? Well, I covered the looking back and the looking forward that I mentioned in the title of this article, now I wish to address a few lessons I learned this year: We had a great carnival for purim because of the talent of Beth Falk as ?fair, Hillary Torchin as VP of Education and Youth. Sisterhood, Men?s Rub Buon Gusto Restaurant and our Temple Staff provided the help we needed. Parents and students alike shared enthusiasm and had a great time to make this event a success. To our teachers and donors who provided items for the silent auction and the raffle, ?THANK YOU.? The event is really the biggest fundraiser for our school. In March, eleven of our fourteen confirmation students went on a trip to Los Angeles. They bonded, ate, enjoyed Magic Mountain, ate, learned and were very sensitized at the Museum of Tolerance, ate and had a great time. Now they are preparing for their special service that we hope all will attend on Friday, June 6"' 2003 at 7:30 PM. May 4"' is Israeli Independence day?Watch for flyers?It will be GREAT. Also, looking ahead, June T' is our last day of religious school. There will be a short assembly (more information will be sent to you in the mail) and then fun. It is also the TGIS Fun day. In this bulletin you will find a registration form so that you might register early!! Remember it is important to enable our newly formed Parent Advi?sory Board and I to order supplies for next year. Before the war broke out a second grader came to my office with tears in her eyes and asked, ?If Israel is destroyed, will we still be Jewish?? My answer to her was that if we have two children that care as much as she seemed to?YES. In a blink of an eye she skipped out of my office with a smile on her face. I was reminded how important it is to answer children honestly and simply. I have been asked, ?What kind of Jews are we?? We don?t always do holidays on the calendar date. We don?t always adhere to strict dress codes. Who are we anyway? We are Jews who teach the love of learning. We are Jews who know the importance of remembering tradition. We are Jews who choose our degree of observance, but who are aware of the most important lesson, HUMANITY. When we are judged will we be judged by the checks we write, somewhat, because we are supposed to educate and provide a place to assemble. We will be judged by our observance, per?haps, so we should do the best we can. I believe the greatest lesson is to be aware that we will be judged by the way we treat each other. This is the lesson of Mitzvah Day, Holocaust Study and all the lessons of religious school. Shalom, Jackie ?Jfeel^op Santary Hands preparing sandwiched for the Homeless MAY 2003 A Special Place To Belong CNT Pietc/too kih 4c>$A>tCh April went by so quickly and now we, at the Preschool and Kindergarten are enjoying the warm weather. We have planted vegetables and flowers for us to eat and enjoy. Our entire school delighted in working on projects about April showers and May flowers. It was certainly a pleasure to hear our little ones chant the Four Questions, sing a hearty rendition of Dyaneu and all of the other traditional Passover Prayers at our CNT Preschooh Kindergarten Model Seder. The students continue to learn and grow in their secular studies and their social skills as well. We had our spring class pictures taken and our fourth addition of the CNT Preschool Yearbook went to press. We also finished our Read-athon project. Pizza certificates were given out to our students who read more than 200 hours in the last two months. What an action packed April the preschool enjoyed. This month of May we will be preparing for Yom Yerushalayim, Shavout, and our annual Mother?s Day Brunch and program. Our Pre-k and Kindergarten classes will be working on their graduation programs to be held in June. We will also be learning about those who defended our country for Memorial Day. Our plans for next year are very exciting. Our preschool ia growing. Two of our classes are already full. One class ha! several spots remaining. We will need to establish a waiting list for our Preschool Program. Please be sure to register your child as soon as possible so there is a spot for him/ her in next years program. Call the office at 733-6292 Our Kindergarten program is also taking applications this month. There are only 12 spots available and we have received many inquiries about our innovate program.. There are only a few spots remaining in Kindergarten as well. Please call the Synagogue office and speak to Lois if you are at all interested. Lois ?Bergman Preschool Director WANTED Substitute kindergarten teachers needed. Must be licensed in the State of Nevada. Call Lois Berg?man, 733-6292 for further details. It is traditional on Shavuot to study throughout the night. Instead, we are going to join together for a Shavuot Program Following Yizkor services on Saturday, June 7, 2003 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. A fun, interactive, intergenerational program with a light lunch afterwards. Come for Yizkor and stay for the program! Look for more details in the June bulletin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------# 6 \ Congregation Ner Tamid MAY 2003 Auxiliaries Sisterhood 9{ezvs Men'* Ctul Shalom, Hard to believe that spring is definitely here and it won?t be long until we are complaining about the heat. This is the second to the last bulletin article I will be writing as my term as the Sisterhood president ends in June. It has been a glorious two years and I have learned so very much. Most of all I learned how much Sisterhood is the heart of CNT. We have some wonderful members and wonderful board members who rallied to the cause when it looked like the beautiful Onegs were about to come to an end. Just recently we called for volunteers to help bake Hamentaschen for the Purim Shabbat and Purim carnival and many women responded. We had a professional assembly line and produced hundreds of these delicious treats in just a few hours. I want to thank all the women who took their time to join us, especially Darlene Vaturi who organized it and Phyllis Mark for her experience and Hamentaschen expertise. I know I had a ball and I think everyone there did. Please see the photos. I want to thank all of you who support the FUN-D 4 Youth fundraising efforts to help with such things as helping to send kids to Jewish camps through partial camp scholarships and supports other youth activities at CNT like Tot Shabbat and helping to defray the cost of NTTY kids to attend conclaves, etc. This year Sisterhood was able to give $5,000 in partial camp scholarships that enabled 24 youth to I attend camps. May is a very important month for our Sisterhood, In addition to our Rosh Chodesh service scheduled for May 1 at 7pm, we also have our Sisterhood Shabbat on May 16th. This happens only once every two years, so it is an important event to highlight. This is an opportunity for Sisterhood to ?show our stuff? and a time for the congregation to show its support of Sisterhood. We will be honoring Frances Klamian for making the Sisterhood?s Party Shop an award wining catering arm of Sisterhood and all that she has done for our Congregation. May is also, elections for a new roster of officers, including a new Sisterhood President, HOORAY!!! Please plan to attend our general meeting, which will be a pot luck and recipe exchange. Wednesday, May 21 at 6pm. Until next month, please don?t forget to visit us on the website, www.cntsisterhood.com for the latest programming dates and I hope to see you at one of our events. Golf Tournament Great Success In a day of record breaking golf Howard Layfer sank a hole in one. Geoffrey Schaffler, event chairman, broke the course record at Wildhorse. Mike Milano hit the longest drive over 450 yards and T. J. Coon was three under par the first time he picked up a bag of clubs. Well, the Men?s Club Golf Tournament might not have happened exactly like that but I don?t know. You see, I have to write this article over a month before the bulletin is published and it?s about two weeks before the Men?s Club biggest event of the year. So if I?m predicting what will happen, I might as well have a hole in one. At this time, there are several things I don?t have to guess about. First, Geoffrey Schaffler is doing a great job. Under Geff?s leadership, we already have almost a full slate of players, raised approximately the amount of money from sponsors as last year, and put together a raffle prize list that will make those tickets sell themselves. Everyone has been working furiously. T.J. Coon launched the event by signing Lake Mead Hospital as our luncheon sponsor. Then he kept everyone at the hospital involved by signing several foursomes. Way to go T.J. All signs, flyers, e-mail messages and yelling in the temple hallways is the work of Stu Solomon. This guy takes his publicity seriously. We were worried that sponsorship contributions would be way down. After all, we are in a depressed economy, at war and yada, yada, yada. Well Mike Milano volunteered to head the sponsorship committee and he?s doing a great job. It looks like we will raise almost the same amount as last year?s record. Lance Burton, Sigfried and Roy, the Scintas, tee times at Revere, Wild Horse and an evening at the Hilton Time Share (with no pitches) are just a few of the exciting raffle prizes we have already lined up. Everyone has been out ?schnoring? and you can see the results. I need to credit a few other members who have made significant contributions. Mike Unger returned to town after being away two years and immediately arranged our switch to Wild Horse. Mike knows golf and it?s good to have his participation. As much as Mike knows about golf David Nathan knows about money. Whenever I said ?show me the money? he let us know exactly where we stood. Now if only he?d let us spend a little. My best, Sutfi Ur6an, Sisterhood President Alan Nathanson rarely missed a meeting and I believe all he can say is ?I can handle that? when something needs to be done. Alan Popowcer also volunteers whenever we need help. You better be careful Nathanson; this guy is a hard worker. One other person who deserves a big thanks is Ruth Urban. She supported our efforts and encouraged Sisterhood participation. The thing that makes all the hard work worth while is the fun everyone has. Every year I want to thank all the temple members who decide to play. Every year, they thank me and ask us to do it again next year. You all will get a thank you from everyone in Men?s Club and we will do it again next year. You know, I think it?s more fun writing about how an event turned out before it happens than after. Let me see, my next column can relate how our membership became the largest in the country. mbership /\ MAY 2003 A Special Place To Belong CNT U! Saturday Minyon Ever wondered why Reform Judaism is known as prophetic Judaism? Have an appe?tite for Jewish books and thought? Want to talk Torah in a low-key, heimeshie atmo?sphere? Then come to minyon! left off the April birthday list. We hope they have a wonderfully happy birthday Saturday mornings: 9:00 a.m.- NACH (Niviim and Ketuviim) and learn with A1 Esbin April 28 Philip Weiner A study of the Prophets, holiday writings, and Jewish thought 10:00 a.m.- Shabbat Morning services with Torah service 11:00 a.m.- Torah study of the weekly portion And don?t forget your KEVA credit!!! On-Going Adult Education Opportunities at Congregation Ner Tamid: Saturday Minyon Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m.- Prophets 10:00 a.m.- Services 11:00 a.m.-Torah study April 29 Eileen Anes Ruth Bolla Ivan Eisenberg David Glasser Rachel Sloane Phyllis Sperber April 30 Ellen Ann Lozofsky Sidney Kosloy Rebecca Schwartz Brad Wallin Taste of Judaism May 5th, 12th, 19th 7:00 p.m. Other Adult Education Opportunities: Torah to You KEVA Credit Coming Soon: Summer Adult Education Classes! SISTERHOOD SHABBAT Friday, May 16 @ 7:30 p.m. We will be honoring Frances Klamian, retired Catering Director of the Party Shop, for her years of hard work and dedication to both Sisterhood and the Temple. Don'/ miss it! -----------------------------------------------------------# 8 ^ Congregation Ner Tamid MAY 2003 Mommy-n-Me Shabbat Daddies are welcome too! Mommy-n-Me Shabbat Are you and your toddler looking for something to do on Friday mornings? So you like fresh challah and apple juice? Would you like your child to learn the Shabbat prayers and interact with other Jew?ish children from the temple? Then do we have a program for you! We are proud to be expanding our early child?hood program to include a daytime Mommy-n-Me Shab?bat. In Mommy-n-Me Shabbat (daddies welcome too!), you will participate with our preschoolers in learning songs, singing prayers and having treats. The program will be every Friday morning in the Beit Tefillah. You and your child will have the opportunity to share the Shabbat experience with other parents and children and begin nurturing your child?s Jewish identity. There is no fee for the program (yes its free!) and you may bring a guest and their child (temple membership is not required). We at Congregation Ner Tamid are committed to nurtur?ing the Jewish identity of all the children within the com?munity. If you have any questions, or would like to RSVP for the program (we need to be sure to have enough chal?lah), please contact me at the office 733-6292. Lois Bergman L?Chaim Seniors May 1st and May 15th 11 am to 2 pm for Bagels, Entertainment, Learnign and Friendship. Just a reminder; because of increased security concerns please do NOT arrive at the Temple before 11 am, Thanks! BULLETIN DEADLINE Deadline for June/July 2003 Bulletin The deadline for the June/July Bulletin will be Monday April 28 at 5PM. Please email articles to lvnertamid@hotmail.com 'Tell a rib f\\7eU Mazel Tov to Gil and Natalie Shaw on the engagement of their daughter, Robin Chase to Jeff Long. They live in California and became engaged this February. Their wedding is planned for November 1,2003. Another Mazel Tov to the Shaws....their daughter Caryl graduat?ed from San Francisco State College in December! Hearty congratulations to David and Judy Applebaum on the en?gagement of their daughter, Debra. A June wedding is planned. A hearty Mazel Tov to Jan and Doug Fleckner on the birth of their grandson, Ryan Feinberg bom March 1. He weighed 7 pounds. Proud parents are Hal and Stacy of Phoenix, Arizona. Mazel Tov to Edie and Harold Glasser on the birth of their grand?son, Daniel Alan bom Sunday March 16 at 2:39 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds and 12 ozs and was 21 inches long. Proud parents are Richard and Shawna. Margot Mink Colbert is thrilled to announce the birth of her new grandson, Samuel Sklyar on January 13 in Brooklyn, NY. Proud parents are Nicole Colbert and Yakov Sklyar. A DOUBLE Mazel Tov to Paula and Bill Watson on the birth of their twin boys Patrick Mark and Jonathan William bom on March 22. Patrick weighed 5 pounds 5 ozs. and was 18 inches long, Jonathan weighed 6 pounds and 9 ozs. and was 18 1/2 inches long. UAHC Camp Institutes 2003 Winter Events May 16-18 - Camp Newman Whether you have been to camps before, or if this is your experience, join us for a memorable time filled with Shabbat activities, friends, and fun in the beautiful setting of Camp Newman! For more information, call our Camp & NFTY office at: (415) 392-7080 ext. 10 camp or ext. 15 for NFTY f(psfi Cfiodesfi Nisan Thursday May 1st 7:00 PM at CNT Come celebrate the New Moon with the Women of Reform Judaism All women are welcome. No RSVP needed. Questions? Call Fern at 566-0078 MAY 2003 A Special Place To Belong 9 continued from page 2 (President's Message) Finally, there is the matter of state support for educa?tion. In Israel, the state provides separate funding for various classes of schools: secular, Arab, religious but not Orthodox (exemplified by YOZMA, CNTs sister Reform congregational school) and haredi (ultra-Orthodox). The latter receive much more funding per student than the others and, moreover, yeshiva students receive living sti?pends simply for studying and not working. In addition to this legalized discrimination, other, more subtle, forms of discrimination are practiced. Take the case of our own YOZMA, in which the city of Mod'in, havin