July 2015 - Temple Sinai

July 2015 Tammuz / Av 5775
Waiting For The Mail
That Never Comes!
Retreat V
Look inside and get
a more detailed
description of all the
fun that was had by
our congregants at
Mt. Charleston.
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Table of Contents
President’s Message………..3
Events……………………..4
Religious School…………...6
Sisterhood & Men’s Club….7
Life Cycles………….……..9
Tzedakah...............................11
Temple News and Notes....16
Life Long Learning………17
Dine Out...............................27
Picture it, a rabble of exhausted Jews,
scrambling up a dusty hill, slipping
and sliding on the loose pebbles,
clinging to each other for strength.
Just one snapshot of the Temple
Sinai Fifth Annual Retreat. Attended
by a hundred people, there were so
Purpose In Action many memorable moments. But the
thing that was most pleasing was that
the purpose for which Temple Sinai
exists, namely warm and welcoming community, lifelong learning, soulful
worship and social justice came alive in the course of the event. It is such
a pleasure to be part of a vibrant community which lives its values.
An event where Jews learn, pray and deepen relationships with each other
is an ideal event in my book. The best part of it was that all the
generations were together, kids, parents, grandparents, enjoying each
other’s company and bringing a dynamism to the experience. The aim of
a retreat is to enclose the participants in a rather intense bubble of Jewish
community which encapsulates the best of what Judaism has to offer. A
bubble, because they are away from their normal environment,
particularly since there is no cell phone coverage. Intense because they are
living with people instead of just seeing them on Friday night or Saturday
morning. At the other end of the retreat, you drive from Mount
Charleston only around thirty minutes to your house and you feel like you
have been on a different planet! You return refreshed and reinvigorated,
recommitted to the values that are important to our shul.
Therefore, it behooves me to make mention of Jackie and Shel Kolner,
our redoubtable Retreat Committee chairs along with their wonderful
partners in crime, Laura Sussman, Eileen Sherman, Nancy Sherman,
Aimee Knox, Josh Knox, Eileen and Bob Levin, Les Gilbert, Ryan
Reisman, Suzanne Feigenson and Dr. Sharon Knafo. I appreciate
everything you did. Now for next year!
L’shalom/To Peace
Rabbi Malcolm Cohen
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President’s Message
Rabbi Malcolm Cohen
Rabbi@templesinailv.org
Heather Klein
Cantorial Soloist
Executive Committee
Julie Littmann, President
Julieannlittmann@gmail.com
Les Sherman, 1st Vice President
les503@aol.com
Marty Hagans, 2nd Vice President
martyhagans@gmail.com
Ricki Greenspon Treasurer
Treasurer@templesinailv.org
Shel Kolner, Recording
Secretary
trushel@earthlink.net
Trustees
Stephanie Helms
Jay Kenyon
Mordecai Labovitz
Bob Levin
Jaime Pollack
Ilana Shapiro
Steve Weiner
Immediate Past President
Rick Hollander
Sisterhood
Tina Drago, President
sisterhood@templesinailv.org
Men’s Club
Sean Lyttle, President
Sean.d.lyttle.jd@gmail.com
Education Director for
Temple Sinai and
Shenker Academy
Dr. Sharon Knafo
eddirector@templesinailv.org
Temple Office
Phil Scully, Executive Director
pscully@templesinailv.org
Lori Dougherty, Controller
controller@templesinailv.org
Kim Israel, Executive Assistant
school@templesinailv.org
Lisa Vitallo, Admin Assistant
reception@templesinailv.org
Sinai Shofar
Kim Israel, Editor
“Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw
from your experience and invest them in the future.” Jim Rohn
This past year as your President has come and gone in the blink
of an eye. With my second year already under way, I must thank
the outgoing board for their exemplary service and dedication. I
am also excited to work beside our new Board in accomplishing
future goals for our temple. Our hardworking staff in our
Temple, Religious School, and Shenker Academy are all working
incredibly well to provide the congregation with a fantastic
experience at Temple Sinai.
Some of our achievements over the past year include;
Our first High Holy Days within the new Sanctuary. This year will be even better, in
part with the arrival of our new books for services at our holiest of times.
Congregational Dinners – The opportunity to enjoy each other’s company and get to
know one another has been incredibly successful. Please take the time to take part in
upcoming dinners.
Event Center Rental – We have made a significant amount of revenue by renting out
our event center for private functions. Please consider our event center for your next
celebration!
Membership and Religious School – Great strides have been made in regards to
increasing our overall membership and in our religious school due to our innovative
programs in both areas.
Shenker Academy – An increase in student registration at Shenker has been due to the
hard working staff. In particular, Director Sharon Knafo who has led Shenker in
providing a top notch education to all of the children.
Quarterly Town Hall Meetings – These meetings have provided an informal
atmosphere for staff and congregants to discuss issues facing Temple Sinai. I urge
every member to attend one of these meetings so that we can all be a part of
informational sharing critical to our success.
Youth Programs – Our teen retreat was led by Rabbi Cohen and run by Brian
Williams and Michelle and Isaac Cohen with 15 teenagers in attendance to learn more
about their Judaism and themselves. We also had a recent pool party that 25 kids
attended and had a blast swimming at the Shapiro residence!
These achievements are just some of the highlights that occurred over the last year. We
are planning even more events and functions to give more and more opportunities for
membership engagement. After all, Temple Sinai IS “Your Family, Your Home.”
My door is always open.
Julie Ann Littmann
President
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Events
Every Friday Night - Shabbat Worship at 7:30pm
Every Second Friday Night – Congregational Shabbat Dinner at 6:00pm
Every Saturday Morning Worship - 10am unless there is a Bar/Bar Mitzvah, then
Torah service precedes morning worship at 9:00am
Every Wednesday
7:00pm Boy Scout Meeting
Every Thursday
6:30pm Mahjong
Thursday, July 2
6:30pm Marketing Meeting
Friday, July 3
6:15pm Tots Shabbat
Saturday, July 4
10:00am Shabbat Morning Worship including the Bat Mitzvah of Rebecca Winger
Tuesday, July 7
6:30pm Fundraising Meeting
Friday, July 17
11:30am Naming Ceremony
Saturday, July 18
4:00pm Member Appreciation BBQ
Sunday, July 19
9:00am Sisterhood Board Meeting
Tuesday, July 21
7:00pm Book Club
Wednesday, July 22
3:00pm Dine Out Bagel Cafe
Monday, July 27
7:00pm Bingo
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Religious School News
I wanted to share with our parents and
congregation some of my remarks during
our Graduation Ceremonies at Shenker
Academy, which reflect on my perception
of modern education. As an educator, I
try to frame every milestone of our children with a lesson, and especially a graduation ceremony, a culmination of years of
learning.
One of the books that affected me the most as an educator was
(and still is) “A WHOLE NEW MIND” by Daniel Pink. The
message of the book is quite simple:
Our Brains are divided into two hemispheres. The left hemisphere is sequential, logical, and analytical, and the right hemisphere is nonlinear, intuitive and holistic. We use both of these
hemispheres for almost every task, but Daniel Pink uses these
two parts of our brains to portray great educational metaphors.
Pink claims that in past decades, the left brain capabilities were
what people needed to move forward. MBAs, accountants, and
engineers were the leaders of the 20th century.
They are still needed today, but the right brain qualities of innovation, empathy, joy, meaning, and collaboration, are what individuals and organizations need in the 21st century in order to
break through and distinguish themselves from the rest. Just
look at Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Google and other companies
that embrace the traits of the modern era. And that is in essence
what our educational vision at Shenker Academy is.
We want to see these young children dream, create, dare and
mostly, love to learn, at Shenker, and mainly after they graduate.
Bat Mitzvah of Rebecca Winger
Rebecca Shira Knafo-Winger
daughter of Dina Rudaizky and
Dr. Sharon Knafo, and sister to
Joseph, will become a Bat Mitzvah on July 4th in Temple Sinai.
Rebecca grew up in Memphis
Tennessee and Houston Texas.
Rebecca is a seventh grader at
The Dr. Miriam and Sheldon
G. Adelson Educational Campus, a student and Madricha at Temple Sinai Religious
School. She enjoys being part of the Israeli Scouts, and a
member of her school’s band where she plays the clarinet. Rebecca is a competitive swimmer at the Las Vegas
Swim Club, and at the Adelson middle school swim
team.
As a granddaughter to Holocaust survivors, Rebecca
dedicated her last two years to explore the escape of the
Danish Jews. She won first place in Houston, Texas for
best history fair exhibit, and represented Houston at the
State of Texas History Fair. Rebecca continues to make
the world aware of her family’s story and her Bat Mitzvah project is focused on raising funds to restore the
Danish fishing boat at the Houston Holocaust Museum.
After arriving in Las Vegas a year ago she has volunteered helping Holocaust survivors at the JFSA- Jewish
Family Service Agency.
Rebecca is looking forward to celebrating this milestone
with friends and family from Denmark, Israel, Houston,
Florida and Memphis.
Shofar Choir
In my visits to their classrooms, I have seen a professional team
of educators work on sciences, arts, play time, languages, and
yes, math, reading, writing, and achievement tests as well. Educators who take the time and elevate their lessons to be what
Daniel Pink sees as modern skills that are needed.
We wish our graduates great success in whatever endeavors they
choose, and thank our dedicated staff for creating such a wonderful educational environment. We thank our parents for trusting us with their children’s education, and look forward to another school year of growth.
Congratulations & Mazel Tov,
Dr. Sharon Knafo
Education Director
You may not be able to sing a note but you can
toot your own horn! To be part of the Shofar
Choir over the High Holy Days, please contact
Renato at Renato.r.ritter.@gmail.com or
(702)768-7607. No experience required!
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From Your Sisterhood
Welcome to the summer! If you were
unable to make the Annual meeting
last month don’t worry! You are still
able to join Temple Sinai Sisterhood
and participate in ALL the fun and
informative activities. Applications
are available in the Temple lobby or
by emailing Marge Nordell at
marge.nordell@aol.com for an
electronic copy. The membership fee
is $25 annually.
I would like to official welcome out 2015-16 SLATE OF
OFFICERS:
President
1st Vice-President
2nd Vice-President
Treasurer:
Gift Shop Director
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Tina Drago
Marge Nordell (Membership)
Barbara Stallone
Resa Snyder
Karen Parness
Carlene Cohen
Rona Schwartz
Board of Directors:
Dorothy Cohen
Phyllis Feigenson
Barbara Berg
Laurie Kelman
Phyllis Bernstein
Jan Shumow
Joan Weil
Ricki Greenspon
The Sisterhood’s Gift Shop is open during Temple hours of
operation. Contact the office to peruse the goods! As usual,
on Friday evenings and Sunday mornings Sisterhood will be
attending the shop. The Sisterhood Gift Shop OFFERS
INVITATIONS for any celebration and SPECIAL
ORDERS! Get your Bar/Bat Mitzvah shopping done in one
convenient location!
Sisterhood is still looking for fun-loving, conscientious ladies
to join the fun, Contact Resa Snyder for more information at
resasnyder@cox.net. As always, any woman who is a member
of Temple Sinai is welcome to join the Sisterhood.
Shalom,
Tina Drago
From Your Men’s Club
To Civilize Mankind
“I will insist that the Hebrews have
done more to civilize man than any
other nation.” – John Adams
As the Fourth of July approaches, we
remember the founding of our nation,
and in particular the signing of the
Declaration of Independence. All of us
know by heart the stirring
announcement near the beginning of that Declaration: “We
hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal…” Most of us also recall the closing line, wherein the
signers attested, “with a firm reliance on the protection of
Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our
lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” Powerful words,
even 239 years later.
If we are being totally honest with ourselves, we have to
admit that the signers of the Declaration, and indeed the
Founding Fathers of our country as a group, were of – shall
we say – “mixed” opinions about the Jewish people.
However, we do know that a good number of Jews were in
the American colonies by 1776, and at least one of those
Declaration signers, John Adams, had a high opinion of the
Jewish people, as reflected in the quotation with which I
opened this column. Adams was also arguably an early
Zionist, writing in 1819 to his friend and famed American
Zionist, Mordecai Manuel Noah, “I… wish that you had
been at the head of a hundred thousand Israelites… and
marching with them into Judea… and restoring your nation
to the dominion of it. For I really wish the Jews again in
Judea an independent nation.” While Adams went on in that
same letter to make the rather silly suggestion that the Jewish
people, once restored to the land of Israel, might “possibly in
time become liberal Unitarian Christians”, it is clear that
Adams held the Jewish people in high esteem, and that he
valued our contributions to the “civilizing” of mankind.
As a URJ congregation, Temple Sinai supports the classic
(dare I say, American?) ideals of equality and social justice,
and our Men’s Club works tirelessly in support of the
Temple’s mission. At our Annual Meeting last month, we
enjoyed each other’s company, while arriving at a shared
vision of what the next year has in store for our brotherhood.
If you haven’t done so already, please join us. We have
another great year in store, and we want you to be a part of it.
And, on behalf of your Men’s Club, we wish all of you a safe
and happy Independence Day!
Kol tuv,
Sean Lyttle
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Advertising and Sponsorship
An easy and important way you can help support your
Temple is by utilizing our advertising and sponsorship
programs. We need your help in finding advertisers. The
programs are:
Shofar advertising - starting at $15 is a really good deal for
businesses in the area. They get to 350 families in print or
online. All we need to contact them are a person’s name
and their e-mail address. We take care of the rest. Please
volunteer some names and addresses. See below.
E-blast Sponsorship - The weekly e-blast can contain addon advertising. The advertiser gets 5 weekly e-blasts for
$18, a very easy but effective way to get to the 600
members on our e-mail list. All we need is the person’s
name and their e-mail address. We take care of the rest.
Shabbat Flyer Sponsorship - Personal messages may be
displayed in the flyer. e.g. Sponsor in honor of your
anniversary or birthday. An easy way to support your
Temple and it is only $18. This may be coordinated with
Oneg Shabbat sponsorships.
To do any of the above or to supply information
requested above, contact Shel Kolner (702.228.4744 or
702.334.8914) or send an e-mail to trushel@earthlink.net.
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July 2015
Temple Sinai Gala to
Honor Michael Leven
Sinai, Mike has had a very profound effect on a variety of
local Jewish organizations – not only as a donor, but also as
an advisor and mentor to the up and coming lay leadership
in the Las Vegas Valley. The valuable advice he has shared
will benefit our local community and its leadership for many
The special guest of honor at this year’s Annual Gala is years to come.
Michael Leven.
Michael “Mike” Leven moved to Las Vegas in 2007. He
was hired by Sheldon Adelson to become the Chief
Operating Officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, a
position he held until his retirement last December. Since
retiring, Mike has assumed the role of International
Chairman of the Planning Committee for Birthright Israel,
and he volunteers as the Chairman and CEO of the Georgia
Aquarium.
Mike’s spare time is now taken up by his family and his
profound love of sports. We are most grateful that he has
given up some of that precious time and allowed us to
honor him at this year’s Gala.
Please help us “thank” Mike Leven and further support
Temple Sinai.
You can support our efforts by:
Buying an ad in the Tribute Book
Buying a table or tickets to the Gala
Mike, along with his wife Andrea, has a strong priority for
Making a donation in honor of Michael Leven
Jewish philanthropy. In addition to his support of Temple
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Tzedakah
Eitz Tzedakah…the Tree of Donations delineates opportunities to participate in Tzedakah at Temple Sinai. Please contact
the Tzedakah chairperson (Shel Kolner 702.334.8914) if you have any questions or suggestions.
The Tree of Donations
Tributes
Tributes Listed in the Shofar
Birthday/Anniversary/Yahrzeits
Monthly ad in Shofar
Shabbat Flyer Sponsorship
E-blast Monthly Sponsorship
Honey Sales - Rosh Hashanah
Note Card Bundle of 7
Tree of Life Leaves
Tree of Life Pebbles
Pavers
Bima Flowers
Memorial Plaque - Member
Memorial Plaque - Non-member
Reserved Memorial Plaque
Oneg Shabbat Sponsorship
Sustainability Campaign
Yizkor Booklet (Yom Kippur)
Minimum Donation
$8.00
$18.00
Various-no minimum
$15.00 +
$18.00
$18.00
$10.00
$36.00
$150.00
$225.00
$118.00
$200.00
$400.00
$500.00
Add $60.00
$300.00
Various, no minimum
Various
FAQ's
Can I designate the donation to go to specific funds?
Yes, funds available include The General Fund, Rabbi’s
Discretionary Fund, Cantor’s Discretionary Fund, the
Endowment Fund, the Gertrude Scholarship Fund, the
Religious School Fund and The Richard Greenberg Memorial
Fund.
Where can I see what the Note Card Bundle looks like?
In the Sisterhood Gift shop. These cards allow you to write
personal notes to family and friends. The card indicates a
donation was made to the Temple Sinai General Fund.
Is there an installment plan for larger donations?
Memorial Plaques may be paid over a 4 month period.
Contact
Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Dorothy Cohen 702.228.7040
Sisterhood Gift Shop 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Jackie Kolner 702.228.4744
Jackie Kolner 702.228.4744
Jackie Kolner 702.228.4744
Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Shel Kolner 702.334.8914
Office 702.254.5110 ext. 1
Julie Littmann 702.254.5110
Marge Nordell 702.896.1610
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Temple Sinai Retreat
Instead of being on Mt. Sinai (our namesake), Temple Sinai went to a different mountain…Mt. Charleston for its annual
retreat. It is a lot closer and we weren’t looking for supreme intervention. We were looking for a religious, spiritual and
learning experience. Okay… we did a little eating too.
The adults had a full schedule of events starting upon arrival and our children had their own program of arts and crafts, visit to
the ranger station and a scavenger hunt among other things. We kept them busy throughout the 3 days.
Friday night Retreat V started out with dinner, a Shabbat Service including Jewish Identity presentations by 3 of our members
and Temple Sinai Instant Friendship. Ask an attendee what this was. It was fun and informative…getting to know many
fellow members in a very short time.
Shabbat activities gave us some choices. We could hike with the Rabbi or listen to Dr. Sharon speak on the PEW report and
what it means for the future of Reform Judaism. And this was before breakfast. We then did the Shabbat morning service and
Torah study. Afterwards Rabbi led a 2-part discussion on the Reform Rabbis’ response to the Dawkins’ book The God
Delusion. We did manage to squeeze a lunch in between the 2 parts.
The breakout sessions followed. Everyone had the opportunity to take part in 2 out of 3 sessions…chair Yoga, Inspiring
People through Communications or a description of our new High Holy Days Machzorim. Everyone then got the rest of the
afternoon off. Oh yes!! We did eat again, only this time we called it Saturday dinner. Following this were some fun, games and
dancing led by Rabbi, Laura Sussman and Minao Kamegai. And as the sun set on our glorious Shabbat, we did Havdalah on
the back deck, a spiritual closing of the day with a beautiful backdrop of the mountain.
Sunday morning found everyone eating again. The Rabbi and Rebbitzen gave us a tour of their old stomping grounds in
London. A very unique opportunity to see Jewish London through the eyes of 2 of our leaders. The closing ceremony also
was unique as we formed a circle outside, presented awards to the children and sent everyone off with great memories.
If you ask some of our participants what was the best part, it was sitting around the lobby during break times and visiting with
each other. The camaraderie was undeniably terrific.
Our Temple religious leadership did a great job. We thank Rabbi Cohen, Sarah Stewart and Sharon Knafo, our Director of
Education, for the time they spent preparing and delivering their portions. A special thank you goes to the committee for
putting this all together. They were Jackie and Shel Kolner, co-chairs; Eileen Bellsey Levin, Suzanne Feigenson, Les Gilbert,
Aimee Knox, Bob Levin, Ryan Reisman, Eileen Sherman, Nancy Sherman and Laura Sussman. We thank Josh Knox, who
helped coordinate the children’s activities.
We have set Retreat VI to be June 3-5, 2016. See you all there!
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Temple News and Notes
Safe Nest Drop Off Box
Temple Sinai continues its support for Safe Nest by housing
a drop off box on site. Safe Nest is Nevada’s largest and
most comprehensive charity devoted solely to domestic
violence issues. Safe Nest’s programs are concentrated in
four areas of service: shelter, counseling, advocacy and
prevention. Safe Nest accepts clothing, toys and baby
supplies. For a comprehensive list please visit their website
www.safenest.org . The drop off box is located on east side
of the property near the center of the parking lot. For
donation receipts please see Lisa in the office.
Announcing Dedication
Pavers
Pavers are customized bricks used to honor your friends
and family whose names will be placed in the decorative
walkway in our courtyard next to the Hebrew School
classrooms. Note, they are not intended as memorials
since people will be walking on them.
Pavers are 7 1/8” by 3 1/4 inch and may contain up to 3
lines of engraving, with 16 characters per line including
spaces.
Temple Sinai Personal Tribute Cards
Have you seen the personal tribute cards? If not, they are
available in our Sisterhood gift shop. Please stop and take a
look. These cards match our standard tribute cards but are
used to send personal notes. They allow you to convey your
personal sentiments to family and friends while still indicating
to them that a donation was made in their honor to the Temple
Sinai general fund. The cards are available in 7-packs for
$36.00. They are also available by calling Dorothy Cohen
(702.228.7040) or Phyllis Feigenson (973.525.7799). Talk to
the ladies or stop in at the gift shop. You will be happy you
did.
Temple Sinai Time Capsule
As a result of the efforts of several members, including
Archie Weitman, Dr. Lawrence Copeland, Frances
Copeland, Steve Haberkorn, Mark Ohriner, Myron
Bernstein, Meera Kamegai and Seymour Kaplan, Temple
Sinai is putting together a Time Capsule. It will be placed
into a wall in our small Shul. The location will be marked
by a plaque on the wall.
If you have any information, including pictures, and any
personal history that relates to the history of Temple Sinai,
we would love to have you submit that information for
placement in the Time Capsule.
A donation of $118 for each custom paver is required.
All of the information provided for the Time Capsule will
be private. It should be placed into sealed envelopes,
marked “Time Capsule”, and brought to the Temple.
Please call the office or Shel Kolner at 702.334.8914 to
order and arrange payment.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Examples:
Steve & Susie
Goldbergstein
And Family
Shlomo Ben Yosef
Bar Mitzvah
Sept. 11, 1954
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Lifelong Learning At Temple Sinai
Temple Sinai is a warm and welcoming Reform Jewish
community engaged in lifelong learning, social justice, and soulful
worship.
Sisterhood & Men’s Club
Both of these groups work within the synagogue to
provide fascinating speakers and educational events.
Lifelong Learning (Torah) – Wherever you find yourself,
we want to help you get to the next stage of your Jewish journey.
We offer formal and informal opportunities for learners to find
genuine meaning and answers to keenly felt moral questions and
personal issues within the Jewish tradition.
Senior Committee
This committee will connect you with learning
opportunities around the valley. Look for their events
through our communications.
You will notice that we have a wonderful range of events from
stand-alone events to three-session mini-courses to a two-year indepth study. For this congregation, the social experience of
learning is extremely important alongside the content of our
study. We hope that you will deepen your connections to our
heritage and each other as you move to the next stage of your
journey.
L’shalom/To Peace
Rabbi Malcolm Cohen
Conversion Class
Contact Rabbi Cohen at rabbi@templesinailv.org or
(702) 254-5110 if you are considering converting to
Judaism.
Florence Melton Adult Mini-School
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is a world
pioneer in the field of adult Jewish education. The
Mini-School, a social franchise, forms an international
network of community-based schools offering adults
the opportunity to acquire Jewish literacy in an open,
trans-denominational, intellectually stimulating
learning environment. The Florence Melton Adult
Mini-School is the largest pluralistic adult Jewish
education network in the world. For details of the
Vegas branch at which Rabbi Cohen teaches, contact
Lynn Wexler-Margolies at las_vegas@fmams.org.il or
(702) 875-5387.
Religious School and Youth Group
Our Religious school offers formal and informal
learning opportunities for young people from prekindergarten age through High School. For more
information, please contact the Temple office.
Tuition
$575 K - 2nd Grade
$720 3rd - 7th Grade
$460 8th - 12th Grade
Discount for Each Additional Child (after the first) $50.
There is also an Early Bird special discount of $25 if you
register before July 31st.
Saturday Morning Torah Study Sessions
Saturdays, 10:00 am - 11:30 am in the small shul.
Shabbat Morning services enhanced by a stimulating
Torah study session held during the service. All are
welcome. No RSVP required. If there is a Bar or Bat
Mitzvah, then Torah Study begins at 9am.
Social Media
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram
@templesinailv
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Anniversaries
Tots Shabbat
Friday, July 3rd
6:15 PM to 6:45 PM
Bring your little ones, ages 1-5
for a lovely service just for kids (and their parents)!
David & Susana
Barry & Dyana
Scott & Aimee
Robert & Joanne
Phillip & Elaine
Harry & Laurie
Robert & Sarah
Todd & Wendy
Denny & Ari
Carli & Jon
Irv & Elaine
Erik & Kaori
Sandy & Debra
Steven & Maria
Howard & Gabriela
Mark & Resa
Alan & ellen
Sharon & Dina
Lawrence & Abby
Abrams
Duman
Knox
Kelemen
Pinkus
Kelman
Cohen
Steinberg
Deutschkron
Snyder
Berger
Sirulnick
Spero
Sanders
Silverman
Snyder
Toban
Knafo
Newman
7/2
7/3
7/3
7/3
7/4
7/7
7/9
7/9
7/10
7/14
7/15
7/16
7/23
7/27
7/27
7/27
7/27
7/28
7/31
15th Anniversary
38th Anniversary
22nd Anniversary
45th Anniversary
35th Anniversary
4th Anniversary
10th Anniversary
27th Anniversary
34th Anniversary
14th Anniversary
14th Anniversary
10th Anniversary
20th Anniversary
24th Anniversary
18th Anniversary
46th Anniversary
46th Anniversary
16th Anniversary
32nd Anniversary
What’s ahead in our Torah?
July 3-4
Balak
Balak, King of the Moabite, asks
Bilaam to curse the Israelites. Instead, he blesses them;
“How goodly are your tents o’ Jacob.” Pinchas stops a
plague when he kills both an Israeli man and his Midianite consort.
July 10-11
Pinchas Pinchas is rewarded for his actions. A second census is taken. The daughters of Zelophchad speak up in defense of their rights. Joshua is
chosen to succeed Moses.
July 17-18 Matot-Masei
Please Welcome our New
Members
Avi & Devra Weiss
and
Jerusalem & Shalom
We fight a war with the
Midianites. Reuben and Gad are permitted to remain
east of the Jordan River. G-d makes the distinction between murder and manslaughter. The laws of inheritance as they apply to Israelite women are delineated.
July 24-25 Devarim The final book of the Torah.
Moses recounts our journey from Egypt and confirms
the Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people.
Presented by the
Temple Sinai Ritual Committee
July 2015
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Yahrzeits
Birthdays
Evelyne
Charles
Emily
Karyn
Donald
Danielle
Harvey
Andrea
Craig
Robert
Danielle
Debra
Andrew
Dante
Kallie
Minao
Oscar
Sydney
Kate
Julia
Micheal
Melvyn
Elaine
Michelle
Harry
Bobbie
Steve
Raia
Sondra
Faith
Madalyn
Abraham
Mitchell
Jessica
Jordana
Carol
Entis
Wegner
Bernstein
Silber
Friend
Littmann
Browne
Leven
Barishman
Levin
Rosenblatt
Browne
Klein
Ciochetto
Stevens
Kamegai
Chaltiel
Barouch
Labahn
Herskovic
Sutterfield
Kochan
Lipman
Layman
Kelman
Richardson
Taylor
Badurina
Platt
Rosenblum
Appleyard
Schwartz
Markowitz
Fitzmeyer
Markoff
Schwartz
7/1
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Maria
Debbie
Jay
David
Sol
Bonnie
Casey
David
Leslie
Stanford
Brandon
Cody
David
Amir
Hailey
Veronica
Elizabeth
Jack
Mitch
Maurice
Sandee
Theo
Joshua
Rebecca
Evan
Stacey
Jean
Carole
Samara
Matthew
Mason
Sydney
Elaine
Ronald
Jeffrey
Talia
Sanders
Gregory
Kenyon
Shapiro
Steiner
Samuels
Meltzer
Friedland
Sellers
Heller
Mosher
Fitzhugh
Schopick
Aharanov
Schopick
Vinocur
Meltzer
Davis
Altman
Jones
Levine
Birdsong
Markoff
Knafo
Schwartz
Roth
Ross
Schoengold
Bennett
Minkoff
Futrell
Schopick
Schaffer
Israel
Klein
Shapiro
7/14
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Public Education Funding
The legislature at Carson City is at a critical juncture with
regard to Public Education funding. This issue is very
complex but needs us to engage in it because it affects all
of our futures, in particular those of our children and
grandchildren. If you want to know how to have a
concrete impact on this issue in Nevada please contact
me at the Temple immediately.
L’shalom
Rabbi Malcolm Cohen
Bernie
Adele
Josefine
Hyman
Jerome
Anna
Milton
Al
Yvetter
Irvin
David
Louis
Trudi
Beth
Bertha
Nell
Allen
Max
David
Monroe
Susan
David
Baby David
Miriam
Esther
Phillip
Donna
Phillip
Rose
Jerry
Jenner
Cabel
Gruenspanova
Silverman
Bernstein
Ostrow Curhan
Hoffenberg
Fishel
Taffer
Greenberg
Kohl
Kaplan
Berman
Benitez
Bloom
Prager
Glenn
Stenzel
Freidman
Kline
Herbst
Steiner
Steiner
Stein
Solomon
Sloan
Frankoff
Sloan
Tiras
Bergsman
7/1
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Mary
James
Mel
Fanny
Fanny
Rachel
Isadore
Bernard
Lily
Ethel
Solomon
William
Anne
Iris
Abraham
Henry
Henry
Max
Ethel
Ethel
Mark
Mark
Ethel
Sybil
Charles
Gladys
Anne
Ida
Fan
Kratovich
Pendleton
Chabrow
Loeff
Loeff
Shiff
Herman
Shest
Rosen
Pesekow
Shumow
Klevs
Zeigerson
Zirinsky
Copeland
Rogan M.D.
Marquez
Shumow
Breslow
Breslow
Myers
Myers
Breslow
Kornstein
Zelkowitz
Pariser
Labovitz
Aronovsky
Wolf
7/17
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Committees at Temple Sinai
Caring - Laurie Kelman—laurie.caring@gmail.com
Education – Sharon Knafo – eddirector@templesinailv.org
Fundraising—Jack Klein—j.klein44@icloud.com
Marketing & PR – Stephanie Helms – helms.stephanie@gmail.com
Membership – Bob Levin – rmlevinnv@gmail.com
Mens Club – Sean Lyttle – sean.d.little.jd@gmail.com
Music – Cantor Gindlin – cantor@templesinailv.org
Programming – Open
Retreat – Jackie & Shel Kolner – trushel@earthlink.net
Ritual – Les Gilbert – mrgilbertmath@hotmail.com
Sisterhood – Tina Drago – tatadrago@gmail.com
Social Action – Karyn Silber & Gail Dupre – klhs951@aol.com
Tzedakah – Shel Kolner – trushel@earthlink.net
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HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY
TO OUR BEAUTIFUL
GRANDDAUGHTER
EMILY BERNSTEIN ON
JULY 2ND.
LOVE NANNY AND POP-POP
HAPPY 'END OF SCHOOL
YEAR'
TO OUR GRANDCHILDREN.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
LOVE NANNY AND POP-POP
A Note from your
Ritual & Tzedakah Committees
The High Holy Days are right
around the corner
Rosh Hashanah begins Sept. 13th
Yom Kippur begins Sept. 22nd
Keep a look out for information and signup forms for the
5776 Yizkor Book
Book of Remembrance
Coming in the August Shofar
and in the mail
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Donations
General
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Duffner
Mrs. & Dr. Barry Duman
IMO James Duman
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Fiol IMO David Nathansohn
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Fiol IMO Esther Nathansohn
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Goldstein IHO Leon's Birthday
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hoffman IMO Matilda Sloan
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Kaplan
Mr. & Mrs. Les Gilbert
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Goldberg
Mr. Maurice Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Kaplan
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kosowsky IMO Grace Kirshon
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kosowsky IMO Malvina Engel
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Leader Donation for Shavout Yizkor
Mr. & Mrs. Asher Rogow
Merle Roth and Carl Fuhr IMO Hadassah Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Schwartz IMO Bernard Garon
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Schwartz IMO Beatrice Schwartz
Benjamin Stanigar
Stephen Weiner
Richard Greenberg Memorial Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Rubinstein IHO Mr. & Mrs. Art
Greenberg's 50th Anniversary
Mr. & Mrs. Art Greenberg
Kol Nidre
Mr. & Mrs. Les Gilbert
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Morton Friedlander
Marsha Genard and Vera Ginsburg
Sheryl Honig
Mr. & Mrs. Shel Kolner
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Weinberger
Endowment Fund
Mrs. Myrna Brown
Rabbi Malcolm Cohen & Mrs. Sarah Stewart
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Coleman
Ms. Frances Copeland
Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Linda Copeland
Mr. & Mrs. Les Gilbert
Mr. Nachum Golodner & Mrs. Kate Harris-Golodner
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hollander
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Kaufman
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Knox
Mr. Robert Levin & Mrs. Eileen (Bellsey) Levin
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Stein
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