CONGREGATION P’NAI TIKVAH

Kol Kiruv August 2014 Tamuz-Av Vol. 21—No. 2

Clergy and Staff

Rabbi: Yocheved Mintz

Cantor: Marla Goldberg

Accompanist: Timothy Cooper

Newsletter: Nancey Eason

Educator: Rabbi Mintz

www.facebook.com/pnaitikvahlv

www.twitter.com/pnaitikvahlv

Congregation P’nai Tikvah will worship on Shabbat, August

1st & 15th at Kraft-Sussman Chapel, in the Bank of Nevada

Business Park at 3975 S. Durango, Suite 104, in Las Vegas.

Tot Shabbat will be held on August 1st at 6:30 PM. Kabbalat

Shabbat and Maariv services will begin at 7:30 PM.

Torah Study will take place at 10:00 AM on August 2nd &

16th at Rabbi Mintz’s home. A bagels and lox brunch is

served. Please RSVP by emailing gkmintz@aol.com.

Happenings 1

Rabbi's Message 2-4

Cantor’s Notes 5-6

President’s Message 7-10

Brunch with Brilliants 11

Tikkun Olam 12

Jewish, Alive and American 13

Kol Zimra 7-Naftala studies with Rabbi Shefa Gold

14-15

Chai Mitzvah 16

Haiku Competition 17

Talmud with Training Wheels 17

HiHo High Holiday Workshop 18

Challah Bake-a-thon 18

Laurie Lytel’s Educational Trip to Israel

19-21

On’gai Shabbat, Anniversaries, Birth-days and Mazel Tov

22

Women’s Rosh Chodesh Hosting 23

Names for Book of Remembrance 24

Rosh Hashanah Honey Order Info 25

Kidz Korner 26

MiShebeirach 27

Yahrzeits 28

Community Rewards Programs 29

Nid’vei Leiv—From the Heart 30

Contribution Form 31

Calendar at a Glance 32

This month, as we meet again, share with each other what you

have been doing for the last month. Whether you had trials and

tribulations, stayed home, visited family, took a vacation, went

on an educational retreat, a mission, aliyah or participated in

Shabbat Across the Valley bring the stories and photos to the

others of the community so we can share in each others

adventures and blessings.

Looking ahead we have many opportunities to share,

learn and grow together in this holy community.

It’s good to see you!

2

Message from the Rabbi

Dear Chevreh:

As most of you know, I recently returned from Israel, and I

will be sharing my observations and thoughts with the congre-

gation and community. Today, I’d like to try to help us begin

understand what is happening in Israel and in Gaza, and how

we can help.

Just being a Jew would be enough reason for my concern, but

this is personal, as well. Much of my family lives there,

throughout Israel; my father (may his memory be for a blessing) was born in Jeru-

salem, my grandfather, Rabbi Israel Porath (z”l) had been the ambassador to Tur-

key when Rav Kook (z”l) had been Chief Rabbi, and I have one remaining uncle,

two aunts, and umpteen cousins living there. So, needless to say, this hits home

for me.

But I do not hate the Arabs, Muslims, or Palestinians of whatever faith. They are

cousins, too. We share a common lineage. There is a slogan being heard in Isra-

el: “Gam b’Aza u-v’Sderot, rotzim kulam rak li-ch’yot” (In Gaza and in Sderot,

people just want to live). I believe that. And in a perfect world, Israel could live

in peace side-by-side, with a Palestinian state. Undoubtedly there would be chal-

lenges of borders, but, with a will to make it happen, it could happen. It is a basic

tenet of Judaism to choose life (u-v’chartem ba-chayim) and Israel desperately

wants peace. I believe that we are not alone in wanting peace.

What currently makes that impossible is that Hamas is dedicated to the eradica-

tion of Israel. (Just check out their charter: http://

Avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp). This horrific aspiration is shared

by Iran. Iran was one of the major funders for Hamas, but that dubious position is

now being shared between Qatar and Turkey, with the bottom line being that Ha-

mas has been well-supplied with the rockets and missiles---armaments whose

launchers have been embedded in homes, apartments, schools, and hospitals, and

which they have been successfully lobbing into Israel for months. The rockets

and missiles are, for the most part, being intercepted by the miraculous “Iron

Dome” (or Kippat Barzell---Iron Kippah, as it is affectionately referred to in Isra-

el), which the United States helped Israel develop and implement. But the Iron

Dome is not 100% successful…and when it doesn’t work, there is damage, inju-

ries, and death. Last week, the home of my cousins, Ayalah and Aaron Porath, in

continued on page 3

Kibbutz Saad, was heavily damaged by one of the missiles that was not intercept-

ed by the Iron Dome. (They were not injured, thank G-d, and have moved to Kib-

butz Sasa to live with their son, until things get better and they can repair their

house.

Israel has acted with great restraint, in the face of the ongoing barrage of missiles.

But with Operation Protective Edge, an additional threat has been discovered. At

least 31 attack terror tunnels, have been exposed, each an average of 700 tons of

concrete, each at a depth of 65 feet underground. Evidently the tunnels were to

have been used in a massive sneak attack on Israel, with the plan being to sedate

and kidnap civilians and either take them as hostages, or worse. As of this writing

(Friday, July 25th), approximately half have been destroyed.

Hamas has used rockets, missiles, and tunnels as tactics of this war to eradicate

our people. They have also used the press as a tactic of war, and that may be do-

ing damage we cannot begin to evaluate.

Every horrifying picture is aimed to hit our hearts….and they do. My heart

breaks at the thought that children are suffering. But what the pictures don’t do is

let us know that those children, men, and women could have been protected had

Hamas built bomb shelters to protect its people, rather than terror tunnels to attack

our families. If we don’t explain what those photos don’t show, the media tactic

will be successful.

When we read the articles about how Gaza is suffering from an economic block-

ade, and we feel sorry for the suffering people; does it occur to us to ask how it is

how Gaza has been able to afford to build those tunnels, how Gaza has been able

to get all the rockets, missiles, and armaments it has? If we stop at feeling sorry

for the Gazan people and don’t ask those questions of Hamas, then the media tac-

tic will be successful.

Hamas is using human shields to launch its missiles. Israel is using the Iron

Dome to protect its people. Gaza must be demilitarized; Hamas must be dis-

armed. Israel must be allowed to defend itself. The world may continue to try to

delegitimize Israel. We are at risk of more of these tunneling campaigns from

Hezbollah.

Every time we hear of the escalating civilian casualties in Gaza, do we ask why

Hamas uses its population as human shields, why it places the launching devices

in their hospitals, schools, and homes, why it targets Israeli civilians? If we don’t

ask these questions, the media attack will be successful.

If the world remains uninformed, Israel becomes delegitimized. Every time Ha-

mas is successful in its media campaign, it portrays its civilians as martyrs, and,

as Rabbi Mordecai Finley pointed out in a recent op Ed, (Times of Israel, July 18,

continued from page 2

3

continued on page 4

2014), “the martyring of civilians in war is not that uncommon…Thousands of

Japanese committed suicide instead of surrendering to the Americans [in WW II].

Civilians are often proud to die for their country. Gazans, however, are not given

the opportunity to choose. By hiding rocket launchers in civilian neighborhoods,

by declaring war on Israel without building bomb shelters for their people, means

only one thing: Hamas wants to martyr their civilians.”

An uninformed world will blame Israel. The media tactic of war that Hamas is

using may prove successful, but we must do whatever we can to counter this tac-

tic. That means that each and every one of us is a foot-soldier for the Israeli De-

fense Force, and our armament is reasoning and facts.

Our hearts break for the suffering of the people of Gaza. Although it seems less

and less possible, I still hope for a time when the Palestinian people have a state

of its own…and that it can live in peace side-by-side with Israel. But my heart is

breaking for the suffering of the people of Israel, as well. We can help by stand-

ing in solidarity for Israel and by contributing to the Jewish Federation of Las Ve-

gas Israel Emergency Fund “Stop the Sirens,” 100% of whose contributions will

go to help with the amazing work of the Federation collaborative agencies in Isra-

el, the Jewish Agency and the Joint Distribution Committee (go to https://

secure.ujcfederations.org/ft2/form.html?__id=29440) or call Jewish Federation of

Las Vegas, at 702-732-7720. Hold these words in your heart: “Gam b’Aza u-

v’Sderot, rotzim kulam rak li-ch’yot” /In Gaza and in Sderot, people just want to

live.

L’Shalom…bi-m’heira b’yameinu

Rabbi Yocheved Mintz

continued from page 3

4

5

Cantor’s Notes

A Note From the Cantor.

Considering the events that are occurring now in Israel, my mind and heart

have given great thought and feelings to a song that I have loved from my child-

hood. That song is Hatikvah. I don’t know why Israel’s National Anthem has

always resonated with me, but from the time I first heard it in my Sunday School

kindergarten class, I have loved the words and the melody. Today, it feels even

more poignant.

Hatikvah comes from a poem written in the 1880’s by Naftali Herz Imber who

came from what is now Zolochiv, Ukraine not long after he immigrated to Pales-

tine. His poem, Tikvatenu [Our Hope] was nine stanzas and gives thoughts and

feelings about the establishment of Petah Tikva, one of the first Jewish settle-

ments in Ottoman Palestine.

It was first published in 1886, and it was adopted as an anthem by the Zionist

movement in 1897.

The melody for Hatikvah comes from La Mantovana, a 16th-century Ital-

ian song, composed by Giuseppe Cenci. The melody was very popular during

the Renaissance. It can be found in many folk songs from that period, and was

also used by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana in his symphonic poem celebrat-

ing Bohemia, Má vlast, as Vltava (Die Moldau). In 1888 Samuel Cohen adapted

the music for Hatikvah from a melody of song he had heard in Romania, Carul

cu boi [The Ox Driven Cart]. It is unusual for a national anthem as it begins in

minor key, making it start very hauntingly. But as the music comes to the lines

about hope, the melody becomes major, a more hopeful, positive sound.

Other interesting facts about Hatikvah are; in 1919 public performance of

this poem was banned by the British Mandate government in Palestine. It was

sung by Czech Jews in the entryway to the Auschwitz-Birkenau gas chamber in

1944. And although we think of Hatikvah as Israel’s national anthem from the

time of Israel’s inception in 1948, it was not officially sanctioned by the K’nesset

until November 2004. The ‘official’ anthem for Israel takes the first stanza of

Imber’s original poem. It speaks of the hope for our people.

continued on page 6

As the song says, “Our hope is not lost”. I still hope and pray for peace to come to

the land. May it be soon, and may it be lasting.

L’Shalom,

Cantor Marla Goldberg

Hebrew Transliteration English translation

בב ל ל עוד ב נימה כ Kol ‘od balevav penimah פAs long as in the heart,

within,

,Nefesh yehudi homiyah, A Jewish soul still yearns נפש יהודי הומיה

י מזרח, את פ ,Ul(e)fa’atei mizrach kadimah קדימה, ולAnd onward, towards the

ends of the east,

ציון צופיה, ין ל ;Ayin letziyon tzofiyah‘ עAn eye still gazes toward

Zion;

דה נו, עוד לא אב ות ,Od lo avdah tikvateinu, Our hope is not yet lost‘ תק

נות ת ש וה ב תק ים ה פ ,Hatikvah bat sh(e)not ’alpayim אלThe hope of two thousand

years,

שי ם חפ יות ע נו, לה צ אר ,Lihyot ‘am chofshi b(e)’artzeinu בTo be a free people in our

land,

ים. ארץ ציון .Eretz-Tziyon viy(e)rushalayim’ וירושלThe land of Zion and Jeru-

salem.

continued from page 5

6

Message from the President:

Your board of directors, your committee chairs and our won-

derful volunteer committee members are “off and running”

to provide an exciting, educational, social and spiritual new

year! We are committed and “psyched-up”. Meetings and

more meetings- behind the scenes! From the planning of

our High Holidays (just around the corner), to Brunch with Brilliants

(affectionately now known as BwB) along with Torah and Talmud study to our

ending , pièce de résistance , our Gala…just to name a few. Our dynamic duo,

Rabbi Mintz and Cantor Goldberg will continue to nourish our Jewish souls. Put

this all together and what do you get?- one jammed packed program for You,

our members.

“Run to do a Mitzvah”. Your continued support of our Shul is a vital part of mak-

ing this year, the very best. Send in your renewal membership and financial

pledge, attend our Shabbat and holiday services , give of your time to help our

board and its members achieve our 2014-2015 goals.

Following my message is the list of committees and their basic tasks, along with

a committee sign-up sheet. Be a player! Whether you can commit to serve on a

committee for the year or only commit to assist us with specific events and

functions, please see what interest you and send in your committee sign-up

sheet to the office, or email me at bholland@hlrealty.com.

Together, we can continue to build a very special and unique community.

L’Shalom.

Barbara Holland

President of the Board

7 continued on page 8

8

continued from page 7

continued on page 69

9

continued from page 8

continued on page 8

CONGREGATION P'NAI TIKVAH COMMITTEES

The following is a list of our various committees and their purposes. If you have an interest in serving on any of

these committees, PLEASE CHECK THE BOX TO THE LEFT OF THE COMMITTEE NAME(S).

COMMITTEE PURPOSE

___ Membership Increase membership and retention.

___ Fund Raising Raise funds for operating and other expenses.

___ Holidays Plan logistics of Holiday events.

___ Social Plan monthly social events and Oneg Shabbats.

___ Marketing/PR Market and publicize our congregation, events and programs.

___ Education Enhance our educational programs.

___ Ritual Plan logistics of High Holiday services; maintain and purchase ritual objects.

___ Administrative Maintain our calendar and oversee other administrative functions.

___ Newsletter Compile and edit our monthly newsletter.

Name________________________________Email______________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

Telephone_______________________________________________________________

10

continued from page 9

11

12

Elder Abuse

Nevadans for the Common Good is moving forward with helping to meet the needs of the El-

ders in our community. There has been a fantastic strategy meeting on June 18 at St. Joseph,

Husband of Mary. That was followed up with research actions with Nevada Senior Services,

Emeritus Senior Living and other organizations.

We also met with the Bureau of Healthcare Quality and Compliance on the issue of unlicensed

group homes, which was one of our follow up steps from the May 13th convention. They agreed

to work with us on this problem and thanked us for our involvement. We look forward to this

partnership!

On July 1, Meera Kamegai went to a meeting at the Adult Day Care facility on Washington at

Jones. Jeff Klein is the CEO of the facility. He spoke to the group for an hour and a half about

the services they provide and the problems of the elderly.

The next Nevadans for the Common Good meeting iwill be on Thursday, August 7 at 7 PM.

The meeting location is Las Ventanas Retirement Community, 10401 W Charleston Blvd., Las

Vegas, NV 89135. Contact Nancey Eason at naftala2006@hotmail.com to become involved.

Reporting Concerns about Residential Care Facilities

We also discussed a process for reporting concerns about residential care facilities. We need to

find more examples of problematic facilities and test out the State of Nevada's reporting system.

If you have a specific concern about a residential care facility, please let us know. We are look-

ing to document what people in our community find their experiences to be. This information is

gathered and taken to the public officials in Nevada as a snapshot composite of what people at

the grass roots level are experiencing. This is critical to the effectiveness of NCG. Often times

the public leadership is unaware of the concern this causes their constituents. These meeting

with public officials also gives NCG the opportunity to find out where we can focus our atten-

tion to be of assistance in resolving the problems.

Consider becoming involved. If you can volunteer to participate in meeting, please do so. If

you can participate in being a person who will stand up and be counted, we have need of that as

well. Whatever level of participation you can push yourself to do, let us know and we can find

a spot for you. It’s a mitzvah. Contact Nancey Eason at naftala2006@hotmail.com to become

involved.

13

New Class Offering: Jewish, Alive & American

30 sessions, beginning in September

Beginning in September and continuing for 30 sessions, Rabbi Mintz

will teach a series on Jewish, Alive & American.

JAA is an intensive survey course covering all things Jewish that is

designed to meet the needs of adult learners who have never been

exposed to this material, were exposed but would like a refresher,

or who are not Jewish and want to learn what Judaism is all about.

This very interactive, experiential class will explore the hows and whys of the complete

Jewish holiday cycle, take a look at the Reconstructionist view of God and prayer, compare

the four main branches of Judaism today, take a quick tour of Jewish Great Books, and

pay close attention to what we do and why in all life cycle rituals. We will also look at

“What Judaism Says” about current topics of the day.

If you are interested in conversion and you are interested in taking this course, call the of-

fice at 702.436.4900 and schedule an appointment to meet with Rabbi Mintz.

ORDER YOUR HONEY FOR ROSH HASHANAH TODAY,

SEE PAGE 25 FOR INSTRUCTIONS!

14

CPT Congregant Goes to Kol Zimra to Learn from Rabbi Shefa Gold

Naftala Eason, along with the all the other women and men pictured above are the

faces of Kol Zimra 7. This group of people met at a Carmelite Monastery in Santa

Fe, New Mexico to study Hebrew Chant with Rabbi Shefa Gold. Chanting, the

melodic and rhythmic repetition of a sacred phrase, is a way of transforming the

words of liturgy and Torah into doorways to expanded states of consciousness. 1

Each morning, the group had the opportunity to rise at dawn and begin chanting

the first blessing of the morning, Modah Ani. One by one, their voices collected,

as people made their way to the courtyard to add to the splendor. They spent 45-

60 minutes, enraptured with the words, as the birds sang and trilled, joining them

with their blessed voices.

Each morning, they ate in silence. Ingesting the words that had been chanted to

All That Is, Watching the sky, feeling the sun on their backs, eating the most in-

credible life-sustaining food. Then they all joined in the recitation of Birkhat

HaMazon, thanking Hashem for the reciprocal nature of eating and blessing.

continued on page 15

Then they learned. They learned how to pay attention to each other’s energy,

voices and intentions. They learned through story telling where we participants

was on their incredible life journeys. They chanted for the rest of the morning,

until lunch was provided.

After another incredible, mouth-watering meal, they returned to the practice room

to talk about the practical aspect of what was being done and how to integrate into

their lives. In the afternoon an opportunity was provided to participate in KZ

Dance, with Yaffah Schnitzer. The dance was one of the creative outlets for the

attendees to release the energy raised during the chant sessions. The other expres-

sive outlet was KZ Art with Judith Dack. During this first of four sessions, the art

project was to make Sh’vitim. Over the next two sessions the group will have the

opportunity to create personal story books about their journeys.

When dinner came, each person shared their stories of who they were, where they

came from and what brought them to this point in their spiritual path. Following

dinner, Rabbi Shefa Gold, along with Yaffa and Judith led the Kol Zimra partici-

pants in an evening ritual. To put words to them would be to discredit them.

There were rituals with taste, volume and effervescent tangibility, the experience

not a passive.

When Shabbat came, they delved into the Parsha Massei, the telling of the jour-

neys. A most appropriate portion to start with the two year training. They chant-

ed within the walls of the Carmelite Monastery, singing the words of their ancient

tradition in our modern character. For the Shabbos nap, the group took a group

rest, while Rabbi Shefa Gold chanted through the seven forms of Shabbos rest.

Kol Zimra 7, and our own Naftala Eason, will meet three more times over the

course of two years. Each time, they will be more experienced and steeped in the

experience of Hebrew chant. One of Naftala’s assignments is to start a Hebrew

Chant group. If you are interested, please contact her at

naftala2006@hotmail.com.

continued from page 14

15

16

Chai Mitzvah is a nationally administered adult education

program that offers adults a flexible learning opportunity

at a very affordable price. Enrollees pay a one-time fee of

$18 when they sign up for this 10-month course. Students

set their own goals in three categories – Learning, Ritual

and Social Action - and do most of their work online. To

compliment the individualized, computer-based learning,

the program also includes a monthly 90 minute session

where students come together to discuss a theme. The

program starts in October and ends in June.

The topics are:

October: Adult Rites of Passage

November: Tzedakah and Philanthropy

December: Interpersonal Relationships: The Individual and

the Community

January: Interpersonal Relationships: Family and Friends

February: Mindfulness and Conscious Living

March: Adding New Insights and Personal Meaning to the

Passover Seder/Israel

April: Days of Remembrance

May: Gratitude

June: Judaism and the Environment:

Program cost: $18.00

Meet with leaders in our CPT community

once a month to discuss to discuss your

chosen Judaic pathway

Contact 702.436.4900 to RSVP

For more detailed

information about the program visit:

www.chaimitzvah.org

CHAI MITZVAH PROGRAM

High Holiday Haiku Contest From the Reconstructionist Press A haiku contest; You could win a free mahzor from the Reconstructionist Press! Details are below. Give us your best High Holiday haiku, and the Reconstructionist Press will reward you. We’re sponsoring two contests—one for youth (ages 8-16) and one for adults. The winner in each group will receive a free mahzor. To enter: 1. Like the Reconstructionist Press page on Facebook— www.facebook.com/ReconstructionistPress. 2. Post your haiku on our Facebook page The entry deadline is August 22. The Reconstructionist Press will post the winning hai-kus on their page. No purchase necessary. Good luck!

17

TALMUD WITH TRAINING WHEELS-INTRO TO TALMUD Can the side of an elephant be used as a wall of a sukkah? The discussion and multitudes of opinion which respond to this question can be found in the Talmud. Be it the Babylonian Talmud or the Jerusalem Talmud, these curious and in depth, sometimes practical and sometimes mystical conversations are recorded within and without the text. Interested in taking it for a spin? Sign up for “Talmud with Training Wheels :Intro to Talmud” as the second cohort gathers around the Rabbi’s tisch (table) to delve into the Talmud. Course Cost: $165.00 for members, $215.00 for non-members due August 15, 2014 Start Date: September 8, 2014 RSVP: 702.436.4900

Talmud With Training-Wheels: Intro to Talmud 10 week course

RSVP: 702-436-4900

18

Challah Bake-a-thon

Come to the home of Rabbi Mintz to participate in the "Challah Bake-a-thon". These creative challot will be served at our

Rosh HaShana Services and Yom Kippur Break-the -Fast.

September 14, 2014

1:00 PM—3:00 PM

High Holiday Workshop For One and All, On

September 7th

From 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Learn the structure of the services for the Days of Awe—the why’s and wherefore’s of the liturgy.

A great way to enter into the upcoming holy days WHERE: At the home of Rabbi Yocheved Mintz

WHEN: September 7th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM $10.00 for members $18.00 for non-members

To SIGN UP for one program or both programs call 702.436.4900 and let us know which events you will be attending

or email

congregtion.pnai.tikvah@aol.com and tell us you will be attending ei-ther the High Holiday Workshop (Sept. 7th) or the Challah Bake-a-thon

(Sept. 14th) or be attending both days!

Laurie Lytel : A few pictures from my trip to Israel,

June, 2013. Laurie was attending classes at Hebrew Uni-

versity.

Masada – I was inside a lookout on top of Masada, so this is

the view looking out.

Mini-Jerusalem city model

Ahava sculpture

in front of Israel Museum in Jerusalem

View of the City (from my dorm room

Nighttime view of the Old City

Israel in June

19 continued on page 20

3 views of Sderot, in southern Israel, right next to the Gaza

Strip. These displays are collected remains of rocket fire

from various terrorist groups into Israel.

Also in Sderot: a children’s play shelter which doubles as a

bomb shelter

Also a picture of Graffiti wall in Sderot

20

continued from page 19

continued on page 21

Sunrise hiking up to Masada, overlooking the Dead

Sea

3 pics of ancient Petra, Jordan: (third one is me vis-

iting a camel!)

Tel Aviv, sunset over the Med. Sea

21

continued from page 20

22

Sign up for the 5775 On’gai Shabbat Season. Celebrate your simcha, honor your family, do it because it is fun. For you foodies who want to get your Bobby Flay or Gordon Ramsey on, there’s still time! Check the schedule below; an opening is your opportunity:

August 1st Sponsored by: MayLee, Mason and Meyer DeLee In honor of

their new sister, Maple Jing,

Cater: Judy Mirisch

August 15th

September 5th

September 19th

October 17th Sponsor-Roz Tessler and

Hariet Bernstein

November 7th

November 21st

If we missed your birthday or an anniversary...

Please call the synagogue office at (702) 436-4900

so we can update and correct our records.

Pick a date to sponsor or cater an oneg in the upcoming year. Call the office at (702) 436-4900 or email congregation.pnai.tikvah@aol.com to book your date now!

On’gai Shabbat— Time to Sign up!

Gary Ullman August 1

Mason DeLee August 10

Meera Kamegai August 14

Gary Paykel August 20

Joanne Goodwin August 23

Piya Adler-Swanberg August 26

David Aris August 29

Aaron Nussbaum August 29

Sandy Rich August 29

Rachel Piekarsky August 20

Ellen & Ron Royer August 5 Jennie & Jerry Cohen August 26 Sondra & Stanley Rose August 28

Happy Anniversary

23

Todah Rabah to Rabbi Yocheved Mintz for opening up her home to the Women’s

Rosh Chodesh Group for the month of Sivan. The investigation delved into what

it means to be Jewish in the 21st century, how our past, both immediate and

tribal has shaped our choices and outlooks. The food was delicious and the con-

versation scintillating.

Sign up to host in the 5775 Rosh Chodesh Series.

Look at the dates below and pick one.

Open your doors to sacred space.

Rosh Chodesh Dates Meeting Dates for 5775

Elul August 24th Host : Annie Wolff

Tishrei There will be no meeting for the month of Tishrei.

Cheshvan November 2nd Host :

Kislev November 23rd Host: Lynn Pisetzner

Tevet December 14th Host:

Sh’vat January 25th Host:

Adar February 15th Host:

Nisan March 22nd Host:

Iyyar April 19th Host:

Sivan May 17h Host: Rabbi Yocheved Mintz

24

NAMES FOR THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE – 5775

To honor the memory of loved ones who have passed away, please fill out this form and send to: Congregation P’nai Tikvah ATTN: Administrative Offices, 2045 Grouse Street, Las Vegas, NV 89134 by August 15, 2014. It is traditional to make a donation ($18) to the congregation for each of your loved ones.

Remembered by ______________________________________________________ Phone no. _________________ I am contributing $ _________ in memory of each of my loved ones, for a total of $_______ for the Book of Remembrance 5775.

Name ________________________________________ Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________ Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Name ________________________________________

Please remit names and donations to Congregation P’nai Tikvah ATTN: Administrative Office

2045 Grouse Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89134 or email to congregation.pnai.tikvah@aol.com

Call the office at 702.436.4900 for more information.

It’s That Time of Year

25

Rosh Hashanah is on September 24, 2014

ORDER TODAY It is a Rosh Hashanah tradition to dip apples in honey to usher in the New Year. Bring some sweetness to friends and family, and help community at the same time. Send the gift of honey. Each gift jar contains eight ounces of delicious golden certified pure Kosher honey and your personalized gift card. The package is an exceptional value at $10.00 and all proceeds will benefit the on-going ex-ceptional programming Congregation P’Nai Tikvah provides for it’s members and the com-munity like the Community Seder, Brunch with Brilliants and the Introduction to Talmud clas-ses. NEW ORDERING METHOD: Visit us online at https://fundraisingzoo.com and order today! Be sure to use our account code 10062 to make sure all proceeds are credited to our account. Contact the office at 702.436.4900 if you have additional questions.

"This delicious crisp is so easy to make, and everyone will love it! Cinnamon, honey, and a crisp

crumb topping make a dessert you'll want to prepare again and again. Serve with vanilla ice

cream."

INGREDIENTS:

4 1/2 cups peeled, cored and sliced apples

2 teaspoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons water

1/2 cup honey

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.

2. Evenly spread the apple slices in the prepared dish. In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice

and water, and pour over the apples. Drizzle apples with honey, and sprinkle with cinnamon.

3. In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, flour, oats, and butter until the mixture resembles coarse

crumbs. Sprinkle over the apples.

4. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until apples are tender and topping is lightly

browned.

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup rolled oats

4 tablespoons butter

Easy Apple Crisp with Honey

26

KIDZ KORNER for August

For more online fun and games check out: http://babaganewz.com/games/

27

Marie Ackerman Marjorie Lieberman Edith Rome Elliot Bender Wendy Linker Maya Granat Richard, Eric & Wilma Wulff Phyllis Zuckerman Ron Gries Rosemarie Chapman Connie Rivchum Scott & Jane Dykstra Richard Feder Anne Altman Barry Goodwin Arlene Cohen Paul Goldstein Seth Horowitz Arleen Gibson Richard Steinberg Brazyl Monique Ward Matt Cohen Shayna & Randi Fried Howard Fox Sylvia Fox April Besman Cantor Micha’el Esformes Ann Ehrenzweig Edith Schor Harriet Herman Sheila Leviri Alyssa Bernstein Olga Klinghar Arthur Hyman Ian Waters Arthur Kunis David Pisetzner Kenneth Charpentier

Pinky Garcia Susan Margolin Joyce Schneider

Paul Bodner Helene Bernstein

Arthur Kunis Esther Schwartz

Seth Axelrod Sonny Mayron

Barbara Grossman Kathleen Broener “a”

Carl Cowan Fran Silverman

Marylou Lowther Brenda Gomez

Barbara Brookes Lucy Muller

Robert Miller Norman Fried

Henry & Helene Glowa Norman & Andy Anderson

Joan Ameri Jean Sampson

Sol Rubin Micheal Gesser

Doris and Gene Berns Zock Van Cleve

Ansel Slome Marlene Marcus

Gracie Herman Henry Wortzel

Rabbi Jonathan Omerman Jon Axelrod

Tiffany Freud

Mi SheBeirach List

28

Remembering Friends and Family:

If you know of someone who can use a little cheer in their life because of illness or a death in their family-or a simcha -mazel tov celebration; the "Sunshine Lady” Phyllis Zuckerman would like to send a card. Please contact her at: 702.617.0585 or phyllistan@cox.net

Memorial plaques are available; to honor the departed,

to inspire the living. to be remembered in the hearts of those we leave behind is, in a sense, to

live forever.

For further information, call the Synagogue office

at 702-436-4900

Shloshim: Rabbi Zalman Schachter– Shalomi (ztz”l) Sam Bender -Remembered by Elliot Bender Sidney Benstock -Remembered by Edward Benstock Barry Corchnoy -Remembered by Anne & Gary Ullman Patricia Elliot -Remembered by Rachel Elliot Piekarsky Naftali Fraenkel -Remembered by Kol Israel Herbert Hirsch -Remembered by Eileen & Cort Ancman

Hilton Judd -Remembered by Marlene Marcus Shirley Kamanitz -Remembered by Barbara Holland Davida Lewin-Schermer -Remembered by CPT Congregation Gil-ad Shaar

Harold Sussman -Remembered by Laura Sussman Samuel Weiman -Remembered by Barbara Holland Eyal Yifrach -Remembered by CPT Congregation

You’ll start earning rewards for Congregation P’Nai Tikvah

right away on qualifying purchas-

es made using your Smith’s and

Vons rewards Card!

Smith's and Von's are committed to helping our communities

grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches

and other nonprofit organizations will earn millions of dollars

through these kinds of programs.

There is no cost to enroll, and enrollment will not affect your

fuel points or coupon discounts.

Here are the instructions for getting started. We will also

have a place for your to sign up at the Community Passover

Seder at the Blasco Event Wing of UNLV Foundation

Bldg. Bring your Smith's and Von's card numbers and we

will do the signing up for you.

OUR SMITH"S NPO NUMBER IS 61229.

TO USE THE SMITH’S COMMUNITY

REWARDS PROGRAM:

Register online at www.smithscommunityrewards.com

· Customers must have a registered Smith’s rewards card account to link to your organization.

· If you does not yet have a Smith’s rewards card, they are available at the customer service desk at any

Smith’s.

· Click on 'Create and Account' box

· Sign up for a Smith’s Rewards Account entering your email address and creating a password, by en-

tering zip code, clicking on favorite store, agreeing to the terms and conditions.

· A message will show up for you to check your email inbox and then click on the link within the body

of the email.

· Click on “My Account” and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.

· Click on Edit Smith’s Community Rewards information and input your Smith’s rewards card number.

· Update or confirm your information.

· Enter NPO number or name of organization, select organization from list and click on confirm.

· To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your

information page.

· Do you use your phone number at the register? Call 800-576-4377, select option 4 to get your

Smith’s rewards card number.

· Members must swipe their registered Smith’s rewards card or use the phone number that is related to

their registered Smith’s rewards card when shopping

for each purchase to count.

TO USE THE VON'S ESCRIP

PROGRAM Click on this link: https://secure.escrip.com/supporter/

registration/index.jsp

Fill out the questionnaire.

If you do not know your Von's Reward Card Number

call: 1.877.723.3929 and they can assist you in retrieving that information.

29

30

Nid’vei Leiv Donations from the Heart

In blessed memory

In memory of Doris Turrentine and Ken Elgart by

Eileen Ancman

In memory of Max Mintz and Anna Rosin by Maxine

Blechman

General Fund

Barbara Holland

Philip and Jo Ellen Knapp

Benjamin Wilreker

In honor of Danica Lockett by Annie Wolff

In honor of Emma Deal by Annie Wolff

In honor of Frank Rush by Annie Wolff

In celebration of Robert Blechman's 45 birthday by Maxine Blechman

In honor of Torah Study by David Aris

In honor of Torah Study by Ann Castro

In honor of Torah Study by Annie Wolff

Refuah Shleimah

MiSheBeriach for Fran Bolhuis by Maxine Blechman

Annie Wolff

***

On one occasion prior to Passover, a man came to Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, the

rabbi of Brisk, with an unusual halachic question. “Rabbi”, he asked, “is it permissible

for me to drink milk for the ‘Four Cups,’ instead of wine?”

“Why do you want to do that?” asked the rabbi. “Is wine bad for your health?”

“It’s just that wine is too expensive for me,” the man replied.

Whereupon, the rabbi took out some twenty rubles – a large sum of money – and

gave it to the man to purchase wine.

After the man had left, someone present asked the rabbi why he had given the man

such a large sum of money. After all, three or four rubles would have sufficed to buy

the necessary wine.

Rabbi Soloveitchik smiled and said, “Think carefully. Obviously, the man is unable to

purchase any meat or fowl for the Passover Seder either. Otherwise, how could he

even think of using milk for the ‘Four Cups’? I therefore gave him enough to provide

for his family’s needs for the entire holiday.” (Rabbi Zechariah Fendel, The Torah Eth-

ic, p. 278)

31

Blessing for the month of Av:

The current unrest reflects the mood and history of Av. As we continue to pray for

peace in Israel, let us take this time to reflect on our personal commitments . Let us

reflect on our personal losses and work to harmonize our inner and outer life.

32

Shabbat High Holidays

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE:

August 1 6:30 PM Tot Shabbat at Kraft-Sussman Chapel

August 1 7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv Service at Kraft-Sussman Chapel

August 2 10:00 AM Torah Study, Par’shat Devarim, at the home of Rabbi Mintz

August 5 7:00 PM CPT Board Meeting at Acacia Springs

August 8-10 CPT Annual Women’s Retreat , Cedar Breaks, Utah

August 15 7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv Service at Kraft-Sussman Chapel

August 16 10:00 AM Torah Study, Par’shat Ekev, at the home of Rabbi Mintz

August 24 11:30 AM Brunch with Brilliants “Looted Art: A Portrait of Wally”

featuring Naomi Arin

September 2 7:00 PM CPT Board Meeting at Acacia Springs

September 5 6:30 PM Tot Shabbat at Kraft-Sussman Chapel

September 5 7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv Service at Kraft-Sussman Chapel

September 6 10:00 AM Torah Study, Par’shat Ki Teze at the home of Rabbi Mintz

September 7 1:00 PM “HiHo HiHo: High Holiday Workshop” at the home of Rabbi Mintz

September 8 4:15 PM Jewlicious Learning

September 8 7:00 PM Talmud with Training Wheels-Intro to Talmud

September 14 1:00 PM “Challah Bake-a-thon” at the home of Rabbi Mintz

September 15 4:15 PM Jewlicious Learning

September 15 7:00 PM Talmud with Training Wheels-Intro to Talmud

September 19 7:30 PM Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv Service at Kraft-Sussman Chapel

September 20 10:00 AM Torah Study, Par’shat Nitzavim-VaYelekh, at the home of Rabbi Mintz

September 20 S’Lichot

September 21 11:30 AM Brunch with Brilliants “Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the

Tunnels of Las Vegas” featuring Matt O’Brien

September 22 4:15 PM Jewlicious Learning

September 22 7:00 PM Talmud with Training Wheels-Intro to Talmud

September 24 7:00 PM Erev Rosh HaShanah Service at the Center 401 S. Maryland Pkwy

September 25 10:00 AM Rosh HaShanah Service at the Center 401 S. Maryland Pkwy

September 26 5:00 PM Tashlich, Picnic & Kabbalat Shabbat in the Park - Sunset Park

September 29 4:15 PM Jewlicious Learning

September 29 7:00 PM Talmud with Training Wheels-Intro to Talmud

September 30 7:00 PM Jewish, Alive & American