2011.06-07 Messages

Number 622 June-July, 2011/ 5771 Sivan-Tamuz

June-July, 2011/Sivan-Tamuz, 5771 Messages from the Mountain

What follows are my remarks at Temple’s Annual Meeting, held in April. I’m obviously delighted that the congregation chose to engage Rabbi Bellush, and that we’ll have the opportunity to serve you together beginning in just a few weeks! The photo was taken just minutes before Sandra officially became “Rabbi Bellush,” at the Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati on May 21.

Let me begin by offering my gratitude to Susan Jaffee, Buddy Schwartz, and my wife Alanna, all of whom serve on the Temple staff and will be leaving that role in the next few months. Each of them has brought energy, joy, diligence, and wisdom to their tenure.

I also want to thank each of our outgoing officers and trustees, and particularly our President, David Kern, for their leadership. We are lucky to have people of talent and passion leading our congregation.

Sally, Grace, Elisa, Stacy, Frank, Flor, Ramona, Linda, and our Religious School Faculty – everyone who works with me in a professional capacity – is deserving of our thanks as well. Temple would be so much poorer without their presence.

Ed, Ellen and Tina: Your ongoing commitment to fostering religious and educational growth in the congregation, is, in the truest and most original sense of the word, marvelous. I marvel at what you do. Thank you.

I love the fact that we schedule our annual congregational meeting in the springtime, around Passover. I particularly love it when it falls before the holiday, as it does this year. Partly, I suppose, it’s because a “late” Passover is a harbinger of a “late” High Holiday season, with more time after the summer to prepare ourselves for the tremendous obligations of prayer, repentance and charity to which that season calls us. Mostly, I think it’s because my mind is in Pesach-mode, the Seders are almost upon us, and there’s a note of hope, of promise, in the air.

My own sense of hopefulness is most definitely bound up with the next item on this meeting’s agenda. I am so glad that Temple’s leadership saw fit to explore the possibility of us returning to the ranks of those congregations served by a clergy team after a nine-year hiatus, and I’m thoroughly delighted with the prospect that, in just a few minutes, Sandra Bellush might be called to join us in El Paso. I will leave it to Bob Krasne to speak to some of the details of the process, the

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financial concerns, and more. I simply want to share with you my own vision of what it will mean for us to have two rabbis.

I stress: us. Because having two rabbis is not, in the main, about me. I’ve spent a fair amount of time gently correcting that notion as people have spoken to me about this possibility. “Rabbi, I’m so glad we’re finally getting you some help.” Or, at the other end of the spectrum, “Temple’s not big enough to need two rabbis,” as if the number of rabbis a congregation “needs” is the result of a one-size-fits-all equation. Both of these takes on the situation miss the larger picture, which is that adding a second rabbi is, in a certain way (and only in this way!), a bit like having a second child: one plus one equals more than two.

The word “synergy” is years past its shelf-life as a buzzword in business and in the non-profit world, but the idea was beautifully expressed thousands of years ago, by King Solomon (Prov 27:17): “As iron sharpens iron, so does a person sharpen his fellow.” This proverb was picked up by Rabbi Bar Chanina, whose teaching is remembered in the pages of the Talmud (BT Taanit 7a): “Two students of Torah sharpen each other as they study the Jewish path.” Having another colleague in the building, on the bima, in the classroom, will make me sharper, and better, and that’s to your benefit as much as my own.

I’ve said to many of you, I don’t expect to put in any less effort as part of a rabbinical team. I do expect to work smarter, and with more focus. I expect that we will return, in short order, to a level of programming that we enjoyed several years ago, when two rabbis filled the pulpit together, taught together, pastored together, and dreamed up new things together.

People have asked me “what will the new rabbi do, in particular,” by which they’ve meant, which areas of Temple life will he or she take on. I

certainly have some thoughts about where our particular candidate might excel, by virtue of her own unique set of gifts and attributes, and how they complement my own. But I’ve answered that question, again and again, by asking the questioner not to discount what it will mean for us to simply have two rabbis sharing the preaching and teaching. Hours currently spent preparing two sermons and a Torah study each week are cut roughly in half, and the time saved – I’d conservatively estimate it at a dozen or more hours a week – may be reinvested into even more extensive pastoral care, and into new and innovative programming. The steps we’ve taken into the world of Jewish Spirituality may become bolder. The work we began last weekend with the Mussar Tradition may flourish. Our new rabbi’s own passions and interest will no doubt find a receptive audience, as well. And you’ll let us know what you’d like to see on the calendar, and with your help, we’ll make it happen.

Let me speak very frankly: If you’ve felt like we’ve been “treading water” a bit the last couple of years, you’re not alone. I’ve felt it, too. I came here thirteen years ago as part of a rabbinical team, and always understood that I’d be part of one again someday. What I perhaps didn’t understand so well as a thirty-three year old when Rabbi Weiss retired and became our Rabbi Emeritus were my own limitations of time and energy, and what attempting to serve this Temple as a solo rabbi would mean for my family, my well-being, and my sense of joy in the rabbinate. I’ve learned all those things now, and I’m a better rabbi for the journey. The step we are poised to take is coming just in time, and I expect that it will mean great things for this congregation and for Jewish life in El Paso.

Rabbi Bach

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Worship Schedule June, 2011

June 3-4 Rosh Chodesh Sivan

Parashat Nasso Friday, June 3

Candlelighting, 7:49 pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm

Family Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm

Saturday, June 4 Torah Study, 9:30 am

Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Bat Mitzvah of Ellen Hirsch

Havdalah, 9:20 pm

June 10-11 Parashat Beha’alotcha

Friday, June 10 Candlelighting, 7:53 pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm


Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Bar Mitzvah of Isaac Ibarra

Havdalah, 9:23 pm

June 17-18 Parashat Sh’lach Friday, June 17




Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Havdalah, 9:26 pm

June 24-25 Parashat Korach Friday, June 24




Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Bar Mitzvah of Brenden Rosen

Havdalah, 9:27 pm


Worship Schedule July, 2011

July 1-2 Parashat Chukat

Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Friday, July 1


Family Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm

Saturday, July 2 Torah Study, 9:30 am


July 8-9 Parashat Balak Friday, July 8

Candlelighting, 7:57pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm




July 15-16 Parashat Pinchas

Friday, July 15 Candlelighting, 7:55 pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm




July 22-23 Parashat Matot Friday, July 22

Candlelighting, 7:52pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm




July 29-30 Parashat Masei Friday, July 29






June Birthdays June 1 Loree Furman Steve Spivack June 2 Ron Blumenfeld* Zoe Ducorsky* Bruce Gulbas Lolli Scott* Sarah Weiner* June 3 Michele Alderete-Taylor Shulamit Appel Susan Kamoroff Rita Silverman June 4 Leni Berry Bert Davidoff Paul Krupp June 5 Quinn Fine Sara Mansfield June 6 Hal Marcus*

June 7 Emily Zenner June 8 Gil Holland Rebecca Shiloff June 9 Karl Friedman Irene Oppenheimer Lanny Tennen June 10 Phil Bargman Ashlei Nadler June 11 Aaron Kobren Steve Rosenberg June 12 Hy Silverstein June 13 Alexis Belbel* Samantha Belbel* Rhoberta Leeser* June 14 Kristie Eichhorn-Pittle*

Colin Gaman* Jacob Harris Jorge Ibarra June 15 Joel Rosen* June 16 Martha Eisenberg Merton Goldman June 17 Shirley Goldfarb John Ivey June 18 Bess Poehlmann June 19 Molly Blumenfeld Lily Falcon Gloria Lavis Mel Levenson June 20 Manny Corral Jacob Schmidt June 21 Erez Belkin

Mary Bothner* Elden de Vos Enthony de Vos June 22 Rebecca Freundlich Carol Molloy Stanlee Rubin June 23 Carolyn Gopin Benjamin Mansfield June 24 Andreu Leonhardt Larry Lesser Myles Litt* Aaron Nazarian June 25 Patrick Farley Ruth Ellen Jacobson June 26 Rick Amstater Brad Ducorsky Janette Heller June 27 Sue Bendalin

Nancy Shiloff Annette Stone June 28 Laura Corral June 29 Grace Bir June 30 Abby Blumenfeld Ruth Braun Jessica Carvajal* Steve Mickenberg

June Anniversaries June 1 Oren & Nirit Belkin Skip & Beverly Litt* Lanny & Michelle Tennen* June 2 Scott & Angela Feldt* June 4 Stuart & Dannah Meyers* Steve & Kacy Spivack June 6 Gene & Muriel Tucker June 7 Mike & Susan Jaffee Michael & Ashley Mansfield June 8 Norman & Cheryl Gordon Dick & Toni Harris

June 9 Hal & Linda Ettinger* Robin & Barry Kobren June 10 Steven & Jo Ann Burman Erik & Liz de Vos Lloyd & Sylvia Krapin June 14 Alan & Lynn Ames Jay & Mary Heins June 17 Vladik Kreinovich & Olga Kosheleva* Mel & Arlene Levenson June 18 Bob & Shirley Goldfarb David & Rose Schecter

June 19 Jorge Ibarra & Lee Rosenthal June 20 Larry & Alanna Bach June 21 Stewart & Susan Forbes June 22 Bob & Elaine Krasne June 23 Orit Eylon Edward & Helene Solomon June 25 Bill & Holli Berry* Edward & Evelyn Schwartz June 26 Nat & Nanci Maddux Jaime & Laurie Papa

June 27 Al & Martha Schlusselberg June 28 Jim & Anne Spier* June 30 Steve & Marlene Golden Bud & Charlotte Ramenofsky*


July Birthdays July 1 Adin Ehrlich Ross Fruithandler* Rachael Leonhardt Lowell Nussbaum Julia Pratt July 2 Ann Schaechner* July 3 Peggy Kligman* July 4 Rick Litt July 5 Barbara Berliner Cookie Friedman Caitlin Ponsford Jim Spier July 6 Rowan Bodor Amissa Burton Andres Calvo Eddie Goldman Rose Schecter*

July 7 Simona Bach Steven Burman Dave Christiansen Rene Sherwin July 8 Jean Kahn Avi Kotkowski July 9 Bob Krasne* July 10 Deborah Benedict Mia Briseno Daniel Leffman Nat Maddux Charlie Zaltz* July 11 Dick Harris David Leffman Corinne Ponsford Sienna Schwartz Evelyn Schwartz Bob Shiloff July 12 Arik Kotkowski Anne Spier

July 14 Estelle Goldman Arthur Leeser Charles Stein July 15 Daniel Freundlich Jordan Furman Shale Gulbas Gary Mann Sheldon Poretsky July 17 Marilyn Mendeloff July 18 Asher Kimmelman Tara Schrier Sara Shiloff Sam Simon July 19 Sandi Carpenter Janice Crossland Edward Schwartz July 20 Pat Crawford-Lama Amy Goldfarb Valerie Gopin Rhoda Jaffe

July 21 Jody Klein Charlotte Ramenofsky Vicki Smith July 22 Bryce Chapman Valentina Escobar Lauri Holland* Dennis Reiter Isabel Trejo July 23 Olivia Chavez Debbie Hamlyn Leslie Otis Edward Solomon Mary Taylor* July 24 Robin Furman* Rosa Gonzalez Marilyn Silverstein July 25 Marshall Berry Rachel Kallman Viveca Karch Samuel Kligman Joseph Mickenberg

July 26 Nancy Rothschild* July 27 Andrew Cabrera Nick Freireich Richard Kaufman July 28 Rachelle Gomolsky* Tricia Holderman* David Kaplan Cheryl Karp John Lavis July 29 Greg Kligman Bernie Rosenbloom July 30 Albert Camhi* Judi Keller July 31 Rick Otis

July Anniversaries July 1 Sandi & Mike Carpenter* Eric & Rochelle Saks July 3 Arnold & Lila Bowman Ken & Sue Weiss* July 4 Bob & Jeri Nitzburg

July 5 Ronald & Jennifer Pratt July 7 John Briseno & Sam Pittle- Briseno* July 9 Bruce & Erline Gordon July 15 Stuart & Frances Kahn

July 17 David & Donna Leffman July 20 Kevin & Elisa Lerer July 26 Larry & Joyce Anenberg July 27 Bob & Greta Duran* Tommy & Cyd Goldfarb*

July 28 Brad & Michelle Ducorsky* July 30 Judi & James Keller Mark & Beth McCoy


Mazel Tov! Congratulations… ...to Lee Schwartz, who’s son, Jordan Gerton, was granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor in Physics at the University of Utah.

...to Heather and Ben Sher on the birth of their daughter, Sadie. Grandparents are Dr. Morton Leonard, Jr. and Cheryl Lane and Great Grandmother is Judy Leonard.

...to Mia and Thiago Silva on the birth of their son, Kai Nathan Silva on May 11. Grandparents are Merton and Laura Goldman and Great Grandmother is Estelle Goldman.

...to Dan and Leba Hirsch on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ellen. Ellen will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at our Shabbat Morning Service on June 4.

...to Jorge Ibarra and Lee Rosenthal on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Isaac Ibarra. Isaac will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at our Shabbat Morning Service on June 11.

...to Andrew and Teri Rosen on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Brenden. Brenden will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at our Shabbat Morning Service on June 25.

Hamakom Y’nachem—May God Bring Comfort... ...to Norma Geller and Shari Schwartz on the death of their mother and cousin, Fan Geller.

...to Mildred Marcus, David Marcus, Ronald Marcus, Susan Forbes and Ruth Ellen Jacobson on the death of their brother-in-law and uncle, Al Marcus.

...to Erline Gordon and David Schecter on the death of their aunt, Shirley Schechter.

B’ruchim Haba’im — Welcome, New Members! Robert and Leslie Beckoff Gerry and Stanlee Rubin

Leaves and Stones on the Temple’s Tree of Life Do you know that you can honor or remember a loved one with a leaf or a stone on the Tree of Life? This beautiful work of art is displayed on the wall in the foyer at Temple just outside the Sanctuary.

For a minimum donation of $300 for a leaf or $3,000 for a stone, the brass will be engraved according to your instructions and will remain on the Tree of Life forever. Your donation becomes part of the Foundation Trust and benefits Temple Mount Sinai in perpetuity.

For more information, contact Sally Parke at the Temple office at 532-5959.


Southwest Jewish Arts Festival Temple Beth El of Las Cruces is looking for artists for a juried art show, the Southwest Jewish Arts Festival, to be held on Sunday, June 12, 2011 from 3 to 7 pm at Temple Beth El. The show is open to Jewish artists from New Mexico and the El Paso area. The mediums are painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, fiber arts and jewelry. Entry forms are located at the Temple website, www.tbelc.org . You can also call the Temple at 575-524-3380. Submissions are free and must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 16 , 2011. Submissions can be mailed to: Temple Beth El, 3980 Sonoma Springs Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011.

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Fitzgerald at 575-647-1808 or [email protected].

Special Celebration Please join us for a

Kiddush Luncheon following services on

Saturday, July 9, 2011

As we celebrate our 65th wedding anniversary

Charlotte and Bud Ramenofsky

Please RSVP by July 5 to [email protected] or 584-4365

Shavu’ot ‐ June 7‐8

The Festival of Shavu'ot begins on Tuesday evening, June 7. As has become our custom, we will celebrate together with our friends at Congregation B'nai Zion, 805 Cherry Hill Lane. Please join us for the Festival Service at 7:30 pm, followed by a dairy dinner and a "Tikkun Leil Shavu'ot" -- a late-night study session. On Wednesday morning, June 8, our Festival Morning Service will be held at Temple Mount Sinai at 10:30 am. The service includes the reading of the Ten Commandments, and also the Yizkor ("Memorial") Service. Please note that the Temple office will be closed on June 8 in observance of the holiday. We will reopen on June 9.


Improv Workshop The TMS Improv Group will have a series of special beginner workshops for the first three Mondays in June. These workshops are all on Mondays from 7:00-8:30 p.m. and are designed for people with no improv experience (old hands are welcome, too). All the workshops are on a drop-in basis; please join us for any or all of them!

June 6: Having fun with movement. We’ll play theater games that will help mind get in touch with body. June 13: Discovering your creative self. Through monologue and team play, we’ll learn ways of unleashing our imaginations. June 20: Learning to trust. We’ll play games that help us get past self-doubt so that we can trust others and ourselves.

Alan Morinis introduced our community to the study and practice of Mussar when he vis-ited in April. His inspiring talks and sessions have led to the formation of a Mussar study group at Temple Mount Sinai that will soon be starting (our first gathering will be in early Au-gust), and which you are invited to join.

"Everyday Holiness" is the name of the course that The Mussar Institute is providing as the curriculum your group will follow. The course consists of 15 sessions, each of which focuses on teachings and practices that help develop the inner traits that lead to holiness and wholeness (such as gratitude, generosity, patience, honor, truth, etc.). The course requires access to a computer to receive materials and to do some simple exercises.

Separate materials are provided for studying with a partner and in the group itself. All ma-terials are in English and no knowledge of Hebrew is required. Click on www.mussarinstitute.org for more details about the "Everyday Holiness" course.

The course costs $72 including all materials. Checks payable to "Temple Mount Sinai" can be sent to the temple office. Please send questions about the group and course directly to Alan Morinis at [email protected].

MUSSAR GROUP STARTING AT TEMPLE MOUNT SINAI


Growing in Body, Heart, and Spirit Each week (for the most part), we offer opportunities for growth in body, mind and heart. Not so much “classes” as “opportunities for practice,” our yoga, meditation, and text study are at the core of our adult learning and growth. There’s great benefit from attending regularly, but drop-ins are always welcome!

• Meditation, Tuesdays at 6 pm. These sessions take place every Tuesday evening at 6 pm in Krupp Chapel. Participants share a commitment to a regular meditation practice, and recognize that a group environment provides support for that prac-tice. Please consider joining us as we sit, focus and reflect. We will continue to sit through the month of June, and then take a break during July.

• Yoga Practice, Wednesdays at 9 am. Take a much needed break in your day for one hour of yoga on Wednesdays at 9 am. Anusara-Inspired™ teacher, Susan Jaf-fee, will lead you through a life-affirming, heart-oriented practice. This hour yoga session is suitable for yoga students of all levels. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring your own mat and yoga props (belt, block and yoga blankets). We will practice each week in June, and take a break during July.

• The Weekly Portion as a Vehicle for Spiritual Growth, Saturdays at 9:30 am. Every Saturday at 9:30 am, a diverse and lively group of participants gathers to study the weekly Torah portion through the lens of Hasidic spirituality. Rabbi Bach typically brings a text from one of the classics of Hasidic Torah commentary, in Hebrew and in translation, which serves as the starting point for our conversa-tion. We conclude in time for the 10:30 am Shabbat morning service. Bagels and coffee are provided, and all are welcome. Torah study will continue weekly throughout June and July.

Adult Hebrew, Tuesdays at 6 pm

Adult Hebrew — 6 pm, Tuesdays. The Adult Hebrew class continues to meet in the Zork Library at Temple on a different night of the week, Tuesday evenings from 6 pm to 7 pm. The students are progressing nicely with their reading and understanding of Hebrew and the weekly Torah portions. If you are interested in learning with us, please join us on Tuesday evenings. If you have any questions, feel free to call Ed Solomon at 525-4616.


Religious School Through their hard work, dedication, flexibility in programming changes, devotion to our students and love of Judaism, our faculty and substitute teachers have made this school year a remarkable one. Together we will continue to make positive changes for the upcoming Religious School year.

There are many people that help and support our Religious School throughout the year and we really appreciate their efforts. Thank you to Sylvia Krapin, Mary Ann Plaut, the Leffman Family, MRJ and the TMS Gift Shop. Thanks also to all of the parents who generously spend time helping during our special activities or making telephone calls, and to our TMS staff: Sally Parke, Frank Hernandez, Buddy Schwartz, Elisa Gluck and Ramona Pinales for their countless hours of assistance.

This year we continued with our CHAI curriculum (Torah, Avodah and G’Milut Chasadim) and the Mitkadem Hebrew curriculum, plus supplemental lessons (Israel, Shabbat, Jews in America, Jewish History, Jewish Holidays and much more.) We included a Holocaust curriculum and invited four Holocaust survivors to speak to our 7th and 8th grade students. We also had a Tu B’Shevat Model Seder for our 7th & 8th grade students, and a successful Cultural Celebration when we raised $1,200 for “A Package From Home” Special Forces Unit. We included Jewish Arts/Crafts and Cooking Enrichment sessions, an exceptional Mitzvah Day to donate needed items to the VNA Hospice, well attended Parent and Grandparent Days, and a Chanukah Family Event with B’nai Zion.

Your suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated, and Educational Director Grace Bir would love to hear from you regarding our Religious School programming.

Have a wonderful summer and don’t forget... the first day of Religious School 2011-2012 is August 28!


MSTY/mini‐MSTY Our end-of-the-year party will be at the home of Shelly and David Mansfield, 5550 Cory Drive, on Sunday, June 5th from 11am-1pm. It will be a POOL PARTY, so don’t forget to bring your swim suit and a towel. We will be saying goodbye to our seniors and to the old MSTY board, and welcoming the new MSTY board, the incoming freshmen and the incoming 6th graders. This party is for all current 5th-12th graders. We look forward to seeing old and new faces alike! This party will be our last event for the 2010-2011 school year. We’re excited about starting our new year in August, when the NFTY Leadership Training Institute will take place the weekend of August 26-28.

Have you been to Israel and always wanted to return? Have you yet to visit Israel and long to make a first trip? Would you like to “experience” Jewish history in many of the places where it was made? Would you like to meet the modern-day peoples of Is-rael?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, Temple Mt. Sinai in-vites you to join us on our journey to Israel, January 1 – January 13, 2012.

We have designed an itinerary that focuses on Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the wondrous Arava and Negev, and Eilat. The trip also includes an optional day-trip to the exquisite Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan.

The price for the land portion of this trip (excluding Petra) is $2550 per person (double occupancy rate). Group air travel is available from El Paso to Tel Aviv on Delta Air-lines for $1400. A refundable deposit of $200/person is due by June 15.

For an itinerary and registration form, or to ask any questions, please contact Alanna Bach at 328-6062 or [email protected].

January 2012 trip to Israel


Los Poblanos Ranch in Las Cruces to offer El Paso delivery – sign up now! Would you be interested in a weekly box with fresh, local and/or organic produce in-cluding locally grown greens, fruit and other vegetables? Are you looking for a way to reduce your carbon footprint while increasing your and your family’s health? Here’s the answer! Temple has offered some space on Friday afternoons for weekly de-liveries of Harvest Boxes from Los Poblanos Organic farm in Las Cruces, New Mex-ico. Each week’s box costs $28 (see the end of the article for the website and ordering in-formation) and includes different items each week, depending on what is in season and currently being harvested. Right now, the farm has asked us to gauge interest in a weekly El Paso delivery. If you can commit to buying a box (see their website for other fantastic items like meats, cheeses, milk, eggs and more!), please email [email protected] and let Charlie & Emily know that you’re interested in an El Paso delivery! Once they’ve heard from 15-20 families who can commit to a weekly order, they’ll commit to sending a van to Tem-ple once a week for delivery! As promised, here is the link to the farm’s website: www.nmorganics.com – click on the “pickup locations” link on the left-hand side of the page and a new page will open with the grocery and produce items listed along the left-hand side. If you have any questions about this farm, their products or anything from this article, feel free to contact Alison Westermann at [email protected] or 915-443-4084.

Community‐Supported Agriculture

Assistive listening devices are available at the entrance to our chapel and sanctuary. Please ask a greeter for assistance. If you have inadvertently left Temple with one of these devices, please return it as soon as possible. These headsets are programmed to be used only in our Sanctuary and Chapel, and many of them have disappeared, meaning that they are not available for congregants who use them at services. If you find you have one of these (perhaps in that drawer with all the yarmulkes!), please return it to the Temple office so that it may be put back into service. Thank you for your cooperation.


WRJ — Museum Event, Women’s Retreat


Please remember to use your key tag each time you shop for groceries at Albert-sons. All you need to do is have the card scanned when you check out. Temple will earn 1% of your shopping total each time you scan the card, at no additional cost to you. If you need additional key tags, they are available in the Temple of-fice.

Albertson’s Cash‐Back Fundraiser

Landscaping Temple’s landscaping was greatly affected by the freeze in February and we want to share what is happening to care for our Temple grounds. We are actively watering all of the plants and trees on the property and working to complete repairs on the irrigation lines to insure that the plants receive appropriate water. We are encouraged to see new growth on some of the trees, but we will certainly lose some of them. We are continuing to water to give the plant material time to recover and then we will determine exactly what will need to be removed and to decide what will be replaced. In the short run, this will leave the landscape unsightly but it will give us the opportunity to replace only what is needed. We feel this is the most cost effective and reasonable option.

Our annual landscaping budget does not anticipate costs like this. Large landscaping projects are typically funded though donations to the "Landscaping Special Projects Fund.” We are asking that you think of the beauty of our grounds when making donations to Temple and consider the Landscape Fund to assist in making Temple the beautiful place it was in the past. Hopefully the grounds here may be renewed in the not too distant future.


Tributes from April 9 to May 14, 2011 Amelia G. Krohn Basic Judaism Collection

in honor of Amelia Krohn on Mother's Day by Matt & Elizabeth Krohn

in honor of Monique Krohn's Special Birthday by Matt & Elizabeth Krohn

in memory of Robert Goodman by Matt & Elizabeth Krohn, Abe & Annette Goldberg, Molly Rosen, Susan Oppenheim, Amelia Levy Lemmon, Joy & Nicholas Krohn

Campership Fund

in honor of Jordan Furman's graduation from high school by Bruce & Erline Gordon

in honor of Richie Mann's graduation from Hebrew University by Bruce & Erline Gordon

in honor of John & Shirley Leonhardt’s new grandson, Carter Richard Leonhardt by Bruce & Erline Gordon

in memory of Robert Goodman by Bruce & Erline Gordon

Caring Community Dinner Donation Fund

in memory of Robert Goodman by Tripper Goodman, III & Doris Goodman, Bill & Marcia Dahlberg, Rick & Leslie Otis, Bob & Jane Snow, Nancy Rothschild, Bob & Greta Duran

speedy recovery to Roger & Trish Belbel by Jeff & Wendy Siegel

Caring Community Fund

in honor of Shari Schwartz becoming president of Temple by Keith & Becky Myers, Sue Bendalin

in honor of Evan Blackburn's Bar Mitzvah by Keith & Becky Myers

in memory of Robert Goodman by Keith & Becky Myers

speedy recovery to Stuart Schwartz by Keith & Becky Myers, Sue Bendalin

Cemetery Fund

in memory of Daniel Levin by Jay & Mary Heins

in memory of Ernestine Alfman by Marion Garmel

in memory of Harvey Hoffman by Valerie Barnett

in memory of Howard J. Barnett by Valerie Barnett

in memory of Robert Goodman by Dorothy Borschow, Valerie Barnett

in memory of Sander Starr by Joan Starr-Eftis

in memory of Terry Liebman by Teresa Simon

in memory of Leah Ackerman Glass by Susan Lane

Ethel Oppenheimer Flower Fund

in honor of Rhoberta Leeser on Mother's Day by Lailah Leeser

in memory of Abe Krantz and Willard Friedman by Bob & Elaine Krasne

in memory of Gerald Leeser by Arthur & Rhoberta Leeser

in memory of Grace Fagelman by John & Rita Silverman

in memory of Hal Anenberg by Larry & Joyce Anenberg

in memory of Hedwig Mathias Schwartz by Sister Blumenthal

in memory of Hildegarde Dahlke by Sister Blumenthal

in memory of Jerrold Marcus & Mamie Marcus by Stanley & Dina Marcus

in memory of Judith L. Poehlmann by Scott & Bess Poehlmann

in memory of Kurt Poehlmann by Scott & Bess Poehlmann

in memory of Max Rosenberg by Steve Rosenberg & Chloe Perkins-Rosenberg

in memory of Robert Hughes by Arnold & Lila Bowman

in memory of Rose Goodman Leeser by Arthur & Rhoberta Leeser

in memory of Ruth Heydemann by Jack Heydemann

in memory of Sam J. Rosenberg by Ruth Braun

Floyd Fierman Religious School Fund

in memory of Daniel Levin by Garrett & Sylvia Levin

in memory of Robert Goodman by Joyce Davidoff & Richie Mann


Friedman/Bloom/Rothstein Outdoor Chapel

in honor of Sue Zaltz' Special Birthday by Phil & Ann Rothstein

in memory of Robert Goodman by Phil & Ann Rothstein

speedy recovery to Stuart Schwartz by Phil & Ann Rothstein

General Donations Fund

in appreciation of Sally Parke, Buddy Schwartz and Elisa Gluck for all you do by Larry & Alanna Bach

in appreciation of Temple Mount Sinai by Azucena Monzon

in appreciation of Temple Mount Sinai by Douglas Waters

in honor of Judy Leonard's new Great Grandchild, Sadie Sher by Mildred Marcus

in memory of Abraham Karsch by Sara Mansfield

in memory of Daniel Levin by Lietzie Belford

in memory of Florence De Renzis & Rebecca Feldberg by Joe Feldberg

in memory of Harold G. Levy by Margie Landau

in memory of Harvey Hoffman by Ron Blumenfeld

in memory of Irving Schecter by The Saks Family

in memory of Mark Levitt's father by Lietzie Belford

in memory of Mary Hawkinson by Lietzie Belford

in memory of Robert Goodman by Steve & Eve Riter, Sally Strelitz & Joseph Strelitz, Dick & Marlene Fass, Lyndon & Randee

Mansfield, Donald Henderson, Dennis & Anat Reiter & family, Carolyn Feinberg, Eddie & Susie Goldman, Irma Oppenheim, Jeff & Gail Obstfeld, Elizabeth McAlmon, Barbara Given, Adam & Dana Frank, Jule Zimet, Sharon Butterworth, Meyer & Mindy Marcus, Ron Blumenfeld, Lietzie Belford, Bob & Edi Brannon, Jon & Arlene Sonnen

in memory of Shirley Schecter by Irene Oppenheimer

in memory of Sylvan Landau by Margie Landau

in memory of Weldon DePrang by Teddi Mendel

speedy recovery to Stuart Schwartz by Shirley Tudzin, Irene Oppenheimer

Kahn Endowment Fund

in memory of Robert Goodman by Alan & Jean Kahn

Isadore Kahn Memorial Fund

in honor of Elisa Lerer's Special Birthday by Buddy, Ellen, Adam & Leslie Dorfman

in honor of Susie & Bob May's Special Anniversary by Stuart & Frances Kahn

in memory of Robert Goodman by Stuart & Frances Kahn

Krasne Discretionary Fund

in honor of Bill Dahlberg's Special Birthday by Bob & Elaine Krasne

in honor of Elaine Krasne's Special Birthday by Tibor & Ann Schaechner, Sam & Shirley Yarosh & Jerry Greenberg

in memory of Joyce Annenberg’sbrother Harvey Hoffman by Bob & Elaine Krasne

in memory of Robert Goodman by Bob & Elaine Krasne, Jim & Anne Spier, Allen & Marlene Levine, Rita Novak

in memory of Vivian Siegel by Bob & Elaine Krasne

speedy recovery to Stuart Schwartz by Bob & Elaine Krasne

L. A. Goodman Book Donation

in memory of Robert Goodman by Eleanor Goodman

Landscape Special Projects Fund

in honor of Sue Zaltz's Special Birthday by David & Rose Schecter

in memory of Harvey M. Hoffman by Buddy Schwartz, Shelly & Carolyn Gopin, Bill & Anne Spier, Marty & Bonnie Colton

in memory of our parents Yousef Tavana and Aghdas Khodadad by D. F. Tavana

in memory of Robert Goodman by Buddy Schwartz, Louis & Cindy Cohen, Bud & Charlotte Ramenofsky

Dick & Jean Scherotter, Lillian Silberman, Ruth Cohen

in memory of Weldon DePrang by Lyndon & Randee Mansfield, John & Bita Mobbs

speedy recovery to Stuart Schwartz by Bill & Anne Spier, Marty & Bonnie Colton, Norma Levenson, Bill & Marcia Dahlberg, Carolyn Feinberg, Louis & Cindy Cohen


in honor of Alanna Bach's Special Birthday by Bill & Marcia Dahlberg

in honor of Sue Zaltz's Special Birthday by Jerry & Stanlee Rubin

in honor of the Confirmation Class of 2011 by the Karp family

Lauterbach Youth & Campership Fund

in honor of Judy & Bernie Lauterbach's great grandson, Owen Zev by Abe & Annette Goldberg

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

in honor of Rabbi Ken Weiss' Special Birthday by Charlie & Sue Zaltz

Prayer Book Fund

in memory of Robert Goodman by Jack Heydemann, Gershon & Barbara Ettinger

in memory of Sarah Braver Ettinger by Gershon & Barbara Ettinger

Speedy recovery to Stuart Schwartz by Gershon & Barbara Ettinger

Rabbi Bach's Discretionary Fund

in appreciation of Rabbi Bach by St. Pius School

in appreciation of Rabbi Bach by Stuart & Shari Schwartz

in appreciation of Rabbi Larry Bach by Marc & Tara Siegel

in honor of Bob Jacobs' Special Birthday by Bob & Jane Rosen

in honor of Julian Bernat's Special Birthday by Judy Leonard

in honor of Rabbi Ken Weiss' Special Birthday by Bob & Jane Rosen

in honor of Rachelle Nedow's Special Birthday by Bob & Jane Rosen

in memory of Aaron Segal by Carina Ramirez

in memory of Alfred Blumenthal by Sister Blumenthal

in memory of Glen Chicofsky by Alan & Lynn Ames

in memory of Harvey Hoffman by Bob & Jane Rosen

in memory of Weldon DePrang by Marty & Jody Klein, Bob & Jane Rosen, Sue Feldblum

in memory of Robert Goodman by Bob & Sara Shiloff, Sue Feldblum

in memory of Robert Washer by Judy Leonard

Rabbi Ken & Sue Weiss URJ Youth Travel Fund

in honor of Ken Weiss' Special Birthday by Bill & Anne Spier, Stuart & Frances Kahn, Marty & Bonnie Colton, Bob & Elaine Krasne

Ruth Kahn/Andrew Kahn Rose Garden

in appreciation of Bill Dahlberg and Cindy Cohen by Larry & Joyce Anenberg

in honor of Sydney Goltz’s Special Birthday by Buddy, Ellen, Adam & Leslie Dorfman

in memory of Robert Goodman by Larry & Joyce Anenberg

Special Onegs and Kiddushes

in honor of the community's recognition of Shari Schwartz's leadership by Michael Gelfand

in memory of Alex Gershowitz by Jon & Arlene Sonnen

in memory of George Lakehomer & Norman Lakehomer by Arthur & Rhoberta Leeser

in memory of Josefina Kaim by Fifi Heller-Kaim & Boris Kaim

in memory of Lt. Col. Clyde Patrick Molloy by Carol Molloy

in memory of Robert Hughes by Arnold & Lila Bowman

in memory of Susan Levin Rothschild by Nancy Rothschild

Tree Of Life Donation

in memory of Lt. Col. Clyde Patrick Molloy by Carol Molloy

in memory of Pauline E. Raney by Del Raney


Shop

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July 17, 2011 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

10% of the day’s sales

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Charity Sunday


Yahrzeits for June‐July 2011 June 3-4, 2011 Dale Alkov Edward V. Barnett Adele W. Blaugrund Irwin Breeman Max Feldt Eugene Fleischer Lawrence Freitag George Gornstein Eleanor Given Guttman Janice Heller Maurice Heller Vera Hirsch Frances Levy Kahn Frances Kaulkin Leopold Leon Tita Lyle Kirsten Laura Meyer Herbert D. Oppenheimer Irving Press Pauline E. Raney Etta Packer Rose Billie Sparks Robert Valdes Eva Weiser Earl Wigodsky June 10-11, 2011 Joseph M. Amstater Lillian Hoffer Balk Kaminsky Bessie Blanchette Lothar Blumenthal Josephine Bromberg Zelman Brounoff Doris Eisenberg Abraham Ettinger Bonnie Eisen Feinberg Israel Feldberg Federico Gonzales Gallo Mannie Jacobs Jean Lawrence Louis Leeds Hannah Lerner John Lubbert

Geraldine Lusby Eric Lee Markowitz M. Travis Peyton Bessie Poretsky Lillian Press Dean Rothbardt Isaac Rothstein Molly Rothstein Fred Sauermilch Iris Axelrod Sauermilch Isadore Wechter Sam Zimmerman June 17-18, 2011 Richard Bischoff Howard Burnham Rebecca Clayton Robert David Cohn Walter Feinberg Milton M. Friedman Donald Kenneth Garcy Benjamin Goldman Ira Grossel Joseph Hamberger Henrietta Heller Rosalind Lesem Heymann Louis Horwitz Robert Karch Ernst Kohlberg Henry Lavis Max Levine Abe Levy Moishe Leib Marcus Sylvia Rodsky Minna Schaefer Henrietta Scherotter Florence Schoichet June 24-25, 2011 Lillian Reedman Aaronson Harry Barnett Pauline Ullmann Blumenthal Miriam A. Borschow

Harry Brand David Cohen Raymond Cohen Vivienne Corn Samuel Robert Fleischer Edmund Given Larry A. Gladstone Jerome Glass Aaron Goodman Amelia Goodman Sarah B. Goodman Carolyn Rosenberg Hirsch Albert B. Horwitz Jess A. Joseph Martha Goodman Katz Bernard Kaufman Florine Klein Etta Kobren Ronald Marks Barbara Jean Myers Bertha Polstein Rosalie Riven Emanuel Rosen Alexander Schaechner Gertrude Berger Schweitzer Gerald Seth Tate Pauline G. Turk Sam Weiss Fernando Aristoteles Yates Joseph Sidney Yonack July 1-2, 2011 Rose Alfman Jeanne Ash Leah Behrman Sadie Z. Calisher Norman Feldman Pearl S. Given Morgan Goldberg Neffie Goldfeder Frank Gordon William Jacobs Erna W. Klein

Manuel Lait Gerome B. Lapowski Simon Leventhal Bessie Eppstein Levy Morris L. Marcus Alvin Jerome Marks Clarence J. Oppenheim Sara S. Perl JoAnn Rothbardt Petersen Sarah D. Reedman Evelyn Rozanoff Harry Rubinstein William J. Schecter Jacob Siegel Steve Stein Morris Weiss Paul Wolfe July 8-9, 2011 Yetta B. Amstater May Axelrod Rose Helen Barnett Herman Beck Ida Levy Bendalin

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As a reminder, our cemetery is open from 8 am

until 3 pm, Sunday

through Friday. It is closed on

Shabbat


Morris Bilsky Max Blecker Wolf Bowman Pauline Lea Cohn Manuel H. Eisner Harry Goldberg Samuel L. Goodman Daniel Hale Gray Minnie Greenberg Louis Imber Betty Bertha Jaffe Kenneth Kahn Bettye Gordon Kohlhagen Rebecca Goldstein Krupp Jack Lait Herbert Lakehomer Isidore Lipstet Samuel Lutner Latife Marcus Phillip Marcus Leroy Miner Sarah Prensky Harry Rosenberg Mollie Schrier Jeane Berg Schwartz Gerald Raymond Shecter Alexander Spivack Joachim Stolaroff Sara Waxman Sarah Weiss Joseph Zelman July 15-16, 2011 Gertrude Burnham Louis Catalano Frank Cohen Gertrude Collier Kornelis DeJong Morris Gaman Doretta Given Walter Gold Abe Goldberg Alice Gordon Phillip Grossel Albert Sydney Jacobs Eva Kleinberger Helen Frances Lakin Morris Main

Fanny Margolis Casey Meyer Rose Mondshine Alice Ruth Morgan Aaron P. Mottelson Alice S. Nasits Harriet Pitluck Jeannette Riter Rose Duviner Shulman Robert Snider Corrine Sonnen Helen M.C. Stern Andrea Valdez Tillie Zelman July 22-23, 2011 Leda Alkov Rose-Ann Avner Alice Leah Baker Louis Beren David Blaugrund Gladys Brannon Ximena Chacon Julius G. Coon Adolph Eisner Bernice Elkins Myer Erlich Bertha W. Gale Ben Gelfand Stanley L. Goldstein Edwin G. Halperin Esther Hartman Lazar Kaplan Herbert Kohlberg Dwora Kozakish Gustave H. Krakauer Alvin Krupp Julius Lakin David R. Lerner Samuel D. Levenson Anne Lutner Edward Moye Lillian A. Podus Harry Schechter Howard M. Segal July 29-30, 2011 Julia Alfman Lawrence L. Aronson

Bernard Axelrod Ida Weiss Barron Abe Brettler Abe Brickman Helen Markusfeld Cohen Rose Edelman Thama Lee Friedman Leo Gale Silvia Goldman Julius S. Heins SR. Dorothy L. Hollingshead Grace Jacobs Jacob Jacobs Jeannette Janger Edna Mathias Krohn Laura Leonhardt Leah Hoening Levy Miriam Refaely Max Rosenberg Ervin H. Schwartz William Silver J. Edward Stern Morris Stone Joseph Waxman William Daiches Yonack August 5-6, 2011 Julius Abrams John Amstater Bessie Appel Antonio Arbona Bennazar Hattie Sax Berg Karl W. Blumenthal Kenneth Harris Bromberg Maurice Burman Ruth Goodman Carr Harry Cohen Jacob Cohen Norman Farb Ruth Levy Glasgow Evelynne Goldstein David Goodman Bella Harris Ethel Hymes Andrew Kahn Rose Lee Kahn Max Katz Sam B. Katz Ada Zork Krakauer

Betty Katz Krupp Lillian Stern Lait Clara Lauterbach Alvin M. Levy Gus Levy Jim Malone Francisco Regalado Dora H. Rosen Rose Rubin Karen Schwartz Anna Shydlower Harry Silverstein Ray S. Slater Irwin (Doc) Stein Vera Stolaroff Leo Taub George Yelderman

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If you notice an error in our

Yahrzeit lists, please speak with

Sally or Elisa in the Temple office.

They will be happy to correct it.

Staff

Rabbi ............................................................... Larry Bach Rabbi Emeritus ............................................... Ken Weiss Administrator ................................................ Sally Parke Administrative Assistant .................... Buddy Schwartz Religious School Director................................ Grace Bir Youth Advisor ............................................... Stacy Berry Rabbi’s Assistant ........................................... Elisa Gluck Building Manager .............................. Frank Hernandez House Keeping ...................................... Ramona Pinales Accompanist ........................................... Linda McClain

Officers Shari Schwartz ........................................................... President Thomas Goldfarb ............................................. President-Elect Greta Duran ........................................................Vice President Lori Gaman .........................................................Vice President Jack Heydemann ................................................Vice President David Leffman ...................................................Vice President David Novick ..............................................................Secretary David Kern ..................................... Immediate Past President

Trustees Rick Amstater, Bill Carvajal,

Cindy Graff Cohen, Scott Feldt, Susie Goldman, Ellen Goodman, Arthur Leeser, Hal Marcus,

Susan May, Josh Meyer, Debby Robalin, Danielle Scher, Mark Schrier, Jane Snow

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