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Number 613September 2010/Tishrei 5771
My summer sabbatical was filled with
opportunities for learning. One body of work I was
able to explore more deeply was the world of
Hasidic Torah commentary. Heres a Hasidic
teaching for the New Year, from Rabbi Pinchas of
Koretz (1726-1791):
When a person sees himself as nothing, the decrees nolonger hold sway over him. It says in the Midrash,
On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish
People becomes a new creation, as it is written, A
people newly created will sing the praises of Yah.
Why should we see ourselves as nothing? Because on
Rosh Hashanah, the curvier the better. That is, we
make ourselves so small that we disappear, and then
we are created anew, like a seed in the ground which
first decomposes, and only then sprouts.
Three elements make up this teaching: a biblical
text, a Talmudic text, and an observation from thenatural world. Each requires some explanation.
The biblical text is fairly straightforward. On the
verse (Psalm 102:19) am nivra thallel yah, a people
created to sing Yahs praise, Rabbi Pinchas
emphasizes the word nivra, created, to support
the idea that the people are newly created for that
purpose. He connects this verse to Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur, our special time devoted to
renewal and rebirth.
But how does that renewal happen? By getting
small. Thus, the move toward a Talmudic passage
(BT Rosh Hashanah 26b), which considers the
proper shape of the shofar. It teaches that a straight
horn (from an antelope) should be used for
announcing the jubilee, but a curvy horn (from a
ram) should be used on Rosh Hashanah. It seems
that the medium is the message: jubilee is about
walking unbent into freedom, while Rosh
Hashanah is a time for submission, embodied in the
act of bending and taking up less space.
How bent should we be? The Talmud says, the
curvier, the better, and so Pinchas takes the
teaching all the way. We should make ourselves so
small that we actually disappear! Like the seedwhich disintegrates before becoming a new
creation, our work on Rosh Hashanah is to be like
the shofar that bends in on itself to the point of
vanishing.
And what of the evil decrees? Things that
presented such problems when we were big (in our
minds) have no power when we get smaller. (Think
of the way a good martial artist just disappears in
response to an attack, causing the opponent to fall
out of balance). And after weve reemerged from
our smallness, were someone else entirely, a new
creation in the fullest sense. The plant is not the
seed from which it came, and the person who
emerges from the drama of the High Holidays
renewed is not the same one whose ego vanished
into the undifferentiated Whole. That the decrees
no longer have an effect is a direct result of the
persons re-creation.
In this season of renewal and rebirth, the staff and
leadership of Temple Mount Sinai and our families
wish you a year that is fresh and new, filled with
growth and reaching toward the light!
Shanah Tovah,
Rabbi Bach
Renewal and Rebirth
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Worship Schedule, September 2010
September 3-4
Parashat Nitzavim-VayeilechFriday, September 3
Candlelighting, 7:10pmOneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Family Shabbat Service, 6:15 pmBirthday Blessings and Anniversaries
Saturday, September 4
Torah Study, 9:30 am
Shabbat Moring Service, 10:30Slichot Service, 10:30 pm
September 8-9
Wednesday, September 8Erev Rosh Hashanah
Evening Service, 8:00 pm
Thursday, September 9Rosh Hashanah
Family Service, 9:00 am
Morning Service , 10:30 am
September 10-11
Shabbat Shuvah/HaazinuFriday, September 10
Candlelighting, 7:01 pmOneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, September 11
Torah Study, 9:30 amShabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Wednesday, September 15
Kever Avot
Memorial Service, 6 pm (at the Cemetery)
September 17-18
Erev Yom KippurFriday, September 17
Candlelighting, 6:52 pmKol Nidre 8:00 pm
Yom KippurSaturday, September 18
Family Service, led by mini-MSTY 9 am
Morning Service 10:30 am
Study and Conversation, early afternoonAfternoon Service, led by MSTY 3 pm
Grief Support 3:30 pmYizkor, Memorial Service 4:30 pm
Neilah, Concluding Service 5:15 pm
Wednesday, September 22
Erev Sukkot
Festival Evening Service, 6:15 pm
Thursday, September 23
Sukkot
Festival Morning Service, 10:30 am
September 24-25
Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Leviticus 23:4-14Candlelighting, 6:42 pmFriday, September 24
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45
Sukkot Service & Consecration 6:15 pm
September 25
Torah Study , 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30
Wednesday, September 29
Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah, 6:15 pm
Thursday, September 30
Shemini Atzeret
Festival Morning Service/Yizkor 10:30 am
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September Birthdays
September 1
Limor BelkinAdam Nazarian
September 2Jackie Gulbas
September 3Greta DuranDavid Novick
September 4Cindy (Louis) Cohen
Katie Schmidt
September 5Rosalie KaufmanSteve LauterbachCameron Mansfield
September 6Olga KoshelevaNancy Schwartz
September 7Lori GamanGabriel Levin*
September 8Bill BelfordSylvia KrapinAnn LauterbachLouann PransesBen Puschett
September 9
Salomon HolaschutzZach KrasneAnat Reiter
September 10Marlene FassMark FenenbockPeter HermanJack Heydemann
September 11Jeremy Gopin*
Brent GulbasRichard KatzVladik Kreinovich
September 12Tova Herman*Elaine Rosen
September 13Jamie Tennen
September 14Ross Blackburn*Alan GamanEllen Goodman
September 15Alan KrasneArlene SonnenBob Washer
September 16
Zachary DucorskyBill GoldfarbSara Rueff
September 17Barry Kobren
September 18Carsen CulterSid KligmanPhillip Tennen
September 19Ricky Rosales
September 20Ed BabencoBecky HorowitzWilliam KleinAmelia KrohnDouglas LeffmanAl SchlusselbergSarah Velasco*Sylvia Wechter*
September 21Bita MobbsElise PuschettCraig SchecterMuriel Tucker
September 22
David EisnerKen GivenQuyen NguyenIrma OppenheimAmanda RobalinAlex Stein
September 23Lynn Ames*Suzi Davidoff
September 24
Jamie FrankFred MarcusHelene Solomon
September 25Aaron Goodman*
September 27Haidi AppelSy Ash
September 28Amanda MetrikinJean Scherotter
September 29Mike Robalin
September 30Andrew Marcus*David Pearlman*Asa ShiloffSammy WestermannJo Witkoff
Please remember to use your key tag each time you shop for groceries at
Albertsons. 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. If you
have a card from another organization, you may scan more than one card and
thereby benefit both organizations.
If you need an additional key tag, contact the Temple office.
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to Shari and Stuart Schwartz on the marriage of their son, Jason, to Jennifer Simar
on August 21; grandparents are Evelyn and Edward Schwartz and Reba and Harry
Swiff of Dallas; Jennifers parents are Karen and Ray Simar of Richmond, Texas.
to Debra & Michael Trejo, parents, and Tina & David Wolfe and Jan & Chet Frame,
grandparents, on the Bat Mitzvah of Katie Schmidt, which will be celebrated at our
Shabbat Morning Service on October 2.
to Tom Given, father, and Marian Given, grandmother, on the Bat Mitzvah of
Allison Given, which will be celebrated at our Shabbat Morning Service on October
2.
to Carmen and Charles Yates on the marriage of their daughter, Carmen, to Robert
Mussig on July 31 in Santa Barbara, CA. Carmens brothers are Charles and David
Yates, and her sister is Yvette Yatesall former MSTY members!
Mazel Tov! Congratulations...
Do you know that you can honor or remember a loved one with a leaf or a stone on theTree of Life? This beautiful work of art is displayed on the wall in the foyer at Templejust outside the Sanctuary.For a minimum donation of $300 for a leaf or $3,000 for a stone, the brass will beengraved 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 Sinaiin perpetuity.For more information, contact Sally Parke at the Temple office at 532-5959.
Leaves and Stones on the Temples Tree of Life
Marshall & Stacy BerryDavid & Tiffany ChristensenKevin & Elisa Lerer
Do you know someone who is new to town, new to Judaism, or interested in getting involvedwith a synagogue? Please help them be in touch with Susan Jaffee at 532.5959 [email protected].
Bruchim Habaim Welcome, New Members!
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September AnniversariesSeptember 1Paul & Susan Krupp
Garrett & Sylvia Levin
September 2Ron & Debbie MarcusHal & Pat MarcusMickey & Susan
Schwartz
September 3Ross & Linda
FruithandlerJeff & Ruth Katz*Alan & Mimi PittleStuart & Shari Schwartz
September 4Bernie & Judy
Lauterbach
September 5Phil & Judy BargmanRichard & Rosalie
Kaufman
September 7Marty & Jody KleinPhil & Ann Rothstein
September 11Steve & Lori Shapiro
September 12Marv & Char Abrams*
Dennis & Anat Reiter
September 13Randy Goldstein &
Karen Herman
September 17Bob & Jane Rosen
September 19Alan & Jean Kahn*
September 20
Charlie & Sue Zaltz
September 24Charley Pittle & Kristie
Eichhorn-Pittle*
September 25Charles & Betty Stein
September 29Steven & Linda Miner
MRJs World Series Baseball Pool is now underway. Pricing is as fol-
lows: $5 per card or 5 cards for $20. You have the opportunity to win
$1000! If you are interested in purchasing tickets or helping sell tickets,
please contact Scott Feldt at 526-8478 or [email protected].
MRJ World Series Baseball Pool
JWV celebrated the Post's relocation to the Holocaust Museum in June. Please take the
time to find our Charter near the Library the next time you visit the museum.
Our next scheduled meeting will be in September.
Anyone wishing to contact The Maurice Kubby Post #749, may do so at:
P.O. Box 13180, El Paso, Texas 79913, or 915-526-8478.
Jewish War Veterans News
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Temple wants no one to miss the chance to worship during the Holidays,
or year-round, because of difficulty in attending or special hearing, vision
or mobility requirements. A few of the ways we can help:
Assistive listening devices are available at all services, in both the
Sanctuary and the Chapel. This system provides improved sound
quality through headphones. Receivers are available at the entrance to
each room. Large-print prayer books and programs are also available. Ask an
usher near the entrance to the Sanctuary.
A section of our Sanctuary will be easily wheel-chair accessible during
all High Holiday services.
Select High Holiday services will be videotaped and made available to
those unable to attend. Call us to arrange for this service.
That All May Worship: Meeting Special Needs
Temple Mount Sinai will offer child care at the following times:
On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur evenings at 8:00 pm in the Zork Library.
On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings, following the Family Services, around
10 am in the Zork Library. This program is for children 11 years and under.
On Yom Kippur afternoon, child care for younger kids (a less-structured program than
our morning activity-based offering) will be available in the Zork Library.
Please call the Temple office at 532-5959 to RSVP for the child care programs.
High Holiday Child Care at Temple Services
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Following close on the heels of Yom Kippur comes Sukkot, perhaps the most joyfulholiday on the Jewish calendar (indeed, the Torah commands You shall rejoice on
your festival, being nothing but joyful).
We will celebrate with an Erev Sukkot service in our Sukkah on Wednesday evening,
September 22, beginning at 6:15 pm. The Sukkot Morning service takes place on
Thursay morning at 10:30 am. On Friday evening, September 24, we will continue
our celebration of Sukkot, and as a part of that service, well consecrate our newest
Religious School students. The service begins at 6:15 pm.
The holidays continue on Wednesday evening, September 29, at 6:15 pm withSimchat Torah the joyful dancing with the Torah scrolls as we complete the
annual cycle of reading. On Thursday, September 30, the Festival Morning service
for Shemini Atzeret will begin at 10:30 am and will include Yizkor, the recitation of
names of those whove died within the past year.
Chag Sameach
Sukkot and Simchat Torah at Temple
Kever Avot, September 15
Memorial Service at the Temple CemeteryOur Cemetery service ("Kever Avot") is a longstanding Temple tradition. We
gather at the cemetery during the Holidays to remember those who have gone
before us. One neednt have relatives buried in the Temple cemetery to perform
this mitzvah. The brief service allows us to remember our loved ones wherever
they are.
This year, our service will be held on Wednesday, September 15 at 6 pm. The
Temple Mount Sinai Cemetery is at 3911 Gateway West near the intersection of
Interstate 10 and US 54.
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MSTY News
I hope everyone had a great summer. MSTY kicked off the new school year with
our annual "kidnapping" which took place on August 19th. There was a total of 14
MSTYites, 7 of whom we "kidnapped". Thank you to Lori Gaman for driving and
Tobi and Jon Purvin for hosting this event, as well as our mini-MSTY "Back To
School" party held on August 21st. We had 23 mini-MSTYites attend this event.
MSTY just returned from Santa Fe, NM, where 8 MSTYites joined the rest of NFTY-
SW for the annual "LTI" (Leadership Training Institute). The training took place
August 26th-29th.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mini-MSTY and MSTY practice for Yom Kippur Service: September 12th right af-
ter religious school from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served.
Mini-MSTY will be leading the Yom Kippur Childrens Service September 18th at9:00 am. Mini-MSTY needs to be there by 8:30 a.m.
MSTY will be leading the Yom Kippur Afternoon Service September 18th at 3:00
p.m. MSTY needs to be there by 2:30 p.m.
MSTY will also be attending NFTY-SW Fall Kallah in Phoenix, AZ at the end of the
month with fellow NFTY-SWites
Join Temple friends as we journey up to Sacramento, New Mexico for our
annual Shabbat retreat away from the pressures of life in El Paso. We willstay at the beautiful Sacramento Methodist Assembly Retreat & Confer-ence Center. Retreat activities include: thematic programming for chil-dren, teens, families, and adults; Shabbat services; adventure activities; To-rah study; campfire and smores, a talent show, and more.
Put these dates on your calendar and plan on attending our retreat, its be-come an annual tradition! Watch your mail for registration information.You may also contact Alanna Bach with questions at
[email protected] or 532-5959.
Family Retreat October 29-31
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A new year of Lunch and Learn, Rabbi Bachs popular monthly
series, kicks off on Tuesday, September 14. Lunch is served from
11:45 am, and we begin learning together shortly after noon,
wrapping up by 1 pm. Lunch is $10, and reservations may be
made through the Temple office or online.
For the first session of this year, Rabbi Bach will teach on a topic
that is often requested by Temple members: Judaisms conceptionof chosenness. Our point of departure will be a provocative
opinion piece by novelist Michael Chabon which appeared in the
New York Times this summer, along with some of the responses
it engendered. Where does the notion of chosenness come from,
and can we embrace it fully without falling into the trap of feeling
superior? Lets talk about it together!
Chosen, But Not Special
Lunch and Learn, September 14
Teens from Temple and elsewhere in the Jewish community are
welcome to attend our first Dessert and Discuss on Sunday,
September 12 at 6:30 pm. Rabbi Bach will lead the conversationand learning. Well meet regularly throughout the year (a sched-
ule is in the mail to teens, and will be distributed on the first day
as well.)
Tuition for our High School programming, which includes Des-
sert and Discuss as well as MSTY, is $180 per year.
Dessert and Discuss Kick-off
September 12, 6:30 pm
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by Tobi Purvin
I recently returned from a week in Prescott,
Arizona. I worked at Camp Swift (formerlyknown as Mitzvah Corps) hosted at Camp
Charles Pearlstein. I went to volunteer as
an assistant cook, van driver, carnival
decorator and all around schlepper in or-
der to help the staff, all of whom are volun-
teers, run a camp for underprivileged
Phoenix children.
Temple Mount Sinai should be very proud
of its past and present MSTY members be-
cause we were once again very well repre-sented. Two of our present MSTY mem-
bers, Maddy Goldfarb and Leah Gluck,
went to camp to be counselors. Seven past
MSTY members, Whitney Jacobson, the
camp director ;Bradley Jacobson; David
Knipp; Donny Holaschutz; Robyn Purvin;
Erin Purvin, the camp social worker, and
Craig Lesser, the camp chef, all worked
hard to help this wonderful camp work.
Craig Lesser gives up his vacation time in
order to work at the camp and feed at least
200 people (campers and staff) three times
a day.
This is a camp for inner-city children, some
of whom come to camp with no more than
the clothes on their back, (in which case
they can shop at no charge, in Keppies
the camp store, for gently used clothing
and shoes). The children come to CampSwift to have a camp experience that they
might never have without the help of the
North American Federation of Temple
Youth - Southwest Region. The campers
come from homeless shelters, Boys and
Girls Clubs and school districts serving at
risk and low-income populations. Many
of the campers come from an environment
where the only meals they eat each day
come from the school meal plans, which
they get for free. Many of the campers are
amazed that they will be fed three square
meals a day, plus snacks. The kitchen does
its best not to run out of food, even if it
means that the camp staff eats cereal for
dinner. Youth Groups from El Paso, Las
Vegas, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Albuquerque,
Tucson and the Phoenix valley, get to-
gether to raise funds and in-kind donationsfor the camp. The camp serves about 450
disadvantaged children each summer and
about 100 children during the school
year. The camp is supported entirely by
donations, grants, and fundraising.
The Camp Swift Foundations mission is to
inspire and improve the lives and futures
of economically disadvantaged youth
through education, cultural enrichment,and athletic programs. The Foundation also
instills a commitment to social action and
community service to high school and col-
lege students who staff these programs.
If you have any questions about Camp
Swift or you would like to make a dona-
tion, please contact me at
[email protected] or 584-2233.
Monetary donations are wonderful but ifyoud like to make donations of gently
used sleeping bags, towels, toiletries, or
just about anything a camper could use, it
would be much appreciated.
Camp Swift Report
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Creativity for PeaceOn a quiet Monday night at Temple Mount
Sinai around 50 community members were
informed, enlightened, and even a little
overwhelmed. By the graciousness and joint
collaboration of The El Paso Jewish Federation,
Bnai Zion Synagogue, and Temple Mount
Sinai, an informative presentation was made
about Creativity for Peace Camp.
While the majority was unsure what to expect,
the event quickly turned from informative to
sharing the lives and stories of three beautiful
young woman and their mentors. The camps
Executive Director Dottie Indyke, Camper
Program Director Anael Harpaz, and threeyoung leaders who were former campers
themselves: Maya Hochstadter, Mai Shbeta,
and Dima Khalifa made us laugh, cry, think,
and most importantly realize how crucial
programs like this are to the future of Israel,
the Middle East, and the world.
As President Obama said in Cairo in 2009, the
Talmud tells us: "The whole of the Torah is for
the purpose of promoting peace."
Creativity for Peace Camp, located in Santa Fe
New Mexico, is fulfilling the mission of the
Torah by taking young woman out of their
home countries and changing their lives in
order to change the lives of others. As it states
on their website, the vision of Creativity for
Peace is a time of peace when people and
nations coexist by understanding and
respecting each other. Toward that end, our
focus is on developing the next generation of
female leaders and peacemakers in Israel andPalestine. Our Mission is to nurture
understanding and leadership in Palestinian
and Israeli adolescent girls and women so that
they aspire to and take on significant roles in
their families, communities, and countries that
advance peaceful coexistence.
Dottie Indyke spoke eloquently with fervor, at
times having to defend the camps position to
the curious crowd that commented and
questioned all about the activities and
challenging the realistic possibility of achieving
the vision and the goals. However some people
in the crowd thanked Dottie for her selfless
work and for believing in such a strong cause
at such a fragile time in the world.
Although a 501c3 that is completely supported
by contributions from private foundations and
individuals, Creativity for Peace camp has
managed to change the lives of over 140 young
women continuing the wonderful summerprogramming throughout the year in Israel.
Creativity for Peace faces adversity on many
levels from political to societal, but through the
strength of advocating for a brighter future full
of young women guiding their generation and
the generations that will follow to Israeli/
Palestinian harmony, the young leaders and
the staff at Creativity for Peace will continue
their endless efforts changing the world one
summer camp at a time.
For more information please visit their website
www.creativityforpeace.com.
Article submitted by Joshua Schwartz
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Tributes From July 10, 2010 to August 20, 2010Amelia G. Krohn Basic JudaismCollection
in honor of Jim Krohn's Birthdayby Matt & Elizabeth Krohn
in memory of Ed Krohn by Matt& Elizabeth Krohn
in memory of Edna Krohn byMatt & Elizabeth Krohn
Caring Community Fund
in honor of Curtis Spier's SpecialBirthday by Bill & Anne Spier
Cemetery Fund
in memory of Marcus Simon byMarion Garmel
in memory of Sylvan Landau byIrene Zimmerman
in memory of GertrudeSchweitzer by Lee Schweitzer
Ethel Oppenheimer BimaFlower Fund
in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Jeanne Moye
in memory of David Goodmanby Evelyn Goodman
in memory of Edna MathiasKrohn by Amelia Krohn
in memory of Fanny Margolis byJohn & Gloria Lavis
in memory of Morris Main by
Anne Hollanderin memory of Sam Levenson byNorma Levenson
in memory of Wolf Bowman byArnold & Lila Bowman
in memory of Norman Farb &Herman Siegel by Jeff & WendySiegel
Floyd Fierman Religious SchoolFund
in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Dorothy Borschow
in honor of Rabbi Ken & SueWeiss' new granddaughter,Jessica Lederman, by Ron & JudyBlumenfeld
in memory of Jeanette Riter byRon & Judy Blumenfeld
speedy recovery to Grace Bir byBud & Charlotte Ramenofsky
speedy recovery to Simon Bir byBud & Charlotte Ramenofsky
Friedman/Bloom/RothsteinOutdoor Chapel
in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Phil & Ann Rothstein
speedy recovery to LyndonMansfield by Sam & GayleBelford
General Donations Fund
in appreciation of Temple MountSinai by Joel Schancupp
in appreciation of Temple MountSinai by Douglas Waters
in appreciation of Temple Mt.Sinai by Mike Pariente
General Donations Fund(continued)
in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Arthur & Rhoberta Leeser
in honor of Dick Harris' SpecialBirthay by Paquita Litt
in honor of Evelyn & EdwardSchwartz's Special Anniversary& Birthday's by Paquita Litt
in honor of Irene Oppenheimer'sSpecial Birthday by Paquita Litt
in honor of Sue Bendalin'sSpecial Birthday by Paquita Litt
in honor of Toni & Dick Harris'Special Anniversary by PaquitaLitt
in memory of Betty Kolhagen byBob & Edi Brannon, Jack &Ladye Ann Miller, Marcia & BillDahlberg
in memory of Bruce Litt byPaquita Litt
in memory of David Goodmanby Mildred Marcus
in memory of Jeanette Riter byShelly & Carolyn Gopin
speedy recovery to BarbaraEttinger by Sister Blumenthal
Isadore Kahn Memorial Fund
in memory of Jeanette Riter byStuart & Frances Kahn
Jo Ann Rothbardt PetersenHealing Resource Center
in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Phil & Judy Bargman
in memory of Gale Mendeloff byEd & Lory Oppenheimer
Jon Heller High Holiday FlowerFund
in appreciation of Temple MountSinai by Boris Kaim & Fifi HellerKaim
in honor of Boris Kaim's Birthdayby Fifi Heller-Kaim
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Krasne Discretionary Fund
in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Marty & Bonnie Colton
in honor of Curtis Spier's Special
Birthday by Marty & BonnieColton
in memory of Becky Clayton byBob & Elaine Krasne
in memory of Jeanette Riter byBob & Elaine Krasne, Bill &Anne Spier
in memory of Tham Friedmanby Bob & Elaine Krasne
in memory of Bettye Kohlhagenby Elaine & Bob Krasne
speedy recovery to Simon &Grace Bir by Bob & ElaineKrasne
Landscape Special ProjectsFund
in honor of CharlotteRamenofsky's Special Birthdayby Dick & Jean Scherotter
in memory of Bella JacobsHarris by Dick & Toni Harris
in memory of Lindsay Gronichsmother by Louis & Cindy Cohen
MAZON Donation
in honor of Shirley & BobbyGoldfarb's Special Anniversaryby Ed & Lory Oppenheimer
Plaque a Prayer Book
in memory of our parents,
Irving & Soletta Schwartz, bythe Schwartz Family
in memory of Bettye Kohlhagenby Shirley Schecter Family
Rabbi Bach's DiscretionaryFund
in appreciation of Rabbi Larry &Alanna Bach by Marty & BonnieColton
in appreciation of Rabbi LarryBach by Louis & Laura Alpern
in honor of Henry Kellen'sSpecial Birthday by JudyLeonard
in honor of Sam & GayleBelford's new granddaughter,Caroline Belford by Bob & JaneRosen
in memory of Adolph Eisner byDavid Eisner
in memory of Bettye Kohlhagenby Judy Leonard, StefanieCargill & Jerry Emily & BobHarris
in memory of Jeanette Riter byBob & Jane Rosen
in memory of Larry Gladstoneby Judy Leonard
in memory of Louis Catalano byArthur E. Weiss
in memory of Manuel H. Eisner
by David Eisnerin memory of Shirley Freed byJudy Leonard
Rabbi Ken & Sue Weiss URJYouth Travel Fund
in honor of Rabbi Ken & SueWeiss' new granddaughter,Jessica Lederman, by Bob & JaneRosen,
Bill & Marcia Dahlberg, Bill &
Anne Spier, Bernie & JudyLauterbach
Ruth Kahn and Andrew KahnRose Garden Fund
in honor of Dick Harris' SpecialBirthday by Stuart & FrancesKahn
in honor of Ellen & BudDorfman's Anniversary byStuart & Frances Kahn
SKIP Fund
in memory of Bettye Kohlhagenby John & Shirley Leonhardt
Special Oneg or Kiddush
in appreciation of Rabbi Larry &Alanna Bach by Marty & BonnieColton, Bob & Elaine Krasne
in honor of Haidi Appel's Sister,Tzipi Hofland, visit from Israelby Jerry & Haidi Appel
in memory of Andrea Valdez byRaquel Aldama
in memory of Ben Gelfand byFifi Heller-Kaim & Boris Kaim
in memory of David Goodmanby Evelyn Goodman
in memory of Esther Goldmanby Estelle Goldman
in memory of Harry Cohen byMartin Kern
in memory of Irving & Soletta
Schwartz by The SchwartzFamily
in memory of Isaack Feldt byLeon & Judy Feldt
in memory of Jay D. Sherwin byRene Sherwin
in memory of Julius, Joseph &Sara Waxman by ArleneEllenburg
in memory of Rebecca Claytonby Jo Witkoff
in memory of Corrine Sonnenby Jon & Arlene Sonnen
Tree Of Life Donation
in memory of Bernice K. Freidenby Sally Genecov
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Yahrzeits for September 2010
September 3-4
Eduardo Assael
Sanford Belkin
Jack A. Bernard
Maurice Blaugrund
Paul Borschow
Harry Herskowitz
Rudy Kahn
Edmund H. Krohn
Arthur Lawrence
Sydney Levenson
Helen Migdal
William M. Rosen
Joe Rosenwasser
Jean Schecter
Leon Schydlower
Etta Zimmerman
Solnick
Sue Ann Weinstein
September 10-11
Louis Baskind
Carlos Cortes
Lorrayne Dargan
Irving Forbes
Pauline GoldmanArchie Goodman
Jake Katz
Morris Marcus
Margarito Martinez
Frieda Mathias
Roger Metcalf
Georges Meyer
Ceclia Proctor
Sarah Purvin
Grace Raileanu
Stanley Rivin
Mickey B. Rose
Jack Rosenfield
Netta Sandler
Frieda Simon
Kenneth Simon
Sidney Simon
Ida Weiss
September 17-18
Barbara Beckoff
Max Blumenthal
Sidney Borschow
Marie Broghamer
Vernon Carvajal
Millie Feldberg
Lillian Finke
Richard Given
Norman Goldberg
Sam Gordon
Ella West Hardy
Abraham Kahn
Ida KahnMary Karsch
Regina Kellen
Lidiya Kosheleva
June Lieberman
Harold Medoff
Jacob Oppenheim
Larry Oppenheimer
Richard Robinson
Oscar Rybak
Paul Schieman
Bernard Schoichet
Henry Silberman
Mordecai I. Soloff
Herbert Trackmann
Hedwig Wertheim
Isaac Wertheim
Lottie Wertheim
Anne Zaltz
September 24-25
Louisa Adar
Miriam Beck
Minnette Blecker
Sarah Borschow
Sam Charles
Frieda Eisen
Solomon Harrison
Fred Kahn
Emily Lapowski
Betty Levy
Theodore Levy
Dorothy Lubbert
Anna Main
Herman MarkowitzMahin Nazarian
Margie Sagor
Shirlee Scharf
Henry Schlusselberg
Edgar Schnadig, Jr.
Fern Schrier
Sarah Silverman
Daniel Washer
Hilda Weinstein
Roma Zederman
October 1-2
Joseph Davidson
Mollie Feldt
Harry Feurberg
Jerry Harris
Ben Itzkovitz
Sylvia Kozak
Mamie Feldt Krull
Alfred Levin
Salomon Pollak
Sophie Press
Bill Rodenhaber
Celia Schecter
Samuel I. Schwartz
Clara Stone
Charlotte Weiss
The Mourners Kaddish speaks not a word about death, grief, mourning or loss. At the time of
our greatest grief and sadness, our tradition asks mourners to stand and recite the Kaddish in
the presence of our community so that we affirm life. Through the words of the Kaddish, we
affirm that life is good, that the life of the deceased was good, and that we pledge to go on liv-
ing carrying their legacy with us into life.Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
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Staff
Rabbi......................................................................... Larry Bach
Rabbi Emeritus ........................................................ Ken Weiss
Administrator ......................................................... Sally Parke
Office Assistant ............................................. Buddy Schwartz
Religious School Director .........................................Grace Bir
Outreach Director ................................................. Susan Jaffee
Family Educator ................................................... Alanna Bach
Youth Advisors ...................................................... Stacy Berry
Bulletin Editor .................................................. ...Mark Schrier
Building Manager ....................................... Frank Hernandez
House Keeping............................................... Ramona PinalesAccompanist ..................................................... Linda McClain
Officers
David Kern ................................................................ President
Shari Schwartz ................................................ President-Elect
Marian Daross ................................................... Vice President
Greta Duran ....................................................... Vice President
Ellen Goodman ................................................. Vice President
David Leffman .................................................. Vice President
Jon Sonnen ......................................................... Vice President
Stephanie Calvo ......................................................... Secretary
Marcia Dahlberg ........................... Immediate Past President
Trustees
Rick Amstater, Joyce Davidoff,
Scott Feldt, Lori Gaman, Susie Goldman,
Jack Heydemann, Maria Klein, Hal Marcus,
Susan May, David Novick, Debby Robalin,
Phil Rothstein, Mark Schrier, Jane Snow
Temple Mount Sinai4408 North Stanton StreetEl Paso, TX 79902Phone: 915-532-5959Fax: 915-533-0092www.templemountsinai.com
Temple Mount Sinai is the Reform
Jewish congregation serving El
Paso, Texas.
We are a congregation of
supportive, caring and diversepeople with a rich history.
Temple is a place for prayer, ritual,
spirituality, education, wholeness
and healing, social action and
celebration.
Join us as we explore, through theseelements of sacred living, the
richness of Jewish faith and
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