CONGREGATION P’NAI TIKVAH (Formerly Valley Outreach Synagogue)

Kol Kiruv November 2012 Cheshvan 5773 Vol. 19—No. 5

Table of Contents Cover Page 1 Rabbi’s Message 2 Cantor’s Notes 3 President Message 4 Rejoicing with the Torah 5-6 My Big Fat Jewish Wedding 7 Best Buddies 8 Global Day of Jewish Learning 9-10 Turkey with Challah Stuffing 11 JFSA Community Flyer 12 Shepping Nachas fun de Kinder 13-15 Holy Smokers—JCC BBQ 16 Updates & Fundraising 17 Fresh & Easy School Night 18 Women’s Rosh Chodesh 19 Jewlicious Learning 20 Mitzvah Envelopes 21 Mi Shebeirach 21 Birthdays 22 Kidz Korner 22 Yahrzeits 23 Calendar at a Glance 24

Clergy and Staff Rabbi: Yocheved Mintz Cantor: Marla Goldberg Accompanist: Marek Rachelski Newsletter: Davida Lewin-Schermer, Doris Turrentine, Educators: Rabbi Mintz , Shannon Larian Teaching Assistant Bookkeeper: Lynn Pisetzner Office Administrator: Doris ‘D’vorah’ Turrentine pnaitikvahlv@aol.com

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Congregation P’nai Tikvah will worship on Shabbat, November 2nd and 16th, 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 November 2nd 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 November 3rd and 17th at Rabbi Mintz’s home. A bagels and lox bruch is served. Please RSVP by calling the administrative office at (702) 436-4900 or by emailing gkmintz@aol.com.

November/Cheshvan: A Month for Giving Thanks! What a blessing to be living in Las Vegas in November….the weather is great, the onslaught of robo-calls and negative ads are almost over, and the buzz about “My Big Fat Jewish Wedding” is beginning to grow. Be sure to join us for services on the 2nd and on the 16th, and Torah Study on the 3rd and 17th. On November 16th, we will be honored to welcome Anat Hoffman, the courageous founder of the Women of the Wall. Anat will be in town to speak at the Federation Annual Meet-ing, Sunday evening, November 18th, but will be with us for

Shabbat. November 18th, join Rabbi Mintz and much of the Jewish community at the third annual “Global Day of Jewish Learning,” to be held at Springs Preserve. And we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving on the 22nd.

Rabbi’s Message to the Congregation

Out of 46 cases. She gained a pretty high pro-file and decided that she might be more effec-tive if she was in government. She she ran for City Council in Jerusalem and held that seat for fourteen years. In the fifteenth year, she decid-ed to put her efforts elsewhere, just as the posi-tion of IRAC Director became available. People were concerned that she might be a maverick, but she got many recommendations, including one from Ehud Olmert. Even though she had had an adversarial relationship, but the mayor respected her tenacity and ability to get things done and she got the position on her birthday, April 1, 2002. Since that time she has been a vocal advocate for recognizing patrilineal descent, a staunch supporter of the rights of new immigrants, an advocate for pluralism in Israel, for recognition of non-Orthodox rabbis in Israel, and a cham-pion for the rights of women in Israel. Heading up the Women of the Wall, she has endured derisive comments from men and women at the wall, has been spat upon, and arrested for carrying a Torah...and now for simply singing the Sh’ma and wearing her tal-lit. Anat will be coming to Las Vegas to be the featured speaker at the Annual Meeting of Fed-eration, November 18th at 7 pm at Temple Si-nai, and will be with us, Friday night Novem-ber 16th, here at Congregation P’nai Tikvah, at Kraft-Sussman Chapel. Don’t miss the oppor-tunity to hear from this most courageous wom-an. L’Shalom,

Rabbi Yocheved Mintz

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Chevreh: Last month we all read about the arrest of Anat Hoffman, founder of Women of the Wall. As you may remember, she was arrested at the West-ern Wall (the Kotel) in Jerusalem, for singing the Sh’ma and wearing a tallit. With her was a con-tingent from Hadassah; they were shocked to see Anat and two others handcuffed and taken away. The other women were released soon thereafter, but Anat was not treated kindly, dragged across the floor, strip searched, and thrown naked into a cell that had no bed but two cell-mates, one a prostitute, the other a thief. Ironically the author-ities did not take her tallit, so wrapping herself in it, that was how she spent the night. Anat is executive director of the Israel Religious Action Committee (I.R.A.C.), and is obviously a very courageous woman. She is a lawyer and has served on the Jerusalem City Council, where she stood for fourteen years in opposition to the city’s right-wing and ultra-Orthodox administration. Clearly, she doesn’t shy away from tough chal-lenges. She was a champion swimmer in her teens, was recruited by UCLA for its swim team, where she did her undergraduate studies; and where she first got involved in Jewish activism. A fairly secular Jew, she first organized the Israe-li Student Organization in Southern California, so they could do “Israeli things.” Her later involve-ment with the Westwood Free Minyan, which met at the UCLA Hillel, opened her eyes to the possibility that 1) rabbis could be friendly and 2) there was more than one way to be a Jew. She returned to Israel with a strong desire to be an activist for religious pluralism. That was in 1997 and she quickly became involved in the Israel Religious Action Committee, first by establishing a complaint hotline, then by working to defeat the phone company in court, where she won 43

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Cantor’s Notes:

What makes a song ‘Jewish’? Is it because the composer is Jewish? When you hear the melo-dy, do you say, “That’s a Jewish song.” Do you recognize the lyrics as being ‘Jewish’? Over my years of study, these questions always create great discussions. If a composer is Jew-ish, but the songs of that composer are secular, like those of Irving Berlin, are the songs Jew-ish? Or is it just songs that are done in synagogues, and Jewish communities Jewish? Many prayers that are sung in today’s synagogue have a very secular sound, they are folk style, pop style, etc. So the question is, is there a ‘Jewish’ sound, and what makes it ‘Jewish’? Well, there are some melodic scales, called modes, which might be considered more Jewish. One of these is called “Ahavah Rabbah”. The name comes from the prayer, a part of our ‘Shema Love Sandwich’, that is chanted in the morning t’filah. For those who know a bit about music, it is an altered Phrygian scale, with a dominant fifth. In the world of Klezmer music we also call it the Freygish (or Fraigish) scale. Now, for those who still might have no idea about what a ‘Phrygian’ scale is, this scale is very common in Jewish, Greek, Turkish, Ar-ab, Persian, and Flamenco music. One song you might recognize is “Hava Nagila”. The scale is also heard in the song “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof. Most people, on hearing those melodies instantly recognize them as being “Jewish”. Many traditional melo-dies sung in synagogues are based on this mode, the most prominent being the ‘Ahavah Rabah’ which is why it that name for the mode is frequently used. One thing you might also find interesting, many prayers we call ‘traditional’ were actually written after the 1850’s . What we call the “traditional” Shema was written by Solomon Sulzer in 19th century Germany. The version of the Shema we like to sing on our Shabbatot was writ-ten by Tzvika Pik in the early 1970’s. The music we sing is a combination of ‘old’ and ‘new’, and all are a wonderful part of our ‘Jewish Music’ heritage. We will continue to sing the ‘traditional’ and always add new music to our prayers, and they will all be ‘Jewish’. L’shalom, Cantor Marla Goldberg

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Message from the President:

I hope that many of you were able to join us for Cantor Marla installation last month; it was a beautiful evening and she is a talented and energetic leader within our CPT family.

Help is needed with the Silent Auction and Tribute Journal for the upcoming “My Big Fat Jewish Wedding,” on January 20th. It’s a brand new exciting concept within the Jewish community and we look forward to a great event. Please contact Marlene Silverman regard-ing the silent auction marsil@cox.net or (702) 869-0190 and Jackie Ackerman regarding sponsorships and greetings for the Tribute Journal jackerman5@cox.net or (702) 809-5900.

Don’t be shy about contacting your hair dresser, your butcher, your baker, your candlestick maker and anyone everyone else you deal with to ask them for items of value for the silent auction and/or for ads for the tribute journal. Let’s all have fun with this and pitch in togeth-er to make this a success.

It’s not too early to think about gift wrapping at Barnes and Noble on the eastside in Decem-ber. Contact Dale Gardner for more information at cabinutsky@aol.com or (702) 456-7002.

Thanks for all you do to help our congregation thrive. See you at services.

B’Shalom,

Sam Lieberman

President

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REJOICING WITH THE TORAH

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SIMCHA TORAH CONTINUES

 

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L to R top—Dave Clark, Marvin Korach, Lesley Korach, Nancy Goldberg, Rabbi Mintz, L to R front—Sam Lieberman, Cantor Goldberg, Kristen Jaeger, Marlene Silverman and Dale Gardner. Event was held at Cae-sar‘s Palace

Benefitting the creation of friendships for people with intellectual and developmental disa-bilities, the 2012 Best Buddies Nevada Super Hero Ball at Caesars Palace drew more than 500 supporters Oct. 11 - including members of P’nai Tikvah. The evening was Best Bud-dies’ most ambitious and moving yet, featuring stunning aerialists, heart-tugging speeches, and talented Buddy performers (people with disabilities), whose unmatched enthusiasm en-livened the event. Buddy Ambassador Paul Brooks delivered a powerful keynote address, where he traced his meandering journey to Best Buddies. As a struggling high-schooler with behavioral problems, he attracted negative attention from his teachers and peers. Today, he is a proud, confident student taking communication courses at CSN. He and his parents credit one source for his dramatic turnaround: Best Buddies. This was the third Super Hero Ball produced under the direction of Best Buddies Nevada Development Coordinator Dave Clark, who is also a P’nai Tikvah member. The fundraiser netted more than $20,000 the day of the event, smashing all previous Super Hero Ball records. To find out more/get involved/donate, please visit www.bestbuddiesnevada.org.

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Kosher Turkey with Challah Stuffing

Ingredients:

Turkey: 1 10-12 pound turkey 2 large onions, sliced 2 stalks celery, sliced 1 cup water 1/2 tsp salt Stuffing: 4 cups cubed challah 1/4 cup oil or margarine 2 stalks celery, finely diced 1 onion, finely diced 1 cup canned mushrooms, drained and finely diced 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. salt, 1/8 tsp. pepper Basting: 3/4 cup oil 1 Tbsp. paprika salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Turkey: 1. Buy a turkey large enough for family and friends - at least a pound for each person. Then add a few extra pounds for leftovers. 2. A frozen turkey will take 24 hours to defrost for every five pounds. Defrost in the refrigerator; never thaw a turkey at room temperature. A 20-pound turkey will take 4 days to defrost. 3. Rinse turkey and pat dry. 4. Place sliced onions and celery on bottom of roasting pan. Add water and salt, then place a rack over vegetables. Stuffing: 1. Soak challah in hot water until soft, squeeze out water. 2. Heat margarine in skillet. Sauté vegetables for about 5 minutes. 3. Mix challah and vegetables. Add beaten eggs and spices. Mix well. 4. Stuff into turkey. Bake extra stuffing in greased dish along with turkey, basting with drippings. Cooking and Basting: 1. Place turkey, breast side up, on rack in roasting pan. 2. Place in a preheated 325 degrees Fahrenheit oven. 3. Baste with the oil and spice mixture to ensure the turkey will be evenly browned. 4. When the skin is a light golden color and the turkey is about two-thirds done, shield the breast loosely with a tent of lightweight foil to prevent overcooking of the breast. 5. Cook until juices run clear. The turkey is done when 180 degrees Fahrenheit is reached in the thigh, 160 degrees Fahrenheit in the breast, or 165 degrees Fahrenheit in the center of the stuffing. Some recommend cooking 15-20 minutes a pound (less if the turkey is unstuffed and more if it is stuffed), but using a meat thermometer is the best method for knowing how long to cook the tur-key. 6. Let the turkey stand 20 minutes before carving.

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Community Announcement

In a strategic move designed to be more responsive to client’s needs and allowing our agency to become more efficient, the Jewish Family Service Agency is announcing im-portant policy changes at our JFSA Food Pantry. In order to provide JFSA Clients with greater choices while respecting their privacy, we are introducing the use of shopping cards. Over the next several months, the cards will replace our traditional food pantry program of providing groceries and commodities. The cards will be more effective in helping Clients purchase food and commodities they need while offering them choices, dignity and respect. The cards will be coded to pre-vent purchase of alcohol and tobacco products. Some limited grocery products will still be available at our offices for Clients. We will give priority to Clients of the Jewish Family Service Agency receiving other ser-vices. Current Food Pantry clients will meet with our case managers to determine how best to serve them or refer them to other food pantries or social service providers. Cli-ents will receive a comprehensive list of all 242 pantries in the Las Vegas area. A SNAP (food stamp) coordinator will be on-site part-time during this transition. We are grateful for the service provided by our dedicated Food Pantry Volunteers. We will be meeting with each of our valued Volunteers in order to share with them other op-portunities for service at the Jewish Family Service Agency. We will be honoring all of JFSA’s Food Pantry Volunteers at a special recognition event later this year. We believe these changes will help the Jewish Family Service Agency to be more respon-sive to client needs while being more efficient in delivering vital services to our commu-nity. For more information about these changes and other services provided by the Jew-ish Family Service Agency please contact Christina Primack, JFSA Executive Director, at 702-215-6353 or email <ChristinaP@jfsalv.org>. Thank you for your understanding and most importantly your support and commitment to the Jewish Family Service Agency. Bruce R. Matza, President Christina Primack JFSA Board of Directors JFSA Executive Director Dr. Hugh Bassewitz, Chairman Elliot B. Karp, President & CEO Jewish Federation Jewish Federation

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Davida-Lewin Schermer’s Great Granddaughter

Haddie Duerson was born on September 7, 2012 8 lbs 11oz 19.5 in long

Proud parents of Tracee & Mike Duerson

Shepping Nachas fun de Kinder

Mercedes Carrion Rich was born to the proud parents Stephanie and Carlos Rich on

September 27, 2012. The family lives in Mexico City. Mazel Tov to proud maternal grand-parents, Neil and Sandy Rich.

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The Holy Smokers

..BBQ That Meltons In Your Mouth took 2nd place in best tasting Ribs, best tasting Brisket, and best tasting Beans...and 4th place in the overall competition which factored in team name and booth decoration as well. Check out CPT members on the Melton team: Marlene Silverman, Roz Tessler...and Rabbi Mintz

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JCC 1st BBQ COOK-0FF & HEALTH FAIR

UPDATES and

Fundraising Opportunities

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Box Tops For Education are an Easy Way to Support P’nai Tikvah’s Jewlicious Learning Program!

Box Tops for Education is a very simple way for you to contribute to CPT’s Jewlicious Learning pro-gram every time you shop! Clip box tops from hun-dreds of products. Each box top is worth 10 cents for the program, and some products are offering double and triple box tops! Bring them to services with you and place them in the “Box Tops for Education” box. For a complete list of products bearing the Box Tops for Education symbol, go to: http://www.boxtops4education.com .

All Box Tops should be brought to Shabbat Ser-vices or sent to Dale Gardner cabinutsky@aol.com

On’gai Shabbat— Time to Sign up!

We still have a few openings left for those of you who want to celebrate a simcha or commemorate the memory of a loved one by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat. And for you foodies who want to get your Bobby Flay or Gordon Ram-sey on, there’s still time! Check the schedule below; an opening is your opportunity: • November 2nd Scott Linker—Sponsor Dale Gardner—Caterer • November 16th Andy & Barbara Holland—Sponsors Phil Barney & Kimeiko - Caterers • December 7th Ann Mandell—Sponsor Dale Gardner—Caterer • December 21 Benny, Vanessa & Talia Yerushalmi

Sponsors/ Annie Goodrich—Caterer • January 4 Ron & Ellen Royer (in honor of Austin

becoming a Bar Mitzvah Caterer needed

Congregation P’nai Tikvah has a New URL, New Facebook and Twitter Addresses

Make our new web address, www.pnai kvahlv.org , a  Favorite!   Social networking with our shul is easier than ever!  “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pnai kvahlv and follow us on Twi er at www.twi er.com/pnai kvahlv .

Thanks to Danielle Holland—CPT’s social network maven—for keeping us current!!  But now that she’s a new mom, we need another volunteer to step for-ward.  Call 436-4900 to be our new maven! 

TORAH STUDY THIS MONTH:

Rabbi Mintz will lead Torah Study on Parashat Va-Yera Saturday, November 3rd and Parashat Toledot on November 17th, at the Rab-bi’s home at 10:00 AM. A bagel and lox brunch

Congregation P’nai Tikvah Earns $3

in MaxPerk Rewards For Every Donated

Ink or Toner Cartridge

Just like any other organization, Con-gregation P’nai Tikvah uses a good

deal of office supplies. As a member of Office Max Max-Perks program, CPT earns MaxPerks rewards based on our purchases and also on used ink and toner cartridges we re-turn to our local Office Max store. Donate your used HP, Dell and Lexmark ink and toner cartridges to us—either by bringing them to services or dropping them off at the con-gregation office—and we’ll earn $3 in rewards for each cartridge.

• Homes are always needed for the various activities and meetings of our congregation. • Offer a Personal prayer – If you’d like to write

your own, please do so. If you would like to see it published in the newsletter, e- mail it to Davida.Lewin@yahoo.com .

Will You Help Us Out? Congregation P'nai Tikvah is participating once again in the Shop for School night at Fresh and Easy, located at Del Webb Blvd. and Lake Mead Blvd. in Summerlin. We need four adults with children to help us out from 6PM to 8PM on Thursday December 6. The children can greet shoppers and tell them why we are there, help shoppers bag their pur-chases, and collect receipts over $20. It's really a lot of fun for the chil-dren. This is a big fundraiser for CPT because we get 5% of all sales made between the hours of 4PM and 6PM, plus $1 for every $20 spent. Last year, we raised over $800 to help offset costs of running our Jew-licious Learning program. If you can help, please let Rabbi Mintz or Doris know, or contact Roz Tessler at 2catmom1@gmail.com or 702-360-3860. Thanks! Rabbi Mintz and Morah Rivka (Shannon Larian)

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For details regarding current CPT fundraisers or sug-gestions for future fundraising opportunities, please contact Dale Gardner cabinutsky@aol.com

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Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group Kislev: Sunday, November 18th: 7:00 – No meet-ing join us at the Federation Annual Meeting at 7:00 pm Guest Speaker Anat Hoffman Tevet: Sunday, December 16th: 7:00 – Chanukah Recipe Swap – Marlene Silverman’s home No R”Ch in January…Celebrate at “My Big Fat Jewish Wedding” on the 20th Adar: Sunday, February 17th: 7:00 – Speaker on Women’s Issues – Hostess needed Nisan: Sunday, March 10th : 7:00 – Passover Workshop – Hostess needed Iyyar: Sunday, April 14th: 7:00 – Dream Circle (tentative) – Jackie Ackerman’s home Sivan: Sunday, May 16th: 7:00 – Gather ‘Round the Pool – Rabbi’s House

Mitzvah Envelopes: Mitzvah envelopes are given out at services with the hope that they will be filled out and returned with a dona-tion for the congregation. Hon-oring or remembering loved ones, giving tzedakah for a MiShebeirach, simply being thankful for meaningful services, and any other reason you can think of helps the congregation’s sustainability and funds future

WANTED: Help in Setting Up the Worship Area

If we were a wealthy congregation, we’d hire a crew for set-up and take-down each service; and, since we do not have the funds to do that, we need volunteer sweat equity to help each time. Set-up time is cut in half when a

few people pitch-in. So step up to perform this mitzvah (after all, how close are you to the magic number 613?) and call the office at (702) 436-4900

Jewlicious Learning

Our Jewlicious Learners are doing some wonderful learning this year. MayLee and Danica are learning their Aleph Bet and can already identify parts of the body in Hebrew. Danica and Sammi did a Noah’s Ark puppet play for their classmates. And Jacob, Billy, Kalisheva, Sabrina, and Sammi are learning Hebrew-English dictionary skills, are beginning to recognize root letters in many Hebrew words, are de-veloping the ability to look things up on their own, and are learning prayers of the Friday evening service. On November 18th from 9 to 1, the kids and their parents/grandparents will be joining youngsters from Jewish religious schools and adults from around the valley in the newly expand-ed “Global Day of Jewish Learn-ing.” (See the flyer in this newsletter on page .) This will be our Family Education day for this trimester.

—-Rabbi Mintz

DID YOU KNOW?? When you buy a new car you can receive a referral fee from any dealership. This is a wonder-ful and carefree way to be a mitz-vah to CPT its called a bird-dog fee. More information contact Doris 869-2700.

 

Cantor Marla Goldberg joins the Jewlicious Learners in a song fest on the last Monday of each month.

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CANTOR MARLA SINGS SONGS WITH JEWLICIOUS LEARNERS

MITZVAH ENVELOPES

Kraft-Sussman Family -In memory of Lynn Wexler Margolies's Mom -In memory of Shula Alter Ann Brandt -In honor of the Oakland A's winning the American League West Division David Aris Barbara Holland Rabbi Mintz -In memory of her mom and step-dad

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Mi Shebeirach/”Get Well” Wishes to… Hedda Abbott Marie Ackerman Lori Crawford Michael Wolfe Garret & Isaac Lewin Marjorie Lieberman Davida Lewin Schermer Dr. Jordan Lurie Harriet Miller Edith Rome Doris (D’vorah) Turrentine Linda Lera Randle El Ellen Seltzer Elliot Bender Paul Bodner Benny Yerushalmi’s Mother in Law Cindy’s Fox’s Mother David Wolin Rocky Fazio Guy Fazio Sister Megan Rice Mary Shmale Olivia Bender David Epstein Mindy Bonder Berkon Carol and Larry Bernstein

It is customary to acknowledge the MiShebeirach prayers of the congregation with a small donation made in your loved one’s honor.

TORAH FUND ISRAELI TREES PRAYER BOOK DEDICATIONS OR PURCHASE For $40.00 a prayer book can either be purchased for personal use or be dedicated to the congregation “In Memory” or “In Honor of” and a card from CPT will be sent to the family. The prayer book plate will be placed on the inside cover of our new Kol HaNeshamah siddur.

To have a “Chai Contributions”…to life! sent out, please contact the office at 436-4900, or so indicate on your Mitzvah envelope. Mitzvah Funds and Tribute Card funds are used to help maintain and grow the vital programs and services of Congregation P’nai Tikvah.

Phil Barney is missing a book that was left at the Texas Station during Yom Kippur if you have seen it please contact him 702-335-3542

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Happy November Birthday!!

KIDZ KORNER for November Cheshvan

If we missed your birthday or an anniversary, we apologize. Please call the synagogue office at (702) 436-4900 so we can update and correct our records.

HAPPY NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS TO: Dale Gardner November 1 Jennifer Cohen November 4 Jay Segal November 4 Stephanie Paykel November 8 Ellen Royer November 8 Zandra Bender November 9 Ann Brandt November 11 Arthur Kunis November 14 Barbara Holland November 27 Kali Adler-Swanberg November 27

Nikki & Jay Segal Nov 16 Stephanie & Garrison Paykel Nov 21

YAHRZEITS FOR NOVEMBER

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Arthur Ackerman

-Remembered by Jackie Ackerman & Family

Kate Bender -Remembered by Elliot Bender

Jean Bernstein -Remembered by Carol & Larry Bernstein

Margaret Cannon -Remembered by Janet Kanofsky

Nathan Etkind -Remembered by Ann Brandt

Bessie Freedman -Remembered by Barbara Holland

Stewart Lurie -Remembered by Davida Lewin-Schermer

Betty Paykel -Remembered by Garrison Paykel

Harry Stromberg -Remembered by Rabbi Mintz

Sarah Sheinberg Porath Stromberg -Remembered by Rabbi Mintz

Maurice Wagmeister -Remembered by Lesley & Sam Wagmeister

Esther Weiman -Remembered by Barbara Holland

Neil Zelenitz -Remembered by David & Lynn Pisetzner

In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them; In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of win-ter, we remember them; In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring, we remember them; In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of au-tumn, we remember them; In the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember them; When we are weary and in need of strength, we remember them; When we are lost and sick at heart, we remember them; When we have joys we yearn to share, we remember them; So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us, as we remember them

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 con‐tact her at:(702)617‐0585 or phyllis‐tan@cox.net

If we could have a lifetime wish, A dream that would come true,

We’d pray to G-d with all our hearts, For yesterday and you!

A thousand words Can’t bring you back

We know because we’ve tried, And neither will a million tears, We know, because we’ve cried.

You left behind our broken hearts, And happy memories too;

But we never wanted memories, We only wanted you.

Donate you Pamer coupons to Rachel Piekarsky

Estelle Saks -Remembered by Bobbi Joy Dawson

Those who perished in recent Super Storm Sandy

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SHABBAT ELECTION DAY                      THANKSGIVING DAY  

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE:  

November 2 Tot Shabbat 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv Services 7:30 pm at Kraft Sussman Chapel November 3 Torah Study 10:00 am Home of Rabbi Mintz November 5 Jewlicious Learning 4:15 pm & Simchat Chochmah 7:00 pm November 6 Election Day November 12 Jewlicious Learning 4:15 pm & Simchat Chochmah 7:00 pm November 13 CPT Board Meeting November 16 Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv Services 7:30 pm at Kraft Sussman Chapel—Anat

Hoffman will be the Guest Speaker November 17 Torah Study 10:00 am Home of Rabbi Mintz November 18 Global Day of Jewish Learning—The Springs Preserve 9:00 am—12:30 pm Federation Annual Meeting—Guest Speaker Anat Hoffman November 19 Jewlicious Learning 4:15 pm & Simchat Chochmah 7:00 pm November 22 Thanksgiving Day November 26 Jewlicious Learning 4:15 pm & Simchat Chochmah 7:00 pm December 3 Jewlicious Learning 4:15 pm & Simchat Chochmah 7:00 pm December 6 Jewlicious Learners and parents help out at Fresh & Easy fundraiser from 4 to 6; Volunteers are needed to help out from 6 to 8 (contact Roz Tessler)

Blessing for the month of Kislev Let us count our blessings and be grateful. Let us work together to help out CPT com-munity here at home and those less fortunate than us who have endured Superstorm Sandy on the East Coast. May we be open to new possibilities and new dimensions, ena-bling us to go forward in ways that we could not do without community. Amen

Kol Kiruv, the newsletter of Congregation P’nai Tikvah, is available on-line at www.pnaitikvahlv.org at no cost. If mailed, hard copy delivery is $36 annually. Please notify us and remit payment .