Congregation P'nai Tikvah's Kol Kiruv - July 2014 - Tammuz / Av 5774 by Congregation Pnai.Tikvah

CONGREGATION P’NAI TIKVAH

Kol Kiruv July 2014

Tamuz-Av

Happenings

Rabbi's Message

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Cantor’s Notes

4-5

President’s Message

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Brunch with Brilliants

Tikkun Olam

9-10

CPT Book Club

The Tribe

Vigil at Tivoli

Upcoming

Haiku Competition

Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group

Book of Remembrance

Vol. 21—No. 1

On’gai Shabbat, Anniversaries, Birth- 18 days and Mazel Tov Rosh Hashanah Honey Order Info

Kidz Korner

Women’s Rosh Chodesh Retreat

MiShebeirach

Yahrzeits

Community Rewards Programs

Red Tent Mini Series

Shabbat Around the Valley

Nid’vei Leiv—From the Heart

Contribution Form

Calendar at a Glance

In what has become a tradition here at Congregation P’Nai Tikvah during the month of July, members will enjoy one of our homehospitality dinners—either as a host or a guest. These dinners are a wonderful and relaxed way to get to know one another, expand the foundations of our community bringing in Shabbat for July 11th, 18th and 25th.

Clergy and Staff Rabbi: Yocheved Mintz Cantor: Marla Goldberg Accompanist: Timothy Cooper Newsletter: Nancey Eason Educator: Rabbi Mintz Bookkeeper: Lynn Pisetzner Office Administrator: Nancey Eason congregation.pnai.tikvah@aol.com www.pnaitikvahlv.org www.facebook.com/pnaitikvahlv www.twitter.com/pnaitikvahlv

Congregation P’nai Tikvah will worship on Shabbat, August 1st & 15th at Kraft-Sussman Chapel, in the Bank of Nevada Business Park at 3975 S. Durango, Suite 104, in Las Vegas. Tot Shabbat will be held on August 1st at 6:30 PM. Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv services will begin at 7:30 PM. Torah Study will take place at 10:00 AM on August 2nd & 16th at Rabbi Mintz’s home. A bagels and lox brunch is served. Please RSVP by emailing gkmintz@aol.com.

Message from the Rabbi

Dear Chevreh, “Ad Matai?” How much longer? “Ad Matai?” How much longer? –a phrase used in liturgical pleadings for the coming of the Messiah kept repeating over and over in my head these past few weeks. How much longer will we do nothing about the increasing epidemic of deaths and accidents by gunfire? It was not just the horrors of the shootings in Henderson, in Las Vegas, in Troutdale, outside of Portland, in Santa Barbara, in Forsyth County, Georgia, at Seattle Pacific University, in Sandy Hook, or even in Columbine. Any one of these incidents would have been sufficient to say, “we’ve got to do something.” But I heard the heartbreak of a mourning father, Richard Martinez, plead “Not one more!” And I saw the footage of the gun-toting Texans demonstrating their right to openly carry firearms in restaurants…and, in so doing, terrorize the customers who were there. We saw the turnout for Officers Soto and Beck. We saw the tear -stained face of Joseph Wilcox’s mother. Ad matai? Until when? How much longer will we fill the airways, blogosphers, and media outlets with hot air? How much longer will be a country which allows its politicians to do absolutely nothing to work on the core issues? Mental health, gun regulations, general ennui? And nothing gets solved… Isn’t it ironic that in 2002, Australia suffered one school shooting, and immediately afterward, their conservative government enacted strict gun control? There have been no school shootings since then. Are we so afraid of the NRA that we continue to do nothing?

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Rachel Gurevitz, a contributor to “My Jewish Learning.com” notes that Judaism has always been concerned about things that might harm human beings. She cites Deuteronomy 22:8 that points out that “when you build a new house [with a flat roof],you shall make a guard rail for your roof, so that you shall not cause blood [to be spilled] in your house, that the one who falls should fall from it [the roof].” If we extrapolate from that, we realize that we need to provide safeguards from potentially harmful situations. Furthermore, she points out, that the Talmud also discusses the prohibition of selling weapons to those who might wish to cause harm (Avodah Zarah 15b) One need go no farther than the admonition “U-v’chartem ba chaiim” (Deuteronomy 30:19) And you shall choose life, to be prompted to do something about this senseless loss of life. The need to preserve life should be paramount. And yet, nothing has been done… How many more innocent lives will be gunned down? How many more emotionally deranged individuals have access to lethal weapons? How much longer will our elected officials abrogate their responsibility to come up with effective answers for this bloodbath? Ad matai? L’Shalom,

Rabbi Yocheved Mintz

Cantor’s Notes

A Note From the Cantor While studying to be a cantor, I had to learn many variations of music that is sung for worship. Every year there were classes in modern Reform music and traditional nusach. Each year focused on a different holiday, or type of service. The first year in Israel was spent studying weekday nusach. In New York, I had one year each of Shabbat, High Holydays, and the Shalosh Regalim (the festivals). It was in my traditional nusach classes that I made my acquaintance with Israel Alter, and Adolph Katchko. The main music books we used to learn the Shabbat, and other holiday melodies, came from these two cantors. Both musical anthologies followed the basic nusach we needed to learn. We, cantorial students, were expected to learn most of the melodies needed to lead a service in that nusach. We could choose to use either the Katchko or the Alter melodies, or another melody that followed the correct nusach for whatever service we were learning. One thing that was made clear to us was that these melodies were guidelines. They were a basis for us to become comfortable with the melodic style we were learning. In fact, just because they were written down, doesn’t mean that they were always chanted exactly that way, even by the composer. As long as the melodic style is done, the prayer is sung ‘correctly’. While working on learning this music, I found some versions of the prayers I loved in Katchko, while other I liked in the Alter. For the Katchko, you hear me sing a variation of one of his pieces every Shabbat as the chatimah (the final line) of the Ma-ariv Aravim (the prayer after the Bar’chu). My favorite melody from Israel Alter is his Hashkiveinu which I did in my first practicum at Hebrew Union College. It’s beautiful.

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Israel Alter z”l (1901-1979) was the son of a merchant. His brother was also a cantor. He studied in Vienna and Lemberg and got his first job as a cantor at the age of 20. In the early 20th century, Israel was the chief cantor at the Neue Synagogue in Hanover, Germany and performed in concert halls through out Europe, and in the United States. He performed two times at Carnegie Hall. In 1935, Alter immigrated to South Africa, after the Nazis came to power, and became the cantor of United Hebrew Congregation, the largest synagogue in Johannesburg. Israel Alter lived the rest of his life in New York City moving there in 1961. His nephew, Benjamin Maissner, is a well-known cantor in Toronto. Aldoph Katchko z”l (1886-1958) was a Russian born cantor, composer and teacher. He was a child prodigy who began to sing publically at the age of 6. He studied composition and voice in Berlin before moving to the United States in 1921. Among the many congregations he served, his most known posting was at Temple Anshe Chesed in Manhattan where he served at cantor for 24 years. Katchko also taught at Hebrew Union College’s School of Sacred Music, which published Thesaurus of Cantorial Liturgy–Otsar Ha-hazzanut. Being a cantor runs in Adolph’s family. His granddaughter is a fourth-generation cantor (the second ordained cantor of the Conservative movement) in Connecticut. She has published a songbook and CD called, “Katchko: There Generations of Cantorial Art,” bringing three generations of her cantorial family together. This anthology includes copies of lectures on Jewish Music that her grandfather gave. Both these composers have a great impact on traditional and modern Jewish music. There works have inspired cantorial students of the past, and will continue inspiring the students of the future. Now, on a completely different thought, rehearsals for the High Holy Day choir will be starting soon. If you like to sing, and want to be a part of our wonderful services please contact Rabbi Mintz, Ellen Royer, or me. All who love music are welcome. L’Shalom, Cantor Marla Goldberg

Message from the President:

Challenging years ahead… If you did not see the article in the Sunday, June 15th issue of the Las Vegas Sun, you might have missed a full page devoted to the topic, “Synagogues Struggle in Dying Mill Towns”. Temple Hadar Israel was once a synagogue of 300 to 400 families, now down to about 70 families. “ The story is being repeated throughout small-town America but nowhere more so than in the constellation of small mill cities…that have long since passed their peak industrial years”. These small American towns that are losing their population are also “…buffeted by trends sweeping American Judaism overall”. The article summarized some of the results from the Pew Research Center (discussed in a sermon Rabbi Mintz gave a number of months ago). “A growing minority of Jews, including nearly one-third of younger adults” state that they are not religious. “More than half of Jews who married since 2000 did so to non-Jews”. “When asked what makes one Jewish, significantly fewer listed Jewish community involvement or observance of religious law than pursuing more general values of morality, ethics and justice”. We don’t have to live in a small American mill town to realize the challenges that a Congregation faces. Our continuing recession (our unemployment rate is closer to 17%) has caused a number of our members to leave our state, finding employment in other communities. To keep any organization going, to keep a synagogue going, you have to have people! Once again, your board of directors, along with our Rabbi and Cantor, has an ambitious set of goals for the coming fiscal and religious New Year. These goals are not unrealistic and, indeed, can be achieved, provided it is with the help and support of our membership.

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These goals start with the basics: 1. Completing your renewal membership form and pledging your contributions from the heart 2. Participating in our religious, social, and educational events, from our wonderful and spiritual Shabbat and holiday services, starting with the High Holidays, to our opportunities for group study, book discussions, and get-togethers. 3. Inviting potential members to join you as you share these moments with us. 4. Donating additional contributions throughout the year, be it for Kol Nidre, or in remembrance of a love one or just because you wanted to do something a little special for our shul! 5. Supporting our fundraisers through volunteering and participation. 6. Joining our committees. Don’t be surprised if you receive a telephone call or an email from me or from one of the board members to help us, from membership, to fundraising (the Gala in honor of Rabbi Mintz’s 10th year as our spiritual leader), social action, bikkur cholim (visiting the sick), ritual (work behind the scenes for our holidays), special programs (“Brunch with Brilliants”), marketing and public relations, education (some very exciting options are coming up). I promise you that there is plenty to do and that we can find that one job, that one task that you will find worthwhile of spending your personal time to help us make a difference! We started the process last year; we started laying down a new foundation from which to grow and blossom. We are a special and unique community, one of warmth, one of friendship, and one with open arms. We have an “open door” philosophy, welcoming all who wish to live a meaningful Jewish life. As your president for this coming year, I ask that you all BE A PLAYER, and help us reach new heights…one of my favorite motivational expressions, “ a man’s grasp, should be beyond his reach, or what’s a heaven for”… L’Shalom.

Barbara Holland President of the Board

The Power of Positive Rallying Nevada politics can turn us into hard-shelled cynics. But every so often a group like Nevadans for the Common Good pierces the armor. By Stacy J. Willis 5/21 11:25am

Who are all of these shameless do-gooders? I’m pulling into the parking lot at Cashman Center on a Tuesday night, and the first lot is full. What’s more, charter buses are lined up at the curb, depositing people—lots and lots of people, bus after bus—to attend the second annual conference of Nevadans for the Common Good. Some are wearing matching T-shirts affiliated with a church or a synagogue or a nonprofit; some are holding signs: “I care” or “We can.” The mood is cheery, like a pep rally, and the people are young and old, black, white and brown, English-speaking and non-English speaking—translation headphones are available in the lobby. I grab a program and head into the theater, trying to temper my cynicism. What’s the catch? Why is the buzz so loud, so enthusiastic? I take a seat with a group from a Catholic church—I’m lucky to get a chair on the first level; plenty of people are heading upstairs to the second tier. Onstage, two clergypeople—a Spanish-speaking Episcopalian man and an English-speaking Methodist woman—take turns at the mic: We started as a group of interfaith leaders; we’re nonpartisan; we began listening to each other’s stories, and we found that we had more commonalities than differences. We want to fix systemic problems in this place we all call home. Muslim Imam Hanafi Shakur of Masjid As-Sabur gives an opening prayer about diversity continued on page 10

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leading us to common ground, and Christians and Jews and social activists and ushers and children all applaud. An elderly woman behind me says, “Es verdad, es verdad”—it’s true, it’s true. The Rev. Bob Stoeckig, a Catholic priest, tells the crowd, “We have grown weary of those who would distract us. Partisan politics just won’t do anymore. … If we allow the human dignity of any one of us to suffer, it’s an affront to all of us.” More applause. But just as the positive vibe threatens to pierce my jaded shell, I spot politicians. Aha! This will soon devolve into a series of vapid campaign speeches! Religion is the opiate; politics is the language designed to make lies sound truthful. My hunch grows as a slew of office-holders is welcomed: U.S. Representatives Dina Titus and Steven Horsford; Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto; Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky; County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani and plenty of Nevada legislators. “But,” says Rev. Camille D. Pentsil of Zion United Methodist, “we are not here to endorse them, but they are here to endorse us.” A roar from the crowd ensues. Some laughter. Some high-fives. Hmm. The moderators rip through an agenda that includes a wide range of troubling issues, from abuse of the elderly in unlicensed group homes, which was called “an epidemic” in Las Vegas, to Nevada having the lowest rate of applications for immigrant employment-authorization, so-called “deferred action” in Dream Act language. “Immigration is not a racial issue,” Pentsil says. “Immigrant children make up more than 35 percent of the Clark County School District. These children are an important part of our future.” “Here, here!” shouts an older white man in the audience. I raise an eyebrow. Why should such enthusiasm surprise me? Years of witnessing political apathy devour community action? Years of watching spite and negativity divide and conquer? After each issue is presented, the appropriate official is given three minutes or less to respond—no lengthy campaign speeches. Horsford commits to going after fraudulent immigration attorneys by answering, simply, “Yes.” Cortez Masto commits to help set up a single telephone hotline for senior citizens to receive assistance by saying, “I will.” The event lasts more than two hours, and the crowd’s fervor never wanes. As I walk through the dark parking lot to my car, I can’t say that I suddenly expect the entrenched issues of our day to disappear. But when the parking lot attendant— a stranger, a middle-aged Hispanic man wearing a fluorescent vest, a person who lives in the same city and same state that I do, a person whose stories I do not know—nods at me and says, “You have a good and safe evening,” I pause. Somehow that small, common bit of civility means a little more to me tonight. “Thank you. You too,” I say, and we smile. SOURCE: http://vegasseven.com/2014/05/21/72591/ at 2:51 PM on 6/10/2014

WHO:

WHEN:

Pâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nai Tikvah Book Group 5774 is any CPT member July 17, 2014 @ 6:45 PM

WHERE: Home of Jane Kusel 2645 Evening Sky Drive Henderson, NV 89052 702-407-5077 kuseld@yahoo.com WHAT:

The 4th of 4 evenings translated into 4 journeys of the senses

Remaining Selection for This Year July Book: COMING OF AGE...AGAIN

Carol B. Mizrahi

Lighter fare for hot days, the humor, moxie and wisdom of four friends finds its voice around the table of a weekly mahjongg game. Barbara, Irene, Rochelle, and Sylvia understand that their carefully orchestrated lives are falling apart and prove that "coming of age" can happen more than once.

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Women's Rosh Chodesh welcomes Sivan and tackles the question "What does it mean to be a member of the tribe in the twenty-first century?

From Right to Left: Linda Kauffman, Annie Wolff, Dotti Elgart, Laurie Lytel, Stephanie Paykel, Barbara Holland, Jennifer Cohen, Nancey Eason. Eileen Ancman, and Maxine Blechman. In the mirror: Rabbi Yocheved Mintz.

Vigil at Tivoli On June 17, 2014 over 300 people gathered at Tivoli Village to recite psalms together as a community seeking the return of three Israeli boys. The names of the missing children are Gilad Shaar, 16, Naftali Frenkel, 16, and Eyal Yifrach, 19. Israel Consul General David Siegel spoke by phone, Mayor Carolyn Goodman, spoke in person about what we all were experiencing by this abduction of children from their homes and families. The Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, along with the Israeli American Council and the Board of Rabbis of Southern Nevada, sponsored the event, creating a space in time for each person to reach out and cry for the return of those young men to the life they each know. Our own Rabbi Mintz led us in one of the psalms. As the vigil progressed people gathered closer holding lit candles as the sun went down. A young mother held her daughter as she held her mother, arm in arm, as the songs were sang and the Psalms recited. Each motion and word interspersed with longing, opening the hearts and minds of all present to the outcry. Each of us sang the songs and Psalms that cry out about the harshness of enemies and the hope for return. At the end of the event, Hatikva was sang. The song of hope: HATIKVA THE HOPE Kol od balevav penima As long as deep within the heart Nefesh Yehudi homiya, A Jewish soul stirs, Ulfa'atei mizrach kadima And forward, to the ends of the East Ayin l'Tziyon tzofiya. An eye looks out, towards Zion. Od lo avda tikvatenu, Hatikva bat sh'not alpayim, Lihyot am chofshi be'artzenu Eretz Tziyon virushalayim.

Our hope is not yet lost, The hope of two thousand years, To be a free people in our land The land of Zion and Jerusalem

Jewlicious Learning Starts September 8th, 2014

Talmud with Training Wheels:Intro to Talmud Starts September 8th, 2014

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Upcoming programming and educational opportunities!

August 24, 2015 Looted Art: Portrait of Wally featuring Naomi Arin September 21, 2014 Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas featuring Matt O’Brien October 26, 2014 WOMEN OF VALOR: Polish Resistance to the Third Reich featuring Joanne Gilbert November 16, 2014 Featuring Michael Green

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

Challah Bake-a-thon Come to the home of Rabbi Mintz to participate in the "Challah Bake-a-thon". These creative challot will be served at our Rosh HaShana Services and Yom Kippur Break-the -Fast.

September 14, 2014

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Todah Rabah to Rabbi Yocheved Mintz for opening up her home to the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rosh Chodesh Group for the month of Sivan. The investigation delved into what it means to be Jewish in the 21st century, how our past, both immediate and tribal has shaped our choices and outlooks. The food was delicious and the conversation scintillating. Sign up to host in the 5775 Rosh Chodesh Series. Look at the dates below and pick one. Open your doors to sacred space. Rosh Chodesh Dates Meeting Dates for 5775 Elul

August 24th

Host : Annie Wolff

Tishrei

There will be no meeting for the month of Tishrei.

Cheshvan

November 2nd

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Kislev

November 23rd

Host: Lynn Pisetzner

Tevet

December 14th

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Shâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;vat

January 25th

Host:

Adar

February 15th

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Nisan

March 22nd

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Iyyar

April 19th

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Sivan

May 17h

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NAMES FOR THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE – 5775 To honor the memory of loved ones who have passed away, please fill out this form and send to: Congregation P’nai Tikvah ATTN: Administrative Offices, 2045 Grouse Street, Las Vegas, NV 89134 by August 15, 2014. It is traditional to make a donation ($18) to the congregation for each of your loved ones. Remembered by ______________________________________________________ Phone no. _________________ I am contributing $ _________ in memory of each of my loved ones, for a total of $_______ for the Book of Remembrance 5775. Name ________________________________________

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Please remit names and donations to Congregation P’nai Tikvah ATTN: Administrative Office 2045 Grouse Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89134 or email to congregation.pnai.tikvah@aol.com Call the office at 702.436.4900 for more information.

On’gai Shabbat— Time to Sign up!

Sign up for the 5775 On’gai Shabbat Season. Celebrate your simcha, honor your family, do it because it is fun. For you foodies who want to get your Bobby Flay or Gordon Ramsey on, there’s still time! Check the schedule below; an opening is your opportunity:  June 20th Sponsor-Hariet Miller in Honor of 84th Birthday Ann Mandell

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August 1st August 15th September 5th September 19th October 17th

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November 7th November 21st December 5th December 19th

Sponsor-Roz Tessler and Hariet Bernstein

Pick a date to sponsor or cater an oneg in the upcoming year. Call the office at (702) 4364900 or email to congregation.pnai.tikvah@aol.com to book your date now!

Gayla & John Wennstrom Lesley & Sam Wagmeister

Minao Kamegai Joey Goodrich

July 7 July 11

Lynda French Marie Ackerman Mary Benstock

July 15 July 16 July 17

Alexandra Goodrich Paula Dean Tim Lockett Edward Benstock Barbara Finkelberg Rick Bindhamer

July 17 July 20 July 25 July 28 July 28 July 30

July 3 July 25

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

Rosh Hashanah is on September 24, 2014 ORDER TODAY It is a Rosh Hashanah tradition to dip apples in honey to usher in the New Year. Bring some sweetness to friends and family, and help community at the same time. Send the gift of honey. Each gift jar contains eight ounces of delicious golden certified pure Kosher honey and your personalized gift card. The package is an exceptional value at $10.00 and all proceeds will benefit the on-going exceptional programming Congregation P’Nai Tikvah provides for it’s members and the community like the Community Seder, Brunch with Brilliants and the Introduction to Talmud classes. NEW ORDERING METHOD: Visit us online at https://fundraisingzoo.com and order today! Be sure to use our account code 10062 to make sure all proceeds are credited to our account. Contact the office at 702.436.4900 if you have additional questions.

Tropical Bloom Smoothie from Sweetened With Honey The Natural Way by the National Honey Board  1-1/2 cups low-fat milk  1 tsp. vanilla*  2 medium, ripe bananas, peeled  ½ tsp. ground cinnamon  1 cup plain yogurt*  Dash nutmeg  ¼ cup honey  5 ice cubes Combine ingredients, blend until smooth. Add ice cubes and blend until smooth and creamy. 19

New Class Offering: Jewish, Alive & American 30 sessions, beginning in September Beginning in September and continuing for 30 sessions, Rabbi Mintz will teach a series on Jewish, Alive & American. JAA is an intensive survey course covering all things Jewish that is designed to meet the needs of adult learners who have never been exposed to this material, were exposed but would like a refresher, or who are not Jewish and want to learn what Judaism is all about. This very interactive, experiential class will explore the hows and whys of the complete Jewish holiday cycle, take a look at the Reconstructionist view of God and prayer, compare the four main branches of Judaism today, take a quick tour of Jewish Great Books, and pay close attention to what we do and why in all life cycle rituals. We will also look at â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Judaism Saysâ&#x20AC;? about current topics of the day. If you are interested in conversion and you are interested in taking this course, call the office at 702.436.4900 and schedule an appointment to meet with Rabbi Mintz.

KIDZ KORNER for July

Daughter of Jephthah

Queen of Sheba Daughter of Pharoah

Annual Women’s Rosh Chodesh Retreat This years theme: “The Real Housewives of the Bible” August 8-10, 2014 Join us for the Annual Women’s Rosh Chodesh Retreat at the wonderful cabin of Dale & Vince Gardner in Cedar Breaks, Utah Cost: $150.00* payable to Congregation P’nai Tikvah *all fees must be prepaid by July 15, please

Woman of Proverbs 31

Wise Woman of Abel Beth Maacah

Daughter of Potiphar 21

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

Mi SheBeirach List

Pinky Garcia Susan Margolin Joyce Schneider Paul Bodner Helene Bernstein HaRav M'shulam Zalman Hiya HaCohein ben Hayya Gittle Arthur Kunis Esther Schwartz Seth Axelrod Sonny Mayron Barbara Grossman Kathleen Broener “a” Carl Cowan Fran Silverman Marylou Lowther Brenda Gomez Barbara Brookes Lucy Muller Robert Miller Norman Fried Henry & Helene Glowa Miriam Weissbaum Norman & Andy Anderson Abraham ben Sarah Klingher Joan Ameri Jean Sampson Arthur Levin Sol Rubin Micheal Gesser Doris and Gene Berns Zock Van Cleve Ansel Slome Marlene Marcus Gracie Herman Henry Wortzel Rabbi Jonathan Omerman 22

Morris DeLee -Remembered by Michael DeLee Allan Lytel -Remembered by Laurie Lytel Don Mandell -Remembered by Ann Mandell Neal Paykel -Remembered by Gary Paykel Paul Roshkind -Remembered by Jane Kusel We mourn the recent loss of: Officer Alyn Beck Officer Igor Soldo Joseph Wilcox Jim Rogers 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 Ladyâ&#x20AC;? Phyllis Zuckerman would like to send a card. Please contact her at: 702.617.0585 or phyllistan@cox.net

According to Jewish tradition, within the first year after the passing of a loved one, mourners and their family gather at the gravesite for a ceremony called the unveiling--the placing of the tombstone. At this event, a grave marker is put into place and the monument is formally dedicated. It is a spiritual time for friends and family to comfort each other and to remember their loved one. The unveiling ceremony for Davida LewinSchermer, led by Rabbi Mintz, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on July 27, 2014 at her gravesite at the King David Cemetery, 2697 E Eldorado Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89120, 702-464-8570. All are welcome to attend.

Memorial plaques are available; to honor the departed, to inspire the living. to be remembered in the hearts of those we leave behind is, in a sense, to live forever. For further information, call the Synagogue office at 702-436-4900

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‘The Red Tent’ To Become a Lifetime Miniseries Minnie Driver will star in adaptation of Anita Diamant’s feminist Jewish novel

By Stephanie Butnick| May 12, 2014 2:16 PM

The Red Tent, Anita Diamant’s New York Times bestselling novel which tells the story of Dinah , the daughter of Leah and Jacob, is headed for television. Deadline reports that the novel, a fictionalized first-person narrative of Dinah’s life, will be made into a four-hour miniseries for Lifetime. Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson will play the role of Dinah, while Minnie Driver will play her mother Leah. Homeland’s Morena Baccarin will play Rachel, Jacob’s second wife, and Debra Wingerwill play Rebecca, Jacob’s mother. The novel was extremely popular, in part because it spotlighted a female character in the Hebrew Bible whose story, though gripping, was told quickly and succinctly in its original form. Diamant imagines and expands upon the events of Dinah’s life, and locates hers alongside the narrative arcs of her father and 12 brothers, who would go on to become the 12 tribes of Israel. Much of the story is told through the tales shared by wives and mothers and sisters who would convene monthly during menstruation in a structure known as the red tent, for which the book is named. Diamant has written a number of books on Jewish ritual, including The New Jewish Wedding and Living a Jewish Life , both of which have been, perhaps tellingly, revised by Diamant since their publication. She is also the founder of Mayyim Hayyim , an independent mikveh just outsite of Boston in Newton, Mass, open to Jews of all denominations. “I want it to be a welcoming and inviting place, from the minute you walk through the door,” Diamant told Tablet in 2012. “A place for laughter and mazel tovs, with a gracious room in which to celebrate with brides and grooms, a place for the newly Jewish to raise a glass of wine.” Hopefully Diamant is raising a glass of wine to the new adaptation of The Red Tent. Find this story online: http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/172501/the-red-tent-to-become-a-lifetime-miniseries 25

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