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Confirmation Celebration
In celebration of Jewish life, at the season of Shavuot
Nate Benjamin
Rita Catherine Burman
Ben Hirsch
David Austin Karp
Carly Ivy Levin
Cheyanne Nicole Mickenberg
Shavuot Celebration
Shavuot, the “season of the giving of the To- On Wednesday morning, May 19, our Festival
rah,” falls on May 18-19, 2010. We look for- Morning Service, including yizkor, will begin at
ward to celebrating with you as follows: 10:30 am, in the Krupp Chapel at Temple
On Tuesday evening, May 18, we will worship Mount Sinai.
with Congregation B’nai Zion at 805 Cherry Please note that the Temple office will be
Hill Lane. The service will begin at 7:30 pm, closed on May 19 in observance of the holiday.
and will be followed by a dairy meal and a tik- Chag Sameach!
kun leil shavuot. This practice of staying up late
to study Torah is rooted in Jewish mysticism
and spirituality. Join us as we learn well into
the night.
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Worship Schedule
May 7-8 May 28-29
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai Parashat Beha’alotcha
Friday, May 8 Friday, May 28
Candlelighting, 7:32 pm Candlelighting, 7:46 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Family Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
honoring Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader
Saturday, May 8
Torah Study, 9:30 am Saturday, May 29
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Torah Study, 9:30 am
Leah Pearlman Bat Mitzvah Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Ali Gluck Bat Mitzvah
May 14-15
Parashat Bamidbar June 4-5
Friday, May 14 Parashat Sh’lach L’cha
Candlelighting, 7:37 pm Friday, June 4
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm Candlelighting, 7:50 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
honoring Rev. John Stowe
Saturday, May 15 Family Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Torah Study, 9:30 am Birthday Blessings and Anniversaries
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Blessing for Israel Travelers
Saturday, June 5
May 21-22 Torah Study, 9:30 am
Parashat Naso Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Friday, May 21
Candlelighting, 7:41 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
2010 Confirmation Service
and blessing for High School Seniors Join Us For
Festival of Shavuot
Saturday, May 22 May 18 and 19
Torah Study, 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Confirmation
Friday evening, May 21.
Details on Cover
May 2010/Iyyar—Sivan 5770 Page 3 Messages from the Mountain
Editor’s Note...
Thank you for the feedback on ‘Messages from the Mountain’. As you all can see, when we receive new ideas and
new submissions, they are included and incorporated into the format. If you have a submission, it is best to receive
it in a WORD document format as an attachment. If you find your self technically challenged, embed it into the
text of an email and I will handle it from there. All submissions must be in by the 23rd of each month to be in-
cluded in the publication
Thanks again,
Mark Schrier
Messages from the Mountain Page 4 May 2010/Iyyar—Sivan 5770
May Birthdays
May 1 May 16 May 25
Kyle Goldfarb* May 10 Elan Goldstein* Mandy Blumenfeld
Linda Ettinger Robin Kobren
May 2 Alan Kahn Lyndon Mansfield May 26
Lisa Wolff Stanley Ross* Mimmy Halperin
May 17 Steve Shapiro
May 3 May 11 Lietzie Belford
Don Fertel Alanna Bach Riley Miner May 27
Benjamin Ettinger Dorothy Borschow
May 4 May 18 Levi Meyer
Andrew Feinberg May 12 Colin Burton Elaine Rosenbloom
Laura Karp Rosa Assael Madeline Halperin* Arthur E. Weiss
Naomi Katz Aggie Freundlich Debra Trejo
Sabrina Katz Robert Jacobs May 28
Eithan Kotkowski Rabbi Ken Weiss May 20 Laura Alpern
Roger Belbel Julie Mullen
May 5 May 13 Julian Gonzalez Matthew Schonberg
Clara Bowman Erica Holland
Audrey Louise Loeb May 21 May 29
May 6 Marie Robbins Marvin Abrams Bea Eger
Susan Forbes Drew Frank Jeff Siegel
Lauren Holderman* May 14 Meyer Marcus
Robert Prensky David Yates* May 31
May 22 Maddie Goldfarb
May 8 May 15 Jackie Heins Ann Marks
Bill Dahlberg Evelyn Bellman* Isaac Ibarra
Samuel Farley David Zehden
May 9 Toni Harris
Asher Litt* Bettye Kohlhagen* May 23
John Mobbs Barbara Yarber Shari Schwartz
Carol Parker
Molly Tennen
May Anniversaries
May 1 May 18 May 23 May 29
Bob & Susie May Soheil & Ellen Nazarian Greg & Susanne Kligman Mark & Dori Fenenbock*
May 12 May 19 Bernie & Elaine May 30
Chris & Amissa Burton Lisa & Marcel Wolff Rosenbloom* John & Rita Silverman
May 13 May 20 May 24 Bill & Anne Spier
Ellyce & Gil Kimmelman* John & Bea Eger Britt & Heather Chapman May 31
Steve & Kris Mickenberg Alan & Lori Gaman Bruce & Shelly Gopin
May 14 Sheldon Poretsky & Sylvia
Arthur & Rhoberta Leeser* May 22 Gil & Lauri Holland
Delgado Lee & Sandy Nadler
Mark & Kyta Levitt* Alan & Cheryl Karp
Bob & Jane Snow May 28
May 16 Laura Brannon-Rosales &
Stuart & Nancy Shiloff Ricky Rosales
May 2010/Iyyar—Sivan 5770 Page 5 Messages from the Mountain
Upcoming Events
MSTY Elections May 7, 2010
Elections for next year’s board at 4:30 pm at O’Keefe Park. All 8th graders are invited to the
event.
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Ellen Wilson, Author Sara Hauptman and Cindy Graff Cohen Sara Hauptman. Sara will join us as we dis-
cuss her powerful and inspiring account of
JUNE 1 BOOK REVIEW WITH AUTHOR her experiences in a traveling circus as a lion
SARA HAUPTMAN tamer during the War, in the Belgian Resis-
tance and at Auschwitz and Dachau, as well
On June 1, the first Tuesday in June, WRJ as her life before and after the War. She is a
members will gather at 7:00 p.m. at the home remarkable woman herself for so many rea-
of WRJ Board member Maria Klein for the sons, and we are honored to have her at the
second book review meeting of the year book review meeting. Autographed copies
We will discussing a remarkable book: The are available for $15 at the Temple Mount Si-
Lioness of Judah: A Jewish Lion Tamer's Memoir nai Gift Shop.
of Resistance and Survival by Holocaust survi- R.S.V.P. to wrj@templemountsinai.com; for
vor and Congregation B'nai Zion member information, please call 833-4526.
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Melanie Alkov and Lori Gaman, who was honored for her 14
years of leadership in WRJ's popular Hanukkah cookie fund-
raiser.
Face to Face
Communication is our Greatest Strength
Face to Face is building its strength by focusing on communication. This effort started in
small groups at Yom Kippur and in two person meetings. Our next projects are aimed at im-
proving communication within the Temple community.
The first project is underway: The assembly and editing of each month’s ‘Messages from the
Mountain’. We are now in our third month and have made many improvements and addi-
tions to the format and content. At our next meeting we will use the divide and conquer
method to make this a labor that is shared.
The second project is to publish a new Temple Mount Sinai member directory. We need 3 local
businesses (or individuals) to help underwrite this effort. Each underwriter will have a 5 x 8
inch space to provide their message to congregants. Available are: Inside Front Cover, Inside
Back Cover, and Outside Back Cover. This is an excellent way to deliver your message to an
active and supportive community. The cost to publish and distribute the directory is approxi-
mately $1,000. The goal is to have the new directory ready to hand out at the next High Holi-
days (to save in postage).
For more information or to become a sponsor of the Temple directory, contact Mark Schrier at 584-
1671 or mark@marksclickart.com
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Gesher Goings‐on
to explore “What’s Jewish about Frogs and
Toads”. We sang and danced, enjoyed a blue
and white snack in honor of Israel, decorated
Israeli flags, jumped liked frogs, learned how
to say frog in Hebrew, listened to stories, and
played with our friends.
The last Gesher class for the year will meet
on Sunday, May 9, to learn about Shavuot,
the holiday of the giving of the Ten
Commandments. During this class we will
learn God’s “Ten God Rules”, read a couple of
story books, sing and dance, create a flower
project, and snack on dairy food (traditional
Shavuot fare).
We hope your family will join us for Jewish
fun and learning. Gesher classes will resume
in the fall on August 29, and the instructor
will be Marci Karch. Gesher is funded in part
by the Jewish Federation of El Paso and all
families are welcome to attend. Please contact
Marci Karch marcikarch@hotmail.com or 585-
7833 for more information.
B’nai Shabbat
B’nai Shabbat - Shabbat Services for the very lighting, and a special story. B’nai Shabbat is
youngest! an experimential Shabbat service conducted
on the bima in the main sanctuary of Temple
Mount Sinai.
B’nai Shabbat participants are invited to join
the rest of the congregation at 5:45 pm for a
delicious oneg prepared by Simon Bir.
Following the oneg, childcare will be available
the children. Parents are invited to enjoy an
adult service beginning at 6:15 pm.
Please join us for the next B’nai Shabbat
Service on Friday, May 28th at
B’nai Shabbat services have become a popular 5:15 pm in the main sanctuary of Temple
gathering place once a month for families with Mount Sinai. To RSVP for the service or for
young children. Each month brings joyous more information please contact Alanna Bach
Shabbat songs, playtime with friends, candle at 532-5959 or abach@templemountsinai.com.
You are cordially invited to join our students at 11:15 a.m., on May 9th, (our last day of Religious
School), to celebrate Mother’s Day and for an “Awesome” cookout, generously sponsored and
deliciously prepared by MRJ.
Students will meet in Krupp Chapel for Tefilah and a short assembly at 9:30 am. From 10:15 to
11:15 am our students will join their teachers and teaching assistants for a lesson and to give us
some feedback regarding their learning experience this school year.
At 11:15 am, you are welcome to join us in the school courtyard for a “Mother’s Day” celebration,
good food, and some fun activities.
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Mishpachot
On Sunday, April 11, five families met at the
El Paso Zoo to explore the new African
exhibit. We checked out the Zoo’s newest
arrivals - the lions and meerkats! The
families completed a scavenger hunt and
studied Jewish ‘animal’ texts with Rabbi
Bach. A fun time was had by all!
Mishpachot is Temple’s youth group for
children in preK through second grades and
their extended families. Mishpachot is open
to the entire community.
Mishpachot Trip to the El Paso Zoo For more information, contact Alanna Bach
a great success at abach@templemountsinai.com
Special Congratulations
Please join in congratulating Dr. Soheil Nazarian for being awarded "The University of Texas
at El Paso Faculty Achievement Award for Research" during the 2010 Honors Convocation.
Dr. Nazarian is the founder of the Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS) with
around $2 million of research-expenditures and supporting dozens of undergraduate and
graduate students per year.
His outstanding achievements make this a well-deserved recognition which is the highest honor
bestowed upon UTEP Faculty.
MSTY News
NFTY-SW Spring Kallah was a weekend full gan.
of learning, fun and friends. The event appeared to be an average party,
Six teens from El Paso flew to Phoenix on with a DJ and a dance floor. The theme, “Super
Thursday, April 8th. Friday morning the event Heros,” added a fun twist. Most teens were
started with the election of next year’s regional dressed as their favorite super hero. After
board. The candidates for each position spoke dancing for a few hours, everyone sat down in
about what they plan to do in their positions. a circle. The seniors entered the middle of the
Elections were followed by Shabbat evening circle. Each senior then talked for a few min-
services and dinner. The evening ended with utes about their NFTY experience and the feel-
a group program in which teens shared stories ings of being at their last NFTY event.
of their involvement in Judaism.
Saturday started with Shabbat morning ser- Sunday morning came too fast, and all said
vices. Everyone chose from different types of good bye to friends. It was a very emotional
services: a bucket list service, yoga service, and time for everyone, especially the seniors.
a nature service, and a Yom HaShoah service. Spring Kallah was over, but every member of
The bucket list service focused on introspective NFTY went home to begin anticipating the next
thinking and prioritizing your life’s goals. The event.
yoga service combined exercise and prayer,
and was led by a local rabbi. Music played in MSTY updates
the background and matched both the prayer May 7—local elections for MSTY board—
and the exercise. The nature service blind- current 8th graders are invited to the event.
folded participants and included background End of year dinner—current board term will
nature sounds, including wolves howling. The end, and 2010-2011 years will begin—all of
Yom HaShoah program focused on the tragedy MSTY and mini MSTY invited (middle and
of the Holocaust. high school). As we go to press, the date is being
set; watch Facebook and email for the final word.
The afternoon was filled with free time to visit
and clean up before dinner. Dinner was fol-
lowed by Havdalah, and th evening social be-
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Mailing Address
Staff
Rabbi ........................................................................ Larry Bach
Rabbi Emeritus ........................................................ Ken Weiss
Administrator......................................................... Sally Parke
Temple Mount Sinai is the Reform
Administrative Assistant ............................. Buddy Schwartz
Religious School Director .........................................Grace Bir
Jewish congregation serving El
Outreach Director ................................................. Susan Jaffee
Family Educator................................................... Alanna Bach
Paso, Texas.
Youth Advisors ...................................................... Stacy Berry
Bulletin Editor .................................................. ...Mark Schrier We are a congregation of
Building Manager ....................................... Frank Hernandez
House Keeping............................................... Ramona Pinales supportive, caring and diverse
Accompanist..................................................... Linda McClain
people with a rich history.
Officers
David Kern ................................................................ President Temple is a place for prayer, ritual,
Shari Schwartz ................................................ President-Elect
Marian Daross ................................................... Vice President spirituality, education, wholeness
Greta Duran ....................................................... Vice President
Ellen Goodman ................................................. Vice President and healing, social action and
David Leffman .................................................. Vice President
Jon Sonnen ......................................................... Vice President celebration.
Stephanie Calvo ......................................................... Secretary
Marcia Dahlberg ........................... Immediate Past President
Join us as we explore, through these
Trustees
Rick Amstater, Joyce Davidoff,
elements of sacred living, the
Scott Feldt, Lori Gaman, Susie Goldman,
Jack Heydemann, Maria Klein, Hal Marcus,
richness of Jewish faith and
Susan May, David Novick, Debby Robalin,
Phil Rothstein, Mark Schrier, Jane Snow
tradition.