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

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from Rabbi Bach’s Study

What follows are my remarks at Temple’s Annual Meeting, held in April. I’m obviously delighted
that the congregation chose to engage Rabbi Bellush, and that we’ll have the opportunity to serve
you together beginning in just a few weeks! The photo was taken just minutes before Sandra
officially became “Rabbi Bellush,” at the Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati on May 21.
Let me begin by offering my gratitude to Susan Jaffee,
Buddy Schwartz, and my wife Alanna, all of whom
serve on the Temple staff and will be leaving that role
in the next few months. Each of them has brought
energy, joy, diligence, and wisdom to their tenure.
I also want to thank each of our outgoing officers and
trustees, and particularly our President, David Kern,
for their leadership. We are lucky to have people of
talent and passion leading our congregation.
Sally, Grace, Elisa, Stacy, Frank, Flor, Ramona, Linda,
and our Religious School Faculty – everyone who
works with me in a professional capacity – is
deserving of our thanks as well. Temple would be so
much poorer without their presence.
Ed, Ellen and Tina: Your ongoing commitment to
fostering religious and educational growth in the
congregation, is, in the truest and most original sense
of the word, marvelous. I marvel at what you do.
Thank you.
I love the fact that we schedule our annual
congregational meeting in the springtime, around
Passover. I particularly love it when it falls before the
holiday, as it does this year. Partly, I suppose, it’s
because a “late” Passover is a harbinger of a “late” High Holiday season, with more time after the
summer to prepare ourselves for the tremendous obligations of prayer, repentance and charity to
which that season calls us. Mostly, I think it’s because my mind is in Pesach-mode, the Seders are
almost upon us, and there’s a note of hope, of promise, in the air.
My own sense of hopefulness is most definitely bound up with the next item on this meeting’s
agenda. I am so glad that Temple’s leadership saw fit to explore the possibility of us returning to
the ranks of those congregations served by a clergy team after a nine-year hiatus, and I’m
thoroughly delighted with the prospect that, in just a few minutes, Sandra Bellush might be called
to join us in El Paso. I will leave it to Bob Krasne to speak to some of the details of the process, the
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(Continued from page 2) certainly have some thoughts about where our
financial concerns, and more. I simply want to particular candidate might excel, by virtue of her
share with you my own vision of what it will own unique set of gifts and attributes, and how
mean for us to have two rabbis. they complement my own. But I’ve answered that
I stress: us. Because having two rabbis is not, in question, again and again, by asking the
the main, about me. I’ve spent a fair amount of questioner not to discount what it will mean for
time gently correcting that notion as people have us to simply have two rabbis sharing the
spoken to me about this possibility. “Rabbi, I’m preaching and teaching. Hours currently spent
so glad we’re finally getting you some help.” Or, preparing two sermons and a Torah study each
at the other end of the spectrum, “Temple’s not week are cut roughly in half, and the time saved –
big enough to need two rabbis,” as if the number I’d conservatively estimate it at a dozen or more
of rabbis a congregation “needs” is the result of a hours a week – may be reinvested into even more
one-size-fits-all equation. Both of these takes on extensive pastoral care, and into new and
the situation miss the larger picture, which is that innovative programming. The steps we’ve taken
adding a second rabbi is, in a certain way (and into the world of Jewish Spirituality may become
only in this way!), a bit like having a second child: bolder. The work we began last weekend with the
one plus one equals more than two. Mussar Tradition may flourish. Our new rabbi’s
own passions and interest will no doubt find a
The word “synergy” is years past its shelf-life as a receptive audience, as well. And you’ll let us
buzzword in business and in the non-profit know what you’d like to see on the calendar, and
world, but the idea was beautifully expressed with your help, we’ll make it happen.
thousands of years ago, by King Solomon (Prov
27:17): “As iron sharpens iron, so does a person Let me speak very frankly: If you’ve felt like
sharpen his fellow.” This proverb was picked up we’ve been “treading water” a bit the last couple
by Rabbi Bar Chanina, whose teaching is of years, you’re not alone. I’ve felt it, too. I came
remembered in the pages of the Talmud (BT here thirteen years ago as part of a rabbinical
Taanit 7a): “Two students of Torah sharpen each team, and always understood that I’d be part of
other as they study the Jewish path.” Having one again someday. What I perhaps didn’t
another colleague in the building, on the bima, in understand so well as a thirty-three year old
the classroom, will make me sharper, and better, when Rabbi Weiss retired and became our Rabbi
and that’s to your benefit as much as my own. Emeritus were my own limitations of time and
energy, and what attempting to serve this Temple
I’ve said to many of you, I don’t expect to put in as a solo rabbi would mean for my family, my
any less effort as part of a rabbinical team. I do well-being, and my sense of joy in the rabbinate.
expect to work smarter, and with more focus. I I’ve learned all those things now, and I’m a better
expect that we will return, in short order, to a rabbi for the journey. The step we are poised to
level of programming that we enjoyed several take is coming just in time, and I expect that it
years ago, when two rabbis filled the pulpit will mean great things for this congregation and
together, taught together, pastored together, and for Jewish life in El Paso.
dreamed up new things together.
Rabbi Bach
People have asked me “what will the new rabbi
do, in particular,” by which they’ve meant, which
areas of Temple life will he or she take on. I
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Worship Schedule June, 2011
June 3-4
Rosh Chodesh Sivan
Parashat Nasso
Friday, June 3
Candlelighting, 7:49 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Family Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, June 4
Torah Study, 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Bat Mitzvah of Ellen Hirsch
Havdalah, 9:20 pm
June 10-11
Parashat Beha’alotcha
Friday, June 10
Candlelighting, 7:53 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, June 11
Torah Study, 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Bar Mitzvah of Isaac Ibarra
Havdalah, 9:23 pm
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June 17-18
Parashat Sh’lach
Friday, June 17
Candlelighting, 7:55 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, June 18
Torah Study, 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Havdalah, 9:26 pm
June 24-25
Parashat Korach
Friday, June 24
Candlelighting, 7:57 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, June 25
Torah Study, 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Bar Mitzvah of Brenden Rosen
Havdalah, 9:27 pm
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Worship Schedule July, 2011

July 1-2 July 22-23

Parashat Chukat Parashat Matot
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Friday, July 22
Friday, July 1 Candlelighting, 7:52pm
Candlelighting, 7:58 pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Family Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, July 23
Saturday, July 2 Torah Study, 9:30 am
Torah Study, 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Havdalah, 9:21 pm
Havdalah, 9:27 pm

July 29-30
July 8-9 Parashat Masei
Parashat Balak Friday, July 29
Friday, July 8 Candlelighting, 7:47 pm
Candlelighting, 7:57pm Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, July 30
Saturday, July 9 Torah Study, 9:30 am
Torah Study, 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am Havdalah, 9:17 pm
Havdalah, 9:27 pm

July 15-16
Parashat Pinchas
Friday, July 15
Candlelighting, 7:55 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm

Saturday, July 16
Torah Study, 9:30 am
Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Havdalah, 9:24 pm
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June Birthdays
June 1 June 7 Colin Gaman* Mary Bothner* Nancy Shiloff
Loree Furman Emily Zenner Jacob Harris Elden de Vos Annette Stone
Steve Spivack Jorge Ibarra Enthony de Vos
June 8 June 28
June 2 Gil Holland June 15 June 22 Laura Corral
Ron Blumenfeld* Rebecca Shiloff Joel Rosen* Rebecca Freundlich
Zoe Ducorsky* Carol Molloy June 29
Bruce Gulbas June 9 June 16 Stanlee Rubin Grace Bir
Lolli Scott* Karl Friedman Martha Eisenberg
Sarah Weiner* Irene Oppenheimer Merton Goldman June 23 June 30
Lanny Tennen Carolyn Gopin Abby Blumenfeld
June 3 June 17 Benjamin Mansfield Ruth Braun
Michele Alderete- June 10 Shirley Goldfarb Jessica Carvajal*
Taylor Phil Bargman John Ivey June 24 Steve Mickenberg
Shulamit Appel Ashlei Nadler Andreu Leonhardt
Susan Kamoroff Larry Lesser
June 18
Rita Silverman June 11 Myles Litt*
Bess Poehlmann
Aaron Kobren Aaron Nazarian
June 4 Steve Rosenberg June 19
Leni Berry Molly Blumenfeld June 25
Bert Davidoff Lily Falcon Patrick Farley
June 12
Paul Krupp Gloria Lavis Ruth Ellen Jacobson
Hy Silverstein
Mel Levenson
June 5 June 26
June 13
Quinn Fine June 20 Rick Amstater
Alexis Belbel*
Sara Mansfield Manny Corral Brad Ducorsky
Samantha Belbel*
Jacob Schmidt Janette Heller
Rhoberta Leeser*
June 6
Hal Marcus* June 21 June 27
June 14
Erez Belkin Sue Bendalin
Kristie Eichhorn-Pittle*

June 1
Oren & Nirit Belkin
Skip & Beverly Litt*
Lanny & Michelle Tennen*
June 2
Scott & Angela Feldt*
June 4
Stuart & Dannah Meyers*
Steve & Kacy Spivack
June 6
Gene & Muriel Tucker
June 7
Mike & Susan Jaffee
Michael & Ashley Mansfield
June 8
Norman & Cheryl Gordon
Dick & Toni Harris
June Anniversaries
June 9 June 19 June 27
Hal & Linda Ettinger* Jorge Ibarra & Lee Rosenthal Al & Martha Schlusselberg
Robin & Barry Kobren
June 20 June 28
June 10 Larry & Alanna Bach Jim & Anne Spier*
Steven & Jo Ann Burman
Erik & Liz de Vos June 21 June 30
Lloyd & Sylvia Krapin Stewart & Susan Forbes Steve & Marlene Golden
Bud & Charlotte
June 14 June 22 Ramenofsky*
Alan & Lynn Ames Bob & Elaine Krasne
Jay & Mary Heins
June 23
June 17 Orit Eylon
Vladik Kreinovich & Olga Edward & Helene Solomon
Kosheleva*
Mel & Arlene Levenson June 25
Bill & Holli Berry*
June 18 Edward & Evelyn Schwartz
Bob & Shirley Goldfarb
David & Rose Schecter June 26
Nat & Nanci Maddux
Jaime & Laurie Papa
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July Birthdays
July 1 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 26
Adin Ehrlich Simona Bach Estelle Goldman Jody Klein Nancy Rothschild*
Ross Fruithandler* Steven Burman Arthur Leeser Charlotte
Rachael Leonhardt Dave Christiansen Charles Stein Ramenofsky July 27
Lowell Nussbaum Rene Sherwin Vicki Smith Andrew Cabrera
Julia Pratt July 15 Nick Freireich
July 8 Daniel Freundlich July 22 Richard Kaufman
July 2 Jean Kahn Jordan Furman Bryce Chapman
Ann Schaechner* Avi Kotkowski Shale Gulbas Valentina Escobar July 28
Gary Mann Lauri Holland* Rachelle Gomolsky*
July 3 July 9 Sheldon Poretsky Dennis Reiter Tricia Holderman*
Peggy Kligman* Bob Krasne* Isabel Trejo David Kaplan
July 17 Cheryl Karp
July 4 July 10 Marilyn Mendeloff July 23 John Lavis
Rick Litt Deborah Benedict Olivia Chavez
Mia Briseno July 18 Debbie Hamlyn July 29
July 5 Daniel Leffman Asher Kimmelman Leslie Otis Greg Kligman
Barbara Berliner Nat Maddux Tara Schrier Edward Solomon Bernie Rosenbloom
Cookie Friedman Charlie Zaltz* Sara Shiloff Mary Taylor*
Caitlin Ponsford Sam Simon July 30
Jim Spier July 11 July 24 Albert Camhi*
Dick Harris July 19 Robin Furman* Judi Keller
David Leffman Sandi Carpenter Rosa Gonzalez
July 6
Corinne Ponsford Janice Crossland Marilyn Silverstein July 31
Rowan Bodor
Amissa Burton Sienna Schwartz Edward Schwartz Rick Otis
Andres Calvo Evelyn Schwartz July 25
Eddie Goldman Bob Shiloff July 20 Marshall Berry
Rose Schecter* Pat Crawford-Lama Rachel Kallman
July 12 Amy Goldfarb Viveca Karch
Arik Kotkowski Valerie Gopin Samuel Kligman
Anne Spier Rhoda Jaffe Joseph Mickenberg

July Anniversaries
July 1 July 5 July 17 July 28
Sandi & Mike Carpenter* Ronald & Jennifer Pratt David & Donna Leffman Brad & Michelle
Eric & Rochelle Saks Ducorsky*
July 7 July 20
July 3 John Briseno & Sam Pittle- Kevin & Elisa Lerer July 30
Arnold & Lila Bowman Briseno* Judi & James Keller
Ken & Sue Weiss* July 26 Mark & Beth McCoy
July 9 Larry & Joyce Anenberg
July 4 Bruce & Erline Gordon
Bob & Jeri Nitzburg July 27
July 15 Bob & Greta Duran*
Stuart & Frances Kahn Tommy & Cyd Goldfarb*
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Mazel Tov! Congratulations…

...to Lee Schwartz, who’s son, Jordan Gerton, was granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor in
Physics at the University of Utah.
...to Heather and Ben Sher on the birth of their daughter, Sadie. Grandparents are Dr. Morton Leonard, Jr. and
Cheryl Lane and Great Grandmother is Judy Leonard.
...to Mia and Thiago Silva on the birth of their son, Kai Nathan Silva on May 11. Grandparents are Merton and
Laura Goldman and Great Grandmother is Estelle Goldman.
...to Dan and Leba Hirsch on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ellen. Ellen will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at
our Shabbat Morning Service on June 4.
...to Jorge Ibarra and Lee Rosenthal on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Isaac Ibarra. Isaac will celebrate his Bar
Mitzvah at our Shabbat Morning Service on June 11.
...to Andrew and Teri Rosen on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Brenden. Brenden will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at
our Shabbat Morning Service on June 25.

Hamakom Y’nachem—May God Bring Comfort...

...to Norma Geller and Shari Schwartz on the death of their mother and cousin, Fan Geller.
...to Mildred Marcus, David Marcus, Ronald Marcus, Susan Forbes and Ruth Ellen Jacobson on the
death of their brother-in-law and uncle, Al Marcus.
...to Erline Gordon and David Schecter on the death of their aunt, Shirley Schechter.

B’ruchim Haba’im — Welcome, New Members!

Robert and Leslie Beckoff
Gerry and Stanlee Rubin

Leaves and Stones on the Temple’s Tree of Life

Do you know that you can honor or remember a loved one with a leaf or a stone on the
Tree of Life? This beautiful work of art is displayed on the wall in the foyer at Temple
just outside the Sanctuary.
For a minimum donation of $300 for a leaf or $3,000 for a stone, the brass will be
engraved according to your instructions and will remain on the Tree of Life forever.
Your donation becomes part of the Foundation Trust and benefits Temple Mount Sinai in
perpetuity.
For more information, contact Sally Parke at the Temple office at 532-5959.
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Shavu’ot ‐ June 7‐8

The Festival of Shavu'ot begins on Tuesday evening, June 7. As has become our custom, we
will celebrate together with our friends at Congregation B'nai Zion, 805 Cherry Hill Lane.
Please join us for the Festival Service at 7:30 pm, followed by a dairy dinner and a "Tikkun
Leil Shavu'ot" -- a late-night study session.

On Wednesday morning, June 8, our Festival Morning Service will be held at Temple Mount
Sinai at 10:30 am. The service includes the reading of the Ten Commandments, and also the
Yizkor ("Memorial") Service.

Please note that the Temple office will be closed on June 8 in observance of the holiday. We
will reopen on June 9.

Special Celebration
Please join us for a
Kiddush Luncheon following services on

Saturday, July 9, 2011

As we celebrate our
65th wedding anniversary

Charlotte and Bud Ramenofsky

Please RSVP by July 5 to cramenofsky@elp.rr.com or 584-4365

Southwest Jewish Arts Festival

Temple Beth El of Las Cruces is looking for artists for a juried art show, the Southwest Jewish
Arts Festival, to be held on Sunday, June 12, 2011 from 3 to 7 pm at Temple Beth El. The show is
open to Jewish artists from New Mexico and the El Paso area. The mediums are painting,
sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, fiber arts and jewelry. Entry forms are located at the Temple
website, www.tbelc.org . You can also call the Temple at 575-524-3380. Submissions are free and
must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 16 , 2011. Submissions can be mailed to: Temple
Beth El, 3980 Sonoma Springs Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011.
If you have any questions, please contact Susan Fitzgerald at 575-647-1808 or publicity@tbelc.org.
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Improv Workshop
The TMS Improv Group will have a series of special beginner workshops for the first three
Mondays in June. These workshops are all on Mondays from 7:00-8:30 p.m. and are
designed for people with no improv experience (old hands are welcome, too). All the
workshops are on a drop-in basis; please join us for any or all of them!
June 6: Having fun with movement. We’ll play theater games that will help mind get in
touch with body.
June 13: Discovering your creative self. Through monologue and team play, we’ll learn
ways of unleashing our imaginations.
June 20: Learning to trust. We’ll play games that help us get past self-doubt so that we can
trust others and ourselves.

MUSSAR GROUP STARTING AT TEMPLE MOUNT SINAI

Alan Morinis introduced our community to

the study and practice of Mussar when he vis-
ited in April. His inspiring talks and sessions
have led to the formation of a Mussar study
group at Temple Mount Sinai that will soon be
starting (our first gathering will be in early Au-
gust), and which you are invited to join.
"Everyday Holiness" is the name of the course
that The Mussar Institute is providing as the
curriculum your group will follow. The course
consists of 15 sessions, each of which focuses
on teachings and practices that help develop
the inner traits that lead to holiness and wholeness (such as gratitude, generosity, patience,
honor, truth, etc.). The course requires access to a computer to receive materials and to do
some simple exercises.
Separate materials are provided for studying with a partner and in the group itself. All ma-
terials are in English and no knowledge of Hebrew is required. Click on
www.mussarinstitute.org for more details about the "Everyday Holiness" course.
The course costs $72 including all materials. Checks payable to "Temple Mount Sinai" can
be sent to the temple office. Please send questions about the group and course directly to
Alan Morinis at alan@mussarinstitute.org.
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Growing in Body, Heart, and Spirit

Each week (for the most part), we offer opportunities for growth in body, mind and
heart. Not so much “classes” as “opportunities for practice,” our yoga, meditation,
and text study are at the core of our adult learning and growth. There’s great benefit
from attending regularly, but drop-ins are always welcome!
• Meditation, Tuesdays at 6 pm. These sessions take place every Tuesday evening
at 6 pm in Krupp Chapel. Participants share a commitment to a regular meditation
practice, and recognize that a group environment provides support for that prac-
tice. Please consider joining us as we sit, focus and reflect. We will continue to sit
through the month of June, and then take a break during July.
• Yoga Practice, Wednesdays at 9 am. Take a much needed break in your day for
one hour of yoga on Wednesdays at 9 am. Anusara-Inspired™ teacher, Susan Jaf-
fee, will lead you through a life-affirming, heart-oriented practice. This hour yoga
session is suitable for yoga students of all levels. Please wear comfortable clothing
and bring your own mat and yoga props (belt, block and yoga blankets). We will
practice each week in June, and take a break during July.
• The Weekly Portion as a Vehicle for Spiritual Growth, Saturdays at 9:30 am.
Every Saturday at 9:30 am, a diverse and lively group of participants gathers to
study the weekly Torah portion through the lens of Hasidic spirituality. Rabbi
Bach typically brings a text from one of the classics of Hasidic Torah commentary,
in Hebrew and in translation, which serves as the starting point for our conversa-
tion. We conclude in time for the 10:30 am Shabbat morning service. Bagels and
coffee are provided, and all are welcome. Torah study will continue weekly throughout
June and July.

Adult Hebrew, Tuesdays at 6 pm

Adult Hebrew — 6 pm, Tuesdays. The Adult Hebrew class continues to meet in the
Zork Library at Temple on a different night of the week, Tuesday evenings from 6 pm to
7 pm. The students are progressing nicely with their reading and understanding of
Hebrew and the weekly Torah portions. If you are interested in learning with us, please
join us on Tuesday evenings. If you have any questions, feel free to call Ed Solomon at
525-4616.
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Religious School
Through their hard work, dedication, flexibility in programming changes,
devotion to our students and love of Judaism, our faculty and substitute
teachers have made this school year a remarkable one. Together we will
continue to make positive changes for the upcoming Religious School
year.
There are many people that help and support our Religious School
throughout the year and we really appreciate their efforts. Thank you to
Sylvia Krapin, Mary Ann Plaut, the Leffman Family, MRJ and the TMS
Gift Shop. Thanks also to all of the parents who generously spend time
helping during our special activities or making telephone calls, and to our
TMS staff: Sally Parke, Frank Hernandez, Buddy Schwartz, Elisa Gluck
and Ramona Pinales for their countless hours of assistance.
This year we continued with our CHAI curriculum (Torah, Avodah and
G’Milut Chasadim) and the Mitkadem Hebrew curriculum, plus
supplemental lessons (Israel, Shabbat, Jews in America, Jewish History,
Jewish Holidays and much more.) We included a Holocaust curriculum
and invited four Holocaust survivors to speak to our 7th and 8th grade
students. We also had a Tu B’Shevat Model Seder for our 7th & 8th grade
students, and a successful Cultural Celebration when we raised $1,200 for
“A Package From Home” Special Forces Unit. We included Jewish Arts/
Crafts and Cooking Enrichment sessions, an exceptional Mitzvah Day to
donate needed items to the VNA Hospice, well attended Parent and
Grandparent Days, and a Chanukah Family Event with B’nai Zion.
Your suggestions and comments are greatly appreciated, and Educational
Director Grace Bir would love to hear from you regarding our Religious
School programming.
Have a wonderful summer and don’t forget...
the first day of Religious School 2011-2012 is August 28!
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MSTY/mini‐MSTY
Our end-of-the-year party will be at the home of Shelly and David Mansfield, 5550
Cory Drive, on Sunday, June 5th from 11am-1pm. It will be a POOL PARTY, so don’t
forget to bring your swim suit and a towel. We will be saying goodbye to our seniors
and to the old MSTY board, and welcoming the new MSTY board, the incoming
freshmen and the incoming 6th graders. This party is for all current 5th-12th graders.
We look forward to seeing old and new faces alike!

This party will be our last event for the 2010-2011 school year. We’re excited about
starting our new year in August, when the NFTY Leadership Training Institute will
take place the weekend of August 26-28.

January 2012 trip to Israel

Have you been to Israel and always
wanted to return? Have you yet to
visit Israel and long to make a first
trip? Would you like to “experience”
Jewish history in many of the places
where it was made? Would you like
to meet the modern-day peoples of Is-
rael?
If you answered yes to any of the
above questions, Temple Mt. Sinai in-
vites you to join us on our journey to
Israel, January 1 – January 13, 2012.
We have designed an itinerary that focuses on Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the wondrous
Arava and Negev, and Eilat. The trip also includes an optional day-trip to the exquisite
Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan.
The price for the land portion of this trip (excluding Petra) is $2550 per person (double
occupancy rate). Group air travel is available from El Paso to Tel Aviv on Delta Air-
lines for $1400. A refundable deposit of $200/person is due by June 15.
For an itinerary and registration form, or to ask any questions, please contact Alanna
Bach at 328-6062 or abach@elp.rr.com.
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Community‐Supported Agriculture
Los Poblanos Ranch in Las Cruces to offer El Paso delivery – sign up now!
Would you be interested in a weekly box with fresh, local and/or organic produce in-
cluding locally grown greens, fruit and other vegetables? Are you looking for a way to
reduce your carbon footprint while increasing your and your family’s health?
Here’s the answer! Temple has offered some space on Friday afternoons for weekly de-
liveries of Harvest Boxes from Los Poblanos Organic farm in Las Cruces, New Mex-
ico. Each week’s box costs $28 (see the end of the article for the website and ordering in-
formation) and includes different items each week, depending on what is in season and
currently being harvested.
Right now, the farm has asked us to gauge interest in a weekly El Paso delivery. If you
can commit to buying a box (see their website for other fantastic items like meats,
cheeses, milk, eggs and more!), please email farm@lascrucesorganics.com and let Charlie
& Emily know that you’re interested in an El Paso delivery! Once they’ve heard from 15
-20 families who can commit to a weekly order, they’ll commit to sending a van to Tem-
ple once a week for delivery!
As promised, here is the link to the farm’s website: www.nmorganics.com – click on the
“pickup locations” link on the left-hand side of the page and a new page will open with
the grocery and produce items listed along the left-hand side. If you have any questions
about this farm, their products or anything from this article, feel free to contact Alison
Westermann at alisonwestermann@gmail.com or 915-443-4084.

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

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Landscaping
Temple’s landscaping was greatly affected by the
freeze in February and we want to share what is
happening to care for our Temple
grounds. We are actively watering all of
the plants and trees on the property
and working to complete repairs on
the irrigation lines to insure that the
plants receive appropriate
water. We are encouraged to
see new growth on some of the
trees, but we will certainly lose some of
them. We are continuing to water to
give the plant material time to recover
and then we will determine exactly what
will need to be removed and to decide what will be replaced. In
the short run, this will leave the landscape unsightly but it will
give us the opportunity to replace only what is needed. We feel
this is the most cost effective and reasonable option.
Our annual landscaping budget does not anticipate costs like this. Large landscaping projects
are typically funded though donations to the "Landscaping Special Projects Fund.” We are
asking that you think of the beauty of our grounds when making donations to Temple and
consider the Landscape Fund to assist in making Temple the beautiful place it was in the past.
Hopefully the grounds here may be renewed in the not too distant future.

Albertson’s Cash‐Back Fundraiser

Please remember to use your key tag each time you shop for groceries at Albert-
sons. All you need to do is have the card scanned when you check out. Temple
will earn 1% of your shopping total each time you scan the card, at no additional
cost to you. If you need additional key tags, they are available in the Temple of-
fice.
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Tributes from April 9 to May 14, 2011

Amelia G. Krohn Basic Judaism Caring Community Fund in memory of Gerald Leeser by
Collection in honor of Shari Schwartz Arthur & Rhoberta Leeser
in honor of Amelia Krohn on becoming president of Temple by in memory of Grace Fagelman by
Mother's Day by Matt & Elizabeth Keith & Becky Myers, Sue John & Rita Silverman
Krohn Bendalin in memory of Hal Anenberg by
in honor of Monique Krohn's in honor of Evan Blackburn's Bar Larry & Joyce Anenberg
Special Birthday by Matt & Mitzvah by Keith & Becky Myers in memory of Hedwig Mathias
Elizabeth Krohn in memory of Robert Goodman by Schwartz by Sister Blumenthal
in memory of Robert Goodman by Keith & Becky Myers in memory of Hildegarde Dahlke
Matt & Elizabeth Krohn, Abe & speedy recovery to Stuart by Sister Blumenthal
Annette Goldberg, Molly Rosen, Schwartz by Keith & Becky Myers, in memory of Jerrold Marcus &
Susan Oppenheim, Amelia Levy Sue Bendalin Mamie Marcus by Stanley & Dina
Lemmon, Joy & Nicholas Krohn
Marcus
Cemetery Fund in memory of Judith L. Poehlmann
Campership Fund
in memory of Daniel Levin by Jay by Scott & Bess Poehlmann
in honor of Jordan Furman's & Mary Heins in memory of Kurt Poehlmann by
graduation from high school by
in memory of Ernestine Alfman by Scott & Bess Poehlmann
Bruce & Erline Gordon
Marion Garmel in memory of Max Rosenberg by
in honor of Richie Mann's
in memory of Harvey Hoffman by Steve Rosenberg & Chloe Perkins-
graduation from Hebrew
Valerie Barnett Rosenberg
University by Bruce & Erline
Gordon in memory of Howard J. Barnett in memory of Robert Hughes by
by Valerie Barnett Arnold & Lila Bowman
in honor of John & Shirley
Leonhardt’s new grandson, Carter in memory of Robert Goodman by in memory of Rose Goodman
Richard Leonhardt by Bruce & Dorothy Borschow, Valerie Leeser by Arthur & Rhoberta
Erline Gordon Barnett Leeser

in memory of Robert Goodman by in memory of Sander Starr by Joan in memory of Ruth Heydemann
Bruce & Erline Gordon Starr-Eftis by Jack Heydemann

in memory of Terry Liebman by in memory of Sam J. Rosenberg by

Teresa Simon Ruth Braun
Caring Community Dinner
Donation Fund in memory of Leah Ackerman
in memory of Robert Goodman by Glass by Susan Lane Floyd Fierman Religious School
Tripper Goodman, III & Doris Fund
Goodman, Bill & Marcia Dahlberg, Ethel Oppenheimer Flower Fund in memory of Daniel Levin by
Rick & Leslie Otis, Bob & Jane Garrett & Sylvia Levin
in honor of Rhoberta Leeser on
Snow, Nancy Rothschild, Bob & in memory of Robert Goodman by
Mother's Day by Lailah Leeser
Greta Duran Joyce Davidoff & Richie Mann
in memory of Abe Krantz and
speedy recovery to Roger & Trish
Willard Friedman by Bob & Elaine
Belbel by Jeff & Wendy Siegel
Krasne
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Friedman/Bloom/Rothstein Mansfield, Donald Henderson, in memory of Joyce

Outdoor Chapel Dennis & Anat Reiter & family, Annenberg’sbrother Harvey
in honor of Sue Zaltz' Special Carolyn Feinberg, Eddie & Susie Hoffman by Bob & Elaine Krasne
Birthday by Phil & Ann Rothstein Goldman, Irma Oppenheim, Jeff & in memory of Robert Goodman by
Gail Obstfeld, Elizabeth Bob & Elaine Krasne, Jim & Anne
in memory of Robert Goodman by
McAlmon, Barbara Given, Adam Spier, Allen & Marlene Levine,
Phil & Ann Rothstein
& Dana Frank, Jule Zimet, Sharon Rita Novak
speedy recovery to Stuart Butterworth, Meyer & Mindy
Schwartz by Phil & Ann Rothstein Marcus, Ron Blumenfeld, Lietzie in memory of Vivian Siegel by
Bob & Elaine Krasne
Belford, Bob & Edi Brannon, Jon &
Arlene Sonnen speedy recovery to Stuart
General Donations Fund
Schwartz by Bob & Elaine Krasne
in appreciation of Sally Parke, in memory of Shirley Schecter by
Buddy Schwartz and Elisa Gluck Irene Oppenheimer
for all you do by Larry & Alanna in memory of Sylvan Landau by L. A. Goodman Book Donation
Bach Margie Landau in memory of Robert Goodman by
in appreciation of Temple Mount in memory of Weldon DePrang by Eleanor Goodman
Sinai by Azucena Monzon Teddi Mendel
in appreciation of Temple Mount speedy recovery to Stuart Landscape Special Projects Fund
Sinai by Douglas Waters Schwartz by Shirley Tudzin, Irene in honor of Sue Zaltz's Special
in honor of Judy Leonard's new Oppenheimer Birthday by David & Rose
Great Grandchild, Sadie Sher by Schecter
Mildred Marcus Kahn Endowment Fund in memory of Harvey M. Hoffman
in memory of Abraham Karsch by in memory of Robert Goodman by by Buddy Schwartz, Shelly &
Sara Mansfield Alan & Jean Kahn Carolyn Gopin, Bill & Anne Spier,
in memory of Daniel Levin by Marty & Bonnie Colton
Lietzie Belford in memory of our parents Yousef
Isadore Kahn Memorial Fund
in memory of Florence De Renzis Tavana and Aghdas Khodadad by
in honor of Elisa Lerer's Special D. F. Tavana
& Rebecca Feldberg by Joe
Birthday by Buddy, Ellen, Adam
Feldberg in memory of Robert Goodman by
& Leslie Dorfman
in memory of Harold G. Levy by Buddy Schwartz, Louis & Cindy
in honor of Susie & Bob May's Cohen, Bud & Charlotte
Margie Landau
Special Anniversary by Stuart & Ramenofsky
in memory of Harvey Hoffman by Frances Kahn
Ron Blumenfeld Dick & Jean Scherotter, Lillian
in memory of Robert Goodman by Silberman, Ruth Cohen
in memory of Irving Schecter by Stuart & Frances Kahn
The Saks Family in memory of Weldon DePrang by
Lyndon & Randee Mansfield, John
in memory of Mark Levitt's father
Krasne Discretionary Fund & Bita Mobbs
by Lietzie Belford
in honor of Bill Dahlberg's Special speedy recovery to Stuart
in memory of Mary Hawkinson
Birthday by Bob & Elaine Krasne Schwartz by Bill & Anne Spier,
by Lietzie Belford
in honor of Elaine Krasne's Special Marty & Bonnie Colton, Norma
in memory of Robert Goodman by Levenson, Bill & Marcia Dahlberg,
Birthday by Tibor & Ann
Steve & Eve Riter, Sally Strelitz & Carolyn Feinberg, Louis & Cindy
Schaechner, Sam & Shirley Yarosh
Joseph Strelitz, Dick & Marlene Cohen
& Jerry Greenberg
Fass, Lyndon & Randee
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in honor of Alanna Bach's Special in honor of Julian Bernat's Special Special Onegs and Kiddushes
Birthday by Bill & Marcia Birthday by Judy Leonard in honor of the community's
Dahlberg in honor of Rabbi Ken Weiss' recognition of Shari Schwartz's
in honor of Sue Zaltz's Special Special Birthday by Bob & Jane leadership by Michael Gelfand
Birthday by Jerry & Stanlee Rubin Rosen in memory of Alex Gershowitz by
in honor of the Confirmation Class in honor of Rachelle Nedow's Jon & Arlene Sonnen
of 2011 by the Karp family Special Birthday by Bob & Jane in memory of George Lakehomer
Rosen & Norman Lakehomer by Arthur
Lauterbach Youth & Campership in memory of Aaron Segal by & Rhoberta Leeser
Fund Carina Ramirez in memory of Josefina Kaim by
in honor of Judy & Bernie in memory of Alfred Blumenthal Fifi Heller-Kaim & Boris Kaim
Lauterbach's great grandson, by Sister Blumenthal in memory of Lt. Col. Clyde
Owen Zev by Abe & Annette in memory of Glen Chicofsky by Patrick Molloy by Carol Molloy
Goldberg Alan & Lynn Ames in memory of Robert Hughes by
in memory of Harvey Hoffman by Arnold & Lila Bowman
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Bob & Jane Rosen in memory of Susan Levin
Hunger in memory of Weldon DePrang by Rothschild by Nancy Rothschild
in honor of Rabbi Ken Weiss' Marty & Jody Klein, Bob & Jane
Special Birthday by Charlie & Sue Rosen, Sue Feldblum
Tree Of Life Donation
Zaltz in memory of Robert Goodman by
in memory of Lt. Col. Clyde
Bob & Sara Shiloff, Sue Feldblum
Patrick Molloy by Carol Molloy
Prayer Book Fund in memory of Robert Washer by
in memory of Pauline E. Raney by
in memory of Robert Goodman by Judy Leonard Del Raney
Jack Heydemann, Gershon &
Barbara Ettinger Rabbi Ken & Sue Weiss URJ
in memory of Sarah Braver Youth Travel Fund
Ettinger by Gershon & Barbara in honor of Ken Weiss' Special
Ettinger Birthday by Bill & Anne Spier,
Speedy recovery to Stuart Stuart & Frances Kahn, Marty &
Schwartz by Gershon & Barbara Bonnie Colton, Bob & Elaine
Ettinger Krasne

Rabbi Bach's Discretionary Fund Ruth Kahn/Andrew Kahn Rose

Garden
in appreciation of Rabbi Bach by
St. Pius School in appreciation of Bill Dahlberg
and Cindy Cohen by Larry &
in appreciation of Rabbi Bach by
Joyce Anenberg
Stuart & Shari Schwartz
in honor of Sydney Goltz’s Special
in appreciation of Rabbi Larry
Birthday by Buddy, Ellen, Adam
Bach by Marc & Tara Siegel
& Leslie Dorfman
in honor of Bob Jacobs' Special
in memory of Robert Goodman by
Birthday by Bob & Jane Rosen
Larry & Joyce Anenberg
June-July, 2011/Sivan-Tamuz, 5771 Page 21 Messages from the Mountain

Charity Sunday
Shop
Helen of Troy Warehouse Outlet
July 17, 2011
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
10% of the day’s sales
will be donated to Temple Mount Sinai
Messages from the Mountain Page 22 June-July, 2011/Sivan-Tamuz, 5771

Yahrzeits for June‐July 2011

June 3-4, 2011 Geraldine Lusby Harry Brand
Dale Alkov Eric Lee Markowitz David Cohen
Edward V. Barnett M. Travis Peyton Raymond Cohen
Adele W. Blaugrund Bessie Poretsky Vivienne Corn
Irwin Breeman Lillian Press Samuel Robert Fleischer As a reminder,
Max Feldt Dean Rothbardt Edmund Given our cemetery is
Eugene Fleischer Isaac Rothstein Larry A. Gladstone
Lawrence Freitag Molly Rothstein Jerome Glass open from 8 am
George Gornstein
Eleanor Given Guttman
Fred Sauermilch
Iris Axelrod Sauermilch
Aaron Goodman
Amelia Goodman
until 3 pm,
Janice Heller Isadore Wechter Sarah B. Goodman Sunday
Maurice Heller Sam Zimmerman Carolyn Rosenberg Hirsch
Vera Hirsch Albert B. Horwitz
through Friday.
Frances Levy Kahn June 17-18, 2011 Jess A. Joseph It is closed on
Frances Kaulkin Richard Bischoff Martha Goodman Katz
Leopold Leon Howard Burnham Bernard Kaufman
Shabbat
Tita Lyle Rebecca Clayton Florine Klein
Kirsten Laura Meyer Robert David Cohn Etta Kobren
Herbert D. Oppenheimer Walter Feinberg Ronald Marks
Irving Press Milton M. Friedman Barbara Jean Myers
Manuel Lait
Pauline E. Raney Donald Kenneth Garcy Bertha Polstein
Gerome B. Lapowski
Etta Packer Rose Benjamin Goldman Rosalie Riven
Simon Leventhal
Billie Sparks Ira Grossel Emanuel Rosen
Bessie Eppstein Levy
Robert Valdes Joseph Hamberger Alexander Schaechner
Morris L. Marcus
Eva Weiser Henrietta Heller Gertrude Berger
Alvin Jerome Marks
Earl Wigodsky Rosalind Lesem Heymann Schweitzer
Clarence J. Oppenheim
Louis Horwitz Gerald Seth Tate
Sara S. Perl
June 10-11, 2011 Robert Karch Pauline G. Turk
JoAnn Rothbardt Petersen
Joseph M. Amstater Ernst Kohlberg Sam Weiss
Sarah D. Reedman
Lillian Hoffer Balk Henry Lavis Fernando Aristoteles
Evelyn Rozanoff
Kaminsky Max Levine Yates
Harry Rubinstein
Bessie Blanchette Abe Levy Joseph Sidney Yonack
William J. Schecter
Lothar Blumenthal Moishe Leib Marcus
Jacob Siegel
Josephine Bromberg Sylvia Rodsky July 1-2, 2011
Steve Stein
Zelman Brounoff Minna Schaefer Rose Alfman
Morris Weiss
Doris Eisenberg Henrietta Scherotter Jeanne Ash
Paul Wolfe
Abraham Ettinger Florence Schoichet Leah Behrman
Bonnie Eisen Feinberg Sadie Z. Calisher
July 8-9, 2011
Israel Feldberg June 24-25, 2011 Norman Feldman
Yetta B. Amstater
Federico Gonzales Gallo Lillian Reedman Pearl S. Given
May Axelrod
Mannie Jacobs Aaronson Morgan Goldberg
Rose Helen Barnett
Jean Lawrence Harry Barnett Neffie Goldfeder
Herman Beck
Louis Leeds Pauline Ullmann Frank Gordon
Ida Levy Bendalin
Hannah Lerner Blumenthal William Jacobs
Miriam A. Borschow (Continued on page 23)
John Lubbert Erna W. Klein
June-July, 2011/Sivan-Tamuz, 5771 Page 23 Messages from the Mountain

(Continued from page 22) Fanny Margolis Bernard Axelrod Betty Katz Krupp
Morris Bilsky Casey Meyer Ida Weiss Barron Lillian Stern Lait
Max Blecker Rose Mondshine Abe Brettler Clara Lauterbach
Wolf Bowman Alice Ruth Morgan Abe Brickman Alvin M. Levy
Pauline Lea Cohn Aaron P. Mottelson Helen Markusfeld Cohen Gus Levy
Manuel H. Eisner Alice S. Nasits Rose Edelman Jim Malone
Harry Goldberg Harriet Pitluck Thama Lee Friedman Francisco Regalado
Samuel L. Goodman Jeannette Riter Leo Gale Dora H. Rosen
Daniel Hale Gray Rose Duviner Shulman Silvia Goldman Rose Rubin
Minnie Greenberg Robert Snider Julius S. Heins SR. Karen Schwartz
Louis Imber Corrine Sonnen Dorothy L. Hollingshead Anna Shydlower
Betty Bertha Jaffe Helen M.C. Stern Grace Jacobs Harry Silverstein
Kenneth Kahn Andrea Valdez Jacob Jacobs Ray S. Slater
Bettye Gordon Kohlhagen Tillie Zelman Jeannette Janger Irwin (Doc) Stein
Rebecca Goldstein Krupp Edna Mathias Krohn Vera Stolaroff
Jack Lait July 22-23, 2011 Laura Leonhardt Leo Taub
Herbert Lakehomer Leda Alkov Leah Hoening Levy George Yelderman
Isidore Lipstet Rose-Ann Avner Miriam Refaely
Samuel Lutner Alice Leah Baker Max Rosenberg
Latife Marcus Louis Beren Ervin H. Schwartz
Phillip Marcus David Blaugrund William Silver
Leroy Miner Gladys Brannon J. Edward Stern
Sarah Prensky Ximena Chacon Morris Stone
Harry Rosenberg Julius G. Coon Joseph Waxman
Mollie Schrier Adolph Eisner William Daiches Yonack
Jeane Berg Schwartz Bernice Elkins
Gerald Raymond Shecter Myer Erlich August 5-6, 2011
Alexander Spivack Bertha W. Gale Julius Abrams
Joachim Stolaroff Ben Gelfand John Amstater
Sara Waxman Stanley L. Goldstein Bessie Appel
Sarah Weiss Edwin G. Halperin Antonio Arbona Bennazar
Joseph Zelman Esther Hartman Hattie Sax Berg
Lazar Kaplan Karl W. Blumenthal
July 15-16, 2011 Herbert Kohlberg Kenneth Harris Bromberg
Gertrude Burnham Dwora Kozakish Maurice Burman
Louis Catalano Gustave H. Krakauer Ruth Goodman Carr
If you notice an
Frank Cohen Alvin Krupp Harry Cohen error in our
Gertrude Collier Julius Lakin Jacob Cohen Yahrzeit lists,
Kornelis DeJong David R. Lerner Norman Farb
Morris Gaman Samuel D. Levenson Ruth Levy Glasgow
please speak with
Doretta Given Anne Lutner Evelynne Goldstein Sally or Elisa in
Walter Gold Edward Moye David Goodman the Temple office.
Abe Goldberg Lillian A. Podus Bella Harris
Alice Gordon Harry Schechter Ethel Hymes
They will be
Phillip Grossel Howard M. Segal Andrew Kahn happy to
Albert Sydney Jacobs Rose Lee Kahn correct it.
Eva Kleinberger July 29-30, 2011 Max Katz
Helen Frances Lakin Julia Alfman Sam B. Katz
Morris Main Lawrence L. Aronson Ada Zork Krakauer
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ORGANIZATION
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Phone: 915-532-5959 Permit No. 1386
Fax: 915-533-0092
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Mailing Address

Staff
Rabbi ............................................................... Larry Bach
Temple Mount Sinai is the
Rabbi Emeritus ............................................... Ken Weiss
Administrator ................................................ Sally Parke
Reform Jewish congregation
Administrative Assistant ....................Buddy Schwartz
Religious School Director................................ Grace Bir
serving El Paso, Texas.
Youth Advisor ............................................... Stacy Berry
Rabbi’s Assistant ........................................... Elisa Gluck We are a congregation of
Building Manager .............................. Frank Hernandez
House Keeping ......................................Ramona Pinales supportive, caring and
Accompanist ........................................... Linda McClain
diverse people with a rich
Officers
Shari Schwartz ........................................................... President history.
Thomas Goldfarb ............................................. President-Elect
Greta Duran ........................................................Vice President
Lori Gaman.........................................................Vice President Temple is a place for prayer,
Jack Heydemann ................................................Vice President
David Leffman ...................................................Vice President ritual, spirituality, education,
David Novick ..............................................................Secretary
David Kern ..................................... Immediate Past President wholeness and healing, social
Trustees action and celebration.
Rick Amstater, Bill Carvajal,
Cindy Graff Cohen, Scott Feldt, Susie Goldman,
Ellen Goodman, Arthur Leeser, Hal Marcus,
Join us as we explore,
Susan May, Josh Meyer, Debby Robalin,
Danielle Scher, Mark Schrier, Jane Snow
through these elements of
sacred living, the richness of
Jewish faith and tradition.