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Number 610May 2010/Iyyar—Sivan 5770
Last Day of Religious School—May 9th
Shavuot CelebrationConfirmation Celebration
Shavuot
, the “season of the giving of the To-rah,” falls on May 18-19, 2010. We look for-ward to celebrating with you as follows:On
Tuesday evening, May 18
, we will worshipwith Congregation B’nai Zion at 805 CherryHill Lane. The service will begin at 7:30 pm,and will be followed by a dairy meal and a
tik-kun leil shavuot.
This practice of staying up lateto study Torah is rooted in Jewish mysticismand spirituality. Join us as we learn well intothe night.On
Wednesday morning, May 19
, our FestivalMorning Service, including
yizkor,
will begin at10:30 am, in the Krupp Chapel at TempleMount Sinai.Please note that the Temple office will beclosed on May 19 in observance of the holiday.
Chag Sameach!
In celebration of Jewish life, at the season of ShavuotThe 2010 Confirmation Class of Temple Mount Sinaiand their families invite you to a special Confirmation ServiceFriday, May 21 2010 / Sivan 9, 5770Temple Mount Sinai / 4408 North StantonOneg Shabbat, 5:30 pm / Confirmation Service, 6:15 pmKiddush immediately following servicesNate BenjaminRita Catherine BurmanBen HirschDavid Austin KarpCarly Ivy LevinCheyanne Nicole Mickenberg
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Messages from the Mountain
Worship Schedule
May 7-8Parashat Behar-BechukotaiFriday, May 8
Candlelighting, 7:32 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pmFamily Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, May 8
Torah Study, 9:30 amShabbat Morning Service, 10:30 amLeah Pearlman Bat Mitzvah
May 14-15Parashat BamidbarFriday, May 14
Candlelighting, 7:37 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pmKabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
Saturday, May 15
Torah Study, 9:30 amShabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
May 21-22Parashat NasoFriday, May 21
Candlelighting, 7:41 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pmKabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm2010 Confirmation Serviceand blessing for High School Seniors
Saturday, May 22
Torah Study, 9:30 amShabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
May 28-29Parashat Beha’alotchaFriday, May 28
Candlelighting, 7:46 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pmKabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pmhonoring Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader
Saturday, May 29
Torah Study, 9:30 amShabbat Morning Service, 10:30 amAli Gluck Bat Mitzvah
June 4-5Parashat Sh’lach L’chaFriday, June 4
Candlelighting, 7:50 pm
Oneg Shabbat, 5:45 pmhonoring Rev. John StoweFamily Shabbat Service, 6:15 pmBirthday Blessings and AnniversariesBlessing for Israel Travelers
Saturday, June 5
Torah Study, 9:30 amShabbat Morning Service, 10:30 am
Join Us For
Festival of Shavuot
May 18 and 19
Confirmation
Friday evening, May 21.Details on Cover
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Messages from the Mountain
Two farewells…
The coming weeks bring two bittersweetfarewells.For four years, Temple Mount Sinai has beena part of
Jordana Chernow-Reader’s
rabbinical education. As a rabbinical intern, Jordana visited El Paso a few times eachyear, working in the pulpit and in theReligious School. We’ve watched her growin confidence and develop her skills as ateacher and leader of worship. This year, hervisits took on a different format, as she camelate summer and fall (before her obstetriciantold her to stay off of airplanes!), focusing onour Face to Face initiative. Jordana becomes
Rabbi
Chernow-Reader onSunday morning, May 16, at a service ofOrdination in Los Angeles. She’ll come backto us in El Paso once again on May 28-29,and we’ll have the opportunity to wish herwell at our Kabbalat Shabbat evening serviceand at the Oneg prior to the service.On June 4, we’ll bid a fond farewell toanother religious leader who’s been a bit of afixture around Temple for a number of years
:Rev. John Stowe.
Father John and I haveteam-taught classes at Temple and aroundtown, and worked together on various issuesof common interest. His tenure in El Pasowas quite lengthy by the standards of hisFranciscan order, but the time has come forhim to take up new responsibilities in a newsetting.Father John will be moving from El Paso atthe end of June, and during a very busy“farewell tour” within the diocese he hasserved so faithfully, he’s carved out sometime to be with us for a Friday eveningservice. Father John has been a good friendto the Jewish community, and we will misshis presence.Please be with us on May 28 and June 4 tohonor and thank Rabbi Jordana and Father John for their friendship and leadership.
Rabbi Bach
From the Rabbi’s Study…
Editor’s Note...
Thank you for the feedback on ‘Messages from the Mountain’. As you all can see, when we receive new ideas andnew submissions, they are included and incorporated into the format. If you have a submission, it is best to receiveit in a WORD document format as an attachment. If you find your self technically challenged, embed it into thetext of an email and I will handle it from there. All submissions
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