For Women of All Ages & All StagesCONTENTS: Presidentʼs Message 2 VP Reports 2-3Photos/Sponsors 4Tributes/Dedications 5-6Letʼs Celebrate 7"Event Calendar/SJS 8

January / February 2015

DINNER WITH FRIENDS For WLTBS Members only

Ladies - please join us for Dinner With Friends on Tuesday, January 13th at 5:30 pm at

The Veggie House, 5115 Spring Mountain Road. Cost is $25 per person. RSVP by January 2nd to me by either calling 702-778-1071 or

to my email address: ravmom@schnee.comPlease write your checks to WLTBS with 'DWF' in the memo line.

Send checks to TBS.

CHECK OUT OUR FABULOUS ACTIVITIES &share with friends!

Womenʼs League of Temple Beth Sholom

Enriching the lives of our members since 1945

“The Vision”Editor: Melanie Greenberg

Mishloach Manot Mania!

It’s a mitzvah!*

Women’s League of Temple Beth SholomFun for Families & All Ages!

Sunday, March 1st from 10AM to 2PM at Temple Beth Sholom

Make hamantashen, decorate & fillMishloach Manot boxes to give or donate.Pre-Orders must be made by February 1st

Pre-order 10 boxes & get 1 free!PRE-ORDERING not required to attend event

Order form on p. 6

HandsON

Join us monthly, THURSDAYS

from 9:30-11AM for a spiritual

and wonderful discussion

about prayers.

S.I.G.s: Special Interest Groups

Join us for Book Club selections

and fun discussions,

whether you read the book or not. Sharon Lancz,

Chair

NEWLY FORMED: Learn how to chant

from the Torah & much more, whatever interests the group!

Elaine Schnee, Chair

Celebrate Rosh ChodeshwithWLTBS

Fun events & learning for women

of all ages! Marsha Cohen, Chair

Please email your name, phone and in which S.I.G./s you are interested to wltbslv@gmail.com

GIRLʼS TIME OUT

Friends, wine, chocolate & learning. Meets monthly at 7PM to 9PM. Contact Lillian at lillian@radomsky.org

Presidentʼs Message: Carole Kainen

I am thankful to everyone who participated in our Maccabee Market event. The volunteers were top notch. The committee was amazing. Fred Memar and his Magician friend were a great hit, as were the USY performers and of course, who could forget our wonderful belly dancers. Liz Goodman even did a very fun, interactive lesson with the kids and our Rabbi. Thank you also to those people who came to the event and shared the fun with us. This was a new event we tried this year. Our committee for the event will evaluate its success and who knows what next year's Hanukkah program will be, but it's guaranteed to be fun and interesting. Moving forward, we have our Dinner with Friends on January 13th and our Mishloach Manot Event March 1st for Purim. Please let me or any of the Women's League Board Members know if you would like to be on the committee to plan this event. We love working together with people we know as well as new women with new ideas. I would love for you and your family to join us for another fun event and take part in a mitzvah for Purim.

Membership VP: Jill Super

" Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season with their family and friends. I wanted to thank everyone who attended either or both of the Paid-up Membership Events. The evening at the Big Horn Olive Oil Company was a huge success. I would like to thank the owners for opening their store for a night of education and socializing. " " " " In addition, I would like to thank Carole Kainen for opening her home for a lovely brunch and also to Lilach Levaton for sharing her experiences in the IDF. Please welcome our newest Womenʼs League members, see below right. Just a reminder Womenʼs League is open to all women; you donʼt have to be a Temple Beth Sholom member to join. I am happy to contact any perspective member. " For membership inquires contact me at jsuper71@yahoo.com or 702-838-1020.

First arrivals to Membership

event at Carole Kainenʼs.

Mishpachah, more mishpachah and even more mishpachah!As I write this article, I am reminded that this past Shabbat is the first Shabbat my daughter has spent as a married woman. Yes, last week she became married and I have a new son-in-law…more mishpachah. Along with this new addition, comes his many siblings with spouses and MANY nieces and nephews. My daughter has become a step-mom, step grandmother and I have a three -year old step-great granddaughter. I’m still trying to figure out how I am related to my new extended family and what I should be called by everyone.

In the last addition of the Vision, I shared with you the article I was asked to write for this year’s TF campaign. The idea was to share what “mishpachah” meant to me and its connection with our beautiful TF pin, the "Family Tree". The value of each donation you make to TF increases our opportunity to ensure that there will indeed be a new generation of clergy and lay leaders to guide us, and our mishpachah, as we expand. How would you feel if you were planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah and there were no rabbis or cantors to help officiate your simcha? Our clergy gets educated somewhere and that somewhere is probably the Jewish Theological Seminary in NYC or the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in L.A., both beneficiaries of TF $$.

The family member I referred to in my last article has since been able to marry his 20 year-long partner in a legal ceremony because the state in which he lives has made this the law. More mishpachah. A lot has happened in one month. I am lucky. I bet you are too. Look around… there is someone out there who needs to be noticed, included and embraced. And while you are looking, please remember Torah Fund…we need YOU.

Torah Fund VP: Brenda Katz

WELCOME TO NEW WLTBS MEMBERS:

Lilach Levaton, Karen Morris-Mulligan Nicole Pessin, Lauri Staretz,

Norma Staretz & Danica Torchin

Ways & Means VPs: Kim Memar & Gina Retke

TODAH RABAH TO TMM SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS

WLTBS VOLUNTEER CORNER

TIME FOR MEN TO JOIN THE KITCHEN KREW! Love to bake, slice, cook or create? WE NEED YOU &/OR YOUR SPOUSE! We must increase our group for a variety of events & would love for you to join us!

WL will pay for your Health Card. You may also earn Donor credit! Contact Melanie at

702-768-0936 or melanieglv@gmail.comFUNDRAISING EVENT COMMITTEE

The Mishloach Manot Mania is around the corner and we will need a lot of help with many aspects of

the event. Contact Kim at 702-429-0888 or memarkfas@cox.net or Elissa at

thebigvege@gmail.comSCHWARTZ JUDAICA SHOP

There are many ways to help in the SJS. Contact Lillian at 702-553-9425 or lillian@radomsky.org

Earn Donor credit by working in the SJS!WLTBS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nominations are almost upon us for the WLTBS Board of Directors. If you are interested in getting

more involved in this wonderful organization, contact Melanie at melanieglv@gmail.com or 702-768-0936

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VOLUNTEERSSPONSORSCarole & Ed Kainen

Betsi & Dr. David Steinberg

ACTIVITY SPONSORSMichelle & Dr. Michael Barney

Barbara & Igal ChozahinoffYvette & Ellis Landau

Barbara & Jim LukasiewiczFlora Mason

Blanche & Phillip MeiselDan Miller

Sherron SlackBecky & Michael SolomonFaye & Dr. Leon SteinbergDrs. Daliah & Corey Wachs

KUGEL COMPETITORSCaline Cohen Schwartz

Sheila GershmanMelanie Greenberg

Diane KaiserLinda SklarLara Stone

Miriam Bar-OnAndrea BehrensNatalie BermanVicki BloomSheila BloomfieldNina BoshesElissa BurdaShelley CarrollElsa ChissLeona CohenJune ColodnyMarion DavidsonAnita EckmanJacquie FryeMelanie GreenbergMarie HarveyNoa JenschLois JosephMarisa KaganCarole KainenJackie KramerCharlotte Kuklin

Sharon LanczStacy LelahMirjam & Shoshana LelahRacheal MastelKaren MeppenMerle MitzmacherLauren NahinRenee PremackLillian RadomskyVarda ReizesLisa RosenbergCheryl RossJuli RubenJanet SamehRonnie SanderSusan ShliskyLara & Allison StoneJill SuperJann TrueworthyStacey Wolff

We would like to thank everyone who attended, volunteered, or attended and volunteered for The Maccabee Market. Once again we proved that teamwork can help us reach our goals and we can even have quite a bit of fun doing it! Our next project will be Mishloach Manot Mania, so start to think about ordering your hamantashen and/or joining us on Sunday, March 1st to make some. Last year was a fun-filled event and this year promises to top that one, so donʼt miss out!!

SPONSORS

“CHAVER”

Bobbi Altman Adele BaratzMiriam Bar-on Marsha Cohen Estelle Lee Devore Sally Eskenazi Bobbi FeinsteinHelen Feldman Susan Garber Ruth Goldfarb Harriet Grunberg Marisa Kagan Carole KainenBrenda KatzMarcia Klein MarxBlanche MeiselSusan MolaskyMarci MurdockCari PaleySharon Pierce Audrey PlotkinRenee PremackLillian RadomskyBeverly RonSylvia SchwartzerAlex SilverFaye SteinbergSally VengerDevra Weiss

MAZEL GREETINGS SPONSORS

Bobbi AltmanLovee Arum

Adele BaratzMichelle Barney

Sheila BloomfieldBarbara Chozahinoff

Marsha CohenEstelle Lee Devore

Florence FrostMelanie Greenberg

Carole KainenDiane Kaiser

Marcia Klein MarxStacy Lelah

Barbara LukasiewiczFlora Mason

Blanche MeiselKaren Meppen

Lillian RadomskyPriscilla SchwartzElaine Steinberg

Faye SteinbergHeidi Straus

MEMBERSHIP

“CHAI”

Lovee ArumShelley Berkley

Marion DavidsonMayor Carolyn Goodman

Judy MackFlora Mason

Karen MeppenRabbi Yocheved Mintz

Cori SaltzmanMarcy Simon

Women’s League Officers & Directors Executive Officers 2014-15

President: Carole KainenExecutive VP: Lillian Radomsky

Education VPs: Kate St-Pierre & Caline SchwartzMembership VP: Jill Super

Program VP: Rabbi Elaine SchneePublic Relations VP: Diane Kaiser

Torah Fund VP: Brenda KatzWays & Means VPs: Kim Memar & Gina Retke

Recording Secretary: Melanie GreenbergCorresponding Secretary: Lois Joseph

Treasurer: Merle MitzmacherFinancial Secretary: TBA

Counselor: Barbara Lukasiewicz

Board of Directors Marilyn Barkan Sharon LanczVicki Bloom Stacy LelahSheila Bloomfield Noa JenschElissa Burda Blanche MeiselMarsha Cohen Alexandra Silver

Ex- Officio Liz Goodman

Margot Menes

Past Presidents

Bunny KaufmanFern Kozloff Z”LFran Levien Z”L Barbara LukasiewiczBlanche Meisel Kim Memar Susan MolaskyMargret OfekDorothy OgronSharon PierceAnne Pink Z”LFlorence Sabbath Z”LSara Saltzman Z”LMarilyn SayeghBess Schwartz Z”LJoan ShapiroFaye SteinbergKay Wallerstein

Adele BaratzKathy Brookhart Sandy Brown Gerri CramerBeverly EisenIrene Fisher Florence Frost Roberta Gang Annette Goldfarb Z”LRuth GoldfarbSally Gordon Z”L Melanie Greenberg Alene Hepler Z”LSheryl Honig Ruth IrwinPat Kane Brenda Katz Edythe Katz-Yarchever

The Maccabee Market

K.I.T. “Keep in Touch” If you know of a college student, give us their name so they can receive care packages for Jewish holidays. Jill Carmer, Chair

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Happy Birthday

Happy Anniversary

In Loving Memory

Mazel Tov

Get Well Soon

TO: FROM:Edie Radomsky June Colodny

Ellen Scully June Colodny Anita Lewy Charlotte Kuklin

Esther Frankenstein Anita Lewy Charlotte Kuklin June Colodny

TO: FROM:Priscilla & Abe Hodes Lois & Bruce Joseph Ellen Scully June Colodny

TO: FROM:Kim and Fred Memar on the birth ofyour granddaughter, Kierra Skye Renee Premack Bernardine Zaben

Lois & Bruce Joseph Ellen Scully Edie Radomsky

Marilyn Barkan on your grandsonRiley becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Lois & Bruce Joseph

Brenda and Jerry Katz on the marriage of your daughter, Sari to Ariyah Arshadnia. Lois & Bruce Joseph Kim & Fred Memar

George & Renata Tonn on the birth of your new Grandchild.  Maxine Bendelac

TO: FROM:Frances Nesibov Edie Radomsky

Sheila Gilbert    Edie Radomsky

TO: FROM:Charlotte Kuklin Deepest sympathy on the loss of your great grandniece. June Colodny Ellen Scully Anita Lewy

Michael Clarke on the passing of your beloved sister, Dorothy   Maxine Bendelac

Tributes

TO: FROM:Melanie & Gene GreenbergLillian & Mike RadomskyRabbi Elaine Schnee & Harvey GitelThank you for the wonderful Sukkah Hop evening. Lois & Bruce Joseph

Aliza & Norman Karasick for your friendship and hospitality. Sonia Adelman

Thank You

Mishloach Manot Mania Order FormName____________________________________________Phone______________

Email ____________________________________________ I would like to be an MMM Sponsor. QUEEN ESTHER: $118 entitles you to 4 boxes (we will make them for you) and you will sponsor an activity & you’ll be listed in the Purim Scroll which goes into each box. ROYAL COURT: $36 entitles you to 2 boxes and your name listed in the Scroll. $________

Type of box

Description # of boxes

# for Donation

Total$

$7 I will be at the event to make my own boxes.

$10 I will need someone else to make my boxes. I will pick up my boxes: (Please choose one) by 2PM on Sunday, Mar. 1st on Wednesday at the Purim reading.

TOTAL: $

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For Tributes and Dedications, contact Vicki Bloom 702-363-6319 or email jbloomfam@aol.com OR Edie Radomsky 702-448-7211 or email Edie@radomsky.org

Dedications

Thanks to all of you who made calls,

contributions & sent cards to wish me

well. They were all greatly appreciated. 

Racine Murdock

ALAN HARROW,In memory of

NORMA HARROW.  I loved her dearly. 

BY FRIEDA HOTCHNER 

Harriet GrunbergWishing you a

speedy & complete recovery.

We love & miss you.Lillian & Mike

Radomsky

Enclosed is my check made out to WLTBS, Memo: MMM, for $________. Mail to WLTBS 10700 Havenwood Ln. LV, NV 89135

I will call Kim at 702-429-0888 to use a credit card.

I/We will VOLUNTEER the day of event to help or make donated boxes to be delivered to Seniors in facilities. Get the family involved! # to volunteer ____

Good Morning Carole (Kainen),

I think yesterday went really well. Please thank all

The Maccabee Market volunteers for the great

cleanup job they did after the event.

Carol Jeffries

My Dear WL Friends,Thank you for your very kind and lovingget well wishes you sent my way when

I was so ill. I appreciate all your dear prayers for my

speedy recovery. My family and I

appreciate all of your kindness &

thoughtfulness. Warmest regards

& love, Norma Wilensky

FEBRUARY

6" Karen Meppen" Candle Lighting 4:55PM8" Lovee Arum" Marcia Klein Marx9" Sheila Gershman11" Faye Steinberg13" Candle Lighting 5:03PM" Celia Bell14" Ronnie & Michael Sander18" Heidi & David Straus19" Jacquie Frye20" Candle Lighting 5:10PM21" Alex & Damien Silver 23" ROSH CHODESH25" Kim Cohen26 " Marcy Saxe" Stacy & Aaron Lelah27" Candle Lighting 5:16PM28" Lauri Staretz

MARCH

1 " MISHLOACH MANOT" MANIA2" Randi Lampert6" Candle Lighting 5:23PM8" Sonia Adelman9" Dee & Fred Berkley10" Sally Venger13" Candle Lighting 6:29PM17" Carole Kainen" Jacquie & Marc Frye18" Suzanne Steinberg20" Candle Lighting 6:35PM23" Sara Price Mason24" Florence Frost" Betsi & David Steinberg" ROSH CHODESH25" Carolyn Goodman26" Barbara & David " Silverberg27" Candle Lighting 6:41PM" Elaine Schnee28" Diane Kaiser" Shelley Berkley & " Larry Lehrner30" Norma Wilensky"31" Lisa & Neil Braunstein

Friday, APRIL 3rd is Erev Pesach.

JANUARY

1" Happy Secular New Year!" Fern Moskowitz2" Candle Lighting 4:22PM3" Elissa Burda" Miriam Sharp4" Natalie Berman" Nina Boshes5" Sari Mann" BOOK CLUB 7PM8" Carole & Ed Kainen9" Candle Lighting 4:28PM10" Kate & Martin St-Pierre13" DINNER WITH FRIENDS" at Veggie House" Jill & Ben Super15" Ellen Merkin " CIRCLE OF PRAYERS16" Candle Lighting 4:35PM19" Debbie Strimling" Sara & Bill Mason20" Shelley Berkley" June Colodny" Lauri Staretz & Mickie Weisz21" Varda Reizes22" ROSH CHODESH23" Candle Lighting 4:42PM25" Marisa Kagan28" Alex Silver29" Marjorie Belsky" Glenda Monkarsh" Sally & Dick Eskenazi" Lois & Michael Weinberg30" Candle Lighting 4:49PM" Juli & Saul Ruben

Let’s Celebrate! p.7

HAPPY BIRTHDAY & HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

TO ALL!

WLTBS Participated in the annual Mitzvah Day at TBS. We were proud to provide the opportunity to collect toiletries from so many generous people. Thanks to all who volunteered that day to fill shoe boxes for the girls participating with the Embracing Project, an organization that provides support to young people who have experienced extreme violence. I went to their holiday party and it was moving to see the girls all there and how, with positive support, they are able to turn their lives around. By Melanie Greenberg

Women’s League of Temple Beth Sholom 10700 Havenwood Lane Las Vegas, NV 89135

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! WLTBS 2014-15

JANUARY: 13, Dinner with Friends at Veggie House Chinese Restaurant 15, Circle of Prayers 9:30-11AM 22, Rosh Chodesh 7-9 PM

FEBRUARY: 23, Rosh Chodesh 7-9PM

MARCH: 1, MMM! (Mishloach Manot Mania). Purim is the 4th, so buy/make Hamantaschen & your boxes with us! Last year was a blast! 24, Rosh Chodesh 7-9PM

APRIL: 20, Rosh Chodesh 7-9PM 22, Annual Election Meeting. Always an informative and fun event.

MAY: 13, Donor Brunch.

* WLTBS Board Meetings are the first Wednesday of the month at 9:30 AM unless otherwise noted.

SHOP AT OUR BEAUTIFUL SCHWARTZ JUDAICA SHOPStop by to see our beautiful new items

from Israel!Check us out for all your gift needs:

hostess, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, holidays, tallit and much more!

Regular hours will soon be announced.For information contact

702-804-1333 x 111