Congregation P'nai Tikvah
9700 Hillpointe Rd. | Shabbat Services Via Zoom are 1st & 3rd Fridays of each month @7:30pm“Whatever the faiths you have known or the flags of your heritage, you are welcome here. Whatever the circumstances of your life and whomever you love, you are welcome here.
Whether you ran in here today on little feet, or ambled, or strolled, or rolled in, you are welcome here.
Whether you lean to the right or to the left, or like it somewhere in the middle; whether you are a believer or a questioner, or a questioning believer, you are welcome to this makom shalom, this place of peace, joy, and hope, Congregation P’nai Tikvah…”
(Based on a greeting used by Rev. Kevin Tarsa, shared by Rabbi Chava Bahle, and further refined by Rabbi Yocheved Mintz)
SHABBAT SERVICES ARE 1ST AND 3RD FRIDAYS OF THE WEEK
COMMUNITY CANDLE LIGHTING ARE THE 2ND AND 4TH FRIDAYS OF THE MONTH
Friday November 5th, 2021 |
1 Kislev, 5782
Intergenerational Young Family Shabbat*
with Rabbi Jamie Hyams and Cantor Marla Goldberg.
Join us with your children to welcome in Shabbat with songs and stories. Great for parents and grandparents with kids 8 and under, 6:30 pm. R.S.V.P via email SUBJECT LINE: “FAMILY SHABBAT” at servicesrsvp@pnaitikvahlv.org or call us at 702-436-4900 and instructions will be sent to you.
*Intergernerational Young Family Shabbat Services are held the 1st Friday of the Month
Friday November 19th, 15 Kislev, 5782
Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv Services
7:30 pm 3rd Fridays of the Month
Join us as we welcome in Shabbat with songs and community, led by Rabbi Jamie Hyams, Cantor Marla Goldberg, and Maestro Tim Cooper.
To R.S.V.P. Kabbalat Shabbat via email, SUBJECT LINE: “KABBALAT SHABBAT” at servicesrsvp@pnaitikvahlv.org or call us at 702-436-4900 and instructions will be sent to you.
It is also traditional to give Tzedakah (donate funds) for Shabbat if you are able
Friday November 5, 2021 |
1 Kislev, 5782
KABBALAT SHABBAT/MAARIV SERVICES*
Welcome in Shabbat with songs and prayer as a community led by Rabbi Jamie Hyams, Cantor Marla Goldberg, and Maestro Tim Cooper. Friday, November 5th, 7:30 pm.
To R.S.V.P. Kabbalat Shabbat via email, SUBJECT LINE: “KABBALAT SHABBAT” at servicesrsvp@pnaitikvahlv.org or call us at 702-436-4900 and instructions will be sent to you.
Shabbat prayerbook may be downloaded HERE!
The old service guide (prayers and songs) can be downloaded HERE!
*Kabbalat Shabbat Maariv Services are held the First Friday of the Month
P’nai Tikvah’s Community Candle Lighting Welcoming Shabbat
with host, Hannah Jenkins Friday, October 22nd, & 29th at 6:30 pm.
To R.S.V.P. email: ServicesRSVP@pnaitikvahlv.org SUBJECT LINE: “Candle Lighting” to email your reservation. Instructions for connecting will be in your confirmation.
Shabbat Morning Torah Study
October 16th, 2021 | 10 Cheshvan, 5782
Join new and old friends for a spirited and engaging online Torah study.
When: 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance HERE!
Zoom meeting login information will be emailed with registration confirmation.
Questions? Email us at: ServiceRSVP@pnaitikvahlv.org
Follow along Parshat Vayeira
Torah: Genesis | Bereishit 18:1-22:24
Haftarah: II Kings 4:1 – 4:37
Or… Check out Rabbi Sacks z”l HERE!
or the Family friendly version for Rabbi Sacks Parasha HERE!
It is also traditional to give Tzedakah (donate funds) for Shabbat if you are able.
SAVE THE DATE!
CPT PRESENTS A MUSICAL EVENING WITH JOSH GOLDBERG
Save the Date – December 5th, 2021! Congregation P’nai Tikvah presents an “Evening with Josh Goldberg.” A special Chanukah Musical performance for the benefit of Congregation P’nai Tikvah.
Josh Goldberg is a Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter, producer, and soon-to-be ordained Cantor, whose perspective on life, love, faith, and the world is reflected in his music as well as his personal endeavors. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Josh studied music from an early age and is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and singer, traversing a variety of musical genres with equal dexterity. His musical influences which include Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, Elton John, Gavin DeGraw, Steely Dan, Norah Jones, as well as the Cantorial masters of Chazzanut, are apparent in his music. His attachment to his Jewish roots led him to enter the realm of contemporary Jewish music, although he’s equally comfortable in the pop world.
“ONE OF THE EMERGING MUSIC STARS OF REFORM JUDAISM.” -RABBI MARK KAISERMAN, The Reform Temple of Forest Hills
“STELLAR VOICE, RIDICULOUS PIANO CHOPS AND FRESH SOUND…PLEASE KEEP WRITING MORE STUNNING MUSIC!!” -Cantor Michael Smolash, Temple Israel of West Bloomfield, MI
More event details to come.
Time: TBA
Date: December 5th, 2021
Ticket Cost: TBA
Registration details will be on our website at https://pnaitikvahlv.org
Email Congregation P’nai Tikvah for more information at info@pnaitikvahlv.org
Community Prayer
In the Sukkah
Living in our sukkah for seven days forces us to confront the reality of our changing environment.
The sun pounds down on us and we search the sky for rain clouds for their shade and water.
The sukkah is fragile,
much like our planet,
much like our lives.
The branches let in starlight,
gentle breezes and
our ushpizin-
voices and faces from long ago
or just last year.
In the sukkah,
we wave the lulav,
inhale the fresh scent of the etrog.
We eat meals here, sleep here,
tell stories, rejuvenate.
Perhaps if we have lost some confidence in our foundation, our faith,
we can find it here-
drifting in with a gentle wind.
This year, we greet each other virtually in our sukkot.
Next year, hopefully,
we’ll rejoice with hugs and holding hands.
Let us remember that home is not
in these four walls,
but in the small voice inside that connects us all to the
Spirit of the Universe.
Amen
Call for Volunteers!
Machzor Search Committee
A committee is being formed to find a new machzor (High Holiday prayer book) for the 5783 Days of Awe. If you would like to work with Rabbi Mintz to check out available machzorim, please contact her at gkmintz@aol.com or 702-869-2700.
Shoe Drive Volunteers
The collection is over! We have met our goal! Now it is time to pack shoes up for shipping to those who need them. We need volunteers to help bag the shoes for shipping. If you are interested, contact Kristen Jaeger for more information HERE!
Learn With Us
As our congregation grows, so grows our educational opportunities.
Hands on, experiential learning makes Jewish education fun and meaningful for all ages.
Check out class offerings HERE!
Classes with Rabbi Jamie
iEngage: Foundations for a New Relationship
Join us for Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship, an exploration of the significance of Israel for Jewish life. Engaging Israel is a series of nine lectures and conversations with scholars from the Shalom Hartman Institute that responds to growing feelings of disenchantment and disinterest toward Israel among an ever-increasing number of Jews worldwide by creating a new narrative regarding the significance of Israel for Jewish life. Lecture and discussion participants include Rabbi Dr. Donniel Hartman, Dr. Tal Becker, Yossi Klein-Halevi, Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, Prof. Gil Troy and others. This class will be taught online using the video modules followed by live, interactive group discussion.
Introduction to Judaism Class Series – with Rabbi Debi Lewis
Join Rabbi Jamie and her BFF Rabbi Debi Lewis for Intro to Judaism. Rabbi Lewis will be the primary teacher and Rabbi Jamie will be the co-pilot.
- Are you Jew curious?
- Were you born Jewish, but you want to know more?
- Are you interested in finding out about conversion?
- Is your partner Jewish and you want to participate more fully?
If any of these describe your interest, then this class is for you!
October 12, 2021-April 12, 2022
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:15 pm
Annual Membership Renewal
It is time to update our membership records. Click below to register or renew online or you can click to download a current memebership packet below.
Rosh Chodesh Viewing Party
Sunday, October 17 , 7:00 pm – Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
This Zoom event celebrating the first new moon after the High Holy Days, will be a discussion of the movie Lansky.
Participants can watch the movie on Amazon (you do not need Prime membership to rent the movie or available at Red Box). For those who would like to have a group watching experience, we will set up a watch party (you do need Amazon prime to join the watch party) for 2:00 on October 17.
Please RSVP if you plan to attend the discussion group or the watch party. Click Button to R.S.V.P.
L’Dor V’Dor – Shema Video
In Shlomo Riskin’s article in the New York Jewish Week, August 1, 2018, “Teach Your Children Well”, he quotes Deuteronomy 11:19 “You shall teach them with your children, to speak with them, when you sit in your home, when you walk on the way, when you lie down, and when you arise.” This is where, as he says, “the necessity of conveying the faith foundation to the next generation.” Inspiring a passion for the Jewish faith and traditions as a parent is a hefty burden, yet generations of Jewish continuity lay testament to results of this parental task. L’Dor V’Dor, from generation to generation, we teach our children lovingly and as Riskin says, “to personally claim ownership of the Torah.”
The Shema is usually the first prayer we teach our children. Our congregation is blessed with and encourages exposure and influence to Torah and this small video shows how a small pre-Jewlicious Learner has sunk her teeth into learning the Shema.
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Our Community
There are many ways to be a part of our wonderful P’nai Tikvah Family and meet new friends!
KEHILLAH
Kehillah is more than a gathering of people, translated as community or congregation, it reflects our obligations to each other and the entire Jewish community.
Check it out HERE!
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SUPER SUNDAY
JEWISH FOOD FESTIVAL
The Super Sunday Jewish Food Festival will be held at Tivoli Village on Sunday, November 7, 2021, from 12:00 – 4:00 PM.
Click Here for more information.
Rabbi’s Blog
Fortune Cookies and 2021
Parashat Vayihi, 2021 Last Thursday night was Christmas Eve and like many Jews around the world, I celebrated with take-out Chinese food and Kung Pao Kosher Comedy. The garlic eggplant and moshu vegetables were delicious but the fortune cookies were extraordinary. ...
Jefferey Adam Mintz, z’l
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info@pnaitikvahlv.org
It’s Complicated
Like many of us, I have a life-long relationship with Israel. I made aliyah at 22, lived and loved there for years, have family and friends there, and I know that I am safer in the world because Israel is there as my home base.
Misheberach List
Service Times
7:30 pm on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of each month.
On the 1st Friday of each month, there is a Tot | Family Shabbat at 6:30, preceding the main services.
Service Location
Adelson Educational Campus
9700 Hillpointe Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89134