Congregation P'nai Tikvah
9700 Hillpointe Rd. | Services 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)
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Friday, August 7th,
Inter-generational Tot Shabbat with Cantor Marla Goldberg and Reb Jamie – Join us as we welcome in Shabbat with songs and stories. Parents and grandparents with kids under 6, 6:30 pm R.S.V.P. via email listed below, SUBJECT LINE “Tot Shabbat”.
To Join via Video Chat for Candlelighting, Shabbat, Torah Study, and Havdallah:
RSVP: at servicesrsvp@pnaitikvahlv.org or call us at 702-436-4900 and instructions will be sent to you.
Reb Jamie’s Candlelighting/Welcoming Shabbat
Torah Study
Join new and old friends with Reb Jamie Hyams for a spirited and engaging Torah study hosted ONLINE! To R.S.V.P. via Zoom click HERE! or email: servicesrsvp@pnaitikvahlv.org Zoom meeting login information will be email upon confirmation
Cantor Marla Goldberg’s Havdalah & Share-la-bration!
Tisha B’Av – Tu B’Av Special Program
Saturday August 1, 2020 7:30 pm PST
Join us for a brief exploration of Tisha B’Av and Tisha B’Av the major day of communal mourning and its spiritual elements.
R.S.V.P. via Evite HERE!
Saturday evening, August 1st, after celebrating Havdalah service, members of P’Nai Tikvah are invited to a zoom call for a special program designed to transport participants from the grief of Tisha B’Av to the joy of Tu B’Av. The program starts with a healing service that includes readings from Lamentations, poetry, prayers, music, and meditations. The second half of the program focuses on cultivating self-love and culminated with a 5 minute meditation on our love for others. The program is developed and led by Ellen Royer, a member of the congregation, in consultation with the clergy. P’nai Tikvah encourages its membership to play an active role in creating programming for the congregation, and often engages in unique, interactive, spiritual activities for holidays.
Download a Program Guide HERE!
For more information Email: ritualcommittee@pnaitikvahlv.com: SUBJECT LINE: “TISHA B’AV”or Call (702) 436-4900.
FREE to Everyone however Tzedakah is always welcome for enjoying our special programs.
Community Prayer
Prayer for those who have become “Essential”
Kol hakavod* is not enough to thank all those who serve us selflessly.
The workers preparing our orders, the delivery drivers, the pharmacists,
cashiers, receptionists, grocery store clerks, the wait people.
The list is endless for those that assist us.
They are unsung heroes for these pandemic times.
Please bless and protect them
And their families, HaShem.
We see them under their masks
and do not take them for granted,
As they risk all to serve all.
We are physically isolated,
Yet these workers have held us together.
Let us be mindful, thankful, grateful.
Help us to demonstrate our gratitude,
And pay it forward.
This pandemic has revealed our weaknesses,
But has also brought out our strengths.
Help us to make the most of our newly found awareness, Adonai,
As we care for others and others care for us.
Amen
*All the honor. Good job!
REWATCH TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT SESSIONS!
TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT: Welcome and a Breif Explaination of Shavuot
Did you miss any of the segments from our fantastic night of Shavuot? If so, you can watch them on HERE!
Congregation P’nai Tikvah Blog
Democracy, Humility and Parashat Mishpatim
“…Mishpatim shows us a glimmer of what a just society looks like.”
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!
Annual Membership Renewal
It is time to update our membership records. You can click to download a current Memebership packet HERE!
High Holy Days
“Together as a Community While We’re Apart”
CPT All Virtual High Holy Days
This is your opportunity to spend High Holy Days with YOUR family and special friends – Wherever they happen to live. We even have a special Chaver Membership for people who will be out of town or are members form another Synagogue.
Stay Tuned for more details to follow later this month.
High Holy Days Casting Call for Shofar Blowers and Callers
“Together as a Community While We’re Apart”
Casting Call for Shofar Blowers for High Holy Days 5781
Email Neil Bernstein by Clicking HERE!
Check out upcoming events in our Greater Community
Virtual Shabbat Box
We offer you this week’s Virtual Shabbat Box as part of our continued efforts to help you experience Shabbat as a special time that’s truly different from the rest of the week.
L’shalom,
Reconstructing Judaism
P.S. Starting Sunday, join us for a live and online weekly Reconstructionist Learning Series sponsored by the Chesapeake Area Congregations. The series will cover Reconstructionism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Judaism, the Natural World, and You!; Radical Inclusion and Progressive Israel. Register here
Rental Assistance Information from Nevadans for the Common Good
Here is what we know:
1) There is $30 million from the State and $30 million from Clark County allocated toward residential rental assistance and it will run out fast. Anyone who wants to apply should do so as soon as possible. It will be distributed on a first come, first served basis.
2) For people who live in Clark County, you can find out more here. You will need to contact a service provider listed on the page to apply. Attached here is more detailed information on providers who will be able to assist you more specifically.
3) Here is the State of Nevada CARES Housing Assistance Program though the link for Clark County residents has not yet been established (as of 07/17). It is likely that when the link is established, it will also lead to the CHAT program linked above. For Washoe County and rural counties, the links are live.
4) For news stories on the program including eligibility information, you can find out more here or here.
If you have questions about the programs, please contact someone connected to the programs. NCG does not have additional programmatic information.
Thank you!
Please help our community
Jewish Family Services
The Jewish Family Services Agency (JFSA) Food Pantry is looking for Food Donations. They service the entire Clark County Area regardless of affiliation. For more information on JFSA and how to contribute:
https://www.jfsalv.org or call 702-732-0304
LIST OF NEEDED PANTRY ITEMS
Canned Fruit
- Applesauce
- Pears
- Mixed fruit
- Mandarin Oranges
Juice
- Apple
- Grape
- Orange
- Tomato
Canned vegetables
- Corn
- Peas
- Carrots
- Green beans
- Mixed Vegetables
Pasta
Pasta Sause
Canned soups
- Baked Beans
- Chili
- SpaghettiOs
- All soup varieties
Rice
Ramen
Cup noodle
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Love is an action
This is Av
Dear G-d, you are with us
as we emerge from deep sorrow on the ninth of Av
to Love on Tu b'Av.
Maidens in white dancing in the moonlight,
seeking marriages,
as b'nei Israel enjoys the light of the full moon.
Man and woman,
Light and darkness,
people and Creator,
We are separate yet One.
We are commanded to love you,
the Source of Life.
By delving into Torah,
your vastness is revealed.
How do I love you, Adonai?
Being loving to others,
working for social justice.
preserving Your handiwork.
studying Torah,
We are feeding our connections to our Jewish heritage.
We marvel in the Wisdom and Beauty.
We may stumble, yet we are following Your path.
We dance to your melodies.
Love is an action.
Amen
Rabbi’s Blog
Democracy, Humility and Parashat Mishpatim
“…Mishpatim shows us a glimmer of what a just society looks like.”
From Age-ing to Sage-ing
“From Age-ing to Sage-ing”
Based on the work on “Eldering” by the late
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, z’l
and Debby and Barry Barkan.
This course is intended to give participants some of the tools for purposefully participating in their own individual spiritual development as they journey toward life’s completion.
Shabbat Inspiration – Choosing Living Judaism
This week as our online prayer group collected our thoughts, one of the undertones was the growing fear that the American Jewish community is under attack, that the times are changing, and that we need to take action to defend ourselves. Many of us are asking “Is this...
Mitzvah Projects
Senior Care Packages
Senior Donations
Donations for senior care packages again? I have wrapped individual sucking mints -and 6 chap sticks.
- Crossword puzzles and pens.
- Sudoku puzzles and pens
- Adult coloring books and colored pencils or markers.
- A cross-stitch pattern.
- Puzzles.
- Books or magazines.
- A deck of cards or a favorite game
- Lotion (Medicated or favorite fragrance)
- Toiletries like shampoo, mouthwash, toothpaste, bars of soap, toothbrushes
- Chap sticks
- Individually wrapped mints (for sucking)
- Hand Sanitizer
- Fuzzy socks or slippers
- Journals
- prepackaged snacks
- Stationary
- Pens
- post-it-notes
We will collect the items before and after services Friday December 20th. If you have questions, email us at Communications@pnaitikvahlv.org Subject Line: Senior Care Packages.
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