We give to Midbar Kodesh Temple to set an example for our children and grandchildren. Not a day goes by that someone from our family is not participating in something at Midbar Kodesh: the Early Childhood Center, the Religious School, youth groups, volunteering in the office, attending services, board meetings, fundraisers, in the kitchen, arranging and setup of simchas, and more. We see the joy in our grandchildren’s faces when they see Rabbi Tecktiel – running up to him and

Hi Midbar Kodesh Temple! my name is Raz (which means “secret" in Hebrew) and I'm from Israel. Currently I'm a "Shinshinit" in Las Vegas, which means that I was sent by the Jewish Agency for Israel to volunteer abroad. "Shinshin" stands for the first two letters of the Hebrew phrase "sh'nat sheirut" which means "year of service". I bring Israeli spirit to the community and tell my story. I love theater, sport and dancing- I danced flamenco for almost 9 years. In addition to wo

Hello, Midbar Kodesh. We are JB, Tanisha, Eden and Luke Rizzo! JB is originally from Long Island, NY. He is a CPA in both California and Nevada as a partner in Frankel, Reichman & Rizzo CPA Firm in Los Angeles. Tanisha is a Las Vegas native and a CFE. Tanisha just recently left my full time corporate job to open Eden Entries Bookkeeping Services so that she can work from home and be more available for the family's young children. We do a lot of commuting to Los Angeles, but e

During the month of April our community will commemorate the Shoah with two outstanding programs, reminding all how the targeting of Jews and other specific groups for persecution, led to extermination and murder of almost 12 million people in eastern Europe between 1939 and 1945. On Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. the SS St. Louis Project founder Robert Krakow and creator of the film "Complicit" will share the story of the ill-fated SS St. Louis at Midbar Kodesh Temple. The annua

Hi! We are Cory, Danielle, Caleb and Kira. Caleb is 4 years old and Kira is 2. We moved to Nevada in July 2017 from Southern California. Cory owns a family business that produces and sells personal care items like hair brushes and body care items. Danielle is a stay at home mom. Caleb plays t-ball, and he loves to help cook, super heroes and Paw Patrol. Kira loves to help mom clean and loves to practice t-ball with her brother. Most of our time at home is spent listening to m

This week as part of our 52 weeks of mitzvot, we are highlighting the mitzvah of Bikkur Holim, visiting the sick. The mitzvah of visiting the sick is so important, and so powerful, that the Torah does not even bother with a mere command from God to do this mitzvah, but instead God models it for us directly. There is a story in Genesis that God commanded Abraham to circumcise himself and all the members of his household to enter them, the covenant, the brit, with God. Immed

What’s in a name? Evidently, a lot. This week, on the eve of the International Holocaust Commemoration Day, the government of Poland thought it prudent to push a bill through its Parliament making it a crime punishable by up to three years in prison to refer to the Nazi death camps as Polish death camps. Understandably, the Israeli government, Yad Vashem, The U.S. Holocaust Museum, and the Simon Weisenthal Center in LA among others, have come out strongly condemning both th