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Happy New Year! Jewish Federation of El Paso Non-Profit Org. 7110 N. Mesa U.S. Postage El Paso, Texas 79912 PAID El Paso, Texas RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Permit No. 1256 Oil on Canvas (30” x 30”) x (30” Canvas on Oil By Lyuba Titovets Lyuba By “Heaven on Earth” Earth” on “Heaven New Year! New Happy September 2020 September Elul 5780/Tishrei 5781 5780/Tishrei Elul 2 | September 2020 The Jewish Voice Up Close: Nathan Stevens This year’s winner of the Jewish Federation of Greater El Paso’s Bernard and Florence Schoichet Leadership Award is Nathan Stevens. He comes from a family of leaders: his parents, Scott and Bonny Stevens, were honored in the November issue of The Jewish Voice “Up Close” feature for their Jewish community leadership and volunteer work. As is the tradition for this award, Nathan’s selection was announced at the Federation’s 2020 Annual Meeting – but there was nothing traditional about this year. Instead of accepting the award from a podium, Nathan spoke via Zoom from his living room, surrounded by his three sons – Jonathan, Mathew, and Jacob – and wife Letty, an active volunteer who helps Nathan carry out his ideas and plans. On September 19, the couple will celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary. Just as Nathan learned from his family, he and Letty have become role models for their boys about the importance of participating in their Jewish community. “Jonathan is already looking forward to MSTY (Temple Mount Sinai’s youth group) and hopes to make a difference in his community,” Nathan says. “And the other day, Jacob said ‘I miss Temple – I want to go!’” Nathan’s early years were spent in Bitburg, Germany, and El Paso as the Army took his father to both cities. In El Paso, he and his older brother, Joshua, grew up with six cousins, all grandchildren of Arthur and Rhoberta Leeser. A couple of years after graduating from Coronado High School, he began washing cars at his Uncle Oscar’s Hyundai car dealership. Nineteen years later, he still works for Oscar Leeser, but he has moved up to a managerial role in the dealer’s large used car department. Letty grew up Catholic but when it came time for the kids to go to Sunday School, they joined Temple Mount Sinai. The experience inspired them to get involved. “It was so different from when I grew up. I had good memories of Sunday School, with lots of activities,” he recalls. “So I went to the people at What do you value most in You recently won the Schoichet Temple and asked what can I do to be help out.” your friends? Young Leadership Award. He wanted to encourage connections that went beyond the building and he Being genuine. Someone who is Why did you decide to take on started a parents’ group to get together while their children were in class. In truly honest and comfortable with who leadership roles in the Jewish they are makes it more comfortable community? 2017, he volunteered at the Sunday School’s Chanukah festival fundraiser and in being who I am. It wasn’t so much a decision as 2018 and 2019, he got the Horeem parents group to take over the planning and What might we be surprised to much as a result of inspiration. There volunteering. learn about one of your interests was such a presence of involvement Hearing about fun sleepovers at Temple from the past, he reintroduced the or hobbies? around me from my peers, role models event. “We had 45 Jewish kids at the last one,” he says, “and we were glad to I really enjoy working with my and pillars of our community that it welcome people from other congregations,” he says. hands and making things with the boys. sparked me. I have (with help) made a bed, toy chest What would you say to He’s also started a family cooking class at Temple. “When families gather, and an outdoor kitchen. encourage others to get involved they’re usually around a plate of food,” he laughs. You like to camp or stay in with Jewish life in Greater El Temple Mount Sinai is putting Nathan’s energy to good use: he’s now the an RV with your family. What’s Paso? board’s vice president for programs. Among his program ideas was the popular the first place you’ll go when it’s I would tell someone that there is “Sip and Paint” series this summer with Rachel Eckman. “It’s easier to say let’s completely safe to travel again? something out there for you. No matter We can’t wait! Our family has how you choose to practice Judaism, meet somewhere, let’s do something, but now we have to hop on a computer to planned an extra-long road trip to see there are many varied and meaningful get together,” he says. “With the pandemic, we’re trying our best to stay involved Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone ways to participate. and active. We can do this – and we’ll work to keep people engaged.” Park for the first time. We should cover What’s the best thing about Cindy Graff Cohen approximately 2,700 miles through five being part of our Jewish Editor, The Jewish Voice states. We intend to camp, hike, fish community? and enjoy nature. Connection and community. We Describe your favorite Rosh all start with that one common thread, Hashanah memory. but when you start getting to know I always remember the family the people of our community you can dinners. Everyone came. It was like appreciate that such different people a Thanksgiving meal but you had to can come together. dress up. Birthplace: Bitburg, Germany Wife: Letty Stevens Children: Jonathan, 13; Mathew, 11; Jacob, 6 Parents: Scott and Bonny Stevens Grandparents: Arthur and Rhoberta Leeser and Clyde and Molly Stevens BETTER TOGETHER The Jewish Voice September 2020 | 3 News from the Top: Pacesetters learn online The Jewish Federation of Greater law degree from Stanford, he came to year. Emergency response teams were El Paso honored the Pacesetters this JFNA last year from Hillel International deployed to El Paso and assisted victims summer, inviting these cornerstone where he served as president and CEO. and their families in crisis and grief Annual Campaign supporters to an Fingerhut shared the Federation counseling. exceptional online program in late July. system’s response to the pandemic. This work nationally and locally could Co-chairs Robin Furman and Wendy Collectively, the JFNA’s 146 Federations not be done without the support of the Lanski kicked off the event and introduced raised over $175 million in emergency Jewish Federation of Greater El Paso and two important leaders to share their views funds in the first three months of the crisis emphasizes the importance of our local from the top: Eric Fingerhut, the new to support the unprecedented needs of Federations. president of Jewish Federations of North our communities and Jewish communities “We were able to step up immediately America, and Dr. Richard Lange, Texas around the world. and lead the communal response because Tech University Health Sciences Center JFNA led we were already there, president and dean of the Paul L. Foster the effort to organized, supporting concluded the event from her home in School of Medicine. include non- our communities, year in Las Cruces and offered calming words In a wide-ranging discussion and profits in and year out.” Fingerhut of unity, purpose, and the power of the question-and-answer session facilitated by the federal described, “You can’t collective, especially in these uncertain Robert French, JFED executive director, CARES Act create community in the times. the event tackled issues surrounding which resulted middle of a crisis, but Dori Fenenbock the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. in Paycheck rather you must build, Small Federations Chair, Fingerhut, who spoke from his home in Protection nurture and maintain Executive Committee of the JFNA Washington, D.C., brought a combination Program community at all times. President, 2014-16, of perspectives. A former Ohio state loans/grants Eric Fingerhut That is why we do what Jewish Federation of Greater El Paso senator and U.S. Representative with a to synagogues, we do, and why we need JCCs, camps, schools and more, and we support.” organized national funders to create even Dr. Richard Lange joined the event more funding resources for our struggling from his office in El Paso to provide a de- institutions. They have convened all tailed report on COVID infection in El the key organizations of Jewish life into Paso. He discussed local statistics, treat- an Emergency Pandemic Coalition ment plans, and vaccine trials. “Texas that is working together on finding Tech University Health Sciences Center support, exchanging best practices, El Paso has partnered with our hospital and now providing reopening support. partners to provide state-of-the art in- JFNA purchased Personal Protective formation and treatment, in addition to Equipment for agencies that cannot get performing research,” he emphasized. it and supplied all manner of emergency Dr. Lange also stressed the importance of relief. getting a regular flu shot in the coming Humble Donut Co. created a special treat Fingerhut also reflected on JFNA’s months. for the online Pacesetters to enjoy while Dr. Richard Lange response to the El Paso shooting last Monica Kimball, JFED president, listening to the two speakers Todah Rabah to Our Volunteers Café Europa Speakers Gillian Baudo, Monika Kimball, Rabbi Bery Schmukler Call Session Volunteers Stephanie Calvo, Loree Furman, Debra Kanof, Harriet Roth Borderland’s Café Europa On-Call Volunteers Haidi Appel, Michelle Blumenfeld, Aydyn Bush, Audrey Lavi, Noel Hollowell-Small, Camila Viana, Aaron Weislow 11:30 a.m.
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