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Shaken by bacon, she sues
You know the joke about the Bud-
dhist who orders an omelet: Make
me one with everything.
The Jewish equivalent, of course,
is Hold the pork.
Thats what Angela Montgom-
ery, 30, thought she was getting
when she ordered a loaded veggie
omelet at a Detroit-area Dennys
restaurant recently.
Instead, Montgomery said, the
omelet included bacon.
So she sued.
The lawsuit says Montgomery
is a practicing Jew whose religion
forbids the eating of any pork prod-
uct, according to a report in the
Detroit Free Press.
Montgomery says in the law-
suit that the waitress and manager
apologized. She was told the mis-
take was made because the bacon
container was next to the contain-
ers for vegetables in the restaurants
kitchen.
The restaurant manager offered
her a new omelet at no charge but
she said that her appetite had been
ruined by the knowledge that she
had eaten bacon.
Montgomery told the Free Press
that she was poisoned by the
restaurant. Its like the most vile,
disgusting creature on planet Earth
thats not supposed to go in your
body, and I ate it, she said. To me,
thats a poisoning. I was poisoned.
Dearborn attorney Majed Moughni
filed the lawsuit in Wayne County
Circuit Court. Last month, Moughni
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filed another lawsuit in the same
court against a Kentucky Fried
Chicken restaurant in Lincoln Park,
Michigan, on behalf of a Yemeni-
American Muslim couple from Dear-
born. The complaint? Putting bacon
in their chicken sandwiches.
Askar Abubaker and his wife,
Hasinah Saeed, who wears a veil,
requested cheese as the only extra
in their sandwiches. They allege that
the KFC employees were looking at
them and smiling when they discov-
ered the bacon.
KFC said it was the result of a mis-
communication. At KFC we respect
the religious beliefs of our guests of
all faiths, a KFC spokesman said.
We believe this lawsuit was filed
as a result of a miscommunication
between the guest and our team
member.
Both lawsuits allege breach of
contract and negligent representa-
tion, and seek monetary damages
for emotional and physical distress.
Moughni also filed a lawsuit in May
against Little Caesars Pizza in Dear-
born that advertised halal pepperoni
pizza, which the attorney said in his
lawsuit was not halal and contained
pork.
The most successful lawsuit to
date for a claim of treif against a
non-kosher restaurant is probably
the 2002 case against McDonalds
for using beef flavoring in French
fries it described as vegetarian.
(They were fried in vegetable oil.)
The company settled, giving
$4,000 to each of 12 named plain-
tiffs, and $10 million to groups
promoting vegetarianism
and kashrut, among
them Camp Ramah.
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Is Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen Jewish?
Thats the headline of a piece from JTA, which runs 290 words.
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Bomb threat doesnt stop wedding
Gaby and Dan Rosehill wouldnt
let anything get in the way of their
wedding day. Even if that thing was
a bomb threat that forced all 218
guests to evacuate the hotel where
the wedding was taking place.
I was just about to be named hus-
band and wife when the alarm went
off. We had to evacuate, Gaby Rose-
hill told the Jewish Chronicle about
the incident on Sunday in Brighton,
England.
I had to ask the rabbi Is this divine
intervention? Does God not want me
to get married? she recounted. But
he told me it was just a test and we
would get through it.
As the bridal party gathered in a
nearby hotel, the couples wedding
planners managed to put together an
on-the-spot wedding, chuppah and
all. That turned out to be a good de-
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COVER STORY ................................................40
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OPINION ...........................................................48
HEALTHY LIVING &
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ARTS & CULTURE .......................................... 63
CALENDAR ......................................................64
THE FRAZZLED HOUSEWIFE ................... 67
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ................................ 67
OBITUARIES ....................................................69
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cision, since it took five hours for the
police to clear the original venue.
The couple got married in the
new place, though the bomb threat
changed the order of events a bit,
including police entering the yichud
room, where a couple retreats after
the ceremony for a little privacy,
to question them about anyone
who may have been angry at them.
But the pair managed to keep up
their spirits.
Dan managed to laugh off the
situation the whole way through,
Gaby told the Chronicle.
After police deemed the incident
a hoax, the couple and their guests
were able to return to the original
venue, just in time for dessert.
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GAME OF THRONES:
Tribe members
enliven series
Here, early, is
the Games
of Thrones
item I
mentioned in my last
column. A bit of back-
ground: I only got
hooked on GOT in July
2016. I then binge-
watched the show and
now Im an avid fan. Even
if you dont watch the
show, pass this item to
someone Jewish who
does. They will love
learning, as I did, that
two characters that
every fan knows, are
played by Jewish actors.
I tried to find Jewish
actors in GOT during the
shows second season,
but I was stymied by the
huge cast, and until 2016
I didnt know who was
important among the
supporting characters.
As I said last week, I got
lucky when I vaguely
recognized one actors
name in the seventh
season cast and my
mazel continued as I
found a 2015 article that
confirmed the sec-
ond actor.
PAUL KAYE, 52,
played Thoros of Myr
(also known as the
Red Priest) in GOT. His
character died in the
sixth episode of season
seven. He is among the
party, led by Jon Snow,
that heroically trav-
els beyond the wall to
capture and bring back
a zombie-like wight.
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When I was a kid, my Star Trek and my
Judaism were very interrelated. My rabbi
and my father and Captain Kirk and
Captain Picard were all that same
caliber of person that I wanted to be.
San Francisco assistant district attorney Ben Mains, who specializes
in prosecuting hate crimes and domestic violence, as reported in
J: The Jewish News of Northern California
Thoros is the Lord of Sundays at 10 p.m., and
Light drunken priest then it will move to
who, we learn in season Thursdays. The series
three, can re-animate was created by Seth
Beric Dondarrion, the MacFarlane (Family
leader of the Brother- Guy, Ted) and was
hood Without Banners. co-created by JON
Thoros revived Dond- FAVREAU, 50, who
arrion six times, but directed the pilot. This
his death means that comedic sci-fi series has
Dondarrion is no lon- the look of early Star
ger virtually immortal. Trek. Thats especially
In his last episode, we true of the costumes
learn that Thoros, who Paul Kaye Anton Lesser Jon Favreau and the space ships
dies fighting, was also interior. MacFarlane stars
a great (drunk) warrior as Ed Mercer, the
in his youth. For those captain of the spaceship
who now want to watch Orville. HALSTON SAGE,
Thoros in one seam- 24, is a main cast
less narrative, log on member, playing Alara
to YouTube and enter Kitan, a security officer
The Fate of Thoros of who is from another
Myr. A fan has edited planet. She has super-
together the scenes in strength. VICTOR
which Thoros appears, GARBER, 68, and BRIAN
along with some lead- GEORGE, 65 (Rajs
in contextual scenes. father in Big Bang
(The same fan has cre- Theory), appeared in
ated similar videos for Halston Sage Victor Garber Brian George the pilot and are listed
many characters.) as recurring cast mem-
Kaye grew up in Lon- college to work on an ally of evil Queen Cer- dragon. Lesser, who is bers. They play, respec-
don. He became famous Israeli kibbutz (I think it sei. Qyburn, we learn best known as a Shake- tively, Admiral Halsey
in the U.K. in the 1990s was Kibbutz Gvar-am, early on, was stripped spearean stage actor, and Dr. Aronov.
as Dennis Pennis, a near the Gaza border). of his title Maester) won a British Emmy a Most critics who saw
satirical radio and on- There he met his wife, for performing unethical BAFTA for playing Sir the first three episodes
the-street TV host. He ORLY KATZ. They wed experiments. It certainly Thomas More in the BBC gave it bad reviews. They
did Ali G-type comedy in 1989 and have two wasnt ethical when he miniseries Wolf Hall. In say it doesnt have the
(including phony celeb- sons, JORDY, 25, and revived the almost dead 2015, he played Charles mix of really funny spoof
rity interviews) before GEFFEN, 12. His mother- knight called the Moun- Dickens Jewish charac- humor and drama that
there was an Ali G, and in-law, SHULI, lived on tain and turned him ter Fagin onstage, and he made the 1999 movie
you can find quite a Kibbutz Gvar-am and into a zombie-like killer. told a reporter that he is Galaxy Quest so suc-
few Dennis Pennis worked as a kibbutz Among other lowlights: Jewish in real life. cessful. A few disagreed,
YouTube videos. Since nurse before retiring. In Qyburn presided over The Orville pointing out that the
2000, he has worked 2009, she was killed on the murder of the former premiered third episode has an
mostly as an actor, ap- the kibbutz, by a rocket head Maester, and he on Fox on interesting plot line and
pearing on TV and on launched from Gaza. invented a catapult that Sunday, maybe the show will find
the stage. In 1984, he ANTON LESSER, 65, launched a huge spear September 10. The first its bearings.
took a year off from plays Qyburn, an evil that wounded a good two episodes will air on N.B.
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How welcoming is that shul?
Federations SLI program offers practical workshops to synagogue leaders
JOANNE PALMER
W
hat synagogue does not
think of itself as warm
and welcoming?
About 99-point-some-
thing percent of shuls assure us that they
are.
But how many of them have taken any
concrete steps to ensure that theres any
emotional truth to that slogan?
Lisa Harris Glass, the Jewish Federation
of Northern New Jerseys chief planning
officer, director of its Synagogue Leader-
ship Initiative, and also an active member
of her own shul, is an immensely practical
person. The workshop that she taught last
week offered synagogue lay and profes-
sional leaders an overview of how to make
their synagogues visible, approachable,
and genuinely open to seekers who might
well end up as stalwart members.
The workshop itself was an example of
outreach. It was held at Bnai Jacob Con-
gregation in Jersey City. The federations
relationship with Jersey City and the rest
of Hudson County is fairly new; holding
the program there was a way of signaling
that the relationship is important. Bnai
Jacob has a parking lot, and its also just a
few blocks from a light rail station. Thats
important for people from Hudson, which
is far more urban than Bergen and has
more people who have freed themselves
from cars.
It is that kind of specific, street-level
understanding who are your members?
Who are potential members? What do they
need? What do they assume? What do they
want? that Ms. Glass advocates. There
are broad generalizations that can apply to
many if not most if not all shuls, and there
are some other truths that are absolutely
specific to each shul. The workshops offer
both. Part of what Ms. Glass offers is a way
for synagogue leaders to analyze what they
have and then to decide what to do with
that knowledge.
Take, for example, a synagogue member-
ship form. Ms. Glass gave the people at the
meeting about 20, representing Reform,
Conservative, Orthodox, and unaffiliated
shuls a copy of a membership form and
asked them what was wrong with it. There
was a lot to talk about. As it turns out, a
poorly designed, ill-thought-out form can
transmit all sorts of unintended (and per-
haps all-too-accurate) messages.
Each participant at the workshop gets a
packet; just as each synagogue is different,
so too is each packet. We are very cogni-
zant of who is in the room, Ms. Glass said.
That plays out in a few different ways.
6 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
First, there are denominational dif-
ferences. Across the span of the Jewish
streams, the understanding of who can be
a member varies and cannot be ignored.
Other issues are perhaps less denomina-
tional than they might seem at first.
No synagogue, no matter what move-
ment it represents, can assume that all its
prospective members are part of a nuclear
family. It is unwelcoming and therefore
unwise for any synagogue to present a pro-
spective member with an application that
labels the male applicant as primary and the
female as, well, not primary, as secondary
and therefore somehow minor. There are
unmarried, divorced, or widowed women
joining synagogues across the Jewish world.
Some have children. Some do not.
Gay men and lesbians, coupled or not,
also join synagogues, although how fre-
quently and how openly varies by move-
ment. And in the near future, liberal
synagogues will have to figure out what
pronouns to use for transgender people; in
the more distant future, so too will Ortho-
dox ones.
There also are differences based on
location. Synagogues should use signage
to make their presence known; how and
where to do it depends on where in town
their buildings are, and how suburban or
urban their settings.
When it comes to making their presence
known, synagogues no longer can afford
to ignore the online world. When prospec-
tive members look for synagogues, they
google; the results they see often deter-
mine whether they follow up with a shul
or look elsewhere. Sometimes the syna-
gogues are bedeviled by unfavorable press;
sometimes their towns are too. There are
ways to deal with that ways to make neu-
tral or favorable stories come up on top in
search results and Ms. Glass and SLIs
manager, Joshua Keyak, can teach them.
Each participant gets a so-called report
card, based not on what the SLI staff
knows about the shul, but about the infor-
mation thats available online. Thats what
prospective members would see. Thats
what synagogues can improve, or at the
very least deal with.
You cant be a master of everything,
Ms. Glass said. Thats why we help by
bringing people at these workshops best
practices and real solutions. That practi-
cality is a hallmark of our program, she
continued. We are very aware of whos
there, and we offer something for every-
body to take home.
The SLI team puts its own advice into
action. Best practices are important, Ms.
Glass said. Everyone who walks in gets a
Lisa Harris Glass
You are given a
placard with your
name, and there
are no typos. We
check carefully.
And its never
crooked. That
matters to us.
LISA HARRIS GLASS
personal greeting. You are given a placard
with your name, and there are no typos. We
check carefully. And its never crooked. That
matters to us. It sends a message, the kind
of subliminal first impression that matters.
Ms. Glass discussed ways that synagogue
members can meet other members and
inspire them through their own example
to join the shul. People who love a place
can be its best ambassadors, once they are
empowered to take that initiative. Places
where people tend to gather parks, play-
grounds, nursery schools, libraries, Star-
bucks all are good places for synagogue
members to strike up conversations.
Its never about poaching, Ms. Glass response she gets, and she has noticed
said. Its never a question of persuading
a member of one shul to go to another.
Its about finding people new to a town or
newly open to the idea of synagogue mem-
bership. There are always larger numbers
of those people than anyone not attuned
to it would know.
How do you know with whom to broach
the subject of a shul? Youve heard the jfnnj.org or Lisa Harris Glass at LisaG@
term bageling? Ms. Glass asked. Its a way
Joshua Keyak
of signaling that you are a member of the
tribe. Once thats done, once those connec-
tions are made, then its safe to proceed.
Ms. Glass often brings her own experi-
ences as an active member of a Conserva-
tive shul, the wife of a former president,
and the mother of teenagers who have
been active in the youth group and one
who sings in the choir into the conversa-
tion. She never foregrounds it no one
would ever think that her talk is about her
but she alludes to it in ways that make it
clear that she understands both the dilem-
mas and the satisfaction that participants
experience. I am one of them, she said.
It is authentic for me. My synagogue
makes a difference in my life. I know that
you can be better when you are part of a
sacred community.
It has enriched my life, and I want
everyone else to have the experience. That
is why I do this work.
Its another form of bageling, she added.
I want to signal to people at the work-
shops that I am one of them, and that we
all are doing Gods work.
The workshop is one of 10 or so the fed-
eration offers each year. We always offer
one that that has to do with membership,
and another that has to do with fundrais-
ing or budgeting or dues, Ms. Glass said.
Shes generally runs them in the evening,
but she always pays close attention to the
that increasingly people are reluctant or
unable to get to those meetings. Therefore,
shes offering a half-day conference, Syna-
Con, on Sunday, October 29, beginning at
8:30 in the morning.
For information about SLI evening work-
shops, the SynaCon conference, or SLI in
general, email Joshua Keyak at joshuak@
jfnnj.org.
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Helping Hurricane Harvey victims
Teaneck student spearheads book drive to give displaced children the chance to read
BANJI GANCHROW
T
hough Florida now is recovering
from Hurricane Irma, the dev-
astation from Hurricane Harvey
in Houston still is palpable.
We have seen the pictures, watched
the news, and heard the heartbreaking
stories of people who have lost every-
thing. We all wish we can do something;
many of us have donated money and
many want to do more. But for those Ber-
gen County residents who have a connec-
tion to Houston, the desire to help is even
more overwhelming.
Posts have gone up on Teaneck shuls
with websites and advice about financial
donation. But what happens when kids
want to help?
Sara Mirwis of Teaneck is a sixth grader
at Yeshivat Noam in Paramus. She spent
the first seven years of her life in Hous-
ton; her parents, Valerie and Etan, lived
there for 17 years and survived Hurri-
canes Ike, Katrina, and Rita. But for Sara,
who is about to celebrate her bat mitz-
vah, this hurricane was personal.
According to her mother, all Sara
could think about is the kids that have
no school supplies for the beginning
of school. She decided to make a new
and like-new book collection because
she could not fathom kids not having
books. The fact that it coincided with
her upcoming simcha and she could do
this as a chesed project is simply a mysti-
cal coincidence.
I have my best friend still in Hous-
ton, Sara added. All the kids there
love to read. So that was how I came
up with my idea to collect books for
them. I cant believe there are kids with
no books! I asked my dad if he can take
books each week if I collect them and he
said, of course!
Saras father still commutes to Hous-
ton for work every week, so he will be
able to help. Hell see that the books will
be distributed to various organizations
to which the Mirwis family is connected
local day schools, public schools, and
community centers around Houston.
Prayer Repentance Charity
May you be signed and sealed into the
8 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
When Mr. Mirwis got home from Hous-
ton last week, he described the heart-
breaking situation there to his family. It
brought up memories of what it was like
for the family to survive the monstrous
storm that was Hurricane Ike in 2008.
The kids had no school for about two
weeks, Valerie Mirwis said. Every-
one was helping out, barbecuing all the
meats from peoples freezers. I did a ton
of cooking for people because I was one
of only two Jewish families with a gas
stovetop. The kids went around cleaning
up all the debris in the aftermath. Mov-
ing branches, tree limbs, outdoor bro-
ken items. Some people had impromptu
classes for the children in their homes.
Ms. Mirwis also fondly recalls the two
large boxes that appeared on her door-
step in Houston. They came from friends
in West Orange and in Woodmere, N.Y.,
and were filled with everything imag-
inable to keep us busy, fed, and happy.
Those boxes helped in our healing, no
doubt. She is grateful that others are
keeping this in mind in dealing with the
aftermath of Harveys devastation.
Ike was not the familys first hurri-
cane. Valerie was pregnant with Sara
she was on bed rest when Hurricane
Rita hit in 2005.
In 2012, the family moved to Teaneck to
be closer to relatives, even though their
Houston friends are like family, they say.
Valerie and Etan have six children Dav-
eed, 25, Isaac, 23, Deena, 21, Yoseph, 20,
Elisheva, 17, and Sara. And two months
after they moved in, Hurricane Sandy
struck. The experience for us was very
different, Ms. Mirwis said. First of all,
we were able to take it in stride (if one Sara Mirwis of Teaneck holds some of the books she has collected for young
can say that about a hurricane). Second, victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. 
it was freezing! In Houston the weather
is mild to very hot. So, when we had no rains even stopped pouring down, orga- For her part, Sara cares deeply about
electricity we were hot! nizing and preparing for flood mitigation helping the victims of this latest and
It was weird to experience a hurri- and rehab. He has learned over the years worst hurricane. We would love it if a
cane and to be cold! that the sooner the repairs begin, the less person is moved and able to help to buy a
Now, Ms. Mirwis said, My husband is damage one incurs. Two of the Mirwiss new or give a like-new) book to be sent to
in the real estate business commercial sons, Daveed and Yoseph, flew down the schools and communities in Houston.
and residential and many people are with their father to help with demolition They can reach out to my mom for details
without homes right now. He was work- and to provide general aid to people in at vmirwis@gmail.com, call (713) 545-3684
ing around the clock from before the desperate need. for drop off or if they need her to pick up.
Book of Life.
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Rabbi Goldins next adventure
After decades in Englewood, Orthodox leader will be Nefesh BNefeshs first senior scholar
JOANNE PALMER
I
ts not easy to retire after 33 years at a
more-than-full-time job.
Not if youve been fully emotionally,
intellectually, and spiritually engaged
by your work, which you see as a calling.
Not if your position of authority and leader-
ship has given you an intimate understand-
ing of other peoples lives, desires, and deci-
sions, and through that youve also come to
a deeper understanding of your own. Not
if you feel that you have much more still to
offer, even if you have come to believe that
you will serve your community best if you
leave when youre strong rather than waiting
until you start to falter.
Not if youre Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, leaving
Congregation Ahavath Torah, a prominent
Orthodox shul in Englewood, on a great and
public swell of love and admiration, making
aliyah but leaving part of your heart behind.
So if thats you, what do you do?
Rabbi Goldin was planning on making ali-
yah with his wife, Barbara their flight took
off this week and teaching and writing in
Israel. He, like Barbara, was thrilled at the
idea of fulfilling their lifelong dream of liv-
ing in Israel. The Goldins are the parents of
five grown children. Three of them live in the
United States one just became a father for
the second time, and another one is pregnant
and due in the fall but another two, both
rabbis and teachers, live in Israel. Shmuel
and Barbara Goldin planned on going back
and forth between the United States and
Israel often, dividing their time between their
children. And he was going to work.
A younger Rabbi Goldin plays guitar.
10 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
Hes putting the finishing touches on a
Pesach haggadah, he said; I hope it will
be available this year, he added. He would
teach, among other places, at his sons
schools. And he had ideas for other projects.
But it didnt seem like enough. I knew
what was bothering me, but I couldnt ver-
balize it, Rabbi Goldin said. I felt that I had
worked hard for 40 years here in the States
most of that time at Ahavath Torah, but for
the first few years after ordination elsewhere
getting myself to where I am now. It sort
of hurt me to think that I was leaving all that,
breaking all my connections.
He had always believed in establishing real
personal relationships as a rabbi, making
clear that he too was a person, with identifi-
able relationships, goals, dreams, and prob-
lems. That made his time in Englewood much
more fulfilling but it also made his saying
goodbye to it much more painful.
But it was time to leave the full-time
pulpit rabbinate.
So what to do?
I didnt want to be another unhappy rabbi
in Israel, Rabbi Goldin said.
But sometimes things work out. Some-
times a lifetime of relationships and friend-
ships, a reputation for decency, goodness,
and genuine belief, sometimes those things
combine and a brand new path opens up.
In this case, Rabbi Goldin was in Israel with
a group from his shul on Yom Yerushalayim.
The holiday Jerusalem Day commemo-
rates the reunification of the city after the Six-
Day War in 1967. This year, it fell on May 23.
Rabbi Goldins group was part of a delegation
representing the Religious Zionists of Amer-
ica. I was talking there with
a great friend of mine, Lenny
Matanky Rabbi Leonard
Matanky, dean of the Ida
Crown Academy in Chicago,
followed Rabbi Goldin as
president of the Rabbinical
Council of America. I said
that I wish I had more to do,
and he said, You know what?
You have to speak to Nefesh
BNefesh.
Rabbi Matanky, like Rabbi
Goldin, is a devoted Zion-
ist, and like Rabbi Goldin
has many connections with
Nefesh BNefesh, the organi-
zation that promotes aliyah,
particularly from the Eng-
lish-speaking world. Shmuel
Goldin will be the organiza-
tions senior scholar. Its a
part-time position thats
what he wants and a brand
new one.
His job will be a slight devi-
ation from Nefesh BNefeshs
primary mission. He is going
Rabbi Shmuel and Barbara Goldin are honored for their 33 years at Ahavath Torah.
to work not to promote aliyah although cer-
tainly he never would discourage it but
to promote a love of Israel among people
who remain in the diaspora.
They told me that they are concerned
about the future because they are seeing
that some of the passion is going out of
Zionism in the States, Rabbi Goldin said.
And that is something that my colleagues
and I have noticed for some time, even in
our religious Zionist communities.
The best example of that is that I fill
my shul for Yom Hashoah, the annual
memorial for the victims of the Holo-
caust, he said. But I struggle to get peo-
ple to come for Yom Haatzmaut, Israels
Independence Day, a much more upbeat
experience.
Another one it used to be that no
one would miss the Israel Day parade, he
continued. It was the place to be seen.
It was the place to go. It was the place to
be. Today, theres a sense that I gotta go
because my kids are marching, but thats
not the same thing.
Its not that people arent connected to
Israel, Rabbi Goldin said. They are. They
are deeply connected. A lot of people in
my community own places there. They
will go there for bar mitzvahs. But the
sense that we are living in historic times, a
time when the thing that we have dreamt
of for centuries has been fulfilled thats
not there any more.
The sense that something historic
happened that will change my life, that
my life will be different because we now
have a state of Israel that excitement
isnt there any more.
That isnt surprising, he added, because
how do you keep that passion? After all,
Israel isnt new any more.
Also, he said, and I say this to my com-
munity all the time, you dont recognize
that your children arent necessarily going
to be where you are philosophically. There
are certain things that you expect your
children will know, that you dont have to
say because they just will know them. That
can be a terrible mistake. They, our chil-
dren, are growing up in a different world.
Sometimes things can be so self-evi-
dent that we think we dont have to teach
them, he said, but often when we think
that we are wrong.
He asked an educator at a leading school
about his Israel curriculum. We dont
have an Israel curriculum, he reports
being told. We have an Israel advocacy
curriculum, but we never thought we had
to have an Israel curriculum. But that
is unwise, Rabbi Goldin said. We cant
teach them how to advocate for Israel if
first we dont teach them why to advo-
cate for Israel.
It is also true that the wider culture is
not kind to Israel now. What kids are
hearing now about Israel is much more
complicated and complex than what they
used to hear, Rabbi Goldin said. And
many people within the Jewish commu-
nity themselves are making support of
Israel conditional on what they think is
important, so instead of saying I will lobby
for what I believe in, but I will never with-
draw my support, they are thinking of
withdrawing that support.
Then we are creating the perfect storm,

because the passions are not there, and
they are being fed all this other informa-
tion. And when they go to college cam-
puses, thats where the vulnerability
shows itself.
So the American Zionist community is
facing a real problem.
He plans to speak as a scholar in res-
idence in synagogues and schools in
North America one of his first engage-
ments is in Toronto as well as to brain-
storm about how to teach the curricu-
lum that he believes must be taught. He
does not plan on working only with the
Orthodox community, although he will
start there, in the world he knows best.
But he plans to reach out to the entire
North American Jewish world.
Hes excited about working with
Nefesh BNefesh. If it was almost any
other organization, I would hesitate
before doing this, he said. But there are
very few that in my mind have accom-
plished more than Nefesh BNefesh.
They dont talk about it. They do it.
We are not creating a think tank. We
are creating a rabbinic board at first
a small one, so that I can have people
to work with. But it is not an advisory
board. There are so many advisory
boards! It is a rabbinic action board.
They are not saying, Lets spend
years thinking about how to do this.
Instead, we are trying to be as action-
oriented as we can be.
Rabbi Goldin knows that this is a huge
undertaking. Obviously I am not crazy,
he said. This is a job for Moses. But it is
so important, and it is something that I
am passionate about.
It works for him on a personal as
Shmuel and Barbara Goldin, their children, and most of their grandchildren.
Local
from
In Israel, Rabbi Goldin tries out
some farm equipment.
well as a theoretical level, Rabbi Goldin
added, and in fact those levels come
together inextricably. I am no longer
leaving behind everything that I have
created in my lifetime, he said. I am
building on those foundations and rela-
tionships, and on everything I have
worked for and believed in. I feel that
instead of leaving things behind, instead
I am moving on to the next step.
There is nothing else I could be doing
now that would be more important.
For me, this is bashert. It is making my
whole transition different.
If I can do something, if we can make
a dent in this problem, if we can make
the community aware of the issues and
wake up to them, if we can have parents
talk to their kids about it, if we can real-
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Fresh spaces at Moriah
Classrooms renovated for video, STEM, and Sephardic heritage
LARRY YUDELSON
T
he school year started a little newer last week at
the Moriah Academy in Englewood.
Renovations over the summer refurbished and
repurposed rooms for Sephardic services, audio-
visual recording, and lower school classes for science and
technology.
This is part of the ongoing capital campaign marking the
schools 50th anniversary. The school was founded in 1965,
and it moved into its present campus not long after.
Every year weve picked a number of capital projects,
Rabbi Daniel Alter said. Rabbi Alter heads the school. Last
year we redid our library. Giving our teachers the appropriate
environment is part of a larger pursuit of excellence in every
facet of school life.
Sharon Sherman is excited about the renovated space now
dedicated to STEM, the acronyms educators use to refer to
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Ms. Sherman taught fifth grade at the school for 10 years.
There are lots of
opportunities for our
students to show their
content knowledge
in creative ways
using video.
But last year she started teaching STEM to all its lower school
students, particularly third- through fifth-graders, who meet
with her for a 40-minute period every day.
Her lessons include computer programming, 3D print-
ing, and building projects that demonstrate engineering
principles.
Moriahs new STEM space is made of two classrooms,
reflecting different aspects of the field. One is oriented toward
coding and typing, with chairs and tables and a smartboard.
The other room is more open, and it is carpeted. Kids can sit
down on the floor, Ms. Sherman said. It gives them a more
comfortable feeling. They can sit, plan, work, and think.
Moriahs Ezat Bagdadi STEM Center is made up of
two very different classrooms.
12 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
She said that STEM has aspects of play.
It tends to be a lot more relaxed, a lot
more creative. Thats what the space is
giving our kids, she said.
The room i s decorated with
motivational words and sayings promot-
ing exploration and creativity. It will
get the kids juices going, Ms. Sherman
said. And thats what she likes most about
teaching STEM.
Its fantastic watching the eagerness
and excitement, she added.
Its likely that Moriahs new audiovi-
sual studio will be greeted excitedly by
the students who use it. For a long time,
the school has had an audio studio. Thats
where its music director, Rabbi Michael
Nadata, taught students how to record
music. Over the summer, the room was
upgraded with updated audio and video
equipment. The walls were painted a
shade of green suitable for the video Sephardic cultural program director Rabbi Mordy Kuessous teaches
knock-out effects. students in the Sephardic Beit Midrash.
Were living in a world where there
are so many media to communicate ideas and messages, Ashkenazic students are welcome at the Sephardic ser-
Rabbi Alter said. The more we can give our students skills vice. For the visitors, Its a bit of a shock the first time,
to do that in multiple ways the better. There are lots of oppor- Rabbi Alter said. The liturgy is a little different, and Sep-
tunities for our students to show their content knowledge in hadim say the priestly blessing which kohanim recite
creative ways using video. only on festivals in Ashkenazic services every morning.
Rabbi Alter even is considering starting a video blog of The first time it can be a little bit disorienting, Rabbi
his own. Alter said. But once our students attend, they get used to
Not all the summer renovations involved high technol- it very quickly.
ogy. The new Sephardi prayer space features bookcases The Sephardic influence is making itself shown in all
filled with hardcopy volumes. parts of the school. In our Jewish law curriculum, we
It reflects the schools decision a couple of years ago to need to make sure its robust enough to talk about what
pay attention to the growing number of Sephardic families Ashkenazic Jews do and what Sephardic Jews do, Rabbi
moving to Englewood and their desire to promote pride Alter said. In early childhood, when we teach kids
in the culture, which often has been erased by Ashkenor- about a sefer Torah, we also show them a Sephardic sefer
mative Jewish institutions. Torah. (Sephardic Torah scrolls are kept in hard cases
The Sephardic heritage is so rich, Rabbi Alter said. that stand up; the scroll, which is not removed from it,
How do we create pride in that? We want to celebrate holds the Torah vertically as it is read.)
the great diversity that exists within the Jewish people and And at the pre-Shabbat celebrations every Friday,
within our school. instead of having one child recite the kiddush, Moriah
Rabbi Mordy Kuessous, who leads Sephardic services at now has two children do it. One uses the Ashkenazic ver-
Englewoods Congregation Ahavath Torah, leads the Sep- sion and the other one uses the Sephardic. Both have
hardic minyan at Moriah, where he also teaches Talmud become normative in our community, Rabbi Alter said.
and Tanach. Both are recognized by everybody.
Students can sit on the STEM Centers carpeted Over the summer, Moriahs audio visual center was
floor. upgraded, and new equipment was added.
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The Mischlinge Expos
Englewood pianist presents multimedia piece on her fathers wartime experiences
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
C
oncert pianist Carolyn Enger
of Englewood, whose record-
ing of Ned Rorems Piano
Music was one of the New
York Times favorite classical recordings
of 2013, has created a unique perfor-
mance piece that combines music, film,
art, and literature with the audiovisual
testimony and original artworks of her
late father, Horace (Horst) J. Enger, and
her godmother, Rosemarie Steinfeld
of Tenafly.
The piece called The Mischlinge
Expos is about their experiences in
Germany as half-Jews Mischlinge
according to the Nazi Nuremberg Laws.
Ms. Enger will perform it twice locally.
(See box for details.)
A psychologist might say its an
attempt to get closer to my father, Ms.
Enger said. Thats typical of second-
generation survivors like me.
Ive been reading about the topic
for 20 years and it feels like sand going
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through my hands, she continued.
The photos we see from that time, the
movies and depictions, are hard to wrap
my mind around. So this is my attempt
to present a not-well-known topic in a
beautiful and emotional way.
The program features the music of
German-Jewish-born composers Felix
Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn,
Arnold Schoenberg, Alexander Zemlin-
sky, Gustav Mahler, and Hanns Eisler,
who was a Mischling, as well as readings
of texts by Rahel Varnhagen and Hein-
rich Heine, Jewish converts to Christian-
ity who felt deeply conflicted after their
conversion. It also incorporates a work
by contemporary Israeli composer Paul
Ben-Haim and a new piece by composer
Bruce Adolphe, commissioned by Ms.
Enger.
It may sound like a private subject,
but from the personal comes the uni- Carolyn Enger JANETTE BECKMAN
versal, she said. I hope that by setting
one familys story to music, this new stories of exclusion and inclusion, hard- 1921. His mother, born a Jew, converted
work will offer a space for each listener ship and homecoming. to Christianity after her marriage in
to explore, finding room for their own Horst Joachim Enger was born in December 1919. That was not an unusual
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action for German Jews at the time. She
died when Horst was about 7. In the
mid-1930s, he found himself labeled a
first-degree Mischling because he had
two Jewish grandparents.
My father didnt have a number on
his arm but he was sent to a forced labor
camp, Ms. Enger said. He was in the
wrong place at the wrong time and lived
to tell the story. But it was a story we didnt
talk about much.
What: The Mischlinge Expos, a
multimedia concert combining live
music with moving and still images
of Nazi Germany and the audio and
video testimony of two Mischlinge,
half-Jews.
When and where:
On September 17 at 2 p.m.
in the Maywood public library
On October 18 at 7 p.m. at
Ramapo College in Mahwah
For more information: Go to
www.mischlingexpose.com
Horst Enger and his pregnant wife
arrived in the United States on Septem-
ber 21, 1947. They later divorced, and Mr.
Enger married his young daughters ele-
mentary school teacher, a Methodist.
He kept moving forward, said Ms.
Enger, the daughter of her fathers sec-
ond marriage, who was born on Septem-
ber 21, 1958, exactly 11 years after her
father came to America. He had many
good qualities that Ive been able to take
into my own work.
When Ms. Enger was baptized, her
father chose Rosemarie and Harold Stein-
feld as her godparents. My father and
Rosemaries brother Klaus were best child-
hood friends, she said. They were also
Mischlinge in Germany. Rosemarie and
Harold joined the Presbyterian church
when they moved to Tenafly, partly
because they liked the music. And we
moved to Tenafly because the Steinfelds
lived there.
Ms. Enger said that when she 11, she
decided to be a concert pianist. She
added that she always had an active
As a teenager in Tenafly, when I
heard the long train in
Bergenfield, I imagined it was
the train going to the camps.
imagination. As a teenager in Tenafly,
when I heard the long train in Bergen-
field, I imagined it was the train going to
the camps.
The Mischlinge Expos started gell- live with the film, so its like a silent
ing in her imagination in early 2016. She
and her assistant, Carrie Frey, were going
through a basket full of articles about the
Holocaust from the Jewish Standard and
many other sources that shed clipped
over the years. She had attended many
lectures about German Jews as well. Ms.
Enger long ago had decided to identify
with her Jewish roots; she had a Reform
conversion in 1999 and an Orthodox con-
version in 2010.
I wasnt sure what form the project
would take, she said. At first I thought
maybe it would be a lecture with a visual
component of my fathers art-
work. And then I started matching the
texts with pieces of music on the com-
puter. Its still a work in progress. I play
movie experience in a way.
The first performance of The Misch-
linge Expos was last October, and Ms.
Enger has been performing it around the
country ever since.
I feel strongly that it sends an impor-
tant message, she said. None of us is a
pure race. We all have differences inside
us. And if thats the case, we cant hold
prejudices against whole groups of people
and want to do harm to them. You have
to see people and their actions on an indi-
vidual basis. This is my contribution for
healing the world.

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Swastika in Hackensack
Hate symbol scrawled on door brings back bad memories
LARRY YUDELSON I dont think people understand what a swastika

K
elly Nurnberg-Darzi burst into tears on Sunday
morning.
Thats when she saw a swastika scrawled in
black marker on the door of her Hackensack
apartment. I dont have the words to describe how I felt,
she said.
Ms. Nurnberg-Darzi lives on the 10th floor, so she is cer-
tain one of her neighbors drew the swastika. She imme-
diately called the Hackensack police, who took a report.
What can they do? she asked. I really dont expect
the police to do anything. What are they going to do,
knock on doors and ask people to draw a swastika and
see if it matches? Question them how they feel about Jews?
Its not about Jews, she said. If you put up a swastika,
you hate everyone. If you hate one, you hate all, and pri-
marily you hate yourself.
Ms. Nurnberg-Darzi is president of her buildings board.
It could be that someone drew the swastika out of anger
over something involving the building management.
If youre upset with me, knock on my door, throw
a rotten egg or a tomato, she said. Put a dead mouse
at my door. But a swastika is just a very different level.
Thats terror. Youre trying to create a fear in me. Its just
unacceptable.
means, she said. She also plans on installing security
cameras in the building.
Thats something for me to do, she said.
Ms. Nurnberg-Darzi immigrated to the United States
from Romania with her family when she was 10 years
old, in 1987. She remembers her life in Romania; in
particular she remembers when her anti-Semitic sec-
ond grade teacher hit her in the face. She slapped
me and said I was just like my mother, Ms. Nurnberg-
Darzi said. My family was very wealthy and not liked
for being Jewish.
She grew up hearing stories of the Holocaust from
her grandmother, who survived the war years in hiding.
She told me the story of a very dear friend of hers. He
was a piano player. They simply broke his fingers and
pulled out his nails.
What can I tell you? They just destroyed everything
that was good and free.
This swastika was scrawled on the door of Kelly Shes not sure how much attention should be paid to
Nurnberg-Darzis Hackensack apartment. the swastika on her door. Someone like this doesnt
deserve to be put on TV, she said. They sensational-
The building was scheduled to have an owners meeting ize everything. They glamorize it. This doesnt deserve
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Community service
of remembrance
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley
holds a community service of remem-
brance on Sunday, September 17, 10 a.m.,
at Cedar Park Cemetery in Emerson. Meet
in the shuls section, Block 38 at 10 a.m.,
and Block 1 at 10:30. Everyone with a grave
to visit in the cemetery is welcome; you
need not be a TEPV member. For informa-
tion, call (201) 391-0801, email gail@tepv.
org, or go to www.tepv.org.
Norpac invites
Senator Deb Fischer,
Republican of Nebraska
Marion and Wil-
liam Weiss and the
Gontownik family
will welcome Senator
Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)
to a Norpac meet-
ing in Englewood on
Sunday, September
17, at 7 p.m. For infor-
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ervations, call (201) Fischer
788-5133 or email COURTESY NORPAC
Avi@norpac.net.
New youth directors named
at Jewish Center of Teaneck
A young married couple, Yishai and Yiskah
Klein, are the Jewish Center of Teanecks
new youth directors. They are on the
faculty at Ben Porat Yosef, and they suc-
cessfully led the shuls youth minyan and
Mommy and Me program last year.
Yishai Klein, a native of Beit El, was an
officer in the IDF. Yiskah Klein, originally
from Tzfat, has been a regional coordina-
tor and educator for the National Service
(Sherut LUmi) program, and she has expe-
rience mentoring at-risk teens and youth.
The Kleins have three children, Eliyah, 10,
Alumah, 7, and Dror, 3.
The couple will head a team of youth
leaders. Dara Zaer will be back to lead
the first- and second- grade groups, and
Daphna Cohen and Miriam Leah Mincis
will lead the pre-kindergarten and kin-
dergarten groups. Alysa Cohen, a veteran
first-grade teacher from Yeshivat Noam, is
18 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
Phil Goldshmiedt, left, president and CEO of Poly-Version; Raphael Ghermezian, owner of Triple 5 Group; Assembly-
man Robert Auth; Louis LaSalle, senior vice president of St. Barnabas Medical Center; Ronnie Sevilla of Investors Bank;
Miles Berger; Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti; David Rosenberg, executive director of NJJBA; Maksim Sheyn,
senior VP of Investors Bank; Freeholder Anthony Romano; State Senator Richard Codey; Bayonne Mayor James Davis;
Nathan Herzog, president of Royal Wine Corp.; Bayonne councilman-at-large Juan Perez; and Ezra Friedlander, CEO
of the Friedlander Group. DOV AND SHMUEL LENCHEVSKY
North Jersey Jewish Business Alliance hosts
legislative and business leaders at luncheon
The North Jersey Jewish Business Alli- David Rosenberg, the NJJBAs founder market manager for Investors Bank,
ance, formerly the Hudson County and executive director, thanked the introduced Kim Guadagno, New Jer-
Jewish Business Alliance, held its third crowd. With great pride, he said In seys lieutenant governor. Freeholder
annual legislative and business luncheon Judaism, anything repeated three times Anthony Romano presented a Hudson
at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. The becomes... permanent. County proclamation. The Leadership in
meeting also marked the groups name Celebrating its third annual legislative Excellence award was given to honoree
change. By providing a comprehensive luncheon, the alliance has worked to Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti,
network for Jewish business owners to assist businesses in their decision-making who serves New Jerseys 31st legislative
expand their reach, the alliance also has process, and to connect them not only district. Louis LaSalle, vice president for
expanded and now includes the greater with other business executives, but also external affairs at RWJBarnabas Health,
North Jersey area. It also has assembled with distinguished and influential New introduced New Jersey State Senator
a board of prominent business leaders to Jersey officials and legislative leaders. Richard Codey. For more information
ensure its continued success. Ronnie Sevilla, Hudson County retail email Info@njjba.com.
Kaplen JCC open house a huge success
Hundreds of people from all
over Bergen County gath-
ered at the Kaplen JCC on
the Palisades in Tenafly for
its annual open house on
September 10. New and pro-
spective members toured the
facility, swam in the pools,
worked out in the adult
and youth fitness centers,
attended sample classes, and
met with JCC staff to learn
about the exciting programs
that the JCC offers. As a spe-
cial promotion in connec- Children enjoy face-painting at the JCCs open
tion with the open house, house.  COURTESY JCCOTP
Yiskah and Yishai Klein  MICHAEL LAVES the JCC still offers the oppor-
tunity to get $150 off membership to any- members. Its the perfect opportunity to
the new chair of the shuls youth commit- one who joins by October 31. show our community the benefits that
tee. For more information, call (201) 833- Our goal was to engage our commu- come with JCC membership, and we are
0515 or email Elanna at office@jcot.org. nity by showcasing who and what we are still busy responding to membership and
as a welcoming community center, the programming inquiries.
JCCs CEO, Jordan Shenker, said. We are For more information on JCC pro-
very pleased with the results, as dozens grams, services, and membership, call
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Two Wayne congregations
collect goods for the needy
Waynes Shomrei Torah and Temple
Beth Tikvah are sponsoring a High Holy
Days non-perishable food and basic
necessities drive to benefit the Wayne
Interfaith Network and other local
charities as they work to help allevi-
ate ongoing hunger and need in Wayne
Township.
The two synagogues join Conserva-
tive and Reform congregations through-
out the United States in an effort to fight
hunger and help the less fortunate.
Donations can be dropped off at either
location during the weekdays leading up
to and between the High Holy Days.
Donated items should be regular size
(not super size) and in non-glass contain-
ers. Please check expiration dates. Mon-
etary donations are also welcome and
should be payable to the Wayne Inter-
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Wayne Interfaith
Network Food
Pantry stand in
front of the new
refrigerator donat-
ed by P.C. Richard
& Son of Wayne.
 COURTESY WIN
The Wayne Interfaith Network is a
nonprofit, tax-exempt organization
that operates a pantry for people in the
Wayne area. The WIN volunteers come
from synagogues and other organiza-
tions in Wayne. For more information,
go to www.winfoodpantry.org. The
Social Action Committee of Temple Beth
Tikvah coordinates its High Holy Days
Project and Shomrei Torah works under
the auspices of Operation Isaiah.
For information from Shomrei Torah,
call (973) 696-2500 or email office@
shomreitorahwcc.org. For information
from Temple Beth Tikvah call (973) 595-
6565 or email tbtexec@optonline.net.
For more information about the WIN
food pantry and how to make a food or
monetary donation, go to www.winfood-
pantry.org.
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of Teaneck,
who attends
William Paterson
University,
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of the Jewish
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Norpac discusses Israel situation
with Pennsylvania Senator Casey
Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) was
the guest at an August 29 Nor-
pac pro-Israel meeting hosted
by Janet and Ken Hoffman in
Teaneck. Casey is a former Penn-
sylvania state legislator who was
elected to the U.S. Senate in 2007.
He formerly chaired the Middle
East Foreign Affairs Subcommit-
tee and has visited Israel in his
official capacity five times. Bob
Casey will run for re-election in
2018.
Senator Bob Casey, left, and Janet and
Ken Hoffman.  COURTESY NORPAC
From last years special games event. COURTESY JCCOTP
Special games field event and barbecue
The Chuck Guttenberg Center for the who gets involved, so we encourage peo-
Physically Challenged at the Kaplen JCC on ple to participate and volunteer, the
the Palisades in Tenafly will host its annual director of the Guttenberg Center for
Special Games on Sunday, September
24, from noon to 2:30 p.m.
Special Services, Shelley Levy, said. All
participants receive ribbons for every
The field day gives children, teens, and event in which they participate, and the
adults with special needs the opportunity enthusiastic volunteers who help and
to engage in physical activity and interact cheer on the participants give these ath-
with others in a friendly, supportive envi- letes a great sense of accomplishment
ronment. Activities include golf putting, and pride.
basketball, softball and lacrosse throw, Family, friends, and volunteers contrib-
Frisbee and bean bag toss, and beach ute to the success of the day, bringing a
volleyball. sense of community and accomplishment
Nearly 200 athletes and volunteers will to everyone who attends. The JCC is seek-
participate in the popular event, which ing volunteers, participants, and sponsors.
is held on the JCC fields and ends with a For more information, call Mindy Liebow-
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BOSTON At 15, Elias Rosenfeld became a Dreamer.

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been credited with raising tens of thousands of dol-
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Rosenfeld, now a 20-year-old sophomore at
Brandeis University on a full scholarship, was at a
rally outside of Bostons Faneuil Hall on Septem-
ber 5, just hours after President Donald Trump
and Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced
they would rescind DACA. The president gave Con-
gress a six-month window to preserve the program
through legislation.
Or not.
The Boston protest was organized by the Massa-
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to several hundred people at the quickly organized
rally. He explained that DACA enabled him to drive,
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and scholarships.
Todays news was cruel and devastating, he
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islation at the federal and state levels. Now is not
the time of despair, however, but to put our energy
towards effective action, he continued. There are
some 8,000 people with legal status through DACA
living in Massachusetts.
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of Greater Boston, and Jerry Rubin, president of
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doing. You feel American, but you are suffering these

country, he said.
Rosenfeld asks DACA opponents, including Jews who
Reversing DACA
consequences from choices you didnt make, he said. support Trump, to look at the facts, and at the stories of inflicts harsh
But he also sounded a note of optimism, pointing out
that Trump called on Congress to act.
people like him. I dont think it aligns with our values,
with Jewish values and the Jewish community, he said
punishment on
We hope Congress follows their presidents word of a policy that essentially would strip a generation of the innocent. As a
now and does the job of passing one of the many pieces
of legislation before them, Rosenfeld said.
people raised here of official recognition.
Rosenfeld cited the activism of a group called Torah
nation founded by
He readily admits to feeling scared and anxious. But Trumps Hate, which opposes policies that it considers immigrants, we can,
should, and
must do better.
ELIAS ROSENFELD

anathema to values contained in Jewish teachings.

When he was growing up, his family attended
synagogue often, and they celebrated Shabbat and
Jewish holidays.
Despite the hardships he faced after his mothers
death, Rosenfeld excelled in high school. He com-
pleted 13 Advanced Placement courses and ranked
among the top 10 percent of his graduating class,
according to a Miami-Dade County school bulle-
tin. Rosenfeld was widely recognized as a student
leader, receiving several awards and honors.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, he volun-
teered for the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Many students who were undocumented live
in constant fear, even after receiving temporary
legal status under DACA, Rosenfeld said. There is
fear behind the shadows, he said. We are always
behind the shadows.
Earlier in the day, before the presidents
announcement, Brandeiss President Ron Liebow-
itz sent a letter to Trump urging him not to undo
DACA.
Here at Brandeis University, we value our DACA
students, who enrich our campus in many ways
and are integral to our community, the letter said.
Reversing DACA inflicts harsh punishment on the
innocent. As a nation founded by immigrants, we
can, should, and must do better.
Rosenfeld was attracted to Brandeis both for its
academics and its commitment to social justice.
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with plans to continue his advocacy work on behalf
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With a full schedule of courses and volunteer
Send in the clowns. Because when a child faces an uncomfortable or painful procedure, a smiling
work, Rosenfeld gets by without much sleep, he
face or a silly joke is just what the doctor ordered. A recent study by Shaare Zedek Medical Center
acknowledged with an easy laugh. The Brandeis
in Jerusalem found that when our Dream Doctor medical clowns engage and distract patients, the
administration has been supportive, he said, and
children report feeling less pain. And this holds true even for subsequent treatments when clowns
there is a meeting later this week on campus to dis-
are not present.
cuss school policy on the issue.
For more than a century, Shaare Zedek has been known as the Hospital with a Heart, helping Asked what America means to him, Rosenfeld
patients heal through compassionate care thanks to the most advanced medical treatments and does not hesitate. It means my country, he said.
the most incredible staff, including some with red noses. Its my home.
Theres a connection. I want to contribute. I just
dont think its valuable to want to kick out people
that want to contribute to this country.
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Haniyeh made the announcement from Cairo after
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Israel, emerging financial tech leader,
makes gains in digital currency
ADAM ABRAMS
As bitcoin and other digital currencies make historic
gains, Israel, the start-up nation, is uniquely positioned
to become a global leader in financial technology.
In August, digital currencies (also known as cryptocur-
rencies) exceeded a global market cap of $172 billion.
(That means that the combined value of all publicly
traded digital currencies surpassed that amount.)
The Israeli Securities Authority recently announced
28 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
that it will establish a committee to review potential reg-
ulations for initial coin offerings. That is a new form of
raising capital with digital currency, similar to a stock
markets initial public offering. Meanwhile, Alignment,
Israels first blockchain incubator, was launched in late
August.
Blockchain, a distributed database in which transac-
tions made in digital currencies are recorded chrono-
logically and publicly, is being used in a variety of
global industries as a means of streamlining operations.
s
Israels progress in the blockchain sector points
toward the Jewish states growing influence in the
world of financial technology.
The Alignment incubator strives to assist,
develop, and fund unique and high-quality
projects in Israels emerging digital currency
ecosystem.
The incubator is the collaborative creation of
Israeli cryptocurrency investment groups Block-
chainIL, CoinTree Capital, and Singulariteam, and
brings together some of the brightest minds in the
budding industry on its advisory board, includ-
ing Singulariteam founder and Chairman Moshe
Hogeg, CoinTree CEO Uriel Peled, and Bancor proj-
ect architect Eyal Herzog.
Because Alignment and its three founding
companies all have operations in Israel, Hogeg
vowed, Well invest, without exception, in every
Israeli blockchain company in 2017, according to
CoinReport.
We believe blockchain will revolutionize every
industry in the world, he said, adding that the
Israels progress
in the blockchain
sector points toward
the Jewish states
growing influence
in the world of
financial technology.
incubators projects will benefit the world with
unprecedented new products, services and busi-
ness models.
Herzog whose Bancor Foundation start-up
arguably is one of Tel Avivs greatest local block-
chain success stories it raised around $153 mil-
lion on the Ethereum digital currency network in a
June ICO spoke highly of Israels potential in the
sphere. Israel is a leader in cyber and now block-
chain technology with a long history of innovation
in start-up R&D, he said. And the country is well-
positioned to be a leader in the blockchain ecosys-
tem, he added.
Some local companies affiliated with Tel Avivs
blockchain hub appear to be adapting to the
potential for regulation in Israels cryptocurrency
sphere, and they have taken the initiative to imple-
ment innovations to protect investors.
One such company, Kik which enables people
to communicate across the globe with its popular
smartphone messaging application, and has prod-
uct development offices in Tel Aviv was slated
to launch a token distribution event in September.
Before the event, the company allowed accred-
ited investors, via Alignment, to participate in a
pre-sale of Kin tokens and invest some $50 mil-
lion in the project before the public ICO, which is
capped at $125 million.
Kik, which according to the firm is the largest
consumer company to enter the digital currency
space, is taking a different approach with its
token distribution event, Dany Fishel, president of
Kik Israel, said.
Unlike other ICOs that have occurred up until
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now, Kik obligates anyone who would like to BRIEF

invest, whether its in $5 worth of Kin tokens, or $1
million.to go through a Know Your Client regis- Netanyahu to meet Trump in New York before addressing U.N.
tration process. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes in Buenos Aires.
The user must provide real identification creden- meet with President Donald Trump in late September From Mexico I will go to New York to speak at the
tials, such as a scan of a passport, other forms of during his visit to New York to address the U.N. General United Nations General Assembly and there I will meet
photo identification, or a social security number in Assembly. my friend, President Donald Trump, Netanyahu said to
order to participate. Netanyahu is slated to address the world body Sept. reporters before boarding his plane at Ben Gurion Airport.
This, Fishel said, ensures a fair token distribu- 26. He commented on his planned meeting with Trump The White House has not commented on the poten-
tion event, allowing anyone who wants to partici- before departing on his visit to Latin America. tial meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, Reuters
pate to do so, but also avoiding criminal activity, During his trip the first visit to the region by a sit- reported Monday.
such as money laundering. ting Israeli prime minister Netanyahu will visit Mex- The last time the two leaders met in person was during
We are taking a very strict approach here that ico, Argentina, and Colombia, and also will meet with Trumps first visit to the Mideast as president in May. JNS.ORG
we believe is the right one to take, Fishel said.
Kik, unlike other companies that have launched
ICOs, is already a well-established business with a
$1 billion valuation, making it the first unicorn
company to launch a token distribution event,
Fishel noted. A unicorn company refers to a start-
up without a proven track record that is valued at
more than $1 billion. The Future of Our Nation
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Regarding Tel Avivs role in the world of block-

Some local
companies
afliated with
Tel Avivs blockchain
hub appear
to be adapting to
the potential for
regulation in Israels
cryptocurrency
sphere.
chain, Fishel said what excites him is the local
development of cutting-edge digital currency tech-
nology that will be used around the world. Im
honored that Tel Aviv will take ownership, account-
ability and responsibility for building the block-
chain technology and infrastructure, he said.
Israel already is a global leader in cyber capa-
bilities, and now Israeli innovators are gradually Rachelli Topp Rena Rapps
migrating to blockchain technologies and build- Los Angeles, CA Staten Island, NY / Jerusalem
ing blockchain infrastructure, Fishel said. Israels Academic Summer Internship Program Yehuda Yeger BA, International Sciences
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After a year of terror,

Whitefish Jews look ahead
RON KAMPEAS
Sitting around the picnic tables at
Whitefish City Beach on the final Shab-
bat eve of last month, the Montana
towns tiny Jewish community shared
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phone calls and online onslaughts
aimed at their children.
Our lives will never be the same,
Roston said this week, choosing not to
detail the harassment she and her fam-
ily suffered. But we have returned to
what we were building before this hap-
pened. Were continuing to be part of
initiatives to promote strong commu-
nity ties to fight hatred wherever it
arises.
Positive takeaways, she said, include
the awareness of national Jewish
support.
Secure Community Network, the
Jewish Federations of North America
and the Anti-Defamation League were
on the ground supporting us in the
first week, she said. SCN is a security
service backed by the federations and
the Conference of Presidents of Major
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ment, targeting three Jewish families in
particular.
Rabbi Francine Green Roston, who
was the rabbi of Congregation Beth
Tikvah in New Milford about a decade
ago, was among the community leaders
whose families were targeted. There
was no way the community could put
the harassment behind it, Roston said.
Their lives had been upended by jarring
ish community, which includes perhaps
60 people in Whitefish and a couple of
hundred more in the surrounding Flat-
head County. Roston was in the habit of
saying she practiced pioneer Judaism
in a state with no local federation and
no national affiliations.
We felt the support and connection
of the American Jewish community,
she said. Not just from the organiza-
tions, she added., We received cards

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and letters and donations from communities across BRIEF

the country. The donations enabled us to have a
security fund, and our new normal is to have a secu- Satellite images show damage from alleged Israeli strike in Syria
rity guard at our large community gathering. Recent satellite images have exposed the damage Israel has refrained from commenting on the strike.
The cyber attacks, which escalated into threat- caused by an airstrike, attributed to Israel, on a mili- A military spokeswoman declined to discuss Syrian
ening phone calls and abusive snail mail, were tary facility in northwest Syria. media reports, saying the IDF does not comment on
launched late last year, after Spencers mother, A statement from the Syrian army said the strike operational matters.
Sherry, said in an online posting that Tanya Gersh, took place near the town of Masyaf, about 25 miles The images, taken by a satellite operated by the
a local real estate agent, was pressuring her to leave north of the Lebanon border, while warning against Israeli company ImageSat International, show the
the town. the dangerous repercussions of this aggressive action strike, which took place overnight Sept. 6. The pic-
The emails posted by the elder Spencer suggested to the security and stability of the region. tures also show the proximity of last weeks target to
instead that she and Gersh had friendly conversa- Israeli warplanes at 2:42 a.m. today fired a number the Russian S-400 missile defense battery, as well as
tions and had discussed selling her property. Gersh of missiles from Lebanese airspace, targeting one of its proximity to an Iranian factory under construction.
was ready to cut her fee in order to facilitate the sale. our military positions near Masyaf, which led to mate- The images show heavy damage to the structures tar-
Spencers posting prompted Andrew Anglin, a rial damage and the deaths of two members of the geted, including buildings used for manufacturing and
neo-Nazi who founded the Daily Stormer website, site, the Syrian statement said. storage. JNS.ORG
to write a screed on December 16 calling on his fol-
lowers to harass Gersh and her family, as well as the
Rostons and the family of another rabbi in the area,
Allen Secher.
Within a day, SCNs director, Paul Goldenberg, had
commissioned a colleague in Seattle to drive to the
community. That was no small feat in December,
when the roads into Whitefish are icy and often cov-
ered with snow. The ADLs national director, Jona-
than Greenblatt, also called from New York to see
how he could help.
There were also expressions of support from the
local non-Jewish community and a commitment by
local officials to intensify diversity education.
After the attacks, a group worked with inter-
faith clergy, which we hadnt had before, Roston
said. There were two Love Not Hate rallies in the
region, and diversity training in the school system.
Goldenberg said his experience with Whitefish
was the most moving for him in more than a decade
dealing with Jewish security.
Attacks that specifically target children are abhor-
rent and unthinkable and would have the capability
to paralyze any communitys ability to function and
thrive, he said.
Goldenberg said the communitys resilience its
determination to stay put amazed him. He was a
guest of honor at the summer Shabbat event, which
the community calls its annual ShabbaBBQ.
Indeed, Roston said, there has been a coming
together. She said the community to a person backed
Gershs lawsuit against Anglin. The Southern Poverty
Law Center is assisting in the suit, which seeks dam-
ages from Anglin for invading Gershs privacy and
causing emotional distress.
Still, clearly there are periods when Roston and
others retreat into the fears prompted by the cyber
onslaught of last winter. Last months white suprem-
acist march in Charlottesville, Virginia, which
included deadly violence, triggered difficult mem-
ories for the rabbi. Richard Spencer was there to
speak at a rally that Saturday morning.
In a speech at a Love Not Hate gathering after
Charlottesville, Roston excoriated President Don-
ald Trump, who has equivocated in condemning
white supremacists but also wondered about those
closer to home.
Did you know that residents of the Flathead Val-
ley through their Twitter accounts and postings on
the Daily Stormer threatened Whitefish residents
and businesses by giving the Daily Stormer the
names of our local businesses to attack? she said
in her speech. Yes, you heard me correctly. We all
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Alt-right
FROM PAGE 32
of Israelis comparing using Nazi imagery
to condemn trends on the right, some-
times to the delight of Duke and other
white supremacists.
Asked for comment in a Facebook mes-
sage, a group administrator replied, We
dont cooperate with journalists. Espe-
cially not the fake news.
Yair Netanyahu, who took down the
cartoon Sunday evening but did not apol-
ogize, has shared several of the posts
along with his own comments, including
on one, The left is so sensitive that its
something.
Gefen said the Tight Memes community
borrows culturally and even ideologically
sometimes from the alt-right. Like that
group, it is loosely organized online. It is
nationalistic and delights in defying social
norms it feels are imposed by left-wing
elites. But unlike some in the alt-right, he
said, his community is not anti-Semitic, for
obvious reasons, and it is not racist.
While it operates on a variety of Face-
book pages that come and go, Gefen said,
the Tight Memes page is the communitys
central meeting place. The pages cover
photo features both Pepe the Frog, a
cartoon figure that the ADL deemed a
hate symbol after it was co-opted by the
alt-right, and Benjamin Netanyahu wear-
ing sunglasses. The profile picture is a
rendering of Netanyahu drinking from a
jug labeled the tears of leftists.
Some 3,000 people followed Tight
Memes before Yair Netanyahus post. Now
that number has risen to more than 4,000.
Most of the posts are relatively stan-
dard right-wing political attacks on
Netanyahus critics, delivered with troll-
like memes. Many are adapted from con-
tent popularized on 4chan, an alt-right
gathering place. Pepe makes frequent
appearances, sometimes in Nazi uniform.
Other times he appears as a Likud mem-
ber or religious Zionist.
Alt-right pejoratives like cuck are
mixed with Hebrew neologisms, like
kakihomoshit, the nonsensical curse
word used in the full title of the Tight
Memes page. Kaki is Hebrew slang for
feces, while homoshit is a combination
of two well-known English slurs.
Levy, the advertising office manager,
who also runs a blog fact-checking the
Israeli media, discovered Tight Memes
about a month ago. He said he was tired
of seeing leftists bully Israels right wing,
including the Netanyahu family.
Were fascists, were racists, we hate
peace. These are the ways theyre trying to
brand us. So we embrace it, he said. Its
even worse Im sure for Yair. His family is
being persecuted. I dont know if hes react-
ing in the best way, but this is the reaction.
The Netanyahus face a raft of investiga-
tions. The prime minister has been ques-
tioned in a pair of fraud investigations
relating to alleged illicit ties to executives
in media, international business, and Hol-
lywood. His associates are being probed
about a possible conflict of interest involv-
ing the $2 billion purchase of German
submarines.
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandel-
bilt announced that he intends to indict
the prime ministers wife, Sara, for fraud,
over her alleged use of public funds for
household expenses.
Yair Netanyahu posted the cartoon
which included likenesses of a former
housekeeper at the heart of the case
against his mother and another man lead-
ing weekly protests demanding indict-
ments of his family hours after Mandel-
bilts announcement. It was not the first
time that he has lashed out at leftists on
Facebook in recent weeks.
Last month, in response to U.S. Presi-
dent Donald Trumps controversial
response to the deadly violence at a far-
right march in Charlottesville, Virginia,
Yair Netanyahu suggested that American
left-wing groups are more dangerous than
neo-Nazis. Days earlier he questioned a
left-wing NGOs sources of funding and the
supposedly illicit behavior of the sons of
former prime ministers.
Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly
takes social media advice from Yair, has
hardly been less restrained, calling the
investigations of his family a witch hunt
by leftists and the fake news. He has
sought to characterize the probes, appar-
ently with some success, as an attack on all
right-wing Israelis.
They dont want to just take me down,
he said in Tel Aviv last month in one of a
pair of rallies he has recently held. They
want to take us all down.
Netanyahu has yet to comment on the
latest controversy surrounding his son.
When reporters asked Netanyahu directly
about the issue at the weekly Cabinet
meeting Sunday, he replied, Thank you,
but this isnt a press conference.
That, too, became a meme on Tight
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BRIEFS Israeli rescue teams deployed to South Florida
Israeli emergency rescue teams departed for Miami before
15,000 people attended Hurricane Irma got to Florida last weekend.
largest Israeli cultural festival The delegation, coordinated by the umbrella organization
in Europe Israel Rescue Coalition, includes Israels United Hatzalah
emergency response group. They will deploy search-and-
The largest Israeli cultural event in Europe, TLV in LDN, rescue teams, as well as EMS and psychotrauma units in
attracted some 15,000 people. The four-day festival cel- South Florida where the hurricane hit hard.
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Jewish World

Alt-right
FROM PAGE 32
of Israelis comparing using Nazi imagery
to condemn trends on the right, some-
times to the delight of Duke and other
white supremacists.
Asked for comment in a Facebook mes-
sage, a group administrator replied, We
dont cooperate with journalists. Espe-
cially not the fake news.
Yair Netanyahu, who took down the
cartoon Sunday evening but did not apol-
ogize, has shared several of the posts
along with his own comments, including
on one, The left is so sensitive that its
something.
Gefen said the Tight Memes community
borrows culturally and even ideologically
sometimes from the alt-right. Like that
group, it is loosely organized online. It is
nationalistic and delights in defying social
norms it feels are imposed by left-wing
elites. But unlike some in the alt-right, he
said, his community is not anti-Semitic, for
obvious reasons, and it is not racist.
While it operates on a variety of Face-
book pages that come and go, Gefen said,
the Tight Memes page is the communitys
central meeting place. The pages cover
photo features both Pepe the Frog, a
cartoon figure that the ADL deemed a
hate symbol after it was co-opted by the
alt-right, and Benjamin Netanyahu wear-
ing sunglasses. The profile picture is a
rendering of Netanyahu drinking from a
jug labeled the tears of leftists.
Some 3,000 people followed Tight
Memes before Yair Netanyahus post. Now
that number has risen to more than 4,000.
Most of the posts are relatively stan-
dard right-wing political attacks on
Netanyahus critics, delivered with troll-
like memes. Many are adapted from con-
tent popularized on 4chan, an alt-right
gathering place. Pepe makes frequent
appearances, sometimes in Nazi uniform.
Other times he appears as a Likud mem-
ber or religious Zionist.
Alt-right pejoratives like cuck are
mixed with Hebrew neologisms, like
kakihomoshit, the nonsensical curse
word used in the full title of the Tight
Memes page. Kaki is Hebrew slang for
feces, while homoshit is a combination
of two well-known English slurs.
Levy, the advertising office manager,
who also runs a blog fact-checking the
Israeli media, discovered Tight Memes
about a month ago. He said he was tired
of seeing leftists bully Israels right wing,
including the Netanyahu family.
Were fascists, were racists, we hate
peace. These are the ways theyre trying to
brand us. So we embrace it, he said. Its
even worse Im sure for Yair. His family is
being persecuted. I dont know if hes react-
ing in the best way, but this is the reaction.
The Netanyahus face a raft of investiga-
tions. The prime minister has been ques-
tioned in a pair of fraud investigations
relating to alleged illicit ties to executives
in media, international business, and Hol-
lywood. His associates are being probed
about a possible conflict of interest involv-
ing the $2 billion purchase of German
submarines.
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandel-
bilt announced that he intends to indict
the prime ministers wife, Sara, for fraud,
over her alleged use of public funds for
household expenses.
Yair Netanyahu posted the cartoon
which included likenesses of a former
housekeeper at the heart of the case
against his mother and another man lead-
ing weekly protests demanding indict-
ments of his family hours after Mandel-
bilts announcement. It was not the first
time that he has lashed out at leftists on
Facebook in recent weeks.
Last month, in response to U.S. Presi-
dent Donald Trumps controversial
response to the deadly violence at a far-
right march in Charlottesville, Virginia,
Yair Netanyahu suggested that American
left-wing groups are more dangerous than
neo-Nazis. Days earlier he questioned a
left-wing NGOs sources of funding and the
supposedly illicit behavior of the sons of
former prime ministers.
Benjamin Netanyahu, who reportedly
takes social media advice from Yair, has
hardly been less restrained, calling the
investigations of his family a witch hunt
by leftists and the fake news. He has
sought to characterize the probes, appar-
ently with some success, as an attack on all
right-wing Israelis.
They dont want to just take me down,
he said in Tel Aviv last month in one of a
pair of rallies he has recently held. They
want to take us all down.
Netanyahu has yet to comment on the
latest controversy surrounding his son.
When reporters asked Netanyahu directly
about the issue at the weekly Cabinet
meeting Sunday, he replied, Thank you,
but this isnt a press conference.
That, too, became a meme on Tight
Memes. In a video clip, a pair of animated
sunglasses and a cigar appear on Netanya-
hus face. The text reads, I didnt choose
the thug life. It chose me. JTA WIRE SERVICE

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of creative and inspiring
thinking about Creation.
Midrash, biblical criticism,
literature, theology, climate
justice, human rights, history,
and science are just some of
the fields through which the
Creation story is examined.
When we dare to investigate the intricacies of the Creation
text we come to see not only ourselves, but the imperatives
with which we live as Jews.
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Also available on
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Foreword by Rabbi Menachem Creditor
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 Jewish World

New Israel Fund sues Adelson-owned

Israel Hayom for defamation
JERUSALEM The New Israel Fund, a group that under-
writes many Israeli left-wing nonprofits, sued journalists
at the free Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom for defamation.
The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, alleges that the journal-
ists knowingly lied in three reports when they alleged
that the New Israel Fund had paid for a going-away event
for a former Arab-Israeli lawmaker who was imprisoned
in July for smuggling cellphones to Palestinian prison-
ers. It requests a total of 75,000 shekels ($21,000) in
American billionaire Sheldon Adelson and generally toes
a pro-Netanyahu line, did not respond immediately to a
request for comment.
The former lawmaker in question, Basel Ghattas of the
Balad party, began a two-year prison sentence on July 2
as part of a plea deal in which he admitted smuggling
cellphones and SIM cards to Palestinian security prison-
ers in Israel last year. At the time, Ghattas said he was
entering prison as a freedom fighter for the Palestin-

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damages from the reporter, Yair Altman, and the papers
editor-in-chief, Boaz Bismuth.
Israel Hayom is using its power to spread lies and
propaganda, and this must stop, the groups director-
general, Miki Gitzin, said in a statement. The newspa-
per cannot blatantly ignore all the rules of journalistic
ethics, or any basic decency, and will not be able to
trample the truth under its feet.
The New Israel Fund claims in the lawsuit that it told
Altman and his editors the reporting was inaccurate
before the stories were published in July. Afterward, the
group says it asked the newspaper to publish an apology
and correction, but Israel Hayom refused. Each article
justifies damages of 150,000 shekels, the group claims,
but it is asking for much less in order to enable an expe-
ditious and efficient investigation of the claim.
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Jewish World

State Department will return

trove of Jewish artifacts to Iraq
JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
The United States will return a trove of Iraqi
Jewish artifacts to Iraq next year, although
lawmakers and Jewish groups have lobbied
to keep them in this country, a State Depart-
ment official said.
A four-year extension to keep the Iraqi
Jewish Archive in the United States is set
to expire in September 2018, as is funding
for maintaining and transporting the items.
The materials then will be sent back to
Iraq, spokesman Pablo Rodriguez said in a
statement.
Rodriguez said the State Department is
keenly aware of the interest in the status of
the archive.
Maintaining the archive outside of Iraq is
possible, but would require a new agreement
between the Government of Iraq and a tempo-
rary host institution or government, he said.
The archive was saved by U.S. troops, and
it was sent to America in 2003. It contains
tens of thousands of items, including books,
religious texts, photographs, and personal
documents. Under an agreement with the
government of Iraq, the archive was to be
sent back there, but in 2014 the Iraqi ambas-
sador to the United States said its stay had
been extended. He did not say when the
archive was to return.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers
and Jewish groups have lobbied to renego-
tiate the deal, arguing that the documents
should be kept in the United States or
elsewhere where they are accessible to
Iraqi Jews and their descendants. JTA
reached out to lawmakers who have
sponsored resolutions urging a renego-
tiation of the archives return but did not
hear back in time for publication.
Iraq and proponents of returning the
archive say it can serve as an educational
tool for Iraqis about the history of Jews
there and that it is part of the countrys
patrimony.
In 2003, U.S. troops found the archive,
much of it waterlogged, in the basement
of the Iraqi secret services headquar-
ters in Baghdad. Under Saddam Husse-
ins reign, Iraq had looted many of the
artifacts after the dictator drove the Jew-
ish community out of the country amid
intense persecution.
In the United States, the artifacts
were restored, digitalized, and exhib-
ited under the auspices of the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
Rodriguez was asked how appropri-
ate treatment of the archive would be
ensured.
When the IJA is returned, the State
Department will urge the Iraqi govern-
ment to take the proper steps necessary
to preserve the archive, and to make it
available to members of the public to
enjoy, he said in the statement.
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Neo-Nazis plan march near Swedish synagogue on Yom Kippur

JOSEFIN DOLSTEN Almost all of our members have some sort of connection to
the Holocaust, he said. It is obvious that it is upsetting for
Jews in the Swedish city of Gothenburg were bracing for a neo- them to see, and maybe hear, Nazis protest close to the syna-
Nazi march scheduled to pass near the citys main synagogue gogue, when everyone is there at the Yom Kippur service.
on Yom Kippur. The community is not opposed to the groups right to
Community leaders said they will appeal a police decision march, he said, but to the marchs location and timing.
last week that would allow the Nordic Resistance Movement to Gothenburgs police chief, Erik Nord, said that every-
march during the Gothenburg Book Fair, when some 100,000 one who wanted to march had the right to do so, but that
people will gather in the city for the largest literary festival in anyone who engaged in incitement would be detained,
Scandinavia. according to SVT, Swedens national TV broadcaster.
The police had denied the far-right groups initial request The Anti-Defamation League urged Sweden to ensure
to march on the main streets of Gothenburg, a city on the that the route of the neo-Nazi march is far from the
countrys west coast that is the second largest in Sweden. The synagogue.
alternate route the police offered the neo-Nazis would take As ardent defenders of freedom of speech even hate-
them only about 200 yards from the Gothenburg Synagogue ful speech we would not ask for the neo-Nazi march to
on Yom Kippur. be banned, the ADLs national director, Jonathan Green-
Members of the Jewish community, which typically is under blatt, wrote to Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a letter
tight security, are worried about harassment and physical posted online by Stockholms Jewish community. We do
threats from the marchers, said Allan Stutzinsky, chairman implore you, however, to ensure that the Jewish commu-
of the Gothenburg Jewish community. People affiliated with nity of Gothenburg feels safe and secure, and is free to
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 Jewish World
BRIEF
Artifacts
FROM PAGE 36 UN World Tourism body delays decision on Palestinian membership
The archive is set to be exhibited at the Jewish Museum The United Nations World Tourism Organization announced We are not expecting any negative impact on Israel or its
of Maryland from October 15 to January 15. The exhibit that it will postpone a decision on whether to allow the Pal- continued activity in the organizationthe expected damage
page says the items include a Hebrew Bible with commen- estinian Authority to join the organization until its next ses- will be to the organization itself.
taries from 1568, a Babylonian Talmud from 1793, and an sion in 2019. If the Palestinian bid is successful, the UNWTO would be
1815 version of the Zohar, a Jewish mystical text. The world bodys decision follows the PAs Ministry of Tour- the second U.N. organization to grant the Palestinians mem-
At this point, we have no new information for you ism application last year for membership for Palestine. bership; the first was UNESCO.
about additional venues, Miriam Kleiman, program Israel has taken all diplomatic measures to block the Last year, UNESCO passed several anti-Israel resolutions
director for public affairs at the National Archives, said request, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said, that denied the Jewish states sovereignty and Jewish ties to
in an email. according to the Jerusalem Post. Jerusalem and Hebron, two of Judaisms holiest cities.JNS.ORG
Groups representing Jews from Iraq decried the
return date.
There is no justification in sending the Jewish
archives back to Iraq, a country that has virtually no Jews
and no accessibility to Jewish scholars or the descen-
dants of Iraqi Jews, Gina Waldman, founder and presi-
dent of Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North
Africa, said in a statement. The U.S. government must
ensure that the Iraqi archives are returned to its rightful
owners, the exiled Iraqi Jewish community,
Stanley Urman, executive vice president for Justice for
Jews from Arab Countries, echoed Waldman in saying
there was no justification for sending back the archive.
This is Jewish communal property, he said. Iraq
stole it and kept it hidden away in a basement. Now that

There is no justification
in sending the Jewish
archives back to Iraq,
a country that has
virtually no Jews and
no accessibility to
Jewish scholars.
GINA WALDMAN

weve managed to reclaim it, it would be like returning

stolen goods back to the thief.
Rabbi Andrew Baker, director of international Jewish
affairs at the American Jewish Committee, emphasized
that the agreement always had been that the archive
would be returned.
Certainly if there are more venues or museums that
might wish to host this exhibition, that could be another
reason for further deferring returning it to Iraq, he
said. But the fact that materials have been digitalized
ensures access to the archive, no matter where it is
housed, he added.
Frankly, I would hope that while the position of the
State Department is as been said, and a date has been
given, that there can be and hopefully will be further
understanding or agreements that might be reached
even informally that would lead to further deferral of
any actual return of the archive, Baker said. Help Migdal Ohr provide a home, love,
Marc Lubin, a government relations consultant who and education to thousands of poor,
has worked on the issue, was critical of the agreement orphaned, and at-risk children across Israel.
with the Iraqi government to return the archive. Lift them from the deepest of despair to
The Iraqi Jewish Archives case lifts the curtain and
a bright, dignified, and productive future.
exposes the reality that the United States has entered
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Cover Story
The top 10 moments
that mattered to Jews in 5777
JOSEFIN DOLSTEN
This Jewish year was not a quiet one, to say
the least. From the tumultuous first eight
months of Donald Trumps presidency,
to a wave of bomb threats against Jewish
community centers, to a neo-Nazi protest
in Charlottesville that turned violent, to
the twin weather catastrophes of Hurri-
canes Harvey and Irma, Jews, like so many
others, found it hard to take their eyes off
the news.
As the year 5777 comes to a close, we
look back at some of the moments that
had the most significance for Jews, sorted
below by date.
Bob Dylan wins the 2016
Nobel Prize in literature
In an unexpected move, the Swedish
Academy bestowed the iconic Jewish
American singer born Robert
40 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
Zimmerman with the highly coveted
prize in October. Though Bob Dylans
fame is indisputable he wrote some
of the most well-known and culturally
significant songs of the 1960s the
decision raised eyebrows because the
prize traditionally has been given to
novelists and poets, not songwriters.
Dylan did not seem as enthusiastic as
some of his fans: He took two weeks to
acknowledge the award and said he was
unable to go to Sweden for the official
ceremony, though he went there later
to accept the award and present the
required lecture.
U.N. criticizes Israeli
settlement; the U.S. abstains
In December, the United Nations sharply
condemned Israeli actions in a resolution
that called settlements a flagrant viola-
tion of international law that damage the
prospects of a two-state solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Traditionally,
the United States has vetoed such resolu-
tions but in its waning days the Obama
administration chose not to follow suit.
The move prompted outrage from Israel,
centrist and right-leaning Jewish groups,
and President-elect Donald Trump, who
called the resolution extremely unfair.
Samantha Power, then the American
envoy to the U.N., defended the absten-
tion, saying the resolution was in line with
longstanding U.S. opposition to Israeli
settlements.
Trump takes office, bringing
Ivanka and Jared with him
Trump took office in January; in his inau-
gural address he pledged to put America
first. The use of the slogan the name
of an isolationist and often anti-Semitic
movement leading up to World War II
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alarmed some Jews, but Trump said the
phrase had no connection to that history.
Trump brought a cadre of Jewish advisers,
including his daughter, Ivanka Trump, and
her husband, Jared Kushner, with him.
The couple, both of whom are observant
Jews, had no background in public life but
would take on critical roles in the adminis-
tration as senior advisers to the president,
with Kushner in charge of a thick portfo-
lio that included brokering a peace deal
between Israel and the Palestinians.
North American
JCCs targeted with
more than 100 bomb threats
From January to March, Jewish commu-
nity centers, Jewish schools and other
institutions were hit with more than 100
bomb threats. None of the threats, many
of which were called in, turned out to be
credible, but they forced evacuations and
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spread fear among local communities.

Several Jewish cemeteries also were van-
dalized, prompting some to blame the rise
of the alt-right some say the movement
was legitimized following Trumps election
for the threats. However, neither of the
Hug a chicken and four other twists
on traditional High Holy Days rituals
BEN SALES

two men arrested for making the threats
turned out to be motivated by far-right
beliefs. One of the accused, Juan Thomp-
son, was arrested for making bomb threats
against eight Jewish institutions in the
name of an ex-girlfriend in a revenge plot.
The main suspect, however, turned out to
be an Israeli-American teenager, Michael
Kadar of Ashkelon, who was arrested for
making hundreds of threats. Kadar report-
edly sold his bomb threat services online
and suffers from a brain tumor, according
to his lawyer.
Trump shouts down
reporters who ask him
about rise in anti-Semitism
In February, the president shouted at
two journalists who asked him about
an increase in anti-Jewish sentiments
and incidents, and said he hates being
called an anti-Semite, although neither
reporter called him one. After asking for a
friendly reporter, Trump interrupted a
question by a charedi Orthodox journalist
he accused him of lying about his inten-
tions and claimed to be the least anti-
Semitic person that you have ever seen in
P
icture services for the High Holy Days. Most likely a
roomful of congregants, sitting, holding heavy books
in their laps, listening to a rabbi sermonize or a cantor
sing, likely comes to mind.
Baking pizza? Embracing a chicken under a tree? Not so much.
But those are some of the things that Jewish clergy, educa-
tors, and activists want Jews to do during their holiest days of
the year.
Aside from attending synagogue or dipping apples in honey,
the extensive body of High Holiday traditions includes rituals
that are participatory, intricate, and even acrobatic but also at
times obscure, inaccessible, and even distasteful.
In recent years, Jewish educators have tried to reclaim these
rituals, changing and innovating them to be more engaging,
understandable, and relevant.
Here are five ways Jews are getting creative with the High Holy
Days this year.
To merit forgiveness, hug a chicken
If you walk into a charedi Orthodox neighborhood the day
before Yom Kippur, dont be surprised to see men swinging live
chickens above their heads. The ritual, called kapparot, aims to
transfer a persons sins symbolically onto the chicken, which
then is slaughtered and donated to the poor.
Some observant Jews, unable or unwilling to gain possession Sarah Chandler leads kapparot; in her version participants
of a live chicken, swing money over their heads, and then give dont swing chickens over their heads. They hug them
it to charity. Others have taken to protesting communities that instead.  COURTESY SARAH CHANDLER

your entire life. Trumps response drew still use chickens.

criticism from Jewish groups, many of But at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Sarah people can post the sins they would like to confess and be for-
which had criticized him a month earlier Chandler has a different response: Instead of grabbing the given for doing so anonymously. While the response rate has
for releasing a statement on International chicken and whipping it through the air, just give it a hug. tapered off in the four years since it launched, the past couple
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Holocaust Remembrance Day that nota-
bly did not mention Jews. His defenders
said the presidents critics were politically
motivated.
On first overseas trip,
Trump goes to Israel
Trump paid a visit to the Jewish state on
his first overseas trip as president in May,
which also included stops in Italy and
Saudi Arabia. The two-day trip included
a stop at Yad Vashem and meetings with
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
President Reuven Rivlin, as well as Pal-
estinian Authority President Mahmoud
Abbas. Trump, accompanied by his daugh-
ter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kush-
ner, also stopped at the Western Wall for
a private visit, making him the first sit-
ting U.S. president to visit the holy site
and earning him high praise across Israel.
A few months after the visit, Trump dis-
patched a team of top aides, including
Kushner, Jason Greenblatt of Teaneck,
and Dina Powell, to visit Israel and other
Middle Eastern countries in an attempt to
revive peace talks.
Israel freezes pluralistic
Western Wall agreement
A June decision by Netanyahus Cabinet to
put a hold on the creation of an egalitarian
section of the Western Wall, a deal passed
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Chandler, who was ordained as a Hebrew priestess at the
Kohenet Institute and also goes by Kohenet Shamira, will take
a group to the centers chicken coop on the Sunday before
Yom Kippur and begin to recite the kapparot prayers. Then, if
the chickens agree, the assembled will take them, retreat to a
shaded area, and individually embrace them while completing
the prayers, confessing their sins, or meditating.
At the end of the ritual, the worshippers simply will let the
chickens walk free.
Although Chandler is a vegan, she appreciates the parts of
ancient Jewish rituals that involve connecting to animals. This
version of kapparot, she said, strengthens the relationships
between people and animals while causing the animals no harm.
How can we include these chickens in our Jewish life? she
asks. I want the ritual to be so embraced that people really
really believe that this chicken, and this moment looking into
the chickens eyes, will help them be written in the Book of Life.
The crowd-sourced confession
Every year on Yom Kippur, no matter where hes lived, David
Zvi Kalman has joined other congregants at synagogue in stand-
ing through a long list of communal sins recited by the entire
congregation. The confessional prayers, known as the Viddui
(Hebrew for confession) each begin For the sin we have sinned
before you
The laundry list of transgressions, covering everything from
eating impure foods to berating a friend, is a central piece of the
days liturgy and is repeated eight times. Worshippers are sup-
posed to beat their chests gently at each line.
Kalman had trouble identifying with the prayers, finding the
confessions to be overly general and prescriptive. Theyre the
sins the liturgy says you should feel sorry for, not necessarily the
ones you actually committed.
So in 2013, he created AtoneNet, a bare-bones Tumblr where
of weeks have seen a fresh batch of posts about sins, such as
not giving enough charity or getting angry.
One post reads, For caring more about being perceived as
woke or the least racist than about the actual impact I have on
the people of color around me.
Or another: For taking housemates food that isnt mine
without asking.
Kalman prints out the entire site each year as a booklet and
ships it to people who order it for use on Yom Kippur. He hopes
the booklet allows them to atone for sins they feel are closer to
their lived experience.
A lot of people have specific regrets about the way they
treated a family member in the time of illness, said Kalman, a
doctoral student in Near Eastern languages at the University of
Pennsylvania. You dont see a recognition of that in the tradi-
tional confession.
Casting away pizza crusts
One of the more physical rituals of Rosh Hashanah is tashlich
literally, cast away a ritual where people take bread to a
natural body of water and throw it in, representing the casting
away of their sins. (Sensing a theme here?)
But Rabbi Jeremy Fine of the Conservative Temple of Aaron
in St. Paul, Minnesota, never could get people to come to the
Mississippi River for the ritual after they had sat through a long
service. So this year hes involving the congregations kids.
The Sunday before Rosh Hashanah, about 100 Hebrew school
students will come to the synagogue and bake pizza for lunch.
Then theyll eat the pizza, but not the crusts, which theyll put
in bags marked with the kids names. The bags will be stored in
the synagogue refrigerator. After services on the first day of the
holiday, the kids will retrieve their crusts, go to the river with
their parents, and chuck the crusts in.
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Cover Story
11 inspiring Jews who died in 5777
GABE FRIEDMAN
I
ts alw ays difficult to whittle down
the list of influential Jews who died
in a given year, but this year the task
seemed to be especially tough. The
number of Jews who left historic marks on
their fields and, more broadly, on Jewish
culture was remarkable.
As 5777 draws to a close, here are some
members of the tribe representing areas
as diverse as pop culture to politics
weve mourned since last Rosh Hashanah.
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Star
Wars in a photo from August 23,
1978.  CBS VIA GETTY IMAGES
Carrie Fisher, 60
Most people know Carrie Fisher because
of her iconic role as Princess Leia in the
original Star Wars films, but her tumul-
tuous career extended beyond that. The
actress, who struggled with addictions to
cocaine and prescription medications, also
wrote four novels and three memoirs, and
she acted in dozens of other films. Fisher
landed the Star Wars role as a relative
unknown despite being the daughter of
Jewish singer Eddie Fisher and movie star
Debbie Reynolds. After she died of a heart
attack in December, her only child pointed
out that Fishers real cause of death was
her substance abuse issues.
Leonard Cohen performs at a concert
in Ramat Gan, Israel, in 2009. 
 MARKO/FLASH90
Leonard Cohen, 82
The grandson of a rabbi, Leonard Cohen,
who grew up in an Orthodox home in
Montreal, became one of the most beloved
folk artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Cohen launched his musical career late,
releasing his first album at 33 after writ-
ing many books of poetry. But he would
42 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
go on to release 13 more records and
often incorporate Jewish themes into his
meticulously crafted songs. His song Hal-
lelujah became one of the most covered
and revered songs in pop music history.
Just weeks before his death in November,
Cohen released his final album, which
included a track featuring a chorus saying
Im ready, my Lord.
Simone Veil, then Frances minister of
health, outside the Elysee Palace in
Paris, 1974.
 KEYSTONE/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES
Simone Veil, 89
Fewer than 70 people have been awarded
Frances Grand Cross of the Legion of
Honor, and Simone Veil, a Holocaust
survivor who became a pillar of French
politics, was one of them. After making it
out of Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, Veil
became a lawyer and served as Frances
minister of health and later as president
of the European Parliament. She also was
one of the few female members of the
prestigious Academie Franaise, and she
spearheaded the legalization of abortion in
France in the 1970s. Veil died in June, less
than a month before her 90th birthday.
Jerry Lewis in 1971
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Jerry Lewis, 91
Dont let the funnymans stage name fool
you: Jerry Lewis was born Joseph Levitch to
parents who performed on the Borscht Belt
hotel circuit. Lewis, who died of cardiac dis-
ease in August, rose to prominence as part
of a duo with Dean Martin, with whom he
made over a dozen wacky comedy films
from 1949 to 1956. He would go on to star
in dozens of other films, including The
Nutty Professor (yes, the original one, well
before Eddie Murphys 1996 remake) and
Martin Scorseses The King of Comedy.
Zsa Zsa Gabor in 1952
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Zsa Zsa Gabor, 99
Though this legendary Hollywood
socialite and sex symbol was buried
in a Catholic cemetery, she had Jewish
roots. Born to Hungarian Jewish parents
in Budapest, Sari Gabor (her real name)
was married nine times and appeared in
films such Moulin Rouge and Lovely was separate from religion: Im Jewish,
to Look At. Her love life was a tumultu-
ous public affair, and she has been called
the first celebrity to be famous for being
famous. Zsa Zsa Gabor died in February,
less than two months before her 100th
birthday.
Comedian Don Rickles at Book Soup
in West Hollywood, California, in 2007.
 MARK MAINZ/GETTY IMAGES
Don Rickles, 90
The well-known comic nicknamed Mr.
Warmth, who loved to hurl insults at his
audience members, also was a serious
actor trained at the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts. He appeared in countless
TV shows, performed standup into his
80s, and acted alongside legends such as
Clark Gable and Clint Eastwood on the sil-
ver screen. Younger audiences know him
as the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy
Story series. He died of kidney failure in
April.
Vera Rubin in her office at the Carn-
egie Institution in Washington, D.C.,
in 2010.
 LINDA DAVIDSON/
 THE WASHINGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGES
Vera Rubin, 88
Without this groundbreaking scientist, we
still might not understand what 27 percent
of the universe is made up of: dark mat-
ter. Rubin, an astronomer from Philadel-
phia, discovered that galaxies dont rotate
the way previous scientific models led us
to believe, which led to the proof of the
invisible, undetectable stuff that makes
up nearly a third of our world. Rubin, who
died in December, once said that science
and so religion to me is a kind of moral
code and a kind of history, she said. I
try to do my science in a moral way, and
I believe that ideally, science should be
looked upon as something that helps us
understand our role in the universe.
Otto Warmbier arrives at a court for
his trial in Pyongyang, North Korea, on
March 16, 2015.
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Otto Warmbier, 22
After being held in North Korea for more
than 17 months for allegedly tearing
down a propaganda poster during a stu-
dent tour, Otto Warmbier was released,
comatose, in June. He did not survive the
injuries; instead, he died a week after he
was returned to the United States. JTA
reported that he was an active member
at the University of Virginia Hillel, but
North Koreas narrative said that Warm-
bier stole the poster for an American
church. So his Jewish identity was kept
under wraps so that North Korea was

not embarrassed during negotiations for
his release. If thats what their story is,
theres no point fighting it if your objec-
tive is to get him out, a family spokes-
person explained. Warbier had been sen-
tenced to 15 years of hard labor.
Ruth Gruber speaks at the Paley
Center for Media in Manhattan in 2011.
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Ruth Gruber, 105
Among the impressive accomplishments
on Ruth Grubers resume: a pioneering
reporting stint in the Soviet Arctic; a trip,
ordered by President Franklin Roosevelt,
to comfort post-Holocaust Jewish refugees,
and reporting on the Nuremberg trials and
Operation Moses. The writer, who will go
down as one of the 20th centurys most
important journalists, Jewish or not, began
her career at the New York Herald Tribune
in 1947. She lived to 105.
Ethiopian Rosh Hashanah blends ancient customs
with yearning for aliyah to Jerusalem
ADAM ABRAMS
D
espite relative isolation from
their Jewish brethren around
the world for millennia, Ethio-
pian Jews have shared a dream
to celebrate Rosh Hashanah next year
in Jerusalem.
Though they are different in many ways,
the Jewish New Year festivities in Ethiopia
bear many similarities to the holidays
observance in the broader diaspora.
Limor Malessa and five of her siblings
were born and raised in a small Ethio-
pian village near the Jewish community
of Gondar. She left the village when she
was 13; she, her parents, and her five sib-
lings all went to Ethiopias capital, Addis
Ababa, in anticipation of making aliyah.
Israel is the promised land to which Ethio-
pian Jews have longed to return for thou-
sands of years. They did not know that the
temple in Jerusalem long since been had
destroyed. (Gaps in access to modern tech-
nology and their distance from other Jew-
ish communities meant that up until about
20 years ago, many Ethiopian Jews lacked
basic knowledge about major episodes in
Dr. Henry Heimlich demonstrates his
famous eponymous maneuver to
Johnny Carson on April 4, 1979.
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Henry Heimlich, 96
Yes, that Heimlich the person who
invented the famous Heimlich maneu-
ver that has saved countless numbers of
people from choking since its inception in
1974. Dr. Henry J. Heimlich was a thoracic
surgeon, born to Jewish parents in Wilm-
ington, Delaware. Besides the famous life-
saving method, he also invented the chest
drainage flutter valve, known as the Heim-
lich valve. He died last December from
complications following a heart attack.
Family members greet Ethiopian Jews who arrive at Israels Ben Gurion Airport
as they make aliyah in June 2017.
Jewish history.)
In 1991, when she was 15, Malessa and
her family officially made aliyah. Israels
intelligence agency, Mossad, smuggled the
Sara Ehrman in 2016
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Sara Ehrman, 98
This longtime Democratic Party activist,
adviser on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
and friend of the Clintons described her-
self as first a Jew, second a Democrat, and
above all a feminist. Sara Ehrman may be
most famous for advising Hillary Clinton
not to move to Arkansas to marry Bill. She
worked on George McGoverns 1972 presi-
dential campaign and later advised Presi-
dent Clinton on Israel-Arab peacemaking.
She also helped organize Bill Clintons
first trip as president to Israel, served as
AIPACs political director and later worked
with J Street. She died in June, more than
50 years after her entree into politics.
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than 30 years, building a family of eight
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family out of Addis Ababa, taking them to
the Jewish homeland by way of Italy.
The family arrived in Israel just a month
before the Mossad conducted a massive
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Chicken
FROM PAGE 41
Last year, Fine got about 50 wor-
shippers to tashlich. This year he
expects 150.
If we just did a little piece of bread,
we dont know if its so important,
Fine said. But when the kids see the
crust cut off, its like theres actually
something were giving away.
Yizkor for gun victims
Yizkor, the memorial service, is
among the most well-known and well-
attended parts of the High Holy Days
service. But what do you do if you live
in a place where people regularly are
getting killed?
Thats the challenge confronted by
Tamar Manasseh, a rabbinical stu-
dent and anti-gun violence activist on
Chicagos South Side. Manasseh runs
Mothers Against Senseless Killing, a
group of moms that patrols a street
corner in the violence-plagued neigh-
borhood of Englewood. Given the
local strife affecting the largely non-
Jewish neighborhood, Manasseh felt a
memorial service focused only on rela-
tives would be inadequate.
So last year, Manasseh organized a
Yom Kippur service on her street cor-
ner that included not only a shofar
blast and prayers but also a reading of
the names of Chicagos gun violence
SEE CHICKEN PAGE 45
clandestine airlift operation, dubbed
Operation Solomon, which saw some
14,000 Ethiopian Jews secretly airlifted out
of Ethiopia in 36 hours, aboard 35 nonstop
flights to Israel.
Malessa now has lived in Israel for more
children in the city of Ashdod and becom-
ing thoroughly integrated into Israeli
society.
Because her home village in Ethiopia
was smaller than most other Jewish Ethi-
opian towns, not many kessim elder
religious leaders with knowledge of oral
Jewish law and the equivalent of rab-
bis lived there. This would make my
childhood memories of Rosh Hashanah
less vivid than of those who grew up with
many kessim in their villages, Malessa
said in Ethiopian-accented Hebrew.
The Ethiopian villagers were entirely
dependent on the verbally disseminated
wisdom of the elders, who were the only
people in the village able to read Jewish
texts written in the ancient Geez dialect.
The kessim would instruct everyone
in the villages on how to prepare for the
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FROM PAGE 43
holiday, Malessa said. Villages that
had more religious leaders would have a
much deeper understanding of the holi-
day and its laws.
In Amharic, which is rooted in the
Geez dialect and is the official lan-
guage of Ethiopia, Rosh Hashanah is
called Brenha Serkan, which essen-
tially means the rising of the dawn,
she said. In keeping with the meaning of
holidays name, the kessim would rise
before dawn on the holy day, to begin
the first prayer service of the day before
sunrise, she added.
In Ethiopia, Rosh Hashanah was and
still is observed during the course of
one day, although the rest of the Jewish
New immigrants from Ethiopia arrive at the Ibim Absorption Center in Jerusalem in diaspora and Israel observe it for two
October 2012  MOSHE SHAI days. The Ethiopian Rosh Hashanah
is comprised of three prayer services:
before dawn, in the afternoon, and in
the evening. There are four prayer ser-
vices in the broader Jewish world for
Zikir, she said, and it is also customary
for affluent people in the village to have
very large feasts and invite others in
the village to join in the festivities. The
meals are meant to remind people of the
days holiness, and to make sure that
during the holiday not a single Jew is left
without food and enjoyment, according
to Malessa.
People serve lamb the most expen-
sive meat available and have special
meals to observe the mitzvah of feeding
their Jewish brothers and sisters, she
said.
Malessas mother, Esther Lakau, who
lives in the Israeli coastal city of Ash-
kelon, said she remembers hearing the
kessim sound the shofar on the holiday.
Everyone in the village prepared the
food for the holiday a day in advance,
she continued. The kessim would read
from the holy scripts in Geez and tell the
history of the Jewish people. They would
speak of Abraham, Yitzhak, and Yaakov,

S FAMO Rosh Hashanah, and none begin before our great patriarchs and matriarchs, and
U sunrise. the lessons we could learn from them in
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the present.
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FROM PAGE 44
pro-Palestinian. The decision drew heated debate,
and the Jewish reporter who first wrote about the
incident for a Chicago LGBTQ newspaper said she
was removed from her reporting job as a result of the
article. The Dyke March controversy as well as simi-
lar debates about the role of Zionists in the feminist
movement and whether demonstrators could bring
banners with Jewish stars to a Chicago feminist march
Chicken
FROM PAGE 43
victims that year. Just reading the list, she says, took
15 minutes.
She hopes to do it again this year.
A lot of times the funeral is closure, she said, talk-
ing about victims families. Its not like their loved
ones are spoken of after that, and theyre definitely not
prayed for.
But at a Yizkor service, she said, You get to remem-
ber, you get to pray.
Atonement by meditation and performance art
For Ashkenazi Jews, the kickoff to the High Holy
Days happens this year on the Saturday night before
Rosh Hashanah, when congregations gather to say seli-
chot, or prayers of atonement. Depending on a con-
gregations tradition, the prayers range from a lively
call-and-response to long, complex poems muttered
almost silently.
But this year, two people are doing it differently.
At Lab/Shul, an experimental Jewish congregation in
Manhattan, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie noted that Rosh
Hashanah this year coincides with the beginning of the
Muslim year. Therefore, the synagogues theme for the
High Holy Days is interfaith worship.
The congregation will be praying with Muslims
throughout the Holy Days, but for the Selichot ser-
vice, it will partner with the New York Zen Center for
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were some very fine people in both groups. Jewish groups,
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will intersperse Selichot prayers from a range of tradi-
tions with meditation practices.
Its a way to begin the season by taking responsibil-
ity and accountability for who you are in front of God,
Lau-Lavie said. The liturgy and the assumption of say-
ing sorry to God feels a little challenging, so we feel that
scaffolding and pairing that with introspection and the
tools of meditation and contemplation are everyone-
friendly. They dont assume faith.
Another take on Selichot is happening in Providence,
Rhode Island, where musician Noraa Kaplan is turn-
ing the service into a concert. Kaplan has invited fellow
musicians to perform, and she will end the night with
a piece of performance art that challenges a range of
Jewish rituals. It will include her parodying a bad bar-
mitzvah DJ, as well as swinging a rubber chicken over
her head.
The concert will be a benefit for charity, but Kaplan M AY Y O U R N E W Y E A R
is going to let the crowd decide where the money goes
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Editorial
The new year
and its blessings
T T
he clock is winding down, the daylight is creeping
out, the leaves are starting, just starting, to turn, and
the year is about to end.
Its interesting, the way that the secular new year
ends and begins, the serpent eating its tail, in the dead of win-
ter, with its stark icy blue light. Contrast that with the Jewish
year, which ends as autumn starts, with the burst of bright
glory that Id love to think is metaphoric and is true of us
human beings too.
This year has been quite a year. If it were possible to be
a pure news junkie, living for nothing but excitement as con-
veyed through news, politics, and global affairs, this would be
the best year ever. And if you are a story junkie (full disclosure
I am!) youd know that we are living through the explosion
of pure insane plot, an outlandish storyline thats taking us
in directions that would be unimaginable in fiction, because
nobody would ever believe it. Theres nothing like waking up
in the morning wondering what can possibly happen next.
But for those of us who are ordinary people, with lives, fam-
ilies, friends, jobs, and everything else that makes up regular
life, this isnt so good. I think that many if not most of us yearn
for some certainty, for some reason to believe that up will
continue to be up and not suddenly turn into down, only to
morph immediately into sideways.
This year has not been a good one for most of us. The presi-
dential election unleashed a torrent of hatred, and it divided
us in the Jewish community, as well as in the general outside
world, in new ways. The palisades that separate us sometimes
seem to bristle with spears. Anti-Semitism and racism are
newly fashionable, and of course misogyny has never gone
fully out of style.
And in the last few weeks, the earth itself seems to have col-
luded with its forces wind, rain, earthquakes, fire to spit
us out. We have not stewarded the land, as we were told to do,
it seems, and we are paying for it.
But there is a new year coming. The physical world will be
glorious soon. There is always a place for hope and change
and growth.
At this time of year, we always think about the Sephardic
piyut, a poem that is sung to a sinuous, haunting melody. Its
called Ahot Ketanah Little Sister and each verse until
the last one ends with these words:
Please, God, heal her illnesses now / May the year and its
curses come to an end!
But the last verse ends like this:
Be strong and rejoice / And you shall ascend to Zion
And He shall declare: Clear! Clear! Her paths.
May the New Year and its blessings begin!
That is what we wish for all our readers. A new year of light
and love and blessings, and an occasional jolt of pure, unex-
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Israel versus the Jews
his week has been big for Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu touched down in
Argentina, marking the first official visit
of a sitting Israeli prime minister to Latin
America.
Of course, that itself is worth noting, if only as a
display of Netanyahus impressive rigor in expand-
ing the depth and reach of Israels relationships
abroad.
This visit, however, will prove critical not only to
Israels relationship with foreign nations, but to its
bond with foreign Jews.
Things, after all, are appearing to change.
There was a time when Israeli prime ministers
saw themselves as the leaders of the greater Jew-
ish people. There was, in their minds,
a singular and united Jewish nation.
The State of Israel itself was simply a
home base and global representative
for the wider Jewish people, there to
serve them regardless of where they
lived or what language they spoke. As
a result, Israeli leaders were willing
to wage diplomatic war for diaspora
Jewry, even, at times, at the expense
of Israels international relationships. Rabbi
This understanding of Israel as the Shmuley
international Jewish guardian was Boteach
best exemplified by some of Netanya-
hus political predecessors, the found-
ers of Likud.
In the late 1980s, Poland was nearing its goal of
becoming a free and independent state, one that
was likely to make a great political ally to Israel.
Indeed, Poland today has become an extremely
strong and dependable friend of the Jewish state.
But that fact didnt stop Prime Minister Yitzhak
Shamir from casting a damning condemnation of
Poland for what he perceived as ongoing anti-Sem-
itism at the time. Shedding himself of diplomatic
norms and rituals, Shamir declared that Poles
suck [anti-Semitism] in with their mothers milk. More recently, Argentina exhibited an absolutely
Even when the leader of a newly independent
Poland, Lech Walesa, visited Israel in 1991, Shamir
introduced him at the Knesset with words that,
according to the New York Times, seemed more a
curse than a greeting. In his introduction of Polands
prime minister, Shamir made sure to note that the
events of the Holocaust would accompany the history
of Poland and all of humanity until the end of time.
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including The Israel Warrior. Follow him on Twitter @RabbiShmuley.
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Sure, many would find these words overly harsh,
if not a complete diplomatic blunder. But when
it came to combating global anti-Semitism and
honoring the memory of the six million, Yitzhak
Shamir refused to take business delegations and
trade-agreements into consideration. And why
would he? If the prime minister of Israel wouldnt
fight for world Jewry on the international stage,
who would?
He, of course, acted on the golden precedent
of diplomatically defiant Jewish patriotism set by
Menachem Begin. Following a string of terrorist
attacks in Paris in 1982, Prime Minister Begin went
on the attack to defend the Jews of France. Throw-
ing diplomacy aside, Begin blamed the anti-Israel
rhetoric of then French President Fran-
cois Mitterrand for encouraging such
attacks. Begin went further, threaten-
ing to help French Jews organize their
own defensive paramilitaries if local
authorities failed to protect them.
Begin came under fire from the
French Foreign Office, which accused
him of speaking recklessly and
under the shock of emotion. But he
remained undeterred. Israels relation-
ship with France was secondary to the
conditions of the Jews who lived there.
I am proud to be the prime minister
of democratic Israel, Begin said. But
above all, I am a Jew.
Fast forward, now, to where we stand today.
Netanyahu, whom I have witnessed personally
to be one of the proudest Jews I have ever met, is
visiting Argentina, which has its own horrific his-
tory vis-a-vis the Jewish people. Though many
Latin American countries offered refuge to Nazi
war criminals, Argentina led the pack, fostering
as many as 5,000 Nazi officers within its borders
among them Holocaust architect Adolph Eichmann
and Auschwitzs Angel of Death, Josef Mengele.
stunning incompetence in investigating what argu-
ably was the largest terrorist attack against the Jew-
ish people in their history the 1994 AMIA bomb-
ings, which left 85 dead and hundreds wounded.
Despite overwhelming evidence implicating Iranian
officials, Argentina failed to prosecute even a single
suspect, a fact best explained by alleged Argentinian
collusion with Iran in exchange for oil. To this day,
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one of the largest slaughters of Jews since the Holo-
caust has gone completely unpunished.
But for Netanyahu to address these issues in his
visit can be seen to undermine the whole purpose
of the trip, which is to foster strong bilateral ties
between Israel and Argentina.
During Netanyahus recent visit to Hungary, the
, local Jewish community wanted him to protest Hun-
n garian Prime Minister Victor Orbans ad campaigns
against George Soros, who was depicted as the con-
k trolling, smiling Jew common to anti-Semitic lore. I
was in Hungary and personally saw the ad campaign.
y Orban called the Hitler-ally and rabid anti-Semite
t Miklos Horthy an exceptional statesman.
, Netanyahu held his peace.
I understand his dilemma. While Hungary
t needed to be called out for these actions, Israel
y needs allies. So what do you do? Do you come from
t Israel as prime minister and criticize your hosts,
t even as your country is surrounded by genocidal
- enemies that seek your annihilation?
After last months events in Charlottesville, we
- saw something of the same pattern playing out.
Neo-Nazi demonstrators marched with swastika-
- stained banners screaming Jews will not replace
r us! Prime Minister Netanyahu waited three
days before condemning this shocking display of
Jew-hatred.
So theres certainly been a change in the Israeli
approach. Why? Because while the far right in
countries such as Hungary propagate themes that
easily can be construed as anti-Semitic, for many in
- Israel radical Islam is a far greater threat.
And so, Netanyahu has been forced to choose
. between an Israeli prime ministers need to protect
r and speak for local Jewish communities and Israels
t core security needs.
So far, he seems to have chosen the latter.
. On the one hand, I get it. Israel has never needed
y friends as it does right now, and sometimes global
geopolitics requires making bedfellows with states
- that are not perfect.
y Still, Israel is more than just a state, but a
defender of Jews worldwide. In so being, Israel
must balance its core interests with that of Jewry
worldwide, even as it sometimes diverges.
More than a quarter century ago, I began hosting
y
Benjamin Netanyahu, then Israels deputy foreign
minister, at Oxford University. He was electrify-
- ing, easily Israels most eloquent spokesman. He
- inspired our students to both defend Israel on cam-
- pus as well as walk proudly as Jews. The two were
. equally important to him then, as Im sure it is to
him now.
The State of Israel was created not simply as a
n state for Jews, but as the Jewish State. Netanyahu
, should continue to walk the bold path forged by
Begin and Shamir before him, and assume the
sacred role as spokesman and defender of the Jew-
ish people wherever they are found.
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Opinion
An open letter to a bully
T
o the girl who bullied me for being
Jewish in seventh grade,
Thank you.
That day in the middle school
library when you pulled me from my seat by
the hair and called me a dirty Jew changed
everything.
Before that, oppression was historic. The
Holocaust was an echo that woke me with
nightmares, confronted me with the firsthand Jessica
account of friends grandparents who had sur-
vived and stared at me in pictures on my syn-
agogues walls. (I see you, terrified little boy in the Warsaw
Ghetto with hands raised, guns pointed at you.) Oppression
was a feeling in my heart and cells. Whether epigenetics or
past life experience, it was familiar, something I thought I
knew.
As a child, I had dreamed of my own courage, my righ-
teous sense of justice. Id always believed that confronted with
oppression, with prejudice, I would be a champion. Thank
you for showing me otherwise. When you violated my peace-
ful, safe world with physical and verbal violence, you showed
me what it means to be a victim of a hate crime, on the small-
est and safest scale possible. You showed me that I was wrong
to think I could be a champion.
In that moment of stunned terror, your grunted hateful
words ringing in my ear, I didnt act the way I thought I would.
The pain of you pulling my hair was startling. It wasnt the
bickering fighting of sisters I was accustomed to, the aggres-
sion with little intent behind it. When you pulled my hair, I
could feel the hate and anger driving you. I could feel that
what you were expressing was a ripple on the surface on the
lake of your contempt.
So no, I wasnt a champion for justice in that moment. I was
a terrified 13 year old, a recent bat mitzvah, but very much still
a child. I went to the bathroom and fixed my hair and cried
through gulped breaths. I went back to class and pretended
everything was okay. I didnt tell the librarian or my teacher
or one of my many Jewish or gentile friends. I shook through
the rest of my day and went home, and when my mom asked
The last time at my parents house
T
he car slides smoothly off the trans-
port trailer. I tip the driver, scribble
my name on a clipboard, and slide
behind the wheel of my Dads 2005
Grand Marquis. When I turn the key, the car
starts right up. I adjust the mirrors and the seat
and maneuver it into my driveway.
This car is the last tie to the place where I
grew up. Until yesterday, it was sitting on the
street in front of my old house, even though the Helen
house doesnt belong to us anymore. Inside, it Maryles
smells like my dads dental laboratory, a sweet- Shankman
ish blend of chemical aromas. Stored inside the
trunk is the piano bench, destined for my sis-
ters house: the piano bench I sat on to practice my scales, the nary situations. Robbed of anything resembling normalcy.
bench my sister and cousin shared at every family Thanksgiv-
ing, the bench I hid behind that time I came home with an
unfortunate report card.
My house was a tumultuous place. People used to wonder
why I read so much. In the books I read, I was in Victorian
England, or on a spaceship, or Middle Earth, or 1920s New
York, far away from the split-level suburban house I lived
what was wrong, I said nothing and skated by on
an assumed mantle of newly teenaged girl angst.
I remember shaking, and hiding it. I remem-
ber staring up at the Holocaust memorial in my
synagogue at the little boy in the photo, so famil-
iar he could have been a friend, wondering if Id
let him down by not speaking out.
The truth is, I wasnt ready to then, as a fright-
ened 13 year old. But I am ready now, 20 years
Baum later. Ready to share and own this experience
and to acknowledge that silence feeds oppres-
sion, and the antidote is using your voice, being
an ally, a safe space. Being a point of light through which love,
acceptance, and tolerance shines through.
I dont think Im unique in my experience or my silence,
and I forgive the scared 13 year old inside of me who didnt
speak up. I raise my voice now, in 2017, in the USA, where
intolerance, prejudice, and exclusion run rampant. Where
there are so many who sit alone, shaking in silence as I did.
I write this to tell you that you are not alone. You are loved.
You are respected. And if you cant be your own champion,
we will champion you.
So thank you, seventh grade bully, for this lesson, this
insight. Thank you for showing me that there is hate and intol-
erance even in the safest-seeming places. Thank you for show-
ing me that the hardest thing to do is to speak up and out at
your attacker. Thank you for showing me that Im not as brave
as I think I am, that in aloneness, there is despair, that in com-
munity, there is hope.
Thank you for showing me that oppression is silence.
In gratitude and forgiveness,
Jess
#BeTheLightForJustice
#Remember
Jessica Baum grew up in Franklin Lakes and went to Hebrew
school at Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff. She has an M.S.
in environmental studies, lives in Keene, N.H., and works in
marketing and as a sustainability coordinator for the W.S.
Badger Company.
in, where I never knew whether the dad who
returned from work was going to be angry or
adoring, where my mother seemed more inter-
ested in cooking and cleaning than in hanging
out with me.
The older I got, the more I understood what
the war stole from them. While kids in the U.S.
were going off to school and summer camp,
Mom and Dad were running from killers, hid-
ing in pits under barns, watching loved ones
die. They were robbed of education. They
were robbed of parents, cousins, uncles, aunts,
grandparents, and teachers. Robbed of people
who would have modeled ways to handle ordi-
Robbed of love.
By the time I was a parent myself, I came to see them as
human beings. It helped to picture them as 20-year-olds, leav-
ing behind the ugly crimes that had shaped the beginning of
their lives to forge bright new paths here in America. When I
think of them trying to navigate the normal stresses of raising
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Opinion

Kosher/halal

A
bout twenty years Christian participants are still them in the flesh and realize that what we truth and proselytizing on behalf of Islam,
ago, the Jewish being sought and of course share is our common humanity. and jihad of the hand, which is to do what is
Community Rela- they are invited, but as yet the right and to fight injustice. These all are part
tions Council and event is a dialogue rather than Kosher/halal of the inner or great jihad.
the Dar ul Islah Mosque in a trialogue. Most of us know that Muslims observe Islamists have decided that the little jihad,
Teaneck co-sponsored a Mus- The discussion held in Sep- dietary laws. Their form of ritual slaugh- which classically is war in self-defense, is
lim-Jewish dialogue that lasted tember ultimately was free- ter for meat is exactly like shechitah and is rather war against anyone whom the jihadis
about seven years. ranging. The meeting opened done with a ritual formula not unlike a bera- think are infidels. Given the beliefs of such
In that seven-year period with a report by a Muslim khah preceding it, namely, in the name of people, both Muslims and non-Muslims are
the participants went from Rabbi Dr. woman about her experiences Allah. This makes the meat halal, permissi- equally vulnerable. The fate of any of these
mutually wary individuals to Michael in Charlottesville. She and ble, but not for us. For meat to be kosher, it people depends on the whim of the jihadi or
trusted partners and friends. Chernick other people of faith peace- needs a shochet. While pork is haram for- his or her leader, who has clearly thrown the
After the seven years had fully protested the hatred bidden camel meat would not be. Camel, inner, great jihad to the wind.
passed, we concluded that being exhibited by neo-Nazi however, is prohibited to Jews in Leviticus As we all know, dog bites man is not news.
we had talked about every germane sub- and white supremacist marchers. Her sense 11. Halal also is used generically to mean all It usually is the extreme and abnormal that
ject we could. We knew what we shared of fear, combined with a willingness to try to permissible foods. This would include mix- gets coverage. It is therefore no wonder that
and what we didnt. We knew what we dialogue with the marchers, showed excep- tures of meat and dairy, which obviously do the great, inner jihad is unknown and the
could agree upon and what because of tional belief in the humanity of even her ene- not fit the kosher menu. jihad of the sword has become definitive of
our deeply held beliefs we could not. mies and of the power of gentle reasoning. So halal and kosher are both dietary regu- the term. Having met sincere Muslims who
We parted respecting each others depth of Her report was followed by a presentation lations, a point that brings us together, but practice inner jihad, I can assure you that
commitment, knowledge, and mutual under- about peace by Haham Isaac Sassoon, an aca- since they are not exactly the same, each those Muslims resemble us a lot.
standing of many of the issues that were most demic scholar, and some discussion of that faiths adherents must recognize that there Our tradition demands that we fight our
important to us. issue. Once the formal part of the program are boundaries and differences that need to evil inclination, so that we wrong neither our-
For example, the Muslim participants artic- was complete, however, the discussion went be respected. These boundaries, however, selves, nor others, nor God. Jewish law and
ulately and feelingly expressed their under- in many directions. The event was both Tal- need not be impassable walls. Indeed, all tradition places high value on speaking truly
standing that Jews must have a state after the mudic and Quranic in the sense that neither interfaith conversations with any integrity and being careful with what we say. When
Holocaust, not only for the survivors, but for work goes in a Western straight line. But sev- must start off with the understanding that it comes to proselytizing, however, we part
any Jew who is persecuted anywhere. We eral key matters did emerge. We have more in a search for commonalities is not a search ways with the Muslim community. And of
shared the recognition about how hard it is as common religiously than not. We are dealing for sameness. course the deep Jewish commitment to social
a recent immigrant to maintain your faith, its with more fundamentalism and extremism in justice and doing the right thing is a mark of
values, and its culture in a new environment. some sectors of both our communities, and Jihad being a Jew.
Some of us knew that experience firsthand. we must find means to confront and under- I am sure that all of us are convinced that Obviously, the Muslim Other is not as dif-
We all recognized the challenge of keeping cut those tendencies. We are communities jihad means holy war. That, however, is ferent from us as we may think.
our youth as part of our community so that more under siege lately than we have been not its meaning in Arabic. Rather, it means
our faiths might have a future. heretofore, and therefore it is mutually ben- struggle. Unfortunately, violent Islamists, Quran/Torah
These moments of mutuality were not eficial for us to support one another. as opposed to most Muslims, have turned a The Muslims I have had contact with know
small matters, and had we expected them Events like this give the Other a human term used frequently in the Quran with no their Quran, and they know it well. In Muslim
to be there automatically seven years earlier, face, which in turn reduces the fear and sus- military connotation into a dirty word. Clas- societies, it is not uncommon for the Quran
our expectations would not have been met. picion that so easily descends into irrational sically, there are two kinds of jihad. There is to be committed to memory. This is paral-
Since then there has been no Muslim-Jew- hatred. So, in an attempt to help us all to be the inner or great jihad and the external or leled by memorization of the Tanach, and
ish dialogue and until recently little inter- better people, which is the central theme of small jihad. The inner jihad is the struggle especially the Torah, among many Jews hail-
faith dialogue at all in the Teaneck area. this time of the Jewish year, let me try to put with your own self in order to achieve control ing from North Africa and the Middle East.
That changed sometime in July, and there that human face on some Muslim Others. over your basest instincts. There is also the Torah study ranks among the most valued
was a follow-up on Sunday, September 3. I sincerely hope that you will someday meet jihad of the tongue, which refers to speaking mitzvot for Jews. A Jew who studies Torah

Tips for making the High Holy Days more meaningful for kids

I
m sure youre won-
dering how to make
the upcoming holidays
more meaningful for
your children.
With all the hustle and bus-
tle involved in getting ready
for the High Holy Days, shop-
ping and cooking for a three-
day yontif, and outfitting the Dr. Tani
family in shul attire, we dont Foger
always have the time to pre-
pare ourselves for the aus-
piciousness of this period in the Jewish
calendar.
And what about the kids? How do we
help them enter the Yom Tovim with
the proper mindset and understanding?
After all, the themes of for-
giveness, sin, and teshuva
(repent ance) c an seem
abstract. They can be hard
for children to understand
and relate to. So how can we
make the Yamim Noraim,
the Days of Awe, become
more relevant for them?
Here are some practical
tips to help kids connect
with the significance of
these days in an authentic
and purposeful way.
First, start out by asking your child
the following question: Do you ever
feel like you made a mistake and want
a do-over? Explain that the holidays of
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are our
chance to have a fresh start. They offer a
clean slate for a new year.
Next, tell your children to ask them-
selves three simple questions:
What mistakes have I made this past
year?
What can I learn from these mistakes?
What do I want to do differently in
the coming year?
Let your children know that the Yamim
Noraim gives all of us, children and adults
alike, an opportunity to hit the reset but-
ton. Even very young children can under-
stand the idea of right versus wrong, and
friendly behavior versus mean behavior.
When we talk to them about how we treat
others, we are teaching them the basic
concepts that are intrinsic to the Yom Tov
message asking forgiveness and doing
teshuva. This is an opportune time to
teach young children to reflect on social
interactions, both positive and negative,
that have occurred, so they can develop a
vocabulary of emotion words to help them
assess and express their feelings accu-
rately. You can say things like You must
have been sad when you and Anna had a
fight and were not friends. Or I bet you
were disappointed when you didnt win
the spelling bee.
When parents model healthy communi-
cation with their young children, they are
more likely to end up with teenagers who
know how to articulate their emotions,
and how to ask and give forgiveness.

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In so many ways,
the Muslim Other
reflects back a
face recognizable
to committed and
knowledgeable
Jews of all stripes.
knows the values to which are we commit-
ted and the right behavior expected of us.
Similarly, for a Muslim, dedicated study of
the Quran and its classical commentary, the
Tafsir, makes the difference between being a
Muslim ignoramus or a Muslim who knows
his or her tradition and obligations.
It would be wonderful if we Jews took on
the study of Torah as a commitment for the
coming new year. We, too, have the right to
know how deep our tradition is and what
kind of heritage belongs to us. We should
give ourselves the chance to find a good adult
education program or a good learning oppor-
tunity for our children so neither we nor they
find ourselves rootless and ignorant of the
most noble aspects of Jewish thought.
Torah is the best gift we can give ourselves
in terms of understanding what we stand for
and who we are. Our Muslim neighbors have
found that knowledge of their tradition is the
only way to move the hearts of their more
assimilated second and third generations to
remain true to their God and to their faith.
We would do well to learn from them.
Islam/Judaism
The word Islam means submission. As are interested in the laws and observances of
it is used among Muslims, it means submis-
sion to Gods laws and will. In Judaism, we
speak of mitzvot, which are not merely good
deeds. Thats a meaning it took on in Yiddish.
In Hebrew, a mitzvah is a command given by
Finally, talk honestly with your kids
about your own process of teshuva. Begin
the topic of teshuva regret and apology
by telling them something you did that you
feel badly about. Admitting that we adults
arent perfect, opens the door to allowing
children to own up to things about which
they might feel badly. These kinds of con-
versations can also set a precedent for
honest and open communication among
family members during the year. Kids lis-
ten better when we talk about ourselves as
they dont feel like theyre in the hot seat note expressing regret for negative behav-
and need to defend themselves.
To help concretize these concepts,
heres a fun and meaningful family activ-
ity for the Yamim Noraim, borrowed
from a camp activity with a similar name.
God. To a degree, Jews are expected to obey
that is to submit to Gods mitzvot. Unlike
Islam, however, Jews have a tradition of chal-
lenging God. From Moses to the chasidic mas-
ters to the Holocaust survivor-writers and
post-Holocaust theologians, Jews have ques-
tioned Gods justice and fairness, and some
risky answers have been offered.
For example, when God threatens to
destroy the Israelite nation after the golden
calf incident, God offers Moses the chance
to form a new nation; he would be its pro-
genitor. Moses responds that if that is what
God wishes, then he, Moses, no longer
wishes to play a role in the unfolding history
of the children of Israel. Erase me from
Your book (Exodus 32:32) is one of Mosess
responses at this critical moment. Further,
Moses threatens God that He will make Him-
self a laughingstock among the nations if He
fails to keep his promise to bring His people
to the Land of Israel.
One of the great chasidic masters, Levi
Yitzchak of Berditchev, arranged a din Toire
mit Gott, a suit against the Almighty, and
some post-Holocaust theologians have pro-
posed daring theories about what role God
did or did not play in that catastrophe. Out
of concern for the feelings and sensibilities of
my readers, I will let you peruse the think-
ing of Richard Rubenstein, Harold Kushner,
Eugene Borowitz, and Yitzchak Greenberg on
your own, and come to your own conclusions
about how satisfactory their thinking is. But
all these works share the willingness to ques-
tion and not simply to submit.
There also is great depth to the think-
ing of Muslim scholars. No less than their
Jewish counterparts, they seek to know as
much about God as can be known and to
understand the nature of revelation. They
become reflecting mirrors, allowing us to see
Islam, what they mean, and how they further
human righteousness. Contemporary Islamic
thinking also is interested in Quranic inter-
pretation, especially those sections of the
Quran that are obscure or ambiguous, and
You can prepare teshuvah-grams to
send to each other notes that ask indi-
vidual members of the family for forgive-
ness about specific acts.
Here are some examples:
Dear Sarah, Im sorry I was irritable and
lost my patience last night. Love, Abba.
Dear Avi, Im sorry I was on a work call
on my phone for so long when you wanted
to talk to me. Love, Mommy.
Teshuva-grams can be extended to
include teachers as well. A hand-written
who we want to be, so that we can become
ior would mean a lot to a teacher.
For example:
Dear Morah, Im sorry I was rude to you
in class last week. Shana Tova, Dina
Dear Mrs. Cohen, Im sorry for talking
that can be read constructively or destruc-
tively. Those interpreters who believe in the
universal humanitarianism of the Quran of
course will read these verses in a way that
embraces humanity.
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all have
scriptures that include hard verses. All three
religions struggle with these verses, which
are devastatingly unfriendly to the Other.
Where the belief that God is just and merci-
ful prevails, those who do not wish just to
toss the hard verses in the garbage heap of
history struggle with them, and in almost
rabbinic fashion they interpret them more
positively than they appear to read in their
unvarnished state.
While we can argue whether the inter-
pretive readings surpass the plain ones, the
unwillingness to accept that God is unjust
and unfeeling reflects the values of the inter-
preters, who in many ways are following the
Jewish tradition that allows changing the
truth for the sake of peace. According to
the rabbinic tradition, that practice started
with God, who revised Sarahs deprecating
words about her husband Abrahams abil-
ity to produce a son at his advanced age in
order to maintain the peace between them
(Rashi, Genesis 18:13).
Reflecting mirrors
The Book of Proverbs says, As reflecting
water reflects back a persons visage, so the
heart of a person reflects who he is to the
heart of his fellow (Proverb 27:19).
The purpose of this article has been to
put a human face on the Muslim Other. In
so many ways, the Muslim Other reflects
back a face recognizable to committed and
knowledgeable Jews of all stripes. It is my
hope that our hearts and their hearts will
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of
our shared humanity and to recognize that
there is more that we have in common than
we think we have.
Getting to know your Muslim neighbor
will reduce the suspicion and fear of the
This year, when your children
listen to the blasts of the shofar,
remind them that the shofar is
like a communal alarm clock.
and distracting the class while you were
trying to teach. Shana Tova, Eli.
Let your children experience how the
process of self-reflection and self-examina-
tion gives us an opportunity to change into
better, and sweeter year.
a better version of ourselves.
Of course, for most children the High
Holidays are synonymous with dipping
apples in honey, and hearing the shofar.
This year, when your children listen to the
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Opinion
unknown. Promise yourself that in this new
year you will try to find a venue to do this.
In doing so, you truly will celebrate the
beauty of the diverse world that God created
on Rosh Hashanah.
Bonding for the victory
of justice
As I noted at the beginning, our two commu-
nities the Jewish and Muslim communities
face similar problems in todays world. We
need one anothers strengths to overcome
them. We need the strong faith of all of us
to confront those who would undermine
the American dream by trying to make us
feel that we are strangers in our own land.
We need to know each other face-to-face to
gain the strength to make the right and the
just victorious, and to defeat those whose
behaviors are an affront to God and decent
people. More than ever, we need the faith to
believe that the good ultimately will win and
we need the hope that this will occur soon
and in our time.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are days
of almost endless prayer. Indeed, Yom Kippur
is the one day in the year when we have five
prayer services. That is the same number of
times that our Muslim neighbors pray daily.
Pray that God will grant us all a year of health,
peace, and joy. But more than that, pray that
we become enlightened enough and self-
knowing enough to realize in ourselves and
in the Other the dignity of what it means to
be created in the Image of God.
Shanah tovah. May all of us merit many
good and pleasant years.
Professor Michael Chernick of Teaneck
holds the Deutsch Family Chair in Jewish
Jurisprudence and Social Justice at the
Religion in New York; his area of expertise is
the Talmud. He received his doctorate from
the Bernard Revel Graduate School and
rabbinic ordination from R. Isaac Elchanan
Theological Seminary.
blasts of the shofar, remind them that the
shofar is like a communal alarm clock. It
wakes us up and reminds us to examine
our actions and to improve ourselves as
we clean the slate for the start of a new,
Dr. Tani Foger, Ed.D, is an educational
consultant and psychologist; she lives in
Englewood with her husband, Soli Foger.
Write to her at Drfoger@gmail.com.
Opinion
Timermans guilt underscored in AMIA center bombing
I
t has been 23 years since
the AMIA Jewish center in
Buenos Aires was devas-
tated by a Hezbollah truck
bomb, claiming the lives of 85
people and wounding hundreds
more. It is a little less than three
years since Alberto Nisman, the
special prosecutor investigating
the AMIA atrocity, was found Ben Cohen
dead in his apartment, one night
before he was due to unveil a
complaint accusing Argentinas own govern-
ment of colluding with Tehran in a secret pact
to exonerate the Iranians of responsibility.
During all of that unforgivably long stretch of first made the allegation in 2011 as a pseudo-
time, nobody has been prosecuted for either
of these crimes, nor stood in a courtroom to
reveal the truth, once and for all.
But then, its often true that the delivery
of justice takes time. Its also true that the
passage of time does not lessen the impor-
tance of pursuing the guilty. This is why, for
example, any pity for elderly Nazi war crimi-
nals who suddenly find themselves on trial
is misplaced.
For that same reason, when there is a sen-
sational development in the epic tragedy that
is the AMIA bombing as there recently has
been we would be wrong to regard it as
the latest installment of a detective story that back to the airport.
began in the mid-1990s, and correct to see it
as a milestone on the way to convicting the
Iranians and their proxies for this crime.
In late August, Argentinas former ambassa-
dor to Damascus, Roberto Ahuad, appeared
before the Argentine governments official
investigation into the collusion between the
Last time
FROM PAGE 49
children, in a foreign language, a foreign
country, with foreign customs, I just shake
my head. With their chaotic histories, I cant
imagine how difficult that must have been.
It is late in July when I cross the sidewalk
to the house for the final time. A young
religious family has bought it, and they are
eager to move in. I take an Uber from the
airport, and it reminds me all over again
that Dad is gone rain or snow, sleet or sun,
my father would always pick me up. But
now his car is parked in front of the house,
the handicapped permit still swinging from
the rearview mirror.
I wriggle the key in the lock and push
open the door. The house looks neglected,
a thin film of dust settled on everything
and gathered in corners. My mother,
who cleaned the house herself, would
be horrified.
I want to visit my moms favorite hiding
places one more time. I search the back of
the liquor cabinet, the eaves in the attic,
the sub-basement. As any child of Holo-
caust survivors will tell you, they hide valu-
ables, just in case they have to make a quick
52 JEWISH STANDARD SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
Iranians and the countrys
previous president, Cristina
Fernandez de Kirchner. In
his testimony, Ahuad gave
an eyewitness account of
two days in Syria in January
2011 that confirmed beyond
doubt one of Nismans key
claims: that Hector Timer-
man, Kirchners foreign min-
ister, disappeared during an
official visit to Damascus to
secretly negotiate the pact with the Iranians.
Timerman always has denied that he did
any such thing, dismissing the reporter who
journalist a just-about-viable position until
Ahuad came along.
According to Ahuad, one day after Timer-
man arrived in Damascus, he and the for-
eign minister were driven to a military air-
port near Damascus. Once there, Timerman
and his aides boarded a plane provided by
the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, after
curtly informing the ambassador that his
presence was superfluous. Ahuad, angry
with Timerman for having embarrassed him
in front of their Syrian hosts, then returned
to Damascus. Several hours later, having
received no word from Timerman, he drove
Inside the terminal, Ahuad met a group of
Syrian officials. They told him that Timerman
had flown to the northern city of Aleppo for a
meeting hosted by Assad, along with the Ira-
nian foreign minister, the Syrian foreign min-
ister, and Irans ambassador to Damascus.
The officials added that they were unaware
getaway. Squatting in the squashy cement
bunker under the kitchen, I notice a couple
of beer bottles left over from an epic party
my brother threw three decades ago, but
none of Moms signature stashes. With jus-
tifiable fear, I climb the rickety ladder to the
attic. Hanging bags and dusty bridesmaid
gowns obscure the yellow glow from the
naked bulb, but it throws just enough light
to strike paydirt; I discover my fathers army
uniform and my brothers long-lost jacket
from his senior year at yeshiva. But if there
is a jar concealing money or jewelry tucked
away, I dont find it.
In the dining room, moving boxes already
line the walls, awaiting the shipper. I uncover
a few more treasures: black and white pho-
tos of my dad in the army, my brothers
Dungeons and Dragons book. The milk glass
bowls we set out every Pesach filled with
seder staples, salt water, parsley, and pota-
toes. Lovingly, I surround them in bubble
wrap and nest them in some towels. With
regret, I leave the 1920s sewing machine. Its
just too heavy. And where will I put it? I pack
only two boxes.
When its time to leave, I dont look back.
The house isnt the home I remember. In
the backyard, the colorful patio tiles where
of the reason for the meeting, and that all the
arrangements had been cloaked in absolute
secrecy, Ahuad said.
An official account of the meeting did
appear the following day. It said that Timer-
man had met with Assad to discuss the
strengthening of bilateral ties, reinforced by
the large presence of the Syrian community in
Argentina a community from which, ironi-
cally, Ahuad hails. Needless to say, the pres-
ence of the Iranians was not acknowledged.
But back in Argentina, Alberto Nisman did
not give up. In 2005, he had been appointed
to lead the AMIA investigation by Kirchners
predecessor, her late husband, Nestor. But
five years later, Cristina Kirchners govern-
ment had performed a 180-degree turn
on Iran, and the AMIA investigation was
becoming a nuisance. Like any good inves-
tigator, Nisman went where the evidence
took him, to the point that it cost him his
life. That is the perspective shared by the
official investigation into his death, which
concluded back in May that the prosecu-
tor had been murdered, despite Kirchners
insistence that his death was suicide.
Kirchner, Timerman, and several other
Argentine officials could well face treason
charges as a result of Ahuads testimony. In
the interim, Timermans lawyer has told
investigating judge Claudio Bonadio that the
former foreign minister wants to schedule
a hearing, where he will clarify the facts
around the secret pact with Iran.
Given that Timermans lawyer implied in
his letter that his clients health is failing, per-
haps there is a ghost of a reason to believe that
Timerman who has proven himself a liar
we rode our bikes and threw barbecues look
faded and chipped. The garden where Mom
and Dad proudly grew green beans, toma-
toes, and cucumbers has been taken over
by weeds.
It used to feel like the house was waiting for
my parents to return, but not anymore. Now
the kitchen feels abandoned. My mothers
Chabad calendars have been taken down,
the photos she stuck up of my children, the
drawings they sent her, all gone. The smells of
chicken soup and gefilte fish, gone. The walls
are bare, shadowed with faded rectangles
where pictures used to hang.
As I lock the door, I wish the house good-
bye and good luck. I am excited for the fam-
ily that will move in here. I hope they will be
happy. As the Uber whisks me away, it strikes
me that this is probably the last time I will
drive down this street.
A month later, our boxes arrive at my sis-
ters house. Her dining room table is laden
with my moms precious collections; cut crys-
tal decanters, porcelain plates from Bavaria, a
riot of jewel-toned champagne classes. A sil-
ver besamim holder in the shape of a castle
with little flags, glass vases blown and pulled
like taffy. The heavy goose-down quilt my
grandmother ordered in Germany, sternly
CANCILLERA ARGENTINA VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Hector Timerman
time and again wants to unburden himself.
Doing so perhaps would restore a small por-
tion of the dignity that this son of a prominent
Jewish family has lost in colluding with the
murderers of Argentine Jews and non-Jews. It
might even give him an opportunity to get his
own back on Kirchners thuggish lieutenants,
who lampooned him as that [explective]
Jew behind his back, even as he was nego-
tiating with Assad and Iran. Or it might result
in yet another tissue of falsehoods.
The fact the net now is closing in upon the
Argentine culprits in the AMIA story cannot
be doubted. Will another two decades pass
before we see the Iranian terrorists them-
selves in court? JNS.ORG
Ben Cohen writes a weekly column on Jewish
affairs and Middle Eastern politics. His work
has been published in Commentary, the New
York Post, Haaretz, the Wall Street Journal,
and many other publications.
watching the merchant stuff it to ensure that
she was getting the weight she had paid for.
Things we jokingly fought over for decades,
claiming dibs, not really believing that the era
of having parents and a house to go home to
would ever pass.
I am surprised by my emotions. I thought
this occasion would be sad, but it feels more
like a celebration. We eat, we tease each
other, we laugh, we retell old stories. Its good
to see Mom and Dads possessions here, with
us, and not sitting dusty and unused in a
china cabinet in Chicago.
Rosh Hashanah begins on September 20. A
new year, a new chapter in our lives. We are
created from our pasts, but we are respon-
sible for our own futures. As I find places for
my parents collectibles, I think of the joy
they took in coming to visit us, from spend-
ing holidays together, in playing with my chil-
dren. I think of what I learned from them.
And I vow to do better this year.
Helen Maryles Shankman of Teaneck is an
artist and writer. Her work appears in many
journals, including The Kenyon Review,
Gargoyle, Jewishiction.net, and Cream City
Review. Scribner recently published her
second novel, In The Land of Armadillos.
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Holy Name announces budget appropriation

supporting end-of-life care model in New Jersey
$5 Million in funding aims to reduce unnecessary costs and improve quality of life
State Senator Paul Sarlo (D-36) and former
senator and now Port Authority Chairman
Kevin OToole joined Holy Name Medical
Center officials at Villa Marie Claire hospice
recently to announce a state budget appro-
priation of $5 million to fund the develop-
ment of a model for end-of-life care in New
Jersey, where Medicare expenditures for
related resources are among the highest in
the nation.
One of the most important healthcare
reforms our state must address is improv-
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chapters of their lives, said Michael Maron,
president and CEO of Holy Name Medical
Center. We know that while life-extending
care and other medical treatments may
lengthen life, it may be at the expense of
quality of life. Our goal is to help patients
and families understand the difference and
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final months, weeks, days or hours together.
We are proud to lead a statewide effort to
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we thank Governor Christie for having the
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According to the Dartmouth Atlas of
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lower than any other state in the nation in
the use of hospice and palliative care. It also
revealed New Jersey residents spend 44 per-
cent more days in the intensive care unit
compared to the average American and 30
percent more days in the hospital in the last
six months of life.
We believe that creating a standard
for the appropriate use of end-of-life-care
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federal costs stemming from unnecessary
hospital admissions, ER visits, procedures,
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New experiences for the New Year:

Hiring an aide to help with caregiving
If you feel the timing is
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are opportunities for self- have noticed physical and emotional changes, difficulty in right, the holidays may
reflection and introspection. The passage of time becomes
keenly acute during this season as we evaluate our life situ-
managing chronic conditions, dementia, or the need for
assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing and
provide an opportunity
ation. If you are an older adult, or are caring for an aging dressing, it may be time to make a change and consider hir- to raise the issue of
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one receiving care while reducing the emotional and
physical toll of caregiving often experienced by family
caregivers. Contacting an agency will help streamline
the process and insure you are hiring an aide that meets
your needs.
If you feel the timing is right, the holidays may pro-
vide an opportunity to raise the issue of bringing in help
and developing a plan. It is important to have everyones
buy-in. Those coerced into having an aide are likely to
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What is the agencys screening process? Does it
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Do not go gentle
In 1951, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas
wrote a poem for his dying father. In but
a few lines and stanzas, he captures the
angst, confusion and fear of those who
die and those who witness death:
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
only thing we have to fear is fear itself nameless, unreason-
ing, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to con-
vert retreat into advance..... This was delivered during his first
Inaugural Address in January 1933 and reflected a populations
unease at continuing economic hardship, global political insta-
bility, and social unrest at home. The fear of fear itself can cause
such torment as to lead to self-destructive behavior and social
upheaval. For an individual, it is the same. The fear of death can
be paralyzing and sap us of energies necessary for daily exis-
tence. There is only one way to calm the fear of death and that
is to temper that fear with lucid and balanced living.
So, here we are after a million years of evolution still only
really knowing one thing: to survive and live well we need to
maximize our bodies and minds. We live in the moment. Let us
rage against the dying of the light, but keep well lit what is given
to us in the moment.
Richard Portugal is the founder and owner of Fitness Senior
Style, which exercises seniors for balance, strength, and cognitive
fitness in their own homes. He has been certified as a senior
trainer by the American Senior Fitness Association. For further
information, call (201) 937-4722.

We may not all rage against the dying of the light, but
we certainly make grand attempts to encourage the
light to remain. Aging and death should come easy to
us, however, since from our day of birth it is predeter-
mined that we age and die. This is our evolutionary
process, one our genes accept, yet our nature does Eleonora Teplinsky, M.D.
not. Perhaps our inclination to procreate and continue Director, Breast Medical
our species is so engrained and requires such fortitude Oncology
and energies that we simply will not gently allow life
to taper its flame. Passion for medical
Aging has never really been a period of peace or research and clinical trials
retirement. We have always attempted to extend its for womens cancers
reach, to remain healthy and strong, to push death
Believes strong patient-
further away and to make more meaningful those doctor relationships are
days that remain. We have taken the emotional rage crucial for healing
and transformed it into meaningful action. We bet-
ter understand nutrition and eat foods for healthier
results; we exercise our bodies and minds to hone
skills for daily living; we comprehend medical necessi-
ties to support our natural dynamics and all to push
the close of day farther away and allow the dying of
the light to remain at bay.
Humans are singular in our endeavors to live a
healthier and longer life. We are creatures of the
present. We live in the moment. Our lives play out

Aging and death

should come easy
to us, however, since
from our day of birth
it is predetermined
that we age and die.
on a linear timeline, the past gone, the future mere
supposition. It is the present we control and it is
the present that dictates what is yet to transpire.
The measured moments in our lives progress from
birth to death on a seemingly straight path from
infant, teen, adult to old age. Experienced in this
aging transformation, it comforts us in that we know
what to expect, but not exactly when to expect. Our
deaths are preordained, but the timing and circum-
stances remain a mystery. We can manipulate the
timeline and circumstances, but the moment of
crossover from adult to senior or from life to death
is quixotic and veiled. We can excel in the moment;
we can exercise our bodies and stress our minds to
encourage plasticity and responsiveness; and we can
make better the doing of activities of daily living. But
our ultimate fate is curtained, making that what is
unknown hidden and a bit frightening.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt told our country that the
Proven. Innovative. Here.
Valley Health Systems advanced level of breast care is drawing
leading doctors like Eleonora Teplinsky, M.D., to practice here. Her
focus on breast and gynecologic cancer, and her dedication to
clinical research, advances our goal to provide nationally recognized
cancer care to women in Bergen County.
Heres Dr. Teplinskys story.
From the beginning, Dr. Teplinsky knew she wanted to dedicate her life to helping
women with breast and gynecologic cancers. Along with her commitment to giving
women access to the worlds latest research, she believes each woman should
have a voice in her own care. By taking on cancer with Valley and Mount Sinai,
Dr. Teplinsky knows she can give her patients this kind of exceptionally advanced
care both medically and emotionally.
Learn more about
our Breast Center at
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Nine Israeli innovations that will outsmart superbugs
Antibiotic resistance is one of the worlds Antibiotics are one of the most effective ways to treat bacterial
infections. However, they have been overprescribed and mis-
most serious health threats. Heres how prescribed for years, leading to the development of bacterial
Israeli scientists are trying to overcome strains that are resistant to specific antibiotics.
the problem. The World Health Organization considers this one of the big-
gest threats to global health because antimicrobial resistant
ISRAEL21C STAFF (AMR) infections kill more than 700,000 people worldwide
every year.
Israeli researchers and entrepreneurs are approaching
the problem from various different perspectives. Here are
10 promising advances.
1. Customized antibiotics
The SNDA-AST diagnostic system, developed in the bio-
medical engineering lab of Prof. Shulamit Levenberg
at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa,
enables rapid and accurate antibiotic customization for
each patient.
The point-of-care system, not yet commercialized,

SUBACUTE CARE
quickly analyzes bacteria isolated from urine samples
and assesses their level of resistance to specific antibiot-
ics. This enables the doctor to choose the most effective
antibiotic immediately, rather than starting treatment
with broad-spectrum antibiotics which can cause AMR
and kill good bacteria while awaiting lab results from
AT traditional cultures.

2. Distinguishing bacterial from viral

infections
MeMed of Tirat Carmel has developed a pioneering point-
of-care platform that can distinguish bacterial from viral
Trust the team that knows your needs infections. This helps doctors avoid prescribing antibiot-
ics before knowing if the infection actually is bacterial.
Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute has provided care to the seniors of ImmunoXpert, the first generation of this novel test,
our community since 1921. Who better then to understand their specialized needs? Our is in use in the European Union, Switzerland and Israel,
and a broader commercial roll-out is underway. A $9.2
experienced postacute care team uses the latest advances in therapies to provide the
million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction
highest quality care. Individualized care plans are designed for each patient. Whether Agency (DTRA) of the US Department of Defense will help
getting back on your feet after a fracture or recovering from surgery or a stroke, DMC has develop an advanced version of the test that will be easier
the most experienced staff to help seniors achieve the best results. and faster to use.

The rehabilitation team at Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute
is here to bring you the best in rehabilitation and subacute care.
Our interdisciplinary team of physicians, therapists, nurses
and social workers can meet all of your rehabilitation needs.
We offer intense short-term rehab for:
amputations
hip and knee fractures
hip and knee replacements
post stroke recovery
Our team can also provide you with
medically complex services such as:
cardiac rehabilitation
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enteral nutritional therapy
extended IV therapy
nutritional diabetic counseling
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Argaman Technologies of Jerusalem recently started
making CottonX, described as the worlds first bio-
inhibitive all-cotton fabric, embedded permanently
with accelerated copper oxide to which bacteria can-
not become resistant. CottonX has been shown to kill
99.9% of microbes (bacteria, viruses and fungi) in sec-
onds and is being used to make hotel bedding and tow-
els, uniforms, disposable and reusable face masks and
other medical, military and consumer products. The
process also makes textiles fire-resistant, conductive
and able to smooth skin wrinkles.
4. Engineered delivery
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called bacteriophages has long been understood as a
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preventing infections following root-
canal procedures.
The same bacteriophage could also
work against urinary-tract infections,
meningitis and endocarditis stemming
from E. faecalis bacteria, which nor-
mally reside in the gastrointestinal
tract and are resistant to the common
antibiotic vancomycin.
6. How long can bacteria
wait out antibiotics?
A simple new method for measuring
the time it takes to kill a bacterial pop-
ulation could improve the ability to
wipe out tolerant bacterial strains
that survive antibiotics for a long time
as they become resistant.
Routinely measuring tolerance
could supply valuable information
about the duration of antibiotic treat-
ments, reducing the chance of both
under- and over-treatment, said
researcher Nathalie Balaban of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
This method could enable microbi-
ology labs to classify bacterial strains
as tolerant, resistant or persistent,
helping to guide treatment decisions,
added Balaban. Understanding toler-
ance and finding a way to combat it
could significantly reduce the ever-
growing risk of resistance.
In 2014, Balaban and Professor Gadi
Glaser discovered the mechanism by
which persistent bacteria (as opposed
to tolerant or resistant) survive anti-
biotics by going into a dormant state.
7. Antibiotic alternative
Research from the lab of Assistant Pro-
fessor Oded Lewinson, from the Tech-
nions medical school, shows that low-
concentration combinations of metals
and organic acids could provide an
effective alternative to antibiotics for
Englewood Hospital appoints
new chief information officer
Ravikanth Ravi Koganti has been named
vice president of information technology
and chief information officer at Engle-
wood Hospital and Medical Center.
Having most recently served as a cor-
porate director of information systems
at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Ravi
has worked in the healthcare technology
industry since 2004. Over his career, he
has driven complex business and techni-
cal initiatives including clinical, ancillary,
and financial system implementations;
health system operations improvement;
and consolidating IT systems.
Englewood Hospital and Medical
Center is in the midst of a transition to
Epic, a state-of-the-art, integrated elec-
tronic medical record system. We are
delighted to welcome Ravi and eagerly
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people and plants.
Lewinson and his team found that
the combination is extremely effec-
tive in eradicating pathogenic bacte-
ria such as cholera, salmonella, and
pseudomonas, as well as bacteria that
attack crops such as tomatoes, melons
and apples.
8. A smarter antibiotic
A Technion research team led by Assis-
tant Professor Meytal Landau discov-
ered unique amyloid fibrils through
which the pathogenic and highly drug-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus bac-
terium attacks human cells and the
immune system.
This discovery could enable the
development of antibiotics with a novel
mechanism of action to inhibit amyloid
formation.
Staphylococcus aureus is one of
the most common causes of hospital-
acquired infections. In the US alone,
approximately 500,000 patients at hos-
pitals contract a staph infection.
9. Bacteria-resistant
fabrics, surfaces
Nano Textile of Ramat Gan is develop-
ing a patented ultrasonic method of
permanently embedding antibacterial
zinc-oxide nanoparticles onto textiles
and surfaces including glass, plastics,
composites and metals. The company
is seeking a strategic partner to develop
the machinery in time to debut at the
June 2019 ITMA Textile & Garment
Technology Exhibition in Barcelona.
Odor-resistant active wear, underwear,
childrens wear, workwear, hotel linens
and upholstery for public transporta-
tion are planned. The technology also
gives treated substances UV protection,
water and flame resistance and other
properties.
look forward to his invaluable guidance
and leadership on our Epic implemen-
tation and all IT-related activities, said
Warren Geller, Englewood Hospital and
Medical Center president and CEO.
At Englewood Hospital and Medical
Center, Ravi will help support the medi-
cal centers business and clinical initia-
tives and lead the systems continued
growth, notably of its physician net-
work, MDPartners of Englewood Hospi-
tal and Medical Center.
After receiving his bachelor of tech-
nology in mechanical engineering from
the Indian Institute of Technology, Ravi
moved to the United States for graduate
school. He obtained masters degrees in
aerospace engineering and electrical engi-
neering from the University of Florida.
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Healthy Living & Adult Lifestyles
Pictured at the ribbon
cutting of the newly-
refurbished Suites Hackensack University
on Second Street at
HackensackUMCs Audrey
Hepburn Childrens House
are (left to right): Robert
Budelman, Dr. Stephen
Percy, Rabbi Chaim Poupko,
Ayele Poupko, Dr. Ihor
Sawczuk, Elana Poupko,
Shoshana Poupko, Emma
Ferrer, Benita Sanzari
Raia, Dana Sanzari Jareck,
Jennifer McGee, Ro Sorce,
Heather Choi.
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New Sabbath suites at
Medical Center
When their toddler Chana was being treated for a neu-
roblastoma at the Childrens Cancer Institute at Hack-
ensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Rabbi
Chaim and Dr. Shoshana Poupko of Englewood took
turns on alternating Fridays walking the two-and-a-half
hours from Englewood to Hackensack University Medi-
cal Center. This allowed for one parent to stay home
with their other daughters while the other could be at
the hospital with their sick child. Like many other par-
ents, they stayed at the respite apartments at the Audrey
Hepburn Childrens House, for families of seriously ill
children being treated at Hackensack University Medical
Center. That was three years ago.
Recent improvements have made it much easier for
Sabbath-observant families staying at the newly renovated
and renamed Suites on Second Street. The idea to include
these updates was spearheaded in part by the Poupkos
experience and the desire to do something meaningful for
the Jewish community in Chanas memory.
When they heard that the Audrey Hepburn Chil-
drens House was to be fully renovated, the Poup-
kos approached the Alfred N. Sanzari Family Foun-
dation, which was helping to fund the project, about
their desire to participate. Their plan was to renovate
two Shabbat rooms to house a family for the weekend
together, to further ease the burden for other families
who are already facing extraordinary circumstances.
The residence now has elevators that stop on all floors
automatically, lights that turn on without switches, and
the like, plus distinct suites for men and for women with
young children, explained Shoshana Poupko.
The couple turned to their religious community, Con-
gregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, where Rabbi
Poupko is the associate rabbi, for help raising funds.
Within two weeks, the congregation raised $100,000 to
help pay for two Shabbat rooms (one for men, one for
women and children) equipped with Shabbat-friendly
appliances; and a special Shabbat elevator that stops on
every floor so that buttons need not be pushed.
Each apartment has a private bath and a kitchenette
with a microwave, refrigerator, and a warming cart and
electric hot water urn that can be turned on before the
Sabbath and left on safely for the duration. Bikkur Cho-
lim Bergen County stocks and cleans out the refrigerators
weekly. Motion sensors turn on lights as needed.
Because of these upgrades, observant Jews can use the
front entrance and access the elevator, warm up kosher
food thats stocked in the refrigerators, and siblings can
play games and read books that are now available, said
Poupko. The Shabbat rooms are easing some of the
stress during an especially trying time.
The newly refurbished residence was reopened in
March as Suites on Second Street at the Audrey Hepburn
Childrens House with a total of six fully modernized
suites. A secondary project is being planned around the
side entrance, which is often used by religious families;
this requires an additional $15,000 to install a paved path
and to landscape the area. If you are interested in making
Amy Glazer, Director, Tackle Kids Cancer and Annual Giv-
ing. She can be reached at 551-996-3720.
Now, Hackensack University Medical Center is a real
option for Orthodox families seeking treatment for their
loved ones, who might not have been able to be here
otherwise in the past, said Shoshana Poupko. The
treatment we got at Hackensack University Medical Cen-
ter is what propelled us to do this; we were treated like
family and we are still in touch, three years later, with
some of the staff there.
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companies developing CAR-T therapies, he wrote on the
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using technology based on the research of Professor Zelig
Eshhar at Weizmann.
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maker, Kite Pharma, is led by Belldegrun earned his MD at the Hebrew University Q2 FY2017, the company reported revenues of just over $10
Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem, did postgradu- million compared with R&D costs of $71 million and a net
Israeli-American oncologist and ate studies in immunology at the Weizmann Institute of loss of $110 million.
based on research from Israels
Weizmann Institute.
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$11.9 billion for Kite Pharma, founded by Israeli-Amer-
ican oncologist Arie Belldegrun.
Kite Pharma is developing treatments that train a
patients own immune cells to attack the cancers in his
or her body. Kites pioneering product to cure blood
cancer lymphoma could be approved by the U.S. FDA
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Look into my eyes: Do you see early signs of Alzheimers?

Romantics claim that you can see a persons Diagnosing Alzheimers today is an Partners Connected Health and AARP
Israeli startup RetiSpec soul through their eyes. Apparently, you can expensive, invasive and not always read- startup competition in Boston.
plans to build and also see whether they will be suffering in the ily available process, mainly utilizing PET The team now is in Toronto collaborating
begin testing its unique future from Alzheimers disease. brain imaging and lumbar puncturing. with the Ontario Brain Institute, which in
Alzheimers ocular scanner The same biomarkers that accumulate in But what if all a physician had to do was July invested $50,000 in RetiSpec. Theres
the brain proteins called beta-amyloids that plug in a portable scanner and train it on no retinal eye bank in Israel, Shaked says.
in the next 12 months. clump together into sticky plaque that are a patients eyes? That would save money, Before we build the scanner, we needed
the signs of Alzheimers disease appear in the minimize patient discomfort and make ear- to first collect the data. We feel very fortu-
BRIAN BLUM retina of the eyes up to 15 years before the onset lier testing much more common. nate to be part of 2017 Ontario Brain Insti-
of any symptoms. Thats what excites Eliav Shaked, the tute program and to tap into the incredible
founder and CEO of RetiSpec, an Israeli research community in Toronto.
startup that hopes to build and begin test- The company is raising a seed round and
ing its unique Alzheimers ocular scanner expects to return to Israel in the future.
in the next 12 months. Shaked, a biomedical engineer with
Doctors should RetiSpecs scanner is hoped to identify
the spectral signature of neuropathological
degrees from Tel Aviv University, was
inspired to start RetiSpec after he was
be managing changes indicating Alzheimers disease in a
matter of seconds, Shaked says.
accepted to a program funded by NASA
and Google under the auspices of Singu-
their patients care, Early detection
larity University. The program brings 80
entrepreneurs from around the world to

not their I.T. care. The burden (or for RetiSpec, the opportu-
nity) of treating Alzheimers is clear: It is the
most expensive disease in North America,
Medical Practice Networks Digital Imaging WIFI Firewalls costing an estimated $247 billion in health-
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But early detection would enable people
to try diet and lifestyle modifications that
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apply exponential technologies to address
humanitys grand challenges.
For Shaked, that was Alzheimers dis-
ease. When he was in a Jewish Agency-
sponsored summer camp as a teenager,
he became close to his adopted American
mother. She now has Alzheimers disease.
I asked her daughter if I could come and
visit her, and she said her mother wouldnt
even recognize me, Shaked recalls. That

Wishing you a
may slow the pace or onset of dementia.
And they can get prepared financially and
emotionally.
Wishing you a If you knew you could spend more lucid
resonated a lot and impacted me to identify
a need.
RetiSpec is not alone in looking into the
eyes of patients to diagnose Alzheimers

Happy Passover
time with your loved ones, if you could
Happy Passover extend that even by one year, theres no
way to put a price on that, Shaked says.
The problem is, by the time we diagnose
the disease today, its already too late. The
The Chateau Alzheimers patient doesnt understand
why theyre in the doctors office or who
At Rochelle Park he or she is talking with. Its devastating.
Theres another advantage to early test-
ing: Alzheimers disease may not be incur-
disease. The retina-brain connection was
discovered more than a decade ago and
there are other companies that track the
cognitive and muscular movement of the
eye or use conventional ophthalmological
technology.
For example, NeuroVision Imaging in
California requires patients to ingest cur-
cumin, a component of the spice turmeric,
which can penetrate the blood-brain bar-

The Chateau
96 Parkway able forever. There are dozens of new drugs rier. There it bonds to beta amyloid, the
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
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in the pharmaceutical pipeline, Shaked
says, and true preventative treatment may
biomarker for Alzheimers. A physician can
then use a fluorescent imaging scanner to

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reach the market as early as 2025. see if the turmeric has made its way to the
In Rochelle Park - A Five-Star Rehab Facility The biggest need pharmaceutical com- retina.
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201-226-9600 panies have is to identify people in need Shaked isnt worried. Competition is
Sub Acute Rehabilitative Care Center Hospital After Care
of these new drugs before they start to great, he says. It paves the way to the
Sub Acute Rehabilitative Care Center for Hospital After Care show symptoms, Shaked explains. But market and changes the mindset about
After care is so important to a patients recovery once a patient is released from the to screen a large pre-symptomatic popu- early Alzheimers detection. It helps us

96 Parkway
hospital the real challenges often begin the challenges they now have to face as they
try and regain their strength and independence.
lation is too expensive. No doctor will
send a healthy 50-year-old for an invasive
build our value proposition and moves us
forward to clinical studies.

Rochelle Park, NJ 07662

PET scan or stick a needle in his spine just Shaked adds that he feels deeply
Here at The Chateau we combine the very same sophisticated technologies and
because theres a history of Alzheimers in driven to help find a cure for Alzheimers
techniques used by leading hospitals with hands on skilled rehabilitative/nursing care.
Sub Acute care ensures that patients return home with the highest degree of function the family. We can streamline the process disease and likens the process to what we
possible.

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and identify people truly at risk. know now about preventing heart disease.
Imagine someone gets a heart attack
and only then the doctor says, OK, now
Bikur Cholim Room collaboration were going to start lowering your choles-
Ventilator Care/Vent-Dialysis RetiSpec started in Israel, but temporarily terol level, he says.
IV Therapy relocated earlier this year to Boston to join Just as we can proactively test for high
Tracheotomy Care
the MassChallenge accelerator. MassChal- cholesterol, Shaked hopes the same will
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chose Boston to be closer to the large med-
ultimately be true for Alzheimers dis-
ease. Early detection is what will drive
24-Hour Nursing Care ical research community there, Shaked prevention.
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hospital the real challenges often begin the challenges they now have to face as they
try and regain their strength and independence.

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bert will host. The creative arts Emmys
are awarded on September 16 (FXX
cable, 8 p.m.). The creative Emmy cat-
egories include guest actor on a series,
documentaries, reality and animated
shows, and all the technical awards. Ill
mention a few Jewish creative nomi-
nees near the end of this column. Here
are the confirmed Jewish primetime
Emmy nominees.
Acting Categories: Lead actor, comedy
series: JEFFREY TAMBOR, 73, Trans-
parent; Lead actress, comedy series:
PAMELA ADLON, 51, Better Things and
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS, 44, Black-ish.
Rosss father is Jewish; her mother is famous
African-American singer Diana Ross. (Note:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a nominee in this cat-
egory, had one Jewish grandparent her
paternal grandpa and shes repeatedly
said Im not Jewish.) Lead actor, drama
series: LIEV SCHREIBER, 49, Ray Don-
ovan. Lead actress, drama series: EVAN
RACHEL WOOD, 29, West World. Sup-
porting actor, drama: MANDY PATINKIN,
64, Homeland. Supporting actress, com-
edy series: VANESSA BAYER, 35, Satur-
day Night Live, and JUDITH LIGHT, 68,
Transparent. Supporting actress, limited
series/movie: JACKIE HOFFMAN, 56,
Feud: Bette and Joan.
Directing and writing awards. First, the
directors: Comedy series: DAVID MAN-
DEL, 47, Veep. Mandel has written for
many series, including Seinfeld. He
wrote 10 Seinfeld episodes, including
the famous Bizarro Jerry episode, which
he says is his favorite. Director, limited
series, movie, or special: GLENN WEISS,
55, the Oscars ceremony. Director, variety
series: JEREMY KONNER, 37, Drunk
History. (Konner is also the co-creator of
this series.) Writing, comedy series: David
Mandel, Veep. Writing, drama series:
JOE WEISBERG, 56, The Americans.
A former CIA officer, Weisberg created
The Americans, a series about two KGB
agents posing as Americans in the 1980s.
Writing, limited series: JAFFE COHEN,
60ish, co-writer, Feud: Bette and Joan,
and RICHARD PRICE, 67, co-writer,
The Night Of. (The directing and writing
awards cite one particular episode, which
I have omitted here).
Five series are nominated for outstanding
writing, variety series (Full Frontal with
Samantha Bee, Last Week Tonight with
John Oliver, Late Night with Seth Meyers,
Saturday Night Live, and Late Night with
Arts & Culture
Stephen Col-
ber t). The
writing staffs
for these series
all are pretty big.
But noted here are
the confirmed Jew-
ish head writers:
JO MILLER, 51,
Samantha Bee.
Miller has a Yale B.A.
in medieval Jewish
history and she did
considerable post-
grad work as a Ful-
bright scholar in that
field. Also JAY KATSIR,
35, Stephen Colbert.
Katsir, the son of an Israeli
father, is a Princeton grad. He
attended Young Judaea camps
and spent a year in Israel on a
Young Judaea Year Course after
graduating from high school; and
SARAH SCHNEIDER, 33. Schnei-
der, one of four SNL co-head writ-
ers, tweeted this in 2010: The Jew-
ish equivalent of finding out Santas
not real is learning that
Fiddler has a sad ending. By the way, Seth
Meyers isnt Jewish (his paternal grandpa
was). However, in 2013 he married attorney
ALEXI ASHE, 34, in a Jewish ceremony.
The Emmys for best series in various
categories goes to the series producers,
of whom there are many. My practice is
to note which of the best series have
a Jewish creator or co-creator. Best
Comedy series: STEVEN LEVITAN,
55, co-creator, Modern Family, and
JOHN ALTSCHULER/
DAVE KRINSKY, both
54, co-creators, with
Mike Judge, of Silicon
Valley. Best Drama
Series: PETER MOR-
GAN, 54, The Crown
(which he wrote), and
DAN FOGELMAN, 38,
This is Us. Best Limited
Series: Jaffee Cohen, co-
creator, Feud: Bette and
Joan, and Richard Price,
co-creator, The Night Of
and NOAH PINK, 35ish, co-
creator, Genius. (Pink is a
Canadian Jew from Nova Scotia.)
Best Variety Sketch Series: BILLY
EICHNER, 37, creator and star of Billy
on the Street, and Jeremy Konner, co-
creator, Drunk History and CARRIE
BROWNSTEIN, 42, co-creator and co-star
of Portlandia and LORNE MICHAELS,
72, creator of Saturday Night Live. Best
TV movie: BARRY LEVINSON, 75, Wiz-
ard of Lies. Levinson, the films director,
is nominated as the films producer.
It seems to be a record year for nomi-
nations for non-Jewish thespians play-
ing real life Jews. Robert DeNiro, who
played BERNIE MADOFF in Wiz-
ard of Lies, vies with Geoffrey
Rush, who played ALBERT
EINSTEIN in Genius, for
the lead actor Emmy in a lim-
ited series. Stanley Tucci who
played JACK L. WARNER (of War-
ner Bros. fame) in Feud is nominated
for supporting actor, limited series;
and Michelle Pfeiffer,
who played RUTH MADOFF opposite
DeNiro, is up for supporting actress, lim-
ited series. Rush already has won an Oscar
for playing a Jew (pianist DAVID HELF-
GOTT, now 70, in Shine) and an Emmy
for playing the late actor PETER SELL-
ERS (whose mother was Jewish).
Now for the creative Emmys corner:
HANK AZARIA, 53, guest actor, drama,
Ray Donovan. (Ben Mendelsohn, a nom-
inee in this category, is the same Jew-
ish ancestry story as Seth Meyers). Also
SARAH SILVERMAN, 46, best variety
special, A Speck of Dust. MINDY STER-
LING, 64, best known for playing Frau
Farbissina in the Austin Powers mov-
ies, is nominated for best actress in short
form shows (one a web series); FISHER
STEVENS, 53, best director, nonfiction
program (aka a documentary) Bright
Lights Starring Debbie Reynolds and Car-
rie Fisher. He competes in this category
with EZRA EDELMAN, 43, O.J.: Made in
America. Besides his acting nomination,
Liev Schreiber is twice nominated for his
narration of two different documentaries.
Bonus notes
Personally, I hope that Liev Schreiber
wins. Its possible in that there is no clear
favorite in his category. He should have
been nominated before this Ray Dono-
van is now in its fifth season. Schreiber
was raised by his Jewish mother and
grandfather; his father isnt Jewish. He
absorbed Jewish culture by being raised on
the Lower East Side. He has come to iden-
tify strongly as Jewish in his adult years,
even though his youthful exposure to reli-
gious Judaism was limited to attending a
Pesach seder with his Reform, socialist
grandfather. His career is marked by Jew-
ish film projects (including Everything is
Illuminated and Defiance); hes visited
Israel with his two sons; and hes acted as
a spokesman for the Jewish National Fund.
People ask me: Evan Rachel WoodJew-
ish? Well, every time she is in a movie or
award-nominated I am a bit torn about
listing her. She was born in North Carolina
to parents both involved in the local the-
ater community. Her mother converted
to Judaism, but its unclear if it was before
Rachels birth. Her father isnt Jewish. In
1996, when she was 9, her parents split
up and she moved to Los Angeles with
her mother. In 2003, when she was 16,
she referred to herself as Jewish. More
recently, she has taken the standard celeb-
rity line Im spiritual when asked
about religion. I suspect well have to wait
until she plays a Jewish part, or perhaps
marries a Jewish guy, before she opens up
about anything Jewish.
The Emmys arent as international as the
Oscars. Still, theres some diversity in the
nominees. Noah Pink and Lorne Michaels
are from Canada. (Michaels was born on
an Israeli kibbutz, but his parents moved
to Canada when he was an infant.) Peter
Morgan (The Crown) is a Brit. Tracee
Ellis Ross and Ezra Edelman are Ameri-
cans of interracial background.
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Friday
SEPTEMBER 15
Naomi Less
Shabbat in Paramus:
The JCC of Paramus/
Congregation Beth
Tikvah hosts Hachanah
LShabbat, a program
with musician Naomi
Less and featuring new
and different ways to
prepare for Shabbat.
Happy hour, 5 p.m.,
musical Shabbat program
at 6. East 304 Midland
Ave. (201) 262-7691 or
www.JCCParamus.org or
www.naomiless.com.
Shabbat in Wayne:
Temple Beth Tikvah
hosts Shabbat dinner,
6 p.m., to welcome
Rabbi Meeka Simerlys
parents, Rivkah and Itzak
Levin, and educators
Marian Kleinmans
daughter, Rosa, and
her family. Services at
7:30. 950 Preakness
Ave. Reservations,
(973) 595-6565 or
templebethtikvahnj.org.
Shabbat in Closter:
Temple Beth El of
Northern Valley hosts
Shishi Israeli, an Israeli-
American Council
Shabbat dinner program,
beginning with a potluck
kosher-style meal,
followed by blessings
and songs, 6 p.m.
221 Schraalenburgh
Road. Reservations,
(201) 768-5112 or www.
tbenv.org.
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and older to services,
Saturday 7:30 p.m., when the
Torah covers are changed
SEPTEMBER 16 in preparation for the
High Holy Days season.
Shabbat tea in Rabbi Debra Orenstein
Englewood: Emunahs will present and lead a
Gela Feldman chapter discussion on two short
will honor its former films. 53 Palisade Ave.
chapter co-presidents, (201) 265-2272 or www.
Cheryl Borenstein and bisrael.com.
Abby Herschmann, at a
Shabbat tea at a private Selichot in Teaneck:
home in Englewood, Temple Emeth has a
4 p.m. Rebbetzin dessert reception and
Chana Reichman will concert by member
discuss The Power Carol Shansky and guest
of Beginnings. Email musicians, With Flute
lisanschechter@gmail. Come to the Mountain of
com or ayeletrosen@ the Lord as preparation
gmail.com. for the holidays.
Flute music by Israeli
composers David Aviva
and Ernest Bloch, pieces
by composers who died
in the Holocaust, and
klezmer tunes directed
by Joseph DAuguste,
7:30 p.m. Services at
9. 1666 Windsor Road.
(201) 833-1322 or www.
emeth.org.
Nina Kampler
Shabbat tea in Teaneck:
At Emunah of Americas
Libby Kolb chapters
annual Shabbat tea,
Our Women The
Quiet Heroes Nina
Kampler of Teaneck
discusses When Bad
Things Happen to Good
People? about coping
with a childs suicide,
Selichot in Woodcliff
4 p.m. at Rinat Yisrael,
389 W. Englewood Lake: Temple Emanuel
Ave. Funds raised will of the Pascack Valley
and Temple Beth Or of
provide treatment and
Washington Township
intervention for children
join for a program with
in need. Information:
Havdalah, and screen an
Tamara at tdberkowitz@
Israeli box office hit, The
yahoo.com or Ronnie at
ronnie@emunah.org. Womens Balcony. Also
services led by Rabbis
Selichot in Closter: Loren Monosov and Noah
Fabricant and Cantors
Temple Beth El offers a
Alan Sokoloff, Mark
program with its clergy,
Biddelman, and Sarah
A Spiritual Primer for
Silverberg, interactive
the High Holy Days, the
learning, soulful music,
service, and a dessert
reception, 7-10 p.m. 221 and dessert. At Emanuel,
8 p.m. 87 Overlook Drive.
Schraalenburgh Road.
(201) 391-0801 or tepv.
(201) 768-5112 or www.
org.
tbenv.org.
Selichot in Emerson: Selichot in Glen Rock:
Congregation Bnai The Glen Rock Jewish
Israel invites adults and Center has services and a
families with children 10 program, The Baggage
of Unforgiveness, 8 p.m.
Shalom in Pompton
Lakes and Beth
Haverim Shir Shalom
in Mahwah, gather
together for prayer,
readings, and musical
inspiration, at Shomrei
Torah, 30 Hinchman
Ave., Wayne, 8:30 p.m.;
discussions and food at
10. (973) 696-2500 or
ShomreiTorahwcc.org.
Selichot in Paramus:
The JCC of Paramus/
Congregation Beth
Tikvah invites the
community to its annual
Selichot reception
and service, this year
honoring longtime
members Sheldon
and Ronnie Schmidt,
9 p.m. Dessert reception
followed by services at
10:30. 304 East Midland
Ave. (201) 262-7691 or
www.jccparamus.org.
Selichot in Cliffside
Park: Congregation Beth
Israel of the Palisades
holds its annual concert,
SEPT. U.S. Senator Lindsey 9 p.m., with soprano
Graham, Republican
16
Jean McClelland and
of South Carolina, is pianist Bill McClelland
performing selections
scholar in residence from the Great American
at Temple Emanu-El of Closter Songbook. Rabbi
during Shabbat services on Shammai Engelmayer
and Cantor Gil Ezring
Saturday, September 16, at 9 a.m. lead services at 11.
A question-and-answer session 207 Edgewater Road.
follows the kiddush. 180 Piermont (201) 945-7310 or shul@
cbiotp.org.
Road. (201) 750-9997 or www.
templeemanu-el.com. Selichot in Franklin
Lakes: Temple Emanuel
of North Jerseys Rabbi
682 Harristown Road. and Jimmy Cohen on Joseph Prouser begins
(201) 652-6624 or grjc. percussion. Desserts the evening with My Son
org. and coffee. 585 Russell the Penitent, a singalong
Ave. (201) 891-4466 or look at High Holy Days
Selichot in Wyckoff: bethrishon.org. themes in the work of
Temple Beth Rishon has Allan Sherman. Program
a program, Mystery Selichot in Montebello: at 9, services with guest
at Midnight, led by Congregation Shaarey cantor Lori Weber at
Rabbis Stephen Wylen Israel screens a film, 10:30. 558 High Mountain
and Lois Ruderman, followed by a discussion Road. (201) 560-0200 or
8:15 p.m.; service at 10. and refreshments, www.tenjfl.org.
Musicians are Cantor Ilan 8:30 p.m. Service
Mamber and Kol Rishon, follows. 18 Montebello Selichot in Teaneck:
the congregations Road, Montebello, Congregation Beth
adult choir conducted N.Y. All welcome. Aaron has a pre-Selichot
by Cantor Mamber (845) 369-0300 or www. musical kumsitz with
and Mark Kantrowitz, shaareyisraelrockland.org. singing, and divrei
with Judy Kessler on Torah, featuring Meir
piano, Cantor Mamber, Selichot in Wayne: Kreitman, guitarist
Adam Fox, and Mark Shomrei Torah and for Kol Mevakesh and
Kantrowitz on guitars, Temple Beth Tikvah former director of the a
in Wayne, with Beth cappella group, Berman

Beats; Ari Mandelstam of
Y-Studs, and Rabbi Larry
Rothwachs, 9:30 p.m.
Mussar Schmooze at
12:05 a.m. and Selichot
at 12:51. 950 Queen Anne
Road. (201) 836-6210 or
www.bethaaron.org.
MICHAEL LAVES
David Gordon
Selichot in Teaneck:
David and Susan Gordon
perform Ivdu Es Hashem
BSimcha - Serve Hashem
with Joy with original
and standard Jewish
songs, at the Jewish
Center of Teaneck,
10:30 p.m. Rabbi Fridman
speaks at 12:15 a.m,
Services at 12:50 a.m.
70 Sterling Place.
(201) 833-0515 or jcot.org.
Sunday
SEPTEMBER 17
Childrens program:
The JCC of Paramus/
Congregation Beth
Tikvah begins its Sunday
special series for children
in pre-K to third grade.
Author Karen Ashram
will talk about her book,
Seasons and Colors,
followed by program
about getting ready
for Rosh Hashanah.
Crafts, and kosher, nut-
free snacks, 9:30 a.m.
East 304 Midland Ave.
(201) 262-7733,
edudirector@jccparamus.
org, or www.jccparamus.
org.
Charity walk in
Teaneck: The Friendship
Circle holds its annual
friendship walk at Votee
Park. Registration and
pre-walk activities,
10 a.m.; walk at 11, end-
of-walk celebration, 11:30.
Rides, face painting,
foam machine, BMX
bike show by FreeCycle
Action sports team,
and kosher ice cream
truck. All pre-registrants
receive a NJ Friendship
Walk shirt. Event
supports families with
special needs children.
(201) 262-7172 or www.
NJFriendshipWalk.com.
distributed. 194 Ratzer
Art in Whippany: Road. Reservations,
The Holocaust (973) 694-6274 or go to
Council of Greater jewishwayne.com. meditation in lieu of a
MetroWest NJ holds an
opening reception for
Generations at the Tuesday register. 53 Palisade Ave.
Gaelen Gallery at the SEPTEMBER 19
Alex Aidekman Family
JCC Campus, 2-5 p.m.
Milton Ohring of Teaneck
Detecting health care
fraud: Angela Ellerbe,
is among the artists
the outreach specialist
on display through
for the Senior Medicare
Nov. 17. 901 Route 10.
Patrol of New Jersey for
(973) 929-3194.
the JFS of Middlesex
County, discusses Stop
Health Care Fraud;
Protect, Detect and
Report, at a meeting of
REAP (Retired Executives
and Professionals)
at the Kaplen JCC
on the Palisades in
Tenafly, 10:45 a.m.
411 East Clinton Ave.
(201) 569-7900 or www.
Book club in Hoboken: jccotp.org.
The United Synagogue
of Hobokens book club Support for caregivers:
will talk about Diane A confidential sandwich
Ackermans novel, generation/caregivers
The Zookepers Wife, support group is at both services. 240 Broad
at Panera Bread, 310 CareOne in Teaneck,
Washington St., 3 p.m. 7-8:15 p.m. The group
(201) 659-4000 or is for people who care
hobokenjbookclub@ for elderly parents and
gmail.com. their own children.
Refreshments. 544
Monday, Teaneck Road. Arlin
Matos, (201) 862-3300 or
SEPTEMBER 18 AMatos@care-one.com.
Lunch and learn: Rabbi
Aaron Katz leads a Wednesday
discussion of current SEPTEMBER 20
topics over lunch at
Congregation Bnai Erev Rosh Hashanah
Jacob in Jersey City, in Rockleigh: The
noon. $10. 176 West Side Jewish Home at
Ave. (201) 435-5725 or Rockleigh welcomes
Info@bnaijacobjc.org. the community to join
residents for services,
4 p.m. 10 Link Drive.
(201) 784-1414.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
in Ridgewood:
Reconstructionist
Congregation Beth
Israel hosts an erev
Rosh Hashanah dinner,
Brian LeBlanc
5 p.m., before the service
Neil Diamond tribute: at 6:30. Reservation
required. Free seats for
The Esplanade at
Palisades hosts a High Holy Days services
are available to first-time
concert benefit with
attendees. 475 Grove St.
a performance by
(201) 444-9320 or www.
Brian LeBlanc as
synagogue.org.
Neil Diamond, 3 p.m.
Proceeds benefit the
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Nam Knights (Vietnam
in Jersey City:
veterans) of Tappan, N.Y.
Congregation Bnai
Refreshments. 640 Oak
Jacob hosts an erev
Tree Road, Palisades, N.Y.
Rosh Hashanah dinner,
(845) 359-7870 or www.
7 p.m. 176 West Side
esplanadeatpalisades.
Ave. Reservations,
com.
(201) 435-5725 or www.
High Holy Day cooking
in Wayne: Sylvia Fallas,
bnaijacobjc.com.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
a chef and cooking
instructor featured
in Closter: Temple Beth
El invites the community
on Kosher.com, is at
to services, 7:30 p.m.
the Chabad Center
(201) 768-5112 or www.
of Passaic County in
tbenv.org.
Wayne for a High Holy
Day healthy dinner
Erev Rosh Hashanah
cooking demonstration in Emerson:
and tasting, 7 p.m. The Congregation Bnai
menu includes starters, Israel of Emerson has
salads, main dish, and community services,
dessert. Recipes will be
Calendar
8 p.m. Rabbi Debra Drizin, 10:30 a.m. Rabbi
Orenstein gives a Rosh Hashanah Yosef Orenstein of the
15-minute guided in Jersey City: Teen Leadership Initiative
Congregation Bnai leads a teen service
sermon. Guests must pre- Jacob has Tashlich at the at 11. (201) 476-0157
Korean War Memorial at
(201) 265-2272 or www. Washington Boulevard
or Valleychabad.org/
highholidays.
bisrael.com. and Dudley Street, 4 p.m.
176 West Side Ave. Shabbat in Closter:
(201) 435-5725 or Info@ Temple Beth El invites
Thursday, bnaijacobjc.org. the community to
SEPTEMBER 21 Shabbat Shuvah
Rosh Hashanah in
services, 6:30 p.m. 221
Jersey City: Temple
Schraalenburgh Road.
Erev Rosh Hashanah Beth-El has Tashlich
(201) 768-5112 or www.
in Rockleigh: The at Liberty State Park,
Jewish Home at tbenv.org.
4:30 p.m. (201) 333-4229
Rockleigh welcomes or www.betheljc.org.
the community to join
residents for services,
Sunday
Rosh Hashanah in
10 a.m. 10 Link Drive. Hoboken: United
SEPTEMBER 24
(201) 784-1414. Synagogue of Hoboken
holds a public shofar Study program in
Rosh Hashanah in blowing service, Teaneck: Maayanot
Englewood: The Torah 4:45 p.m., 115 Park Ave., Yeshiva High School for
Links Center for Jewish followed by Tashlich Girls holds its annual
Identity of NNJ offers at Pier A Park, 1st yom iyun (study day)
short, sweet, family- Street & Sinatra Drive, for women and men,
friendly services at at 5:30. 115 Park Ave. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Congregation Ahavath (201) 659-4000 or www. Rabbi Zev Prince, the
Torah, 10-11:30 a.m. Also hobokensynagogue.org. keynote speaker, will
Sept. 22. Kiddush follows discuss Soles on Fire:
Rosh Hashanah in Neilat HaSandal, Baring
Ave. (484) 620-6187, Woodcliff Lake: Temple Our Souls by Uncovering
yw@torahlinks.org, or Emanuel of the Pascack our Feet. Shirium by
CJID.org/high-holidays. Valley has a Tashlich faculty. Sponsored by
service at the Old Mill the Staiman family in
Rosh Hashanah in Fair commemoration of the
Lawn: The Fair Lawn
Pond, 1 Werimus Road,
Woodcliff Lake, 5:30 p.m. yahrtzeit of Sholom
Jewish Center/CBI
hosts a family service,
Mincha and Maariv at 6:30
at the shul, 87 Overlook
Staiman, and by Deena
Yellin and Dr. Moshe
10-10:30 a.m., for parents Drive. Reservations are Fuksbrumer and their
and children 7 and required for services. family in commemoration
younger. Gifts for all
youngsters. 10-10 Norma
(201) 391-0801 or www.
tepv.org
of the yahrtzeit of their
sister, Judith Yellin.
Ave. At 4:30, meet for 1650 Palisade Ave.
Tashlich at Memorial Park Rosh Hashanah in (201) 833-4307, ext. 265,
behind Memorial School. Paramus: The JCC or ennisp@maayanot.org.
Snacks and socializing. of Paramus/CBT has
(201) 796-5040 or www. Tashlich in the shuls Hoboken fair: Hudson
FLJC.com. parking lot, near the County Jewish
stream, 6 p.m. East organizations, including
Rosh Hashanah in 304 Midland Ave. HudsonJewish, Jewish
Woodcliff Lake: Valley (201) 262-7691 or Federation of Northern
Chabad has a family JCCParamus.org. NJ, and the United
service, led by Rabbi Dov Synagogue of Hoboken,
Drizin, 10:30 a.m. Rabbi will be at the Hoboken
Yosef Orenstein of the Friday Street Fair to meet
Teen Leadership Initiative SEPTEMBER 22 people and hand out
leads a teen service information, 11 a.m.-
at 11. (201) 476-0157 Rosh Hashanah in 6 p.m. The festival offers
or Valleychabad.org/ Emerson: Congregation food, music, art, and
highholidays. Bnai Israel of Emerson shopping. Washington
has shorter community Street between 8th
Rosh Hashanah in and 14th streets. Info@
Mahwah: Beth Haverim services, childrens
program, and junior HudsonJewish.org.
Shir Shalom offers family
services, 2:30 p.m. congregation, 9 a.m.-
12:30 p.m. 53 Palisade New Year celebration:
280 Ramapo Valley Road.
Ave. Guests must pre- Rabbi Aaron Katz of
(201) 512-1983 or www.
register. (201) 265-2272 Congregation Bnai
bethhaverimshirshalom.org.
or www.bisrael.com. Jacob in Jersey City
holds a New Year
Rosh Hashanah in
Rosh Hashanah celebration at his home,
Teaneck: Temple
in Rockleigh: The 3-6 p.m. Reservations/
Emeth has community
Jewish Home at information,
family and tot services,
Rockleigh welcomes (201) 435-5725 or Info@
3 p.m., and Tashlich at
the community to join bnaijacobjc.org.
4. 1666 Windsor Road.
residents for services,
(201) 833-1322.
10 a.m. 10 Link Drive.
Rosh Hashanah in Glen
Rock: The Glen Rock
(201) 784-1414.
Singles
Rosh Hashanah in
Jewish Center offers a
community family apples Teaneck: Temple
Emeth has community
Sunday
and honey service with SEPTEMBER 17
services with a shofar
songs, blessings, cake,
healing service, 10 a.m.,
and apples-and-honey, Seniors meet in Suffern:
1666 Windsor Road.
4 p.m. Tashlich at the Singles 65+ of the JCC
Glen Rock Duck Pond (201) 833-1322.
Rockland meets for lunch
off Prospect Street at at Sutters Mill, noon. 214
Rosh Hashanah in
5:30. 682 Harristown Route 59, Suffern, N.Y.
Woodcliff Lake: Valley
Road. (201) 652-6624 or Individual checks. Gene,
Chabad has a family
office@grjc.org. (845) 356-5525.
service, led by Rabbi Dov
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Paterson museum recycles fashion Maayanots annual Yom Iyun

The Paterson Museum presents Pater-
son Eco-Chic: An Eco-Friendly Fashion
Exhibition.
On September 17, the museum will dis-
play its first fashion exhibition, showcas-
ing 16 designs made with recyclable, dis-
carded, and upcycled materials donated
by Patersons manufacturing companies,
including Greenbaum Interiors and Feld-
man Brothers.
As a museum with roots in the indus-
trial history of the Paterson, such as cotton
and silk, we are excited to expand our lens
to look at fashion, the museums director,
Giacomo Destefano, said.
In a challenge made possible in part by
a grant from the Passaic County Cultural
& Heritage Council, students and artists
were asked to produce runway looks using
upholstery fabrics, metal, plastic, paper,
and recyclable fabrics from Patersons
thrift shop.
Young designers from all levels of soci-
ety can be empowered to create some-
thing extraordinary from objects deemed
for the Yamim Noraim by Rivka Kahan;
A vintage dress form mannequin at
the Paterson Museums permanent
exhibition display. CRISTINA DEUTSCH
Maayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls
annual Yom Iyun (day of study) will be
held on Tzom Gedaliah, Sunday, Sep-
tember 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
with inspiring shiurim by its faculty. The
day is open to all.
Rabbi Zev Prince will give the key-
note address, Soles on Fire: Neilat
HaSandal, Baring Our Souls by Uncov-
ering our Feet.
Other shiurim by faculty include
Reading Between the Lines: The Kriyot
HaTorah of Rosh Hashana as a Roadmap
Gedaliah, Yosef, and the Daughters of
Tzlafchad: Digging Deeper into Tzom
Gedaliah by Gabrielle Berger; Syner-
gies of the Season: Exploring the Inter-
play of Teshuva, Tefilla and Tzedaka by
Rabbi Donny Besser; Does God Prefer
the Teshuva of a Tzaddik or the Teshuva
of a Rasha? The Case of Chizkiyahu vs.
Menashe by Suzanne Cohen; Are our
Fasts and Prayers Pleasing to God?
by Shiffy Friedman; Unity through
Separation by Leah Herzog; Seeking
God: What the Fast-Day Haftorah Tells
Us about Our Limitations and Aspira-
tions with Shifra Schapiro; and Akei-
dat Yitzchak and the Sacrificial Life by
Yael Weil.
The Yom Iyun is sponsored by the
Staiman family in commemoration of
the yahrtzeit of Sholom Staiman, grand-
father of Leora (05), Shifra (06), Atara
(09), and Etana (12); and by Deena
Yellin and Dr. Moshe Fuksbrumer and
family in commemoration of the 23rd
yahrtzeit of their sister, Judith Yellin,
aunt of Meital (20).
Maayanot Yeshiva High School is at
1650 Palisade Ave. in Teaneck. Addi-
tional sponsorship opportunities are
available. For information, email Pam
Ennis at ennisp@maayanot.org.

worthless, said Victoria Pero, the co-

director of the Performing Arts at Ber-
gen County Academies. Give a child the
power to make something from nothing
and they will have all they need imagina-
tion, problem-solving, collaboration skills,
self-confidence, and a deep love for design
to make the world a better place.
Designs are drawn from images of Vic-
torian fashion at the height of Patersons
most fashionable era, combined with
modern trends in the local multicultural
immigrant communities now residing in
Paterson.
An opening reception on September
17 from 1 to 4 p.m. will include a special
fashion runway show presented by the
Berkeley College Fashion Club of Wood-
land Park, a student-run organization that
arranges events and charity initiatives to
provide students ways to explore their One of Betty
interests in the fashion industry. Samuels challah
The Paterson Museum, at 2 Market St., covers
is inside the Great Falls Historical National
Park district and housed in the site of a loco-
motive factory, the former Thomas Rogers
Building. For information, call (973) 321-
1260 or go to www.patersonmuseum.com

Annual NYC-Jerusalem
Kinus Teshuva lectures
Rabbis Dr. Ari Berman
and Dovid Miller will give
Needlework on display at
the annual NYC-Jerusalem Teaneck shul
Kinus Teshuva lectures The Jewish Center of Teaneck displays The Fruit of Her Hands, an exhibit of Jew-
on September 26. Rabbi ish needlework created by its former member, Betty Samuels zl. The community is
Berman, Yeshiva Univer- invited to a Shabbat kiddush on September 16, after services that begin at 9 a.m., for
sitys fifth president, and the official opening.
Rabbi Miller, rosh yeshiva The exhibit is on view for the next few months, Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m.
at YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac to 12:30 p.m. To enter the building use the ramp on Sterling Place and ring the buzzer
Elchanan Theolo gic al for the shul office. On Shabbat and holidays the exhibit can be seen whenever the shul
Seminary, will be the fea- is open. For information, call (201) 833-0515.
tured speakers at the 33rd Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Rabbi Dovid Miller
annual Hausman/Stern
Kinus Teshuva lectures. The lectures, given Gruss Institute, will discuss a verse from
between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Psalms, But as for me, the nearness of
will take place in Jerusalem and Manhattan God is my good, at the Heichal Azriel Announce your events
on Tuesday, September 26. Beit Midrash on YUs Israel Campus, 40 We welcome announcements of upcoming events. Announcements are free. Accompanying
Rabbi Berman will discuss Sin, Self- Duvdevani Street in Bayit Vegan, Jerusa-
photos must be high resolution, jpg files. Send announcements 2 to 3 weeks in advance. Not
Perception, and the Art of Living Mean- lem, at 8:15 p.m. every release will be published. Include a daytime telephone number and send to:
ingfully at Congregation Kehillath Jeshu- The lectures are open to both men and
run, 125 East 85th St, Manhattan, at 7:30 women and will be webcast live at YUTo- pr@jewishmediagroup.com 201-837-8818 x 110
p.m. Rabbi Miller, also the Benjamin and rah.org. For information, call Michael
Charlotte Gottesfeld Chair in Talmud and Kranzler at (212) 960-0879 or email him at
director of the Caroline and Joseph S. kranzler@yu.edu.

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 ROSH HASHANAH CINEMA
EDITOR: YONI GLATT, KOSHERCROSSWORDS@GMAIL.COM
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MEDIUM
Across
1. Dunham and Horne
6. Like the daily manna provided in the
desert
11. City where one can find the largest
Modern Orthodox synagogue in the
US: Abbr.
14. Six-time U.S. Open champ
15. Blue Jay Kevin that had a Bar Mitzvah
16. Stat. for 15-Across
17. Gary Marshall ensemble film about 29
Elul?
19. The world, for one
20. 5778, e.g.
21. Tom Hanks film about Tashlich?
23. BDS supporter Brian (musician)
25. Jeremy who played with Casspi
27. American chasidic folk/soul band
28. Screech, e.g.
30. King defeated by Moses
34. Penn of I Am Sam
35. Unetanah ___
37. Ancient text
39. Modern texts
40. Tommy Lee Jones/Jeff Bridges film
about a crowd in awe after hearing
the shofar?
43. Where Joel often performs: Abbr.
46. Sharon of Israel
47. He has a famous commentary on
37-Across
51. Kafr ___, East Jerusalem
neighborhood
53. Isaac Mizrahi is known for it
55. Classic foe of Kirk
56. Accumulate, as debt
58. ___ HaMelach
60. Writer Rand
61. Seinfeld film about a worker necessary
for Rosh Hashanah?
65. Cow part not often eaten
67. Yeled, to Angus
68. Julia Roberts film featuring at least
two aspects of Rosh Hashanah?
72. Just manage a parnasah, with out
73. Marker on many an Israeli Nachal
74. ___ an ape or an angel? (Benjamin
Disraeli)
75. Nine-digit ID whose Israeli equivalent
is a Mispar Zehut
76. Lip ___ (something that really irks
Ellie Goulding)
77. Theyre rigged on Haifa docks
The solution to last weeks puzzle is on page 71
Crossword
Down
1. TV host Goodman
2. Perhaps the earliest palindromic name
3. Home to many of the worlds Jews
4. Actor Gross on Castle
5. Break a Commandment
6. Passover mo.
7. Mishmash abbreviation
8. Entreaty from Moses to G-d
9. Sherutim, in England (informally)
10. Land
11. Uses Brins Google
12. Biblical patriarch with eight sons
13. North Africans who (now) live
alongside zero Jews
18. Fleischer and Graynor
22. Where Freud was born; Abbr.
23. Tolkien creature that might celebrate
Tu BShvat
24. Sci-fi hero on The Nebuchadnezzar
26. Yutz
29. Jewish prophetess, for short
31. Jessica Alba film about a Rosh
Hashanah need?
32. How much of 37-Across was passed
down
33. Uh-uh, rural-style
36. Irma rocked its keys: Abbr.
38. ___ HaBayit
41. Places for Einstein R.N.s
42. Kosher Himalayan beast
43. One whos meshuga might be missing
them
44. Talks like Fievel Mousekewitz
45. Starting point?
48. Aleichem and Harlow
49. What some look forward to hitting on
Shabbat?
50. Rahab ran one in the Book of Joshua
52. No-goodnik
54. Do not ___ limb from a live animal
(Noahide law)
57. Leonard Cohen and Emma Lazarus,
e.g.
59. Bialik of Blossom
62. Show diversity
63. Lets call __ evening
64. Exodus, e.g.
66. Lead role in Curtizs Casablanca
69. Treasure Island or Goosebumps
inits.
70. Tax on goods in Isr.
71. Minyan need?
The Frazzled Housewife
Siblings
I
sit here with a heavy heart comfort. To be there for his sister, my
because my uncle passed away mom. The irony has not been lost on me.
last week. My uncles passing got me thinking
He was my mothers older and about siblings. Many people say that they
only sibling, and she thought he was the are our first friends. We learn to play well
greatest thing in the whole world. In the with others by learning to play with our
eyes of many, he was. He siblings. My uncle was five
was a great father to four years older than my mom; I
amazing sons. He was an am not sure how much they
eye surgeon who healed played together because of
many. He was a devoted the age difference. Just like
husband who did what- with my sister, who is six
ever his wife asked him years my senior (who didnt
to do. But to me, he was let me into her room) and
the man who was con- husband #1s sister, who
nected to my mother, to is seven years his senior
my grandparents. To me, Banji (he didnt want to go into
he was the cool uncle who Ganchrow her room). (We both have
lived in the city, who loved younger brothers, in case
to ski and travel, where my any of you are interested.
mom was afraid of heights and to go on Yes, we are both middle children.)
an airplane. I felt so blessed when I had all of my
He and my mom had the same walk, boys close in age, because they were
a walk that unfortunately I think I might going to be able to have a relationship
have inherited as well. They shared the that not everyone gets to have with their
same blue eyes and similar mannerisms. siblings. And even when they were fight-
(Though my first cousins all are amazing ing with each other and chasing each
skiers and my mom was afraid to let any other around yelling and screaming, I
of us cross the street by ourselves but would just stand there and say, One day
they will be best friends, one day they
will be best friends.
That is what we wish for our chil-
dren. We give birth to them, bring them
To me, he was into this world, and hope that their
common bond will keep them close.
the cool uncle Sometimes it happens, sometimes it
who lived in doesnt. I have said so many times that
I really and truly hope that those fami-
the city, who
lies that from the outside appear to be
loved to ski and really close, appreciate what they have.
That they all can go away for a weekend
travel, where together. That they can even go out to
my mom was dinner together during the week for no
reason at all. Nothing should be taken
afraid of heights for granted.
and to go on an People are different, and since siblings
are people, those relationships can be
airplane. very complicated. But no matter what
came between my mom and her brother,
that is for another column altogether.) she always loved him and he loved her.
My mother was determined to have They respected each other, and she just
my brothers bar mitzvah in Israel, and adored him. (I am assuming it was recip-
it was my uncle and his family who came rocal, but I never asked him.)
with us on that trip, and the trip before As for me, it was hard to see my uncle
that one, to London and Paris, which so uncomfortable when he was in the
was my mothers practice flight. I hospital. It was hard to see my cousins
still can hear my aunt yelling at my first and their families so sad and to see my
cousin to slow down and remember to aunt without her life partner. But that is
drive on the other side of the road when what happens, unfortunately.
we went to Stonehenge. And my uncle As we approach Rosh Hashanah, the
knew everything about everything start of a new year, may God bless us
history, geography, opera, he drank it all with good health, with the ability to
in and would teach anyone who would forgive, and with a year filled only with
listen. He and my dad could sit for hours blessings.
speaking of topics that would put any-
one else to sleep. Banji Ganchrows son #3 just read this
Last summer, when my dad was in and said, Mom, you are a humor
the hospital, it was my uncle and aunt columnist, this was really depressing!
who came to visit so often. To give us Back to humor next week
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Jewish World

This Jewish TV star once was New Yorks toughest cop

CURT SCHLEIER

T
here are almost as many reality cop shows on tele-
vision as there are Real Housewives. Cops is the
granddaddy of them all, in its 30th season, plus
theres Night Watch and Live PD, to name just
a few.
The newest is Street Justice: The Bronx, which premieres
September 19 on the Discovery Channel.
The series trailer features a heavily tattooed, muscular
older gentleman, head shaven, wearing a 41st Precinct T-shirt.
As dramatic music pulsates in the background, he describes
how dangerous the streets of the Bronx were in the 1970s,
when he patrolled there. Words flash on the screen describ-
ing him as the most decorated detective in NYPD history.
And then he introduces himself: My name is Ralph Fried-
man, and these are my stories.
From the get-go, its clear that this cop isnt like all other
cops. Friedman, 68, made more than 2,000 arrests and
earned 219 department awards, plus another 36 civilian hon-
ors. He was cut by knives and razors, and had bones broken
by tire irons. (Never shot, thankfully.)
And then there is his background: Friedman grew up in a
largely unobservant Jewish family in the Kingsbridge section
of the Bronx, only a few subway stops north of Yankee Sta-
dium. He remembers staying home on the High Holy Days
and studying for his bar mitzvah, but never pursued any-
thing further than that. Ralph Friedman stars in Street Justice: The Bronx on the Discovery Channel. COURTESY OF THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL

After high school, he took a job with a moving company,

making $4.50 an hour. That was tremendous back then,
because everyone else was making $1.15, he said.
On a lark, Friedman accompanied some friends who were
taking the police civil service exam. He passed and was called
in nine months later. Being a cop, you could have a future,
even without a college degree, he said. If I stayed a mover,
Id be lifting that same refrigerator for 30 years.
Friedman joined the NYPD Shomrim Society the associa-
tion of Jewish cops as soon as he took the job, and he is still
a member. Today there are approximately 3,000 Jews in the
New York Police Department, in a total force of 34,000.
Still, Friedmans decorated career lasted just 14 years.
His time at the NYPD was cut short, ironically, not by a bad
guy but by a fellow cop. The coup de grace that ended my
career, he said in a telephone interview, happened when he
and a partner were racing in an unmarked car to a signal 10-13
officer needs assistance and were struck by a blue-and-
white police car rushing to the same call.
His car was T-boned right where he sat, resulting in 23 bro-
ken bones, a hip shattered into 100 pieces, and a disability
pension. It took him more than two years to recover.
Unable to work, Friedman traveled and worked around his
house. But his quiet existence changed in 2015, when the New
York Post did a major story about him that caught the atten-
tion of St. Martins Press. In July, the book publisher brought
out his memoir, Street Warrior: The True Story of the NYPDs
Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him.
Jupiter, the company that produces Street Justice, took note.
The series uses a combination of archival footage and re-
creations to trace some of the more dramatic moments of
Friedmans career. In the premiere episode, for example, a
young Friedman is working the precinct desk when a detec-
tive upstairs is shot and killed by a perp who grabbed the cops
gun while being fingerprinted.
Friedmans stories may seem like dramatic fiction but not
to anyone who lived in the area during that time. Sections of
the Bronx more closely resembled Mosul than the Big Apple. It
had vacant, burned-out buildings lining major thoroughfares.
Its no surprise, therefore, that Friedmans precinct,
the notorious 41st, was known derisively as Fort Apache.
It encompassed only about two square miles, but it was
the scene of more than 100 homicides annually during
this period.
The Bronx now is in the midst of a resurgence, fueled
in part by a continuing decline in crime. Some observers,
including Friedman, credit that decline to aggressive police
tactics that lately have fallen out of favor. New York Citys
mayor, Bill de Blasio, made reducing stop-and-frisk policing
a key plank in his mayoral campaign. Before de Blasio took
office, a U.S. District Court judge said the tactic could be
unconstitutional, and the department worked to decrease
the frequency with which stops were being used by police.
In 2013, the same judge said that stop and frisk was racial
profiling by another name.
Friedman, unsurprisingly, is not pleased with the
changes.
When I was on the job, they wanted you to be very pro-
active, go out and arrest bad guys, and do your job, he said.
Today its not like that with this mayor. Police are more
reactive, after a crime has been committed. They dont
want you out there doing real police work. Today, no one
has your back.
When we went out and stopped a guy on a hunch and
found a gun or drugs, it was considered a good arrest. Today
youre violating the guys rights. Youre being microman-
aged and the public will suffer.
Asked if he felt there was any truth to the accusations of
racial profiling, Friedman was interrupted by the Discov-
ery Channel public relations person, who ordered next
question.
But Friedman did not have to answer the query for a
reporter to get a feeling about what his view is. I would
love to be a cop today, but I dont think my methods would
blend in with todays policing, he said.
In the show and in an interview, Friedman comes across
as a no-nonsense, unapologetic guy. If I said you were
under arrest, you were under arrest, he recalled. You
could go easy or hard, but you were under arrest.
Asked what the public misunderstands about police
work, Friedman said, I dont think they understand how
dangerous even the menial jobs we do breaking up a fam-
ily dispute or pulling over a vehicle can be. You dont
know who is in that car. Did he commit a murder or a rob-
bery. Did they jump bail?
But you dont have to take Friedmans word for it. One
of the re-enactments on the six-episode series begins
with what seems like a family dispute but ends in gunfire.
Friedman and his partner, Kalman Ungar in an unlikely
twist of fate, another Jew walk into an apartment and
a man jumps out of a hallway and starts to fire at them.
Ungar is hit five times but the shooter who, accord-
ing to the shows version, had just beat up his girlfriend
seems unscathed, despite the number of shots aimed
at him. With his revolver empty, he attacks Friedman. In
hand-to-hand combat, Friedman uses the last bullet in his
gun to shoot the criminal.
Fortunately, Ungar survived his wounds. The shooter
did not. (A contemporaneous New York Times account
of the same 1972 shooting says the shooter had reported
a robbery, and had mistaken the plainclothes detectives
for the thieves.)
Friedman says he never experienced anti-Semitism on
the job.
People saw that I could handle myself, he said. And
I think I gave a better impression of Jews because I could
handle myself.
Back in Friedmans day, the department had a reputation
for being an Irish stronghold. The NYPD is more diverse
now, and that is a good thing, without a doubt he said.
It reflects the makeup of the city. Good cops come in all
shapes, sizes and colors. Its the person.
Friedmans hard-nosed attitude vanishes when he is
asked which life he likes better.
He laughs, then says: Theres nothing better than being
a cop on the street. Theres nothing better in the world than
taking bad guys off the street. It was like an adrenaline rush.
But thats a different life thats behind me, he adds.
Now its nice to be recognized and meet people interested
in my story.
Safer, too. JTA WIRE SERVICE

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Joan Bar-Zeev
Joan Sherry Bar-Zeev, ne
Bernstein, 76, of Wilmington,
N.C., formerly of Bayonne, died
September 10.
Before retiring, she was a
marketing manager for AT&T.
She is survived by her husband,
Yona; children, Scott Scherer of
Freehold, Lynn Marfey of New
York City, and Caryn Scherer of
Summit; a brother, Dr. Donald
Bernstein of New York City, and
10 grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Eden
Memorial Chapels, Fort Lee.
Sandra Kahn
Sandra Fleischman Kahn, 85, of
Fair Lawn and Boynton Beach,
Fla., died September 9.
Predeceased by her husband,
Alex in 2003, she is survived
by children, Bettina Kaplan,
Michelle Reiff, and Larry Kahn;
a sister, Paula Singer, and nine
grandchildren.
Donations can be made to
Hadassah Hospital. Arrangements
were by Louis Suburban Chapel,
Fair Lawn.
Andrew Rubinstein
Andrew Ilan Rubinstein, 48, of Old
Tappan died September 8. and nephews.
A University of Hartford
graduate, he established the
Donor Center at UJA of New
York where he won the Ronald
Lauder grant to staff JDC- Lauder
International Jewish Youth Camp
in Szarvas, Hungary. He then
became the assistant director of
membership at Carnegie Hall and
designed and implemented the
Membership Office at the new 9/11
Memorial and Museum.
He is survived by his wife,
Karen; his parents, Dr. Michael
and Linda Rubinstein of
Providence, R.I.; children,
Benjamin Lael and Aaron Bear;
sisters, Dr. Mahra Shocket ( Jon),
Lilli Rubinstein ( Jeremy Bilgre);
sister-in-law Barbara Haynoski,
and niece and nephew Natalie and
Benjamin Shocket.
Contributions can be made
to Mount Sinai Health System,
N.Y. Arrangements were by Eden
Memorial Chapels, Fort Lee.
Karen Steitz
Karen Steitz, ne Hirsh, 57, of
Woodland Park, formerly of Fair
Lawn, died September 4 in Texas.
She is survived by children,
Ashley and Dylan Steitz; her
mother, Carol Hirsh; siblings,
Dr. David Hirsh (Dr. Connie) and
Dr. Ellen Hirsh (Bill Hartman); a
granddaughter, Rose;, and nieces
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Israeli movie Foxtrot

wins second place prize at
Venice Film Festival
The Israeli film Foxtrot won the second-place Grand Jury
Prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday and drew strong
criticism from Israels Minister of Culture Miri Regev for its
purported negative portrayal of the IDF.
Its outrageous that Israeli artists contribute to the
incitement of the young generation against the most
moral army in the world by spreading lies in the guise of
art, Regev said in a statement.
The minister also accused the film of giving the anti-
Israel BDS movement and haters of a Israel around the
world a tailwind.
The film is partially influenced by director Samuel Maozs
own military experience in the IDF. It details the story of an
affluent Tel Aviv couple informed that their young son, a sol-
dier, has been killed in the line of duty at an isolated roadblock
in Israels Negev desert.
If I criticize the place I live, I do it because I worry. I
do it because I want to protect it. I do it from love, Moaz
told reporters.
Foxtrots second-place prize comes eight years after
Maozs debut feature film, the critically acclaimed Leb-
anon, won the festivals Golden Lion prize, the highest
award at the event. JNS.ORG
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GARY LANDSMAN Carignan and Jezreel is very proud of the

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fact that their Carignan is the first Israeli
razy. Jezreel Valley Winerys and kosher wine on the wine list at a three
founders are crazy. Tech titans star Michelin restaurant in France.
such as Apples Steve Jobs and While Jezreel believes that their use of
Oracles Larry Ellison use the Syrah and Carignan is distinctly Israeli, Jezreel Valley
word crazy to refer to those whose think- they took this philosophy to the next level Winery Adumim: A
ing is outside of the box, innovative and with their use of indigenous grapes Arga- Jezreel Valley blend of Jezreels
disruptive. As Larry Ellison put it: Youre man and Dabuki. Winery Ros: This primary red grapes,
not going to succeed when everyone is Argaman is a modern Israeli grape, hav- refreshing rose Syrah, Carignan, and
doing the same thing... accept different ing been created from the cross of two has a wonderful Argaman, Adumim
thinking. other grapes in Israel in the 1970s to pro- lip-smacking is a fruit-forward
Pesonally, Yehuda Nahar and Jacob Ner- vide color to Israeli red blends. It quickly acidity and unique and food-friendly
David, co-founders of Jezreel Valley Winery, fell out of favor and other grapes such citrus note from wine. A medium
are anything but crazy. Yet this five-year-old as Petite Sirah were instead used to pro- the Sauvignon body with hints of
winery is leading a disruptive wave and vide the color to blends. A few attempts Blanc and is dark berries, this
making wines that others, both in and out- to make quality table wine from Argaman perfect with a wine is a great
side of Israel, might consider crazy. were made at other wineries, but Jezreel salad, pan seared pairing for grilled
But crazy is not the goal of Jezreel. has surpassed the others with their top fish, or on its own. dark chicken cutlets.
Rather, original is original Israeli more label single varietal Argaman wine.
specifically. Dabuki is a white grape indigenous to
The three red grapes that Jezreel has Israel. And using the Dabuki grape Jezreel
chosen to focus on are Syrah, Carignan made possibly their riskiest wine; a Pet-
and Argaman. Nat. Pet-Nat short for Ptillant-Naturel, a
Syrah, also known as Shiraz, is a grape sparkling wine made by allowing a wine
used to make world-class wines in places to start its fermentation in tanks, but then
finish in the bottle, capturing the carbon
dioxide that is a byproduct of fermenta-
tion, giving the wine bubbles. When done
right Pet-Nats can be a great sparkling
Yet this five- alternative to Champagne. But the method
by which the bubbles are captured is con-
year-old winery sidered by many to be unstable and risky,
is leading a so it is not a commonly used method.
The release of Jezreels Pet-Nat just
disruptive wave made quite some noise in Israel. Itay Gleit- Jezreel Valley
and making wines man, who is the wine writer for the Israeli Winery Syrah: Dark
newspaper Haaretz, just published an arti-
that others, both cle raving about the wine as well as about
berries, with notes
of herb, spice, and
in and outside the winerys creativity. earth, this wine has
While Jezreels first Pet-Nat was not
of Israel, might exported outside of Israel, they are
soft, silky tannins
and will pair well
consider crazy. attempting two Pet-Nats from the 2017 with savory lamb.
harvest, and hope some will make its way
to the US.
such as Southern Frances Rhone Valley A final wine worth mentioning is a wine
as well as Australia. Jezreel believes this worth seeking out as we enjoy the final
grape is ideally suited to the Mediterra- warm days before fall and winter: the Jez-
nean climate of Israel and when planted reel ros. While ros has over the last few
in the correct location, harvested at the years quickly become very en vogue, Jez-
right time, and then made into a wine that reels 2016 ros of course has something
allows the grape to express its true char- unusual about it a white grape. Ros is
acter, it can be uniquely Israeli and a per- a wine that we drink chilled like a white
fect complement to Israels Middle Eastern wine, but it is made (and gets its pink color
food and warm climate. from the skins) of red grapes. Breaking Jezreel Valley
Carignan is a grape that, while widely convention, Jezreel blended Sauvignon Jezreel Valley Winery Carignan: A
planted around the world, has a reputa- Blanc into their ros, giving it a bit more Winery Argaman: full-bodied, powerful
tion for being a stubborn grape. It is late personality and a lovely citrus note not Red berries and yet refined wine,
to ripen, susceptible to rot, and its tough found in most ross made exclusively from toasty oak frame this wine has rustic
stalks make it challenging for machine red grapes. this medium-to-full tannins with earthy
harvesting. Carignan became a widely- So if you like to be ahead of the curve, bodied wine that and spicy notes
planted grape due to its ability to yield a do things a bit differently, and think out- is robust yet not as well as hints of
very high amount of grapes per vine. It is side the box, Jezreel wines are worth seek- overly heavy and tart blackberries,
for this reason that it was a variety planted ing out. quite complex. This black currants, and
in Israel, specifically when Israel was mak- wine will pair nicely espresso. Sublime
ing kiddush wine and quality was of sec- Gary Landsman has been a passionate wine with Moroccan with a standing
ondary concern to quantity. It took an lover and professional for over a decade and chicken or veal osso rib roast or duck
innovative and stubborn winery such as is the owner of Taste Wine Co., an innovative bucco. lorange.
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Shoprite names new health and wellness manager
Inserra-owned ShopRite locations
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community. She was recognized as the 2017 Dietitian of the
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400 JONES ROAD 285 MORROW ROAD 215 EAST LINDEN AVENUE 248 CHESTNUT STREET

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SUNDAY MOND A Y TUESDAY W E D NE S D A Y T HUR SD AY F R I D AY SH AB B O S

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Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana
7:00AM 7:00AM 7:00AM 7:00 AM
CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED
11:00PM 11:00PM 12:00AM 5:00PM

GROCERY
Rosh Hashana Deals SALES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2017 ONLY
12 oz Natures Own 64 oz Liebers 11 oz Vintage 12 pack Lipton 1.9-4.5 oz Riverhead 16 oz

Glicks Original Whole Seltzer Onion or Pearled Barley

Honeybear Apple Mandarin Assorted Matzo Ball
Juice Segments Soup Mix

99 Minimum $50 purchase

Limit 2
2/$
4 3/$
2 5
$ 99
99 69
Hunts 14.5 oz Barilla 24 oz Domino 4 lb Smuckers 12 oz Heinz 12 oz Natural Earth 34 oz

Diced Tomato Original Sugar Apricot Red Wine Basmati Rice

Sauce Marinara Preserves Vinegar
Sauce
4/$
5 3/$
5 2/$
4 2/$
4 2/$
5 4
$ 99
MEAT Chicken Cutlets American Black Angus Beef American Black Angus Beef American Black Angus Beef Shoulder Lamb
Whole Chicken Family Pack Silver Tip Roast Whole Brisket Shoulder Chops
Split Cut to Order London Family Pack
Single Pack Broil

1
$ 99
LB 4
$ 99
LB
$
1049 LB 7
$ 99
LB
$
1099 LB
$
1099 LB
DAIRY 64 oz Coffee Mate 32 oz Breakstone 8 oz Egglands Best 12 pack Natural & Kosher 2 lb Polly-O 9-12 oz

Turkey Hill Coffee Creamer Whipped Extra Large Shredded String Cheese
Iced Tea Assorted Butter Eggs Cheese Assorted
Assorted Salted or Unsalted Assorted

2/$
3 2/$
7 2/$
5 2/$
5 $ 99
8 3
$ 99
FROZEN 20 oz Shindlers 14 oz Kosherific 25 oz Birds Eye 16 oz Gefen 6.5 oz Oronoque 2 pack

A&B Tilapia Fillet Fish Sticks Poly Mixed Sauted Onion 9 Deep Dish
Sweet Gefilte Vegetables Cubes Crust
Fish

5
$ 99
2
$ 99
4
$ 99 2/$
3 2/$
6 2/$
5
PROVISIONS 12 oz

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Tirat Zvi
Turkey Slices
Family Pack Assorted

5
$ 99
While Supplies Last. No Rain Checks. We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities.