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GOOD NEWS MADE IN THE JEWISH STATE THIS PAST WEEK

Uncovering the secrets of rabies. A research team led by Eran Perlson of Tel Aviv University has discovered that the rabies virus hi-jacks the body’s nerve cell transport system to move quickly from an infected bite to the brain. The knowledge could lead to new therapies to deal with the deadly virus.

Winter babies crawl 5 weeks earlier.

Researchers led by Dr. Osnat Atun-Einy of the University of Haifa, have documented that babies born in winter or spring start crawling at 30 weeks on average. Those born in summer or autumn/fall begin crawling at around 35 weeks.

NFL to use Israeli brain scanner. The US National Football League and the NCAA will use the brain scanner developed by Israel’s ElmindA to diagnose players who receive a concussion injury during the game.

Israel is the world’s 4th most educated country. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranks Israel 4th in the world with 46.4% having a tertiary (college) education. Only Russia, Canada and Japan were higher. The USA was 5th with 43.1%.

Syrian opposition leader visits Syrians in Israeli hospital. Dr. Kamal AlLabwani, exiled leader of Syria’s opposition, visited Israel’s Ziv Hospital and said, “I am grateful for the dedicated medical care given at the Ziv Medical Center to wounded Syrians, my people, who were hurt during the war. This moving humanitarian gesture is an opening for rapprochement between the two peoples and hope for peace on quieter days,” 1100 international students receive Israeli agriculture diplomas. 1100 students from 18 countries (including 500 from Africa) graduated with a diploma from Tel Aviv University in High Value Horticulture and Irrigation.

Producing algae in the desert. Algatechnologies produces the antioxidant astaxanthin from algae grown in its factory at Kibbutz Ketura in the Negev desert.

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CyberSpark is launched. Jerusalem Venture Partners and BGN Technologies (technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University) have set-up the CyberSpark Industry Initiative. The non-profit company will engage in the international promotion of the new cyber center, based in Beersheva’s Advanced Technologies Park.

Israel to build its first bio-waste power plant. Israel’s new bio-waste facility at Neot Hovav in the Negev will generate 5 megawatts of clean energy and process over one hundred thousand tons of organic waste per year. It will significantly reduce the annual volume of landfill waste and the consequential soil contamination.

Go on, HopOn. Riding a bus has never been easier. Tel Aviv’s HopOn has inserted beacons in 2,000 buses and soon at bike stations and other transportation hubs.

Some 10,000 users have installed the app, allowing them to hop on a bus or bike without worrying about how to pay.

Pango is on the move in America. Pango mobile parking has recently launched in Curitiba, Brazil and expects to be live in other large Brazilian cities in the coming months. In the United States, Pango is launching in Pennsylvania, New York, and Texas. Pango has over a million users in 59 cities.

The best country to do your MBA. Four Israeli universities are in the top 50 rankings of institutions for budding entrepreneurs to study for an MBA. Tel Aviv University (at number 11) produced 50 graduates who went on to establish 56 start-ups. Bar Ilan, Technion and Hebrew University of Jerusalem also featured highly.

ReWalk shares are up and running.

The share price of Israeli exoskeleton developers ReWalk Robotics more than doubled on the day of its Wall Street Initial Public Offering (IPO). The 3 million shares, offered at $12 per share, reached $25.6 per share at close of business. By day 2, the price was $37.15.

“My heart and soul belong to Israel.”

Violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov is starring in the Vengerov Festival at the Tel Aviv Opera House. Vengerov studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and now lives in St Petersburg. Israel, however, “is in my genes,” said Vengerov. “My heart and soul belong to Israel.”

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COMMUNITIES COMING TOGETHER AS ONE FOR ISRAEL SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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his summer, communities across the Southeast came together in support of Israel as the nation withstood rocket fire and terror threats. Rallies across the region--from Memphis to Atlanta, Charlotte to Columbia, Nashville to Birmingham--brought together individuals from myriad backgrounds in solidarity with the people and State of Israel. Rallies in Jackson, MS, Mobile, and Huntsville, AL, proved that even small communities can make large statements. Consul General Opher

of the State of Israel and thanking the people of the Southeast for their unwavering support.

In South Carolina, rallies were held in capital city Columbia and Charleston. Columbia Mayor Steve

In North Carolina, rallies were held in Charlotte and Durham. In Charlotte, Representative Robert Pittenger strongly voiced his support for Israel and condemned the actions of Hamas.

The Jewish Federations of DurhamChapel Hill and Raleigh-Cary joined together for a support rally in Durham in mid-August.

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Aviran and Deputy Consul General Ron Brummer traveled across the region for the important gatherings, serving as the official representatives

Benjamin, who has traveled to Israel twice, stated that “the city of Columbia has had a strong history with Israel, that Israel is ‘our one true friend in the Middle East.’” In Charleston, community leaders and elected officials, including South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Representative Alan Clemmons, voiced their support for Israel during a rally organized by the Charleston Jewish Federation.

signs of support at the Gordon Jewish Community Center.

In Alabama, separate gatherings were held in Birmingham, Mobile, and Huntsville. . The Birmingham Jewish Federation hosted a rally that brought together more than 500 individuals. Messages of support from Representative Spencer Bachus, Lt. Governor Kay Ivey, Attorney General Luther Strange, and Representative Terri Sewell were shared. In Mobile, residents organized a prayer rally for peace for Israel in downtown Mobile.

Representatives of the Christian and Jewish communities joined together, including Reverend David Tokarz, pastor at Our Savior Catholic Parish in Mobile, who voiced “may bombs and mortars cease forever.”

In Mississippi, residents gathered at a major intersection in capital city Jackson to voice their support with signs and Israeli flags. Rabbi Ted Riter of Congregation Beth Israel, Missis-

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In these troubling times, it is imperative that we demonstrate our support and solidarity for Israel. This means affirming Israel’s right to defend herself, while providing all necessary assistance.

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In Tennessee, events were held in Chattanooga and Nashville. The Jewish Federation of Chattanooga arranged a solidarity event attended by members of the city’s Jewish and Christian communities. In Nashville, hundreds stood with Israeli flags and

sippi’s largest synagogue and the only congregation in Jackson, stated that the crowd represented a “melting pot” from the state.

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hile looking through our archives, it became clear to me that when our paper was published under the Southern Israelite name, the paper had a broader appeal and was more provocative. Although it served as the newspaper in which Jews put their Simcha Announcements (as many of you may be able to come to our office and grab the issue that listed your birth, bar mitzvah, engagement, wedding, etc.,) the Southern Israelite had a more important purpose. Every week, the paper reported on events throughout the region and throughout the world that affected us as Jews. The paper made us think about events and often created a call to action, in Atlanta and throughout the South. I will try to include more compelling content in the year ahead

and broaden our coverage and readership.

all of the support that she can get!

I was intrigued by the old High Holiday issues, packed with holiday greetings from Jewish families, and I was surprised by all of the holiday greetings from Christian organizations and churches. In thinking about it, I should not be surprised that Christian groups supported our Jewish newspaper. Although I have not solicited Christian organizations to advertise in the paper, it is clear that we have much support from the Christian community.

Christians accounted for a significant percentage (and occasionally the majority) of those in attendance at the ProIsrael Rallies during the Gaza conflict this summer. Just like the Christians who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save some Jewish families, we should be grateful for those Christians who now support Israel. Israel needs

In regard to Israel, I am constantly amazed and upset by the slanted and biased attacks on Israel that are proffered as news in the mainstream media. After attending a week-long Jewish Media Summit in Israel this summer, and seeing first hand how the reality in Israel is often far different from what we are told by newspapers and television in the U.S., I will cover more Israel stories in the paper, which are not so negatively tendentious.

Of course, the paper will continue to be Atlanta’s weekly Jewish newspaper and include local community coverage, but we will also strive to expand the content and distribution.

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Peace Starts with Dialogue Embracing the “Truth of the Other” SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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ne man believes that the State of Israel is an imperative for his people’s survival and that the Land is Holy. Another man believes that Palestine is a nation displaced and his people must overcome injustice. Both men believe that the future of their peoples is to live side by side, that violence eats away at our soul, and that peace must begin with them.

More than 140 people gathered on September 13, 2014 at an event cosponsored by Congregation Gesher L’Torah and Neshama Interfaith Center, to hear two speakers emphasizing the need for peace building to start with dialogue. Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Ali Abu Awwad are currently on a North American tour to spread their message about embracing the truth of ‘the other’, and their passion for peace that has brought them together.

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Ali Abu Awwad is a leading Palestinian activist teaching his countrymen non-violent resistance, and reaching out to Jewish Israelis at the heart of the conflict. Ali has toured the world many times over, telling his riveting story of violent activism, imprisonment, bereavement and

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discovery of the path of non-violent resistance, a story of personal transformation.

Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi and teacher, and a passionate Zionist settler who has been

profoundly transformed by his friendship with Ali. His understanding of the reality of the Middle East conflict and of Zionism has been utterly complicated by the parallel universe that Ali has introduced to him.

The September 13th program, entitled “Show Me Your Face: Embracing The Story of The Other” was an opportunity for the two to tell their personal stories and share their efforts to build a better future for their peoples. They came with no ready peace plans in hand, but only with the conviction that human understanding and trust are the prerequisites for lasting justice, freedom and

peace on that tiny sliver of land that they both call home. Rabbi Schlesinger lives in the Judean settlement of Alon Shvut, and Ali lives within walking distance in the neighboring West Bank village of Beit Omar.

ern style buffet of hors d’oeuvres and desserts.

After their presentation, the program concluded with an Interfaith Havdallah service. Rabbi Michael Bernstein of Congregation Gesher L’Torah was joined on the bimah by Rabbi Hanan and Ali, and representatives from other faiths – Catherine Crosby of the Neshama Interfaith Center, and Turan and Selda Kilic from the Atlantic Institute. Jewish, Christian and Muslim friends stood side-by-side, together observing the ritual marking the end of Shabbat.

The assembled audience linked arms and sang in unison. The conversation then continued for over an hour while guests enjoyed a Middle East-

ner together for the first time. They also met with other Atlanta rabbis and educators for lunch on Friday.

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This was Hanan’s and Ali’s only stop in the Southeast on their U.S. tour. While here for the weekend, they were able to share Shabbat din-

More details about Hanan and Ali and their organization, The Roots Center for Understanding, Nonviolence and Reconciliation, can be found at www.friendsofroots.net.

For more information on Congregation Gesher L’Torah, visit www.gltorah.org.

For more information on Neshama Interfaith Center, visit www.neshamainterfaithcenter.org.

srael’s natural beauty and scenic views, such as this field of anemones in the Shokeida forest, provide perfect landscapes for photographs. From ancient historical sites to its amazing people, numerous photo opportunities exist throughout the country. If you have other stunning photos from Israel, enter them into JNF’s Positively Israel on Our Minds Photo Contest at photocontest@jnf.org by October 15. For more information, please go to www.jnf.org .

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Arab Priest to UN Rights Council: “End your which hunt of Israel” Father Gabriel Naddaf Stands up for Israel

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n September 23, a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth today told the UN Human Rights Council to “End your witch hunt of the only free country in the region.” Father Gabriel Naddaf addressed the 47-nation body on behalf of the Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch.

hands of Muslim extremists have fled.

S i n c e 2000, over seventy-seven per cent of Iraq’s seven hundred thousand Christians have fled. In Syria where there were two million Christians, there are now less than a quarter of a million.

Because of his efforts to

T h o s e encourage Arab Christian who remain, exintegration into mainist as second if stream Israeli society, Fanot third class ther Naddaf, head of the citizens to their Greek Orthodox Church Muslim rulers. in Yafia, near Nazareth, They face finanFather Gabriel Naddaf has been denounced by cial discriminaAddressing the UN Rights Council many Arabs and receives tion, physical regular threats of intimithreats, and have dation against himself been subjected to the most heinous and the safety of his family. of crimes. Rapes, executions, forced Translation from Arabic: Intervenconversions. Why? Because they betion to UN Human Rights Council by lieve in a different faith. A faith with Father Gabriel Naddaf, on behalf of a universal message of love and peace UN Watch, Sept. 23, 2014 for all mankind.

Thank you, Mr. President, I am honored to speak today on behalf of UN Watch.

My name is Father Gabriel Naddaf, I stand here before you as a Christian from the Holy Land, a resident of Nazareth, the very town in which Christ grew up and began his Ministry.

As I speak to you now, across the Middle East, the soil is being soaked with the blood of Christians.

Across the Middle East, in the last 10 years, one hundred thousand Christians have been murdered each year. This means that every five minutes a Christian is killed because of his faith.

A century ago, Christians were some twenty per cent of the Middle East. Today, that figure is estimated to be around four per cent. Those who can escape persecution at the

But, in the Middle East today, there is one country where Christianity is not only not persecuted, but affectionately granted freedom of expression, freedom of worship and security. Where is that one country you may ask?

It is Israel, the Jewish State. Israel is the only place where Christians in the Middle East are safe. In Israel, Christians enjoy high socio-economic standing. In Israel, Christians are free.

Christian across the Middle East are greatly suffering from discrimination and religious intolerance.

However, more and more, the Christians of the Holy Land are understanding that we share so much with the Jewish people. Not only that Jesus was a practicing Jew, of the lineage of King David and born in what Bible calls the Jewish town of

Bethlehem.

But in modern times, in the face of religious persecution and terrorism from fanatical extremists, we share a will for peace and harmony, for coexistence in the land of all of our forefathers.

But does the world, and indeed this council speak up against the persecution of Christians in the Middle East? Does the world applaud Israel for its ongoing democratic values and dedication to freedom of religion? No, sadly not.

So much of the international community has perversely chosen to single out Israel for criticism and condemnation. This is a double crime. It is a false witness to the Middle East’s only free society, and gives support to those who commit atrocities against, Jews, Yazidis, Christians and even fellow Muslims. Erasing the context

of terrorism and persecution for political gain.

It is time the world woke up to the fact that those who want to destroy the Jewish State are signing the death warrant on the last free Christians in the Holy Land.

So, as the angel Gabriel once stood before the mother of the lord, in my town of Nazareth, and announced the coming of Christ, it has fallen to me, Gabriel of Nazareth, to plead to you, leaders of people, seekers of peace, end your witch hunt of the only free country in the region.

Please, hear the cry of the Christians of the Middle East before you may read of us only in the history books.

Thank you, Mr. President.

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mericans looking to support Israel after this summer’s Operation Protective Edge now have a new way to do it. Drinking wine.

American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) and the Israel Wine Producers Association have partnered on a new initiative in which the IWPA will donate $24 to MDA (via AFMDA) for every 12 bottles of Israeli wine purchased through October 31. The funds will help MDA, Israel’s national emergency medical response and blood services organization to replenish critical medical supplies that were used up during Operation Protective Edge. MDA’s operation is not funded by the Israeli government.

With the high holidays upon us, now is a great time to buy Israeli wines. Among the Israeli wineries participating are Gamla, Barkan, Carmel, Shiloh, Binyamina, Flam, Segal’s, and Domaine du Castel.

Many of Israel’s 300+ wineries are now producing internationally-renowned wines. Sales of Israeli wines top $315 million annually.

The partnership was announced Sept. 10 by AFMDA and the Israel Wine Producers Association. To initiate a donation, simply mail the receipts for the purchased wine as well as a completed rebate form to: IWPA/MDA Israeli Wines Rebate P.O. Box 407 -MPS Dept. 482 #IWPAMDA Cinnaminson, NJ 08077-0407 Rebate forms can be found at participating wine retailers and at www.afmda.org/wine-rebate or

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www.iwpa.com/rebate.php. Rebates and receipts must be mailed by November 30, 2014 to qualify.

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The $24 donation will be made in increments of 12 purchased bottles.

For more information about MDA’s lifesaving work in Israel, visit www. afmda.org. To learn about the Israeli Wine Producers Association, visit www.iwpa.com.

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Young Jews from Atlanta Build Jewish Identity Livnot U’Lehibanot - To Build and Be Built

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ivnot U’Lehibanot (Hebrew for ‘to Build and be Built’) has been strengthening Jewish identity through service-learning programs in Israel for 35 years. From October 12-19 its Sukkot program in the mystical Old City of Tzfat will see dozens of young Jews building the Sukkah, building the Galilee, and building themselves.

Orly Brooker was a participant on a six-week Livnot Onward Israel program this summer, run in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. Brooker is one of 6,500 Chevre (past participants) who have had a life-changing experience at Livnot.

“We believe that an Israel experience should be a Jewish experience,” explains Aharon Botzer, founder of Livnot U’Lehibanot. “Building Jewish identity is about building a foundation for people to grow Jewishly and become committed to their Jewish community and make being Jewish a priority for them.”

The Sukkot program, aimed at young Jews aged 21-30, includes volunteering to help the community, special water hikes in the Galilee and Golan, including rappelling, discussions and learning sessions and a beautiful, traditional Shabbat experience.

“Nearing the end of my college years, the Summer I spent in Safed at Livnot was life changing,” explains Rabbi Michael Bernstein, Rabbi at Congregation Gesher L’Torah in Alpharetta, a suburb of Atlanta. Rabbi Bernstein is a past Chevre of Livnot from 1997. “What I learned in those incredible weeks not only provided the foundation for a meaningful engagement with Jewish identity, but inspired me to be make Jewish learning a key part of my life. True to its name, my experience at Livnot U’Lehibanot was both one of being built and learning that I could be one of the builders as well.”

The program is heavily subsidized to only $150 per week, and provides participants with accommodations in the Livnot campus in the Old City of Tzfat. Part of Livnot is that participants live together as a community, including cooking meals together and getting to know the Old City of Tzfat.

“Over 1,500 Livnot alumni have gone on to impact the Jewish world in a meaningful way,” adds Botzer.

“Which is remarkable as most of the

participants have little or no Jewish background prior to our program.

Young adults are so inspired by their experience that they are applying their creative talents to the Jewish world, when beforehand, being Jewish was not a high priority. We credit this phenomenon to the intensity of the Livnot program – to deliver an eye-opening and soul-searching experience in what it means, to each participant, to be Jewish and be part of a Jewish community.”

For more information or to apply for the Sukkot program, contact Livnot: http://www.livnot.org/israel-programs/sukkot-in-the-galilee/ Or by phone at (US) 1-8888-LIVNOT, (Israel) +972-52-429-5377.

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Spell Checking the Torah?

From proofreading of Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzahs to fighting Cancer.

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e’ev Harel is a “strange type” of serial-entrepreneur who graduated Industrial Engineering at the Technion but didn’t work a single day as an Industrial Engineer. On a sunny 1983 Sunday, after a Shabbat in BeneiBrak synagogue, Yaacov, his blackkippah (“Black-Yamaka”) friend asked him “do you think we can make a computerized Torah-Scrolls proofreading system”? Knowing almost nothing about proofreading, character recognition and other obstacle “waiting” along the way, his reply was straightforward – YES WE CAN (this answer was given in 1983, many years before Obama).

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Ze’ev told us: “I decided to build a team of non-religious Israelis, that like myself, won’t take anything forgranted that a religious programmer would, but should ask and insist on

a reply for any single point; how a screen or is it acceptable that we letter should be written, why is it so, are just not refreshing it?” What is can a letter be “broken”, can letters/ the right working resolution that words “attach” each others, will cer- will simulate the human eyes of the tain type of solutions be acceptable to proofreader? the Jewish communities’

Meetings with leaders (Rabbis) knowing leading rabbis were held there are many “streams.” to convince them to supFurthermore, Ze’ev deport the project. cided to recruit a team

After 9 months of of strange software prowork, in which ALL the grammers. A new immiJewish world was engrant from Russia, young gaged (computers were and inexperienced and donated by 47 Photo fresh minded graduated NYC, scanners from other students (each Israeli unicompanies managed by versity “contributed” one) Jewish managers, etc.,) as well as other experithe prototype was demenced consultants. The Ze’ev Harel onstrated during Agulinks to “STAM lows,” dath-Israel Convention the Jewish religious laws (held on November 1983 in general, and connections to the Jewish world (rabbis, do- at Hilton Raytown Upstate Newnators, and investors) were handled York during Thanksgiving.) None

by Machon-Mishmeret-STAM. Some could have imagined what happened issues that were dealt with: moving there: people didn’t enter Rabbis’ from one screen to another – “are we lectures, but stayed by our system to erasing the ‘Shem Ha’shem’ from the

see it under work. Jews living nearby brought Mezuzahs from their doors to be computer proofread, Mezuzahs that were proofread twice every 7 years and considered “Kosher” were found to be “Non-Kosher.” Proof reading of a Mezuzah “took” less that a second. Each Mezuzah got a detailed “Kosher” report.

At a later stage, proofreading of a full Torah scroll which could take months, was completed in less than 3 hours. The system could find the exact location of a problem which was found during reading the Torah on Sabbath (been marked by a black ribbon), but couldn’t be found again and left tied with black ribbon.

This entrepreneur’s contribution to the Jewish world was then after expanded to other technologies that are aimed to contribute to the world in general. From a technology to identify hazardous materials in airport luggage to MercyBeam, a unique approach and technology to fight cancer.

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A Life-Changing Fall

Finding Warmth, Love and Care in an Unexpected Place

By Morton Aronson Special for the AJT

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tanding at the top of a marble set of stairs inside Jerusalem’s Waldorf Astoria, I suddenly slipped and felt myself flying through the air. I landed hard on the lobby’s marble floor.

These events changed my life.

I had gone to Israel on an Israel Bond Delegation trip in early September, with concerns due to the repeated rocket attacks directed at Israel by Hamas. What would Israel and Israelis be like due to the severity of their military pressures? I was amazed to find a society that demonstrated an upbeat mood.

Israel’s resiliency and ability to handle adversity is in a category of its own.

Having just attended Shabbat services and wonderful Friday night dinner I now found myself lying at the bottom of the staircase in excruciating pain. Within minutes, an emergency medical team had carefully lifted me by stretcher into an ambulance and quickly driven to the Shaare Zedek Hospital Emergency Room.

Several hours later after many tests and X-Rays, I was admitted into the orthopedic ward with a badly shattered hip but fortunately only a bad bruise to my head. Two days later, seven hours of surgery put me back together. How fortunate I was to have such an expert surgical team, and superior post operative medical care.

But the outpouring of caring and concern from various people in Israel, from the Israel Bond organization, from relatives of friends that had made aliyah, friends of Rabbi Mark Zimmerman as well as a personal call from him and other friends in America, bolstered my spirits during those difficult days. More Rabbinical encouragement came from

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other areas as well. My daughter’s Chabad Rabbi Shemtov in Riverdale, N. Y. called his brother, Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, a learned and delightful rabbi in Jerusalem and head of a major yeshiva. He not only visited many times, but brought delicious cheesecake, and on Friday afternoon a wonderful chicken soup!

One afternoon while enjoying a visit from a Conservative Rabbi, two Orthodox ‘black hatters’ knocked on the door and came in- one with a great white bushy beard, and the other with a great black bushy beard.

Both were carrying guitars. Before long, we were all singing wonderful Hebrew folk songs together, and when we sang “he-nay-matov-oo-ma niam” tears filled my eyes. I no longer felt like a visitor, but as part of the fabric of Israel. No where else but in Israel can a Jew feel warmth, love, and special professional expertise at a hospital. I shall never forget this uplifting experience during my medical challenges.

The marvel of the positive focus of the entire hospital staff was wonderful to observe. Jewish and Arab doctors, nurses and medical staff work together cooperatively and smoothly for the best patient care. It invigorates my hope that the day will come when Arab and Jewish Israelis can live and work together in peace for their mutual benefit.

I am now back in Atlanta and in the post operative care of a wonderful local Orthopedic surgeon. Temporarily wheelchair bound, and pondering the physical challenges and long recuperation ahead, I feel enormous gratitude for all the wonderful surgical, medical, and personal care received in Israel as well as the warm friendships.

I will never forget the wise words of one Israeli friend: “Not every Jew must live in Israel, but Israel must live in every Jew”.

As the High Holidays approach, we are inspired by the ancient teaching that we are all responsible for one another, whether near or far. We hope you will begin the New Year with a commitment to our greater Atlanta Jewish Community and to countless Jews in Israel and around the world who depend on our help.

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Iranian Nuclear Physicist Killed by Revolutionary Guard, Not Israel Sister: Scientist assassinated for refusing cooperation

By Felice Friedson The Media Line

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he sister of a leading Iranian nuclear physicist widely believed to have been assassinated by Israel as part of an effort to derail the Islamic Republic’s drive to create nuclear weapons says her brother was murdered

by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRI) because he wouldn’t cooperate with the effort to divert nuclear activities from peaceful purposes.

When Iranian scientist Dr. Ardeshir Hosseinpour was killed in February 2007, the cause of death was reported to be “gassing” and most presumed the act was carried out by Israel. That belief stood, largely because of Iranian accusations to that effect; and because of Israeli policy to neither confirm nor deny such acts.

But now, seven years later, Mahboobeh Hosseinpour has come forward

with the claim that the IRI was behind her brother’s death because of his refusal to be involved in Iran’s nuclear enrichment program whose use was for atomic purposes.

If Hosseinpour’s account can be confirmed, it could have impact on the next round of discussions between Iran and the P5+1 -- the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany.

Speaking to The Media Line from Turkey via Skype in a conversation arranged by the Iranian opposition group The New Iran, 52-year old Mahboobeh Hosseinpour said that she learned through her sister-inlaw, Sara Araghi, of her brother’s secret research, and particularly about a DVD which contained research and formulas for building an atomic bomb 12 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb and methods for neutralizing it.

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Mahmoobeh Hosseinpour learned that her brother was contacted in November 2004 by three special agents of IRI’s Defense Department with a personal message from IRI’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, enlisting him to work on increasing IRI’s uranium enrichment capabilities for the purpose of building atomic weapons; and with a secondary goal of teaching and supervising Russian and North Korean scientists in order to accelerate the project. Speaking about her brother, Hosseinpour said that “he was offered a two star rank in the revolutionary guard and ownership of factories,” if he agreed.

Mrs. Hossenpour told The Media Line that Israel did not kill her brother but the IRI did, allegedly because he would not cooperate with them, claiming those projects would result in serious financial damage for the people of the Iran as well as the

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Noted Iranian journalist Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh supports Hosseinpour’s allegations, telling The Media Line that one of the reasons the IRI killed Dr. Hosseinpour “was because of an email communication he had with me about the sensitivities of his work. They were aware of it, even if they did not have the content.”

Upon Ardeshir Hosseinpour’s death on February 15, 2007, Sara Araghi told Mahboobeh that she went to her husbands’ university office and removed the hidden DVD, the location of which she knew, taking note of displaced items including a missing photo of her brother with President Khatami. The DVD was eventually stolen.

Hosseinpour’s mother, who died in 2011, was also warned to be careful. She was told that Ayatollah Khameiei had issued a fatwa, an Islamic religious decree, demanding that scientists had to work toward the benefit of the Islamic Republic 20 percent enrichment.

Dr. Iman Foroutan, chairman of The New Iran, a non-profit organization that describes its mission as “accelerating the downfall of the Islamic regime via non-violent means,” said that Western countries have long held suspicions regarding the IRI’s nuclear weapon ambitions, and Mrs. Mahboobeh Hosseinpour’s claims could help support these suspicions.

Although she has recently told her story through interviews on Arabic and Farsi stations, her goal is now exposure on Western media.

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Ardeshir Hosseinpour was born December 1962 in Tehran. He completed his army service in 1984 with special commendation, and enrolled in Shiraz University where he graduated with four scientific degrees in four years including a degree in electrical engineering. After receiving his Masters in condensed matter physics, Dr. Hosseinpour became the first Iranian to earn a Doctorate in the field of atomic physics and began working as an associate professor at Shiraz University. He published approximately 48 papers and articles in respected scientific journals.

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Heroes to Heroes, Heart to Heart U.S. Military Veterans Donate Blood to Israel SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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srael is the only country in the world to which people travel – whether on a vacation, tour, or religious pilgrimage – and make it a point to donate blood. As special as these experiences are, some are especially outstanding. Last week was one of those.

In partnership with the U.S. organization, Heroes to Heroes, the Israeli charity, Heart to Heart was able to have U.S. military veterans donate blood. The Heroes to Heroes ten day whirlwind tour was designed to connect them with Israel, with Israeli military veterans, and to provide an opportunity for emotional and spiritual healing. After seeing the land, connecting with the people, and connecting with current and retired Israeli soldiers, visiting some who were wounded in recent fighting, the need to give back became clear. Giving their blood to help save Israeli lives was the answer. As Juan V. noted, “It’s a way of giving life. It’s a pleasure for me to contribute to save lives of Israeli citizens.”

were clearly not Israeli walked into the Israel national blood center to donate blood, it became an attraction to the staff, and to the Israeli donors. Those people were Americans, and were part of an organization workcontinued on the next page

Anthony W. related especially to visiting the Golan where some of the biggest and most bloody battles that Israel has fought have taken place, and current threats are imminent.

All the dots connected very clearly for him. “Being a soldier, I can help another soldier (fighting) for this country.

From one soldier to another I want to give back. We’re fighting the same enemy and I want to be able to help.”

While it’s not unusual to see Americans donating blood in Israel, it’s also not something that’s an everyday occurrence or that every Israeli knows about. Earlier this year, a pastor’s leadership group donated blood in an atmosphere that was described as euphoric. Tears were shed by frequent donors donating blood in Jerusalem, others donating blood for the first time, by some who were ineligible to donate, and even by the Israeli tour guide who was awestruck at what was going on – American Christians coming to share their blood with Israel.

So when a group of people who

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Isaac C. observed, that on his trip he “saw there’s really a necessity to donate. It’s a wonderful thing to give to help people who really need it.” Donating the week of the anniversary of September 11 gave him a special reflection, “a feeling of hope, unity and caring. Israel and the U.S. have a special bond of friendship.”

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named Jonathan Feldstein.”

One man, Udi, took photos of the American veterans and was visibly overwhelmed by it all. He went home and shared the experience on his Hebrew blog. “I came to donate blood, as I do every few months, I met a group of people that moved me deeply. A group of American Jews and non-Jews. They were sitting at the entrance to the blood donor room and filling out forms with the help of the group’s organizer, an American Jew living in Israel

These donations come at a time when Israelis are on vacation, so tourists’ participation makes a difference.

Most Israelis do not know that so many Americans with a heart for Israel care enough to make donating their blood in Israel a priority. Unique groups like this one from Heroes to Heroes stand out. Israelis who meet Americans willing to share their blood, leave the blood donation with one less pint of blood, but a smile and feeling inside that is tremendous.

Feldstein is the Director of Heart to Heart. Feldstein graduated from Emory University in 1987, lived in Atlanta for several years, and wrote for the Southern Israelite/Atlanta Jewish Times. (Coincidently, Feldstein was Three young Israeli women were also the freshman year roommate of Fryer Oxman thrilled to Sharon hear who they were and AJT Publisher, Cliff Weiss.) He was why they chose toBuyers donate and bloodSellers in Is- Throughout also the ABCthe News Person of the Week Representing rael. One of these women was just for March 25, 1988, for his work with Atlanta Area about to begin her military service in Soviet Jewry, his adoption of the Stein an officer’s program, and shared with Family from Moscow and other Soviet the American veterans what she was Jewish refusenicks, and his activities looking forward to, and they shared and activism which resulted in their their experiences with her. freedom from the former Soviet Union.

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Who Speaks for the Jews?

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

BY CLIFF WEISS

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orty-eight years ago, Vida Goldgar expressed her concern about our lack of a true Jewish leader. As you can [hopefully] see from her February 4, 1966 column copied herein, Goldgar lamented: “Today, as never before, we need a spokesman. These very times of unprecedented prosperity may be our biggest danger!” Sadly, the same can be said today. Where are our current leaders? Who speaks for us now?

Why do we not have such a global leader or spokesperson? Let’s make it easier. Instead of tackling the big question of a world-wide leader, as Goldgar did, let’s look closer to home.

Who is the Jewish leader in the South?

In Georgia? In Atlanta? I could be politically correct and say that we are fortunate to have many such leaders, but we all know that would be disingenuous. Who is the one great rabbi, politician, scholar, community activist, non-profit official in our community? I do not think that we can agree on one.

Are we too diverse, both theologically and politically? Are we too successful and assimilated to the point that we do not believe that we need our own leader? Have too many of us become disenfranchised from our religion, as the statistics would tend to show?

Goldgar recounted our grand tradition of leaders like Moses, pondering why we no longer have such leaders for our people. Of course, we all know that Moses was reluctant to be our leader, and a speech impediment made him an unlikely spokesman. Despite being selected by G-d as our leader, our people still argued and complained, doubted Moses, and challenged him.

Again, some things never change.

Perhaps this Yom Kippur is a good time to reflect on this issue. Why do we not have real leaders? Are there no suitable people for the job? Are we unwilling to follow or listen? Is there something that we, as a people or as individuals, are doing wrong? If we need to change, then Yom Kippur is certainly the time to do so. What do you think? Send your emails to submissions@atljewishtimes.com.

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Today, many Jews still tend to be opinionated, challenging, and independent thinking. Yes, this could be considered a negative, anti-semitic stereotype, but it tends to be true. Further, I do not believe that these traits are negative. I believe it is that strongwilled tenacity (in part) that has kept our people alive for so many centuries.

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Pro-Israel Christians & Unitarians Are Embracing More and More…

EMERSON UNITIARIAN CONGREGATION HONORS HIGH HOLY DAYS

BY REV. JEFF JONES Special For the AJT

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t the Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation, I was very pleased to dedicate our September 28, Sunday service to the Jewish High Holy Days and its themes of self-examination and forgiveness.

As Unitarian Universalists, while we have our own unique and long historical tradition, we also value other religions and draw on them for inspiration. This is especially true when another religion speaks so eloquently to a universal theme such as examining one’s own words and deeds, apologizing to those to whom we need to apologize, and making a genuine effort not to repeat our transgressions.

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On September 28th, we reflected on the High Holy Days to speak to the importance of personal relationship and ways to keep those relationships healthy and strong. After speaking about both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, I went on to suggest that when we are upset with another person, rather than impose our emotions on him/her, we can see an upset as a blessing and an opportunity to understand what is happening within us. As I said in my sermon, “if you get upset with someone, it has nothing to do with the other person; it has everything to do with you.”

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Big Names Headline 2014 MJCCA Festival Something for Everyone at the Book Festival of the MJCCA

By David Cohen Managing Editor AJT

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n November, more than 10,000 extra people will walk through the doors of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.

Why? To attend the 23rd Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA.

This year, the longtime event will feature a diverse lineup of authors, including comedy legend Bob Saget, New York Times bestselling author Walter Isaacson, popular religious scholar Rabbi Joseph Telushkin and media personality Andy Cohen.

“It’s a different flavor this year,” said festival Co-Chair Marcy Bass, “We have three Pulitzer Prize winners; some great TV personalities; Mark Bittman from The New York Times; and Bob Saget, the great comedian. This Festival truly has something for everyone.”

tivals because we are strictly concentrated on books and the authors as well as the content of the programs.”

A typical program at the MJCCA book festival includes a 45-minute to one-hour presentation by the author, often with a conversation moderated by a member of the community. There

is then a question and answer session followed by a book signing where attendees can meet the authors. The festival begins on Nov. 1 at 8:15 PM and continues for more than two weeks.

This year’s book festival social action project benefits the Atlanta Coalition for Jewish Literacy, a local non-

profit that provides tutors and books to Title One elementary schools. The community is asked to donate gently used, or new, secular children’s book beginning October 1 through the month of November.

See the full schedule and list of authors at http://www.atlantajcc.org/

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With 250+ volunteers and 42 authors, this year’s edition of the Book Festival runs from Nov. 1-19 with events taking place at the MJCCA every day except Nov. 17 and 18. The festival concludes on Nov. 19.

Events at this year’s festival were precisely planned by Bass and her CoChair Susan Tourial to be interactive and thought-provoking. Director Pam Morton says this isn’t your typical book festival.

“One of the things that we pride ourselves on is that we ask our authors not to read from their book.” said Morton, “We like to build an interactive program around the book. A lot of authors have great multimedia presentations and many of them are in conversation with local personalities. It’s not just a static event that’s boring and flat. It’s a great way to interact with some of your favorite authors.”

The event is hosted by the MJCCA but members outside of the Jewish community make up a large percentage of the attendees and are highly encouraged to attend. The book festival, according to Tourial, is one of the largest of its kind anywhere in the south.

“We bring Atlanta one of the biggest cultural and literary arts events in the south.” She said, “Our impact is really different than other arts fes-

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New Orthodox Shul Opens

“The New Toco Shul” Opened over Rosh Hashanah

By Suzi Brozman Special for the AJT

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he Toco Hills neighborhood, near Emory University and the CDC, has long been recognized as Atlanta’s center of observant Jewish life, with kosher butchers, restaurants and more. Even the local branches of major grocers feature large kosher sections and kosher bakeries.

There are many synagogues in the area already, in a wide variety of orientations, anchored by Congregation Beth Jacob and Young Israel of Toco Hills as well as two advanced study institutes (kollel), Atlanta Scholars Kollel and a new kollel housed in Congregation Ner Hamizrach.

This month a new shul, has been added to that list. The New Toco

Shul (NTS) opened its doors officially with Rosh Hashanah services. The name is temporary, until the group’s growing membership chooses a permanent name. They are also looking to hire a permanent rabbi. They plan to affiliate with the Orthodox Union, one of observant Jewry’s umbrella organizations.

The goal of NTS is to provide a new venue for davening (prayer), for engaging and scholarly study, and for celebrating lifecycle events, all within a framework of rigorous commitment to Halakha, Jewish law, in an atmosphere of transparent, memberdriven administration of shul affairs and direction.

Yacov Freedman, the interim president of NTS, says, “There’s been a population explosion in this neighborhood. More than 100 new families have moved in during just the last three years! And new shuls are a natural occurrence in growing communities. People thrive when they have more options, and new shuls always have a positive impact on the other Jewish institutions. They help the mikvahs, the eruv, the kollels, the existing shuls, local charities, the Federation, kosher restaurants, Jewish retailers and especially the Jewish schools. New shuls benefit everyone, whether they daven there or not.”

The New Toco Shul invites the community for services and classes throughout the year, from Yom Kippur and Sukkot on. For more information, including service times, please email newtocoshul@gmail. com.

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National Call For Nominations

Jewish Teens Eligible for $36,000 Awards Recognizing Community Service Leadership

Bay Area philanthropist Helen Diller created the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards in 2007 as a way to recognize the next generation of socially committed leaders whose dedication to volunteerism exemplifies the spirit of tikkun olam, a central Jewish precept meaning to repair the world. The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards have since granted a total of nearly $2 million to 55 Jewish teens from across the nation.

Nominations for the 2015 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards present an opportunity for educators, civic leaders, and teen mentors to acknowledge young Jewish teens whose thoughtful approach to making a difference is creating meaningful change, whether locally, nationally, or globally. Projects with deep impact on a few individuals can be recognized, as well as projects with broad impact.

Past recipients of the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards have made their mark through projects that champion a wide range of causes including: building soccer fields and water wells to bring people together in war-torn regions of the world, donating textbooks and school supplies to financially strapped schools, collecting and distributing shoes to homeless children so they can participate in life outside their shelters, raising awareness and changing attitudes about bullying and autism through peer-to-peer programs, creating a vital community garden with myriad benefits for the community, to name just a few.

The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards is one of a number of projects funded by the Helen Diller Family Foundation to develop leadership in teens and enhance Jewish education. Philanthropist Helen Diller believes that charitable giving is a fundamental part of living a full and accountable life. Now in its 14th year of giving, the Foundation has granted more than $220 million to support education, the arts, medical research and development, leadership training programs for teens, and many other charitable endeavors.

“The Foundation believes in the importance of shining a spotlight on exemplary Jewish teens to build future generations of strong Jewish leaders,” said Helen Diller, President of the sponsoring foundation. “It is our hope that the Awards will not only validate the social efforts of a generation of Jewish teens but empower them to continue on their philanthropic journeys to repair the world.”

QUALIFICATIONS FOR NOMINATION: • Teens may be nominated by any community member who knows the value of their project — except a family member— or may self-nominate.

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• Community service projects may benefit the general or Jewish community, with impact locally, nationally, or world-wide.

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ecently, I attend a talented array of senior themed vignettes performed by locals who touched on many issues.

From funny, romantic and touching to medical and gut wrenching, these are issues experienced by many seniors. “Act 11: With a Rose Between Our Teeth” is a company-created play about Living, Loving and Aging “The Thoroughly Modern Senior Ensemble of the Academy Theatre” started about 10 years ago under Mira Hirsch’s direction/creativity. There are currently 10 performers plus stage manager, Robert Drake. Four members sing very harmoniously; and several are retired local physicians.

They rehearse according to performance schedule; sometimes twice/ month or every other month. Rehearsals are held in Hapeville.

According to oldest performer, Milton Crane, a dazzling and dapper 84, “there are a wide variety of scenes depending on the audience and availability of performers. All scenes created by life experiences of cast members, then written into vignettes by Mira, whose expertise is priceless.

She is our guiding star.”

“We perform for inter-generational audiences with amazing feedback so then we can better craft our material. We’ve performed at churches, synagogues, retirement homes, assisted living/convalescent homes, juvenile detention centers, high school performing arts groups, and festivals.”

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create; rehearsals become therapy sessions and relationships develop; great feeling of giving back to the community and making folks smile; and memorizing lines is a wonderful exercise for the brain,” said Crane.

Scenes range from romance the second time around, negotiating the medical system, the loss of pride in refusing to be bathed by an adult child.

It’s a good lesson for us all if we are lucky enough to grow old gracefully as these actors are doing. There is no charge to attend the play.

When the actors introduced themselves at the end, several commented that they were involved in character movie roles since Atlanta has become such a hub for film production.

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few weekends ago, Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D visted Atlanta. I had the honor to meet with him at the AJT offices to discuss his experiences and his work as the new President of Hebrew Union College.

He assumed the Presidency in January 2014.

Rabbi Panken started his career as an engineer, graduating from the Johns Hopkins University electrical engineering program.

Rabbi Panken explained why he left engineering to become a Rabbi:

With all of this experience and expertise, Rabbi Panken was an excellent choice for the Selicot program at Temple Sinai. While in Atlanta, Rabbi Panken enjoyed the warm hospitality of Joy and Allan Greenberg. His lectures at Temple Sinai on September 19th included “Staying Connected to Our Sacred” and “The Jewish Calendars.” On September 20th, he continued with a program on “Repentance.”

When asked about some of his favorite things in Atlanta, Rabbi Panken stated that he enjoys the Buckhead Diner and climbing Stone Mountain early in the morning.

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Rabbi Panken was ordained by HUC-JIR in 1991. He later received his doctorate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies from New York University.

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ooking for a quick weekend getaway that requires minimal preparation, but promises loads of relaxation and fun? Look no further than Hilton Head Island, a stone’s throw from Atlanta and a destination filled with possibilities – whether you fancy shopping, boating, dining or just lying on the beach.

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The enticing outdoor pool deck offers a shaded lap pool, a zero entry heated lagoon pool, cabanas, lounges, outdoor beds, oversized umbrellas and a bar/ restaurant. For spa lovers, select from an array of massages, facials, body treatments, manicures and pedicures at the tranquil Arum Spa.

The Sonesta Hilton Head is located directly on the beach. Poolside, oceanfront and ocean view rooms are available. Daily beach set-ups are provided for guests who prefer to spend their days oceanside.

Speaking of the beach, yoga enthusiasts will enjoy “Beach Yoga”, led by Jiva Yoga Center instructors and held at Coligny Beach each morning at 8 a.m. The center also offers Paddleboard Yoga sessions upon request.

The Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island is a stylish, contemporary oasis situated on 11 acres within Shipyard Plantation. Last year, the resort underwent a $30 million renovation. The result: a beautiful destination with a welcoming environment from the moment you arrive at the front door.

The renovated lobby features a five-story open area dotted with orange interiors, an up-to-date technology

While enjoying a day in the sun, check out the many boat trips offered by Island Water Sports.

The sunset cruise on the Carolina Moon catamaran takes place under full sail, and chances are likely you will spot more than a few Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins swimming by the boat. The captain narrates the sail, pointing out Dafuskie Island and other points of interest. The sunset cruise is relaxing and a perfect way to wind down your day.

Hilton Head is never in short supply when it comes to dining options.

Those with special dietary needs will find it easy to locate a restaurant will-

Pearls Market, located in the lobby of the Sonesta Hilton Head, is a perfect place to purchase original gifts for children, pet sitters, family and friends.

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After “mastering” the recipes, participants sit down to enjoy their gourmet creations.

When considering your next vacation, remember to keep Hilton Head Island in mind. Though sometimes overlooked in favor of more distant, exotic destinations, a fun-filled, memorable vacation may be closer than you think.

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It’s a time of reflection and as I think about the last year, with reports of global disruption in every newscast, and anti-semitism on the rise, I find myself wondering if next year will bring more of the same. On a personal level, when I consider some of the health issues my husband and I have been dealing with, I hope the next year will have fewer crises and no hospitalizations.

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As a member of Or Hadash, an egalitarian conservative synagogue, and shuls, Congregation Beth Jacob, which advertises itself as “the synagogue for all Jews,” but is becoming increasingly more right wing Orthodox, and also Young Israel of Toco Hills, that just moved into a beautiful new building which is egalitarian in its seating and is known as Modern Orthodox. I have many opportunities to hear a variety of messages that differ greatly in tone and philosophy.

Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah, the first thing I did was to drive to Marietta to hear a lecture given by UGA Professor of Religion, Dr. Richard Friedman. He was speaking at Conservative congregation, Etz Chaim, which offered a community selichot service, partnering with Congregation Or Hadash. Dr. Friedman authored the controversial book “Who Wrote the Bible?” Fried-

man is a highly regarded Biblical scholar a controversial book in which he details his belief that the Torah was written over time by many different authors.

His book makes for compelling reading, and is contradictory to orthodox Judaism, where what is taught is each and every word of the Torah was given to Moses by G-d Himself.

As I listened to Professor’s Friedman remarks, which were about the archaeological findings proving that Jews have lived in Israel for thousands of years, I looked around the Etz Chaim sanctuary and recognized many Atlanta rabbis in the audience, some were orthodox and others conservative.

Dr. Friedman used both humor and sarcasm to tell the story of ancient Israel and modern day Israel.

He spoke about the absurdity of Arab leaders today who claim there were no Jews in ancient Israel.

“Can’t they see all the writing in Hebrew?” he asked, implying the stupidity of those who deny that Jews have had a presence in Israel for thousands of years. Professor Friedman said the current movement of Arabs who deny Israel’s right to exist, by denying the history of Jews in Israel, is more dangerous than the holocaust deniers.

Soon after Dr. Friedman finished speaking, and before the Selichot service began, Dan and I drove back to Beth Jacob where Chabad Rabbi Hirshy Minkowitz was speaking to a packed social hall. Widowed six months ago, when his wife suddenly died, the father of eight, faced the challenge of how to maintain his faith in G-d, and continue to serve G-d with happiness and joy, while raising eight children without their mother.

Orthodox Jews are taught that everything that happens is the will of God. They are taught to say, “Baruch Hashem,” to bless God, for everything that happens in their lives, whether

When an orthodox rabbi, a young father of eight is suddenly faced with losing his wife, who has not suffered from a life threatening illness, how is it possible for him to be grateful to the Creator, and continue serving Him with joy and happiness? The Beth Jacob social hall was packed with congregants and others, many Chabadnicks like Rabbi Minkowitz, who is a Chabad outreach rabbi in EXPECT MEMBERSHIP SOMETHING north Atlanta.

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I want to wish all my Facebook friends who celebrate Rosh Hashanah, a meaningful holiday. As you reflect on the past year and get ready for the next, remember what Maimonides believed - that each person has the power to tip the scales of the world. I hope you will be inscribed for a new year that is rich in meaning, where you will have good health, love and be loved, and know inner peace in a world that will grow more peaceful.

Arlene Appelrouth earned a degree in news-editorial journalism from the University of Florida and her career as a writer and journalist spans a 50-year period; she currently studies memoir writing while working on her first book.

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One in New Jersey(Maidenform), the other(Lovable) in hometown Atlanta.

Clark Howard, grandson of the founders and “consumer rock star�, recalls that the family entered Ellis Island as Gottesman (1902)- later changed to Garson to “protect Arthur(founder Frank’s oldest son) who fought overseas in WWII.

Clark recalls that the old headquarters on Piedmont Rd is now called Garson Dr. as well as MARTA’s parking Garson Deck.

Grandfather Frank was a foreman in a shirt factory in New York

Mary Jacobs patented the first and developed an appreciation for US backless bra in 1914 which she workers’ rights and how to expertly and her French maid concocted with handle machines before heading to silk and ribbons. In 1926 MaidenAtlanta. He and wife Gussie sold form added A,B,C sizing. cotton dresses door to door. They

I have a love-hate had access to women relationships with and looked for other bras. I retired from marketable products the business-attired including sanitary supworld after decades in plies before hitting the constrictive panty hose jack pot with the bra’s and uptight bras. I rebeauty and form that Frank Garson II and Dan, member bras with rubwere so “lovable.� integration champion ber falsies (that floated

Arthur, a child prodigy who gradout if you weren’t careful), training uated college at 14, was the second bras, pointy cone bras, under wired generation creative genius behind bras, and push up bras long before Lovable. Lovable expanded overseas Victoria had any Secrets(also a Jewand eventually became bigger interish company). nationally than in the US.

I am still waiting for SPANX(also

Gary Howard, Clark’s older a Jewish company) to expedite my brother, recalls, “Lovable filed for offer to design clothes with built in bankruptcy during the Depression, bras- much the same as well made but repaid creditors 100 cents on the evening gowns. Right now they are dollar.â€? Gary worked summers in focused on derrière padding, stomach various capacities: matching bolts to suppressing, and expanding into the shades of fabric, fitting intricate patshoe market. terns like puzzle pieces, until 1968 helping transfer data to an old fashioned room-sized mainframe comAn Iconic Atlanta Family puter. Once Gary broke his fingers

In the nineties I walked my dog and had to switch jobs to attach thouon Valley Rd(one of the most scenic sands of tags stating “New and Imlevel strolls in Atlanta) with Dan proved.� He earned $90 for a 40 hour Garson and his exotic standard poowork week. dle to whom he served a bagel and lox Tom Garson, son of Arthur and for breakfast. Dan was a wise coun- wife Bunny, recalls more Lovable selor and slipped in memories of the detail.

He earned an MBA from Cofamily’s roots in Lovable Bras. lumbia before working in the family

Dan, who died at age 89, dined business(starting summers at age 14 with Martin Luther King and served moving into full time until the 1980s) as Lovable’s domestic President runrecalls why Frank was so beloved. ning production which had 3000 “Grandfather was a major charitable workers. force in Atlanta and did so quietly.

He was the first to have an integrated factory and refused to participate in efforts by competitors to lower wages. ConHistoric Maidenform Campaign sequently Lovable overcame two efforts to unionize. He also helped refugees after the war. Frank was not traditional in religious practice, but in the charity part, he set new paths.”

Tom recalls, “Lovable stayed competitive. If Maidenform was $1, Lovable sold similar products for .59 cents.” He tells two amusing stories of his mother Bunny being the guinea pig for new products. One was a

blow up bra where straws inflated the desired “volume”. Embarrassingly for Bunny at a formal dinner with military officers, one side of the bra deflated in front a colonel. The blow up bra did not make it to market.

Next Bunny was asked to try out Velcro hosiery which dropped to the floor at an event…as she slid out of the room.

Lovable once had annual sales of $70 million and sponsored the first female NASCAR driver, as the 6th largest bra manufacturer. Shareholders blamed its downfall on the loss of department store customers.

Others blame poor management in the later generations much as Maidenform did.(below)

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THE FAMILYDavid Laskin’s new book

At the kickoff event for the Jewish Book Festival, we were wowed by author David Laskin’s presentation of his book “The Family-Journeys Into the Heart of the Twentieth Century” that was recently touted in Hadassah Magazine.

Laskin’s extended family branched in three ways: those who settled in Israel, those who were tragically exterminated, and those who immigrated to Manhattan(via Hoboken) to found Maidenform Bras circa 1922.

Itel Kagan Rosenthal was described by Laskin as “a 4’11” chain smoking, fiery socialist who was a sterling capitalist and had the vision to move American women away from the boyish bandeaux (constricting) form to sewing bras into dresses- giving way to bras coming out as independent headliners at $1 each.

Laskin recalls his visions as a ten year old boy ogling the racy ad campaign, “I Dreamed I Was a Fireman in My Maidenform Bra.” Or his favorite “I Dreamed I Painted the Town Red in My Maidenform Bra.” Ministers complained about such “raw sexuality” and offense to public morals-mild by today’s standards.

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The ad campaign was one of the most successful in history lasting 20 years with both praise and controversy. Imagine elaborately costumed women wearing only a bra above the waist. “I Dreamed I Went Down the Nile in My Maidenform Bra” is my favorite.

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A Bird Bra?

Laskin further describes his family’s role in World War II where homing pigeons were used in the battlefield. Soldiers had to gingerly jump out of planes with the pigeons. The US ARMY ordered 28,500 pigeon bravests from Maidenform at a reduced

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cost of 71 cents each. Now that’s no bird brained idea.

The Bubble Burst

Maidenform is owned today by a foreign company.

In the 1990s the younger generation “made some unwise investments and accrued too much debt,” according to an honest Laskin.

And as with Lovable, department stores(Walmart?) made things more complex.

Laskin used an old quote “From shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.”

I use the Asian version, “The first generation makes the money. The second generation invests the money.

The third generation squanders the money.” My ex-boss Jim Cox Kennedy, Chairman of the Board of Cox Enterprises, joked about that- though it was not applicable in his case.

My Gerson grandfather came to the US in 1904 and peddled(pots and pans, cloth ) in the countryside. He had a backpack until he could afford a wagon and mule. He later opened a department store(known for popular Levi jeans) in downtown Columbus, Ga.(1918); and then went into real estate.” That’s how the success tree blossomed.

Through old fashioned hard work.

The pigeon bra for WWII

Esther Levine, Book Public Relations Mogul, said this about “THE FAMILY”. “I enjoyed learning about David Laskin’s family because in many ways, it is the history of Jews in the twentieth century.The fact that his great-aunt, Ida(Itel) Rosenthal, a strong woman who went outside the norm and started Maidenform, gave the book an extra dimension. “THE FAMILY” should stimulate others to research their own histories.

Happy New Year!

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Mary Jane Shoes and Velvet Twirler Dresses The impact of color on the High Holy Days

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attended our shul in the Bronx. Collecting the High Holy Day tickets was our way of making a statement to G-d. It was all about recycling the cardboard tickets, ok, maybe not so much the recycling as the thrill of the collecting activity. The grownups would toss the tickets (who knew from keeping our environment and earth clean) after showing them to the guard at the front door of the shule. We totally did not need a police officer with a gun, this guard was an old guy, a Yom Tov (holiday) goy whose sole responsibility was checking the color of the High Holiday tickets. These were proof positive the person attending the High Holy Day services made their proper contribution to the shule. Some tickets were tossed on the floor of the coat room, some in the bathroom waste basket, some on the steps leading to the women’s section, and those in attendance who were environmentally ahead of the crowd, would place them on the seat next to them. We would politely whisper “excuse me” as we silently wormed our way in and out of those very same seats; first upstairs in the women’s section and then downstairs in the men’s section deftly pocketing those precious Yom Tov (holiday) tickets. Again in service to G-d, keeping trash off the floor. By the way, one adult’s trash, is a child’s precious treasure.

White Mary Janes with white lace socks, were appropriate when we were one of the little kids. Black patent leather Mary Janes, again with the lace white socks, were worn when we entered elementary school and could finally snicker at the little kids in their ‘baby’ white Mary Jane shoes.

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Oh and those fabulous richly colored velvet or sateen dresses with enough fabric to twirl until we got so dizzy we looked drunk with a case of the happies, or when one of our moms would walk out into the lobby of the shul where we were all performing for each other, and gave us ‘the look’.

That look by the way, could kill the most ferocious terrorists.

Mr. President, perhaps ‘the mommy look’ should be our weapon of choice. Believe me, it works.

The High Holidays, well actually all the holidays, were huge. Huge meals with our extended family, all of whom lived in our apartment building. We actually had a family member occupying apartments on almost every floor of our six story apartment building. We were our own neighborhood. Aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents and of course we must include the pretend cousins, aunt and uncle and their grandparents. Now that I mention it, we NEVER occupied apartments on the lobby floor. Hmmm, wonder what that was all about. Perhaps it was due to the fact that we all played in the lobby whenever it rained. It was a perfect set up for our imaginary king, queen and our royal court games.

We walked to Shul. (Synagogue to some, Temple to others) It was only a few blocks from our apartment building on Prospect Avenue down to Tremont Avenue, where our Shul was located. Dad, carrying his blue velvet and gold trimmed tallit (shawl) bag, wearing his kippah (head cover) under his hat, along with Papa (our grandfather) and the male cousins and uncles, always left before us.

For years I thought this must be a religious practice of some sort, dads leading the way, the rest of us following soon afterwards. Mom always wore her little round beige lace head covering with its’ sweet little grosgrain bow on top. If it was chilly, actually even if it wasn’t chilly, mom wore her black Persian lamb coat, or her mink stole. We are talking about a real fashionista.

Although I went to Yiddish shul, (Jewish after school, school) we did not study prayer. Whatever we knew was what we heard and repeated phonetically from our elders. Therefore, I had no idea on earth what was going on. However, watching the men on the Bimah (alter) in the middle of the shule facing the Arc, davening (praying) with such grace and such fervor, always gave me the chills and made me feel proud to be part of this special community. It was the sound of prayer, the melodies, the combined voices of men and women in their cries to a G-d they could not see, but completely believed in. It made me

want to believe.

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Today, I am still in awe of how deeply some feel when they are in their prayer mode. I am still completely mesmerized when I hear Kol Nidre. I still have huge meals for the family, all of whom live very near to me, so we almost are our own neighborhood, only covering a larger geographic area. My husband leaves before we do, carrying his black and gold tallit bag, wearing his kippah (but no hat) so he can get to shul early insuring a good seat. We still dress in special outfits for shul. I wear my beloved Mary Janes for grownups.

Black four inch Mary Jane heels.

As a grown up (no comments from the peanut gallery please!) I have studied enough and heard enough, so that I now have a somewhat clearer insight into the prayers. When I am asking for forgiveness, when I am touching my heart, I understand. I understand the world will always need our help, our forgiveness.

Some things, however are different. Today we drive to shul, at the Chabad Center. There aren’t any colored tickets indicating the year and the amount of your donation. Our family do not all attend the same shul. Each of our four girls, their husbands and ten children between them, attend different Synagogues and Temples. One daughter and her

The colors of the High Holy days, the children in their special richly colored outfits, some with Mary Janes most not, all playing outside or experiencing the holidays together at the children’s service, will one day look back and hopefully be able to say “we understand.”

Where to begin? Shaindle thanks all those elders who paved the way to her adulthood. She also thanks her four girls, all women of valor, for their constant support and unconditional love as she travels along life’s highway experiencing all its twists, turns and recalculations.

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Making the Hard Decision When Your Loved One Needs a Nursing Home

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romise me you’ll never put me in a nursing home,” is a common statement heard by many adult children. Mix that in with the Commandment to “Honor thy father and mother,” and you have a recipe for guilt and angst. How can you think of placing your parent in a nursing home if you “Honor thy father and mother?”

Caring for elder parents is no easy task. Elders are living longer, with greater dependency and with more physical and cognitive fragility than ever before. Countless family caregivers have come to me completely overwhelmed and fraught with guilt when having to face the

nursing home decision. I am always amazed at how caregivers have sacrificed much of their lives trying to keep their parent out of a nursing home. By the time caregivers consider placing a loved one in a nursing home, they have exhausted all their resources, often to the detriment of their own health and well-being. By the time an elder needs a nursing home, he or she may have significant medical problems, and/or cognitive impairment, and therefore may need more care and supervision than can be provided for at home or in an assisted living community.

nursing care. Custodial care offers services that assist in what is known as activities of daily living: feeding, dressing, toileting and bathing.

Outside of a hospital, nursing homes provide the highest level of medical care, which includes two types: custodial and skilled nursing care. All nursing homes provide custodial care, but not all provide skilled

Having to make the decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions faced by caregivers. There is no getting around it, nursing homes are institutional and are not like being at home.

Should you be faced with this difficult decision, there are a few important considerations to keep in mind.

Skilled nursing care offers a range of services beyond activities of daily living. This includes skilled nursing services, which can be important if your loved one needs specialized medical care such as catheter insertions, intravenous injections, other procedures, or complicated medication management. So if your loved one needs skilled nursing care, make sure the nursing home is licensed for skilled care.

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Be mindful of what you can realistically provide. I have found that caregivers sometimes struggle to separate out the care needs of their elder loved one from what is realistic. What can you provide physically and emotionally without placing your health and safety in harms way?

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Be objective about what your elder loved one needs and consider hiring a professional. I have found that a caregivers’ guilt and emotions can get in the way of assessing the situation.

A professional, such as a geriatric social worker, can objectively evaluate the social, emotional and physical needs of your loved one and potentially bring more clarity to your situation.

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Recognize that placing your loved one into a nursing home doesn’t mean you won’t be involved in his or her care. While the nursing home is responsible for the nursing care, you can partner in your loved one’s care as well.

Become a vital part of the care team, provide helpful information about your loved one and advocate for the best possible care.

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Develop a circle of loving support around your loved one. Get to know the staff and let them know you appreciate all they are doing. Remember, in a nursing home, the staff can become like family.

I know first-hand about having to make the difficult decision placing a parent in a nursing home. And being a Geriatric Social worker didn’t make it one bit easier. I placed my mother who had Alzheimer’s disease in the William Breman Jewish Home, where she lived for over 10 years. I found relief and comfort knowing that she was in a place that could take care of her properly and where she was surrounded by a circle of loving support. I felt blessed that she was able to end her life well, loved and cared for by all that she touched and who touched her.

Nancy Kriseman is an author and licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with older people and their families. This column is about helping families make the best decisions possible and be proactive when supporting and caring for elder family members. To contact Nancy, you can visit her website at www. nancykriseman.com, or her Facebook page, or twitter feed @GeriatricMSW.

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The Energy and Power of Yom Kippur Yearly Reflection and its Importance

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meaning, that what we do matters and, that we should care. We recite prayers of forgiveness and atonement to remind us of the many ways in which we are partnered with G-d and our fellow human beings and we hope that through our fasting, prayers and self-reflection that G-d will temper the verdict of our behavior with G-d’s predilection for compassion and caring.”

In addition, each of these services except for Kol Nidre has both a silent Amidah and a Repetition of the Amidah (although quite a bit of the material we recite silently is later chanted by the shaliach tzibbur but is not a formal repetition) which means that we are basically saying all of the prayers, all of the confessional prayers ten times!

I realize now that we need all of Yom Kippur -every minute- to even reach the possibility that as we approach Neilah, we have attained the status of angels, that we are as pure during the last minutes of Yom Kippur as we will ever be during the course of the year. And it is at Mincha and Neilah that we channel the power and energy of the entire day of praying into hallowed moments where we pray that G-d is listening to our prayers, accepts them and writes us in the Book of Life.

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ou might be wondering and too polite to ask the rabbi why we have more services on Yom Kippur than on Rosh HaShanah or any other holiday for that matter. Kol Nidre/Evening Service of Yom Kippur, Shacharit, Musaf, Mincha and Neilah. Neilah is unique to Yom Kippur.

“Rabbi Kerbel, do we really need to do all of this praying?”

I am sure you would like for me to find some lenient opinion on this subject such as, “it’s okay just to come on Yom Kippur eve or Shacharit and Musaf but stay home for Minha and Neilah?”

But… I can’t do that. I think we have to reframe the question: What is Yom Kippur really about? What do we hope to accomplish? Why can’t we just light the candles, kindle a Yahrzeit candle, give tzedakah, say the confessional, communicate with G-d of our failings during the past year, offer to do better and call it a day?

I think you know the answer: Yom Kippur is not about quantity, it is about quality and a certain measure of endurance. All of our laws and customs, prayers and rituals are designed to remind us of our relationship with G-d and our fellow human beings and our goal is to spend this 25-hour period, reflecting on our relationships and on ourselves, our souls and our behavior.

The prayers of Yom Kippur help us, in the words of Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, “to understand that our lives have

provides us with shortcuts and other times where we have to take the longer journey filled with prayer, reflection, atonement and the search for a cleansing holiness. Yom Kippur is one of those days. May all of our journeys on Yom Kippur help us reach new heights in all of our relationships and create a rich-

ness and depth to our Jewish lives. A meaningful fast to all!

Rabbi Paul Kerbel is a Rabbi at Congregation Etz Chaim and a Past President of the Atlanta Rabbinical Association.

Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik suggested that: “The purpose of Neilah is to request that all of the previous prayers of Yom Kippur be accepted before G-d.

The function of Neilah is to transform all of our previous prayers of Yom Kippur into one unified prayer.” When we combine the power and energy of our prayers multiplied by the prayers and kavannah of the entire congregation, we achieve a heightened level of spirituality and holiness. Even more importantly, Yom Kippur is a day that requires us to commit to actions not only to better ourselves but to better our world.

One of Modern Orthodoxy’s most eloquent spokesmen, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, considers tikkun olam (repairing the world) to be one of the most important themes of Yom Kippur. “The Book Of Jonah” represents the theme of universal repentance and that G-d wants all people, not just his treasured people, to follow Him and turn to G-d in repentance.

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The Jew in the Thrift Store A past encounter is surprisingly remembered

By Chana Shapiro

she was sure that she knew me.

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“It’s been a few years,” she nodded, still working the register. I nodded back, in phony acknowledgement.

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was in line at my favorite thrift store. This resale shop has had three different locations since I became a fairly regular customer somewhere in the late 90’s or early 2000s, and each move involving the hiring of new workers. On this day two lanes were open, and both cashiers were working fast, dealing with long lines of customers. I determined the lane which seemed to be moving more quickly and entertained myself by watching the other people in line.

I was stunned when I got a look at the checkout woman working my line. She seemed very familiar to me: I knew her, but although I searched my brain during the ten minutes or so I was waiting to check out, I couldn’t figure out who she was or the connection we had. I was absolutely certain that we had never met at one of the usual places, like synagogues, the Jewish Community Center, the neighborhood library or supermarket, or one of the day schools. The puzzle was unsolvable because it should have been impossible for us to be acquainted. The reason? She was dressed in full Muslim garb, which except for most of her face and her hands, covered her from head to foot.

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When I finally reached the counter, I smiled at the familiar-looking cashier, and she smiled back, clearly in recognition. “I remember you!” she exclaimed, as she rang up my purchases. I still couldn’t place her, and it was driving me crazy. I decided to send up a trial balloon. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

“Haven’t seen you in a long time,” I tried, figuring it was probably true and was much better than admitting I had no idea who she was or how we were connected, especially because

“You can see that I’ve gotten married; I have children,” she announced, running her hand along her burka. “Mazal Tov!” seemed wrong, but I did tell her that I was delighted to hear it.

She deftly finished bagging my purchases. As she pulled my receipt from the register, she stated, “I’ll never forget you. You’re the Jew!”

Now, all the folks in line behind me and everyone within hearing distance were at full attention. That was a rather random, even inappropriate, remark, right? I was at a loss, but she spoke so sweetly and gently, I had the sense that she liked me. This was weird.

I probably looked as stupid as I felt. “Maybe you don’t know who I am. I’m different now,” she said, “It worked in the old store. I’m the one who made the mistake and you wouldn’t let it go.”

Suddenly, my mind flashed back more than ten years earlier.

That day I had bought a lot more than I had planned, and the twenty dollar bill I’d expected to spend wasn’t enough. I took out a second twenty, and extended my hand for the change. As usual, the line was very long, the customers were impatient, and as a result the cashier was in a big hurry. When my transaction was complete, I grabbed my bags and quickly left the store, still holding the uncounted change in my hand.

Back at my car, I started to put the money in my purse, and I realized that in her haste, the cashier had failed to take the second twenty.

Instead of being put into her register, it was still in my grasp along with the rest of my change. I looked at my receipt. Yes, I should have had twenty

I can't relocate to New York, so how can I become a rabbi or cantor? dollars less than I was holding.

I went back into the store. For a minute or two I stood near the counter, hoping to quietly explain the error, but the cashier still had a long line of antsy customers and couldn’t or wouldn’t pay any attention to me.

What should I do? I had no choice: I got in line again.

When I finally reached the checkout counter, I showed the cashier the receipt and explained that I had too much money. I gave her the twenty dollar bill, but as she put it into the register, she whispered, “You didn’t have to come back to do that. Why?” to come back,” I anthe register is now dollars. Managers the register doesn’t

“Why bother?” she asked again.

“Because I’m Jewish,” I explained. “That’s what Jews do.”

The customer behind me was tired of the whispering going on between us, and she pushed ahead. I left the store, and as it turned out, the next time I tried to shop there, they’d moved. They had different cashiers at the new store, and I never expected to see the one from the first store again. But when the business moved a third time, into a larger store, they rehired some former workers. Here I

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was face to face with the cashier who remembered our long-ago encounter.

“I never forgot that,” she said with emotion. It was years later, and she still didn’t know my name or anything else about me, but she remembered that I was the Jew in the thrift store.

Chana Shapiro grew up in small towns where her family was often the only Jews. Her wise mother frequently reminded them,“The world is full of people who don’t know anything about the Jewish people. So when they get to know you, they’ll think all Jews are like you.”

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I’m Dreaming of a White Yom Tov The Symbolic Meaning of the Color White

By Rabbi Scott Shafrin AJT Contributor

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ne of my fondest memories of Jewish life was walking the streets of Jerusalem during Rosh Hashanah and Yom

I remember stepping out of the synagogue into the street and being overwhelmed by a sea of white.

Even after services have ended in the evenings, people didn’t run home, but stayed in the street, talking and laughing, so that everywhere you looked, the streets, sidewalks, and doorways were all filled with people who had adorned themselves in pure white clothing and enormous smiles.

But where did this tradition come from? Certainly there is no section of Torah which prohibits the wearing of colors on these days. Over the years, however, the tradition to wear white on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur has become commonplace in every corner of the Jewish world.

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ideas that the color white calls to mind. At its simplest level, white is the color of undyed wool or linen, and so it represents the idea of being pure or clean. This idea is echoed in Isaiah 1:18 where God assures the Jewish people that even “if your sins are like scarlet they will become as white as snow; though they have become red as dyed wool, they will become white as pure fleece.” Since we are starting a new year, we are trying to begin fresh and clean, having reflected on our deeds in the last year and done work to right our wrongdoings. For this same reason, many people will often visit the mikveh, the Jewish ritual bath, prior to the start of Rosh Hashanah.

Outside of the symbolic importance of the color white, we also have a Biblical basis for wearing these white garments during the High Holidays. When the Torah described Yom Kippur in Parashat Acharei Mot (Lev. 16:4-34), it also commands the Cohen Gadol (the High Priest) to remove his usual garments, which were

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beautifully adorned, to others clothes, which are referred to as bigdei kodesh or sacred clothing. The 13th century Spanish Sage Nachmanides explains what these clothes should look like, by citing a midrash in Vayikra Rabbah, which says that on this days, which is called Shabbat Shabbaton, a day of complete rest, the people of the earth should try to resemble the heavenly hosts. Angels, it goes on to explain, have no material needs, but rather live to serve the Divine, so their clothing reflects this by being without decoration, or plain white.

Similarly, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur ask us to be humbler, to take the focus away from ourselves and our material needs, and to turn toward our spiritual side. This is one reason that we refrain from eating, drinking, bathing, and other normal worldly endeavors in order to focus on the inner work we need to do in order to start the year off right.

To add in another layer of meaning, many of our rabbis saw Yom Kippur as something like a rehearsal for the end of our lives. During Rosh Hashanah, we read the Unetaneh Tokef, which describes the uncertainty of the New Year and our hopes that we will be inscribed for another year in the Book of Life. In order to be able to honestly contemplate their place in the world, many people will wear a white, linen robe called a kittel, which is a Yiddish word meaning “housecoat” or “frock.” Traditionally, Jewish people are buried in plain pine boxes, without any of their worldly possessions, and often are covered in a linen burial shroud or this very same kittel. Many Ashkenazi men (and

women) will wear this garment on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to take themselves out of their everyday mindset and help them think about larger, spiritual ideas. Also, the kittel has no pockets, symbolizing the fact that on these days, as in death, we have no need for our worldly possessions, and do not bring them with us.

And as with the other symbols of the High Holidays, the kittel is white, often embroidered with a simple white or silver pattern.

Not only do individuals don white clothing, but there are special ritual objects we use during the High Holidays which are also colored white.

Typically, the coverings for the Torah, the shulchan or Reader’s Table, and the Ark curtain are all removed and replaced with all white ones at the beginning of the month of Elul. Also, many people have special tallitot for the High Holidays which are white with white stripes, instead of the traditional blue or black-striped versions, or a tallit with a colorful design.

Whether or not your entire community plans to flood into synagogue in clothes of purest white, I hope that you will be able to clear your mind for just a bit. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur offer us the opportunity to pause our hectic daily lives, forget about the all that the world and our schedules demand of us, and to simply present our best selves to our families, our community, and our Creator.

Rabbi Scott Shafrin is currently the Rabbi In Residence at The Epstein School. He was Born in Milwaukee, WI and received his B.A. from Brandeis University.

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“The topics come alive in an animated way,” Rabbi Mentz said. “They really felt like they were in a shofar factory.”

It’s a mitzvah for Jews to hear the shofar during the two days of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which falls this year Sept. 25-26.

“It’s a wake-up call to prepare spiritually,” Rabbi Mentz said. “The three different shofar sounds used during the holiday are like a ‘child crying out to his father’ and asking for a good year so that everyone might be healthy.”

“It was really neat,” said Arielle Rubenstein, 10, of Toco Hills, showing off the new shofar she created.

“The shofar, possibly the oldest wind instrument was first heard at Mount Sinai thousands of years ago.” said Mentz. “Hearing the shofar, reminds us of the Torah and the mitzvahs that Hashem wants us to do.” Rosh Hashana, he told the children, is a time to learn more, pray more and give more to charity.

Mentz, who moved here recently from Los Angeles and teaches third grade at CMCH Elementary, offers the unique program to Jewish schools and organizations, including Emory University and the Marcus Jewish Community Center.

“Thank G-d, more than 600 children throughout the Atlanta area will have gotten the chance to experience the Shofar Factory this month,” he said.

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Cafeteria Transformation Uncle Ben’s Rep. Visits Epstein School to see Renovations SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

(Left to right)- Matt Hurst, a representative of Uncle Ben’s® was in Atlanta for a kick-off event for the cooking contest, now in its third year, Sydney Fialkow, Stan Beiner.

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n May 2012, Sydney Fialkow (now an Epstein 7th grader) was the first grand prize winner of the Uncle Ben’s Beginners™ Cooking Contest, which was announced live on the Rachael Ray Show. “Sydney’s Chicken and Rice,” is a family recipe which had been passed down from generation to generation. Sydney was selected from a field of more than 700 contestants (ages 5-12) who videotaped themselves preparing a kid-friendly rice dish and discussing the experience of cooking with their parents.

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She won a $50,000 Cafeteria Makeover and helped further the school’s renovations efforts as part of the Building Our Future Capital Campaign, which raised $5.6 million and transformed the school into a state-of-the-art facility.

This week, Matt Hurst, a representative of Uncle Ben’s® was in Atlanta for a kick-off event of the cooking contest, now in its third year. He stopped by The Epstein School to meet Sydney and check out the school’s newly renovated cafeteria (Chadar Ochel). Matt was very impressed and stated:

“The improvements made to the Epstein cafeteria were remarkable. It’s even more impressive to see how the changes have helped other aspects of the school, and allowed Epstein to reinforce its culture of health by providing even more balanced food options. We’re happy to know the Ben’s Beginners™ Cooking Contest played a role in this and hope the positive example at the school inspires the families to cook together and make healthy meal choices, which is at the heart of Ben’s Beginners.”

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Pitt first played a Nazi killing American soldier in “Inglourious Basterds” (2009).

The film is notable as “Fury” opens October 17 4 of the leading actors are Jewish. LaBeouf, Lerman, Bernthal, and Isaacs will be playing members of Pitt’s tank crew who go on a mission behind enemy lines in the final days of WWII. “Fury” will also feature a rare German Tiger tank on loan from the Tank Museum in Bovington, England.

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must say I’m excited for the fresh start. The end of 5774 was a rough one, and with a cleansed soul, I’m looking forward to quickly filling it with happiness and good vibes. For me, that is centered around the two most important aspects of my life - family and music, and I look forward to focusing this year on as much of both as possible.

contract. Many of you around my age remember Lisa Loeb as the hit songwriter of “Stay” (I missed you) from the classic Ben Stiller flick “Reality Bites” and far from a one hit wonder, she has brilliantly kept herself and that song relevant through the years.

Loeb was born into a Jewish medical family (her mom was president of the Dallas Medical Alliance and her father, like mine, is a gastroenterologist,) but she, along with her sister and two brothers are all involved

Lisa Loeb performs at “Vinyl” (Center Stage) October 13

5775 will be off to a rollicking start. It begins with one of my alltime favorite holidays, Sukkot. At The Temple, Rabbi David Spinrad, along with local musicians and fellow AJMF Board Members Sammy Rosenbaum and Eli Sperling will kick off the First Fridays series with an extra special musical experience.

Shabbat under the Sukkah starts at 8pm Friday October 10. The evening will feature live performances

by Sammy Rosenbaum, Hannah Zale and Adam Klein. The event, brought to you by The Atlanta Jewish Music Festival is FREE to attend and open to all. For full details or to RSVP, visit http://eepurl.com/3CJWf.

Make it an easy weekend, because the fun continues Monday as AJMF4 headliner Lisa Loeb returns to town for a special limited capacity show at Vinyl (Center Stage) in midtown. Loeb was the first artist to have a number one single in the United States while not signed to a recording

with music professionally.

Lisa and I have a few more things in common, we both attended a summer session at Berklee College of Music and went on to tour as successful indie acts in a world before Napster.

In 1990 she formed a full band called Nine Stories named after the book

by J.D. Salinger and included Tim Bright on guitar, Jonathan Feinberg on drums, and Joe Quigley on bass.

She worked with producer Juan Patiño to make the demo Purple Tape in 1992. While we were putting press kits in tin cans to resemble Campbell’s label to promote our band name Soup, Lisa made purple demo cassette tapes to gain attention of the industry. I remember the day of duping and manufacturing cassettes as CD duplication was unavailable and unaffordable for short run pressings - we both sold cassettes at our early shows.

Lisa’s debut release included the first production of her other hit “Do

You Sleep.” She spent most of her indie days touring in and around NYC until her big movie break that led her to where she is now. It could be argued that Lisa was an early pioneer to the all too familiar model many indie artists use today with everyone trying to get their music sync licensed to television and film.

Lisa Loeb is not just a talented songwriter and performer, she has quite the head for business. Lisa has taken her passions and turned

Up” song. All profits go to Camp Lisa, a foundation started to help under privileged kids have the same special summer memories she got to experience as a kid. Camp Lisa was inspired by the children’s record of the same name, which not only garnered National Parenting Publications Awards Honors but received the 2008 Parents’ Choice and NPR’s year-end Top 10 list of the best kids’ music for 2008.

This time she is in town to support her eyewear collection and I was happy to get her email that she was looking for a special room in town to do another intimate show.

Lisa Loeb Eyeware Collection As she told me to pass them into two along to you: successful TV “I’m so excited to return to Atshows, Food lanta this month! The last two times Network’s cook- I played in town were really meaning show with ingful and memorable for me: one for Frank Zappa’s the NPR Convention and one for the son “Dweezil Atlanta Jewish Music Festival. This & Lisa” and time I’ll be in Atlanta presenting my an early real- eyewear line... I’m so excited to share ity series called new songs and of course, some classic “Number One favorites with the folks in Atlanta!

Single” (2006) Tweet me your requests @lisaloeb.” about her perThe plan for this show is to get sonal adven- tures to find some special friends to join in and love and start make the evening extra special. As a family. And although she did not most guests are being kept under achieve her goal by the series end, wraps I am excited to say I’ll be sitthree years later she did marry and ting in on Cajon for a song and hope start a family with Roey Hershkov- you all, or at least the first 150 of you itz, the music director for “Conan.” will join me for this special musical Starting a family led her down an in- moment in my life. I’m a huge fan teresting path of releasing a few chil- and humbled to share the stage with dren’s albums ultimately culminat- such an excellent musician. As a pro ing in the successful book and record of live music productions, I must say “Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Lisa knows how to put on a show and Pancake and Other Zany Songs” pub- her performance ability rivals the best of the best. Hope to see you at lished in 2011. the show.

Loeb enterprised her own unique look by starting the Lisa Loeb Eye- Bram Bessoff is a drummer and muwear collection. She did not simply sician. When not onstage, Bram is a license her name to a manufacturer, performance coach and music industhe eyewear designs are hers. In fact, try entrepreneur helping artists get each model is named after one of her the most out of their live shows and tunes and they are not just for the la- chart on Billboard. He sits on the dies, she has frames for kids and men board of directors as VP for The Atlanta Jewish Music Festival. Follow too. That’s just plain smart!

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Thurs., Oct 2/Sun., Oct 5 Auditions for Community Theatre Production at MJCCA. Auditions for “More Glory Days” Musical Revue will be held on the stage of the MJCCA on Thursday, October 2, 7:00 pm and Sunday, October 5, 6:00-8:00 pm. Callbacks will be Monday, October 20 at 7:00 pm on the MJCCA stage, and the first all-cast rehearsal will be on Sunday afternoon, October 26.

Those auditioning should be prepared to sing 2 minutes of an up-beat song (an accompanist will be provided). There will also be a dance/movement audition. All positions are unpaid. Participants will be asked to commit to a rehearsal schedule.

For more information, email glorydays@ atlantajcc.org.

SUN., Oct 5 Free Educational Program on Medicare and Retirement. Jerry Brier of Ashe, Cohen and Mackall, is hosting the event to discuss Medicare coverage options, eligibility and enrollment periods.

Featuring guest presenter, Poppy Finley of UnitedHealthcare. The event will be held at the Publix Aprons Cooking School on 4305 State Bridge Rd in Alpharetta, GA. RSVP to 478-545-6833 or Jerald.e.brier@ ampf by October 1.

MON., Oct 6 A Taste of Yerushalayim in Atlanta. Atlanta Scholars Kollel invites you to a “Taste of the Minim Market”. For the past 20+ years the Atlanta Scholars Kollel has put together this market where you can come and learn about the Lulav, Etrog, Haddassim and Aravot with hands-on demonstrations and explanations. Your favorite Rabbis will be available to help you learn, and choose, if you would like to purchase your own set. The event takes place from 7:30-9:00 p.m. at Beth Jacob and Congregation Ariel. Call 404-321-4085 for more information.

TUES., Oct 7 Helping Caregivers Recognize that Self-Care Matters. This workshop focuses on the importance of self-care and being a mindful caregiver. Participants will have a better understanding of why it’s critical to become a “partner in care” with the families of the residents we serve.

Time: 6:00-7:30pm at One Dunwoody Park Suite 123 Dunwoody GA 30338 RSVP: 770-551-2722 SUN., Oct 12 Chabad Intown Sukkot Festival. Enjoy an outdoor pizza picnic, Arts and Crafts, Ultimate Frisbee and a Simchat Torah tricycle parade with Chabad Intown at the Old Fourth Ward Skate park. Sunday, October 12, 2014 from 12:00-2:00 P.M. RSVP to office@chabadintown.org or call 404-898-0434.

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Chabad Intown Sukkot Festival. Enjoy an outdoor pizza picnic, Arts and Crafts, Ultimate Frisbee and a Simchat Torah tricycle parade with Chabad Intown at the Old Fourth Ward Skate park. Sunday, October 12, 2014 from 12:00-2:00 P.M. RSVP to office@chabadintown.org or call 404-898-0434.

Music & Brunch in the Sukkah. The Cohen Home, a Jewish Home Life Community offering assisted living and dementia care, invites you to join our residents and families for a festive brunch celebrating

Sukkot. Shake the lulav to the swinging sounds from local Atlanta musician Jeni Michaelson and enjoy traditional favorites from our Executive Chef. Stop by anytime between 10:00am and 1:00pm. The Cohen Home is located at 10485 Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek. RSVP to 770.475.8787 or info@cohenhome.org.

SUN., Oct 19 The MJCCA Presents The Andy Statman Trio. MJCCA Arts & Culture presents The Andy Statman Trio (comprised of Andy Statman, Jim Whitney, and Larry Eagle), on Sunday, October 19, 2014, 7:00 pm.

Combining Klezmer, Bluegrass, and Jazz, Statman is a master of the mandolin and clarinet, celebrating the music of his dual heritage as an observant Jew and an American. The program will be held in the MJCCA’s Morris & Rae Frank Theatre at 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Ticket Prices: MJCCA Members: $25, Community: $32. More Information: www.atlantajcc.org/boxoffice or 678.812.4002.

WED., Oct 22 Sandy Springs Police Department Teen Driver Class. The Sandy Springs Police department is offering a free, twohour class to help parents and their new (or soon to be) teen drivers ages 14 - 16.

A parent must be present with each teen to attend the class. Pre-registration is mandatory. For more information or for a registration form, call 770-551-3311 or email sandyspringsteens@gmail.com.

The class will meet at 7840 Roswell Road, Bldg. 300, Suite 301, Sandy Springs, GA 30350. Classes are scheduled from 6 - 8:15 pm on October 22, 2014, and December 3, 2014.

SUN., Oct 26

Paintin, Shmoozin, and Sippin with Ketura Hadassah. Join Greater Atlanta Hadassah’s Ketura group at the Art and Soul Pottery Studio in the Fountain Oaks Shopping Center in Sandy Springs on Sunday, October 26, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. for an afternoon of fun painting pottery that you get to keep. Light refreshments and beverages will be served. Cover is $25 and is all-inclusive. For additional information and to RSVP, please contact Sheila Parks at sfparks@emory.edu.

THURS. Oct 30

Free Program: What You Need to Know Now to Help Your Parents Plan for Their Care Needs Later. What are your parents’ wishes for their long term care, and how will they (or you) pay for it?

Join The Cohen Home for this informative program presented by Eldercare attorney and mediator Michelle Koufman. The program takes place from 6:30-8:00pm at The Cohen Home, 10485 Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. RSVP to 770.475.8787 or info@cohenhome.org.

FRI., Nov 21 Celtic Thunder Performing at Woodruff Arts Center. The international singing sensation Celtic Thunder announces its upcoming North American Tour, coming to Symphony Hall at Woodruff Arts Center Friday, November 21 at 8 p.m. The group performs with a full symphony orchestra and will perform songs from their new CD, Holiday Symphony. For information about the Celtic Thunder – Symphony Tour of North America in Fall 2014 visit www.celticthunder.com/tour.

AJT

may their memories be a blessing

Frank Planer 37, Atlanta

Frank Planer, 37, native of Atlanta, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014. He was an Eagle Scout, honors graduate from UGA, and was fluent in Spanish attending additional studies in Guadalajara.

After his undergraduate successes, he graduated from John Marshall Law School and practiced as a disabilities attorney. A life-long love of animals led him to be active in several animal rights’ organizations, He loved traveling, sports, nature, and music, especially country.

Frank is survived by his parents, Gail and Paul Planer; his brother Mark and sister-in-law Sarah; and his nephew, Lucas. He loved being close with all his family and had a large number of relatives in the Shemper, Planer, Solomon, Gelernter, Besser, Feldberg, and Goldberg families. His love of and joy and excitement for life and people he came in contact with gave much lasting happiness and memories to all those who were privileged to be in his presence. He will be forever missed. Those who knew him were, indeed, blessed. An online guestbook is available at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice Atlanta or to the Atlanta Humane Society. Graveside service was held September 22, 2014 at B’nai Israel Cemetery in Hattiesburg, MS, with Rabbi Jeremy Simons officiating. Shiva services will be in Atlanta. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Clyde “Leo” Kirkman Clyde “Leo” Kirkman, 65, of Atlanta, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014. He was the son of the late Clyde Leo “Shorty” Kirkman and Gola Bernice Gaines Kirkman. Leo was a loving husband and father, and a loyal friend. He came to Atlanta in 1967 from Sanford, North Carolina to attend Georgia State University. He spent the early years of his career in retail financial management. Leo bought, managed, and sold several businesses of his own, before creating Abrams Kirkman Associates as a platform for his work with buying, selling, and brokering of businesses and related real estate. Licensed as a Real Estate Broker in Georgia, he was a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, Georgia Association of Business Brokers, International Business Brokers Association, Sandy Springs Business Association, and Rotary of Sandy Springs. Leo was involved in synagogue for many years, serving on or chairing various committees and serving on Boards of Trustees. Over the years his hobbies have included boating, adult league softball, snow skiing, scuba diving, and SCCA auto racing. Leo held a private pilot license and was an NCAA ice hockey referee for 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Abrams; daughter, Rachel Kirkman; sister and brother-in-law, Lana and Buddy Rodgers; sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Jerry DeRoche; sister and brother-in-law, Penny and Mark Cheek; son and daughter-in-law, Andrew and Shira Laya Shenkman; son and daughter-in-law, Gregory and Rebecca Shenkman; grandchildren: Boruch, Esther, Sarah, Tehilla and Yaakov Shenkman; nephews: Greg Rodgers, Cliff Rodgers and David DeRoche. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The MDS Foundation, 4573 South Broad St. Suite 150, Yardville, NJ 08620. Sign on line guest book at www.edressler. com. A graveside service was held Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Crest Lawn Memorial Park, with Rabbi Daniel Freitag officiating.

Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 4514999.

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by David Benkof

Across 1. Kvetch 5. Kiss alternative 9. The Big ___ (nickname for North America’s biggest Jewish city) 14. Shevat, ___, Nisan...

15. Celebration in Bette Midler’s home state 16. ___ Hill (part of Toronto with many Jews) 17. Philip Roth and Henry Roth 19. Color scheme in part of “Schindler’s List” 20. IDF foul-up 21. Haroset holidays 23. “Maoz Tzur” (“Rock of ___”) 25. Flatow or Levin 26. Place for a shtreimel 29. Women’s ___ Network (organization for female Reform clergy) 34. ___ Annie of “Oklahoma!”

35. ___ Reeds 37. Actress Dunham (“Girls”) 38. Marx Brothers specialty 39. Reason “Titanic” passengers Isador and Ida Straus died 42. Yom Ha___ (another name for Rosh Hashanah) 43. Haifa is north of Tel Aviv on ___ 45. “___ Rangers” (Haim Saban franchise) 46. Freudian idea 47. Turn in a new draft to the “Forward” 50. Kind of tallit material 52. Gloria Steinem goal 53. Association for Jewish Studies director Sheramy

54. Zionist Szold 59. Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” e.g.

63. Treat someone as if they were in herem (excommunication) 64. Great Jewish court 66. First Zionist Congress site 67. Pop 68. LA Republican Jewish congressional candidate Carr 69. Remains of the destruction of the Temple 70. Rabbinical pioneer Frank and others 71. Luxemburg was a red one Down 1. Container for Manischwitz chicken consomme 2. ___ Olam (prayer that ends Shabbat services) 3. Babylonian Talmud voice 4. Levittown house 5. ___ G (Sacha Baron Cohen persona) 6. What 12-year old boys are on, in terms of Jewish adulthood 7. Brent Spiner’s “Star Trek” role 8. Say “dreck” and “putz” 9. Take in, as the Torah’s teachings 10. Behave as Israel in 1967 11. Common item Hasidic masters used to smoke tobacco 12. Gaza underground tunnel, sometimes 13. Second Temple Period and others 18. Landau won an Oscar for playing him 22. One of Dina’s dozen 24. Mark Zuckerberg, e.g.

26. Genesis woman

27. “South Pacific” song: “There is Nothing Like ___” 28. Costumes for Herod’s men 29. Isaac Asimov’s “I, ___” 30. Sorkin’s “___ Good Men” 31. “B’li ___” (“Don’t hold me to that”) 32. Mandy Patinkin line: “My name is ___ Montoya...”

33. Esther, but not Tobit, is in the Biblical one 36. Rush it 40. Repeat a Torah verse that was read improperly 41. Order at Howard Schultz’s Starbucks 44. Like Pee Wee Herman’s humor 48. Veil-wearers 49. “She Done Him Wrong” actress West 51. Bouncer at Studio 54 53. Presented a movie idea to Spielberg 54. Olam ___ (the world to come) 55. Gabor and Hesse 56. Munch (on) 57. Moscow monster 58. Eilat neighbor 60. “Sailing Down My Golden River” singer Guthrie 61. Ron Arad and Zach Baumel 62. Ticho or Sokolow 65. “Rumor ___ it” (Rob Reiner film)

Last week’s answers

Shabbat Candle Lighting Times OCTOBER 3 ▪ 2014

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Blessing for the Candles Baruch Arah A-do-nai,El-o-hei-nu Melech Haolam Asher Kid-shanu b’mitzvotav V’zivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of time and space.

You hallow us with Your mitzvot and command us to kindle the lights of Shabbat.

Blessing for the Wine Baruch Atah A-do-nai, El-o-hei-nu

Meelech Haolam, Borei p’ri hagafen Praise to You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.

Blessing for the Bread (Challah) Baruch Atah A-do-nai, El-o-hei-nu Melech haolam, Hamotzi Lechem min haaretz.

Our Praise to You Eternal our God, Sovereign of the universe, Who brings forth bread from the earth.

Yom Kippur Friday October 3, 2014 7:00 p.m.

Shabbat, October 4, 2014 7:54 p.m.

Sukkot Wednesday October 8, 2014 6:54 p.m.

Thursday, October 9, 2014 7:48 p/m/ Friday October 10, 2014 6:51 p.m.

Shabbat, October 11, 2014 7:45 p.m.

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