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GOOD NEWS MADE IN THE JEWISH STATE THIS PAST WEEK ISRAEL’S TRADE DEFICIT REDUCED. Israel’s trade deficit fell to NIS 51.7 billion in 2013 from NIS 70.4 billion in 2012. Imports of goods fell 8 percent and imports of fuel fell 15 percent mainly due to the start of Israel’s natural gas production from the Tamar field.

GLOBAL WATER COMPETITION FINALIST. Israeli agri-tech Tal-Ya has reached the last 12 of the Imagine H2O Global Competition. Tal-Ya’s trays create a “personal greenhouse” for each plant or tree, enabling farmers to prevent weeds, reduce water use by 50 percent and fertilizer use by 30 percent, while accelerating plant growth dramatically.

POSITIVE TRIALS FOR NEW TREATMENT. Israeli biotech Novocure’s clinical study of its NovoTTF therapy for pancreat-

ic cancer demonstrated a significant decrease in cell count and reduced tumor volume. Its effectiveness was enhanced when combined with chemotherapy.

ISRAEL’S FLYING CAR TAKES OFF. The Air Mule from Israel’s Tactical Robotics has just completed its first fully automatic test flights. The unmanned Vertical Takeoff and Landing craft can be used as an air ambulance.

FILIPINO CAREGIVER WINS ISRAEL’S X-FACTOR. Rose Fostanes, a 47-year-old Filipina caregiver who arrived in Israel six years ago, became the first winner of the Israeli version of popular singing competition X-Factor. Now recognized on every street corner and cafe, Fostanes has become a household name in Israel.

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THOUSANDS REHABILITATED WITH CANINES. The program “Dogs for People” uses dog-handling courses to build self-esteem in humans. Sixty therapy dogs - all rescued from the streets - rehabilitate people at risk and with special needs, in a unique therapeutic program.

Some 6,000 Israeli children and youth have so far participated.

FOURTH LARGEST PROPERTY BUYER. Israeli companies purchased $1 billion worth of commercial retail property in the US over the last three years. Israel is tied with Switzerland as the fourth largest foreign investor with 6 percent of the market. Only Canada and Germany bought more.

ISRAEL STARTS UP DEVELOPING NATIONS. For the second year running, 70 young leaders in social change and start-

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ID2 (Israeli Designed International Development) runs from Feb. 18-20 and brings young entrepreneurs into contact with expert help.

RECORD TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ARRIVAL. On Dec. 30, a record-breaking 1,600 Taglit-Birthright participants arrived in Israel in a single day. The 39 groups included from the U.S., Australia, Argentina, Canada, Germany and Russia. The free 10-day tour included a mega event in Jerusalem for the 2,500 participants currently in Israel.

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IT’S DOWN TO THE WIRE. Trans-Catheter Aortic-Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedures are saving thousands of lives but are extremely difficult to perform. The Acwire from Israel’s MediValve allows cardiologists to implant these heart valves at exactly the right position. Acwire has just received European CE mark approval.

TOP NOTCH SECURITY TESTING. Israel’s Checkmarx was the second fastest growing security company in the 2013 Deloitte EMEA Tech Fast 500, with over 2,200 percent revenue growth in five years. It is used by four of the world’s 10 largest software companies and three of the world’s four largest IT consulting firms.

DON’T MISS AN OPPORTUNITY. Israeli start-up Implisit has raised $3.3 million to expand the marketing of its unique business intelligence system. Implisit boosts sales by identifying neglected and inaccurate areas of the pipeline. It identifies potential business, directly from employees’ emails and meetings.

KING DAVID’S CASTLE TO BE REVEALED. Excavations of an underground cave in southern Jerusalem are uncovering a complete castle and possibly an entire neighborhood from the Judean kings’ period. It may be a breakthrough in the perception of the period of King David, his son Solomon and of the entire Judean kingdom.

ISRAELI GOVERNMENT CELEBRATES NEW YEAR FOR TREES. For the first time in the 65 years of Knesset history, 40 members of Israel’s parliament, plus many guests, held an official Tu Bishvat ceremony on the afternoon of Jan. 15.

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CHARITIES

Goodness in the Face of Great Evil THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS

BY AL SHAMS AJT CONTRIBUTOR

provide them with some modest financial assistance.

am well aware that there are a number of very good Jewish/ Israeli focused charities and we should all lend them some support. Nevertheless, in this week’s article, I wish to draw attention to the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR).

Most of these “Angels” have passed on and the few remaining are in frail health and have limited financial resources.Simply stated, these “angels” now need our help; since many live in Eastern Europe, small amounts of money, $200-$400 a month, can have a big impact on their quality of life.

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While it may be unfamiliar to many, I believe it’s activities are of great significance to us all.

Purpose The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous was established in 1986 by Rabbi Harold Schulweis to fulfill the Jewish commandment of “hakarat hatov” to search out and recognize good deeds.

During the Holocaust there were a very small percent of non-Jews who refused to be passive in the face of enormous Nazi Evil.

All of our readers should know that anyone who sought to help a Jew, risked their life and the lives of their entire family. Also, one could earn compensation for reporting a Jew, typically the equivalent of $150 in today’s value.

We know that the overwhelming majority of gentiles were passive during the Holocaust. All the more reason why we should honor, respect and aid those usually ordinary people who performed such extraordinary deeds.

It is estimated that approximately 75,000 were helpful from an occupied population base of 400 million people.

Clearly, the percent of righteous was very, very small.

The JFR is committed to first recognize those Righteous gentiles and now

The JFR began by providing assistance to eight “angels”; the number quickly grew to approximately 1,750 at its peak.

Now, some 27 years, later the Foundation is helping 656 “angels” in 21 countries. As this number declines over time, the Foundation will direct the majority of its efforts toward education.

Education The JFR seeks to preserve the memory and the legacy of the “angels” through its national Holocaust Education Program. The program is directed to inform middle and high school teachers of the Holocaust and the events that surrounded this tragedy.

As a result of the program, there are now over 400 master teachers across the U.S. and Europe who have a good understanding of the Holocaust and the subject of rescue.

These teachers are now able to share this knowledge with their peers and their students. The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany has offered generous support for this program.

Four key elements comprise this essence of the education program:

• JFR published materials • The Alfred Learner Fellowship program • A Holocaust Center of Excellence program • Seminars, workshops and institutes for teachers and students.

The foundation, on its website, has a vast amount of information to share www.jfr.org Stories of Great Courage Under its caption “Rescuer Support,” the website offers numerous stories of great courage.

I personally found it very moving to be able to see the faces of these angels: it helped to create a personal connection.

I have selected a few from the website that I thought would be of interest, but urge our readers to conduct their own tour.

Irena Sendler was an attractive young woman in her early 30s who risked her life to save more than 1000 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto.

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They remained in hiding until liberated by the Russian Army. Czelawa is the only person from her family still alive and she now resides in Warsaw.

Concluding Thoughts We have all decried the failure of governments, the church and individuals to do what was morally right for European Jews during the Nazi era, but now we know there were a few human beings, often ordinary people who performed extraordinary acts of kindness in the face of monstrous evil at great risk to themselves and their families.

We must recognize and assist these angels now in their time of great need.

Maybe we can each do without gourmet coffee for two weeks and fund a $36.00 donation.

The Foundation would love to have a modest donation from a large number of individuals. Let us not now be the complacent ones. We now have the chance to do great good.

In October 1943, she was arrested and brutally tortured by the Gestapo but refused to provide any information.

Shortly before her execution date, she was rescued by the Polish underground and continued to help Jewish children.

“Whoever saves a single life is as if one saves the entire world”

When asked why she risked her life to help strangers, she replied, “My parents did not raise me to treat people that way.”

It is important to note that much of the Foundation’s success is due to the zeal and dedication of its executive director, Stanlee Shahl.

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She has held that position since 1992 and working with two very able assistants have developed a number of programs during the last 20 years.

Irena survived the war and passed in 2008 at the age of 98. It is interesting to note that Irena and my mother were both born in 1910.

Oskar Schindler was the subject of the great Steven Spielberg movie, “Schindler’s List,” a must see for those not familiar with this tremendous black and white film.

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ily of four for more than two years while they lived 50 meters from a German Army camp.

Irene Opdyke worked as a housekeeper to a German Army major and hid 12 Jews in the basement of his home.

He later uncovered her secret, but she was able to continue to protect her flock, but at great personal cost to herself. You should read the story of Irene’s personal ordeal.

Czelawa Lesinka – along with her mother, father and brother hid a fam-

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Stanlee and her staff have enormous passion and commitment for the Foundation’s cause. They feel that their lives have been deeply enriched from their personal meetings and connection with rescuers and survivors.

We strongly encourage our readers to visit the Foundation’s website which offers a vast treasure of information on rescuers, survivors and the Holocaust www.jfr.org Al Shams is a Sandy Spring resident a former CPA and an investment professional with more than 36 years experience.

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ACCORDING TO ARLENE

Choosing How to Live

THE WRITING EXERCISE THAT GAVE VOICE TO MY PAST

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very Wednesday I lead a writing practice class. I take responsibility for providing prompts to get everyone moving their pens across their spiral notebooks, or tapping the keys on their laptops.

These are timed writings. As the leader/teacher, I usually choose how long the timed write will be. Sometimes it’s 10 minutes, other times 30.

The whole idea is to practice writing, to see how your mind works, and to commit to paper what may become your memoir.

Those who write with me also have the opportunity to read aloud what they have written. We don’t critique one another’s writing. The structure we follow is to only say “thank you,” when each writer finishes reading.

At a recent writing session, I took a prompt from one of Natalie Goldberg’s books on writing memoir that everyone found stimulating.

When I read what I had written, I received unusual feedback. One person said, “You have to publish that.”

it was a long trek on foot to go wherever the birth had to be reported.

I cannot imagine their life. What I know about is the hunger and bitterness that framed their lives. The bitterness was born of poverty.

Even though I know her father sat with his holy books, I don’t believe any of the beauty of Judaism was transmitted to my grandmother or her siblings. Eight out of nine immigrated to North America. The only Jewish tradition any maintained was a yearly Passover seder in Yiddish.

Their Judaism can be summed up by their fear of the goyim – the goyim who came to hurt them, the goyim who didn’t allow them to go to school or have a better life.

I come from a mentality where boys were valued more than girls, and the only expectation for the daughters was to marry, hopefully marry well.

“You must think it’s funny that your Babba (grandmother) can’t spell,” my grandmother told me when I was 10. She read and wrote Yiddish but never mastered those skills in English.

I’ve decided to take his advice, and share what I wrote with you. The prompt was “Where are you from?

How did you escape?” Here’s what I wrote:

She couldn’t spell, but what she could do was bake – diamond shaped poppy seed cookies, not too sweet, covered with what she called mun. She always reminded me, “Mun is very expensive.”

I come from a family best described as Russian or Polish peasants. They were poor, and they were persecuted.

They didn’t have the opportunity to get an education and they had little hope that life would improve.

She was tight when it came to money and got great pleasure from buying things on the cheap. I remember stopping by her house after having my hair done. I was 25 years old and working not too far from her home.

I am thinking about my maternal grandmother. I know more about her life than any of my other grandparents. She told me her father was a pious man who didn’t work. Her mother had to sell eggs their chickens had laid to put food on the table. She would go from shtetl to shtetl, carrying the eggs in a cart.

“Nu, how much did it cost?” she asked.

They lived in a shack with a dirt floor. Everyone they knew had the same living conditions: one large room for the parents and all the children.

“I never pay more than three dollars for a haircut,” she said with great pride.

Another child was born every 18 months, but these births were not registered in a timely way because it cost money to register the births, and

The haircut was 20 dollars and the blow dry another 10.

She grimaced when she heard those numbers and began twisting a strand of her black hair around her finger

I am different from my grandmother, and have escaped from her old European values and fears.

It was reading that opened the doors of life to me. I opened books and discovered characters in novels with-

out bitterness or fears. At first, in my early reading years, I wasn’t certain if it was true that people actually lived with hope and satisfaction and happiness.

I couldn’t tell, because of what my grandmother taught my mother and my mother tried to pass on to me, whether I would go through life with these same values.

I was in my 20s, sitting with my first therapist after my brother died, telling the story of my life, before I really began to understand where I came from.

It wasn’t just a lack of money, but a lack of joie de vivre. I didn’t want to go through life with a bitter, poverty mentality. Yet I could hardly escape because those values and beliefs had been programmed deep in my consciousness.

people with diverse life histories. I learned to see how much choice each of us has about how we live.

It was education that freed me.

Education coupled with intentionality.

Although it isn’t easy to break the prisons of our early conditioning, I know it is possible. It also requires persistence and focus. I believe I changed my destiny. Marrying my husband Dan also played a big part, but that’s another story.

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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Is In-Home Care Right for You?

ADVICE ON THE BENEFITS AND PITFALLS OF FINDING THE RIGHT HOME care

BY DAVID ASRAEL, MD SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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s people age, or recover from illness or surgery, they often require assistance with their daily activities. This can include grooming, bathing, dressing, cooking, cleaning, errands, transportation, home maintenance and more – often meaning a great strain on family members.

Hiring an individual or an agency to provide home care can be the answer. Home care is proving to be a great option for many individuals who want to “age in place” in the comfort of their own home rather than moving to an assisted living facility or nursing home.

When considering home care, usually the first question to arise is

whether to hire an individual or to utilize the services of a home care agency.

The less expensive option is the private hire of an individual. Over the past several years, I have posed the following question to many seasoned professionals in the home care/ elder care industry, “Do you ever recommend the private hire of an individual for home care?”

The answer to this question has always been a resounding “no.” Even the greatest advocates for our senior citizens, the Geriatric Care Managers, all seem to agree that a private hire carries too much risk.

Often the next questions concern the potential challenges related to a private hire that should be considered.

First, as a private employer, the client or client’s family is required to pay payroll taxes. If a home health aide represents themselves or requests to be treated as an “independent contractor,” it is the client’s responsibility to determine that the aide is truly an independent contractor (and is therefore paying their own taxes).

In many instances, despite the best of intentions, the aide will not meet the various, usually confusing legal criteria of an independent contractor.

If the aide has not met his or her tax obligation and is deemed by the IRS to be an employee and not an independent contractor, the liability for taxes falls to the employer (this can involve back taxes, interest, fines and even possible criminal penalties).

The issue of independent contractor vs. employee is currently a prominent one with the IRS and an investigation can be triggered in many ways, such as if the aide ever files for unemployment benefits.

Second, hiring an individual raises liability issues. The client or client’s family is liable for any injury to the person being cared for or to any other individual on the premises.

Also, as the employer, they could be held liable for any work-related injury to the employee.

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This can include the cost of medical expenses and disability payments.

The home care industry is considered high risk for work related injuries.

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Third, unfortunately, there are many reports of abuse, exploitation and theft involving the private hire of home health aides.

It is very cumbersome for the client or client’s family to do a proper criminal and driving check on a potential hire. It is also difficult to do a complete check of references, education, qualifications, and certifications.

David Asrael, MD Fourth, with a private hire the client or client’s family must act as the supervisor. This lack of professional supervision can compound the aforementioned liability and abuse issues.

Also, if a hired health aide cannot work on a scheduled day, it is the client or client’s family that must find a replacement. This can potentially leave a loved one without care.

If you or a loved one needs help at home please use caution and consider the challenges of privately hiring an individual to come into your home.

Using a home care agency can eliminate most of these risks. There are several licensed, high quality, and reputable home care agencies in Georgia.

Each agency is different in its own way, so, do your homework and you can gain the peace of mind that comes with quality professional home care.

David Asrael, MD is the owner of BWell Senior Care. BWell Senior Care is a private duty home care agency that also provides free physician house calls for its clients. Please visit bwellseniorcare.com or call (404) 812-6955 for more information.

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Flourishing with the Help of Friends

SIXTH ANNUAL ICE FOR IAN’S FRIENDS RAISES TUMOR RESEARCH FUNDS There will be ice skating, a raffle and a fantastic hot chocolate bar. Tickets are $10 per person and $3 for skates. You may register online at www. iansfriendsfoundation/ice2014 or buy tickets at the door.

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an’s Friends Foundation was founded in 2006 when Ian Yagoda, at age 2, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. But the diagnosis was not the only shock for Ian’s parents, Cheryl and Phil Yagoda.

They found that very little money was dedicated to the purpose of pediatric brain tumors. Pediatric brain tumors are very different from adult-onset brain tumors in the ways that they grow and are successfully treated.

To date, Ian’s Friends Foundation has funded 11 different labs around

Ian Yagoda and Erin Beiner the country with many success stories.

Ice For Ian’s Friends, benefiting Ian’s Friends Foundation supporting pediatric brain tumor research, will be held on Sun., Feb. 9 at the Marietta Ice Rink from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Weber School senior, Erin Beiner, started the fundraiser as her bat mitzvah project six years ago and has spearheaded the event every year since. This year, fellow students Adina Karpuj, Talia Katz and Rachel Colonomos are helping with the planning as well.

summer. Ian’s positive outlook on his future not only continues to inspire his family and friends to find a cure, but gives hope to the thousands of children battling with brain tumors.

For more information on Ice For Ian’s Friends or about Ian’s Friends Foundation, please email Kathy Orstadt, executive director, at kathy@iansfriendsfoundation.com or visit the web site at www.iansfriendsfoundation.com.

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The Empowered Patient: 2014 A BRAVE NEW WORLD OF HEALTHCARE

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The Truth About Addiction

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tatistics show that roughly 11 percent of the U.S. population suffers from some kind of addiction. That figure is mirrored here in Atlanta.

And while many Jews continue to believe addiction doesn’t exist in the Jewish community, others argue the rates are no different. What we know for sure is that JF&CS receives calls from local rabbis, and directly from congregants who are struggling with this disease and don’t know where to turn.

In response, JF&CS inaugurated H.A.M.S.A. — Helping Atlantans Manage Substance Abuse — in the summer of 2012. A program of the Counseling Services – Tools for Life division, H.A.M.S.A. focuses on recovery and prevention through initia-

tives like Sober Shabbat and schoolbased programs.

How is this for a surprising statistic: more than 15 percent of teens today meet the criteria for alcohol and drug abuse. In fact, the average age of first use is reported to be from 9 to 11 years old.

Erica Katz is H.A.M.S.A.’s coordinator. She works closely with Jo Abney, JF&CS’s substance abuse counselor. While Katz works on prevention and awareness, Abney helps clients assess where they are vis a vis addiction and choose the path they need to take.

These are the stories of their own journeys to recovery.

Erica Katz

Katz says she was an alcoholic

before she ever picked up a drink. “I always felt there was something missing that everyone else had. It always seemed that for others, things came easy, like school and friends. I always felt ‘less than,’ like I didn’t get the manual for life.�

She had her first drink in high school at a cousin’s bar mitzvah.

An older cousin gave her a Sea Breeze. “For the first time, I didn’t feel anxious,� she said. “After that, I started drinking pretty quickly regardless of consequences.�

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“I wanted to get rid of the self-hating feeling I had all the time. That’s what alcohol did for me. It was so much more important than whatever consequences came socially or with school.�

Katz’s drinking defined high school. Her grades suffered. Her mom and step dad grounded her frequently, so she snuck out of the house at night. “I was hanging out with other kids who drank. Drinking every day became normal. That’s how I rationalized my behavior – by comparing myself to the cast of misfits around me.�

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Junior year, her parents told her to get herself together. And she did.

She stopped drinking and really focused on school. It was easy; by this point, she had no social life.

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“Most of my friends hated me. So I threw myself into school.�

She excelled and got accepted to Purdue University. “Things were good. At this point, I had stopped drinking, focused on school and really achieved something for the first time.

But when I got to college, I found a crowd that was partying hard, and I jumped right into it.�

Erica Katz During the first few months, Katz got involved in an abusive relationship. By then her sense of self was so compromised, she didn’t feel she deserved any better.

It threw her into a terrible depression. She couldn’t go to class and started drinking whenever she was awake. “I completely checked out.�

When she got home that December and her parents saw her grades, they moved her back to Detroit, where they were living at the time, put her in therapy and sent her to a local college to keep an eye on her.

She hadn’t told anyone yet about the abuse she had endured. She kept drinking away her emotions. In school, she had a mix of A’s and F’s.

She couldn’t figure out how to balance it all. Her parents tried to help, but she kept telling them nothing was wrong. She didn’t want them to get in the way of the one thing working for her – alcohol.

Katz decided she wanted to move back to Manhattan, where she grew up and her father still lived. She worked in his office and took some classes. Then she got involved with a guy who liked to party. “I was a mess, partying Sunday through Thursday, sleeping Friday and Saturday

Jo Abney

and checked into a treatment center.

That marked the start of a long journey for Katz, who has been sober ever since.

After a month in Arizona, she moved to Atlanta and continued treatment. By fall 2008, she was ready to live on her own. She got an apartment, started working, joined a support group and made lots of friends.

At 20 years old, Katz ended up homeless, staying illegally in an apartment and not paying rent. So it should not have come as a surprise when she came home one day to find the landlord had locked her out.

All of her things were inside. She called her mom, to whom she had not spoken in a year, and asked her to pay the rent until she could get a job.

Her mom refused but offered to settle the debit if Katz would go to treatment.

Katz decided that was better than being homeless. So on Sept. 20, 2006, she flew with her mom to Arizona

“At 22 I finally figured out how to be sober and like myself.” Still, life could be complicated at times, especially with people who didn’t know her story. She also felt like she had a lot of catching up to do.

But love can come when you least expect it. By 2012, Katz was working at Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. She was in a meeting and met a woman who decided to introduce Katz to her son.

Sixteen months later, the two are planning a March wedding.

“I’m pretty much living the dream,” she said. “I have the most amazing partner, I’m involved in the community and I have the perfect job

with JF&CS.”

And her mom?

“She’s my best friend. We talk every day. She moved back to Manhattan with her husband. She had also gotten involved in peer support to figure out how to help me and our family, because alcoholism is a family disease. It affects everyone.

“Different members of my family have required different things in order to mend the damage I caused.

Today, I have a good relationship with everyone, a great relationship with some of them. They don’t have

“When I first got sober, most of my friends were graduating and getting jobs. I felt a little like a failure.

But knew I didn’t want to be back in school, and I realized it’s OK to have an alternative path.”

She started building relationships and learning skills. She got involved in Jewish communal work. She found that even without a degree, she could make something of herself. She also started dating, which was a challenge at times.

“It makes a guy nervous when you don’t order a drink with dinner.

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She cut her mom off because she was always nagging her about her lifestyle. She estranged herself from her father as well, so she had no way to support herself.

When you’re in your early 20s, it’s such a big part of the social dynamic.”

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changed. “I knew it wasn’t the lifestyle I wanted.”

Jo Abney

The turning point came when she met her (now late) husband.

Unlike Katz, Abney never sought treatment for what she said was an “absolute addiction to several substances.” She was able to come out of it with the help of friends and family, and the decision to start a new life.

Abney started doing drugs before she was even in high school in South Carolina. She started partying heavily in high school and then into college. By the time she was in her 20s, she was a full-blown addict.

“I moved to Atlanta from Wesleyan College and that’s when my partying escalated,” she said. “But even though I always knew I wanted to perform well and had a good grade average, there was no doubt I was addicted.”

She tried to quit a few times and had some relapses. But then things

“I had wanted to cut back, but there wasn’t the motivation. He had been down that road before. But when he got custody of his kids, he knew he had to stop.”

Myths and Facts About Drug Abuse and Addiction Myth Overcoming addiction is a matter of willpower. You can stop using drugs if you really want to.

She knew she had to stop too.

They married and moved to another county. She got rid of all the phone numbers of old friends.

FACT Prolonged exposure to drugs alters the brain in ways that result in powerful cravings and a compulsion to use, making it extremely difficult to quit by sheer force of will.

“I completely reinvented my life.

It wasn’t easy. But I knew I didn’t want to go back to that life.”

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For more information about Sober Shabbat or any other H.A.M.S.A. programs, contact Erica Katz, coordinator, at (770) 677-9318. For information about addiction counseling, call Jo Abney, substance abuse clinician, at (770) 677-9308.

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Addiction is a disease; there’s nothing you can do about it.

FACT While it is a brain disease, you are not a helpless victim. Addiction can be treated and reversed through a number of therapeutic interventions which may include medication, talk therapy, exercise and other treatments.

Myth Addicts must hit rock bottom before they can get better.

FACT Recovery can start at any time—and the earlier the better. The longer drug abuse continues, the stronger the addiction becomes and the harder to treat.

Myth You can’t force someone into treatment; he or she must want help.

FACT Treatment doesn’t have to be voluntary to be successful.

Myth Treatment didn’t work before, so there’s no point in trying again.

FACT Recovery is a long process that often involves setbacks. Relapse is common but does not mean you should quit.

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aintaining sobriety can be challenging — especially when you’re out and surrounded by others who are drinking.

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“Sober Shabbat and H.A.M.S.A. saved my son — and me,” said Lynne, who didn’t want to give her last name. Lynne’s son was an addict, and without telling him about it, she convinced him to go to a dinner with her.

They haven’t missed one since. “The people there are our family. They accepted us right away, and my son trusts them. He has turned a new chapter in his life.”

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f you are a parent, a pediatric dentist is the best choice when it comes to keeping a healthy smile for your child.

As a pediatric dentist, Dr. Jackson has received specialized train-

He received his DMD from the University of Florida, College of Dentistry in 1996. He went on to complete a pediatric dentistry residency at the Medical College of Virginia in 1998.

families kind enough to refer new patients.

Dr. Jackson is the Executive Director of the Georgia Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. He is also is the Executive Director of the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, pastpresident of the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry and an active member in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Jackson and his family enjoy volunteering for FOCUS and Children’s Restoration Network. He also works with the community as an active parent volunteer with Fleetwood Dance Center.

When Dr. Jackson is away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife, two daughters and their dog.

Dr. Jackson, his wife and daughters enjoy the spiritual leadership at their Congregation, Gesher L’Torah, in Alpharetta. He is also an avid golfer, hockey fan and NASCAR fan as well.

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In addition to the many years of experience working with children, Dr. Jackson and his team offer a kidfriendly environment and relate to patients in an age appropriate way that empowers children to feel in control and comfortable.

Dr. Jackson provides excellence in care and his staff serves all families with a smile as they offer pediatric dentistry and orthodontic care. Families are greeted with coffee, cocoa or tea as they wait in the relaxing lobby area.

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Young Patients to Receive Greater Focus AGA OPENS LONG-AWAITED PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT DIVISION

ommended, Dr. Patel wants parents to be aware of when to consider calling a specialist.

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fter decades of requests from the community, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates (AGA) has opened a new pediatric and adolescent division in Sandy Springs.

Located next to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite and led by Dr. Nirav Patel, this new division expands AGA’s patient services by providing personalized care for infants, children, ‘tweens and teens suffering from digestive conditions and liver diseases.

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates is the largest gastroenterology practice in the Southeast and has been serving the metro Atlanta community for nearly 40 years.

atric gastroenterologist for AGA. “We are dedicated to offering convenient and complete pediatric digestive healthcare services to our patients.”

Providing comprehensive care for this special group of patients is top priority at the new Pediatric and Adolescent Division.

“When families walk in the door, they should expect to receive high quality care and responsiveness,” says Dr. Patel, Board Certified pedi-

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Dr. Patel’s experience involves the evaluation and treatment of both common and complex digestive disorders, including abdominal pain, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, chronic constipation, diarrhea, esophagitis, heartburn, irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, liver disease, motility disorders, and short bowel syndrome.

“Some of the more common digestive issues seen in many patients – from infancy through adolescence – are acid reflux and constipation,” says Dr. Patel. “Where possible, I like to take an approach focused on nutrition and lifestyle changes, in addition to traditional medicine.”

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AGA’s Pediatric and Adolescent Division is conveniently located next to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite where outpatient diagnostic services can be performed, including endoscopic procedures like colonoscopy and upper GI endoscopy, and imaging services like CT and bone density scans.

In addition, other services can be performed right in AGA’s office, including tests for lactose intolerance, ultrasounds to evaluate abdominal pain, and infusion services for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Although a referral from a patient’s pediatrician is highly rec-

“If a child is experiencing symptoms like blood in their stool or chronic abdominal pain associated with unexplained weight loss, further evaluation is needed,” he explains, “Abdominal pain beyond an occasional minor belly ache should be looked into further – it could indicate anything from a food sensitivity to something more complex like inflammatory bowel disease.”

After practicing in South Carolina for five years, Dr. Patel is excited to return to Georgia to help AGA open their pediatric and adolescent division.

“I grew up in Atlanta and am a graduate of the University of Georgia,” he says. “After practicing for many years out-of-state, it’s great to be back, be closer to family, and to be helping my hometown community.”

For Dr. Patel, pediatric gastroenterology was a natural career decision, “Working with children gives me the ability to intervene and make a difference early in a person’s life – especially with digestive health and nutrition.”

He adds, “I feel my expertise and passion to care for children with gastrointestinal disorders leads to an overall positive patient experience.”

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Patel at AGA’s Pediatric and Adolescent Division, call (404) 843- 6320.

The office is located at in the Meridian Mark Plaza, Atlanta. To learn more about the practice, Dr. Patel, and the new Pediatric and Adolescent Division, visit www.atlantagastro. com/peds.

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n Oct. 11 – 12, over the course of 30 miles, hundreds of participants will walk to provide life-saving breast cancer resources for women and men all over Georgia for the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer.

In 12 years, the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer has raised over $10 million and been able to fund 211 grants who provide breast cancer education, screening, early detection, support services, and continuing care for Georgians, especially those who could not otherwise afford these services.

Join us and contribute to our mission to provide breast health access to the entire state of Georgia. Register today for the 2014 Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer.

Use the discount code “AJT2014” to receive $25 off your registration fee from now until the end of February.

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Relief from the Buzz

RECOGNIZING AND TREATING CHRONIC NOISE IN YOUR EARS SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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innitus is described as the perception of a ringing, buzzing, humming, or roaring sound, which occurs in the absence of an external sound.

While the noises and effects of tinnitus are recognized and researched, successful management of the condition is still a challenge. For tinnitus sufferers, relief can only occur after an understanding of tinnitus and the brain is realized.

While there are many possible origins of tinnitus, no single explanation can be applied to all cases. It is commonly acknowledged that tinnitus involves a series of neurological changes within the auditory system, which involves hearing as well as the limbic system—a system which controls emotion and attention.

The actual perception of tinnitus may be caused by changes in the

auditory system, which leads to increased and altered neurological activity in the auditory system.

Tinnitus can also occur in an individual with hearing impairment because the brain expects to hear sound at a certain volume. Therefore, when an individual has hearing loss, their brain is being deprived of sound input that it otherwise anticipates.

The brain, consequently, begins to fill in these gaps and the individual perceives the sound as tinnitus.

For those people who experience bothersome tinnitus, the associated annoyance is the result of the reaction to this perception, instead of the perception itself.

A tinnitus assessment typically includes a complete audiological evaluation, a thorough examination of the patient’s perception of the tinnitus, and a comprehensive counsel-

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ing session to help guide the treatment plan.

Each individual’s unique tinnitus characteristics must be understood before the appropriate therapy method can be selected.

Since the perception and frustration of tinnitus varies in each patient, there are a variety of treatment options. You may require tinnitus retraining therapy, tinnitus treatment devices, amplification, counseling, or a combination of these options.

Dr. Melissa Wikoff specializes in providing relief to those who suffer from tinnitus and individualizing rehabilitation plans. Dr. Wikoff recently returned from the International Tinnitus Research Initiative conference in Valencia, Spain, where she worked with other professionals

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The theme of this clinically oriented convention was “Tinnitus: a Treatable Disease.”

Dr. Wikoff practices at Atlanta Hearing Associates and believes in providing hope and relief to those disturbed by tinnitus through a scientifically-based, yet creative and open-minded treatment approach.

For more information, please visit www.HearAtlanta.com, or call Atlanta Hearing Associates at (404) 500-1026. We have several locations, but specialize in tinnitus evaluations and treatment in our Toco Hills and Dunwoody clinics. Take control of your tinnitus today, and schedule an evaluation.

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Awareness • Brain incorrectly labels tinnitus signal as harmful/ threatening • Brain seeks tinnitus in order to warn the body Stress Response • ANS arousal • Fight or flight • Sleep & concentration disturbance • Lack of control • Fear and anxiety

Illustration of the neurophysiological model of tinnitus (Courtesy of Neuromonics).

Tinnitus can create a subconscious stress response where the autonomic nervous system is activated and goes into fight-or-flight mode. It has a functional impact of the patient. It is not a choice to feel this way.

This is a true physiological response; heart rate and respiration quickens. This can evoke sleep and concentration issues, as well as a sense of lack of control, fear, and anxiety. These elements serve to feed on each other, and this is what can progressively make tinnitus more of an issue for our patients. A focused treatment plan is necessary to break this cycle of disturbance. It is important to treat the tinnitus, stimulate the brain, and give it back the auditory signal it is craving. We must also treat the emotional reaction, or the stress response.

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Treating Mental Health Jewishly NEFESH CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS EXPANSION OF SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCY SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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efesh, the international network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals held their annual conference at the Hyatt Regency in Long Island, attended by many of the big names in the Jewish Mental Health field.

The conference was open to all, but was specifically geared to those involved in mental health, education, or counseling. The increased level of attendance as well as the number of issue discussed indicated the heightened attentiveness to the mental health issues affecting the Jewish community.

While the conference focused on a variety of matters, including their relation to Jewish law, issues involving substance dependency and abuse are a growing – and at times overwhelming – concern within the Jewish community.

It was a great opportunity for the Friends Helping Friends (FHF) team to meet professionals and generate awareness about the services available to them and their clients.

Immediately following the Nefesh International Conference, case managers at FHF held a series of meetings to discuss plans for the future, concerning how to expand its network to reach out to help more Jews in need.

Friends Helping Friends is a crisis intervention team that assists those who are struggling with alcohol and substance abuse with referral and placement into appropriate treatment facilities. They provide a team of counselors to assist those within the community that are struggling with various addictions.

FHF is a valuable resource to many health professionals because of their unique relationship with many treatment facilities across the country. Very often, a client seeking treatment does not know about the rehabilitation and treatment programs available outside of their immediate geographic location area.

One of the goals of FHF is to educate and inform not only therapists and other mental health professionals, but the individual and their families to the various options for them to obtain treatment all over the country.

One of the many services that FHF has been able to secure is to educate treatment facilities about the concept of kosher food and to offer kosher meals when requested. This service is just one of the many things that will assist those in the orthodox community when seeking treatment.

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Third and Fourth Grade Take on the Hawks MJCCA YOUTH BASKETBALL AND FAMILIES’ NIGHT AT PHILIPS SPECIAL FOR THE AJT

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he MJCCA Young Adult department and the MJCCA Youth Basketball’s third and fourth grade select team recently had a night out at Philips Arena, as the Atlanta Hawks played against the Houston Rockets (who boasts the first Israeli player in the NBA, Omri Casspi).

More than 50 people - young adults, kids, and families - arrived at the arena early to watch both teams warm up. Just before the game, the MJCCA’s third and fourth grade team, coached by Roey Shoshan, took the court to play a six minute scrimmage in front of the crowd.

After the game, Emily Hanover, with the Atlanta Hawks, arranged for the group to stay court side, while Omri Casspi thanked the group for their support, took pictures with the kids, and signed autographs.

The event marked another great night and another great partnership between the MJCCA and the Atlanta Hawks.

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More Opportunities for Jewish Learning THE MJCCA ANNOUNCES SECOND SEMESTER COURSES

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n addition to the courses that the MJCCA’s Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning will continue into the New Year, the MJCCA is pleased to announce its new second semester course offerings, beginning in January 2014.

From the “Story of the First Jewish Family” to “The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries to Memoirs” to “Islam for Jews,” the MJCCA offers new, exciting courses led by acclaimed instructors.

Classes are offered all over Metro Atlanta with a range of daytime and evening options. Classes are open to the community.

Dr. Shelley Buxbaum, Director, Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning says, “We are thrilled to provide an array of new courses with gifted teachers and presenters, for people of all ages and denominations looking to study Jewish topics.” Dr. Buxbaum continues, “Our classes positively and inclusively enlighten people who are interested in exploring their Judaism.”

Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning – Second Semester Course Offerings & Locations

MJCCA’s Zaban Park (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody)

Temple Sinai (5645 Dupree Drive, NW, Atlanta) ► Jewish Denominations: Addressing the Challenges of Modernity – Tuesdays, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Greenfield Hebrew Academy - GHA (5200 Northland Drive, Atlanta) ► Shiv’im Panim: Seventy Faces of Wisdom, Sh’mot / Exodus Part 1: From Slavery to Sinai – Tuesdays, 8 – 9 a.m. ► Shiv’im Panim: Seventy Faces of Wisdom, Bereshit/Genesis Part 1: From Adam to Abraham, the First 10 Generations – Wednesdays, 8 – 9:30 a.m.

Young Israel of Toco Hills (2074 La Vista Road, Atlanta) ► Shiv’im Panim: Seventy Faces of Wisdom: Genesis/Bereshit Part 2: The Story of the First Jewish Family -Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Congregation Or VeShalom (1681 North Druid Hills Rd. Atlanta) ► Shiv’im Panim: Seventy Faces of Wisdom, Bereshit/Genesis Part: From Adam to Abraham, the First 10 Generations. Time: TBD

► Dramas of Jewish Living – Sundays, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

The Breman Museum (1440 Spring Street, Atlanta)

► Our Master Story: B’Midbar / Numbers: Leadership Defied and Defended - Tuesdays, 10:45 -11:45 a.m.

► The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs – Thursdays, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

► Mysticism and Kabbalah: Secret Knowledge in Judaism - Wednesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. ► Islam for Jews – Wednesdays, 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. ► Maimonides: A Sephardic Renaissance Man / Part 2 - Wednesdays, 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. ► Shiv’im Panim: Seventy Faces of Wisdom / Part 2: Genesis/Bereshit The Story of the First Jewish Family (hands-on course with an artist-inresidence) – Wednesdays, 10:45 a.m.

- 12:15 p.m. ► Derech Torah: An Introduction to Judaism - Thursdays, 7 - 8:30 p.m.

The Epstein School (335 Colewood Way NW, Sandy Springs) ► Answers to Your Child’s Questions: Foundations of Jewish Family Living -- Wednesdays, 11 a.m. -1 p.m.

Dr. Buxbaum adds, “There is truly something for everyone – whether you are just beginning to delve into Judaism, or simply want to deepen your knowledge, we have a class for you.”

More Info / Register for a Class Fees vary by class. For program information, contact Laurie Finkelstein (678) 812-3723 laurie.finkelstein@atlantajcc.org. For a complete schedule of 2013-2014 classes, or to register for a class, visit www.atlantajcc.org/brill.

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Greater Atlanta Hadassah Installs Officers ROTHSTEIN TO SERVE SECOND TERM FOR 2014

Carrying on the Message of MLK Jr.

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reater Atlanta Hadassah held its installation of officers and board leadership training on Jan. 5 at Temple Sinai.

Sue Rothstein was installed for her second term as president of Greater Atlanta Hadassah. Toby Parker, Southeastern Region organization vice president and a Greater Atlanta Hadassah past president, performed the installation.

Sue thanked the outgoing board for their dedication and contributions to Hadassah and welcomed the incoming board. A highlight of the event was the awarding of the Hadassah Leadership Award to Paula Zucker for excellence in leadership, not only in Hadassah, but in the community at large.

For more information about Greater Atlanta Hadassah and its groups and programs, please visit the website at www.hadassah.org/Atlanta.

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or over a decade, on the Friday night of MLK Jr holiday, The Temple and Ebenezer Baptist Church congregations have come together at The Temple to worship. The highlight of which is The Temple and Ebenezer choirs singing together.

The featured photographs are from earlier this week when the choirs were practicing together in preparation for the service. The choir is lead by Cantor Deborah L. Hartman.

As part of this tradition, in February the favor is returned, and The Temple members and choir go to Ebenezer to worship and sing at one of their Sunday morning services. Both services are open to all.

Photo courtesy of The Temple member and professional photographer, Ellis Veneer

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he ad spot “Breakroom Ostrich,” produced by Atlanta-native Eric Haviv, was recently chosen as one of the five finalists for this year’s Doritos’ “Crash the Super Bowl” competition.

Haviv was previously featured in the Atlanta Jewish Times in 2011 for sending two short films, “Pray” and “The Phantom Draw,” to the Cannes Film Festival.

Haviv’s latest breakthrough stars his childhood friend, attorney (not actor) Brett Friedman, an ostrich, and a boss who is trying to get to the bottom of an office scandal.

The commercial has appeared on NBC’s Today show, the Wall Street Journal, 11 Alive, and Good Day Atlanta, among other media outlets.

Doritos will choose this year’s contest winner based on a public vote, and the commercial with the most votes will collect a $1 million grand prize.

The Atlanta Jewish community can visit VoteOstrich.com and select “Vote Now!” to vote up to twice a day for the spot (once from a PC, and once from a phone or tablet) through Jan. 29.

Viewers who enjoy the commercial are invited to join the “Breakroom Ostrich” fan page on Facebook, featuring new content and daily updates from “Clyde the Ostrich.”

“Breakroom Ostrich” was filmed by Haviv and his production company, FUGO Studios, during a one-day shoot at the offices of client Selig Enterprises last November.

Haviv’s love of animals (especially ostrich), as well as office humor inspired the commercial, which is now competing against four other humorous ads from across the country (all five can be viewed at doritos.com).

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Haviv and his team will be in New York on Feb. 2 to watch the big game in the Frito-Lay suite, when they will learn (at the same time as the audience) whether “Breakroom Ostrich” has been selected to air.

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usician Gavin DeGraw has been selected to perform as a part of VH1’s Super Bowl concert series taking place in each of New York City’s five boroughs, along with New Jersey, in honor of the area’s first ever Super Bowl.

DeGraw will play to fans in Montclair, New Jersey from the Wellmont Theater, Feb. 1, airing live at 11 p.m. ET. Other acts include Fall Out Boy, the Goo Goo Dolls and TLC. The “Not Over You” singer also received good news after his collaboration with fellow musician Colbie Caillat, “We Both Know” was nominated for the Grammy for Best Song Written For Visual Media. The song was penned for the 2013 film, “Safe Haven.”

Born Gavin Shane DeGraw, he is the son of Lynne Krieger and Wayne DeGraw. His father is of Irish descent and his mother is of Russian Jewish descent. DeGraw grew up in the Catskills of South Fallsburg, New York as a child. He has two siblings, Neeka and Joey DeGraw.

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usician and actor, Lenny Kravitz has signed on to be the new spokesperson for the Jeep Wrangler.

A long-time fan, Kravitz will star in a national advertising campaign, launching with two spots entitled, “Extraordinary Adventure Swamp” and “Swamp Thing” this summer.

In partnership with Kravitz, both ads will feature his new track, “Rock Star City Life,” off of his upcoming album, “Black and White America,” also due for release in the summer.

As an actor, Kravitz and the rest of the cast of “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” were honored by the Screen Actors Guild Awards with a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Born Leonard Albert Kravitz, he is the son of “The Jeffersons” actress Roxie Roker and NBC TV producer Sy Kravitz. His mother is of Afro-Bahamian and African-American ancestry, while his father is of Ukrainian, Jewish descent.

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EDUCATION

Acceptance Summit at GHA

STUDENTS COME TOGETHER TO HONOR RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES, MLK JR.

BY LEAH BRAUNSTEIN LEVY AJT CONTRIBUTOR

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n the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr., Greenfield Hebrew Academy Middle School students participated in an Acceptance Summit with their counterparts from St. Jude Catholic School just before Martin Luther King Day. The program was facilitated by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which has certified GHA as a “No Place For Hate” school for their culture of respect and their creation of a safe environment where bullying is not tolerated.

The program was originally conceived in the mind of Interim Lower School Principal and School Counselor Sylvia Miller; she contacted Holli Levinson, the Education Director at the ADL.

“I had just received a similar request from the administration at St. Jude, so all I did was match them up,” said Ms. Levinson.

“We are so excited to host the Acceptance Summit at our school,” Ms. Miller said. “As a ‘No Place For Hate’ school, I think it’s so important that our kids are exposed to other people beyond our walls. A program like this teaches them acceptance and appreciation of others.”

The summit began when 30 students from St. Jude arrived at GHA, where they were welcomed by the 30 nervous and excited GHA middle schoolers.

Ms. Levinson introduced the icebreaking game of “Stand Up,” in which various groupings stood if, for example, they were born in Atlanta, or if they had ever fallen asleep in a movie, or if they spoke more than one language.

Rabbi Adam Starr of the Young Israel of Toco Hills, who serves as the rabbinic decisor for GHA, addressed the students with a short explanation of the basics of Judaism and also explained the significance of Israel as the Holy Land for the Jewish people.

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Reverend Bill Hao, Parochial Vicar for St. Jude Parish Church, covered the foundations and basic beliefs of Catholicism.

Reverend Hao and Rabbi Starr took questions from the group, answering some very thoughtful students about subjects like the origin of Santa Claus and Christmas and what Jewish beliefs about heaven might be.

The questioners discovered some things in common; some students were surprised to learn that both Jews and Catholics observe a Sabbath day.

The group broke up into workshops, where ADL facilitators Dana Smith and Leesa Kellam used games and activities to help students to ponder religious identity, commonalities and differences, tolerance, and understanding.

At lunch, both GHA and St. Jude Middle Schoolers discovered that each group recited blessings before their meals.

After more workshops, Ms. Miller addressed the group. She explained that they were holding the Acceptance Summit on Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for the Trees. Students planted seeds in a joint flowerpot, decorated with all of their names and an inspirational quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. “We thought that this was a wonderful way to celebrate Martin Luther King Day,” Reverend Hao said. “It’s important to be tolerant and accepting of people with different religious traditions and customs, and also learn that we’re not really very different—we have so much in common…Love of God and love of one’s neighbor are two things that we incorporate into our own lives.”

Rabbi Starr agreed, “They learned so much about one another; it’s important to respect one another despite our differences, or even because of our differences. They also learned that there’s so much they share: similar interests, a similar sense of community. I was delighted to see our students take such

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pride in their Judaism as they beautifully articulated and shared what Judaism means to their lives.”

“Coming as it did on Tu B’Shevat, and immediately before we commemorate the impactful life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday,” GHA’s Interim Head of School Leah Summers said, “it seems fitting that our students were given this opportunity to expose prejudices and break down stereotypes, and plant the seeds of tolerance.”

Leah Braunstein Levy is a paraprofessional at GHA and the author of The Waiting Wall, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for 2010. Her work appears in a new collection of essays, Kaddish, Women’s Voices, winner of the 2013 National Jewish Book Award.

Left: Administrators address the students at the Acceptance Summit. Left, GHA’s Interim Principal of the Lower School and School Counselor Sylvia Miller; right, St. Jude the Apostle Media Specialist Eleanora Straub.

Top RIght: The students were joined by Reverend Bill Hao, left, and Rabbi Adam Starr, right.

Below: Rabbi Adam Starr explained the basics of Judaism to the students attending the Acceptance Summit at GHA. Bottom: Students at the Acceptance Summit discussed commonalities and differences.

Around the table, starting with the upper left: Elye Robinovitz, Danny Sanders, Tal Shachar, Matthew Thurston, Chip Butler, Brennan Quinn.

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The Davis Academy celebrates Tu B’Shevat SPECIAL FOR THE AJT 1 - LS Tu B’Shevat art: The Davis Academy Lower School learned about different methods of art to honor trees and nature. Two different methods are shown here: printmaking to create Tu B’Shevat sprouts & the early work of Piet Mondrian, using oil pastels and paint to recreate his abstracted trees.

2 - Second grade Schleicher TuB’Shevat program: Jack Tolk and Jake Miller. Second graders at The Davis Academy were treated to a Tu B’Shevat tasting picnic in their Hebrew classes. Students learned about the seven species and sampled four of them (olives, figs, dates, and raisins). Of course, raisins were the most popular of the tasting picnic.

3 - MS T’fillahpalooza: Jojo Rinzler, Isabella Bercoon, & Remy Clayman. Davis Academy Middle School students were given the option to choose a t’fillah program to participate in. Jojo Rinzler, Isabella Bercoon, & Remy Clayman participated in a group that recycled newspaper to create trees in honor of Tu B’Shevat.

4 - Third grade Shapiro TuB’Shevat program: Mick Shrubstock and Sophie Shapiro. To the celebrate the birthday of trees, third grade students at The Davis Academy learned about planting seeds and how to care for the plants at home.

5 - MS Tu B’Shevat seder: Sarah McMahon and Zoe Bober. Davis Academy Sixth grade students participated in Tu B’Shevat seders in their Hebrew classes.

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tudents and teachers at Torah Day School of Atlanta will be seeing yellow during the last week of January when they celebrate National School Choice Week.

The school will wear the NSCW signature yellow scarves to show support for school

choice during class, field trips and a rally.

Students will also participate in an art and essay contest that emphasizes why each child loves Torah Day School and appreciates having a choice in schooling.

The events, which will be held from Jan. 27-31, will be part of 5,500-plus independently-planned ones taking place during National School Choice Week 2014, the

► Monday: Students will wear yellow T-shirts in support of TDSA and school choice. A yellow flag will be raised on the flagpole. ► Tuesday: TDSA eighth grade social studies students will visit the Georgia State Capitol. Led by their teacher, Mrs. Rhoda Gleicher, the students will tour the building, sit in on committee meetings, and view House/Senate general sessions from the gallery.

In addition, they will visit with Toco Hills state senator, Jason Carter. Senator Carter is a democratic candidate for governor in the 2014 state elections.

At noon, our students will participate in the School Choice Rally which supports the citizen choice of state taxes used in education. After the rally, the students will lobby elected representatives to support school choice in Georgia.

This trip is an introductory activity for a unit on national and state governments and civics. ► Wednesday: TDSA will be serving yellow food – bananas, lemonade and scrambled eggs. ► Thursday: Students will write why they love TDSA on yellow ribbons and hang them around the school. ► Friday: Popcorn for everyone. There will be music and dancing at morning line-up and the school newsletter will be printed on yellow paper.

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Torah Day School of Atlanta serves K-8 students with a mission to “inspire each student’s to love G-d, to observe the Torah, to strive for personal excellence, and to pursue life-long learning.”

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Jazz at GHA - Featuring the mellow tones of Atlanta jazz vocalist Emile Worthy, and his quartet; Saturday, January 25 at 8:00 pm; $50 per person Amandla - Recognizing Black History Month, Atlanta's vocal ensemble of Oliver Nathan Greene and Lori Christian, celebrates performance, preservation and education of African-derived music accompanied by GHA students. Saturday, February 8 at 7:45 pm; Free

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Ambassador Ron Prosor - Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN; speaking about Israel's international diplomacy; Tuesday, February 11 at 7:30 pm; Free, but RSVPs are requested.

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Sidney Feldman Legacy Golf Tournament - AJ Robinson, 2014 Honoree; Monday, March 31 at 10:30 am; Druid Hills Golf Club

“National School Choice Week gives Torah Day School of Atlanta an opportunity to celebrate our students, their parents, and our teachers,” said Sydney Rubin-Lewis, student scholarship office administrator.

“We hope the entire community will celebrate National School Choice Week, and the successes of our school, along with us.”

“We’re thrilled that Torah Day School of Atlanta is participating in National School Choice Week,” said Andrew Campanella, NSCW president. “We hear a lot about education in the news, but the students, teachers, and school leaders at TDSA remind us that every single day, there are great things happening in schools of choice across America.”

National School Choice Week shines a positive spotlight on effective education options for children – including traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling.

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Because I Said So

WHAT DOES IT MEAN, AND IS IT ENOUGH?

For example, if, let’s say, I wanted to go to a concert with my friends, and I asked my parents’ permission. If they gave me a “No, because I said so,” type response, I would immediately be on the defensive.

“What are you talking about? That’s not fair! I’m 19… blah blah blah.”

If, however, they told me I couldn’t go because, let’s say we had to go somewhere to celebrate a friend’s birthday, I would be much more understanding—I may still try to negotiate, but I would be more understanding.

It’s this sort of rationale that creates, within each of us, a sort of tension regarding biblical law: we don’t have the ability to ask “Why,” to the Almighty G-d who wrote our laws. For some laws, this is not an issue.

Chukkim, on the other hand, may seem entirely arbitrary. They are solely from divine inspiration and may be entirely unrelated to morality or social conduct. These include laws similar to those of the ritual bath of the mikvah.

In this week’s Torah reading, appropriately named Mishpatim, the Israelites receive a total of 53 mitzvot.

Interestingly enough, the mitzvot are divided almost evenly between imperative commands and prohibitions—23 and 30 respectively.

“The choicest of the first fruits of your soil you shall bring to the house of the Lord, your G-d. You shall not cook a kid in its mother’s milk” (Exodus 23:19).

You may have noticed some differences among these commandments— some are logical, some speak to our moral code, some are outright explained, and some beg the question of why. But how do you think the people of Israel responded to these commandments, as well as the other 48? The Torah reads:

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For example, we consider many of G-d’s Ten Commandments to be mishpatim: “You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” (Exodus 19:13).

“Three times during the year, all your males shall appear before the Master, the Lord” (Exodus 23: 17).

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Mishpatim include laws that we, as a society, may have instituted on our own; they tend to make sense and seek good for all.

“You shall observe the festival of unleavened bread; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread as I have commanded you, at the appointed time of the month of springtime, for then you left Egypt, and they shall not appear before Me empty handed” (Exodus 23:15).

Finally, this idea as it relates to G-d and his commandments: we believe

Rachel LaVictoire (rlavictoire@wustl. edu) is a graduate of the Davis Academy and Westminster High School, recipient of the prestigious Nemerov Writing and Thomas H. Elliott Merit scholarships at Washington University of St. Louis and an active member of Temple EmanuEl and the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. She was recently named to the board of St. Louis Hillel.

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In fact, Jewish scholars generally divide mitzvot into two categories: logical Mishpatim, or “laws,” and questionably irrational Chukkim, or “decrees.”

“So shall you do with your cattle and with your sheep: seven day sit shall be with its mother, on the eight day you may give it to Me” (Exodus 22:27).

At 19 years old, I know that if my parents give me a cold, “no,” that they have good intentions—I can trust that without asking.

He knows that we cannot understand, even if we were to ask why. We are asked, then, to follow his commandments out of love and trust, not out of understanding.

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Without question, each Israelite immediately agreed to uphold each of the 53 commandments, both the imperatives and the prohibitions.

Their devotion is stunning—so simple it was for them. Today the idea of absolute faithfulness is almost foreign. We question everything. Whether that’s right or wrong, I do not know. I certainly don’t have the answer, nor will I pretend to hold such an unwavering certainty.

I did, however, recently come across an interesting perspective on the matter, and I’ll relate it here to the way in which many of us go about charity giving.

In most cases, we don’t give specifically to a precise need. If you make a contribution to the American Cancer

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It’s a universal understanding that no one likes to hear the word “no,” but as relatively rational beings, we’re much more inclined to respond well to a “no” if it’s followed by an explanation.

“You shall not mistreat a stranger, nor shall you oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Exodus 22:20).

So, too, is the case with our parents and with our relationship to G-d. In the case of our parents, we slowly learn not to ask why.

that G-d created humankind. Therefore, G-d decided what about this world and about His law we would find comprehensible, and what we would not.

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Remember why you didn’t? Because your mom said no. And when you asked why, she likely responded with those debilitating and heartbreaking four words that no kid ever wants to hear: “Because I said so!”

In addition, in this week’s parshah, we receive other various mitzvot including:

Society, for example, you likely will not tell them exactly which research professional in which lab you’d like your money to go to. That’s because you trust their overall integrity and success. You know some specifics examples of their results and their plan, and you trust them to make choices as they please.

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emember when you were little and you wanted to do something really fun like dress your dog in human clothes, drive your plastic Barbie car in the “big kid” street, or see what would happen if you poured a glowstick’s insides on your mother’s garden (how cool would it be to have glow-in-the-dark flowers)?

A significant portion of the commandments focus on the fundamental commandment that, “If there is a fatality, you shall give a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot” (Exodus 21:2324).

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Sat., Jan. 25

Jazz at GHA, enjoy a sophisticated evening of jazz, featuring the mellow sounds of GHA’s own Emile Worthy and his quartet. Dairy desserts will be served. Sat., Jan. 25, 8 p.m. at GHA. Tickets at showtix4u.com or (866) 967-8167.

Thurs., Jan. 26

“The Geller Girls” Performance, come see “The Geller Girls,” writ-

ten by Janece Shaffer at a discounted price from the CSI Sisterhood.

Thurs., Jan. 26, 2:30 p.m. $39.38. (until Jan. 2). Alliance Theater. Contact, (404) 733-4604.

Including Gala Community Concert and Dessert Reception. Thurs., Jan. 26 - Jan. 29. Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Hotel. www.jewisheducators.org.

of the Lunch ‘N Learn series. Bring a dairy lunch or purchase from Goodfriend’s. Thurs., Feb. 6, 12 p.m.

MJCCA Zaban park. Info, rabbi.glusman@atlantajcc.org.

Jewish Educators Assembly Conference, the premier educational conference for Conservative movement educators from day schools, congregational schools, early childhood programs, and informal programs.

Sun., Jan. 29

Chevra Kadish Citywide Dinner, the annual dairy buffet, communitywide “Zayin Adar Seudah,” Seventh of Adar gathering for the traditional observance of the yahrzeit of Moshe Rabbeinu. Discussion and inspiration relevant to this “Chesed Shel Emes”, act of ultimate kindness, with speaker Rabbi Karmi Ingber. Thurs., Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m. Congregation Beth Jacob.

Community Book Club Meeting, gather together to discuss the novel “Defending Jacob,” by William Landay. Sun., Jan. 29. Info, pgrad@att. net or (404) 876-2199.

Thurs., Jan. 30

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Jews, Brews & Schmooze, mix & mingle with young Jewish adults. All are welcome, regardless of religious affiliation. Drinks and food available for purchase. Thurs., Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. Gordon Biersch, Atlanta. roey. shoshan@atlantajcc.org or (678) 8124055.

Sun., Feb. 2

Blood Drive, the 258th consecutive quarterly blood drive co-sponsored by Fulton Masonic Lodge No. 216, Jewish War Veterans Atlanta Post 112, Ahavath Achim Synagogue, and Congregation Or VeShalom. Sun., Feb. 2, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Ahavath Achim Synagogue. Reservations, www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation.

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Wed., Feb. 5

“To Be a Jew in the Free World,” Jewish Identity through the Lens of Modern History. This six-part course will give you the opportunity to make sense of your personal Jewishnes and will help you overcome perceived incompatibilities between Judaism and modern society. Wed., Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. $89/person, $160/couples’ discount. Chabad of Cobb. Register, www.myjli.com.

An Evening with Cokie Roberts, the Davis Academy presents award-winning journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts for a community conversation and book signing. Copies of her works will be available for purchase. Wed., Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Free.

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A Musical Tribute to Judy Tager, featuring pianist Benjamin Warsaw.

Beginning with a “Greet & Eat” dessert reception with Tager and Warsaw, followed by performance. Sun., Feb. 2, 3 p.m. $25/advance, $30/door.

Under 12 years free. Congregation Shearith Israel.

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Lunch ‘N Learn ft. Rabbi Rosenthal, join Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal from Ahavath Achim Synagogue for a lively class and discussion as a part

Sat., Feb. 8

Amandla! Folk Music of the African Diaspora, Join GHA for a musical timeline celebration in observance of Black History month. Sat., Feb. 8, 7:45 p.m. Free. Greenfield Hebrew Academy. RSVPs to speakers@ ghacademy.org, with “Amandla” in the subject line.

Gala Dinner and Auction, honoring Ben & Yafa Dosetareh, Sheila Faber, and Eyal & Aviva Postelnik. Dinner, open bar, auctions with prizes and more. Sat., Feb. 8, 8 p.m. Chabad of Cobb. RSVP or submit message to the Tribute Journal (by Jan. 15), www.chabadofcobb.com/dinner2014.

Tues., Feb. 11

Ambassador Ron Prosor at GHA, the second presentation of GHA’s Israel Speakers series features Ambassador Ron Prosor, Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The Ambassador will speak on “Insight into Israel’s International Diplomacy.” Tues., Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Greenfield Hebrew Academy.

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“Healthcare is Killing Us,” The Outrageous Cost of Being Alive. A Chyatte lecture with Dr. Steven Morris, managing partner of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates. Tues., Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. Free. Temple Sinai.

Fri., Feb. 14

Shabbat, Me & Rabbi G, Bring your children for a Shabbat-related activity and story in the Srochi Discovery Center. Songs and blessings with Rabbi Glusman. The Weinstein School Shabbat Dinosaur will also be stopping by! Challah and grape juice served. Fri., Feb. 14, 5 p.m. Free.

MJCCA Zaban Park. Info, rabbi. glusman@atlantajcc.org or (678) 8124161.

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Stanley Floersheim, age 95, of Atlanta, died January 14, 2014. Survivors include his loving wife of 68 years, Rita; son, Steve and daughter-in-law Nora Floersheim; granddaughters: Amy (Philip) Rubin and Jodi (Jeffrey) Rosenberg; great-grandchildren: Jacob, Hailey and Zachary Rubin and Tyler and Maya Rosenberg. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Suzanne Floersheim Chafin, of blessed memory. Stan was born in Springer, N.M., attended Drexel Institute of Technology, served in WWII, and moved to Atlanta in 1945 to marry his wife, Rita. He was a mechanical engineer specializing in commercial heating and air conditioning. Sign the online guest book at www. edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to charity of your choice. A graveside service was held Wed., Jan. 15 at Greenwood Cemetery with Rabbi Scott Colbert officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999.

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Samuel Arbiser, age 94 of Decatur, Georgia, died January 12, 2014. He was born on Sept. 19, 1919 in Warsaw, Poland, Son of Yakov Arbiser and Pola Zilberman, of blessed memory who perished in Treblinka Nazi death camp.

He was the third generation of mechanical engineers and in 1939, fled the Nazis and spent the duration of the war in Siberia. He received mechanical engineering training in Siberia, and, in 1950, moved to Israel where he served in the Israel Defense Forces. In Israel, he became chief engineer of Hamat, the largest mechanical engineering firm in the Middle East. In 1960, he moved to Atlanta and founded Arbiser Machine Building Company, which became renowned for innovative design of custom machinery. His work won accolades from Bell Laboratories and Lucent, among many others. He officially retired at age 83, but was highly involved with the company’s success for the next several years. His creativity was evident even in his final years, through sculpture in metal. His work was featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and on the campus of Emory University. He was a member of Congregation Beth Jacob since 1972. He was active in the Breman Museum and dedicated the Arbiser Family Theater there. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Pola Arbiser; son, Jack and daughter in-law Zoya Arbiser; daughter, Sherry Arbiser; and seven grandchildren: Ethan, Adam, and Joseph Arbiser and Jordan, Marlee, Ilan, and Zoe Bagel . Services were held at Crest Lawn Memorial Park , Mon., Jan. 13 with Rabbi Ilan Feldman officiating. Sign the online guest book at www.edressler.com. Donations may be made, in lieu of flowers, to Congregation Beth Jacob and the William Breman Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Museum. Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999

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JEWISH PUZZLER

by David Benkof

Across 1. Sign for Arthur Miller and Groucho Marx 6. It may contain Hebrew apps 9. Falashas (outdated term for Jews ___ Ethiopia) 13. Jewish attitude toward Amalek 14. President Chaim Herzog’s wife 16. Destroy, as the Temples 17. “Why are they ___ smart?” (Andy Warhol’s question about Jews) 18. C-___ (network that covered Jon Stewart’s routine at the 1997 White House Correspondent’s Dinner) 19. What determines whether the letter is “sin” or “shin” 20. “Royal Pains” actor Mark 22. Number repeated after “Brooklyn” in Andy Samberg’s new comedy show 23. Magilla Gorilla, e.g.

24. More like Jennifer Tilly’s character in “Bullets Over Broadway” 26. Several small ones struck Israel in October 2013 31. Reaction to a Jew in “Maus,” perhaps 32. “___ pair of poodles...” (Jewish lullaby) 33. The South American B’nai Moshe consider themselves ___ Jews 35. Fill it with falafel and humus 39. Tommy Lapid, by birth 40. King of CNN 42. ___ from birth (not a baal t’shuvah) 43. Start and end of an Exodus phrase about retaliation 45. New York top Judge Judith 46. Batman creator Bob

47. Israeli poet Goldberg 49. “Pogroms, ___, and Jews” (Sam Johnson book) 51. Assimilates, as new olim 55. Elijah of Vilna, for short 56. Dessert nosh 57. Warsaw ghetto leader Adam 63. Bagels, technically 64. Painter Dorte Clara Wolff is better known by this avian name 65. Sondheim song “We’re ___ Be All Right” 66. “Class Reunion” novelist Jaffe 67. Liev Schreiber and Ben Stein, in college 68. “God is ___ side” (verse from “We Shall Overcome sung by rabbis alongside Martin Luther King) 69. “Act like ___” (Neil Diamond song) 70. Result of drinking too much Manischewitz, maybe 71. Worthy of appearing in jewishjournal.com

9. He wrote “I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy” 10. Half-diameters 11. Layer discussed in Davis Guggeheim’s “An Inconvenient Truth” 12. Ask your cab driver in Israel to use it 15. Photographer Leibovitz 21. Tell all the non-Jews in your kindergarten that Santa doesn’t exist, for example 25. ___ Hai (location of a pre-State battle)

26. Ki ___ (Torah portion tht discusses the half-shekel tax) 27. “How to Raise Jewish Children ___ When You’re Not Jewish Yourself” (self-help book) 28. Simon Weil’s mother 29. Kind of captivity in Jewish history 30. Something that might be found in a geniza 34. “Castle” character actor 36. San ___ (nickname for the city with the oldest and largest Jewish film festival in the world)

37. Allen of “Candid Camera” 38. “Daniel Boone” actor Ed 41. Act like the “soul of a Jew” in Israel’s national anthem Hatikvah 44. Suffix for mountain 48. Start of a kindergarten song 50. Miss on Broadway?

51. SAG-___ (union that LA’s Jewish mayor belongs to) 52. Bialystock’s partner in “The Producers” 53. Brandeis scholar of US Jewry Jonathan 54. Henrietta of Hadassah 58. Work for the Connecticut Jewish Ledger, perhaps 59. You might put it on a steak at one of Israel’s El Gaucho restaurants 60. One may do it in the Biblical sense 61. Unpleasant task 62. How most Jews feel toward an agreement with Iran

Last week’s answers

Down 1. Challah unit 2. Kind of talk forbidden on Shabbat 3. Early aliyah group 4. Joseph used it on on his brothers 5. Without guidance from Jewish law, perhaps 6. “Doctor Zhivago” author Boris 7. Schnook 8. “It’s ___!” (reaction to a pogrom)

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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.

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