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GOOD NEWS MADE IN THE JEWISH STATE THIS PAST WEEK Israeli lab develops blood test to detect cancer. Miami-based Eventus Diagnostics, with R&D labs in Moshav Ora, near Jerusalem, have developed blood tests to measure cancer-specific antibodies produced by the immune system in response to the growth of tumors. New mothers can build startups too. Israel has several networking groups for mothers with babies who want to start their own businesses. Organizations such as “WeDream,” “Yazamiyot” and “Google Moms” are helping women with babies learn the skills necessary to become entrepreneurs.
How to be a good human being. Yemin Orde Youth Village in Israel’s Carmel forest is home to more than 500 at-risk immigrant youth from around the world. Heart ops for over 3300 children. The Israeli organization Save A Child’s Heart has treated thousands of children from over 45 developing countries since it was founded in 1995. It also holds free weekly cardiology clinics for children from Gaza and the Palestinian Authority. Syrian dissident: “Israel is our last hope.” Syrian dissident Kamal Al-
Labwani gave an interview to the Israeli media in which he said, “People today have begun thinking outside the box, exploring two fundamental things: changing ourselves and seeking help.” He wants Israel to enforce a no-fly zone in Southern Syria. Re-charge your phone…from a streetlamp. Thanks to landscaping company Pashut Yarok (Simply Green) Herzliya residents can recharge the battery of their cell phone free-of-charge from one of seven solar-powered streetlamp charge spots at the city’s main junction. Each pillar has a USB socket and an automotive spark plug, Israeli technology identifies criminals automatically. Israel’s Extreme Reality has developed video software that can interpret the movements of a person and detect anomalous behavior. Extreme Reality has been selected as one of Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe companies for 2014. Israeli water filter to help grow bigger fish. Israel’s BioFishency provides an affordable water filtration system for fish farmers that minimizes water usage and produces larger, healthier fish. A pilot site is to be set up in Jericho. The fish waste will be used as organic fertilizer for local date palms.
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Israeli 3D printer helps make bloodrecycling machine. UK’s Brightwake used the Dimension 1200es 3D printer from Israeli-US company Stratasys to create models of the parts for its Hemosep machine. Hemosep recovers blood lost or spilled during open-heart surgeries and recycles it back into the patient.
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early twenty trips into our Israeli business initiative, it appears that the Israeli real estate market has matured, has become more analytical and informed, and has much better integrated itself into the United States. In 2005, when we first began to work with Israeli investors (perhaps better stated as “tried” to work), Israelis were rightly concerned with an unattractive currency exchange, very high prices and unfavorable cap rates – all at a time that Eastern Europe was booming, Europe was thought to be desirable and the far east was thought to offer opportunities. How times have changed. Eastern European investments (e.g. in countries like Georgia and Bulgaria) caused great economic pain in 2006-2008 and, while a few of these countries are now back in the market, Israeli money now generally looks to more stable assets, assets in countries like England and Germany and other politically stable western European sites. In the last few years, many Israeli companies have built significant US networks as part of that changed perspective, and have significant market knowledge and sophisticated US partners. The Israeli investor has, in my opinion, generally been more yielddriven than product-driven and, while that investor adds to successful category portfolios (e.g., multi-family), he also now looks to diversification, particularly now that he better understands the US market. Notably, Israeli investment is now looking to retail and self-storage. Ten years ago, Israeli investors often invested in funds which bought all (or part of) an asset or portfolio. Today, more sophisticated Israelis invest in identifiable product, owning the ma-
jority of the asset (while their partner owns a bit – “skin in the game”). With nearly ten years having passed since the inception of our initiative, investors have weathered a full cycle. The question is always raised, “Why Atlanta?” and, for the most part, the question is phrased incorrectly. The physical assets in and around Atlanta are often a good value, but it is clearly the intellectual capital of Atlanta which has been most attractive. Although numerous Atlanta owners/ promoters have become involved with Israeli investors, the assets purchased have often been in other states, both near and far, assets purchased by or with the help of Atlanta companies or which utilize smart, focused Atlanta real estate professionals. In fact, the Atlanta connection has become even more pronounced as numerous Atlanta companies have quietly visited Israel (mostly Tel Aviv) and become integrated into the Israeli investment process. Where and when people have moved their feet, they have often been rewarded by Israeli investors who are, at a minimum, impressed with the level of commitment, expense and having those “feet on the ground.” Given that we have nearly completed a full real estate cycle, it would be a guess, though likely a pretty good one, that the level of trust from the Israelis will continue and Atlanta (and Atlantans) will be seen as a major part of a US investment strategy. Yes, the legal (and service) fees are less than New York, but the level of commitment of Atlanta companies is generally superior to most others, producing a win-win scenario not lost on seasoned investors. There is, of course, a great similarity between Tel Aviv and Atlanta. Both cities are very smart, very youthful and exceedingly confident. Both cit-
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ies have fine local food including many smaller restaurants. Both cities are relatively new (Tel Aviv being just 100 years old) and have numerous colleges. Both cities have significant diversity, and remarkable pace – and traffic.
and full of energy. The Nevei Tzedek area continues to grow and get more crowded and the buildings on or near Rothschild Boulevard are very similar to our Midtown; tall buildings, hip food, 24-7 activity.
For those who will visit Tel Aviv in the near future, restaurants like Bindella or Café 48 or Fitzroy are great fun and highlight local foods in environments that hardly feel like “business” dinners. These restaurants would be very popular in Atlanta and surely make Atlantans feel all the more comfortable. Additionally, there are projects in Tel Aviv that are in many ways like Atlanta. Not to be missed is the now Sarona project (very much in central Tel Aviv, truly an Atlantic Station-like project which has converted a wasteland into a very special mixed-use project). And then there is the port of Tel Aviv, much improved
Since we began our initiative in 2005, the world has gotten much smaller and the ability to place money has become much easier. There surely will be cycles to come, but Israelis are much better informed and much more committed to Atlanta and to the United States. Editor’s note: Abe J. Schear is a partner in the Real Estate Practice of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP and Chair of the firm’s Israel Practice Team. He focuses on representing retail and office landlords and tenants.
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n May 2, on behalf of the State of Georgia, the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust hosted the annual State Official Observance “Days of Remembrance” for the victims of the Holocaust. The observance began at 11am in the North Wing of the State Capitol. Six candles were lit by Holocaust survivors in remembrance of the six million Jews that were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
Henry Birnbrey, read by Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany Christoph Sander and escorted by Deputy Consul of Mexico Edurne Pineda
• Karen Edlin in memory of her parents Lola and Rubin Lanksy, read by Mayor of Sandy Springs Rusty Paul and escorted by Honorary Consul of Czech Republic George Novak • Herschel Greenblat, read by Rabbi Peter Berg and escorted by
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• Henry Gallant, read by Vice Dean of the Atlanta Consular 2014 Humanitarian Award presented to Melanie Nelkin Corps and Consul General of Ireland Paul Gleeson Senator Butch Miller and Repreand escorted by Consul General sentative Broadrick of Haiti Gandy Thomas To read more about the candle light• Ben Hirsch, read by the Consul ers, visit www.holocaust.georgia.gov General of the Republic of France In addition to the lighting of Denis Barbet and escorted by the candles, the 2014 HumanitarConsul General of Japan Kazuo Sunaga. (Ben was unable to atcontinued on the next page tend so Consul General Sunaga lit the candle on his behalf.)
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ian Award was presented to Melanie Nelkin, co-founder and current chair of the Georgia Coalition to Prevent Genocide (GC2PG). The Humanitarian Award is presented annually by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust to individuals or groups that have demonstrated the spirit of humanity through volunteer work, advocacy, leadership and/ or philanthropy in their community, thereby fighting indifference, intolerance and injustice. The GC2PG’s mission is to build a permanent, anti-genocide constituency in Georgia and depends on citizen support to engage elected officials at the state and national levels through advocacy and action and by creating awareness within the community. In 2014, GC2PG initiated the third annual state resolution, HR 1350, to recognize April as “Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month” in Georgia. The proclamation was sponsored by: Senator Jason Cart and Representative Stacy Abrams with support from the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, American Jewish Committee, ACCESS, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Temple Sinai, Atlanta Eternal-Life Hemshech, National Council for Jewish Women, STAND, Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta, Atlanta Black-Jewish Coalition and Fayetteville High School.
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Nelkin’s interest in the history of genocide began as a docent at The Breman Holocaust and Jewish Heritage Museum in 1996. She credits her involvement in the Jewish community as an important catalyst behind her activism. In 2009 she became a fellow of the inaugural Carl Wilkens Fellowship Class, which connected her with a cohort of activists across the United States, with a focus on building tools for communities to stop and end genocide.
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That year GC2PG’s advocacy efforts resulted in the passage of a Georgia State Senate Bill which disqualified new Georgia contracts with the most egregious companies from doing business with Sudan. In 2011, she was instrumental in founding the Genocide Prevention Institute, which was created to educate and empower communities with advocacy and action tools to prevent genocide and mass atrocities. In November of 2012 she helped the Georgia Sudanese and South Sudanese Diaspora organize the United Sudan and South Sudan Communities Association (USASSCA) in Georgia.
Nelkin is co-chair of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, vice president of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta, vice president of the Atlanta Regional Office of The American Jewish Committee, and a member of Women’s Solidarity Society of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and the Carl Wilkens Fellowship Advisory Council. Distinguished Educator of 2014: Lesley McClendon of Shiloh Middle School Lesley McClendon has been named the 2014 Distinguished Educator of the Year. Ms. McClendon is a 7th grade Special Education and Language Arts educator at Shiloh Middle School in Gwinnett County where she has been teaching for four years. She was nominated by Assistant Principal Jay Barbour. She also teaches Lan-
Left to right: Lesley McClendon, Georgia Department of Education Chief of Staff Dr. Mike Buck, and Georgia Commission on the Holocaust Executive Director Sally N. Levine.
guage Arts for middle school students in the Reach for Excellence program, hosted by The Marist School. The knowledge students gain from learning about the history of the Holocaust provides an invaluable context through which they may better understand the world around them. Students also develop a deeper understanding of responsibility, as it relates to both the individual and the community. When they realize the positive impact that even one determined individual can make, students feel more empowered to make good choices when faced with challenging situations and are inspired to actively contribute to the development of their communities. Lesley McClendon was named Distinguished Educator of 2014. The student winners of the 2014 Art, Writing & Music Contest were also recognized.
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n May 6, the Jewish National Fund held its annual Jack Hirsch Memorial Breakfast. The gathering was not only to promote the JNFs projects and efforts for the betterment of the Israeli state, but also to recognize some local residents’ contributions to the Jewish community, JNF, and Israel.
This year, Morris Maslia was honored with this award. Adam Maslia spoke on his behalf and presented the award to his father, Morris. Adam even went on to say how much he looked forward to Fridays when the Atlanta Jewish Times issue would come out, so he could read about what good deeds Cantor Isaac and Betty Goodfriend had been up top that week.
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The Tree of Life Award, JNF’s highest honor, was presented to Matt Brill and Richard Kopelman. This Award recognizes outstanding community involvement, dedication to the cause of American-Israeli friendship, and devotion to peace and the security of human life. “[Jewish National Fund’s (JNF’s)] Jack Hirsch Memorial Breakfast is a cornerstone expression of Atlanta’s commitment to Israel. Together, we stand strong for Israel and raise close
“I am both honored and thrilled to have been a part of another successful JNF event. Over 400 people in the Atlanta community chose to begin their day at the Jack Hirsch Memorial Breakfast and learn of the tremendous work JNF does for the land and people of Israel. I am personally proud to have introduced many new faces to the great work of JNF.”- Karen Isenberg-Jones, co-chair.
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The Cantor Isaac and Betty Goodfriend Jewish National Fund Community Service Award, established in 2010, is given in recognition of Cantor and Betty Goodfriend’s extraordinary and selfless contributions to the betterment of the land and people of Israel. The award is granted to an individual who exemplifies the Goodfriend’s spirit and has demonstrated a prolonged investment in JNF and Israel at the grassroots leadership level.
to $100,000 for JNF’s strategic contributions to Israel’s secure, prosperous and sustainable future. Thank you Atlanta for your tremendous trust in JNF to represent you love of the land and people of Israel!” - Beth Gluck, JNF SE Regional Director
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Dor L’Dor A blessing on our homes By Shaindle Schmuckler SPECIAL FOR THE AJT
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his morning at 8:10 a.m. I called my sister Maggie. Mag lives in Massachusetts. All my loyal readers of Shaindle’s Shpeil must know I bestow nicknames on the people I love – okay maybe not all the people I love; I don’t want anyone to feel I love them any less because I did not “christen” them with a nickname. My mom z”l called me every Friday at approximately 7:50 a.m. For many years, between 7:50 and 7:59 a.m., Mom was able to make at least three telephone calls. In this way, she could beat the long distance charges which started at 8:00 a.m., and stay in touch with her three daughters, all of whom lived out of town. Out of town in
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New York speak means out of The Bronx, New York. Have you ever noticed that where I was born, The Bronx, is the only borough, town, county, state, etc. with “THE” in front of it? We certainly do not refer to the Atlanta, the Nevada, the Washington, the San Diego, the Canada, the Europe, I could go on and on. We do however, refer to The Grand Canyon. Just sayin.’ Am I wrong? After my mom died, I longed for the weekly telephone call; I longed to hear her voice. To this end, I called the woman I looked to as my second mom, a woman who held no judgments, the woman whose apartment I would escape to whenever I ran away from home, and most importantly the woman whose voice reminded me of my mom. I called my Aunt Jeanette z”l every Friday morning, and continued this tradition for years
as I drove carpool to the Weinstein pre-school at the MJCCA. Every Friday the children would sing “gut Shabbas, Jeanette”; they only knew her by her photo, which I kept in the car for them to look at as they sang to her. Sweet. I’m digressing. Why did I call Mag? Because she lives in Massachusetts and really gets it. The “it” refers to a snowstorm or ice storm, in other words, inclement weather. Today is the second time in two weeks we will be experiencing inclement weather. The first did not work out well for us. This second storm will not catch us with our proverbial pants down. Massachusetts however is never surprised by weather. So we talked about our two inches of snow, her 12 feet of snow and ice, and how to keep warm and drive carefully, and laughed at how silly it all sounds, but how deadly serious it can be. Is this global warming or a conspiracy by the government? (LOL) I actually called again two minutes after I hung up with her. I had to share the sad news about Shirley Temple’s dying. We commiserated. My baby sister Joycie lives in California. She has a few more hours of blissful innocence before she too will also discover this sad news. My sisters and I are neatnicks. Sounds like beatniks, which we were not. We were however, a wee bit different than our cousins—a story for another day. During this telephone conversation, my sister reminded me of a funny “bit” my mother had. My mom was the neatnick queen. Our apartment was always clean and neat. She liked a place for everything and everything in its place. When we were growing up, my sister Joycie, being the baby, needed a little help keeping up with my mother’s neatnick habits. I would check her closet now and again. I would straighten the hangers and always kept her shoes neatly lined up by color. Today, I am proud to say, all three of us fall into what I lovingly call the neatnicks category. I am also proud to say, in a unanimous vote, Joycie is now the oldest, I am now the youngest. Fridays were especially taxing for us. This is the day my mother
spent cleaning for Shabbat. Most of our lives, my sisters and I slept in the same bedroom. We were lucky; it was a very large bedroom for an apartment. Our bedroom had two huge windows with wide-enough window sills to sit on, facing the front, located on the third floor. Perfect for conversations with our friends who were downstairs (downstairs = outside on the sidewalk). My parents had their own bedroom. This was a move up by the way. For many years their bedroom was actually the living room. The not-so-wide foyer was what we now refer to as the family room housing a tiny loveseat and a tiny Dumont TV. For a short while, a border slept on that loveseat. Many Sundays, upon our return from Sunday Shule, were spent watching Shirley Temple on TV. Life was a journey of innocence—albeit a short lived one. Once again I feel the need to digress. Sunday Shule. We did not attend Sunday school as we know it today, particularly in the South. We attended the David Pinskey Yiddisheh Shule. (pronounced Shuleh) five days a week. Monday through Thursday after public school, and Sunday mornings, we were among the many kids from all over The Bronx who gathered to socialize and learn with other Jewish kids whose parents were proud socialists, some communists, some just regular Jews. My sisters and I walked the three or four miles to the storefront classroom. Oh I know what you are thinking, another one of these miles and miles uphill in the snow stories – and you’d be right. Just about everyone we knew was in an organized movement of one sort of another. One day I will tell you about our organized movement summer camp; you will quickly understand how I came to be a camp director for most of my adult life. Back to Dor L’Dor. So on Fridays we always knew what was coming, but were always a bit taken aback as our mother would be making the beds before we actually vacated them. She was on her Friday-for-Shabbas cleaning mission. Maggie and I were laughing about this in our
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My dad was a Kosher butcher. We always had the best meat and chicken. Friday nights we always had brisket, or chicken, sometimes both. We sometimes had flanken. We always had chicken soup or vegetable soup with the flanken for taste. Side dishes were either roasted potatoes with onions, maybe some fresh carrots, or canned vegetables, peas and carrots were pretty much a staple. My mother was very conservative with the number of pots she used for cooking, and the inevitable washing. All meats were cooked in the same black-with-white-speckles pot along with the few fresh vegetables on our menu. Soup, thank goodness, was in a separate yellow pot, canned vegetable of the day in a third small pot. Did everything taste the same? Yes it did. It is a miracle that two of the three of us enjoy cooking and/or baking, and use separate pots and pans per item. It’s also a miracle that all three of us love to eat. No, I am not going to reveal which one of my sisters does not cook, so don’t even go there. My parents would come visit me (remember we always lived out of town from the Bronx) a couple of times a year. My family celebrated the Shabbat with a delicious Shabbas meal. My mom was stunned to discover I served fresh or fresh flash-frozen vegetables. She asked “What’s so wrong with canned may I ask? Canned is not good enough for you?” This is where the Dor L’Dor enters the picture. Tidiness is a
hallmark for each of us. This trait we definitely inherited from my mom. Can we get a little extreme sometimes? Perhaps, but when we do, we do it with memories of our mom. Our mom also loved her home to look lovely. She had a knack for decorating. She liked nice things. Not ungepatchked (cluttered) but tasteful. Once again Dor L’Dor. My sisters and I have the knack. We love our homes, love living in them, love having people in our homes, and kvell when we are told our homes are warm and inviting. My mom loved the homes each of us lived in. She actually first heard the concept of the B and B (Bed and Breakfast) when in a conversation we were having about homes, I told her I wanted mine to feel like a Bed and Breakfast. Her reaction was actually very funny. “You feed everyone who comes to your house? Meshugah (crazy)!” However, when you think about it, don’t we all feel the need to feed our guests? I reminded her that for all the years my cousins and the three of us were in school, she fed us lunch every day in her neat and shiny kitchen. Okay, we had to be careful not to drop any food on the floor, we had to finish everything on our plates, and paper plates were easier to clean up. I can’t decide how to conclude this latest minion of mine, so I will conclude with this: Cleanliness is next to G-dliness. I hope. I send you all blessings on your homes from the queen neatnick, mom. Editor’s note: Shaindle wishes to express her heartfelt thanks to all her readers who email her, or stop to tell her how much they enjoy reading Shaindle’s Shpeil. It keeps her heart warm and smiling. Shaindle would also like you to know she loves spending other people’s money, so if your home needs a little oomph, she’s your gal.
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first telephone call today. What sparked this and other memories on this particular morning, I could not tell you. Do any of you remember the newspapers on the kitchen floor? I never understood that one. Wasn’t she worried that the newsprint would come off on the freshly washed and waxed wet floor? Obviously not, because it never did, a puzzlement. The furniture was always slippery and shiny from being waxed each week. My sister Joycie once asked what she thought was a reasonable question of our mother. “Since no one ever sees the back part of the clock which faces only the wall, why do you have to clean it?” OMG- if looks could kill….need I say more?
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Historic Lakewood Antiques Market Becomes Lakewood 400 STILL ALIVE AND THRIVING, BETTER THAN EVER SPECIAL FOR THE AJT
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o you remember the Historic Lakewood Antiques Market at the old Fairgrounds in Atlanta? It’s alive and thriving as the Lakewood 400 Antiques Market located just north of Atlanta. For 10 years now on the third weekend of every month, Lakewood 400 has been home to many Lakewood dealers, as well as numerous dealers from around the country. While not as large as Historic Lakewood, it is housed in a 75,000 square foot, climate-controlled building. There are on average 180 dealers in 500 indoor dealer spaces, as well as outside under the Veranda and in the Courtyard. We are used to hearing “it wasn’t far at all” and “I had no idea it was so big”. Ed Spivia, founder of the Historic Lakewood Antiques Market, now manages, along with his wife Barbara, the Lakewood 400 Market. Ed is also known in Georgia as the first Film Commissioner for the state and the
former Chairman of the Board of the recent Film Advisory Board. “We have dealers who have been with Lakewood since Historic Lakewood and many circuit dealers who bring an excellent mix to the Market,” says Barbara Spivia. “Lakewood 400 features a wonderful family atmosphere and is a fun show to attend. We have loyal customers who come every month because they never know what they will find and they are confident in the quality and uniqueness of their purchases.”
The Travelling Framer (yes, from old Lakewood) is here to frame for you. Jim Allen, another Historic Lakewood dealer, has a hall full of Americana, from signage to old gas pumps to juke boxes playing old time rock ‘n roll. Another customer favorite is the Food Court, offering everything from salads to corn dogs to burgers and sandwiches, to funnel cakes, and we guarantee the best breakfast anywhere for miles around.
Lakewood 400 specializes in quality antiques, home décor and collectibles, along with jewelry, art, rugs, garden and yard décor, stained glass, silver, and specialty items for a mountain or lake home. If you are a do-ityourselfer or just looking for that perfect piece, you can find it at Lakewood 400. Customers come looking for everything from movie props, antiques and vintage for their stores, unique door knobs for a remodel project, the perfect vintage handbag, theme pieces for their children’s rooms, or just an odd specialty item they collect.
All of this comes together to make shopping at Lakewood 400 Antiques Market an experience you won’t want to miss. Go ahead and put the third weekend on your calendar! The market is conveniently located north of Atlanta just off of GA 400, Exit 13. Turn left and immediately right on GA 9 (Atlanta Highway). The Market is 2 miles up on the right. Easy to find and just minutes from Atlanta at 1321 Atlanta Highway, Cumming, GA 30040. Tickets are $3.00, good all weekend, and children are free. For more information visit the website at www. lakewoodantiques.com and be sure to like us on Facebook. Sign up for the newsletter on the website for updates, schedules, dealer showcases and pic-
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tures of merchandise as it arrives. It also will include a $1.00 off coupon. The next show is May 16, 17, and 18. Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 9 to 6 and Sunday 10 to 5. Or contact Barbara Spivia at (770) 889-3400; c- (404) 861-4331; lakewood400@earthlink.net
Home & Garden Does Your Garage Floor Need a Makeover?
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hut the front door! Why? Because it’s time to address what is quickly becoming the main entry point to many homes these days – the garage door. The garage, once used for vehicles only, has now become the primary entry point for busy families and their friends when entering the home. With the real estate market back, many homeowners are looking for ways to continue the appreciation of their home’s value and one area that continues to gain popularity is improving the garage. As a space that represents up to 10% of the total square footage of the home, it is often overlooked as an opportunity to upgrade and make that first impression upon entering a home. It is the belief of Alan Mishkoff, the owner of the Alpharetta-based Granite Garage Floors franchise concept, that if today’s homeowners were aware an option existed for their garage floor beyond the oil stained concrete or peeling gray paint, they would jump on the opBEFORE portunity to upgrade it with a designer quality finish that “looks and lasts like granite.”
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Mishkoff explains the unique aspect of their approach, “We specifically focus on the preparation of the garage floor using a industrial diamond grinding process to remove all previous coatings and stains in order to get the floor clean and porous, which maximizes the adhesion of the coating system to the concrete. This is really important as we guarantee against hot-tire pick up, which is the number one failure most people experience when attempting to have a coating applied to their garage floor.”
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How to Avoid the Infamous Blue Tarp An expert’s guide to caring for your trees—before a storm hits By Bob Delbridge SPECIAL FOR THE AJT
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omeowners tense up when a storm is heading toward Atlanta. When high winds, hurricanes or the occasional tornado are headed our way, what if a tree snaps and crushes your house?
You likely can avoid that scenario if you follow these important steps for pre-storm tree care. These tips, which I use to care for my trees in north Fulton County, apply no matter where you live in Georgia, what species are in your yard, or how un-green your thumb. If you follow these tips, you will sleep better on those nights when the weather maps are bright red, and your roof can stay free of a blue tarp. First: Get your bearings Most storms that hit Atlanta come from the northwest, especially winter cold fronts. From June to November, hurricane systems will approach from the southeast. This means your most vulnerable trees are on your home’s northwest and southeast sides.
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Determining these locations is simple. Think about where the sun rises in relationship to your house, and that’s east. The compass app on your smart phone can help too. Your bearings will help you prioritize. If you have 10 trees tall enough to hit your house, target those on the northwest side. Storms are more likely than hurricanes. Second: Assess the Threat
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The trees that are most vulnerable in a storm generally are the ones with the longest limbs or visual flaws. A limb on a tree is like the mast on a ship; its leaves are like the sail. When the wind catches the sail, force travel down the mast and causes tremendous pressure, especially where the mast meets the boat. The longer the tree limb, the greater the force, and the more likely the limb is to break from the trunk and cause damage. Visual flaws are warning signs that most homeowners don’t recognize or choose to ignore. After a severe storm in spring 2013, we removed dozens of trees that failed. About 70 percent had visual flaws such as visible root rot, trunk defects, fungal infections, or were simply dead. And certain tree species are more vulnerable than others; Bradford pear trees, for instance, are notorious for inherent structural flaws. An easy way to assess these threats is through a free inspection by a qualified arborist. He or she can help you determine the highest risk trees. Professional arborists are certified by the International Society of Arboriculture; however, most experienced arborists are capable of providing storm risk assessments. After determining the trees at risk, you will want to come up with a plan to prune or remove them. When your trees have the best chance to weather a storm, you can sleep like a log. Editor’s note: Bob Delbridge is a Certified Arborist and the president of (404) CUT-TREE, which helps homeowners find the most appropriate and safe solution for their tree issues. Based in Norcross, (404) CUT-TREE adheres to the safety and best management requirements of the American National Standard for Arboricultural Operations. Contact (404) CUT-TREE for a free evaluation.
Home & Garden UNITED CORP. INTL. GUARANTEES LOW PRICES AND THE BEST SERVICE SPECIAL FOR THE AJT ome improvement is a significant burden on both your time and finances. Going from retailer to retailer, looking for the perfect design that will match your need can be stressful and unnecessary. Kitchen and bathroom projects can be especially intimidating, thanks to the stress of heavy duty renovation involved with appliances and hard-to-manage tiling. United Corp. International (UCI), Georgia’s own custom kitchen and bath manufacturer, importer and distributor– can help you all along the way of your home improvement projects, from start to finish, in the planning, design and completion of your new kitchen and bathrooms. Their warehouse, distribution center, fabrication shops and showrooms are known by industry insiders and savvy homeowners as a one-stop source for kitchen cabinets, granite countertops, flooring and backsplash tiles, sinks and faucets. Owner Tony Sadri takes custom designs to a whole new level. UCI works with each client individually to create a breathtaking design that functions for the way they live. They fabricate the material inhouse or import from its international sources like Brazil and Italy to ensure that it meets their customers’ high standards. And what’s more, UCI guarantees the lowest price and the best service. Per their website, “Quality matters and we know it. With UCI, your home will gain a
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new, more sophisticated and exciting look.” “Perfection by design” is more than a catchphrase; it is the objective of United Corp International. UCI’s kitchen and bath design centers are well-known in the metro Atlanta area for superior quality, distinctive design and attentive customer service. The company receives much of their business based on referrals from highly satisfied commercial and residential customers. UCI will do an overview of the entire project and address all issues before the work starts. This also eliminates cost overruns and delays, which means your project will be completed on-time and on-budget. To speed the process and to eliminate as much stress for you as possible, they’ve created a set of helpful Planning Guides to help you answer some important questions. UCI has been in business for over 10 years and represents only products that are beautiful, durable and provide long-lasting value to their customers. They want the products in your home to be beautiful, top quality and to deliver great value. Editor’s note: For more, visit www. UnitedCorpIntl.com. United Corp International Locations: 793 North Main Street-Alpharetta; 6555 Jimmy Carter Blvd- Norcross; 6899 Peachtree Industrial Blvd-Norcross
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he Mount Scopus group of Greater Atlanta Hadassah presents “A Tour of Toco” which is the third annual tour of fabulous homes in Toco Hills. The home tour will be held on Sun., June 8. You will be able to collect your tour map at 1270 Merry Lane, NE Atlanta, at 10:00 a.m. and tour homes until 1:00 p.m. Kosher (heart-healthy) refreshments will be provided by Whole Foods on Briarcliff Road. Reservations are $18.00 per person. Your check, payable to Hadassah, can be mailed to Anita Levy, 1512 Davis Oaks Way, Decatur, GA 30033. The money raised from this event will benefit the Women’s Heart Health Research, one of Hadassah’s many programs. For further information about this event, please contact Edie Barr at 404-325-0340, or e-mail embarr1@bellsouth.net. Don’t forget to “Shop for Less” at Irina’s Boutique located in Toco Hills at 2181-B Briarcliff Road, Atlanta. Mention Hadassah at checkout and Irina will take 10% off your purchase, and donate another 10% to Mt. Scopus Hadassah for the Women’s Heart Health Treatment and Research. Editor’s note: For more, contact Susan Berkowitz at (404) 622-9601 or mtscopushadassah@aol.com
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Kitchen Fronts of Georgia: Transforming Atlanta Kitchens for Over 37 Years “Ugly Kitchen? Don’t Replace, Re-Face”
hidden hinges, granite counter tops plus many more time saving devices. They also offer a no obligation, inhome consultation with one of their designers and 100% financing with no interest. Military and seniors both benefit from additional discounts when working with this home-town favorite.
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ave you ever looked at your kitchen and wanted a totally new look but worried about the cost? Kitchen Fronts of Georgia has been re-facing and remodeling Atlanta kitchens for over 37 years. This family-owned and operated business creates and manufactures their own cabinet doors and drawer fronts to custom-fit the thousands of kitchens they have re-faced in Atlanta and surrounding areas. Allan Apple and his son Jason, personally work with his sales and installation staff to guarantee that all of their customers are happy and satisfied with the work that Kitchen Fronts of Georgia usually completes in three to five days. Using your existing kitchen cabinets and covering them with stained or painted real wood to match the new doors and drawer fronts, Kitchen Fronts of
Georgia has transformed drab and old-looking kitchens into bright and modern looking rooms that fits today’s lifestyles. Keeping the costs of re-facing your kitchen within your budget has set Kitchen Fronts of Georgia apart and above other companies that takes weeks to tear out your cabinets and counters and costs up to 60% more than re-facing the same room. They also have the skills to install all kinds of roll out, spice racks, addon cabinets, islands and soft-closing
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In the Midst of Home-Buying Season TIPS NO ONE ELSE WILL TELL YOU By Jay Givarz SPECIAL FOR THE AJT
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e are in the midst of home buying season and I am going to give you some secrets to success in this process. Here’s some information no one else will tell you. Whether this is your first home or you are a seasoned home owner, buying a home can be stressful.
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Personally, with many years of experiences, I can provide the perfect home loan for your first home, second, third or fourth. I work for a wonderful Community Bank, Fidelity Bank Mortgage, with many more custom options than either the very large banks or smaller local lenders. Not only do we offer great loan programs, we are also here to guide you through the process each step of the way. When you are ready to get started, please call me at (678) 5222343. Editor’s Note: Jay Givarz, is a senior mortgage banker, and a long standing member of the Atlanta Jewish community. He can be reached at (678) 522-2343 or jay.givarz@lionbank.com .
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Aging is a Family Affair Planning Ahead Prevents Rash, Costly, Decision-Making Errors By Nancy Kriseman
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Knowing your options ahead of time can also help you have a more productive care conversation with your elder family member. A care conversation encompasses talking with your elder family member about the things that will need to be in place if and when the elder becomes frail and can’t make care decisions for him/herself.
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Here are some tips on how to begin this difficult conversation. First, make sure you choose the ‘best person’ to begin these care conversations. It might not be you but instead, a grandchild, good friend or Rabbi. Next, validate how well the elder has managed his affairs. Let him know you respect his independence. Reinforce that you want him to make his own decisions, which is why you are having this conversation. Start with the least threatening issue. For example, that might be asking him to provide a list of his financial accounts, his financial and tax advisors, or checking to see he has an upto-date will. Then later you can begin to tackle the more sensitive issues around care. Realize that these care conversations may need to occur in small chunks and not all at once, so as to not overwhelm the elder.
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elcome to the first Mindful Caregiver column. If you are reading this, you may be taking care of an elder family member or assume this role in the not too distant future. As a geriatric social worker, I like to tell my clients that “Aging is a family affair.” What do I mean by that? When elders become frail, many may not be able to care for themselves. At some point, family members may need to create a support network and perhaps become actively involved in the elder’s day to day care. Here are some statistics that support the notion that aging is truly a family affair:
Hopefully these statistics will encourage you to become proactive in care planning for your elder loved one. So when an elder becomes disabled or needs care, you will have done your homework on elder care options ahead of time. Planning ahead prevents you from having to make decisions in a crisis. Quick decisions can be costly - from a financial and personal care perspective. Making the best choice about where an elder should reside takes time and requires careful research. For example, many highly regarded assisted living and nursing homes have waiting lists. Likewise, bringing in a home-care agency involves researching the various agencies, assessing the services provided, and asking key questions about how they train and supervise their professionals. In addition, it can take some time to interview and match the best caregiver to your loved one. By planning ahead, you can determine the costs, learn what’s involved in the process of securing care, and maximize your choices and options. And a by-product of this is that your stress can be reduced if you encounter a crisis.
There are three critical topics that need to be part of the care conversations. First is money, and how will she pay for her care. Be aware that Medicare does not pay for home care or assisted living care. Medicare will pay for short-term skilled care in the nursing home, but not long-term care. The second is location, or where care will be provided. Does your elder want to stay at home or would she be comfortable in an assisted living community. Third, are the appropriate legal provisions in place. This includes Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Finances, Wills and Trusts. I hope after reading this article you are more aware of how planning ahead of time and having these care conversations can bring forth more positive options. 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 pro-active when supporting and caring for elder family members.
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B’nai Torah Embarks on Major Renovations $6 Million Ground-Breaking Ceremony Looks to the Future
By Al Shams
windows to be installed, improved lighting and HVAC systems.
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Last Sunday, May 4, B’nai Torah held ground-breaking ceremonies for a $6 million expansion and upgrade to its facilities on Mount Vernon Highway in Sandy Springs. B’nai Torah moved to its current location in the spring of 1985, after having held its services for 4 years in area schools and churches. In 1982, several farsighted members purchased a parcel of land in Sandy Springs, but fate stepped in and that parcel was sold for a significant gain. Those proceeds were applied toward the construction of the current building, with a lower than expected initial mortgage. B’nai Torah was founded in 1981 by a small group of dedicated individuals who sought a traditional Jewish atmosphere in north Atlanta. Membership is diverse and all ages are represented with many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Shabbat and festival services are offered as well as daily Minyanim, morning
and evening. Services are conducted in unabridged Hebrew liturgy; women play active and important roles in the services and all aspects of synagogue life. In 2003, after a year of discussion and reflection, the congregation voted to join the conservative movement. It was felt that this affiliation would offer more avenues for spiritu-
Temple Sinai’s Response to “Guns Everywhere Bill”
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n response to Governor Deal signing House Bill 60, the Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014, dubbed the “Guns Everywhere Bill,” into law, the Temple Sinai Board of Trustees has passed this resolution: Whereas, in keeping with the spirit of Isaiah 2:4 “He shall judge between the nations and reprove many peoples, and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift the sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore”; And whereas, reflecting that Temple Sinai is a house of God and a house of hope; Therefore, with the exception of active military, and security personnel, Temple Sinai shall be declared a weapons-free zone; Be it further resolved that this be actively communicated to the congregation and to law enforcement.
al and personal growth. In 2004 the synagogue was fortunate to secure the services of Rabbi Joshua Heller. Heller’s family has a long history of serving communities as Rabbis. Under his spiritual leadership, the congregation has seen dramatic growth and in 2009 Rabbi Eytan Kenter joined as associate Rabbi. This ground-breaking event is the culmination of much careful planning; these steps are designed to accommodate the congregation’s needs for the next 10-15 years. Some areas undergoing major renovations are: • Social Hall – doubling of size, movable partitions to be installed, room for six additional classrooms • Sanctuary – pews to be removed, individual seating to be installed, Bima to be re- centered, floors, walls and ceilings to be upgraded • Kitchen – redesigned to serve larger functions, food preparation to be eased • Bathrooms – renovate existing facilities, expand women’s bathroom, construct new facilities adjacent to social hall • Pre- School – renovate, upgrade and expand; capacity increased from 70 to 100 children. • Rabbis’ and Administrative Staff Offices – double the size, current facilities were designed for 400 families, membership is now 700 families • Common Areas – new roof, security and phone system, high energy
During the ceremony, comments were offered by various dignitaries. Rabbi Kenter, who along with his wife Staci, are expectant parents, stated that next to being a dad, this is a memorable event symbolizing rebirth, recommitment and new opportunities. Brian Mand, outgoing president, recognized various community leaders, past presidents and members whose hard work and contributions made this event possible. Rabbi Heller concluded the event by offering a series of special prayers during which people who played an important role were honored with a chance “to turn the dirt.” The most poignant moment occurred when Rabbi Heller invited all the young children to take their turn for pictures “behind the shovel.” These youngsters, the future of our congregation, will look back on this moment with great nostalgia. The formal service ended with Rabbi Heller offering the traditional Shehecheyanu prayer, thanking G-d for preserving, sustaining and enabling us to be present for this wonderful event. An undertaking of this magnitude represents a great deal of hope and confidence for the future, classic Jewish values. Without hope, without confidence in the future, without a sense of community and commitment, we would live shallow lives. Editor’s note: for more, visit their website www.bnaitorah.org Al Shams is a Sandy Springs resident, longtime member of B’nai Torah, a former CPA and an investment professional with more than 36 years of industry experience.
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For the past year, the congregation has been in the midst of a major capital funding program. Membership pledges currently exceed $4.2 million of the estimated $6 million needed. The congregation welcomes contributions from non- members and naming rights are available.
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Hadassah Receives Grant from MDRT Greater Atlanta Hadassah’s Training $25,000 for pediatric Hematology-oncology Wheels Kids Take Imaginary Trip to Israel SPECIAL FOR THE AJT
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s part of its Worldwide Grant Program, the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to Hadassah (the Women’s Zionist Organization of America). MDRT is an international, independent association comprising nearly 36,000 of the world’s leading life insurance and financial services professionals from more than 78 countries. The grant will support the palliative care program of the Pediatric HematologyOncology Department of the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) so that children dying from various forms of cancer may enjoy the best quality of life possible during this most precious time. Hadassah believes in providing all patients with quality care, regardless of nationality, religion or creed.
Bill Loventhal presents a facsimile of the $25,000 check awarded to Hadassah from the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation to Sue Rothstein, GAH president.
Representing the MDRT Foundation, 40 year MDRT member and Knight of the Foundation, Bill Loventhal, CFP, CLU, presented the grant at the Greater Atlanta Hadassah board meeting on April 30. Loventhal is a financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual and a Hadassah Associate. Sue Rothstein, president of GAH, accepted the award on behalf of Hadassah. Editor’s note: For more information about Greater Atlanta Hadassah, please visit the website at www.hadassah.org/Atlanta.
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n May 4, in observance of Yom Haatzmaut, Greater Atlanta Hadassah’s Training Wheels group took a trip to Israel without leaving Atlanta. Using our imaginations, we traveled to several places, sightseeing and creating our own souvenirs along the way. Our plane landed in Tel Aviv, Sadie shows magnet to mom, Julie Witten where we toured the city and made Israeli flags and magnets to help us mark the beginning of our trip. In Jerusalem, we wrote notes to put into the Kotel on our visit there. We moved on to Safed, where we joined other artists to make picture frames that looked like pieces of the wall. We ended our journey in Eilat, where we put on our sunglasses for a trip to the beach and a picnic. We had a great time – come join us next year for another trip. Training Wheels/Al Galgalim, a Jewish family education program created by Hadassah, lets parents and children ages 3-5 become partners in discovering the joys of being Jewish. For more information about Training Wheels and Greater Atlanta Hadassah, please visit the website at www.hadassah. org/atlanta.
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“Every Beat Counts” at Metulla Hadassah’s Luncheon and Fashion Show ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT HADASSAH AND ITS GOOD CAUSES SPECIAL FOR THE AJT
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reater Atlanta Hadassah’s Metulla Group held its “Every Beat Counts” spring luncheon and fashion show on May 4 at the Country Club of the South. Every Beat Counts: Hadassah’s Heart Health Program™ educates women about risks, prevention and detection of heart disease, the No. 1 cause of death among women in the U.S. and worldwide.
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Dr Marlene Blaise, Cardiologist, presented a discussion on women’s heart health. In keeping with the theme, lunch was heart healthy and delicious. Attendees were entertained by an exciting fashion show presented by Karen’s Fine Apparel with upbeat music and magnificent spring fashions worn by Metulla models. Proceeds of the very successful silent auction will benefit Hadassah’s good causes.
MIDDLE: L-R Michele Merbaum, Metulla president, presents certificate of appreciation to speaker, Dr. Marlene Blaise.
TOP L-R Randi Mazer and Linda Lieberman, co-chairs of the event BOTTOM: Fashion show models L-R Anita Otero, Ruth Berg, Livie Sklar, Judith Bracker, Sheila Hertz, Nancy Schwartz, Connie Mintz, Jeri Edelman, Barbara Lang, Judy Price, Jennifer Hackman
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Editor’s note: For more, visit www. hadassah.org/atlanta
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MJCCA Challenges the Whole Family to Get In Shape FitLine Promotes Healthy lifestyle for childhood development
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ercising can be.” Rinehart continues, “By using a range of exercises that are customized to the abilities of both children and adults, FitLine provides a new way to promote a healthy lifestyle for kids and their development.”
Adult FitLine classes, offered multiple times throughout the day, are part small group coaching, team training and targeted fitness program.
Functional fitness provide you with the strength, stability, power, mobility, endurance, and flexibility that you need to thrive as you move through your life. You use basic functional movement patterns like pushing, pulling, hinging, squatting, rotating, carrying, and gait patterns (walking and running) every day.
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he MJCCA is excited to announce the expansion to its FitLine classes, held in their very own FitLine Functional Fitness Studio, with classes for Adults; FitLine Jr. classes for Teens; and FitLine Family classes for Parents & Children.
What is Functional Fitness?
FitLine Jr. is designed for kids age 11-17 and of all fitness levels. Whether your child plays athletics or not, it is imperative they learn the proper way to push, pull, run, throw, climb, lift, and jump both effectively and safely.
incorporates all aspects of our regular FitLine class with a twist. It provides an adult role model for children to look up to when exercising.
Brand new FitLine Family is for parents and children age 6-11. Exercises include: partner push-ups, partner box jumps, partner ab work, etc. It is designed to encourage the development of self-confidence, strength, coordination, empowerment and selfawareness through fitness. This class
Rachael Rinehart, MJCCA Total Heath Director explains, “FitLine is a different kind of workout – off the treadmill and away from the machines. The new FitLine Family program engages children and adults in partnership-based exercises, allowing the adult to demonstrate how fun ex-
Functional fitness uses exercises that improve your movement proficiency in these primary patterns to enhance your performance so you can achieve your goals safely and with good health. MJCCA’s FitLine Functional Fitness Studio Highlights: Coach-led small groups, and varied strength and cardio workouts. For full class offering or registration information, visit www. atlantajcc.org/fitline or call (678) 8124060.
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MJCCA’s Harris Jacobs Dream Run
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ore than 475 people participated in the MJCCA’s 2014 Harris Jacobs Dream Run (HJDR) on May 4– in various capacities (as a volunteer, runner, or sponsor). The MJCCA r a i s e d more than $40,000 through the run to fund valuable p rog ra m s and services at the MJCCA. Enhanced prizes for the various runner categories included vacation packages from the JW Buckhead Marriott, Mizuno running shoes, gift certificates from Dick’s Sporting Goods, free massages from Massage Heights, and tickets to the Atlanta Hawks 2014-2015 Season. HJDR Highlights In addition to the Kids’ 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk (Ages 12 and Under) and the 5K Road Race/Walk, the HJDR partnered with the Blonder Department for Special Needs to orchestrate a Special Needs one mile walk (new this year) for youth and adults. For more, visit www.atlantajcc.org.
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Community Rehab Program Empowers Those with Disabilities MORE THAN 24,000 GAINED INDEPENDENCE, Confidence AND A PAYCHECK
• Developmental: 21% • Learning: 36% • Psychiatric: 20% • Medical/Physical: 19% • Brain Injury: 2% • Sensory (vision & hearing): 3 % How We Serve Four groups work under the Nobis Works umbrella to provide job training, employment, ongoing vocational support and business solutions:
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Nobis Enterprises offers business solutions for federal, state and local governments. Employees with disabilities provide administrative, mailroom, janitorial & other support services. In 2013, our team staffed HUD administrative services offices in 15 states. We provide mailroom services to the CDC and administrative support for the Department of Justice in five Georgia cities. Nobis Enterprises also provides Drug Test Kits to numerous State of Georgia agencies.
Our electronics recycling program was created in 2009 to provide sustainable recycling jobs for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment, and to generate revenue to maintain and grow the mission of Nobis Works, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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Nobis Works serves individuals with all types of disabilities, including:
PCs including laptops, tablets, smart phones, gaming systems/components, cell phones, DISH/DirecTV boxes, telephones, microwaves, stereos, toasters, copiers, printers, VCRs and DVD players, alarm clocks, remote controls, MP3 players, disk drives, camcorders, speakers, fax machines and more.
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Nobis Works’ Vehicle Donation Program helps provide job-training and employment services to youth and adults with all types of disabilities and other barriers to employment. In 2013, 596 donated vehicles brought sales of $559,200 that went directly towards helping clients uncover their purpose and find workplace success. Your vehicle donation also may provide an income tax deduction for you. Call 1-866-NOBIS AUTO (1-866-662-4728) for more information on how to donate.
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Founded in 1977 by a group of parents and teachers, along with Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis, this community rehab program operates throughout Metro Atlanta and in 15 states. Nobis Works’ professionals have assisted more than 24,000 individuals in gaining independence, confidence – and a paycheck.
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the 39,000 square-foot Nobis Works warehouse. The facility is equipped with six loading docks, forklifts, shrink wrappers, heat sealers and L-sealers. Our team offers kit packing, assembly, light manufacturing, warehousing/distribution and more.
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10th annual JAM Bowl Kicks Off Donating $6,400 to Charity THE TORCH IS HANDED DOWN, THE SPIRIT REMAINS STRONG Special for the AJT
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unday, April 27 was a gorgeous spring day at the Brookhaven Boys and Girls Club where the 10th Annual JAM Bowl raised over $6,400 benefiting the kids at the non-profit youth club. The hard work of high-school students Scott Eisenberg, Max Kamean, and Jack Zucker made the event possible with JAM Bowl cocreator and college student, Jake Seltman watching proudly from the sidelines with a huge smile. 10 years ago, two 11 year-old boys had a great idea after watching their dads compete in a neighborhood men’s “Convoluted Bowl”, whereby men teamed up competing in various sports all day with the winning team taking home the entry fee prize. “Let’s have a junior convoluted bowl and give our entry fees to charity!” exclaimed an excited Jake Seltman and his neighbor and friend Max Van Dresser. This concept gave birth to the first annual JAM Bowl. Jake and Max at age 10 had already participated in a 3 on 3 basketball tournament at the JCC
that was hosted by several Bar Mitzvah aged boys to benefit Cancer. Inspired by seeing what other boys could do, Jake and Max decided to host their own charity event and set out on a journey to find a local non-profit organization to be their beneficiary. They toured the Brookhaven Boys and Girls Club one afternoon and in a minute, knew this was where they wanted to help. What began as a children’s neighborhood fundraiser, became an annual event and has now raised over $60,000 over the past 10 years to benefit children at the Brookhaven Boys and Girls Club, a non-profit organization that specializes in youth development serving over 700 kids a year, of which 75% come from single parent, low-income homes. The first five years Jake and Max hosted the event each year in or at venues near their neighborhood for boys ages 10 – 16 having a vanload of Boys and Girls club kids come to Alpharetta to join in with the other participants who collected pledges and paid the entry fee. Each year the boys would
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begin months before the event, soliciting donations from local merchants for great prizes for all of the participants. Each year they thought of more ways to improve the event and bring in more than just the $35 entry fee, which is the equivalent cost of a year’s membership to the club’s after-school care. Special raffles and prizes were given to those individuals who collected the most donations. Every year, new friendships were formed and all had great fun playing basketball, track and field, tennis and volleyball. Jake loved seeing the look on the faces of the kids, especially those kids from the Club, taking home their prizes, a new basketball, trophy, tennis racquet or more. In 2008, Scott Eisenberg came as a participant and he, like Jake, decided to make JAM Bowl his mitzvah project for his 2010 Bar Mitzvah. Thus, began the mentoring and passing of the torch. In 2010, Scott and Jake changed the location of the event to be located at the Brookhaven Club campus thereby giving the participants a feel for the great facility they were supporting and allowing for more kids from the Club’s membership to participate as well. With Jake leaving for college in 2011, he was confident that JAM Bowl was in excellent hands with Scott. Since 2011, Scott, along with the help of Max Kamean and Jack Zucker, have continued the annual event, bringing in even more donations by including corporate sponsorships. They have carried on the tradition of soliciting local businesses for great prizes, and have set the bar high for donations. The corporate donations have added so much to the success of the event. This past JAM Bowl raised $6,400 for the Brookhaven club. Scott has even
taken his charitable efforts a step further and also volunteers twice a month to personally tutor kids after school at the Club. As Scott has continued the mitzvah of JAM Bowl, he and Jack will also be heading off for college in 2015 and hope that this past year, the 10th annual JAM Bowl will not be the last. It has been such a wonderful event for so many years and hope that the torch will yet again, be passed. Hopefully, there’s another inspired boy will again pass the torch to continue this fun and worthwhile event that ultimately helps so many disadvantaged children.
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Davis Academy Highlights
Davis Academy Students Earn High Marks in National Math Competition Special for the AJT
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early 100 Davis Academy second through eighth grade students participated in the Online Math League Competition, a national contest with thousands of students competing at every grade level. Two Davis students achieved perfect scores (second grader Jordan Frank and sixth grader Jonah Medoff), putting them in First Place nationally. In addition, 18 were awarded medals of recognition for top performances.
Torah Day School of Atlanta presents “An Evening in Paris”
The Annual Auction Has something for everyone Special for the AJT
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orah Day School of Atlanta presents “An Evening in Paris,” its annual auction, on May 19, at Beth Jacob Heritage Hall at 7:00 p.m. The evening will also include traditional French patisseries and rich wines. The auction is already live on torahdayauction.com for those that want to jump right in. On May 19, guests will have the opportunity to stroll through Parisian neighborhoods and bid on exciting auction items ranging from fantastic trips to Vegas and New York and local items such as a free week at one of the day camps or a week of gourmet meals prepared by our local gourmet chefs. One trip in particular would be a great, late Mother’s Day gift or a gift “just because” for the woman in your life. It’s an unforgettable girl’s getaway to NYC. The trip includes 2 seats at a Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015 runway show to be held the week of September 4-11; 2 tickets to NY Skyride; 2 tickets to Top of the Rock observation deck at Rockefeller Center; A $50 gift certificate to Seasons on the Upper West Side; 75,000 Chase points to use for hotel or air travel or both. There’s something for everyone here and the man in your life would love a chance to hop in the driver’s seat of the world’s finest exotic supercars like the Ferrari 458 Italia, Lamborghini Gallardo LP560, Audi R8, Ferrari F430, Porsche 911 Turbo, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Nissan GTR or Corvette C7 Stingray for a three-lap session on a real road course racetrack. This unforgettable package will take place at Atlanta Motorsports Park November 6-8 and also includes a three-lap lead car ride and a photo/ video package of your experience. The auction has hundreds of items that will surely match everyone’s interests. TDSA looks forward to seeing you online or in person.
On Tuesday, May 6, The Davis Academy celebrated Yom HaAtzmaut.
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Lag B’Omer Sidewalk Book Sale at And Thou Shalt Read/Oy Toys
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nd Thou Shalt Read, Atlanta’s Jewish book store, will be having its sidewalk sale on Sunday, May 18th, from 10 AM to 3:00 PM in observance of Lag B’Omer. On the sidewalks around the store will be the company’s collection of used books (almost 1000) along with other bargain books. The store will be open for shopping, with discounts on other merchandise as well. Light Kosher refreshments will be available. There will be story time at 1:00 PM. And Thou Shalt Read and Oy Toys are located at 1150 Grimes Bridge Road Ste 300, in Roswell, 770-993-5432, www. AndThouShaltRead.com
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TOP: LS Math winners: (back row) David Fischer, Matthew Szabo, Ezra Mahle, Will Hopkins, Kurt Holland, Zach Nadel, Tyler McMahon (front row) Bradley Amato, Ryan Reiss, Jordan Frank, Carson Wolff, Maddie Swartz, Caleb Mahle ABOVE: MS Math winners: Danny Samuels, Audra Buffington, Jonah Medoff and Sam Mahle
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Life on the GHA Tennis Team A SMALL TEAM WITH A BIG HEART
By Helena Asherian, Noam Laufer, and Sela Ratner Special for the AJT
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HA’s tennis team was definitely very small, with only seven people on the team and our coach, Natasha Lebowitz. We weren’t the typical school team. We didn’t have a uniform, nor did we all arrive together; we played at different times, but we still made our way around to ask each other, “Did you win? What was the score? Great job!” For us, the goal was to go play with our best foot forward and to try our best. For some of us it was our first time holding a racket, or even just the second time playing. It was scary for us at first and a little intimidating, but once we saw how fun tennis was, we knew we belonged. The tennis team, already scheduled for a short season, found the season shortened even more when the snow came along. We had to pull together as a team, and
Back row, left to right: Ari Feingold, Ben Engelman, Gedalya Feingold Front row, left to right: Sela Ratner, Noam Laufer, Helena Asherian
give 110% of our commitment and support. That definitely didn’t bring our confidence down. That made us work even harder, and just like any sport, tennis is hard work. The tennis season was brief but effective; hard but fun. Most important, we tried our best and couldn’t have asked for a better experience.
Even though there weren’t very many of us, we felt that the spirit of the whole school was included in our group. And isn’t that what all the GHA sports are about?
GHA Students Celebrate Israel on Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha’atzmaut “I’m not in Israel, but Israel is in me.” Special for the AJT
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tudents at Greenfield Hebrew Academy (GHA) acknowledged the great gift of the State of Israel and the price paid for it over the last 66 years during their observance of Yom Hazikaron (Israel Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day).
barbecue, and watched movies about Israel. There was also a fascinating presentation by GHA alumnus and current GHA parent George Birnbaum, who was Chief of Staff for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Birnbaum discussed his collection of antique maps of Israel.
First, sixth graders paid tribute to two young IDF soldiers, brothers, who were killed in action in the defense of Israel. Lt. Uriel Peretz fell in battle in Lebanon, and his brother Major Eliraz Peretz was killed in a clash with terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The sixth graders remembered all the soldiers and the victims of terror who died for the State of Israel with songs and poems in Hebrew and English.
“It’s always interesting to me to see how people saw Israel four or five hundred years ago,” Mr. Birnbaum said. “Most of the people drawing these maps weren’t Jewish, but they all recognized Israel as the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people. They understood how central Israel and Jerusalem are to us.”
Ron Brummer, Deputy Consul General for the Israeli Consulate of the Southeast and GHA parent, addressed the students. “Israel is your state,” he told them. “On this day, we honor those who gave their lives for it. As long as we have Israel, you can feel safe. You can feel sure that the atrocities of our past will never happen again.”
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Two visiting IDF soldiers attached to the Shimshon transport plane project at Lockheed Martin, Lt. Col. Ido Sudry and Pilot Adam Rosen, conducted a question and answer session with the Middle Top left: Annie Intro School students about the new military Top right: Ryan Robins and Simi Wilson plane. In answer to a student question, Bottom: Hebrew staff who arranged Lt. Col Sudry told them, “In Israel, most Yom Ha’atzmaut activities. of us know a family that has lost a son, a father, a brother, someone who was killed in one of Israel’s wars. We feel that we have no choice but to pay the price that we’re paying in our dead and wounded. But I feel stronger knowing that we have a state; that these deaths are not for nothing.” The mood lifted the very next morning with the excitement and celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day. The festivities opened with an assembly conducted by the seventh grade and GHA’s B’not Sherut, Linoy David, Maayan Dror, Sarah Tannenbaum, and Sara Yisrael. There were songs and a flag drill, with a performance by the elementary school Israeli dance elective class, and some beautiful singing by the first grade. There was even a surprise flash mob. The assembly was followed by the morning tefillot, made special with the recitation of Hallel.
Students then rotated through several Israel-themed activities designed and
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There were many types of Israeli crafts and foods for all students, including the youngest in the Infant and Toddler Village, throughout the day. Little ones made flags and left notes in their very own version of the Western Wall, bigger ones played games and created an Israel-themed mural. In a joint Yom Ha’atzmaut project orchestrated by GHA art teachers Devi Knapp and Anita Stein, students from GHA and Yeshiva Atlanta, who are combining to form a new infant-12 school, created a beautiful collage made of all of their combined handprints. Throughout the day, Israeli flags waved triumphantly all over the school.
Top: Seventh graders - flag dancing
Asked what their favorite activity Bottom: First graders - Yom Ha’atzmaut song. was, no two students seemed to have the same answer. “Making pitas, and eating them with chocolate spread,” said Miriam Burmenko, a third grade student. First graders Zac Agichtein and Micah Baron yelled, “Army!” in unison (referring to the “IDF obstacle course” set up in the gym). Fourth grader Sophie Knapp liked the Israeli dancing; sixth grader Eliana Goldin was a big fan of the Hebrew karaoke. “I didn’t sing by myself,” she clarified. “I just sang along,” Ari Slomka, another sixth grader, had the most fun in the Trip to Israel room, where there were Israel geography-themed games and activities. Kindergartner Eli Jutan liked “the popsicles that we ate outside.” “Yom Ha’atzmaut is very special here at GHA, because our love for Israel is one of our defining characteristics; it really makes us who we are,” explained Interim Head of School Leah Summers. “I was admiring the handprint mural that we made with Yeshiva Atlanta, and I noticed that one of the decorated handprints has a wonderful saying written on it. It says, ‘I’m not in Israel, but Israel is in me.’ I think that GHA student said it all—for all of us.”
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BS kicked off its new series pickups with a green light to the characterdriven police comedy Angie Tribeca, the brainchild of Steve and Nancy Carell. The network has ordered 10 episodes of the project starring Rashida Jones for a 2015 premiere. The single-camera comedy focuses on an eccentric but brilliant group of LAPD detectives who investigate crime, reveal way too much personal information and refuse to rest until justice has been served…sort of. Jones plays Angie Tribeca, a lone wolf who’s capable, committed, strong and not thrilled about working with a partner. “Angie Tribeca is a hilarious spoof of police procedurals in the spirit of The Naked Gun, with a terrific cast and a wickedly funny point of view,” said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and TCM. Rashida Jones was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Quincy Jones, an African-American musician who became a media mogul and producer. Rashida and her sister were raised Jewish by their Ashkenazi mother, Peggy Lipton, an actress noted for her role on the TV series The Mod Squad and Twin Peaks. Rashida attended Hebrew school and still practices Judaism today.
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eighbors, out last Friday, is a Nick Stoller-directed comedy, about a young couple suffering from arrested development who are forced to live next to a fraternity house after the birth of their newborn baby. When the couple, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, bring their concerns about the frat to university dean Carol Gladstone, played by Kudrow, Carol’s lack of interest sparks a very funny back-and-forth regarding potential newspaper headlines. Unfortunately for the new parents, she’s not very much help and refuses to punish Efron’s noisy frat. Lisa Kudrow was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Nedra S., a travel agent, and Dr. Lee N. Kudrow, a headache specialist and physician. Kudrow was raised in a middle-class Jewish family, and had a Bat Mitzvah. Her ancestors emigrated from Belarus and lived in the village of Ilya, in the Minsk area; her great-grandmother was murdered in the Holocaust.
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“Digging Deep” Enough to See Change Fitness Fueled By Feedback SPECIAL FOR THE AJT
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f you have stopped by or talked to us at The Exercise Coach® you have no doubt heard our mantra - “Muscle Quality matters more than Movement Quantity.” For those of you who are unfamiliar with us, our focus is on the science which proves muscle is your primary biomarker. This science shows that your muscles’ functionality impacts not only your fitness but also your health and longevity. Guided by this paradigm, it’s our passion to inspire the not-yet-fit to take action and enjoy strength.
we can access the rest of the bodily system through exercise. Enhanced Muscle quality (strength per unit of muscle mass) is triggered by several key stimuli. We will look at these in another article. For today what I want you to understand is that the one factor – the key common denominator among these stimuli – is something called fiber recruitment. This simply refers to the number of muscle fibers that your central nervous system is required to contract (ie. produce force) at once. Higher effort
requires the recruitment of a greater number of muscle fibers and therefore provides greater overall stimulation of one’s adaptive mechanisms. It’s also important to note that if effort, (and therefore fiber recruitment), remains below a threshold level then
Our unique process was built to optimize results for men and women of all fitness levels. For 16 years we have been evolving this process and in recent years we have achieved a synthesis of technologies to present our clients with the pinnacle application of exercise science. You might say the heart of our methodology is feedback. This includes Professional and Visual feedback. The professional feedback comes from an encouraging coach that understands how to use “cues that count” and the visual feedback is delivered via “digital effort displays.” We’ll touch briefly today on why we think this feedback is so important. “Digging Change
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2. We believe within a single exercise set, at any moment, the methods we use lead to anywhere from 10100% more effort from our clients. This varies greatly based on individual factors. It might be suggested that we see these differences only in novice clients and those that are less naturally inclined toward exertion. This is not the case. Research findings corroborate our observations about force feedback and verbal encouragement on trained and untrained individuals. Studies have found the impact of feedback to be similar among trained and untrained individuals. It’s true that optimal muscular effort will have a disproportionately positive effect on untrained and older individuals. This is great news for the not-yet-fit. Feedback and encouragement are more than just training wheels for the untrained. Our experience leads us to believe much more.
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he Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Ryan Ladden was held on April, 26 at Congregation or VeShalom, officiated by Rabbi Hayyim Kassorla.
Andrew is the son of Stephanie and Brad Ladden, and brother of Allison, 20, and Jared, 17. Andrew is the grandson of Lucy Maslia and Albert D. Maslia, of blessed memory, of Atlanta, Ga and Ellyne Ladden, of blessed memory, and Ronald Ladden, of Chicago, Il. Andrew is a seventh grader at the Davis Academy. For his mitzvah project, Andrew participated in Purple Stride 2013, a fundraising event to raise money and awareness for Pancreatic Cancer, from which his grandfather suffered. Andrew’s Team Poppy was the number two fundraising team and raised nearly $18,000 for this cause.
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s. Eleanor Anna Berg and Glenn Grayson Kunkes were married Saturday evening at The Estate in Atlanta. Rabbi Philip N. Kranz, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Sinai in Atlanta, officiated. The bride, 25, is Assistant to the Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte. She graduated cum laude from Tufts University. She is a daughter of William J. Berg and Carol M. Berg of Atlanta. The bride’s father is a shareholder in the law firm of Kitchen, Kelley, Gaynes, P.C. and practices in the area of commercial real estate. Her mother Carol is a retired attorney and currently is a yoga instructor in Atlanta. The groom, 27, is an associate attorney at the Chicago law firm of Mayer Brown, working in its Charlotte office in the Banking and Finance Group. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University in St. Louis and received his juris doctor degree from the University of Virginia. The groom’s father is an ENT physician practicing in Atlanta, and is the owner of Kunkes Ear, Nose and Throat. The bride, the groom’s brother, and the groom’s parents are all alumni of Tufts University.
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Fri. May 16
Shabbat, Me & Rabbi G on the Road…at Congregation Dor Tamid. From 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at 11165 Parsons Rd., Johns Creek. The event is FREE and open to the community. Families with young children are invited to welcome the Sabbath at Congregation Dor Tamid. MJCCA Day Camps will have crafts and activities, followed by Shabbat songs and blessings with Rabbi Glusman. The program will include a visit from the famous Shabbat Dinosaur and snacks for children. For more, contact Rabbi Glusman (678) 812-4161; rabbi.glusman@atlantajcc.org
Sun., May 18
Lag B’omer Celebration with OyToys. Join us from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sun., May 18 for a sidewalk sale of used and new books and story time. Kosher refreshments will be available. Event will be held at 1150 Grimes Bridge Road Ste 300 Roswell, GA 30075. For more information, visit andthoushaltread.com or oytoys.com JCC Lag B’Omer Community Celebration & Cookout. From 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. at MJCCA Camp Isidore Alterman 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. The event, hosted by the MJCCA and Congregation Ariel, is FREE and all are invited. The celebration will take place outside at the beautiful grounds of Camp Isidore Alterman. Activities will include: boating & fishing on the lake, zip lining, ob-
stacle course, archery, live music performance featuring the Fourth Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, inflatables and bounce house, climbing wall, games, and more. Delicious kosher food will be available for purchase. Bring your friends. For more, contact Rabbi Glusman (678) 812-4161; rabbi.glusman@atlantajcc.org Young Judea Color War Event, Join us for a Lag B’Omer Bikkurim (color war) for second - through 12th grade. Includes field day events, a campfire, s’mores, King of Pops and Israeli music and dancing. Sun., May 18, 3 p.m. Free. Congregation Or Hadash. Register, (404) 250-3338 or email jnix@ or-hadash.org. For info, www.facebook.com/atlantayoungjudaea. Rocket Launch, Join Jewish Cub Scout Pack 1818 for this year’s Rocket Launch, Round-Up and Graduation. Build a rocket or bring 2L plastic bottles and some cardboard to build yours with the Pack. For more information and rocket building directions go to www.pack1818.com. Sun., May 18, 3 p.m. Garrard Landing Park
Mon., May 19
“An Evening in Paris.” Mesdames et Messieurs! Please join us for a stroll through famous Parisian streets during “An Evening in Paris” as part of the TDSA Annual Auction on May 19th at 7 p.m. at the Beth Jacob Heritage Hall. Please visit http://torah-
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Tues., May 20
Mystical Power of Music and the Joy of Song. The Mount Scopus group of Greater Atlanta Hadassah welcomes Rabbi Karmi Ingber on Tues., May 20 at 7:30 p.m. as he presents “The Mystical Power of Music and the Joy of Song.” It will be a fun-filled evening, with the Rabbi playing his guitar and banjo. The meeting will be held at the Clubhouse at Huntington Condominiums, 3825 LaVista Road, in Tucker. Please RSVP by May 15 to Suzy Tibor (404) 636-8582 or suzytib@bellsouth.net White House Official to Visit Atlanta. Congregation Bet Haverim and the Anti-Defamation League welcome Matt Nosanchuk, Director for Outreach, National Security Council to address foreign policy and international affairs from a Jewish perspective on May 20, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Congregation Bet Haverim sanctuary. For more, contact Allison Carter (404) 315-6446; programs@cbhatlanta.org; http://congregationbethaverim.org Award-Winning Speaker, Author, and Visionary Joey Reiman to Speak at MJCCA. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. at MJCCA, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. The cost is $10-15 and open to the community. Discounts are available to students, seniors, and groups. The series will begin with “ICONS: The People Who Change Our World,” kicking-off with Joey Reiman, founder and CEO of the global consultancy, BrightHouse, Reiman will discuss his most recent book, The Story of Purpose: The Path to Creating a Brighter Brand, a Greater Company, and a Lasting Legacy, with local TV Personality and Host Conn Jackson. For more, contact MJCCA Box Office, (678) 812-4002; www.atlantajcc.org/ boxoffice
Thur., May 22
MJCCA Young Adults on Tap. From 7:30 – 10:00 p.m. at 5 Seasons Brewing Company, 3655 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta. Drinks and food available for purchase. Mix & mingle with young Jewish adults from the metro Atlanta area. It’s an opportunity to socialize, network and just relax with other young adults. Held at some of Atlanta’s hippest hangouts, these programs attract a diverse crowd from throughout the community. All are welcome, regardless of religious affiliation or background. No RSVP necessary. For more, contact Roey
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Tues., May 27
Free Budgeting 101 Workshop by JIFLA. Jewish Interest Free Loan of Atlanta (JIFLA) will be offering a valuable and dynamic budgeting workshop to help individuals and families get the most for their money and learn to budget their finances. Given on May 27 at 7:30 p.m. at 5115 New Peachtree Road, Chamblee, GA, 30341 (corner Clairmont Road). The course will be taught by Monte Poole, Vice President, Branch Manager at SunTrust Bank. RSVP is necessary to freeloan@jifla.org or 404-410-6886 by May 23.
Wed., May 28
Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital will host a party on May, 28 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. as Betty Golden and her “Project of Love” donate hand-knitted hats to children battling cancer. For more, visit www.projectoflove.com
Fri., May 30
Dive into Shabbat – Outdoor Pool Party at the MJCCA. Beginning at 6:00 p.m. at MJCCA, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. The event is FREE and open to the community with food available for purchase. Celebrate Shabbat outside at the MJCCA’s pool and splash park with family and friends. Shabbat songs and blessings with Rabbi Glusman begin at 6:00 pm. Bring your own picnic or purchase Kosher food directly from the outdoor grill. For more, contact Rabbi Glusman (678) 812-4161; rabbi.glusman@atlantajcc.org
Sun., June 1
Dunwoody Pool Day at MJCCA. From 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. at MJCCA, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. The event is FREE and open to the community with food available for purchase at Goodfriend’s Outdoor Grill. The entire community is invited to enjoy our beautiful outdoor pool and splash park. The day will feature music by DJ Play it Again Sammy, a special appearance by The Dunwoody “Mermaids,” and FREE ice pops and door prizes. For more, contact Rabbi Glusman (678) 812-4161; rabbi.glusman@ atlantajcc.org
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Jerrold Packler 68, Speedwell, Tenn.
Jerrold Packler, 68, of Speedwell, Tenn., passed away May 5. He was born September 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA to Mildred and David Packler. Jerrold grew up in New Orleans, La, and graduated from Fortier High School. He completed his undergraduate degree at Southern Mississippi State University and his master’s and doctorate degrees in Economics and Finance at the University of Alabama. Roll Tide Roll! He worked numerous jobs in industry, but he ultimately returned to his true passion, teaching, and was a professor of Economics. Jerrold was a devoted family man and especially enjoyed spending as much time as possible with his grandchildren. Outside of his family, he was an avid reader, who enjoyed everything from military histories to best-selling novels. He is survived by his wife of almost 45 years, Judy Packler; his daughter and son-in-law, Heidi and Sean Mueller of Atlanta, GA; his son and daughter in law, Lt. Col. Marc and Major Deborah Packler, United States Air Force, of San Antonio, TX; his sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Dr. Danny Danzinger of Houston, TX, and his nephews: Eric, Todd, and Andrew Danzinger; his brother-in-law and his wife, Steve and Sharon Hamburger, of Atlanta, and his nephew and niece, Mitch and Mindy; his brotherin-law, Harold Hamburger of Ft Lauderdale, FL, and his nephews Michael and Brett; his beloved grandchildren: Sydney and Casey Packler of San Antonio, TX, and Preston and Colton Mueller, of Atlanta; and numerous cousins and extended family. An online guestbook is available at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Jerrold Packler was laid to rest at 10:00 a.m. on Fri., May 9 at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in a graveside service. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, (770) 451-4999.
Shirley Lerman Smith 85, Atlanta
Shirley Lerman Smith, age 85, of Atlanta died May 12. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl L. Smith, of blessed memory. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Gaia Smith; daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and David Ratner; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Cynthia Smith; daughter and son-in-law Karen Smith and Marcus Helman; brother, Larry Kent (Diana); grandchildren: Alison Mayer (Glen), Andrew Ratner (Hannah), Douglas Ratner; Natalie Smith (Shumliek), Maayan Smith(Meital), Neria Smith; Zachary Smith; Benjamin and Bailey SmithHelman; great grandson, Amos; brother-in-law, Barry Smith (Sandy). Sign online guest book at www.edressler.com. A graveside service was held Thur., May 15 at Greenwood Cemetery with Rabbi Neal Sandler officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ahavath Achim Synagogue. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta, (770) 451-4999
Alma Tulis Alma Tulis, age 84, of Atlanta, died May 6. Born Alma Edith Horwitz on March 24, 1930, at Grady Hospital, Alma was the youngest of 12 children. She graduated from Georgia State and worked for the CDC and for Job Corps. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Elaine Zitomer and James Dricker, Smyrna; daughter, Janie Zitomer, East Brunswick, N.J. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Congregation Shearith Israel, 1180 University Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30306. A graveside service was held Friday, May 9 at Greenwood Cemetery with Rabbi Hillel Norry officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta (770) 451-4999
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JEWISH PUZZLER by David Benkof
Across 1. News network that Richard Wolffe contibutes to 6. Lichtenstein and others 10. Many Passover recipes call for them 14. Sage who started learning Torah at age 40 15. Fleischer and Emanuel 16. Quality of those who took refuge at Masada 17. United Synagogue Youth Israel ___ 19. Bush adviser Karl who worked alongside Josh Bolten 20. Part of the carefree refrain of the Yiddish song “Dos Lid fun der Goldener Pave” 21. Genesis records him as the second oldest man after Methuselah 22. The “Exodus” or the “Altalena” 26. One trip around the pool for Mark Spitz 28. Job for Bob (Dylan) 29. Producer Goldman and essayist Finkielkraut 30. Time to watch Jon Stewart 31. Suffix with Ess 32. He said, “Say goodnight, Gracie” 33. Subject of “Nezikin,” one of the six orders of the Talmud 35. “___ for the Omer” (way to keep count) 36. Ner ___ (synagogue feature) 37. The Egyptian magicians had some that got swallowed 40. Author of nearly 1,000 books, mostly on Judaism 42. Seat on the bimah, perhaps
43. Michael Dell’s are famous 45. The floor of the synagogue in Curacao is covered with it 46. One style used to illuminate a ketubah 47. Uzi Gal may have said this when he invented a new kind of gun 48. Israeli cartoon “___ Bones” 49. 1982 Dustin Hoffman title role 50. Stage in the life of a certain nonkosher critter 52. Hebrew term for the organized Jewish community 54. “Dirty Jew!” 55. “Arrested Development” actor 60. Hammerstein and Romberg’s “Softly, ___ a Morning Sunrise” 61. Hebrew letter that’s really a glottal stop 62. ___ Moishy and the Mitzvah Men 63. Turn into a shaliach 64. Actress Campbell of the “Scream” movies 65. Canadian Histadrut backer Albert
6. ___ Beit Shemesh (Jerusalem suburb) 7. Nature of Sabin’s vaccine 8. Assassin of 1995 9. Beirut-to-Jerusalem dir. 10. ___-Nehemiah 11. Billionaire backer of liberal causes 12. Yielded during peace talks 13. ___ hammer (one translation of Maccabee) 18. Gershwin, Glass, and Magaziner 21. Kind of image davka sold by Davka 22. Savta’s husband 23. It comes before Tishrei 24. Creator of “The West Wing” and
“Sports Night” 25. Opposite of fast 27. A bissel 30. Latke beginner 33. Star of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1947) 34. Chabad likes to do it in public with menorahs 36. Bane of Russian Jewry 38. Geonic period year 39. A leather one isn’t worn on Yom Kippur 41. Agency that investigated the Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse 42. Prop used by Paul Newman’s
character in “The Hustler” 43. Alternatives to horas 44. Marghanita Laski’s novella “The Victorian ___ Longue” 46. “Paradise ___” (1997 film with Julianna Margulies)\ 49. Biblical possessive 51. Be a peddler 53. Rocker Geffen 55. Jewish musician Nichols (“The Na Na Song”) 56. It might contain the Cohen gene 57. Mo. of Sukkot, frequently 58. Sign that might be in front of a yeshiva day sch. 59. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), e.g.
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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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$ 29
OVER 30 STYLES AVAILABLE!
SOLID WOOD
GUNSTOCK OAK 3”X3/8” 15 YEAR WARRANTY
May 16 ▪ 2014
MILANO GIALLO 20’X20’
¢
sq.ft.
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CERAMIC WOOD PLANK
99
¢
ENGINEERED HARDWOOD
sq.ft.
OVER 40 STYLES AVAILABLE!
WHITE BODY CERAMIC
OVER 40 STYLES AVAILABLE!
59
¢
sq.ft.
OVER 10 STYLES AVAILABLE!
PORCELAIN
SUMATRA TEAK 7MM 15 YEAR WARRANTY
¢
sq.ft.
OVER 200 STYLES AVAILABLE!
LAMINATE
ALBERO VERDE 12”X12”
¢
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OVER 80 STYLES AVAILABLE!
OVER 80 STYLES AVAILABLE!
KENNESAW
678-626-1167 1200 BARRETT PKWY., STE 118 KENNESAW, GA 30144
sq.ft.