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GOOD NEWS MADE IN THE JEWISH STATE THIS PAST WEEK Heart repairs are made using pig tissue. The phrase “you cannot make a silk purse from a sow’s ear” is no longer true; Israel Technion scientists have used pig tissue to create a thick “scaffold” for heart muscle. It will allow doctors to rehabilitate the damaged scar tissue caused by heart attacks.

Israel provides aid to Hurricane Sandy victims. The Israeli global humanitarian organization Israel Flying Aid, which was first to land in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, has been distributing large supplies of gas to Tri-State area hospitals as well as food, batteries and generators. Relations with Bulgaria grow. President Rosen Plevneliev revealed that he was born on May 14, 1948 – the same day as Israel. He planted a tree in Jerusalem’s Grove of Nations and hopes “it will grow and flour-

ish just like the friendship between us.” President Plevneliev also seeks more hi-tech cooperation between his country and the Jewish State. Waze helps Americans to fill up. The White House and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has turned to Waze, the Israeli app that offers real-time traffic navigation updates, to help New Jersey residents suffering from fuel shortages. Intel invests in education. Intel Corporation’s CEO Paul Otellini has

launched a $5 million investment in science and technology in Israeli high schools. The project aims to double the number of high school students completing their science and technology matriculation certificate. Microsoft signs agreement with Israel. The agreement is intended to develop “shared infrastructure investment” in national information technology projects and encourage interdependent Israeli technology companies and start-ups. Microsoft has also begun registering for its next accelerator program, through which Israeli start-ups will receive $20,000 and help from Microsoft, Israel’s Technion and Georgia Tech. The project to bring the last remnants of Ethiopian Jewry flies on “The Wings of a Dove.” Thanks to the like-named initiative, 237 of the Ethiopian community’s population of 8,000 have just been rescued from appalling conditions in Gondar and flown via Addis Ababa to Tel Aviv. At 17 years old, she’s a world champion. Israel’s Naomi Cohen won gold at the 2012 RS:X Youth World Windsurfing Championships in Taiwan.

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The bubbes of “Grannies on Safari” come to the Jewish state. The hosts of popular U.S. Public Broadcasting System TV program “Grannies on Safari” have filmed two episodes in Israel. The globetrotting pair had been in Egypt last year, just in time for the “Arab Spring” protests, emerging unscathed if a little scared. Their Israel trip was quite tame by comparison.

Ghanaians are rescued from the rubble. An Israeli Home Front Command team and a Magen David Adom team are assisting in the relief effort following the collapse of a four-story shopping mall in Ghana’s capital Accra. Editor’s note: This list courtesy Michael Ordman and verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com.

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JHI, Community Support Make Life-Saving Surgery Possible EYASU STILL SMILING THANKS TO DR. LIPSITT AND MANY OTHERS That Dr. Michael Lipsitt, interventional cardiologist at Gwinnett Medical Center and Jewish Healthcare International (JHI) volunteer, even heard the story of Eyasu Minas Woldekirkos and his struggle with rheumatic fever was a chance occurrence. That the former would see the latter – a 29-year-old Ethiopian and provider for extended family in his home country – take a walk in the suburbs of Atlanta while recovering from lifesaving surgery, that was a far more remote possibility. Providentially for all involved, it happens that Dr. Lipsitt was on JHI’s April 2012 mission to Ethiopia, and it happens that he worked alongside Eyasu’s cousin, who shared her relative’s worsening condition with the doctor and asked for help. While there was nothing to be done immediately, an incredible series of events was set in motion. “I asked myself, couldn’t I try to do something?” Dr. Lipsitt remembered of

his initial reaction. “I know a surgeon who operated on my father about 10 years ago; [I thought], maybe I can ask him, maybe we can get a visa…but I didn’t have the answers to any of these questions. “But at least if I tried, I would know I tried to help somebody who had a problem. I never dreamed we would get it all accomplished, but the pieces just started falling into place.” First, Dr. Lipsitt reached out to the aforementioned surgeon, Dr. David Langford, who was immensely generous in agreeing and offering the procedure – which turned out to be the replacement of three heart valves – free of charge. Then, Gwinnett Medical Center was hugely gracious in footing the bills associated with the necessary facilities, equipment and subsequent hospital stay. Still, Eyasu did not have a way of getting into the United States. For that, a visa would be required, and in order to get a visa quickly enough, it would take a Congressman’s letter requesting special urgency.

Enter Representative Tom Price, part of Georgia’s delegation to the House since 2005 and himself an orthopedist in the past. He happily obliged, all the pieces were in place, and was set for surgery early this month. On Nov. 9, the procedure was completed without significant complication, and a deserving young man had a new lease on life. The patient will return to Ethiopia and resume his normal life upon full recovery, the process of which is going very well. Not long ago, Eyasu had to pause every third step when climbing stairs. That’s not the case at all anymore, Dr. Lipsitt is thrilled to report. “He came to our house for a visit,” the doctor said. “He walked up to our upstairs, he walked down to our first floor, he walked down to the basement and walked back to the first floor – all with a big grin on his face.”

Editor’s note: JHI (jewishhealthcareinternational.org) is a 501(c)(3), not-forprofit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of and access to healthcare services available to communities in need throughout the world.

TOP: Dr. Michael Lipsitt (far left) scrubbed in for the surgery that saved the life of Eyasu (reclining). ABOVE: Today, Eyasu is walking comfortably and looking forward to his return home. PHOTOS/courtesy Dr. Michael Lipsitt

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Israel: A Popular Destination

LOCAL TRIPS INDICATIVE OF TOURISM UPSWING BY RON FEINBERG Web Editor

izzie McGrath was enjoying her last day in Israel, spending the afternoon with her family at the National Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. She had just wandered over to the gravesite of Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of the Jewish state, when she spotted a group of Israel Defense Force troops. Lizzie, who’s only 6 years old and a student at the Davis Academy in Atlanta, was standing next to the five young troopers when someone nearby suggested she offer up a salute. It was a perfect “Kodak moment” which, fortunately, was captured by a photographer in the area.

“It’s not something you see every day,” said Robin McGrath, Lizzie’s mom. “It certainly makes you appreciate the fruits of freedom that we all enjoy and the sacrifices of these young girls.” Lizzie was traveling in Israel last summer with her parents, Robin and Kevin McGrath, and her brother, her sister and 30 or so others. The trip, a two-week tour pulled together by Congregation Etz Chaim in East Cobb, featured stops in and around Tel Aviv, Haifa, Tiberius and Jerusalem. NOVEMBER 16 ▪ 2012

“It’s a period where, on the face of it, we should be struggling with an economic downturn and the Arab Spring

Lizzie McGrath offers up a warm smile and a salute after meeting this group of IDF women during a trip last summer to Israel. PHOTO/www.garyfeinbergphoto.com

The memorable picture shows Lizzie with a sweet smile spilling across her face, her right arm raised and hand resting lightly against her brow. In the background, the soldiers all grin with delight, three of them returning Lizzie’s greeting with smart salutes of their own.

Israel – especially the country’s economy. Travel to the Jewish homeland is booming, according to the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. Nearly 300,000 tourists visited Israel in July, a record for the month and an 8 percent increase over the previous July.

“There’s just so much to do and see in Israel,” said Gary Feinberg, a long-time member of Etz Chaim and the photographer who snapped the picture of Lizzie and the IDF soldiers. “This was a wonderful trip, and what made it really special was being able to experience it with friends – old and new – from my synagogue.” It turns out that such congregational trips are also great news for

around us,” the tourism ministry’s Uri Steinberg told the Associated Press. “But it hasn’t worked out that way.” Although final numbers for the summer season have yet to be fully reported, tourism officials are certain that 2012 is shaping up to be a record year. The even better news, officials report, is that a large number of tourists visiting Israel for the first time often return again. That’s certainly the case for the McGraths. They had been looking forward to visiting Israel for years and decided to join the Etz Chaim group so they could celebrate their son’s Bar Mitzvah in Jerusalem. “It was unbelievable,” Robin McGrath said. “The trip provided us with a great overview of the country, but now we’re hoping to return next summer and have the time to really see everything at our own pace.”

ON THE COVER: A lone Israeli Flag sits atop Masada in the Judean Desert; in the background is the Dead Sea. Photo by Gary Feinberg, www.garyfeinbergphoto.com.

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The 2012 Election from the Other Side – of the Ocean U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN THE EYES OF AN ISRAELI By Noga Gur-Arieh

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recently, one of the ideas he focused on was why Israelis care about the U.S. election. For more than an hour, Mann and his audience exchanged opinions and spoke about the mutual aid the U.S. 2:24 PM

and Israel offer one another. The discussion centered around the political, financial and security aspects of the complex relationship between the two countries. However, little was said about the impact the election had on the average Israeli. To illuminate this point, let me give you an idea of what it means to live in Israel and follow politics on an international scale by offering this Facebook status update that a friend of mine recently posted: “I wonder if the Americans care about the U.S election as much as we do?”

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We Israelis might not understand all the different and complex issues facing the U.S., but I swear that if you visited Israel last week, you would think you never left the States. In the week before Americans cast their ballots, it seemed as if there was no actual news being made in Israel at all – everything centered around the Land of the Free. Newspapers were filled with stories and columns offering interpretations and predictions about the upcoming U.S. election; polls were analyzed, and the presidential debates were the hot topic of conversation for days. Israeli correspondents were sent to Washington, Chicago and New York to get quotes from politicians, government leaders and – most fittingly – the average guy on the street. There were times when I wondered if my fellow Israelis really cared all that much about what was happening thousands of miles away. Oh, I know that people understand about the importance of U.S. support and the need for a good and sturdy relationship between Obama and Netanyahu.

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Some of my fellow political science students are very interested in the U.S election because of the procedures and strategies used and because it is the international symbol of democracy, and some of my fellow communication and media students find particular interest in the media coverage of the presidential race. Meanwhile, many friends off campus could care less about the political process in the U.S. Some made jokes; some simply had no idea what was happening.

In other words, while some of my acquaintances wouldn’t have dreamed of it, I know others who stayed up on election night and watched live updates as they came in to broadcast headquarters. Roee Snir, one of my best friends, actually watched all that was happening at the home of the U.S. Ambassador. Roee is the vice president of the Israeli model United Nations Society and the vice president of the Tel Aviv University Model United Nations Society. I think there’s a good chance that, one day, Roee will be the Israeli Ambassador in the United States – you can say you heard that here first! Naturally, U.S. politics is his hobby, and he pretty much knows all the major policy positions of Obama and Romney. As for myself, I’m not as compulsive, but I do pay attention. I understand the importance of the election and U.S. politics to Israel and also understand our importance to the election process. I find the media coverage – both here and in the U.S. – interesting, sometimes fascinating. There are so many differences between the way the election process and the campaigns work in the two countries, and in the past couple of weeks, I learned a lot about American culture, which I take particular interest in. It’s a given here in Israel that Romney is better for our country than Obama, so, obviously, more Israelis support Romney than President Obama, and many think that the president isn’t a real partner for Israel. To these people, I’d simply remind them that the U.S. is a huge country with many problems. Israel is important, but we’re not the only issue that U.S. voters must deal with when selecting a leader. It’s true that Israel was mentioned over 30 times during the Presidential debates, but U.S. voters need to pick the person they think will best lead the country in all areas. The one thing I think most of us can agree on is the importance to simply vote in the election. I can only hope that most of you made it to the polls on election day and that the next four years will be filled with productivity and calmness. Editor’s note: Noga Gur-Arieh visited the U.S. to work at Camp Coleman after finishing her military service in the IDF. She is now back in Israel, working as a journalist.

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Jewish Pride in the South BALANCING STEREOTYPES WITH REALITY BY SARAH CHANIN

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Some students were unhappy with the column. Surprisingly, most of the resistance came from other Jews on campus. In fact, a group of girls in the Jewish sorority bullied her and attempted to write a letter of apology to the Red & Black, but that letter was never published, and the young woman who wrote the original column remained steadfast in her beliefs.

eing a Jew in Georgia can be challenging.

I was born and raised in the state, the setting for such celluloid classics as “Deliverance,” “Gone With the Wind” and “Fried Green Tomatoes.” Truth to tell, however, I don’t own a shotgun or live on a plantation, and I don’t particularly care for fried foods. Georgia is a land of stereotypes – some true, some not so much. But being different in the Land of Cotton can be tough. For decades, being Jewish in the Deep South was not only unacceptable, it was downright dangerous. And while life here still isn’t perfect, I think it’s important that Jewish young people remain proud of who they are and their rich history and culture. I’ve met many people in school who say they’ve never known a practicing Jew. In fact, one of the most common questions people ask me is, “Are you ‘Jewish,’ or ‘Jew-ish’?” When dealing with such issues, Arielle Berne, a 21-year-old student at the University of Georgia, thinks that honesty is always the best policy. “I actually really like telling people that I’m Jewish,” she said. “It’s a big part of who I am, and I don’t feel like a person really knows me unless they know my heritage.” Fortunatley, UGA has a fairly liberal environment with numerous Jewish organizations. We have a Hillel and Chabad house, great places to worship and socialize; two Jewish fraternities and a Jewish sorority. That’s not bad for a university far below the MasonDixon where Jews remain a minority. But even in this liberal and accepting environment, some Jewish students are uncomfortable embracing their identity. In 2010, an issue focusing on Jewish beliefs and identity surfaced in the Red & Black, the campus newspaper published by students. A member of UGA’s Jewish sorority wrote an opinion piece complaining that Jewish students wouldn’t be reimbursed for foot-

As for myself, I’ve only had one bad experience after telling someone that I was Jewish during my four years at the university: While at lunch with some friends, I was introduced to my friend Rosalie’s classmate. I made a joke about how Jews love to eat – well, we really do – and the classmate didn’t take it very well.

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She started to berate me and harp on the treatment of Palestinians in Israel, adding that the U.S. shouldn’t always come to the defense of the Jewish homeland because “it’s evil!” When she finished, I made it clear I was proud of being a Jew, then pointed out I wasn’t an Israeli and had little control over politics in the Middle East. Like all forms of expression, there’s a time and place when it is acceptable to express your religious beliefs. There are also times when it’s simply not necessary. Arielle, my friend and fellow student at Georgia, sums up the experience as a Southern Jew quite nicely. The only times she feels the need to suppress her Jewish identity, she says, is when she volunteers or babysits at churches or for Christian organizations. “I am stepping onto someone else’s religious ground, and it’s not the time or place for me to promote my own beliefs,” Arielle said. “But if anyone at these places were to ask me about my religious affiliation, I would giggle and tell them, ‘I’m Jewish, y’all!’” Editor’s note: Sarah Chanin is a student at the University of Georgia.

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Supreme Court Justice Breyer at Ahavath Achim’s Eizenstat Lecture BY SHEDDING LIGHT ON JUDICIARY, ILLUMINATES GOVERNMENT AS A WHOLE

Staff Report he 24th Annual Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture featured United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. The turnout to hear the judge speak at Ahavath Achim Synagogue on the evening of Nov. 7 was tremendous, putting both parking and seating at a “premium” for the free event.

After a message on the just-passed elections from Rabbi Neil Sandler and an introduction from the founder of the lecture series himself, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, Breyer launched into educating and entertaining a massive audience that included many local judges, lawyers and law students. The premise of the justice’s lecture – entitled “Making Our Democ-

racy Work: A Judge’s View” – was to answer the questions that he himself frequently fields and contemplates. To begin, he explored why the American people should or would follow the decisions of nine unelected individuals, the Supreme Court Justices. “Contrary to popular belief, there are 308 million Americans who are not lawyers,” Breyer said, getting a rise out

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of the audience with the wisecrack. “So, why do you have something at stake here?” To begin to address such a weighty query, the justice went back to the beginning – of the United States, that is – to Alexander Hamilton and his Federalist Papers. It was in one portion of this fabled collection of documents that Hamilton first reasoned out why a third branch of government should wield the power of determining the “Constitutionality” of individual laws. Breyer then cited several Supreme Court cases – Marbury v. Madison, Brown v. the Board of Education, Bush v. Gore and Korematsu v. the United States among them – which illustrate why and how the system of checks and balances originally laid out by our country’s forefathers is not only effective, but ideal. With each case, Breyer noted how certain opinions – both assenting and dissenting – further illustrate how Supreme Court justices help shape U.S. policy and lawmaking and, in turn, the lives of everyday citizens.

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And speaking of the people, they have a responsibility, a huge role to play, too.

“Know your history a little bit; understand your government institutions,” Breyer asked of his listeners. I hope that by doing so, you’ll do this Constitution the service of participating in public life.

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“The most marvelous thing I see is when I look out into that courtroom and I see people of every race, every religion, every possible point of view, being there and resolving their differences,” he concluded.

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Dedicating the Ben T. Zinn Combustion Laboratory DISTINGUISHED GEORGIA TECH PROFESSOR HONORED By Al Shams AJT Contributor

Addressing Zinn himself at the dedication ceremony, Georgia Tech’s Provost, Dr. Rafael Bras, spoke glowingly about the former’s lifelong career at Tech and his many contributions to the institute, to its students and to the advancement of aerospace engineering. The seats were filled with Zinn’s family, friends and former and current students as well as industry and academic colleagues from around the world. After Dr. Bras’s introductory comments, the professor spoke of the lab’s modest beginnings in a small metal shack and its rapid growth and relocation to its current location in 2001. The continued successes of the program and its sponsored research projects created a need for yet more space, so to alleviate the problem, the combustion program expanded into a recently completed “green energy” building called the Carbon-Neutral Energy Solutions (C-NES) Laboratory. This new building, which will house both combustion and energy related research programs, is adjacent to the Zinn Combustion Laboratory, itself a multimillion dollar research facility that houses a wide range of experiments that investigate and develop better approaches for burning different fuels fully, stably, environmentally safely and in the smallest possible volumes. Examples of applications of these research programs include power-generating gas turbines, liquid and solid propellants rockets, missiles that fly at supersonic and hypersonic speeds, jet engines, military engines afterburners, underwater propulsion, boilers, refinery furnaces and oil recovery processes. Notably, the sponsored research budget of this lab has increased from $3 million to $6.7 million per year between 2006 and 2011, an increase of more than 100 percent in five years. Practically all the major engine and gas turbine companies and nearly all federal agencies that have interest in energy,

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power and propulsion are supporting research is the laboratory. Most importantly, approximately 70 graduate students and 30 undergraduates are doing research in the lab. These numbers are increasing, and the lab’s graduates are leaders in governments, industry and universities throughout the world. More on Ben Zinn Zinn, whose distinguished career at Georgia Tech spans more than 47 years, is a Regents’ professor, the Davis S. Lewis Jr. Chair in the School of Aerospace Engineering and a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering. He is widely recognized as an expert in rocket and missiles combustion and the control of combustion processes in such diverse devices as power-generating gas turbines, jet engines and refinery furnaces. A member of many professional and academic associations, Zinn has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including Israel’s 2012 International Hanin Memorial Prize and the Westinghouse Gold Medal of the American Institute of Mechanical Engineers. He also holds 13 patents and has written and lectured extensively throughout the world. Zinn’s parents moved from Poland in 1936 to the land that would later become Israel; the professor was born in the future Jewish state in 1937 and grew up in the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Today, he lives with his companion, Adrienne Miller, in Atlanta; his two children, Ed and Leslie Zinn; son-in-law, Jorge Villalba; and five grandchildren also live in Atlanta. Editor’s note: For even more on Ben Zinn, see the full story at atljewishtimes. com. Al Shams is a Sandy Springs resident, a former CPA and an investment professional with more than 35 years industry experience.

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Health & Wellness

Op-ed: 2012 Election Impact on Long-term Care OBAMA’S RE-ELECTION, THE ACA, MEDICAID AND MEDICARE By Harley L. Tabak

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any people are wondering what impact the election results will have on healthcare. Long-term care in particular is a subject with which many American families are familiar and still more will come to face in the future.

Now that the voting is over, the decisions made in Washington, D.C. about a “grand bargain” to control the growth of federal spending will focus on Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security, which currently make up 50 percent of total federal spending. Underlying the concern about the escalating costs of these programs is a fundamental change going on in the make-up of our population.

There are many more elderly living in the U.S. than ever before, and a high percentage of them have one or more chronic diseases or disabilities. Additionally, a rapidly increasing number of people under age 65 are being diagnosed with chronic diseases and disabilities, putting additional strains on the long-term care delivery system. Medicine has advanced to the point that we expect to survive most acute illnesses, but our healthcare delivery

system is overburdened now with those who survive hospitalizations. Many are left struggling to manage chronic diseases in a maze of government-funded programs which, barring significant change, cannot be continued without putting us in further debt. While President Barack Obama’s re-election ensures that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be implemented, nothing remaining in this legislation directly addresses long-term care. The Act originally contained a provision called CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) to create a voluntary, government-sponsored long-term care insurance program, but this program was eliminated when government actuaries determined that it was not financially feasible. On Medicaid and Medicare CLASS aside, ACA will affect nursing homes through the inducements to states to expand Medicaid coverage for working-age households. Some states, like Georgia, are unlikely to accept additional federal money to expand Medicaid to the younger, uninsured populations. The problem is that after three years of full payment from the federal government, at least 10 percent of the cost must be paid by the state thereafter. At this level of match, expanding Medicaid would cost Georgia an additional $4.5 billion in expenditures over the next 10 years. According to a recent report from the National Governors Association, Medicaid currently constitutes the single largest share of state budgets – 24 percent. On average, nursing home care accounts for nearly one-third of this amount.

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Some of the main mistakes she warns of “In fact, I made a very when discusshealthy latke last year Safa Nooromid ing eating habfor Chanukah,” she its in America said. “It was with sweet potato, and are the “super-size me” attitudes and instead of frying it, I baked it in the ignorance of what actually goes into oven. We substituted sour cream with products that we’re consuming. She Greek yogurt, it’s really good…nobody thinks many of us underestimate how knew it wasn’t fried.” much sugar and sodium go into fast She emphasizes that occasionally food or dishes at restaurants. replacing restaurant visits with cook “They [the public] don’t know how ing at home with friends can often much sodium can actually increase make a large difference. Furthermore, not only hypertension, but it can in- she reminds that modest goals are crease the fat cells,” Nooromid said, often the secret to success and that, citing one of many pitfalls. when a person is faced with an array Even so, she doesn’t suggest cut- of cookies, cakes and pies, sometimes ting every temptation in “cold turkey” simply maintaining is the key. fashion. Such an approach, she claims, From the mouth of a professional: only sets up an individual for unneces- Indulge a little while still being mindsary difficulty and frustration. ful of ingredients, sprinkle in a little “Being healthy is not about being 100 percent perfect,” she said. “You can incorporate small changes in your life, baby steps, because once you do that, you really learn how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.” Knowing that even the best-laid plans have crumbled in the face of ev-

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Seven Hens of Decatur marks progress in Atlanta’s move towards a worldlier pallet. The eatery offers chicken schnitzel in seven different varieties, each linked to the cuisine of various countries, including Italy, France, China and India.

community in 2009. But, unlike Seven Hens, Schnitzel & Things doesn’t stray far from the more conventional recipes. “[Seven Hens] is not the run-ofthe-mill sandwich shop type of deal with the same tired toppings and all,” Gurevich said. After immigrating to America in 2006, Gurevich attended the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla., graduating with a master’s degree in technical and professional communication. In 2008, his work brought him to Atlanta, where he ultimately decided to pursue his dreams of entrepreneurship in the form of food.

“What I’m doing here is presenting an international twist on the schnitzel,” said owner Michael Gurevich, “Each country is exemplified by the ingredients or the sauces or the Michael Gurevich (far right) brings schnitzel to the South toppings that with Seven Hens. PHOTO/courtesy Michael Gurevich are commonly associated with the cuisine of that country.” Seven Hens’s adventurous atti Gurevich brought the idea over tude has meshed well with its new from his home country of Israel, where home. Gurevich describes Decatur as a freshly battered and fried chicken- “well traveled” with clientele “who are schnitzel can be found on nearly every not afraid to veer a little bit off of the corner. Its popularity as a street food, known channels of food.” It’s not unsome say, has eclipsed even that of common for customers to come with stories of their previous schnitzel exfalafel. periences in places abroad such as “I always joke around…by the time France or Germany. you’re 3 years old, you already have 900 schnitzels in your system,” Gurev- Then again, as much as there is international appeal to the dish, there’s ich said of the average Israeli citizen. something intrinsically familiar about The idea for Seven Hens developed schnitzel that appeals to Atlanta audias Gurevich noticed that most restau- ences. rants didn’t have schnitzel on their “You know fried chicken is big menus. around parts of the Southeast and Schnitzel itself is a dish with a bit of around here,” said Gurevich. “Essenmystery. Some say it dates back to the tially, introducing the schnitzel, which 15th century, while further debate sur- is a chicken breast pounded and fried, rounds its country of origin: Austria or made sense in light of those circumGermany, where veal is often the meat stances.” of choice, are often the top contenders That being said, this is more than for schnitzel’s place of birth. just a cheap and healthy alternative Recently, New York company to red meat. For Gurevich, chicken Schnitzel & Things has helped elevate schnitzel has come to symbolize home. the presence of schnitzel in the U.S. Their rendition of the dish has gained “It was something my grandma popularity in recent years, winning used to make for me and my mom,” the “Vendy Award” of the food truck he remembered. “[Now] you go out,

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We at Saratoga plan and produce glatt kosher events through “Avenue K,” our Atlanta Kashruth Commission Certified kosher catering company. Avenue K has been working with more clients who are traditionally non-kosher but are requesting kosher for their special event. This week I will be in NYC and attending “Kosherfest,” the largest kosher food show in the world. • Small bites are popular, and small plates are big business. Many years ago, we discovered that the best part of most events was the cocktail hour. As such, we created the “Progressive Buffet” – the whole event is the cocktail hour. That trend is growing fast for 2013 as clients aim for greater emphasis on guest socialization as well as menu diversity and food quality. Along these lines, action stations will continue to be an important trend with regional influences on the cuisine. Our very own Sheryl Evertson Covell is an expert on creating great “Progressive Buffet” menus. As one of the pioneers behind this style, she and her staff are available to discuss your special event. Food and events are what bring people together, form friendships and create memories. Use your event to bring people together in a meaningful and positive way. If the President and Governor Christie can work together, there is hope and optimism for all of us as we go about our everyday lives. Editor’s note: David Covell is CEO of the Saratoga Event Group, which manages four special event facilities and operates an award-winning catering company, Avenue Catering Concepts. “Avenue K” is the certified glatt kosher event division of the Saratoga Event Group.

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Congregation Ner Tamid Confirmands’ Shabbaton EXCITING DAY OF BONDING AND LEARNING By the Confirmation Class of Congregation Ner Tamid For the Atlanta Jewish Times On the Shabbat morning of Nov. 10, Congregation Ner Tamid’s Confirmation Class set out for a full and exciting day together. It included worshipping at Atlanta’s oldest Reform synagogue; eating lunch at one of Atlanta’s iconic fast food restaurants; a self-guided tour of the MLK National Historic Site and home; and a dinner prepared by the confirmands for their parents and teachers, Rabbi Tom Liebschutz and Reuven Milikovsky.

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he Shabbat service in the chapel of The Temple with Rabbi Frederick Reeves was one of the most beautiful services we have ever attended. “Rabbi Reeves really held our attention, and his musical interpretation of the prayers was beautiful,” said Kendra Lerman, a confirmand. We were also invited to do a Torah aliyah, which was a great honor. After the service ended, we attended a short oneg, which was followed by a guided tour of The Temple.

Once the tour was finished, we traveled to the Varsity. Then, after a filling and delicious lunch, we drove to the MLK site and explored the museum in the MLK Visitor’s Center. “Getting to connect something from the classroom to the real world was an awesome experience,” said Megan McMillan, another confirmation student. “We have been taught not to let our religion get in the way of achieving our hopes and dreams. It was cool to see it in real life.” After watching a short movie on the life of Dr. King, we walked across the street to see the eternal flame and

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They’ve asked you to quiz them, so you’re holding that little red book. You say, “delicious,” and they recite back to you some perfectly worded statement like “highly pleasing to the senses of taste or smell,” but it’s straight memorization without any knowledge of what the word means or how to use it.

You get dressed, grab breakfast and head out the door. Open the garage door, get in the car, put the key in the ignition and back out. Go to work, go to your desk, finish that project you’ve been working on and start another. Then you get in your car, go home, have dinner. Spend a few hours online shopping, or watching that new sitcom. Then, it’s back to bed, but not before setting your alarm for tomorrow.

Then, there are students, who are falling victim to their teachers’ attempts to cram everything in before Thanksgiving break. Finally, everyone is adjusting to the shift in weather, transitioning from shorts to jeans, from t-shirts to sweaters.

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We all “recite” parts of our life in a similar way. Maybe you have the same thing for breakfast every morning, or you crunch the same numbers at work every day. I know that I personally just spent four hours in the library running through relationships between different economic words that I’ll never be able to use correctly. I ask myself sometimes if there’s a way to change it all or if, in fact, it is the way of life that should be changed. Life as part of G-d’s creation should be something exciting and invigorating; we should be curious. To illustrate: What if I asked you what “delicious” means? Obviously, there are other questions to be asked, but I’m hoping you get my point. One of my favorite quotes from Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” goes, “We must learn to reawaken ourselves and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.” Could you even imagine what the quality of your life would be like if you could wake up every morning with a glistening curiosity for what lies ahead that day? Let’s take all of this one step farther. What if I told you right now to stop what you’re doing and go to a pasture of my choosing and dig holes. I wouldn’t tell you why, where, or how deep, just that I think it’s a good idea for you to go dig some holes in the ground. You would probably think I’m crazy. But have you ever thought about what could be down there? The earth has been building up for millions of years; surely there has to be something interesting beneath the ground on which we walk. What if I made it more specific? What if I told you that somewhere within a one-acre pasture, there was buried treasure? Assuming you believed me, you would probably be more inclined to go digging. But still you would not know how deep you were supposed to dig or where exactly you were supposed to dig, and you might find nothing at all and give up.

In this week’s Torah portion, Toldot, Isaac goes well-digging. Strangely enough, this is the only parsha that talks much about Isaac at all, though he outlives all of the patriarchs; and even more curiously, the most significant role Isaac plays in this parsha is that of a well-digger. “Isaac again dug the wells of water which they had dug in the days of his father, Abraham…and Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and they found there a well of living waters…and they dug another well, and they quarreled about it also; so he named it Sitnah. And he moved away from there, and he dug another well (Genesis 25: 18-22).” It seems strange that this is the image we’re given of Isaac, but really, it’s meant to teach something much more than the art of creating wells. Kabbalah says that each of our patriarchs has a different divine quality. Isaac’s was gevura, or rigor and selfsacrifice. Fitting, as he was actually the only patriarch to farm, and he was not young when he went to dig those wells. Imagine the difficulty. Digging wells requires patience and faith. Isaac could be out there for weeks and never strike water; there was no certainty in his labor. He persisted, though, out of love for his father, whose men had dug wells; out of devotion to his people, who suffered through droughts; and out of the sheer thrill of unearthing water from the dry ground. Isaac did not simply dig, find water and leave in search of more. He dug until he struck water and then went through a process of naming his newly formed well, appreciating its beauty. If Isaac could find beauty and life in something as trying and unexciting as digging wells, what does that mean for us? We have a world filled with interesting factoids and anecdotes and millions of phenomena that are still unexplained. Go find them. My challenge for the week is this: Try to wake up every morning with the same gevura that Isaac portrayed – be curious about something and find the answer; learn a new skill; find something that takes you out of your scheduled life for at least a moment. Editor’s note: Rachel LaVictoire is a graduate of the Davis Academy and Westminster High School, recipient of the prestigious Nemerov Writing and Thomas H. Elliott Merit scholarships at Washington University of St. Louis and an active member of Temple Emanu-El and the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. Contact her at rlavictoire@wustl.edu.

AJT

D’var Torah

Parashat Toledot TELL OF YOUR LOVE

ust last week, we read in the Torah the story of Sarah’s death. We learned that Abraham goes to great lengths to secure a burial plot for Sarah, one final act of appreciation for the woman who did so much for him.

If we review the last few weeks’ Torah portions, we can find a list of wonderful things that Sarah does for Abraham: She leaves her home and gets handed over to Pharaoh as Abraham’s sister; she understands Abraham’s need for progeny so she gives Abraham Hagar, her servant, as a wife; and then Sarah gets passed off again as Abraham’s sister, this time to Abimelech. Throughout all of these stories, we don’t see too many tender moments between Abraham and Sarah. In fact, in the one romantic line that we read, Abraham says to Sarah, “Now, I know that you are a beautiful woman…” but follows that with “…so you’d better tell them you’re my sister.” Often, acts of omission are attributed to the terse nature of the Bible. However, it seems to me that if there must be room in the Bible to include the times that they laughed at each other about how old the other one was, there may too have been room for Abraham to show his wife some appreciation. It is only when we read in Genesis 23:2 that Abraham came “to eulogize Sarah and to cry over her” that we see Abraham showing emotion toward Sarah. Still, you might ask: As Sarah is no longer alive, does this count? For me, the answer is a definitive “yes”! According to the Talmud (Sanhedrin 46b), the question is asked whether eulogies serve the living or the dead. Our very case in the Torah is brought as a proof text to indicate that Sarah was pleased by the eulogy. Of course, such a reading of Torah forces us to ask an even bigger question: Do we really show the people

The story is told of a rabbi who was once comforting a man who was crying uncontrollably at the end of services. “You don’t understand,” the man said to the rabbi. “I love my sister.” “That’s nice,” said the rabbi, “but the service is over, and it is time to leave.” “But Rabbi,” the man repeated, “I love my sister.” “I am sure you love your siste,”, the rabbi said, as he patted the man’s back. “But the oneg is over, and it is time to lock up the building. You must leave now.” “But Rabbi,” the man said, with tears rolling down his face. “I love my sister, and now she has died. I love her, and once, I almost told her.” Can you imagine having to live the rest of your life with the knowledge that you loved someone and you once almost told them? Let us never live with that kind of regret in our hearts. Let us not keep back the words of love and the words of healing. Our American calendar is sensitive to this idea in giving us a national holiday designed to give us the chance to show our thanks. Every day is Thanksgiving Day on the calendar of the Jew. As we sit together at our Thanksgiving tables this year, let us learn from the silence of Abraham – that we need to be sure that those we love know it, and if we are lucky, we will be blessed to hear it in return. Editor’s note: Rabbi Peter S. Berg is the senior rabbi of The Temple and a member of the Atlanta Rabbinical Association.

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in our lives we love the appreciation they deserve? How often do we tell our spouses, significant others, parents, children, students or friends that we love them? How often do we tell them that we appreciate them?

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By Rabbi Peter S. Berg

AJT

MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE A BLESSING

Janie Fischbach

Sybil Green

Janie Fischbach passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 31, 2012 following a gallant eight-and-a-half-year fight against frontal temporal dementia. She leaves her husband of 46 years, Rob; her sons, Drew and his wife Nina and Scott and his wife Jaime; and her three grandchildren, Max Robert, Olivia Jane and Devon. She also leaves her nephew, Alex; her constant and loving companion, Pookie; her sister, Gail (Bernd) Kahn; and her nieces and their families. Janie was preceded in death by her parents Helen and Albert Pressman. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she received her degree in elementary education from the University of Cincinnati and was nominated for teacher of the year for the State of Ohio. The family moved to Atlanta in 1975 and has made their home here since. Janie was active in many community organizations through the years, but more than anything, her family was her love. She was a wonderful daughter and a fabulous wife and mother, and if only she could have seen her newest grandchildren grow up, her life would have been complete. Known for being outgoing, vivacious and talkative, Janie could “work a room,” conversing with friend and stranger alike. She started her own business, escorting authors on book tours through Atlanta; she was really in her element. The family wants to give a very loving special thank you to her caregivers, Thelma Bonner, Deanna Lawrence, the “First Ladies”; friend and housekeeper of 37 years, Annie Howard; and Rose Wiley, without whose help and love this long journey would have been impossible. Sign online guest book at edressler.com. Graveside services were held on Thurs., Nov. 1 at noon at Arlington Cemetery with Rabbi Neil Sandler officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to Weinstein Hospice, the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration or the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care.

Sybil Green, 95, of Tampa, Fla. passed away peacefully on Sat., Nov. 3, 2012. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 47 years, Louis, and her grandson, Darryl Millar. Sybil is survived by her daughters, Beverly Harris and her husband Joel and Rosalind Millar; her grandchildren, Holly Millar Ball, Jarret Raab and his wife Julie and Brandon Raab; her great-grandchildren, Hunter, Emily, Allison, Ryan, Hayden and Spencer; and her sister-inlaw, Louise Vento. An online guestbook is available at edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to SOL International at SOLsite.org or to the charity of one’s choice. The family would like to especially thank Ranay Quiegno and all of her caregivers in Sarasota and Tampa, Fla. for their devoted care. Graveside service was held at 2 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 8, 2012 at Crest Lawn Memorial Park with Rabbi Paul Kerbel officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care.

OF ATLANTA VIA CINCINNATI

Dr. Ephraim Frankel

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82, OF HIGHLAND PARK, N.J.

Dr. Ephraim Frankel, 82, passed away on Tues., Nov. 6, 2012 at his home in Highland Park, N.J. surrounded by family. Dr. Frankel was born in Cologne, Germany in 1930, moved to Israel at the age of three and immigrated to the U.S. with his family as a young teenager. In 1967, Dr. Frankel moved with his wife Vivian and his four children to Atlanta to become headmaster of the (Greenfield) Hebrew Academy. Dr. Frankel led the school with vision and an uncompromised standard of excellence, both in Judaics and General Studies. He believed that the objective of the Greenfield Hebrew Academy was “to teach the totality of the Jewish community, which is important above and beyond its separate parts.” He touched the lives of hundreds of students, parents and faculty. Ephraim had a way of connecting with people, regardless of their backgrounds or circumstances, and making them feel special. During his many visits to Atlanta, wherever he went, he was inevitably greeted by former students or parents who remarked on the impact that he had on their lives. Although he left Atlanta in 1991, his heart never did. While Dr. Frankel enjoyed professional and community success, his family was his pride and joy. Dr. Frankel was predeceased by his wife of 35 years, Vivian Shaer Frankel. He is survived by his devoted wife, Sandra Frankel; his children: Jay and Cheryl Frankel of Monsey, N.Y.; Rabbi Ronnie and Judy Schwarzberg of Highland Park, N.J.; and David and Jody Frankel and Danny and Connie Frankel, all of Atlanta; and his grandchildren: Ari and Naomi, Elana, Jessica and Yossi, Aviva and Phillip, Seth, Brian, Adam and Miriam Leah, Shana, Jared, Shayna, Noah, Ariel, Zev, Sammy and Micah. Sign online guest book at edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Greenfield Hebrew Academy, 5200 Northland Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342. He was buried in Bet Shemesh, Israel next to Vivian. Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care.

95, OF TAMPA, FLA.

Julian Jack Levy 85, OF MARIETTA

Julian Jack Levy, 85 of Marietta, passed away Nov. 8, 2012 at his home. Julian was loved by all whose lives he touched – he made sure of that. He never met a stranger, and everyone’s life was made better by having him in it. Julian made a point of finding out what anyone loved or needed, and he constantly tried to fulfill that need. He lived life to the fullest and was a blessing to us all. Family was the most important thing in his life, loving them unconditionally. Julian was preceded in death by his son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Ellen Levy. He was a devoted and loving husband to his bride of 35 years, Luna Cohen Levy, and he is also survived by his children and spouses: Jack and his wife Esther, Linda Frank and her husband Bill, Robyn Geller and her husband Mike, and Alan and his wife Bonnie Ulman; grandchildren and spouses: Lauren and Bryan Kaplan; Jennifer and Aaron Lincove; David Levy and Anna Oleinick; Jillian Levy and fiancée Andrea Wright; Angie and Jim Nothdurft; Adam and Jennifer Frank; Arielle, Jennifer and Jonathan Geller; and Madison, Jacob and Wendy Ulman; six great-grandchildren; brother Isaac and his wife Rosemary; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Born on the Isle of Rhodes, Italy on March 10, 1927 to Jack and Catherine Levy, he immigrated to the United States, settling in Atlanta, at the age of 10. He served in the United States Army in Germany during World War II and after the war joined Lithonia Lighting, retiring after 30 years. Always wanting to be active, he joined family business D. Geller and Son, where he worked until shortly before his death. Julian is a past president of Congregation Or VeShalom, a member of Fulton Lodge 216 of the Free and Accepted Masons, a life-long blood donor to the American Red Cross, a devoted Atlanta Braves fan and, of course, a long-time and founding member of the Atlanta Romeos (Retired Old Men Eating Out) – his beloved circle of friends. Wherever Julian went in life, he left his mark, and he touched all our hearts with his love, passion and compassion. All were made better by having him. An online guestbook is available at edressler. com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the charity of one’s choice. Graveside service was held at 2:30 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 9, 2012 with Rabbi Hayyim Kassorla officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care.

AJT

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Fri., Nov. 16 Martinis and IMAX, at Fernbank Museum with DJ and full bar. Fri., Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m. $13/adults, $12/students & seniors. $7/person without IMAX. Fernbank Museum of Natural History. (404) 929-6400 or museumtix.com. Project Inspire Ariel, turn Friday night into Shabbos. Dinner program. Fri., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. $10/adults, $5/children (4 or older). Congregation Ariel. RSVP to shuloffice@congariel.org. Sat., Nov. 17 Mother-Daughter Tefillah, for middle school-aged girls and their mothers, led by Mrs. Nechoma Birnbaum in the social garage. Sat., Nov. 17, 10:30 a.m. Congregation Ariel. (770) 390-9071. Game Day Party, watch college football with Metro Atlanta Jewish Singles. Sat., Nov. 17, 11 a.m. Private residence. meetup.com/Metro-Atlanta-Jewish-Singles. Art Visions Artist Market, benefiting the Paideia School’s art program and promoting art education with over 100 local eco-friendly artists. Sat., Nov. 17, 12 p.m. The Paideia School. (770) 3773941. Family Movie Night, Havdallah and movie supporting CSI Youth. Refreshments for sale. Sat., Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Congregation Shearith Israel. marill@ mindspring.com. Havdalah for the Sole, an evening of foot massage, fun and friends; begins with a short Havdalah ceremony. Limited space. Sat., Nov. 17, 7 p.m. Treat Your Feet. RSVP to brian.glusman@atlantajcc.org.

Fab Film Festival, series of movies and discussion. Now showing “Uzpishin.” Benefits Hadassah. Sun., Nov. 18, 1:15 p.m. $10/person. Private residence. RSVP to (404) 549-8397 or sarnacle@ gmail.com. Gedalya Silverstein Concert, hear Gedalya sing Jewish music at free open house while enjoying Kosher lite bites and drinks. Sun., Nov. 18, 2 p.m. Free. Opus Music Store. (404) 370-0507. Shop & Shmooze, donations benefiting the mikvah. Sun., Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. $5 minimum. Congregation Beth Jacob. (404) 633-0551. Tues., Nov. 20 Thriving Beyond Surviving Support Group Series, “Feeding Body and Soul,” a tasty exploration of the ways in which food and its preparation can enhance our healing. Tues., Nov. 20, 7 p.m. William Breman Jewish Home. RSVP to jfirestone@weinsteinhospice.org or (404) 352-4308. Thriving Beyond Surviving Program, “Feeding Body and Soul: A Tastey Exploration of the Ways in which Food can Commemorate the Spirit of Our Lost Loved Ones.” Tues., Nov. 20, 7 p.m. Weinstein Hospice. (404) 352-4308. Fri., Nov. 23 Making it Count: Atlanta Jewish Teen Foundation, opportunity now open through a series of 11 sessions giving high school students the chance to give to a non-profit. Applications due Nov. 23. Apply at jewishatlanta.org/teenfounda-

tion. For more information, call (678) 222-3716. Tues., Nov. 27 Rosh Chodesh course, “It’s About Time: Kabbalistic Insights for Taking Charge of Your Life,” monthly meetings. Next on Tues., Nov. 27. Jewish Learning Center. chabadga.com. Fri., Nov. 30 Etz Chaim Scholar-in-Residence, weekend of events featuring Dr. Michael Berenbaum: “The Holocaust: Are We Making Too Much of It, Too Little of It, and Where Does It Get Us?” Begins Fri., Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m. Congregation Etz Chaim. Register at etzchaim.net/lilmodereg.aspx. Flip Into Shabbat, meet gymnastics coaches while enjoying a foam pit, games and a trampoline. Fri., Nov. 30, 5 p.m. Open to community. MJCCA’s Zaban Park Gymnastics Pavilion. brian. glusman@atlantajcc.org. Sat., Dec. 1 Chanukah Pajamakah, Festival of Lights celebration including songs, stories, treats, prizes and more. Children invited to wear pajamas. Open to community. Buckhead Barnes & Noble. brian. glusman@atlantajcc.org. Sun., Dec. 2 Ground Breaking Ceremony, Jeff & Carrla Goldstein Youth and Education Center. Sun., Dec. 2, 11:30 a.m. Congregation Beth Tefillah. (404) 843-2464.

Celebration of the 19th of Kislev, with guests speakers Rabbi Tzvi and Mrs. Nomi Freeman and a special video presentation. Sun., Dec. 2, 8 p.m. Free. Chabad of Cobb. RSVP by Nov. 29 to office@chabadofcobb.com. Folk Music Concert, Balalaika Fantasie with music from Russian, Gypsy and Jewish cultures. Sun., Dec. 2, 4 p.m. $5/person, free for ages 12 & under. Congregation Shearith Israel. (770) 873-1743. Mon., Dec. 3 Teen Open Mic, AJMF’s series continues with the chance for young people to perform for a live audience. Mon., Dec. 3, 5 p.m. MJCCA. (678) 812-3974 or chloe.ramsey@atlantajcc.org. Tues., Dec. 4 Glass Fusion Mezuzah Making, with the Women’s Circle. Tues., Dec. 4, 7 p.m. $12/person. Chabad of Cobb. RSVP by Nov. 29 to (770) 565-4412. Thurs., Dec. 6 Taste of Judaism, two-part class for those curious about Jewish tradition designed for beginners. Free and open to all. Thurs., Dec. 6, 7 p.m. MJCCA. (678) 812-3723 or laurie.finkelstein@atlantajcc.org. Hanukkah Party, celebrate with Etz Aviv’s gift exchange, presents valued up to $10. Food will be provided. Thurs., Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. $10/person cover. Private residence. RSVP by Nov. 26 to (678) 445-9212.

Primetimers Bunco and PotLuck, please bring a dinner item that corresponds with the first letter of your last name. Sat., Nov. 17, 7 p.m. $5/person. Congregation Dor Tamid. RSVP by Nov. 12 to (678) 957-1272 or grandmacaren1011@gmail.com; letter assignments and info at dortamid.org.

Sun., Nov. 18 Chanukah Bazaar, 4th-annual “Shop & Shmooze Bazaar.” Bring precious metals to trade for cash; proceeds to support Florence and Seymour Gerson Mikvah. Sun., Nov. 18, 7:30 a.m. Congregation Beth Jacob. To be a vendor, contact shopandshmooze@gmail.com. Veterans Lunch, meeting of the Jewish War Veterans Atlanta Bicentennial Post 112. Buffet provided. Sun., Nov. 18, 10 a.m. Prepayment required. Landmark Diner. Information at jwvga.org.

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Square Dance, Hadassah group with the Etz Chaim Prime Timers. Sat., Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. $10/person. Congregation Etz Chaim. (770) 977-3384.

JEWISH PUZZLER by Kathi Handler (bookssss@aol.com)

Across 1. Shmatahs (Eng) 5. Like shiva clothes 9. Tay-Sachs carriers 14. Accords city 15. Schnozz (Eng) 16. Son of Gad 17. Sun __ of Ahaz 18. Competent 19. __ Epstein, Beatles manager 20. Pharisees rivals 22. Mini Challahs 23. Sopher need 24. El Al milieu 25. Mauri Rose specialty 28. Midler and Portman 34. Shema starter 2wds 35. Nuremberg event 36. XXVI times II 37. Greenberg stats 38. Masada activity 39. Chazzarim (Eng) 40. Tsahal graduate 41. __ Minister, Netanyahu 42. Debbie Friedman specialty 43. One of twelve tribes 45. Uris novel, “The __ Hills” 46. Sofer need 47. Mt Hermon activity 48. Killed biblically 51. Abba Eban at times 57. Island of entry 58. Judd Hirsch sitcom 59. Raphael’s headgear 60. Precise

61. Ne’ilah, “__ the gates” 62. Poet Lazarus 63. Marceau emulators 64. Cooking utensils 65. Maccabiah race?

52. Noah to Ham 53. Sacrificed often 54. Cass Elliott 55. Tzedakah 56. Ark builder

42. Act the gonif 44. Like Delilah to Samson 47. Jacob’s disguise 48. Appear 49. 1,061 50. Tikkun __ 51. Octagonal sign

Last week’s answers

Down 1. Staffs for Moses 2. Khazars’ homeland 3. Simcha 4. Tsahal members 5. Nosh 6. Pierced as sign of bondsman 7. Ellis or Cyprus 8. Tets (Eng) 9. Angel 10. Gabbai catch 11. Diamond or Sedaka 12. Airline 13. Al chet topic 21. Go back 24. Ishmael progeny 25. Seven (Hebrew) 26. Former Israeli PM 27. Genesis creation 28. Israeli city 29. Lansky’s profession 30. Ochs’ paper, NY __ 31. David’s __, Israeli defense system 32. Sage Akiva 33. Leah to Rachel? 38. Baby holder 39. Stoned 41. Tribe of Levi

Chess Puzzle of the Week by Jon Hochberg

Challenge: Black to move: Checkmate in 1 move

Last week’s puzzle solution. White to move: Checkmate in 2 moves Move pawn to e7, creating a discovered attack w/ the Bishop on f5. The Rook moves to d7 to block. Pawn moves to e8, promotes to a Queen for the checkmate. 1) e7 2) Rd7 3) e8(Q)

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